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Sports: We will overcome IPL crisis -- Sachin Pg 18 It is the beginning of the end — Talleyrand

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Modi may move court

Plans injunction against April 26 meet PtI MUMBAI, APRIL 22

ODDS AGAINST MODI

The war in the Cricket Board intensified today with Lalit Modi planning to move court against the Governing Council meeting that may oust him from the post of IPL Commissioner as BCCI accused him of hiding details of stake-holding by his relatives in franchisees.

The embattled Modi was tonight said to be considering moving the Bombay High Court seeking an injunction against the April 26 meeting where Governing Council member M A K Pataudi says he would be ousted if he keeps away.

Some top lawyers are expected to appear for Modi who has contended that the Monday meeting was illegal as only he had the power to convene it.

BCCI President Shashank Manohar shed his reticence to attack Modi who had threatened to reveal details of franchise ownership. He also rejected Modi’s contention on the meeting and said it would go ahead as scheduled.

He dismissed Modi’s claim of BCCI secretary N Srinivasan having a conflict of interest in owning Chennai franchisee.

“Srinivasan was a declared bidder. If Modi and his relatives had a share in any of the franchises, he ought to have de-

We have to look at the documents which we have never seen in our life and that’s why we will discuss all issues in the Governing Council meeting.

— Shashank Manohar If Modi does not come for the meeting, the BCCI would take a very strict view. In the event, he may be ousted if he keeps away.

— M A K Pataudi clared it at the meeting. I was not a member of the Governing Council then. He ought to have told every body,” the BCCI President said.

Manohar said that it was the then BCCI President Sharad Pawar who had given Srinivasan permission to bid. It was India Cements, a company which bid and was accepted by the general

body.

Manohar also said that Srinivasan convened the meeting not as the owner of the team but was empowered by the Board constitution to do so.

Manohar also said it was improper of Modi to think of revealing details of the ownership patterns, saying there were complex legal issues and confidentiality clause.

“We have to look at the documents which we have never seen in our life and that’s why we will discuss all issues in the Governing Council meeting, because, if required, we have to take legal opinion in that regard.”

He said he had the support of BCCI and Modi himself had earlier agreed not to divulge details but now he was selectively leaking mails.

Meanwhile, Pataudi said that Modi should step down if he has so much conviction in his innocence.

Asked if Modi should step aside in the best interest of IPL, Pataudi said, “Yes. I think so.

Let these allegations and accusations come to some kind of conclusion and let’s see because he’s kept on saying ...for the last few weeks that he’s done nothing wrong. So fine, if he has done nothing wrong, let them take it out.

NCP caught in IPL storm Role of Patel, Pawar’s daughter under scrutiny PtI NEW DELHI, APRIL 22

NCP, an important ally of Congress, was today at the centre of the IPL storm over the alleged role of Union Minister Praful Patel, its leaders and their family members including that of Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule in the raging controversy surrounding the cricket league.

The party and Sule, who represents Baramati in Lok Sabha, dismissed reports of any wrong doing on the part of the leaders or their family members but Patel himself declined to com-

Blasts rock Bangkok, 3 dead, 70 hurt AFP BANGKOK, APRIL 22

A series of grenade attacks rocked central Bangkok today, killing three persons and injuring more than 70, including foreigners, amid a tense standoff between groups of rival protesters.

Five grenades were fired into a crowd in the capital’s business district, said army spokesman Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, where pro-government demonstrators were facing off with their rival “Red Shirts”.

Three persons died, according to a local hospital, after the grenades hit the mass of progovernment supporters.

Ambulances rushed to the scene to load up bloodied victims after the blasts sent relaxed and cheerful pro-government crowds fleeing from the area.

ment to reports on the controversy surrounding him. It ruled out resignation of Pawar and Patel from the Government.

Sule, however, admitted that her husband Sadanand held 10 per cent stake in Multi Screen Media (formerly Sony Entertainment) as a “proxy” for her father-in-law, B R Sule, who was associated with Sony for a number of years. MSM allegedly paid a facilitation fee of USD 80 million to sports management company WSG for securing IPL television rights.

With NCP, which has nine MPs

in Lok Sabha and is part of the coalition Government with Congress in Maharashtra, getting sucked into the raging row, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is believed to have apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the goings on in the IPL, especially on the allegations regarding its sources of funding.

He is also understood to have briefed Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Mukherjee, however, said he cannot comment on the tax probe into various IPL franchisees.

Students participating in Earth Day celebration at India Gate in New Delhi on Thursday.

All clear for sports policy marks hErAlD rEPOrtEr PANJIM, APRIL 22

Heads of all recognised secondar y and higher secondar y schools (from V to IX and XI) within the jurisdiction of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education have been directed to declare first the results of students not covered under the sports policy 2009 and subsequently of those benefiting from it after obtaining the requisite authenticated certificates.

A circular issued by the Board on Thursday cleared the decks for allotment of marks under the sports policy a few days before the results of students from secondary schools. The circular contains the final modalities for allotment of marks to the students for 2009-10.

As per the circular, parents of students awaiting Board (X and XII) results have been directed to submit authenticated certificates of sports participation/achievement to the Goa Board by April 30, 2010.

‘Illegal holy structures in Sanguem can be saved’ hErAlD rEPOrtEr MARGAO, APRIL 22

The high-level committee headed by the South Goa district Magistrate G P Naik, constituted to go into the illegal religious structures in the district has concluded that most of the most of the 51 structures in Sanguem taluka can be regularised after following the due process of law.

“There are around 5-7 religious structures which may face t h e a xe o r r e l o c a t i o n i n Sanguem taluka out of the 51 structures identified by the authorities. The committee will make suitable recommendations to the Government in this regard”, Naik told Herald after inspecting Sanguem taluka along with other members of

the Committee on Thursday evening.

Naik was confident that apart from the 5-7 structures, the remaining structures on Government land can be regularised or relocated beyond the road widening areas. “The Committee was of the opinion that those structures close to the roads can be relocated beyond 20-30 meters. This way, many structures can be saved from demolition”, he said.

Naik said his office is flooded with requests for regularisation of illegal places of worship erected on Government land or land acquired for widening of roads.

So far I have received more than 25 applications from different parties from the district

for regularisation of the religious structures which may face demolition as per the Supreme Court orders. “This is the first time that so many parties have applied to the authorities for regularisation of the religious structures”, he said.

As reported earlier, Naik does not foresee any problems as far as illegal religious structures are concerned, adding that most of the structures can be saved either by relocation or regularisation. “There is one religious structure in Mormugao taluka which may face the axe, but the administration has opened talks with the religious leaders how best to save the structure by relocating the same some meters beyond the road widening area”, Naik added.

Pak asks India location of terror camps IFtIkhAr GIlAnI ISLAMABAD, APRIL 22

Pakistan is prepared to run over the terrorist training camps of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on its territory if India gives their exact locations as there is no use just harping on claims that 42 such camps continue to function across the Line of Control (LoC), affirms Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit.

Pointing out that LeT is already a banned organisation in Pakistan, Basit told a visiting Indian media delegation that “we are telling them to please tell us where are these camps if you know about them.” He complained that India keeps asserting that these camps should be first destroyed for any dialogue “but when we ask them details, they don’t come up with.”

He also urged India to share with Islamabad the basis for claims that it fears another Mumbai like terror attack.

“When the Indian PM or Home Minister says so, they must be saying it on the basis of some information. Share that with us, so that we can pre-empt. Our request is to share any information, intelligence about it to enable us to take action.”

Basit asserted that the two

neighbours must cooperate with each other to pre-empt the terrorist strikes rather than engage in blame game. “You will not find Pakistan wanting. Whoever is involved in terrorist activities will be apprehended,” he said, adding that Pakistan doe not have any evidence of linkages between the al-Qaida and LeT. BHUTAN HOPE: He said Pakistan has still not given up the hope that a meeting between

the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Bhutan next week may help revive the composite dialogue that India suspended after Mumbai attack.

“Bhutan is not yet a missed opportunity. We still have time and we are in touch diplomatically. No formal meeting yet planned,” he said, pointing out a roadmap given to India last September in New York for a step-by-step meetings of officials, followed by foreign ministers and then a summit-level meeting to resume talks.

In the run-up to Bhutan, he said Pakistan had proposed meetings of foreign secretaries and foreign ministers so that the two neighbours can announce resumption of the dialogue process in Bhutan.

The certificates, it is stated, have to be authenticated either by the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs or the Sports Authority of Goa. It states in case a student has failed in the SSC/HSSC exami-

The circular further mentions, “In case of students failing, the sports marks garnered by a student will be added to the subject or subjects in which he/she has failed, either theory or practicals or both, and the same shall be

Marks Sr. Level of Addl. marks for securing medals entitled for No. Competition participation Gold Silver Bronze

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nation and appears again, sports merit marks due to him/her as a sports student will be carried forward in subsequent examinations.

indicated by asterisk mark (*) after which condonation marks indicated by a plus (+) sign will be added.”

The allotment of marks would

be done as per the table and students will be awarded for highest level of participation in any one event will be considered. For example, student wins both gold and silver medals marks will be given for highest level (for winning gold) of achievement.

In case of those students who are passing, sports merit marks (Continued on page 10)

There is slight adjustment in his portfolio...He has been told to handle his own affairs instead!!

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Fire scare grips Margao’s Discord in Churchill camp, veteran New Market area politician withdraws candidature NAVELIM BY-POLLS

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

The Churchill Alemao camp in Navelim was hit by dissensions after veteran politician Bishuth Themudo withdrew his candidature from the Zilla Panchayat fray after late night talks failed to forge a consensus over the candidature for the Navelim bypolls scheduled on May 9.

With Edwin (Cipru) Cardozo – a close aide of the Alemao brothers – refusing to withdraw his candidature, a beleaguered Themudo opted to back out from the contest as he withdrew his nomination papers for the coveted seat this morning.

When contacted, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao maintained that Themudo did not consult him before withdrawing his candidature nor was asked to back out. “I was not informed

by Themudo about his decision to withdraw. He (Themudo) has taken his decision to withdraw from the contest”, Alemao main-

5 candidates in fray HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

A total of five candidates are left in the fray for the May 9 byepolls for the Navelim Zilla Panchayat constituency after two candidates Benedito (Bishuth) Themudo and Michael Hermino Fernandes withdrew from the fray.

Agnelo Salazar Filomeno Da Costa (Ravora), Casmiro Cyril Viera (Belem), Edwin Domingo Cardozo (Ravora), Sucorro Antonio Fernandes (Fradilem) and Wilson Jose Antonio Viegas (Sirlim) are the candidates left in the fray after the last date of withdrawal today.

Elections for the Navelim ZP seat had to be countermanded following the death of candidate Hermino Fernandes in a road accident in the run up to the polls. tained.

When Herald contacted Themudo, he said that he finally decided to pull out of the fray after Edwin refused to withdraw his candidature. “Since Edwin was determined to contest the byepolls, I took the decision to withdraw my candidature”, he added.

Sources in the know said the two Alemao brothers – PWD

Minister Churchill Alemao and Urban Development Minister, Joaquim Alemao – had a meeting with both Bishuth and Cirpru and their supporters late last night to hammer out compromise formulae to ensure that one amongst the duo contest the polls.

Sources said both the Alemao brothers made it very clear that they would throw their weight

Temporary relief to Tivim stadium row GCA vows not to cut trees till hearing HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, APRIL 22

The controversy over proposed international Cricket Stadium at Tivim has been temporarily put to rest. On being taken to court, Goa Cricket Association (GCA) on Thursday assured that it will not cut any trees on the land acquired for cricket stadium till the matter is heard.

Environmental NGO Goa Foundation along with three residents have challenged the approval granted by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for diversion of 44,000 sq mts of forest at Tivim village for construction of commercial facilities connected with the development of the cricket stadium which is proposed to be constructed by the GCA. When the matter came up for hearing before the Division Bench of Justices S J Vazifdar and U D Salvi the senior counsel Surendra Desai Desai represent-

ing GCA told the court that they will not cut down trees till the matter is heard.

As regard to other land (nonforest land), he said, work will not be commenced until necessary permissions are obtained and sought adjournment to file proper reply. The court will next hear the matter on June 21.

The petitioners GF, Uday M a v l a n k a r, G o r a k h n a t h Mavlankar and Ashok Parab sought a quashing of the forest clearance granted in relation to construction of an international cricket stadium and ancillary buildings and the proposed clear-felling of a natural forest involving 2500 trees on the grounds that the competent authority was not given adequate information by the agencies that moved the proposal. The proposal for international stadium was moved in 2007 by ex-finance minister and chairman of

GCA Dayanand Narvekar.

The petitioners alleged that Town and Country Planning Department had rejected the application for change of zone of plot. This was not communicated to MoEF. They further charged that GCA is a private association set up to promote cricket which has been masterminding and manipulating behind the scenes all the procedures for takeover of the land and forest for construction of an international cricket stadium in which there are serious improprieties The clearance granted therefore is in violation of the forest guidelines for approvals relating to diversion of forest areas to non-forestry purposes. Also, GCA and the Director of Sports and Youth Affairs have also not procured the mandatory environment clearance, alleged petitioners.

Churchill’s group takes charge of Aquem-Baixo Panchayat HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao’s group in the Aquem-Baixo Village Panchayat has bounced back in the hot saddle after three years when Milgares Pioxote and Magdalena Maria Vaz were elected Sarpanch and deputy Sarpanch respectively on Thursday.

In the elections held today, both Milagres and Maria were elected unopposed after the four-member opposition group failed to turn up for the meeting.

The new Sarpanch later told newsmen that the ruling group would usher in the overall de-

velopment of the village with the help and cooperation of the Navelim MLA Churchill Alemao.

He said stress would be laid on the construction of drainage, shifting of poles, hotmixing of roads etc which could not take place during the last three years.

The ruling group led by the new Sarpanch later called on the PWD Minister in his office at Varca and sought his cooperation to usher in the development of Aquem-Baixo village.

The PWD Minister assured all support to the new group and asked them to take up public welfare projects in the village.

Alemao said the outgoing sarpanch was dislodged from

office after he was found wanting in taking up developmental projects in the village. He said the outgoing body was also not in favour of the Firgulem-Dongorim bridge, adding that the new body headed by Sarpanch Milagres will take yet another resolution in support of the Firgulem-Dongorim bridge.

Mormugao Council special meet HERALD REPORTER VASCO, APRIL 22

Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) during its special meeting on Friday will deliberate on the issue of cutting of an eightdecade-old Ashoka tree and erection of hoarding in Vasco.

The special council meeting has been called by MMC Chairperson Shekhar Khadapkar, as cutting down the tree had put MMC in an embarrassing position after it issued license to erect the hoarding despite knowing that the tree has been cut down to place the hoarding on Colaco building.

After the issue was raised, MMC Chairperson Khadapkar agreed that the council will revoke the license issued to erect the hoarding.

The council will also discuss on commencement of pre-monsoon work, cleaning of wells in municipal wards, decide on organising summer festival at Baina beach and outsourcing of re-assessment of houses and house tax work.

behind Bishuth in the event both Bishuth and Edwin decide to contest the polls. It is learnt that Edwin initially agreed to withdraw from the contest, but later maintained that his supporters wants him not to pull out from the fray at this eleventh hour.

Before polls for the Navelim ZP seat was countermanded following the death of candidate Hermino Fernandes, both Bishuth and Edwin were in the fray in the triangular contest, leaving the Alemao camp virtually divided in Navelim village.

The division was more evident in Navelim Panchayat with the sarpanch and panch members openly coming out in support of Edwin’s candidature, while the deputy Ana Carneiro extending her support to her brother Bishuth.

Incidentally, Bishuth was a former ZP member representing Navelim seat, besides being a former Sarpanch of Navelim village.

Socorro Dy Sarpanch voted out HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, APRIL 22

Socorro Panchayat Deputy Sarpanch Narayan Satardekar was on Thursday voted out of office, after a vote of no-confidence motion was passed against him by 6-0 votes in the 11-member panchayat.

It may be recalled that the signatories to the motion Sarpanch Pratima Narvekar, Panchas Sanjay Pednekar, Dittosa Lobo, Shital Arolker, Sandeep Vazarker and Kartik Kudnekar had submitted the no-confidence motion notice to Mapusa Block Development Office stating that Satardekar encouraged illegal constructions, did not take them into confidence while taking decisions on developmental issues and misusing the powers.

The BDO convened a special meeting in the panchayat office on Thursday to discuss the noconfidence notice against the deputy sarpanch. However, the six signatories to the motion attended the meeting, while the remaining five Panchas Narayan Satardekar, Sarvesh Naik, Kirti Asnodkar, Sonia Halarnkar and John Paul Vales remained absent.

G A Bandekar conducted the proceedings of the elections and Panchayat Secretary Subhash Phatarpekar assisted him.

Car rams against culvert, 4 injured HERALD REPORTER VASCO, APRIL 22

Three retired doctors from National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and a taxi driver were injured, when the car in which they were travelling rammed against a roadside culvert wall along NH-17A near St Jacinto Island, Chicalim, on Thursday.

According to sources in Verna police, Dr B N Desai (77), Keshav Das (64) and V Josendo (61), who have retired from service, sustained injuries. Taxi driver one Xavier also sustained injuries.

The impact of the accident was such that the car flung into roadside gutter.

The tourist taxi car, Toyota Innova (GA-01-T-6914) was proceeding towards Dabolim airport to leave the passengers.

According to eye witness, the speeding car on reaching near narrow St Jacinto junction to avoid collision with another car coming from the opposite direction rammed against roadside culvert wall and flung into the gutter.

Locals rushed to the aid of victims and removed them from the ill-fated car and shifted them to the hospital in 108 ambulance.

According to Verna police, all three injured doctors who escaped with minor injuries were discharged from the hospital, the driver was also discharged after administering medical aid.

4 seriously hurt CANACONA, APRIL 22 (HC) - Four

persons were seriously injured in an accident near the Shri Parashuram Temple, Poinguinim late Thursday evening. The accident occurred when a car (GA-06 T-1611), which was proceeding towards Canacona, collided against a Canter pickup (GA01 W-7586), which was proceeding towards Karwar.

All the four injured persons are reportedly the car occupants, who were first rushed at Canacona Health Centre and later shifted to Hospicio in Margao.

Power officials and Fire men inspecting a power distribution box at the New market after flames and smoke came out of the boxes late this evening. Photo by Sidharth Mehta HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

A fire scare gripped the New Market area of the Commercial Capital on Thursday evening after the flames and smokes came out of the power distri-

bution boxes.

Traders immediately intimated the fire services and the electricity department over the fire incident, suspected to have occurred due to a short circuit.

Fire services maintained that

before they reached the spot, the fire and smoke was brought under control and that the electricity department employees were working at the site to rectify the fault and restore power supply.

Rotary Eye Bank carries out first organ transplant operation in Goa HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, APRIL 22

Rotary Eye Bank of Goa carried out the first organ transplant operation in Goa. According to the chairman of the Rotary Eye Bank of Goa Avinash Bhonsle the surgery was carried out on Dulo Betkekar, 56, from Agassaim.

“The patient had severe infection and had almost lost sight,” he said.

It was a complex surgery and even the Goa Medical College had asked the patient to move on to Mumbai, he said.

“The patient was referred by GMC to Mumbai and Rotary Eye Bank of Goa, convinced him to have the transplant done here,” he said.

He said all the corneal trans-

plants at the Eye Bank are completely free of cost for the patients and today Rotary Eye Bank has all the facilities including transplant surgeons to carry out these operations.

“We hope that GMC in future refers all such patients to the Rotary Eye Bank of Goa so that the government saves health insurance and the patient and his family saves cost of travel and stay at the hospitals in other States where they are referred.

It could be ideal public or private participation,” he said.

Rotary Eye Bank of Goa the only Eye Bank in Goa is established by Rotary Club of Panjim.

The Eye Bank, he said, is fully equipped at a cost of Rs 30 lakhs, at Vrundavan Hospital.

Bhonsle said the eye bank has

appointed two grief counsellors who are stationed at the GMC to counsel family members of deceased individuals at the GMC. The GMC has agreed to carry out enucleations of eye balls of deceased through its team of doctors on duty.

Since the inauguration, The Eye Bank has organized eye donation awareness campaigns at Corporate Offices, Factories and Health Campus, he said.

In past, Bhonsle added, the eye bank has enucleated eye balls of two deceased individuals Prof Kelekar and Mahesh Rau. “The corneas had to be sent to Pune where four corneally blind persons were given eye sight as we did not have recipients here,” he said.

4 non-Goans held for theft HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, APRIL 22

Ponda police arrested four non-Goans in connection with the recent temple theft case reported at Shree Gajant Laxmi Temple, Marcel.

Ponda police have identified the accused as Suresh Bhandari, Prakash Gosavi (both from Antruz Nagar-Ponda and natives of Davangiri and Dharwad, Karnataka), Ramu Gosavi and jeweller Sunil Mahabaleshwar.

Police informed that Suresh and Prakash were arrested two days ago and have been remanded to eight days police custody, while Ramu and Sunil were arrested on Wednesday at Dharwad and remanded to six days police custody.

“Our LIB (local investigation branch) team did a tremendous job in solving the temple theft

case. First, Suresh Bhandari was detained, who spilled the beans. Soon we arrested his associate Prakash Gosavi,” said PI Manoj Mardolkar.

“After interrogation, we came to know that they had sold the stolen items from Shree Gajant Laxmi Temple, Marcel, to a jeweler at Dharwad.

Jeweller Sunil Mahabaleshwar was arrested in Dharwad with the help of Dharwad police and recovered most of the stolen items amounting to Rs 1.30 lakh,” added PI Mardolkar.

“Another associate Ramu Gosavi was also arrested in Dharwad,” said PI Mardolkar.

“We recovered two silver elephants, two silver idols, three silver umbrellas, one prabhawal, one silver plate and a silver glass from the jewellery shop. The market rate of these items is about Rs 1.30 lakh,” informed PI Mardolkar.

European Union Film Fest from April 24 HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

In a novel initiative, the Entertainment Society of Goa presents in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to India the 15th European Union Film Festival, a twelve-day event beginning from April 24.

The Festival which will be held in Goa for the first time, will screen 23 films from 22 countries.

The inaugural ceremony will be graced by Dr S S Sidhu, Gov-

ernor of Goa, Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister, Ms Daniele Smadja, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to India, Ion de la Riva, Ambassador of Spain to India and Aruna Vasudev, noted film critic.

The festival will pay special tribute to the first Goan filmmaker Late Al Jerry Braganza and will open with the film Cristovao Colombo O Enigma (Christopher Columbus, the Enigma) directed by the legendary filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira.

The festival will also present a specially-curated exhibition of European artists living in Goa of "'European Art in India - Exhibition" which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat at the Art Gallery, Maquinez Palace at 5:30 pm on April 24.

A seminar on "European Arts in India" will be organised on April 26 2010 at Maquinez Palace Auditorium II at 6.30 pm.

Entry for the screening from April 25 till May 5 is free for the general public.

Problems surface at summer coaching camp at Canacona HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, APRIL 22

Problems have surfaced at the 11th summer coaching camp after it was inaugurated by Dr Susana de Souza, Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, at Canacona on Sunday.

Some parents have complained that the volleyball coach was not available and pointed out that there was insufficient supply of drinking water.

In all, 150 U-15 boys and girls are attending the camp from all over the State at Government Higher Secondary complex, Mastimoll here.

Coaching is being provided in kabaddi, khokho and football. However, there is no coaching in volleyball as the coach did not report for the camp in which 18 boys and 18 girls have been selected. According to a source, the volleyball coach has been deputed for the census work.

One parent, Deepak Naik whose daughter has been enrolled for volleyball, stated, “The summer

camp has no meaning, and my daughter, who left her other interests, including music, is wasting her time and talent here.” Naik also complained that the organisers did not make sufficient provision for supplying drinking water. He charged that children were made to drink water directly from the storage taps, which are meant for washing and cleaning. He also alleged that the in-charge of the camp replied arrogantly when children asked for drinking water.

However, some officials present at the camp site refuted that there was drinking water shortage as they said that mineral water was being supplied to the children. “May be there was a delay in getting mineral water cans,” an official said while another quipped, “What if children drink tap water once or twice as we drink the same water in our homes.”

Children have been accommodated at Government HSS and they have been provided with buses to take them to various playgrounds.

President of the New Marke t Tr a d e r s A s s o c i a t i o n , Vinod Shirodkar informed that the incident occurred due to a suspected short circuit. “As flames and smoke were coming out of the power distribution boxes, the traders extinguished the fire. The supply to the market was also put off as a prec a u t i o n a r y m e a s u re ” , h e said.

Incidentally, a rat was found inside one of the power distribution boxes, with locals attributing the situation to the dumping of waste near the power boxes.

Shirodkar denied that the traders were behind disposing off the waste near the boxes and said it is the responsibility of the Margao Municipal Council to clear the waste from the market area.

Meanwhile, the fire services rushed to Comba behind the police station following a call that a transformer has caught fire.

A fireman, however, said there was a minor fire to an electrical switch, which was immediately brought under control.

Hospicio officials, hospital panel meet today HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

The Hospicio authorities and members of the Hospital Visiting Committee will meet on Friday to take stock of the situation arising out of the theft of a lady patient in the maternity ward by a miscreant posing as a doctor earlier this week.

Hospicio Visiting Team Dr Dilip Hegde said the meeting will discuss ways and means to avoid repetition of such incidents in the future, even as he said that the hospital authorities have left it for the police to investigate the case and bring the culprit to book.

“Our information suggestions that such type of incidents is often taking place in hospitals in neighbouring Karnataka”, he said.

Replying to a question, Dr Hegde said Hospicio had recently extended the time for the visitors from 3.30 pm to 8 pm on a daily basis to facilitate people from long distances to come and inquiry the health of their relatives admitted in the hospital.

Expressing shock over the incident, wherein the miscreant posing as doctor relieved the lady patient of her mangalsutra worth Rs 55,000, Dr Hegde said the hospital had recently recruited 45 new nurses.

Orlim locals voice grievances against builder HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

Agitated Orlim villagers on Thursday questioned the Town and Country Planning Department for dragging their feet in booking a mega housing project builder for allegedly filling up agricultural land.

The villagers conveyed their sentiments to Senior Town Planner S T Puttaraju at the second round of hearing of public grievances called by the TCP here this morning.

As the villagers sought to know the delay by the TCP in initiating action against the builder, Puttaraju assured that the TCP would look into the matter and take suitable action at the earliest.

The villagers, however, told him to act as per the Act saying the department had turned a blind eye to the illegalities despite being intimated of the violations by the builder since 2008.

The attention of the Senior Town Planner was drawn by the villagers that the Fabrica of Orlim has lodged a strong protest with the TCP with evidence of the builder allegedly trespassing into the Fabrica property.

The villagers, however, lamented that a police complaint made nearly eight months ago has evoked no action from the men-in-uniform till date.

A villager Patric Cardozo stated that the builder has revised the plans to get certain licences passed by some departments, adding that this was done without putting the revised plan to the Panchayat for approval first as ought to be the case.

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IFFI 2004: Cong’s needle of suspicion points at CM HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, APRIL 22

Even as the Central Bureau of

Investigation officials said that they will examine Chief Minister Digambar Kamat as a witness in the IFFI 2004 misappropriation case an internal inquiry report by Congress party has put the current chief minister under cloud of suspicion along with Manohar Parrikar.

A report by the Congress committee, which was led by Shantaram Naik, had insisted that the decisions taken by core committee related to the construction of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) infrastructure should be probed by agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Kamat, who was the member of Parrikar cabinet, was also part of core committee which took the crucial decisions of infrastructure creation, which are currently being probed by the CBI. The former chief minister Parrikar was interrogated last week

by CBI over the issue.

Incidentally, a day after Parrikar’s interrogation, Kamat, cur-

rent Congress chief minister, had given clean chit to him stating that the core committee did not take any wrong decisions.

The report, copy of which is in possession of Herald, had then expressed suspicions on the entire dealing by the core committee, after going through various documents and after consulting different agencies.

“Since political considerations and not the state, national or international outlook has been the prime consideration of the then ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, that corruptions involved is apparent on the face of the record, that choosing of the site, itself, was made under suspicious circumstances,” the committee headed by Shantaram Naik, now Congress Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, had said.

The Congress party, then in opposition, had alleged massive corruption in the creation for infrastructure to host International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2004.

9 structures razed at Candolim HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, APRIL 22

The demolition squad led by Joint Mamlatdar Pravin Parab demolished nine illegal structures at Arradi-Candolim on Thursday.

The demolition squad from the office of Block Development Officer led by Joint Mamlatdar Pravin Parab, Candolim Panchayat Secretary Eknath Talkar, Candolim Sarpanch Anand Shettigar, Deputy Sarpanch Sandra Fialho, ward member Blaise Fernandes besides other government officials demolished nine illegal structures at Arradi.

Calangute police force was present in large number to oversee the demolition. No untoward incident was reported.

According to sources, Candolim panchayat had identified 20 illegal structures at Arradi and had intimated the BDO for its demolition. The remaining illegal structures will be demolished in due course of time.

Valpoi man sets self ablaze, dies HERALD CORREPONDENT VALPOI, APRIL 22

A 45-year-old man from Vantem-Valpoi committed suicide by setting himself ablaze behind his residence on Wednesday.

According to reports, one Savlo Tukaram Gawde set himself ablaze by pouring kerosene on his body. He was rushed to PHC Sanquelim and was later referred to GMC Hospital in Bambolim, where he succumbed at 11.30 pm. Meanwhile, one V S Subharao (49) of Andhra Pradesh, but a resident of Honda, died of massive heart attack on Thursday morning. According to Valpoi police, Subharao, who complained of chest pain, was shifted to PHC Sanquelim from where he was referred to GMC Hospital. However, he died on the way to GMC. Both the cases are being investigated by PSI CL Naik under the supervision of PI Vainganker.

11 candidates approach HC HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, APRIL 22

Eleven candidates who were declared ineligible by the High Court administration to appear for main examination for the posts of Civil Judge Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class have gone to High Court.

One Deepali Naik and ten other candidates have filed a writ petition pointing out that they were declared ineligible on the ground that language certificate produced by them was “not in terms of the advertisement”.

According to them advertisement for the posts required that candidates should be fluent in Konkani language however certificates issued by the Principal District Judge, North Goa declared that they possessed only workable knowledge of Konkani.

Therefore, they had been declared ineligible.

When the matter came up for hearing on Thursday afternoon, Senior Counsel Saresh Lotlikar representing petitioners submitted that all the petitioners are born and brought up in Goa and poses sound knowledge of their mother tongue. But on the basis of the certificates issued, they were declared ineligible.

He further submitted that decision declaring petitioners ineligible should be withdrawn and also, the written exams which are scheduled to be held on April 25, should be stayed until pendency of the petition.

Upon which a Division Bench of Justice S J Vazifdar and Justice U D Salvi enquired with High Court Registrar, Kumari I K Jain if it would be possible to allow petitioners to appear for the written exams.

The committee had said that in view of the non-transparent and suspicious manner in which the construction activities related to the festival are carried on in open defiance of the law of the land, and also, in open defiance of the authority of the Government of India, namely, Ministry of Environment and Forest, the entire activities be investigated either by the Central Vigilance Commission or the Central Bureau of Investigation.

“All tenders of the constructions relating to film festival should be issued as per law and this fraud business of “expression of Interest” should be thoroughly investigated,” it had suggested.

Last week, BJP had claimed the inquiry against its leader by CBI as Congress’ political game plan. BJP’s Goa spokesman Rajendra Arlekar questioning the timing of Parrikar’s interrogation had demanded that Chief Minister Kamat’s role also should be probed.

Student, friend booked HERALD REPORTER VASCO, APRIL 22

Verna police on Thursday booked an offence against a student of Fr Agnel Ashram Polytechnic Institute and his friend from Panjim on charges of appearing for exam on his behalf.

According to Verna police PI Jivba Dalvi, a minor boy from Panjim appeared with impersonation on behalf of his friend, who is pursuing Automobile Engineering course at Fr Agnel Ashram Polytechnic Institute to answer Environmental Study paper on Thursday.

“However the clever tactic of both the boys could not fool a vigilant examiner, who immediately caught the boy for pretending himself as the student to answer the paper,” added PI Dalvi Fr Agnel Ashram principal lodged the complaint and Verna police booked an offence under Section 419 of IPC r/w 34. Verna police is investigating the case.

Goa inks pact with UIDAI HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

Goa has entered into an agreement with the UID Authority of India (UIDAI), under the Planning Commission, Government of India.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between UID Authority of India and Government of Goa in the distinguished presence of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat at Secretariat, Porvorim today.

The memorandum was signed

by Anand Sherkhane, Joint Secretary (Budget) on behalf of the Government of Goa and Sanjay Joshi, Additional Director General UID on behalf of the Planning Commission, Government of India.

Those present on the occasion included Chief Secretary, Sanjay Srivastava, Finance Secretary, Uddipta Ray, Secretary, Civil Supplies D C Sahoo, Secretary GA, Kumarswami, Jt Secretary (DM), Anapum Kishore, Director Information Technology, Pravin Chandekar, State Informatics Officer, Anand, Joint Director (Planning), V B Saxena, Jt Secretary (GA), J B Bhingi and others.

The allotment of Unique ID number to each citizen of India has been a very ambitious and unique project of the Government of India.

Under the project each citizen will be allotted a unique identification. The unique identification include three biometric variables i.e. finger prints of both hands and images of iris and face. The demographic variables include name, age, address and father’s name.

In order to ensure the full coverage, major departments in the Government of Goa dealing with the major beneficiary oriented schemes will be designated as Registrars and are considered to provide major push in the success of UID project.

CWC asks CM to sack SGPDA chairman HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 22

The Citizens Welfare Committee has asked the Chief Minister to sack the Chairman of SGPDAand start afresh the process to draw a draft Provisional Outline Development plan for Margao through the TCP Department.

In a letter to the CM, the CWC said the government should seek public objections and suggestions and show transparency and get a proper TCP approved ODC for Margao within the stipulated time for the future of Margao’s planning and better development.

CWC President Savio Dias said that all out efforts are being made to prepare Goa’s Regional plan 2021, but lamented that the Margao ODP 2011 is not approved despite the Margao MLA presiding over the reigns of TCP department.

“The draft provisional ODP was notified in September 2006 and re-notified on August 23, 2007.

Today, SGPDA has no TCP approved ODP in force”, he said, while demanding a thorough inquiry into the approvals and development permissions given on the basis of the draft Provisional ODP. Saying that efforts are on to prepare a builder friendly ODP, the CWC has warned that the NGO will not remain a silent spectator to the corrupt practices and threatened to intensify the agitation to expose the corruption in the rampant conversion of land in Margao ODP and ill planning of the Margao city.

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S H O RT TA K E S Ex-students association opened

Vegetable kiosks providing ray of hope to unemployed

Man commits suicide at Bicholim

vation of vegetable have shown a new path in this field. “It’s a community-type cultivation”.

The Corporation provides assistance upto Rs 40,000, Rodrigues said adding that digging a well, installing a pump and laying pipeline is taken care of.

What is required is land of a minimum of one hectare.

A 59-year-old man from BijapurKarnataka committed suicide at Gaonkarwada-Bicholim recently.

According to reports, Shannapa Saibanna Ursalim, who was staying at a rented house at Gaonkarwada, ended his life by hanging himself to the tree outside the house at about 6.45 am.

According to PSI Ditendra Naik, Shannapa committed suicide as he was frustrated with life. “His leg was swollen and he had also lost his four fingers. The doctor had told him that he would have to amputate his leg to avoid any further damage. He may have ended his life out of frustration,” PSI Naik told Herald.

After a post mortem, police handed over the body to the relatives for final rites.

herald rePOrTer PANJIM, APRIL 22

Chief guest Saroj Tople inaugurates Ex-students Association of Janata High School, Mapusa.

Photo by Anil Shankhwalker

PORVORIM(HC): The Ex-Students Association of Janata High School, Mapusa, was inaugurated by former school headmistress Saroj R Tople.

Tople inaugurated the association in the presence of School Chairman Jagannath Manerkar and Headmaster Narendra Kamat.

Speaking on the occasion, Tople said the Ex-students Association will bring all the past students under one umbrella and provide them an opportunity to know and interact with each other.

“This association will also strengthen the school’s roots and help in the progress of the school,” said Tople.

In his speech, School Headmaster Narendra Kamat listed wide range of activities that could be undertaken by the Association from career guidance workshop, felicitation of students who excels in the examinations, organizing medical camps, etc.

School Chairman Jagannath Manerkar complimented the past students for forming the Association.

“This association was the need of the hour, as the school will shortly complete the Golden Jubilee of its existence and the Exstudents Association can play an important role in the golden jubilee celebration activities of the school. The management of the school will offer full support and cooperation to the Association,” said Manerkar.

On the occasion, past student of the school Tushar Tople was felicitated by the chief guest.

Ex-students association President Adv Vinay Dhuri welcomed the gathering. Association Treasurer Umakant Dhargalker compered the function, while General Secretary Gopal Raul proposed the vote of thanks.

A heart shaped Guava found in the garden of Sidney Silveira from Palmar, St Estevam. photo Rozario Estibeiro

Health camp for needy organised at Pilerne

People being examined by doctors at the medical camp at Pilerne. herald news desk PANJIM, APRIL 22

Pilerne Village Panchayat and Berger Becker Coatings Pvt Ltd organized a free health checkup camp for the needy recently.

Around 800 to 1000 people got the benefit of the cited free medical check-up camp. Doctors representing Chodankar Nursing Home - Porvorim (Dr Ravindra Chodankar- gynecologist, Dr Amol Tilvc- gynecologist, Dr Ramchandra Bhat- Pediatrics child specialist, Dr. Ryan Pereira, Orthopedic Surgeon). RG Stone Urology and Laparoscopy Hospital — Porvorim (Dr Kumar Raj Urs, Urologist, Dr Hemant Chajid, Laproscopic Surgeon, Dr Mazhar Shaikh, Ultra Sonologist, Dr Rajdeep Bhinde, camp medical officer, Dr Ronny Mamachan, dental surgeon, D V Kerkar Hospital - Margao (Dr Nitish Kcrkar, general physician), Vintage Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Panjim (Dr Fenton D'Souza, General Physician), Dr Verma's Health Centre - Mapusa (Dr Pramod Kumar Verma, Physician, Cardiologist and Diabetologist, Dr Samrudhi, General Physician, Dr Samiksha, General Physician) Vision Care Super Specialty Eye Hospital - Mapusa (Dr Chandrakant Shetye's team members - Venkatesh T and others), Mukta spectacles (Kishore Sarsolkar and team members) and others.

Free medicine were sponsored

by Geno Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd -Mapusa, Centaur Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd -Mapusa, Cipla Limited Verna, Indicco Remedies -Verna, Biocon Pharmaceuticals, Shreya

Pharmaceuticals, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Markson Pharmaceuticals and USV Pharmaceuticals. Villagers benefited from the consultation.

During the Concluding ceremony Suvarna R Malik, Sarpanch, Pilerne Village Panchayat stated that this free health check-up camp is a social drive to provide medical help to the community with the help of Berger Becker Coatings Pvt Ltd. On behalf of entire village, she thanked the Berger Becker Coatings Pvt Ltd for taking such wonderful initiative to empower the health of the local community.

On behalf of Berger Becker Coatings Pvt Ltd, Tirendra Kumar Sharma, General Manager - Sales and Marketing and M Srinivas, GM - works attended. Sar vesh Shabi Parab, proposed the vote of thanks.

Preparatory Portuguese course

PANJIM(HND): The Goa Association of Teachers of Portuguese (GATP) in association with CLP/ Institute Camoes, Panjim will conduct a preparatory course commencing on May 3 for students intending to opt for Portuguese in the Std VIII in the coming academic year.

The course will be held at the premises of the Institute Camoes, Agva House, Dr. Dada Vaidya Road, Panjim. For details contact 2422237 / 6647737.

Goa State Horticultural Corporation’s scheme of assisting the unemployed set up vegetable kiosks has turned out to be success story as presently 214 outlets are in operation and the turnover per month is nearly Rs 1 crore.

Starting with just a few three years ago, the Corporation now can boast of 214 vegetable outlets. The success story has motivated many others as many are seeking to venture into this business.

Managing director of the corporation Orlando Rodrigues has reasons to cheer as the corporation has come out of the woods. Last 2-3 years, it is into profits.

He said the scheme was formulated with twin objective: one, to provide employment and the other to give encourage cultivation of local vegetables.

Even as a strong impression has been created that Goans are not venturing into agriculture, this scheme has attracted many.

So far 140 hectares of land has been brought under vegetable cultivation, Rodrigues said. Groups of 5-6 persons coming together and starting culti-

GOACAN’s awareness campaign herald rePOrTer VASCO, APRIL 22

As part of its awareness campaign on Consumer Rights, GOAC AN will organize it first meeting of flat owners in the port town of Vasco at St Andrew’s School hall, Vasco, on April 24 from 6 pm to 9 pm.

It may be noted that over the past two years, GOACAN has been receiving many complaints directly and through the villagebased Consumer Forum’s from flat owners with regard to their sale agreements, non-maintenance of the buildings and nonformation of Housing Societies although payment has been made to the builder, poor electricity and water supply service, no proper parking facilities, conversion and sale of open spaces, lack of garbage management and sanitation and taxation issues with the municipal councils and village panchayats.

GOACAN proposes to facilitate the process for setting up Mormugao Taluka Flat Owners Associations to protect the interests of the flat owners in the taluka.

In this direction, it will develop a charter of demands which would include lobbying for legislation with the members of Goa Legislative Assembly from Vasco, Mormugao and Cortalim constituencies as well as guidelines for action by Mormugao Municipal Council as a local self governing body before the forthcoming municipal council elections.

GOACAN has called upon individual flat owners and prospective flat owners, co-operative housing societies, housing maintenance societies, housing associations from Vasco and surrounding areas, who would like to attend and actively participate in the awareness meeting, to write in GOACAN, Post Box 187, Margao, Goa 403 601 or email goacan @gmail.com during the week.

108 ambulance goes off road at Karmalghat herald COrresPOndenT CANACONA, APRIL 22

The 108 ambulances generally provide assistance to people during road mishaps, but this time one such ambulance was itself involved in a road mishap at the Karmalghat slope.

The driver and medical attendant however, escaped unhurt in the mishap.

According to reports, the incident took place as the 108 Ambulance (GA-01 G-2071) was returning to Canacona after shifting a patient from the CHC Canacona to Hospicio, Margao.

While negotiating the steep Karmalghat slope towards the Canacona, the ambulance veered off the road and rammed into a roadside tree. The ambulance has suffered damages to its front bonnet and other parts of the body.

Later in the day, a police crane was sent to the site to remove the vehicle and tow it for repairs.

Majority of the vegetable being sold at Krishi outlets – kiosks of the corporation or shops – no doubt comes from Belgaum. But what started in a small way three years ago to provide marketing facility for local vegetable has picked up.

Now, more and more persons cultivate local vegetable like virvil, bhendi, tendlim, tambdi bhaji, etc, he said. Besides, the

cultivation of local chillies has been a big success. Hybrid seedlings were sold by the corporation to the cultivators and the harvest has been really good motivating more people to come in the field. “The farmers were very impressed by the production of chillies”, Rodrigues said.

The scheme was pushed when Girish Chodankar was the chairman with the active support of Rodrigues. Currently, Deepak Dhavlikar, Priol MLA of the MGP is also taking keen interest in the promotion of the scheme. “He is very positive and encouraging”, Rodrigues said.

Large number of people frequent the corporation’s outlets.

Another reason for the high response is the government scheme of providing subsidized vegetable till end of the year.

The validity of the scheme was extended by a year last month.

Local cucumber was also sold in a big way at the outlets and the corporation expects more people to cultivate the “coolant” as now they have a platform to market the product.

The corporation also provides subsidized lanterns to outlets which get business after sunset.

herald COrresPOndenT BICHOLIM, APRIL 22

Prize distribution at Kala Academy herald news desk PANJIM, APRIL 22

The annual prize distribution function of Kala Academy will be held on Sunday, April 25 at 5:30 pm at the Lawns of Kala Academy.

Govt begins regularisation of PETS employees herald COrresPOndenT CANACONA, APRIL 22

The Pre-Employment Training Scheme (PETS) employees seem to be upbeat, as government heeding to their demand has commenced their regularisation in a phased manner, with the first batch of 72 already absorbed in various government departments.

The executive committee of PETS, who met in Margao on Sunday, resolved to thank Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and his cabinet colleagues for finally commencing the long-awaited regularization process of all the PETS staff.

“Our wholehearted thanks goes to our dear chief minister and his cabinet colleagues for finally putting the promise with the appointment of first batch of 72 employees out of the 851, which includes stenos, drivers and LDC in various government

departments,” PETS President Dayanand Babu Pagui told Herald.

“We believe all the employees will be absorbed in due course of time, eventually fulfilling our ultimate demand,” added Pagui.

However, Pagui sounded apprehensive and informed that concerned departments insisting on medical examination certificate of the PETS employees as if new appointments are affected has not gone well with the members.

“All the PETS employees during their original appointments were subjected to the medical examinations, hence, PETS should be exempted from yet another medical examination.

Previous medical files of these employees can be referred while giving fresh appointments by the concerned departments,” said Pagui.

Justifying their demand, Pagui

said most PETS were appointed in 2001 and 2004, and given the phased manner appointments government may take, the age of most employees will be mostly above 40, and it is not right to insist on medical examinations yet again, after giving services to the government for all these years.

“Besides, a memorandum is already submitted to government to enhance the stipend to a respectable amount till their regularization to a pay scale, appointment in government service,” he said.

Now, with appointments to the first batch of 72 members, government is left to make suitable provisions to appoint remaining 779 PETS consisting of stenos, LDC and drivers to government jobs. Government is presently paying stipend of Rs 8,000 to the PETS employees.

‘Water conservation utmost importance to mankind’ herald news desk PANJIM, APRIL 22

Managing Director, Goa IDC, A D Naik said, water conservation is of utmost importance to mankind in the current scenario and rain water harvesting is one of the best ways to conserve water. We are happy to partner with Coco-Cola to spread awareness on water conservation.

Mr Naik was speaking at the inaugural function of the workshop on water conservation through rain water harvesting organized by Hindustan CocaCola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBPL) in association with the Department of Earth Science, Goa University on the occasion of World Water Day. Present on the occasion were Joyonto Chaudhury, GM-Hindustan Coca-Cola (Goa), Prof A G Desai and Dr A G Chachadi from Goa University. The workshop was attended by various representatives of the Verna Industrial Estate and Goa University.

Commenting on the organization’s philosophy on water stewardship, Joyonto Chaudhary said, “We at Hindustan CocaCola undertake a diverse range of activities for the benefit of the community and its surround-

Managing Director, Goa IDC, A D Naik lighting the traditional lamp to inaugurate the program held on ‘water conservation and rain water harvesting’. Dr A G Chachadi from Goa University is also present.

ings. Water conservation remains a priority for us and the company pursues the 3R programme of Reduce, Recycle and Replenish to achieve the objective of water management and conservation. We continuously strive to find innovative solutions in all areas of water management which will help benefit the society at large.”

In an endeavor to deliver on the commitment towards water neutrality, Hindustan Coca-Cola

on the occasion of World Water Day launched a number of water conservation, rain water harvesting projects, awareness programs, workshops and partnerships with various reputed institutions in Goa, Orissa, Nashik and Pune. Hindustan Coca-Cola’s consistent valuing of good citizenship, reflects upon their water stewardship and enterprises to improve the quality of life of the community at large.

Duler residents irked over erratic power supply herald COrresPOndenT PORVORIM, APRIL 22

Residents of Xelpem-Duler, Mapusa, have complained that they been experiencing frequent power disruptions for the last 15 days.

Speaking to Herald, residents of Xelpem said there are about 150 flats behind Government Primary School and the erratic power supply, especially during night, has made the life of the residents miserable.

“We are facing the power problem for the last two weeks.

During night, none of the staff on duty at the electricity department answers the phone calls and hence we have to walk down the distance of about 3 kms to register the complaint,” complained the residents.

They further said despite registering the complaints, there has been no improvement in the power supply.

“The students who are answering their examinations are the worst hit, as the blackouts are hampering their preparations. Due to power fluctuations, electrical appliances have been damaged, food items in the refrigerator like fish and

meat is rotting due to continuous power breakdowns,” added the residents.

“Surprisingly, other residential colonies which are in the vicinity of the area are getting power supply properly. It is only the residents of Xelpem-Dhuler are facing the power problems off and on,” complained the residents.

However, the staff of the electricity department is not prepared to accept the allegations that the residents of XelpemDuler are facing power disruptions quite often.

When contacted, Mapusa Electricity Department Assistant Engineer K C Chacko said Mapusa has been receiving sufficient power supply. “There is no major complaint whatsoever from the residents of XelpemDhuler,” he said.

“There was power problem on Wednesday between 9 pm to 10.30 pm at Xelpem-Duler, as a tree fell on electricity wires due to which power supply was cut off. However, the linesmen got into action swiftly and cleared the tree and the power supply was restored to the area,” added Chacko.

upcOming EvEnTS Waste management demo

VASCO (HR): ‘Goa Can’, a non-government organization, in collaboration with Vasco Civic and Consumer Forum (VCCF) will organise an exhibition-cum-demonstration on low cost and environmentally friendly methods of ‘Waste Management’ with special focus on segregation of toxic waste and safe disposal of mercury.

The exhibition will be organized at St Andrew’s School Hall, Vasco, on April 24 from 10 am to 6 pm.

Goa Can Coordinator Roland Martins said such an activity is being organised to help households to find ways and means to manage waste.

Housing societies and housing associations will find the information useful, as it will also cater to the individual flat owners as well. The exhibition will also cover use of consumer power to reduce and eventually manage waste.

The exhibition seeks to create awareness on waste management among the students and youth, Mahila Mandals, self-help groups and neighbourhood associations from Vasco and surrounding areas.

Clinton Vaz, environmentalist and waste management consultant, will offer guidance at the exhibition.

Session on ayurveda

PANJIM (HND): The women’s forum of the Panjim-YMCA, at Campal, Panjim, in association with Kerala Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Ribandar, will host a one-hour session regarding ‘Ayurveda – Principals, Benefits & Importance in our Lives’, on April 24 at 5.30 pm at YMCA-Panjim, opposite Campal grounds, next to the Methodist Church. The aim of this session is to create awareness regarding Ayurveda, particularly in today’s stressful world and how to stay healthy, naturally.

Corlim gram sabha

PANJIM (HND): The ordinary gram sabha of Corlim panchayat will be held on April 25 at 10 am in the community hall of the Panchayat, to discuss on topics such as proceedings of the previous meeting, approval of annual statement of income and expenditure for the year 2009-2010, approval of estimated budget for the year 2010-2011, proposals received from public/villagers on developmental works, any other subjects with the permission of the chair.

All the voters are further informed that if they desire to place any proposals on developmental works in the above gram sabha meeting, the same may be forwarded to the Sarpanch on or before April 25, during office hours in the office of village panchayat Corlim.

The Sarpanch will decide whether any such proposal received before or after publication of the notice shall be placed before the meeting of the Gram Sabha or not. The Sarpanch may disallow any such proposal on any grounds such as if the proposal is of defamatory character, if the language used in the proposal is offensive, if the matter is trivial nature, if the proposal is against public interest, if the proposal in respect of matter is sub-judice.

Fellowship week at Anjuna

CALANGUTE(HC): Parishioners of St Michael Church, Anjuna, will organize its 10th annual fellowship week in the Church compound from April 23 to 25.

On the inaugural day, a Parish entertainment programme has been lined up while on April 24, parishioners will be a tuned to the traditional Mando festival and live music.

On April 25, an All Goa Inter-Parish dance competition will be organized by St Michael’s Parish Youth. Later, Fr Rumualdo D’Souza SJ will be felicitated for his meritorious service in the field of education and a souvenir will be released to mark the occasion. The entertainment programme will start at 7 pm on all the days.

POWER SHUTDOWN aPril 23 PORVORIM: Between 9 am to 5 pm. Areas affected are Nova Cidade, catering college, police qtrs, part of housing board P&T colony, PWD water tank and surrounding areas.

PORVORIM: Between 2 pm to 5 pm. Areas affected are Bhukti waddo, Sangolda Morrod, Mae de Deus Sangolda and surrounding areas.

MARGAO: From 9am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Sharda Hotel, Don Bosco Ara, Murida, Agalli, Chowgule College Old Bombay Bus Stand, Gogal area.

OLD GOA: From 9 am to 4 pm. Areas affected are Navelkar Estate and Vicinity of Bainginim Old Goa. aPril 24 MIRAMAR: Between 9 am to 5 pm. Areas affected are Dhempe college, Salgaonkar Law college, Flower Queen apartment, Darshan apartment, Bobby apartment, Sand dunes, Foodland, Miramar residency, Crystal apartment, PWD Sewage pump near Salgaonkar college.

The 108-ambulance that went off the road at Karmalghat.

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Cracking MBA entrance exams

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ntrance exams for admissions to MBA programs at the top BSchools in India are considered to be very tough. Still, many B.Com / B.A. graduates make it through while many IITians don’t. To understand why, you need to ask what is being tested in these exams.

A B-School urges you to look for practical application of theoretical concepts. Further, you need to score a bare minimum in each section called the cut off marks. Look at this as a passing mark in that

section. You need to show basic proficiency in English, Math and Logical Ability - concepts you learn in Class X. Don’t agree? Well, we conducted a Talent Search Exam in association with Herald on Jan 24th.

Two students studying in Class Xth and XI were ranked among the top 10% students in the state!!

So what is required?

Beat the competition, not the paper.

Unlike a university exam, you don’t have a passing mark before-

hand! You can score 95 and not make it, or score only 25 and still make it. It is not about how difficult the exam is; it is about how well you do vis-à-vis the others.

Continuous Preparation One night stands with our books before the exam won’t help you here.

In fact most of the successful candidates relax on the night before the exam. It is better to put in an hour a day on a regular basis rather than burn the midnight oil the day before.

Time Management You cannot solve the entire paper and clear the sectional cut offs. Therefore one needs to allocate optimum time to each section and estimate the eventual cutoffs. Further you need the confidence to back your judgment. This comes with continuous preparation and evaluation of your mock test results.

In short, success in MBA entrance exams is much like success in the real corporate world – estimation of your competition, continuous preparation and evaluation, time management, and above all - working smart rather than working hard.

(The writer is Center Director – T.I.M.E. Goa. The views expressed are personal.)

Start earning while learning at ACE

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CE offers a unique opportunity to earn while learning and provides the environment to serve the guest and learn the hospitality skills which are necessary to satisfy customers. ACE has the infrastructure which is required in the contemporary times. This helps the students to acquire hands on skill sets through latest technology.

ACE being attached to Cidade de Goa, provides students an ideal environment of a Five Star hotel kitchen and encourages them to take over responsibilities of managing a hotel kitchen before the beginning of their career preparing them for their future responsibilities in operations.

Students have a rare opportunity of training and grooming under watchful supervision of experienced chefs. Students are provided opportunities to be placed with hotels assuring a bright and secure career with potential for growth.

Academy of Culinary Education established in 1995 by Foundation for Education, Work and Environment Society promoted by Cidade de Goa.

Saraswat: Pioneer in filed of Management Education Saraswat Vidyalaya’s Sridora Caculo College of Commerce and Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) stream has successfully completed its campus recruitment for the batch of 2009-10.

Saraswat BBA has completed more than a decade and has been a pioneer in the field of Management Education and is today rated as the best BBA college in the state of Goa. The list of companies which made job offers to students of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) included companies like DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, Bajaj Allianze, Acron India Ltd., Chowgule Industries, Sharekhan, HDFC Mutual Fund, Accenture, Unicorn Securities, N e t w o r t h S t o c k B ro k i n g , Diebold, Broadway Advertising, HR Futurz, Dusters India, D’Sousa group, HDFC standard, ORG Marg, etc.

The Highest pay package offered was Rs 20000 per month.

The average pay package offered to the student was Rs 12500 per month.

A growing niche field: Architectural 3D visualization

Architectural 3D visualization is a growing niche field, which combine two of the most booming industries in India today: Real estate and animation.

Ever y homebuyer today wants to see how his villa or apartment building is going to look post construction. This is where 3D imagery steps in. Architectural 3D visualization is the process of creating realistic computer generated images of buildings based on the architect's drawings. It can accurately show how the completed structure will look much before a single brick is laid on site.

3d imagery has revolutionalized Real estate marketing. Almost every builder will show you images indicating how his project will look once finished.

Some Builders will also show a Video taking you for a virtual walk through the project showing all the amenities and even your future home.

The field of Architectural 3D visualization today has grown with technology and computerization. Ashutosh Sukhtankar, a pioneer in the field of architectural visualization says," 10 years back when I came to Goa from Mumbai, nobody knew about 3D generated imagery. Architects used to rely on manual sketches, the norm back then.

Artists painstakingly drew up these large canvasses, but once finished, editing them was impossible and on more than one occasion they resulted in being completely different than what would come up on site later."

A lot has changed since then.

Architects have become aware of the immense advantages of generating computerized imagery for their projects. A 3d model not only helps designers visualize their design, it also enables clients to easily see what architects conceptualize and results in precise feedback regarding client preferences.

The imagery is used extensively to guide contractors working on site. The real joy Ashutosh says, is that a common man building his dream home, can now see the finished structure even before starting work on site.

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Vol No CX No: 106 Goa, Friday 23 April, 2010

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elebrities of all kinds are coming to stay in Goa. Amitabh is making news in Aldona. Our tiny State is increasingly becoming a fashionable address. From film-stars to retirees, from Nobel Prize-winning authors to captains of business and industry, everyone would like to own a holiday home in tiny Goa. Sometimes, after a short holiday or a work-stint here, some find the State a charming enough place for a permanent base.

This is a mixed blessing. This trend can have a silver lining. It is a far-cry from the Goa of the 1960s, when jobs here were hard to find, everyone wanted to migrate out of the State, and what we saw here was virtually a land where only the elderly and children were left behind. It is possible that the influx of skill, talent and big names into Goa might actually help the State in repositioning itself. Some of the skills could rub off onto the region, and make it more efficient or even glamorous.

Recent years, for instance, have seen a number of prominent writers take up holiday, or even permanent, homes in Goa. This has built up the hype about Goa’s potential as a creative destination. Interactions between big names and local writers could indeed help to promote talent here and show-case it better. But this is only one side of the story. Having a plethora of holiday houses is inflating the real-estate bubble even further. It’s becoming costlier and far tougher for those who desperately need a shelter over their heads — and earn local salaries — to afford their own home. High-spending visitors have already been pushing up inflation levels in Goa. For some time now — partly due to expat remittances, partly due to the tourism and periodic mining booms, and also because of our bloated bureaucracy — Goa is known to have among the highest levels of inflation in the country.

This is only getting worse, and while some can earn from what seems like a good property deal — it may not be so when land prices esclate more sharply tomorrow — the average citizen feels the squeeze. Badly. Residents who are not affluent enough to own just holiday homes in Goa feel the discrimination. More so, when they realise how difficult it can be to buy land and complete paperwork for a shelter over their family, while money opens all doors for others.

This, at times, emerges as an “anti-outsider” sentiment.

There is another, more insidious impact of big money entering our villages. Some among our politicians, at the grassroots or above, and the bureaucracy, have shown an amazing ability to swoon at the sight of “big” money. Or not-so-big money. This has become more than clear in recent times.

Files moved by the rich and the influential have zoomed through the approval process with speeds that shock just about anyone. For the local resident who has put up with an arrogant politician and bureaucrat for ages now, this is patently unfair and unsettling.

Some attempts could be made to ensure that those flocking to Goa nowadays are more than just fair weather friends.

Taxes need to be fair and equitable, so that those using the infrastructure don’t overburden the already-creaking system.

Calangute’s tourism belt has shown what should not be done, by subsidising their waste disposal simply by dumping it close to neighbouring villages and atop hillocks.

On the other hand, the laws and regulations should not be repeatedly changed, to inconvenience those who have taken long-term decisions, as happened with some foreign residents recently. It would help if the high-profile residents of Goa are given the opportunity to integrate with their communities, and help them in a suitable manner. Buying out pockets of local support without doing anything for the places they live would hardly be a good approach.

Finally, it’s time for landowning residents to decide their long-term commitment to Goa. Some of the old elite, badgered by a loss of influence in recent years and problems like tenancy laws, have been quick to sell out and migrate, sometimes overseas, even though they don’t need the money the most.

Getting tempted by big money is fine; but it could be at the price of losing a legacy which is priceless.

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Those guilty of such heinous crimes must be brought to justice in regular, criminal courts writes DR. OSCAR REBELLO

he other day I was accosted by a colleague.

“So, Oscar, " he said “Which children are all your perverted padris molesting today?"

The operative word was all.

My ears turned crimson red and my blood pressure jumped precipitously. A malicious, ugly provocation that left me dumbstruck. Hence, I decided to rethink the dreadful sex abuse scandal ripping through the Catholic Church in the USA and Europe.

There are three angles though which this complex prism can be viewed.

First: Let's assess the accused, confirmed predatory, perverted paedophile priests. Every crime can be condoned. But betraying the trust of a child under your care, to me, is the most horrific of crimes. It is right up there in the pantheon of capital crimes - Rape, Murder, Paedophilia, Treason.

By no stretch of imagination should these cockroaches ever be forgiven or forgotten, and must be hunted down to the ends of the earth to be brought to justice in regular, criminal courts. No arguments.

Second: What was the role of the Church authorities? What is upsetting everyone and providing sufficient fodder to detractors of the Catholic Church, is the massive cover-up of these crimes by bishops and deacons, perhaps going right up to Pope Benedict XVI himself. Many even want to prosecute them for being abettors to the crime. Others believe that it is this coverup that goes on to be a dagger thrust into the very heart of the Church. I think this can be viewed more rationally.

On the part of the Church authorities, the cover-up scandal is a gigantic error of judgment.

Any number of statistics can be bandied about sex abuse cases in other religious orders or silly arguments equating homosexuality with paedophilia. The point of the matter remains that this small band of paedophile priests were allowed to go scot- free and worse, remain potential explosive devices that would blow up in the Church's face at a later date, which they eventually did.

Consider this: If as a head of family, I was to see my younger sibling molest the maid, would I have as easily reported the matter to the cops or would I have tried to downplay the incident to save my family honour? I have no easy answers to that question. So, human mistakes do get

Goa Diary made and they are not always done with malicious intent. Therefore the apology and penance appears sincere.

Third: The thousands and thousands of Catholic priests and nuns who remain faceless and unacknowledged, but who carry aloft the blazing flame of Christ's teachings in all its spectacular glory.

The reason why this ancient religion continues to inspire generations is, because of the timeless wisdom and wonderful living example of its biggest superstar Jesus Christ.

So every time you encounter a Fr. Valerian or a Fr Valmiki works tirelessly for the differentlyabled children, you meet Christ. When you encounter Sr. Johanna tender lovingly to invalid elderly folk abandoned by their successful children, you realize the Church is alive and kicking. When you bump into Fr. Maverick building a bulwark

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against the Ecocide of Goa, when you see the sizzle and passion of Fr. Eremito leading his men and women to the next agitation; when Fr. Avil or Fr Michael educated his people on mining hazards; When Fr. Felipe Neri shepherds his flock and genuinely tries to bridge the divide between religions in Goa; when you see those humble disciples of Mother Theresa cleaning out maggots from a wound with a song in their hearts and smile on their lips, you are awestruck by the throbbing energy, the enormous force of good and genuine sense of worship and service that the Catholic Church symbolizes and truly epitomises.

Of course, even in Goa, we have a handful of our priests hobnobbing with certified criminal politicians and many who sell off land kept under their guardianship. But I'm confident that the

laity and the church hierarchy will rectify those ills in due course of time.

I admit I have my constant run-ins and arguments with my priest friends on many teachings of the Church that I strongly disagree with. But that they are doing a phenomenal service to the people of Goa selflessly, courageously and uncomplainingly is beyond the pale of doubt.

Guilt by association may be a criminal juris prudence term and maybe the entire Catholic Church is prepared to carry the cross of their fallen comrades who indulged in criminal acts.

But to nail the entire church to the cross because of the sins of a few, is to my mind excessive and thoroughly reprehensible.

The mood of the moment was best captured in my conversation with my parents the other day. Both are devout Catholics as opposed to their wayward son.

I asked my dad; Papa, how does this whole sex abuse scandal affect the credibility of the Church"?

Every once in a decade, my sweet tempered father glares at me admonishingly. So, he glared at me and replied 'The sex abuse scandal is for pseudo- intellectuals like you to dissect, bisect, analyse, paralyse; criticize and downsize.

“For us, our love, dependence and trust in our God, our faith and our Church remains unshakeable. Whatever the odds!!" When he's in a mood like that, I can never win an argument with my old man.

POST SCRIPT The most extreme and frightening word for me in English is the word ALL. Think about this: When a few misguided Muslim men set off bombs, how often don't we say ALL Muslims are terrorists?

When a few Devnagri protagonists disparage Romi Konkanni, how often don't we say ALL Devnagri lovers are bigots and hate Romi Konkanni?

When a few Hindu god men get involved in sleaze and fraud, how often don't we conclude that ALL Hindu saints are charlatans?

In life, as they say, it doesn't matter WHO is right or wrong, we'd be better off identifying WHAT is right or wrong.

And oh yes: by the way; Are ALL politicians abominable? The jury is out on that one.

Singapore Sojourn

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atching Aamir Khan in the TV jingle promoting India with the famous slogan “Atithi Devo Bhava,” (treat your guest like God), I recalled my visit to Singapore six years back.

My brother- in- law, posted in Singapore, invited us to visit him. I tried to learn as much as possible about Singapore and its lifestyle.

With the information acquired, my family and I discussed our appropriate behaviour in Singapore when my wife said I would need to curtail spitting on the road which might land me into trouble there, triumphantly confirming that she was also well read about Singapore!

Excited, on 23rd May 2004, we boarded an Indian Airlines flight.

After a two-and-a half- hour flight, we landed at Singapore’s Changi Airport. At the immigration counter, I realized the true meaning of “Atithi Devo Bhava,” Singapore style. The young and busy girl at the counter took less than three minutes to stamp our visa.

Within that time she complemented my wife my son and exchanged information. Then she smiled and said “welcome to Singapore and have a pleasant stay”. It was the first of the many “cultural” shocks I was to suffer.

We soon hired a taxi and the taxi driver was using GPS to track

our location. As soon as we reached our destination a credit card was used to pay the fare. “Welcome to Singapore” my brother- in-law repeated with a mischievous smile, looking at my astonished face.

During our ten day stay we toured the entire City State,(approximately the size of Goa), although in natural beauty and bounty, Goa ahead. But hats off to Singapore for showcasing whatever little they have in an immaculate and orderly style. It is no wonder then than Singapore attracts more tourists than does India. Care was taken to see that tourists are never inconvenienced at any of the tourist spots. There were no touts to fleece the tourists. The local bureaucrats at all the places always had a smiling face and were eager to help the tourists.

Once we were at a zebra crossing waiting for the huge bus to pass. Suddenly the driver stopped the huge bus at the zebra crossing signalling us to cross the road first. By the time we crossed the road there was a queue of cars behind the bus without the blaring of a single horn. In all the first world countries this particular right of pedestrians is taken for granted. I shudder to think how a Singaporean would cross a street in Goa. There are no conductors to collect fares in the public transport buses. The driver of the bus

By S. Kashyap always wished us every time we boarded the bus. Their public toilets were better than our five star toilets. Sometimes I had to really pinch myself to know that whatever we were experiencing was real and not some fantasy!

Being close to equator, there are thundershowers almost every day in Singapore. As habits die hard, I used to tell my in-laws to keep candles ready in case of power failures and we used to have a big laugh because in the last 40 years there has not been a single power failure in Singapore! Unbelievable but true! Because it rains everyday, the authorities have planted a lawn on every open space.

On the flip side, this affluence is fast making Singapore loose its heritage, tradition, ethnicity and culture. Coming from India, a cultural superpower, it was indeed painful to see this transformation and unabashed aping of the west. Perhaps there is a lesson for us with our rapid growth.

Returning home after ten days where the smug faced, inefficient and unapologetic immigration officer took almost an hour to clear our baggage, we were frustrated. In India this unchanged attitude has made me wonder whether the slogan “Atithi Devo Bhava” has remained just that …. A slogan!

Letters to the Editor A right legislation Jerome C Goes, by email With reference to the letter ‘Goa has lost it’ by Michelle Bradbury, I feel the change in visa laws is justified for any long term stay. May I pose a question, why are foreigners coming to Goa? Well I can cite some of the reasons, because Goa is a paradise, Goans are very hospitable, it has beautiful beaches and there are many foreigners who have made Goa their second home.

If legislation is enacted, it is for a good cause, take the case of the British girl who was murdered in Goa. Of course it is a terrible crime and those who have committed it should be brought to justice. The same girl’s mother was convicted for benefit fraud in the UK. In terms of economics, how could one justify the family’s stay in Goa for six

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When I was a travelling salesman in Goa, I came across a foreigner who was preparing cookies and selling it in shops in Candolim. I do not know how he managed to stay in Goa. The grapevine was that he loved Goa for its peace, tranquility and hospitality.

On the other side of the coin, he sold cookies to live in Goa and finance his drug habit.

No place of tourist destination is safe in the world today because of terrorism, drug peddlers, drug addicts, paedophiles, fugitives, sex addicts and homosexuals. There are many foreigners who may be having affairs with taxi drivers and the local grown ups in Goa, and lavish so much money to satisfy themselves.

If the Goan government has adopted this legislation, it is a step in the right direction because this will help reduce crime and illegal stay and other illegal activities.

Cut evil at root PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS

23rd April, 1910 l The Bulletin reports that there is coconut trafficking at some points of botanical India through Railway lines which in other circumstances, is to serve India with honesty.

A frightful fire devastated one important ward of London. The losses incurred are to the tune of 100,000 pounds sterling. l

At Stuttgart, a Council appointed by the citizenry wil honor Guttenberg, the inventor of the printing machine. l

l A message received from Berlin states that the German government will abide by the Decree of 1886 where it prohibits any German Officer to take a vacation in France. l Last Sunday, a retired corporal of artillery was brutally assassinated at the coconut grove of Santa Inez.

Arwin Mesquita, UAE It is good to see many activists spending their valuable time for the benefit of Goa & Goans, while many other Goans are dormant, enjoying their corrupt benefits and will wake up only too late. I suggest that that these genuine activists consider cutting evil at its root i.e. target these corrupt politicians at elections and look at mobilizing people to vote out these Anti-Goans. The latter will ease out the pressures like the ones that these activists are facing today. I appreciate that there are some constituencies where powerful Ministers have doped their constituencies with incentives, to realize their significantly higher profits, but surely there will be some constituencies that can be saved from the clutches of the ruthless politicians and will be a role model for others to follow. Goans must understand that we do not need to be enslaved to corrupt politicians for development, at an actual high destructive cost to Goa. And as for the Ministers who are using their stable electorate to destroy Goa today; surely the real culprits are the people of the respective constituency, who are keeping these respective Ministers in Power.

Letter of the Day

Clean-up the IPL mess

Gregory Fernandes,Mumbai

Cricket in India has been turned into a ‘dirty game’ by a few. What began as an ego clash between the Minister and IPL chairman has compounded into a controversy with the media coming out with shocking revelation of murky game played behind IPL. Even if the current controversy dies down, the IPL is unlikely to survive the disgrace that it has been subjected to. A clean-up of the cricket establishment has become necessary for time being. The need of the hour is a transparent system of fund raising and decision-making to ensure that the game is protected from dirty money and the empowerment of a selected few who see it not as an entertainment but as a source of making easy money. It must be remembered that the game of cricket has for long been a victim of big money, betting syndicates and match-fixing in the past.

All humans are equal Murad Karol, Navelim This is with reference to the letter ‘keep religion to yourself ’ by Caetano J Goes (Herald, 21 April), wherein he says that religion should not be discussed or written about.

He is probably trying to link a particular religion to terrorism.

Religion does not teach the killing of innocent people. For the Almighty, all humans are considered equal, without discrimination of religion. But personality is judged according to the performance of good deed, which has been taught to all of us in any religion. One is free to choose his/her own path.

Church and the shocking scandals Michael Vaz, Merces The Catholic fraternity is appalled at the unending reports that have been appearing in the various dailies unabatedly since a month or so, of the different types of abuses perpetrated by the priests ranging from paedophilia to illicit relationships that have been raging since decades especially in the European countries and also America, Canada and Australia. The Church ought to have come out of its shell and instead of cautiously shielding the clergy and extending evasive apologies to the affected people,

should have been upright and taken proper action against the erring clerics.

Time and again the Catholic Church has been reminded by various bodies to have a rethink on its code of celibacy, since it is not difficult to link the sexual offences to the celibacy forced on the priests. It cannot be denied that religious people with such deviant lifestyle may be a small minuscule.

Yet it would be right to give a second thought to this philosophy of celibacy, in the backdrop of changing society. It is unfortunate, that on the contrary the higher church authorities are trying to link child abuse cases to homosexual priests, only to land in further turmoil.

I wonder how marriage for priests is cast in the wrong perspective by the Church.

On the contrary it would make the person more stable and respectable in society.

Above all a married person is accountable to his wife and children and would never want to bring his family into disrepute through his acts. We have a number of saints who were married people yet leading a life of piety, being a role model to people around them.

Collector of challans Caetano A. Rodrigues, Navelim Statutory payments made of ESI, PF, VAT, INCOME TAX, etc vide cheque payments are to be handled over to SBI Bank, for giving credit to the chalans. The cheque is

cleared between a period of 4 to 5 days and then only, the respective chalans are put in the folder for the public to collect the same. Now, the cleared chalans are not put immediately into the folder/trays for the owners to collect the same. We have to make everyday trip to the bank to see if the chalan has been put in the folders/tray, as the attachment of the chalan to be returned is mandatory, for if by chance, we fail to make a trip to SBI and it happens that the chalan are put in the folder that day only. At times, the chalans even get lost due to which people have to pay about a hundred rupees for each single duplicate copy certificate.

The non-receipt of the challan lands you in default of non-compliance of the timely filing of the mandatory returns alongwith chalan. If it is delayed for absolutely no fault of yours, one has to bear the consequences of penalty, interest and prosecution.

The concerned departments should allow such payments in any bank where the person has an account to avoid wastage of time and loss of chalans thus avoiding penalty, interest and prosecution to get credit on the same day. These banks could send the bank’s copy of the chalan to SBI for onward transmission and avoid making daily trip of 7 to 8 days to check if the chalan has been cleared. Alternately, they should provide online facility as some departments have started.

Vasco railway station road Augustus Alphonso, Vasco-da-gama Recently, the main roads in the heart of Vasco town were nicely hot mixed. Strangely, the 50 metres two parallel roads that connect to the Vasco Railway Station are left without any repairs. Therefore, the concerned authorities must repair this road immediately as it looks very ugly & this is in the very heart of Vasco town.

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 Deeds Do Return

By Samir Khan Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) relates that the Holy Messenger said: “A person who calls people towards doing good deeds, will get the same reward as those who follow him and do good; and nothing will be diminished from the requital of the latter. Similarly, those who call the people towards vice will have the same punishment as those who follow him without any diminution in the punishment of the perpetrators.”

(Sahih Muslim) The hadīth (Sayings of Prophet Muhammad) under study gives good tidings to one who invites people to virtue, and warns a person against inviting his/her fellow beings to vice.

Calling people towards doing good deeds is in itself a virtuous act. It wins the pleasure of the Lord Almighty. Contrary to it, the act of inviting people to commit some evil is in itself a vicious act. It earns Divine wrath.

God is All-Powerful. He can reward and punish, here on earth and in the hereafter as well, to whom He wills. But this does not mean that His judgment is baseless. He knows perfectly well the deeds as well as the intention behind the commission of those deeds by His servants. Hence His judgment is based on human actions. He however can forgive whomsoever He wills.

In the present hadīth the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) encourages believers to call people towards doing good deeds because he will earn the same reward as those who in response to his call do good deeds. Similarly, it forbids him to invite people to do evil because it is not only a sin in itself, but also earns the same punishment as those who follow him. And, the Lord Almighty need not diminish even a bit from the requital of the doer.

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CBI wants Aarushi’s bedsheet PTI NEW DELHI, APRIL 22

The CBI has asked the UP Police to provide pieces of crucial evidence relating to the murder of teenaged girl Aarushi Talwar-the bedsheet on which she was found dead and her room's doormat--as it continues the probe into the nearly two-year old case.

Citing the importance of the bedsheet and the doormat, a senior forensic official said the bedsheet might have some seminal stain or blood stain or any other forensic evidence and, if investigated, they might give a clue of the murderer.

Earlier, the CBI had asked for the same from the parents of Aarushi after they had undergone narco test at Gandhinagar Forensic labrotary recently, they said.

Aarushi Talwar was found dead with her throat slit on May 15, 2008, at her home at Jalvayu Vihar in Noida. Their domestic help Hemraj, initially suspected of the crime, was found dead on the roof-top.

Cong policies receive pat from BJP PTI NEW DELHI, APRIL 22

Opposition BJP today unusually praised the government’s policies like NREGA and Indira Awas Yojna but said the target population was not benefiting because of lacunae in implementation.

Initiating a debate on Demand for Grants for Rural Development Ministry, Deputy Leader of Opposition Gopinath Munde also asked the government to be cautious after the Dantewada naxal attack and pay attention to development of tribal areas for which special funds should be earmarked.

"NREGA is a good scheme. I welcome it," Munde said and appreciated the allocation of Rs 40,000 crore for it. However, he said only Rs 22,000 crore of the amount had been spent. "The government should think about it. Not only are the schemes to be announced, they have to be implemented also," the BJP leader said.

He said targeted population,

Two Maosits surrender PTI ADILABAD (AP), APRIL 22

Two Maosits including a woman who were active in Chhattisgarh today surrendered before Adilabad police.

The Naxals have been identified as Raisidam Jaywantha Rao alias Lalchand (35) and Konganti Karuna alias Latha (30). They were divisional committee members of Mainapur division in

Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, Karimnagar Range DIG A Ravishankar told reporters.

While Lalchand was native of Pathaguda village in Adilabad, Latha hailed from Jaigiri village in Warangal district, the DIG said.

The duo were involved in various offences including blasting of police stations in Bandhe in Kanker districts of Chhatisgarh in 2001, he said.

like labourers, in some states have taken benefits of NREGA scheme but in some states like Maharashtra the funds are not spent.

The Centre should ask the state government why funds are not being spent, said the BJP leader from Maharashtra.

Munde also appreciated the Indira Awas Yojna but again said that it was not being implemented.

He expressed concern over rapid increase in urban population, saying it had already risen to 48 per cent and was estimated to go up to over 50 per cent.

This was because of migration of rural population he said and asked the government to stop it by ensuring development and employment in villages.

Munde said the Budget should have 70 per cent allocation for development of rural areas.

He said the Below Poverty Line list did not reflect the reality as there were more poor people

than those enlisted.

Munde quoted former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as having remarked in 1980s that only 10 per cent of funds allocated for any scheme reach the intended people and said now even that percentage is not reaching the target population.

He said this was because of corruption and asked the government to do something about it.

The BJP leader wanted the government to give an assurance that in the remaining four years, it would fill the lacunae in implementation of schemes.

"You got an opportunity to rule again. We have no objection to that. But work for the people.

If you don't we will hit the roads to protest," the BJP leader said.

Referring to the Dantewada naxal attack, he supported "reply of guns with guns".

But at the same time, it should be ascertained as to why people take to guns, the BJP leader said, emphasising the need for development in tribal areas.

Naxalism result of failing state: Govindacharya PTI NEW DELHI, APRIL 22

Raising questions on the government's policy on tackling Naxalism, Hindutva ideologue K N Govindacharya today said violence by the ultra-Leftists was "no terrorism" but a result of a "failing state".

The former BJP leader alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P Chidambaram and members of National Security Council were "solely responsible for the massacre of 76 security personnel in Dantewada recently.

"This act of ambush is no terrorism, it must be understood that of the nearly 1,000 locals who were involved in the ambush, most of them were common poor citizens of the locality," Govindacharya told reporters here.

Attributing the failure of the state and political system for the rise of Naxal movement, he said, "the constitutionally acknowledged system of state is not helping the common man.

It is perceived to be working for the privileged few at the cost of deprived masses.

"This kind of socio-economic orientation of the state is strengthening the Naxal movement," he said.

Praising Congress leader Digvijay Singh for his opposition to Chidambaram's approach in solving Naxal problem, he said Singh could not have expressed his resentment in a better way and that his statement should be read in a wider context and not as part of competitive politics.

"The outlook towards development must transcend the ageold stereotype parameters of development like GDP and growth rate. Policies for development must be based on people's ownership and decentralisation of governance," he said.

Govindacharya, the patron of the Rashtriya Swabhiman Aandolan (RSA), said the electoral victory of candidates in several Naxal-infested states was the result of an "undeclared coalition" with the ultras for mutual benefits.

"For about last 40 years, Naxalites have used the petty partisan politics prevailing in the country," he said.

Asking Naxalites to abjure violence, he said they should understand that incidents like the Dantewada tragedy will only invite "crass state violence" rather than social transformation conducive to Maoist ideology.

Patil to visit China in May PTI BEIJING, APRIL 22

President Pratibha Patil will visit China next month on a fourday visit to commemorate the 60th year of establishment of diplomatic relation between the two countries and inaugurate the first Indian-style Buddhist temple in the country.

During her visit beginning May 26, Patil will inaugurate the Buddhist temple being built by India in the historic city of Luoyang and visit Shanghai World Expo.

Officials of both the countries are currently finalising the schedule of her visit. As per the tentative programme, Patil would arrive in China on May 26 and would visit Beijing, Loyang and Shanghai.

A six member official team is

currently in China to study security and logistics issues.

In Beijing, Patil would be hosted by the top Chinese leadership.

She would travel to Loyang to inaugurate the Buddhist temple, which is also home to the famous White Horse Buddhist temple. India is building a Buddhist temple close to it.

Patil would also be visiting Shanghai expo where India and a host of other countries have built pavilions highlighting the theme "better city better life".

A number of world leaders, besides large number of tourists are expected to visit the six month long expo which would be inaugurated on April 30.

FROM PAGE 1 Sports policy will be shown separately in the marksheet. The sports merit marks will be shown separately even if a student fails to pass even after addition of sports and condonation marks.

In case of Std VIII and IX if a student is failing, the sports merit marks will be added to the average of either theory or practicals or both and the grades have to be determined. In case a sports student has acquired an aggregate of more than 100%, it shall be treated as 100%.

The copy of today’s circular has been forwarded to all members of the Board, the Director of Education, Director SCERT, Assistant Director of Education North/South/Central Edu. Zone – Mapusa/Margao/Panjim, heads of sections of the Board and Director of Sports and Youth Affairs.

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Iran begins three days large-scale war games Reuters

TEHRAN, APRIL 22

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards began three days of large-scale war games in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz today, state television reported.

The military manoeuvres, in a waterway crucial for global crude supplies, coincided with rising tension between Iran and the West, which fears Tehran's nuclear programme is aimed at developing bombs. Iran denies the charge.

Yesterday, the Pentagon said US military action against Iran remained an option even as Washington pursues diplomacy and sanctions to halt the Islamic Republic's atomic activities.

Iran's armed forces often hold drills in an apparent bid to show their readiness to deter any military action by Israel or the United States, its arch foes.

State Press TV said Iran had begun the exercise in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz ''to show off its defensive capabilities and its determination to

maintain security'' in the region.

The Guards' naval, air and ground forces were taking part in the ''major drill that seeks to display Iran's constructive and determined military power in establishing security in the strategic region'', the Englishlanguage station said.

It said new weapon systems would be demonstrated during the exercise, but gave no details.

The United States is pushing for a fourth round of UN sanctions on Tehran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear activities as demanded by the UN Security Council, including proposed moves against members of the Guards.

Israel, widely believed to have West Asia’s only atomic arsenal, has described Iran's nuclear programme as a threat to its existence. Although it says it wants a diplomatic solution, Washington also has not ruled out military action.

Iran, a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim state, has said it would

respond to any attack by targeting U.S. interests in the region and Israel, as well as closing the Strait of Hormuz.

About 40 per cent of the world's traded oil leaves the Gulf region through the strategic narrows.

Meanwhile supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared that President Obama’s new nuclear strategy amounted to “atomic threats against Iranian people,” and Iranian state television reported Thursday that the military had begun a large exercise in the Persian Gulf, where the United States and Israel have both increased their presence in recent months.

The ayatollah’s statement on Wednesday referred to the section of Obama’s “Nuclear Posture Review” that guaranteed non-nuclear nations that they would never be threatened by a United States nuclear strike — as long as they are in compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as judged by the United States.

Govt out to silence me, says Fonseka AFP COLOMBO , APR 22

Sri Lanka's former army chief told AFP on Thursday that his ongoing court martial was an attempt by the government to silence him and prevent his "fight for democracy" from the floor of parliament.

Sarath Fonseka emerged briefly from military custody for the opening of parliament, in which he won a seat in elections two weeks ago.

“Today I was restrained because of the ceremonial occasion, but I will make use of the parliament to fight for democracy and to protect the constitution,” he told AFP by telephone in the first interview since his arrest on February 8.

His court martial, on charges of engaging in politics while in uniform and involvement in corrupt arms procurement, was adjourned on Tuesday for two weeks.

“They are determined to give a judgement and convict me.

They want to convict me and send me to jail ...”

Ex- ISI chief refuses to appear before panel PTI ISLAMABAD, APRIL 22

Former ISI chief Hamid Gul, who was named by slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto among those posing a threat to her life, refused to be quizzed by the UN commission that probed her December 2007 assassination, according to the panel's head.

In a letter written to ex-President Pervez Musharraf two months before she was killed, Bhutto had named Gul, former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and ex-Intelligence Bureau chief Ijaz Shah as the persons who should be investigated if she was murdered.

Gul refused to be interviewed by the UN commission that probed the facts and circumstances of Bhutto’s assassination, the panel's head, Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, said.

The UN panel was initially told that Pakistan's intelligence agencies and army were “off limits.”

Army and intelligence officials agreed to be interviewed only after the commission's insistence, Munoz said in an interview to ‘Express 24/7’ news

9 militants killed in Pak AFP

PESHAWAR, APRIL 22

Children, who are fleeing a military offensive in the Bajaur Agency, play in Walikandawe camp for the internally displaced in Lower Dir district on Thursday.

Pakistan's security forces on Thursday killed nine Islamist militants in two incidents across the northwest, a bastion of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, officials said.

Early Thursday, a group of Taliban fighters attacked a security checkpost in Kabal town in the Swat valley, the focus of a blistering militar y campaign launched last year to oust Islamist militants advancing across the area.

"The security forces retaliated and killed four militants," said Major Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, a spokesman for the army-run Swat media centre.

The army says it has quelled the Taliban uprising in Swat, but sporadic violence continuesAlso Thursday in the tribal district of Orakzai, where security forces in March launched a fresh offensive to flush out militants, troops used heavy artillery to target suspected insurgent bases in two villages.

It’s more than just red shirts in Bangkok protest zone AP BANGKOK, APRIL 22

There's now more to Thailand's "Red Shirt" protesters than just red shirts.

Everything from baseball caps to flip-flops are being sold as part of a head-to -toe red wardrobe for anti-government protesters. Catchy pop tunes have been penned for the movement and new phrases have entered the Thai vernacular.

Behind the barricades in the middle of Bangkok, a whole red culture has emerged. Thousands of protesters have occupied the Thai capital's main shopping district for three weeks to demand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva dissolve Parliament and call new

elections. The government says it is determined to avoid more violence after deadly April 10 clashes and that there are too many protesters to clear, despite growing criticism that the time has come for a crackdown.

A fully functioning village has sprung up at the foot of luxury hotels and gleaming shopping malls, most of which are closed and losing millions of dollars due to the blockade. Protesters have everything they need, from food and entertainment to outdoor showers and a vast array of clothing.

“When I wear red I feel proud,” said protester Daranee Parana, a 42-year-old rural housewife wearing a red hat,

red scarf, red T-shirt, red shorts, noting she left her red sneakers and sunglasses at home. “It makes me feel strongly attached to democracy and I want everybody to see.”

Entering the 1.8 square mile (3 square kilometers) protest area requires crossing a medieval-like barricade of bamboo spears that sets it apart from the bustling traffic of central Bangkok. Riot police and soldiers are posted outside to prevent more spillover, but it is red-shirted guards who direct traffic and help pedestrians into what could be called Bangkok's Red Zone.

Supporters dance to blaring music when they're not listening to fiery amplified speeches from leaders on makeshift stages.

One of the most popular tunes is a foot-tapper called, "Love the Red Shirts."

“We remember the pain. We are not going to tolerate it,” goes the song, driven by electric guitar and keyboard. "No we're not, because we are human beings — not water buffalos.”

In Thai, calling someone a water buffalo is the rough equiv-

alent of calling them stupid, but more insulting.

The song touches on the rural roots of the protest movement and the Reds' demands for greater equality in Thai society.

The conflict has been characterized by many as a class struggle that pits the country's vast rural poor against an elite that has traditionally held power.

“The Red Shirts are patient,” the song concludes. “We must be patient because our lives must move forward. You can hate us all you like, but don't support the thieves.”

Thailand's seemingly endless political crisis revolves around ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted from power in a 2006 coup and is now living in exile to avoid a corruption conviction. The Reds support Thaksin, despite the corruption charges, because of his populist policies that catered to the poor.

A rival group, known as the Yellow Shirts, staged protests that led to Thaksin's ouster and then followed up with rallies to remove two Thaskin-allied governments.

The Red Shirts believe Ab-

hisit's government is illegitimate because it came to power under military pressure through a parliamentary vote after disputed court rulings ousted the two elected pro-Thaksin governments.

The crisis has divided Thai society and caused rifts in the police and armed forces, complicating the problem of clearing the streets but spawning several new phrases.

A “watermelon soldier” wears green on the outside but is red at heart.

A “pineapple soldier” leans to the opposite side — with a yellow interior.

A “tomato” is used to describe policemen — red outside and through to the core. Most police hail from rural Thailand and are believed to widely support Thaksin, a former police official.

The choice of words hint at the importance of good food to Thais. Curries, noodles, spicy papaya salad, chicken satay and other kebabs and a variety of sweets are sold inside the protest zone beside vendors selling souvenirs.

channel.

The panel met Musharraf during its probe but the interview was subject to the condition of confidentiality, Munoz said.

He also described as “inexcusable” and “irresponsible” the disappearance of a black Mercedes that was to have served as Bhutto's back-up vehicle in case of an attack on her. The vehicle left the site in Rawalpindi after she was attacked by a suicide bomber on December 27, 2007.

Senior PPP leaders Rehman Malik -- currently the Interior Minister, Babar Awan -- now the Law Minister and Farhatullah Babar were travelling in the bulletproof black Mercedes.

According to eyewitnesses, the Mercedes left Liaquat Bagh, the site of Bhutto's rally in Rawalpindi, before her vehicle and was nowhere to be seen afterwards.

The UN commission said it was “incredible” that the occupants of the Mercedes drove all the way to Zardari House, some 20 minutes away, before they became aware that Bhutto had been injured in the attack.

The UN panel's report has in-

European skies back to normal AGENCIES LONDON, APRIL 22

Europe's air traffic control agency says almost all European airspace is open to flights again.

Eurocontrol says it expects Europe to have at least 28,000 flights Thursday, after a huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland turned almost the entire continent into a no-fly zone for six days.

Eurocontrol says flight restrictions remain only in northern Scotland and parts of southern Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Thousands of passengers were stuck in airports and hotels Wednesday. Eurocontrol said the volcanic ash caused about 95,000 flight cancellations since last Thursday.

The International Air Transport Association called the cancellations "devastating," saying they cost the airline industry almost $2 billion ($1.7 billion) dollars.

Reuters

Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet's stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes.

The sites, led by Facebook with more than 400 million users, rely in large part on people's willingness to share a wealth of personal information with an ever-expanding network of ''friends'', either ones they actually know and see from time to time, or those they have met virtually through the Internet.

Members' eagerness to add contacts has given the sites a powerful global reach, attracting users from 7 to 70 years old, from skateboarders to investment bankers, and with them a deep and potentially rich vein of targeted advertising revenue.

But at the same time it has concentrated vast amounts of data -- telephone numbers and

addresses, people's simple likes and dislikes -- on the servers of a small number of companies.

In Facebook's case, the social networking tsunami has spread in barely six years from the Harvard dormroom of founder Mark Zuckerberg, 25, to envelope almost half a billion people -enough to be the world's third most populous country.

That in turn has raised profound privacy issues, with governments in Europe and North America and Asia concerned about the potential for data theft, for people's identities to be mined for income or children to be exploited via the Internet.

Data protection authorities from a range of countries held a teleconference this week to discuss how they can work together to protect what they see as a steady erosion of privacy, and the European Union too is studying what role it can play.

They may not be able to hold the social networking wave back, but policymakers are look-

ing at what they can do to limit what they see as the ''Big Brother''-like role of some sites.

A showdown between privacy and Internet freedom is looming. ''We cannot expect citizens to trust Europe if we are not serious in defending the right to privacy,'' Viviane Reding, the European commissioner in charge of media and the information society, said in a speech in January, laying out her concerns.

“Facebook, MySpace or Twitter have become extremely popular, particularly among young people,'' she told the European Parliament. ''However, children are not always able to assess all risks associated with exposing personal data.''

Privacy, meet the Web: The privacy debate has been around as long as the Internet, but the explosive growth of social networking, and deepening concern about the impact it may be having on social interaction, has intensified discus-

The group's chief, Gio vanni Bisignani, urged governments to look at ways to compensate airlines for their losses.

Two major European travel agencies - Thomas Cook and TUI - criticized the British government for shutting down its airspace.

But Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said the main barrier to resuming flights had been determining how much ash aircraft could tolerate. Scientists said flying thorough volcanic ash could cause jet engines to shut down in mid-flight.

The volcano still was erupting Wednesday, but producing much less ash.

The U.S. State Department said it has helped U.S. citizens and others, including a group of Nazi concentration camp survivors who needed a new hotel and an elderly patient in Frankfurt needing specialized medical treatment.

The report said: “Given the historical and possibly continuing relationships between intelligence agencies and some radical Islamist groups, the agencies could be compromised in their investigations of crimes possibly carried out by such groups."

The report said Saud Aziz was not acting alone and suggested that he was taking orders from Major General Nadeem Ejaz Ahmed, who was then head of Military Intelligence.

Pakistani authorities have removed seven senior police and civil officials from active service on the ground of being linked to lapses pointed out by the UN commission.

The government also terminated the contractual service of Brig (Retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, the former Interior Ministry spokesman who claimed Bhutto had died after hitting her head on a lever in her vehicle.

The Federal Investigation Agency team probing Bhutto's death is expected to question the seven police and civil officials who have been made officers on special duty.

Bishop offers to resign Reuters BERLIN, APRIL 22

A German Roman Catholic bishop facing allegations he physically abused children has offered to resign, his diocese said today.

Bishop Walter Mixa, who also faces allegations of financial misconduct, wrote to Pope Benedict offering his resignation,according to the Augsburg diocese in the predominantly Catholic state of Bavaria, which is the pope's home state.

“With his resignation, he wants to avert further damage to the Church and to allow a new start,'' the diocese said in a statement.

Mixa denied for weeks that he had hit children decades ago before later admitting he had slapped them. Some victims say he hit them with full force in the face.

Family Minister Kristina Schroeder welcomed Mixa's resignation offer, telling ZDF telev i s i o n s h e re s p e c t e d h i s decision.

Snow hampering quake recovery in China AP BEIJING, APRIL 22

Homeless earthquake survivors huddled in tents as snow-slicked roads posed the latest challenges to recovery in mountainous far western China.

Snow started falling early Thursday in Yushu county, the center of the disaster, and more was expected through Saturday, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

More than three centimeters (1.18 inches) had fallen as of 8 a.m. (0000GMT), Tsering Tashi, deputy head of Yushu's meteorological bureau, told Xinhua.

Thousands of people were left homeless by the April 14 quake in the remote Tibetan corner of western China. The death toll stood at 2,183 with 84 people still missing Thursday.

A 42-year-old electrician working to restore the local power supply died Thursday from the effects of altitude sickness, Xinhua reported. Yushu is about 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level.

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dicted the then Musharraf regime for failing to provide adequate security to Bhutto despite reports of numerous threats to her life. It has also highlighted several security lapses linked to the assassination.

The report described the Musharraf regime's failure to protect Bhutto as “inexcusable.”

Musharraf's aide Rashid Qureshi has denied allegations that the former president was responsible for Bhutto's death and claimed that the UN panel's report was based on rumours.

Qureshi also said Bhutto exposed herself to risks in Pakistan even though the ISI had warned her not to attend the rally in Rawalpindi, following which she was targeted by a suicide bomber.

The UN commission's report was critical of the police investigation of the assassination and said former Rawalpindi police chief Saud Aziz even “impeded” the probe.

The commission said police were “subordinate” to intelligence agencies in collecting evidence and conducting investigations.

sion in recent months.

Incidents such as the Israeli soldier who announced details of an upcoming military raid via Facebook, and the murder conviction in Britain of a serial rapist who posed as a boy on the site, have fuelled the fears of both lawmakers and parents.

In 2009 and again this year, Canadian authorities challenged Facebook's default privacy settings and its use of personal information for targeted advertising. Norway filed complaints after a year-long study of the site's terms and conditions.

Facebook has added fuel to the debate, with the company deciding in December 2009 to substantially change its privacy settings, effectively making members' profiles more openly accessible unless users altered the settings themselves.

Zuckerberg explained the move in January, saying social behaviour was shifting as a result of the Internet and that privacy was not the same now as it was .

About 80 percent of the army aid workers from outside the region have had altitude sickness, Qin Rongbin, a medical expert with the relief headquarters, told Xinhua.

In Beijing, a spokesman for the Ministry of Civil Affairs said

earlier problems in getting aid to the region, a 12-hour drive from the Qinghai provincial capital, had been resolved.

The ministry spokesman, Peng Chenmin, also said he didn't know about an order issued in recent days for thousands of Tibetan monks to leave Yushu.

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State Level Bankers' Committee meet held

3G auction could raise Rs 45,000 cr: Raja AGENCY NEW DELHI, APRIL 22

Uddipta Ray, Secretary Finance, Govt of Goa addressing the SLBC meet. Others are Arun Sandilya, GM, Nabard, Dr A Sahoo, CGM, RBI, Riten Ghose, GM, SBI and C H Gaushal AGM (lead bank), SBI.

PANJIM (HBD) -- The 72nd meeting of State Level Bankers' Committee for Goa was held under the chairmanship of Uddipta Ray Secretary (finance), Govt of Goa, Panjim, recently.

The meeting was attended by Dr Amarandra Sahoo, CGM, RPCD, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, Arun Sandilya, general manager, Nabard and Riten Ghose, general manager, Net Work II, State Bank of India, LHO Mumbai, C H Gaushal assistant general manager (Lead Bank), State Bank of India, LHO, Mumbai, senior officers of the State Govt and sponsoring agencies, senior executives of Commercial Banks, Goa State Cooperative Bank and Lead District managers of North and South Goa districts were also present at the meeting.

Uddipta Ray in his key note address stated that the growth of secondary sector had posted better results than the tertiary sector in the State and that the agricultural budget allocation in the State has been made at 5% of total State Budget for 2010-11 which is the highest allocation so far. He suggested banks devise innovative schemes in consultation with State Agriculture Dept.

He has forecasted tremendous expansion of investments in the State under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode which will result into increased credit flow and eventually will improve the C:D ratio of the state. He stated that the scheme for seed capital assistance to NGOs for starting new business propositions has been approved in the budget allocation for the year 2010-11 by Govt of Goa. Dr Sahoo while referring to the monetary policy of RBI declared on April 20, 2010 stated that the financial inclusion plan is an important initiative under which unbanked villages having population above 2000 are to be covered through the Information and Communication Techonology (ICT) model and by engagement of BC/BF by March 2011. He suggested State Govt to include one or two chapters on financial literacy in school curriculum.

Arun Sandilya general manager Nabard Goa said that the year 2009-10 was fruitful year for Nabard and all the banks. He praised the state Govt for their cooperation in disbursement under RIDF loans. Considering the peculiar situation of land holding pattern and position of land record in Goa State, he suggested that the Joint Liability Group (JLG) model is more appropriate for increasing agricultural lending in the State.

Riten Ghose, general manager, State Bank of India Mumbai informed the house that as of December 2009 all the Banks in State have registered performance to the extent of 77% of annual target set for priority sector advances. He said that the overall annual credit plan of Rs 1478.09 crores for the state will be achieved by March 2010 end. He informed the house that the annual credit plan for 2010-11 has been prepared for Rs 1653 crore which is 11% more than the previous year and an increased allocation of Rs 250 crore under agriculture sector has been made as per GoI's directives. He further said that the banking services will be provided by 10 concerned banks in 42 unbanked villages with population of over 2000 as per 2001 census.

Qatar Airways’ flights return to normal PANJIM (HBD) -- Qatar Airways has resumed flights to and from European countries affected by the spread of a volcanic ash cloud over the past week.

The airline's flights to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Scandinavia and Switzerland will be back to a full operating schedule from today.

Services resuming to and from the airline's Doha hub are London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Geneva and Zurich.

Qatar Airways is clearing the backlog of customers in cities across its network whose travel plans have been affected by the disruption. All transit passengers who were stranded in Doha over the past few days were provided with accommodation and have now been flown to their final destination.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said: "Qatar Airways has worked tirelessly to try to get its flights back to normal. Over the past few days our customers, like those of many airlines around the world, have faced the inconvenience of this unprecedented disruption to their travel plans. I would like to thank our customers for their cooperation and staff for working diligently to cope with the situation. Affected transit passengers were provided with accommodation here in Doha and those who were flown to non-affected European airports were provided with road and rail transport to their final destination."

Sensex rallies over 100 points; SBI, RIL lead gains PTI MUMBAI, APRIL 22

Extending the gains for the third day in a row, the benchmark Sensex today rallied by over 100 points on aggressive buying in bluechip stocks Reliance Industries and State Bank of India.

After surging over 300 points during intra-day, the 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange pared more than half of the gains to end the day at 17,573.99 points, up 101.43 points, or 0.58 per cent.

Brokers said a sudden bout of profit-selling in the final session pulled the Sensex down.

The ongoing auctions to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services and for rolling out broadband wireless internet services could raise Rs 45,000 crore, Rs 10,000 crore more than anticipated, the government said Thursday.

'We anticipated that the auction would raise Rs 35,000 crore. It may go up to Rs 45,000 crore,' Telecom Minister A Raja said during question hour in the Rajya Sabha.

Responding to a supplementary from K Malaisami (AIADMK) on the delay in the auction, Raja said that in the earlier stint of the United Progressive Alliance government there were 'differences of opinion' between the government and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Even as these issues were being resolved, the general elections of 2009 were called 'and we asked the Election Commission for its advice (on taking a decision on the auction)', the minister said.

'After the new government was formed, an empowered group of minister fixed the base price and the number of slabs to be auctioned,' Raja added.

He also defended the decision to allocate 3G spectrum to state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) even before the auction was conducted for private telecom operators.

'It was a political decision.

Since BSNL is a PSU (public sector undertaking), it has social obligations and it was decided to allot it one slab at the base price,' Raja explained.

Responding to a supplementary from Ravi Shankar Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) on the mechanism put in place to ensure that the alleged irregularities that had occurred during the allocation of 2G spectrum were not repeated, the minister said: 'Regular monitoring is being done.'

He also refuted allegations that the players that had been allocated 2G spectrum had resold this, causing a loss of Rs.8,000 crore to the government.

'2G spectrum was allocated during the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) regime (that was voted out in 2004).

This spectrum cannot be sold or traded. However, the company can offload its stake but this has to be approved by the CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs),' said Raja.

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Jet offers biz class at budget prices PTI MUMBAI, APRIL 22

AGENCY WASHINGTON, APRIL 22

Given the economic recovery and return of business class travelers, Naresh Goyal-run Jet Airways today announced it would offer business class seats on its no-frills flights at less than full-service fares.

A business class one-way ticket from New Delhi to Mumbai on 'Jet Airways Konnect', the airline's budget service, would cost Rs 12,000 all inclusive, compared to Rs 35,371 charged by the full service carrier, a Jet spokesperson said.

"Buoyed by the improvement in the global economic environment and the resulting upswing in air travel demand, particularly business, Jet Airways Konnect... will launch the all new 'Konnect Select' a premium cabin on several domestic routes effective April 26," the airline said in a statement.

56 Indian Cos in Forbes Global 2000 AGENCY WASHINGTON, APRIL 22

China with 113 members and India with 56 members gained the most ground in breaking into the exclusive club of 'The Forbes Global 2000' - 'the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world'.

The latest list of global giants released by the reputed US business magazine Wednesday shows the corporate dominance of the developed nations is steadily receding.

The rankings span 62 countries, with the US (515 members) and Japan (210 members) still dominating the list, but with a combined 33 fewer entries.

The top ten among 56 Indian Global High Performers

are Reliance Industries (126) with sales of $29.40 billion, State Bank of India Group (130), Oil & Natural Gas (155), Icici Bank (282), Indian Oil (313) NTPC (341), Tata Steel (345), Bharti Airtel (471), Steel Authority of India (502) and Larsen & Toubro (548).

UCO Bank (1910) with sales totalling $1.78 brings up the rear for India.

Forbes' ranking of the world's biggest companies using an equal weighting of sales, profits, assets and market value to rank companies according to size 'reveals the dynamism of global business,' it says.

In total the Global 2000 companies now account for $30 trillion in revenues, $1.4

The Loot plans Rs 100-cr IPO PTI MUMBAI, APRIL 22

With market conditions improving, discount retailer of branded apparels, The Loot, that had shelved its IPO plans last year, intends to raise Rs 100 crore through share sale in the current financial year.

"As we plan to go public, it will not be less than Rs 100 crore. It (the IPO) is likely to happen this fiscal as the market is looking positive. For the first three months we would observe the market and other players closely and then accordingly take a decision," The Loot managing director Jay Gupta said.

The amount that we raise will be utilised for consolidating our retail business, upgrading warehouse and processing unit and our office campus. We Aban Offshor, 1229, 1243.8, 1205.05, 1217.45 Abb Ltd., 850, 871, 844.1, 853.25 Abg Shipyard, 252, 254.7, 248.7, 249.45 Acc Limited, 933.5, 942, 916, 919.7 Adani Enterp, 547, 558, 523.55, 553.45 Aditya Birla, 835, 848.45, 826.1, 831.9 Allahabad Ba, 160.75, 167.45, 160.75, 163.9 Alstom Proje, 620, 628, 615.2, 621.65 Ambuja Cemen, 120.5, 122.45, 119.6, 120.05 Andhra Bank, 118.8, 120.7, 117.65, 118.7 Ansal Prop &, 82.9, 83.75, 81.55, 82.4 Ashok Leylan, 56, 57.5, 55.5, 56.55 Asian Paints, 2060, 2084.65, 2040, 2075.1 Axis Bank Li, 1221.2, 1242, 1221.1, 1224.95 Bajaj Hindus, 131.75, 132.8, 130.3, 130.95 Bank Of Baro, 625.25, 654, 625.25, 645.85 Bank Of Indi, 365, 379.9, 365, 377.4 Beml Limited, 1028, 1042, 1020, 1025.6 Bharat Elect, 1895, 1904.55, 1876.3, 1891.75 Bharat Forge, 277.35, 282.9, 271.25, 274.45 Bharat Petro, 501.15, 503.8, 495.2, 499.2

will consolidate everything under one roof, he said.

"We were keen on going public last year, but the market conditions were not in our favour, so the plans were shelved. Currently, the indices are on higher levels, but we do not want to go unprepared and so we will closely observe the market for a few months," Gupta said.

The Loot is a multi-brand chain offering a 25 to 60 per cent discount on the national and international brands throughout the year.

The company operates 150 multi-brand apparel stores across the country. It intends to open 50 more stores in six months with an investment of around Rs 50 lakh, Gupta said.

Bharti Airte, 305, 305, 301.5, 303.1 Bhel, 2461.2, 2484, 2418.1, 2470.05 Bhushan Stee, 1800, 1822.05, 1786, 1798.6 Biocon Limit, 300.75, 302.75, 298.05, 298.65 Bombay Dyein, 604.9, 612.95, 595.3, 601.15 Bosch Limite, 4979.8, 4997.95, 4875, 4905.85 Brigade Ente, 146.1, 148.8, 145, 145.5 Cairn India, 300.7, 305.5, 298.1, 300 Canara Bank, 388, 402.15, 388, 399.4 Central Bank, 153, 155.8, 152.05, 154.5 Century Text, 530, 542.25, 526.75, 531.35 Cesc Ltd, 397, 403.7, 385.75, 391.05 Chambal Fert, 61.55, 65.15, 61.55, 64.2 Chennai Petr, 283, 283, 279, 280.05 Cipla Ltd, 335.5, 339.95, 328.5, 331.95 Colgate Palm, 728, 738, 725, 735.05 Container Co, 1460, 1500, 1424.05, 1437.55 Crompton Gre, 267, 267, 257.75, 259.2 Cummins Indi, 536, 538, 530, 533.85 Dabur India, 175, 178.4, 174.25, 176.6 Deccan Chron, 156.25, 158.5, 153, 153.7 Dish Tv Indi, 37.3, 37.8, 37.05, 37.15 Divi’s Labor, 701.7, 702.9, 692, 697.4

trillion in profits, $124 trillion in assets and $31 trillion in market value. All metrics are down from last year, except for market value, which rose 61 percent.

An analysis of the Global 2000 shows that despite the turmoil in the financial sector, banks still dominate, with 308 companies in the 2000 lineup, thanks in large measure to their asset totals.

The oil and gas industry, with 115 companies, scores high in sales, profits and stockmarket value, yet these sectors were not the leaders in growth

over the past year. Insurance companies (up 27 percent) led all sectors in sales growth, while the leaders in profit growth were drugs and biotech firms (up 20 percent).

To qualify as a Global High Performer, a company must stand out from its industry peers in growth, return to investors and future prospects.

Most of the 130 Global High Performers have been expanding their earnings at 28 percent a year and 20 per cent annualised gains to shareholders over the past five years, Forbes noted.

IPO CORNER

Mandhana Industries IPO price band at Rs 120 -130 PANJIM (HBD) -- Mandhana Industries Limited, a vertically integrated textile and garment manufacturing company, will enter the Indian Capital Markets with an initial public offering of 83,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a price to be decided through a 100% book-building process. The price band has been fixed between Rs 120 and Rs 130 per equity share.

The issue will constitute 25.06 per cent of the fully diluted post issue paid-up capital of the company. Not more than 50% of the issue shall be allocated on a proportionate basis to Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB) of which 5% (excluding Anchor Investor Portion) shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to mutual funds only and the remaining QIB portion shall be available for allocation to the QIB bidders including mutual funds, subject to valid bids being received at or above the issue price.

The QIB portion includes Anchor Investor portion and the company may consider participation by Anchor Investors in the Issue for upto 12,45,000 equity shares in accordance with the applicable SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009.

Further, not less than 35% of the issue shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Retail Individual Bidders and not less than 15% of the issue shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to non-institutional bidders.

The company’s major business segments include textiles and garments. The focus is to capitalize on the vertical integration of operations which would lead to reduction in cost of raw materials and enable the company to achieve quality control and thereby result into higher profit margins from the garment business.

Edelweiss Capital Limited and Axis Bank Limited are the book running lead managers to the issue and Link Intime India Pvt Ltd is the registrar to the issue.

Dlf Limited, 328, 333.3, 324.25, 325.35 Dr. reddy’s, 1179.75, 1209.9, 1163, 1200.35 Edelweiss Ca, 432, 432, 427.6, 428.85 Educomp Solu, 700.5, 713.25, 698.15, 702.15 Eih Limited, 126.65, 131.6, 126.65, 130.5 Engineers In, 2495.4, 2525, 2411.3, 2429.65 Essar Oil Lt, 142.8, 144, 139.5, 141.35 Essar Shippi, 98.5, 99, 95.1, 95.75 Exide Indust, 119.6, 122.05, 118.9, 121.25 Federal Bank, 281.8, 289.45, 279.1, 287.15 Financial Te, 1610, 1611.65, 1545, 1565.5 Gail (india), 423.3, 429.9, 421, 422.65 Gammon India, 222.2, 232, 220, 229.75 Glaxosmithkl, 1905, 1925, 1892, 1905.15 Glenmark Pha, 272.8, 276.3, 267.3, 273.05 Gmr Infrastr, 61.5, 62.7, 61.5, 61.9 Godrej Indus, 169.4, 173.25, 168.1, 169.8 Grasim Indus, 2800, 2869, 2796.15, 2835.55 Great Offsho, 426.95, 426.95, 418.5, 419.55 Gtl Infra.Lt, 44, 44.1, 42.3, 42.75 Gujarat Mine, 140.5, 142.1, 139, 139.35 Gujarat N R, 83.2, 84.7, 82.1, 82.5 Gujarat Stat, 92.45, 94.1, 91.9, 93.5

Gvk Pow. & I, 45.45, 46.5, 44.9, 45.75 Hcl Technolo, 375, 385.5, 369.1, 382.45 Hdfc Bank Lt, 1938.8, 1970, 1908.05, 1934.15 Hdfc Ltd, 2699, 2782, 2690.15, 2736.65 Hero Honda M, 1889.15, 1925, 1871.5, 1910.6 Hindalco in, 179, 182.15, 176.8, 179.75 Hindustan Co, 133.6, 135.4, 132.6, 133.45 Hindustan Ma, 81.9, 82.35, 80.2, 80.7 Hindustan Pe, 301.15, 302.5, 298, 300.85 Hindustan Un, 231.9, 239.95, 231.55, 237.35 Hindustan Zi, 1245, 1259.7, 1215.1, 1222.35 Housing Dev, 302.3, 302.3, 285.5, 286.95 Icici Bank L, 945.5, 964.65, 935.15, 943.85 Idea Cellula, 67, 67.15, 65.9, 66 Ifci Ltd, 51.2, 51.7, 50.5, 50.85 India Cement, 137.65, 140.4, 136.75, 138.9 India Infoli, 115.85, 116.8, 114.05, 115.55 Indiabulls F, 136.7, 137.9, 132.5, 133.65 Indiabulls R, 173.9, 177.4, 171.15, 175.6 Indian Bank, 185.95, 191.5, 184.5, 187.25 Indian Hotel, 110.6, 112.7, 109.05, 109.8 Indian Oil C, 281.9, 282.05, 280.1, 281

Indian Overs, 96.75, 98.8, 95.55, 97.45 Indus Dev Ba, 121.3, 122.9, 120.4, 121.35 Indusind Ban, 193, 196.45, 189, 189.9 Infosys Tech, 2708, 2762.85, 2693, 2718.4 Infra. dev., 169.9, 173.95, 167.35, 171.6 Ispat Indust, 20.25, 20.75, 20.2, 20.45 Itc Ltd, 261.5, 267.35, 260.5, 264.25 Ivrcl Infras, 177.95, 180.7, 175.5, 176.75 Jai Corp Lim, 274, 279, 269.25, 271.1 Jaiprakash A, 150.2, 154.2, 149, 152.6 Jet Airways, 538, 544.7, 525, 528.4 Jindal Saw L, 218, 222.7, 217.15, 218.3 Jindal Steel, 750, 750, 715.2, 719 Jsw Steel Li, 1226, 1234.25, 1195, 1204.35 Kotak Mahind, 740.5, 755.7, 733.15, 742.15 Lakshmi Mach, 2009, 2065, 2000, 2013.4 Lanco Infrat, 58.25, 58.35, 57.1, 57.45 Larsen & Tou, 1569, 1606, 1558.15, 1572.3 Lic Housing, 865, 898.7, 865, 883.6 Lupin Limite, 1650, 1654.8, 1621, 1637.9 Mahanagar Te, 72.85, 74.1, 72.2, 73.25 Mahindra & M, 509, 519, 501.1, 508.4 Maruti Suzuk, 1375, 1399.8, 1364.5, 1379.35

New design for $100 note The US has unveiled a new design for the $100 note. Complete with advanced tech to combat counterfeiting, it retains the traditional look of US currency.

The unveiling was done by the US Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board and the US Secret Service.

“As with previous redesigns, this note incorporates the best technology available to ensure we're staying ahead of counterfeiters,” said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

'When the new $100 note is issued Feb 10, 2011, the 6.5 billion old design $100s already in circulation will remain legal tender,' said chairman of Federal Reserve, Ben S Bernanke.

'US currency users should know they will not have to trade in their old design notes when the new notes begin circulating.'

The redesigned $100 note

includes two new advanced counterfeit-deterrent security features in addition to effective security features from the previous design.

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MF FUNDA FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MUTUAL FUND has announced to wind down Franklin India International Fund (FINTF). The scheme will stand wound down as on April 30, 2010.

The major reason for it is strengthening of Indian Rupee against the US Dollar since the scheme`s launch together with the scheme`s performance profile resulted in a sharp reduction in demand for FINTF. Hence, as part of the ongoing product rationalization exercise, the scheme will be wound down.

Accordingly from April 22, 2010 the trustee and the asset management company shall cease to carry on any business activities in respect of scheme so wound up, create or cancel units in the scheme and issue and redeem units in the plan.

HDFC MUTUAL FUND has approved April 27,2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under normal and quarterly dividend option in retail plan of HDFC FMP 20M August 2008. The face value of per unit is Rs 10.

The quantum of dividend will be 100% of distributable surplus as on the record date.

ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND has approved April 27, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of ICICI Prudential Interval Fund II- Quarterly Interval Plan F. The face value of per unit is Rs 10.

The quantum of dividend will be 100% of distributable surplus as on the record date.

JM FINANCIAL MUTUAL FUND has approved April 26, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under the dividend option in regular and institutional plan of JM Fixed Maturity Fund - Series XIII - 18 Months Plan 1 (JM FMF - XIII - 18M1).

The quantum of dividend will be up-to realized appreciation in the NAV of the plan/option till the record date.

DSP BLACKROCK MUTUAL FUND announced the launch of DSP BlackRock Focus 25 Fund. This is an open ended equity growth scheme investing largely in companies, which are amongst the top 200 companies by market capitalisation.

The fund would be managed by Apoorva Shah. Its benchmark index would be BSE Sensex.

Max India Lt, 188, 189.9, 186, 187.15 Maytas Infr., 205.45, 212.8, 202.6, 204.4 Moser-baer (, 75, 76.15, 74.8, 75.15 Mrpl, 77.3, 77.9, 76.05, 76.45 Nagarjuna Co, 178.8, 184.1, 174.1, 180.75 Nagarjuna Fe, 31, 32.35, 30.85, 31.75 National Alu, 415, 416.4, 408.15, 411.85 Neyveli Lign, 150, 150.9, 148, 148.8 Ntpc Ltd, 206, 208, 205.1, 206.65 Oil And Natu, 1006, 1028.2, 996, 1015.1 Omaxe Limite, 93.5, 95.2, 93.1, 94 Oriental Ban, 326.5, 327.7, 320.2, 324.4 Pantaloon Re, 432.9, 432.9, 423, 427.95 Parsvnath De, 126, 131.4, 125.9, 128.7 Petronet Lng, 82.05, 83.4, 81.8, 82.2 Power Fin Co, 267, 272.15, 265, 270.5 Power Grid C, 109.7, 111.65, 107.6, 108.65 Praj Industr, 86.05, 88.85, 85.95, 87.7 Punj Lloyd L, 167, 168.7, 166, 166.7 Punjab Natio, 1007.9, 1026, 995.9, 1022.9 Rajesh Expor, 128.8, 133.2, 127.1, 131 Ranbaxy Labs, 450.7, 462.9, 448.3, 455.05 Rashtriya Ch, 80.5, 82.9, 79, 82.35 Rel. nat. re, 63.15, 64.2, 62.8, 63.25

Reliance Cap, 734.9, 755.6, 732.2, 741.6 Reliance Com, 167.7, 170.3, 166.15, 169.3 Reliance Ene, 901, 930, 901, 922.83 Reliance Ind, 845, 857.8, 835, 844.4 Reliance Ind, 1050.5, 1093.9, 1050.05, 1075.75 Reliance Pow, 158.9, 161.7, 157.15, 157.9 Rolta India, 187, 189.9, 185.35, 187 Satyam Compu, 93.1, 93.7, 92.7, 92.9 Sesa Goa Ltd, 460.7, 465.9, 456, 457.15 Shipping Cor, 161.7, 161.7, 158.55, 159.15 Siemens Ltd, 716, 735.9, 710, 725.55 Sintex Indus, 323.5, 326.95, 319.45, 321.8 Sobha Develo, 328.6, 336.9, 302.2, 318 State Bank O, 2082.1, 2248.9, 2082.1, 2223.1 Steel Author, 219, 228.2, 218, 225.4 Sterlite Ind, 801, 820.9, 800, 803.75 Sun Pharmace, 1746.55, 1746.55, 1700.1, 1709.05 Sun Tv Netwo, 427.8, 433.7, 421.25, 430.85 Suzlon Energ, 72, 72.85, 71.25, 71.75 Tata Communi, 276.9, 279.75, 274.15, 277.5 Tata Consult, 789.1, 793.65, 781, 785.95 Tata Motors, 806.9, 854.7, 801, 836.65

Tata Power C, 1319, 1350, 1306.6, 1338.95 Tata Steel L, 665.1, 673.45, 649.7, 655.3 Tata Tea Ltd, 1000.1, 1029, 1000, 1021.55 Tata Teleser, 23.85, 24.15, 23.7, 23.95 Tech Mahindr, 825, 840, 825, 830.25 The Ge Shpg., 334.1, 334.1, 329, 330.95 The Phoenix, 207.4, 216.95, 201.95, 208.9 Thermax Ltd, 717.25, 725.7, 711.05, 723.1 Titan Indust, 2035.2, 2055, 2025.25, 2047.85 Torrent Powe, 317, 322, 309, 310.6 Triveni Engg, 116.5, 117.9, 113.2, 114 Tv18 India L, 83.75, 84.65, 82.55, 83.2 Uco Bank, 61.25, 65.1, 61, 63.75 Ultratech Ce, 1105, 1128.5, 1100, 1119.45 Union Bank O, 310, 310.85, 305, 306.1 Unitech Ltd, 85.25, 85.5, 83.7, 84 United Phosp, 146, 147, 143.55, 144.5 Videocon Ind, 243, 246.8, 238.85, 240.8 Vijaya Bank, 49.75, 52.1, 49.25, 51.15 Voltas Ltd, 183.45, 187.45, 182.15, 183.85 Welspun Guj, 270, 273.4, 265.2, 267.65 Wipro Ltd, 702.9, 714.9, 697.55, 704.25 Yes Bank Lim, 271.7, 273.9, 267.25, 268.95 Zee Entertai, 304.95, 315, 300.3, 311.85

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RBI chief backs case for stronger yuan ReuTeRs SINGAPORE, APRIL 22

The Reserve Bank of India governor backed US arguments for a stronger Chinese yuan, ahead of a meeting of the Group of 20 nations this week, reports said on Thursday.

"If China revalues the yuan, it will have a positive impact on our external sector," Bloomberg quoted Reserve Bank of India chief Duvvuri Subbarao as telling reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday.

"If some countries manage their exchange rate and keep them artificially low, the burden of adjustment falls on some countries that do not manage their exchange rate so actively."

Asked if India give its opinion on the issue if it is raised at the G20 meeting, Subbarao said: "When it is discussed we will certainly give our opinion or view on the subject."

The Wall Street Journal carried similar remarks from the RBI chief.

Exports from China to India have grown faster than Indian

Lowe Lintas targeting Rs 900 cr biz PTI KOCHI, APRIL 22

Lowe Lintas, one of India's top advertising agencies, is targeting total business of Rs 900 crore nationally, including Rs 100 crore from Kerala this year.

"Last year there was only a two per cent growth. The whole advertisement sector was flat... We are hoping for 10 to 12 per cent growth this year from new businesses and existing clients," Charles Cadell, CEO Lowe Lintas India, told reporters here.

Expanding its footprint in South India,Lowe Intas announced the launch of its Kerala operations. The agency would have a fully functional office here, which would cater to businesses in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, he said.

Companies in Kerala have so far been traditional in their business approach. With growing encouragement from the government to go global, most local brands have expanded into national and international markets, he said.

shipments to its northern neighbour "and that obviously is a reflection of differences in the exchange-rate management," Bloomberg quoted Subbarao as saying.

US President Barack Obama, who considers the yuan undervalued, is seeking broader support from G20 finance officials who will discuss the outlook for the global economy in Washington from Thursday to Sunday.

Speculation that China may scrap the yuan's peg to the dollar grew this month after Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner delayed a report that could have branded the country a currency manipulator.

Brazil's central bank chief Henrique Meirelles told a senate hearing on Tuesday that it was "absolutely critical" for the good of the global economy that China let its currency appreciate, joining a chorus of critics of Beijing's foreign exchange policy.

China has effectively pegged its currency at about 6.83 to the dollar since July 2008 to

protect its exporters from the worst of the global financial crisis. It had allowed it to appreciate 21 percent in the previous three years.

Reiterating Beijing's stance on the issue, China's Vice Commerce Minister Fu Ziying said on Wednesday in Gabon that the country would not not be subject to international pressure to revalue the yuan and will reform the currency based on economic conditions.

The comments came just days after a leading U.S. lawmaker warned that the United States would take action if China did not begin to take steps soon to raise the value of the currency.

Many Western economists believe the yuan is undervalued by as much as 40 percent, giving China an unfair advantage in world trade.

Beijing says it will not be prodded into revaluing before it is ready, but many analysts expect it to start loosening its tight grip on the yuan this year as China's economy races ahead.

SkillSoft unveils inGenius

PTI BANGALORE, APRIL 22 SkillSoft PLC, a leading SaaS provider of e-learning,today announced launch of inGenius, a social learning platform layer that enables customers empower their employees find, create and share knowledge as-

Park Hotels open their first hotel in Hyderabad PTI HYDERABAD, APRIL 22

The Park Hotels, pioneers of the boutique hotel concept in India, have launched their first hotel in the city and the ninth in the country today.

With a total investment of Rs 340 crore, this new 270- room flagship property is the ninth addition to the Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels' collection of boutique hotels. The hotel's breathtaking facade references the jewelry for which Hyderabad is world-renowned, Priya Paul,Chairperson – Appejay Surrendra Park Hotels Private Limited told mediapersons.

"We take pride in launching what will be an iconic hotel in the heart of Hyderabad - iconic for its services, design and architecture."

"This 7-star Modern Palace is inspired by the jewels of Hyderabad. Today, The Park Hotels are synonymous with creating innovative standards in the travel industry, offering guests luxurious services. Hyderabad has emerged as one of India's key metropolitan cities and a business hub and we are delighted to grow with the city", Paul said.

Birla Sun Life AMC appoints Sahai as head offshore biz PANJIM (HBD) -- Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company, the mutual fund arm of the Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG), has appointed Anuradha (Anu) Sahai as the CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Pte Ltd, Singapore, as part of its plans to expand its asset management business outside India. As a first step, she will lead their focus to raise offshore investments into India. In her new role, Sahai will lead business strategy for overall growth of ABSLAMC, Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, which is a JV AMC between Sun Life of Canada and Aditya Birla Nuvo.

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Suhana Spices now in Rs 10 smart pack

PANJIM (HBD) -- Pravin Masalewale, Pune a 50 year old market leader in Spice Industry has launched ‘Suhana Smart Pack’ in Rs 10 price slot for the Goa market.

Suhana has been developed by the company with an understanding of customer preferences and convenience and this has made it very popular in Maharashtra.

Vishal Chordia, director of Pravin Masalewale said “The pack will provide the right quantity, avoid wastage without compromising on the taste and quality.”

The Rs 10 smart packs will be available in Chicken Masala, Meat Masala, Biryani Masala, Kitchen King, Shahi Garam Masala, Chhole Masala, Pav Bhaji Masala and Chaat Masala variants.

BenQ unveils world's slimmest LED monitor MuMBAI (PTI) -- Leading LED monitor brand, BenQ, today launched the world's three slimmest LED monitors—BenQ V2220, V2420 and V920 LED in India.

"With the launch of the three new V series models spanning HD to full HD, 18.5" wide to 24", the company has lined-up 8 models in the India market," BenQ India's Vice- President (Sales & Product Management), Rajeev Singh said here.

"BenQ V series is energy efficient and consumes 44 per cent less energy than other LED monitors," Singh said.

BenQ V series will be now available pan-India at Rs 8,999 (V920), Rs 14,999 (V2220) and Rs 18,900 for V2420 model.

The company has a marketshare of 10-12 per cent in India in the monitor segment and plans to increase it to 15 per cent with the launch these models by this year-end.

"Our product is very unique and we expect at least 15 per cent market share by end of this year," he said.

BenQ India, is a part of the BenQ Corporation. The Taiwanbased company offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms.

The Park, Hyderabad is a LEED GOLD certified green hotel by the US Green Building Council.

The leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is internationally recognised and measures how efficiently a building or community perform across all relevant metrics like energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality as well as stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

On the launch Anurag Bajaj, general manager, The Park, Hyderabad said, "In today's era of eco-consciousness and sustainability, we are extremely proud to bring to Hyderabad, India's first LEED GOLD certified hotel.

It environment friendly design and construction ensures that power-consumption is lower by 30 per cent and potable water consumption has come down by 40 per cent."

"In December 2009, The Park Hyderabad was awarded the 'Best future hospitality project in India' by Cityscape India".

The group is investing an-

other Rs 1000 crore in the next five years in phase manner to come up with new properties at Mumbai, Goa, Paul said.

Last year, group turn over was nearly 1600 crore, Paul said.

Presently, the Park Hotel are located in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Kerala with total 1145 rooms.

The management expects 60 per cent occupancy during the first year and will reach the break- even point by 2014-15.

sets and expertise with their colleagues, leveraging the extensive SkillSoft library of ondemand learning assets.

SkillSoft’s inGenius enables social learning by extending the value of expert information and infusing it with the knowledge and expertise of an organization’s own employees, a press release said. inGenius enhances SkillSoft’s core learning assets with a feature set that enables learners leverage content assets as seeds of discussion and to add community content, including notes, comments and ratings that add a unique layer of context and relevance, specific to their organization.

SkillSoft further enhances the social learning experience with opportunities to build connections and allow sharing between learners. inGenius also enables learners to discover knowledgeable colleagues by searching social profiles.

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BY NOMRATHA FERNANDES HERALD FEATURES nfamiliar territory, you are thinking, as you take head seat and get into driving position - hands, feet and body. While stopping to admire a lovely scene on your drive with a couple of friends you’ve probably causally sat in that very same seat. But today, it’s a scary feeling, coupled with eagerness for some, the jitters for most. It is your first day in a car, on the road, in the driver’s seat! As you attempt to drive down the road, amidst a spew of instructions that you aren’t probably even fully listening to because of how intimidating the traffic seems all of a sudden and the three pedals you’re suppose to alternate with using just two feet. While your legs are under pressure busy switching, your hands have got tasks of their own and then there are mirrors, that you have to peep into every five seconds, apparently, and horns and road signals to deal with, of course, not forgetting the occasional traffic police, the road Romeo or road rage! Then there are slopes, crowded roads, wet roads, potholes, stray animals and jay walkers to worry about!

Constant thoughts of getting through the lesson and being successful on the roads plague you as you grip the steering wheel and focus on the black, tarred road. When will I rule the road?

Anyone learning to drive will agree to the above. It is a frame of mind that makes one a little nervous, but this hasn’t stopped more and more people from taking on the roads. In fact over the past five years the number of women have increased, and not just in the little cars in and around the village, but the monster cars from one big city to another. “I will definitely agree to the increase in women eager to learn driving, their not only more in number but from all walks of life and from every age group,” says a lady instructor from the Kranti Motor Driving School, Mapusa. She has registered female learners in their 50s who have taken very smoothly to the road she says. “The increase in women drivers can be credited to women taking up jobs,” says Melisa Pereira, who recently

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began driving. She adds, “Jobs sometimes demand for late shifts and as the public transport ceases after nine, there is no other option but to have your own vehicle, and better a car than a bike, I would say.” Pick-ups by parents and/or siblings, usually brothers are slowly becoming an exception as more women are getting behind the wheel.

As for the gender difference myth with regard speed of learning, male and female driving instructors pass it off as only a myth. “Girls pick up as fast as boys,” an instructor from Unique Motor Training, Porvorim confirms. “Their carefulness is mistaken for slow learning perhaps. But past the initial stages and there is no difference, and more so girls continue to remain careful,” he attaches.

He is right. Collectively speaking in ratio to male drivers, women drivers do follow the road rules.

An interesting take on the initial speed of male learners is received from a lady instructor from the Mapusa driving school. She points out that most male learners have the background knowledge of a geared bike. “The gear shift of a bike and a car overlap and experience with a geared bike makes starting out with a car easy,” she says. Most girls on the other hand, ride non-geared bikes or none at all and the gear shift of a car is novel to them. “They catch up nonetheless,” she adds. In some cases underage male learners have an existing knowledge of car driving, having being taught by their older friends or relatives, with girls however this is rarely the case.

Exclusively teaching driving to women is Fatima Fernandes from Taleigao. She began around ten years ago and is much loved by the girls she has taught.

“Patience is key to teaching and more so with driving,” she says, seconding the fact that the instructor’s temperament also affects the speed at which the student picks up. At the end of it all, you are as confidant as a public speaker and looking back at it all you probably chortle or breathe a sigh of relief. The clouds of selfdoubt have cleared and there is sunshine in your car and a smile on your face.

You have your question answered. Now! I rule the road!

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Old magazine issues get recycled. Old emotional issues need to get thrown out. You may feel as if (23 Oct – 21 Nov) you've hit a wall in your career path, but you need to keep from giving up. It may be that you need to make a bold change, but now is a better time for thought than for action.

You can't do it all in one day. Start small with your goals, and be persistent.

Keep your mood light (21 May – 21 Jun) and breezy today -you've got lots going on, and there's just no need for you to take life any deeper than it has to go. You can have fun with anyone who comes near.

Go somewhere new.

You need the stimulation and the different point of view. You're (22 Nov – 21 Dec) filled with new creative energy -- expect inspiration all day long! If you're working with others, they can ride your draft and move forward quickly toward something better.

You're naturally humble.

Others know exactly what you're worth, however. You keep pushing (22 Jun – 22 Jul) yourself toward success, and can tell that things are getting better and better. Even though your mood may not be skyhigh, you're still pleased with your progress.

Tons of things can get taken care of with your energy and drive right now. People are harder (22 Dec – 19 Jan) to deal with than usual today, but you don't have to worry about the long-term implications. In fact, you might actually be able to get more done by throwing away your social assumptions.

Reassess your budget.

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A little white lie never hurt anyone. So tell someone that their haircut is great.

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You're feeling deliciously, well, delicious. Focus that charm on someone special. You may have (23 Aug – 22 Sep) a hard time keeping up with the flow of activity today -- but not because you're disorganized!

It's just a bit much, though by the end of the day, you should have a better sense of what's important.

Listen to your intuition now. Ignore it, and you may feel foolish later on.

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BY CLARON MAZARELLO ith night markets being the first things to go amongst shacks and seasonal restaurants; given the end of this tourist season for now, it was the clubs that kept it going fast paced for the revellers this last weekend. And by the looks of it, these clubs are indeed going to rule the roost this off-season.

Welcoming in such clubbing spirit will be this ‘Electric Zoo Sounds’ party (foreign DJs Raimund and Shy-O from Fatform Records) at the ‘Boutique House’ corner at the SNM where the present weather was absolutely no deterrent in getting a huge number of Goans turning up at this second last night market. Then again, this last Saturday had a ‘Back to the Ozone’ party at Goa Marriott’s, even as another ‘He’s back’ party happened at Tease, the clubbing place at Taj Vivanta. DJs Aneesh Gera, Sanjay Dutta, Anish Sood and K Desine spun up their mixes at the Lava Lounge on this very Saturday.

A ‘pool party’ seems to be on the cards at the lovely Praia location at Verem as well as a possible location at Porvorim sometime next week to beat the summer heat, besides another blast this April 24 at the Marriott. Among other observations, “Hip hop music too has much of a fan following in the state. Artistes like Akon and numbers like ‘Tik-tok’ by Ke$ha, ‘Fire burning’

by Sean Kingston, most of whom have been converted into remixes like is the trend,” commented Antonio Clovis, among the many music lovers who keep themselves abreast with the music scene.

And among the other newer things this week, four handsome dudes possibly lesser known as ‘Street Light People’ which is what their band is called, will be playing this Friday at this classy Candolim joint. The point to note is that these guys are the same ‘dudes’ who won “Battle of the Bands’ at Vistara for two consecutive years.

The date for this year’s annual ‘White Sensation’ party, where everyone has to compulsorily wear white, is finally out and April 25 – at Café Beach Hut, Mobor will see DJs Navin, Ryan Nogar, Usman and Ketan spinning the wheel. So here’s the update as promised in our previous weekend wind-ups.

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o doubt about it, Leonardo DiCaprio is a pretty, pretty man. Ever wonder what Leonardo DiCaprio looks like in a dress? We may find out, because the ‘Shutter Island’ stud is set to star in a Clint Eastwood-directed biopic about J Edgar Hoover, the late FBI director who was rumoured to have had a particular fondness for women’s clothing and was said to have enjoyed a bit of cross-dressing when he wasn’t busting up crime rings and compiling files on his political enemies. “We all have these assumptions about Hoover,” says Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the Hoover movie. “Was he this or was he that?

Was he a cross-dresser? Was he gay? Was he as villainous as we all think he might have been? Was there ever any light to him?”

Black, who spent eight months researching the project in Washington, DC (yes, the FBI cooperated), says it’s up to Eastwood whether the movie will address the rumours. Crossdressing or not, Black thinks DiCaprio is ‘absolutely perfect’ for the part because a lot of the film focuses on Hoover’s younger years: “It’s the right time and moment for him to play this role. It’s the right intersection of his age and his wisdom.”

Yeah, but can he walk in heels? Maybe DiCaprio can enlist his lady-love Bar Refaeli for pointers. She seems to be pretty good at the whole looking-like-a-woman thing. Like, really, really good at it.

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Parental Support: Crucial Role This week Goa’s talented fashion photographer says that one of the most positive changes noticeable in the fashion industry is that parents of aspiring models have actually begun stepping forward with their children, rendering them their full support as they venture in the world of glamour

Model Haifa Simoes with mother Virginia M Simoes

Photos by Prasad Pankar

BY PRASAD PANKAR ne of the most positive changes I’ve seen in the fashion industry is that the parents are coming forward with their children to get them into modeling. Parental support is extremely important and plays a crucial role in a model’s career. When a model, specially a girl, knows that her parents firmly support her dreams, then she becomes very secure in carrying out her career.

Erasto Viegas, father of a successful model, Zara Viegas, says, “I was very happy when my daughter spoke her mind to me about becoming a model. In fact, it was one of my own dreams. Being in Goa in those days, I didn’t have many avenues or opportunities to realise my dreams. But now they have it and should make the most of it.”

Virginia Maria Simoes, mother of another successful model, Haifa Simoes, feels the same. “I myself had been a model in my days, so I was elated when my daughter came up to me to tell me that she wanted to be a model.”

Goa is fast moving towards being a fashion destination. “Goa is quite advanced in fashion. I’ve travelled a lot and can say that Goa is naturally inclined to fashion. The youth today has a taste for clothes, and in the time to come, we’ll be counted amongst the fashion capitals of the World,” says Erasto Viegas.

He further states, “but if we suppress our children, then we’re depriving them of what could be a successful career.”

Many careers have been spoiled even before taking off. Virginia Simoes feels, “it would not be fair to suppress their desires. We should go along with the child’s dreams, give them a chance to prove themselves, have faith in their abilities and be a guiding force behind them.” Erasto adds, “Fashion is a career today and parents should encourage their children to take it up, or else they will feel as if they have missed out on something.

Modeling makes one confident, bold and it helps in the child’s future career also. We should not attempt to curb their dreams, but in fact should be with them at every possible way and help them groom their careers.”

I come across many aspiring models with the same story to tell, their parents are against modeling. If you’ve seen the film ‘Fashion’, this point it beautifully portrayed though almost everyone missed out on it. If the father in the film had to support her from the beginning, I think Madhur Bhandarkar would have had a different story to tell.

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Minissha wishes to be Part of History

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“I do not have any particular genre that I would like to do. I just want to entertain people. But I want to do a period drama like ‘Jodhaa Akbar’. I loved the film and wished I was a part of it,” said the 25-yearold actress, adding she is interested in history more than anything else.

Minissha started her journey as an actor with the critically acclaimed film, ‘Yahaan’, alongside Jimmy Shergill in 2005. She was later seen in ‘Corporate’, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ and with her ultraglamorous look in ‘Kidnap’.

“It has been a great journey. There were disappointments and happier times as well. These things are part and parcel of every industry... and of everyone’s life. I am grateful for where I am today. There is a lot more that I need to do,” she said.

When asked how the industry reacts to new comers like her who do not have a filmi background, the actress said, “I did not face any problem. I think the industry is warm and encourages new comers.”

“If you have a filmi background people know you better... your network is good. But the industry recognises talent and appreciates it, be it for a filmi or non-filmi actor,” the actress said.

Minissha, who is currently shooting for ‘Hum Tum Aur Shabana’ by Sagar Bellary of ‘Bheja Fry’ fame, said 2010 is her year of comedy.

“Both my films of 2010 are a kind of comedy. ‘Well Done Abba’ was a political satire and ‘Hum Tum Aur Shabana’ is an out-and-out comedy,” she added.

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through a public reading programme that will take place at the Kala Academy, Panjim on April 23 at 6pm. Call 2420452.

The Pinhole Photography Contest 2010 exhibition will be held on April 25, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day at the Art Chamber, Calangute.

It will be open to the public till May 10. Other events like workshops, lectures, photography quiz will run alongside the exhibition. Call 2277144.

A pottery workshop by Geeta Sahu will take place at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula on May 1 and 2. Call 9765404391, 9975702588 or 2452805-10.

A communication aides training programme, ‘Tell Me More’ for children with language impairments will be held in the month of May. The last date to register is April 27. Call 65137489. E-mail reachus@sethu.in.

Spoken-Konkani Learning Classes, organised by the Ganga-Zuari Academy and the NIO Staff Club will begin on April 25 every Monday, Friday and Sunday at the Community Center, NIO Colony, Dona Paula.

Call 9890606240 or 9422414311.

A 3-day residential training camp, ‘AURA of Success’, conducted by the Global Academy of Meta Mind Management (GAMMA) will take place from April 23 to 25 at Miramar, Panjim. Call 9096938269.

E-mail amey.hegde@gmail.com. Visit www.metamindmanagement.com.

A filmmaking workshop, organised

by Lotus Group will take place from April 26 to May 8. Call 9822586058.

Joe Ferrao Band will perform at Art Escape, Benaulim on April 23 at 7:30pm. Call 9820695272, 9881568756 or 9323590051.

‘Bob Dylan Don’t Look Back’ and ‘Pink Floyd The Wall’ will be screened at Art escape, Benaulim on April 25 at 7:30PM and 9:30PM respectively. Call 9820695272, 9881568756 or 9323590051.

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Goa to celebrate Konkani Cinema Day HERALD FEATURES algado Konknni Akademi in collaboration with Tiatr Academy of Goa will organize a special function on April 24, 2010 at 5 pm at the Conference Hall of Tiatr Academy Goa, C a m p a l Tr a d e Centre, Campal, Panjim to commemorate the screening of the first Konkani film ‘Mogacho Anvddo’ on April 24, 1950 in Mumbai. ‘Mogacho Anvddo’ was written, produced and directed by A L Jerry Braganza from Mapusa, Bardez Goa. On this occasion, an exhibition of photographs of the film ‘Mogacho Anvddo’ and ‘Sukhachem Sopon’, both films by A L Jerry Braganza will he held. A newly released Konkani film ‘Nisha’ produced by Neville Pereira will be screened on the occasion.

Menino Pires, Director of Information and Publicity will be the Chief Guest while Dharmanand Vernekar, a film writer and director will be the Guest of Honour.

Premanand Lotlikar, president of Dalgado Konknni Akademi and Tomazinho Cardozo, president of Tiatr

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BY NOMRATHA FERNANDES HERALD FEATURES oods… beyond hues’, the art exhibition featuring former college mates and equally talented artistes Sharmila Coutinho and Sukhdev Bind, was recently held at the Kala Academy Art Gallery, Panjim. The former displays her creativity through conceptual art while the latter works his magic with watercolour.

Sharmila and Sukhdev studied together at the Goa College of Art. Keeping with the trend that a number of fresh-to-the-scene artistes are following, whereby the work of two or more artistes are jointly display, they decided to have this combined exhibiton.

A chat with Sharmila gives a whole new meaning to her work while continuing to maintain its original charm.

Sharmila says that she has given herself maximum freedom of expression with the work in this exhibition since it is her first. “But I’ve managed to maintain two themes – one based on Goa and the other based on how I wish the world to be,” she adds.

“Oil pastels, or crayons as most would call them, are not just for children. I have freely used oil pastels and achieved a variety of effects with this collection. Their easy and free,” she explains. Sharmila is otherwise flexible with all mediums and her current work includes oil pastels, acrylic and in her words, ‘a controversial, novel medium painting through computer software’. The piece tilted ‘For You’ utilises this medium. “It is only controversial to the common man and needs a lot more explanation than other mediums,” Sharmila justifies.

Vincent Van Gogh is a big favourite and a huge influence on Sharmila’s work. “I love his use of vibrant colours and textures, his life, his struggle – everything about the man is inspiring,” she states.

Her inspiration comes from “…day dreams and noteworthy events in my life, which I of course blend and process and then translate it to my art…”

As for Sukhdev, he splashes in watercolours.

Based in Mumbai, his paintings point out to Mumbai’s many landmarks, plenty of coastal scenes, temples and the holy Banyan tree. Amongst his displays is ‘The Holy Banyan’ which won the Late Hanuman Neugi Memorial Prize.

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Academy of Goa will grace the occasion.Konkani film lovers are requested to attend the function in large numbers.

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HERALD FEATURES he art exhibition ‘Groupe de Cinque’ was recently held at the Kala Academy Art Gallery, Panjim. The exhibition featured five Goan artistes, Kalidas Mhamal, Sagar Chari, Deepak Gaonkar, Saniya Lotlikar and Apeksha Puranik.A variety of mediums were utilised in the art and colours incorporated too were in every shade and hue. Scanning through the art works brings to the fore a number of emotions, which may of course differ from person to person. Few displayed guilt and fear while others displayed serenity and monotony and others yet contemplation.

The artistes are all students of the Goa College of Art, Altinho, Panjim.

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The Kala Academy Annual Day celebration will take place at the Kala Academy, Panjim on April 23 at 5:30pm. Call 2420452.

A special function to commemorate the screening of the first Konkani film ‘Mogacho Anvddo’ on April 24, 1950 in Mumbai, organised by the Dalgado Konknni Akademi and the Tiatr Academy of Goa will be held on April 24 at 5 pm at the Tiatr Academy Goa, Campal, Panjim.

An art exhibition titled ‘Spanish Eyes’, by Spanish artist, Matildalamora will open on April 24 at 7:30pm at the Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhas,Panjim. It will remain open to the public till April 30. Call 09823572035.

‘Goan Brew – High Spirits and Healing’, the Feni festival will take place on April 24 and 25. Call 9822151419, 9881533456 or 9822581232.

A musical programme ‘Padmashree M Boyer Hanchea Kantarancho Ugddas’ which will highlight memorable songs sung by the late M Boyer will take place on April 28 at Goa Velha (Zuari), Taleigao on May 6 and the Ravindra Bhavan, Sanvordem on May 23. It is organised by Konkani singer Andrew D’ Souza and the Tiatr Academy of Goa. A tribute concert to the guru of harmonium Nirmala Pai Kakode will be held on April 24 at 4pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.

A public reading of short stories will take place on April 23 from 6pm to 10pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim.

Call 2420452.

‘Primary Education, Privatisation and the Right To Education in the context of Goa’ will be the topic discussed at the Friday Balcao session which will take place on April 23 from 4pm to 6pm at the Goa Desc Resource Centre, Mapusa. E-mail goadesc@gmail.com.

A tribute to Goan writer, the late Violet Dias Lannoy will be held

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Dempo survive Sporting scare Dempo…2

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HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, APRIL 22

Dempo Sports Club scored a narrow 2-1 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in the 22nd match of ONGC I-League at Nehru stadium, Fatorda on Thursday. Dempo were trailing 0-1 at half time.

The win consolidated Dempo’s position at the top with 44 points from 22 matches while Sporting are at the bottom with 20 points from 22 matches.

Man-of-the match Roberto Mendes da Silva was the hero of the day scoring two goals for Dempo in the second half, with the match-winner coming in the last minute.

Sporting went ahead in the 22nd minute when midfielder Adil Khan’s smart header found

the net off a free kick from Bisheshwor Singh. After the lemon break, Dempo could have levelled the score in the 49th minute but midfielder Clifford Miranda wasted a gilt edged scoring opportunity from a Joaquim Abranches cross.

Dempo found the equalizer in the 50th minute through a solo effort from Roberto, who beat a host of rival defenders after accepting a pass from a throw-in from Valeriano Rebello. He raced into the box and beat the rival goalkeeper with a stiff grounder.

Dempo could have found the match-winner late in the second half but substitute Nicolau Borges was the culprit, as he blasted wide off a well measured cross from Roberto.

The match was destined for a draw, when Roberto scored

the match-winner as he headed in a cross to give Dempo full points and move closer to clinching the title for the fourth time.

Dempo chief coach Armando Colaco was elated after the match. He said: “It was overall a very good performance from my boys. We played according to a plan. I am fully satisfied

with the result.”

Despite the loss, Sporting coach Vishwas Gaunkar was pleased with his team’s performance. “We played a good game and I am satisfied with the outcome. Dempo are a strong team and it was not going to be easy beating them.

Roberto’s equalizer surprised us and altered our plans.”

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director Peter Valles, who is holding the reins of the team, in place of coach Karim Bencherifa, is determined to earn three points against the Mumbai outfit.

“We have to go all out for a win. We have 23 points from 21 matches and I hope the boys will go out and give their best,” said Vales.

Salgaocar meet AI

Salgaocar Sports Club are hoping for a improved outcome when they lock horns with Air India in the 22nd round match of ONGC I-League at Nehru stadium, Fatorda on Friday.

After having drawn 1-1 with Pune FC in their earlier encounter, Salgaocar’s technical

Nauxim, Piedade advance

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Nauxim Sports Club scored a solitary goal win over St Sebastian at Coca Cola Celebration Cup soccer tournament organised by Coca-Cola India Partners in association with GFA at Santa Cruz ground on Thursday.

Sailen Sancoalker scored for Nauxim in the 24th minute.

Nauxim had an opportunity to increase their tally, but Sagar Faterpekar was the culprit.

In the second match, Nauxim drew with Piedade Youth Association 3-3.

Nauxim were unlucky to forge ahead as Jyotesh Palkar’s free kick deflected off a PYA defender into the PYA goal. Jyotesh doubled the lead for Nauxim off an indirect free kick to give his

team a 2-0 lead.

PYA reduced the margin through Xavier Gonsalves off a cross from Leo Pereira.

Nauxim increased the tally through Sagar thus giving Nauxim a 3-1 lead at the stroke of half time.

Crossing over PYA came with renewed ideas and went into the attacking mode. Andrew D’Mello sent a power-packed volley past the Nauxim goalkeeper to make it 3-2. Leo finally equalised for PYA when his low shot went past the diving Nauxim goalkeeper.

In another match, Piedade trounced St Sebastian 4-0. Joel Correia scored in the 21st , 28th and 37th minutes while Xavier Gonsalves converted in the 39th minute.

Nuvem seal finals spot HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, APRIL 22

Parish Youth Nuvem scored a solitary goal win over St. Savio Sports Club, Calangute to move in the finals of Salgaocar Trophy inter-village football tournament

organised by Saligao Sporting Club at Sporting ground, on Thursday. Nuvem surged ahead in the 10th minute (2nd half) through Rosario Noronha.

PY Nuvem will meet Navelim Villagers in the finals on May 2.

Penha de Franca ahead HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

Penha de Franca overcame Vailankani SC, Arambol 7-8 via the sudden-death to move into the quarter-finals of 3rd Colormax Imperial Rolling Trophy soccer tournament at Dr. Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim on Thursday.

Arambol forged ahead in the 16th minute when Cedric Ro-

drigues made no mistake to tap the ball in off Vivek Canulkar.

In the 47th minute, Felix Colaco equalised for Penha de Franca through a power-packed shot.

In the ensuing penalty shoot out, Seby, Felix, Dilip, Vidhur, Nitin, Siddesh and Amit scored for Penha de Franca while Jason, Bruno, Jovito, Vicek, Cedric and Kevel scored for Arambol.

Sai Avtar drub Friends XI HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

Sai Avtar, Anjuna registered a fluent 4-1 win over Friends XI, Vaddem to move into the semifinals of 24th Jaidev Gopal Kanekar memorial soccer tournament at Sanquelim ground, on Thursday. Anjuna led 2-1 at

the breather.

Saprem Diukar of Sai Avtaar scored in the 9th and 20th minutes while George D’Souza reduced the margin for Vaddem in the 28th minute.

Changing over, Shekar Kerkar and Thomas Costa increased the tally for Anjuna.

Naveen grounds Carmona HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, APRIL 22

A splendid brace by Naveen Mendes enabled St Rock’s Youth Club, Calata, Majorda to drub Carmona Sports Club 3-1 and move into the quarter-finals of Cayman Cup football tournament organized by Curtorim Gymkhana at Curtorim ground, on Thursday. The teams were tied 1-1 at half time.

Carmona took the lead in the 13th minute through Joseph Fernandes. Stung by the setback, St Rock’s fought gallantly and neutralized the lead in the 26th minute through Agnelo Fernandes.

Changing over, St Rock’s doubled the lead through Naveen in the 48th and 65th minutes.

Milagres Rodrigues, Panch VP Curtorim, was the chief and were introduced the teams.

PY Corjuem, Tropa up HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

Parish Youth of Corjuem routed Parish Youth of Taleigao 3-0 in the 2nd All-Goa 7-a-side Assonora Parish Youth football tournament in memory of Viviana Fernandes organised by St Clara Parish Youth at Assonora parish ground on Thursday.

Seby Dias, Shane Dias and Benzy Monteiro scored a goal each for PY Corjuem.

In another match, Parish Youth of Tropa prevailed over Parish Youth of Candolim 2-1.

Justus and Jeffrey scored for PY Tropa while Joelif Simoes reduced the margin for PY Candolim.

Benaulim enter quarters HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

Young Strikers Benaulim overcame Chandor Sports Club 4-3 via the tie-breaker to move into the quarter-finals of 3rd All-Goa Alvernaz and Lalush Alemao memorial football tournament organised by Churchill Brothers Sports Club at

Varca ground, on Thursday.

There was no score at the end of the regulation period. In the ensuing tie-breaker, Carlos, Valleri, Alfred and Shelton converted for Benaulim while Dejohn, Cruz and Mario were on target for Chandor. Chandor’s Dejohn was named the man-of-the match.

The Nauxim goalkeeper grabs the ball at the feet of a Piedade Youth Association player at Santa Cruz on Thursday. Pic: Rozario Estibeiro

Shirgal smash Karnataka cops all-india v’ball HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, APRIL 22

Shirgal Sports Club (Goa) scored a resounding 3-1 sets victory over Karnataka State Police in the 1st all-India volleyball tournament organised by Shirgal Sports Club at Dhargal Panchayat court, Pernem.

The Goa team packed with five international players gave a powerful display of precision smashing and superb defensive play as they rallied to beat the policemen 20-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 in a thrilling affair.

South Central Railway (SCR) beat MEG, Bangalore 25-23, 1225, 23-25, 25-15, 15-13 in the other match. Both semi-finals will be played on Friday.

ONGC I-League soccer: Salgaocar v. Air India, Nehru stadium, Fatorda, 4 p.m.

Taca U-19 Goa soccer: Sporting Clube de Goa v. Musli Power Churchill Brothers, Duler stadium, Mapusa, 4 p.m.

Pilerne Panchayat Cup: Clube Sao Minguel de Taleigao v. Anjuna Gymkhana, Maddanim ground, Pilerne, 5 p.m.

Coca Cola Celebration cup soccer: Jawahar Club v. Merces Club; Merces Club v. Don Bosco Oratory; Don Bosco Oratory v. Jawahar Club, Santa Cruz ground. Kick off 4 p.m.

3rd Colormax Imperial Rolling Trophy soccer : Calangute Association v. Saligao Sporting, Dr. Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim, 4.45 p.m.

Jaidev Gopal Kanekar memorial soccer: St. Sebastian SC, Fatorda v. Sporting Club, Dharlim, Sanquelim ground, 4.45 p.m.

Cayman Cup soccer: Dramapur SC v. Curtorim Gymkhana, Curtorim ground, 4.30 p.m.

14th Holy Cross inter-village soccer: Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda v. Navelim Sporting Club, Vodlemoll ground, Kakoda, Curchorem, 4.30 p.m.

1st all-India volleyball semis organised by Shirgal SC, Dhargal panchayat court, Pernem from 7.30 p.m.

GSA trounce Sarvodaya by 188 runs HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 22

Aditya Angle scored a scintillating 101 to help Goa Sports Academy defeat Sarvodaya Sports Club by 188 runs in Goa Premier League cricket tournament at Porvorim ground, on Thursday.

GSA scored 231 for 6 declared in 70.4 overs. For GSA, Aditya topscored with 101, followed

by Sardesh Pawasker 76.

In reply, Sarvodaya were 155 all out in 38.2 overs. For Sarvo-

daya, Ajay Ratra topscored with 42, Advant Katkar 14, Amit Veluskar 17, Ganeshraj Narvekar 10. Sahil Dhuri claimed 6 for 86, while Kadam 3 for 9 for GSA. In another match at Dr Rajendra Prasad stadium, a breezy 78

by Rohit Asnodkar helped Chowgule Cricket Club to settle for a draw against Salgaocar Sports Club. Resuming at an overnight score of 38 for 1, Chowgule were 194 for 4 in 76 overs in the second innings.

Satish Shinde topscored with 42, followed by Amog Dessai 22.

Vidyadhar Kamat was the most successful bowler for Salgaocar scalping two wickets.

MPT in semis

PANJIM (HSR): MPT beat Central Excise, Cochin via the tieb re a ke r 3 - 2 t o e n t e r t h e semi-finals of all-India Moideen Kutty football tournament at Mallapuram on Thursday. The teams were level 1-1 at full time.

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Robben spares Ribery blushes for Bayern Bayern...1 Lyon...0 REUTERS MUNICH, GERMANY, APRIL 22

Arjen Robben of Bayern and Kim Kaellstroem of Lyon battle for the ball at Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

Arjen Robben spared Franck Ribery's blushes with a spectacular strike to lift Bayern Munich to a 1-0 win over Olympique Lyon in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

The first-half sending-off of Bayern talisman Ribery looked to have swung the tie Lyon's way but the French side were also reduced to 10 men when Jeremy Toulalan was dismissed and Robben came up with a trademark goal to put the Germans in control yesterday.

Dutchman Robben, enjoying a superb first season in Germany, smashed in a sweet left-foot shot on 69 minutes which took a slight deflection off the head of team mate Thomas Mueller before flying past keeper Hugo Lloris.

Ribery, in the spotlight this week after being questioned by French authorities as a witness in a prostitution investigation, was shown a straight red card for stamping on Lyon forward Lisandro Lopez's ankle in the 37th minute. ''I am very satisfied. I think that we showed Europe tonight how strong we are, we showed we dominated with 10 men against 11,'' Bayern coach Louis van Gaal told reporters.

Villa keep Champions League hopes alive Villa...2 Hull City...0 REUTERS LONDON, APRIL 22

Aston Villa kept alive their slim hopes of Champions League qualification with an easy 2-0 Premier League win at relegation-threatened Hull City.

Gabriel Agbonlahor's smart finish inside the box gave Villa the lead on 14 minutes but Kevin Kilbane missed a great chance to equalise for the hosts.

Hull striker Jan Venegoor of Hesselink was carried off on a stretcher in the second half fol-

lowing a clash of heads and James Milner added a penalty for Villa 12 minutes from time. ''We're in the mix.

We ' re g o i n g f o r everything and guaranteed nothing,'' Villa manager Martin O'Neill told reporters yesterday. ''Where I've been pleased with the team is they've responded fantastically to the defeat at Stamford Bridge. ''The team has shown a great deal of character all season and

I think that was epitomised tonight.''

Villa moved above Liverpool into sixth on 61 p o i n t s f ro m 3 5 matches and trail Tottenham Hotspur, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualifying spot, by three having played one game more.

Hull, in 18th place with 28 points, are three points adrift of safety with just three games left.

Bayern were the more aggressive side from the start, threatening with a Bastian Schweinsteiger header in the 14th minute after Lloris misjudged a corner.

Ribery, who was constantly doublemarked, managed to break free with some nifty footwork but his shot flew wide.

Bayern increased the pressure in search of a goal but Ribery stunned the sold-out 66,000 crowd when he lost possession and stamped on Lisandro's ankle as he tried to win the ball back to earn a red card.

Bayern showed no interest in playing safe and again went close with a shot by Danijel Pranjic, who will also miss the return leg after being booked.

The numerical balance was restored in the 54th minute

when Toulalan was sent off for his second yellow card in three minutes and Robben then took centre stage.

He fired a warning shot on the hour which sailed just wide before launching a solo raid from the right wing, cutting in towards the edge of the box and unleashing an unstoppable shot which wrong-footed Lloris. ''We started well but we lost

the ball too easily,'' Lyon coach Claude Puel said. ''In the second half we were too weak with the ball. ''Ribery's red card allowed us to take control of the match but then we then we had our player sent off. Then 10 against 10 became a very difficult match for us,'' he said.

Inter Milan beat champions Barcelona 3-1 in the first leg of the other semi-final on Tuesday.

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Chennai crush Deccan, charge into final PTI MUMBAI, APRIL 22

Doug Bollinger led Deccan Chargers' rout as a ruthless Chennai Super Kings crushed the defending champions by 38 runs in the second semifinal of the Indian Premier League tonight to set up a summit clash

with Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

Opting to bat first, the Super Kings looked in trouble before a 52-run partnership between skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (30) and S Badrinath (37) guided them to a competitive 142 for seven.

For the Chargers, Ryan Harris bowled a fine initial spell to get

rid off openers Murali Vijay and Mathew Hayden cheaply and finished with excellent figures of three for 29.

The Super Kings, however, returned to defend the total with all their might and resource, skittling out their opponents for 104 in 19.2 overs and dash-

Sporting refutes AIFF claim HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, APRIL 22

Subramanium Badrinath of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot.

Chennai Super Kings:MuraliVijay lbw b Harris 15, M Hayden c Symonds b Harris 8, Suresh Raina c Gilchrist b Symonds 2, S Badrinath st Gilchrist b RP Singh 37, M S Dhoni c Rohit b Harmeet 30, Albie Morkel c Symonds b Ojha 4,A Srikkanth c Gibbs b Harris 24,R Ashwin not out 6,Shadab Jakati not out 0.Extras: 16. Total: 142-7. Fall of wickets: 12-1, 25-2, 29-3, 81-4, 96-5, 117-6, 137-7.Bowling: A Symonds 4-0-18-1, Ryan Harris 4-0-29-3, RP Singh 4-0-33-1, Pragyan Ojha 4-0-27-1, Harmeet Singh 4-0-22-1.

Deccan Chargers:A Gilchrist c Srikkanth b Bollinger 15,H Gibbs b Jakati 18,T Suman c Raina b Bollinger 4,Rohit Sharma c Muralitharan b Morkel 2,A Symonds c Vijay b Ashwin 23,Monish Mishra st Dhoni b Jakati 2,B Sumanth b Bollinger 16,Ryan Harris c Vijay b Bollinger 15,Harmeet Singh lbw b Muralitharan 0,RP Singh not out 0, Pragyan Ojha c Bollinger b Raina 1. Extras: 8.Total:104-10.Fall of wickets: 19-1, 23-2, 31-3, 48-4,54-5,82-6,103-7,103-8,103-9,104-10.Bowling:RAshwin4-0-14-1,DBollinger 4-1-13-4,MMuralitharan4-0-16-1,AlbieMorkel3-0-15-1,ShadabJakati4-0-44-2,Suresh Raina 0.2-0-0-1.Man-of-the-Match: D Bollinger.

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Sporting Clube de Goa reiterated that the supporter of the club who was fined Rs 2 lakh by AIFF Disciplinary Committee for committing a serious offence against the referee after their match against East Bengal in Goa was not a senior member of the club as alleged by the AIFF. The AIFF claimed that the club when asking for World Cup tickets, had categorically stated that the person in question was the vice-president of the club. The request was endorsed by GFA. “Inspite of categorically stating that he is “just a supporter” and not an office- bearer, it was found that he himself had requested for the World Cup tickets, as endorsed by GFA and was mentioned as the vice-president of the club,” stated the AIFF. “Consequently the AIFF committee decided that it was a very serious offence by such a senior member of the club and he has been suspended with immediate effect, from taking part in any football activities for a period of 12 months and in addition a fine of Rs 2 lakh was imposed to be paid within 15 days,” the AIFF disclosed officially today.

Meanwhile, Victor Fernandes, vice-president-cum-general manager of Sporting Clube stated that the person in question was the vice-president of the club upto June 2008 and that he had ceased to occupy the post once Sporting became a Private Limited Company which is managed by Directors and a General Manager.

“The person in question has no role in the club now (since last two years) and he is not an office-bearer. It was by an oversight that the earlier designation of the person was mentioned while applying for the World

Cup ticket,” pointed out Victor.

Victor stated that the letter addressed to AIFF for tickets was never brought on record at the Disciplinary Committee proceedings which were attended by him in New Delhi on Tuesday.

It is shocking how the panel re-

lied on the letter and how this letter reached them on the quiet, because had the letter been mentioned there the entire matter would have been clarified immediately.

One would not be totally wrong to presume that someone had some grudge, only aiming to take some revenge against Sporting.

On the same incident, the GFA has been blamed for the lack of security inside the stadium in the same match and fined Rs 50,000.

Victor disclosed that both the Match Commissioner as well as Referee’s reports stated that no police was present while the FIR lodged at the Police Station in Margao brings out the point that the police was escorting the match officials. Then, why penalise the GFA, he questioned unless there is another grudge aspect, this time, against the GFA or its secretary Savio Messias perhaps.

The fine of Rs 2 lakh is totally disproportionate, Victor rea-

We will overcome IPL crisis: Sachin PTI NEW DELHI, APRIL 22

The IPL controversy has left Indian cricket in complete chaos but senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar said he is optimistic that the game would tide over this crisis.

Reacting to the controversy, Tendulkar said the game was strong enough to survive the crisis. "I think when that competitiveness is witnessed by millions, you leave all those things behind," said Tendulkar.

"Life is not a smooth journey always, there are sometimes rough patches in between and you overcome all those hurdles.

I'm sure cricket will help to over-

come all those hurdles," he told 'Times Now' channel.

According to Tendulkar, what matters to a common fan was a competitive match between two sides.

"People are waiting to see (IPL matches). Every evening they are switching on their television to see a competitive match. Any form of competitive sport is fantastic to watch and it's not only cricket. It could be any sport, that is what even I love.

"I personally feel all these obstacles and hurdles will be (overcome)," said the Mumbai Indians skipper.

Tendulkar said incidents like this do not distract the players, who forget everything else when they enter a ground.

Case filed against Shoaib, Sania for hurting sentiments PTI HYDERABAD, APRIL 22

Following a court order, police have registered a case against Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, his wife Sania Mirza and 12 others for allegedly hurting sentiments of Muslims by violating religious traditions in his divorce and marriage.

Based on a private complaint lodged by a city-based Muslim organisation, the court of Third

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate has referred the matter to Station House Officer of Banjara Hills Police here for investigation and asked for a report on it by May 26. West Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police Stephen Ravindra said today.

"After the court order, a case was registered last night. We have to investigate and a status report will be filed before the court," Ravindra told PTI.

soned out.

The panel felt that the statement of Churchill Alemao had done more harm to the cause of football and referees than good and as such he has been asked to refrain from such acts in future failing which he cannot escape disciplinary action.

There is no doubt that most of the teams have pointed out about inconsistency in refereeing. Their standard leaves much to be desired, no doubt. The question raised by Churchill that foreign referees were brought

by AIFF some years ago was never even answered by AIFF. One wonders if issuing a warning to Churchill would improve the standard of refereeing.

Arindam Bhattacharya (Churchill Brothers) has been fined Rs 25,000 and in addition he has also been issued a warning that a more severe punishment will be handed pertaining to such an offence in the future.

Daljit Singh (JCT, Phagwara) was fined Rs 25,000 and in addition issued a warning that if an offence is repeated in future, he will be suspended for a period of six months or more.

ing Deccan Chargers' hopes of a successful title defence.

For Chennai, Bollinger (4/13) stood out, having rocked the

Deccan top order and then dropping curtains on the opponent's innings with his tidy four overs.

Left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati also chipped in with two crucial wickets to hasten Deccan's fall.