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locals oppose airport Power, water OTS Mopa Say politicians interested in land speculation schemes a failure JAGDEEP POKLE PANJIM, JUNE 19

SURAJ NANDREKAR PANJIM, JUNE 19

IN BRIEF Army Major held for bribe CBI arrested Army Major Dipendra Bhushanon the charge of taking bribe of Rs 50,000 from a newly-recruited jawan for clearing him in a medical test. – (PTI)

The State government’s plan to recover hundreds of crores of rupees of water and power arrears through the one time settlement (OTS) scheme has failed to impress the consumers.

The State government had through the Electricity department and the Public Works Department announced the OTS schemes for the power and water consumers, respectively.

Under the scheme government extended very attractive benefit to the defaulting consumers envisaging recovery of only ‘Principle Amount’ by waiving all the delayed payment charges from the date of first default and also waiving 18 per cent interest chargeable in respect of RRC cases.

However, very few consumers took benefit of the scheme. As a result, the Department of Electricity had to extend the OTS period by enhancing the maximum limit of outstanding arrears from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 which is valid upto August 2010, while the PWD closed down the scheme last September due to lack of response.

While the Electricity Department is struggling to recover Rs 150 crore in form of arrears, the PWD too has arrears worth

ARREARS Power — Rs 150 crore Water — Rs 10 crore

OTS TAkERS Power — 500 Water — 200 around Rs 10 crore.

Out of the thousands of water consumers who are eligible for the scheme, only around 200 consumers took benefit of the same.

“We had to close down the scheme as the response was very poor from the consumers,” PWD Principal Chief Engineer A M Wacasunder told Herald.

He however felt that the result for the poor response was the slab limit of Rs 20,000.

“Only customers whose arrears are below Rs 20,000 could take advantage of the scheme and I feel that was one of the reasons (for the poor response),” he stated.

Asked whether the scheme would be restarted, he replied, it has to be by the government.

In the Electricity Department too there are thousands of eligible cases with crores of rupees in arrears, but sadly only around 500 consumers have applied and their cases have been settled.

Nitish returns Rs 5 cr in rebuff to Modi PTI PATNA, JUNE 19

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today sought to rebuff his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi by returning the Rs 5 crore aid given by him for the Kosi flood victims, drawing sharp attack from BJP and other parties like Congress, RJD and LJP. Kumar, who was angry after local papers last week carried advertisements about the help given by the Gujarat government for the 2008 Kosi flood victims, returned the money, which was lying unspent in the CM’s relief fund, officials said.

The Bihar Chief Minister had described Modi government’s claim of liberal donation as “uncivilised.”

Reacting to Kumar’s decision to return the money, the Gujarat government said the move was “unfortunate”.

“The decision is unfortunate,” Gujarat minister and government spokesperson Jaynarayan Vyas told reporters in Dwarka in Gujarat. The assistance was given as a token of brotherly affection, he said.

BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said in Delhi that the funds were given in a spirit of solidarity and empathy with the flood victims. “I wonder if only the money is being returned or the feeling of empathy, solidarity and spirit of togetherness too,” Sitharaman said.

Hitting out at Kumar, actorpolitician Shatrughan Sinha said it reflected the JD(U) leader’s

The Officer on Special Duty ( O S D ) f o r t h e Po w e r O T S scheme, Suresh Shanbhogue, told Herald that the department’s sub-divisions have made sincere efforts to create awareness about the scheme by sending letters to individual defaulting consumers and panchayats and also by publishing the same as news.

“All the mamltadars through the respective collectors have been requested to inform all the RRC cases to avail the benefit of the scheme,” he said.

“About 500 to 600 consumers so far have availed the benefit of the scheme and the amount recovered is some lakhs of rupees,” he said.

Shanbhogue further said that there were some genuine problems in locating the defaulting consumers.

“Many defaulting cases are very old and their addresses are not traceable. In many cases the letters sent were returned as the addressees were not found,” he said adding, despite the best “efforts by the department of electricity, there isn’t much response from the defaulting consumers.”

It is pertinent to note here that the government has failed to make efforts to further popularize the scheme.

Govt backs IRDA on ULIPs row PTI NEW DELHI, JUNE 19

“arrogance”.

The BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Saheb said Kumar’s action seems to be inspired by his overwhelming concern for minority votes in the coming Bihar Assembly elections.

Terming the decision as “arbitrary”, he said the money did not belong either to Kumar or Modi but was meant for flood victims. He urged BJP President Nitin Gadkari and leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj to immediately call Kumar’s “bluff ”.

Senior BJP leader and Bihar minister Giriraj Singh said Kumar’s decision was “uncultured”. The return of the funds was “against Constitutional prestige”, he said adding, “It reflects an uncultured decision.”

The Bihar chief minister had also taken strong exception to the use of a photograph showing him holding Modi’s hand in another advertisement (Continued on page 2)

Clearly backing insurance regulator IRDA in its turf war with SEBI, the government has issued an ordinance that clarified that life insurance business will include ULIPs or any such instruments.

President Pratibha Patil issued the ordinance late last night amending the RBI Act, Insurance Act, SEBI Act and Securities Contracts Regulation Act. By way of an explanation, the Ordinance clarified that life insurance business shall include any Unit Linked Policy or scrips or any such instruments.

“This would set at rest all the issues regarding ULIPs between two financial regulators i.e. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)”, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

The ordinance attempts to bring to an end, the two-month long battle between IRDA and capital market regulator SEBI, which contended that ULIPs came under its regulatory jurisdiction.

IRDA strongly opposed it and the issue reached the Supreme Court. ULIPs are a hybrid instrument that combine both insurance and investment.

The government, according to the statement, has also constituted a high-level committee chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee which will sort out all issues of jurisdiction regarding hybrid products.

Mopa villagers under the banner of the ‘Mopa Vimantall Pidit Xetkari Samiti’ have questioned the State government on its claim of having acquired land in Mopa for the proposed greenfield international airport. They say that Pernem politicians are keen on the project because many have acquired land at cheap rates near Mopa, and are hoping to reap a windfall when the airport starts to come up.

Members of the Samiti accused the government of misguiding the people of Goa by asserting that the land acquisition at Mopa is in its final stage.

Watch the special report on Mopa on HCN at 1 pm today Speaking exclusively to HCN TV’s Jagdeep Pokle, Secretary of the Mopa Vimantall Pidit Xetkari Samiti Sandeep Kambli stated that the State government has not acquired any land from the farmers of the area.

Kambli asked: “How can the government claim that land acquisition is at its final stage?

None of the farmers from Mopa and the surrounding affected villages have sold their land till date to the government.” He said that the government has till now not specified how much

Sandeep Kambli (centre) of the Mopa Vimantall Pidit Xetkari Samiti holds up RTI documents which he says shows that politicians have bought land for speculation in Mopa. Sudan Kambli is at left and Digambar Tulaskar at right.

Photo by Jagdeep Pokle

land is required for constructing the airport.

To prove their point, members of the Samiti asked that if the Union Cabinet actually gave its nod to the international airport at Mopa just on 14 June, 2010 then why were successive State governments claiming, since 2000, that the Centre has approved the airport?

Kambli said: “Right from 1996, successive governments in Goa claimed that the Centre had given its ‘green signal’ for the proposed airport at Mopa, misguiding locals from Pernem taluka.”

The Samiti was formed recently by a group of locals from Mopa and surrounding villages

12.5 tonne mango ‘crush’ HERALD REPORTER VASCO, JUNE 19

It is not often that tonnes of mangoes are crushed under a bulldozer and on Saturday, the Mormugao Municipal garbage yard at Headland Sada was filled with the golden liquid.

Officials of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) destroyed nearly 12.5 tonnes of artificially ripened mangoes that were seized from three different storehouses at Khariwado shore, Vasco, around three days ago.

Two truckloads of Neelam class mangoes were dumped at Mormugao Municipal garbage yard at Headland, Sada, and were later crushed under the wheels of a bulldozer.

After obtaining an order from Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), the FDA crushed the

A bulldozer crushes the artificially ripened mangoes at the Mormugao Municipal garbage yard at Headland, Sada.

Photo by M Prabhav

mangoes that were declared unfit for human consumption.

Following a media expose regarding the artificial ripening of mangoes by using calcium carbide, a hazardous chemical, the deputy collector along with Vasco police jointly raided the

PTI NEW DELHI, JUNE 19

The possibility of government approaching the Supreme Court with a curative petition against the dilution of charges in the Bhopal gas leak case is understood to have found wide support in the Group of Ministers (GoM) which met here for the second day today.

The GoM, which is expected to finalise its report for the Prime Minister on Monday, discussed all the pending legal issues and options before it.

The curative petition issue is said to be high on the priority list of the GoM in the light of

HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, JUNE 19

is published online by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Home computers are put to more productive use in households where parental monitori n g i s m o re e f f e c t i v e . I n disadvantaged households, parents are less likely to monitor children’s computer use and

three storehouses on June 16 and detained three fruit merchants.

Besides mangoes, the FDA had also seized about 6 kg of calcium carbide and arrested three fruit merchants Mo hammed Rafiq, Abdul Whab and

Riyaz Ahmad under Prevention of Food and Adulteration Act. They were later released on bail.

The FDA food inspectors who were present when the mangoes were crushed included Rajaram Patil, Rajiv Korde, Shivdas Naik and Shailesh Shenvi.

GoM discusses legal options on Bhopal country-wide outrage that was witnessed after the June 7 judgement of the Bhopal trial court which gave two years imprisonment to all the accused, sources said.

Experts said that the Bhopal court had no option but to give the light sentence after the Supreme Court had diluted the charges against the accused from culpable homicide not amounting to murder to negligence under the IPC. Another legal issue that came up but a decision is yet to be taken relates to the demand for seeking extradition of former Union Carbide chief Warren An-

Home computers harming children?

Around the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the “digital divide” by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service, while a new study says it harms children spending lot of time surfing and playing games or even doing home work on computers.

The study at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy says home computers rather widen the achievement gap in math and reading scores. Students in grades five through eight, particularly those from disadvantaged families, tend to post lower scores once these technologies arrive in their home. “Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement”

who are opposed to the idea of having the proposed airport at Mopa. Locals from Mopa, Chandel, Kasarvorem, Varkhand and Uguem villages, all of which are going to be affected once Mopa airport starts taking shape, are part of this Samiti.

Objecting to the proposed airport, they stated that it would result in ecological devastation in the surrounding villages, depriving the locals of their only means of livelihood and income – farming. Samiti member Digambar Tulaskar said: “All the locals in these villages have fields, and more than 85 per cent of them depend solely on farming for their livelihood. The farmers will not part with their

land. They have to save it for their future generations.”

Further, Samiti members lashed out at the government and at Minister of Sports and Panchayats Manohar Babu Azgaonkar, who is also the Dhargal MLA, for giving empty assurances of employment once the Mopa airport becomes operational. Kambli queried: “If the airport is being built on BOOT basis by private participation, and would be operated in same way, then how can the State government possibly come into the picture and offer employment?”

Tulaskar added: “The only jobs which would come our way are those of sweepers and servants, as other jobs would require high educational and technical qualifications, which our youngsters do not have.”

Kambli alleged that both Azgaonkar and Mandrem MLA Laxmikant Parsekar are keen on the Mopa airport as they have “vested interests”.

Kambli said: “Numerous bigwigs from the socio-political circle of Goa, including Parsekar, h a v e p u rc h a s e d s i z e a b l e amounts of plots at Mopa over the last three years, and are hoping that the value of their property would escalate after the construction of the airport starts.” Kambli said he had obtained the details of land purchase in Mopa under RTI from the Pernem Sub Registrar’s office.

guide children in using computers for educational purposes, the study said.

Prof Jacob Vigdor and Helen Ladd analysed responses to computer-use questions included on North Carolina’s mandated End-of-Grade tests (EOGs).

Students reported how frequently they use a home com-

puter for school work, watch TV or read for pleasure. The study was conducted between 2000 and 2005, a period when home computers and highspeed Internet access expanded dramatically. By 2005, broadband access was available in almost every zip code in North Carolina, Vigdor said.

The study had several advantages over previous research that suggested similar results, Vigdor said. The sample size was large — numbering more than 150,000 individual students. The data allowed researchers to compare the same children’s reading and math scores before and after they acquired a home computer, and to compare those scores to those of peers who had a home computer by fifth grade and to test scores of students who (Continued on page 2)

derson to face trial here in the case of Bhopal gas leak disaster in which over 15,000 lives were lost in December 1984.

Anderson’s exit from India on December 7 in the aftermath of the disaster has also triggered another major controversy over who was responsible for the “safe passage”.

Home Minister P Chidambaram, who heads the reconstituted GoM, said after today’s meeting “We discussed all pending legal issues and legal options available to the government after the judgement of trial court”.

The GoM heard all concerned

and reached some “tentative conclusions”, he said adding “these conclusions” will be firmed up in the report to be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.

The nine-member GoM was reconstituted on June 7 amid raging controversy over the quantum of punishment given to those accused in the case, with the political class in unison terming it as “too little, too late”. The GoM began its meetings yesterday.

Among various issues, the GoM is considering increase in compensation for those affected by the 1984 disaster.

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Diversion NH4A panel warns govt of dire consequences Wants demands settled within a month

The affected residents attend the meeting in Ponda.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, JUNE 19

The Diversion NH4A Action Committee has warned the State government of dire consequences if their demands for road diversion are not settled within a month.

This was decided at a meeting in Ponda attended by hundreds of residents affected by proposed NH4A four-lane road on Saturday evening.

Diversion NH4A Action Committee Member Sunil Dessai said they would hold a protest march at the state assembly during the assembly session on July 19 if the road diversion issue is not settled.

“The time has come to go

ahead aggressively with our demand for road diversion. We celebrated Goa Revolution Day yesterday and I think a similar kind of revolution is needed today. If still our elected representatives do not take our issue seriously, we will stage a protest march to the State Assembly on July 19 and people should not be held responsible if anything goes untoward,” warned Dessai.

“So far, our approach towards our demand for road diversion has been peaceful, but now it will be aggressive and I urge people to stay united in our fight, Dessai said.

Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar also warned the gov-

ernment of adverse consequences.

“If my house comes under the bulldozer, I will stand with a sword in my hand to protect it.

I think you have to be like this so as to protect your house. You should not be afraid of anyone and you must stay united,” said Parrikar.

Parrikar expressed surprise as he did not see any MLA from the localities affected due to the proposed NH4A four-lane.

“Even if the road does not affect my constituency, I am here to support you. But I don’t understand why the concerned MLA’s did not attend this meeting”, said Parrikar.

Taking advantage at the meet-

Khola residents suspect something fishy in overhead tank construction HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JUN 19

While residents in Porvorim have been crying hoarse over the erratic water supply, the government goes ahead and commissions an overhead reservoir in Canacona even when there has been no demand for the reservoir.

Residents of Khola have now suspected something fishy in the construction of an enhanced capacity overhead tank, especially when there has been no demand either from the panchayat or locals in the area.

A 150 cu-m capacity overhead reservoir at Gowal-Khola is slated to be commissioned by PWD minister Churchill Alemao on Sunday.

Interestingly, locals allege they have never demanded an overhead tank in the locality. The existing arrangements with a 25 cu.m tank catering to just around 150 tap connections, besides various water bodies like house wells, borewells and even springs were sufficient enough to meet the existing demand of people even in April-may months.

The locals were, therefore, taken aback when the PWD (Water Supply) came up with the project.

This has fuelled speculation that the government may be clandestinely trying to make sufficient water provisions for some mega projects by some land sharks from Delhi and elsewhere. This vacant land is in the close proximity to the newly constructed 150 Cu.m water reservoir at Gowal-Khola.

“In the last Gram Sabha meeting of Khola village, residents

demanded to know the beneficiaries of this overhead tank,” said Khola Bachao Abhiyan President Precopio Fernandes.

When contacted, a PWD official, however, claimed that the enhanced overhead water reservoir was first mooted in 2005, after residents of Kurdi were vehemently complaining of insufficient water supply serviced by a ground level existing tank of just 25 Cu.m.

“We don’t know about any hotel projects coming or even mentioned in the justification of proposal which finally got administrative approval in 2007, but the proposal to extend the water supply to other areas like Kurdi and Cabo-de-Rama and beyond is also mooted,” informed the official.

“At present, there are approximately 150 tap connections and residents regularly complain of insufficient water supply. Once this 150 cu.m overhead reservoir is commissioned, it can serve around 800-850 residents from Kurdi, Gowal and Cabo-de-Rama.

Besides, if people are interested, the water can be extended to areas like Nuem, New-Wada and Molorem.”

Interestingly, PWD (water supply) sources informed that as the existing bore wells are inefficient to pump water even 25 cu.m on the land tank, some irrigation bore wells, which provides uninterrupted stock even in April-May months have been earmarked to meet the water requirement needs of 150 OH reservoir.

It may be recalled that Khola residents are vehemently opposed to any commercial activ-

ities like mega hotels in barren and vacant land, which are already bought by outside land sharks, including one from Delhi. If locals are to be believed, these sharks are trying every means to commence hotel/resort projects in their purchased land.

When contacted, Quepem MLA Babu Kavlekar, presently nurturing Khola village after the latest delimitation of assembly segment, said: “Frankly speaking, I’m still unaware of the actual number of people to benefit from the project, as the proposal was a previous one. I have only followed it to get the works completed.”

Incidentally, the PWD informed that a proposal is also in the pipeline to pump Salaulim dam water to this tank, which, presently, has its supply lines up to the ONGC plateau, BetulKhanahuinim.

The Quepem ML A has evinced keen interest to pursue water supply arrangements from Salaulim Dam to Gowal Tank.

Burglars strike Candolim HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, JUNE 19

The coastal belt of Calangute was hit by a series of burglaries in the wee hours of Saturday.

Burglars broke into a cybercafe, restaurant and a bank in Candolim, but only managed to decamp with slippers, cash of Rs 2,000 and a cycle.

Incidentally, all three business establishments are along the major Calangute-Candolim road. No complaints were lodged with the Calangute Police as the amounts involved were very negligible.

K’taka eve held for theft HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, JUNE 19

A woman from Gadag-Karnataka has been arrested on charges of stealing a copper pot worth Rs 5,000 at Vaddy-Candolim on Friday night.

According to Calangute Police, Ganesh Govekar noticed his copper pot missing on Saturday morning. A short while later, he noticed a woman, identified as Shanta Rathod, with a huge parcel on her head and confronted her.

However, neighbours and locals from Candolim surrounded Rathod and forced her to open the parcel.

ing, Parrikar requested the people not elect those who did not attend the meeting and also for not showing their support to their cause.

“If your MLAs are not supporting you, they need to be sent home and this you have to do if you want to save our State.

Don’t vote them and they need to be taught a lesson for not working in the interest of the people,” he said.

Former Aldona MLA Fatima D’sa also criticized MLAs who represent areas affected by the four-lane road.

“It is a shame that we elect such people who don’t even bother about problems faced by the people. When they need votes, they will come running after you, but when people need them they are not available.

Such people need to be sent home,” said D’Sa. Former Ponda MLA Rohidas Naik, Former Priol MLA Vishwas Satarkar and former Sanvordem MLA Sadashiv Marathe were present at the meeting.

Incidentally, the diversion NH 4A Action Committee, in the leaflets, had mentioned the presence of Parrikar, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, North Goa MP Shripad Naik, Cumbharjua MLA Pandurang Madkaikar, Priol MLA Deepak Dhavlikar, Rohidas Naik and Fatima D’Sa. “We had personally contacted them and had confirmed their presence, but I condemn some of them for failing to attend the meet,” said Diversion NH4A Action Committee Member Sunil Dessai.

MMC’s hotel waste collection postponed HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

It’s official. Margao Municipal Council’s ambitious door-to-door hotel waste collection scheduled to commence from Sunday has been abandoned for the moment for want of drivers.

MMC Chairperson Savio Coutinho said the implementation of the scheme has been postponed in view of the hurdles over drivers. He, however, exuded confidence that the scheme will take off soon with the civic body seriously exploring the possibility of outsourcing garbage collection trucks and the drivers to a private party.

What made the civic body to do a rethink on the implementation of the door-to-door hotel waste collection was over the drivers. As things stand today, the civic administration had issued an order engaging 10 daily wage workers for the waste collection job.

Sanitar y inspector, Viraj Arabekar, however, maintained that he cannot start the waste collection from the hotels without two drivers to drive the municipal trucks. Arabekar said the workers – though having a valid driving license – cannot be drafted for driver’s duty, due to the prevailing rules.

Opposition to proposed NH4 widening via Corlim gains momentum CCCCF’s public meeting today

HERALD CORRESPONDENT OLD GOA, JUNE 19

Opposition to the proposed widening of the NH4 national highway through Corlim is gaining momentum with the Corlim Citizens Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCCF) to convene a public meeting at the Monfort Hall at Molar-Corlim village on Sunday at 9.45 am.

The Communidade of Corlim has also voiced concern on the issue, but has stated that the government should pass the NH4 highway through the fields from Old Goa and connected to Banastarim Bridge, as most fields belong to communidades of the respective villages.

It may be noted that CCCCF members had raised fears over the likely demolition of over 40 houses along the highway in Corlim, with the Central government’s plan to widen the NH4 highway which passes through Corlim.

In a bid to safeguard the houses from demolition, they had suggested the diversion of the highway from Old Goa through fields of Carambolim and Corlim, connecting

to the highway at the Banastarim Bridge.

The CCCCF had earlier undertaken a signature campaign and had submitted a representation on April 24 to the Chief Minister, PWD, Deputy Collector and local MLA Pandurang Madkaikar, seeking their intervention in the matter.

“How can a highway pass through a village? Instead, it should pass through the outskirts of the village. There are no plans available with the Corlim panchayat, nor have they asked the concerned departments which houses are likely to be demolished,” said CCCCF Secretary Baptist Pereira.

Meanwhile, the Communidade of Corlim has suggested that the government should, instead, have the NH4 highway passing through the fields from Old Goa and connected to Banastarim Bridge, as most fields belong to communidades of the respective villages.

In a press note, Communidade of Corlim President Gustavo Pereira and Attorney Baptist Pereira have said the problem would not be solved if the present NH4 highway’s

width is minimized considering public demand.

“After another five to ten years, the State government will once again propose a new highway and this will create problems for the locals yet again. The Communidade of Corlim feels that an appropriate decision should be taken at this very movement, so that the best solution can be decided for the future generation,” the press note added.

“The right and justified route was to have taken the NH4 highway route from Banastarim Bridge through the shallow fields of Communidade of Corlim, which were always submerged and not cultivated by tenants for the past few years. There was an existing road of the Portuguese regime, known as Fortaleza Do Estado, passing through the field.”

“It is better to have the NH4 highway passing through the fields from Old Goa and connected to the Banastarim Bridge, as most fields belong to the communidades of the respective villages,” the Corlim communidade officials said.

Damu wants Eastern bypass road repaired by Monday Threatens to carry out work with public support HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

Fatorda MLA Damu Naik on Saturday has called upon the authorities to repair the Eastern bypass road by Monday or threatened to carry out the work with support and contributions from the people as a mark of protest.

Briefing newsmen after a meeting with the district officials and Municipal officers held to review the development works in Fatorda constituency, Naik said water logging is the order of the day on the Eastern bypass resulting in road accidents.

“I have told the authorities to take concrete steps to rectify

the situation by Monday. Or else, we will take up the work with the people as a mark of protest against the government’s inaction”, he warned.

The MLA told newsmen that the meeting discussed various issues, including encroachments on open spaces and traffic obstructions near traffic island by illegal vendors.

Saying that halls are proliferating in the nook and corner of the city, the MLA has urged the municipal officials to conduct a survey and find out the number of new halls that has come up in the city without making provision for parking arrangements. “There are in-

Jharkhand native held for raping 19-year-old HERALD REPORTER VASCO, JUNE 19

A 35-year-old man from Jharkhand has been arrested on charges of raping a 19-year-old woman at knife point at the victim’s house in Verna on Friday night.

The accused, Pyaara Dang, a labourer at the Verna Industrial Estate, allegedly raped his neighbour at knife point, when her husband had gone to work on Friday night, informed Verna PI Jivba Dalvi Both the accused and victim are from Jharkhand and have been residing in rented houses at Verna.

Acting on a complaint, Verna police arrested the accused under Sections 342, 376 and 506 (2) of IPC and is investigating the case.

Rains damage house, temple at Mayem HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, JUNE 19

Heavy rains on Saturday damaged a house and a small temple at Mayem-Bicholim, causing a loss worth about Rs 70,000.

According to reports, a large mango tree fell on the house of Manisha Mayenkar at Haldanwadi Mayem and a nearby temple.

The fire services went to the site and managed to save property worth about Rs 2 lakh.

At Chodan, a tree fell on an electricity pole snapping off wires and disrupting power supply in the area for some time.

Remembering Manohar Malgonkar

By Diana Patsy D’Souza

On 14 July 2010, prominent Indian English writer Manohar Dattatray Malgonkar ? best known in this state for his book ‘Inside Goa’, lavishly illustrated

by Mario Miranda ? passed away at his resi-

liant eponymous Maratha naval commander. His other historical books include ‘Inside Goa’, ‘The Men Who Killed Gandhi’, ‘Princess: An Autobiography of the Maharani of Dowager’ (co-authored

by Vijayaraje Scindia), ‘Murrarao’, ‘Puars of Dewas Senior’ and ‘Chattrapatis of Kolhapur’. The last two, along with ‘The Sea Hawk’, prompted literary critic James Dayananda to name Malgonkar as the ‘historian of the Marathas’.

An early representative of realism in Indian English fiction, his novels are written in spoken English; it is easy, informal and natural, with a strikingly British idiom that shows no influence of his mother tongue, Marathi. The novels depicting social conflict like ‘A Bend in the Ganges’, ‘The Devil’s Wind’ and ‘The Princes’, reckon with the angst of the unwelcome yet inevitable political transition. There are also suspense-filled and thrilling novels like ‘Combat of Shadows’, ‘Spy in Amber’ (an espionage novel), ‘Shalimar’, and ‘Open Season’, and short story collections ‘Four Graves and Other Stories’, ‘A Toast in Warm Wine’, ‘Bombay Beware’ and ‘Rumble Tumble’.

The intimate relationship between his life and works have established Malgonkar as one of the most autobiographical of all Indian writers, hoarding, exploring, revising and articulating every bit of personal experience, albeit transformed, rearranged and fictionalised. ‘Distant Drums’ was about his Army life and ‘Combat of Shadows’ was about big-game hunting. Such precise yet rounded expression and an excellent command of the English language have carved a niche for this writer in the canon of Indian English writing, as also in the hearts of his readers. He will be greatly missed…

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dence in Jagalbet Village in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. He was 97. The Bombay-born author had a totally Indian education, graduating with a BA in English and Sanskrit from Bombay University. He took to writing after having tried out five other career options ? the Civil Service, the Army, business, politics and professional big-game hunting.

The professional hunter later turned into a fierce wildlife conservationist .His career in the Army spanned 10 years, from 1942 to 1952, during which he served in the Infantry, in counter intelligence, as well as in the Army General Staff.

He rose to Lieutenant Colonel. Later, after having worked in Delhi for an American business firm that operated manganese mines, he turned to politics, contested the 1957 parliamentary elections, and lost.

His first book, ‘Kanhoji Angrey Maratha Admiral: An account of his life and his battles with the English’ came in 1959. Later printed as ‘The Sea Hawk’, it dealt with the achievements of the bril-

stance that halls have come up on the building terraces.

A survey would reveal the number of such halls”, he said, adding that the municipality and the PDA can initiate action against such arrangements.

The MLA further told the Mamlatdar to verify the names of voters, who have been registered only recently. “There are some voters whose names have been included in the electoral roll. These people have not been staying in the locality.

Just verify from where the names of these people have figured in the electoral list”, he added.

Naik also expressed his un-

happiness over the action initiated against encroachments on open spaces and by vendors, creating traffic hurdles.

He said the governments have been work at cross purposes in the absence of a single window system.

Margao Municipal Councillors Piedade Noronha, Narayan Fondekar, Ciriaca Rodrigues and Raju Shirodkar, Additional District Collector, Prasanna Acharya, Deputy Collector, Johnson Fernandes, Mamlatdar, Paresh Faldesai, PI Santosh Desai, Traffic PI Prabodh Shirwaikar, MMC Chief Officer Y B Tawde, PWD and other officials were present for the meeting.

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published in local dailies and had even threatened to take legal action against those responsible.

But despite the spat between Kumar and Modi, JD-U chief Sharad Yadav asserted that the party’s alliance with the BJP in Bihar would continue. “The ties between the two parties are old and they will continue. There is no question of any break-up,” he said. Assembly polls in Bihar are just a few months away.

Yadav said the “unpleasantness” over the publication of Kumar’s photograph with that of Modi was over the very day it had appeared and pointed out that the two parties had fought the just-concluded the Rajya Sabha polls together.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad too had a dig at his arch rival saying Kumar’s decision was “nothing but an absurdity.”

He also wanted to know from the chief minister as to where had he parked the money. “Where have you kept the money and why did you not spend the amount received in 2008?”

Criticising Kumar, Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and political advisor to Sonia Gandhi, said, “He (Kumar) should have thought before returning the fund that this money does not belong to any leader. This is the money given by people of Gujarat to people of Bihar.”

He also attacked the Gujarat chief minister saying he should not have instigated Kumar by giving advertisements in Bihar.

Another senior Congress leader and Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay dubbed the Bihar chief minister’s decision as “an election stunt”.

“It is nothing, but a political and election stunt,” he said and described Kumar and Modi as the two faces of the same coin.

He said the Bihar chief minister’s face as a secular politician stood exposed after he aligned with the BJP to run a coalition government in Bihar.

“Muslims will never fall prey to such a sinister political game plan,” Sahay said.

LJP President Ram Vilas Paswan also ridiculed Kumar and accused him of enacting a “drama” by returning the money.

“The act of returning money is just a drama and an attempt to woo Muslim voters,” Paswan told reporters in Delhi.

He also dared Kumar to say that the poster in which he is seen with Modi is fake.

“I want to ask him whether the photograph in which he is seen with Modi is fake. He (Kumar) should also explain why he did not resign from the NDA government after the Godhra communal clashes. I was also a minister in the NDA government but I immediately quit protesting Modi’s role,” he said.

However, Bihar Minister Devesh Thakur defended Kumar’s decision saying JD(U) did not want to spoil its secular image.

Kumar, who has kept Modi, the hardline Hindutva face of BJP, at an arm’s length apparently to woo Muslim voters, had opposed using the Gujarat chief minister in its campaign in Bihar during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls after he had received flak for the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Home computers harming children? never acquire a home computer. The negative effects on reading and math scores were “modest but significant,” they found.

“We cut off the study in 2005, so we weren’t getting into the Facebook and Twitter generation,” Vigdor said. “The technology was much more primitive than that. IM (instant messaging) software was popular then, and it’s been one thing after the other since then. Adults may think of computer technology as a productivity tool first and foremost, but the average kid doesn’t share that perception.” Kids in the middle grades are mostly using computers to socialize and play games, Vigdor added, with clear gender divisions between those activities.

The research suggests that programmes to expand home computer access would lead to even wider gaps between test scores of advantaged and disadvantaged students, Vigdor said.

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Govt to acquire land for Davorlim project HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

Ignoring stiff opposition from the villagers, the Digambar Kamat-led government has decided to go ahead with the acquisition of land admeasuring 1,15,200 square meters in Davorlim for the development of multipurpose utility project in the village.

Apparently rejecting all protests against the project by the villagers, the government on Saturday published Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act for the acquisition of the land in question.

Following the development, agitated villagers are weighing all options before them, including intensifying their agitation against the project.

Ex-Sarpanch Sandeep Verlekar lamented that the government has gone ahead with the project despite opposition to the project. “The villagers are meeting soon to chalk out the future course of action. The villagers are firmly opposed to any land acquisition either for the multipurpose utility project or for a kabrastan”, he asserted.

The government decision assumes significance and comes against the backdrop of the host of resolutions adopted by the Davorlim Village Panchayat against the project. In fact, the multipur-

pose project and the kabrastan had been figuring at almost every gram sabha of the village, with agitated villagers opposing the project every time.

The multipurpose utility project has been proposed by the district collector, South to cater to the needs of all the inter-linked as well as independent projects for the overall development of the society, wherein the needs of the individuals from educational, social and cultural aspects.

Initially, the district collector had proposed to acquire land admeasuring 1.20 lakh square metres, but the area has now been reduced by around five thousand square metres.

Davorlim villagers, however, has been opposing the land acquisition on grounds that the land in question had been reserved all along for the original inhabitants of the village for the purpose of housing.

The locals have been questioning the logic of setting up the multipurpose utility project when the original population in Davorlim village have no adequate land for housing.

The locals have also suspected that a portion of the land, once acquired, will be used for the kabrastan – which has so far met strong opposition from the villagers.

GPYC wants ban on plastic bags HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

The Goa Pradesh Youth Congress has demanded a ban on the sale and use of plastic bags in the state.

GP YC President Sankalp Amonkar made the demand at an anti-plastic awareness campaign on Saturday morning undertaken by the Youth Congress in Margao to celebrate the birthday of AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Amonkar said only a ban on sale of plastic will help control the use of plastic in the State.

Saying that Goa is a tourist place, he said the State should be made plastic free and called upon the NGOs to lend their helping hand to ensure that plastic does not litter public places.

Saying a ban on plastic will bring control on the use of plastic bags, he said jute bags can be an alternative for plastic, adding “somewhere, there ought to be a stop on use of plastic”.

Drugs racket: CM declines to comment on Mickky’s charges HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has declined to offer any comments on the allegations made by former Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco on the drugs racket and the excise scam.

When questioned about Pacheco’s allegations, the Chief Minister said he will not like to comment on the matter. He said the matter is subjudice and is pending in the court. “I don’t want to make any comment on the matter. More so, when the matter is sub judice”, Kamat said.

The former Tourism Minister in his bail plea filed in the High Court maintained that he is being targeted by the government because of his stand on the drugs and excise scams.

Pacheco has contended that he had commented on his ministerial colleagues, including the Home Minister and the Chief

Minister on the excise scam and the drug racket in Goa. In his bail plea, the former minister pointed out that the Chief Minister is also holding the Excise portfolio.

Incidentally, the beleaguered Benaulim MLA had demanded a judicial probe into drugs racket and the excise scam along with the Nadia Torrado death case.

Meanwhile, Bailancho Ekvott President Auda Viegas has said that Pacheco has been shouting hoarse that he is being politically targeted because of political enemy. “Merely because he resigned as a minister does not mean he has lost his political axe on the government as he and his party are partners in the coalition government. Victimisation does not arise as he wields political power”, she said, adding “by playing on political enmity, it is an attempt to maintain the party image before the electorate”.

‘Bring rural connectivity under NREGA scheme’ HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 19

Tourists exercise extreme caution while walking on the rocks at Dona Paula.

Photo by Rozario Estibeiro

Govt has misled Margao citizens: BJP HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

The BJP on Friday slammed the Digambar Kamat-led government for misleading the citizens of Margao and for the utter failure to tackle the various issues faced by the common man of Margao, in spite of Kamat being the Chief Minister for three years.

Addressing a press conference, BJP Margao unit President Chandan Nayak said most of the issues affecting the common man in the Commercial Capital have not been addressed till date.

Citing the instance of the bus stand, Nayak said the common man of Margao faces severe problems while commuting through in and out of Margao for want of a proper bus stand.

“Even places like Cuncolim and Shiroda have state-of-the-art bus stands. The bus stand is in a pathetic condition”, he said.

He said that traffic mismanagement is an issue which is severely affecting not only affecting the vehicle owners, but the common man as well.

That’s not all. Nayak said the parking problem has gone out of hand with the government

not making any serious effects to create additional spaces for vehicular parking.

Saying that crime in Margao has become a major threat to citizens of Margao, he said the crime graph has reached a new high since Kamat has take over the Chief Minister of Goa. “Criminals are roaming scot free. Maximum number of robberies has taken place in and around the residence of the Chief Minister. The Chor Bazaar and the gambling dens are located within the 200 meter radius of Kamat’s building. The illegal settlement near the fire station, presently called as the Kamat Nagri has become the biggest joint for gambling and prostitution. Drug peddling is carried out in open places like old railway station, Talsanzor, Station Road, Khareband etc. Illegal scrap yards have become abundant and heinous crimes like rape and murder on the high as the police are busy with plotting manipulating cases against the opposition”, he alleged.

Saying that the sewerage system of Margao is a long pending issue, the delay in the sewerage connections and the entire sewage system shows the complete failure of the Kamat government to cater to the basis amenities of pubic health. “The sewerage plant has be-

come non functional. The Failure of the sewerage system has left many wells contaminated and other sources of water, posing a serious threat to public health”, he charged.

Maintaining that there’s no solution to the garbage problem, Nayak said the complete failure of the Margao Municipal Council and the Margao MLA to tackle this serious issue raises serious doubts of uncontrolled corruption in the various deals and contracts signed in the matter.

“The ODP of Margao city is still not complete and not available for the public viewing and for final approval. Many building projects of the people close to the CM are being approved on the basis of the plan, which has not been approved”, he said.

Saying that the condition of Hospicio hospital is pathetic and extremely unhygienic, Nayak said the recent cases of negligence and non-sensitive behaviour of the hospital staff has even caused loss of lives.

“The morgue is non functional and causes mental torture to the relatives of the dead”, he added.

Gold smuggling accused gets bail HERALD REPORTER VASCO, JUNE 19

Barely hours after he was remanded to seven days judicial custody in connection with the illegal possession of gold worth Rs 51 lakh, Sayeed Mohammed was released on bail after his brother moved a bail application before the Vasco Judicial Magistrate First Class on Friday evening.

Muhammed, a resident of Bhatkal-Karnataka, was arrested

by Dabolim airport’s Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Commissionerate of Customs on his arrival from Dubai on charges of illegally possessing 3.8 kgs of white gold worth Rs 50.94 lakh in the wee hours of Friday The accused was remanded to seven days judicial custody as no one had moved for his bail application.

In the evening, the brother of the accused moved the bail application and JMFC Judge granted conditional bail to the accused, who was represented by Advocate Dileshwar Naik.

According to sources in the Cus-

Bannikoppa, Bhanapur rail services restored

n In the evening, the brother of the accused moved the bail application and Judge granted conditional bail to the accused, who was represented

by Advocate Dileshwar Naik. toms, illegal import of gold to avoid import duty and other fees has increased in recent times and customs authorities have recently arrested seven persons, mostly from BhatkalKarnataka, at Chennai and Hyderabad airports.

During investigations, it was revealed that the accused had allegedly imported gold on different occasions from Dubai and would land in different airports in the country to avoid suspicion.

He landed at Dabolim airport for the first time, but his luck ran out as he was nabbed by Customs officials.

Goa’s topography constitutes of a lot of hilly tracts which can be best suited to create jobs for rural connectivity that could be included in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme for giving 100 days mandatory employment.

This was a suggestion made

by Associate Professor from the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad Dr K Jayalakshmi at the state-level sensitisation workshop on planning for members of grassroots’ bodies at the Gomantak Maratha Samaj, here, on Saturday.

Dr Jayalaksmi, who spoke on ‘Decentralisation Planning – Successful Initiatives’ observed 20,000 job cards have been prepared in Goa under the NREGA scheme and it is seen that a normal Goan is not attracted towards the same. Here the socio-economic indicators are far better than others States of the country and so people don’t feel the need to avail the scheme, she mentioned.

She said the wage rate of Rs 110 per day for 100 days under this scheme of the Central Government was not too attractive for a state like Goa and the same could be revised by the Government.

Dr Jayalaksmi said there are many schemes floated by different departments and the panchayat members should make it a point to know about them by taking training.

She asserted panchayat members should stress on the training more so to understand the 73rd amendment and to know how they could avail benefit of schemes in the education and agriculture sectors. One must know elected representatives are supreme and can do many things in an objective and logical manner, she stated and added, “At the same time the State Government also should provide an enabling environment for the panchayats to function.”

HERALD CORRESPONDENT BELGAUM, JUNE 19

The gold concealed by the accused from Dubai to Goa.

Authorities have restored rail services between Bannikoppa and Bhanapur of South Western Railway, which was disrupted due to the derailment of the Vasco-Howrah- Amravati Express.

The Amravati Express had rammed into a road roller on Friday at an unmanned level crossing that had resulted in derailing of two engines, eight bogies and disruption of railway traffic on Bellary and Hubli section of the South Western Railway (SWR).

According to a press release from the SWR, the rail track on the above section has been restored and certified fit for running of passenger and goods trains from 2.30 pm on Saturday.

However, the trains have to stop and proceed at a speed restriction of 10 kmph between Bannikoppa and Bhanapur. Thus the trains scheduled to run in the afternoon session from Saturday will run on the normal route between Hubli and Bellary section.

Dr Jayalakshmi said the horticulture sector had a lot of potential and it was the most accessible department. Many of the work components of horticulture schemes could be incorporated in the NREGA scheme, she added.

After the Associate Professor finished talking on her subject she threw open the floor for questions. Even though the Gomantak Maratha Samaj hall was packed with numerous representatives from several panchayats no one had any questions to ask It was only Nelly Rodrigues, President of the Goa Panchayat Mahila Shakti Abhiyan, who put forward some queries and cast a sorry picture on the working of panchayats in the State.

Rodrigues maintained there was absolutely no unity among panchayat and zilla panchayat members. She reasoned that the zilla panchayats should be merged with the District Rural Development Agency so that schemes reach the rural people.

After Dr Jayalakshmi’s talk, Dr M Sarumathi, also an Associate Professor at NIRD, Hyderabad, spoke on the experiences of Kerala which was the best model in grassroots’ planning in the country. She spoke at length on how formation of working groups, their training and collation of data ultimately leading to the preparation of the draft plan was working efficiently in Kerala, which has similar indicators like Goa.

Ornaments stolen from Anjuna temple

CALANGUTE, JUNE 19(HC) -- Cash and silver ornaments worth Rs 35,000 were stolen from a temple in broad daylight at Anjuna on Saturday. According to Anjuna police, burglars broke into the Vethal temple at Ganv Vaddy, Anjuna, sometime between 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm and stolen cash of about Rs 2,000 from the donation box and silver ornaments worth about Rs 33,000. Police is investigating the case.

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s H o Rt tA K e s Trophies for Marc, Charles

Residents, shop owners confront Margao Council Co HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

PANJIM(HND): Marc de Souza, a prolific writer and Charles Monteiro of the Third Millenium were presented trophies for the essay contest at the Fenni festival, Big Foot, Loutolim, at the hands of Manuel Alvares, at the recently held function of Senior Citizens Guild at the YMCA, Campal, Panjim.

Day against drug abuse

PANJIM(HND): The UN General Assembly in a resolution passed in December 1987 proclaimed June 26 of each year as the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’.

In pursuance of this declaration, this day is observed all over the world to raise public awareness against the menace of drugs. All governments use this occasion against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The role of various enforcement agencies engaged in fighting the menace of drugs is also highlighted.

It is therefore requested by the Narcotic Control Bureau of India to observe June 26 as international day against drug Abuse and illicit trafficking which will be observed by this department by organizing various programmes for awareness and to fight against this menace.

In view of the above meeting of the NSS programme officers of the affiliated HS Schools and colleges having NSS unit in Goa is scheduled on June 21 at 3 pm at the conference hall of Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs to chalk out the detailed programme to mark this special International Day in Goa. Principals of Hr Sec Schools and Colleges having NSS units are requested to kindly depute their NSS programme officer to attend the meeting.

Senior citizens convention

PANJIM(HND): The South Goa Senior Citizens convention was held at Grace Church hall recently. Different aspects affecting the lives of senior citizens were discussed.

The speakers of the day were Jose Mario Miranda who spoke on “society problems lacked by senior citizens.”.Dr Newman Correia talked on ‘diabetes and old-age diet care” while Fr Galdino Monteiro spoke on ‘aging gracefully.’ Antonio Moraes made the participants aware about ‘health consciousness,’ while Ashley Dias elaborated on ‘youth support for senior citizens.’

The speakers emphasized the need of senior citizens to unite together to solve many difficulties they face at this age.

Health problems were brought forth and the ways to deal with them were deliberated.

A committee of various senior citizens from different villages was set up to register the senior citizens in a group. It was resolved to meet regularly to keep the senior citizens united to help them cope up with day-to-day problems.

The meeting was presided over by Fr Cleto Pereira, Parish Priest Grace Church, Margao. Fr Galdino Monteiro, sfx Episcopal Vicar (Religious) was the chief guest while Fr Eustaquio de Abreu, Parish Priest of Orlim was the guest of honor. Joe Antao compèred the programme. The convention was coordinated

by Ruy Mascarenhas.

Residents and shopkeepers of the station road near the old railway station on Friday confronted the Margao Municipal Chief Officer over the perennial problem of water logging near the Bata showroom.

Led by Councilor Rajendra Azgaonkar, the shopkeepers and residents drew attention of the Chief Officer Y B Tawde that the station road area witnessed flooding along the station road and demanded a solution.

They pointed out that the flooding is causing immense hardships to the traders and residents, besides inconveniencing the general public using the busy road.

Azgaonkar demanded that the civic body clears the drains and nullahs along the road and find out a permanent solution to the problem.

Azgaonkar later told newsmen that he has also draw attention of the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to the annual problem and requested him to use his good offices and work out a solution.

Pepsi World Cup fever!

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JUNE 19

Pepsi, the drink that stands for irreverence youthfulness and a ‘Can Do’ attitude, is igniting the football fever with its new promotion launched in the month of June. As the rage around football stars builds up, Pepsi offers an opportunity for consumers to get cool merchandise of their favourite players like Didier Drogba, Kaka, Fernando Torres and Lionel Messi.

Consumers need to collect two labels of a 2 litre Pepsi and get a large-sized poster featuring one of these stars for free.

With two labels of 2 litre Pepsi and Rs 25, consumers get to take home one Pepsi sipper while consumers get to add to their wardrobe a Edun T-shirt with the players’ names on it by collecting three labels of 2 litre Pepsi plus Rs 100.

This offer is valid on Pepsi 2 litre Pet packs only and the merchandise can be collected at around 50 redemption centres across Goa, says a press release.

The station road inundated by rain water on Friday.

Photo by Santosh Mirajkar

Meanwhile, Azgaonkar told the MMC Chief Officer that removal of garbage from the

wAteR loggiNg Gandhi Market has not been upto the mark and demanded that the civic body start garbage collection from the market.

He pointed out that the municipal trucks come to the Gandhi Market only after collecting waste from other centers, leaving tones of waste uncollected from the market area.

The Chief Officer gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured to take necessary steps to find a solution to the water logging along the station road near the old railway station.

Murder accused remanded

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BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

Br Anil’s retreat at Parra

The accused in the murder of the young girl in Margao recently has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody.

Abhijit Patil was arrested by the Margao police soon after the cold blooded of the young girl after he was nabbed by the public while trying to make good his escape after the incident.

He was in the custody of the police for the last two days and has since been remanded to judicial custody. Meanwhile, an accused in the Wilma Colaco shooting case in Cuncolim has applied for bail.

The bail plea will come up for hearing in the court on June 21.

Kudnem man sets self ablaze, dies HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, JUNE 19

A 38-year-old man from Phalwada-Kudnem, Sanquelim, committed suicide by setting himself ablaze recently.

According to Bicholim police, one Rajan V Phalkar set himself on fire when no one was at home. Phalkar had sustained severe burn injuries and died on the way to the hospital. Bicholim police is investigating the case.

Need to strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions: Azgaonkar HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JUNE 19

Minister for Panchayati Raj, Manohar Azgaonkar has stressed the need to strengthen the Panchayati Raj institutions so that they can play a crucial role in accelerating pace of development at grass root level in the State.

Azgaonkar was speaking after inaugurating the state level sensitization workshop on Decentralized Planning: Activating District Planning Committees and Ward Development Committees, organized by Goa Institute of Rural Development and Administration in collaboration with the Directorate of Panchayats in the city, on Saturday.

Maria Rebello, Adhyaksha of South Goa Zilla Panchayat and Pandurang Parab, Adhyaksha of North Goa Zilla Panchayat were present on the occasion.

Sarpanchas, Dy Sarpanchas, Panchayat Members and Zilla Panchayat members from all over Goa participated in the

workshop.

On the occasion, 24 elected Panchayat representatives who have served for 25 years were felicitated at the hands of Azgaonkar.

Speaking further, Azgaonkar expressed satisfaction over organizing the workshop and said that it would help the Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat members to draw proper district development plan through the district planning committees and ward development committees so as to achieve systematic development in panchayat area to make

Goa an ideal welfare state.

Regarding reference to Regional Plan, Azgaonkar told the elected panchayat members to give suggestions, if any to avoid any controversy on proposed projects or any constructions in their respective panchayat area in the future. He also assured to look into the matter pertaining to enhance honorarium of Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat members.

Dr K Jayalakshmi, Associate professor and Head and Dr M sarumathi, Associate Professor, Centre of Panchayat Raj, NIRD, Hyderabad deliberated on decentralised planning.

Pandurang Parab and Maria Rebello also spoke on the occasion.

Director of Panchayats, Menino D’Souza explained the purpose of the workshop.

GP Pilarnekar, Member Secretary, GIRDA welcomed the gathering, Pradeep Naik compered the function and Rekha Joshi proposed the vote of thanks.

PANJIM(HND): Salvation Ministry will be conducting a one day retreat on June 26 at Emerald Lawns, Parra, from 10 am to 5 pm. Various healing and miracles take place during this retreats.

Come and experience God’s power of healing and deliverance through Bro Anil and be blessed, says a press release. For details, contact Mob: 9226387098/9763553575.

DCSCM workshop

PANJIM(HNB): The Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media (DCSCM) will organize a half-day workshop for editors and managers of parish bulletins.

The workshop, beginning at 9.30 am, will be held at three locations, Don Bosco High School, Panjim, for Central Zone on July 4, St Xavier’s College, Mapusa for North Zone on July 11 and Don Bosco Technicals, Fatorda, for South Zone on July 18.

The topics covering issues such as “Why Communications is necessary in the Church Today?”, “Reporting News” and “Use of the Archdiocesan Webportal”, will be addressed by Fr Ralin de Souza sdb, Director of Oratory Counselling and Communication Centre, Panjim, Fr Victor Ferrão, Professor of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol and Mr Orlando Fernandes, web designer, among others.

Parish priests are requested to contact the DCSCM either dropping a post card addressed to the Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media, Archbishop’s House, P. B. 216, Altinho, Panjim, Goa, 403 001 or by phone on 2422653, at office hours on or before June 27.

Sao Joao at Vasco

VASCO(HR): Bhute Bhat Club (BBC) at Vasco will organize the traditional Sao Joao feast on June 24.

In a press note, BBC President Ravi Luis said club members will gather at St Sebastian Chapel and after initial prayers and worship at chapel, revelers along with a brass band will proceed to the wells of Patrong, Bhutea Bhat and Mesta Wado.

The procession would led by Club Vice President Maxy Fernandes, while the chief guest for the function is chairman of NRB Group Narayan Rajaram Bandekar. Former Mormugao mayor Carlos Almeida will be guest of honor and former MMC chairman Saifullah Khan will preside over function.

Fisheries training course at Old Goa HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JUNE 19

The six month Fishermen Training Course is due to commence from July 1at Fishermen Centre, Ela-Dhauji Old Goa. There are 25 seats for the said courses.

The courses is meant for training in fishing craft gear, fundamentals of navigation and seamanship, maintenance and operation of marine diesel engine, weaving and mending of modern nets and aquaculture.

Candidates having passed VIII Std and between 18 to 25 years of age are eligible for admission. Preference shall be given to SC and ST candidates as well as youth from the fishing community having experience at sea.

The Candidates admitted to the course will be paid stipends of Rs 500 per month. Hostel accommodation is also provided to the candidates coming from the distant places. Candidates may contact Fisheries Training Centre, Ela Dhauji Old Goa of Directorate of Fisheries, Panaji for application forms and details.

The last date for receiving the application is extended upto June 24, says a press release .

The Year for Priests: An assessment

By Fr Saturnino Dias

On 19 June 2009, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – a day devoted to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy – Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the ‘Year for Priests’ to celebrate the 150th death anniversary of John Mary Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests worldwide. The Year was meant to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the sake of a more forceful and incisive witness to the Gospel in today’s world, as declared by the Holy Father in his letter proclaiming the ‘Year for Priests’. It concluded on the same Solemnity, with especial celebrations in Rome from 9 to11 June 2010.

The Year’s account It was a year of intense prayers for priests by the Catholic community worldwide, and a year of reflection on our priestly commitment. Especial prayers were recited daily in the churches, religious communities and homes of the faithful. Various renewal courses, seminars and retreats were organised at diocesan, national and international levels providing an opportunity for priests to appreciate their priesthood and deepen their priestly commitment to serve the People of God in whatever ministerial responsibility given to them to fulfil the salvation plan of God. Special websites provided further opportunities to connect priests worldwide in especial forums of discussion and in depth reflection.

It was also a year of embarrassment, pain and sorrow, as more and more cases of sexual abuse of minors by priests and even Bishops, or the shielding of such abuses by Bishops – allegedly also by cardinals – in various countries kept surfacing, followed by expressions of indignation and condemnation, especially by the laity, and court

cases by the victims demanding huge compensation and resignation of those involved or connected in any way in abusing the minors or shielding the abusers. In the bargain, a good number of innocent priests who were suspended or banned from exercising the priestly ministry because of alleged abuses, are waiting for justice with eventual reinstatement.

Aspersions were even cast on Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, that they too tried to cover up for one or two priests or did not care enough for the victims before they became Popes, demanding the resignation of the present Pope and suspension of the beatification process of his predecessor. Also a good number of Catholics, scandalised by the negative reports and their faith shaken in the priesthood and in the Church, left the Church.

The Church in Goa seems to have participated moderately well in the prayer campaign and, to a degree, in providing opportunities for reflection and renewal. Though there were no revelations of sexual abuse of minors by the clergy, the Church in Goa had its share of embarrassment and humiliation with two issues, namely the accountability and transparency in the administration of Church properties, where priests and even the Bishop’s house were placed under cloud, and the violent events that followed the release of a CD titled ‘Dogui Bodmas’ in Colva bringing discredit to the Church, priesthood and priestly celibacy.

The negatives We may ask: Why did God permit such embarrassment and humiliation discrediting the Church, the priesthood and priestly celibacy precisely in the year dedicated for priests, even as the whole Church was praying for them and different steps were being taken to help them to be better priests? What could

be the message of God through this humiliation? What could we learn from it?

Taking seriously our priesthood and its importance in the life of t h e C h u rc h , w e a l l should ask these questions to ourselves individually and collectively.

I say ‘we all’, meaning all from top to down, including myself, other priests and Bishops. I underline purposely all priests and Bishops because quite often we don’t seem to apply to ourselves what we preach – we preach to others. We take for granted that we are OK and others too easily give us that credit; consequently, the Word of God that we preach or hear or that comes to us through events, fails to penetrate our hearts and is not internalised and appropriated.

Lest we experience existential emptiness and the effectiveness of our ministry be compromised, the Pope’s letter urged us to ask ourselves ever anew: “Are we truly pervaded by the Word of God? Is that Word truly the nourishment we live by, even more than bread and the things of this world? Are we deeply engaged with this Word to the point that it really leaves a mark on our lives and shapes our thinking?” Therefore, we must make a conscious effort to allow the Word of God to address first of all ourselves, and make a conscious effort to respond to it with all humility and sincerity.

The fact that more and more cases are surfacing even with public demonstrations before the Archbishop’s house and the anonymous or semi-anonymous letters being circulated seem to indicate that there are people who don’t believe we have taken seriously our accountability and transparency in the administra-

tion of Church properties – including the income received by way of donations, stipends and emoluments.

This also includes our transparency and accountability in preaching the Word and administration of sacraments, as also time management and availability for parishioners – and the esteem and respect we should have for our priesthood and priestly celibacy, though there may be much gossip, quite often motivated by anger, jealousy and even vindictiveness in the rumours making the rounds.

However, since there can be no smoke without fire, the conclusion that the common man draws is that there must be some truth there.

Because our faithful still respect the authority of the parish priest and the Bishop, and quite often do not question further the explanations given by them, we should be even more concerned to match their trust in us. Though the cases surfacing may be comparatively few and may have remained at the level of allegations, their appearance now and then contributes to dishonour our priesthood. We all should make a positive effort

of purification to regain the lost esteem, and offer our people what they rightfully expect from those God has chosen to be their shepherds, by being credible ‘light’ and ‘salt’ and ‘prophetic voice’ to them through our word and exemplary life.

Reflecting further, we may ask: Has our priestly life improved qualitatively in terms of holiness and dedicated service or do we appear to be lax and secularised? Jesus established the Church as light to the world. Do the pastors provide spiritual and moral leadership to the secularised world or are they being influenced by the reportedly ‘corrupt’ politicians, subscribing to moral relativism which facilitates twisting of truth through denials, half truths and false assurances to suit to their needs, ending controversies sometimes with blatant lies? Is there any erosion of doctrinal, moral and disciplinary standards as is being whispered in clerical as well as lay circles?

My two articles titled ‘Wake up calls to the Church in Goa’ published in July 2009 had made reference to boiling issues of pastoral ministry, which give meaning and direction also to the administration of properties and is much more important.

Keeping that pot unopened, I had made another wake up call about what paralyses the growth of faith life of the Church and results in the decline of all standards of social, moral and religious life, appealing to put our house in order because the very mission of the Church is to be light and salt and prophetic voice through her pastoral and evangelising ministry to the world.

Wake up calls renewed Evidently, those articles did

not yield the desired results.

Though those responsible noticed them, they seem to enjoy their routine life of moral relativism that lets them justify their dubious actions and cheap popularity even at the cost of the credibility of the Church and loss of moral authority as light and salt to a world becoming increasingly secularised. After the wake up calls, it was expected that those concerned would try to make necessary amends. But, the situation seems to be worsening, and I renew the wake up calls, inviting honest introspection.

Are we becoming tepid?

Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that Fr Vianney lamented: “The great misfortune for us parish priests is that our souls grow tepid,” meaning that a pastor can grow dangerously accustomed to the state of sin or of indifference in which so many of his flock are living. Could this be our case? The Pope impresses upon us: “The core of his teaching remains valid for each of us: souls have been won at the price of Jesus’ own blood, and a priest cannot devote himself to their salvation if he refuses to share personally in the ‘precious cost’ of redemption.”

Recently, in a strongly worded talk to Portuguese Bishops, the Pope denounced what he called a ‘silence of the faith’ in the face of widespread attacks on religious values. He said: “Authentic witnesses to Jesus Christ are needed, above all in those human situations where the silence of the faith is most widely and deeply felt: among politicians, intellectuals, communications professionals who profess and who promote a monocultural ideal, with disdain for the religious and contemplative dimension of life... In such circles are found some believers… who even give a helping hand to this type of secularism.” He continued: “The changes in contemporary soci-

ety require a ‘new missionary vigour’ by mature lay Christians, and Bishops themselves should show that they will not be ‘gagged’ when it comes to announcing the Church’s moral teachings.”

Archbishop’s pastoral letter Together with St Marie Vianney, our own Bl Joseph Vaz, Patron of the Archdiocese, inspires us to consume our priestly life for our people. The pastoral letter dedicates the Pastoral Year 2010-11 to Blessed Joseph Vaz, as we will celebrate his 300th death anniversary on 16 January 2011. Its theme, ‘Witness to Christian values in the footsteps of Blessed Joseph Vaz’ urges us to walk in his footsteps. He was unique. Always on the move searching for Catholics in need of Sacraments, especially Confession and the Holy Eucharist, he visited barefoot the whole of Ceylon at least once a year.

We recall here what the Pope told the Portuguese Bishops: “Simply proclaiming the message does not penetrate to the depths of people’s hearts… it does not change their lives.

What attracts is, above all, the encounter with believing persons who, through their faith, draw others to the grace of Christ by bearing witness to him.”

Cardinal Ivan Dias, speaking at the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies, urged that upon the conclusion of the Year for Priests, every priest safeguard these three dimensions: Doctrine, by being faithful to the Word of God and the Magisterium of the Church; Discipline, both of mind and body, a sign and fruit of a human and spiritual maturity that includes formation in chastity and proper relations with the opposite sex, management of discord and conflict in relationships and in the community, management of free time and use of new technologies; Devotion, requiring that the priest, in each of his

daily actions, behave as a man of God giving primacy to the spirit, knowing that he is in the world, but not of the world.

Hope for the future The priesthood is too precious to be discounted. “The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus,” the Curé of Ars often said. Therefore, admitting our weaknesses and regretting the harm done to the Church and to the priesthood itself, let us joyfully acknowledge the greatness of God’s gift, embodied in the splendid example of countless generous pastors, religious afire with love for God and for souls.

Learning from these saintly priests the complete “identification of the man with his ministry”, let us first cherish our vocation as an identity, not a career, to be lived with holiness, mindful that our ministry is the means of our sanctification. St Paul teaches us: “Proclaim the Word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching… be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.” [2Tim 4:2-5] Father Vianney taught his parishioners primarily by the witness of his life. They learned to pray from his example. He lived the ‘evangelical counsels’ in a way suited to his priestly state.

He “was rich in giving to others and very poor for himself ”. He “radiated chastity”; the faithful acknowledged this “when he gazed at the tabernacle with loving eyes”. Finally, his obedience found full embodiment in his conscientious fidelity to the daily demands of his ministry. Father Vaz’s life is equal.

Despite all the evil present in our world, let the words of Christ to his Apostles in the Upper Room continue to inspire us: “In the world you have tribulation; but take courage, I have overcome the world.” [Jn 16:33]

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GUJ wants scribe assault probe report released

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The press release states further, If the government fails to efficiently implement various schemes, than a day’s dharna will be held at Panjim to protest against lackadaisical attitude of the government on August 1, 2010. The members expressed happiness that the demand for accreditation to South Goa journalists has been incorporated by the Press Accreditation Committee headed by GUJ president Prakash W Kamat in the new accreditation rules being framed by the government.

The GUJ meeting resolved to demand that the government must retain the press room in the old secretariat complex once the complex is ready.

The press release says, the GUJ expressed concern over growing recruitment of contract labour in employment in Goan media organizations. It was resolved to take this matter with the Labour Commissioner and also with the Majithia Wage Board.

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At the annual general body meeting of Goa Union of Journalists held on Saturday it was decided that the executive committee should not participate in any activity or programme of the Goa government till the probe report of Soiru Komarpant police assault case is released by the government.

According to a press release, the members of the GUJ expressed indignation and annoyance over the fact that the said report is not being released or no action initiated by the government despite repeated assurances by the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to the GUJ. The assault case is completing two years next week.

Several issues of unemployment, working conditions and welfare of journalists in Goa were debated and discussed at the three hour long meeting presided over by GUJ president, Prakash W Kamat.

The members also expressed dissatisfaction over the slackness in implementation of the various welfare schemes of journalists by the Department of Information and Publicity to depute special officers to implement the schemes like Jour-

Marathi film ‘Umang’ set for release HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JUNE 19

Marathi Film ‘Umang’ set to release in Marathwada, Vidarbha, Khandesh, Konkan, Goa and Belgaum on June 25, is a story of young boy who visits an adivasi area in a remote jungle lives with the tribal people and teaches them to live a different life.

The film is produced under the banner of N M Bora Film Associates by N M Bora.

The film has story-screenplaydialogues by Aaba Gaikwad and is directed by Pitamber Kale.

The film has Music by Anand Modak and has lyrics by Babasaheb Saudagar.

The film is Edited by Amol Mane, Manoj Sankala, Art Direction by Arun Rahane, Action

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should carry their identity cards for identification.

A disciplinary and ethics committee was formed under veteran journalist, Flaviano Dias, Gurudas Sawal, Ashley do Rosario and Dr Bala Murli Krishna. Any grievances about media can be addressed to this committee.

A seven-member committee was formed to study and review the existing Journalist Welfare and Pensions Scheme as many members complained about several inadequacies in the scheme.

The committee will approach the Department of Information and Publicity to improve the implementation of the scheme.

A committee under Sagar Jawdekar will study the issue of granting membership of GUJ to electronic media.

It has been decided to revive the umbrella organization of journalists and non-journalists employees to readdress the problems faced by them.

Earlier, the meeting approved the audited accounts of the previous two years. The meeting observed minute’s silence in memory of departed members Balaji Gaunekar and Gurudas Pednekar.

Later, GUJ general secretary, Sudesh Arlekar proposed the vote of thanks.

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JUNE 19

Canacona HSS aiding students to pursue further studies HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JUNE 19

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary may be instrumental in giving enhanced number of ATKTs to the SSC students in the results declared recently, but this particular privately managed higher secondary is giving the right push to such students willing to pursue their studies further.

S S Angle Higher Secondary, Maxem, has admitted about 20 such students, including few repeaters who passed their SSC examinations after frequent attempts to clear board conducted examinations.

Even as the information is hard to come from a government-run higher secondary, at Canacona, details obtained from S S Angle HSS, Maxem, has revealed that 14 ATKT students are given admission in Std XI at this academic year, which began

on Wednesday.

Out of 14, nine students have to clear one subject, while the remaining five students are left with two subjects each, which they are supposed to clear in the next board examinations during the current academic year.

atkt Maxem higher Secondary, as it is locally called, granted admission to six students, who cleared their SSC in their subsequent attempts.

Out of six, three students got secondary examination certificate in two attempts, one student at third attempt, while two passed the SSC board exams after five attempts, are also admitted in Std XI by Maxem higher Secondary.

Residents have appreciated the unique precedence set by S

S Angle Higher Secondary in giving the right opportunity to weak students for pursuing their higher studies, which incidentally is missing in the so-called elite and even government-managed institutions.

Case registered under TCP Act HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 19

The Margao police on Friday registered a case under section 17A of the Town and Country Planning Act for filling of low lying land at Nagmodem-Navelim.

Police said the case has been registered after the Town Planer lodged a FIR against the violator for the land filling activity.

The police are investigating.

Meanwhile, Town Planner Rajesh Naik has registered seven FIRs in Salcete taluka in respect of illegal land filling and hill cutting activity. The TCP lodged following the stop work orders issued by the Flying Squads.

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Pak to examine eleventh Indian dossier before talks PTI ISLAMABAD, JUNE 19

Pakistan's Interior Ministry will examine the eleventh dossier handed over to Islamabad by India on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks ahead of a crucial meeting of the Foreign Secretaries to bridge the trust deficit between the two countries.

Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a brief statement that arrangements were being made for "receipt of the material from New Delhi".

He said: "The material will be forwarded to the Interior Ministry for examination when received."

Talking to a TV news channel, Basit said the Pakistan government is of the firm opinion that whosoever was involved in the Mumbai attacks should be punished.

"Pakistan is conducting the trial of the accused on its soil in a transparent and professional

way and the recently extended evidence by Indian authorities would be analysed appropriately," he said.

India handed over the latest dossier yesterday, just six days before meeting between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir here to find ways to bridge the trust deficit between the two sides and to prepare the grounds for a meeting of the Foreign Ministers on July 15.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said the latest dossier contained a set of responses to the six dossiers received from Pakistan on April 25.

Sources said that besides the responses to queries raised by Pakistan, the dossier also provides additional information on those involved in the Mumbai attacks and evidence that they were operating from Pakistani

Strong quake causes major damage in Andaman UNI PORT BLAIR, JUNE 19

A strong earthquake of 6.0 intensity, which rocked North Andaman Islands early Saturday morning, has caused considerable damage in Diglipur Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

According to the Disaster Control Room of A&N Islands, the quake was felt in entire North and Middle Andaman region. ''There are some cracks in Diglipur's Government quarters.

The newly constructed part of Diglipur Jetty has also got serious damage. There are also visible cracks on Diglipur roads and in fact in every house and shop there are some loss of properties,'' Sudeep Saha, the Patwari of Diglipur Islands, told UNI over phone.

The quake also caused dam-

age to private business owners. ''All materials in my shop fell down as it started shaking terribly this morning. There are also some major cracks in my shop,'' Subhasis Paul, a shopkeeper of Diglipur Island, told UNI today.

The earthquake with a latitude of 13.4 degrees north and a longitude of 93.0 degrees east occurred at 0439 hrs, the Indian Meteorological Department said here. The quake struck at a depth of 27.2 kilometres, USGS reported. ''For initial few seconds the quake was so strong that we were not able to run out for our lives,'' BC Rao, a private worker of Diglipur Islands told UNI this morning.

There was no tsunami alert, loss of life or injuries, officials confirmed.

soil.

The dossier also conveys India's "mounting unhappiness" with Pakistan's lack of "concrete action" against Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks.

In the dossiers given to India in April, Pakistan had asked for three Indian officials, including two magistrates and an investigator, to be allowed to travel to Pakistan to testify that they had recorded the statement of Ajmal Kasab, sentenced to death for the Mumbai attacks.

Pakistan also sought access to Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the attacks, to facilitate the trial of Lashkare-Taiba operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks.

The seven suspects are being tried by an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi.

Railways put off next exam HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, JUNE 19

Stunned by the CBI busting a multi-crore recruitment scam masterminded by Hyderabadbased retired additional divisional railway manager A K Jagannatham, the Railways on Saturday postponed the written test across the country by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) on June 27 for the posts in several categories, including goods guards and enquiry-cumreservation clerks.

A Railway Ministry spokesman said the new dates for the test will be announced shortly. The decision to postpone the examination is a direct fall-out of the recruitment scam in two earlier examinations in connivance with the officials of the RRB. The ministry has already placed under suspension Mumbai RRB chairman S M Sharma, whose son Vivek Bhardwaj is among eight arrested by the CBI and sent to judicial custody in Hyderabad.

Nitish’s decision unfortunate, says Gujarat govt PTI DWARKA (Gujarat), JUNE 19

The Narendra Modi Government on Saturday termed as "unfortunate" the move by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to return Rs 5 crore given by Gujarat for the victims of Kosi floods.

"The decision is unfortunate," Gujarat Health Minister and government spokesperson Jaynarayan Vyas told reporters.

The flood relief assistance was given to Bihar by Gujarat government as a token of brotherly affection, Vyas said.

Bihar government's move comes after local papers there carried advertisements last week about the help given by Gujarat government to Kosi flood victims.

Nitish had criticised Gujarat government's advertisements, terming it as "uncivilised" and had said that he would return the unused money.

The Bihar Chief Minister had also taken strong exception to

the use of his photograph with his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi in an another advertisement published in local dailies and had even threatened to take legal action against those

responsible for it.

Gujarat Government at that time denied that they had given the advertisements, saying Bihar migrants in Gujarat were responsible for publishing those ads.

Nitish returning money to Modi ‘poll stunt’: Subodh Union Food Processing Minister Subodh Kant Sahay on Saturday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to return the flood donation amount to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was "nothing but an election stunt."

Reacting to reports about Kumar returning the donation received from Gujarat, Sahay, also a senior Congress leader, said "It is nothing but a political and election stunt".

Sahay, who was here to re-

lease a book titled 'Inspiring thought of Sonia Gandhi' at a function here, alleged that the Nitish Kumar government had also failed to utilise the financial assistance extended to Bihar by the Centre during 2008 floods caused by river Kosi.

Alleging that both Kumar and Modi were the "two faces of the same coin", Sahay said Nitish's face as a secular politician stood exposed after he aligned with the BJP. "Muslims will never fall prey to such a sinister political gameplan of Kumar", he added.

Gas tragedy: Cong slams BJP for playing dual role

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UNI BHOPAL, JUNE 19

Terming the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's demonstration over Bhopal gas tragedy as 'facade', the main opposition Congress has alleged that the BJP-led Chhattisgarh government gave protection to the accused of last year's Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd chimney disaster in Korba that claimed over thirty lives. ''The BJP leaders, present during the sit-in and demonstration over gas tragedy, should reply five queries of the Congress as the BJP is maintaining double standard over the issue,'' Congress' state unit spokesman K K Mishra said here yesterday.

Mr Mishra alleged that the BJP had shielded the directors of the China's power construction company SEPCO in chimney collapse case and they were arrested after media exerted pressure on the government. But

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the accused were admitted to hospital, instead of sending them behind bars, in the pretext of illness. ''Following its dual policy, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance did not initiate remedial steps for the gas victims when it was in power at the Centre and neither challenge the Supreme Court's verdict on the gas leak case nor took necessary action for prime accused Warren Anderson's extradition'' Mr Misra said.

Congress Mahdya Pradesh unit President Suresh Pachouri expressed satisfaction over the Planning Commission's approval of Rs 982 crore package for rehabilitation Bhopal of gas tragedy victims.

In a statement here yesterday, Mr Pachouri said it should be assured that the gas victims should get proper compensation amount and required steps should be taken in this regard.

UNI MUMBAI, JUNE 19

Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan is ''Bollywood's Most Admired Father'', according to a poll conducted by leading matrimonial site-shaadi.com.

The actor received 60.6 per cent of the votes of the 'My Daddy Strongest' poll conducted on the occasion of Father's Day. South Indian star Rajnikant topped the South category with 42 per cent votes.

Over 85,000 people participated in the online poll. For female respondents for the poll, preference went for someone who possessed the qualities that they saw in their father -primarily ''more understanding''. Male respondents also indicated that they perceived being understanding an important thing in a relationship, the website staff said. ''Although times are changing, it's nice to see that the qualities admired in an ideal father haven't changed much over generations,'' shaadi.com, Business Head, Gourav Rakshit said.

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Israel reserves right to stop Lebanon-Gaza flotilla REUTERS UNITED NATIONS, JUNE 19

Israel told the United Nations it reserved its right to use “all necessary means” to stop ships that it said planned to try to sail from Lebanon to bring aid to Gaza, blockaded by the Jewish state.

In a letter to UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon and to the Security Council yesterday Israeli Ambassador Gabriela Shalev also called on the Lebanese government to prevent the ships from leaving.

An international furor erupted after the Israeli navy stormed a six-ship aid flotilla heading for Gaza on May 31, killing eight Turks and a Turkish-American on board. Israel said its commandos acted in self-defense after being attacked.

Following the outcry, Israel

said on Thursday it was easing its land blockade of the Gaza Strip, which for the past three years has been controlled by Palestinian Hamas militants. But it said the sea blockade would continue.

Shalev said it appeared a small number of ships planned to sail from Lebanon and that while the organizers said they wished to take aid to Gaza, “the true nature of their actions remains dubious.”

Organizers had said they wished to become “martyrs” and there was a “link” to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah had called on Lebanese citizens to take part in such flotillas, Shalev said.

“As a result, Israel cannot exclude the possibility that terrorists or arms will be smuggled

Iran warns Germany over EU sanctions AGENCEIS TEHRAN, JUNE 19

The new European Union sanctions against Iran will not deter its efforts to gain nuclear technology, deputy foreign minister has told German officials, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

IRNA said that Ali Ahani warned during a recent meeting in Germany "that the new (EU) decision taken to intensify sanctions... is destructive," coming at a time when Tehran is deciding whether to respond to an EU offer of talks.

It said Ahani emphasised that EU sanctions "will in no way affect the Iranian government and people's determination to seek their legitimate right to exploit nuclear technology under the supervision of the IAEA." Iran maintains its nuclear programme is peaceful and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN atomic watchdog. Western powers suspect it is aimed at making weapons.

On June 9 the UN Security Council imposed a fourth set of sanctions on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme.

Soon after the UN move, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton offered to hold talks with Tehran.

The UN measures were followed on Wednesday by a separate set of restrictions imposed by the United States and a day later by the European Union.

Fighting in Somali kills 20 REUTERS MOGADISHU, JUNE 19

Gun fights between Somali government troops and Islamist rebels in the capital Mogadishu has killed 20 people, including more than a dozen civilians, officials said today.

The clashes took place after heavily-armed, al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents attacked a government military base in Dharkenley district, south of the capital yesterday. The fighting was over by the end of the day.

“We pushed them back and killed 13 of al Shabaab's fighters.

We are still at our bases,” Abdiazis Ali, a senior Somali military officer, told Reuters.

“Four of our troops died and there are also a few injuries.”

Al Shabaab, seen by Washington as al Qaeda's proxy in the Horn of Africa region and which controls much of the country and most of the capital, confirmed the offensive.

The group gave no details of any toll but said the attack was part of their plan to seize the rest of Mogadishu.

Fighting in Somalia has killed at least 21,000 people since the start of 2007 and driven another 1.5 million from their homes, triggering one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.

“We have (a) record of three civilian deaths and 11 wounded in yesterday's fighting,” Ali Yasin Gedi, deputy chairman of the Elman peace and human rights grou, said today.

Separately, about 100 Somali government troops, who were trained over the last year by neighbouring Ethiopia, have crossed back into Somalia and joined the rebel ranks, according to local officials and militia fighters in the border town of Balad Hawa.

The EU sanctions include a ban on new investment, technical assistance and technology transfers to Tehran's huge gas and oil industry, particularly as regards refining and liquefied natural gas.

They also target the transport, banking and insurance sectors and slap new visa bans and asset freezes on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

New US sanctions target insurance companies, oil firms and shipping lines linked to Iran's atomic or missile programmes as well as the IRGC and Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi.

Before the EU move, parliament speaker Ali Larijani had warned that Tehran would retaliate if the new measures were adopted.

IRNA said that Larijani, speaking in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, said: "If the European Union imposes sanctions, Iran will consider retaliation."

onboard the ships in question,” the Israeli envoy wrote.

Given the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the state of hostility between Lebanon and the Jewish state, “Israel reserves its right under international law to use all necessary means to prevent these ships from violating the existing naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip,” she said.

There were “appropriate mechanisms” for sending aid to Gaza, Shalev said, calling on Lebanon to “demonstrate responsibility and to prevent these boats from departing to the Gaza Strip.”

She also called on the international community to use its influence to stop the boats departing and to discourage their nationals from taking part in the action.

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A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are ''unclean'' and should not be kept as pets – a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported today.

Dogs are considered ''unclean'' under Islamic tradition but, while relatively rare in Iran, some people do keep them as pets.

By issuing a fatwa -- a religious ruling -- Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has sent a clear message that this trend must stop.

“Friendship with dogs is a blind imitation of the West,” he was quoted as saying in Javan daily. “There are lots of people

in the West who love their dogs more than their wives and children.”

G u a rd d o g s a n d s h e e p dogs are considered acceptable under Islamic law but Iranians who carry dogs in their cars or take them to public parks can be stopped by police and fined.

The Koran does not explicitly prohibit contact with dogs, Shirazi said, but Islamic tradition showed it to be so. “We have lots of narrations in Islam that say dogs are unclean.”

The interpretation of religious rules on personal conduct is a constant source of debate and potential conflict in Iran which has been an Islamic republic since a revolution ousted the Western-backed Shah in 1979.

US missile strike kills 12 in Pak REUTERS MIRANSHAH, (Pakistan), JUNE 19

A US drone aircraft today fired two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, killing 12 militants, intelligence officials said.

The missile attack took place hours after the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, landed in Islamabad for talks as part of the Pakistan-US strategic dialogue initiated in March.

The drone targeted a sus-

pected militant compound in Sokhel village, about 25 km east of Miranshah, the main town of the region and known as a hotbed of Taliban and al Qaeda militants, the intelligence officials said.

“Twelve militants have been killed and three wounded in the attack on a compound which is linked to Taliban and al Qaeda,” one intelligence official told Re u t e r s o n c o n d i t i o n o f anonymity.

A second intelligence official confirmed the account. A resident, Mohammad Rafiq, told Reuters he had seen 11 bodies.

The nationalities of the dead were not immediately available.

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India knock Pakistan out of Asia Cup AFP DAMBULLA, JUNE 19

India defeated Pakistan by three wickets in a thrilling finish on Saturday to knock their arch-rivals out of the four-nation Asia Cup. Harbhajan Singh struck a six off the penultimate delivery as India clinched an exciting threewicket victory by chasing down a victory target of 268 runs.

India replied with 271 for seven in 49.5 overs which took them to the final along with hosts Sri Lanka, while Pakistan and Bangladesh were eliminated.

Man-of-the match Gautam Gambhir and captain M S Dhoni struck half-centuries and Suresh

Raina contributed with a 27-ball 34 before Harbhajan, who hit 2 sixes in his 11-ball 15, took centre stage.

Suresh Raina held his nerves in the pressure situation as he brought India back with a quick innings of 34, adding 43 runs in 25 balls with Harbhajan, before he was run out in the final over.

Virender Sehwag, who batted with a runner after struggling with cramps, struggled to 10 from 32 balls, before he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal off Abdul Razzaq.

Earlier, Salman Butt (74) and Kamran Akmal (51) made contrasting half centuries before

Pakistan innings: Salman Butt run out 74, Imran Farhat c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 25, Shoaib Malik b Khan 39, Umar Akmal c Dhoni b Jadeja 21, Umar Amin c Kohli b Harbhajan Singh 5, Shahid Afridi lbw b Kumar 32, Kamran Akmal c Raina b Kumar 51, Abdul Razzaq c Dhoni b Kumar 3, Mohammad Aamer run out 3, Shoaib Akhtar not out 3, Saeed Ajmal c Nehra b Khan 0. Extras: 11. Total: 267 all out in 49.3 overs. Fall of wickets: 1-71 2-144 3-146 4159 5-196 6-219 7-227 8-247 9-265 10-267. Bowling: P Kumar 10-1-533 (nb-1, w-2), A Nehra 9-0-58-0, Z Khan 9.3-0-41-2, Harbhajan Singh 8-0-47-2, V Sehwag 3-0-19-0, RA Jadeja 10-0-43-1 (w-2).

India: G Gambhir b Ajmal 83,V Sehwag c K Akmal b Razzaq 10,V Kohli b Ajmal 18,MS Dhoni b Malik 56,R Sharma lbw b S Afridi 22,S Raina run out (K Akmal) 34, R Jadeja b Ajmal 6,Harbhajan Singh not out 15,P Kumar not out 3.Extras: 24. Total: 271-7 in 49.5 overs.Fall of wickets: 47-1, 82-2, 180-3, 208-4, 210-5, 219-6, 262-7. Bowling: S Akhtar 10-0-57-0,M Aamer 9.5-0-56-0,A Razzaq 5-0-18-1,S Ajmal 100-56-3,S Afridi 10-0-41-1,S Malik 5-0-28-1.

Gautam Gambhir plays one to the third man in Dambulla on Saturday.

India made a remarkable comeback to bowl out Pakistan for 267.

Butt was involved in two substantial partnerships at the start of the innings -- first a 71-run opening stand with Imran Farhat (25) and then shared 73 runs with Shoaib Malik (39) -- before

three quick wickets in the middle overs put brakes on the Pakistani scoring.

Praveen Kumar (3/53), Zaheer Khan (2/41) and Harbhajan Singh (2/47) were the pick of the Indian bowlers, sharing eight wickets among them at Rangiri International stadium.

BCCI set to sack Lalit Modi AGENCIES MUMBAI, JUNE 19

The Indian Cricket Board is all set to take a decision on suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's fate as it has called for a special general meeting on July 3.

All state associations have been asked to attend the meeting, which is likely to include vote in favour of Modi's removal.

As per BCCI's Memorandum of Rules and Regulations, a three-fourth majority would decide the fate of Modi at the SGM. “The board shall, at the Special General Meeting specially convened, take appropriate decision by majority of threefourth members present and

voting at the said meetings," according to the memorandum.

If the SGM decides to expel Modi through a three-fourth majority, he will not be entitled to hold any position or office or be admitted in any committee or any member or associate member of the board.

The expulsion, if it takes place, would be for three years at the minimum after which the expelled administrator can be readmitted by the board at a general meeting again by the same three-fourth majority present and voting, as per the memorandum.

Board secretary, N Srinivasan stated in his letter to the State associations that the meeting has been called to ratify his action in reference to the charges against Lalit Modi, which are mentioned in the three show cause notices, to the Disciplinary Committee of the BCCI for further proceedings.

Srinivasan also said that the meeting has been called “to reconstitute the Disciplinary Com-

mittee of BCCI for holding enquiry against Lalit K Modi".

Ho w e v e r, a c c o rd i n g t o NDTV sources, Modi has said that the BCCI does not follow its own rules and it should look at the disciplinary panel's report before taking action against him.

Sources have also said that Modi is against BCCI secretary (Srinivasan) being part of the proceedings against him and has accused him of being biased.

Modi was slapped a show cause notice and suspended from all positions in the BCCI, including as chairman and commissioner of its sub-committee IPL, on April 25 soon after the conclusion of the final of the Twenty20 League.

Modi was accused of financial irregularities in the conduct of the League as well as rigging the bids for franchisees and he responded to the notice with a staggering reply running over 15,000 pages.

The board issued him a second show cause notice -- based

Sharath, Subhajit in TT doubles semis UNI NEW DELHI, JUNE 19

Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha advanced into the semifinals of the ITTF Pro Tour after defeating compatriots Harmeet Desai and Devesh Karia in their men's doubles quarterfinal match here today.

The Commonwealth Games champion Sharath along with his partner Subhajit had to overcome the stiff challenge from the other Indian pair 118, 11-8, 5-11, 10-12, 11-4, 118 en route to finals at the

Yamuna Sports Complex.

Sharath is also the lone Indian to be in fray at the men's singles event.

The Indian pair would next face the Korean duo of Lee Sang Su and Seo Hyun Deok, to be played later this evening.

The Koreans had got the better of Jung Young Sik and Kim Min Seok also from Korea 1210,11-5,10-12,11-9,11-9 to make it to the last four stage.

In the other semi-final match, Huang Sheng-Sheng and Wu Chih-Chi of Chinese Taipei will meet the Singaporean pair of

Gao Ning and Yang Zi. Meanwhile, Chen Chien An of Chinese Taipei defeated Ionescu Ovidiu of Romania and Kenji Matsudaira of Japan spanked Jung Young Sik of Korea to face each other in the summit clash of the U-21 boys' singles event.

In the U-21 girls singles category, Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan beat Jin Dal Rae of Korea and Yu Mengyu of Singapore got better of Kang Mi Soon of Korea respectively to advance into the finals to be played later this evening.

Nagoa Sporting in semis HERALD REPORTER VASCO, JUNE 19

Nagoa Sporting Club stormed into the semi-finals of NRB Group 37th Bandodkar memorial soccer tournament organized by Baina Sports Club defeating strong contenders Saligao Sporting Club 2-1 at MPT ground, here on Saturday.

Nagoa led 2-0 at the breather through Saish Palyekar in the 18th minute off a pas from Adnan Baig. Eight minutes later (24th minute) hard working Pradip Chopdekar increased the lead after Stanley Coutinho,

Girish Naik and Saish Palyekar had done the spade work from the left flank.

Nagoa Sporting will meet Don Bosco Oratory in the first semifinal on June 22.

After change of ends Saligao’s Allan Gonsalves, Vesvino Miranda, Nagendra Kumar and Videsh Satardekar raided the Nagoa area and in a fine move Nagendra Kumar was fouled in the box by a Saligao defender.

Referee Mario Pereira pointed to the dreaded spot and Shaikh Niazi converted in the 47th minute to reduce the margin.

Puddles of water played spoilsport during the second half.

Three minutes from end,Allan Gonsalves of Saligao Sporting missed a golden opportunity to level the score as he shot over from the top of the box with only Nandan Simepuruskar, the Nagoa keeper at his mercy.

Referee Mario Pereira flashed the yellow card to Videsh Satardekar of Saligao for dangerous tackle.

Saish Palyekar of Nagoa Sporting was handed over the manof-the match award by Riyaz Shaikh of Vasco.

Floyd stars in Areal’s win HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, JUNE 19

A fine brace by Floyd Luis helped Sao Jose de Areal to beat Janot Boys 2-1 and enter the quarter-finals of Gumboots football tournament organised

by Gumboots Boys of Orlim at church ground, Orlim on Saturday. Sao Jose de Areal were trailing 0-1 at half time.

Janot Boys were a dominant lot in the opening session with their forwards and midfielders worked in tandem to put the rival defenders under pressure.

At the other end, Sao Jose de Areal took time to settle

down and called the shots against the rival citadel but without success.

Janot Boys unsettle the rival defence with well orchestrated raids and their persistent forays in the rival territory paid dividends when Anney found the net with a snap shot.

Stung by the early setback, Sao Jose de Areal tried their best to neutralize the lead but Janot Boys were alert in containing the rival attackers with neat tackles.

Sao Jose de Areal were a transformed side after the change of ends.They attacked

the rival citadel umpteen times and were rewarded when Striker Floyd Luis punished the rival goalkeeper with an adroit placement.

Spurred by the equalizer, Sao Jose de Areal mounted pressure and made couple of forays into the rival territory and Floyd Luis struck the second time to record his brace.

Janot Boys tried their level best and went all-out in the dying minutes of the second half but without success as Sao Jose de Areal defenders did not allow their rival strikers any space to operate inside the territory.

on an email from England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke -- which accused him of trying to destroy the structure of world and Indian cricket on the day he replied to the first and he retorted with a 24-page reply.

The third and last notice issued to him related to alleged irregularities in the awarding of theatrical rights and 150-second commercial slot in between balls during the telecast of IPL 3 matches.

Modi responded to the third show cause notice a few days ago with a 50-page reply with supporting documents.

Meanwhile, giving in to Modi's demand, BCCI president Shashank Manohar has withdrawn himself from the threeman disciplinary committee constituted to conduct a hearing against the suspended IPL commissioner, according to BCCI sources.

The meeting would choose a new member to replace Manohar in the disciplinary proceedings, it was learnt.

Federer meets Falla AGENCIES LONDON, JUNE 19

Defending champion Roger Federer was paired with familiar foe Alejandro Falla when the draw for next week's Wimbledon championships was made at the All England Club on Friday.

Women's holder Serena Williams will face Portugal's Michelle Larcher di Brito.

The unfortunate Falla will be up against the 16-times Grand Slam champion for the third time in consecutive tournaments, having lost to him in the second round of the French Open.

Opting to bat in the do-ordie match, Pakistan were crusing at 144 for one in the 29th over and looked good to make a total in excess of 290 before the Indian bowlers scalped three wickets in just 17 balls to storm back into the game.

The wickets slowly but as-

Paes-Dlouhy advance AGENCIES HAGUE JUNE 19

Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy earned a shot at their second title of the season after reaching the summit clash of the UNICEF Open with a win over Benjamin Becker and Scott Lipsky.

The Indo-Czech pair converted as many as seven breakpoints out of eight in their 7-6 (3), 6-1, win over the GermanAmerican pair in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 event in s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.

They will take on Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Horia Tecau of Romania in the final.

Paes and Dlouhy had ended runners-up at Roland Garros earlier this month and won the Miami Masters Series title in April.

It will be Paes and Dlouhy's fifth appearance in an ATP world Tour final this season

piece of fielding from Ranvindra Jadeja on his follow through.

Butt, who has scored five of his eight ODI hundreds against India, struck nine boundaries during his 85-ball stay.

As if the double blow was not enough, Umar Amin (5) was brilliantly caught by Virat Kohli off Harbhajan four overs later but inspite of that Pakistan were in a good position at 159 for four in the 33rd over.

But then Umar Akmal (21) and skipper Shahid Afridi, who asserted himself in the middle with a towering straight six off Harbhajan, steadied the Pakistani ship with a 37-run fifthwicket stand that came off just 29 balls.

Just when it was time to step on the accelerator, Umar Akmal was caught behind by Dhoni off Ravindra Jadeja.

Afridi too perished in the 44th over, trapped in front of the wicket by Praveen but not before hitting two fours and a six.

However, a late cameo from Kamran Akmal helped Pakistan go beyond the 250-mark. The wicket-keeper batsman struck three fours and as many sixes to pile up 40 runs in the last five overs and help Pakistan reach the competitive total.

AGENCIES SINGAPORE, JUNE 10

Saina, who bagged her maiden Super Series title in June last year by winning the Indonesian Open, will meet qualifier Tzu Ying Tai of Chinese Taipei in the summit clash on Sunday.

Tai defeated Youn Joo Bae of Korea 21-16, 21-18 in the other semi-final on Saturday.

In men's singles, however, India's Parupalli Kashyap lost to seventh seed Indonesian Sony Kuncoro 19-21, 20-22 in a hard-fought semi-final match that lasted 48 minutes.

Saina ousts Lan, in finals

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is in line for a second Super Series title after scoring a come-from-behind victory over Lan Lu of China in the semi-finals of Singapore Open on Saturday.

The top-seeded Indian, currently ranked sixth in the world, rallied from a game down to beat her fourthseeded opponent 8-21, 2117, 21-8 in 49 minutes to storm into the final of the tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Kallis reaches milestone AGENCIES BASSETERRE, JUNE 19

Jacques Kallis became only the sixth player in Test history to reach 11,000 runs on Saturday as South Africa went into lunch at 398-3 on the second day of the second Test against West Indies.

Kallis reached the landmark at 89 and was closing in on his 35th century.

The other five players to reach 11,000 Test runs are Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid and Allan Border.

The 34-year-old Kallis struck 10 boundaries and a six in 203 balls and 228 minutes, and De Villiers hit seven fours and one six off 83 balls.

Jacques Kallis (110) and AB

de Villiers (124 not out) helped South Africa to score 516 for 6 in 142 overs. Earlier, G C Smith had scored 132.

The pace of scoring wasn't electric, but South Africa extended their domination from the opening day and were well on course to a massive score.

Curtly Ambrose was in attendance this morning and West Indies would have loved to have summoned his services on a lifeless pitch. The new ball was delayed till the 95th over but even the change of ball couldn't get West Indies an early breakthrough. There wasn't any sideways movement for Kemar Roach or Ravi Rampaul so the batsmen hardly looked troubled. ay with figures of two for 91.

Goa down Uttarakhand, keep hopes alive HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, JUNE 19

39th Custodio memorial football: Sao Jose de Areal v.

Sao Miguel de Taleigao, Raia ground, 4.45 p.m.

37th Bandodkar memorial football: Nerul United Sports Club V. Football Club of Siolim, MPT ground, Vasco, 4.45 p.m.

Interward soccer finals: Cabesa v. Segundo Bairo, St Agostinho ground, Santa Cruz, 4.30 p.m.

Exhibition soccer: Corte Real v. St Agostinho, St Agostinho ground, Santa Cruz, 3.30 p.m.

All-Goa 3-a-side tie-breaker, St Agostinho ground, Santa Cruz, 10 a.m.

All-Goa 3-a-side tie-breaker organised by Bambolim Sporting Association, Govt primary school complex ground, Bambolim, 10.30 a.m.

Gumboots soccer; M Brothers, Sanguem v. Fatima Boys, Dicarpale, church ground, Orlim, 4.30 p.m.

St. Anthony's married soccer: Y.S.C, Mankem v. Mapa, 4 p.m.;Vazangal SC v. MapaBadegal, 5 p.m; Mapa, Panchwadi ground.

suredly tightened the noose around the Pakistan middleorder, who failed to get going on a slow and low Dambulla wicket.

Pakistan got off to a solid start with Butt and Indian Cricket League-returnee Imran Farhat posting 71 runs for the first wicket.

The openers were right on top of the Indian attack when Harbhajan produced the muchneeded breakthrough, having comeback man Farhat smartly snaffled by Virender Sehwag at the first slip.

But from there on India had to wait for 13 overs for another wicket as Butt and former captain Shoaib Malik, who is returning to the National team after three months following the removal of his 12-month ban, batted with rare aplomb to set the platform for a big total.

The duo rotated the strike to upset the line of the spinners and occasionally scored a boundary to keep the score card ticking.

But just as Pakistan began to assert themselves in the middle, left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan went through Mali's defence to give India the breakthrough.

To add to Pakistan's dismay, Butt followed suit in the next over. He fell to a spectacular

Goa U-19 comfortably defeated Uttarakhand 2-0 in Dr B.C. Roy Trophy U-19 Junior Nationals quarter-final group stage at Salt Lake stadium, Kolkata on Saturday. Goa led by a solitary goal at the lemon break.

Goa achieved the much needed victory to keep their hopes of a semi-final place alive.

Defender Meldon D'Silva received his second yellow card of the tournament and will miss the final group match on Monday for Goa. Goa took the lead in the 8th minute when Brandon Fernandes curled a wonderful free kick over the Uttarakhand wall and

into the net.

Both teams continued to apply pressure down the wings early in the second half but could not add to the score line.

Goa secured the three points 10 minutes from time, when Pandhari Chopdekar latched on to Brandon's low driven free kick which left the opposition stunned, and punted home from close range.

Speaking to Herald, Goa U19 coach Lino Pereira congratulated the boys on their performance. “We got the early goal but did not sit on it. The boys grew from strength to strength after the goal."

In the other group match, Karnataka defeated Meghalaya 2-1.

Tie-breaker at Bambolim PANJIM (HSD) – The all-Goa 3a-side football tie-breaker organised by Bambolim Sporting Association will be held on June 20 at Govt primary school complex ground, Bambolim from

10.30 a.m. Rs 5000 (winners), Rs 3000 (runners-up) besides other prizes will be awarded. Details may be obtained from Adler Fernandes on 9765840641 or Sezie de Sousa on 9764376667.

ODI series build-up to Ashes: Ponting UNI LONDON, JUNE 19

As the Australian team arrives here, captain Ricky Ponting insisted that the current series against England would lead up

to get ready for the Ashes later this year. ''Whenever there is a big series coming up the build-up starts a fair way out and for the Ashes it has already started,'' Ponting said.

Pg11­ Bolt to miss C’wealth Games REUTERS RALEIGH, JUNE 19

Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not compete in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games from October 314 because they are too late in the year, coach Glen Mills told Reuters on Saturday.

"It was not part of our schedule," Mills said via telephone from Jamaica.

Mills said Bolt had known for several months that he would not be going to the Commonwealth Games.

"The time would be when he would be doing his background training for next year's world championships," he said.

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Daddy Dearest or Precious Papa, he is the first man you love. On Fathers Day, Herald goes all mushy just chatting with people about the first man who carries you and lets you soar – your father

BY CHRISTINA VIEGAS HERALD FEATURES girlie chat with female colleagues about what initially attracts them to a man evoked mixed replies. ‘Looks and a sense of humour’, ‘Looks and how attentive he is to me’, and yet another reply, ‘Personality first, but definitely someone you can boss over’, leaving us in peals of laughter. I replied, “A father rocking his baby – cuddly, innocent baby secure in father’s strong arms.” Wow! Yes, a man’s sensitive side and nurturing instinct is most manifested in his role as a father. However big and tall we grow, our dad’s guiding hand on our shoulders will remain with us forever. Even couples during the courtship period have opined, “When your partner considers your dad as ‘papa jaisa’, you feel a warmth flood your heart for your partner.” In Goa, there seems to be no dearth of examples of good fathers, who are more participatory in familial issues like getting on one’s knees literally and tending to their kids, or getting involved in domestic chores.

Growing up with my overprotective father was never easy. I guess it came just naturally with the old-fashioned belief of having to be extra protective as he sired four daughters which made him even more authoritarian. In the prestigious premises of the Railways where he worked, I was flaunted as his ‘heir in waiting’. While as a little girl, I loved getting a glimpse into the lives of the brave army troops when they camped in our cantonment area and loved being waved at by the engine drivers as the coal engines lugged along the tracks that ran behind our home, I cringed inwardly at the thought of mouldering in a nine to six monotonous job.

Even when dad touted me as the brilliant one with exceptional business acumen, I would picture myself as director of a company and laugh my guts out with friends as I screamed, “I will throw off my corporate coat

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cco rdin g to a bea utif ul stor y, when God was creating fathers, an angel question ed him , “If you mak e children so small and fathers so high, how will they tuck the little ones in bed or kiss them without a lot of stooping? Why such large clumsy hands? They can’t manage diber-bands on pony tails.” aper pins, small buttons or rub shoulders, the angel conSeeing the long legs and broad he cuddle his kid close will How lap? tinued, “Legs with no een his legs? And look at without the little one falling betw estly think those large hon those feet – that’s not fair! You bed at night when the baby boots are going to get out of y party without crushing at cries, or walk through a birthda ?” kids least a couple of y answered all the angel’s To which God, loving and patientl who will children have, ze, d-si chil him e questions, “If I mak e enough to hold everything to look up to? His hands are larg pockets at the end of the the that a small child empties from child’s face. He needs strong day, yet small enough to cup the a sleepy head on the way shoulders to pull a sled or hold baby to sleep for a good the rock or ie home from a mov will be a challenge to fill or couple of hours. His large shoes will support a child who and will scare off mice in the attic wants a horse ride.” ng the father few words After working long and hard givi s that see everything eye and e voic e but a firm authoritativ added tears too. Then He but remain calm and tolerant, God sfied that he can love and sati you are w “No asked the angel, protect as much as a mother?”

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BY KAREN D’ COSTA t seems conflict is a daily parenting challenge in teen-parent relationships. Sometimes it feels as if conflict happens overnight. One morning your teen wakes up with an attitude and may be sullen and withdrawn. He or she may suddenly argue with nearly everything you say and may begin to question all your rules. He may disappear into his room for days. “What has gone wrong?” you may ask yourself. The answer is nothing. This is normal teenage behavior.

Why do parents and teens have so much conflict? It is not possible for anyone at any

and dance in the rains with associates, to celebrate an employee falling in love. Catch me sitting on budgets.” This left the entire group guffawing.

With an irreparable hole in my pockets and a sucker for sob stories, I firmly knew I possessed the uncanny knack to reduce my company to bankruptcy in no time. But, dad thought otherwise.

The word ‘overprotective’ is not exaggerated here when I remember my wedding night which started pretty late by 2 am. Yet, by the time it was 7 am, we had four interruptions by my dad. All the time, the sweet, loving excuses were, “Just wanted to see if you’ll are comfortable and if you’ll needed anything.” More than getting irritated, hubby was amused asking, “What is wrong with him? Does he really think I will harm you?”

My father is no more, but that humorous memory warms my heart till date and makes me cry. Today, when I ask my husband, “Won’t you do the same for our daughter?” Quickly, he answers, “I’ll be even better, I’ll make sure my kids don’t have any wedding nights as I’ll make them nuns and priests.”

Such is the fiercely protective love, fathers feel for their children. But alas! In the quintessential family novels, mothers are always portrayed as safe, loving, cake-baking and tired but always present, whereas, the fathers are made to take a back-seat. Unfortunately, many do not realise that your father was there when you took your first tiny and tentative step. He was there for your first fall and be sure he will be there all along.

Uncomplainingly, he engages in copious backbreaking jobs – cycling or driving you to school, working hard at his workplace so that you could be comfortable and have a sound education and returning home with a cheerful spirit and gifts too, to see that smile that he adores on your face.

Most often, even a bad husband is always a good daddy. And, yes, he is also the one responsible for that jerk not laying a finger on you.

Conflict occurs primarily when :  One person feels his or her beliefs, values, way of living, or territory are threatened.  There are disagreements about how to do something.  There is not enough of something to satisfy everyone.  Communication has broken down.

age to live together without experiencing some conflict. Even in loving families there are conflicts.

When living with teens, every parent needs to know that: Teens no longer accept their parent’s knowledge and ideas without some questions: When your teen was younger, chances

are he thought you knew the answers to all his questions.

Now he has the maturity and thinking skills to come up with some of the answers himself. It is natural for a teen to question a parent’s authority. You don’t have to be in agreement all the time.

Teens have discovered their ability to question and debate: Teens have the ability to think about issues, rules and opinions from many angles and experiences. Your teen may argue just for the sake of arguing. This is a great new skill he or she will use throughout his or her life.

They gain a new understanding of how other people think because of their debates and their very interesting questions.

Teens are trying to figure out who they are because they have had many experiences throughout their growing up years which differ from how things are in their home: Your teen will go to great lengths to distance himself or herself so as to establish identity and independence which are two of the tools of healthy maturity. This means questioning the rules, beliefs, values and ways of doing things you have taught.

It is learnt that when your teen disagrees with you, it may really be about having a different opinion in order to be different from you. No matter what you disagree about, your teen needs to know he or she is loved. More conflicts tend to take place between mothers and teenagers because the bond that a person develops with the mother can never be severed.

As a student of psychology, the observance is that when you were a child you were used to your parents making decisions for you, but now that you are gradually growing up you tend to think that you are an adult and can make your own decisions. During this time when your parents try to help you out, you feel they are out to get you. But truly they really do know what is best for you as they have experienced more than you! They only look out for your best and just want to help you…So just be patient and give them the opportunity to help their first priority, ‘YOU’!

(The writer is a student of psychology)

Bring your Vision to Life, Virtually Registrations for a creativity contest on graphic designing closes on June 24. Titled, ‘A new world…

VISION 2050’, to be held on July 10 and 11, it seeks to give an opportunity to amateur graphic designers. Herald finds out

BY NOMRATHA FERNANDES HERALD FEATURES raphic designing by far has got to be the closest anyone can get to bringing their imagination to life, literally, in 2D as well as three. Apart from a colourful and vivid imagination, all one needs is apt software and their good to go. The flow of creativity can take different forms such as talking animals, mythical creatures, enchanted forests, myriad designs and everything imaginable and not.

‘A new world…VISION 2050’, a creativity contest is organised to bring forth this talent. There will be three modules in the contest – sketching, digital graphics and matte painting – and will take place on July 10 and 11 at Arena Animations, Panjim. The prizes totally amount to Rs 50,000.

As for the content of the graphic design,

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the more honest and original, the better. “What is your vision for 2050, what do you think it will be? What do you want it to be? Put all of that into your design and you’re sure to impress the judges,” state organisers. A bird’s eye view of the Goan youth’s envision of Goa seems to be what their looking for while the judges will be looking for originality, creativity, technique and overall presentation.

Through courses and classes one can acquire the skills for graphic design, or they can pick it up themselves through experimentation, trial and error.

Interestingly, the contest, ‘A new world…VISION 2050’ seeks to bring out the latter’s unrecognised talent. It is open to amateurs only, no professionals. “Professionals are established. We’re looking for fresh minds,” say the organisers, Arena Animations, Panjim. They are assured that talent and creativity in this area are very much present in Goa and through the response to the contest itself has proved it.

They say, “We have received a tremendous response to the contest so far and are awaiting more.”

All you amateur graphic designers, here’s a platform to put to use those hours seated by your computer, experimenting over CoralDraw, Photoshop or whichever software suits your fancy. Let the creativity flow.

Manisha Koirala weds Nepalese Businessman I

n a fairytale wedding, Bollywood actor Manisha Koirala tied the knot with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal in a traditional Nepali ceremony Saturday morning after an elaborate engagement and mehendi ceremony a day before.

The 41-year-old was wedded to the 33-year-old entrepreneur at the picturesque Le Meridien resort in Kathmandu.

Though her first hero in Bollywood, Vivek Mushran, flew to Kathmandu to attend the four-day extravaganza, as did Manisha's friend and director Deepti Naval, there was not much of a Bollywood presence besides Sunita, who stood in proxy for her husband Govinda.

There was also virtually no sign of the Nepali film industry that has impassively accepted her return almost after two decades. Manisha returned to the Nepali film industry a few months ago, playing wife to its superstar Rajesh Hamal.

Nepal's bigwigs, including political heavyweights, are expected at the wedding feast today, to be held at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Bollywood director Subhash Ghai, who first launched the doe-eyed Manisha in Bollywood

with 'Saudagar' in 1991, has been invited.

The newly-weds plan to throw a separate bash for tinsel town stars in Mumbai, where Manisha will continue to keep a foothold.

Her plans for Nepal had included opening a film city in Kathmandu and persuading Bollywood to shoot more of its films in Nepal.

Dahal, an MBA from Texas, comes from a non-filmi business family that is into education as well as leather goods. He himself is involved in launching a bio-gas factory in Pokhara city, where Manisha did a little bit of shooting recently for her new Nepali film 'Dharma'.

Having a bejeweled family background, Manisha’s grandfather, B P Koirala, Nepal's first elected prime minister, while father Prakash Koirala was a minister in king Gyanendra's cabinet in 2005. The deposed monarch has been invited to the reception, as has been his arch-foe, Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda.

Manisha, who had been busy shooting in India less than a week before her wedding, has not made her future plans public as yet. The couple will reportedly move out of Dahal's family home in the Bansbari area of Kathmandu for a pied-a-terre of their own.

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WHAT’S UP IN GOA??

‘Kalakaar 2010’, a talent hunt for music albums, TV series and live shows, orgasnied by V4U Event Company will take place on June 20 from 9:30am to 5pm at D and A Production Studio, Vasco. Call 9850856157.

‘A new world…VISION 2050’, a creativity contest on graphic designing on the subject, will be held on July 10 and 11. Registrations close on June 28. Call 9423885224 or 2225153. Visit www.mgmgoa.com.

‘Mhadei’, the historic yacht of the Indian naval sailing vessel is open for public viewing on June 20 from 10am to 1pm and 3:30pm to 6:30pm at the Captain of Ports Jetty, Panjim. Call 225070 or 2426109.

Mango and coconut seedlings, lime layers, lime seedlings and chickoo grafts are being sold by the Zonal Agricultural office, Canacona at the farms in Kodar, Ponda.

Night school classes for Std VIII and Std IX will take place in the last week of June from 6pm to 9:30pm at the Housing Board School, Gogol. It is conducted by the Adult Education and Welfare Association, Vidhyanagar-Margao. Call 9422059808.

Shambhavi kriya, as part of the 7-day Inner Engineering Program is being held till June 22 at Clube Gaspar Dias Hall, Miramar, Panjim. It is organised by the Isha Foundation. Call 9822100305.

‘Coconut Heritage Photography Contest’, organised by Heritage Jazz is open for registration till July 10. Entry forms are available at Champs and Big G in Margao and Champs, Magsons, Don Bosco Oratory and the Gonsalves Mansion in Panjim.

Entries should be submitted at the Gonsalves Mansion, Campal. Visit www.heritagejazz.com. Call 2228010.

A meeting of writers/directors of tiatr, organised by the TiatrAcademy Goa (TAG) is being held on June 20 at 10:30am at TAG’s Conference Hall, Campal, Panjim.

Free consultation (weight loss sessions, health and fitness analysis, fitness tips,

body composition analysis, and central obesity consultation) for fathers is available on June 19 and 20 at VLCC Panjim and Margao, respectively as part of Father’s Day celebration. Call 2421429/30 or 2726806/07.

A basic pranic healing workshop, conducted by grand master Choa Kok Sui will be held on June 20 and 27 from 9:30am to 5:30pm at the GORC Hall, Vasco. Call 9923752569, 9325503194 or 2515703.

An eco-friendly Sao Joaowill take place on June 20 from 11am to 2pm at Gangoz, Salvador do Mundo. Call 9881344379.

Kirtan orientation classes, organised

by Kirtan Vidyalay, Borim will take place every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm at The Padmavi Hotel, Ponda. Call 9421097435 or 2333061.

‘Interviews’, a 5-day crash course, organised by the Institute of Personality Development, Panjim will begin on June 21 from 10am to 11am at the Pinto Chambers, Panjim. Call 9420818302 or 2435838.

‘Nomen Tuka Goa’, a Konkani show will be held on June 21 at 7pm at Blue Berry Hill, Verna. Call 9326121136, 9822134647 or 9975168423.

Free course on fashion designing, refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) and beautification, conducted by the Government Polytechnic, Panjim, under its Community Develeopment through Polytechnic Scheme is open for registration till June 30. Visit the Government Polytechnic, Altinho, Panjim. Call 2432667, 2225973, 2465448, 2250842 or 9850226366.

Consumer rights awareness week, organised by GOACAN will be held from June 19 to 25. Write to GOACAN, Post Box 187, Margao, Goa, 403 601. E-mail goacan@gmail.com.

‘Os Magricos no Mundial 66’, a documentary by Joao Grego Esteves will be screened on June 21 at 12pm at the Institute Cameos, Panjim for free. The documentary sheds light on the Portuguese football world cup team at the 1966 football world cup.

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BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES illages all over Goa are getting decked for San Joao, the festival marking the nativity of St John the Baptist.

San Joao is often marked with honouring the Saint with prayers and jumping into wells, an act which symbolises St John jumping in the womb of his mother when Mother Mary announced her conception.

In Goa, the festival is enjoyed by making colourful ‘copels’ (head gears) of flowers and fresh fruits. Regardless of the weather, the day is best enjoyed by drenching

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in the rains. One of the places where this festival is celebrated grandly is Siolim.

Right opposite St Anthony Church, boats are decorated and paraded.

For the past 20 years, the same committee, Siolim Sao Joao Traditional Boat Festival, has been organising the festival which draws in crowds from the length and breadth of Goa. The event begins with the crowning of the Cross of the church with a ‘copel’ and continues with entertainment and spot prizes. This year too, Siolim will entertain Goans with their eco friendly San Joao Festival.

Another village that will host the San Joao festival will be Chinchinim with its annual ‘Chinch San Joao Rain Dance Blast’ held at Soco’s Creative Farm. With good music and delicious food, this year’s celebration will be a day long event beginning at 10am and going on to 10pm with lunch and dinner at the venue.

On the music front, bands like Alcataraz and Purple Rain will entertain the crowds while DJ Cynthia, DJ Nik and Konkani tiatrist Ben Evangelisto and troupe and a Duo show by Agnelo and Fredy will keep the spirits high. Various competitions like fancy dress, San Joao Queen and coconut breaking competition will be held.

HERALD FEATURES iva FIFA… the ambience at Nostalgia, a rustic village boutique restaurant has been enhanced with the football fever which grips Goans every four years come the World Cup. The place has been set up with a giant projector screen which enables families and friends to enjoy both a meal and the game in its old world charm.

On Sunday June 20, Nostalgia, located in the village of Raia in Salcete, will celebrate World Music Day with a jam up of awesome musicians lined up for non stop dancing fever!

The team will also recreate a menu thoughtfully and selectively drawn up, reffered to as ‘Carilada’ in Portuguese.

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Xtremers teach you to Shake a Leg HERALD FEATURES tremers Dance Academy is organising an ongoing two-week free monsoon dance workshop for children and adults till June 26, 2010. The Academy was co-founded and is run by Abhishek Soman and Raul Damai.

The workshops are held in Panjim, Mapusa, Margao and Ponda for children and adults. “We have received a good response for the free workshop so far. Some learners want to even pursue the regular workshop to get better trained in dancing. Children are enthusiastic every time and now even adults show great interest,” said Raul Damai, who teaches Bollywood and Hip-Hop for children.

The workshop in divided into four batches, three for children who are taught Bollywood and Hip Hop and one is for teenagers and adults who would like to learn some groovy moves in Latin Ballroom dances like Salsa, Bachata and Merengue.

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BY COLIN SAVIO COELHO colin.coelho@gmail.com

Hits Galore!

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here have been many a musical hit in the last decade with the music of the last 10 years making a big impact with the people.

‘Decade of Hits - Pop’ is an assortment of songs by various artistes that are put together in two CDs so as to give the maximum listening pleasure to the listener. Katy Perry with ‘I Kissed a Girl’, Flor Rida Feat. Kesha with ‘Right Round’, Blue with ‘All Rise’, Britney Spears with ‘You Drive Me Crazy’, Nelly Furtado with ‘I’m like a Bird’, Missy Elliot with ‘Get U R Fre a k O n’ a n d C r a i g David’s ‘7 Days’ are some of the hits that appear on CD 1.

CD 2 has hits like ‘Feel Good Inc’ by Godrillaz, ‘We are all made of Stars’ by Moby, ‘Turn Around’ by Enigma, ‘Irresistible’ by Jessica Simpson, ‘I Try’ by Macy Gray, ‘These Words’ by Natash Bedingfield, etc.

The over one hour of continuous listening brings all the favourites of the last decade to life.

There is many a song

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that actually makes one tap their feet to the rhythm. These are tracks that have gained popularity in Goa over the years and are among the favourites of many.

The other two albums in this series are ‘Decade of Hits – Ro c k ’ a n d ‘Decade of Hits – Lounge’. The rock album has hits by groups like Nickelback, POD, Porcupine Tree, Prime Circle, Slipknot, Radiohead, The National, Doves, Wilco, Athlete, Yel-

lowcard, Placebo and others.

The Lounge album has Telepopmusic, Kinobe, Maido Project, Benny Benassi, Enigma, Air, Frou Frou, Emiliana Torrini, Flabby and Indigo Sun amongst others.

The three albums are full of hits that would really bring the contribution of music in the last decade alive. There are many hit that would get your feet tapping and into the dance groove.

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FIFA changes Yellow Card rule AGENCIES PRETORIA, JUNE 19

FIFA has changed its rule on yellow-card amnesties at the World Cup to reduce the chances of big name players missing out on the July 11 final.

Germany's Michael Ballack in 2002, Italy's Alessandro Costacurta in 1994 and Argentina's Claudio Caniggia in 1990 are the best-known players

to have missed World Cup finals after picking up second yellow cards in semis.

So, for this tournament, world soccer's governing body has shifted its usual amnesty for yellow cards from the end of the first round until after the quarter-finals instead.

That means players would only miss the final if they receive two yellow cards - or of course

a straight red - in a semi-final game, rather than in the past when they may have carried one yellow card going into a semis.

“FIFA simply said we want to give the best players a chance to play in the final," spokesman Marius Schneider said.

“The discussion first came up when Ballack was ruled out."

England fans remember the old rule well because of Paul

Gascoigne's tears during their semi-final in Italy in 1990.

Although they eventually lost to Germany, the always emotional Gascoigne wept on the pitch when he received a yellow card that would have ruled him out of the final.

Red card rules remain the same. A red carries at least a one-match suspension and possibly more if the disciplinary

packed with reporters baying for answers. ''We missed a lot of passes, when we got close to the box, the proximity to shoot and make through passes for the other players, we missed everything.

Wayne Rooney, isolated and frustrated all night, said to TV cameras as he left the pitch. ''It's nice to see your own fans booing you'' but Capello refused to criticise his key striker. ''I don't want to talk about individual players – Rooney didn't play like Rooney but that is not the problem,'' said the Italian.

''This is the team which played good games in qualification but it is not so good like a team at the moment. I don't know if it's pressure or we're not in a good moment. We lost too many balls, it's not the same team I know.''

Unfortunately for the England fans whose boos finally made them heard above the vuvuzelas, it was the team they know all too well -- the one that qualifies well, gets the nations' hopes up, and then fails to deliver.

England now need to beat Slovenia in their final game to secure qualification and even

that might only send them through in second place and into likely match-ups with Germany and, should they win that, Argentina. ''We have to be focused on the next game. We have a big chance after the draw for the US. I hope that the mind of the players will be free and we can play like the England that I know.” ''I can change the tactics, I will try to do something different. It won't be difficult to lift them before Slovenia. They know what they have to do.''

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at most an error in relation to the rules,” the spokesman told reporters.

“In these cases the referee is sovereign, so FIFA has rejected our appeal,” he added.

Ronaldo and Ivory Coast right back Guy Demel clashed off the ball in Tuesday’s 0-0 match and were both booked.

The Portuguese had asked FIFA to revoke Ronaldo’s caution, alleging that he had been fouled

by Demel and then surrounded and insulted by several Ivory Coast players.

Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles criticised FIFA’s decision.

“Cristiano is an important

player for us. It was a situation in which he did absolutely nothing and got a yellow, and it’s that type of yellow card that hurts the most,” Meireles told reporters.

Capello mystified by England’s decline

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England manager Fabio Capello said he was mystified at what has happened to the spirit and technical ability of his team following their dire display in a 00 World Cup Group C draw with Algeria.

Having seen his team qualify for the finals in style, he has overseen two draws and needs to turn things round quickly in the final game against Slovenia to avoid a stunning first-round exit. ''In this game I didn't see the spirit of the team ... it was not easy to find pace to go forward,'' Capello told a news conference

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FIFA rejects Ronaldo’s appeal

FIFA has rejected an appeal to cancel the yellow card Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo received against the Ivor y Coast, a spokesman for the Portuguese delegation said on Saturday.

The decision means that if forward Ronaldo, the world’s most expensive player, receives a yellow card against North Korea on Monday he will be suspended for Portugal’s final Group G game against Brazil four days later.

“We have been told by FIFA it has rejected the appeal. It said it was not an error of fact, which happens for example when the wrong player is booked, and was

England supporters cheer prior to the start of the Group C first round match England v. Algeria at Green Point stadium in Cape Town, on Friday.

A Dutch supporter cheers prior to their Group E first round match Netherlands v. Japan at Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, on Saturday.

A young Australia supporter cheers prior to the start of the Group D first round match Ghana v. Australia at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rusten- A Ghana supporter cheers prior to burg, on Saturday. the start of Ghana v. Australia match.

A supporter of Serbia flashes the V sign as she stands outside the Port Elizabeth stadium.

committee considers the offence particularly serious. So, in theory, a player red-carded even before a semi-final could also miss the final.

Referees have generally been praised for their performances so far at this World Cup, although Germany were furious at Miroslav Klose's sending off against Serbia for a second bookable offence and the United States believe they were denied a legitimate third goal in their 2-2 draw with Slovenia.

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Sneijder fires Dutch to lead pole

Holland’s Wesley Sneijder’s firce drive gets the better of Japan’s goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima on Saturday.

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Wesley Sneijder fired the Netherlands to a comfortable 1-0 win over Japan and pole position in World Cup Group E here on Saturday.

After seeing off Denmark 2-0 in their opening match, the Dutch now sit atop their group on a maximum six points from two games, with Japan on three points having beaten Cameroon 1-0 in their opener.

The Netherlands dominated possession and territory against the Blue Samurai, who played deep in defence and

were largely content to sit back while the star-studded Dutch team stroked the ball around the middle of the park.

After a first-half devoid of any real scoring opportunities and with Japan on top in the final minutes, the Dutch came out firing in the second period.

Japan's Brazil-born defender Tulio Tanaka was called on to make four clearing headers in quick succession, but the fifth fell to the feet of Robin van Persie in the 53rd minute.

Under pressure, the Arsenal striker saw the ball squirt out to the edge of the area, where it was met by the

booming right foot of Sneidjer, the Inter Milan midfielder unleashing a shot which Eiji Kawashima could only deflect into the goal netting.

But it was not all plain sailing for the Netherlands, who often became bogged down in midfield. Sneijder had arguably the first chance of the game, blasting a free-kick high over the goal.

Daisuke Matsui impressed in midfield for Japan and saw one low shot go just past the upright of Maarten Stekelenburg's goal, the Dutch keeper then doing well to parry the Grenoble player's dipping 25-metre shot.

Ghana go top

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Netherlands........1 Japan..................0 Australia..............1 Ghana.................1 Denmark..............2 Cameroon...........1

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Samba boys look for improved display AFP JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 19

Five time World Cup winners Brazil are looking to kick-start their World Cup campaign against the Ivory Coast on Sunday having failed to impress in their opening win over North Korea.

Dunga admitted he was unimpressed with his side's 2-1 victor y and is looking for an improved display against SvenGoran Eriksson's Ivory Coast

with Chelsea star Didier Drogba expected to play, despite his broken arm.

Now the Brazilians get down to the business end of Group G with a showdown against Ivory Coast at Johannesburg's Soccer City, followed by a clash with Portugal in Durban on June 25.

Elephants striker Salomon Kalou says his side need to take a leaf out of North Korea's book and 'annoy' Brazil without letting the flamboyant South Americans play their natural attacking game.

"I saw the first-half of their match, and North Korea defended really well and annoyed Brazil, they serve as a good example," said the 24-year-old.

"We have the players who can make a difference, our strength will always be in attack, but we must focus on defence.

confident Paraguay face Slovakia test AFP BLOEMFONTEIN, JUNE 19

Paraguay head into their clash with European minnows Slovakia in Bloemfontein on Sunday knowing a win will go a long way towards securing a place in the knockout phase.

Paraguay already have on paper what looked their toughest game in Group F out of the way, drawing 1-1 with defending world champions Italy in their opener while Slovakia were shell-shocked after conceding a last-gasp equaliser against New Zealand.

The South Americans came into the tournament in great shape after beating Brazil and Argentina in qualifying and will fancy their chances of reaching the last 16 after holding the group favourites in Cape Town.

Argentinian coach Gerardo Martino said taking a point from the Italy game had given the team a confidence boost but

said Paraguay needed to "improve on our possession and how we move the ball."

The South Americans are in their fourth straight finals with much of the credit given to Martino, who has managed to negotiate a delicate transition phase for his team.

Paraguay's goalscoring threats include Nelson Valdez of Borussia Dortmund, Roque Santa Cruz of Manchester City and Oscar Cardozo of Benfica.

Their tight and effective defensive unit is marshalled by goalkeeper Justo Villar.

While Paraguay also let a lead slip in their opener, the stoppage time equaliser conceded by Slovakia meant their draw against New Zealand felt like a defeat and they missed out on establishing a crucial early advantage in Group F. Head coach Vladimir Weiss described the late equaliser to Robert Vittek's opener as a "small sporting tragedy for us."

Van Persie had two decent chances early in the second-half, first seeing his header saved by Kawashima and then failing to connect with a sliding half-volley.

Dutch replacement Ibrahim Afellay saw a late effort well saved by Kawashima and the defence scramble away another attempt on goal with two minutes to play.

As regulation time was called, Japanese replacement Shinji Okazaki found himself with an excellent chance to level the scores, but his twisting effort in the Dutch box was blasted over the crossbar.

Ghana edged clear at the top of World Cup Group D after an exciting 1-1 draw with ten-man Australia at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday.

The Ghanaians moved a point above Germany and Serbia after fighting off a determined bid by the Australians, who lost striker Harry Kewell to a red card in a sensational first-half penalty incident.

The Australians, trying to rebuild their World Cup campaign after a shattering 4-0 first-up loss to Germany, now have the tough task of trying to beat Serbia on Wednesday and hope Germany are beaten by Ghana to reach the knock-out round.

The athletic Ghanaians hit back to cancel out Australia's 11th-minute opener with striker Asamoah Gyan's 25th-minute penalty and both teams had chances at either end to win the pulsating encounter.

Kewell was red carded for handling on

Italy look for green light AFP JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 19

Reigning champions Italy look to get their World Cup defence onto a sounder footing in their second match of Group F against New Zealand in Nelspruit on Sunday.

Marcello Lippi is content with the progress his squad is making in South Africa.

TODAY’S MATCHES Paraguay v. Slovakia 5 p.m.

Italy v. New Zealand, 7.30 p.m.

Brazil v. Ivory Coast, 00.00 hrs "I have never seen a big team come to a World Cup finals and start at 100 per cent," he said.

"Teams need to grow throughout a tournament and they do that through their results.

"We're not at 100 per cent but that's the same for everyone.

I'm ver y satisfied with the progress the team is making.

There's nothing to worry about."

Italy will be without their talisman goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who suffered a recurrence of a herniated disc against Paraguay and is unlikely to play again at the World Cup, giving way to Cagliari's Federico Marchetti.

New Zealand are dreaming of stunning the football world and reaching the round of 16 after the euphoria of their last-gasp equaliser by defender Winston Reid against Slovakia.

"It's still a long way to go.

The immediate focus is the next game -- Italy," coach Ricki Herbert said.

the line off Gyan's fierce goal-bound shot - the ball hitting his upper arm. Italian referee Roberto Rosetti immediately pulled out the red card as Kewell and his Australian teammates remonstrated his decision.

Gyan sent Mark Schwarzer the wrong way with his penalty attempt to level the game and leave Australia to play a man down for the remainder of the match.

It was the second red card of the tournament for the Australians, who had Tim Cahill sent off against Germany.

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Indomitable Lions go out PRETORIA, JUNE 20

Dennis Rommedahl scored one goal and set up another as Denmark beat Cameroon 2-1 on Saturday, eliminating the indomitable Lions from the World Cup. The Danes’ victory moved Netherlands into the second

round, the first team to advance.

Rommedahl charged down the right wing and spun around Jean Makoun before hitting a well-aimed shot past goalkeeper Hamidou Souleymanou in the 61st minute.

Rommedahl had assisted

on the equaliser after Samuel Eto’o put Cameroon ahead in the 10th minute following a mix-up in the Danish defense.

Nicklas Bendtner tied it in the 33rd after receiving a feed from Rommedahl following a superb long pass

by Simon Kjaer.

AneLkA kIcked out AFP KNYSNA, JUNE 19

France striker Nicolas Anelka was kicked out of the World Cup on Saturday after reportedly launching a tirade of abuse at coach Raymond Domenech, the French Football Federation (FFF) said.

The 31-yearold Chelsea forward told Domenech

to "go screw yourself, dirty son of a whore" in the dressing room after the coach took issue with his first-half performance against Mexico, sports daily L'Equipe claimed.

"Anelka's remarks are totally unacceptable for the FFF, French football and the values it defends," said an FFF statement.

"Informed late in the evening on Friday about the serious incident at half-time in the match between France and Mexico, the president of the FFF, Jean-Pierre Escalettes, asked Nicolas Anelka, in the presence of captain Patrice Evra, to apologise.

"With the refusal of the player to publicly apologise, it was decided in full agreement with the coach and members of the delegation in Knysna to exclude

Nicolas Anelka from the squad.

"He will leave the French training camp tonight."

FFF Vice-President Noel Le Graet said that while players were perfectly in their rights to question a coach's tactics, Anelka had gone too far.

"The decision has been taken," Le Graet told RTL radio. "It was perfectly normal to do it today, it couldn't have been done any other way.

"I find it unbelievable, because if anyone has protected Anelka, it has been Domenech.

"Domenech has played Anelka throughout the past two years.

"There are of course divergences of opinion surrounding tactics and positioning, but it merits in any case friendlier conversations."

AFP KNYSNA, JUNE 19

ing room, between the coach and I, in front of my teammates and the team's staff.”

“This should never have left the dressing room," Anelka told France-Soir newspaper. “I insist that the words which have come out in the press are not my words," he said, although he declined to reveal exactly what he had said.

Anelka said: “I don't know who it helps to spread this sort of stuff around, but certainly not the players.” “It has never been my aim to destabilise the France team, which is an institution I respect," he said.

Anelka accepted the decision and wished team luck for their final match against South Africa.

Anelka denies foul-mouthed tirade

France striker Nicolas Anelka denied on Saturday that he had directed a foul-mouthed outburst at coach Raymond Domenech, after he was kicked out of the French World Cup squad.

Anelka admitted having a "heated discussion" with the coach at half-time of the goalless draw with Mexico on Thursday, but denied a report in L'Equipe that he had told Domenech "go screw yourself, dirty son of a whore".

"I certainly had a heated discussion with the coach but it happened in the sanctity of the dress-