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DIVIDE AYODHYA LAND INTO 3 PARTS: HC Says makeshift temple place belongs to Hindus

PTI LUCKNOW, SEPT 30

In a much-awaited verdict, the Allahabad High Court today ruled that the 2.77 acre disputed land in Ayodhya be divided into three parts among Hindus and Muslims and held that the place where the makeshift temple of Lord Rama currently exists belongs to Hindus.

The majority 2-1 verdict of the Lucknow bench of the court, said to be running into nearly 8,000 pages, comes after nearly 60 years of tortuous litigation over who holds the title to the disputed site. Still, the order may not be the last word and the issue may land up in the Supreme Court.

As an anxious nation awaited the court verdict in the highlysensitive issue with lakhs of security personnel deployed in Uttar Pradesh and other sensitive places across the country, the order of Justices S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma became public just before 4.30 pm amid high drama.

The judges wrote three separate judgements but the majority verdict held that the area covered by the central dome of the three-domed structure where the idol of Lord Rama is presently situated belongs to Hindus.

Justices Khan and Agarwal said the entire disputed land should be divided into three equal parts, each to be given to Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and the parties representing ‘Ram Lalla Virajman’ (seated Baby Ram).

AND THE VERDICT IS…

Goa government today told the Union Surface Transport Ministry that they will terminate the contract with Shimnit Utsch and retender the process for high security registration plates (HSRP) very soon.

The high level sources from Transport Department confirmed that a review meeting on HSRP was called by Joint Secretary for Union Transport Ministry at New Delhi, today. The meeting was attended by representatives from Meghalaya,

“So far as the judgement upholds the right of the Hindus to construct a temple at the Garbh-Grih (sanctum sanctorum), it is a significant step forward towards the construction of a grand temple at the birth place of Lord Ram.” — Senior BJP leader L K Advani Paramilitary soldiers escort the lawyers of Sunni Waqf Board and All Babri Masjid Action Committee as they leave the HC.

All 3 sets of parties - Hindus, Muslims and Nirmohi Akhara declared joint title holders of the disputed premises. To have 1/3rd share each for using and managing the same for worshipping.

Perhaps for the first in judicial history, a verdict was delivered in high security with media and lawyers and parties unrelated to the case kept out of the court premises.

Press briefings were arranged in the District Collectorate op-

The portion below the central dome where the idol is kept at present to be allotted to Hindus in final decree.

posite the court premises and summary of the judgements immediately uploaded on the website.

The majority judges declared maintenance of status quo at the disputed land for three months.

Nirmohi Akhara to be allotted the part relating to Ram Chabutra and Sita Rasoi.

Centre should compensate the adversely-affected party by allotting some portion of the adjoining land acquired if minor adjustment is made while allotting land.

One of the parties to the case Sunni Waqf Board said threeway division of land was not acceptable and it would move the Supreme Court against the verdict.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held confabulations with

Sikkim and Goa. “We informed the ministry that Goa government is in process of terminating the HSRP contract with Shimnit Utsch and fresh bid will be opened soon,” sources said.

Sources also said that ministry was keen to know why HSRP is not implemented in the State with full vigour.

“Goa told the Centre that the HSRP through a fresh contract would be implemented within four months of the termination of the contract with Shimnit,” sources said.

The representatives from Meghalaya and Sikkim told ministry that the rates of HSRP are quite high in their States compared to Goa. Hence it’s not possible for them to implement it.

The rates in these two States are Rs 2500 and Rs 1800 respectively, which are much lower in Goa — Rs 1200.

After much delay, the State Transport Ministry on Tuesday had assured to issue show cause notice to the company within 15 days over termination of the contract.

After much pressure from

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and transport operators, the State government had finally assured to scrap the tender with Shimnit Utsch. The decision got momentum only after Srivastava Committee pointed out glaring irregularities in the tendering process.

The decision of the State government had forced the company to knock the doors of the High Court. The company had told court that the allegations made by the government committee do not stand after awarding the contract.

Kingfisher forced to fly ‘away’ HERALD REPORTER VASCO, SEPT 30

In a shocking incident, the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) at Dabolim airport denied landing permission to a Bangalore-Goa flight carrying 51 passengers on Thursday morning.

The Kingfisher flight was forced to return to Bangalore, sparking off angry protests from commercial airline operators, who have criticised the highhanded attitude of the ATC. According to sources at the airport, the Bangalore-Goa King-

“It is my hope that the response of the people of India to the judgement will be respectful, dignified and do our country proud.”

— PM Manmohan Singh

Govt to terminate Shimnit contract HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

WHAT THEY SAY…

fisher flight was scheduled to arrive at Dabolim airport at 7.45 am and the return journey was scheduled at 8.15 am.

Due to a heavy fog in Bangalore, the flight got delayed and reached Goa at about 8.45 am.

However, since Dabolim airport is also a defence airfield,

the runway and airfield is shut for civilian aircraft from Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 1 pm, as this time is reserved for naval sorties.

Since the Kingfisher flight reached 15 minutes after the scheduled cut-off time for civilian flights, the ATC denied the

landing permission to the aircraft at the last moment and the aircraft had to be diverted to Bangalore.

“The ATC was well aware that the flight took off late from Bangalore. The ATC could well have asked the flight not to take off from Bangalore since it would have arrived late in Goa and beyond the cut-off time for civilian flights,” complained an angry official at the airport.

“However, the high-handed attitude of the ATC was such (Continued on page 11)

“The order should not be seen as anybody’s victory or defeat. The movement for Ram temple is not a reactionary one, nor is it against any particular community.”

top Cabinet and party colleagues, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, after which he issued an appeal to all sections of people for maintaining peace and tranquility.

He said the issues involved were complex and the govern-

The signs of devastation due to Cyclone Phyan that almost hit Goa coast last year are still visible in the shanties dotting Panjim. The lives of many are yet to be back on track after they lost their bread earners. And with government dilly dallying on compensation issue, the lives continue to remain tragic.

Yamuna Lamani, 33, residing at Betim shanty and originally hailing from Karnataka lost her husband in Cyclone Phyan in November 2009. After his death, she thought of piecing together her life by setting up a small make shift tea stall near Malim jetty. But with no money at hand, she prefers to do odd jobs at houses to eke out living.

Similar is the case of Aktar Firdoz, 18, who lost his father

in the cyclone. He now does petty work in the fish market to feed his two younger siblings and does not want them to lose their schooling days.

The effects of Phyan can be still seen in the many families who are yet to tide over their grief.

A total of 68 fishermen and crew members from all seven jetties lost their lives. In many cases, even bodies were not found.

Goa government had announced Rs one lakh compensation to each deceased under Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

However, the promises have been half met. So far, few families have managed to get Rs 50,000 while others are awaiting their turn.

Chairman of Mandovi Fishermen’s Cooperative Society,

Goa government had announced Rs one lakh compensation to each deceased under Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. However, the promises have been half met. So far, few families have managed to get Rs 50,000 while others are awaiting their turn.

Menino Afonso says, “The family members of the deceased fishermen are often calling, seeking to know about the remaining compensation amount. Moreover, this year we have faced acute shortage of staff as many have not returned back from their State after vacation.”

The society from this year has started a new scheme ‘Relief Fund’ wherein any crew member who suffers any damages will be given Rs 50,000 on the spot.

“This scheme is the initiative of Malim Jetty members,” he said.

Thirty-eight crew members from Malim Jetty were snatched by the cyclone. Afonso further rued that the meetings with Chief Minister and Fisheries Minister have gone futile. “We only get assurances,” he said.

When contacted the Fisheries Director S C Verenkar said that rough estimate loss and assessment certificate along individual loss claims have already been submitted to the Collectorate.

Under the scheme “Calamities Relief Fund”, Fisheries Department was asked to conduct in-

ment remained fully committed to upholding the rule of law and maintaining peace and order and harmony.

BJP top brass met at the residence of senior leader L K Advani after the verdict was (Continued on page 11)

State FMs’ meet in Goa on Oct 27 HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers is to meet in Goa on October 27 to take view on host of suggestions from the States and stakeholders on the proposed GST (Goods and Service Tax) like its implementation, how Centre will compensate loss to States, division of revenue earned and amendments the committee will recommend for incorporation in the Bill Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposes to introduce in Parliament in the Winter Session.

Mukherjee tried his best to introduce the Bill in the Monsoon Session but gave up as there was no consensus among the State finance ministers. He wants the finance ministers to arrive at a final view in the Goa meeting. An alternative model proposed by the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh at the last committee meeting on September 20 will be debated in the Goa meeting.

Introduction of the Bill in the Winter Session will be too late to usher in the new indirect taxation system from April 1, 2011 as repeatedly announced for the last two years. It depends on

Only grief, no relief for Phyan victims’ families VIBHA VERMA PANJIM, SEPT 30

— RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

quiries on the property and other losses borne by fishermen and trawler owners at each of these seven jetties.

The monitoring agency – Collectorate was submitted the said report in July but it returned back 33 proposals of Pernem and Bardez talukas to process it as per the guidelines by the Central Government.

Speaking to Deputy Collector (LA) Anthony D’Souza told Herald that all cases of natural calamities relief fund till 2009 are disposed off.

“It should be kept in mind that under such circumstances, according to the Centre’s guidelines, only fishermen who own traditional canoes and traditional nets are eligible to get funds,” said the officer.

While, the maximum pre(Continued on page 11)

Introduction of the GST Bill in the Winter Session will be too late. It depends on outcome of the Goa meeting if a consensus emerges on the draft Bill to be brought before Parliament. outcome of the Goa meeting if a consensus emerges on the draft Bill to be brought before Parliament.

Since it involves a new mechanism of taxation and sharing between Centre and States, it will also require a Constitutional Amendment and its ratification by at least 10 State assemblies, which means further delay in implementation.

West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta, who is chairman of the committee, and the MP Government have suggested alternative that can be implemented without any amendment in the Constitution.

This will also come up for discussion in Goa. The committee is a registered (Continued on page 11)

Wakf Board to move SC PTI LUCKNOW, SEPT 30

Sunni Wakf Board today said it will move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order dividing the disputed land in Ayodhya among three parties and said they were not going to surrender it.

“We will appeal against the division of disputed land among three parties,” Board lawyer Zafaryab Jilani told reporters here.

“High Court’s formula of onethird land is not acceptable to the Waqf Board and it will appeal against it in the Apex Court,” he said. He said they were not going to surrender the land.

However, he said, the Sunni Board is open to any negotiated settlement on the issue if such a proposal for negotiations for a settlement came to it. “Talks c a n h a p p e n i f a p ro p o s a l comes,” he said.

Jilani said the Board has time to appeal in the Supreme Court as status quo would be maintained for the next 90 days.

“The Board will move the Apex Court after a meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

We are not in hurry as we have 90 days time to appeal as a matter of right,” Jilani said.

He said personally he did not agree with the judges’ findings.

Jilani said the possibility of an amicable solution still exist provided there was a proposal to this effect.

“This proposal would be tabled before the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for consideration but we won’t accept any proposal to surrender,” he said.

4 kidnapped Chhattisgarh cops released AGENCIES RAIPUR, SEPT 30

The four policemen, who were kidnapped by the Maoists on September 19 from Bhopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh, have been released. The families of the cops are on their way to meet them.

Sources had earlier indicated that the kidnapped policemen might be released by Thursday evening.

According to sources, the Naxals had kidnapped the policemen to send a stern message to the government that they too are capable of arm twisting.

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Ayodhya verdict: day passes off peacefully HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

Police in North Goa heaved a sigh of relief as the day passed off peacefully amidst tight security after the judgment in the much-awaited Ayodhya title suit was delivered on Thursday evening.

The security agencies including the entire 5000-odd police force were posted across the state, especially at communally sensitive locations, identified by senior officers during review meeting.

As many as 800 armed police personnel were deployed in the north district and additional 40

armed pickets were stationed at strategic locations.

“We carried out intensive patrolling throughout the north district to ensure that no untoward incident occurred,” Superintendent of (North Goa) Police Arvind Gawas told Herald.

“Apart from the extensive placement of forces, Sub Divisional Police Officers were also on the field,” he added. Gawas personally monitored security measures which were put in place since last mid-night.

The higher-ups were updated every hour and also CID divisions from all police stations were reporting to the head quarters

throughout the day. A senior police officer said that the district was peaceful.

Nearly 250 armed personnel were deployed in Tiswadi taluka alone. A large contingent of policemen was kept on stand by in case of emergencies. “We had identified all areas for police security, patrolling, etc.

DySP Deu Benaulikar said that sensitive areas were given special attention. “There was no untoward incident reported,” he said.

Goa government had conducted nakabandi all across the state and ensured strict police vigilance. The state will be under police cover for next couple of

days depending on the circumstances.

DGP’s reaction: DGP Bhim Sain Bassi said that ‘Goa police thanks the citizens for maintaining the peace!’

“The situation in Goa is normal. We have made elaborate arrangements to maintain law and order. Both districts are given additional reserves besides, special patrolling and pickets have been deployed across Goa.” He further said, “We are in regular touch with the peace committee members through informal meetings. However, if need arises, we will hold formal meetings.”

Police hold flag march in Margao HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

The police conducted a flag march and maintained a close vigil in the sensitive areas of Margao and neighbouring Rumdamol housing board on Thursday in view of the Allahabad high court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute.

Though the day passed off peacefully without any incident, the police in the Commercial Capital are gearing up for bandobast on the occasion of the 21 day Lord Ganesh immersion. The police has sought additional reinforcements on Friday during the Ganesh immersion procession, beginning from the Swami Samarth Gad Temple at Rumdaol before culminating at the River Sal at Khareband after passing through the city.

While the police maintained a tight vigil in the market area of the city and at Rumdamol and Gogol housing Boards, life went on as usual without any problem.

The police conducted a flag march by armed personnel on Thursday noon to instill confidence in the citizens. Deployment of the police force began around 2 pm and completed well before the Allahabad high court pronounced the verdict.

DySP Umesh Gaonkar said the police dispersed a gathering of youth at an overseas recruiting office on the station road, who had come for job interviews as a precautionary measure and in view of section 144 of the Cr P C in force.

At Rumdamol housing board, PI Maina Curtorim police station, Sidhant Shirodkar

The traditional fugdi competition organised by a higher secondary school at Mayem took an unexpected turn, when six students fainted and had to be admitted to the hospital.

According to sources, the incident occurred on Thursday at about 7.30 pm when a higher secondary school organised a fugdi competition in the school for girls.

A huge crowd had gathered in the premises to watch the competition, in which several groups of girls participated.

About six girls from one group fainted, triggering off commotion in the area.

Shack owners file plea of intervention

trict administration, the organisers were not granted permission by the deputy collector in view of Section 144 imposed all over the State.

The district administration issued orders to Ponda Police to take necessary action. Later, police directed the organisers to shift the venue.

Meanwhile, Ponda Police also maintained vigil in the area to avoid any untoward incident. Police were seen patrolling the area, as police personnel were posted at various specific locations.

According to Ponda Police, the situation was normal in and around Ponda town.

‘Denying powers to ZP is betraying Rajiv’ HERALD REPORTER MARAGO, SEPT 30

Coming out strongly in favour of arming the Zilla Panchayats will powers and functions, Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik said that those who are hesitating to devolve powers to the ZPs will be betraying late Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.

“Rajiv Gandhi had the dream to strengthen the Panchayat Raj institutions which culminated with the passage of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

Hence, those who drag their feet to devolve powers under the Constitutional Amendment will be betraying the late Prime Minister”, Naik said, while addressing South Goa Zilla Panc h a y a t m e m b e r s h e re o n Thursday.

Naik said he can understand that the government cannot give all the powers at one go given the financial implications, but hastened to add that the government can arm the ZPs with atleast four powers and functions every year. “If this was done, the entire list of powers and functions envisaged under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment would have been with the ZPs by now”, he added.

The Rajya Sabha MP said that the Centre is thinking of making it mandatory for the state governments to give more powers to the Panchayat Raj Institutions, but added that a debate is on whether the Centre can direct the states to implement the powers and functions to the ZPs.

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

Asserting that Zilla Panchayats were not required for a small state like Goa and ought to have been scrapped long ago, Panchayat Minister Babu Azgaonkar said the government has constituted a committee to arm the ZP bodies with additional powers since the district Panchayat bodies have now come to stay.

On the other hand, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao said that he cannot give any powers to the ZPs, and has left the onus on Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to devolve more powers to ZIlla Panchayats.

Both Churchill and Azgaonkar made their presence felt at the South Goa ZP meeting on Thursday upon an invitation from the chairperson to address their grievances on powers.

Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik also visited the ZP office earlier at the meeting.

Addressing the ZP members, the Panchayat Minister said that all the 40 MLAs should come together and tell the Chief Minister to give powers to the ZPs. “Our government feels that the ZPs should be given the powers, but how much should be given will be decided by a Committee headed by Power Minister Alexio Sequeira”, he said.

Azgaonkar, however, advised the ZP members not to wait for the recommendations of the Committee, saying that nothing

Police march at the sensitive Rumdamol housing board on Thursday.

patrolled the entire migrant inhabited housing board area. Motorists entering the housing board were stopped and checked by the police at the Maruti Temple area.

Though the police presence was seen in the housing board locality in strength, life, however, went on as normal.

Panic stricken parents and villagers tried several means to revive the girls. Some of them came to senses, while some remained unconscious.

The villagers later shifted the six girls to the hospital and after preliminary treatment, they were discharged.

Villagers and family members had gathered at PHC Bicholim and the police was also called to maintain law and order.

However, the girls and family members were embarrassed over the incident and tried to avoid the police. They later requested the police not to register any case in the matter.

Bicholim Police later registered the matter as an accident

Photo by S Mirajkar

DySP Gaonkar said that the police deployed around 200 policemen in both the sensitive areas of Margao, including the markets and Rumdamol housing board. Police pickets set up earlier in the evening continued till late this evening and were leaving nothing to chance.

Youth saved from drowning HERALD REPORTER VASCO, SEPT 30

An 18-year-old boy was saved from drowning by Surf Life Saving team of lifeguards at Dona Pa u l a B e a c h o n T h u r s d a y evening.

According to reports, at about 4.45 pm, one Bijendra Pandey Ray jumped into the water near the rocks and was soon shouting for help, which was noticed by SLSG lifeguard Captain Philip Almeida.

The lifeguard immediately rushed to the victim and secured him with the rescue tube. The victim was stable and had no injuries. When the lifeguards made enquiries to ascertain the identity of the victim it was observed that the victim was mentally retarded.

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

South Goa Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer, N S Navti – who held the reigns for three years – finally handed over charge to the new incumbent on a sad note.

The outgoing CEO publicly ex-

pressed his displeasure at being slighted by some ZP members when he had served the district Panchayat body for three years.

In fact, Navti sought to know from Chairperson Maria Rebello whether ZP member Daya Pagi has superseded the Chairperson and the vice-chairperson.

What has agitated Navti was the fact that he was requested by the Zilla members to stay put in the body till Sept 30 to attend today’s meeting. However, when Navti came to the ZP office, he found that his successor Y B Tawde has already taken charge.

Upon inquiries, he found that

it was the insistence of member Daya Pagi that Tawde assumed office today. “Why the ZP members had to do this to me. I am a government servant and it is my duty to go anywhere I am transferred,” he said, while saying that he is happy with his transfer.

CCP seeks public help Sitting councillors field for managing waste spouses in reserved wards HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) has now sought citizens’ help to carry out segregation of bio-degradable waste at source.

Presently, the non bio-degradable waste which includes glass, plastics, metals etc collected twice a week from the city -from both house-holds and commercial establishments and is taken to sorting centres within the city.

However, CCP has discovered that this practice consumes a lot of time, labour and warrants patience to segregate the recyclable waste from the residual.

Their experimentation with a new mechanism of further segregation of non bio-degradable

waste at the source itself instead of bringing it to the sorting centres proved otherwise. The CCP found that it results in saving of time, labour, transport and timely disposal of of waste at the sorting centres.

Currently, CCP is helped by various citizens.

She has volunteered to assist the CCP in carrying out segregation of non-biodegradable waste at source.

But in order to extend this mechanism to cover more areas, the CCP is now looking for help from citizen volunteers to attain this objective.

Those willing to help may contact Sachin Ambe, municipal engineer–II, on cell phone 9011000334 or Patricia Pinto on 9822802629.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, SEPT 30

Hectic activities are in progress for the forthcoming CurchoremCacora Municipal Council (CCMC) elections.

It may be recalled that in the last CCMC election, Wards 3, 6, 9 and 12 were reserved for women, from where Abhita Khandekar (vice chairperson), Rukmini Fatto Dessai, Beaty Pereira and Aliza Fenandes were elected respectively.

However, as these wards will be for general category this election, only Abhita Khandekar has decided to contest from her Ward 3, though it is not reserved for women, while others will be replaced by their husbands.

Baburao Fatto Dessai and

Rosha Pereira will contest from Wards 6 and 9 respectively, while Joaquim Fernandes is expected to contest from Ward 12.

This election, Wards 1, 4, 7 and 10 will be reserved for women. Casius Fernandes, late

CIVIC POLLS CURCHOREM Albert Fernandes, Maruti Naik and Devu Naik were elected from these wards.

This time, Casius will be replaced by his mother Fransisco.

In the past, she was elected from Ward 1 and had even become vice chairperson.

Late Albert’s wife will contest the election, but whether she

Dy collector inspects cleanliness at Mapusa bus stand

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

The Shack Owners Association today filed intervention before Bombay High Court at Goa in the interim stay granted by the court for setting up shacks at Palolem. The intervention would be heard on Monday.

The Division Bench comprising Justice D G Karnik and Justice F M Reis earlier this month had asked the State government to keep on hold shack allotment at Palolem beach after it was brought to the notice of the court, through a petition filed by a local, that the shack owners were completely violating the norms.

Vikas Bhagat from Palolem, through public interest litigation (PIL) had brought to the notice of the court that there has been rampant violation of CRZ notification while erecting the shacks on beach.

“There is complete commercialization of beach. The shacks erected right in the sea water obstructing the free movement of the people,” it reads.

The State government had sought three weeks time to monitor the shack activities, which are in violation of law.

The petitioner has pointed out that despite being a small beach, Palolem has been occupied by more than eight shacks thus making it impossible for the common people to go to there.

stops the ZP or Panchayat membes or Councilors from approaching the Ministers for their developmental works.

“You can approach the PWD Minister, Irrigation Minister and other Ministers with your proposals. They will definitely take up the developmental proposals”, he said.

Saying that ZIlla Panchayats in other states have received powers given the vast size of the states, Azgaonkar said the situation is different in states such as Goa given their small size.

The Panchayat Minister suggested that the RDA scheme or other central government schemes can be implemented through the Zilla Panchayats and the Panchayat bodies.

In his address, PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao said he alone cannot give the powers to the ZPs, pushing the buck on the Chief Minister. “I cannot do anything. The Chief Minister should give the powers”, he said, adding that he don’t want to fool the ZP members with false hopes and promises.

Alemao, however, said that his doors are always open for the ZP members to come with developmental projects, saying he has not sent back anyone who have approached him for assistance.

Earlier, ZP Chairperson Maria Rebello told the Ministers to resolve their long-pending grievances of powers and functions. ZP member Daya Pagi also spoke.

Zilla CEO hands over office on sore note

Six faint at Mayem fugdi competition HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, SEPT 30

Marcel correspondent adds: In view of Section 144 imposed in the State due to the Ayodhya verdict, Ponda Police directed organisers of a religious meeting to relocate the programme, which was to be held at Goa Engineering College ground, Farmagudi-Ponda, on Thursday.

The meeting was to be addressed by a famous national spiritual leader. However, the meeting was later held in a hall in Farmagudi.

Ponda Police had objected to the open air venue at GEC ground, Farmagudi, citing law and order situation.

According to sources in dis-

ZPs not required for Goa: Babu

will contest from Ward 4 or Ward 12 is yet to be decided.

CCMC Chairperson Maruti Naik has decided to field his wife Anita from Ward 7, but whether he will contest from Ward 4 or 12 is yet to be decided.

Devu Naik has decided to field his daughter-in-law Isha Pravin Naik from his Ward 10.

Except for three sitting councillors, the rest have decided to contest from their own wards, Pradip (Ward 2) Abhita Khandekar (Ward 3), Nitin Kakodkar (Ward 5) and Paresh Bhende (Ward 11). Chairperson Maruti Naik will shift to Ward 8, Abhay Khandekar (Ward 12) and Devu Naik is yet to decide.

Another problem which troubles the sitting councillors is that the government has not yet declared wards, which will be reserved for SC, ST and BC. Speaking to Herald, some councillors said the government has not yet conducted survey of the wards in respect of SC, ST and BC communities.

Though people belonging to OBC are spread in many wards, SC on ST are limited to only two-three wards. If the government declares the wards which have no SC or ST people, then they have threatened to approach the court.

One held on rape charge HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

Deputy Collector Dashrath Redkar in discussion with the officials of KTC, RTO and GOACAN. HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, SEPT 30

Bardez Deputy Collector Dashrath Redkar along with the authorities concerned inspected the Kadamba bus stand at Mapusa on Thursday and directed the officials of Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) to manage cleanliness at the bus stand.

The authorities also directed the KTC officials, Civil Engineer Gurudas Naik and Depot Manager C A J Pereira, to demarcate parking and no-parking areas for vehicles.

Redkar and Mapusa municipal engineer Vishnu Naik along with GOACAN Convenor Roland Martins, Assistant Di-

rector of Transport Ivo Rodrigues, Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector S R Parwadker and Health Officer of Urban Health Centre, Mapusa, Dr Pratima Thali inspected the premises of Kadamba bus stand.

The deputy collector also observed that two-wheelers and private vehicles were parked in a haphazard manner in the premises of Kadamba bus stand.

Martins suggested that KTC should demarcate specific area for pay parking and rest of the areas should be reserved for parking of buses. “The KTC will be able to generate revenue if more area is allotted for pay parking,” said Martins.

Ivo Rodrigues said if KTC demarcate

Vehicles parked at Mapusa bus stand.

the areas for parking and non-parking, then his departments and traffic police will be able to take necessary action against those who park their vehicles in no-parking zone.

Deputy Collector Redkar directed the KTC officials to demarcate the area for parking and no-parking of vehicles at the bus stand and put signboards accordingly as early as possible.

Redkar also directed the KTC officials to make arrangement to lift garbage on daily basis and not to permit shopkeepers to dump garbage in the open spaces and appoint security guards to ensure discipline at the bus stand.

Later speaking to media, Deputy Col-

lector Redkar said he had received several complaints about unhygienic conditions and parking problems in the Kadamba bus stand.

“Hence, I convened a meeting of the officials of KTC, Regional Road Transport Office and NGOs on September 29 to discuss the issue,” informed Redkar.

“After discussions, it was decided to have joint inspection of the Kadamba bus Stand on Thursday,” he added.

Accordingly, joint inspector was carried out and based on the suggestions from the public, Redkar directed the KTC to initiate steps to maintain cleanliness at the bus stand, to depute security guards, demarcate parking and

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non-parking areas and weed-out grass grown in the premises of the bus stand premises.

Martins expressed happiness at the action by the deputy collector and said they will monitor the situation every fortnightly regarding orderly parking of vehicles and cleanliness at the bus stand.

“GOACAN also suggested for a plastic collection centre near Sulabh Shouchalaya and brought to the notice of Redkar and officials of KTC that most of the shopkeepers in the premises of stand premises do not posses license from Food and Drug and Administration,” said Martins.

The Margao police arrested a native of West Bengal for allegedly raping a 19 year old girl from the same state in a city hotel here last night.

The accused Ranjit Sarkar has been arrested by the police after he was trying to flee the state after committing the offence.

Margao police said the accused and the victim came to Goa by train, wherein the former promised to give her a job. The duo staying in a hotel near the old railway station, wherein the accused allegedly raped the victim against her will on the intervening night of September 28-29.

The victim later lodged a complaint with the police in the presence of a city-based women’s NGO, Auda Viegas.

The accused was later nabbed and arrested for rape. The police are investigating.

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Drive against erring bus crew from today HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

The Transport department will start a drive against erring drivers and conductors from October 1.

The drive, initiated after private bus operators said that they have no control over erring drivers and conductors, will also keep a tight watch over passengers.

“The passengers too will have to restrain themselves from seeking undue favour from conductors or drivers,” Director of Transport Arun Desai said.

Desai said that all seven RTO’s will be engaged in the drive along with the enforcement wing, headed by Additional Director of Transport (ADT).

When asked, he said that the guilty would be penalized as per

the Motor Vehicle Act. The department will be monitoring each bus driver and conductor to ensure that they do not violate the rules. They will be checked on parameters like proper uniform with valid name plates, no alcohol consumption or chewing of tobacco while on duty, over loading of buses, etc.

“We will make sure that drivers avoid rush and negligence driving and also see that they do not stop at unauthorized stops. The conductors are told not to overload,” director said.

Desai said that the behaviour of these people will be also under scanner.

“We receive several complaints from public over misbehaviour of conductors. Hence we have asked them to behave

courteously with passengers,” he added.

The department feels that along with drivers and conductors it is also the duty of the public to see that there is smooth functioning of bus transport in the State. Hence the department has also set certain guidelines for the public, like payment of correct ticket fares, demand for proper tickets; do not occupy seats reserved for ladies or handicapped, not to insist for unauthorized stops and also not to enter the bus which is overloaded.

The department has said that the aggrieved people can contact the following numbers to lodge their complaints: Panjim - 2438288, Margao - 2741962, Vasco - 2515100 and Ponda 2312749.

Licence of distillery unit suspended HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

The Excise Department today clarified that it has suspended all licences issued to M/s Tetra Queen Distilleries and Breweries Pvt Ltd for gross irregularities committed by the unit.

The locals told Herald that the company was illegally manufacturing Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL).

Reacting to the report in Herald, Excise Commissioner P S Reddy stated that last month the unit was inspected by the Excise officials and certain irregularities were noticed.

“After issuing show cause notice, since the reply was not satisfactory a fine was imposed on the unit with a warning to abide by the rules and regulations,” the commissioner disclosed.

He further stated that the management had recently informed the department that it was temporarily closing down.

‘Demand for Greater Goa has no sense’ HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

Saying there is absolutely no sense in the demand for Greater Goa by merging Konkani speaking areas of Karwar into the state, Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik said that Goa should instead insist on Special Category status for Goa. In a lighter vein, Naik said that in the event of Karwar included into Goa, Margaret Alva or R Deshpande may one day become Goa chief minister.

“There is no sense of merging Karwar and other areas into Goa for various reasons. Already, one third of Goa’s population hail from outside the state and have settle here for many years now.

In such a situation, there will be chaos if Karwar is merged into Goa Secondly, he said that the size of the Goa Legislative Assembly may go up from 40 to 60 seats to accommodate the political aspirations of the people of Karwar and neighbouring area.

Moreover, he said that no one knows what would be their stand on language and added that the Karnataka government would never allow an inch of their land to be merged into Goa.

“…However, again last week during inspection we found major irregularities committed by the unit following which we have initiated action by suspending all the licences issued to the unit pending inquiry,” he said.

The locals had also alleged that the excise officials posted in the area were hand in glove with the factory owner.

When asked, Reddy said “action has also been initiated against the Excise inspector who was posted in the unit.”

“It is assured that the department is taking all necessary precautions on all the units situated in Goa to prevent any illegal manufacture of alcohol and also misuse of raw material etc,” he said.

On the allegations that the factory was operating the unit on forest land without conversion (NA) as per revenue Act, the commissioner replied, “we will ask the revenue authorities to look into the matter of encroachment on forest land.”

ZP member alleges surrender to Churchill, kicks up storm HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

The meeting of the South Goa Zilla Panchayat turned stormy over the construction of the Zilla bhavan, with an agitated opposition member Nelly Rodrigues alleging that PWD Minister Churchill Alemao and Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco are planning to run the affairs of the Zilla Panchayat.

Rodrigues even went to the extent of saying that Reginaldo met at the apartment of former ZP Chairperson Cleofacio Dias today to ensure that the Zilla Panchayat does not accept the land identified by ZP member Domnic Gauncar for the proposed ZIlla Panchayat bhavan.

This evoked strong protests from the Chairperson Maria Rebello and Seema Dias, who termed as false Nelly’s allegations that Reginaldo had met to discuss the land issue.

Integrated beach cleaning on cards HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

The Tourism Department is set to introduce integrated beach cleaning in the State which will, first, but to begin with it will be introduced be implemented at beach stretches of Sinquerim-Baga in North Goa and at Utorda in South Goa. The integrated beach cleaning involves collection, segregation and treatment – all three jobs to be carried out through mechanized process.

Speaking to Herald Swapnil Naik, Director of Tourism said tenders for integrated beach cleaning project will be floated shortly.

The department has already vetted financial and legal obligations for the project, he stated.

It will be a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, and being first of its kind, the department will handover the responsibility of procuring the machinery to the party that would be selected through tendering for carrying out the work.

Depending on the success of the project, it will be extended to other beaches.

The department expects to incur yearly expenditure of Rs 1 to 1.5 crore on integrated beach cleaning. Currently, the tourism department gets beach cleaning done manually through contractors.

The issue came to the fore after the Chairperson Maria Rebello told the members that nothing concrete has come out of the committee constituted by the ZP body to identify land for the ZP bhavan.

Ms Rebello said that committee member Dominic Gaonkar maintained that the landlord has now refused to donate any land for the bhavan and hence pointed out that the ZP body should pass a resolution and approach the government to allot an entire floor in the district Collectorate once the collectorate is shifted to the new building.

Matters came to a head when Member Daya Pagi made some remarks, which was taken strongly objection by Nelly. At one stage, the Chairperson literally shouted at Nelly to sit down as Daya Pagi was on his feet and told her to prove her

allegations that Churchill and Reginaldo were planning to run the ZP affairs.

Margao blast: 2 more examined

MARgAO: Two more witnesses were examined by the South Goa sessions court in the Margao bomb blast case Thursday.

The two, both pcops, were examined by the prosecution in support of its case.

South Goa Sessions Judge U V Bakre later adjourned hearing of the case to October 13. The matter will be heard for three consecutive days on October 13-15.

The Sessions Court had on Wednesday rejected the application filed by the accused for day-to-day trial of the case, but had agreed to hold the trial expeditiously.

NSUI demands VC’s resignation HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

National Students Union of India (NSUI) ‘frontal students’ today demanded resignation of Goa University Vice Chancellor Deelip Deobagkar for keeping in abeyance the election of Students Council.

NSUI Goa Unit president Sunil Kawthankar demanded the vice chancellor to put down his papers as he failed to justify his (VC) move to keep the students’ council election in abeyance.

“24 NSUI members of the 33 elected candidates had written to the GU to hold elections on its scheduled date as against BJP’s claims. We have clear majority…” he said.

Around 400-450 students

from colleges across Goa participated in the four-hour long protest between 10 am and 2 pm. “The GU authorities have assured to hold a fresh meeting on Friday to finalise the election date. We have already written to the GU Chancellor and Governor of Goa Dr S S Siddhu to inter vene in the matter,” Kawthankar told Herald.

The election was scheduled on September 30 that would have witnessed close contest between the NSUI and BJP’s students’ cell representatives.

BJP, a couple of days ago, had alleged that GU officials have been carrying out the election process which is unfair to its representatives. Following this, the election was immediately stalled.

Temple ordered to take new route for Ganesh immersion HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

The sub-divisional magistrate, Margao has asked the representatives of the Swami Samarth Temple, Rumdamol to take the new route for the immersion of

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Lord Ganesh idol on October 1.

SDM Johnson Fernandes granted permission for the use of loudspeakers during the procession on the new route from Maruti temple, Rumdamol to Rawanfond, KRC station, before

Murder accused woman acquitted for want of evidence HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

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A 71-year-old woman from Mugrumpai-Verna was reported missing from her daughter’s resident at Verna on Thursday morning.

According to Verna Police, Sebestina Braganza had gone to her daughter’s residence in Verna. When she had gone to answer nature’s call early in the morning, she did not return back.

As Braganza failed to return home till afternoon, the anxious family members lodged a complaint with Verna Police.

culminating at Khareband.

The latest development follows a report received from the police stating that the organisers be directed to take the new route.

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The South Goa Sessions court on Thursday acquitted Filsu alias Rani in the murder of history sheeter from KharebandMargao Tadev Diniz for want of evidence.

Additional Sessions Judge Desmond D’Costa gave the accused woman the benefit of doubt as the lone eye witness cited by the prosecution could not convincingly state that he had seen the accused stabbing the deceased.

The prosecution had in all examined 12 witnesses, but their testimony could not convince the court on the involvement of the accused woman in the murder.

It is learnt that the mental

condition of the woman also helped her acquittal after doctors submitted in the court that the accused was not in a position to understand the consequences of her actions during the quarrel with the history sheeter, given her poor mental frame of mind.

Adv Joe Antao, who appeared for the accused, said that the court acquitted his client for want of evidence. “There was one eye witness who could not clearly state that he had seen the woman removing the knife to stab Tadev to death,” he added.

The Margao police had on December 17 last arrested the accused woman for stabbing Tadev to death outside a hotel at Khareband after some quarrel.

mersion procession was taken from the Temple to Aquem-New market-flyover bridge before culminating at Khareband.

On Wednesday, the deputy collector had asked the temple committee to go for the new

Shantaram urges respect for Ayodhya verdict HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 30

Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has underlined the need to respect the verdict of the Allahabad high court on the Ayodhya land dispute.

Reacting the court verdict, Naik said he has not gone into the detailed judgment, but added that the need of the hour is to respect the high court verdict.

President of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Prashant Naik said all citizens should respect the law of the land. The high court has given the verdict and one has to respect the decision of the Judiciary. “If someone is aggrieved by the court decision, the right thing to do is to approach the Supreme Court. The Judiciary has to be respected by everyone and the verdict has to be followed in letter and spirit”, he said.

route via Margao residency, Loyola school, Comba railway crossing before culminating at Khareband. This proposal did not find favour with the temple committee members, who insisted on the route which was followed in the last two years.

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‘Teachers, parents equally responsible for moulding character of students’ HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, SEPT 30

PANJIM (HND): The Bharat Scouts and Guides Association, Bardez district recently met at the Mapusa Municipal Hall. The following members were elected in the Bardez district council for the term 2010-13.

Dr Sydney Pinto do Rosario was elected as the President.

The elected vice-Presidents are Dr Edward D’Lima, Michael D’Souza, Rodney D’Souza, Mohammad Bepari, Seema Nair and Irene Cardozo. The newly elected president thanked the gathering and felt that there was a need for the active participation of Guides and Scouts.

Athena Pinto read the minutes of the meeting and Seema Nair read the report of the year’s activities. The programme was compered by Barbara Pereira and the vote of thanks was given by Nita Costa Pereira.

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Former minister Nirmala Sawant has claimed that teachers and parents are equally responsible in moulding the character of students.

She was speaking as the chief guest at a function organized by Adv Vishwanath Narayan Lawande Memorial Trust and Navajeevan Society of Freedom Fighters to distribute prizes to the winners of Goa Inter-collegiate Quiz competition organized at Azad Bhavan Porvorim on Wednesday.

She further said some teachers claim that children are in the schools only for five hours a day and rest of the time, they are at home and thus they shirk their responsibilities.

“The teachers besides school curriculum should also read books on other subjects and acquaint the students

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about social issues, economic and cultural issues of the country,” said Sawant.

She further said most of the parents expect that their children should concentrate on studies and achieve good percentage at the examination.

Hence, they do not encourage them to participate in other social, cultural and sports activities.

“The children apart from studies should also take part in other activities for the development of their personality,” added Sawant.

“Parents should not pamper their children by offering them whatever they demand. The thoughts and behaviour of an individual also depend to a large extent upon intake of quality of food,” she informed.

“Hence, the parent should guide their children to eat good food, rich in vitamins,

which will help them make strong, mentally and physically,” said Sawant.

Senior journalist and editor of Marathi daily ‘Lokmat’ Raju Nayak stated that Goa got freedom due to supreme sacrifices made by the freedom fighters, but unfortunately the successive governments which ruled the State for the last 50 years, have failed to fulfill the aspirations of the freedom fighters.

“No significant development of the State has taken place due to faulty economic policies of the governments,” claimed Nayak.

Nayak further said it is tragedy that there are no chapters in the school books highlighting the sacrifices made by freedom fighters of Goa. “The students should be made aware of the work done by freedom fighters to get Goa liberated so that they get mo-

tivated and become a good citizen of the country,” said Nayak.

Earlier, Shirish Lawande welcomed the gathering, Auda Viegas introduced the guests.

On the occasion, Sawant felicitated former deputy speaker Shambubhau Bandekar with a shawl and shreefal.

In the Quiz competition, the winners are MES Higher Secondary School, Vasco (first), Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim (second) and Our Lady of Rosary High School, Dona Paula (third).

In the Skit competition, Mustifand High School, Panjim, bagged the first place, while Hegdevar High School, Panjim, and L D Samant Memorial High School, Porvorim, won the second and third prizes. Adv Gopal Tamba proposed the vote of thanks.

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HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, SEPT 30

PANJIM (HND): The Best Of India shopping festival currently underway at Kala Academy is drawing large crowds.

People are making a beeline to shop for exclusive imported and local items on display at the large number of stalls on the first two days itself since the organizer’s are offering discounts.

“This is one of the biggest and major lifestyle shopping exhibition cum festival. Best of India shopping festival has been traveling from different countries like Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Mumbai, etc and has come back to Goa. Various lifestyle and household items by major market leaders in the corporate sector are on display and sale. Major furniture houses have put up designer furniture stalls with imported furniture at competitive prices.

The customers can choose from various brands of jewellery, home, office and children furniture, kitchenware, Sanobar Aluminum Ladder, Singer Machine, fitness equipments, cutworks, Exclusive Imported Garden Furniture from Lotus , Air Tel TV, office and complete home furniture, range of home appliances and electronics, health and herbal products, Crystal Furniture, artificial flowers, magnetic health care products with money back facilities if unsatisfied, frames, ladies fashion items, garments, ladies purses, Pest Management Services, men’s wear, kids wear, suits, foldable plastic tables, Korean ladies hand bags, doormats, toys, shoes, dress materials, Gujarat handicrafts, and lots of other indoor as well as outdoor lifestyle items. The exhibition which will be on till October 4 and is open to the public from 10.30 am to 9 pm.

Literacy on property rights

PANJIM (HND): Taleigao (Durgawadi) legal Aid cell of VM Salgaocar College of Law in association with the North Goa District Service Legal Authority and Tiswadi Taluka Legal Services Committee organised a legal literacy camp on the topic ‘Property Rights’.

Speaking on the occasion, Adv Arun Naik said girls have a right to their parental property and if her parents have died, then this right can be ascertained through inventory proceeding. He explained the provisions relating to transfer of property and asked the people to follow the correct procedures while transferring property. He also explained the laws relating to communidades in Goa. Adv Sayad Abas spoke on ‘Protection of Rights of Consumers’. Anagha Matondkar spoke on ‘Entitlement of Free Legal Aid’. Vibhav Amonkar compered the program and vote of thanks was given by Prajakta Pissurlekar.

Present on the occasion were Prof MRK Prasad. The LLC was coordinated by Prof Ranjana Ferrao and Afshan Bi.

Workshop at St Xavier’s

The Second Innings, an organisation of aged persons from Bicholim, will celebrate its second Foundation Day at Bicholim on October 1.

Addressing a press conference, trustee of the organisation Ramakant Shetye said the ‘Second Innings’ will complete two years and since its inception, it has conducted several programmes in the taluka.

The programme will be inaugurated by Bicholim Municipal Council Chairman Satish Gaonkar in the presence of Dr Dinesh Amonkar.

Several programmes will be organised throughout the day.

At 8 am, there will be a blood checkup camp, followed by inaugural function. At 10 am, there will be again a blood checkup camp.

Corporation Bank, Bicholim Branch, Manager Marvin Fernandes will guide on banking facilities for aged persons.

Later, there will be discussion programme in which Chandarkant Gawas, M K Patil, Dattaram Shetye, Devu Pal and Ramakant Shetye would participate, followed by Bhajan.

In the second session, a get together will be organized between youth and the old, which will be organised by Inovaters Club, Bicholim.

There will be Natyageet presentation, followed by speech

by Anil Samant at 4 pm. The concluding function will be at 5 pm by Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar.

Man found dead at Calangute HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, SEPT 30

A man in his mid thirties was found dead near an apartment at Naikka Vaddo-Calangute on Wednesday at about 11.30 am.

Calangute Police informed that the body has been preserved at GMC Hospital in Bambolim for post mortem. PSI Harish Gauns is investigating the case.

Archbishop-Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao on Monday paid a pastoral visit to the Seminary Niwas at Duler, which forms part of the Minor Seminary of Executive director of Goa Sudharop, Ibonio D’Souza presents the best participant award at the workshop in the presence of Principal Fr Walter de Sa.

PANJIM (HND): The NSS unit of St Xavier’s College in collaboration with ‘Goa Sudharop' organised a one day state level workshop on the theme ‘Goan volunteer spirit’. Different colleges from all over Goa participated in the workshop.

Chief guest Ibonio D’Souza, Executive Director of ‘Goa Sudharop’ stated that ‘Goa Sudharop’ has dedicated the year 2010 as the year of the ‘Goan Volunteer Spirit’ to unite the citizens and the youth and help eradicate social evils like violence, ignorance, corruption and environmental hazards.

Principal Fr Walter de Sa encouraged the students to begin a new era of team spirit, co-operation and social service and make a difference, by voluntarily following the NSS motto ‘Not Me But You’.

In the first technical Session, Pravin Sabnis inspired the students to follow Gandhiji’s saying: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”. Dr Bernadette Gomes during her session on ‘empowerment’ screened a documentary ‘Goulyas’, a rural, integral tribe of the Goan society thereby sensitizing the students on the hardships faced by the villagers in rural areas.

Soter D’Souza, Director-Centre for Panchayati Raj, Peaceful Society, focused on the topic ‘responsible citizens’. Environment expert Miguel Braganza urged the students to initiate a process to ‘Care for Mother Earth,’ in order to tackle the dreadful hazards that have plagued our environment.

Bro Anil’s retreats

PANJIM (HND): Bro Anil of Salvation Ministry will conduct retreats on October 1 at BM Hall, Borda-Margao from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm and on October 3 at Junta House, 6th floor, Swami Vivekanand Hall, from 3 pm to 6 pm. Various healing and miracles take place during this retreats. Watch the Salvation Ministry services on Rophe TV everyday from 6 pm to 6.30 pm.

Rhythmic breathing exercises

PANJIM (HND): Diseases get aggravated if our breathing is inefficient. Knowledge about correct breathing is therefore a must for one and all, said Rishi Patanjali, who knew about correct breathing. He also knew short, simple, and yet powerful breathing exercises for total health, which requires only 15 minutes every day. These priceless secrets from Rishi Patanjali, called Rhythmic Breathing Science, will be revealed free of charge at the following venues: October 1 at 6 pm to 6.45 pm at basement, Radhakrishna Temple, near Mahalakshmi Temple, Panjim; October 3 at 11 am to 1 pm at 2nd floor, Rotary Community Centre, entrance from opp ICICI Bank, Tilak Maidan Complex, Vasco; October 3 at 6 pm to 8 pm, room no 2, 1st floor, Vidyadhiraj Hall, Mahalakshmi Temple, Panjim and on October 8 at 6 pm to 6.45 pm, basement, Radhakrishna Temple, near Mahalakshmi Temple, Panjim.

Limited seats are available at all sessions, according to venue capacity, so registration is compulsory. For registration contact Venkatesh Betigiri, coordinator, Rhythmic Breathing Club, Goa on 9422443421 or veebee200303@yahoo.co.in.

Breast cancer awareness

PANJIM (HND): A talk cum presentation on breast cancer by Dr Reshma Salelkar will be organised at Loyola high school hall, Margao, on October 2 at 10.15 am. The awareness campaign is open to all and is organised by Loyola PTA.

CME on posology

PANJIM (HND): The Homoeopathic Medical Association of India (Goa Branch) will organise a CME on posology at Casa Del Sol, opposite Marriot Resort, Miramar, Panjim on October 3, from 9.30 am to 12 noon. Dr Ashok Borkar, an eminent practitioner from Margao, will be the speaker. Those interested in attending can call 9822179980 and register with Dr Dias.

Members are also requested to collect their certificates and ID cards after the seminar.

Fr Henry D’ Souza, Administrator of the institute, Fr James, Bro Inacio D’Souza and Tony Menezes, Principal of Guardian Angel Catering College.

HERALD NEWS BUREAU PANJIM, SEPT 30

Guardian Angel Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology celebrated the World Tourism Day on Friday.

The theme chosen for the day was ‘Tourism and Biodiversity’.

Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Fr James, parish priest of Guardian Angel Church Sanvordem, said God is the giver of life and one ought to promote life and preserve it.

Guest of honour Bro Inacio D’Souza, Principal of Pilar Music Academy, Margao, spelt out the meaning of biodiversity in relation to tourism say-

ing: “bio is life and diversity is to live it to the full without hazards.”

On the occasion, besides cultural programme, various competitions were held for schools and institutions of neighbouring talukas and prizes were distributed by the guests.

The parents of their students and guests expressed joy over the celebration and dedication of Pilar Fathers in this venture.

Fr Henry D’Souza, Administrator and Manager, thanked present, especially Principal Tony Menezes, staff and students for their valuable contribution.

Guardian Angel Institute is one of the pioneer institutes in Hotel Management in Goa which started three years Diploma Course Certificate with its completion of 14years of catering training service to the students, especially the poor and the marginalized.

Purely run by the Society of Pilar, Goa, it strives in generating employment to the local youth, who are incapable of enrolling themselves in distance cities for higher education.

The institute is being located in the heart of the town and is close to Curchorem railway station and Sanvordem bus stand.

Mormugao council school to celebrate golden jubilee HERALD REPORTER VASCO, SEPT 30

The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) School, the lone municipal school in the State, will celebrate 50 years of its successful existence with the Golden Jubilee celebration commencing from October 1 to January 8, 2011.

The school, which was established during the erstwhile Portuguese regime in Goa, has given brilliant students to Goa in the last 50 years.

To celebrate 50 glorious years of the school, the management has formed the Municipal High School Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee, which is headed by Mor-

mugao MLA Milind Naik.

Other office bearers are MMC Chairman Shekhar Khadapakr, Ex-students Association President Caetan Antao and PTA President Elizabeth Luis (vice presidents), Headmaster John C Pereira (secretary), Councilor Arvind Shinde (treasurer), Prakash Naik and teachers, ex-teachers and exstudents (members).

Addressing the media, Mormugao MLA Milind Naik said on October 1, the committee will celebrate the inaugural function and felicitate ex-students of the school, who have excelled in their career. Chief Minister Digamber Kamat, Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’-

Souza and others dignitaries will felicitate the ex-students.

From October 12 to 16, an inter-school U-14 Football tournament would be organized as part of its golden jubilee celebration, cultural programme on December 21 and Lotus Dance on Christmas.

However, the ‘Lotus Dance’, which was famous among the Vascoites was stopped for some years, was once again resumed last year and this year too, it would be held on December 25.

The Golden Jubilee celebration will conclude with the Fellowship Day on January 8, 2011.

Archbishop visits Duler’s Seminary Niwas HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, SEPT 30

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Saligao-Pilerne.

After concelebrating the Holy Eucharist along with the Rector of Saligao Seminary Fr Tony Salema, In-charge of Seminary Niwas Duler Fr Pio Almeida among other priests,

POWER SHuTDOWN OCTOBER 1 PERNEM: From 9 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Pernem Municipal Council area.

BATIM: From 9 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Goa-Velha, Batim, Curca, Santan, Moula-Batim, part of Pilar and surrounding areas.

OCTOBER 4 POMBURPA: From 9 am to 3 pm. Areas affected are Olaulim, Ice Factory, Arao, Vall Pomburpa, Ecoxim and surrounding areas.

KERIM: From 9 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are VP Kerim.

VASCO: From 9 am to 3 pm. Areas affected are entire Chicalim and Airport area.

WEATHER REPORT Max Temp: 32.00C Min Temp: 23.00C Humidity: 78% Rainfall past 24 hrs: 0.9 mm Seasonal Total: 3384.6 mm Forecast: Few spells of rain or thunder showers would occur.

Archbishop-Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao felicitates St Xavier’s College, Mapusa, Vice Principal Yvonne Nunes. Photo by Thomas Fernandes

the archbishop felicitated Vice Principal Yvonne Nunes of St Xavier’s College,Mapusa, for rendering collaborative services to the Seminary Niwas and its boys.

St Xavier’s College Principal Fr Walter Principal, Fr Tomas Lobo, Fr Herculano Correira, Fr Caetano Fernandes, Fr Alex D’Souza and others were present on the occasion.

The lay people forming part of the Community of Seminary were also present in large numbers.

Fr Walter D’Sa also honoured Afonso of Navelim for his contribution to the Seminary Niwas.

Addressing the gathering,

Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao showered praises on Yvonne Nunes, who is due for retirement, and thanked her for collaborative services to the Seminary Niwas.

The Archbishop virtually called her a ‘Mother to the Seminary Niwas boys’ and appreciated her kind gesture for 35 glorious years, where she has been rendering yeoman service to the students’ community of St Xavier’s College, Mapusa.

He also called upon the Priests, Niwas boys and the faithfuls to fall in deep love with Mother Mary and take inspirations from her for a healthy and love-filled society.

Retreat at Parra

PANJIM (HND): Fr Jerry Sequeira of Divine Mission Society of Mangalore will conduct a retreat at Emerald Lawns, Parra on October 4 and 5 from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Free buses will be available from Margao bus stand via Nuvem, Verna, Cortalim, Agassaim, Pilar, from Aldona bus stand via Nachinola, Bastora (near Jagbhai Temple), Mapusa and also from Old Goa at Gandhi circle via Ribandar, Panjim and Porvorim. Contact 9823055659 for further details.

Night vigil at Carambolim

PANJIM (HND): An all Goa night vigil for peace and communal harmony will be held at Carambolim Church on October 1. Fr Simon Diniz, Principal of Rosary College, Navelim will speak on the theme of the year “Juze Vazachi Dekh Gheum-ya Kristi Totvank Sakxi Dium-ya”.

At 7.30 pm, Sr Ida Fernandes will conduct the biblical rosary based on the word of God and life of Blessed Joseph Vaz. At 8 pm people from different walks of life will give witnesses how they have changed their lives by attending the Friday retreats at Carambolim Church. From 9 to 10, Fr Simon Diniz will speak on the ‘Juze Vazachi Dekh Gheum-ya Kristi Totvank Sakxi Diumya’. From 11 to 1, Mario Fernandes will conduct praise and worship session. From 1 to 2, Francis Lobo from Vasco with his dramatic troupe will present a skit based on the life of Blessed Joseph Vaz. From 3 to 4 am, Parish Priest Fr Conceicao D’Silva along with his ministry Agnes Fernandes, Dioginho D’Costa and Jose Miranda will conduct the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. From 4 am onwards the concelebrated mass will be held.

The main celebrant will be Fr Manuel Gomes, Director of Biblical Centre. From 6 pm onwards, confessions will be held with several priests in attendance till 12 noon.

Legal literacy camp

PANJIM (HND): A legal literacy camp will be organised by Bardez Taluka Legal Services Committee on October 1 at Assonora Village Panchayat Hall, Assonora, at 10.30 am with a view to spread consciousness about the rights of senior citizens. The session will be presided over by Advocate P Banaulikar who will speak on the subject ‘Senior Citizens Rights’ and Adv Dilesh Ashvenkar who will speak on the subject ‘Senior Citizens Schemes’. All the citizens of Bardez taluka, advocates, social workers, women and litigants are requested to attend this awareness programme.

Wild Life week

PANJIM (HND): Goa Science Centre will celebrate Wild Life week from October 2 to 8 by organising special science film shows on wildlife. Science films related to wildlife will be screened in the auditorium of the Centre everyday at 4 pm of around 40 to 60 minute duration as per the schedule below.

The shows are open for all. There is no separate ticket for the film show, except the normal entry ticket of the centre.

In addition to the films, visitors can see the galleries on science of ocean and fun science of the centre and also the exciting 3-D fantasy film shows. A separate ticket of only Rs10 is application for 3-D show in addition to the entry ticket of the centre.

October 2 - Zoo animals in the wild, October 3 - Hunter’s crawling kingdom, October 4 - Giraffe of the Etosha, October 5 - Animals in the wild, October 6 - Conserving our Wild Life today, October 7 - Jarunee The Singing Ape and October 8 The Deadliest Snake in the world. For more details, interested can contact Goa Science Centre, Miramar.

Residential retreat cum seminar

PANJIM (HND): The Couple to Couple League of India will organise an intensive, residential retreat-like seminar on Pope John Paul II’s teaching of the theology of the body: ‘Discovering God’s Master Plan for the Body’ from October 2 at 9 am to October 3 at 6 pm at Mount Don Bosco, Tuem, Pernem.

The theology of the body is a catechesis on love, sex and marriage, but it is not only for married people but for all those who want to understand the meaning of life and how to live it to the full. For registration and other details contact Valentine and Anna Coelho at 9326128259 / 2410565.

Art of Living course

PANJIM (HND): Art of Living course will be held at Mapusa from October 2 to 6, from 5.30 am to 8.15 am at Vaze Hall, Above Navtara Hotel, Mapusa.

Learn Sudarshan Kriya, Pranayam, Yogasanas, meditation, spiritual knowledge and achieve healthy body, peaceful mind and live stress free life.

For registration and details, contact Ganesh Zantye on 9326123654 and 9421194343.

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Tourists visit Cotigao forests to experience its wild beauty

Yet another land filling activity reported in Merces HERALD CORRESPONDENT OLD GOA, SEPT 30

Some foreign tourists walk on a tarred road inside the Wildlife Sanctuary at Cotigao. Photo by Kathy Pereira HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, SEPT 30

A number of tourists, especially foreign nationals, have started visiting Cotigao forests even before the tourism season actually commenced.

“A number of foreign tourists prefer to walk deep inside the woods for animal and birds sightings, besides to enjoy the greenery of rain forests,” informed Cotigao Wildlife Forest Officer Vilas Gauns.

“Cotigao Sanctuary has an interesting and exciting site to visit, ‘A Tree top’ location, which is 7-km drive from Hathipal (The entrance of Cotigao Sanctuary) and 700 mtrs long walk from the road,” in-

formed Gauns.

“On the way, lucky can sight a variety of animals, birds and interested can take a peep into the different types of trees and plant/bushes,” added Gauns.

According to sources, different breed of Deer like Spotted, Sambar, Barking Deer, occasionally Chousing are easily sighted in the Cotigao Sanctuary forests, besides Leopards, black Panther, Bison (Gaur) and wild Boars are seen by the lucky who takes random walk in the rain forests.

State’s bird ‘Yellow Bulbul’ is very common in this sanctuary, while Peacocks can be seen every now and than, besides the Great Hornbinn and variety

of butterflies are the things to watch.

Gauns further informed that Cycles are provided to the interested tourists to take a ride in the forest land, besides visitors who want to stay overnight can rent cottages for as low as Rs 400 a night. However, a special peacock cottage at Hathipal is rented out at Rs 750.

Visitors are charged Rs 5 per head, while charges for a bus (Rs 100), car (Rs 50) and motorcycle (Rs 10) for entry into Cotigao Wildlife sanctuary.

According to sources, on an average, approximately 7,000 annually tourists visit Cotigao Sanctuary in recent years.

Even after ruling Panchas of Merces Panchayat and NGOs held a press conference to stop illegal land filling in and around Merces jurisdiction, the activity was once again witnessed inside Maruti vehicle yard in Vaddie-Merces on Tuesday.

According to reports, about four trucks of fresh mud were dumped right inside the Maruti vehicle yard on Tuesday afternoon. Even though the yard has a security guard, besides employees working at the yard, the employees were unable to inform who dumped the mud inside the yard compound.

The Flying Squad officials rushed to the site and tried to find out who committed the act.

When contacted, Merces Deputy Sarpanch Yateen Naik said since the issue has been brought to their notice, they would take strict action against the culprits.

“We will try to find out who have committed such an act and issue a notice,” added Naik.

“Land-filling activity is illegal and we have been fighting to stop it. Whoever has done it, he has to be punished. Even if it is my own people or any other one, he has to be punished with the same type of punishment and the Panchayat will surely take a strict action in this matter,” said Naik.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, SEPT 30

After nearly a year of the October 2 floods in Canacona, the government has finally approved replacement and repairs of about 292 pump sets, belonging to various farmers, which were damaged during last year’s October 2 floods.

According to agriculture sources, 72 farmers whose pump sets got completely destroyed will be replaced with the new ones, while another 220 partially damaged pump sets will be repaired with a 100% government subsidy.

“Government approval was received on Tuesday and letters to the concerned farmers were

issued on Wednesday to approach the Zonal office in Canacona,” informed a local source.

“Farmers have a choice to choose supplying company and same capacity of destroyed pump set will be replaced with the new one,” informed sources.

“If any farmer is interested to replace it with a higher capacity, the differential amount will have to be borne by the concerned farmer,” added sources.

The government has also approved construction of about 400 bandhs, which were destroyed during the unprecedented floods.

However, the subsidy pro-

Mapusa council tells GHRSSIDC to remove kiosks

Kiosks erected by GHRSSIDC opposite Regional Office of Education Department at Mapusa.

Photo by Anil Shankhwalker

Leopard attacks calf in Bicholim

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HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, SEPT 30

A leopard attacked a calf at Bhatwadi Van Maulinguem, Bicholim, on Sunday night.

According to reports, the incident occurred at about 10 pm when a leopard attacked a calf belonging to one Milind Bhide from Bhatwadi Van Maulinguem. The calf was tied in the cowshed.

After hearing commotion, the Bhide family rushed out of the house and the leopard ran into the nearby bushes. The leopard injured the calf on its legs and back. It may be recalled that in August, a leopard had strayed into a house in Bhatwadi Van Maulinguem while running after a cat.

Govt to finally replace pump sets of flood-affected farmers

Our lensman Rozario Estibeiro captured a snail feasting on a leaf in the Capital City on Tuesday afternoon.

Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) has asked Goa Handicrafts Rural and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC) to remove six kiosks erected by them opposite Education Department Regional Office near Hanuman Temple, Mapusa.

According to reports, these kiosks were erected during holidays on Saturday and Sunday without obtaining permission from MMC. It may be recalled that in the MMC meeting held on October 24, 2007, a resolution was adopted to permit kiosks opposite Regional Office of Education Department.

On April 7, 2009, the GHRSSIDC had requested for permission from the MMC to

erect kiosks, but MMC had refused it.

Speaking to Herald, Municipal Engineer Vishnu Naik said GHRSSIDC did not obtain necessary permission from the council to set up kiosks opposite Regional Office of Education department nor did they receive any application for grant of permission for it.

“Hence, we issued notice to GHRSSIDC to remove those six kiosks as per the rules of the Municipal Council. We are also examining with the legal expert whether GHRSSIDC can set up kiosks when government has enforced code of conduct in North Goa in view of Valpoi bye-election,” said Naik.

Meanwhile, GHRSSIDC has gone in appeal with the High Court against the notice issued to them by MMC.

Panchayat members urged to Locals show unity in opposing uniteldy fight govt ‘legislations’ Cotigao Sanctuary as CWH HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, SEPT 30

The Panchayat Democratic Forum has called for unity among panchayat members to fight ‘vested’ government legislations.

Under the leadership of former Calangute sarpanch Joseph Sequeira, the Forum on Thursday decided to challenge the decisions of the State government which sidelined the panchayats.

Addressing the sarpanchas, deputy sarpanchas and members at Vivanta Fort Aguada Beach Resort, Sinquerim, Sequeira said many times panchayat secretaries are forced on the local panchayat by the members of Legislative Assemblies, at times embarrassing the local body.

“The moment such happenings are noticed, the Secretary of the Panchayat is at once transferred without showing any accountability to the local body, which should be done with,” stated Sequeira.

“We should therefore demand for accountability of the secretary to the local body rather than being transferred for the misdeeds, thus laying the blame on the Panchayat,” he added.

“The 73rd and 74th Amendments were given to us by late Rajiv Gandhi, but the followers

of late Rajiv Gandhi are instead killing the Goa Panchayati Raj in Goa and therefore felt the need of meeting his son Rahul to get the powers back to the local self bodies,” he said.

Sequeira assured to look into various other suggestions put forward to the Forum by the members, including rise in pay packets to the members and sarpanchas and pension on retirement.

Adv Pronoy Kamat called upon the panchayat members to fight for the rights of the panchayats and hoped something could be achieved through their concerted fights.

Divar Sarpanch and Forum Joint General Secretary Mario Pinto called upon the government to stop the practice of deputing panchayat staff and secretaries for government duties like Census, etc, thereby hampering the working of the Panchayat.

He also urged the government to increase emoluments of the members and sarpanchas and provide free river transport facilities to the panchayat members.

Earlier, Adv Kamat along with the managing committee of Panchayat Democratic Forum led by Sequeira (president), Joseph Vaz, Shriram Salgaonkar and Laxman Parab Palyekar (vice presidents),

Edwin Barretto (general secretary), Virendra Shirodkar and Mario Pinto (joint general secretaries), Carmeline Fernandes (treasurer) and Jovi Fernandes (joint treasurer) lit the traditional lamp to formally open the 2nd Conclave of the Panchayat Democratic Forum.

Carmelina Fernandes welcomed the members, Clothilda Braganza compered the function, while Virendra Shirodkar proposed the vote of thanks.

The 2nd Conclave of the Panchayat Democratic Forum was attended by Sarpanchas Sandesh Naik (Neura), Jose M Fernandes (Cansaulim), Aramita Gomes (Verna), Anthony Miranda (CortalimQuelossim), Olga Souza (Velsao-Arossim), Visitation D’Silva (Majorda), Veronica Albuquerque (Salvador do Mundo), Martinho P Fernandes (Nachinola), Arjun S Aroskar (Tivim), Agnelo D’Souza (Nagoa-Arpora), Rosy Fernandes (St Cruz), Sharmilla Vaz (Paroda), Piedade Fernandes (Agassaim), Lavina Fernandes (Sarzora), Ankush B Gaonkar (Honda), Derrick B Pereira (Chandor), Jose L Antao (Guirdolim), Mariano D’Costa (Macazana), Vaijanti V Tari (St Estevam), Nilkant A Naik (Sangolda), Liberia T Noronha (St Jose de Areal) and Bholanath Ghadi Sankhalkar (Saligao).

Lucky escape for truck driver after tyre snaps HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, SEPT 30

A truck driver had a lucky escape, after a tyre of a fish-laden truck snapped along the highway near Poinguinim Bazaar on Thursday morning, disrupting traffic for over three hours.

According to sources, the incident occurred at about 6.30 am when one of the tyres of Karnataka truck (KA-19 7312), which was proceeding from Goa towards Karwar, snapped on reaching Poinguinim bridge

and the truck got stranded right in the middle of the road.

The snapped tyre went down the fields, while the truck blocked all the traffic, as only two-wheelers could cross over with great difficulties.

With the vehicles stranded on either side, office-goers and others were put to a great hardship. People were seen walking to the other side to find vehicles to take them to their destinations.

The truck was finally moved from blocking the road and traffic began to flow at about 9.30 am.

Truck driver Felix D’Souza from Kundapur reportedly informed the locals that he could do nothing as one of the tyres snapped and the vehicle came down to the ground, bringing it to a sudden halt.

When contacted, police informed that no case was registered against any one due to the mishap.

A crowd at the Cotigao Wildlife Habitat hearing in Cotigao.

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A large number of residents from Cotigao attended the hearing conducted by the State Level Experts Committee (SLEC) of forest department to voice their opposition to the government’s move to declare Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary as a Wildlife Habitat.

Speaking on behalf of the tribal residents, Adv Babuso Gaonkar pointed out various facilities, which government ignored after declaring 86 sq kms of village land as wildlife sanctuary.

“This had put the residents in severe hardships, as they had to live virtually with no amenities like roads and electricity,” stated Gaonkar.

When forest officials sought to inform that all the facilities as eligible under ‘The ST Tribal and Other Forest Dwellers Act-2006’ will be provided once the sanctuary is declared as CWH, people reacted saying they are used to hear such assurances and promises, which in reality are never implemented.

Adv Gaonkar also put forth the point where government never promulgated the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, even though it was notified in

1969 and hence government should refrain from declaring it as CWH now.

Poinguinim MLA Ramesh Tawadakar and former MLA Isidore Fernandes too expressed similar views, echoing their opposition to declare Cotigiao wildlife Park as CWH till all the forest dwellers are suitably rehabilitated.

Both reiterated their commitment to remain with the people on the issue till all are suitably rehabilitated.

Cotigao Sarpanch Rajesh Gaonkar contented that forest officials are using their powers and forest rules against the traditional residents known to live in total harmony with their association with forest produce.

“The forest rules has many a time made them vulnerable for battering them in the hands of forest officials,” claimed Gaonkar.

SLEC team consisted of DCF Dr D Dalai IFS, APCCF Dr Shashi Kumar, Goa University Prof Dr Janardhanam, Carmel College Prof Dr Manoj Borkar, ACF Pradeep Verekar, ACF Prakash Kamu and ACF Ramesh Dessai.

Dhangar, Velip, Gaonkars and Kunbi Association President Durgadas Gaonkar later

Photo by Kathy Pereira

presented a memorandum on behalf of the affected tribal residents, opposing government’s plan to declare Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary as Critical Wildlife Habitat.

Auditions for Portuguese film HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, SEPT 30

‘7 – 9 Film Production House’ announces the official launch of its Portuguese film, the first, followed by a miniseries/drama to be shot extensively in Goa. The film is the first of its kind to be shot in Goa. Noted actor, theatre personality and director of popular Konkani films, Dr Kiran P Shenvi Kerkar will be directing the film.

Today will be the last day for the auditions starting at 1 pm onwards, at Fottawaddo, Nerul, ‘Dona Maria Epifania Villas’.

Only Portuguese speaking talent are invited to audition for various roles. Two A4 size photographs required. For more information, candidates may contact Dr Kiran on 9860830970 or Ingrid R Fernandes on 9850470765.

vided by the government on construction of these bandhs is 50%.

Meanwhile, according to agricultural sources, applications of 1,300 farmers, mostly pertaining to areas at Cotigao, Gaondongrim and Poinguinim are pending with South Goa Disaster Management Authority for providing compensation, as relief measures amounting to Rs 21 lakh due to their damaged crops during floods.

It may be recalled that Agriculture department had disbursed Rs 81 lakh for 2,700 farmers from the taluka due to damages the farmers suffered in last year’s October 2 floods.

Many farmers had protested at Deputy Collector’s office for the failure of the government to replace their pump sets and for not compensating their crops destructions.

However, there is widespread criticism over alleged duplication of claims and filing of false claims by some farmers.

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hat does one do when faced with a problem that has no real solution? One looks for a compromise, whereby each party loses a little and gains a little.

When done artfully enough, it creates a ‘win-win’ solution.

One does not know whether the Allahabad High Court’s verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi imbroglio − delivered yesterday afternoon − will fall into this category.

Probably not.

But one thing is clear. Yesterday, the entire nation heaved a collective sigh of relief. The three judges on the bench gave three judgments that, when put together, ensure that none of the three parties to the dispute is either a winner or a loser. It is a masterly judicial compromise-of-sorts, after the parties to the dispute would not or could not reach one themselves.

The Ayodhya judgment practically forces the contending groups to go in for an amicable resolution of what has been indisputably the most challenging national political dispute since Partition. The judgment removes any ambiguity over the site being the birthplace of Lord Rama, but reserves a space within the disputed area for the construction of a mosque.

For a people wearied by two decades of communal tension and bloodshed, it is like balm. Everyone’s sentiments have been assuaged, and no one’s ego has been massaged.

The people of India have reacted maturely; no one has any wish to revisit the nightmares of the past. All eyes are now on the future.

Justices Sibghat Ullah Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and Dharam Veer Sharma delivered split verdicts in the 60-year-old Ayodhya title suit filed by the Sunni Central Waqf Board.

Justice Khan ruled that all three parties − the Muslims, Hindus and Nirmohi Akhara − were to be considered joint title holders of the 10,800 sq metre disputed property. He said that the portion below the central dome of the Babri Masjid, where the idol of Ram Lalla (the infant Rama) is kept in a makeshift temple, goes to the Hindus. The Ram Chabutra and Sita Rasoi go to the Nirmohi Akhara.

Justice Agarwal too held that the area under the central dome was the place of birth of Lord Rama as per the faith and belief of the Hindus. The area within the inner courtyard, he ruled, belonged to members of both communities, since it was being used by both for centuries, while the Ram Chabutra and Sita Rasoi go to the Nirmohi Akhara. The share of the Muslims shall not be less than one-third, he declared.

Justice Sharma held that the area under the central dome is the birth place of Lord Rama. He said that the mosque said to be constructed on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Babar in 1528, was built against the tenets of Islam, and could not be considered a mosque. He held that neither the Sunni Wakf Board nor the Nimrohi Akhara had any valid claim on the land, as their claims were time barred, and that the entire property belongs to Lord Rama.

By a careful process of putting the operative parts of the three judgements together (one cannot have any real idea of the full judgments, as they collectively run into 8,300 pages), the consensus verdict that emerges by majority is that the site is the birthplace of Lord Rama and the existing idols of Ram Lalla cannot be shifted (unanimous), that the Nimrohi Akhara retains control of the Ram Chabutra and Sita Rasoi (two out of three) and that the site is divided into three, and that the Muslims must get one-third of it (two out of three).

While most parties to the judgment have either expressed satisfaction with it or declared that they will accept it, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has announced that it intends to appeal to the Supreme Court. But it has not shut its doors on an amicable settlement. May God grant them the wisdom to choose the latter. This is one dispute that India can well do without.

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moratorium on mining needs to be enforced, not the Cm’s mineral policy, says HArtmAn dE souzA

hile the Expert Panel appointed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to look into the status of the Western Ghats at its day long meeting at the NIO on 27 September, there is every likelihood that its critique of mining will be diluted, if not waylaid.

At the outset, it must be said that the possibility of this bleak outcome must be set against the major gain of this day, which was that very competent Goa-based scientists, architects, writers, scholars and several citizens’ groups formed a consortium of common interest. In a 100-minute presentation, that drew the expected frowns from those in the mining industry, they set before the Expert Panel, perhaps, for the first time in Goa, the most comprehensive and damning of cases against the mining industry.

At least one of the panel members, a distinguished agricultural scientist, maintained that there should be a total moratorium on mining activities echoing Goan claims that a detailed social audit of the mining industry be the need of the day, and not the Chief Minister’s new Mineral Policy that the world and its mother knows was drafted to ensure the mining continues unabated.

Lest it be forgotten citizens’ groups have been long clamouring that the extensive damage in earlier mining operations be repaired, before any new activities are even contemplated. Will this be the case? That’s the moot point.

Professor Madhav Gadgil, an eminent scientist, with the reputation to back him, while chairing proceedings admirably, appeared less than willing to disclose his cards. He began the morning with a regurgitation of his past achievements in negotiating the terrain between the environment and that magical word, ‘development’. Judging by his own track record in this regard, the Konkan Railway Corporation, by his own admission, totally disregarded the changes he had painstakingly suggested being that they did not have the most potent advocate for our magnificent Ghats.

While the morning session provided fact and figure by way of enlarged Google-generated maps, an exhibition of mining-devastated areas, elaborately marshalled writing, and impassioned argument, the afternoon, alas, was given to spin-doctoring, with the mining industry blissfully ignoring figures and statistics given in the cri-

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EnvironmEnt issuEs tiqued Regional Plan, and imagination.

In the afternoon, Professor Gadgil, before he left for a meeting with the Chief Minister took pains to tell all concerned of the effects of mining, to tone the rhetoric and give suggestions to improve the industry. One trusts he got an understanding of the only suggestion really made, viz. that a moratorium be enforced and earlier leased granted under false circumstances, be revoked.

Whether this destructive industry will be caught out or not, the scene perforce shifts to whether the Expert Panel, given their eminence and standing, are inclined to see the trees and water before the Goan and Indian governments see the low grade ore beneath. Too many intellectuals in Goa are now disturbed with the regularity that some scientists and well known environmentalists have shifted their allegiance to the mining industry, taking on board the myth that mining is the backbone of the Goan economy, and then, rationalising this outrage that would that would make even a

Middle Age monk blush with shame.

On the very day the Panel met, for instance, Professor Nandkumar Kamat, better known for his painstaking research on the River Sal, chose to give us his opinions in an article titled ‘GeoEconomic Politics of Western Ghats’, or as the blurb told us: “The natural resources rich Western Ghats of India is the new strategic playground for global economic and political interests, especially the members of NATO”.

Professor Kamat’s article needs to be read by as many people as possible to see just how dangerous and deceptive matters can be if obfuscation is put to the service of destructive business. At least one of his paragraphs must be quoted in full. Dwelling on the nexus between MNCs and NATO countries, for example, he writes: “They encourage their governments to pump in money in Western Ghat states to create a social playground favourable to their future corporate plans and selectively target their potential detractors.

To supplement and complement these plans, evangelical forces like Canada’s United Council of Churches also have their NGO collaborators in India who liberally sponsor anti-mining activism in states like Goa in a non-Christian mining belt”!!!

In a country such as ours, armed with a unique constitution, such an charge appears to move from frivolousness to downright communalism.

But not for Professor Kamat the subtle changes that occur between fact, argument and indeed, ideology. His feats of extrapolation include moving in time and space from a Canadian report on Latin America and the Caribbean and implications to human rights practices there, to his state of Goa. In what can only be referred to as the unkindest cut of all, Professor Kamat savages wellknown and much respected Durgesh Kasbekar (without the courtesy of naming him), known to all environmentalists as the person single handedly responsible for the declaration of Mhadei and Neturlim sanctuaries during President’s rule in Goa. Somewhat foolishly, he accuses Durgesh Kasbekar, now a resident of Canada, of selling out to fictitious Canadian interests. Given Professor Kamat’s various about turns and his sudden switch of loyalties to the Mineral Foundation of Goa (for which he was forced to resign from the Expert Panel set up by the MoEF to study the Western Ghats), he is the last person on earth who should point a finger.

Many are also disturbed with the apparent pride that Professor Gadgil announced to the meeting that he and economist Dr Ligia Noronha, one of two Goans on the panel, had accepted the Chief Minister’s offer to be on the committee of the government’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations.

There are just too many who will tell you that these celebrations, will be trotted out to detract attention from the real problems at hand. These are, if one does not already know rampant governmental corruption from peon to minister, the rampant infrastructure industry that hides in the guise of mega building projects and/or tourism, and the exponential mining that’s destroying Goa’s forests and fresh water sources, and sullying at least five major rivers, including the Mandovi and Zuari. Which you put first in order of priority doesn’t really matter, because they are intimately connected.

GinA factor: Gunning is no alternative

ive-and-a-half years ago, when I moved to my present residence, there were a few residents who had between them maybe two dozen dogs. These were generally chained during the day and released within the compound walls at night for security reasons. During the day, one saw the owners walk their dogs on a leash. Stray dogs were a rare sight.

Then came an animal welfare group with its bleeding heart; a pocket-filling, social status-seeking bunch of alleged animal lovers.

Today, we see hordes of stray dogs that move in packs, especially at night. During the mating season they go completely berserk.

The animal rights groups claim they sterilise the dogs and so their numbers will not increase. But this has not worked, as can be seen by their growing numbers.

These animal rights activists believe that every dog has a right to live, wander, feed, urinate, defecate and copulate on our roads and sidewalks. After all, half the people in the country live in this very way! They now have a potty training programme in place, financed by the PWD, which will ensure that graduates from this school will always defecate in the potholes on the roads. The money saved by the PWD on road maintenance vis-à-vis pothole repairs will pay for the four-lane roadwork of the NH 17.

Goa, of course has been invaded by animal rights groups. We

have the IAR, PFA, GAWT, PAWS, SPCA… In the last dozen years, they have flooded Goa’s roads with stray dogs. They all seem to have a common agenda. Increase the number of stray dogs, and to hell with the human population. So what if a few dozen die of rabies each year? So what if 10,000 humans get bitten by dogs?

That way people’s sleep is not disturbed by dogs barking at night.

Their research has shown that biting dogs seldom bark.

These groups have quite a few things in common. They all use the word ‘animal’ in their names but all their efforts are directed to the ‘welfare’ of dogs. They don’t see the suffering of the bovine and ovine population. They are blind to the sufferings of chickens and pigs, because it’s good economics besides being good eating.

In fact, stray cattle are sacred cows. So what if a few motorcyclists get hurt or killed as a result of hitting them on badly-lit roads?

So what if a few stray cattle get hit by trucks or buses; 10,000 crows and 100 stray dogs can make a meal of it, while animal rights groups and the local administration fight over location and jurisdiction. Interestingly, during the Portuguese era, one hardly ever saw a crow or a stray dog. Today, we have a million crows and 20,000 stray dogs, thanks to the growing number of ad hoc garbage sites and the rising number of stray dog lovers.

Most of these activist animal (dog) lovers are high-profile socialite types, who do their very best to be constantly in the public eye.

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A disproportionate number of them are married to criminals in uniform, though the uniforms vary, from the khadi of politicians and self-appointed ‘saviours’ of mankind, to the khaki of military and police officers. Then, there are the three-piece suit-wallahs of builders, lawyers, businessmen…

It is as if the distaff side of the family feels the need to gain some respectability in society. So they try to counteract the inhuman actions of their spouses by shedding crocodile tears over dogs.

They are the ones who are loud and say to the media: “Where is the world going to?” Well, ladies, it’s obvious. With people like you it can only go one place. To the dogs!

They say that dogs become like their caretakers. You can see this in the way these strays hog the roads, like women drivers.

Next Friday, the local chapter of the MCP Club is meeting at the Taj to try and find out why pigs in Goa are not being treated on par with dogs by these worthies fighting for animal rights. Don’t other animals have rights too? So what if they throw a little dirt around…!

Long years ago, gunmen were hired by panchayats and municipalities to go around shooting stray dogs. Now this is not possible, because of the GINA factor.

Letters to the Editor

Restore the mangroves Uttam R Desai Merces This refers to reports in various Goan newspapers regarding rampant filling and destruction of mangroves in and around Panaji, Merces and St Cruz. Outsiders have occupied and have built illegal structures.

They do business without any licenses.

Necessary electrical and water connections have been obtained by them. This cannot be done without the co operation of our corrupt politicians.

Is the MLA of St Cruz not aware of these activities in her constituency? What about our Panaji MLA? Are they hand-in-glove with those who ply their illegal trade? Who gave these people the liberty to fill and reclaim the mangroves? The Congress government will have to answer all this at election time. The mangroves must be restored to their original condition.

Since we have no faith in this Congress government, we request the Governor of

100 Years Ago

PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS

1 October 1910 Arms unearthed

Two Police detectives were sent to Braga to investigate the findings of great quantity of arms and ammunition at the Headquarters of Infantry Division.

Spanish leader visits Lisbon

On his way to Argentina, arrived in Lisbon the eminent Spanish Leader and Novelist Blasco Ibanez.

Bill sanctioned

The Overseas Consulting Council has sanctioned amongst the other projects the Bill of Reforms on Education.

Lack of evidence

The Military Disciplinary Council ruled that there is no basis to initiate any action against the Cavalry Lieutenant Solanode Almeida.

Goa to arrange to take action and punish all those who acted irresponsibly, in allowing this to continue.

Link deleted from RP Yashwant Parab, Arossim It is with great trepidation that I read the news that “Mauvin Godinho opposes rail link at Arossim says link should be removed from draft RP.” For your information, the brave villagers of CAC have already removed the rail link in their submission of the draft RP to the TCP Department. Not only is the link deleted from the draft, the villagers in their Gram Sabha of 11 April 2009, have also rejected the third line which MPT was trying to push through.

It appears that this is an attempt to destroy pristine heritage villages in an overt or covert form.

Poignant reminder Irineu Gonsalves, Verna Commonwealth Games are held once in every four years in cities around the world It represents the best traditions of athletes of their respective countries. It also helps in bringing different people on a single platform where equality, fairness, goodwill and respect are the guiding principles of relationship.

We have just three days to go and are still not ready. Unprecedented rains did hamper the work. We should have been all prepared a year ago just like the Chinese who organized the best Olympics ever.

Everyone is blaming Suresh Kalmadi. But the real culprit is the former Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar who wished that the prestigious Games end in a failure. He derecognised popular sports disciplines and wasn’t in favour of sports.

CWG 2010 serves as a poignant reminder to our government to tighten the screws on the checks and balances during this mega event.

No more land please S Kamat, Alto Betim The Goa Govt. has become very accommodative of the Navy’s interests in giving

Letter of the Day

Freedom to destruct?

Joel Morais, Cuncolim

Goa was under Portuguese rule for over 400 years. The natural beauty of Goa cannot be described in words. However, after liberation, our beloved Goa was miserably raped and we, the so called sons and daughters of the soil, could not do a thing, except gossip. No one could stop the destruction of Goa in the name of unplanned development.

After liberation, our agriculture land was grabbed to make way for polluting industries and concrete structures. Our hills are razed into flat surfaces. Now the Navy has pitched in to acquire our islands in the name of security of our sobit sundor Goem. Viva Goa! them the Anjediva Island for Project Seabird or in terms of getting the airport at Dabolim to operate to an expanded civilian flight schedule. Giving the two islands to the Naval authorities will mean that they will perpetually be sealed off from civilian use.

The Navy should actually be asked to move its base to the Project Seabird at Karwar so that they can manage their expansion in comfort. There is no need for our government to part with any more of our land or islands.

HSRP irregularities Carlos Fernandes, by email Our government departments/officials seem incapable when it comes to tendering processes. No proper guidelines are followed.

As per the news item “Govt breaks silence on HSRP, to issue notice to Shimnit” (Herald, 29 Sept), the state government had assured to scrap the tender with Shimnit Utsch after Srivastava Committee pointed out glaring irregularities in the tendering process. This should have been made public. Scrapping the contract would take considerable time and money, when matters go to courts.

The tendering process for removal of River Princess had been going on for ten years or so. The result is known to all. The owner takes no responsibility and the Government is clueless. Would such a thing happen in western countries? The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the cost of clean

up and compensation for loss in business should serve as an example to all.

Bury identity issue Arwin Mesquita, UAE I agree with statements by Luizinho Faleiro and MP Francisco Sardinha that Goan identity has to be preserved; whilst expressing heir opposition to the Greater Goa proposals; which meant adding territory from other states to Goa. Apart from lip service, what action has been taken? Their government is actively attracting migrant vote banks, issuing ration cards to migrants, supporting demography change and is bringing in industry to favour employment to outsiders. This has facilitated large scale migration of Goans. Today Goa is rapidly losing its prized identity. If this critical issue is not addressed, it is better to go in for a Greater Goa or even merger with another state. Let us bury the ‘preserving Goan identity’ issue once and for all.

Vishwajeet’s contribution Joaquim Teles, St Inez This refers to the letter “Minister for Valpoi?” (Herald, 28 Sept). The writer has written only of development works undertaken in Valpoi by Vishwajeet for his constituency which, otherwise, is being done by all Goan ministers and MLAs. He has failed to write of what the Health Minister has done to all the constituencies of Goa. The EMRI Dial ‘108’ ambulance service,

the latest machinery for the GMC and the district hospitals in Margao and Mapusa are all part of Vishwajeet’s untiring efforts.

Vishwajeet had swiftly acquired the latest masks and distributed it to thousands of Goans during the swine flu menace. He also saw to it that the GMC did not fall short of necessities, ranging from medicines, furniture and linen. A lot of up gradation has been carried out in the GMC. It is also one of the cleanest government hospitals in India, thanks to Vishwajeet’s initiatives.

I don’t think any Health Minister has done so much for Goa within such a short period. There is no doubt that he has worked selflessly in the interests of all Goans.

Construction delayed Willie Severes, Majorda People of Majorda have waited with patience for long time now for the proposed road to be constructed under a bridge at the Majorda railway crossing. Villagers have been badly affected, as a result. Political rivalry between two heavyweights of this constituency has delayed the completion work.

The PWD minister had promised to give a Christmas gift to the people of Majorda by completing the work last year, but nothing has happened. It looks like politicians are the least bothered of the common man, but are more interested in taking credit for completing the project.

Ban nudity on beaches Murad Karol, Navelim The government of Goa and the Tourism Department should ban nudity on public beaches. There should be specific prohibitions against indecent clothing.

Many Indian tourists are seen wearing indecent attire on beaches. This is against Indian culture. It is a disgrace and embarrassment to expose nudity to families and children on beaches.

Proper etiquette needs to be observed and it does not matter if Goa is a tourist destination or not. Wearing indecent attire does not help.

Paths of Wisdom

A wise person

By Samir Khan Abu Y’ala bin Shaddad bin Aus relates the Holy Messenger (Peace and blessing of Allah be with him) as saying: “A wise person is one who keeps a watch over his bodily desires and passions, and checks himself from that which is harmful and strives for that which will benefit him after death; and a foolish person is one who subordinates himself to his cravings and desires and expects from Almighty Allah the fulfilment of his futile desires.” (Tirmidhi) In this hadith (Saying of the Prophet) the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be with him) draws a clear line of distinction. A wise person from among the believers thinks and plans for his total life - his life on earth as well as the hereafter. But a foolish person thinks of only what is present. This hadith enjoins the believers to check his desires and passions and do what can bring ultimate good to them.

A wise person introspects himself and keeps a tab over his desires and activities. The Holy Qur’an enjoins the believers to supplicate to Almighty Allah the Exalted thus: Rabbana a’atina fid-duniya hasanah wa fila’akhirhati hasanah wa – qina azabannaar (Our Lord grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the chastisement of hell fire).

A foolish person busies himself in the mundane life to the hilt and does whatever he desires. He never ponders over their evil consequences in this world and in the hereafter.

In present society, attempts are scarcely made to nip the evil in the bud. When its evil effects come to the fore and begin to affect the society, people wake up and take some measures.

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Cyberspace flooded; netizens say no winner or loser PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

The cyberspace was flooded with tweets and blogs for peace within minutes after the long awaited Ayodhya verdict today with netizens saying it was a "diplomatic" judgement where no one has won and no one has lost.

"Peace and calm is the need of hour". This was the refrain of tweets in the microblogging site Twitter and blogs, which, said the judgement has tried to "please all".

The blogosphere while making passionate calls for maintaining calm and harmony also stressed that the verdict will be

a test for religious tolerance.

We want peace not temple or mosque, said one blog, adding the verdict should be respected.

"In our country everybody should be very calm and quite now. Unity is our country’s big strength. Whether Hindu, Christian or Muslims all are equal and all are our brothers and sisters," commented one blogger.

One tweet said the judges have given a "diplomatic Judgement" which has tried to make all parties happy. Every one should maintain peace since humanity is the only religion, one person tweeted. Another blogger said the judgement is a test for religious tolerence of Indian

ethos and that people should live upto this tradition.

One blogger said the political parties should not get involved in this case since the common man be it Hindu, Muslim or from any other religion will accept the court verdict. What a decision! The verdict has tried to please all, said one tweet.

Another blogger said: We all should remember that we are Indians. "We must salute to Honourable court. Its really good one," one blog posting said.

Another posting read like this: At last, the court decided in a proper way dividing the holy land into three parts. There has been co-existence of all the re-

ligions from the centuries, which will be continued. Let the harmony and peace prevail. No more political intrusion please.

Another posting said: We are Indians, mind it all times we are brother sisters. So don't make any violence. Be safe, make others safe.

I love this judgement...Let there be a Mosque and Temple side b side in the sme site and the third part can be a harmony park or rest area for both religion people. I love this verdict, said one blog.

One posting said the blog favours all, the Hindus, Muslims, neutral citizens who have faced several hardships.

Judgement has paved way for Ram temple: RSS PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

The RSS today said the Allahabad High Court verdict on Ayodhya title suit has paved the way for construction of a Ram temple on the disputed site even as it appealed for restraint and said the order should not be seen as anybody's victory or defeat.

In a statement after the verdict came out, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said, "The movement for Ram temple is not a reactionary one, nor is it against any particular community".

"Hence this verdict, that facilitates building of a magnifi-

cent temple for Maryada Purushottam Ram, should not be seen by the society as a victory to any group or defeat to the other," he said adding "our joy and happiness should find expression in a controlled, peaceful manner".

Appealing for restraint, Bhagwat said, "This is an excellent opportunity to rise above all past bitterness in the spirit of our tolerant and inclusive national culture and strive to organise our diverse, multi-lingual and multi-religious society into a united, disciplined and conflict-free one inspired by a grand

and sacred vision".

When asked about the onethird land to be given to Muslims, he said, "It is a matter of detail, the high-powered (sants') committee will take a decision on that. We don't yet have the copy of the orders. Once it is with us, we will carry out a detailed analysis".

Seeking the cooperation of all groups, including Muslims, in building the temple, he said, "...I take this opportunity to heartily and affectionately call upon all our countrymen, including the Muslims, to forget all the ill-will and hard feelings

borne out of the conflicts of the past decades and welcome the verdict of the judiciary. "...thus becoming active collaborators in organising necessary constitutional and practical means for building the magnificent temple".

Asked what would be BJP's reaction to the verdict, Bhagwat said the party will speak on the issue separately.

On whether there would be another movement for building a temple, he said that would be decided by the high-powered committee and RSS would support it.

Judgement needs to be studied: CPI(M) PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

CPI(M) today said the judgement on Ayodhya title suit required to be fully studied as there may be questions on the nature of the verdict and maintained that recourse to Supreme Court should be the only way to resolve the matter.

"This judgement requires to be fully studied. There may be questions on the nature of the verdict," the CPI(M) said in a statement.

"The CPI(M) maintains that in our constitutional secular democratic system the judicial process which includes recourse to the Supreme Court should be the only way to resolve the issue," it said.

The party also appealed to the people of the country to maintain peace and communal harmony and not to fall prey toany provocations.

Tension in Belgaum HERALD CORRESPONDENT BELGAUM, SEPT 30

Tension prevailed in Belgaum city on Thursday in the backdrop of the Ayodhya judgement.

While everything came to a standstill noon onwards, uneasy calm prevailed throughout the city. As the State government had declared holiday for schools and colleges on September 30 and October 1, shops and other business establishments in the city remained closed since noon.

Superintendent of Police Sandeep Patil told Herald that police till late Wednesday night had made preventive arrests while situation in the district remained peaceful.

The district administration had imposed prohibitory orders until Friday night. Elaborate security arrangements have also been made while police personnel were seen guarding places of worship.

Ram trust hails verdict PTI LUCKNOW, SEPT 30

Chairman of Sri Ram Janmbhoomi Trust, Nritya Gopal Das today welcomed the Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Ayodhya title suit, but said they would challenge the decision to provide one third of the disputed land to Sunni Central Waqf Board, in the Supreme Court.

"We welcome the verdict, but will challenge the decision to give one third land to the Sunni Central Waqf Board in the apex court," Das said reacting to the verdict on the issue. He said he was not able to understand why onethird land was given to the board.

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today ruled by a majority verdict that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided equally into three parts among Hindus and Muslims and that the place where the makeshift temple of Lord Ram exists belongs to Hindus.

VHP demands temple in entire area PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

Welcoming the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title issue, VHP today claimed the ruling has established without doubt that the place where Ram's idol was existing was the birthplace of the Lord.

Addressing the media here after the verdict was out, VHP international general secretary Pravin Togadia, however, demanded that a Ram temple should be built in the total area that comprises the (formerly) disputed area as well as the land acquired by the Central government.

"We salute and welcome the judgement of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. It has now been established that the place where Ram's idol was existing was the birth place of the Lord. At least faith of one billion Hindus that Lord Ram was born here was also endorsed by the judiciary," he said.

While appealing all to maintain peace and calm, he said "At the same time, our saints have clarified that the 110X90 feet (formerly disputed area) and 67 acres acquired land both are

part of the birth place of Lord Ram and we hope that a grand temple will be built in this total area".

When told that the court ruled by a majority verdict that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided equally into three parts among Hindus and Muslims and if the VHP was consonance with this, Togadia said "the court has accepted the site as the birth place of Lord Ram. It has permitted puja to be performed.

"Moreover, the court has rejected the claim of the Sunni Wakf Board that the disputed place be declared a mosque. I don't think anything more needs to be said on that".

Asked repeatedly if this meant that the VHP only accepted the court verdict partly, he said the contentious issue of the 110x90 feet area of the site has been cleared and the organisation would speak further after going through the copy of the judgement thoroughly.

Claiming that after the verdict the "Wakf Board does not have any locus standi over the land", Togadia appealed to the people of all sections of society to ensure that a Ram temple is built.

Bollywood appeals for calm PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 30

The Film Fraternity in Mumbai has made a passionate appeal to the people in the country's financial capital to exercise restrain and maintain calm in view of the Allahabad high court's verdict in the Ayodhya title case scheduled to be delivered this afternoon.

The appeal, which has been published in a leading morning newspaper, referred the 199293 riots in the aftermath of the Babri mosque demolition and said Mumbai has been deeply wounded and scarred 18 years ago with the weapons of hate, and there is widespread fear that those weapons might be unleashed again, by one side or the other.

"We urge you not to let this succeed. We urge you not to let politics and politicians strike at your lives and your livelihood to serve their purposes. We urge you: don't pick up that stone.

Don't let your blood boil listening to that rhetorical communal speech. And more importantly, when there is the opportunity to soothe nerves and help bring peace, don't look away," the appeal said.

"Because long after the first stone has been thrown, the first gash made, the first fire rages, long after the traders of hate go home, it is you, and us, who will be left to live with the debris

Happiest moment of my life: Uma PTI BHOPAL, SEPT 30

Former BJP leader Uma Bharti today termed the Allahabad High Court's verdict on Ayodhya title suits as the happiest moment of her life, saying it has proved that Lord Ram was born at that particular site in the temple town.

"This (Ayodhya verdict) is the happiest moment of my life as the High Court has put its seal of approval on a matter of faith which was a fact for us that Ram Lalla was born at that particular site," Bharti told reporters at her residence soon after the court verdict.

of disaster. But, we know better, We will not let them do this," it added.

On September 23, several film personalities like Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Ajay Devgn, Priyanka Chopra and others had addressed a press conference at Mehboob studios urging fellow Mumbaikars and their fans in the rest of the country to maintain peace and communal harmony.

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described as positive by party spokesman Prakash Javadekar.

Advani, who had undertaken ‘Rath Yatra’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya, described the judgement as a “significant step” which paved the way for construction of a magnificent temple.

Welcoming the judgement, Sangh Parivar founthead RSS said the verdict should not be treated as victory or defeat of anybody.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said the past should be forgotten and everyone should cooperate towards building Ram temple at the site.

All the three judges of the High Court were unanimous on the ownership of the place where the makeshift temple exists.

However, Justice Sharma held that the entire disputed area belonged to Hindus.

“It is further declared that the portion below the central dome where at present the idol is kept in makeshift temple will be allotted to Hindus in final decree,” Justice Khan said.

“It is declared that the area covered by the central dome of the three domed structure, i.e., the disputed structure being the deity of Bhagwan Ram Janamsthan and place of birth of Lord Rama as per faith and belief of the Hindus, belong to plaintiffs (filed on behalf of Lord Ram) and shall not be obstructed or interfered in any manner by the defendants,” Justice Agarwal said.

Both Justices Khan and Agarwal were also of the view that the rest of the area be shared by Hindus, Muslims and Nirmohi Akhara.

“The area within the inner courtyard (where disputed structure stood) denoted by letters B C D L K J H G in Appendix 7 (excluding (i) above) belong to members of both the communities, i.e., Hindus (here plaintiffs, Suit-5) and Muslims since it was being used by both since decades and centuries,” Justice Agarwal said adding that a portion of outer courtyard in declared in the favour of Nirmohi Akhara.

Justice Khan said that “both the parties are declared to be joint title holders in possession of the entire premises in dispute and a preliminary decree to that effect is passed with the condition that at the time of actual partition by meets and bounds at the stage of preparation of final decree the portion beneath the Central dome where at present make shift temple stands will be allotted to the share of the Hindus”.

He also said that Nirmohi Akhara will also be allotted a share including areas of Ram Chabutara and Sita Rasoi.

However, Justice Sharma ruled that the disputed site is the birth place of Lord Ram and that the disputed building constructed by Mughal Emperor Babur was built against the tenets of Islam and did not have the character of the mosque.

However, Justice Khan observed that it is further declared that the portion below the central dome where at present the idol is kept in makeshift temple will be allotted to Hindus in final decree.

He also said that Nirmohi Akhara will be allotted share including that part which is shown by the words ‘Ram Chabutra’ and ‘Sita Rasoi’ in the said map.

Kingfisher

that they chose not to intimate the flight crew and allowed the flight to reach Goa. Then at the eleventh hour, the ATC refused permission to the flight to land at Dabolim,” the official added.

To make matters worse, a short while after the Kingfisher flight was forced to divert to Bangalore, the ATC permitted an IC 567 flight to take off from Dabolim airport to Chennai at about 9 am, infuriating the commercial airline operators.

As a result of the diversion of the Kingfisher flight to Bangalore, 58 passengers stranded at the Dabolim airport were accommodated in a Jet Airways flight at 2.30 pm. The Kinghfisher flight with 51 passengers later returned to Goa at 5.30 pm.

According to airport officials, the ATC and commercial airlines generally have a mutual understanding when a flight approaches the runway for a delayed landing.

“Whenever a delay occurs, one or two flights are adjusted, especially if they are close to the runway,” said the official.

Though officials of the commercial airline operators, including the airport staff, were reluctant to speak officially about the incident, they expressed their outrage to the media over the ATC’s decision to prevent an aircraft from landing at Dabolim airport at the last minute.

When contacted for a comment on the incident, the ATC claimed that the issue would be addressed by the Airport Director D Paul Manickam.

While repeated efforts to contact the airport director proved futile, a source at the AAI said: “The airport director has nothing to say on the matter since the ATC at Dabolim airport is not managed by the AAI.”

Phyan victims’ families prescribed amount of Rs 7,500 is granted for replacement of fully damaged traditional crafts and nets, Rs 2,500 is disbursed for partial damages.

Sources say that the officials were asked to probe into losses because the claims made were too high.

Meanwhile, speaking on Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Verenkar said that the delay was due to technical problems on confirmation of deaths of fishermen.

The department this year is leaving no stone unturned in taking precautionary measures. “We are alerting them in advance. We have also set up monitoring cell to receive messages on weather updates, which will be immediately disseminated to societies and jetties,” the fisheries director further stated.

State FMs’ meet

society operating from Delhi Government secretariat and all finance ministers are its members. A West Bengal official runs its secretariat.

The Empowered Committee has been meeting regularly. It is attended by the State finance ministers, finance secretaries and commissioners of commercial taxes of the State governments as well as senior officers of Union Finance Ministry.

No agenda is yet decided for the Goa meeting. Even the minutes of the last meeting held in Delhi on September 20 have not yet been finalised.

The official manning the Empowered Committee secretariat said the minutes will be circulated shortly and views taken from the States for framing the Goa agenda.

Don’t develop gas field: Japs tell Chinese Reuters TOKYO, Sep 30

Japan’s ambassador to China, Uichiro Niwa, has told China not to unilaterally develop a gas field in a disputed area of the East China Sea, Kyodo news agency reported today, as Asia's two biggest economies bicker over rights to territory and resources.

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Blue Ocean Cruises to focus on Indian guest KIRTH GEORGE PANJIM, SEPT 30

A new cruise liner called Blue Ocean Cruises will be launching in Mumbai in October. She will operate on the west coast of India with Mumbai as its base and voyages to Goa, Lakshadweep and Mumbai high seas. The cruise ship will accommodate 574 passengers in 230 cabins. They will have onboard entertainment including restaurants, bars, a casino, live acts and bands as well as leisure activities including a gym, spa and pool.

In an exclusive interview with the Herald, Oneil Khosa, MD and CEO, Blue Ocean Cruises spoke about the cruising market in India and how his company plans. Excerpts:

Smart Order Routing for members now on BSE PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 30

After receiving necessary approvals and guidelines from Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd has introduced Smart Order Routing (SOR) for its members.

As per the SEBI circular SOR allows brokers' trading engines to systematically choose the execution destination based on the factors like price, cost, speed, likelihood of execution and settlement, size, nature or any other consideration relevant to the execution of the

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Sesa conducts TB, Malaria awareness programme

The TB and Malaria awareness programme being conducted.

PANJIM (HBD) -- Sesa Goa in collaboration with Primary Health Centre, Bicholim organised an awareness programme on Malaria and TB at Govt Primary school, Dhabdhaba-Bicholim.

Addressing a gathering, Sulochani Chandroji talked about the symptoms, precaution and treatment for TB. She also laid stress on the fact that 99% of the patients can be fully cured if they undergo full treatment without hiding any facts from the doctor.

She enlightened people about the national DOTs program undertaken by government which ensures free treatment. Saroj Dhond also delivered awareness talk on Malaria, especially about the precautionary measures to be taken against Malaria during rainy season.

There was active participation from Self Help Group members of the area. The programme was attended by 86 people from Katarwada, Dhabdhaba workers colony and Baghwada.

The program was well coordinated by Ritesh Sinha, CSR manager, Sesa Goa, Dr Chandrahas Muktekar and CSR volunteers, Sagun Chandelkar and Shipa Nayak.

Sensex above 20,000 level PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 30

Fag-end buying in metal, banking, FMCG and IT stocks pushed the BSE benchmark Sensex 113 points up to end above the 20,000 mark, on sustained capital inflows.

Shrugging off the rising food inflation and weak global sentiment, the 30-share barometer of the Bombay Stock Exchange settled at 20,069.12, up 112.78 points, or 0.57 per cent.

The Sensex, which had dipped below 20,000 level in last session, recorded a net gain of 11.6 per cent during September month, the best monthly gain so far this year.

Cutting-short the two-days of losses, the wide-based 50-share Nifty Index of the National Stock Exchange too moved up by 0.65 per cent to finish at 6,029.95.

order.

SOR is well-established in all developed markets with multiple exchanges. It is widely used by leading brokerage firms globally for more than a decade, BSE said.

The introduction of SOR in India by SEBI is an important step in the evolution of our market infrastructure, and should result in a significant improvement in the liquidity, integrity and overall quality of our markets. BSE is excited with this development and will be working closely with firms and their clients to facilitate its roll-out, the release said.

Some key attributes for SOR include, best price, lowest cost, probability of execution, it said.

BSE said the members can avail SOR facility by applying to the exchange with the SOR application form along with the completed vendor certificate.

This will be followed by a systems audit by a BSE empanelled CISA certified auditor.

Members need to follow guidelines mentioned in the related SEBI and BSE circulars on SOR, the release said.

"Since the advent of electronic trading in our equity markets, Indian retail and institutional investors have been proactively pursuing smarter, faster, cheaper and more efficient trading strategies. In most instances, such strategies are automated versions of time-tested strategies from the more manual, floor-based trading era. They now have a new name - algo trading," BSE's Head Product Strategy, Sayee Srinivasan said.

Aban Offshor, 830, 836.4, 814, 826.15 Abb Ltd., 940.05, 954.95, 890, 921.9 Abg Shipyard, 243, 244.3, 238.25, 239.65 Acc Limited, 1005, 1014.8, 982.1, 989.85 Adani Enterp, 675.5, 678.95, 656.7, 662.8 Aditya Birla, 855, 864.9, 847.85, 857.7 Allahabad Ba, 227, 238.05, 222.75, 232.2 Alstom Proje, 815.5, 830, 791, 815.2 Ambuja Cemen, 146.9, 147, 138.9, 140.6 Andhra Bank, 160.2, 160.6, 158, 159.7 Ashok Leylan, 72.75, 73.3, 71.8, 72.1 Asian Paints, 2725, 2769.9, 2650, 2663.2 Axis Bank Li, 1510.45, 1542.95, 1487.45, 1536.6 Bajaj Hindus, 132.25, 133.45, 131.4, 132.7 Bank Of Baro, 880, 889.7, 867.95, 872.5 Bank Of Indi, 520.25, 525, 512, 517.45 Beml Limited, 1091, 1108, 1075, 1079.15 Bharat Elect, 1763, 1775, 1729, 1739.65 Bharat Forge, 356.2, 364.3, 351.7, 362.5 Bharat Petro, 764, 769.6, 745, 749.55 Bharti Airte, 358.3, 370, 357.6, 366.3 Bhel, 2480.05, 2499, 2465, 2478.5 Bhushan Stee, 422, 422, 407.4, 415.5 Biocon Limit, 363.5, 364.75, 356.1, 359.3 Bombay Dyein, 635, 639.45, 618.1, 623.85

What is your fleet size globally?

Blue Ocean Cruises has been conceptualized for the Indian market. It is a new company with one ship and plans to increase the fleet gradually. Having said that it is promoted by people with a cruise industry background and I had launched Louis Cruises in India last year which has a fleet of 13 cruise ships.

What experience do you have with developing markets?

I have been a cruise industry person for last 15 years having worked with Royal Caribbean Cruises,Miami, DVB Bank SE in New York, London where I was financing cruise companies globally and last year moved to India to set up Louis Cruises.

KF to launch $250 million GDR issue Kingfisher Airlines would launch a USD 250 million GDR issue shortly, and is also in the process of restructuring of its debt with a consortium of bankers, Chairman Vijay Mallya said today.

Speaking at the Annual General Meeting and later addressing reporters, the UB Group Chairman Mallya said the debt recast is expected to be completed in the "next month or so", which would be immediately followed by the GDR issue.

Stating that RBI has sanctioned the debt restructuring plan, he said the Airlines is currently working with the consortium of banks on recasting the entire debt.

"In broad terms, about 30 per cent of the total debt would be converted by banks into capital", Mallya said, adding, the UB Holdings which held its AGM earlier today, passed a resolution to convert Rs 735 crore of loans also into capital.

"There would be interest reduction to an average of 11 per cent", he said.

think you will succeed?

Star came in the year 2006.

India as a market has evolved in last 4 years. Biggest difference we believe would be that we are promoting a product keeping the consumer in mind rather than giving him something we want him to experience. Our ship is smaller, more luxurious and hence will have higher occupancy. For eg we have 35 suites onboard with the largest suite meausuring 400 Sq Ft. What is your USP? A beautiful and luxurious ship available for prices of a budget cruise. Flexibility to comply to the wide list of demands of an Indian consumer is our USP. How will you overcome infrastructure shortcomings for cruise ships in India?

India is an evolving economy and everyone knows the short-

Bharti AXA Life to infuse Rs 450 cr PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 30

PTI BANGALORE, SEPT 30

Bosch Limite, 6144, 6299, 6031.1, 6180.75 Brigade Ente, 149.5, 150.1, 145.4, 146.4 Cairn India, 333, 338.9, 330.65, 335 Canara Bank, 569.1, 585.5, 563.5, 583.05 Central Bank, 197.25, 197.25, 191.3, 194.6 Century Text, 513, 514.35, 501, 502.7 Cesc Ltd, 389.65, 391, 384, 384.75 Chambal Fert, 70, 70.2, 68.05, 68.9 Chennai Petr, 247.45, 256.5, 247.4, 252.15 Cipla Ltd, 319, 323.75, 314.05, 322.35 Colgate Palm, 875, 890, 867, 871.25 Container Co, 1315.05, 1320, 1290, 1299.9 Crompton Gre, 315.45, 318.7, 310, 312.7 Cummins Indi, 753, 753, 726, 735.8 Dabur India, 106, 108.65, 105.1, 108 Deccan Chron, 130.8, 133, 127.95, 130 Dish Tv Indi, 54.35, 56.3, 53.5, 55.3 Divi’s Labor, 706, 711, 685, 689.85 Dlf Limited, 373, 379.9, 369.05, 378.2 Dr. reddy’s, 1460.3, 1468.7, 1431, 1441.7 Edelweiss Ca, 53, 56.45, 51.2, 54.9 Educomp Solu, 609.9, 623.5, 601.3, 608.35 Eih Limited, 140, 140, 135.5, 136.15 Engineers In, 352, 353.05, 347.4, 349.1 Essar Oil Lt, 131, 131, 127.75, 128.8 Essar Shippi, 112.1, 113.4, 111.05, 112.35

My team also has people who have been associated with the cruise industry internationally over many years.

How do you plan to promote the cruising culture in India?

Value for money holiday, a cruise ship that actually delivers an experience aimed at an Indian guest – Indian meals, mix of Bollywood, special arrangements for Indian weddings, birthdays etc, aggressive pricing, no tipping. An Indian consumer does not need to eat a salad whilst watching his fellow passengers relishing a steak..an Indian consumer should feel at home is what we aim to deliver.

Who are your competitors in India?

None Star Cruises came into India with a similar itenary, then shut shop. What makes you

Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings, today said it will infuse Rs 450-crore capital this fiscal and is open to off-loading a small portion of its stake to a bank as a part of a distribution tie-up.

"We are planning to infuse Rs 450-crore more by end-this fiscal," Bharti AXA CEO, Glenn Williams said.

The company is also in talks with several banks for bancassurance which would be either through an equity dilution or a pure distribution tie-up.

"We are in talks with several banks and are open to both options," he added.

Bharti AXA, which gets 8090 per cent of its revenue from unit-linked products, is planning to focus more on traditional products.

"We plan to focus more on traditional products going forward," he said. The share of unit-linked products could therefore reduce to around 60 per cent, he said.

The insurance company has lined-up six traditional and about four ULIP products by

Exide Indust, 163.2, 166.45, 159.1, 163.65 Federal Bank, 398, 399.4, 387.1, 392.1 Financial Te, 1190.45, 1193.95, 1141, 1151.9 Gail (india), 476.3, 479.85, 472.6, 477.55 Gammon India, 218.25, 222, 215.5, 220.15 Glaxosmithkl, 2211.3, 2290, 2201, 2209.95 Glenmark Pha, 299.3, 303.6, 296, 299.75 Gmr Infrastr, 57.85, 57.95, 56.25, 56.8 Godrej Indus, 216.05, 218, 212.5, 213.75 Grasim Indus, 2210, 2229, 2200, 2220.3 Great Offsho, 375.6, 378, 362.2, 365.55 Gtl Infra.Lt, 44.6, 47.9, 44.5, 47 Gujarat Mine, 134, 134, 129.1, 130.7 Gujarat N R, 60.9, 62.5, 59.25, 61.75 Gujarat Stat, 114.7, 114.7, 108.6, 109.8 Gvk Pow. & I, 46.8, 46.8, 45.8, 46.5 Hcl Technolo, 419.9, 426.9, 411.6, 420.75 Hdfc Bank Lt, 2430, 2499, 2426.7, 2489.35 Hdfc Ltd, 701.65, 738.3, 701.65, 733.2 Hero Honda M, 1865.1, 1874.9, 1836.05, 1858 Hindalco in, 192, 198.7, 188.8, 197.05 Hindustan Co, 60.6, 60.6, 58.5, 58.85 Hindustan Ma, 73.8, 74.2, 72.6, 72.95 Hindustan Pe, 521, 521, 505.3, 507.15 Hindustan Un, 306, 311.85, 304.55, 309.05 Hindustan Zi, 1092.95, 1100.4, 1070.5,

March 2011, he said.

Bharti AXA's premium collection till August was Rs 320crore, which is expected to rise to Rs 800-900-crore this year, Williams said.

The company, which is eyeing break-even by 2015, aims to break into the top 10 insurers club in India in five-years, he said.

The company is fine-tuning plans to launch a pilot project on online selling of a basic term life insurance before endthis year to test whether the market is ready for buying insurance products through the internet.

On pension policies, Williams said, "it is not very attractive for customers. However, the company believes more in retirement solutions and is likely to come up with a combination of health and retirement product."

With the new brand positioning unveiled today, the company guarantees release of fund value within 48-hours or else will pay an additional one per cent interest for every day's delay, Bharti AXA chief marketing and operating officer, Mark G Meehan, said.

1078.85 Housing Dev, 264.5, 265.5, 254, 259.05 Icici Bank L, 1100, 1121, 1097.3, 1112.95 Idea Cellula, 74, 74.9, 71.85, 73.65 Ifci Ltd, 62.45, 62.45, 60.85, 61.05 India Cement, 118.45, 119.3, 115.15, 115.9 India Infoli, 113, 116, 111.2, 115 Indiabulls F, 143, 143.9, 140.6, 142.35 Indiabulls R, 172, 174.45, 169.3, 171.05 Indian Bank, 276, 282.5, 273, 278.7 Indian Hotel, 100.8, 101.45, 98.45, 98.7 Indian Oil C, 429.1, 430.95, 415, 416.8 Indian Overs, 131.25, 133.25, 130.05, 131.95 Indus Dev Ba, 152.55, 153.25, 150.5, 152.4 Indusind Ban, 269.1, 269.1, 260, 265.9 Infosys Tech, 3046.95, 3075, 3007.45, 3050.5 Infra. dev., 202, 205.3, 200.15, 202.75 Ispat Indust, 22.9, 23.3, 22.45, 22.8 Itc Ltd, 173.8, 180, 171.9, 178.3 Ivrcl Infras, 164.85, 164.85, 159.2, 160 Jai Corp Lim, 255.1, 256.7, 249, 251.35 Jaiprakash A, 121.6, 122.1, 119.4, 120.8 Jet Airways, 828, 831.4, 800, 814.6 Jindal Saw L, 216, 216.5, 211.8, 214 Jindal Steel, 710.05, 713, 696.6, 707.25 Jsw Steel Li, 1325, 1347, 1310.2, 1333.45

comings. Instead of crying over what is not there, our strategy is to make best use of what is available. Bombay port and Goa port have been forthcoming so far. So we will manage. Bombay has a good cruise terminal, so no issues, Goa we will try and make best use of the possibilities.

Are there any developments on dedicated passenger terminals at Mumbai and Goa? Goa port is proposing a cruise terminal for which I beleive they are making progress.

Mumbai has a cruise terminal but the issue is the berth.

Are you in touch with any port and government officials regarding developing the infrastructure? Is there any commitment?

We are in touch with ministry of tourism and shipping in Delhi, MTDC, Mumbai and Goa ports. They have all promised support and make cruising in India a reality.

Have you looked into the problem of coal and iron ore dust welcoming your guests in Goa? We are working on finding an optimal solution.

What are the different packages that you will be offering in India?

One night high seas from Mumbai to Mumbai, 2 nights Mumbai Goa cruise and 4 nights Mumbai Lakshadweep cruise.

Who are you targeting? How are you priced?

Young and mobile Indian who does not want to fly all over the world to get on a cruise ship. A

first timer who has always thought of cruising some day ..groups who did not have a location to unwind. Families who want to just spend quality time together out of their routine environment or if you just want to beather pure and fresh air....Our prices vary from Rs 3000 – Rs 9900 per person per night so that everyone can cruise.

We have launched a campaign where we will give away many cruises for Re 1. For this consumers have to log ont o to our wesbite and enroll themselves for a lucky draw.

How much do you think you will depend on corporate clientele?

We are getting lot of enquiries for corporate world. We have floated a very aggressive charter rate of Rs 4500 per person per night if a corporate or a wedding group or an event company charters the full ship.

This price includes all 5 meals privided by Taj, all entertainment and the cruise. That is real value for money. 5 meals in Taj alone would cost you that amount.

Any plans for operating on the east coast of India as well?

Not as yet.

Future plans.

Stabalise our opeartions this year and look at developing new coastal destinations like along Konkan or Gujarat coast where our guests can go to un discovered or pristine/less explored destinations in the comfort of a 5 star vessel.

BOARD MEETINGS ACI Infocom Ganesh Hous Amines & Plasti Somany Cerm Source: Indiainfoline.com

MF FUNDA ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND has approved October 5, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of ICICI Prudential Annual Interval Plan II. The quantum of declaration is 3.993%.

FORTIS MUTUAL FUND has decided to revise the exit load structure for its Fortis Short Term Income Fund - Regular, Institutional and Institutional Plus Plans. The changes will be effective from October 7, 2010.

Accordingly, the exit load for the fund would be 0.15% of the NAV for redemptions/switch outs anytime up to 30 days from the date of allotment and Nil for redemptions/switch outs anytime after 30 days from the date of subscription/ switch-in.

No exit load will be charged for dividend reinvestment units, No exit load shall be charged in case of switches between plans / options of the scheme. Of the exit load charged to the investor, a maximum of 1% of the redemption proceeds shall be maintained in a separate account which can used by the AMC to pay commissions to the distributor and to take care of other marketing and selling expenses.

Kotak Mahind, 481.5, 485, 471.15, 476.3 Lakshmi Mach, 2363.45, 2389, 2330.1, 2342.55 Lanco Infrat, 72, 73.45, 71, 72 Larsen & Tou, 2038, 2070, 2013, 2053.15 Lic Housing, 1455, 1471.8, 1432.05, 1436.65 Lupin Limite, 394.45, 394.9, 385.25, 388.1 Mahanagar Te, 63.2, 63.5, 61.55, 61.95 Mahindra & M, 698.75, 704.6, 682.1, 691.5 Maruti Suzuk, 1440, 1497.25, 1390.35, 1440.9 Max India Lt, 169, 171.25, 165.5, 169.7 Maytas Infr., 224.5, 227.4, 216, 225.5 Moser-baer (, 67.85, 69.5, 66.6, 66.95 Mrpl, 77.9, 77.9, 76.1, 76.45 Nagarjuna Co, 157.5, 157.5, 152.1, 156.9 Nagarjuna Fe, 29.95, 30.15, 29.4, 29.75 National Alu, 402.05, 406.65, 398, 398.95 Neyveli Lign, 159.05, 160.15, 157.5, 159.15 Ntpc Ltd, 217, 218.8, 215.1, 216.95 Oil And Natu, 1425.05, 1426.9, 1382.35, 1404.1 Omaxe Limite, 139, 140.5, 137.65, 139.15 Oriental Ban, 453.9, 463, 448.6, 460.8 Pantaloon Re, 481.3, 495.2, 477.9, 484.1 Parsvnath De, 148.2, 148.2, 143.55, 145.25 Petronet Lng, 107.6, 108.25, 105.45, 105.95 Power Fin Co, 348.2, 348.2, 338.1, 343.5

Power Grid C, 108.8, 109.8, 106.15, 106.5 Praj Industr, 75.8, 75.8, 73.6, 74 Punj Lloyd L, 126.9, 128.25, 124.3, 126.55 Punjab Natio, 1295.55, 1302.1, 1269.25, 1293.2 Rajesh Expor, 102.3, 102.3, 98.35, 98.75 Ranbaxy Labs, 554.35, 567.85, 549.8, 556.1 Rashtriya Ch, 81, 82.25, 80, 80.75 Rel. nat. re, 39.5, 39.95, 38.5, 38.65 Reliance Cap, 794, 806.8, 777.2, 780.4 Reliance Com, 170, 170, 167.1, 168.5 Reliance Ene, 1155, 1175.01, 1080, 1175 Reliance Ind, 869.7, 869.7, 852.1, 859.2 Reliance Ind, 1002, 1002, 978.1, 987.25 Reliance Pow, 161.15, 163.4, 158.3, 160.8 Rolta India, 167.75, 168, 161.4, 162 Satyam Compu, 99.5, 101, 89.8, 90.25 Sesa Goa Ltd, 328, 336.5, 325, 328.2 Shipping Cor, 164.9, 164.9, 161.1, 161.9 Siemens Ltd, 826, 830, 808, 823.45 Sintex Indus, 391.85, 394.5, 381.1, 384.3 Sobha Develo, 386.85, 386.85, 375.1, 381.6 State Bank O, 3199, 3274.7, 3175, 3240.45 Steel Author, 204.85, 207.1, 202.5, 205.1 Sterlite Ind, 161.45, 169, 160.1, 166.9 Sun Pharmace, 1996, 2034.75, 1996, 2020.5 Sun Tv Netwo, 514.85, 525.4, 508.1, 519

Suzlon Energ, 52.9, 53.1, 51.35, 52.4 Tata Communi, 319.5, 319.5, 304.25, 306.55 Tata Consult, 925, 930, 915.15, 926.95 Tata Motors, 1109.95, 1115, 1086.25, 1098.1 Tata Power C, 1360, 1369, 1331.1, 1355.2 Tata Steel L, 653, 658, 642.1, 651.85 Tata Teleser, 22.6, 22.6, 21.95, 22.1 Tech Mahindr, 788.8, 795, 746.2, 752 The Ge Shpg., 316.7, 320.35, 312.25, 314.05 The Phoenix, 226, 233.9, 223, 227.15 Thermax Ltd, 788.25, 806.4, 781, 800.55 Titan Indust, 3320.15, 3336, 3258.6, 3273.95 Torrent Powe, 320, 325, 317, 324.1 Triveni Engg, 123.9, 125.4, 122.05, 123.25 Tv18 India L, 92, 93.6, 91.05, 91.55 Uco Bank, 112, 114.4, 112, 113 Ultratech Ce, 1080, 1092, 1046.1, 1062.6 Union Bank O, 383.45, 391, 375.2, 388.9 Unitech Ltd, 88, 88.75, 86.65, 88.3 United Phosp, 183.7, 183.7, 178.5, 179.4 Videocon Ind, 273.1, 277, 269.15, 271.55 Vijaya Bank, 83, 83, 81.1, 81.5 Voltas Ltd, 246.7, 248.75, 236.75, 241.4 Wipro Ltd, 445, 454.4, 438.15, 449.45 Yes Bank Lim, 352.1, 354.95, 343, 350.15 Zee Entertai, 302.3, 304.5, 294.5, 300.2

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India makes more billionaires, but top 2 slip REUTERS MUMBAI, SEPT 30

The ranks of Indian billionaires grew by a third in 2010, with the 100 richest holding wealth comparable to that held by the 400 richest in mainland China, Forbes India magazine said on Thursday.

The closely-watched annual list of India's richest, which saw a record number of 69 billionaires this year, undercores the concentration of wealth in a fast-growing economy where 40 percent of the 1.2 billion population is impoverished.

Mukesh Ambani, who controls conglomerate Reliance Industries, remained the richest Indian on the Forbes list with a fortune of $27 billion. Shares in his firm have underperformed the market this year, leading to a 15 percent erosion in his wealth.

London-based steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal stayed in the No 2 slot, but his wealth dropped

Ferrari to enter India in Jan 2011 REUTERS PARIS, SEPT 30

Italy's Ferrari will start up business in India at the start of next year as the luxury sportscar maker prepares to post closeto-record results for this year, Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Thursday.

"Despite the crisis we'll close the year better than last year, close to record levels in terms of economic results," Montezemolo said at the Ferrari stand at the Paris autoshow.

Asked about new markets, Montezemolo said the car-

maker was currently present in 57 markets. "We'll open in India in January 2011," he said, adding the company was doing well in China.

Montezemolo reiterated recent comments

by Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne that there are no plans at the moment for a Ferrari listing.

Fiat currently owns 85 percent of Ferrari.

Asked about media reports he might be considering entering politics, Montezemolo said he was "ready to work a lot for the future of Ferrari".

Facebook opens office in India PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

Social networking site Facebook today starts its operations in India by opening an office in Hyderabad. The office is already humming with an initial landing team from its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and a team of recent hires from India, the company said in a statement.

The office is headed by Kirthiga Reddy, Director of Online Operations and Head of Office India and Manoj Varghese, Director of User Operations.

"We are seeing a ton of momentum with our 15 million users, developers and advertisers right here India.

It''s an incredible time to be starting our operations in India," Director of Online Operations and India Head Kirthiga Reddy said.

Foreigners may stop doing biz with India: NYT HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT 29

The New York Times on Tuesday said the increasing Indian Government pressure on BlackBerry and other electronic services to allow it monitor and unscramble the encrypted messages will make foreigners think twice about doing business in India.

"If there is any risk to that data, those companies will look elsewhere,” said Peter Sutherland, a former Canadian ambassador to India who is now a consultant to North American companies doing business with India.

Especially vulnerable could be outsourcing for western clients, like processing medical records or handling confidential research projects and BPOs, as their information is typically transmitted as encrypted data, the daily said quoting Tata Consultancy Services vice-chairman S Ramadorai warning that such bans "will disconnect India from the rest of the world."

It said the Indian officials are also trying to seek greater access to encrypted data sent over popular Internet services like Gmail, Skype and virtual private networks (VPN) that enable users to bypass traditional telephone links or log in remotely to corporate computer systems.

The daily said the officials may have valid security concerns as India has faced attacks using the sophisticated communications technology — as when the terrorists who stormed Mumbai two years ago communicated with their Pakistani handlers by satellite phone and the Internet and

when Chinese hackers infiltrated India’s military computer networks early this year.

But critics say that India’s security efforts, which they describe as clumsy, may do little to protect the country, even as they intrude on the privacy of companies and citizens alike.

"They will do damage by blocking highly visible systems like BlackBerry or Skype," said Ajay Shah, a Mumbai-based economist who writes extensively about technology. "This will shift users to less visible and known platforms. Terrorists will make merry doing crypto anyway. A zillion tools for this are freely available."

The legal experts indicate that Indian law — which has few explicit protections for personal privacy — is on the government’s side. But they also say India is trying to enforce the law in unnerving ways.

"The concern of corporate users and general users of BlackBerry is that if this is allowed, the government will become the single biggest repository of information. And, we have no idea how this information will be used and misused in the future," a lawyer practising in Supreme Court said.

Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai says the government was not opposed to the use of encryption to protect the privacy of legitimate electronic communications, but the government-licensed network operators were obliged to give law enforcement officials a way to decode messages when required or to block communications that they cannot decipher.

The network providers, however, say they may not always have the technical ability to do that. In much of the world — including for business users in India — companies and individuals now often use encryption systems that generate new code keys for each message and lack a convenient master key that could unlock everything for government viewing.

Google, for its part, has enhanced the encryption for its Gmail service, making it harder for hackers and the Indian government to read messages. Pillai said his ministry had begun conversations with Google and Skype, the Internet phone company, which also uses strong encryption, to provide access to decoded data. Representatives for Google and Skype, however, declined comment as they have not yet received formal demands from the govt.

13 percent from a year earlier as his flagship firm, ArcelorMittal, faced pressure in the wake of the worldwide economic crisis.

Mukesh Ambani's younger brother, Anil, saw the biggest reduction in wealth among Indians worth at least $10 billion, Forbes said, losing 24 percent over the last year and dropping to the No 6 spot from No 3 a year earlier.

Wealth in India remains concentrated among a few people, more so than in China or the United States, with the 10 richest Indians accounting for 50 percent of the wealth among the top 100. In China the 10 richest account for 38 percent, while in the United States they account for 32 percent, according to Forbes.

The combined fortune of India's 100 richest people was $300 billion, rising only slightly from $276 billion last year, when there were 17 fewer bil-

Mukesh to tell Reliance story PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

He is known as a man of few words as much as for his execution skills of mammoth projects, but industrialist Mukesh Ambani will now put his thoughts and business philosophy into words in a new avatar as a writer. The book, expected to hit the shelves early next fiscal, would be the first by Ambani and is likely to be published by global publishing major Penguin, sources in the know said.

Incidentally, Ambani, Chairman of the country''s most valued corporate house Reliance Industries, was ranked today as the richest Indian for the third year in a row by business magazine Forbes. When contacted, an RIL spokesperson did not offer any comments and queries sent to Penguin India were unanswered.

Sources, however, said that the book would dwell upon the growth chart of polyster-topetrochemicals-retail major RIL group as also the business philosophy of the biggest corporate house of the country, as seen by its Chairman. Ambani, whose networth has been pegged at USD 27 billion by Forbes, could also give some insights into how Reliance group grew into the country''s biggest entity, but might not dwell into the personal space of one of the most talkedabout Indian business family.

In 2007, on her 75th birthday, Ambani family matriarch Kokilaben brought out a pictorial biography on the life of her husband Late Dhirubhai Ambani. Books on Reliance group has always sparked intense interest in the corporate circles, but so far there have not been any authorised published piece.

Way back in 1998, the undivided Reliance had to move court to stop the publication of

''The Polyster Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani'' in the country. However, a new book by the same author, Hamish McDonald, ''Ambani & Sons'' was released here this month.

None of the two works were authorised by the Ambanis.

Writing about Mukesh, Forbes India magazine said that he ended a long-running feud with younger sibling Anil in May and scrapped their non-compete pact.

"Jumped into telecom, paying USD 1 billion for wireless broadband firm Infotel. His Reliance Industries, India''s most valuable company, is investing in shale gas assets," it added.

Mukesh, elder son of Dhirubhai, joined the group in 1981.

A Chemical Engineer from University of Mumbai and MBA from Stanford University, USA, he initiated Reliance''s backward integration journey from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and going up-stream into oil and gas exploration and production.

He created several new world class manufacturing facilities involving diverse technologies that have raised Reliance''s petrochemicals manufacturing capacities from less than a million tonnes to about twenty million tonnes per year. Mukesh led and worked hands-on for creation of the world''s largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar.

This was followed by setting up of another 27 million tonnes refinery next to the existing one, thus transforming "Jamnagar" as the ''Refining Hub of the World''.

lionaires, Forbes said.

Wealth among China's rich was more broadly dispersed on the 2009 list, with the 400 richest Chinese holding $314 billion. A China list for 2010 was not immediately available at Forbes.

India's economy, Asia's third largest, is growing at 8.5 percent, and foreign funds have poured nearly $18 billion so far in 2010 into the country's stock market, after pumping in a record $17.5 billion in 2009, pushing the benchmark index up by 14 percent this year.

Still, roughly two in five of India's 1.2 billion people live in grinding poverty, with millions living in slums or on the sidewalks in the financial capital

SBI, PNB up FD rates PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 30

Two major public sector lenders, SBI and PNB, today hiked fixed deposit rates by up to 75 basis points, while PNB also increased its base rate -below which banks can't lend - to 8.5 per cent.

SBI, however left its base rate unchanged at 7.50 per cent. As per RBI norms, banks have review their base rates every quarter. This is the first review of the rates since it was introduced in July this year.

On the other hand, the banks' decision to increase deposit rates, which would be followed by other lenders, follow the Reserve Bank's concerns that lenders are not attracting enough depositors.

All new rates take effect from tomorrow. State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest bank, has decided to raise deposit rates from 25-75 basis points (0.25-0.75 per cent) across various maturities.

Mumbai, which is also home to 44 of India's 100 richest people.

"A free market economy encourages entrepreneurship and creativity, and this will lead to more wealth," said Rakesh Rawal, head of private wealth management at Anand Rathi Financial Services. "As we start getting more Bill Gates, this wealth will find a way to trickle down," he said.

COMMODITIES AND LAND The commodities sector was a big generator of wealth for India's rich, accounting for 17 percent of the total, while diversified industries accounted for 18.4 percent of the wealth on the list. India's surging real estate market accounted for

four of the 11 newcomers to the Forbes list.

Bangalore-based Azim Premji, who controls No. 3 software-services firm Wipro, moved up one spot to third place as he grew his wealth to $17.6 billion from $14.9 billion amid an improving outlook for the IT sector, Forbes said.

In the mid-1960s, Premji quit Stanford University, his degree in engineering unfinished, and rushed to the aid of his family's ailing vegetable oil business following the death of his father.

Having diversified from vegetable oil into making hydraulic cylinders in the early 1970s, Premji embraced information technology in 1980.

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An interesting peek into the Konkani drama world…

BY ELVIS SEQUEIRA HERALD FEATURES xcitement and anxiety fills the air as tiatrists gear up for another season of action, songs and comedy. There are more than 15 ‘tiatrs’ lined up for release this month, including written and directed by new upcoming directors. And while the directors are busy along with their artistes, , getting their acts together, expectations run high amongst tiatr lovers who are eager to watch what their favourite stars have in store for them this season Samuel Carvalho and Comedian Sandeep Ambe have already released their tiatr ‘Hanv Patki Kiteak?’ and ‘Voir Sokol’ much ahead of the others. ‘Voir Sokol’ was released in Goa while ‘Hanv Patki Kiteak?’ was released in Mumbai and subsequently in Goa in the last week of September.

King of Centuries, Roseferns and Prince Jacob, the latter of who is celebrating 25 years of Prince Jacob Productions, will continue with their earlier releases – Roseferns’ ‘Bhurgim Tim Baulim Nhoi’ and Prince Jacob’s ‘Kednam Utt’ttolo’. After having a successful run of their tiatrs in the cities, these two directors have performances now lined up for villages all over Goa. Another well-known tiatr director, Mario Menezes, will release his 25th production ‘Futttleli Boxi’ under the banner of ‘Menezes Theatres.

About his ‘tiatr’ he says, “This is my 25th ‘tiatr’ and it is based on a social issue. My cast includes Jessica and Tony de Ribandar as well as my regular artistes. Comedy will be performed by Comedienne Joana and Comedian Ben Evangelisto, supported

by Comedian Richard and Comedian Bobbett.

This year being dedicated to Blessed Padre Jose Vaz, the opening chorus is based on his life, besides 12 other songs on various issues. The music will be arranged and played by August de Panchwadi and Frampton. While Saldanha and Chari will design the sets, the light effects will be handled by Piety.

Comedian Agostinho who has to his credit hit ‘tiatrs’ like ‘Police I’ and ‘Police II’, ‘Advogad’ etc, will release ‘Godfather’. Due to his busy

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schedule, we were unable to speak to Comedian Agostinho.

Another regular director, John D’ Silva, whose name has been entered in the Limca Book of World Records 2010, for writing, directing and producing 25 ‘tiatrs’ with all of them having their titles with a double alphabet will be releasing ‘Pisollem’ on October 8. The story is based on the lifestyle of the Goans and its impact on their family life says a statement by its director in a press release. Roma and Anthony San are two new additions to John D’ Silva’s usual cast. The music is written and arranged by Philip de Sanvordem.

Light effects will be provided by AP Royals.

‘Devan Ghoddlem, Munxan Moddlem’ is the title selected by Menino de Bandar for his new ‘tiatr’ which is set for release on October 29. When asked about the theme of his new ‘tiatr’, he chose not to reveal anything, preferring instead to reveal everything to his audiences.

Pasocoal Rodrigues will release his 49th production ‘Dev Borem Korun Maim’. As the title suggests, the story is based on the travails of a mother. “I have focussed on Mother Mary and Mother Teresa as the two role models for all mothers. I dedicate this ‘tiatr’ to my loving mother who always supports me through thick and thin.” He concluded, “This ‘tiatr’ will be released in the last week of October.”

The husband and wife duo Anil and Olga’s ‘tiatr’ ‘Chondrim Liplo Kupanim’ will focus on the relationship between a husband and wife. Speaking on behalf of her husband Anil, who is presently in the Gulf performing shows of a ‘tiatr’, Olga had this to say, “The relationship between a husband and wife is based on mutual trust.

But many a times, this chord of trust snaps due to the intervention of external forces. We are dealing with this issue in ‘Chondrim Liplo Kupanim’. The cast consists of Clara, Mini Mario, Willy Silveira, Alecin, Netty, Maria, Rodson Peter D’ Costa, Comedian Sally and Anil-Olga” Vasco based Maxcy Pereira will release his ‘tiatr’, ‘Upkar, Gulam, Tainni’ at the end of this month. Speaking about his new ‘tiatr’, Maxcy says, “It is based on a social issue, but it is unique in the sense that it is one single story with three different titles. As usual, I have laid more emphasis on the script.

Simon Gonsalves, well known for his religious ‘tiatrs’, such as ‘Cheallis Dis Ani Cheallis Rati’, ‘Suria Chondrim Neketram’ and ‘Amchoch Dhorm Kiteak Alta?’ will release ‘Tuzo Ganv Mojem Nanv’. Speaking about the ‘tiatr’, Simon who is doing the directing reveals, “The ‘tiatr’ is about the conflict between a young woman and her in-laws.” He further reveals that he had “staged this ‘tiatr’ in Kuwait a few years ago and the response was overwhelming. That is what inspired me to re-release this ‘tiatr’ in Goa.” Bushka, Sabina, Angela, Rosario de Benaulim, Dominic, Abel, Fr Eusico Comedian Caitan, and child artiste Lallu form the cast, besides well-known singer Marcus Vaz who will perform only in cities.

The success of ‘Valentine’s Day’, a ‘tiatr’ released by Milagres de Chandor earlier this year has perhaps inspired him to focus on yet another day of significance, this time among friends. His new ‘tiatr’ titled ‘Friendship Day’, will be released by the end of this month. Chandor reveals that his “daughter Hazel who will be the main female lead artiste, will this time be seen in a unique role.” The cast includes wellknown singer Marcus Vaz and other well-known artistes of the Konkani stage.

Oldrin, a young talented Director from Velsao made a successful debut as ‘tiatr’ director two seasons ago. His ‘tiatr’, ‘Amchim Bhumika Sompta’ was well received by the audiences. He followed it up with yet another successful venture ‘Rajkaronn’.

His third production ‘Vchitr Natem’ is to be released by the end on this month. Oldrin reveals that, “the theme of this ‘tiatr’ revolves around a relationship – a sacred one full of responsibility , full of ups and downs. Yet I call it strange. Don’t ask me why. ‘Vichitr Natem’ will provide the answers.” Well known artistes of the Konkani stage Elvis-Carmen, Tracy, Godwin, Comedian Inacio, Comedian Kenny, Betty, Connie M, Ave, Bonny, Alvin, Milroy etc, along with Oldrin, form the cast.

‘Tinch Mojim Sopnam’, a ‘tiatr’ written by Dominic Carvalho revolves around a young studious woman who is forced to marry against her wishes, thereby shattering her dream of becoming a doctor. Donald, Donna, Manu, Jacky, Lavina, Jack de Colva, Rocky Dias and Agnelo de Dabolim are some of the prominent members of the cast.

The music is written, arranged and played by Thomson.

Comedian Dominic will also release his new ‘tiatr’ titled ‘Novo Suria Udetana’. But the director could not be contacted for his comments till the time of going to press, as he was out of station. Besides the ones mentioned, there are other ‘tiatrs’ written and directed by upcoming directors such as ‘Tuji Vokol’, ‘Moji Bail’ written and directed by Martin de Ponda and Jack de Vasco, ‘Vattio Pettoi’ by Naz, and ‘Girestkai by the sons of Anthony de Velsao’ lined up for release this month.

Lady’s Touch to Tiatr

BY ELVIS SEQUEIRA HERALD FEATURES elicidade Precrosa Rebelo e Fernandes, known as Felcy in the ‘tiatr’ world, had many career options – musician, telephone operator, fashion designer, teacher as she had the requisite formal training in these trades. Instead, she opted to become a tiatrist. Felcy is one of the senior most actresses of the Konkani stage. She mesmerises ‘tiatr’ lovers with her melodious voice and stupendous acting talent. She inherited these talents from her father, the late Roam Tony Rebelo, a renowned actor, producer and director of yesteryears.

She did her initial schooling at Little Flower of Jesus High School, Calangute where her teachers knew that Felcy, being the daughter of a reputed tiatrist would have inherited her father’s acting and singing talents. In those days Felcy’s father Roam Tony was scouting for a female child artiste to act in his new ‘tiatr’. At that time Felcy was studying in Std IV, and her father was aware of his daughter’s talents. But it was her mother Merciana who suggested to her husband that their daughter would be suitable for, and do justice to the role.

And that was the beginning of Felcy’s career as a tiatrist.

Reminiscing about the incident, Felcy states, “It could have been that my father who was busy with his shows, be-

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Katrina Kaif injured on Set

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ollywood diva Katrina Kaif injured herself on the sets of Yash Raj Film’s untitled project with Imran Khan and is being shot at Pataudi Palace in Haryana. The actress was hurt during filming and ended up with a bloody nose, due to an error of judgment on her co-star's part.

Strangely, she was hurt in the same spot where she'd been previously injured during the shoot of ‘Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani’ when Ranbir accidentally landed a blow on her face. A source from the sets reveals what happened.

They were shooting a funny scene in which Imran is holding a gun in his hand and Katrina is by his side. He had to move around and pull Kat toward him with the other hand. But while shooting, he accidentally smashed the barrel of his gun on Katrina’s nose.

It happened in a split second and her nose started bleeding.

“Everyone panicked because there was blood oozing from her nose.

The shooting stopped and she was escorted to the vanity van. A doctor was called on the set and she was administered first aid. After a while the bleeding stopped, but she was still in pain,” said a source.

“Yes, I got hit in the same place as I did during Ajab. I am pretty bruised but the staff feels it’s good luck for the film. But it was a funny scene so I think it was worth it,” said Katrina. Kats you better watch your nose!

Volumes can be written about the famed Felcy from the world of ‘tiatr’. Her contributions have been tremendous. Herald details… sides gearing up for his own production had little time to think about the fact that I could fit into the role.” Although it was her mother who was instrumental in Felcy’s initiation into ‘tiatrs’, she also wished that her daughter should one day grow up to be a lawyer. But that was not to be. Felcy a graduate in Arts from the Madurai Kamraj University, Madras and who also holds a Diploma in Montessori Teacher’s Training started her own Nursery school called Blooming Buds in New Vaddem, Vasco. But she had to discontinue in this field as her assignments on the Konkani stage were getting more regular and the schedules turned hectic.

Felcy is a gifted singer and versatile actress who can do justice to any given role. She has acted and sung in ‘tiatrs’ produced, written and directed by the stalwarts of the Konkani stage of yesteryears who have now departed but will be remembered always.

She has also worked with well known directors of the Konkani stage in the present. In fact, the list is really long to pen!

Besides singing and acting in ‘tiatrs’ written, directed and produced by other banners, Felcy also writes, directs and produces

‘tiatrs’. Her own ‘tiatrs’ ‘Tufan’ and ‘Vikh to Thik’, the latter of which was also staged in Mumbai and the Gulf countries, besides also having a successful run in Goa. She also has to her credit video cassettes like ‘Cheddum’, ‘Mog’, ‘Dubau’ and VCDs ‘Kuddi’, ‘Bhoinn’, ‘Kumarak Faxi’, ‘Dhongi’, ‘Mog’ and ‘Tarvotti Ghov’.

Besides producing her own audios and VCDs, Felcy has also lent her voice to albums produced by others. When asked about the number of cassettes and CDs to which she has lent her voice, Initially it was my dad who guided me. Later on I began doing it on my own.” Over the years Felcy has won many awards for her acting and singing talents: Kala Academy –Best Singer (1982-83), Coco Coa Great Goan Award (1998), Flyn Film Productions (2001), International Film Festival Award (2004), Gulab Award (2004), Goan Heritage UK Best Actress (2005), Pilar Music Society Award (2005), FF Productions Bahrain (2006), Dr Jack Sequeira Award (2007), Gulab Best Actress Award (2007), Lara Productions (2007), ‘Vauraddeancho Ixtt’ - Best Performance (2008).

Felcy is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Kala Academy and Joint Secretary of the Executive Committee of Ravindra Bhavan. When asked about whom she attributes her success as a tiartist to, she unhesitatingly replies, “My parents, especially my dad for guiding and encouraging me. And also to my husband Alex who has supported and still supports me in all my endeavors.”

Oliver Stone: ‘Labeouf Is No Brad Pitt’

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liver Stone does not believe Shia LaBeouf will be the next Brad Pitt because he is not good looking enough. The director has joked that the 24-year-old actor, who plays lead character Gordon Gekko’s (Michael Douglas) future son-in-law Jake Moore in ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ - is not “the prettiest guy” but “casts a spell” when he is filmed.

He said, “Shia is high profile in front of the camera. He isn’t exactly the prettiest guy on this planet and he certainly isn’t another Brad Pitt.

But he is casting a spell, as soon as he stands in front of a camera.”

However, despite critiquing his looks, Oliver claims Shia was perfect for the role in the follow up to the 1987 movie - for which Michael Douglas won an Oscar - because he got as involved in his character as possible, even in his free time. He said, “I can only praise Shia and his work. Even when he had a day off, all he did was occupying himself with his role and informed himself about all sorts of banking matters.

“Shia very much reminds me of a young Tom Cruise back in 1989, both of them have this incredible amount of energy - there is a reason why both of them always seem to be running in their movies,” he added.

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36th Tiatr Competition, organised

by Kala Academy, Panjim is underway at the Kala Academy through the month of September and October.

Call 2420452.

The State Level Youth Festival 2010, organised by the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs will be held to select young persons for the National Youth Festival 2011. The North District Level Youth Festival will be held October 1 at Gomantak Maratha Samaj Hall, Panjim.

The 10th Goa State (under-16) inter-school Tennis Ball Cricket Championship for boys and girls and the 7th State (under-19) interhigher secondary school championship for boys and girls, organised by the Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association and the Sports Authority of Goa will take place from October 3 to 5 at Vasco and Campal, Panjim.

A Public Reading Programme by Mr Dan Driscoll and Jugneeta Sudan organised by Kala Academy, on the work by Vikram Seth ‘An Equal Music’ will be held on October 3 at the Black Box from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.

Gandhian ideology will be discussed at the book discussion as part of the recently launched ‘ICG Book Reading Club’, organised by the International Centre Goa (ICG) is being held on October 1 at 5.30pm at the ICG, Dona Paula. Call 9765404391.

The Italian Film Festival, organised by the Italian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the International Centre Goa will be held from October 22 to 24 at 6pm at the International Centre Goa. Call 9765404391.

The All Goa Toroloco Tequila Cocktail Competition is on for bartenders, both experienced and amateurs. Call 2262922 or 2407030-71.

Free public dental check-ups, organised by Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited and the Indian Dental Association (IDA) will be held in Margao

throughout October as part of Oral Health Month 2010. SMS her/his postal pin code to 5676725.

Dandiya-Garbha workshop, organised by the Dynamik Art Entertainment – Panjim is being held during the course of this month and the next from 7pm to 9pm at Shree Dadeshwar Sabha Mandap Bhandarwada, B r i t o n a . C a l l 9 8 2 3 4 11 0 7 1 o r 9823254531.

Art of Writing Haiku, a workshop

by Kala Ramesh will be held on October 22 and 23 from 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm at Sunaparata – Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim. Call 2421311.

Applications from Goan handicraft artisans are invited by the Goa Handicrafts Rural Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited (GHRSSIDC) to participate at the GHRSSIDC stall, Goa Pavillion at India International Trade Fair 2010 to be held from November 14 to 27, 2010 at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Registration closes on October 11. Visit GHRSSIDC Head Office at Crafts Complex, Neugi Nagar, Panjim. Call 2228157 or 2225328.

Ways to analyse and review a film will be the subject for the tenth and final session of the film appreciation course ‘Imago: The Language of Film’. It will be held on October 1 at 5.30pm at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhas, Panjim. Call 9423316395, 9823572035 or 9823253361.

The 7th Interactive Session of the Series on Health, organised by the International Centre Goa will be held on October 8 from 6pm to 7:30pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. The 8th session will be held on October 15. Call 9765404391.

‘Kaleidoscope – a Language Competition’, organised by Communicare is being held till October 1 at the Goa University studio, Goa University, Ta l e i g a o p l a t e a u . E - m a i l nshaikh@perfectrelations.com.

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Night Vigil for Peace and Communal Harmony

HERALD FEATURES he Parishioners of Carambolim under the dynamic leadership of their parish priest are organising an All Goa Night Vigil for peace and communal harmony in Goa and in India. The Arch Bishop – Patriarch MGSR Filipe Neri Ferrao has dedicated this year to the patron saint of Goa, blessed Joseph Vaz with the theme ‘Juze Vazachi Dekh Gheum-ya Kristi Totvank Sakxi Dium-ya’ .

At 7:30 pm Sr Ida Fernandes will conduct the Biblical Rosary based on the word of God and life of the blessed Joseph Vaz. At 8:00 pm people from different walks of life will give witnesses on how they have changed their lives by attending the friday retreats at Carambolim Church. From 9 to 10 pm, Rev Dr Fr Simon Diniz, principal of Rosary College Navelim will speak on the theme theme of the year ‘Juze Vazachi Dekh Gheum-ya Kristi Totvank Sakxi Dium-ya’ to the crowds. From 11pm to 1 am, Mario Fernandes, incharge of the Music Ministry will conduct praise and worship sessions to the thousands of people who will be gathered there.

From 1am to 2am, Francis Lobo from Vasco with his dramatic troupe will present a skit based on the life of blessed Joseph Vaz. From 3am to 4am, parish priest Fr Conceicao D’ Silva along with his ministry Agnes Fernandes, Dioginho D’Costa and Jose Miranda will conduct the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament based on the theme. From 4am onwards the concelebrated mass will be held. The main celebrant will be Fr Manuel Gomes, director of Biblical Centre.

Then on, confessions will be held with several priests in attendance till 12 midnight.

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HERALD FEATURES arida Dias, president, Goa YMCA Toastmasters Club and her members are all set to have their Grand Charter Nite Celebrations and Installation Ceremony of the Charter Executive Committee this evening at The Tango Room – Vivanta by the Taj, Panjim.

Goa YMCA Toastmasters Club is the first toastmasters club in the state, recently chartered with 30 members. The Founding father, Ralph C Smedley started the first club on October 22, 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, United States. Toastmasters International have lived up to their promise of being the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality.

Through its Member Clubs, it helps people learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking – vital skills that promote self-

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actualisation, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the betterment of mankind.

Toastmasters has served over four million people and today the organisation serves over 250,000 members in 108 countries, though its over 12,500 Member Clubs of which 182 clubs are in India. They claim to be the learning laboratories where one can enjoy experimenting, discovering and developing your potential.

Goa YMCA Toastmasters also sponsor Gavel Clubs for students and youth (conducted free of cost), Speech Craft programmes for adults and Youth Development Programs all around Goa. These clubs are for students and youth below 18 years.

Charter Celebration Committee Members Standing: Laura Alvares, Sharmila Rao, Farida Dias (president) and Millie Alvares Seated: Umesh Padmanabhan, Basil D’ Cunha, Jonathan Sequeira, Adolph Castellino, Michael Coutinho, Kailash Kattalay and Akbar Khan

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BY RON FIDELIS acked to a capacity crowd, Tomazinho Cardozo, singing the opening, first faced a revolt by the public due to failure of the sound system bringing the tiatr to a halt. The humble tiatrist however not only came back to restart, but by the time it ended, it was he who was asking the questions.

Six porddes of this tiatr were split into two parts each showing two houses with the area lighting technique done by Dnyanesh Morajkar. Each part shows a household of Goa of the yesteryears vis-à-vis another showing Goa in 2011 with contrastingly different characterisations. For instance, in the first porddo, while the tuition teacher and the computer assist one’s homework, pens and books are props used in the other contrast. Comic characters are a help and an everyday village mate – both bachelors. The next scene shows a grown up version of the two daughters in one humble household and a son and daughter in a futuristic household. One daughter from the down-to-earth household marries a man that her father chose without even her consent; on the other hand the modern daughter marries and divorces in the same scene.

Irene Cardozo playing the wannabe English speaking mother was the audience’s favourite who gave an ‘accident’ role. Incidentally, this is the only thing that remains constant in this play despite showing a span of twenty years, her pronunciation is excellent. For instance, her way of saying hello is, ‘how to do you?’ And to turn this into a laugh riot, Sheikh Amir is her supporting actor as the help. The plot, although debatable a few places like the non-ageing cooks for instance, was guaranteed to keep everyone guessing as to what may be the topic of comparison in the next scene.

The part about the priest when the Pad Curr (assistant priest) enters the 2011 household dressed casually in pants and a collared t-shirt went well with the audiences. And the daughter and mother, also admitting their crushes on this handsome young priest, were an icing on the cake. While the modern family dances, ignoring the toll of the seven o’ clock bells, back in the old days a beautiful version of Konkani hymn ‘Pav Maie’ is played on a violin when the priest (Succoro de Santa Cruz) joins the family to say the Anjelus no sooner than these bells toll.

Played live by a trumpet player from Luis Cotta’s band, Mukesh Ghatwal played some light jazz on the keyboards. The most innovative that Joy Fernandes got doing the background music was when he played the music intro of Remo Fernandes’ song, ‘Rajan and Prema’. All songs were of good

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quality and were written by Tomazinho, his brother Joao Cardozo and Succoro de Santa Cruz.

The scene was between Mathias Mascarehnas playing the lone father to the kids in the poorer household and his comical village mate, played by Anthony Carvalho. This intriguing character somehow questions everything – from not asking the girl her permission before arranging her marriage, to the politician for not allowing the toilet he built right in front of his neighbour’s house, to the father again, for not wanting to be a burden and wishing for the old age home, to even the village priest’s way of looking at things. And somehow, in a very strange way he is also futuristic in his thinking although over all impulsive and quick to badmouth without even realising so. Showcasing the borderline change in mindsets of the older period in time, the final contrast between a life of simplicity and that of sophistication are apparently human values learnt all throughout.

Depicted in the last scene, it starts with the line – ‘we only want you to be happy’ to – ‘we cannot take care of you anymore’ to a blunt – ‘You have to leave now, the ambulance is already here’ till the last pose of this play showing the modern kids sending their mother to the old age home. And here is when Tomazinho resurfaces to haunt the audiences with his final question after an entertaining yet meaningful play. It goes, ‘Is our Goa developing or getting worse?’ The verdict, he leaves to us all.

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Dempo bow out in tie-breaker l Bagan- E Bengal Fed Cup finals on Saturday

PTI CUTTACK, SEPT 30

Thirteen times champions Mohun Bagan sailed into the final of 32nd Federation Cup, beating Dempo SC 6-5 via the tie-breaker to set up a summit clash with traditional rivals East Bengal on October 2. They were trailing 0-1 at the break.

The teams were locked in a 1-1 draw at full time and even extra time of 30 minutes failed to resolve the deadlock.

In a pulsating match at the floodlit Barabati Stadium here, the Goans dished out an attacking brand of soccer from the word go with Nigerian striker Ranti Martins scoring the goal as early as in the second minute of the match.

Bagan struggled to match the class of Dempo and could equalise in the 66th minute when Edeh Chidi converted a spot kick after a foul on him on the line of the box.

After that both teams fought

State junior basketball team for Nationals HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, SEPT 30

Following boys have been selected for the 61st junior national basketball championship to be held in Vashi, Mumbai from October 24-31 according to C F Vaz, Goa Basketball Association president.

Kane Pereira, Angad Poinguincar, Fraser Fernandes (RMSS Margao), Basuraj Hiremath, Chrysly Pereira (Fr Agnel Verna), Flobert Monteiro, Chaitanya Chawdhury, Terence Vaz (Don Bosco HS Panjim), Gaurav Tamba (Dhempe HSS Mira Mar), Mohir Amir (Mustifund HS Panjim).

The coaching camp will be held from October 7-22 at Loyola High school court, Margao from 3.30 to 5.30 p.m. Players have been asked to report to Olencio Dias or Samson D’Sousa at the venue.

Third Division league: Baina SC v. Patrong SC Tilak ground; Salgaocar SC (Jrs) v. Chicalim SC, Cansaulim ground; CDJ Ribandar v. Aivao YC, Taleigao ground; Nauxim SC v. Sateri SC, Santa Cruz ground; Sao Jose de Areal v. Chandor Club, Areal ground. Kick off 4.15 p.m.

3-a-side football tie-breaker, organised by MSC, Morjim, Govt. Primary School, Pokewada, Morjim, 7 p.m.

for supremacy and remained 1-1 in the stipulated time taking the match to the extra time which also did not yield any result.

In the tie-breaker, Bagan scored all goals while Dempo's Kalu N Ogba failed to place the ball as jubilation followed in the Bagan camp.

The heroes of the crucial match for Bagan were their custodians Shilton Paul and Sangram Mukherjee. While Paul thwarted the repeated onslaughts by rival forwards during the stipulated time, Mukherjee neatly collected the ball as Ogba took the shot, thus stopping Dempo from scoring the all-important goal which turned out to be the clincher.

In the tie-breaker, Edeh Chidi, Jose Ramirez Barreto, Snehasis Chakraborty, Gouranga Dutta and Muritala Ali scored for Bagan.

Bagan was found to be a bit complacent while the Goans, spearheaded by Martins and

Beto, played more attacking brand of soccer. Knowing it well that the juggernaut of the greenand-maroon brigade centered round their experienced foreign strikers - Ramirez Baretto and Mutritala Ali - the Goans successfully checkmated the duo denying them any supply from the beginning.

Chidi, who made it to the field as a substitute in the seventh minute into the second half, scored the equaliser.

Dempo thus failed to take revenge of their 1-0 loss in 2008 despite enjoying more ball possession.

Bagan had thrashed Salgaocar SC to reach the semis for the fifth straight edition, riding on hat-tricks by Brazillian striker Jose Baretto and Nigerian forward Muritala Ali. Dempo had won the domestic league four times in last six years but managed to lift the Federation Cup only once in 2004 beating Bagan 2-0. But in 2008 Bagan

turned the table on Dempo with the 1-0 win in the final.

Bagan had earlier entered into the final 17 times, registering 13 wins and four times runners up.

n Both teams fought for supremacy and remained 1-1 in the stipulated time taking the match to the extra time which also did not yield any result. In the tie-breaker, Bagan scored all goals while Dempo's Kalu N Ogba failed to place the ball as jubilation followed in the Bagan camp.

Assolda, Loutolim, Enfermos, DBO, Sangolda Lightning win HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30

St Anthony's SC, Assolda beat St Sebastian Club of Aquem 21 in a Third Division football league at Areal ground on Thursday.

Rosario Fernandes 20th, Nitin Fernandes 65th scored for Assolda. Karen Dias netted for Aquem.

Socio Cultural Club, Loutolim edged past Shiroda YC 1-0 with Royson Fernandes scoring in the 30th minute at Loutulim ground.

Sirvodem SC and Mandopa Sporting Club played a 1-1 draw at Navelim ground. Neville D'Costa 3rd scored for Mandopa and Mohammed Agar for Sirvodem in the 20th.

Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda beat United Club of Benaulim 3-2 at Dando ground. Ravi Natekar 2nd and 80th, Malcolm Alfonso 82nd scored for Oratory.

Melvin Fernandes 30th, Paul Fernandes 63rd netted for Benaulim.

Quelossim beat Baina YRC 53 at Cansaulim ground.

Sangolda Lightning beat Clube Athletico de Parra 2-1 at Anjuna ground. Nikhil Naik 57th, Malcolm Rebello 72nd scored for Sangolda. Clifford Cardoza 24th netted for Parra.

Yesterday, Enfermos Sports Club edged past Carmel Sports Club 1-0 at Navelim ground.

Antonio Fernandes scored the match-winner in the 16th

minute.

Dramapur SC and Union of Chinchinim Villagers were locked in a 1-1 draw in another match at Dicarpale ground.

Chinchinim went ahead through Franky Oliveira in the 35th minute and Adrian Fernandes equalised in the 76th.

St Anthony’s Sports Club of Colva edged past United SC of Seraulim 1-0 at Dando ground.

Jovisco Fernandes scored in the 60th.

Parish Youth, Consua and BITS Pilani at Tilak Maidan, Vasco played a 2-2 draw.

Dabolim YC and Cortalim Villagers S & WA were locked in a goalless draw at Cansaulim ground.

St. Mary’s High School, Ponda, winners of Ponda Taluka Inter-School tournament at Ponda Complex. In the Taluka finals they defeated St.Joseph’s High School, Karai 3-1 the scorers being Fleming Dias and Shahish Naik (2). The team Shayne, Shahish, Melbern, Suraj, Sampras, Ashley, Royston, Jesuraj (PE teacher), Headmistress and Manager Sr. Annie Paul, Superior Sr. Shaila Chacko, Subin, Aaren D’Silva, Wasim, Fleming, Nafis, Aaron, Nikhil, Stalin, Sahil, Shadab and Ansan.

Angela adjudged best international referee HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, SEPT 30

Angela de Abreu e Naik was awarded the best international referee certificate by international referees Shahran Arbabi, Haya Qubani and Poulahad at 1st open international taekwondo championship at Vishakapatnam RECENTLY. Angela will be representing India at the 5th World Taekwondo Poomsee Championship to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from October 810.

At the 4th World Taekw o n d o Po o msee Cha mp ionship she stood in the 9th position in individual masters category and 12th in 2nd pair category.

GOA DIARY

3-a-side tie-breaker

PANJIM (HSD) – The Young Challengers of Guem Bhatt, St Agustinho will organise 3-a-side tie-breaker on October 2 at Guem Bhatt, St Agustinho at 12 p.m. The winners and runners-up will be awarded Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 8,000 respectively. Consolation prizes of Rs. 5,000 will also be awarded. Details may be obtained on 9823169260.

5-a-side football

PANJIM (HSD) -- St. Sebastian Gymkhana, Vanxem, Loutulim will organise their 4th All-Goa one-day 5-aside football tournament at Vanxem Ponsalim ground, Loutulim on October 2 at 9 a.m. The winners will be richer by Rs 6000 and the runners-up by Rs 4000 besides other prizes. Details may be obtained from Olwin on 8007097906.

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Eto’o shines for Inter; Barca held lHernandez

Valencia.....................0 Rubin Kazan..............1 Inter Milan..................4 Panathinaikos............0 Schalke 04..................2 Hapoel Tel-Aviv.........1 Rangers......................1 Tottenham..................4

strikes late for Man Utd

Man Utd...................1 Barcelona...............1 Werder Bremen......0 FC Copenhagen.....2 Benfica...................0 Lyon........................3 Bursaspor..............0 FC Twente...............1

Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o vies with Per Mertesacker of Bremen at the San Ciro Stadium in Milan.

Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez Mexico celebrates front a Goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez after scoring against Valencia’s during Champions League soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia.

REUTERS LONDON, SEPT 30

Samuel Eto’o scored three goals to raise his season total to 11, leading defending champion Inter Milan over visiting Werder Bremen 4-0 Wednesday night in the first round of the European Champions League.

With Diego Milito sidelined by a a thigh injury, Eto’o scored off a pass from Esteban Cambiasso in the 21st minute, ran onto a long pass by Lucio for his second goal in the 27th and rounded and goalkeeper Tim Wiese to score in the 81st. Eto’o also set up Wesley Sneijder for a goal in the 34th.

“In the past Samuel has played in the middle and on the right,” Inter coach Rafael Benitez said. “This year he has been

Lee-Hesh crash out of Thailand Open AGENCIES THAILAND, SEPT 30

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi suffered a rare defeat together as they made a shock first-round exit from Thailand Open, the only ATP tournament they played together ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

The top seeds, who came to this tournament after a record 24th consecutive win in the Davis Cup, lost 6-7(5), 7-6 (5), 4-10 to unseeded German's Daniel Brands and Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the first round of the $551,000 hard court event.

Having won gold medals at the last two editions of the Asian Games, Paes and Bhupathi will be the hot favourite pair when tennis makes its debut at the Commonwealth Games.

The tennis event will begin on October 4 and conclude on October 10.

playing more to the left and been getting nearer the goal.

Tonight he played as the central striker and when he is near the goal he is always dangerous.”

Eto’o has five goals in the Serie A, four in the Champions League and two in the Italian Super Cup. “We knew that Eto’o and Sneijder were great players,” Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf said, “but I’m not sure if tonight was their birthdays, as we gave them so many presents.”

Tottenham routed visiting Twente 4-1 for its first-ever Champions League victory.

Rafael van der Vaart put Spurs ahead with a 47th-minute penalty kick, then was ejected in the 61st for his second yellow card, for a high challenge on

Steven Naismith scored in the 18th minute to give Glasgow Rangers a 1-0 win over visiting Bursaspor in Group C, ending the Scottish club’s 13-game Champions League winless streak. American midfielder Maurice Edu dragged a shot just wide for Rangers in the 54th.

Manchester United and Rangers are both 1-0-1 with four points, while Valencia (11) has three and Buraspor (0-2) none.

FIFA player of the year Lionel Messi returned from an ankle injury in just 10 days, entering in the 60th minute as 2009 champion Barcelona was held to a 11 tie at Russia’s Rubin Kazan.

Christian Noboa put Rubin in the lead with a 30th-minute penalty kick after Daniel Alves fouled Vitali Kaleshin. Villa converted a 60th-minute penalty kick after Lasha Salukvadze fouled Andres Iniesta. Last year, Rubin Kazan had a win and a draw against Barcelona in the group stage.

Copenhagen won 2-0 at

Contador suspended for ‘adverse finding’ REUTERS GEELONG (Australia), SEPT 30

Spanish rider Alberto Contador has been provisionally suspended for returning an ''adverse analytical finding'' of clenbuterol from a urine sample taken during the Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said today. The cyclist, who won his third Tour de France this year, was tested during the second rest day of the race and the second B test had confirmed the presence of clenbuterol, a banned anabolic agent, the UCI said in a statement. ''The rider, who had already put an end to his cycling season before the result was known, was nevertheless formally and provisionally suspended as is prescribed by the World AntiDoping Code,'' the statement said.

The concentration in the A test was ''400 time(s) less than what the antidoping laboratories accredited by WADA must be able to detect,'' the UCI said in a statement. ''In view of this very small concentration and in consultation with WADA, the UCI immediately had the proper results management proceedings conducted including the analysis of B sample that confirmed the first result.''

The case would require ''further scientific investigation'' before any conclusion could be drawn and could take some time, the statement added, providing no further comment.

Contador had blamed food contamination for the finding. ''From the moment he was first informed by the UCI on Aug. 24, Alberto Contador indicated that a contamination of food was the only possible explanation for what happened,'' his agent said in a statement carried by Spanish media.

Yuvraj aims to make a mark in Irani Trophy AGENCIES MUMBAI, SEPT 30

Ousted from the national team, swashbuckling batsman Yuvraj Singh would launch his desperate comeback bid when he leads defending champions Rest of India against Ranji winners Mumbai in the Irani Trophy match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday.

The match would be a perfect stage for talented youngsters, fringe players and Yuvraj who is desperately trying to stage a comeback.

Ranji champions Mumbai would try and win the Irani Trophy after a gap of 12 years.

After slogging out at the nets, Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer exuded confidence and said even the absence of heavyweights such as Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, who are on national duty against Australia, would not impact the team much.

Ro b e r t o Ro s a l e s . Ro m a n Pavlyuchenko converted two more penalty kicks, and Gareth Bale scored with five minutes left. Nacer Chadli had 56thminute goal for the Dutch team.

“I was worried we wouldn’t win the game but in the end the guys played fantastic,” said Vander Vaart, suspended for the Oct. 20 game at Inter. “”It was a strange game for me. I scored, missed a penalty and was also sent off.”

Inter and Tottenham (both 10-1) each have four points in Group A, while Werder Bremen and Twente (both 0-1-1) each have one.

Javier Hernandez entered in the 77th minute and scored his first Champions League goal in the 86th, giving 2008 champion Manchester United a 1-0 win at Valencia in Group C. “I think what Chicharito did was he brought us penetration,” United manager Alex Ferguson said. “Just before he scored he made a great run in behind their defense, and that was what we needed at that stage of the game.”

Panathinaikos as Dame N’Doye scored against his former club in the 28th minute and Martin Vingaard added a goal on a free kick nine minutes later. Panathinaikos’ Gilberto Silva was ejected four minutes into the second half for his second yellow card.

Copenhagen (2-0) leads Group D with six points, followed by Barcelona (1-0-1) with four, Rubin Kazan (0-0-1) with one and Panathinaikos (0-2) with none.

Jefferson Farfan scored in the 73rd minute and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar poked home a cross from American midfielder Jermaine Jones in the 85th to give Schalke (1-0-1) a 2-0 victory over visiting Benfica (1-0-1) in Group B. Lyon (2-0) leads the group with six points following a 3-1 win at Hapoel Tel Aviv (0-2).

Michel Bastos scored twice, including one on a penalty kick, and Miralem Pjanic added a goal in second-half stoppage time.

Vincent Enyeama converted a 79th-minute penalty kick for Hapoel.

Gayle rejects Windies contract AGENCIES CARIBBEAN, SEPT 30

West Indies captain Chris Gayle has turned down a central contract with the West Indies Cricket Board.

Gayle is the third prominent West Indies player to opt out of a central contract, after allrounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo did the same earlier this month.

Despite not signing a contract the Board says each player is committed to the West Indies.

"Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, who were both offered A contracts, and Kieron Pollard, who was offered a C contract, have indicated to the WICB that they were not minded to take up the offers," according to a statement from the board.

"The WICB has written to Gayle, Bravo and Pollard seeking details of the issues which caused them not to take up the offer in an attempt to understand same and so that the issues can be addressed for future contract offers.

The contracts on offer had required players to make themselves available for the West Indies team at all times, something that the three players - all of whom have forged prominent careers in domestic Twenty20 competitions including the IPL - were reluctant to do.

ICC has no plans to ban Pak: Lorgat AGENCIES DUBAI, SEPT 30

The International Cricket Council has no plans to ban Pakistan from world cricket and neither does ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat have any problems with PCB chairman Ejaz Butt.

"I don't subscribe to this view of banning Pakistan. We have to separate a few individuals from a team and nation," Lorgat said.

"If these individuals are proven guilty, I don't believe that an entire nation or team should be held responsible for the acts of individuals. There are provisions in the ICC that allows suspension of

members but that is something we are not contemplating by any strech of imagination," Lorgat said.

Many former players including ex-England captain, Ian Botham have voiced calls for the ICC to ban Pakistan cricket because of the spot-fixing allegations against three players.

Lorgat also spoke about his relation with Ejaz Butt who had called for the removal of Lorgat as ICC CEO. Butt's strong remarks against Lorgat and the England and Wales Cricket Board came after the ICC had launched an investigation into the third England-Pakistan

One-Dayer at the Oval following reports of suspicious scoring patterns during the Pakistan innings.

"I don't want to hold Pakistani cricketers responsible for what you might consider poor relations between two individuals and there is none in my book. I say the game is bigger than anyone of us and we are custodians of the game," he said.

"I will continue to meet him and will continue to employ tactics to make him believe what I think is right and what he should be doing," Lorgat added.

"But he (Butt) has to take responsibility for leading the PCB

and for his own actions."

Lorgat also believed that Butt should not have gone public with his allegations against the English cricketers.

"I would have been more satisfied if Butt had made a direct approach to ACSU and provided whatever information and evidence he had that could have been helpful for relations between PCB and ECB," Lorgat said.

Lorgat also said that the ICC didn't act improperly by giving a statement on investigations into the third ODI. "We have to protect the integrity of the game and it is our stated position.

Bhutt withdraws remarks against English players PTI LONDON, SEPT 30

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has withdrawn his remarks in which he had alleged that England player had thrown the third one-dayer against Pakistan at the Oval but maintained that he was misunderstood.

Butt had said England players were paid "enormous amounts of money" to lose the third ODI match at the Oval.

Responding to his remarks, the England and Wales Cricket Board had threatened legal action and demanded an unreserved apology from him. Butt met his ECB counterpart Giles Clarke in London yesterday and both the boards issued a joint statement.

"I wish personally and on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board to withdraw the comments I made concerning the England and Wales Cricket Board and each of the England players who played in the NatWest One Day International at the Brit Insurance Oval on Friday 17 September.

"It is regrettable that there was a misunderstanding arising from my comments," the statement said.

Butt said he "never intended to question the behaviour and integrity of the England players nor the ECB nor to suggest that any of them were involved in any corrupt practices or in a conspiracy against Pakistan cricket."

Butt had earlier said that he

was merely stating what the bookies were saying. He now said, "I wish to make it clear that I have never seen any evidence of any wrong doing by any England player or the ECB at any time.

"I deeply and sincerely regret that my statements have been interpreted to cast doubt upon the good names of the England players and the ECB and hope that this public withdrawal will draw a line under the matter."

In the same statement ECB and the England players who played at the Brit Insurance Oval warmly said they "welcome this withdrawal and now regard the matter closed."

ECB chairman Giles Clarke confirmed that following this statement he is continuing in his role as the ICC Pakistan Task Team chairman.

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Too bad Games showcase old India AGENCIES MELBOURNE, SEPT 30

Graft and incompetence in many overlapping government agencies have sabotaged Delhi's great opportunity to shine before the world.

When Bollywood glitz and rhythm spiced up the closing ceremony of Melbourne's Commonwealth Games four years ago there was no sign of the troubles that would beset the 2010 Delhi Games. Some of India's biggest movie stars led a high-energy trailer at the MCG to showcase the next host.

With more than 1000 performers, 600 of them professional dancers flown in from India, it was the biggest handover sequence in Games his-

tory.

But even then, the allocation of resources by the Delhi organisers hinted at problems.

More than $7 million was spent on that 10-minute segment, says a new book, Sello t a p e L e g a c y, b y B o r i a Majumdar and Nalin Mehta. In contrast, less than $750,000 was spent on the entire Indian sports contingent at the Melbourne Games.

Mehta says the extravagance in Melbourne was a pointer to the waste and mismanagement to come. ''It showed how skewed the priorities of the organisers were,'' he told the Herald.

Majumdar and Mehta have made one of the few independ-

ent estimates of what the 2010 Commonwealth Games have cost India, including all related infrastructure. Their tally came to about $17 billion, more than 110 times the first estimate prepared by organisers in 2002.

Despite the mammoth cost overruns, Delhi's preparations have been engulfed by crisis. The chaos of the past fortnight, including the shooting of two Taiwanese tourists at a Delhi mosque, filthy toilets and unfinished rooms at the Games village, a footbridge collapse at the main stadium and ceiling tiles falling in at the weightlifting venues, has humiliated the nation.

The event was meant to display a bold new India ready to take on the world.

Instead, old India intruded to mess things up.

Old India refers to the centrist system of politics and economic management in which the neetas (politicians) and babus (bure a u c r a t s ) h a v e u l t i m a t e authority and often use it to line their own pockets. The elaborate bureaucratic system, entrenched since independence in 1947, provides ample opportunity for graft.

In 1991 things began to change when a balance of payments crisis forced economic reforms that gradually created more space for private enterprise.

The private sector, led by the information technology industry, has been responsible for cre-

Second CWG theme song released AGENCIES NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

A Langur monkey drinks water while sitting on a road fence outside Talkatora stadium, one of the venues for the CWG. While 100,000 security guards have been deployed to counter potential threats from militants, authorities here have turned to rented langurs to thwart any monkey threat to the CWG starting on Sunday.

SC slams govt over CWG corruption AGENCIES NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed government over the Commonwealth Games preparations and for the rampant corruption found in the CWG 2010 projects.

The court is livid about the pedestrian bridge that collapsed near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium earlier this month, just days after it was completed.

"In this country, payments are made without work being done. The newly constructed bridge collapsed like a pack of cards. Rs 70,000 crore are involved. There is rampant corruption in the country. We

Doing well in sessions is key: Dhoni PTI MOHALI, SEPT 30

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said doing well in sessions, particularly on the last two days of a Test match, is key to win a series as the hosts gear up for the tough assessment against Australia.

"Test cricket is about doing well in sessions. The team that wins more sessions in the last couple of days when the ball turns and bounces and there is reverse swing.. it becomes becomes deciding factor," Dhoni told reporters on the eve if the match at the PCA stadium.

Stressing that it is important to get early breakthroughs, the skipper is expecting that Zaheer Khans and Ishant Sharmas will make early inroad into rival lineup.

Dhoni though still not sure how the strip will behave.

"It looks that when the pacers will bowl, the ball might just skid on to the batsman," he assessed.

The captain was also curt in his reply when asked how will Indians cope against the barrage of short balls that Australians will fire at them as Indians are not known for puling and hooking well.

"The solution is simple. If you can't hook or pull, it's better you leave those deliveries," was his reply.

cannot shut our eyes. Till October 15, Common Wealth is a public purpose - thereafter, everything will become private purpose," observed the court.

The comments came during a case that establishes that the government has violated laws aimed at preserving the historic Jantar Mantar monument in the capital. A part of the building of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Parliament Street falls within 100 metres of the monument.

The construction has been objected to by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which has also pointed out that other buildings have been

allowed to come up far too close to Jantar Mantar.

Slamming the NDMC, the Supreme Court thundered, " How mindless and lawless are you? No regard for history, no regard for constitution. There is a totally unethical government with no moral values.

Money is the only thing that matters. Why don't you convert Jantar Mantar into a hotel or a mall and India will shine?"

“There is rampant corruption in the country. We cannot shut our eyes,” a bench of Justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly remarked on Thursday, referring to the Rs 70,000 crore spent on the Games.

With things looking bright for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, a song was released in New Delhi on Wednesday encouraging the youth of India to create a positive atmosphere around the Games.

The song titled Delhi Games 2010 invokes the slogan given

by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru 'Play the game in the spirit of the game'.

The three-and-a-halfminute song, composed by Mohan Das Menon, a retired IPS and consultant to Minister of Corporate and Eco nomic Affairs, has music given by Pand it Rakesh Sharma and sung by Vidhi Sharma, Debashish and Meenakshi Chakravorty.

Menon said no Indian athelete had ever complained about facilities in another country and intended to give a positive message to the youth.

"No Indian athelete has ever criticised the hosting of the games in any country.

Audience interpret things in a positive way. You should be positive," said the composer.

The song encompasses a mix of Western, Indian classical and bhojpuri folk music in Megha and Desh Raag.

The music was released by Jawahar Sircar, Secretar y, Ministry of Culture at a function at the Press Club of India.

It took two days by the author to pen the piece along with a month-long period for the music to be ready.

ating the perception of a new India that is modern, fast-growing, innovative and a global economic player.

But India's dynamic entrepreneurs were largely excluded from preparations for the Games. ''The private sector in India really does excellent work, but in the Commonwealth Games, for whatever reason, it was decided to keep them out,'' said Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, senior editor at the Hindustan Times.

Responsibility for the Games, including building and refurbishing venues, was mostly given to a clutch of overlapping government bodies at national, state and municipal levels.

This was a huge mistake, says William Dalrymple, a British au-

thor who has written extensively on Delhi and India. ''Everything that is most remarkable about the new India is private-sector,'' he said. ''You only have to go to any government office to see that it is on a different planet - it's on planet corruption, it's on planet filth and it's on planet go-slow. No one is prepared to make a decision in case they get in trouble - unless they get a bribe. The standards of presentation and delivery are low.''

At least 21 agencies had a stake in the Games, including obscure government departments such as the Archaeological Survey of India. The jungle of government agencies hampered co-ordination and slowed progress.

A report on Games preparations by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India found many agencies were unaware of their role and some had different timelines for the same project.

In July a corruption watchdog said it had evidence of shoddy building work and inflated pricing. Fears about the quality of venues intensified after a footbridge near the main stadium collapsed last week, injuring 27 workers. There have been damaging corruption allegations, including reports of a toilet roll billed at 4000 rupees ($92). ''There was a lot of money flowing around but none of it is transparent, none of it is out in the public domain, so there are a lot of questions about cor-

Infrastructure puts Delhi ahead by 10 yrs: Kalmadi AGENCIES NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi feels the world-class city infrastructure and the facilities, which have come up for the multi-discipline event, have put the National Capital ahead by 10 years.

"The city is 10 years ahead now. Earlier people would fly from Delhi to Dubai, Singapore and many other destinations. Now they will land here, see the beautiful city," Kalmadi said addressing the gathering at the Queen's Baton arrival at the OC's headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday.

"Delhi is all set for the Games. We have a first class airport, a great metro connectivity that stretches right from the airport to the Games Village and to all the venues. Roads are just great, the entire city is spurced up. You have got everything," he added.

The senior Congress leader also said the Oc-

tober 3-14 mega-event does not belong to any political party.

"Let me tell you, it's not a Congress Games. It's an all-party Games. The Games have come to us during the times of (then Prime Minister) Atal Behari Vajpayee-ji. We have done our best to see the results.

"28 years after we hosted the Asian Games, the city is hosting a big event. This is for the first time we are hosting Commonwealth Games. All the 71 nations have come or are on the way," he said.

Reiterating that all the athletes were happy with the facilities at the Games Village near the Akshardham Temple, Kalmadi said, "I had given the athletes a choice, they are free to stay in hotel.

"But impressed with the Games Village, nobody opted for any five-star hotel. They do not want to stay in the hotel but in the Games Village."

ruption here,'' Mehta said.

And the embarrassments keep coming. An investigation published by the Indian Express on Tuesday revealed that at least 38 relatives of senior officials in Delhi's organising committee have jobs with the organisation, including four nephews of the committee's vice-chairman, Randhir Singh. A Games official questioned about the apparent nepotism said it was all just coincidence.

Instead of boosting India's image the Games have been a painful reminder that old India is still deeply entrenched. They have drawn global attention to intractable problems that have dogged the country for decades, especially corruption and poor governance.

Bindra to carry Baton at opening AGENCIES NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, will carry the Queen's Baton to the CWG opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.

'The baton has come to Delhi and the games are going to begin with its arrival. The baton will be brought to the opening ceremony by Abhinav Bindra,' said organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi after welcoming the Baton relay.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit and several of her cabinet colleagues were present at the ceremony. The Baton relay reached the capital from neighbouring Haryana.

Rogge visit to provide late lift for organisers AGENCIES NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge will provide a much-needed lift for the troubled CWG when he visits the site of the multi-sports gathering on Friday.

The 68-year-old Belgian will be accompanied by wife Anne, Chief of Staff Christophe de Kepper and around 20 other leading IOC officials, deputy chairman of the Games OC Randhir Singh said on Thursday.

"Jacques Rogge has been a great supporter of not only the Delhi Games but also the Indian Olympic Association," IOC member Singh said.

Rogge would remain in Delhi for opening ceremony before leaving the next day, Singh added.

An artisan paints a model of the mascot of the Commonwealth Games inside a factory in Mohali.

Positive vibes, negative emotions on web portals UNI NEW DELHI, SEPT 30

As the Commonwealth Games nears, country's online addicts are voicing strong opinions about it across various social networking sites.

While some continue to live with the negative image of the Games, others remain upbeat to welcome them.

In an effort to reduce the pessimism around the mega sports event, most of the people, who like to scribble on various portals every hour, are writing about the Games, especially highlight-

ing its positive aspects. ''The online space directly reflects thoughts and discussions in the offline world....Recently, there have been constant efforts by many people, especially Indians, who are trying to portray the good aspects of the Games,'' Prateek Shah, an online evangelist, told UNI. He referred to various comments and posts on these sites which not only requested to talk good about the Games, but also became aggressive at times against the negativity.

''I don't care about all those saying bad about CWG. My country rocks and so will the Games,'' status message of a Facebook user said.

Not only their words are contributing to patriotic-cum-positive fervour in support of the Games, but their profiles on these sites remain full of photographs and videos related to the event. ''I happened to see a photo album in somebody's profile which showed how the Commonwealth Games Village has become world class.

''It brought a feeling of happiness and pride in me,'' Jaspreet Singh, a MBA student said.

Nevertheless, bad news makes it way faster and deeper. In the run up to the Games, a number of alleged cases related to corruption, use of low-quality material, incompletion of Games venues upgradation work, to name a few, have come into light.

They created bad opinion about the Games among masses leading them to write negative about it. ''With a wide number of people fol-

India hit by bowling concerns PTI MOHALI, SEPT 30

In an unusually low-profile series due to the buzz surrounding the Commonwealth Games, India go into the first cricket Test against Australia with serious concerns at the bowling front with their key spinner Harabhajan Singh rendered a doubtful starter for the match starting here tomorrow.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has just returned from South Africa after playing in the Champions League Twenty20, will also have to switch quickly from Twenty20 to Test mode for the series which coincides with the Commonwealth Games from October 3 to 14 in Delhi.

The same is the case for Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings team-mate Suresh Raina, who is set to play his third Test, though another CSK mem-

ber Murali Vijay is expected to sit out.

But more than switching from shortest format to the longest, Dhoni's main worry would be the uncertainty over the fitness of offspinner Harabhajan Singh who is suffering from an ankle sprain.

With Mohali pitch predicted to be on the slower side with low bounce after heavy rains this monsoon season, slow bowlers, especially Harbhajan would be crucial to India's scheme of things.

In case of the feisty off-spinner's absence, who normally reserves his best against the Australians, Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra will have to take charge of the slow-bowling department.

"We will take a call on Bhajji tomorrow. The rest are all available for selection," Dhoni said at the prematch media conference.

While leg-spinner Amit Mishra has had a dream debut against the Aus-

tralians in the 2008 series picking up five-for at this very ground, leftarm spinner Pragyan Ojha is a more disciplined bowler although a bit on the restrictive mould.

It has often been found out that Mishra has struggled on slow pitches as his leg breaks are rendered ineffective. Being too slow through the air has also been a problem.

Ojha, on the other hand, has the ability to keep the batsman quiet with tight line and length bowling. He gives an option to the bowler at the other end to have a go at the batsman.

The team-management will also have to take a call between pacers Ishant Sharma and S Sreesanth to share the new ball with experienced but injury-returned Zaheer Khan. It will be a tough call considering that both have not been in their best of shape and form at the international level.

lowing such sites these days, news travels much easily. Even a single bad comment can spread across the world in seconds and this is what is happening,'' Sourabh Goel, a techie, said.

In addition, such comments make an impact because they are given by people whom one knows. ''Most of us spend lot of hours in front of these sites, so they do create an impact on our thoughts. Moreover, people who comment are closed ones and friends, so their thought process matters,'' 25-year-old Gunjan Mathur,

who is working with an NGO said.

However, be it positive or negative publicity, all have been around the arrangements of the Games, which is ''not the main part of the CWG,'' believes Anurag Abraham, an event manager and a social networker. ''The image of the Games will be made by the way it takes place during the actual days and in the way players perform. Their arrangements are not the main part of the CWG. It is the competitive spirit and the race to gold,'' he said.

Indians putting up smokescreen on Bhajji’s fitness: Ponting they still have spinners like Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha to take The Indian team might be trying his place," Ponting said at a preto put up a smokescreen by de- match press conference. claring Harbhajan Singh a doubtIndian skipper Mahendra ful starter for tomorrow's Singh Dhoni had earlier declared opening Test, says Aus- FIRST TEST Harbhajan a doubtful tralian skipper Ricky India v. Australia starter for tomorrow's Ponting who claims to match in his press con9.30 am have seen the off-spinference today. ner practice at the nets the day With just two matches to be he twisted his ankle. played, Ponting sees little room "I don't think he is doubtful. for any slip-ups.

The day he had his ankle twisted "We love to come here and (September 27) he spent the win. It is about remaining comevening bowling at centre petitive and giving ourselves a wicket in Sector 16 (cricket sta- chance to win," Ponting said dium at Chandigarh). I think when asked if Australia was India might be trying to put a viewing the upcoming contest smoke screen. If he doesn't play as a revenge series.

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Sachin Tendulkar lofts one in the nets at Mohali on Thursday.