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Goa makes case for bigger share of central pie HERALD REpORtER PanJIm, JuLY 21
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. — Burke
IN BRIEF Warrants against 2 Pak armymen delhi court issued non-bailable warrants against two serving Pakistani army majors and 3 Let operatives, saying terror suspect david headley had disclosed that they were involved in terror strikes in delhi, mumbai and other places from 2005 to 2009. the court, which considered the statement of headley, did not cite the disclosure made by him, saying “they are not being discussed in detail to maintain secrecy”. – (PtI)
Tension grips Malegaon tension gripped malegaon as six cows were found lying dead on a roadside, police said. Social and political activists, who gathered at the spot at malegaon-manmad road, held a road blockade for about two and half hour, they said. – (PtI)
Nadia case: NCP for speedy probe HERALD REpORtER PanJIm, JuLY 21
Offering full support to the controversial former tourism minister mickky Pacheco, the nationalist Congress Party (nCP) said it was unhappy with the ‘slow investigation’ carried out by Crime Branch in the nadia torrado death case. Party President Jose Philip d’Souza in his letter to Chief minster digambar Kamat has sought his attention for a speedy probe. “We are unhappy with the case investigation in the death of nadia torrado as it is moving at snail’s pace. I have written to the chief minister not to drag the probe”, he said at a function to welcome the entry of nine fresh members into their party fold. Besides, the nCP president said it is still awaiting a reply from the chief minister on reassigning the Planning Board vice-chairmanship to nCP. the position is currently with the former nCP president Wilfred d’Souza. the matter, he further said, is also discussed with the senior Congress leader B K hariprasad (Continued on page 10)
LESSONS TO LEARN: Students of New Education Institute, Sanvordem witnessing the proceedings of the State Legislative Assembly at Porvorim on Wednesday. Photo by Rozario Estibeiro.
Aided institutes asked to follow reservation policy
Govt will follow rules on online lottery: Kamat
leges. monserrate said he was aware of the problem and had sought details from the institutes to examine if the policy had been followed. he, however, assured appropriate action against those institutions that have faulted. SPORtS mERIt maRKS: the Opposition demanded that sports merits marks be given to students aspiring to join professional colleges. the Opposition members questioned the use of sports merit marks if they were not extended to students opting for professional courses and felt the matter could be taken up with
Chief minister digambar Kamat on Wednesday assured the house that the Government will strictly follow all procedures for online lottery as Opposition highlighted flaws in the operation of the same. Raising a question, Canacona mLa, Vijay Pai Khot enquired about variable conditions applied by the Government in selecting a bidder for the online lottery. the online lottery was launched on may 10, 2010 and it is being operated by m/s Sugal & damani Enterprises Pvt Ltd. Leader of the Opposition
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Education minister Babush monserrate has said all educational institutes that receive 100 per cent grants from the Government should follow reservation policy. monserrate was replying to the complaint by Opposition members, Fatorda mLa, damu naik and Poinguinim mL a, Ramesh tawadkar during Question hour, on Wednesday. naik as well as tawadkar said not all colleges follow reservation policy and sought to know whether the Government will stop grants to the erring col-
medical Council of India and other institutes governing professional education. Opposition leader manohar Parrikar also questioned the futility of issuing notification implementing sports policy at the end of the academic year. the notification was issued on april 15, 2009 to be implemented from the academic year 2009-2010. monserrate clarified that sports merits marks are not for students taking up professional courses. Parrikar, however, urged the Government to take up the issue with appropriate authorities.
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the State Government has sought a bigger share in central resources from the Finance Commission. In a memorandum submitted to the 13th Finance Commission, which was tabled in the house today, Goa has alleged that the Centre was biased towards the smaller States. the memorandum says that the transfer of resources from Government of India to the State has declined considerably in the recent years. “this decline is due to the fact that successive Finance Commissions as well as Planning Commissions have given more weightage to population and per capita income rather than efficiency, fiscal performance and higher development of human resource index”, it says adding “the incentive for better fiscal management and financial prudence has been virtually nonexistent”. “We feel that this criterion should be given more weightage”, it adds. the memorandum points out that against an average annual growth rate of over 10 per cent of total devolution of Central taxes to all States, the annual growth in case of Goa has hardly been three per cent. “While approximately 0.66 per cent of combined collection of central taxes is generated in Goa, we receive only 0.206 per cent of tax devolution to all the
Pillai’s ISI remarks ‘Pilots’ get Bihar Oppn MLAs on rampage 1000 as 67 suspended, slipper flung at Speaker untimely: Krishna Rspension pti nEW dELhI, JuLY 21
days after Indo-Pak talks ended in sharp differences, External affairs minister S m Krishna today broke his silence over the controversy surrounding home Secretary G K Pillai’s remarks on ISI’s involvement in mumbai attacks, describing their timing as “very unfortunate”. Clearly unhappy with Pillai’s statement a day ahead of his visit to Pakistan to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart S m Qureshi, Krishna said if he was the home Secretary, he would not have spoken about the revelations by Pakistaniamerican david headley. Factually, Pillai was “very much in order” in speaking about the disclosures made by headley to FBI and Indian interrogators but “the timing was something which was very unfortunate”, Krishna told PtI. his whole visit to Pakistan was “under-pinned” by the remarks by the home Secretary and these had become a “factor” with Pakistan, he said, apparently meaning that the remarks had created a negative environment. the minister disclosed that he discussed Pillai’s comments with Prime minister manmohan Singh whom he had briefed on
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his parleys with Qureshi and other leaders. he insisted that the Government was speaking in one voice on Pakistan and said he was “glad” that home ministry has now announced the appointment of a spokesperson. In recent months, Pillai has been briefing the media. disagreeing with the perception that his discussion with Qureshi had ended in a deadlock, Krishna said he was “quite satisfied” with his visit which has bridged the trust deficit “to some extent”.
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there is good news for motorcycle pilots in the State. the Government has decided to pay Rs 1000 per month as pension for motorcycle pilots, aged above 40, Chief minister digambar Kamat told the assembly today. Replying to the points made by the ruling and the Opposition legislators during the discussion on budget 2010-11, Kamat said the Government was sensitive towards the problems faced by the motorcycle pilots. “they had approached the Government for some assistance and we gave a thought to their proposal”, he said adding “… we understand that when the motorcycle pilots attain the age of 40 or more it is difficult for them to solely depend on the business”. “hence, we have decided to give pension of Rs 1000 per month for those aged between 40 to 60 years”, he said adding “the proposal has already been cleared by the Cabinet”. Kamat also stated that the Government is also formulating a scheme of providing onetime financial assistance to the (Continued on page 10)
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Sixty-seven Opposition mLas in Bihar were suspended for unruly behaviour and marshalled out as utter chaos prevailed inside and outside the assembly today during which a slipper was flung at the Speaker and a woman member threw several flower pots around. the slogan-shouting members who included 42 RJd mLas were suspended by assembly Speaker udai narain Choudhry for the rest of the monsoon session with both the assembly and the Legislative council in the poll-bound State witnessing turmoil for the second straight day. they were marshalled out one by one by the watch and ward staff. more drama prevailed outside the Legislative Council when a suspended Congress mLC Jyoti Kumari animatedly threw flower pots and created a ruckus when the watch and ward staff tried to prevent her from entering the house. a hysterical Kumari was dragged a few feet by three women watch and ward staff from the Council premises. the scene inside was no better when RJd mLC Sanjay Prasad removed a microphone and hurled it triggering angry responses from the treasury
PEOPLE’S CANDIDATES IN ACTION: Congress MLC Jyoti Devi hurling a flower pot on security personnel while an expelled MLA being physically evicted by marshals outside the Bihar Legislative Assembly campus in Patna on Wednesday.
Benches. RJd mLa R C Paswan, who was marshalled out of the assembly, reportedly fainted at the gate of the house. he was taken in an ambulance to a Government hospital. the suspension of the mLas came shortly after around 80 Opposition members taking a cue from their Opposition counterparts in Karnataka spent the night in the well of the two houses of the State legislature. the Opposition who are on a dharna is demanding the resignation of Bihar Chief minister
World on course for hottest year since 1880 AGENCiES LOndOn, JuLY 21
the world is on course for the hottest year since records began in 1880 after record-breaking temperatures in four of the first six months of the year, according to meteorologists. the first six months of 2010 brought a string of warmestever global temperatures, not only was last month the hottest June ever recorded, it was the fourth consecutive month in which the standing high mark was topped, according to the uS national Oceanic and atmospheric administration (nOaa). the records show that 2010 has surpassed 1998 for the most record-breaking months in a calendar year, reports the telegraph, Britain. the January to June period registered the warmest combined global land and ocean sur-
face temperatures since 1880, when reliable temperature readings began, nOaa said. the combined land and ocean temperature for the first six months of 2010 are 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit (14.2 degrees Celsius), which is 1.2F (0.68C) above the 20th century average for the January to June period. In June, the combined land and ocean temperature was 61.1F (16.2C), which is 1.2F (0.68C) above the 20th century average of 59.9F (15.5C). arctic ice cover - another critical yardstick of global warming - had also retreated more than ever before by July 1, putting it on track to shrink beyond its smallest area to date, in 2007. On the face of it, these numbers would seem to be alarming confirmation of climate models that put Earth on a path towards an environmental catastrophe.
BREAKING RECORDS
2010 has surpassed 1998 for the most record-breaking hottest months in a calendar year. January-June period registered the warmest combined global temperatures since 1880. Arctic ice cover had also retreated more than ever before by July 1. June was the 304th consecutive month with temperature above the 20th century average.
Without steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, the global thermometer could rise by 6C (10.8F) compared to pre-industrial levels, making large swathes of the planet unlivable, the un’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned. June was the 304th consecutive month with a global surface temperature above the 20th century average, the nOaa reported. the most recent month to dip below that average was February 1985, more than a quarter century ago. Recently, new York City was gripped by a record-breaking heat wave as triple-digit temperatures tested Consolidated Edison’s power supply, threatened the health of the elderly, and tried the patience and resilience of anyone who dared to venture outside.
nitish Kumar over a CaG report which alleged financial irregularities in the State. as the watch and ward staff lifted RJd mLa Bablu dev, his colleagues rushed to his rescue. In the melee, a slipper was thrown towards the Speaker’s podium. It was not immediately known who had flung the footwear which, however, did not hit the Speaker. State RJd President abdul Bari Siddiqui and RJd deputy leader in the assembly Shakeel ahmed Khan were among those suspended.
What the memo says… The incentive for better fiscal management and financial prudence should be given more weightage. While approximately 0.66% of combined central tax collection is generated here, Goa receives only 0.206% of tax devolution to all the States taken together. The inherent bias in the existing formula needs to be addressed and efficiency needs to be given its due share particularly for a small State like Goa. States taken together”, it says. the State Finance ministry has said that Goa has brought to the notice of the successive commissions the inherent bias in the existing formula, which needs to be addressed and efficiency needs to be given its due share. “this is particularly important for a small State like Goa where the revenue generating capacity is limited, while there is always a threshold level of expenditure which any State has to incur irrespective of its size or its population”, the memorandum adds. the State has also demanded that a special fund of Rs 500(Continued on page 10)
Nepal re-poll on Friday pti Kathmandu, JuLY 21
nepal’s lawmakers today failed to elect a new Prime minister, rejecting maoist chief Prachanda and his nC rival Ram Chandra Poudel for the key post in an election that required candidates to secure simple majority in the 601-member Parliament, forcing a re-poll on Friday. Fifty-eight-year-old Prachanda received 242 votes in favour and 114 against, failing to reach the magic figure of 301 to win the poll, weeks after madhav Kumar nepal of CPnumL resigned as Prime minister under maoist pressure. (Report on pg 11)
This minister is very famous for his 'U' turns in politics.
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cyclone phyan victims to get more compensation HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
The government today assured to give additional compensation to the families of the 67 fisherman who lost their lives when cyclone Phyan hit the state last year. The Opposition crticised the government for a giving compensation of only Rs 50,000 to the victims’ family. “We were waiting for some amendments to be made in the Natural Calamity Fund rules under which we could give them Rs 2 lakh as compensation,” he said adding “However, we have already given them Rs 50,000 from Chief Minister Relief Fund and if need be we will grant them another Rs 50,000 from the fund.” FOUR / SIX LANNING OF NH: Kamat said the final decision on the four or six lanning of the NH17 and NH4a would be taken only after consulting the legislators from the respective constituencies. “Like we have done in the case of illegal religious places
we will submit the detailed plan to all the respective legislators through whose constituencies the highways pass,” he said adding “…let the legislators then make recommendations to the government.” “Everybody here want widening of highways but we have to see that the demolition is minimized and I think this will help us in addressing the issue,” Kamat stated in the House. SCRAPYARD: Chief Minister said that the government will identify a place in South Goa where all scrapeyards – presently scattered across the state will be placed. “Till now 400-odd owners have registered with us and we will now scrutinise their applications and find a place for them somewhere in South,” he told the House. PRICE INTERVENTION: The government will involve more co-operative Societies in the Government Intervention in Price Control Scheme, the House was told today. Chief Minister Digamabar
Kamat said that the government will involve 50 co-op societies so as to reach maximum number of people. “We will increase the societies as well as the number of vehicles supplying the commodities,” he said. Aldona legislator Dayanand Narvekar as well as Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar had criticised the government over the scheme. The chief minister also said that he has instructed the Horticulture Corporation to see that the priority should be given to local farmers while buying the vegetables. Parrikar had charged that the Horticulture Corporation was buying veggies from neighbouring Belgaum for hefty commission. “We will give first priority to locals even if the corporation faces loss we will not mind,” he said adding “Let the horticulture Corporation employees go there and buy items from them wherever they are in the state.”
Caste certificates to be made permanent HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
Amid criticism from the Opposition the Chief Minister Digamabar Kamat today announced that the caste certificates once issued would be permanent and would require no renewals. Presently, the caste certificates issued by the deputy collectors are valid for one year and had to be renewed annually. The Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar and the Fatorda legislator pointed out that the caste of a person does not change every year. “This is unnecessary burden on the people to renew the certificate by completing the formalities every year,” they said. They said that the certificates are required to be changed due to the creamy layer in the caste. “For that only the income certificate can be changed every year,” they stated. Following this, the chief minister assured that henceforth the people will not be required to renew the certificate every year.
CCP commissioner favours govt’s intervention HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
Indicting the CCP for allowing illegal occupations of the shops in the new municipal market, the CCP Commissioner in its report has recommended that the government must intervene and assist the CCP to put things in right perspective in the larger interest. The government assistance is warranted so that, the administration of the CCP can work smoothly towards collection of arrears to improve financial position of the CCP, says Elvis Gomes, CCP Commissioner in his report which was tabled in the Assembly, on Wednesday. In his written reply Joaquim Alemao , Urban Development Minister to a questioned tabled by Mormugoa MLA, Milind Naik informed the House that 37 shops in phase I, 77 shops in Phase II, 446 platform spaces and 344 stalls on first floor were found to be illegally occupied . “No official allotment is seen to have been done in the market right from the first phase in 2003, “says
property damaged as gusty winds wreck havoc in Durbhat HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, JULY 21
A person was injured, while six houses and two four-wheelers were damaged, after gusty winds hit Tariwado-Adpai in Durbhat-Agapur panchayat area, Ponda, on Wednesday at about 11.30 am. Villagers have claimed that they have never witnessed such kind of activity in the locality. Gusty winds that lasted for a few minutes uprooted trees damaging houses and vehicles. One senior citizen, Vinayak Naik, was lucky to escape with minor injuries, after a tree came crashing down on him. Eyewitness said Naik was trapped in between a electricity pole and the tree. A house belonging to Santosh Naik was severely damaged, after a huge mango tree branch fell on his house, damaging entire roofing. Luckily, no one was
hurt, as the occupants made it to safety. “I was washing my vehicle when suddenly tree behind our house came crashing down. A huge branch fell on our house and damaged entire roofing. My mother and children rushed out of the house and were lucky to have escaped unhurt,” said the house owner Santosh Naik. Electricity and telephone supply was also hit in the area due to the incident. Ponda fire station personnel rushed to the site and cleared trees that had fallen on houses and roads. Traffic movement was also affected in the area. The area has several huge trees and according to the villagers, they had told owners to cut those trees as it was posing danger to life and property. “We have been requesting owner of those trees that are
CCP yet to frame rules as per Act HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) is yet to frame rules as per the CCP Act 2000. However government had directed the Corporation on May 11, 2010 to draft separate rules for the CCP and submit for obtaining government approval, disclosed Joaquim Alemao, Minister for Urban Development in his written reply during Question Hour on Wednesday. Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar who represents Panjim had tabled the question whether various committees of the CCP are elected on proportionate representation. The CCP has not been able to do so since bye-laws and rules are not framed by it but file has been already moved to take appropriate action to the personnel department, says the minister in his reply.
‘Websites ads on flesh trades being probed’ HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
A man climbs on an ambulance in an effort to remove a branch entangled with the electricity cables. Photo by Amresh Parab
posing danger, but nothing has been done. Even villagers don’t want to sign the letter through
which we can request the district administration to cut the trees. These trees are very old
and huge, gusty winds can bring them down,” said Kashinath Mule.
unconscious woman dies HERALD CORRESPONDENT COLLEM, JULY 21
A 65-year-old woman, who was found unconscious along the road near Mollem Panchayat last week, died at Hospicio in Margao on Tuesday. According to Collem Police PI Manoj Mardolkar, Geetabai Kodshire was found unconscious on July 12 and was shifted to a hospital in Curchorem, from where she was referred to Hospicio in Margao. PI Mardolkar further informed that there are no close relatives of the deceased and she was found moving at Mollem-Bazarpeth. The body has been preserved at the morgue. Collem Police have appealed to relatives of the deceased to contact Collem Police on 2600233 or 9423060060.
Man drowns in Dudhsagar river
The police have been checking on the websites advertising to promote flesh trade in the State. The CM on Wednesday stated on the floor of the House that police have checked all those websites. On inquiry, Kamat said police found that contact numbers mentioned on the website are of people located outside Goa. Newspapersadvertisinginthatfashion were also checked which police found originatedinMumbaiandareconducting further inquiries.Naik who read out details of the websites said Goa wasgetting a bad name but police are doing nothing. Herald was first to expose last month the way Goa was being projected world over.
the minister in reply. As per the CCP‘s report, occupation of market shops in both phases have taken place without any official sanctity and no rents have been recovered right from the date of occupation as also no maintenance charges have been recovered from any one. As a result, huge bills of water and electricity consumption s have piled up amounting to Rs 12,06,952 and Rs 62, 20,833. And in the absence of “will” on the part of the CCP, it will not be easy to take action any occupant, says the Commissioner in his report. The government ordered probe into illegal occupation of shops in the new market complex after Opposition raised issue in the Assembly during last session. But no action has been taken yet even as expenditure towards maintenance, electricity and water continue to pile up. The minister in his reply however says the government proposes to take action after completion of the entire process of inquiry by CCP Commissioner.
Translation of major laws soon HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
The work of translation of major laws will be undertaken immediately af ter preparing the various terminologies in Konkani for which terminology committee has been constituted in Konkani to under translation of major laws. This was revealed by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in his written reply to a question tabled by St Cruz MLA , Victoria Fernandes. She had sought to know whether the government is serious about translating major laws of Goa in Konkani and Marathi so that people who are not conversant with English language benefit. The Chief Minister in reply today said such proposal is under consideration of the government. Also, Marathi Academy has been approached for translation of major laws in Marathi language, he said.
MMC team returns without sealing premises HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 21
A Margao Municipal team which proceeded to the Municipal New Market to seal a shop due to some construction activity returned back without sealing the premises. The team comprising of Assistant Engineer Vinay Desai, JE Sajjan and Market Inspector Anil Shirodkar later told the Civic higher ups that they returned back without sealing the premises after they were obstructed for discharging their duties by some traders. MMC Chief Officer Y B Tawde had deputed the team with specific orders to seal the Municipal shops after the Market inspector filed a re-
port stating that construction activity was on to demolish a common wall of two shops in the market. When contacted, the Chief Officer informed that he was awaiting a report from the Municipal team deputed to seal the premises. “If the Civic team has returned back without sealing the premises due to some obstruction, the Municipality will approach the Margao police for protection’, Tawde said. Incidentally, a group of Councilors had also demanded action against the activity in the New Market area, prompting the Chief Officer to finally order sealing of the premises.
Work on St Anne’s church to finish likely by December HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
Besieged with leakages in its frontal portion for the last several years and in danger of crumbling down, the historic St Anne’s Church at Santana in Talaulim in Tiswadi has stood the test of time with its restoration work slated to be complete likely by December when it will get a new lease of life. Parish priest Fr Lourdinho Pereira who has been overlooking the works for the last more than a year said, “Last monsoon and this season there was no problem of leakage, a real cause for worry. Major leaks have been removed and there is no danger to the walls and the roof as both of these have been fortified.” Giving a few details into the restoration work to be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 4.86 crore, the priest said
four of the minor altars were dismantled, treated chemically and fixed back. “The pulpit too was treated similarly and has been put in its original position,” he mentioned and added, “Work on the main altar is on.” Fr Lourdinho said the fortification work of the bell tower that had dangerously crumbled on a stormy night was almost complete and as such there was no danger to the same. Conservation architect Ketak Nachinolkar who is involved in the restoration work said nearly 80 per cent of the work was complete and it is likely that by December the 16th century church, an example of baroque architecture, will be ready to showcase its old glory. Nachinolkar said the internal work is more important and the artisans, chemists and carpenters are taking due care to pre-
serve the old character of the edifice. After the inside work is complete attention would be paid to the external work like cleaning and landscaping, he stated. Parishioners are gearing up for the novenas that begin on July 23 in the run up to the feast of the church on August 1. The fama will be held on July 22 with the blessing of ‘maddi’ followed by Mass at 6 pm. The vespers will be held on July 31 at 6.30 pm. The novenas will be celebrated with the theme, ‘Witness to Christian Values in the Footsteps of Blessed Joseph Vaz.’ Prior to the novenas, Rosary will be recited at 5.15 pm followed by litany of St Anne’s and then the Eucharistic Celebration. The main celebrant at the feast Mass on August 1 will be Vicar General of Goa Diocese Jose Remedios Fernand.
Potholes surface in Margao
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A 42-year-old man from Kumbarmal-Collem drowned in the Dudhsagar River near Malikeshwar Temple at Metawada-Collem late Tuesday evening. According to Collem Police PI Manoj Mardolkar, Vishnu Narayan Matnekar had left his house at about 2.30 pm on Tuesday along with the fishing net, which he laid at the Dudhsagar River. After the net was laid, Vishnu returned to his house and at about 6 pm, he again went to the site to see if any fish had been caught in the net. However, on Wednesday at about 9.15 am after Collem Police was informed about Vishnu’s body was found floating in the river, police rushed to the site and fished out the body with the help of one local Diniz Andrade. Police have sent the body to GMC Hospital in Bambolim for autopsy. It is learnt that the deceased had consumed some alcohol before going for fishing. Police have found the fishing net and slippers near the site of incident. Police said the deceased might have slipped and fell into the river. Doctors’ report stated that the deceased died due to drowning in the water.
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Potholes have surfaced on the main old market road near the court building as well as the Colva circle in the city here, causing immense hardships to the motorists. In fact, the entire stretch of road from the old court building t o t h e M a rg a o M u n i c i p a l garbage has been washed out by the rains. The condition of the road has been bad that motorists and pedestrians alike have demanded urgent attention and repairs. Similarly, motorists have complained of pot holes near the Colva circle at Old market and at the Hospicio road junction making the road literally unmotorable. Citizens Welfare Committee P re s i d e n t S a v i o D i a s h a s lamented that the hot mixed road at Old market has washed out and demanded immediate repairs. He pointed out that the
road was built only recently and demanded an inquiry how the rains has left the stretch of the Old market road badly damaged. Meanwhile, the Agalli road at Fatorda near the St Anne school has been left unmotorable in the last few days. In fact, parents of wards studying in the school has complained that the damaged road has not been attended to by the authorities till date when it has been causing severe hardships to the parents in particular and motorists in general. In the meantime, motorists have complained that the stretch of the road from Margao fly over to Navelim Church – which was taken up for four-laning by the GSIDC -- is left damaged at certain points, causing traffic obstruction. Incidentally, Chief Minister and GSIDC Chairman Digambar Kamat had ordered the road contractor to complete hot mixing of one half of the road before the onset of monsoons, but in vain.
House congratulates Judge Rebello HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 20
The Goa Assembly today congratulated Justice Ferdinho Rebello who was elevated as the CJ of Allahabad High Court last month. The Congratulatory motion was moved by Curtorim MLA, Aleixo Lourenco . Other members who spoke on the motion include Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao, Mapusa MLA, Francis D’Souza, St Cruz MLA, Victoria Fernandes, Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira, Shiroda MLA Mahadev Naik, Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho who described him as a humble person. CM Digambar Kamat who also spoke on the motion congratulated Chief Justice, Rebello.
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Setting up of House panel on road widening hailed HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, JULY 21
The NH4A Diversion Action Committee has welcomed the government’s decision to set up a House Committee to look into the issue pertaining to four and six-laning of NH4A and 17. It may be recalled that PWD Minister Churchill Alemao agreed to set up House Committee, after opposition members demanded for it. Addressing a press conference at Ponda, the NH4A Diversion Action Committee members have demanded to stop the ongoing land acquisition work till theissueissettled. Membershaveclaimedthatthecontractors havealreadybegunworkintheacquired land. “Since the decision has been taken to set up House Committee to look into the issue pertaining to four-lane, it is important that any activity related to the project should be stopped,” said Sunil Dessai, member, NH4A Diversion Action Committee. “The ongoing land acquisition process should also be stopped. We request the State authorities to look into this aspect,” added Dessai. It may be recalled that NH4A
Diversion Action Committee had launched a series of protest meetings against the four-lane of NH4A with a demand for road diversion in villages and city. The members during a public meeting had threatened to intensify the agitation if the State authorities do not initiate steps to solve the issue. However with the decision to set up House Committee, the NH4A Diversion Action Committee members have heaved a sigh of relief. “This I say is the result of our demand, as we have been fighting with the Road Diversion issue since the last five months. We also had planned to intensify our agitation after the Assembly sessions,” said Dessai. Claiming that the NHAI Survey for four-lane as faulty, the members have demanded for realignment of the routes and accused authorities of not taking people into confidence. “We are not against national highways, but the way it has been planned, it is totally wrong. I don’t think there is proper planning and we the people will suffer. There is a need for realignment,” said Ashok Prabhu, member, NH4A Diversion Action Committee.
Six-lane: 58 served notices in Cortalim HERALD CORRESPONDENT CORTALIM, JULY 21
Fear gripped residents of 1st Arvale and nearby areas in Cortalim after 58 families were served notices pertaining to their houses likely to be affected by the proposed 6-laning of NH 17. The affected residents some who were rehabilitated by the government earlier were shaken after the Talathi S Kerkar served them with notices asking them to attend hearing with the Deputy Collector and Land Acquisition Officer on the appointed date. A official from the PWD connected with the six-laning of NH 17 confirmed that the 6-lanning would be done on 45 meters width and said that there would be no reduction on the width of the road. “The Central government had shot down the pro-
posal of the Kerala Government to reduce the width of the road to 35 meters,” the source informed Herald. The official however could not throw light on the extent of houses that would be affected since all would depend on the bridge that would be constructed. The official however conceded that the Konkan Railway bridge was coming in the way of the new bridge. Meanwhile, in an attempt to assuage the feelings of the residents and to bring about some solution a meeting has been convened on July 23, Friday at 1st Arvale at 6 pm. The meeting would be addressed by the local MLA and Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho who has been vocal at various fora in order to save the houses likely to affected by the proposed six-laning of NHs.
withdraw land acquisition process: Matanhy HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
The former tourism minister and social activist Matanhy Saldanha today demanded that the proposed land acquisition for the National Highway should be withdrawn pending report by House Committee. The ongoing Assembly session had resolved to appoint a house committee for studying vexed National Highway expansion issue. “I welcome the state government decision to set up a house committee. But I demand that till the committee submits its report, the land acquisition process initiated by the government must be withdrawn immediately,” Saldanha told reporters today evening.
Mental illness major reason for suicides HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
Insanity, mental illness, family problems and love affairs top the reasons for causes of suicides in the State since 2006. A reply tabled in the Monsoon Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly informs that in 2006 a total number of 273 suicides were recorded out of which 50 were due to mental illness, 40 have been attributed to family problems and 10 to love affairs. In 2007 the figure for mental illness suicides dropped to 42, in 2008 it rose a bit to 44 and then again escalated to 51 in 2009. In 2010 till June the statistics is placed at 24. Suicides attributed to family problems were 40 in 2006, dropped to 37 in 2007, further came down to 28 in 2008, rose again to 47 in 2009 and till June 2010 the figure is placed at 18. The State recorded 10 suicides due to love affairs in 2006. In 2007 the figure rose to 13. It further rose to 17 in 2008, then dropped to 10 in 2009 and in 2010 uptill June there have been nine suicides due to this cause. There were total 268 suicides in 2007, 287 in 2008, 278 in 2009 and uptill June 2010 the figure is placed at 156. The number of registered cases of women committing suicide within seven years of marriage were recorded as follows: 15 in 2006, again 15 in 2007, 26 in 2008, 18 in 2009 and uptill June 2010 the figure is 7. Since 2006, 20 cases are being investigated for dowry deaths.
Auda quits UGDP HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 21
In an interesting development, the vice-president of United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) Auda Viegas has tendered her resignation from the party. Saying that she has submitted her resignation to the party, Viegas said she has come to know that party leader Adv Anacleto Viegas is likely to take up the case of former Minister, Mickky Pacheco, accused by the crime branch in the Nadia Torrado death case. Auda had been an active member of the regional party and was the party candidate for the South Goa Lok Sabha polls in the past.
“Forming of committee won’t have any affect on people mindset. If they want to win their confidence, stop the land acquisition process,” he added. Saldanha pointed out that nearly 60 percent of population is situated along the areas, where the government has proposed to widen the roads. “The areas along the NH in Goa are oversaturated offering no scope for further widening,” he stated. The former minister feels that the construction of highway with varying widths would only serve as a tourist attraction rather then serving its true purpose. “I don’t understand why Goa government is so much in hurry. Other states like Maharashtra and Karnataka have not yet fi-
nalized on this matter,” activist said. Pointing out that the present NH passing through Goa from North to South is nothing but expansion of old village roads, Saldanha demanded that the current NH project be constructed as suggested in the Regional Plan 2021. “A highway being planned should avoid densely populated areas and instead of widening the village roads, it would be better if the highway is aligned through the hinterland as proposed by the experts in the RP,” he cleared. “Instead of widening the NH, the government could do well to take up the project of constructing a corridor via Dhabandora as suggested by the experts of RP,” he suggested.
Saldanha feels that along with easing traffic congestion, setting up of corridor through the hinterland would also act as a catalyst to develop these hitherto undeveloped areas of the state. “If the proposal for corridor is not favourable to the committee, then the government should restrict the widening of the existing highways only to 30-35 meters,” he stated. He also stressed that instead of resorting to the archaic technology of constructing roads by land filling, government can construct roads on stilts. Saldanha has already forwarded the bunch of his demands to the state PWD minister Churchill Alemao and Union Minister for Surface Transport Kamal Nath.
After initial refusal, suture was given to patient at Hospicio: Probe HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 21
Preliminary inquiry conducted by Hospicio authorities has revealed that the medical staff had indeed asked a patient to procure a round body suture from the market. However, the inquiry carried out by Acting Medical superintendent, Dr Nasnodkar has found that a nurse on duty later made available a suture from the hospital store. The inquiry was conducted following orders by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat after the patient from Shiroda com-
plained that the doctor on duty had asked his family to buy a suture from outside and was initially refusing to admit him in the hospital. The preliminary inquiry report, which will be submitted to the Chief Minister later this week, pointed out that the doctor on duty had only asked the patient to get himself admitted at the Primary Health Centre, Shiroda, from where he was referred to Hospicio. Sources in the know said Hospicio has enough suture stock in the hospital and it was only in exceptional cases that pa-
tients are told to buy sutures from outside if not available in the store. “The round body suture was not available in the hospital when the patient was being treated by the doctor. The relatives of the patient were told to get the suture from outside, but a hospital nurse found the round body suture”, a doctor informed. The non-availability of a suture had kicked up a row of sorts as the incident occurred at a time when the Chief Minister promised to make Hospicio hospital the best managed hospital in the state of Goa.
MLAs call for development works in their constituencies HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
Need for development with sustainable infrastructure in some of the constituencies formed the core issue during the discussion on budget on Wednesday afternoon on the third day of the Monson Session of Goa Legislative Assembly. Opposition MLAs from Sanguem and Shiroda Vasudev Gaonkar and Mahadev Naik brought to the notice of the House the need to finish some of the promised works and to raise new infrastructure wherever necessary in their constituencies that have not seen developmental activities in a long while. The Shiroda MLA Mahadev maintained looking at the growing population of his constituency there was a need for a 50-bedded hospital with all types of outpatient departments (OPDs). He said the Health Min-
ister had never bothered to visit his constituency and take note of the healthcare needs of the people even once. Mahadev further held that the State budget money had not come to Shiroda and many infrastructure works like hot-mixing of several roads wasn’t taken up. “What I am talking here is exactly the situation on the ground. Anyone who wishes to come with me I can show him,” he mentioned. He informed a few schools had made a request for toilets, but the same has not been considered by the authority concerned. Shiroda is also besieged with the problem of mining dust and illegal scrapyards that are operating without registration, he highlighted. Sanguem MLA Vasudev cottages built near the picturesque Sanguem dam for people visiting
the place have not been utilised for the last 10 years. Many people from Goa and tourists, alike, who visit spot can’t find a place to spend the night. The cottages which require minor repairs to be made stay-worthy could generate revenue, he pointed out. When the MLA highlighted that work on the market, for which foundation stone had already been laid, had not started, he was assured by Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao the same would begin within a month. Vasudev stressed on the need to have contract farming in Sanguem that has a great potential. He called upon the Government to see that agricultural land was preserved at any cost. “Outsiders are coming and buying land lock, stock and barrel. An effort has to be made to stop this,” he stated.
BJP will not allow Mapusa hospital to run on Public Private Partnership HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
The Bharatiya Janata Party will not allow the new Mapusa hospital to be run on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, the Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar said in the House today. “Mapusa hospital cannot be run on PPP. It will just not be possible,” Parrikar said. He said that BJP warns any party against submitting its bid for the hospital. “Whoever gives their quote we will tell that we will not allow them to run the hospital,” he stated. “The BJP will agitate against the PPP,” he said. Instead of privatising, Parrikar said, the government should take a look at the existing facilities at the badly dilapidated and unhygienic Asilo hospital at Mapusa. “It is necessity of Common man. There are certain things you cannot outsource,” he said. The BJP has already threatened of agitation if the hospital is not opened by August 15. The health minister, however, had said he would not open the new Mapusa hospital and the
BJP could even "go on hunger strike for 365 days". CORRUPTION: Parrikar today claimed that there was a large scale corruption going on in the Horticulture Corporation with regards to the buying of vegetables under the Government Intervention in the Price Control Scheme. “The Horticulture corporation is not buying any vegetable from the local farmers. Instead they are buying it from the neighboring Belgaum for hefty commission,” Parrikar charged in the House participating in the discussion on budget 2010-11. He said there is a large scale corruption in the corporation. “I don’t understand why they are not buying from the local farmers,” he said. “Are Goans not agriculturist? There are 257 centres sell vegetable but none from Goa,” he stated. He said this is one of the major reasons for the decline of agriculture in last three years. “In the year 2005-06 when the Congress government took over the agriculture GDP was
Russian rape victim summoned HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 21
The South Goa Sessions court has summoned the Russian rape victim woman for examination in the rape case. The court issued the summons after the Public prosecutor, Bhanudas Gaonkar filed an application to summon the victim complainant for examination in the case. This is the first time that the prosecution has called for the examination of the victim since the trial commenced three days ago. The prosecution had earlier listed a total of 18 witnesses for examination, of which summons issued to some have returned back saying they are not found at the place of residence. The prosecution had maintained that they have not listed the complainant victim in the first list of witnesses on grounds that they were yet to receive the expert report from the central Forensic laboratory. The Sessions court is conducting the trial on a day-today basis as accused John Fernandes, has been languishing
Fisherman rescued from drowning HERALD REPORTER VASCO, JULY 21
A 55-year-old fisherman from Baina, but a native of TaligramUdupi, Karnataka, was rescued from drowning by lifeguards of Drishti Special Response Service at Baina beach on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, the incident occurred when Sanjeev Bangar entered the water for fishing with his fishing net, but due to strong underwater currents and rough sea, he was pulled and was in distress. Lifeguard Kashinath Chawan seeing Bangar in distress rushed towards the victim with rescue tube. Lifeguard Bassapa Harijan also rushed with the rescue tube. The victim was secured and was brought to the shore safely.
in jail without trial for over six months now. The court is believed to have so far examined three witnesses listed by the prosecution.
Rs 655 cr which has now dropped to 517 cr,” he said adding “… there is a decline of 22.5 per cent.” This, he said, is happening as
the government is not treating all farmers properly. “The government needs to give them confidence that it is supporting them,” he said.
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ShOrT TakES Restricted water supply
PANJIM (HND): There will be restricted water supply to entire Bardez and Bicholim taluka on July 22 due to breakdown of Clear Water 600mm dia DI pipeline from Podocem Water Treatment Plant to Assonora Water Treatment Plant at Mulgao village in Bicholim. The public is requested to bear the inconvenience caused.
Portuguese course
PANJIM (HND): The Heritage Cell of Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim, in collaboration with Communicare, Panjim will conduct a conversational course in Portuguese level I and level II. The course will be held twice a week on Monday and Wednesday in the college premises from August 9 to September 29. The resource person for the course is Joana Marto, MA in Portuguese Literature, Lisbon. For further details contact Alison Quadros at Rosary College on 2736864, 2701564 before 1.15 pm.
Rosary’s PTA meet held
PANJIM (HND): The general body meeting of the PTA of Our Lady of the Rosary High School, Dona Paula was held recently. Vice - President Edgar Cotta welcomed the gathering. Fr Gabriel Coutinho was the guest speaker on the occasion. Fr Coutinho highlighted the important role parents play in today’s competitive world and stressed that parents need to spend quality time with their children. PTA President and Principal of the school Sr Emy Rodrigues proudly announced the school’s achievement of 100% results at the SSC examination and also the co-curricular achievements of students of the year 2009-10 in various fields at the state, national and international level. The school’s SSC toppers and the outgoing PTA members were felicitated with mementos and the new PTA executive members were welcomed with floral bouquets. Vice President Clive Sequeira proposed the vote of thanks
Conference hall inaugurated
PANJIM (HND): Snehalata Memorial Conference Hall was inaugurated at ANN Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Porvorim at the hands of Dr Harichandra Nagvenkar, Ex Principal of MES College of Arts & Commerce Zuari Nagar in the presence of senior most Chief Manager of State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, students, well wishers of the ANN Institute. Chairman of the Institute A N Nagvenkar highlighted the importance of the Conference Hall for the institute and he said that many overseas consultant come to his institute to educate the students and faculties besides experts from hotel Industries, both from Goa and India alike, to address minimum the students and for this reason a new conference hall has been opened for the comfort of the students. Dr Harichandra Nagvenkar said that for the past many years he has seen ANN Institute growing day by day and today he is happy to see that such facility has been added for the benefit of the students. He appreciated the efforts of Nagvenkar for commencing this Institute way back in 1999 when there was a need of trained manpower for hotel industry and today he has been considered as a ‘pioneer’ of hospitality education in Goa. Frausto V Da Costa, Chief Editor of The Goan Review Magazine from Bombay was also present.
Cancer awareness held
PANJIM (HND): Rotary club of Porvorim organised Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness camp at Shantinagar, Porvorim. The programme was held by the Club as an ongoing activity under their Trust ‘Prakash cancer Aid Projects’, the objective of which is creating awareness about breast as well as cervical cancer leading to early detection’. These activities of the trust have already covered Succoro village in last year and this year, the focus will in the other adjoining areas of Porvorim The function was well attended by the women of the locality. Dr Leena Dessai of Mandovi Clinic, Dr Sharmila Correia of ‘Muskan’ a trust for person with Cancer, Dr Jatinder Jadhav and Dr Anagha Chanekar gave a talk to create awareness amongst the household and working ladies. All the women who attended the camp would be give free check up and free treatment if required. Similar Camps are carried out by the Rotary Club of Porvorim on monthly basis. Club has purchased a colposcopic machine for cancer detection for needy President of Rotary Club Rtn Rajan Naik, along with other Rotary members were present.
Chorao school’s PTA meet
PANJIM (HND): The general body meeting of the Parents Teachers Association was held recently at St Bartholomew’s High School, Chorao. Outgoing chairperson Kalidas Borkar welcomed the gathering. Guest speaker Raghunath Gauns, Principal of Vijayanand Higher Secondary School, Tikhazan highlighted the important role that parents play in the education of their children. “Their actions are what the children emulate,” he said and exhorted parents to beware of the 3M’s – money, mobile and motorcycle. “Misuse of these articles can destroy the lives of the children. While choosing a career, allow the child freedom to choose and do what he wants. Parents should not impose their ambitions on the children,” he advised. Elections were held and the new working committee was installed and Valento Colaco was elected as chairman and Prasad Kundalkar as vice-chairman. The other members elected were Antonette Estibeiro, Anushka Karbotkar, Felicia Rodrigues, Bela Fernandes, Priyanka Parsekar, Guilhermina Fernandes, Shirley Fernandes, Philomena Pereira, Pooja Homkandi, Aarti Homkhandi, Anjali Vadyekar, Kalidas Borkar and Sukhdo Gaonkar. Manager Fr Gabriel Coutinho asked parents to visit the school, interact and maintain a good relationship with teachers, which will go a long way in building the character and enhance the performance of the students.
Comunidade staff’s salaries: Govt blamed for mess HERALD CORRESPONDENT CORTALIM, JULY 21
The financial crisis facing the South Goa Comunidade Administration office and reported demands made by the staff for Government funding of their salaries has drawn sharp reactions from Comunidade representatives. It may be recalled that the perennial issue of lack of funds for payment of salaries to the staff has once again come into the limelight with the salaries not having been paid since April this year. The Government intervened twice in the past releasing an amount of Rs 45 lakh in 2008 and Rs 33 lakh in 2010 as “onetime advance” for payment of salaries. But the office is again facing financial crunch after exhaustion of the loan amount of Rs 78 lakh. The Comunidade employees were traditionally paid salaries out of annual contributions (derrama) paid by the Comunidade but the trouble arose after major comunidades
refused to pay the contributions citing financial irregularities, non-audit of accounts for over 20 years and illegal and haphazard appointment of staff in the Administration office. Senior Comunidade leader and former Loutolim Comunidade President Augusto Monteiro laid the blame for the current financial mess squarely at the door of the Government authorities, particularly the district collector for the illegal appointment of staff without following laid down procedures. He claimed that the Administration office could be managed with 17 employees and demanded that the surplus staff be retrenched or absorbed in other Government Departments. It is learnt that 26 persons were appointed in the last decade by the collector flouting statutory recruitment rules and without notifying the employment exchange. The persons were initially recruited on daily wages and their serv-
ices were surreptitiously regularised without ascertaining their qualifications and competence. “Those who were appointed through the back-door must be made to leave through the back-door,” Monteiro demanded. Concurring with Monteiro, Verna Comunidade President Savio Correia said that a solution to the problem would be to reduce the number of staff considering the decrease in work-load and weakening of the financial position of the Comunidades consequent to the Fifth Amendment to the Agricultural Tenancy Act. The salaries of the staff were being paid by the Comunidades all these years but the age-old bodies are now unable to bear the burgeoning annual salary bill of about Rs 60 lakh. “The salaries were raised based on Pay Commission recommendations without first consulting the Comunidades and ascertaining their financial capacity as expressly mandated under Art 644 of the Comu-
nidade Code” he argued. The Comunidades were always ready and willing to resolve the problems but their constructive suggestions are met with stiff resistance and at times were considered by the authorities as an interruption in their work, he said. He lamented that there was absolutely no accountability and transparency in the functioning of the Comunidade Administration office and the stake-holders i.e. the Comunidades had no say at all in its affairs. When contacted, Aquem Comunidade Attorney Celestino Noronha said the problem was compounded with the Comunidade staff being frequently requisitioned by the Collector for election and other duties while the Comunidades are made to foot the salary bills. “Government funding of salaries would be a wasteful and unviable expenditure for the public exchequer and may breed inefficiency in the Administration office” he opined.
MNE forces removal of banner with Mapusa civic’s name in Marathi, Konkani HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, JULY 21
The Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott (MNE) met Mapusa Municipal Council Chairpercon Roopa Bhakta and Chief Officer Dashrath Redkar on Tuesday and got them to remove the banner depicting the name of the council in Marathi and Konkani languages on the MMC building. Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott Convenor Antonio Lobo submitted a memorandum to the chairperson and the chief officer and stated that language is a sensitive issue and that a decision cannot be taken by MMC without passing a resolution in the matter. Claiming that the issue requires wider consultation, Lobo said the MMC cannot take a decision abruptly to erect a banner in Marathi and Konkani language solely on the demand of the Shiv Sena. He reminded them that when the MNE had sought permission to plant few saplings in July–August 2009, the chairperson had told them a resolution of the Municipal Council was necessary. “Although a year has passed, a resolution to this effect has not been passed by the MMC. It is therefore surprising that the
chairperson and chief officer unilaterally accepted the demands of Shiv Sena to put up a board in Marathi without any reference to the council or adopting a resolution by it,” said Lobo. “Any unilateral attempt to impose boards in Marathi language will be opposed by MNE. Moreover, no boards in Konkani have been put up anywhere and if there are no boards in official language, then there can be no boards in Marathi too. Hence the banner put up by the MMC should be removed immediately,” claimed Lobo. When contacted, Bhakta clarified that some Shiv Sena members had barged in when a meeting of the Departmental Promoting Meeting was in progress. “They started threatening the chief officer of dire consequences if the board carrying the name of Mapusa Muncipal Council in Marathi is not put up on the MMC building,” said Bhakta. “I had told them that I would put up their proposal before the ensuing council meeting for discussion and if the resolution is passed, then I would put the board in Marathi.” “Since the Shiv Sena members started
using harsh language, the chief officer assured them to put the board within eight days and accordingly on the advice of the chief officer, the banner was put,” clarified Bhakta. MMC Chief Officer Dashrath Redkar explained that a notification issued by the government permits the erection of boards in Marathi and Konkani languages. “I had directed the MMC staff to put a proper board, and not a banner, in Marathi and Konkani languages,” said Redkar. When Lobo asked the chief officer if he had seen the banner put up on the MMC building, Redkar replied in the negative. “I cannot digest the answer given by the chief officer that he has not seen the banner put up on the MMC building,” replied Lobo. He pointed to the chief officer that the banner accords first priority to Marathi and then for the Konkani language. “Since Konkani is the official language, it must get first priority and hence this banner should be removed immediately,” insisted Lobo. The chief officer and the chairperson later agreed to the demand by the MNE and ordered the removal of the banner.
Usgao school students boycott classes over teachers’ shortage
Cortalim Sarpanch’s election today
schools in Ponda taluka. Incidentally, the school earlier had four teachers, of which one was transferred to the Khandepar primary school in March, while another was sent to the Betora primary school from July 17. Surprised over the sudden transfer of the second primary teacher and that too without any replacement, parents and the students demonstrated outside the school premises and demanded the immediate appointment of a primary teacher. “We are surprised over the manner in which they (education department) have transferred teachers without even thinking how it would affect students and the burden it will cause to the existing primary teachers,” complained another
HERALD CORRESPONDENT CORTALIM, JULY 21
HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, JULY 21
In an unusual incident, students of the Government Primary School at Barazan-Usgao boycotted classes on Tuesday to protest against the inadequate number of primary teachers. Speaking to Herald, parents said they had requested the education department to depute an additional teacher, failing which the students would boycott classes at the school. “The students are suffering because of a shortage of primary teachers in the school. The primary school has 87 students and there are only two teachers at the school,” remarked a parent. This school has among the most number of students in comparison with other primary
parent, Namdev Gad. “Because of this unfair decision, our children are suffering and we request the government to look into the matter at the earliest. If no action is taken, I am sure children will continue to boycott the classes,” he added. When contacted, the school headmistress, Kanchan Shirodkar, said she has already informed authorities of the difficulties they are facing in managing the school with only two teachers. While the assistant education district inspector at Ponda was not available for comments, parents claimed that they were told by the AEDI office that orders pertaining to transfers of teachers are managed by the education department and that they (AEDI, Ponda) are helpless in the matter.
CMC accedes to demand for road access to Palolem chapel HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JULY 21
A demand for proper road access to a chapel in Palolem has been accepted by the Canacona Municipal Council (CMC). On Monday, a group of residents from Palolem went to the CMC to demand a proper road access to the Holy Cross Chapel from the main Palolem road. The Holy Cross Chapel is situated along the northern side of the Palolem seashore, reportedly erected by village forefathers several years ago, where only a cross was earlier worshipped. This chapel is now surrounded by residences and tourist huts during the tourism season. According to locals, regular Sunday masses are celebrated at the chapel. They have claimed that except for a shabby pathway, often blocked due to tourism activities and flooded during monsoons, the
isting pathway. When contacted, Dessai agreed that the people need a proper access to reach their age-old religious place. “I went to the site along with Deputy Chairperson Dilip Kenkre and others to gather first hand information of the place. It is really pathetic to see that the entire pathway is full of waste, while it is regularly inundated during the monsoons,” The Holy Cross Chapel at Palolem. Photo by Kathy Pereirasaid Dessai. “I did assure to take only way to reach the chapel is suitable action to make a dethrough the beach. cent road for the people to This has caused hardship to use, which will also help them parishioners and the priest cel- during the tourism season. Acebrating the masses. cordingly, we plan to acquire CMC Chairperson Shamsun- the land. However, this inder Dessai listened to their volves three different landgrievances and agreed to their lords, but we hope to get their demand for a road, when land support and co-operation,” the can be acquired along the ex- chairperson said.
The elections to the post of the Sarpanch of village panchayat Cortalim-Quelosim will be held on July 22. The election is necessitated following the resignation of Caitano Xavier who resigned as sarpanch recently as per the understanding reached to rotate the post at the time of forming the group.
UPCOMING EVENTS CMEs at GMC
PANJIM (HND): The Medical Education Cell of Goa Medical College will organise a series of Continuing Medical Education (CME) programmes in the GMC AC auditorium. The first CME programme will be held on July 23 at 3 pm and Dr Pradas R Padala, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Centre USA will speak on ‘Behavioural Problems in Dementia’. This will be chaired by Dr R G Wiseman Pinto and Dr V N Jindal. The second CME programme will be held on July 27 at 3 pm and Dr B S Ravi Shankar of Informatics (India) Ltd will speak on ‘Online Medical Journals and access to 2450 journals’. This will be chaired by Dr R G Wiseman Pinto and Dr Pradip Naik. The third CME programme will be held on July 29 at 3 pm and Dr Vivek Chitre Consultant in Upper Gastro – Intestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery, James Pagent University Hospital, Norfolk, UK will speak on single incision and scareless laparoscopic surgery. Dr Chitre is an alunni of Goa Medical College and this CME will be chaired by Dr R G W Pinto and Dr Dilip Amonkar. The Goa Medical Council has given CME accreditation to these programmes.
Naturopathy course
PANJIM (HND): A basic course on naturopathy will be conducted by Fr Britto on July 24 at Manovikas School, Margao from 9.30 am to 4 pm. For details and registration call Colins on 9822580203 by July 24. Limited seats available.
Cognitive therapy workshop
PANJIM (HND): The Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho will organise a workshop on cognitive therapy on July 26, from 3 pm to 6 pm for all ex-students of the Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling course. The resource person for the workshop is Siddiqa Najamuddin Mohd Hussain, clinical psychologist, a certified cognitive therapist, reality therapist, qualified biofeedback therapist and who is also trained extensively in various areas of psychology and other related areas.
Retreat for seamen
PANJIM (HND): Jesus and Mary Ministry of Carambolim Church under the leadership of Fr Conceicao Silva and his team will organise retreat for five consecutive Fridays at 7.30 am. The Biblical rosary will be conducted by Ida Fernandes from 7.30 am to 8.30 am. From 8.30 am to 9.30 am Diogen D’Costa will preach the word of God based on the life of seamen. From 9.30 am to 10.30 am, Mario Fernandes and his music ministry will conduct praise and worship session followed by life testimonies. From 11 am to 12 noon, Fr Conceicao Silva will conduct the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament along with his team. Then he will pray over the sick people and the seamen families. From 12 noon to 1 pm, Fr Pratap Naik will celebrate the mass and preach the work of God based on the life of the seamen along with other priests. From 8 am to 12 noon, priests will be available for confessions.
Raia civic forum’s meet
PANJIM (HND): The Raia Civic and Consumer Forum will hold its monthly meeting on July 25 at Our Lady of Snows High School, Raia at 4 pm. The meeting will focus on various civic and consumer issues such as rights of LPG consumers, prevention of vector borne diseases, road safety and traffic management, health and sanitation, environment protection and consumer literacy and participation. Various service related issues of the post office, electricity, BSNL telephones and PWD water supply will also be discussed. Consumers of Raia and surrounding areas are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the deliberations.
DKA’s writers meet
PANJIM (HND): Dalgado Konknni Akademi will organise Konknni writers meet on July 25 at Ravindra Bhavan's Conference Hall, Margao from 10 am to 1 pm. This meeting is convened with the aim of bringing all Konknni writers in Roman script under one roof. The meeting will also discuss the problems faced by the writers as far as their literary work is concerned. DKA expects that the writers will put forth valuable suggestions which will help DKA to understand problems faced by the writers and accordingly DKA intends to formulate schemes for the betterment of writers. DKA requests all Konknni writers in Roman script to attend the meet. They are requested to contact DKA's Secretary Jose Salvador Fernandes on 9881810832 in order to confirm their participation.
Tribute to a teacher BY SHAKUNTALA R MAHATME
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he Institute of Instruction High School has completed 77 years. It was opened on 14 June 1933, founded by educationist and philanthropist late Prof V G S Mahatme, who was born on 22 July 1910 in a moderate middle class family in Panjim. He was very brilliant, and had a special aptitude for Mathematics, Science, Geometry, Space Geometry and Astronomy. He also possessed the rare skill of imparting his knowledge of these subjects effectively to his students. Prof Mahatme won the Novais Prize in his last year at the Lyceum, coming first in Mathematics and Science. He also had a deep appreciation for literature and the arts, in Marathi, English as well as Portuguese. He was a voracious reader and would not retire to bed before 1 am. A musician, he played the harmonium in Hindustani classical style. He could discuss intricate details about 'gharanas', 'ragas' etc. He learnt how to play the sitar and the tabla on his own. Prof Mahatme was a walking-talking ready reckoner in both Science and Literature. Around 1930, it was difficult for ordinary students to get admission in the Lyceum, which favoured the Portuguese and people from aristocratic families. Students who studied in
P o r tuguese at the Lyceum could get jobs more easily rather t h o s e who studied in the English medium. So Prof Mahatme started coaching classes in Portuguese for underprivileged children. Students from moderate middle class families flocked to his Institute, which grew from a coaching class to a full fledged high school. Even professors from the Lyceum and high ranking officers sent their children to Prof Mahatme’s school. While he taught Mathematics, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Geometry and Astronomy (Cosmography), Prof Lopes, Prof Surlakar and Prof Bhandare taught subjects like Portuguese, Philosophy, History, English, French and Latin. The Institute marched ahead thanks to their dedicated and tireless efforts. Prof Mahatme was recognised as an ideal teacher at the state level in the year of his retirement. Prof M F Surlakar said in a tribute to him: “Most of 'me' is just formed out of ‘you’.” Soon after Goa's liberation, in 1962, the school became English medium. Its name changed from 'Institute de Instrucao' to 'Institute of Instruction High
School'. It was recognised by the Poona Board and children from renowned families patronised it. Many alumni rose to become eminent personalities, occupying high important positions in society, and top officials in India and abroad. The last Portuguese Governor General of Goa Vassalo da Silva gave a surprise visit to the school and promised Prof Mahatme a spacious place in the city for his school. But within six months, Goa was liberated. The Goa government gave permission to start day and night school from Std V to Std X, to extend education to the poor and needy. The first night school in Goa after liberation, it functioned smoothly for 42 years, after which it had to be closed. The school has been functioning in Rebello Building near Cine National, which is surrounded by commercial activities that distract the minds of the students. The school building is in a bad shape and we urgently require new premises. On July, 22 we celebrate Prof Mahatme’s Birth Centenary at Kala Academy, Black Box, at 5.30 pm. The people of Goa will join hands with the management, staff and students of the Institute of Instruction High School. We can make this centenary a memorable one if all ex-students join hands to fulfill Prof Mahatme's dream of a full-fledged school building of our own.
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Landslides in Bicholim pose threat to high tension wires HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAYEM, JULY 21
Incessant rains since the last two days have caused landslides near the main road in Pilgao-Bicholim, posing a danger to high tension wires in the area. The traffic has been diverted through another road due to the landslides. The tower of the high tension electricity wires, which is
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situated on the mountain, where landslides have occurred. Following the danger, Bicholim Mamlatdar Pramod Bhat along with senior electricity engineer Rajgopal, Desai of PWD and other officials visited the site and instructed to close the road for public for safety purpose. Meanwhile, the debris caused by the landslides were cleared by PWD labourers. The incessant rains has caused floods in low-lying areas like Manasbag, Tabmda Rasta Mulgao, Nanora, Vhalshim, Maulingtad, Kudchirem, Bicholim old bus stand, Bicholim police station, Sanquelim market, Gauthan and other surrounding areas of Bicholim taluka. Fields were seen flooded in different villages for the last two days, causing possible losses to the farmers. The Circle area at Bicholim, which is the prime point of flooding, was flooded due to improper drainage system, however the floodwater did not enter into city due to the height given to the bridge constructed on Bicholim tributary near circle. However, if rains continue, there is a possibility of floods in the area because of heavy rains in ghats, causing rivers to cross danger levels. Similarly, areas in Sanquelim were also flooded due to which businessmen have started walloping their goods.
Section 506 is non-cognisable, rules HC HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
The division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa today held that an offence under Section 506 (threat to kill) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was non-cognisable. The judgement comes as an order in a petition filed by Health Minister Vishwajit Rane challenging the charge-sheet filed against him under Sec 506 of IPC for allegedly having threatened to kill social activist Adv Aires Rodrigues. The bench comprising of Justice A S Oka and Justice F M Reis directed the Old Goa Police to now proceed in the matter under Section 155 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Section 155 of the CPC mandates that the police have to seek an order of the Magistrate to investigate any noncognizable offence. It may be recalled that the charge sheet against Rane was filed on the directions of the High Court after Rodrigues initiated contempt of Court proceedings against the Old Goa Police for not charge sheeting Rane.
Accused in illegal manufacture of liquor gets bail HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JULY 21
The prime accused in the illegal operation of a liquor manufacturing, packaging unit and storing of alcohol in large quantity has finally surfaced before Canacona JMFC on Wednesday afternoon. The JMFC granted bail to one Ligorio D’Souza in the case related to the raid conducted by Excise officials at Shelim-Loliem, confiscating illegally manufactured liquor of different brands and a large quantity of alcohol, all worth over Rs 20 lakh. JMFC granted bail to D’Souza on producing surety of Rs 1 lakh, which was submitted by two sureties. It is learnt that earlier in the day, advocate representing D’Souza tried to move a bail application with JMFC, however the judge reportedly told the advocate to ask the accused to remain present in court.
8 houses damaged in Sattari HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, JULY 21
With rains lashing the State since the last few days, eight houses were damaged in Sattari taluka. According to reports, four houses in Valpoi Municipal Council (VMC) area, three at Gundil Wada Velus and one house at Massorde, Valpoi, were damaged after rain water entered the houses late Tuesday night. According to Valpoi Fire Services, huge trees were uprooted at several places in the taluka, including Padeli and Bambar. The main road and bridge were overflowing in Honda late Tuesday night,
due to which as traffic remained off the road till wee hours of Wednesday. The Savorshe-Sattari Bridge was also overflowing. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, the health minister along with the officials of irrigation department, deputy collector, Sattari mamlatdar and police visited the affected families and assured financial assistance of Rs 15,000 per family. They also conducted the meeting of concerned officials and instructed them to take all measures required by keeping activated the control rooms to tackle any situation arising due to heavy rains.
Property damaged in Pernem HERALD CORRESPONDENT PERNEM, JULY 21
Heavy rains in the last few days have damaged property in various parts of Pernem taluka. On Tuesday morning, the retaining wall of a bridge at Vaidongor-Parsem collapsed due to heavy rains. Parsem Sarpanch Tulsidas Mhaldar has urged the PWD to expedite the repair work as one side of the bridge is in a dangerous condition and could collapse at any time. In other places, two large trees got uprooted at Arambol and one tree damaged a house causing a loss of Rs 30,000, while a teak tree uprooted and damaged a house at Sachebhatle-Mandrem.
Hike in school fees: AGUSPA wants expert to study issue HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
All Goa Unaided School Parents Association (AGUSPA) today told High Court that they would like to appoint an expert in the committee formed to examine issue of arbitrary fees charged by unaided private schools. When the matter came up for hearing this morning, Advocate Peter D’Souza, appearing on behalf of AGUSPA said that the committee will have one of the expert appointed by the association. The division bench comprising of Justice A S Oka and Justice F M Reis adjourned the matter till next Thursday asking AGUSPA to appoint a committee member (expert) by Friday July 23. The court was hearing the petition filed by AGUSPA. Earlier, Advocate General Subodh Kantak told Court that the new committee will include one charted accountant (CA) and an account officer, which will be headed by a retired high court judge. The Court on July 15 had directed state government to appoint some of the expert from the account section or to have educationist on the committee before submitting the report.
‘Thivim stadium land to be used for ancillary activities too’ HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JULY 21
Land acquired at Thivim for a cricket stadium will also house ancillary activities and user agency for the stadium would be a private party, the affidavit filed before Bombay High Court reads. Pointing out to the affidavit filed by the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) and the Forest department, amicus curiae Norma Alvares said that the land is not just acquired for cricket stadium but will also house ancillary activities like parking lots, rooms, restaurants etc. She also clarified that the user agency is a private party and not SAG or Cricket Association of Goa (CAG), which is not been disclosed before the union forest ministry. The division bench was hearing a petition filed by Goa Foundation, an NGO, who had approached the court seeking to quash and set aside the forest clearance granted to the Director of Sports by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on November 30, 2009 and final
clearance subsequently. The bench comprising of Justice A S Oka and Justice F M Reis gave two weeks time to Alvares to respond to the affidavits in connection with Thivim stadium. Earlier, when the matter came for hearing Court said that it won’t intervene and direct the state government to set aside the forest clearness granted as the entire process of land acquisition is completed. Terming it a ‘cross delay’ in the part of NGO, Court said that it can’t give directives asking stoppage of work. It may be recalled that the Court had recorded the undertaking given by the GCA that it
will not fell any trees on the property or interfere with the plot on which it is planning to construct an international cricket. The undertaking also cleared that it won’t carry out any sought of construction without environment clearness. The state government had acquired 1,30,000 sq m of land at Thivim for the proposed stadium. Part of the land comprises paddy fields and the rest is forest. The petitioner contended that the state government at no time informed the Ministry of Environment and Forests that it was seeking to clear the forest at the behest of a private association.
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Cheating, forgery case registered
MARGAO (HR): The Margao police have registered a case of cheating and forgery against two persons for preparing a forged registration certificate to avail bank loan amounting to Rs five lakh. Police registered the offence against Vijay Kumar Fadke Pilarnkar and Tabrez Patwakar following a complaint by the General Manager of Madgaum Urban Cooperative Bank, Rajendra Keni. The accused has been charged for forgery and cheating. Further investigations are on.
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House monsoon session expected to be stormy PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
The monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday is expected to be a tumultuous affair withopposition stacking up all ammunition ranging from price rise and fuel hike to Bhopal gas tragedy and the Indo-Pak talks to attack the government. The spate of rail accidents with Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the eye of a storm over her absence from Delhi could also derail the proceedings of Parliament so also unrest in Kashmir and the Maoist violence. Being held in the backdrop of Bharat Bandh on July 5, which showed the Opposition making a common cause for the 'aam aadmi' on the issue of price rise, the month-long session could test the patience of government as several issues were agitating the non-Congress parties. With Assembly elections in Bihar not far away, rival sides are expected to make the best use of the session. While the opposition will seek to embarrass the government on the issue of spiralling prices, the Congress and the RJD-LJP could raise the latest alleged scam involving the Nitish Kumar government. Congress, on its part, is planning to target the BJP over the illegal mining scam in Karnataka. Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recently held the first eve-of-the-session consultations with its alliance partners since UPA-II returned to power which showed that the ruling alliance does not want to leave anything to chance. The Congress could utilise the alleged involvement of Hindu groups and also Communal Violence Bill to drive a wedge in the opposition unity by targeting the BJP. While the contentious Women's Reservation Bill was not on the priority agenda of the government for the session, the measure could also be utilised to break the opposition unity. The RJD, LJP and Samajwadi Party are against the Bill in its present form. The Bill had already been passed by the Rajya Sabha. “Price rise will be a key issue for us," BJP leaders said, adding that the party will stage a march from parliament to Rashtrapati Bhawan to submit 10 crore signatures to President Pratibha Patil on July 29. The cases of alleged financial irregularities in IPL, relations with Pakistan and recent controversy over Foreign Ministerlevel talks, the Naxal threat and the law and order situation in Kashmir will also be highlighted by the opposition. The 2-G spectrum allocation
controversy will also be taken up by BJP in the monsoon session. "The gap between 3-G and 2-G spectrum has shown the extent of the scam and we will raise this issue again in this session," they said. Another issue which could generate heat in the session is the inclusion of caste in census. JD(U),RJD, SP and LJP are strong votaries of such an inclusion. JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav had shot off an "angry" letter to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee last week alleging "delaying tactics" on the part of the government on the issue. Government has also initiated consultations with opposition to seek its support for uniform taxation across the country in the wake of absence of a consensus over implementation of Goods and Services Tax. Mukherjee, who is the Leader of Lok Sabha, has already expressed government's readiness to discuss any matter on the floor of the House. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has convened a meeting of leaders of political parties on Sunday to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament. Among the bills on the priority agenda of the government is the one seeking to increase the salary and allowances of Members of Parliament, Civil Nuclear Liability Bill and the Judicial Standards and Accounta-
Smriti Irani announces her team HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, JULY 21 Newly appointed Bhartiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha President Smriti Irani on Wednesday announced here 44-member team, including seven vice-presidents, two general secretaries and four secretaries. There are 22 members in her national executive while eight women MPs have been included as special invitees. Prominent office-bearers in the team include Darshana Jardosh from Gujarat and Lata Elkar from Madhya Pradesh as vicepresidents, Vijaya Rahatkar of Maharashtra and Krishna Raj of U.P. as general secretaries, andShilpa Patwardhan from Maharashtra as one of the four secretaries. Pragya Tripathi is named the office secretary. Those in the national executive include Geeta Patel and Siddhi Kumari from Rajasthan, Nirmal Kamal from Jammu and Kashmir, Vanam Jhansi Rani from Andhra Pradesh, Smita Wagh and Anjali Dehankar from Maharashtra, and Lata Wankhede from Madhya Pradesh.
A Kashmiri boy shout anti-India slogan as Indian policemen stands guard during a protest in Pampore, on the outskirts of Srinagar, July 21, 2010. Authorities on Wednesday imposed restrictions on the movement of people in many localities and deployed thousands of policemen to thwart anti-India protests planned by separatists.
India’s public disclosure of Headley’s remarks irks US HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, July 21,
The United States is understood to have expressed displeasure over the Indian officials making public the disclosures made by David Headley during his interrogation by India's National Investigating Agency (NIA) sleuths on 26/11. The US Justice Department has reportedly conveyed to the Manmohan Singh government through diplomatic channels that the statements made by Headly, a Paksitani American, should remain "privagte" as he is still in the FBI custody and his case in the US court has not been concluded. Its concern is that public discussions on Headley could ad-
versely affect the case against him in the United States in which he has already pleaded guilty to planning terror attacks, including the attack on Mumbai that left 166 dead in a gun battle that ravaged for 72 hours. The government has been, however, selectively leaking out the evidence of Headley recorded by the NIA sleuths in the American jail and there is so far no remorse to the Americans' objection. Sources here say the Americans were piqued particularly from Home Secretary G K Pillai making an affirmative statement last week that Headley had confirmed involvement of Pakistan's ISI in 26/11 attacks "from beginning to end."
The Americans want the government to put a stop to further revelations of what all Headley disclosed in his interrogations by NIA officials in the US jail, but it seems remote from the way External Affairs Minister S M Krishna suggested on Tuesday that Headley's allegations against Pakistan cannot be kept secret. "Whether we like it or not, it has come into the public domain, it is open now and Headley's revelations cannot be hushed under the carpet now. I think whatever Headley has said to the FBI has to be taken serious note of by all those who are involved and then that concern of India has to be addressed," Krishna has said.
Students learn importance of trees at unique Vanamahotsava HERALD CORRESPONDENT BELGAUM, JULY 21
Students of St Josephs’ Convent, Camp, here, organized a unique Vanamahotsava on Wednesday. The theme of the day was to convey the importance of the plants in day-to-day life of human beings. Herbs having medicinal value were exhibited by each class at the exhibition that was held at the school. Most of the plants exhibited were common and easily available. The day commenced by singing of the song on the need to care for Mother Nature followed by an introductory welcome speech by Mahima Horta. Later, the student’s represen-
tatives of all the classes, who had exhibited the plants, explained the medicinal value of these herbs and plants. Charts displaying the medicinal value of these herbs carried messages creating awareness about the importance of plants. “Nature has blessed us with so many easy and inexpensive ways of curing ourselves that we must grow these plants in our homes and make our environment safer to live in,” stated Sr Thankam, principal of St Joseph’s Convent, who had taken special initiative to organize the day. “Ailments like cough, cold, fever, rashes, allergies, etc, can
be easily cured by the use of these herbs without visiting a doctor,” the students were being told by the participants of the exhibition. Joseph’s Convent Manager Sr Maria Nimmy Kalapurakal and Dr Sheha Kulkarni and Ayurvedic doctor were the judges for the competition. Cabinet in-charge Jyotsna Bhide and Monica Anthony and the members of the school cabinet had put up special efforts to organize the exhibition. Sr Thangam congratulated the students for the exhibition, as it imparted valuable knowledge about Mother Nature to the students.
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hat should the Chief Minister of a state do when cops are found stealing drugs seized by the police and selling them to drug dealers? Further, what course of action should he take when he finds that the police brass is being exceptionally lenient with the rogue cops caught trading in drugs? How should he react when the High Court sees this plainly and passes highly critical strictures about the slipshod handling of the case and the faulty investigation? What should come first to his mind when allegations are made that the son of his home minister is in league with drug dealers? Any sane person would probably think that under these extraordinary circumstances, it may be best not to entrust the investigation of such a serious offence to the police, who come under the state Home Department, but to hand it over to a neutral investigating agency. Unfortunately, neither Home Minister Ravi Naik nor Chief Minister Digambar Kamat have shown any willingness to hand over the investigation into the police-drug mafia nexus to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). They say the Crime Branch, which is looking into the case, is doing a great job. But if this was true, how is it that all the tainted policemen and one of the two drug dealers caught are already out on bail, when someone of the stature of a former minister, arrested in another case, is still struggling for bail and not succeeding? It was inevitable that an issue as grave as this, which the authorities seem to be doing everything in their power to downplay, would come up on the floor of the Legislative Assembly. As things turned out, it dominated most of the proceedings on Tuesday. As Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar reeled off fact after fact, and allegation after allegation, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had no substantive replies, though he did his best. In fact, the government was cornered not just by the opposition but by its own MLAs. Santa Cruz Congress MLA Victoria Fernandes, Calangute Congress MLA Agnelo Fernandes and Aldona Congress MLA Dayanand Narvekar lent their voices to the chorus on the issue. Mr Narvekar went on to ask what the government was doing in view of the serious strictures passed by the High Court in the police-drug mafia nexus case. He asked if the government was unwilling to hand over the case to the CBI because it was scared more skeletons would fall out of its cupboard. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) Priol MLA Deepak Dhavlikar too expressed his deep anguish in the matter. Even Speaker Pratapsingh Rane found himself in a tight spot. He repeatedly adjourned the House to try and restore order, and finally told Mr Parrikar that he could not force the government to order a CBI inquiry. When senior members of the party speak like this, the Chief Minister should realise that he is skating on extremely thin ice, and that the writing is on the wall. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat valiantly tried to support his Home Minister and police. He said that the cops had taken suo motu cognisance of the drugs case, in which several police personnel were arrested. He cited statistics to show that crime detection rates had improved over the past year. But it was all to no avail. Maybe the CM should stop trying to defend the indefensible. Maybe he should look into the deep complicity between a section of the police force and organised crime syndicates. Maybe he should stand back and take a look at whether it is worthwhile having the people of Goa make the obvious comparison of the stark contrast between the handling of the case against former Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco on the one hand and the cop-drug mafia nexus case on the other. Maybe he should reassess whether he needs to show his first loyalty to his Home Minister or to the ‘aam admi’. Maybe he should read the writing on the wall.
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he twang of an aerated bottle being opened brings forth a foaming and bubbling drink. You sip on it; and it feels exhilarating. The sparkling liquid, it is claimed, is free from alcohol and other habit-forming drugs. But is it harmless? The Supreme Court recently pulled up the central government for delaying the promulgation of a notification making it mandatory for soft drinks manufacturers like Coca Cola and Pepsi to disclose the actual contents of their products. These observations were made by the learned judges during a hearing in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the New Delhi-based Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), seeking regulations and quality checks on sale and distribution of soft drinks, as they contained harmful substances. The petitioner, CPIL, alleged that the general public was exposed to a series of gastro-intestinal and other ailments due to heavy contents of pesticides, phosphoric acid, aspartame and other dangerous substances present in the soft drinks. The Apex Court, while granting three months time to the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) to finalise the draft regulation to regulate the sale and distribution of soft drinks and other food products throughout the country, also told the government that it was improper to appoint top executives of the soft drinks and other food products manufacturers on to the ‘scientific panels’ of the authority, which are appointed to determine the quality of the manufacturers’ products. The matter has now been posted for further hearing on 3 August. The story of soft drinks is fascinating. Since the beginning of life, one of the most pressing needs of all living things is food and drink. Humans learnt to locate their dwelling sites around those places where water was abundant. The huge bark of the Australian bottle tree provided an enormous amount of sweet refreshing juice from the inner bark and stem. The milk tree of South America, provides sweet juice when it is cut open. Ditto, juicy fruits like watermelon and fresh tender coconuts. Man learnt the secret of these sources over the ages, and used them as additional pleasant flavoured drink, besides the water needed
SoundS of Silence for survival. As years passed in thousands, man tried to imitate nature in preparing these drinks from easily available ingredients, so as to use them at will instead of only after a laborious search. In 1772, the scientist Joseph Priestly combined carbon dioxide with water and, for the very first time, artificially produced aerated water bubbling with gas. The news of this wonder discovery spread quickly, and. Plenty of parched mouths began to consume this frothy, bubbly concoction. Later, fruit juices sweetened with sugar were added, for flavour, sweetness and energy. However, these drinks would not keep for long. The syrup would spoil and ferment, as bottling was not done hygienically. This drawback was first conquered in 1899 – over one hundred and ten years ago – by the development of hygienic canning and bottling methods. Today, the aerated drinks industry is growing fast, on the demand of humans’ need to quench their thirst. Americans today consume more soft
drinks than water. They average two soft drinks per day for every man, woman and child in the country. Many people are concerned about the possible health implications of this trend. So, are soft drinks a good way to help people drink more fluids? Take one glass of water. Add seven to eight teaspoons of sugar and a dose of chemicals, and you will get one basic soft drink. The overwhelming intake of sugar from soft drinks produces at least five undesirable side effects: Unbalanced nutrition: A soft drink contains 120 to 180 kilocalories (kcals), all of which come from its sugar content, but no nutrients. Therefore, these are termed as ‘empty calories’. A typical sedentary person requires about 1,400 to 1,800 kcals per day to maintain optimal weight. Therefore, just two soft drinks can considerably reduce the person’s daily food allotment, as well as the nutrient supply. Over time, this imbalance could cause one’s nutritional status to become marginal. Or, if the person continues to eat as usual, the
soft drinks will add excess calories to the diet, leading to a build up of adipose tissue (better known as ‘fat’), making the person overweight and fat. Uneven blood sugar: Sugar calories lack fibre and rapidly enter the blood stream, raising blood sugar levels and providing a boost of energy. When the blood sugar level goes up, insulin pours into the blood stream to pull the raised blood sugar back to normal, which then causes an equally sharp drop in the energy. This sequence promotes a cycle of reaching for another, and then yet another, soft drink or sugary snack. Delayed digestion: When a sugared drink arrives in a stomach that is processing food, digestion must slow down or stop until the new empty calories are handled. Dental cavities: Studies show that children who drink sweetened beverages have demonstrably more cavities than children who do not. Fruit juices have a similar effect, and this suggests that no juices or sweet drinks should be used as a snack, but only as part of a mixed meal. Osteoporosis: Most soft drinks contain phosphoric acid, a powerful chemical used to etch glass. Excess phosphorus is thrown out by the kidneys by combining it with calcium. Each phosphorus-containing drink takes away some calcium from the bones, draining them of bone mass over a period of time, leading to weaker bones and contributing to osteoporosis, amongst other factors that cause it. So what about diet drinks? Diet drinks do solve the sugar problems, but the substitutes they use result in other concerns. Additives used to provide colour, flavour, sweetening and preservation may irritate the lining of the stomach. Some of the additives are chemicals that the body must detoxify and eliminate. So what is the safest way to meet one’s body fluid needs? Water is the perfect beverage. It has no calories, requires no digestion, does not irritate and is exactly what the body needs to carry on its life processes. We should drink enough to keep the urine pale and about eight glasses a day is the ideal intake.
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have noticed how crowded my home is getting. I unlock the side door, step into what I think is an empty house, and a voice booms from the clogged kitchen sink. “What a disaster!” I mumble and bumble around the kitchen. My next move and I find a total stranger paddling a rowboat in my bathroom bowl! Out of the pantry looms a laughing green giant. Up from the cellar sprints Mr. Clean. And, darned if that isn’t the neighbour with a bunch of bananas! Of course Babe Princess comes welcoming, pressing kisses all over me and those mystical eyes seem to say: “Got my bones today, Dad? You know those chunky, meaty, beef bones I adore?” Kellyfour cat is fast asleep on the sofa cushion, lost to the world! I open a window and I hear my neighbour’s African parrot, with a perfect manly voice floating: “Hello, Papa!”. The call throws me in rapture. Now, I ask you, with all that company, how can you ever complain of being lonely? Alone? Yes. Lonely? No! I may be alone most of the times, but I am hardly ever lonely, depressed and about to crumble. Know what I mean? I am sure you don’t! So, who is lonely? The question stares in the eyes. Everybody at one time or another. It does not matter if you live alone or surrounded by family and relatives, whether you live in the Sahara desert or a high-rise in Altinho.
Hobbies, shopping and visits to the busy library and bookshop don’t seem to help. The newspapers have nothing but grief: wars, hijacking, violence, child abuse, earthquakes, floods, huricanes, rapes. People are scared. They are putting locks on the doors of their lives. The world is a mess. Gets discouraging. Most of all, there is a lot of pain that doesn’t make the headlines. Even the comics aren’t comic. Hamlet had the right idea: all is stale, flat, weary and unprofitable. Need I say more? . 1 have always disliked that song titled: “Is that all there is?” But I must admit it keeps running through my head today. And why not? There is nothing important there to get in its way. Are we living through a silly season? I can’t say I’m in a mood when 1 don’t know which end is up! The blues can settle anywhere and on anyone. Then comes an acute attack of nobody cares. We feel sorry for ourselves -and why not? If we don’t, nobody else will. Not true. Somebody cares. Somebody feels sorry and the blues can be changed to sunshine - all by you, you and yourself, by opening wide the doors to the Creature. I have seen the look and felt the pangs. The look is one of sadness, confusion and pain. The pangs pierce the heart and try to deny the reality, to be fulfilled despite the consequences. I know there has been pain around since the beginning; the throbs of
By Marc de Souza pain, big enough to fill an ocean! What am I describing, now? You will know if you have ever experienced that heaviness in your chest when you realised you had feelings for someone who was unavailable or that an unavailable person had feelings for you. With that realisation comes the painful moment of reckoning - “What am I to do?” Yes, I’ve been there. So have many of my friends and acquaintances. In fact, I’ve met very few people who have not been there to one degree or another. It’s for this reason I felt called to just touch on this subject despite the extreme sensitivity I may touch within myself and others. I’m talking about the heart. It is vulnerable because it is guided by feelings, and feelings don’t always want to abide by the laws. We accept them for what they are. Feelings will be feelings. They are right or wrong in themselves. They may consist of a tickle to the heart, a superficial infatuation, or an intense love and devotion. They may well up from within when we least expect them. Wherever they fall within this spectrum, , feelings are real and must be acknowledged and addressed. Feelings will be feelings. Actions will be actions. We hold the cards. We must choose to discard or fold or take whatever action is necessary. It’s all in your hands.
Letters to the Editor What disconnect? Dr Francisco Colaço, Margao I fail to understand what Sandesh Prabhudesai (‘The Margao-Salcete disconnect’, Herald, 19 July) really means. Isn’t Margao an integral part of Salcete? Can the two be separate? Margao’s greatest feats and victories were always achieved together with the surrounding villages. The battles were fought in Margao only because it was the political hub. Whether during Portuguese monarchy, Salazar’s dictatorship, and even after liberation, all upheavals against misgovernance were from the pooled efforts of brave men and women from Margao and Saxtti’s villages. But then Margao was different, and the human component in Saxtti villages was
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pristine and undefiled. Sandesh is unnecessarily compartmentalising a global phenomenon; the alienation between time-honoured legends and role models, and the masses. Obviously, ethics and morals matter no more, but before talking about a Margao-Salcete disconnect, we have to take note of the Margao-Margao disconnect. Indeed there are three Margaos today, as Sandesh rightly points out. Worse, the thinking citizens of Margao, who could once sway the vote in the right direction, are now reduced to a minority; because of captive political vote banks. Activists like Sandesh must share the blame; we have together failed to translate our thoughts and worries into concrete action. Because of our own petty differences we failed to nip in the bud the morass that has now spread all over once-beautiful Goa.
Mamata should quit PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS
22 July, 1910 Rote Regularised
In this Fiscal year new taxes were not implemented, nor any responsibility deputed. However new works rote was regularized and the predial matrixes revised at the “Velhas Conquistas“.
Circulation Banned
The British Government in India has banned the circulation of a Marathi magazine “Satsang“ published from Combarjua for motives not disclosed.
Muslim Festival
“Tabut” a Muslim festival which lasts 10 days is taking place in this State.
Conference Concluded
The works of pedagogic conference has been concluded. It was attended by all the primary teachers from the State, as well as from Diu and Overseas.
Taxes Abolished
The Fiscal Council of this District has abolished taxes relevant to fruit bearing trees.
Tulsidas Malkarnekar, Ex-President, Railway Pravasi Sangh A one more railway accident has killed 63 persons. The Railway Minister is trying to cover it up by raising conspiracy theories. She is concentrating on her state, in spite of a second accident in just two months. The Indian Railways has failed to install anti-collision devices (ACDs) over the past decade and is playing with the lives of hapless commuters. The Konkan Railway has successfully installed such device on their trains, and collisions are rare. The minister is not able to tackle these issues and only makes dramas of not attending Union Cabinet meetings please her West Bengal electorate with an eye on the polls. Announcing compensation to the dead and injured is no solution. She has failed miserably on all fronts and should resign immediately on moral grounds.
No more delays Domingos S D’Souza, Calangute The grounding of the River Princess since July 2000 has already caused disaster to the Candolim/Sinquerim beach. The River Princess Removal Tender Committee must have surely approved Titan’s bid based on job experience, know how and their com-
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Short term memory loss B V S Priolkar, Margao Like Aamir Khan in the film ‘Ghajini’, our collective memory is very short. We tend to forget what happened just a few months ago. Take the example of: (1) The Court ordered recovery from the Goa State Urban Development Authority (SUDA) for illegal construction of shops on the Baina beach: This issue must be coolly shelved, or the file must be ‘missing’. (2) Misuse of the university campus by a political party: The report is most probably gathering dust on the vice chancellor’s table. (3) Police attack on a photographer and an ex-minister slapping a reporter: The investigation report will never see the light of the day. The Press will occasionally register protests, and still run after those leaders and alleged offenders to cover their news. (4) Appointment of an ineligible relative by the Advocate General: The Law Department, which was to investigate and advice action, is sleeping over it while the incumbent enjoys at our cost. Scams and illegalities found in almost every department are being taken lightly. Efforts are on to hush up matters or make the case weak and eventually close it. Illegal construction, hill cutting and filling of cultivable land is going on openly, with active support of politicians. God knows when or even if these matters are investigated. Only the Goa Bachao Abhiyan follows up. The Press is considered the ‘fourth pillar’ of Democracy. It is high time they function effectively and follow up all such matters till the end. This will serve as a check on political leaders and the government. petitive bid, which is the call of the hour to arrest further disaster. It is very important that both the state and centre’s disaster management bodies stand their ground and do not give in to the threats of the Madgavkars, otherwise it is feared that the 10-year-old stalemate will prolong and swallow both the beaches for good. The people of Candolim and Sinquerim should rise up and voice their grave concerns to the government.
the ship faster, and the Madgavkars have all the salvage equipment required. These dubious letter writers are only trying to defend someone’s bid to get massive kickbacks at the cost of the ordinary Goan. I don’t care if the Madgavkars take a few months more. I know they will remove the ship. And we have all have seen too many ‘phoren’, fly-by-night, kickback-paying operators who have destroyed Candolim beach over the last 10 years, to entertain one more!
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Goodbye Goa
Sayeesh Naik, St Cruz
Julie Long, UK
Over the last few days, I have been seeing a spate of letters in the newspapers, ostensibly from so-called ‘citizens’ of Candolim, asking that the Singapore-based Titan Salvage’s bid be accepted because they will remove the MV River Princess ‘faster’. Supposedly, Titan has the ‘equipment’ required, which the Madgavkars ‘do not’. This sounds like an inspired letter campaign. The fact is, Titan’s bid will not remove
Goodbye to my many Goan friends; my landlord, my maid, my gardener, my newspaper delivery boy, my dentist, my doctor, my tailor, my laundry man, my optician, my chemist, my taxi drivers, my supermarket, my local fisherwoman, my veg delivery boy, the many Indian airlines that have carried me back and forward on my travels in and out of India, the many restaurants and shacks I have frequented and enjoyed along with
my family and friends over the past six years… the list goes on and on and on. The new visa regulations have left me with no choice. And the MYTH is that Goa will not be affected by the mass exodus of expats like me, who have had to move on from the very place that captured our hearts. I rest my case.
Fake felicitations Ravi Ivo D’Souza, Dubai. In our younger days, freedom fighters would be felicitated and, come Teacher’s Day, it was the turn of the teachers, which they truly deserved. Nowadays, we hear of too many political felicitations for individuals being made party president, appointed to certain posts, to a corporation board, etc. But what is their contribution to society, like eradication of poverty, uplift of the downtrodden, improving health care, immunisation and education, or improving the environment? It is obvious that these events are organised by certain groups whose hidden agenda is to obtain favours from the person ‘honoured’. Everyone knows that such felicitations are just a waste of money that could be used for much better purposes. One way of exposing them is to overshadow them by doing something much better like felicitating underprivileged students who have achieved academic success. One such event will set a precedent for others to follow, and the beneficiaries will be Goans themselves.
Political illnesses Irineu Gonsalves, Verna Dr Oscar Rebello, the conscientious doctor and fighter for Goan causes, has been candid enough to admit that government doctors do fall prey to political pressure and certify that otherwise healthy politicians need hospitalisation when they get arrested. But it would have been nicer if Dr Oscar had said Letters should be 150 words or less in length, and should have the writer’s name, address and telephone number. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for size and readability, and to delete any personal attacks or libellous /objectionable matter.
Paths of Wisdom Your Bhakti is greater than my Shakti In South India, in the Tamil country, there lived a certain Adigal or Dasa, in a village, named Thangalur. He had heard of the spiritual grandeur of Sant Appar and admired him very much. So he built rest-houses in his name; named his children after him so that they might grow up in the halo of his glory; he donated lands and houses, all in the name of the holy man he had not seen. Here faith preceded experience. There are others who require experience before they have faith in something or someone. The first path is more thrilling and lasting. One day by chance Appar himself walked into Thangalur, for he had missed his way and had to deviate. He noticed everywhere in the town Appar Rest-houses and Appar Charities, and wondered how his name had preceded him. Then Adigal ran forward to His Guru and took him home and prepared a grand feast for him. When his eldest son went to his garden to cut a few plantain leaves for a dinner, a snake bit him and he died on the spot. Adigal however, was not affected in the least; he covered up the corpse, heaping dry leaves upon it and proceeded with the formalities of hospitality for the long-sought Guru. The Guru, however, insisted on all the children of Adigal sitting around him during the meal, and he ordered the father, “Go, call every one here.” Adigal did as he was commanded. He called and the dead son rose. He too came and sat for dinner with the rest. When he knew what had happened, Appar said, “Your Bhakti is greater than my Shakti.” (Source : Stories and parables ‘Oka Chinna Katha’)
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By Vivek Menezes
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he Goan monsoon arrives heaven-sent, a blessing from the divine. This year there’s more reason for gratitude – the rains have brought the return of Dr Jose Pereira to his homeland, carrying a stunningly beautiful new suite of artworks. ‘Epiphanies of the Hindu Gods’ is on view at the Xavier Historical Research Centre (XCHR) in Porvorim from 24 July. It is another singular contribution to our culture from a man who has given us his all for so many decades. Jose Pereira’s life confounds every stereotype and pigeonhole. He is a conservative Catholic, but also a world-renowned Sanskrit scholar and Indologist. He’s written dozens of books on theology, history, architecture, language and music, but also steadily carved out a place for himself alongside our most significant iconographers. This is the artist responsible for the only contemporary example of ‘fresco buono’ in India, a magnificent tableau painted on fresh plaster a la Michelangelo, on a groined vault of the chapel at Borda. It is simply a masterpiece. But it is these ‘Epiphanies of the Hindu Gods’ that permanently underline Dr Pereira’s worth as an artist. The beautiful pastels have been painted by a man on the cusp of his ninetieth decade, despite ongoing health problems caused by Parkinson’s Disease. We would have understood if our tireless polymath now sat back to appreciate the plaudits he’s earned in his prodigious, peerless scholarly career – but Dr Pereira is not like that. He’s unstoppable, and his genius cannot be shackled. And so we come to reckon with these lush, epiphanic pastels, painted by this toweringly great Catholic theologian, in sincere, devotional tribute to his Hindu patrimony. In a way, these paintings represent a closing of the great circle opened when Jose Pereira (born 1931) embarked on his studies in Mumbai. Already aware of his exceptional capacities, he spent his mornings studying Sanskrit at Siddharth College, and the rest of the day immersed in the Sir JJ School of Art alongside contemporaries like Tyeb Mehta. Circumstances led to a stellar scholarly career, but it is interesting to note that his art practice never went away altogether. Alongside this historic suite rendered in 2010, there are other hitherto unknown canvases by Dr Pereira on display at the XCHR. Among them is a superb nude self-portrait from 1946, which predates the notorious nude self-portrait by another Goan, Francis Newton Souza, which kick-started the new wave in modern Indian art. In fact, the entire body of work on display in Porvorim after 24 July makes an undeniable case for Dr Pereira to be included alongside the great artists of his generation, much less known but no less important than Souza, Vasudeo Gaitonde and Laxman Pai. ‘Epiphanies of the Hindu Gods’ are rendered in a realistic idiom, which Pereira says “frees the drama in the themes from the constriction of iconographic formulas”. There is monumental scholarship backing each image. ‘Nrttaganapati’ is derived from a quotation from Somadeva, the 11th century saint-poet. The ‘Sesasayi Visnu’ is based on a verse by Visakhadatta, the Guptaera Sanskrit dramatist, and the ‘Dasavatarasamuha’ on a description by Vedantadesika, the 13th century Vaishnava guru. Some paintings are based on Chola sculpture and Thanjavur temple carvings, and others depict scenes as described in the ‘Ramayana’, the ‘Bhagavata Purana’ and the ‘Gitagovinda’. In his curatorial essay, written for the paradigm-shifting exhibition ‘Aparanta’ (Panjim, 2007) the extraordinary art critic and poet Ranjit Hoskote wrote about finding in Goa “inspired individuals who defy the apathy of India and the defeatism of their peers”, who work in the context of “compelling psychic and historical contents that spur them on to artistic exploration”. Though his paintings were largely unknown at the time Hoskote curated Aparanta to unprecedented national acclaim, Dr Pereira’s art fits that description perfectly. When you consider that these stirring, unforgettable images have been rendered by a great polymathic scholar at the summation of a magnificent career devoted to classical India, the work takes on a transcendent aspect that is ideally suited to the subject matter. We are lucky to be able to see these instant classics in ideal conditions at the XCHR, where they are juxtaposed with Dr Pereira’s previous work; and we begin to get the measure of this remarkable artistic career, with its strands encompassing both India and the West, the past and the present. I take this opportunity to offer Dr Pereira warm personal congratulations for ‘Epiphanies of the Hindu Gods’. Goa is already indebted to him for his ceaseless, monumental labours on behalf of our confluential culture that has already offered so much to the world. This rainy July, we are overjoyed to confirm his place among our greatest artists.
Big B now a ‘farmer’ in UP UNI LUCKNOW, JULY 21
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is now a 'farmer' after successfully purchasing two hectares of land, fit for agricultural purpose, from a cultivator at Muzaffarnagar village in Kakori about 25 km from Uttar Pradesh capital. Big B was yesterday declared the owner of 2.403 hectares of land in Kakori. He had purchased this land at Rs 10.55 lakh. Last date of filing any objection on the deal was Monday. However, no objection was received against the actor. According to sources, Amitabh had also purchased land in the name of his wife
and former Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan. Registry of the land in the name of Jaya Bachchan was done on June 10, while that in the name of his son done on June 21. The status of a 'farmer' would enable him to purchase a piece of agricultural land worth several crores in Maharashtra, the sources said. The actor was eyeing to buy a land near Lonavala in Mumbai. However, as per the Maharashtra government rules, it is necessary for him to be a 'farmer'. Earlier, Amitabh had purchased a land at Daulatpur village in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, which was, however, stuck in controversy.
Don’t shoot your mouths off, Congress tells party leaders PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
In an apparent snub to party General Secretary Digvijay Singh whose recent statements led to controversies, Congress has come out with an order asking party leaders to restrict to their area of responsibility while interacting with the media or speaking publicly. “Restrict yourself to your area of responsibility and do not speak out of turn," says the directive issued by party General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, who is also chairman ofthe party’s media department. Dwivedi’s written directive comes close on the heels of Singh's claims in interviews to the media that his controversial article in a newspaper criticising Home Minister P Chidambaram's handling of the Maoist problem reflected the party's policy. When Singh had written the article some two months back, the AICC had distanced itself from his views with Dwivedi asking partymen to refrain from airing their views publicly on issues which were not part of their responsibility.
The verbal directive has now been formally put on paper and has been issued to partymen at various levels including AICC office bearers, CWC members, heads of AICC departments and officials of the frontal organisations. On his criticism of the Union Home Minister’s approach on the Maoist issue, Singh had claimed two days back, “I feel I did the right thing. What I have written, I stand by that and this is as per Congress' policies.” He had also made light of his comment dubbing Chidambaram as “intellectually arrogant”. “I don't regret it. It is more of a comment on a friend. Don't you make a comment on your own friend?”, Singh had asked. Party leaders admitted in private that Singh’s recent statements had led to the order. The statements of Singh, who is party general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh and a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, on the Batla House encounter as also the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru had led to controversies and were seen as divergent from
the stand taken by the Union Home Ministry. Singh had been openly critical about the role of the police in the Batla House encounter in Delhi and had sought speedy trial of the accused. Dwivedi's order has come ahead of the monsoon session of parliament. In the budget session of parliament, the opposition had targeted the ruling alliance for having differences over the issue of tackling Maoists, by pointing to Singh's article critical of the Union Home Minister’s approach. Party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi, however, downplayed the order. “This is simply a reiteration of the old established principle that everyone cannot speak and should not speak about everything.” “Different persons and different designations have been allocated different responsibilities and naturally they need to address to issues concerning their responsibility only,” he said, claiming that the circular is “not person specific or issue specific, but general.”
UP jails raided after nine criminals fled UNI LUCKNOW, JULY 21
After yesterday's daring escape of nine dreaded criminals from Meerut district jail, the Uttar Pradesh government today ordered checking of all jails in the state besides reviewing the security arrangements there. According to sources, district authorites led by District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police(SP) conducted raids at the jails in Etah, Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Muraffarnagar, Mau, Kanpur and other jails of the State.
Court extends custody of alleged spy PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
A Delhi court today extended by three days the judicial custody of disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta, accused of passing sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence officials. Link Magistrate Geetanjali extended Gupta's judicial custody till July 24 as the chief metropolitan magistrate was on leave. The court is likely to take cognisance of the chargesheet on July 24. Delhi Police had yesterday chargesheeted the IFS Grade-B officer for passing secret information to Pakistan's ISI during her posting in Islamabad. The chargesheet and annexures filed before the chief metropolitan had sought the prosecution of the officer under various provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Penal Code. The probe agency, citing Gupta's purported e-mails in the chargesheet, claimed that she used to pass on information to Pakistan intelligence agencies through her handler Jamshed whom she planned to marry and Mubshar Raza Rana.
During the raids several objectionable articles were also recovered from the cells, sources claimed. The authorities were also checking the boundary walls and security arrangments in all the jails besides assessing the number of armed constables who perform duty in the night and the usage of the security towers. Meanwhile, senior Jail authorities were still camping in Meerut to find out the lapses in the district jail due to which nine criminals, including seven
life term prisoners escaped on Monday night. The state police was yet to arrest any of the prisoners who escaped. Inspector General of Police( Prisons) V K Gupta said that probe was underway and very soon the prisoners would be caught. Yesterday the UP government had suspended 14 jails employees, including the superintendent of the Meerut district jail for lapses due to which the prisoner fled by climbing the boundary walls with the help of pipes.
-Korean University students admiring sculptures at the famous Ekambaranathar Temple, in Kancheepuram on Wednesday..
Three more die of swine flu in Pune PTI PUNE, JULY 21
Three persons, including a child, died due to swine flu in the last two days in the city, taking the death toll to 264, health officials said today. The H1N1 infection which is on the rise once again, has claimed 53 victims since April this year here which recorded the first swine flu casualty in the country on August 3, 2009, emerging as the epicentre of the pandemic. Meanwhile, a meeting of civic health officials, private doctors and school managements held here deliberated on the need to enhance preventive measures to arrest the rising trend of positive cases of the influenza being registered since the onset of the monsoon last month. A health department spokesperson said although swine flu vaccines are entering market, the state government was yet to issue an advisory on the recommended products including the intra-nasal spray introduced by the Serum Institute here.
Committee asks government to withdraw road safety bill PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
In what could be a setback for the Road Transport and Highways Ministry, a parliamentary panel today recommended withdrawal of a bill that seeks to set up an independent body for road safety. Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath had introduced in the Lok Sabha on May 4, the 'National Road Safety and Traffic Management Bill' which proposes creation of a National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board. "The bill has no relevance. We have strongly recommended its withdrawal," the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Sitaram Yechury, told reporters after submitting the report to the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. He said the proposed board not only lacks teeth but is limited to safety concerns on national highways which account for only two per cent of coun-
try's road network while 70 per cent of the accidents take place on other roads. Advisory in nature, it lacks powers for effective coordination among various agencies of the Centre and State governments, besides there is no dearth of agencies looking into road safety issues, the panel said. The committee felt there should not be any Board just for placement of retired bureaucrats, Yechury said, adding the qualifications required for the board's chairperson have been diluted. "The committee is surprised to note that while the members of the board will be having requisite experiences ... the Chairperson will be simply having adequate knowledge and professional experience in administration and road transport,” the report said. The bill also envisages creation of National Road Safety and Traffic Management Fund for meeting the expenses of the board by levying one per cent
of cess on petrol and diesel. The bill has provisions of slapping a penalty of Rs 1 million for failing to maintain standards by the builder while constructing national highways as recommended by the board. India accounts for a high number of road accidents, which rose to 1,15,000 in 2007 from 85,000 in 2002, he said adding that unofficial sources put the figure even high. Yechury said the proposed board is also against the recommendation of the Sundar Committee, which went into the entire gamut of road safety and management in 2007. The parliamentary panel recommended that the "government should come out with a comprehensive legislation with holistic perspective.” Yechury said State governments should be involved in framing legislation. Alternatively,a provision which already exists in the Motor Transport Vehicle Act for establishing road safety councils, be implemented.
Playing a blind dancer was tough: Padukone PTI MUMBAI, JULY 21
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who is essaying the character of a visually impaired girl in her upcoming film 'Lafange Parinde' feels that this was the most challenging role of her acting career so far. “To play a blind person when someone can see.to pretend to be blind despite having a vision...is really difficult. This is by far the most challenging role of my career,” Deepika told PTI. To get into the skin of Pinky Palkar, a dancer who is blind but ambitious and dances with roller skates on her feet, Deepika did some homework. “I observed blind people... learnt how they react to surroundings... spent a lot of time with them. Also, scenes were rehearsed by being blindfolded and then re-rehearsed with eyes open to compare performances,” she said. “But for this, one needs to be focused and it requires lot of concentration. While skating...I had hurt myself a lot and suffered bruises,” she added. Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, Lafange Parinde, the latest offering of Yash Raj Films, stars Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone in lead roles and will release on August 20. The movie is about bike
gangs in Mumbai. Neil plays the character of One Shot Nandu, a fighter who pummels his opponents in the ring blindfolded. He teaches her to see and she teaches him how to love, the actress said. Elaborating her role, the
model-turned actress said, "She is a normal girl who has dreams...desires...wants to achieve something different in life." On the film's title, Deepika said, "The word Lafange isn't negative. I think we all are 'Lafan-
agey'...when we do things differently and take up risk and challenges and do new things in life. According to me, Akshay, John, Ranbir, Neil and my all costars are 'Lafanange' as we take up challenges and do different things in every movie."
Centre favours probe into coal scam: Jaiswal PTI BHUBANESWAR, JULY 21
Strongly favouring an independent probe into the multicrore coal scam in Orissa, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said if the state government recommends a CBI inquiry into the matter the Centre would facilitate it. “The State government must ensure an impartial and independent probe into the coal scam. The investigation should
be taken to its logical end,” Jaiswal told reporters after meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. While the State's anti-corruption vigilance wing is now probing the irregularities, the Centre would welcome any move by the state government to recommend investigation by the CBI, he said. “It is the duty of the State government to act tough as irregularities took place during distribution at Orissa
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NATO chief praises Pak’s regional role Reuters ISLAMABAD, JULY 21
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praised Pakistan's regional role on and said the country's action against militants along the border with Afghanistan would improve the
''overall security situation''. Rasmussen was speaking at a joint news conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The NATO chief was in Pakistan to discuss regional security a day after an international conference in Afghanistan.
Eyeing ties, Israel scraps Turkey travel warning Reuters JERUSALEM, JULY 21
Israel has lifted an advisory against its citizens visiting Turkey, seeing reduced risk of violent protests over Israel's killing of nine Turks aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship as well as an opportunity to patch up ties. Revising a statement issued after the May 31 interception, the Counter-Terrorism Bureau in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday said Israeli tourists or businesspeople in Turkey should steer clear of demonstrations and ''political arguments with the locals''. ''It has been a month and a half, there are no demonstrations, the street has pretty much
calmed down,'' the bureau's Elkana Har-Nof told Israel Radio today. He credited Turkey's police with keeping order and said there was no specific concern Israelis could be targets of organised violence. ''It's possible they won't be so welcome in the discos ... But the public reception is not within our purview.'' Har-Nof said. The raid led Turkey to recall its ambassador from Israel and cancel joint defence drills. Tourism operators say that of around 150,000 Israelis who had planned vacations in Turkey, two-thirds backed out. Turkish commercial aviation out of Tel Aviv has been cut.
Suspected Kurd rebels blow up Iran-Turkey gas pipeline AFP ANKARA, JULY 21
Suspected Kurdish rebels blew up a pipeline carrying natural gas from Iran to Turkey, forcing the shutdown of the conduit, officials said Wednesday. The powerful blast occurred overnight at a section of the pipeline near the eastern Turkish town of Dogubayazit, in Agri province, several kilometres (miles) from the Iranian border, a local official said over telephone, without giving other details. "The explosion is believed to have been carried out by members of the separatist terrorist organisation," Agri Governor Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement, using officialese for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Security forces are looking for the perpetrators, said the statement, carried by Anatolia news agency. Television footage showed a large blaze raging over the pipeline after the blast, which, Anatolia said, shattered the windows of nearby buildings. The PKK has dramatically stepped up its 26-year separatist campaign since its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan said through
his lawyers in May he was abandoning efforts to seek dialogue with Ankara. The explosion cut the flow of Iranian gas, but an official at Turkey's state oil and gas company BOTAS ruled out a supply shortage, saying that gas coming via pipelines from Russia and Azerbaijan was meeting the needs. "There is no problem at the moment," she said. Repairs at the damaged section of the Iranian conduit were expected to take about a week, she said, adding that the fire had been extinguished as of Wednesday morning. Earlier this month, PKK militants were blamed also for a blast that hit a pipeline carrying oil from Iraq in southeastern Turkey. In one of their bloodiest assaults this year, the rebels targeted a military unit near the Iraqi border Tuesday, killing six soldiers. The PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international community, took up arms for self-rule in Turkey's Kurdish-majority east and southeast in 1984, sparking a conflict that has claimed some 45,000 lives.
Aircraft ‘black box’ inventor dies in Australia Agencies SYDNEY, JULY 21
A pioneering Australian inventor whose "black box" flight data recorder revolutionised the safety of air travel and aided countless crash investigations has died aged 85, officials said on Wednesday. David Warren, whose own father died in a plane crash, hit upon the "black box" idea while probing a 1953 disaster involving the world's first commercial jetliner. "Without any explanation, without any witnesses, without any survivors ... (it was) a really baffling mystery," Warren said in a 2003 interview. Warren, who died on Monday, was the first European child born on Groote Eylandt, a remote Aboriginal island in Australia's northeast, in 1925. His father was among 12 people on board the "Miss Hobart" mail plane that vanished over the southern Bass Strait in 1934, one of Australia's earliest air disasters. Then just nine years of age, Warren was left with his father's last gift to him, a crystal radio set, which he used to listen to broadcasts after lights-
out in his boarding school dormitory. Building radios soon became his schoolboy hobby, but a World War II ban on amateur radio led Warren to dump his nascent ambitions as a "radio ham" in favour of chemistry, his ultimate career path. He first hatched the idea of cockpit voice and data recording while investigating a 1953 crash of the Comet, the world's first commercial jet, basing his design on a miniature pocket recorder he had seen at a trade fair. "I put the two ideas together," he said. "If a businessman had been using one of these in the plane and we could find it in the wreckage and we played it back, we'd say, 'We know what caused this.' "Any sounds that were relevant to what was going on would be recorded and you could take them from the wreckage." After an initial lack of interest from authorities, Warren built a prototype "black box" in 1956. It was able to store four hours of voice recordings and instrument readings.
''There is no information on preparations for terrorist attacks or anything else that would prevent Israelis from spending the summer in Turkey,'' Defence Minister Ehud Barak told Israel's Army Radio. ''Maybe it (new advisory) will also contribute to warming up the atmosphere, which is frozen, though this is not the objective and not the motivation,'' he said. Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth daily said restoring tourism was among issues addressed by Netanyahu's envoy, Trade and Industr y Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, in a fence-mending meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Zurich on June 30.
A Turkish embassy spokeswoman said she knew of no such discussion of tourism nor of any plans to return Ambassador Ahmet Oguz Celikkol to Israel, which long saw in Turkey a trading partner and strategic Muslim ally. Israel defended its marines' decision to open fire aboard the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara, saying they came under attack by activists wielding clubs, knives and a gun. World fury at the bloodshed prompted Israel to ease land commerce with the blockaded Palestinian territory and set up two internal inquiries. That fell short of Ankara's demand for an apology and an international investigation with wider powers.
merkel support sinks, election sees centre-left majority Reuters BERLIN, JULY 21
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition has sunk to its lowest level in 24 years and the centre-left opposition would win if German held elections now, according to two polls out today. Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) had just 30 per cent in a Forsa poll while the Free Democrat (FDP) partners did not pass the 5 per cent threshold for entering parliament. Forsa said it was the centre right's worst joint result since it began regular polls for Stern magazine in 1986. The government's approval ratings have sunk sharply since
Merkel was re-elected in October last year, at the head of a new coalition of conservatives and liberals which has had to drop its campaign promises of tax cuts and has feuded over reforms. The 56-year-old chancellor's term should run until 2013. While Merkel seems to have failed to capitalise on Germany's strong economic recovery in the second quarter, her erstwhile ''Grand Coalition'' partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), have recovered from their worst postwar election result last year. The Forsa poll showed the SPD and Greens well ahead of the government with 47 percent support, which should be enough to give them a winning majority in parliament's lower house.
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and it was expecting a positive reply. Meanwhile, the fresh faces, ex-MLA Shrikant Malik, his wife and ex-Zilla Parishad member Anjali Malik, Albert D’Sa, Balkrishna Prabhudesai, Alter Gomes, Subhash, Kinalker, Dattaram Dhaimodkar, Sunil Moraskar and Devendra Desai were formally inducted at the NCP head office in the city. Speaking at the function, party member Sangeeta Parab strongly opined to raise its MLA seats from three to 30, an opinion which was echoed by other members as well. Tourism Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar remarked the fresh move would strengthen the party even more to work at the grass root level and support poor people. One among the new members, Albert criticized the functioning of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party and particularly Navelim MLA and PWD Minister Churchill Alemao of being selfish.
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Manohar Parrikar pointed out that Public Ledger Account (PLA) has not yet been opened even as the lottery is in operation for the last two months. He further said, as per the regulation, the notification about lottery scheme has to be published in advance – before the lottery is launched. The Government should follow regulations otherwise the Centre will terminate online lottery, he warned the Government. Kamat, however, clarified that the Government has taken utmost care while selecting the bidder and, the lottery was launched in order to earn sizable revenue. The bidder was selected on inviting Expression of Interest and the Government had received two bids, he said on the floor of the House. The selected bidder is to pay Rs 12 crore per annum and .25 per cent of that amount if turnover crossed Rs 1000 crore. The Opposition members pointed out the second bidder was unfairly rejected while chief minister maintained that some of the conditions were not fulfilled by him. The chief minister assured the House that Government would take all precautions for online lottery.
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crore corpus be set up for environmental protection efforts in the State. “The State feels the 13th Finance Commission should recommend incentives for the efforts undertaken for environmental protection and also compensate adequately for the revenue cost of the same”, says the memorandum submitted to the Central panel. Goa has opined some sort of carbon credit mechanism should be introduced among the States, which will also act as an incentive for environmental protection and promotion. The memorandum noted that keeping in mind the environmental concerns, the Government has taken a conscious decision to promote only non-polluting industries. “Although manufacturing sector accounts for a large chunk of the Gross State Domestic Product, its growth has been consciously restricted due to environmental concerns”, it added.
Blind footballer ad draws record complaints ‘Pilots’ get pension Complaints were lodged on Reuters LONDON, JULY 21
One of the most complainedabout adverts of recent years, featuring a blind footballer kicking a cat instead of the ball, has been allowed to continue by the industry standards watchdog. Over 1,000 viewers filed complaints with the Advertising Standards Authority after watching bookmaker Paddy Power's television advertisement. Although no contact was shown between the man and the cat on screen, the player was seen taking a kick, and a thud and a loud meow were heard.
the grounds that the advertisement condoned cruelty to animals and was offensive to blind people. In defence of its decision not to uphold viewers' complaints, The Advertising Standards Authority said that the advertisement was a ''humorous depiction of a fictional situation'', unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence. The advertisement was supported by members of the England Blind Football Team, it noted in a statement on its website.
motorcycle pilots and auto rickshaw owners for maintenance of their vehicles. “Some financial assistance would be provided to them for changing tyres of their vehicles or any other maintenance work”, he stated. Kamat also announced that the Government will provide buses to the schools which have 20 per cent students from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) on the lines of Indra Bal Rath. The scheme named ‘Gomant Bal Rath’ has already been approved by the Government and under this 20 buses along with the maintenance benefit and the drivers and conductors payment would be given to the school. “Similar schemes are also being worked out for the schools and institutions which are working for mentally challenged and orphaned children”, he said. “These are the schemes which directly touch the heart of the common man”, he stated.
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Clinton announces new US sanctions against N Korea AFP SEOUL, JULY 21
The United States on Wednesday unveiled new sanctions against North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean warship and said the attack could be the start of more provocations by the communist state. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the measures were designed to pile pressure on Pyongyang and prevent the regime from bankrolling its atomic programme or spreading nuclear arms. She said the measures were not directed at the North Korean people, "who have suffered too long due to the misguided and malign priorities of their government". "They are directed at the destabilising, illicit and provocative policies pursued by that government." Clinton and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates travelled to South Korea in a show of solidarity after the sinking of the ship, which left 46 dead. The US and South Korea, citing findings of a multinational investigation, accuse the
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves upon her arrival at a military airport in Seongnam, near Seoul on Wednesday.
North of torpedoing the Cheonan near the disputed Yellow Sea border in March – a charge it denies.
"There has been some indication over the last number of months, that as the succession process gets under way in the North, that there might be provocations particularly since the sinking of the Cheonan," Gates said. The UN Security Council has imposed stiff sanctions on North Korea in recent years to punish the regime for defying the world body by testing nuclear weapons and longrange missiles, and illegally selling arms and weapons. With few allies and diminishing sources of aid, impoverished North Korea is believed to be turning to illicit ventures to raise much-needed cash. Pyongyang also walked away last year from a disarmament-for-aid pact with five other nations that had provided the country with fuel oil and other concessions. Clinton, making a high-profile trip to South Korea with Defence Secretary Robert Gates just four months after the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, urged North Korea to turn away from its path toward continued isolation.
Sanctions aim to squeeze N Korea’s leaders Reuters SEOUL, JULY 21
The United States on Wednesday unveiled new sanctions against North Korea, taking aim directly at the isolated state's leadership by targeting luxury goods, currency and weapons proliferation. T h e n e w m e a s u re s , a n nounced by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a visit to Seoul, build on existing US and international sanctions imposed on Pyongyang and are aimed at pressuring North Korea to cease its belligerent behaviour. Here are some questions and answers about the new sanctions. WHY NOW? The United States has firmly backed South Korea's charges that North Korea was behind the March sinking of a South Korean warship, and President Barack Obama said there must be ''consequences'' for such an irresponsible act. But the UN Security Council – under pressure from North Korea's sole ally China – stopped short of explicitly blaming Pyongyang for the March attack, meaning Washington would have to figure out its own ways of holding North Korea responsible. The tensions over the warship incident come amid a protracted
standoff over North Korea's nuclear programme and follow a long series of international sanctions imposed over Pyongyang's w e a p o n s p ro g r a m m e a n d human rights record. WHAT DO THEY COVER Clinton said the new US sanctions seek to prevent North Korea from selling arms and related material and from procuring luxury goods, as well as ''identify, pressure and put out of business'' North Korean entities involved in proliferation and other illicit activities overseas. Taken together, the measures aim to cut the lifelines for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his ruling circle, making it harder for them to raise money overseas while making life at home more unpleasant. Under the new sanctions, the US Treasury and State Department will add more North Korean individuals and companies to blacklists of those suspected of ties to weapons proliferation, meaning any assets they might have in the United States would be frozen. Washington will also seek to persuade foreign governments to block banned North Korean entities from operating in their countries and to put pressure on their own banks to stop facilitating North Korean transactions. Efforts to stop individual North Koreans on the blacklist
from traveling internationally will also be stepped up, while countries will be asked to crack down on North Korean diplomats who use their status to engage in banned activities. The United States will also press countries not to purchase banned items from North Korea or to sell North Korea goods related to weapons-proliferation. WILL THEY WORK? That's the open question. Existing sanctions on North Korea have done little to change its behaviour and it is already the most isolated country in the world. US officials say, however, that the new measures could prove effective because they go directly after the livelihood of North Korea's ruling elite, which is widely believed to live in sumptuous, if secretive, style while the rest of the country endures grinding poverty. ''We are looking at a variety of issues associated with cigarettes, liquors, exotic foods – a number of things that have been used to basically provide wherewithal to the elite over the course of the last several years,'' one senior US official said. While North Korea has virtually no legitimate business presence in the United States, US officials say new moves by the Treasury Department to expand
its blacklist could have worldwide repercussions. ''Banks that are concerned about reputational risk will think twice,'' another senior US official said. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? US officials were able to provide few precise details of which North Korean people or companies the new sanctions would target or when the measures would be rolled out – leaving unclear exactly how big a hit Pyongyang's pocketbook is likely to take. But US Treasury sources told Reuters last month that the Treasury Department had already put extensive work into identifying potential targets, meaning the roll-out could come quickly. The move marks a realisation by the Obama administration that former President George W. Bush's 2005 move to blacklist a Macau bank for allegedly laundering North Korean money was useful in pressuring Pyongyang. But it could also backfire. North Korea is notoriously unpredictable and is in the middle of a political transition aimed at locking in North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's youngest son as his successor. That means anything could happen particularly if new sanctions measures drive wedges within the ruling elite.
Quakes hit southern Iran, no casualties reported Reuters TEHRAN, JULY 21
Several earthquakes, the largest with a magnitude of 5.8, struck southern Iran near its Gulf coast early Wednesday, the country's seismological centre said, but state media said there was no word of any casualties. The centre reported a series of quakes measuring 5.8, 5.2, 4.1 and 3.9 in a sparsely populated southern region. ''No reports of possible casualties have been received yet,'' Iranian state television said. The US Geological Survey said the first and largest quake was very shallow, with a verified epicenter only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep. It was located 55 miles southwest of Lar, close to the southern coast.
Nepal's lawmakers on Wednesday failed to elect a new Prime Minister, rejecting Maoist chief Prachanda and his NC rival Ram Chandra Poudel for the key post in an election that required candidates to secure simple majority in the 601-member Parliament, forcing a re-poll on Friday. 58-year-old Prachanda received 242 votes in favour and 114 against, failing to reach the magic figure of 301 to win the poll, weeks after Madhav Kumar Nepal of CPN-UML resigned as Prime Minister under Maoist pressure. Four Madhesi parties, whose combined strength is 84, along with some other smaller parties abstained from voting, which started at 4 pm local time after a five-hour delay. After ex-premier Prachanda's defeat, lawmakers were asked to vote for or against Nepali Congress candidate Ram Chandra Poudel, 65, who too crashed out of the race, receiving just 124 votes in favour and 235
US will break Taliban momentum: Obama PTI WASHINGTON, JULY 21
Voicing US' resolve to break the Taliban's momentum, President Barack Obama said terrorists trained in Afghanistan and the tribal regions along the Pakistani border have killed innocent civilians in the US and the UK. Obama also said that although the fight in Afghanistan was not easy, it was "a necessary one" and expressed confidence that they had the right strategy, "We have the right strategy. We are going to break the Taliban's momentum. We are going to build Afghan capacity, so Afghans can take responsibility for their future. We are going to deepen regional cooperation, including with Pakistan," Obama said at a joint news conference yesterday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is on his first White House visit after assuming office in May. "This is not an easy fight, but it is a necessary one. Terrorists
trained in Afghanistan and the tribal regions along the Pakistani border have killed innocent civilians in both of our countries. Obama also warned that an even wider insurgency in Afghanistan would mean an even larger safe haven for al Qaeda and its terrorist affiliates to plan their next attack. "And we are not going to let that happen." The president also said he would begin to transfer some of the American troops from the
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday dismissed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's assertion that Osama bin Laden is in the country as "speculations", saying Washington should not doubt Islamabad's intention to act against the al-Qaeda leadership. "This is not the first time that this has been said and our position has been consistent. These are speculations," Qureshi said during a joint news conference with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Responding to a question on Clinton's allegation that the top al-Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan and some elements in the government know this, Qureshi
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Men try to lure customers to their show at the Jan Baz circus in Islamabad on Tuesday. The circus, along with summer festival, goes till July 25 at the Pothohair Village in the capital.
against. CPM-UML's Jhala Nath Khanal, 61, withdrew his candidature at the last minute, despite Maoists' assurance that they would support him in the election. CPN-UML's Nepal said that his party would try to forge consensus with other major groups before the Friday re-poll which was necessitated after Parliament failed to elect a new Prime Minister. Before the voting, Parliament Speaker Subash Nemwang announced the names of the candidates and allowed lawmakers to speak for or against them. The country plunged into a political crisis last month after Nepal's resignation, following which major parties failed to arrive at a consensus candidate for the post of Prime Minister. CPN-Maoist in the singlelargest party with 238 MPs, while Nepali Congress and CPNUML have 114 and 109 seats respectively in the Constituent Assembly. Earlier in the day, the four Madhesi parties representing
Indian-origin community from the Terai region decided not to vote in the election to the Prime Minister's post. "We have decided to remain absent during the voting as all the candidates for the Prime Minister's post have failed to address our issues," said Rajendra Mahato, President of Sadbhavana Party. The grouping of four parties – Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum Nepal, Madhesi People's Rights Forum Democratic, Terai Madhes Democratic Party and Sadbhavana Party – had asked the candidates to address their issues for the cause of the Madhesi people, draft the Constitution on time and complete the peace process. "As nobody has expressed commitment to our issues, we have decided to remain out of voting," Mahato said. After parties failed to form a national consensus government as per the call made by President Ram Baran Yadav, the process of forming a majority government started on July 12.
Colorado man delivers pizza, saves heart attack victim Reuters DENVER, JULY 21
A laid off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door. Christopher Wuebben, 22, was delivering a pizza late last week to the suburban Denver home of George Linn, when he heard the man's wife screaming for help, according to Wuebben's boss, John Keiley. ''Chris told the woman that he was trained in CPR and knew what to do,'' Keiley, owner of Johnny's New York Pizza, said yesterday. ''He got him on the floor and brought him back to life before the fire department showed up.'' Linn was transported to Swedish Medical Center where he is listed in serious condition in the hospital's critical care unit, hospital spokeswoman Julie Lonborg told Reuters.
war torn Afghanistan in July 2011. "Over the coming years, Afghans will begin to take the lead in security and, in July of next year, we will begin to transfer some of our forces out of Afghanistan," Obama said setting aside all speculation over the deadline of draw-down of US troops from Afghanistan beginning July 2011. Noting that yesterday's historic Kabul conference is another major step forward in this regard, Obama said the Afghan government presented, and its international partners unanimously endorsed, concrete plans to implement Afghan President Hamid Karzai's commitments to improve security, economic growth governance and the delivery of basic services. Afghanistan, in fact, was one of the major topics of discussion when Obama met Cameroon at the White House, the two leaders acknowledged at their news conference.
‘US should not doubt Pakistan’s intention to act against Qaeda’ said: "Our position is that we are partners and allies (with the US) to achieve the same objective... Our sacrifices are second to none, so Pakistan's intentions should not be doubted." "If there is credible information available (on the whereabouts of bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders), then it should be shared with Pakistan," he said. Clinton ruffled feathers in Islamabad by maintaining over the past few days that elements in the Pakistani government know where Osama is hiding inside the country. She said the US will not be satisfied till it gets the world's most wanted fugitive. "I think the elements in the government do (know the whereabouts of bin Laden)," she said in an interview.
UN lists US-born Muslim cleric as al Qaeda member
Prachanda, Poudel defeated in PM election; re-poll on July 23 PTI KATHMANDU, JULY 21
Filipinos queue with their containers for a water ration at a residential district of Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday. The Philippine government is expected to start large-scale cloud-seeding operations to induce rainfall near a dam that supplies water for Manila amid a worsening water shortage.
The United Nations blacklisted a US-born Muslim cleric as member of al Qaeda just days after the United States put him on its own blacklist, diplomats said. Anwar al-Awlaki, now operating in Yemen and suspected of having helped direct a failed attempt to blow up a US passenger jet on Christmas Day 2009, was placed on a UN list of people linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban under the decision by a Security Council committee yesterday. The listing requires UN member states – virtually all the world's countries –to impose an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo against Awlaki, 39, who joins more than 250 people on the list said to be tied to al Qaeda. Last Friday, Awlaki was blacklisted by the US Treasury Department as a ''specially designated global terrorist,'' freezing any assets he may have under US jurisdiction and prohibiting Americans from engaging in transactions with him. The Obama administration in April authorized operations to capture or kill the New Mexicoborn Awlaki, who has been described by some US officials as America's top terrorist threat. Washington says Awlaki is a senior leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and gave instructions to Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of trying to detonate a bomb on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to De-
troit on December 25. It also says he recruits people to al Qaeda, assists terrorism training at camps in Yemen and encourages the group's focus on planning attacks on US interests. In a statement, the US State Department said the twin blacklistings would help stop money flowing to Awlaki and AQAP and ''support the international effort to degrade AQAP's capabilities to execute violent attacks and to disrupt, dismantle and defeat their networks.''
Clinton said the US and its allies were getting closer to bin Laden but that she "won't be satisfied until we get it done". In remarks that underlined the trust deficit between the two countries, Clinton said the "principal terrorist threat to the US" emanates from Pakistan. However, Qureshi asserted that the Pakistan government was not aware of the current whereabouts of bin Laden. "If we were aware of where the top al-Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan, by now we would have reached them because we do not consider them friends of Pakistan or friends of peace," he said. "They have been disturbing the peace of Pakistan, the region and the globe," Qureshi said.
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GST: Govt for 20% on goods, 16% on services PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today proposed a three-rate structure for the Goods and Services Tax -which will simplify the indirect tax regime -- under which goods will attract 20 per cent levy, services 16 per cent and essential items a concessional 12 per cent. Mukherjee proposed these rates to the state finance ministers at a meeting here today to evolve consensus over GST that is planned to be implemented from April 1, next year. All central and state taxes like excise, VAT and service tax will be rolled into GST, once the new regime comes into effect. The revenue from GST will be shared equally between the centre and states, implying that out of 20 per cent tax proposed for goods, 10 per cent each would go to the centre and the state concerned.
Similarly, in case of services, the revenues would be equally shared between the centre and the state. Besides the maximum rate of 20 per cent, Mukherjee has also proposed a lower rate of 12 per cent for essential items. This too will be shared euqally between the centre and states at 6 per cent each. While elaborating on the dual rate structure for goods, Mukherjee said, "The peak effective rate will be about 15 per cent which will be quite acceptable to the trade and industry." The 15 per cent could be the effective average rate as a result of the dual rates for goods. The Minister assured the states that the Centre would "step up the amount of compensation recommended by 13th Finance Commission should the need arise, based on a mutually agreed formula." The Commission, which ad-
vises on revenue sharing between the Centre and states, had asked the union government to set aside Rs 50,000 crore to compensate states for the possible revenue loss incurred on account of implementation of GST. "GST, a landmark reform of indirect taxes, is well within our reach. It is now for us to convert it into reality," Mukherjee stated. He also proposed the constitution of an empowered group chaired by Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), with joint representation from the Centre and the states to choose the appropriate technology for GST implementation. Mukherjee said the Centre has decided to review the existing exemptions from Central excise duty so that the list of goods exempt from CGST (central GST) is aligned to the SGST (state GST) list, and the 99
items currently exempt from VAT are taken off both the components of GST. Currently, the value added tax (VAT) on a bulk of the items in different states ranges between 8 per cent and 20 per cent, and both the Central excise and service tax attract a rate of 10 per cent. Elaborating on the GST proposal, he said the effort should be to make the transition to GST "smooth and painless" and thus proposed to adopt a single rate structure with unification of the rate for goods and services in a phased manner over three years. In the second year of implementation depending upon the revenue receipt by the Centre and states, the standard rate for CGST and SGST may be reduced to 9 per cent, he said. And, in the third year, the standard rate on goods could be further reduced to 8 per cent, while raising the conces-
sional rate on goods to 8 per cent from 6 per cent, and retaing the rate on services at 8 per cent. "Thus, in a phased manner, we will be able to achieve a single CGST and SGST rate for both goods and services," Mukherjee told the state finance ministers. On the issue of central sales tax (CST) compensation, which has caused much anguish among states, he said that the Centre has decided to "fully compensate" the states for their revenue losses on account of CST reduction during 2009-10. For 2010-11, he said he is waiting for GST empowered committee's recommendations on the CST compensation formula. He also assured the states that the compensation for subsuming Purchase Tax on foodgrains in GST will be provided along with VAT compensation for the next four years.
A reference will be made to the 14th Finance Commission to address the issue for the period beyond 2013, he said. On the issue of exemption threshold under GST, he urged for a consensus on a uniform threshold of Rs 10 lakh for both goods and services under both CGST and SGST. The empowered committee of state finance ministers, under the chairmanship of West Bengal FM Ashim Dasgupta, had asked the Centre to consider retaining the exemption threshold at Rs 1.5 crore (presently available under central excise) for goods under CGST, while the CGST threshold for services and the SGST threshold for both goods and services at Rs 10 lakh. "It is fundamental to a dual GST that every transaction constituting a supply of goods and services receive similar treatment under CGST and SGST," he said.
Mercedes Benz to start Fin arm
Sony eyes Rs 100 cr during Onam
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With luxury car market logging good growth and its purchases mainly driven by financing options, Mercedes Benz India is planning to have its own finance arm. 'We will be soon launching our global vehicle financing arm Daimler Financial Servicing in India,' Debashis Mitra, director (sales and marketing), told reporters here Wednesday, launching the company's pre-owned car business 'Proven Exclusivity'. With its own financing arm and several new models, Mercedes Benz is planning to take advantage of the luxury car market logging around 50 percent growth. The Daimler group is also putting up a truck plant near here and a financing arm now is ideal time to float. However, Mitra declined to comment on the time frame for launching the group's finance arm. According to him, the company sold around 2,450 cars between January and June 2010 as compared to around 1,400 units for the corresponding period of the previous year.
Consumer electronics major Sony India today said it was targetting Rs 100 crore turnover during the 'Onam' festival in August in Kerala and consolidating its position as the top brand in the state. "Aiming to consolidate its position as the top brand in consumer electronics in Kerala, Sony India has set a target of 45 per cent growth for the festival this year," Sunil Nayyar Senior GM Sales, said.
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Kris Kross marks 5th anniversary
M&M tractors are now Stage III A compliant PTI MUMBAI, JULY 21
PANJIM (HBD) -- Kris Kross, a leading garment showroom located behind Grace Church, Margao, Goa, is celebrating its 5th anniversary on July 24, 2010 On this occasion customers can avail 20% discount on every purchases and attractive gift on purchases of 500 and above. Leading branded garments are available for kids, gents and ladies under one roof at reasonable rates. Available is a wide variety in gents wear including brands like Zodiac, Levis, Killer, British Club, Kevin Ninan, Peter England, Jockey, Oxemberg , J Hamstead, MSD, Duke, Texas and Live-in. All types of shervani, designer saris for ladies, jeans, kurti’s, tops, capris, T-shirts, salwar kameez and babasuits, jackets, Chania Choli for kids are available here.
Sensex up 99 points; metal, auto in limelight PTI MUMBAI, JULY 21
A surge in metal and auto stocks helped the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex close nearly 100 points higher today, reversing two days of losses. After racing past the psychological 18,000-level for yet another day in intra-day, the 30-share index pared some of the gains and closed 99.09 points, or 0.55 per cent, higher at 17,977.23. Similarly, the wide-based 50-share index of the National Stock Exchange managed to regain the 5,400 level after closing up 0.58 per cent.
Tractor major, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), said its has introduced its range of tractor brands with the Bharat (Trem) Stage III A emission normscompliant engines. BS III A emission norms are in alignment with the European Stage III A norms and are applicable based on the HP category of tractors. The new emission norms have been enforced to create an eco-friendly environment by reducing vehicle pollution, Aban Offshor, 836, 844.9, 832, 839.95 Abb Ltd., 860, 864, 847, 848.05 Abg Shipyard, 255.25, 258.5, 255.25, 256.35 Acc Limited, 812, 827.4, 811.1, 824.8 Adani Enterp, 549.9, 552.8, 542.9, 549.3 Aditya Birla, 818.1, 830, 813.15, 824.45 Allahabad Ba, 176.9, 180.5, 175.1, 178.1 Alstom Proje, 634, 639.9, 617, 635.35 Ambuja Cemen, 108.9, 113, 108.5, 112.35 Andhra Bank, 150.5, 151.9, 145.25, 145.7 Ashok Leylan, 71, 72.65, 70.3, 72.3 Asian Paints, 2475, 2500, 2459, 2479.55 Axis Bank Li, 1371, 1375, 1336.8, 1347.15 Bajaj Hindus, 115, 115.5, 112.1, 113 Bank Of Baro, 730, 738.75, 722.3, 726.7 Bank Of Indi, 402.2, 409.8, 399, 407.95 Beml Limited, 1023, 1039, 1021, 1033.5 Bharat Elect, 1786.1, 1815, 1775, 1801.75 Bharat Forge, 334, 337.45, 331.55, 334.4 Bharat Petro, 643.3, 652.4, 634.5, 646.1 Bharti Airte, 298.65, 299, 294.1, 295 Bhel, 2425, 2439, 2400, 2406.3 Bhushan Stee, 1540, 1577, 1540, 1564 Biocon Limit, 320, 322, 319.15, 320.95
M&M said a statement. Presently, Bharat (Trem) Stage III A emission norm is applicable in domestic market. From October onwards, emission norms will be applicable for the engines which fall in less than 50 hp category. The subject norm is equivalent to Euro Stage 3III A. "We are the first company to have implemented the BS III A norms in January 2010, well before the enforcement date October 1, 2010. Along with being BS III A compliant, the engines also deliver better fuel
Bombay Dyein, 512, 519.9, 505, 514.95 Bosch Limite, 5799, 5855, 5742.5, 5756.2 Brigade Ente, 135.05, 137.7, 135.05, 136.35 Cairn India, 313.3, 314.85, 311.2, 313.65 Canara Bank, 487.5, 492.8, 482.45, 484.2 Central Bank, 154, 154.9, 152.3, 153.7 Century Text, 452.7, 465, 451, 461.55 Cesc Ltd, 410, 414.95, 408.5, 410.1 Chambal Fert, 66, 66.5, 65.6, 66.05 Chennai Petr, 257.75, 260.85, 255.7, 256.65 Cipla Ltd, 325, 328.75, 324.2, 325.3 Colgate Palm, 849.9, 849.9, 833, 836.15 Container Co, 1433, 1433.95, 1390, 1400.85 Crompton Gre, 267.8, 284, 266.25, 282.35 Cummins Indi, 599.75, 599.9, 588.05, 591.2 Dabur India, 206.1, 208, 202.7, 205.95 Deccan Chron, 138.75, 139.2, 136.1, 138.2 Dish Tv Indi, 46.5, 46.9, 45.65, 46.45 Divi’s Labor, 766.5, 775.9, 766.5, 771.35 Dlf Limited, 321.5, 324.85, 319.1, 323.95 Dr. reddy’s, 1435, 1446.75, 1384.05, 1404.75 Edelweiss Ca, 523.4, 529, 516, 521.1 Educomp Solu, 609, 620, 605.15, 616.3
efficiency through its next generation MKM engines.
Eih Limited, 130, 130, 127.05, 127.75 Engineers In, 350, 354, 344.3, 346.35 Essar Oil Lt, 134.6, 136, 133.9, 134.65 Essar Shippi, 84, 84.75, 83.1, 83.4 Exide Indust, 133, 133.45, 130.65, 132.6 Federal Bank, 365, 367.45, 358.7, 359.6 Financial Te, 1340.1, 1340.1, 1316.6, 1321 Gail (india), 450.05, 460, 450, 459.35 Gammon India, 218.75, 222.1, 216, 217.05 Glaxosmithkl, 2038.9, 2041, 2021.25, 2030.95 Glenmark Pha, 283.9, 287.4, 279.7, 281.55 Gmr Infrastr, 61.9, 61.95, 59.65, 60.8 Godrej Indus, 187.5, 188.25, 181.4, 183.7 Grasim Indus, 1820, 1847.85, 1820, 1833.75 Great Offsho, 432, 434.7, 425.15, 427.75 Gtl Infra.Lt, 46, 46.2, 45.55, 45.7 Gujarat Mine, 122, 124.9, 121.2, 123.05 Gujarat N R, 64, 64.05, 62.7, 63.2 Gujarat Stat, 105.2, 105.4, 103.85, 104.15 Gvk Pow. & I, 46.5, 47.5, 46.1, 46.4 Hcl Technolo, 373, 374.3, 368.05, 371.45 Hdfc Bank Lt, 2050.1, 2064.75, 2025, 2033.05
Hdfc Ltd, 3022, 3048, 2962.3, 2970.4 Hero Honda M, 1953, 1960, 1935, 1941.25 Hindalco in, 153.5, 157, 153.35, 156.45 Hindustan Co, 134, 136.5, 134, 135.8 Hindustan Ma, 74.25, 74.65, 73.1, 73.4 Hindustan Pe, 438, 445.8, 431.95, 440.7 Hindustan Un, 262.65, 267, 260.9, 261.75 Hindustan Zi, 990, 1015, 983.2, 1009.6 Housing Dev, 269.25, 278.4, 267.6, 277.35 Icici Bank L, 894, 904.9, 890.65, 902.6 Idea Cellula, 65.6, 66.5, 64.4, 64.7 Ifci Ltd, 60.7, 61.1, 60, 60.9 India Cement, 108.9, 109.4, 107.85, 109 India Infoli, 99.5, 100.2, 99.05, 99.45 Indiabulls F, 158.95, 159.9, 157.05, 158 Indiabulls R, 167.5, 168.35, 165, 167.25 Indian Bank, 242, 244.35, 238.1, 243.15 Indian Hotel, 104.6, 105.5, 102.7, 103.25 Indian Oil C, 373.5, 378.45, 371.75, 374.15 Indian Overs, 115.75, 116.6, 114.25, 114.95 Indus Dev Ba, 122.05, 123.2, 121.5, 122.3 Indusind Ban, 210, 210.4, 205.1, 207.4 Infosys Tech, 2767.3, 2779, 2760, 2771.65 Infra. dev., 189.85, 192.1, 189.5, 190.35
ACC Gujarat Petro Mount Everest Min Panasonic Home Alkyl Amines PNB Ambuja Cements Power Finance Bajaj Auto IDBI Bank Precision Wires Bajaj Holdings Idea Cellular Bharat Bijlee Indoco Remedies ING Vysya Bank ITC Crisil Sutlej Textiles Deep Inds Kingfisher Air Unichem Lab Dish TV India Dr Reddys Lab Lumax Inds Vijaya Bank Mahindra Forg Wipro Zee News Source: Indiainfoline.com Ispat Indust, 18.05, 18.4, 18, 18.25 Itc Ltd, 292.85, 296, 290.85, 292.35 Ivrcl Infras, 190.15, 190.15, 186.65, 187.3 Jai Corp Lim, 248, 249.7, 246.3, 247.45 Jaiprakash A, 128, 129, 127.5, 128.05 Jet Airways, 622.9, 630.9, 616.5, 620.95 Jindal Saw L, 202, 205, 200.5, 204.6 Jindal Steel, 620.45, 638.4, 620.45, 636.9 Jsw Steel Li, 1128.5, 1179, 1125.3, 1175.4 Kotak Mahind, 790.5, 790.5, 762.05, 784.95 Lakshmi Mach, 2042.9, 2042.9, 2010, 2015.25 Lanco Infrat, 69.5, 69.5, 66.85, 67.35 Larsen & Tou, 1904.9, 1920, 1897.35, 1915.55 Lic Housing, 1040, 1047.8, 1027.5, 1040.2 Lupin Limite, 1872, 1888, 1858.25, 1877.85 Mahanagar Te, 64.8, 66.5, 64.05, 65.75 Mahindra & M, 606, 620.95, 603.5, 616.75 Maruti Suzuk, 1369, 1379.9, 1359.1, 1362.4 Max India Lt, 160.25, 161.9, 158.65, 159.8 Maytas Infr., 210.5, 212.65, 207.55, 208.9 Moser-baer (, 67.25, 67.8, 66.75, 67.5 Mrpl, 80.35, 81.3, 79.1, 80.4
MF FUNDA ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND has filed an offer document with SEBI to launch ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 54, a close ended debt fund. The NFO price for the scheme will be Rs 10 per unit. The scheme would have 18 Months Plan A & B, 19 Months Plan A & B and 24 Months Plan A & B. 18 Months Plan A & B- Tenure of the plan is 550 days 19 Months Plan A & B- Tenure of the plan is 580 days 24 Months Plan A & B - Tenure of the plan is 730 days Two options are available under each plan of the scheme viz. cumulative and dividend option. Dividend payout is the only facility available under dividend option. The cumulative option shall be default option under the plans of the scheme. Entry and exit load charge will not be applicable for the plans under the scheme. Minimum application amount will be Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The minimum subscription (target) amount of Rs 50 million is expected to be raised under each plan during the NFO period. The benchmark index for all the plans will be Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. The fund manager of the scheme will be Chaitanya Pande. DSP BLACKROCK MUTUAL FUND has filed offer document with SEBI to launch DSP BlackRock FMP - 3M - Series 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 and DSP BlackRock FMP - 12M - Series 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, close ended income schemes. The NFO price for the scheme will be Rs 10 per unit. The duration of DSP BlackRock FMP - 3M - Series 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 is 3 months and 12 months for DSP BlackRock FMP - 12M Series 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. The scheme offers growth and dividend payout option. Entry and exit load charge will be nil for the schemes. Minimum application amount will be Rs 10,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The minimum subscription (target) amount of Rs 100 million is expected to be raised during the NFO period. The benchmark index for DSP BlackRock FMP - 3M - Series 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 is Crisil Liquid Fund Index and Crisil Short Term Bond Fund Index for DSP BlackRock FMP - 12M - Series 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. The scheme will be managed by Dhawal Dalal. FORTIS MUTUAL FUND has unveiled a new fund named as Fortis Fixed Term Fund - Series 18 A, a 6 month close ended income scheme. The NFO price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue is open for subscription from July 20 and closes on July 21, 2010. The tenure of the scheme is 6 months from the date of allotment of units. The scheme offers growth and dividend option. Dividend option shall offer calendar quarterly, calendar yearly and dividend on maturity option. The dividend option offers only dividend payout facility. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription amount of Rs 5 million under the scheme during the NFO period. Entry and exit load charge for the scheme will be nil. Benchmark Index for the scheme is Crisil Liquid Fund Index. The fund manager for the scheme will be Alok Singh ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND has approved July 26, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of ICICI Prudential Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Option. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of dividend will be Rs 0.1051 per unit as on the record date. AXIS MUTUAL FUND has announced the introduction of systematic withdrawal plan (SWP) under Axis Equity Fund, Axis Income Saver and Axis Triple Advantage Fund. The facility will be available with effective from July 21, 2010 for Axis Equity Fund & Axis Income Saver and Aug.28, 2010 for Axis Triple Advantage Fund. Key Features of the facility: Minimum value of SWP is Rs 1,000 for monthly and quarterly option. Additional amount is in multiples of Re 1. Minimum number of SWP is six for monthly option and four for quarterly option. Load Structure: Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) / Exit Load, if any, is applicable to SWP FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MUTUAL FUND has approved July 26, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option in retail and institutional plan of Templeton Fixed Horizon Fund - Series IV - Plan A. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of the dividend will be entire distributable surplus as on the record date. ING MUTUAL FUND has approved July 25, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under retail regular and retail quarterly dividend options of ING Interval Fund (Annual Interval Fund -B). The quantum of dividend will be entire distributable surplus available on the record date.
Nagarjuna Co, 182.1, 186, 182.1, 183.55 Nagarjuna Fe, 31.9, 32.05, 31.6, 31.75 National Alu, 431.05, 438.8, 431.05, 436.05 Neyveli Lign, 157, 158, 155.65, 157.5 Ntpc Ltd, 203.8, 204, 202.05, 202.8 Oil And Natu, 1265, 1275.85, 1254.15, 1272.1 Omaxe Limite, 106.8, 107.5, 105.25, 106.2 Oriental Ban, 362.05, 366, 358.5, 361 Pantaloon Re, 457.85, 462.85, 448.1, 458.55 Parsvnath De, 132.05, 133.95, 131.6, 132.2 Petronet Lng, 84.45, 85.6, 83.85, 84.2 Power Fin Co, 333.2, 334.5, 325.25, 327 Power Grid C, 100.35, 100.35, 99.6, 99.9 Praj Industr, 81.45, 82.25, 81.45, 81.85 Punj Lloyd L, 137, 137.45, 135.1, 136 Punjab Natio, 1069.5, 1070, 1057.05, 1061.6 Rajesh Expor, 85.3, 87.2, 84.3, 86.3 Ranbaxy Labs, 448, 453.9, 445.1, 450.7 Rashtriya Ch, 88, 88.5, 87, 87.75 Rel. nat. re, 44.5, 44.75, 44.25, 44.35 Reliance Cap, 825, 825, 798, 810.5 Reliance Com, 189.55, 190, 187.3, 187.95
Reliance Ene, 969, 969, 940, 949.99 Reliance Ind, 934.35, 934.35, 917, 919.55 Reliance Ind, 1058.9, 1063, 1055.65, 1058.4 Reliance Pow, 172.55, 173.4, 171.55, 172.3 Rolta India, 179, 180.05, 177.25, 178.1 Satyam Compu, 89.7, 90.15, 89.2, 89.8 Sesa Goa Ltd, 355, 366.9, 355, 365.55 Shipping Cor, 156.95, 157.75, 155.5, 156.4 Siemens Ltd, 716, 723.7, 713.1, 714.6 Sintex Indus, 336.9, 354.9, 336.9, 352.4 Sobha Develo, 345.4, 345.95, 339.95, 342.65 State Bank O, 2455.55, 2463.1, 2434, 2436.75 Steel Author, 200.5, 205.85, 200.1, 204.8 Sterlite Ind, 167.3, 173.8, 167.3, 173.25 Sun Pharmace, 1730, 1730, 1711, 1716.7 Sun Tv Netwo, 468, 470.5, 443.75, 451.75 Suzlon Energ, 59.5, 59.85, 58.95, 59.5 Tata Communi, 284, 287.25, 283, 284.65 Tata Consult, 832, 844.8, 829.6, 843 Tata Motors, 818, 825.9, 816.4, 820.35
Tata Power C, 1334.7, 1339, 1318, 1335.55 Tata Steel L, 518, 532.35, 511.15, 530.85 Tata Teleser, 21.6, 21.85, 21.45, 21.5 Tech Mahindr, 759.85, 763.45, 753, 754.4 The Ge Shpg., 286.4, 288, 283.5, 286.1 The Phoenix, 220, 230.75, 218.7, 228.6 Thermax Ltd, 777.95, 797, 772, 791.6 Titan Indust, 2688, 2688, 2666.15, 2671.55 Torrent Powe, 352, 353, 345, 345.4 Triveni Engg, 99.55, 100.75, 96.9, 97.3 Tv18 India L, 83.1, 83.2, 81.3, 81.6 Uco Bank, 89.5, 89.95, 88.1, 88.95 Ultratech Ce, 849.8, 853, 839.05, 849.4 Union Bank O, 326, 329.9, 323.1, 324.9 Unitech Ltd, 84.6, 84.65, 83.1, 84.35 United Phosp, 177.5, 180.6, 176.05, 179.75 Videocon Ind, 215.95, 218.4, 214.65, 217.25 Vijaya Bank, 69.95, 70.95, 69.2, 70 Voltas Ltd, 203.35, 203.35, 201.2, 202.15 Wipro Ltd, 410, 416.85, 408.3, 415.05 Yes Bank Lim, 300, 304.7, 291.2, 297.85 Zee Entertai, 310.1, 312.85, 305.3, 306.65
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India may miss key infrastructure targets REUTERS NEW DELHI, JULY 21
Bureaucratic hurdles may cause India's government to miss 2012 investment targets in key sectors such as roads, railways and ports, potentially crimping economic growth, an adviser to the planning commission said on Wednesday. Slow progress to overhaul India's crumbling infrastructure has long been seen a drag on growth, as Asia's third-largest economy looks to match the double digit expansion of neighbouring China. Gajendra Haldea, a Planning Commission adviser, told Reuters the government was on track to meet its target to spend $500 billion on infrastructure between 2007 and 2012, with more than a third funded by private investors. But progress across sectors has been uneven. Investment in the telecoms sector is set to jump 34 percent on the back of a $22 billion splurge on a recent 3G radio spectrum auction, he said. But the roads sector is likely to miss its target by 11 percent, railways by 23 percent and
ports by 53 percent. "The 500 billion story is very much intact in terms of total numbers," Haldea said in an interview. "There have been high achievements in some cases and shortfalls in others." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government expects the Indian economy to grow by around 8.5 percent this fiscal year as, like China, it shakes off the effects of the global financial crisis. But experts say poor infrastructure shaves off up to 2 percentage points from India's
annual growth. A high profile test case will be October's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi -- intended to showcase India's economic clout -- but which has been blighted by construction delays in its venues. It may also take more than two years for the government to meet its 20 kilometres per day road construction target, Haldea said. The government needed to reform the state-run highway authority, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), to speed up progress,
he added. "Much depends on how the entire sector especially the NHAI is run," he said. "It needs some restructuring. It needs clear, strong leadership, needs efficient and competent processes." The authority had not awarded enough road contracts in the past three years, Haldea said. The govt announced a series of measures to boost funding for India's infrastructure, including a $11 billion debt fund, in line with its target to double investment to $1 trillion between 2012 and 2017, roughly the size of its current GDP. It will also issue tax-free infrastructure bonds with a minimum tenure of 10 years to make investment more attractive to banks that have so far struggled to finance long-term projects with short-term funds. Haldea said such bonds could be issued to AAA-rated private firms in the future. But sectors such as railways and ports need to modernise fast to attract private investment, he added. "The truth of the matter is
Trai to cap fee in non-CAS areas PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
Broadcast regulator TRAI today informed the Supreme Court that it plans to cap the monthly cable TV charges at Rs 250 across the country, except in areas where conditional access services are available. In an affidavit filed before the Apex Court, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said it is considering limiting the monthly cable charge to Rs 100 per month for a minimum of 30 free-to-air channels. Moreover, TRAI said for those subscribers opting for a basic package (which includes Doordarshan channels) with up to 20 pay channels, the monthly bill will be fixed at Rs 200. Customers choosing a basic package with over 20 pay channels will have to pay Rs 250 per month, TRAI said.
Kotak Mahindra Q1 net up 27% PTI MUMBAI, JULY 21
Buoyed by a healthy growth in its net interest income, private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank clocked a 27 per cent jump in its net profit in the June quarter at Rs 328-crore as against Rs 257-crore in the same period, last fiscal. The bank, which saw its advances expanding by an impressive 42 per cent during the quarter to around Rs 33,000crore, aims for a loan growth of 25-30 per cent for the full fiscal year on the back of rising demand for retail and corporate loans, Kotak Mahindra Bank's executive director, Dipak Gupta said. The Reserve Bank has a forecast of 20 per cent credit
Infosys to roll out social media policy PTI BANGALORE, JULY 15
India's software major Infosys, whose tech-savy employees are active in various social networking sites, plans to roll out a media policy enlisting the do's and don'ts for them while interacting on such sites. ''We plan to roll out a social media policy shortly," Senior VP and Global Head, HR (Infosys), Nandita Gurjar said here today. "It would be a policy akin to a code of conduct of the company and which employees would have to adhere to. Such a policy is prevalent outside India," she said. Such a policy would make employees accountable for their comments on social media. The policy was prompted by the fact that some of the employees were found discussing projects and clients details on the networking side, which breached the clause of confidentiality. "The policy would mainly enlist do's and don't about revealing projects or client engagements," she said. Apart from it there would be restrictions on passing personal comments about any person in the organisation.
growth for banks in FY 11 and many of the banks have already seen a pick-up in their advances in recent months in line with the economic recovery. According to Gupta, the interest rate movement in the system would depend on cues from the Reserve Bank at its forthcoming quarterly policy review. Given inflationary pressures, the apex bank is widely expected to hike its overnight lending and borrowing rates (repo and reverse repo) by 0.25
per cent on July 27. The total income of Kotak, however, dipped to Rs 2,326.51-crore for the June quarter, from Rs 2,338.19-crore in the corresponding period a year ago. Total deposits of the bank as on June 30 were up 38 per cent to Rs 24,058crore, with current and savings account deposits (CASA) comprising 28 per cent of the deposits. The bank's branch network increased to 262 at the end of June quarter, from 249 at the end of March 31. Kotak has a
net interest margin of 5.7 per cent as at end-June and hopes to maintain this margin moving ahead, Gupta said. Last month, the bank had entered into an agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to sell 1.64-crore shares at Rs 833 apiece, aggregating to Rs 1,366 crore. On a stand-alone basis, Kotak Mahindra Bank posted a net profit of Rs 187-crore in Q1 FY 11 as against Rs 90-crore in the same quarter last year while net interest income went up to Rs 508-crore from Rs 409crore in Q1 FY 10, the bank said. The capital adequacy ratio of the lender stood at 16.8 per cent.
that the railways continue to run as an institution in a manner that is truly outdated. It is very, very old structure," he said. "The railways have not restructured themselves. That is one of the biggest impediments in change, and in accelerating their projects. Also because they are a monopoly, the government monopoly, you know it has been difficult for them to attract private investment." While the construction opportunities in India are huge and capital is plentiful, analysts rue there aren't enough largescale, quality projects worth financing. "As long as infrastructure bottlenecks are there, it will erode our competitiveness and make it difficult to achieve double-digit growth. Sustaining high growth with lower inflation rate of 5-6 percent will remain a dream," said Rupa Rege Nitsure, Chief Economist at Bank of Baroda. "Manufacturing sector is already suffering capacity constraints due to shortages in power and transport sectors."
Wynn to set up handset facility in HP PTI CHANDIGARH, JULY 21
SAR Group Company Wynn Telecom Limited today said that it would set up a mobile phone making facility in Himachal Pradesh with an investment of Rs 270 crore and the plant will be commissioned by next year. "We will set up a mobile handset manufacturing unit at Gagret in Himachal Pradesh and it will involve an investment of Rs 270 crore," the company''s MD Arvind Vohra told reporters here today. "The unit is expected to get operational by the end of 2011 and will have a production capacity of one million handsets a month," he further said. Setting up a new plant is in line with the company''s plan to invest Rs 500 crore over two years. "We are spending Rs 500 crore on product development and distribution, new plant, branding and marketing," he said.
Monsoon surge seen end-July REUTERS KOLKATA, JULY 21
India's monsoon, deficient but well distributed so far, is expected to intensify within 10 days and deliver normal rainfall in the June-September season despite a lean patch in mid-July, a top forecaster said on Wednesday. Monsoon rains since June 1 were 16 percent below normal last week but heavy showers in the past two days have reduced the seasonal deficit by one percentage point to 15 percent. The deficit is likely to narrow another 5-10 percent by the end of July, D Sivananda Pai, director at Pune-based National Climate Center, told Reuters in an interview. Rainfall in July is crucial for planting summer crops like rice, cane, corn, soybean and cotton. Pai, a who is involved in
preparing the monsoon forecast of the weather office, said distribution of rains was good so far, except in some pockets of the soybean-growing area which were relatively dry because of unfavourable conditions over the Bay of Bengal, but the situation would improve. He said the India Meteorololgical Department, which has predicted that the JuneSeptember monsoon rain would be normal this year, will review its forecast by the end of this month. He said total rainfall would still be normal despite a 15 percent shortfall so far.
Yes Bank to raise Rs 1,500-crore PTI MUMBAI, JULY 21
Private sector lender, YES Bank, plans to raise Rs 1,500-crore debt in the current fiscal, which will help the lender fuel its business growth, a top bank official said here. "We should raise Rs 1,500crore of upper tier II and lower tier II capital by March 2011," Yes Bank's managing director and CEO, Rana Kapoor said on the sidelines of a press meet here today. The money will be raised for funding infrastructure growth and agri growth, Kapoor said, adding it would also provide an opportunity to the Bank to provide longterm lending to infrastructure companies. Asked on any equity-raising plan, Kapoor said, "our core capital position is quite healthy. We have already raised USD 225-million in January so we don't need money
Dettol maker buys Durex AGENCY LONDON, JULY 21
The British company which makes Durex condoms is being sold to an Anglo-Dutch home products world leader which makes the equally famous throat lozenges Strepsils and hygiene product Dettol. SSL International, the maker of Durex condoms, is set to be sold to Reckitt Benckiser for around 2.54 billion pounds. Anglo-Dutch group Reckitt will pay 1,163 pence per share for SSL under the agreed takeover deal and will also pay a final dividend due for SSL investors, according to a media release. Reckitt said the deal would increase sales in its health and personal care arm by about 36 per cent to 2.8 billion pounds.
at least for one year." Yes Bank today reported a growth of 56.26 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 at Rs 156.4 crore on the back of a good credit growth and improved margins. The bank had a net profit of Rs 100.1crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. The bank also reported an increase of 28.38 per cent in its total income during the first quarter at Rs 883.03crore, as against Rs 687.85crore during the year-ago period. "The bank has consistently achieved record profits, and for the first time achieved an over Rs 150-crore of net profit for the quarter ended June 30,
2010, on the back of a strong credit growth of 107.2 per cent YoY and steady margins with net interest margins (NIMs) stable at 3.1 per cent," Kapoor said. Yes Bank recorded a more than two-fold jump in its total advances during the quarended ter June 30 at Rs 26,256.8 crore, from Rs 12,670.5-crore during the same quarter last year. Its total deposits climbed steeply by over 97 per cent to Rs 30,238.7-crore during the first quarter of this fiscal, as against Rs 15,342.3-crore during the corresponding period of 2009-10. The private bank's net interest income (NII) was Rs 262.1crore for the three-months ended June 30, a rise of 67.16
per cent over the figure of Rs 156.8-crore reported during the year-ago quarter. The bank continued to maintain minimum net NPAs. While gross NPAs reduced by 25 bps YoY to 0.23 per cent, the net NPAs reduced by 20 bps to 0.04 per cent. Gross NPAs and net NPAs were at 0.27 per cent and 0.06 per cent in FY 10. The bank has received 91 new branch licenses and plans to open 100 new branches across India, and take the branch network to 250 within the next one-year. "I believe that this incremental branch expansion is a significant organisational imperative for the bank's next phase of growth Version 2.0 that will further propel retail/SME banking initiatives and provide further acceleration in building our CASA and fixed deposits granularly," Kapoor said.
3 Indian projects in KPMG's Infra global 100 PTI MUMBAI, JULY 21
Global consultancy firm, KPMG, today said three Indian projects have been featured in its infrastructure 100 global project report. The three Indian projects are -- KG-D6, Mundra and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, KPMG said in a statement here. The report showcases one hundred examples of the great projects that are at different stages of development across the world. "KG-D6 project not only sets new standards in integrated gas infrastructure projects but it also launches an innovated
approach to the sale and transportation of energy, helping to accelerate India's economic growth," KPMG said The 4,000 MW Mundra plant, one of the nine ultra mega power projects, uses unfashionable coal, making it the most energy efficient plants vital to India's continuing economic development, it said. "The IGI Airport Expansion at New Delhi was upgraded and modernised while still functioning, delivering a worldclass facility, which is also being turned around in record time," KPMG said. Other global projects also featured in the report are -Venice MOSE Flood Barrier
(Italy), Green Power Express (USA), Mthombo Oil Refinery (South Africa), Incheon Tidal Power Project (South Korea), TAV high speed rail link (Brazil), CRCHUM P3 research centre (Canada), King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia) and Greater Manchester Waste in UK. "Financing and building infrastructure is a global challenge today, with notable innovations in different parts of the world. We are already seeing the Indian infrastructure developers becoming a part of the global infrastructure community," KPMG India's Executive Director, Advisory Services, Manish Agarwal, said.
SBI’s customer initiative
HEPC eyeing Rs 1,350 cr export
RIL to up Vimal stores by 10%
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State Bank of India has opened county's first Customer Service Points (CSP) where urban poor including petty businessmen can open a bank account with as low as one one rupee. People can deposit and withdraw amounts as small as one rupee, earn interest and get access to all other services offered by the bank, said Diwakar Gupta, deputy managing director, SBI, who inaugurated a kiosk along with D Prasada Rao, Andhra Pradesh Minister for Revenue. "SBI has already opened over 70 lakh accounts under financial inclusion in the rural areas. This new initiative will further drive the expansion," Gupta said. In the last 20 days, over 7,000 accounts were opened at the kiosks. SBI's target is to open over one lakh accounts with Re 1 as deposit by this fiscal end, he added. The SBI has put in place biometric smartcards to operate the new facility which was set up part of its national rollout of CSP which would function as a mini bank branch with a BC available on all working days. He would be equipped with a laptop that is connected to the SBI's core banking network. Through a sensor, the fingerprints on biometric cards are recognised for identification purposes. The bank initially launched 20 CSPs in various parts of the city targeting the urban poor. This is part of the national rollout of CSPs by SBI in association with Geosansar, bank's business correspondent (BC) partner. Shiv Kumar, Chief General Manager, SBI-AP, said the customer response was encouraging and will be expanding this facility to other urban centres in the state soon. According to S Ramesh Managing Director, Geosansar the number of CSPs in the urban areas would go up to 150 across the country before March 2011. The cost of maintaining a kiosk is Rs 20,000 a month, besides an initial one-time cost of Rs 70,000.
Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) would participate in overseas textile festivals during the year to find new markets and for better exploitation of existing ones to achieve handloom export target of Rs 1,350 crore, a top official has said. "We plan to participate in festivals in 20 countries, including United States, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, South Africa, Japan and Brazil," HEPC Executive Director Beela Rajesh told a seminar on "Export Proceedures and documentation in Handlooms" organised by the council here last night. He said from April to Dec 2009, handloom goods worth Rs 960 crore were exported. The council planned to set up three more design centres at Varnasi and Sitapur in UP and Bhubaneswar in Orissa. These centres would help the handloom weavers improve their quality and design and get better price for products. Small Industries Product Promotion Organistion (SIPPO) chairman Rajagopal said handloom industry players were complacent and they should go for better designs and quality.
Vimal, the flagship textile brand of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, plans to increase its store-numbers by at least 10 per cent this fiscal on the back of a good demand for its products, a top company official said. Currently, the company has over 380 stores pan-India. "Presently, we have 380 stores in the country and plan to increase this by at least 10 per cent in FY 11," RIL President (Textile Division), Anand Parekh, said. However, he did not reveal the investment required for this expansion. "We will continue to open more new stores. We will also continue to support our franchisees in order to enhance the brand--Vimal," Parekh said. RIL manufactures over 12,000 design-shade combinations every year in polyester wool and woollen, polyester viscose and woollen fabrics under the Vimal-brand. Presently, the company's own manufacturing capacity in consumer fabrics is over 21million metres per year, of which 50 per cent is exported.
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A lot of who we are and what we know can be credited to our teachers. Let us not limit the implication of teacher to those at school and take it further to everyone who has given our lives a little light. Besides delving into this aspect, Herald takes a look at the Guru Poornima celebrations in the state
BY NOMRATHA FERNANDES HERALD FEATURES potting a full moon on a clear, night sky surely makes you smile. Gazing at its marble sheen will definitely radiate your mood. Its clear, white light dispels the darkness and makes everything around it glisten. The Guru can rightly be equated to the moon for she/he replaces knowledge with ignorance, light with darkness. The festival of Guru Poornima is celebrated to acknowledge the Guru and the wisdom imparted from her/him. Guru Poornima signifies the birth of the Ved Vyasa, the author of Hinduism’s most famous epic, the Mahabharata. Legend says he gathered the many Vedic hymns and after dividing them into four parts he taught them to four disciples – Paila, Vaisampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu, who later spread it to the world. It is also believed that another great teacher, who gave the world a peaceful religion, Gautam Buddha attained ‘nirvana’ on this day. The Guru is more than the giver of knowledge. Besides this significant role, the Guru defines the course of the students’ future, aids them in their decisions, advises them and carves out their character, thus making a huge contribution to society. We faithfully credit plenty of our learning to our teachers at school and mostly tend to overlook the many people or incidents through the course of our lives that have handed us valuable lessons. Here is an exception. “Plenty of advice has remained with me from distant family, friends and even people who I just brush shoulders with. There’s so much I have learnt spending time with them. The most memorable are very simple yet not focused on, for example giving a kind word or two or placing a few coins in a beggars bowl,” says Aarti Salgaonkar. Though she does attach value to her educators and family, she considers everyone around
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her a teacher, per se, and she is thankful to them. Pooja Vinod who contributes to a website admires her bosses patience and motivation, especially with new-comers like herself. “I have learnt a lot from her, on the personal and professional front. She has guided me well and handed me with plenty of qualities that I can carry forward,” says Pooja. As with all Indian festivals, this day sees colourful religious traditions. It starts off with a ‘pooja’, that is usually held in the class where the imparting of knowledge takes place. Sometimes it is held at the Gurus house or even in a hall, depending on the number of appreciative students present. “During the ‘pooja’ the Gurus feet are washed and smeared with ‘chandan’. Later, the students make offerings to the Guru,” informs a female Hindu devotee. When students become Traditionally the offerings are productive and positive made up of sweets, fruits, flowers and a piece of clothing. member of society and “Anything that is handed over succeed in the endeavto God was given to the Guru, for we see God in him,” she ours they set out to adds. The younger generation, achieve, a teacher is conbesides these, also hand over tent. To them, that is the more modern gifts to their real ‘guru dakshina’ Gurus. “A framed picture of me with my Guru is something I would definitely do to show my gratitude,” says Vatsala Kamat, who considers her father her Guru for life, for the conviction he has instilled into her. A boss, a father, friends, we can extract a valuable lessons from almost everyone around us and every situation we were in, positive or negative. Other people’s experiences too are teachers nonetheless and can go a long way in helping us through the path of life. While the Guru changes at every stage in life, the lessons should not be forgotten. Though this day is abound with customs to remind one to be grateful for the patience and efforts the Guru has taken to brighten her/his students’ lives, it should not be limited to just that. Teachers truly feel reciprocated when their students live out their teachings. When a student becomes a productive and positive member of society and succeeds in the endeavours they set out to achieve, a teacher is content. To them, that is the real ‘guru dakshina’.
BY JANICE RODRIGUES HERALD FEATURES ey! I remember that one, that’s the first time I baked a cake,” screamed the young lady flipping through the colourful pictures strewn about on a page with some little notes. Digging around in the trunk locked up in the store room, she had finally found her scrapbook. The tiny notes, among myriad designs and photographs are the best things that can refresh forgotten memories. Scrapbooks can take on different forms depending on the people maintaining them; some have just pictures while some others have written material. “Some people I know have their scrapbooks with the messages from their friends like the slam books we had in school,” says Mackenzie Rodrigues. “Personalisation is the main aspect of the scrapbooks,” says Evita Silva, a hobby artist who is conducting a workshop on making scrapbooks. “I am going to teach the kids how to make their personal scrapbooks of their birthday pictures with other accessories, and also include some craft work and dyeing,” explains Evita. Adding items like stickers, dried flowers, ribbons and beads gives it a personal touch. Scrapbooks not only come in handy for various occasions and events, it also functions as a personal memoir, with things that strike you in daily life. Some store items they cherish for a long time, like a favourite picture of a best friend or even a striking poem. “Looking at the old pictures in a scrapbook and nostalgia washes over you; the feeling is just priceless,” says Amelia Fernandes who still maintains her scrapbook. “In my scrapbook I have everything from
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colourful drawings, quotes, cartoon strips to recipes and other cut-outs from magazines,” she states. Some people include things that may be considered insignificant, like movie ticket stubs or even bus tickets for the sake of recreating the memory. Memories of school and college life are what some people try to preserve in their scrapbooks. “The best thing about a scrapbook is that when you are in school and college and you want to save some memories, you put them in scrapbook,” says Nikita D’Souza. “Once you finish schooling, everyone goes their separate ways and we lose touch with classmates and that time the same scrapbooks keep the memories alive,” says Mackenzie Rodrigues. Some people keep scrapbooks of things they are passionate about; some have scrapbooks dedicated to song lyrics, film actors and even birthday greetings or postcards they received. “I had made a scrapbook for the FIFA World Cup 2006, with all the newspaper cuttings of the football teams and players,” says Roy Rodrigues. Some people have gone electronic in preserving their memories in the form of digital pictures and with the myriad digital software available in the market, it is not a very hard task. “Software like Photoshop and FotoFusion, and the various websites that allow the storing of pictures is a real boon for anyone who wants to store memories in the digital form,” says Roy. Scrapbooks, be it digital or in the physical form, do constitute a hobby and help keep track of the times gone by. “Our memory will fail one day but the scrapbooks will remind us of the people who we had fun with and those who made life worthwhile,” says Mackenzie.
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akistani pop singer Atif Aslam has revealed that he will soon work with renowned American hard rock band ‘Guns N’ Roses’ on a fusion project. The project seems like a multi-song project by the name ‘The Dreamer Awakes’ by Lanny Cordola. Terming the project a milestone in his singing career, Aslam said that he would have the opportunity to work with the band’s former lead guitarist Slash, Gliby Clarke and Chris Martin. He even said that by collaborating with ‘Guns N’ Roses’, he would try to bring closer the people of USA and Pakistan. He said he had always wished to show to the world that Pakistan has talent, especially in the field of music. He said this collaboration is a step towards building a platform where people from both the countries can develop better understanding of each other’s culture. The pop singer also said that he would also like to invite other prominent Pakistani singers and musicians, including those doing classical music, to join hands with him when it came to work with the western musicians. He also admitted that he had recorded a Punjabi track with some of the band members, which was his own composition.
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in the fall to study English and film studies. Yes, looks and brains. The multi-talented Franco graduated from UCL A and studied at Columbia University — you may remember the infamous photo of the overloaded student caught napping during a lecture — and will now pursue a PhD at the Ivy League, where he will also teach. He promises a “very special class” is in the works. While speculation of the subject Professor Franco would propose, we have a feeling whatever it is, there will immediately be a run on that major.
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GOA’S HEARTBEAT Thursday, 22 July, 2010
WHAT’S UP IN GOA?? A Guru Poornima and Sangeet Melava will be held on July 25 and 26 from 9.30am to 6pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452. Scrapbooking will be the subject of the first workshop by Design Inspirations. It will take place on July 25 from 3.30pm to 5pm. Call 9881696445. ‘Swaroopancha Kalpataru’, a musical programme of recitation of ‘abhangas’ will be held on July 23 from 6pm onwards at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452. The birth anniversary of educationalist Professor Vinayak Jeevaj Mahatme will be celebrated on July 22 at the Kala Academy, Panjim. A pranic healing session by Dr Anjali Shackelton will take place on July 25 at 5pm at Clube Gasper Dias, Miramar, Panjim. Register is open. It is free and open to all. Call 2451080 or 09987062209. ‘Enhancing Human Development Coverage: Skills for Reporting/Writing’, a 3-day journalism workshop, organised by the International Centre Goa, JM Foundation for Excellence in Journalism, Goa Union of Journalists, Media Information and Communication Centre of India in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung will be held from July 24 to 26 at the International Centre, Dona Paula. Call 9765404391. A blood donation, eye check-up and diabeties detection camp, organised by the Panjim Ambulance and Welfare Trust and the blood bank of the Goa Medical College will take place on July 24 at Hotel Manoshanti. A 1-day workshop for children on Harry Potter, by the children’s book club, the Pageturners will take place on July 25 from 10am to 4pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. Visit www.internationalcentregoa.com.
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HERALD FEATURES he curtain raiser, ‘Vovllik’ meaning invitation, of the ‘Vixv Konkani Sankrutik Mahamell’ (World Konkani Cultural Festival) organised by Mandd Sobhann Mangalore, was recently held at the Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan Margao. The event commenced with Eric Ozario welcoming the audience and outlining the aim in organising such a massive festival. On the occasion, Digamber Kamat congratulated Eric Ozario and his team for organising such a massive cultural festival which will go on over a period of 25 days in the months of November/December 2010 in Mangalore. Stating that such an exercise can forge unity among Konkani people scattered in different states of India, Kamat assured all possible help from the Goa Government in making the festival a great success. Also present at the event was Francisco Sardinha, MP, who stated that such festivals involving the youth will definitely go a long way in inculcating Goan and Indian culture among the new generation. On behalf of Mandd Sobhann Mangalore, Kamat extended the ‘Vovllik’ of the World Konkani Cultural Festival to 28 participating groups from Goa and to the people of Goa in the true Indian tradition. Cultural programme of music, songs and modern as well as folk dances staged by Nach Sobhann from Mangalore, Kharvi Dance Troupe from Bhatkal and Mother Theresa Musical Band from Honnavar mesmerised the audience with their performance.
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Kala Academy to organise ‘Swaroopancha Kalpataru’ HERALD FEATURES ala Academy Goa is organising ‘Swaroopancha Kalpataru’ – a musical programme of recitation of ‘Abhangas’ by Dr Shubhada Gokhale and her group of artists from Sangli, on July 23, 2010 from 6pm onwards at the Black Box of Kala Academy, Panaji. The programme is based on the research done by Dr Shubhada on ‘Abhang-Mantrageeta’ of Saint Tukaram, one of the pioneers of devotional sect in Maharashtra. The programme is conceptualised by Dr Shubhada and the devotional songs (Abhangas) will be sung by Vocalist Amol Patwardhan and Swagata Kulkarni. Vedvati Gokhale will compere the programme. Instrumental accompaniment will be provided by Goan artist Subhash Fatarpekar (Harmonium) and Dayanand Kandolkar (Tabla). The programme is open to all.
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Lost in an Artistic Realm... HERALD FEATURES he third painting workshop of 15 artists from Mumbai, Baroda, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Kochi and Goa, which commenced on July 19, 2010, is underway at the Kerkar Art Complex, Calangute. Organised by Gallery Beyond, Mumbai and the Kerkar Art Complex, the workshop is going on, on full swing and has all the artists engrossed in working on their creations. Here’s a glimpse at all the artists working with their chosen mediums, mainly paper, canvas and reel. Participating artists comprise Prabhakar Kolte, Mumbai, Antonio Ecosta, Goa, Jayshree Chakraborty,Kolkata, Manish Pushkale, New Delhi, Chandra Bhattacharjee, Kolkata, Brinda Miller, Mumbai, Vanita Gupta, Mumbai, Ganesh Gohain, Baroda, Sanatana Gohain, Baroda, Rajan Krishnan, Kochi, Puneet Kaushik, New Delhi, Sanam C.N, Ahmedabad, Rajesh Ahlawat, Mumbai, Shirish Desai, Goa and Brahm Maira, New Delhi. The workshop will go on till July 25, 2010.
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09:00 2010 FIFA World Cup Matchday H/ls 10:00 Red Bull X Fighters World Tour 2010 : Round 3 11:00 Open Championship 2010 14:00 PGA Europro Tour 16:00 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010 : Group Stage: Colombia vs. France 18:00 KIA X Games Asia 2010 19:00 Global Football 19:30 Fina Aquatics World 20:00 Sportscenter India 20:30 Senior Open Championship 2010 : Day 1 23:30 Sportscenter Asia
HERALD CROSSWORD - 611 09:00 2010 India tour to Sri Lanka : Preview : 1st Test 17:30 2010 Australia vs. Pakistan : 2nd Test Day 2 22:00 Homes of Cricket 22:30 WWE: Raw
11:00 The Eternal Arms Race 12:00 Best of True Stories 13:00 India : Girl With Two Faces 14:00 Best of True Stories 15:00 Big : Ferrari 16:00 Big Bang 16:30 Croc Chronicles 17:00 Most Amazing Moments 18:00 Big : Corvette 19:00 Best of True Stories 20:00 Nat Geo Wild : Siberia 21:00 Big : Airbus A380 22:00 Mega Factories
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E-mail prog@incentgoa.com. Call 9765404391 or 2452805-10. A Konkani literary contest in the Roman script, organised by the Goan Review Art Foundation (GRAF) is open for registration till July 31. Call 2630139. A Konkani Musical Programme on National Integration held under the Tiatr Academy of Goa’s (TAG) scheme, ‘Production of Musical Programmes on Patriotism/ National Integration/ Communal Harmony’ will be held on July 27 at 7pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452. Tailoring, machine and hand embroidery, crochet, flower making, fabric painting, candle making and bakery and cookery courses, organised by Caritas, Goa will be held from August for a period of 6 months at Dr Graciano de Santana Ribeiro Empowerment Centre, Porvorim. The courses are specially designed for the benefit and empowerment of women. Call 2416716 or 9765256547. All Goa Retreat for Sea Men and their families, organised by the Jesus and Mary Ministry of the Carambolim Church under the leadership of Father Francis Silva and his team will be held for five consecutive Fridays at 7:30am. Scholarship for advanced training in the field of Indian classical music and dance, Western classical music, drama, folk-art and painting and sculpture outside the state of Goa are available at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Registration closes on August 5. Call 2420452. ‘What Lies Within’, an intuitive art workshop with Deviprasad C Rao,. Organised by the Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim will be held from July 28 to 30 from 10am to 12.30pm at the Sunaparanta. Call 2421311.
Education
Across 1- Gilpin of "Frasier"; 5- Examines closely; 10- Apparatus for weaving; 14- Make ___ for it; 15- Ancient region of Asia Minor; 16- Island of Hawaii; 17- Compatible; 19- Elevator man; 20- Up and about; 21Range of vision; 23- Nine-digit ID; 25- ___ Grows in Brooklyn; 26- Gossip; 29- Just; 31Aired again; 35- Form of poem, often used to praise something; 36- Ladies of Sp.; 37- Measurable; 38- Bond; 40- Precede in time; 41- Accompanier of means and opportunity; 42- Male swine; 43Bit; 44- Baffled; 45- Language of Pakistan; 46- Alter; 47Woody vine; 49- Narc's org.; 51- Shipping document; 54Discharge; 58- Zeno's home; 59- House of worship; 63- Exclamation to express sorrow; 64- Designer Simpson; 65Greek fertility goddess, flightless bird; 66- Zhivago's love; 67- Peruses; 68- Loud yell; Down 1- Tailless rodent; 2- Archer of myth; 3- Litter's littlest; 4- Be emphatic; 5- Bro's counterpart; 6Portable bed; 7- Hydrocarbon suffix; 8- Degrees in a right angle; 9- Lustful deity; 10- Unfinished detail; 11- Swear words; 12- Presidential battleground state; 13- New wine; 18- Apr. addressee; 22- More spine-tingling; 24- Norwegian name of Norway; 25- Capp and Capone; 26Stuffed savory vine leaf; 27- Fool;
28- Leases; 30- Not for a SOLUTION - 610 Scot; 32- Lasso; 33- Essential oil; 34- Destitute; 36- Island in Western Samoa; 37Impostor; 39- Polish sausage; 40- Pea holder; 42- Bikini top; 45- Remove cargo; 46- Unpredictable action; 48- Communion table; 50- Dusk, to Donne; 51- Well-being; 52- ___ breve; 53- 365 days; 55Mimic; 56- Killed; 57- Blue hue; 60- Actress Arthur; 61Antiquity, old-style; 62- Hi___ monitor;
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UC Benaulim reach finals
alvernaz and lalush trophy HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, JULY 21
Hosts United Club of Benaulim registered a 3-0 win over Dramapur Sports Club to enter the finals of 6th Benaulim Super Soccer inter-village football tournament for Alvernaz and Lalush Alemao memorial trophy
organised by United Club of Benaulim at St John Baptist ground, Dando, Benaulim on Wednesday. There was no score at half time. Dramapur m a i n t a i n e d their rhythm with midfielder Domingos Rebello keeping the Benaulim defence on toes. Striker Ryan Fe r n a n d e s w a g e d a l o n e battle upfront as he was no
getting enough support from his colleagues. At the other end, Benaulim were a subdued lot as they failed to combine as a cohesive unit. Crossing over, Benaulim had a lion share of exchanges and repeatedly raided the rival defence. Benaulim opened their account soon after resumption off
a free kick taken by Alfred Fernandes. Spurred by the goal, Benaulim piled on the pressure and toyed with the defence. Carlos Fernandes doubled the lead following a set piece. Rody Fernandes’ smart header late in the second half sealed the fate of Dramapur after he picked up a well measured chip from Polvin D’Silva.
Dipraj, Anuja win U-16 TT titles HERALD SPORTS DESK PONDA, JULY 21
Sakordekar twin brothers will face each other in under-12 finals of Ponda Taluka TT tournament organised by Shree Mangirish Vidyadayinin Samstha at Desai Pratishthan Hall, Wagle High School, Mangeshi. U-16 semi-finals (boys): Sohan Satarkar beat Vijay Singh 119,12-10; Dipraj Gaude beat Shubham Naik 11-7, 7-11, 11-7. Finals:
Dipraj Gaude beat Sohan Satarkar 12-14, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8. U-16 semi-finals (girls): Anuja Mudalkar beat Annousa Hammanavar 11-4, 11-4; Shruti Naik beat Anupa Gaude 11-9, 11-7. Finals Anuja Mudalkar beat Shruti Naik 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2. U-12 semi-finals (boys): Nandan Sakordekar beat Abhijit 117, 11-2; Mangesh Sakordekar beat Amey Naik 11-6, 11-5.
U-12 semi-finals (boys): Mangesh Sakordekar beat Nandan Sakordekar 11-5, 11-6, 11-8. Men semi-finals: Vijayshyam Mardolkar beat Johny Dias 1614, 11-3, 12-10; Amogh Namshikar beat Mukund Bhat 11-8, 11-4, 11-2. Cadet boys: quarter-finals Nandan Sakordekar beat Abhijeet Naik 11-1, 11-2, 11-2; Mangesh Sakordekar beat Sid-
dhant Parekh 11-8, 11-7, 11-9; Wesley do Rosario beat Aaron Pinto 11-1, 11-1, 11-4; Abner Farlay Cunha beat Atharva Nadkarni 11-1, 11-1, 11-5. Semi-finals: Wesley Do Rosario beat Abner Farlay Cunha 11-9, 11-7, 12-10; Mangesh Sakordekar beat Nandan Sakordekar 11-4, 11-8, 11-4. Tomorrow - cadet, sub-junior, junior girls. The finals will be played on Saturday from 4 p.m.
Loyola in finals HERALD CORRESPONDENT BELGAUM, JULY 21
Loyola High School, Margao, beat M.V. Niketan Belgaum 4 0 to enter the finals Royceton Memorial Invitation Cup football tournament here on Tuesday. In the other semi-final, St. Paul's High School, Belgaum, St. Paul's High School, Belgaum beat St.Stanislaus, Mumbai 2 – 1. The finals will be played on Saturday.
Cobra Vaddo up HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, JULY 21
Cobra Vaddo defeated Tivai Vaddo 2-0 in Calangute interward football tournament organised by Boys of Gaura Vaddo on Wednesday. Tejas Shirodkar scored off a free kick taken by Alister Lobo. Six minutes later Samir Chodankar headed in a fine corner taken by Alister Lobo. Lawrence Rodrigues of Tivai Vaddo was adjudged man-of-the match.
Dempo aim to raise the bar HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, JULY 21
Dempo head coach-cum-general secretary, Armando Colaco is delighted to see many of his stars representing the State and the country. He has planned for every contingency and will field a separate team for the local and I-leagues. They plan to focus on their youth in the local league. "My first goal is to save my team from relegation and then progress." stated Armando. Armando also plans on having a successful AFC Cup campaign and possibly even winning it, but admits that Dempo are still at a learning stage. "This year Italy's Fabio Cannarvaro will be playing for Al-Ahali Dubai; it would be great to see him play in the AFC Cup," pointed out Armando. This year too, Armando will be the club's chief executive, with assistant coach being Maurico Afonso, manager Custodio
Almeida and fitness coach Camilo Gonsalves. Backroom staff Ashok Arolkar and Mathew D'Costa will ensure that the next crop of young talent will be groomed the Dempo way. Dempo have already signed the following players: Subhasish Chowdary (gk), Sameer Naik, Mahesh Gawli (de-
fenders), Climax Lawrence, Anthony Pereira and Clifford Miranda (midfielders) will only return in January from the India set up after the Asian Cup. Tyson Caiado, Laxmikant Kattimani (gk), John Dias, Covan Lawrence (defenders), Godwin Franco, Peter Carvalho, Nicolau Borges (midfielders), Joaquim Abranches, Clifton Gonsalves (forwards) are currently with the Goa Santosh Trophy camp and will be available for the start of the season. Luis Barretto (gk), Debrata Roy, Jessel Carneiro, Shallum Pires, Valerino Rebello (defenders), Dominic Noronha, Micky Fernandes, Aaron Fernandes, Aikan Dias and Johnny D'Cruz (midfielders), Myron Fernandes, Terence Fernandes and Roy Colaco (forwards). Foreigners who are expected back next month are Ranty Martins and Roberto Mendes Da Silva. Ogba Kalu will be the new recruit.
Referee Maria’s appointment hailed HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, JULY 21
The news that Curtorim’s Maria Rebello was selected for refereeing a Santosh Trophy National football tournament match was greeted with joy. She will be the first-ever woman to referee at the prestigious tournament in Kolkata on Sunday. Sebastiao Baretto, president of Curtorim Gymkhana said, “I am happy that she made not only our Curtorim village proud, but the entire Goa and even India. She deserved it. The way she has performed this year is great. She is committed, dedicated.” Anthony Pango, secretary, Snow’s Football Academy and GFA
executive member praised Rebello’s dedication. She has a fantastic work ethics and is a commited referee.” Anthony Rodrigues, secretary, Napoli Sports Club, Benaulim felt she deserved a pat on her back. “She was always consistent and as such her efforts have been rewarded.” Cruz Rebello, former Varca Sports Club footballer felt Maria should be applauded. “She is hard working.” Maria’s brother, Alex, former Sesa Goa footballer and ex-manager of Churchill Brothers who works in Cayman was overjoyed. Recalling her rise, Alex pointed out that his sister was good in football as she represented India.”
Coach Mariano confident HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, JULY 21
Goa coach Mariano Dias is confident that his boys will prove to be a tough contender when they defend the title at National
Football Championship for Santosh Trophy in Kolkata. “For me football is life. I cannot think of life without football,” the Goa coach told Herald after finishing an exhaustive training session with the squad at Chowgule College ground, here. “This is a young and experienced side with plenty of promise,” said Mariano. The team will be without Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli who have India commitments. Marcus Mascarenhas, Bevan D’Mello, Francis Fernandes, Anthony Barbosa, Cajetan Fernandes have been sidelined due to injuries. Mariano stated that the preparation was going on as usual with the players being made to work with different strategies. “The players are physically fit and raring to go. We can see that things are going well. We will be playing some practice matches before the team departs for Kolkata.”
FIFA Players Agents exam AGENCIES NEW DELHI, JULY 21
The FIFA Players Agents Examination will be held on Thursday ,September 30 at AIFF Football House, Dwarka, New Delhi. Applicants and prospective candidates may send applications via e-mails to media@theaiff.com by September 16. The application should contain details like name ,date of birth, state, activities conducted /participated with relation to football, clubs and State associations affiliated with and any other details highlighting the background with football. AIFF will shortlist candidates who will be eligible to answer the examination and it will be published on AIFF website on September 23. The shortlisted candidates will be required to deposit Rs 1,000 as examination fee payable by demand draft to All India Football Federation. The examination material will be updated on AIFF website on July 21.
Custodio memorial cup quarters: Parish Youth Nuvem v. Nerul Sports Club, Raia ground, 4.45 p.m. Calangute interward soccer: Maddo Vaddo v. Gaura Vaddo, Calangute Association ground, 4.45 p.m. 6th Benaulim Super Soccer semis: Betalbatim Sporting Club v. Betalbatim Sporting Club, St John Baptist ground, Dando, Benaulim, 4.30 p.m.
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Ribery, Benzema charged in under-age sex probe
Frank Ribery AGENCIES PARIS, JULY 21
France international footballers Frank Ribery and Karim Benzema have been charged with having had sex with an underage prostitute, as magistrates cracked down on an alleged celebrity vice ring. The indictments issued on Tuesday are the first stage of a formal judicial investigation that could lead to a trial and, if con-
Karim Benzema
victed, both players face up to three years in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros (58,000 dollars). Ribery, who plays for German giants Bayern Munich, arrived at the offices of the investigating magistrates at the Palace of Justice in Paris in handcuffs, according to several witnesses, but he was freed without preconditions after the hearing. Ribery's lawyer Sophie Bottai expressed surprise at the charge.
"The only thing that's new since the last time he was questioned is that the World Cup is over and he played badly," she told reporters, confirming that her client's 22-year-old brotherin-law had also been charged. The counsel for Real Madrid striker Benzema was not immediately available for comment. Ribery has never denied having paid for sex with the young woman at the centre of the scandal, 18-year-old blonde party girl Zahia Dehar, but his lawyer told reporters that he had had no idea in 2008 that she was under-age. "There's not a single element of physical proof," she said. "This woman told them she was of age, was all made up, dressed up, appeared very switched on." The players appeared before investigating magistrate Andre Dando after having been detained by vice squad officers and questioned for six hours on a charge of having "solicited an under-age prostitute."
Cole not for sale: Chelsea
AGENCIES LONDON, JULY 21
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has dashed Jose Mourinho's hopes of luring Ashley Cole to Real Madrid by insisting the England defender is not for sale. Cole has been linked with a move to Real since former Chelsea boss Mourinho took charge at the Spanish club earlier in the close-season. It has been reported that Cole is unhappy with life in England in the aftermath of his
separation from pop star wife Cheryl and was considering a move away from the Premier League to avoid any more media intrusion into his private life. But Buck is adamant a transfer would not help the 29year-old and he has made it clear that Chelsea have no intention of selling the former Arsenal left-back anyway. "Ashley Cole is not for sale," Buck told The Guardian on Wednesday. "That's the bottom line on that. There's no doubt that he's going to be a Chelsea player this season. "Ashley is a superb player. He is a delight to deal with around the football club, he gets on very well with everyone, he trains very well and he is really a model athlete. "Obviously, he is not happy with how his private life has become the focus of everything
Take Kaka, give us Ashley: Real AGENCIES MADRID, JULY 21
Real Madrid are so desperate to land Ashley Cole that they are willing to offer Kaka in exchange for the left-back. Cole has been a coveted at the Bernabeu ever since Jose Mourinho took the manager's role. The player himself was reportedly desperate to leave England for Spanish shores when reports of his sleazy private life were leaked to the national media. To compound matters, he suffered a broken foot in December and was ruled out for three months. However, the left-back, regarded by many as
the best in the world, made a rousing comeback and played a crucial role in Chelsea's march to the Premier League trophy. His desire to exit Stamford Bridge might have waned after that triumph. In addition, coach Carlo Ancelotti has refused to even consider parting with the defender - even for a reported Real bid of £30 million. But now The Mirror claims Real are willing to offer Kaka if they can get their hands on Cole. Kaka has failed to reprise his AC Milan heroics at the Bernabeu and is reportedly not in coach Jose Mourinho's plans for the next campaign. Co-incidentally, it was Ancelotti who had managed to
around him and I think we'd like to work with him so that he has a bit of a lower profile. "We don't think the problem will change if he went to somewhere else outside of the UK, so I think we want to work with him here to make his personal life more enjoyable. "We say to all our players that might have personal issues that we want to help them as much as we can and even (Chelsea manager) Carlo Ancelotti has said that on several occasions." Buck also emphasised Chelsea's desire to keep Didier Drogba despite his agent's claim this week that he had talked to Manchester City about a potential move for the Ivory Coast striker. "The club position is pretty straightforward. Didier had the golden boot, Didier had a great season, Didier is an important part of our plans for this season and the future and he is not for sale," Buck added.
coax the best out of the Brazilian at the San Siro and a reunion might prove to be too tempting for both to ignore. With Joe Cole leaving, Deco seemingly on his way out and only Yossi Benayoun as the creative midfielder -- Kaka might find himself in the thick of things at Stamford Bridge.
Sikkim, Delhi, UP win: Santosh AGENCIES KOLKATA, JULY 21
Sikkim gave a promising start to their Santosh Trophy campaign trouncing Haryana 4-0 in their opening group league match here today. The North Eastern side were off to a flyer and notched up
CL to have two extra assistant refs
Rooney lacks maturity: Fergie
REUTERS LONDON, JULY 21
Matches in this season's Champions League will have two additional assistant referees, world governing body FIFA announced today. A meeting of the International Football Association Board's technical sub-committee (IFAB) agreed that an experiment carried out in last year's Europa League would be extended to other competitions, most notably the Champions League. ''At a special meeting of the IFAB held in Zurich on 18 May 2010, the Board had reviewed the experiment with two additional assistant referees that was carried out in the 2009/2010 UEFA Europa League, and had decided to continue the experiment until the 126th IFAB Annual General Meeting in 2012, but not to limit it to a single confederation,'' a statement said. Today's decision in Wales to widen the experiment means that two additional referees assistants will also be used in the Asian Football Confederation President's Cup in September, the French League Cup, the UEFA Super Cup as well as domestic competitions in Brazil and Mexico. However, no decision has been taken on the issue of goalline technology, despite several incidents at the recent World Cup finals, including in a last-16 match between England and Germany in which England's Frank Lampard had a goal ruled out when his shot clearly bounced over the line after striking the crossbar. FIFA and the IFAB's technical sub-committee will discuss goalline technology in October, the statement said.
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Ozil interest AGENCIES LONDON, JULY 21
Manchester United has reignited their interest in signing Werder Bremen star Mesut Ozil, according to The Sun. The 21-year-old starred for Germany in the World Cup and his performances have earned plaudits from every corner of the footballing world. With a year left in his club contract, the midfielder has been heavily linked with several top European clubs -- notably Real
Gerrard looks set to stay at Liverpool
Maradona’s decision next week
Hodgson on Tuesday, the clearest sign yet that the England midfielder will still be playing at Anfield this coming season. "I wanted the chance to meet Roy Hodgson privately and having done so I'm very im-
REUTERS BUENOS AIRES, JULY 21
Diego Maradona will decide whether to stay on as Argentina coach after a meeting next week, the head of the country's football association said. Argentina's former captain had been due to meet football association (AFA) chief Julio Grondona this week but the meeting was postponed after Maradona decided to travel to Venezuela where he was expected to meet leftist President Hugo Chavez. ''I got in touch with Diego to arrange a meeting with him on Monday, that's the only thing that's true,'' Grondona was quoted as telling state news agency Telam yesterday. He dismissed reports the AFA had already arranged a contract for Maradona to stay on as coach until 2014. The AFA said last week Maradona would be formally invited to carry on as coach until the World Cup in Brazil. He has kept a low profile since returning from South Africa where his highly-fancied Argentina team were thrashed 4-0 by Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Deco eyes Brazil return
three goals in the first half sending their rivals on the back foot. Tshering Lepcha opened the scoring in the 6th minute, while ONGC midfielder Vikas Jairu doubled the lead in the 19th minute. Before the break, Birendra Rai netted in the third goal
as Sikkim dictated terms right from the outset. A possible fightback for Haryana was far from their reach as they failed to recover from the initial damage and went on to concede the fourth goal in the 85th minute, when Rupesh Diyali scored for Sikkim. In the other matches, Delhi beat Arunachal 3-1, Madhya Pradesh lost to Uttar Pradesh 0-3.
Chelsea midfielder Deco is keen to return to Brazil to be with his ill son, and expects to have his future sorted by Monday. The Brazil-born former Portugal playmaker looks set to be released from his Blues contract, with Rio de Janeiro-based Fluminense reportedly a possible destination.
Nascimento Silveira from Churchill Brothers, Chika Wali and Sergey Tokov from Pune FC, Sirajuddin and Naushad from Viva Kerala. Dempo’s four time I-League winning goalkeeper Abhijit Mondal has also joined Chirag. His teammate from last season Jerry Zirsanga will also be in the Chirag squad in the season. Besides those new names, Chirag have managed to retain some consistent players from last season like Josimar Martins, Denson Devadas and Arnab Mondal. Chirag United team will be having their pre-season camp in Kalyani where the ambience
is excellent and the facilities are one of the best in India. Even the Indian age group teams have their camp in Kalyani The team: Goalkeepers: Abhijit Mondol (Dempo SC), Somnath Khara, Swarup Das (George Telegraph SC), Bibash Ghosh (Under-19). Defenders: Justine Stephen (Mahindra United), Arnab Mondol, Safar Sardar, Chika Wali (Pune FC), Sukhen Dey, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Noushad K. (Viva Kerala), Bapi Saha (Eastern Railway SC), Narugopal Hait, Sergei Tokov (Pune FC), Melwyn Rodrigues (Salgaocar SC). Midfielders: Denson Devadas, Lal Kamal Bhowmick, Nacimento
Silveira (Churchill Brothers SC), Asif. K (Malabar United FC), Mohammed Rafique (Tollygunge A g r a g a m i ) , S u b h o Ku m a r (Mohun Bagan AC), Shylo Malswam Tulunga, Jerry Zirsanga (Dempo SC), Soumik C h a k r a b a r t y, Subhas Chakraborty (Mumbai FC), Gouranga Biswas, Shanta Kumar (Mohun Bagan AC), Sirajudeen C. (Viva Kerala), Subhojit Majumdar (Mohun Bagan AC) Forwards: Josimar da Silva Martins, Shankar Oraon, Branco Vincent Cardozo (Mohun Bagan AC), Pachau Lalam Puia. Under-19 players: Bibash Ghosh, Ram Malik, Munna Malik, Sabir Ali, Bibhash (Goal.Com)
AGENCEIS CHELSEA, JULY 21
Madrid and Arsenal, who are keen in his services. Ozil was reportedly in the process of negotiating a new deal with Bremen but talks appeared to have stalled as the club's general manager Klaus Allofs revealed that both the player and club are struggling to reach an amicable agreement. The Sun reports that United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is set to pounce on the midfielder after missing out on signing him when he was a teenager.
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney has oodles of class but is still developing as a player. Rooney had a disappointing World Cup for England and failed to find the target as they exited the tournament at the last 16 stage after being beaten 4-1 by Germany. His form was in stark contrast to the previous domestic campaign when he scored 34 goals in all competitions for United. But Ferguson expects his talismanic striker to kick on when the season opens in August. Ferguson said: "He had an improvement in terms of his timing and movement in the penalty box. His positioning also improved from the previous season.” "He got us over 30 goals and if he does that again and adds a little bit to his game then that is what we expect.” "The boy has got an incredible armoury of talent and what we have to do is to wait for that maturity.” "We also do nurture it and try to advise and coach in a fashion which will improve his game. But the most important thing I think he needs now is maturity and, when he gets that, I think you will see the complete footballer." Ferguson blamed fatigue for the disappointing performance of a number of star names in South Africa and re-iterated the need for a winter break to help
AGENCIES LONDON, JULY 21
Steven Gerrard said he was looking forward to working with new Liverpool manager Roy
pressed with his plans for the future of the team," Liverpool captain Gerrard told the club's website (www.liverpoolfc.tv). "I've only returned to training
today at Melwood with some of the other World Cup players, but I can't wait for the new season to start." Gerrard's comments come the day after Liverpool signed outof-contract England midfielder Joe Cole and will increase optimism on Merseyside that the club can challenge for silverware after finishing a lowly seventh in the Premier League last season. Both Gerrard and Spain striker Fernando Torres, the club's two most valuable players, have been linked with moves away from Liverpool, who have reported debts of 350 million pounds. Keeping Gerrard and Torres happy is the first priority for Hodgson, who left Fulham to take over at Liverpool in the wake of Rafael Benitez's sacking in June. Gerrard has been at the club since he was a schoolboy and is seen as the heart of the team, although last season Liverpool relied too heavily on the all-ac-
Low facing captaincy dilemma AGENCIES BERLIN, JULY 21
Germany coach Joachim Low has yet to decide who will be his national-team captain in the qualifying campaign for Euro 2012. Michael Ballack lost the armband to Philipp Lahm at the World Cup due to an injury which ruled him out of the tournament, but the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder expects to be given it back when he returns to international duty. However, Lahm has no intention of standing down, leaving Low with a decision to make ahead of the first match since the World Cup against Denmark next month. "I have acknowledged Philipp Lahm's wish, which is legitimate, and I have heard from both him and Michael Ballack that it is
the national-team coach's decision," explained Low. "Of course it is my decision and I have not yet made up my mind definitely. "I will speak with both of them at the necessary time. That is going to be immediately before the Denmark game." Low's decision may be made easier should Ballack fail to regain full fitness in time for the trip to Copenhagen on August 11. However, Lahm may also be absent as his club Bayern Munich are hoping that their players can miss the friendly international, which comes soon after they return to pre-season training following the World Cup. "It is important for me to see how he (Ballack) builds up a rhythm in the coming weeks," said Low.
"I had contact with Michael last week and asked him how he is. Michael Ballack has always been a very, very important player for the Germany national team and he has proven that in many games."
Mumbai FC, Viva Kerala going Chirag United’s squad for new season the Mahindra United way? AGENCIES KOLKATA, JULY 21
Chirag United Sports Club on Tuesday announced their roster for 2010-11 season. Subrata Bhattacharya shall remain at the club but he might be only there as a Technical Director because the club officials might rope in a coach, who has a AFC A License, to meet the AFC Club licensing criteria. The team in purple has retained 15 players from the previous season and has strengthened the squad by adding some good performers from the last I-League campaign. Few of the notable names that have joined the Kolkata club are
club and country. He said: "The FA has to give the country the best possible chance of doing well in the World Cup.” "Because of the nature of our game and because of the demands from television to have a programme every week, I have been talking about a winter break but nothing has happened.” "They must realise that, going into the World Cup, they have handicapped their team." United face Philadelphia Union tonight at Lincoln Financial Field in the second match of their tour and Ferguson could be tempted to give Nani a run-out after the Portugal winger's recovery from a dislocated collarbone. Nani said: "For me it is a great opportunity to have a very good pre-season. That is the most important thing. Also it is always a pleasure to play a new team." Union have secured back-toback-victories against Toronto and Neil Lennon's Celtic after a difficult start in their first season in MLS. Manager Peter Nowak said: "It is a great feeling for an expansion team to go against a prestigious club. "This is what we need to gain experience as a team, to get together and play very well. It is a learning process.” "This is when you gain experience. This is when you measure what you need and what kind of work needs to be done."
AGENCIES MUMBAI, JULY 21
With question marks over as to when the next I-League would kick-off, the clubs are baffled as to how to plan their pre-season. Amongst all this dilemma, there are a couple of clubs who are yet to complete their squads. Essel Group backed Mumbai FC haven't contacted any of their players from last season for a contract extension and it is learnt that they have internally passed the message to some of their players to go for other clubs if an exciting offer comes their way.
After winning their final game against Mohun Bagan in Mumbai last season which ensured that they kept their place in the I-League, the players were spoken to immediately following the game assuring that the team wouldn't shut down and the new contracts will soon be offered. Some of the players who kept waiting and rejecting moves to other clubs are now repenting their decision as it has come back to haunt them. Viva Kerala is another club at doldrums as their owner Liquat Ali who suffered multiple heartstrokes is in a critical
condition and the club hasn't done much in the transfer market to strengthen their team. According to sources, the southern club is yet to approach their players and that has put the future of the club in the air. Following Mahindra United's decision to disband, several clubs seem to be mulling over that option due to lack of any profits gained by investing in the game. It remains to be seen what the future holds for these two clubs as if they chose to dissolve, it will certainly be sad for Indian football. (Goal.Com)
tion England international. Hodgson was clearly pleased to hear Gerrard's comments. "It's a great piece of news," he said. "There won't be anyone in Liverpool today who isn't delighted to hear that. "I'm really pleased about it because I've got great respect for Steven Gerrard. He's a player who I was really looking forward to working with when I came to Liverpool. "It seems now with that commitment that this will happen. It gives everyone a boost without question. "It will be a tough season, with a lot of matches and the disappointment of last season is going to take a while to dissipate, but it is very good that our best player is still going to be playing at this club." Gerrard had been seen as a target for new Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, who also tried to tempt Gerrard away from Liverpool when he was manager of Chelsea.
Mankad storm into quarters UNI POZNAN (Poland), JULY 21
India's Harsh Mankad and his American partner Brian Battistone came back from a set down to stun third seeds Franco Ferreiro and Sebastian Prieto and enter the doubles quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger tournament here. The unseeded Indo-US pair came up with a spirited performance after losing the first set to register a hard fought 57, 6-3, 12-10 win over the Brazilian-Argentine combination in the opening round of the euro 85,000 clay court event. They next meet the Argentine combination of Martin Alund and Diego Junqueira in the last 16 stage.
Ronaldinho is AC Milan’s star attraction AGENCIES MILAN, JULY 21
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has addressed speculation surrounding the exit of big names from San Siro. Berlusconi was talking to the press and the crowd outside the stadium during the unveiling of new coach Massimiliano Allegri. He quashed rumours about Ronaldinho's future at the club. "Ronaldinho is in my opinion the greatest player of all time and he has to be placed in the right situation to score as he has an eye for goal. He has a quick head. He is Milan's number one attraction.
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IT dept summons Srinivasan The Income Tax department has asked N Srinivasan, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) secretary, to be present at the office of the Assistant Director of IT in Mumbai on July 21. Srinivasan has been asked to appear with details of the successful and failed bids and indicate the currency in which the payments for IPL 1, 2 and 3 were made.
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India face daunting task Murali closes in on 800
India to host 2011 men’s hockey CT Following the successful conduct of the hockey World Cup in New Delhi in March last, India has been alloted the 2011 Men's Champions Trophy hosting rights by International Hockey Federation (FIH). The decision was taken by FIH in its Executive Board meeting, FIH Communication Manager Arjen Meijer said in a press release today. This would be the third time that India will be hosting the men's Champions Trophy. The prestigious event was held in Chennai in 1996 and 2005. The exact dates and venue would be decided in a week's time, the release said.
ICC pays tribute to umpire Rudi Rudi Koertzen will officiate in his final Test match today when Pakistan take on Australia in the MCC Spirit of Cricket Test match at Headingley and so bringing the end to a long and distinguished umpiring career. His retirement will see the end of an outstanding career for the South African at top-level umpiring in which the 61-year-old have stood in 108 Tests, a record 209 ODIs and 14 T20Is.
Flintoff aims to make comeback England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who has had two knee operations since helping England win the Ashes, hopes to make his long-awaited return from knee surgery "in the next few weeks". Flintoff retired from Test cricket after that match in August 2009, but he still hopes to play in One-Day Internationals for England, as well as playing county cricket.
Amla named SA Cricketer of Year Indian-origin batsman Hashim Amla was the star of Cricket South Africa's Annual Awards night, clinching the 'Cricketer of the Year' honour along with four other trophies, including a special one for a knock against India. Amla was also named 'Test Cricketer of the Year' and lauded by both his peers and fans, who ensured that he won the 'South African Players' Player of the Year' and 'CSA Fans' Cricketer of the Year' awards.
Ankit in final of long jump event India's Ankit Sharma celebrated his 19th birthday by qualifying for the final of the long jump at the IAAF World Junior Athletics Championship. Ankit jumped to 7.60m in his last attempt to make it for the final. He finished 3rd in his group.
Cook desperate to play Pak Tests Injured opener Alastair Cook said his back problem ''is under control'' and was desperate to play in four-match Test series against Pakistan, commencing on July 29 at Trent Bridge. The injury kept Cook out of most of England Lions' fixtures in their recent triseries against A sides from India and West Indies, but Cook feels he is learning to cope with the problem.
Jesse Ryder to miss Tri Series Injury troubles refuse to subside for New Zealand batting all-rounder Jesse Ryder, who injured his elbow and is now sidelined for the blackcaps’ tour of Sri Lanka next month. The 25 year old cricketer struggled with a groin injury last year having appeared only at the ICC World T20 in West Indies.
(Top)•Rahul Dravid plays a lovely backfoot cut at Galle on Wednesday. (Right) Lasith Malinga rattled India with three wickets on the fourth day at Galle on Wednesday. PTI GALLE (SRI LANKA), JULY 21
India were faced with a daunting task of saving the first cricket Test after spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan scalped six wickets in his last match to put Sri Lanka within sniffing distance of a victory here today. Muralitharan claimed of 5 for 63 in the first innings and added another wicket in the second to be just two short of the 800mark as India were skittled out for 276 in their first innings in response to the home team's total of 520 for eight declared. Asked to follow on, the Indians were struggling at 181 for five at close on an eventful penultimate day, still needing 63 runs to avoid the embarassment of an innings defeat. The visitors lost Gautam Gambhir (0) and first innings centurion Virender Sehwag (31) early but the experienced duo of Rahul Dravid (44) and Sachin Tendulkar (84) steadied the innings to some extent with a 119run partnership. But both Dravid and Tendulkar's dismissal at the fag end of the day off Lasith Malinga swung the game decisively in
Sri Lanka's favour. Then Yuvraj Singh (5) perished just before close of play to compound India's misery. With one day remaining in the rain-hit Test, the Indians will have to bat out of their skin to save the match and much will depend on how long VVS Laxman and M S Dhoni can hold fort tomorrow. Like on all the other days, the hosts dominated the proceedings by first dismissing the Indians cheaply in the first innings and tightening the grip on the match by evicting the two openers in quick succesion. India largely relied on Sehwag, who notched up his 20th Test century, while Yuvraj Singh (52) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (33) were the other notable scorers in the first innings. Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 140 for three, the Indians lost wickets at regular intervals in the pre-lunch session to allow the home team to gain complete control. Seh w a g res u med a t h is overnight score of 85 and got out soon after completing his hundred much to the disappointment of his teammates.
At the start, Sehwag was his usual aggressive self as he dispatched paceman Chanaka Welegedara to the boundary twice and then gave a similar treatment to Angelo Mathews to reach his century. He continued his good show at this venue, where he had scored a double hundred in 2008, and his hundred came in quick time, off just 108 balls and with 18 fours and a six. While Sehwag was batting aggressively, VVS Laxman at the
other end was happy rotating the strike. The Delhi batsman paid price when he chased a widish delivery from Welegedara and ended in the hands of Tharanga Paranavitana at first slip. Yuvraj came to the crease but Laxman's stay was cut shot when he fell to Lasith Malinga. Yuvraj and Dhoni stemmed the rot by raising a 74-run stand for the sixth wicket and almost put India's campaign back on track. However, Murailtharan accounted for both of them in
Sri Lanka first innings: 520-8 declared (T Paranavitana 111, K Sangakkara 103, R Herath 80 not out, L Malinga 64; A Mithun 4-105) India first innings (140-3 overnight): G Gambhir lbw b Malinga 2, V Sehwag c Paranavitana b Welagedara 109, R Dravid run out 18, S Tendulkar lbw b Muralitharan 8, VVS Laxman c Dilshan b Malinga 22, Y Singh c M Jayawardene b Muralitharan 52, MS Dhoni b Muralitharan 33, H Singh st P Jayawardene b Herath 2, I Sharma not out 5, P Ojha c M Jayawardene b Muralitharan 3, A Mithun b Muralitharan 8. Extras: 14. Total: 276 all out. Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-68, 3-101, 4-169, 5-178, 6-252, 7-259, 8-259 9-266 10-276. Bowling: Malinga 13-0-55-2, Welagedara 11-1-69-1, Herath 18-1-62-1, Mathews 5-0-19-0, Muralitharan 17-1-63-5, Dilshan 1-0-6-0. India second innings: G Gambhir c P Jayawardene b Malinga 0, V Sehwag c M Jayawardene b Welegedara 31, R Dravid c Sangakkara b Malinga 44, S Tendulkar lbw b Malinga 84, VVS Laxman not out 9, Yuvraj Singh c M Jayawardene b Muralitharan 5. Extras: 8. Total: 181 for 5. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-42, 3-161, 4-172, 5-181. Bowling: Malinga 9-2-33-3, Welegedara 6-1-26-1, Herath 14-2-27-0, Mathews 7-3-13-0, Muralitharan 18.3-1-57-1, Dilshan 5-0-22-0
successive overs and again India were in trouble. The off-spinner first bowled Dhoni with a viciously spinning ball and then had Yuvraj caught by Mahela Jayawardene in slip cordon. Resuming at 260 for eight, India lost both the wickets -Pragyan Ojha (3) and Abhimnayu Mithun (8) -- to the guile of Muralitharan and the champion bowlers inched closer to becoming the first bowler in Test cricket capture 800 wickets. Following on and trailing by a huge 244 runs, India's second essay was far from impressive as both the openers -- Gautam Gambhir (0) and Virender Sehwag (31) -- were back in the pavilion before the tea break. Coming in to bat with a dauting task, Gambhir yet again failed miserably, falling in the first over to Lasith Malinga for the second consecutive time in this Test. He had not even opened his account when Malinga had him caught behind. Malinga almost had Sehwag in his next over but for a noball. The paceman brilliantly caught Sehwag's uppish straight drive in his follow through but
had over-stepped. Sehwag responded with two boundaries after that in the same over. He was on song and hit Chanaka Welegedara for two boundaries until he became victim of the same bowler. Before falling to a stunner by Mahela Jayawardene, he hit six boundaries and had he kept his cool and restrained himself India could have been in a better position. The seasoned duo of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar then steadied the innings to some extent by batting cautiously on a track which was still good for batting. The two batsmen did not take any risks at all and were quite content in keeping the scoreboard moving with gentle pushes and nudges. Tendulkar was the more dominant of the two batsmen and was prompt to punish the loose deliveries to the boundary. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara brought in retiring spinner Muralitharan into the attack quite late in the second innings but the two experienced batsmen had no difficulty in negotiating him.
Pg 18 Pak dominate after dismissing Aussies for paltry 88 AGENCIES HEADINGLEY, JULY 21
Pakistan scored 64 for no loss at tea after bowling Australia out for just 88 on day one of the second Test at Headingley on Wednesday, in a game they must win to draw the series. Captain Salman Butt was 38 not out and Imran Farhat had 20, as Pakistan enjoyed the best batting conditions of the day with sunshine partly breaking out following gloomy bowler-friendly conditions during Australia's innings. Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Aamer claimed wickets with the first two balls after lunch to help reduce Australia to their lowest Test total in 26 years -they were dismissed for 76 by West Indies in 1984 at Perth. Tim Paine top-scored with 17, after Australia skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss. The Pakistan batsmen were largely untroubled and though there was still swing for the bowlers, they struggled to control it. Two such examples saw Ben Hilfenhaus and Shane Watson wobble balls into Butt's leg stump, though both were clipped to the boundary. Butt had faced 51 balls and struck seven fours. Australia resumed on 73 for six after lunch when Aamer, aged 18, bowled Steven Smith with a ball that swung into him sharply. Johnson looked to drive a delivery heading for leg stump through mid-on only to see the ball swing prodigiously away from him to smash into his wickets. Australia first innings: S Watson lbw b Mohammad Asif 5, S Katich lbw b Mohammad Aamer 13, R Ponting lbw b Asif 6, M Clarke b Umar Gul 3, M Hussey lbw b Gul 5, M North c Kamran Akmal b Umar Amin 16, T Paine c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif 17, S Smith b Mohammad Aamer 10, M Johnson b Mohammad Aamer 0, B Hilfenhaus run out 3, D Bollinger not out 2. Extras: 8. Total: 88 all out. Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-20, 3-27, 429, 5-41, 6-60, 7-73, 8-73, 9-86, 1088. Bowling: Mohammad Aamer 11-4-20-3, Mohammad Asif 10.1-130-3, Umar Gul 9-3-16-2, Umar Amin 2-0-7-1, Danish Kaneria 1-0-9-0. Pakistan first innings: I Farhat lbw b Watson 43, S Butt b Hilfenhaus 45, A Ali c Paine b Watson 30, U Amin not out 1, U Akmal not out 8. Extras: 21. Total: 148 for 3. Fall of wickets: 80-1, 133-2, 140-3. Bowling: D Bollinger 11-4-24-0, B Hilfenhaus 131-56-1, S Watson 6-2-12-2, M Johnson 8-0-32-0, S Smith 1-0-7-0.
Indian women’s hockey rocked by sex scandal l Kaushik resigns, videographer sacked PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
Indian women's hockey coach M K Kaushik today resigned from his post in the wake of the sex scandal that has rocked Indian hockey. Hockey India Secretary General Narinder Batra told reporters here that Kaushik has submitted his resignation to interim president Vidya Stokes. "Kaushik has submitted his resignation to Hockey India Interim President Vidya Stokes. The president will take a decision," Batra said after a hearing of the player who made the sexual harassment charges, the coaching staff and women's hockey officials. Kaushik will not be part of the team for the Asian Champions Trophy in Korea from July 27 pending an inquiry into the sex scandal by a four-member panel comprising Rajiv Mehta (chairman), former players Zafar Iqbal and Ajit Pal Singh and Sudharsan Pathak. The videographer Basavraj whose photographs with a prostitute plunged the game into a moral crisis has already been sacked. Batra said the four-member panel will
submit its report to Hockey India on Friday and HI will, in turn, make its recommendations to Sports Authority of India. "The panel heard all the parties and they have sought time till tomorrow to make their replies. The panel will submit to us their report and we will proceed from there," he said. Batra, however, said Hockey India has no power to take action against the videographer or any other coaching staff. "We will submit our report with recommendations to the SAI which can take action according to the government service rules. The coach or the videographer are not
working under us. They are employees of SAI. "I have taken legal advice also. Nobody is guilty until proved. But, ultimately it is the job of SAI what action to be taken against anybody who is found guilty," Batra said. Asked how many players signed the letter to HI alleging sexual harassment of a woman player, Batra said, "Besides the player, 31 other players signed the letter supporting her." One of the panel members Zafar Iqbal, however, almost absolved Kaushik of any wrongdoing saying that the case of the woman player "was not a strong one" and her complaints were sometimes "dicey". "According to me it appears that the case is not a very strong one. It should have been sorted out much earlier. It had been going on for around six months. I am not defending anybody, who are guilty will come out soon. "But the coach (Kaushik) has been attached with the women's team since 1991 and no complaint had come earlier. He also played hockey with us and we know him. Sometimes her allegations are very dicey," said the former captain.
It’s a conspiracy: Kaushik PTI NEW DELHI, JULY 21
Stunned by allegations of sexual harassment against him, Indian women's hockey coach M K Kaushik today said the scandal is a conspiracy hatched by play- n In the last 20 years as ers who failed to get a place in women's hockey team the national side. "This is a big-time conspiracy coach, no one pointed against me with many hands a finger towards my behind it. Those who failed to integrity. My players earn a place in the national team have come out with such have always treated a cheap act," Kaushik told PTIme like a father-figure. Bhasha. It's difficult to Kaushik has withdrawn from the Asian Champions Trophy understand what in South Korea from July 27, prompted them to insisting that it was his moral come out with such duty to step aside until proven innocent. false charges against "I will prove my innocence. me I can't believe that one can go to such an extent to level -- M K Kaushik charges against me," he said. Kaushik said the allegations ter Commonwealth Games gold against him are baseless and medal triumph. he is confident of coming out Kaushik said the allegation of the crisis clean. has sullied his 20-year-old fa"With my name associated ther-like image in the team as with this scandal, how can I go he never thought players would to the stadium with the team? go to such an extent to fulfill No question arises of me ac- their vested interests. companying the team to South "Go and ask the players, why
Flintoff named in Chennai’s preliminary squad UNI MUMBAI, JULY 21
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is one step closer to a return to top-flight cricket after being named in the Chennai Super Kings' preliminary squad for the Champions League Twenty20. The 32-year-old, who has not played first-class cricket since the Ashes series in England last year, has been named in a starstudded 20-player CSK squad for the second edition of the 10-team tournament which will be played in South Africa from
September 10-26, a media release here said. With eight of the nine confirmed teams for the tournament having named their preliminary squads - with the exception of Wayamba - just three weeks remain before the final squads of 15 are selected on August 9, it said. A number of players have been named by more than one team, making each of the final selections an important strategic and financial decision for the teams, it said. As was the case in 2009, if a
player is selected to play for an 'away' team rather than his 'home' team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket), the 'away' team must pay 200,000 dollar compensation to the 'home' team. Flintoff is among world cricket's biggest names who have been named in the preliminary squads, including Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians - MI), MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings - CSK), Mahela Jayawardene (Wayamba Elevens), Dale Steyn (Royal Challengers Bangalore -
RCB), Rahul Dravid (RCB), JP Duminy (MI), Matthew Hayden (CSK), Ross Taylor (Central S t a g s / V i c t o r i a n Bushrangers/RCB), Muttiah Muralidaran (CSK), Kieron Pollard (South Australian Redbacks/MI), Harbhajan Singh (MI) and Mike Hussey (CSK). Among those players qualified for more than one team are Jacques Kallis (Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore), Mark Boucher (Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore), Ross Taylor (Central Stags, Victorian Bushrangers, Royal Challengers
Korea. I am not in the position to lead the side there and work with mental peace," said Kaushik, who had mentored the side to the 2002 Manches-
Bangalore), Kieron Pollard (South Australian Redbacks, Mumbai Indians), Dwayne Bravo (Victorian Bushrangers, Mumbai Indians), Cameron White (Victorian Bushrangers, Royal Challengers Bangalore). The 10th and final team to compete at this year's Airtel CLT20 will be decided when the West Indies' domestic Twenty20 tournament finishes on July 31. The result of that tournament could also present a few more interesting options for the teams and their star performers at the selection table.
they have done so? I have always maintained that those players who will play to their fullest will remain in the team. Your performance will ultimately be counted and help in cementing your place in the side. "In the last 20 years as women's hockey team coach, no one pointed a finger towards my integrity. My players have always treated me like a father-figure. It's difficult to understand what prompted them to come out with such false charges against me," Kaushik wondered. Kaushik said he has not spoken to any of the players over phone after the scandal broke out yesterday and will continue to maintain silence until proven innocent. "What is left for me to speak about? Truth will come out soon and I will treat this incident as an eye-opener for me. I'll urge the media to go and ask these players why they have done it?" Kaushik's contract as will expire in November this year after the Asian Games in China.