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IN BRIEF Talaq joke may cost youth his marriage A Talaq joke to his wife on the internet may cost an e-savvy youth his marriage. The youth, a resident of Qatar, had spelt talaq three times while chatting with his wife but little did he realize that his humourous intention in cyberspace will nullify his marriage in reality. The nationality or the identity of the youth was not revealed. -- (PTI)

India signs CSC; US says will benefit In a significant step which will enable it to engage in international nuclear commerce, India signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC), which sets parameters on a nuclear operator’s financial liability, at the IAEA in Vienna. The move comes just days ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit here and the US was quick to react by saying that it will benefit the India’s suppliers, industry as well as its people. – (PTI)

3 Indians vie for literary prize Three Indian authors lead the six books shortlisted for the USD 50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian literature, a newly-instituted literary award given annually to writers on themes such as culture, politics and history of the region. Manju Kapur’s ‘The Immigrant’, Neel Mukherjee’s ‘A Life Apart’ and Amit Chaudhuri’s ‘The Immortals’ have been shortlisted for the prestigious award. – (PTI)

Tsunami, volcano tolls rise Helicopters with emergency supplies finally landed on remote Indonesian islands slammed by a tsunami that killed more than 300 people, while elsewhere in the archipelago the toll from a volcanic eruption rose to 30. – (AP)

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Cases against Mickky, Jose 86 others charged with manhandling Pacheco HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 27

Vasco Police has registered an offence against Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza, former Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) chairperson Kritesh Gaonkar and 86 others on charges of manhandling former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco on Tuesday night.

Police also registered a noncognizable offence against Pacheco on charges of distributing money to candidates in Vasco.

The Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association President Simon Pereira, Edwin Carvalho, Mariano Fernandes and Digo Pereira have alleged that D’Souza along with his supporters barged into the hotel and assaulted Pacheco and damaged hotel property.

D’Souza along with Gaonkar, Babu Nanoskar, who is contesting from Ward 18, Pachao Monteiro, Anthony Fernandes, Balkrishna Salgaokar alias Balu, Wahid Shaikh and Salim Atelyel and 80 unknown persons have been named in the FIR. “We have registered an offence against Jose Philip D’Souza and other people under Sections 143, 147, 323, 504, r/w 149 IPC.

NCP hears sparring duo HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Charged with distributing money to candidates in Vasco

Offence registered for manhandling Mickky Pacheco

All these sections are bailable offences,” said Vasco DySP Rohidas Patre. “ The medical report has stated that Pacheco had minor bruises on his body,” informed Patre.

Acting on a complaint from

After a night of high drama yesterday that involved two of the Nationalist Congress Party legislators – Jose Philip D’ S o u z a a n d M i c k k y Pacheco – getting into an ugly brawl over municipal elections, senior members in the party on Wednesday deliberated over the issue and later heard the versions of both by calling them separately.

Chief Spokesperson NCP Trajano D’Mello said Jose Philip, who is the party president in the State, was called by Senior Vice-President Carmo Pegado. After Jose Philip finished Mickky Balakrishna Salgaokar and two other persons, police registered a non-cognizable offence against Pacheco on charges of distributing money to candidates in Vasco.

Incidentally, the police confirmed that both NCP leaders

Officials play safe, declare 12 MMC booths sensitive Moti Dongor, Khareband in list

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

It’s official. The election authorities have declared 12 polling booths — mostly in the migrant inhabited areas — in the Margao municipal area as sensitive and will be manned by additional police personnel on the day of polling.

The exercise was completed on Wednesday at a meeting of the police and election officials, who reviewed the law and order situation in the various pockets of the city in view of the Municipal polls.

Sources in the know said that polling booths atop Moti Dongor, Khareband and other ON GUARD: Police manning the Azad Nagar slum near the Margao pockets where there’s sizeable railway station.

Photo by Santosh Mirajkar. population of migrants have been identified as sensitive the polling booths as sensi- in the swords case are accomtive and strengthening secu- panying a particular candidate booths.

It is learnt that though the rity at the migrant inhabited in the locality.

Incidentally, resentment is city has been relatively free areas.

In fact, the police have brewing in a section of citizens from any election related untoward incident in the run up s t r e n g t h e n e d s e c u r i t y over the action by the Margao to the polls, the authorities arrangements at the migrant police to arrest a person under are not taking any chances inhabited areas such as Azad Section 151 of the Cr P C. The as some of the Municipal Nagar, where rival candidates residents believe that the perwards are witnessing close are jostling to woo the elec- son has been arrested under torate in support of their can- the instructions of the powers contests. that be.

The Vasco incident involv- didature.

The situation is no better Meanwhile, the Returning ing Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza and Benaulim atop the Moti Dongor area. officer Johnson Fernandes on MLA Mickky Pacheco also Complaints have been made Wedneday evening dispatched weighed heavily on the minds to the office of the Returning officials near the Azad Nagar of the officials while declaring Officer stating that accused slum upon receiving

was called and asked to place his version about the incident, he stated.

D’Mello mentioned after hearing both the sides it was decided to send the two versions to the high command for suitable action in the interest of the party. The coordinator for Goa State Dr Prafulla Hede also heard both the views.

Today’s emergency meeting was attended by four senior vice-presidents and senior secretaries of the party.

While Mickky has alleged Jose Philip raised his hands on him, the latter today claimed he had pushed the former to save him from his supporters.

have not filed police complaints in the matter and they have not given their statements to police about Tuesday’s incident.

“Pacheco has stated that he would give his statement after consulting his party high command,” DySP Patre said.

Aussie woman complains of molestation HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

An Australian woman has complained of molestation against a Kerala masseur at Pernem police station today.

According to reliable police sources, the 29-year-old tourist alleged that Babu (full name not known) molested her on pretext of massaging her body, on October 19.

“The incident occurred at Ashvem where she had rented out a room. She had called him in the room to massage her body and he instead molested her”, said a source.

“The victim had come down to Goa from Kerala and hence she knew the alleged accused before the incident…It was, however, shocking to her after what he did”, the source added.

It is learnt that the victim sent her complaint to Goa police via (Continued on page 10)

“The hotel staff are reluctant to inform about the incident to the police, but police have made an effort to collect more evidence to take the case to its logical conclusion,” he said.

Meanwhile, port town continued to reel under tension till the wee hours of Wednesday.

At about 1.30 am, a large number of Pacheco’s supporters along with Cortalim MLA Mauvin Godinho’s supporters, were seen near Chicalim junction and at Vasco Police station.

However, Vasco returned to normalcy on Wednesday morning, much to the relief of residents in the port town.

Meanwhile, citizens from Vasco have condemned the Tuesday’s incident saying that it brought bad name to the port town. The incident also drew sharp criticism from the Bhartiya Janata Party which demanded that the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat sack Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza from the cabinet for his “uncivilized act” in a hotel.

The Party felt that the revenue minister had to seek help of the authorities if Pacheco was distributing money rather than taking law in his hands.

Enthused by success in clamping ban on smoking in public and prohibiting cigarette advertisements and hoardings, the Health Ministry is contemplating blanket ban on tobacco chewing and use of the smokeless tobacco in any form.

The move has been initiated following the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India report pointing out that users of the smokeless tobacco in India were almost double the number of the smokers. The report said 26 per cent of the Indian adults consumed tobacco in the smokeless form as against on 14 per cent smoking it.

The ministry plans to hold a national consultation to get views of all stakeholders, including health experts, civil society, judiciary, State Governments

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

The Centre has asked the Goa Government to consider setting up a gas-based power plant in the State, media reports said here today.

“We have suggested gas-based electricity generation in Goa”, the Business Standard quoted Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde as saying at the Economic Editors’ Conference.

Goa being a tourist destination, the power project had to be environment-friendly, he said.

Forty per cent of TB deaths in the country are associated with tobacco use in any form.

Eighteen per cent women and 33% men consume tobacco in smokeless form – chewing, tobacco-laced ‘gutka’, applying it to teeth and gums, sniffing.

Addiction to smokeless tobacco among women is on the rise which not only impacts their cardiovascular health but also affects their kids.

Bihar tops the graph with 49% addicted to one or the other form of tobacco use as against the lowest 5% in Goa and Himachal Pradesh. and consumers. The ministry is concerned over the health consequences of consuming in tobacco in any form as 40 per cent of the TB deaths in the country are associated with tobacco use.

As against only 2.9 per cent of the female population and 25 per cent of the males addicted

to smoking, 18 per cent of women and 33 per cent of males consume the tobacco in smokeless form, be it by chewing plain tobacco or tobacco-laced ‘gutka’, or by applying it to teeth and gums or by sniffing.

Also, the use of tobacco other than cigarettes and bidis is much

A day after the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways threatened to withdraw the national highway project from the State, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat termed it as only to exert pressure on the State to buck up.

Speaking to Herald this evening, Kamat who had a meeting with the minister yesterday evening stated that the minister wanted a formal proposal on what changes the State exactly wants in the alignments for both NH4A and NH17 projects.

“The minister asked us to make a formal letter on the exact width of the road and where exactly we would want width to be reduced to 35 meters, the number of bypasses, flyovers, bridges etc”, Kamat stated.

The chief minister said that in the next two three days his Government will send a letter to the minister on the exact alterations required in the alignment.

The union minister, who was in Goa to felicitate former Union minister Eduardo Faleiro yesterday, had threatened to withdraw the projects if the State delayed

the land acquisition.

“We can’t keep funds blocked due to the delay”, the minister had said yesterday.

The minister, in a letter to the State, had also set a deadline of October 31.

“The letter was just to exert pressure on the State to buck up. In these situations you have to take decisions fast”, Kamat said.

Faced with oppositions from various quarters the State recently appointed a committee comprising of NHAI officials, PWD engineers, Land Survey officials and the local legislators, which looked into re-alignment and save maximum structures it can.

The committee submitted its report to the Government which, too, faced opposition.

Says let High Command decide

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Subhash Shirodkar today made U-turn on his statement on having no alliance with the Nationalist Cong r e s s Pa r t y ( N C P ) f o r forthcoming Assembly elections.

“Whether to have alliance with NCP or not, it is for the High command to decide”, Shirodkar told reporters after accepting 200- odd workers including NCP leaders in the party-fold.

Shirodkar said that it is not wise to discuss about alliance 12 to 15 months before the elections.

When pointed out that he had told a local news channel

that next time, Congress won’t go with NCP for polls, Shirodkar said that it is his personal opinion that Congress can go alone.

“You look at the trend in Valpoi by-poll. There is lead by 8,000 votes. What does it indicate? It means people are increasingly moving towards

Congress in Goa”, he said.

Meanwhile, NCP’s loss was Congress gain today. Simon Pereira, a NCP leader, joined Congress along with 80 others, few hours after he was allegedly assaulted by supporters of Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza.

Pereira was amongst the people dining with former tourism minister and Benaulim legislator Mickky Pacheco on Tuesday night at Vasco.

Shirodkar this evening told reporters that Pereira has joined the Congress. He, however, did not specify from which party, Pereira came from.

“They are all 80 of them belonging to different parties”, (Continued on page 10)

Gas-based power plant for Goa!

HEALTH IMPACT

FACTS & FIGURES

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

GPCC chief backtracks on alliance with NCP

Gas-based power generation accounts for 10.5 per cent of India’s total generation capacity of over 164,000 mw.

At the same time, the Government said it would meet its 62,000 mw power capacity addition target during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12).

He also said talks were on with the Maharashtra Government for the proposed ultra mega power plant. “There are some land issues, talks are on. We hope to find a solution”, he said.

When contacted State Power

Centre for blanket ban on chewing tobacco?

HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, OCT 27

Nath threat just pressure tactic, says Digambar

higher at 29 per cent in the rural areas as against 18 per cent in the urban areas, according to the report. The Health Ministry is concerned about an increasing addiction of the smokeless tobacco among women as it not only impacts their cardiovascular health but also affects their children.

The report puts Bihar on top of the graph with 49 per cent of the population addicted to one or the other form of tobacco use as against the lowest 5 per cent in Goa and Himachal Pradesh.

The ministry decided to crack the whip also because of a new phenomenon of the major cigarette companies entering into production of the tobacco-related products that have less or no excise duty and huge profit margins. Its officials admit that any ban on the smokeless tobacco would be a tough task because of their experience of how strong lobbying these firms did to oppose ban on smoking in the public places.

Incidentally, Chandigarh is the only city in the country declared as “no smoking zone” with a total ban on sale of cigarettes and bidis and hefty fines on anyone caught smoking.

Minister Alexio Sequeira said that the statement was the outcome of persistent demand from his ministry.

“I have not come across the statement as I speak but if the minister has made the statement it has to be the outcome of our demands”, Sequeira told Herald.

“I had demanded two gasbased power generation plants for Goa from the minister and since then I had not heard from him. Maybe this is the outcome of our demand”, he said.

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Confusion prevails over flights at Dabolim airport HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 27

Confusion prevails over the restriction of flights at Dabolim Airport, following the spillage of turbine fuel on the runway, as a few flights have been diverted to other destinations.

It may be recalled that on Saturday night, an oil tanker carrying nearly 6,000 litres of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) turned on its side on the runway at Dabolim airport, disrupting air traffic.

The airport officials and tourism department have raised concern over the "snail's pace of work" by the Navy in restoring the runway.

They fear that further delay would affect the ongoing tourism season in the State.

The damaged runway has forced domestic airlines to divert operations, even as they

had normal operation for a couple of days earlier. The pilots were hesitant to make a landing on the damaged runway on Wednesday.

“On Wednesday, one domestic flight, one international Qatar Airways and a charter flight from Amsterdam had to be diverted to different destinations,” informed sources at the airport.

The Qatar Airways with 127 passengers, scheduled from Doha at 5 am, was diverted to Bangalore, informed sources.

“The Jet Airways which was scheduled on Wednesday at 7 am from Mumbai was also diverted back to Mumbai, as the pilot was to land on the damaged runway,” added sources.

“The flight had to be diverted to Mumbai. However, the flight later arrived in Goa at about 2.30 pm,” said sources.

A charter flight from Amster-

dam, carrying 374 passengers, was diverted to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after the pilot was hovering in Goan sky for nearly 20 minutes. Sources at the airport alleged that the repair work of the runway is being carried out at a snail’s pace.

"The first deadline of October 27 has already lapsed and it is now extended to October 29.

If the repair work gets extended till October 30, then two more charter flights, one each from Europe and Russia, would be affected," said a source.

In a press note, Senior Officer (Operation) Commander P Mathur stated that due to nonavailability of hot-mixing materials in Goa, as hot-mixing plants are closed in the State due to unprecedented rains, it has become difficult to repair the runway early.

“The Indian Oil Corporation

(IOC) has assured to undertake the repair cost, but is not in a position to issue work order for the repair work immediately.

Hence, in the absence of work order by the IOC, Navy has taken upon itself to undertake the repairs, said Mathur.

“The work is being closely monitored by the naval authority and experts have been called to get the repair work of high quality. The naval authority are confident that they will be able to complete the relaying work in two days time and make the full length of runway available by October 29 evening,” assured Mathur. Navy PRO Commander M C Joshi denied allegations that the Navy is carrying out work at a snail’s pace.

“The Navy has not made any commitment that the damaged runway will be repaired by October 27,” said Joshi.

Extensive door-to-door campaigning in Canacona HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, OCT 27

Hectic canvassing has been taking place at Patnem and Bhagatwada/Sawantwada wards of Canacona Municipal Council (CMC) ahead of Sunday's polls.

While Ward 7 (Patnem) with a electorate of 1,129 stands reserved for OBC women, unreserved Wa r d 8 (Bhagatwada/Sawantwada) is having an electorate of 874 voters, as both wards are witnessing extensive door-to-door campaigning.

Patnem is first of only two wards of CMC, where female voters outnumber their male counterparts (females - 585 and males - 544). The only other ward is Palolem-Devabhag (Ward 10), where females outnumber

Curti sarpanch, dy ousted HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, OCT 27

Curti-Khandepar sarpanch and deputy sarpanch were on Wednesday ousted in a no-confidence motion, which was passed by 6-0 votes, in the 11member panchayat.

It may be recalled that six panchas had called for a no-confidence motion against Sarpanch Suraj Naik and his deputy Deepa Naik claiming that the panchayat was kept in the dark while undertaking developmental works.

The six signatories to the motion had also charged the sarpanch and deputy sarpanch for not taking other members into confidence.

Incidentally, Suraj Naik is the fourth sarpanch during the current tenure. Earlier, Deepa Naik, John Pereira and Hussain Mulla hds served as the sarpanchas.

males.

The three candidates vying for the coastal-belt seat of Patnem are Sunita Komarpant, Champa Pagi and Chaya Pagi.

According to political pundits, Patnem’s majority voters belonging to a larger community are reportedly torn between two candidates belonging to that community, while an anticipated intact voting pattern of another community is set to give upper hand to that community candidate.

Interestingly, one of the candidates is strongly and openly backed by sitting councilor of the area and CMC’s ex-chairperson Santosh Tubki.

“The candidate floated by my supporters and backed by me

Champa Pagi is winning convincingly. The Pagi Samaj has a vote bank of 419 votes, while Komparpant Samaj has 290 and the rest, Christians, Muslims, makes up for the total of 1,129,” said Tubki.

However, a supporter of Sunita Komarpant told Herald that Komarpant’s vote bank mostly never get divided, while with Pagi Samaj votes set to divide between two of their community candidates.

“Besides substantial support of the community voters to us, the other set of voters will ensure Sunita’s victory,” opined the supporter.

Wa r d 8 of Bhagatwada/Sawantwada will witness a quadrangle fight between Ajit (Ajay) Bhagat, Sameer Dessai, Rajendra Dessai and Gan-

Alexio’s awakening on Verna estate very late, says Manch HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

The SEZ Virodhi Manch has denounced the statements appearing in the media in respect of the Verna Industrial Estate by local MLA Alexio Sequeira and GIDC Chairman Babu Kavlekar.

Manch Convenor Charles Fernandes said the local MLA Alexio Sequeira has finally realized that the Verna Industrial Estate has turned into a white elephant for his constituents, adding that the MLA has also surprisingly admitted that he is instrumental in expanding the Verna Industrial Estate in phases.

“Sequeira seems to have also realized far too late that locals have not benefited even in terms of jobs but the local MLA conveniently forgot that neither has

Goans benefited in terms of allotment of the industrial plots.

Over 90 per cent of these have been allotted to multi-national companies and non-Goan industrialists”, he said, adding the concerned villagers have not only lost their land forever but are today crumbling under the burden of population, inflation, garbage menace, environmental damage, drying up of age old springs in the villages.

He said the SVM is in possession of certified copies of noting sheets of GIDC dated December 12, 2008 stating that the proposal to originally acquire 16,83,900 sq mts has been reduced to 2,33,900 sq mts.

“Kavlekar and the GIDC should stop plaing with the already hurt sentiments of the

Four women to vie for ward 8 of Mapusa council HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 27

Ward 8 of Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) is likely to witness a stiff contest between Ilma Mathew Braganza and Maria Nelson Carvalho.

The ward has been reserved for women and there are four women candidates in the fray, Aswati Assotikar, Maria Nelson Carvalho, Samira Sanjiv Swar and Ilma Mathew Braganza.

Since sitting Councillor Ryan Braganza could not re-contest the election, as this ward has been reserved for women, his mother, Ilma, is contesting the election.

Ryan Braganza has done a lot of developmental work in his ward during the course of last five years and is popular in Mapusa. Besides, Ilma has been supported by Bharatiya Janata Party and BJP supporters, including Mapusa MLA Francis D’-

Souza, are actively seen canvassing for her. Hence, Ilma has an edge over her rival candidates.

Of the remaining three candidates, Maria Nelson Carvalho was the former vice chairperson of MMC and is a known figure in the ward. Carvalho was defeated by Ryan Braganza by a margin of about 80 votes in the municipal election held in 2005.

She has been supported by Mapusa Nagrik Samiti and is banking on the work done by her in the past, when she was the vice chairperson and is confident of victory.

Aswati Assotikar is the new entrant and has been fielded by Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott.

Speaking to Herald, she said Ward 8 has four decades old water pipeline, which is corroded, insufficient in size for providing adequate water supply to 1,342 voters and others in the ward.

“The new pipeline has still not being laid despite having been approved by PWD about six years ago,” said Assotikar.

“The power supply system is problematic with chronic short circuits and power tripping occurring almost daily, especially during monsoons and which according to the electricity department can be solved through the installation of a fused-based power supply system,” she said.

“If elected to power, I am going to concentrate on these vital issues,” assured Assotikar.

According to the residents of the ward, the real fight will be between Ilma Braganza and Maria Nelson Carvalho.

“However, since Ilma Braganza has the full support of BJP and sitting Councillor Ryan has contributed a lot for the development of the ward, Ilma is likely to win the election,” opined the residents.

Govt open to KRC’s proposal on flyovers HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has said the government would certainly think positively if the Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) agrees to build 6-7 flyovers at railway crossings in the state.

He, however, hastened to add that the Goa government has till date not received any proposal from the Konkan Railway Corporation on the construction of the flyovers. “No doubt, the flyovers will help ease traffic

aba Naikgaunkar.

Ward 8 has an electorate of 874, where males are 439 and females (435).

Even though all the four candidates are from the majority Dessai community having vote bank of approximately 500 voters, Komarpant’s are numbered at 190, Muslims about 50 and rest others.

However, sources told Herald that on paper it is a quadrangle fight, but it will be a triangular contest in actual.

Three big-timers including the last term’s losing candidate with slight margin Ajit Bhagat, CMC’s ex-chairperson and sitting councilor Samir Dessai, and three time councilor and former chairperson Rajendra Dessai are making all out efforts to convince voters.

congestion at the rail crossings.

However, the Goa government has till date not received any proposal from the KRC”, he said.

Meanwhile, there seems to be no solution to the traffic snarls at the Comba railway crossing. Though the state PWD officials had a meeting with KRC representatives, no immediate solution is in store for the thousands of students and pedestrians crossing the Comba crossing every day.

Executive Engineer, Anil Ringe

said the KRC has agreed to study the feasibility of a fly over at the Comba railway cross, but were not very enthusiastic over construction of a footbridge over the railway tracks given the bitter past experience with footbridges.

The absence of a foot bridge and flyover at the Comba railway crossing had come to the fore after a higher secondary student was run over by a speeding train while she was in the process of crossing the tracks.

people”, he said, and warned GIDC that the people of the villages adjoining the industrial estate will not allow any further land acquisition for any purpose.

He said the people will be compelled to take to the streets and also approach the courts if necessary, pointed out that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in audit report of 2008-09 has expose various irregularities committed by the GIDC at the Verna Industrial estate.

“The CAG report also specifically noted that the objectives of GIDC is to set up industrial estates in underdeveloped areas, whereas it is seen that the GIDC is only expanding Verna Industrial Estate beyond limits”, he added.

Johnson’s election office ransacked HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

Call it a mischief, theft or a planned attack on the election office of former Margao municipal chairperson Johnson Fernnades, unknown miscreants barged into Jhonson’s election office and an adjoining shop at Sirvodem last night.

The miscreants effected entry into the two premises by bending the shutters.

Though no major valuable was lifted from the election office, speakers of a computer from the neighbouring shop, besides cash, were decamped with by the miscreants.

Johnson informed that his office has been ransacked by the miscreants and suspected it to be the handiwork of his rivals.

He argued that though there were many shops in the area, only his election office and the shop of his supporter has been targeted by the miscreants.

The Margao police made their presence felt at the premises this morning following a complaint lodged by the former Municipal Chairperson.

The police said the miscreants lifted cash, besides the speakers from the shop.

The matter is under investigation.

Undertrials clash, one injured HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 27

Repair work on the runway at Dabolim airport.

2 bashed up for attempting to rob goldsmith HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Two youth from Kerala were caught in the act of attempting robbery at a jewel store and bashed up by the locals before handing over to the police today evening.

The incident occurred in the ‘Nagvekar Jeweler’ store, opposite Azad Maidan when Shani Abdullah (22) and Modasir Mussa (24) entered the store on the pretext of buying jewelries at 5:30pm.

Sanjay Balkrishna who was the only person engaged with customers displayed a range of gold chains to the accused pair, as asked by the latter. “Soon as the gold chains were displayed on the table, the pair hurled chilly power into Sanjay’s eyes,” DySP Deu Benaulikar told reporters.

Panicked by the situation, other customers ran outside the store. “Sanjay however raised alarm to chase the duo who escaped from the store. The passers-by chased the alleged robbers and caught them near Ruchi hotel at Patto,” the officer said.

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Waterfront land belongs to MPT, says Agarwal HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

In separate letters written to the Sarpanchas of 15 village panchayats on the day he demitted office (19 October), former chairman of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) Praveen Agarwal has reiterated the port’s ownership claim and powers of governance over foreshore and water areas in these panchayats.

In a separate letter to Chief Secretary S K Srivastava, Agarwal has claimed that MPT is a local authority under the General Clauses Act, not coming under the jurisdiction and administrative control of the State Government, and demanded that the High Power Committee of ministers set up to resolve the issue of MPT’s jurisdiction be informed of this.

The letter, written to the Village Panchayats of Quitol, Naquerim, Khola, Goa Velha, Siridao, Taligao, Calapur (St Cruz), Sao Jacinto Island, Chicalim, Issorcim, Sancoale, Pale, Velsao, Cansaulim and Arrossim, the MPT ’s former chief has claimed both ownership and

Damu’s selection of candidates draws flak HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

The ghost of dissensions seems to have come to haunt the BJP vis-à-vis the Margao Civic polls.

Convenor of the cultural cell of the BJP, Sidhanath Buyao has lambasted Fatorda BJP MLA Damu Naik for denying genuine BJP workers representation as party supported candidates in the ensuing Civic polls.

Apparently sore of the denial of nomination for the BJP Curtorim Mandal secretary Jyoti Naik as party supported candidate for ward no 7 (Housing Board), Buyao, who is also the in charge state executive members for Curtorim constituency, said that the Fatorda MLA’s obsession with promoting Congress rebels and other elements at the cost of genuine BJP workers will eventually kill the spirit amongst the workers in the party.

An undertrial was injured after he clashed with another undertrial in Mapusa judicial custody on Wednesday morning.

According to reports, both the undertrials, Ashpaq Bengre and Amog Naik, were taken to Asilo Hospital, Mapusa, for medical treatment by officials of the judicial custody.

After treatment, both the undertrials were brought back to the judicial custody.

However, no official complaint was lodged with Mapusa Police. Mapusa Police officials and officials of the judicial custody refused to comment on the issue.

However, it is reliably learnt that the details of the incident will be communicated to the Inspector General of Police.

Buyao also took strong objection to the party supporting a Congressman Raju Naik in Wa rd N o 5 , N C P m e m b e r Piedade Norohna in Ward No 3, and ‘an outsider’ Purnanand Chari in Ward No 8, all in Fatorda constituency.

Buyao further claimed that when the BJP could find its own Sushma Velip to contest in Ward No 4 which has been reserved for Scheduled Tribe Women, he failed to understand how the party could not find suitable candidates in Ward 3, 5 and 8.

He said Damu Naik’s tacit support to Congress rebels and ‘undesirable’ elements would tarnish the party’s image and give spurt to corruption and illegal activities in the corridor of the Margao Municipality in the future and will help GPCC Gen Secretary Vijay Sardesai make inroads in the party’s vote bank in Fatorda constituency.

powers of governance over all land within 50 yards of the High Tide Line (HTL); foreshore areas (between High Tide Line and Low Tide Line); and perpetual water areas in these villages, by virtue of Government of India (GoI) notifications issued in 1963, 1979, and 2000, specifying the limits of MPT. He claims that even the Goa government accepted MPT’s ownership and powers of governance over these areas in a letter written in 1970. Consequently, the letter says, unless they were registered in the name(s) of private parties prior to Goa’s liberation on 19 December 1961, any entries the Records of Rights pertaining to these lands is not valid or legal.

Foreshore areas, i.e. intertidal,

or the areas between the HTL and LTL, on the banks of the river Zuari (both northern and southern), as well as the coast line of the Arabian Sea, along the boundaries of the entire Mormugao Taluka, and part of Tiswadi, Salcette, Quepem and Cancona, belong to MPT, both in terms of ownership and powers of governance.

Foreshore areas and water areas clearly belong to MPT, the letter said. Therefore, any activities of construction, dredging, jetty, wharves, ship building, ship repairing, fishing jetties, etc, can be carried out only with the prior approval of MPT. Making a crack at the Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising six Goa ministers with the Secretary (Ports) as Member Secretary, Agarwal says in the letter that though the GoM was set up almost three years back, “the end result very simply has been the confirmation of the notified limits, ownership and powers of governance of and over the lands, foreshore and water areas of MPT as per the GoI Notifications”.

Govt delays show cause notice to Shimnit Utsch HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Even four months after deciding to scrap the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) contract, the State has failed to issue show-cause notice to the company – thanks to the delay by Advocate General who continues delaying the legal opinion on the matter.

The State Government in July, this year had decided to issue show cause notice to Shimnit Utsch, who was awarded the contract of HSRP. But, for last four months, the State Government is still busy working on the procedure.

Senior officials said that the State does not want to take chance of entering into arbitration proceeding with the company and hence has decided to prepare water tight show cause notice.

Initially, AG Subodh Kantak had forwarded the file to chief minister in August, giving his legal opinion over the matter and accordingly, the decision was taken to issue notice on August 20.

However, later it was realised

that State might have to shell out crores of rupees as arbitration to the company.

“Now AG has been asked to prepare fool-proof notice which will leave no scope for the company to approach judiciary”, sources said. When asked, Transport Minister R Dhavalikar said, “it’s a serio u s process and will take time…the file is currently with AG and once we get back the notice will be served immediately”.

Meanwhile, the Advocate General Subodh Kantak was not available for comments.

The decision to terminate the contract with Shimnit Utsch was taken after State Government appointed Srivastava committee pointed out glaring irregularities in the tendering process. The committee in their report had said that the tender process has been vitiated by the Government.

However, the company had objected to the committee report before High Court stating that the allegations made by the Government committee does not stand after awarding the contract.

Mega musical event in honour of Ulhas Buyao at Margao today HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

A musical treat awaits Goans and more particularly Konkani music lovers when Buyao Theatres Goem holds its mega musical extravaganza at the Pai Tiatrist Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao on October 28 at 6 pm.

As a tribute to the founder of Buyao Theatres, Ulhas Buyao, nearly half an hour of the programme will be dedicated to him with his son Sidhanath Buyao singing some of Buyao’s evergreen songs including Channeache Rati, Mungllurachea Xarant, etc.

The show will also have popular artistes from the Konkani stage, including Anthony San with equally charming daughter Clarissa, Nephie Rod who is a much in demand playback singer, Lawry Travasso the prolific writer and talented singer who has won awards galore, the

entertaining Xavier Gomes, Francis de Tuem whose songs never fail to impress, Peter and Roshan

who not only entertain but also give a message.

Interestingly talented singers

like Marcus Vaz, Steffi, Willy and Master Benzer will be making their appearances for this show thereby adding more value to it and making it a ‘must be present’ event.

Besides, Prince Jacob, Comedy Supremo Humbert, Sally, Brian and Ben will keep the audience in splits as they will be enacting comic skits that are bound to keep the laughter rolling going by their reputation.

Buyao Theatres, Goem will also be releasing its 13th album titled Buyao Rocks Konkani which is fusion of peppy western beats including rock with Indian rhythm and whose promos have become a hit not only on the local news channels but also on the internet through U-Tube.

The Songs to this album are penned by noted lyricists Shridhar Kamat & John Aguiar and Late Goem Shahir Ulhas Buyao.

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NFF strike for changes to draft CRZ notification HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Those who love to have fish on a daily basis may have to do without it on October 29, 2010.

Reason: The country will be witness to an all-India strike in the entire coastal belt on the day to demand for brining changes to the draft CRZ notification 2010 that has been rejected by the National Fishworkers’ Forum.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, NFF President Matanhy Saldanha informed on the said day fishermen across the country will not go fishing and there will be no sale of fish in the markets.

He said there are roughly eight million fishermen in India with Goa’s share is of 21,000 active in the occupation. “In Goa for the strike we have the support of trawler owners, traditional fishermen and fish vendors and agents. We will also appeal to vegetable vendors to show their solidarity to our strike,” he mentioned.

Saldanha said throughout the country ‘dharnas’ will be held in front of the post offices from 10 am to 5 pm. “Why post offices,” he went on, “is because our fight is against a central ministry (Ministry of Environment and Forests) and POs are central institutions.”

He informed that NFF had filed its objections, reasons and demands against the CRZ draft notification brought out in September 2010 with the MoEF. The pre-draft notification was welcomed because we thought after suggestions and objections

Saldanha ridicules Nath’s statement

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Fo r m e r t o u r i s m m i n i s t e r Matanhy Saldanha on Wednesday criticised the statement made by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath yesterday on the widening of national highways in Goa. Nath had mentioned the highways have to be widened by respecting people’s views, but at the same time went on to add that delay in finalising the project would result in diversion of funds meant for the cause elsewhere.

Nath’s statement was supported by the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat who said Goa will miss the bus if it doesn’t grab the opportunity.

Begging to differ on the statements made by the two, Saldanha said India was a quasi-federal nation and as such development throughout has to be in consultation with the state.

It appears Nath is trying to impress upon the State to fasten

the process, he mentioned.

He said the highway projects are going to be under the PPP mode where profit is the main objective. “Why is the Government not looking at the separate corridor through Bandora proposed in the Regional Plan? Why no one is talking about it?” he questioned.

He chided all over the world highways are built away from settlement areas. “A highway is meant for carrying heavy goods traffic, but we want to bring these through our cities and towns. What’s the logic?” he observed.

the ministr y will bring in changes, but nothing of that sort has happened, he observed.

He said even the Swaminathan Committee recommendations and demands of other social organisations were not taken into consideration. Instead the MoEF has been in the process of diluting the CRZ 1991 at every stage of its publication, he mentioned.

Secretary NFF Ramesh Dhuri from Malvan (Maharashtra) said the CRZ 1991 looked well after the interests of the fishing community, but the draft notification would kill fishing in the entire 120 kilometres Sindhdurg coastline.

Dhuri said the provisions for marine sanctuaries and green airport in the belt will leave no place for fishermen to carry out their activity.

Churchill addresses meet in support of Joseph Silva

PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao addressing the election meeting of Fatorda Block Congress President Joseph Silva at ward No 3 of MMC on Wednesday.

Photo by Santosh Mirajkar HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao on Wednesday hit the election election campaign in ward no 3 of the Margao Municipal Council for the candidate fielded by his close aide, GPCC General Secretary Vijay Sardessai.

If Churchill’s younger brother, Urban Development Minister, Joaquim Alemao opened the election office of Fatorda Block Congress president, Joseph Silva in ward No 3 nearly a fortnight ago, PWD Minister addressed Silva’s election meeting on Wednesday evening, making an appeal to the electorate to elect

Women block mining traffic at Sanquelim HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, OCT 27

About nine women from Navelim-Sanquelim on Wednesday morning blocked mining traffic for about four hours to protest against mining pollution.

According to Bicholim Police, about nine women led by one Namrata Naik from Maina-Navelim, Sanquelim, blocked the mining traffic plying along the road.

The women sat on the road shouting anti-mining slo gans.

The women were opposing the mining for allegedly destroying their fields and for causing air and noise pollution.

After receiving the information at about 12.30 pm, ASI R S Gaonkar and Hawaldar Harishchandra Parab along with lady constable rushed to the site and tried to convince the women.

Since the women refused to leave the traffic, police arrested them under Section 151 IPC. Bicholim Police is investigating the case.

Silva with a thumping majority.

This is the first meeting addressed by Churchill in the ensuing Municipal polls in the Fatorda area of the Margao municipal area. Alemao has not made his presence in the Margao area of the Civic body.

Describing Joseph Silva as a humble person, who is always ready to help the poor and the downtrodden, Alemao said that Joseph is the right candidate to represent the people of ward no 3 in the Margao Municipal Council.

He said that the government and the entire Congress party is full supporting the candidature of Joseph Silva and urged the voters to cast their vote in favour of the Block Congress president.

Incidentally, the PWD minister said that whatever development that has taken place in Fatorda constituency during the last three years has been done by him and Chief Minister Digambar Kamat at the instance of GPCC general secretary Vijay

Sardessai.

“Many people today claims credit for the development work in Fatorda, but the fact remains that no development can take place if the same is not approved by the Chief Minister and other ministers”, he asserted.

In his address, GPCC general secretary Vijay Sardessai cautioned the voters of ward No 3 not to split votes, saying that any split in the votes would only help the BJP. “I was defeated in the last Assembly elections because of split in the votes. We should never allow this to happen again as it would only help the BJP”, he added.

He rubbished rumours that the fields will be used for the purpose of setting up a kabrastan after harvesting and asserted that the Congress government is behind the candidature of Joseph Silva.

Muslim leader Akbar Mulla, ST leader Joseph Vaz, besides Joseph Silva and others spoke at the meeting.

Vasco residents condemn MLAs brawl HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 27

Residents of Vasco have condemned the brawl involving the two NCP legislators on on Tuesday night, claiming that the incident had tarnished the image of the port town.

“Since both NCP leaders have political differences, they should have sorted out the issue across the table. There was no need for them to fight in a public place, which has tarnished the image of Vasco,” added Adv Rajan Naik, as the incident was the main topic of discussion all over the town.

Voicing similar views, former

Chicalim sarpanch flays Vasco PI HERALD CORRESPONDENT CORTALIM, OCT 27

Stating that Tuesday's incident is an eye opener for the electorate, Chicalim Sarpanch Raul D’Costa said the October 31 municipal elections will be the most crucial day for the people of the port town.

"People have to choose between gooda raj and people's raj," D'Costa told Herald.

Coming down heavily on Vasco Police Inspector Braz Menezes, D'Costa accused the PI for not having allowed him in the police station to give his statement.

“I was refused entry in the police station by the PI although I was an eyewitness to the incident,” D’Costa told Herald and added that Jose Philip’s supporters were allowed in.

Digambar comes out in support of cousin brother HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

Blood is thicker than water, so goes the saying. Indeed true, as Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat along with his wife Asha has hit the campaign trail for his cousin brother Laxmikant Kamat contesting from ward No 18 of the Margao Municipal Council.

If the Chief Minister had repeatedly maintained that he would stay away from the Margao Municipal polls as many a congressmen were in the fray, Kamat with wife Asha were found canvassing atop the Moti Dongor in support of Laxmikant.

While Kamat is believed to have held a meeting atop the hillock in the house of his close supporter, wife Asha has been going around the ward seeking support for her husband’s cousin.

HC stays possession of Davorlim land by govt HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 27

In a development which should offer hope to the Davorlim villagers fighting against acquisition of their ancestral land, the high court has told the government not to take possession of the land admeasuring 1.15 lakh sq meters under acquisition at Davorlim for the proposed multi-purpose utility project.

When the petition filed by the Davorlim Communidade came up for hearing before the high court, the Advocate General Adv Subodh Kantak was told to file a reply to the petition and not to take possession of the land till the next date of hearing.

The Davorlim Communidade had filed the petition for a stay on the land acquisition process since the government has not made out the exact public purpose behind acquiring the huge land for the so-called multi-purpose utility project.

The Attorney of Davorlim Communidade Silvestre Niasso has recently petitioned to the Land Acquisition officer, Margao seeking three week time to file reply to the notice issued to the Communidade under section 9&10 of the Land Acquisition Act. Meanwhile, the village Panchayat of Davorlim has once again lodged their strong objection to the land acquisition saying the acquisition of land will be detrimental to the interest of the villagers. They reiterated their demand for dropping the proceedings saying the land acquisition will not help the villagers in any way.

“The village of Davorlim is a village of farmers, with majority of the population engaged in agriculture as the agriculture is the main source of livelihood for the local populace”, the Panchayat told the deputy Collector.

The multi-purpose utility project had come under strong opposition from the villagers of Davorlim, who has contended that the land in question was preserved by their ancestors for the housing needs of the original inhabitants of the village.

Sources in the know said that Laxmikant’s immediate rival in the fray Mohammad Iqbal has been a close friend of the Chief Minister. However, the Chief Minister is believed to have made clear to all and sundry that he cannot extend his support to any other candidate when his cousin brother is in the fray.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister is learnt to have extended his open support to his close supporters in the fray in some of the Municipal wards falling in the Margao area of the Civic body where there is no race amongst congressmen to make it to the Civic body.

Sources in the know said the Chief Minister has come out openly in support of party candidates in Party No 10 and 11 and some wards in the Aquem

part of the Civic area.

Kamat, however, has so far not openly involved himself in Municipal wards such as Ward No 12, 14, 16 and wards in the Aquem area of the city.

In ward no 20, the Chief Minister is yet come out clear as his strong supporters Damu Shirodkar and Andrew Sequeira are in the fray. Sources informed that Kamat had attended a close door meeting at Gogol to express his support to the candidates. The next day, Andrew along with his supporters called on the Chief Minister seeking clarifications on his support.

Sources in the know said the Chief Minister has not yet come clear on his choice of candidate in Sirvodem where two former Councilors Zarinha Shah and Dayanand Deulkar are crossing swords against each other.

Dabolim MLA Herculano Dourado has termed the incident as "disgraceful act". “One need not require permission to step in or out of Vasco,” added Dourado.

Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janata Party on Wednesday demanded that Chief Minister sack Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza from the cabinet for an "uncivilized act" in a hotel in Vasco on Tuesday night.

Addressing media persons at his office in Vasco, State BJP Spokesperson Rajendra Arlekar also criticised Benaulim MLA Mickky Pacheco over allegations that he was distributing money to voters. "If Pacheco was dis-

tributing money to voters, then certainly action should be initiated against him,” said Arlekar.

Arlekar, however, claimed that there was no harm if Pacheco was financing any candidates in the polls. “If D’Souza was aware that Pacheco was distributing money to voters, he should have complained to the Mormugao election officer, police or any other concerned authority.

There was no need to taken law into his hands,” said Arlekar.

Despite efforts, D'Souza was not available for further comments regarding his future course of action in connection with Tuesday's incident.

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s H O rt tA K e s Visit to Industrial Handicraft Society

Forest dept losing revenue over official’s apathy

Seminar on horse, veterinary care organised

The wildlife board has suggested that the entry fee be slashed to just Rs 20 from the existing uneven fee structure implemented across the state in different wildlife sanctuaries.

“The state forest ministry has already approved the proposal and accordingly the file was forwarded to the under secretary forest on August 25, for notification. In spite of several reminders, it is still pending,” senior forest official said.

Goa Animal Welfare Trust, Bansai-Curchorem, organised a seminar on ‘Horse Welfare and Veterinary Care’ on Sunday.

This was the first of its kind seminar in the State, which was headed

by Dr G S Khandekar, assistant professor of Surgery & Radiology, Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai. Dr Khandekar spoke on ‘Horse Welfare and Veterinary Care’. Horse owners, Pala Monique (Quepem), Vivek Mohite (Shigaon), Gaurish Raikar (Curchorem), Mac Vaz (Panjim) and others were present.

Government Vets including Dr Rajaram Naik (President, Goa Veterinary Association), Dr Vilas Naik (Secretary, Goa Vet Association), Dr Gaonkar, Dr Prabhugaonkar, Dr Umarye, Dr Satyawan Naik, Dr Keni, Dr Parab and Veterinary Pathologist Dr Niceta Costa (Curtorim) were also present.

On the occasion, GAWT President Suresh Kakodkar, Dr Jayram Desai, Dr Vishnu Birajdar and Sunil Korajkar (wildlife officer) offered further help regarding horse care in Goa. For details, contact GAWT on 0832-2653677.

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

Chairman of Dastkari Haat Samiti, New Delhi, Jaya Jetly, visited Industrial Handicraft Society recently. Also present are Chairperson Vijayadevi Rane, Secretary Shashikant Punaji, Director Norma Esteves and Treasurer Suresh Sawant and others.

PANJIM (HND): Chairman of the Dastkari Haat Samiti, Jaya Jetly, a Federation of Indian Crafts people, New Delhi, recently visited the Industrial Handicraft and Handloom Cooperative Society at Patto, Panjim. She was welcomed by the Chairman, Vijayadevi Rane along with the Board of Directors, Norma Esteves, Honorary Secretary, Shashikant Punaji and Treasurer Suresh Sawant.

During the visit, Jetly saw the crochet work undertaken by the Society and she has assured her co-operation for organising workshop and orientation course for the craftsmen in the State in the near future. She also assured to depute a wellknown resource person for the orientation course.

She invited the Society to participate in the Craft Bazaar organised by Dastkari Haat Samiti at Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi.

The forest department is losing revenue in lakhs due to the apathy of a junior level officer to notify the revised entry fee structure for the sanctuaries.

The revised entry fee structure, suggested by the wildlife board has been already approved by the State government, in August 2010. However, the file is still pending for the notification with Under Secretary Forest at Porvorim.

Official said that once revised fee is notified, it will help the state earn more from these sanctuaries. It will also include two wildlife sanctuaries, Mhadei and Netravali in the fee regime, where entry of the visitors, till now, is not regulated.

The senior forest official said that large numbers of people now prefer to visit these two sanctuaries for research and studies, hence without the entry fee, their presence in the sanctuary can be considered as illegal.

Unite towards progress of village: MP HERALD CORRESPONDENT COLLEM, OCT 27

PWD Minister Churchill Alemao greets Union Minister for NH, Kamalnath, during his recent visit to the state.

Don Bosco past pupils panel

Fr Wilfred Fernandes along with the elected committee.

PANJIM (HND): The Don Bosco Past Pupils, Panjim Unit at it's General Body Meeting elected the following Committee : President - Dr Rufino Monteiro, Vice-President (Sr) -Dr Ajoy Estibeiro, Vice-President(Jr) - Clyde Lobo, Secretary - Cedric Carvalho, Jt Secretary - Atasha D'Souza, Treasurer - Kirit Maganlal, Jt Treasurer - Agnelo Albuquerque. Members : Eddie Noronha, Zeffry Varella, Eurico Noronha, Ilidio Noronha, Edward Jorge, Jesus Mascarenhas, Benzyl D'Souza and Gerard Vaz. Delgate: Fr Wilfred Fernandes, according to a press release issued here.

Dr Martin feted

Dr Martin D’Costa along with ballroom dancer Tao Porchon-Lynch and Sandeep.

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Goa’s ballroom instructor Dr Martin D’Costa was felicitated at glamour’s event as the Ballroom Icon of India for excellence in dance recently held at JW Marriot, Mumbai.

The felicitation was done by the world’s oldest ballroom dancer Tao Porchon-Lynch with Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman.

The event was conceptualized

by Ballroom instructor and judge of Dance India Dance fame Sandip Soparrkar. Wearing a cheerful look, Dr Martin said that he was proud to receive the award along side JJ Rodriguez who is considered the father of Ballroom in India.

The highlight of the event was performance by Sandeep and Smiley Suri.

Press Information Bureau, Panjim, in association with the Directorate of Field Publicity and Song and Drama Division, Pune, recently jointly organized ‘Bharat Nirman Public Information’ campaign at Mollem Panchayat Hall, Mollem.

South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha, who was the chief guest for the programme, inaugurated the camp in the presence of Ramakant Khalap, Mollem Sarpanch Govind Gonkar and Deputy Director of Press Information Bureau, Panjim, Dilip Despande.

Speaking on the occasion, Sardinha appealed to the people of Mollem to be united for the progress of the village. He also urged the people to avail benefit of various schemes launched.

Sagar Javadekar, a journalist, spoke on Right of Information Act 2005 and said people can get any information from the concerned section within 30 days. Nagesh Sardessai spoke on HIV/AIDS. Arvind Velingkar, State Bank manager, also gave some information on various schemes.

Earlier, Dilip Deshpande welcomed the gathering, while Subash Jan compared the programme, while Anuradha Chodankar proposed the vote of thanks.

sAnctuAries fee structure However, Under Secretary for Forest Jessie Freitas said, “file is in process and its moving.”

Currently, Bondla and Cotigao wildlife sanctuaries charge Rs 5 as entry fees, which will be hiked to Rs 20. On the other hand, the entry fee for Mollem sanctuary will remain same as currently it’s charging Rs 20.

However, the entry to Chorao’s bird sanctuary, named after Dr

Salim Ali, costs Rs 50 for the visitor, which will be slashed by almost 50 per cent.

“The fee is like permit to the tourists to enter the sanctuary.

No tourists are allowed to enter without this permit as it leads to violation of forest act,” official said.

It is also been approved that the entry for cars would be charged at Rs 75 as against existing structure of Rs 50 for Bondla and Cotigao and Rs 125 for Mollem.

According to the forest department records, nearly 1.25 lakhs tourist visit sanctuaries every year hiking the revenue by almost ten percent every year.

“Since last five years, the revenue collection has increased from Rs 35 lakh to Rs 60 lakh.

As per our target we expect ten percent hike every year,” official stated.

“As the government is failing to notify the revised fee structure, the department is losing huge amount of revenue,” official added.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, OCT 27

First Hippie to explore Anjuna is no more HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

The first Hippie Yertward Mazamanian aka Eddie who explored Anjuna beach in the 60s died in Goa on October 18.

This has been revealed on a social networking website ‘Facebook’ as his fans have been pouring condolence messages.

Popularly known as Eight Finger Eddie, the 86-year-old stayed in Goa right from the day he discovered Anjuna beach till he breathed his last on Monday.

Tony Almeida, whose father Joe was the first person to meet Eddie said he had come to Colva and moved northwards on hearing from the locals about this shore, which was unexplored then.

Eddie was an American Expat of Armenian ancestry and nicknamed as the ‘father of hippie tribe in Goa’ and ‘Godfather of Goa scene.’ His friends on the networking site have described him as a ‘freak with his shirt over the shoulders, small beard covering his

mouth, tresses like wild grass growing from his head carrying sling bag.’

Eddie is said to be the first among the few beatniks and hippies from Western Europe who traveled South Asia. The hippie tribe thereaf ter spawned in Goa, which is prevalent even in today’s date.

“Eddie and his companion came to Anjuna after walking through dense forest in 1965.

It was a place at the foothill overlooking Arabian Sea.” Tony said on Facebook.

Another fan wrote, “Yesterday marked the end of a long journey for the pioneer of the

Goan expats meet in Brussels

Anjuna tribe and the Godfather of Goa hippy community. Eight Finger Eddy passed away in Mapusa hospital, much love Eddie…”

Karl Hartland on this commented, “I’m in Anjuna at the moment and had hoped to meet and talk with him, in fact I thought I saw him this morning on the Vagator road. Perhaps I did…I loved reading his site and watching the GHT interview, a couple of the many reasons I decided to stay a while here.”

“Farewell my friend, we all have to take that long road sometime, too lived well. So long, peace to you,” messaged another fan Jay Yanosky Zapata.

It is learnt that Eddie conceptualized Anjuna’s flea market in 1975 to barter goods.

The idea was that tourists after spending their holidays here could sell off their belongings which included bikes, clothes, ornaments and other goods.

The flea market still exists on the coastal stretch which is a hit among domestic and foreign visitors.

Training course for educators

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Goans living in Belgium had the opportunity to meet in Brussels for the first time earlier this month at the initiative of Commissioner for NRI Dr Eduardo Faleiro, who participated at the India-EU Forum on Effective Multilateralism in Brussels earlier this month, This first such meeting was hosted by Indian Ambassador to Belgium, Dr Jaimini Bhagwati, at the request of Dr Faleiro, at the Indian Embassy in Brussels.

Dr Faleiro who opened the meeting, explained that his idea to meet the Goans living in Belgium was mainly to identify their problems and difficulties and to find ways to address them.

He informed of the various meetings that were being organised with Goans around the world, including the annual Global Goans Convention, which this year will be held in Kuwait on November 16 and 17.

He further explained that to reconnect the second and third generation Goans abroad with their roots, the State Government has launched a programme called ‘Know Goa’. Under this programme 15 youngsters (in the age group of 18 to 26) who have distinguished themselves academically or professionally, would be invited to visit Goa for 15 days as guests of the state. The third edition of the

A two- day workshop for teachers in Value Education will be organised on October 29 and 30 at Peace Cottage, Betalbatim.

In this training course universal values and life-skills that are essential for living together in harmony – with others and with the environment – and for building bridges across cultures and nations, will be explored. The concept of Ubuntu, an ancient African code of ethics, will be used as a framework for discovery.

Teachers will be able to learn different methods of teaching as well as explore universal values such as respect, compassion, courage and cooperation, while developing the skills of concentration, self reflection, communication, active listening and decision making.

The course will also help motivate other teachers working in the same field.

The Course will be conducted

by Helen Sayers, MD and trainer with Oasis Human Resource Development, currently based in Oman. Helen Sayers has over 20 years of international experience in facilitating courses and seminars in life-skills for personal and professional development.

For registration, teachers can call Dr Madhavi Sardesai on 9421157007.

Commissioner for NRI Dr Eduardo Faleiro addressing the gathering.

‘Know Goa’ programme will be held from November 28 to December 12.

The Goans informed Dr Faleiro that holding foreign passports, they were given tourist visas when they visited their families in Goa and India and were asked to leave the country as soon as the rather short period of the tourist visa expired.

Dr Faleiro clarified that Goans and other persons of Indian origin holding foreign passports will henceforth be issued only long term ‘extandable’ visas and not tourist visas.

Responding to a question concerning the recovery of heritage property in Goa by a Goan holding a foreign nationality, he clarified that this was possible as soon as the Goan holding the

foreign nationality would be registered as a ‘Person of Indian Origin’ (PIO).

Ambassador, Dr Jaimini Bhagwati, ensured that the Embassy would do its best to help Goans when required and ensured that they would in future be invited to the various events, including the Independence Day celebrations, organised by the Embassy.

A large number of Goans live in the neighboring EU Member States like The Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg and of course in Portugal. The Goans believe that this first meeting of Goans in Belgium could be extended to the other countries in the EU and to host a future Global Goans Convention in Brussels.

Govt endeavours to provide basic facilities to people: Azgaonkar HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Minister for Panchayats Babu Azgaonkar has said that the Government is endeavouring to provide all basic needs like water, power supply, roads, community halls and other requirements of common people in the state and said that the people should cooperate with the Government efforts for taking

up the community oriented projects to accelerate socio-economic progress in Dhargal.

Azgaonkar was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the community hall at Boralwada, Allorna in Pernem, on Wednesday. The project is estimated to cost Rs 13 lakhs.

Speaking further Azgaonkar said that during last decade many developmental

projects like Chandel water Tr e a t m e n t Plant, OzariPirna bridge, construction of various roads, community halls etc have been taken up in Dhargal. He said that

construction of the community hall in the area was a long pending demand of the villagers.

He reiterated that the proposed sports city at Dhargal and international airport at Mopa will generate employment avenues for youth.

President of North Goa Zilla Panchayat, Pandurang Parab, Sarpanch Umesh Gawas, Dy Sarpanch Ms Shilpa

Pa r a b , a n d Pa n c h a y a t m e m b e r Kanoba Raul, also spoke on the occasion.

Pravin Shirodkar compered while Ramakant Halarnkar welcomed and proposed the vote of thanks.

The Panchayat Minister later inaugurated dhalomand constructed at the cost of Rs 1.85 lakhs at Sawantwada, Allorna.

upcOminG events Creative Science workshop at GSC PANJIM (HND): Goa Science Centre (GSC), Miramar, Panjim will organise a Creative Science Workshop for young children from November 3 to 13, from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm, in three disciplines of Creative Science, Electronics and Computer and Multimedia.

Students will be trained in preparing functional scientific projects/kits based on the basic principles of science. In Computer and Multimedia, students will learn basic fundamentals of computers, MS Office, e-mail and internet, exposure to multimedia hardware and software. In electronics, students will be imparted basics of electronics, soldering practice and making of electronics projects. Besides training workshops, there will be live science demonstrations, quizzes, soap bubbles workshop and many more activities.

Students of different ages can participate. Nominal fees will be charged for course material. Seats are limited and registration will be done on first come first served basis.

For further information and registration, contact GSC, November 2.

IMA meet at Porvorim PANJIM (HND): IMA Tiswadi CMA meeting will be held on October 29 at Hotel Orion, Porvorim, from 8 pm. Neurosurgeon Dr Koshi George, will address on ‘Modern concepts in head injury management’ and Orthpaedics Surgeon, Dr Mudit Khanna, will address on ‘Knee Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty’, both from Wockhardt Hospital, Cuncolim. A Urology Health camp will be organised by IMA Tiswadi, in association with Rotary Club of Panjim and RG Stone Hospital, Porvorim on October 31 at Don Bosco School, Panjim from 9 pm to 1 pm.

Sessions on ‘Rhythmic Breathing’ PANJIM(HND): Free Public Sessions on Rhythmic Breathing will be conducted according to following schedule: on October 31 at Church Hall St Inez Church, Panjim, from 6 pm to 8 pm; on November 5 at Basement, Radhakrishna Temple, near Mahalaksmi Temple, Panjim, from 6 pm to 6.45 pm; on November 7 at 2nd Floor, Rotary Community Centre, Entrance Opp ICICI Bank, Tilak Maidan Complex, Vasco, from 11 am to 1 pm; on November 7 at Room No 2, 1st Floor, Vidyadhiraj Hall, Mahalaxmi Temple, Panjim, from 6 pm to 8 pm.

The science of Rythmic breathing which was developed

by Rishi Patanjali is known to lead to total health. Rhythmic Breathing exercises require only 15 minutes every day.

Seats are limited hence registration is advised by calling Venkatesh Betigiri, Coordinator, Rhythmic Breathing Club on 9422443421 or e mail veebee200303@yahoo.co.in, says a press release issued here.

Poster drawing competition PANJIM (HND): Lions Club of Panjim in association with Bal Bhavan, Panjim, will conduct children’s poster drawing competition on, November 13 at Bal Bhavan, from 9 am to 10.30 am (for painting). Category I children, aged between 8 to 10 years may draw on of subjects - ‘Nature/Wild Life/Culture’. Category II children, aged between 11 to 13 years will draw on theme ‘Vision of Peace’. Entries will be accepted at Bal Bhavan, Panjim. For details, contact Secretary, Lions Club of Panjim, PO Box 115, Panjim, or call 2225363 or e mail John Noronha on lionjohnnoronha@gmail.com.

Workshop on tobacco control PANJIM (HND): The Voluntary Health Association of Goa (VHAG) in collaboration with Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), NOTE and GOACAN will organise a workshop on ‘Tobacco Control Initiatives and Role of Media’ on October 30 at Caritas Holiday Home, St Inez, Panjim from 9 am to 1.15 pm.

The workshop will examine the specific role of the media and stakeholders on implementation of tobacco laws with regard to the stronger pictorial warning on all tobacco products and tobacco control initiatives. Important dignitaries from the media, government departments and NGO sector to address the gathering. For more details call 2221012, 9604174127.

Handicrafts expo PANJIM (HND): The A P Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd will organise ‘Lepakshi, Exhibition-Cum-Sale of Handicrafts & Handlooms’ at Nacional Clube, Panjim, from October 28 to November 9, daily from 10 am to 9 pm. Opposition Leader, Manohar Parrikar, will inaugurate the exhibition at October 28 at 2.30 pm. The corporation is the main marketing umbrella for the artisan community of over 2 lac artisans in Andhra Pradesh.

‘Junglenama’ at Kala Academy PANJIM (HND): Junglenama, a play with a message, for children and adults will be held on October 30 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao at 5 pm, and on October 31 at Kala Academy, Panjim, at 11 am. Junglenama is based on a story from Gulzar’s collection of stories ‘Ravi Paar’ and is adapted to stage by Sarang Sathaye and Varun Narvekar of Aasakta Kalamanch, Pune. The play is meant for children of 6 years and above and will have live music, puppetry and actors.

For details call Renu on 9960639846 or Roshan on 9371095811.

Jason, Sylvia to conduct festive season classes

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

India's premiere dance couple Jason & Sylvia will conduct their Diwali vacation and festive season classes in Margao and Taleigao – From November 1 onwards at BPS Club, Margao and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and at Las Vegas Danca Studio, Taleigao from November 2 onwards, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Keeping the absolute beginner in mind, Dance Academy deals with all aspects of dancing for social occasions in a clear and practical style. All the most popular dances are explained step by step with thorough instructions for both partners as well as a variety of Latin American and current trend dances suitable for social, competitive and performance dancing.

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opinionated Panjim’s glory days are back again

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DR JOE D’SOuzA

he Corporation of the City of Panjim truly deserves appreciation from the residents of this city, to have restored the Jardim da Garcia da Orta, and given them a place for relaxation. Its day of inauguration at the hands of Mayoress Carolina Po on October 5, 2010 coincided with the day Portugal overthrew the monarchy and became a republic one hundred years ago.

The Mayoress of Panjim, Mrs Carolina Po and the Commissioner Elvis Gomes have together shown how mutual trust and cooperation by the elected and the administrative representatives can put in place a beautiful garden, as a tribute to the residents. Though the credit for the meticulous planning and implementation of the project goes to Mayoress Carolina Po, the efforts of Commissioner Elvis Gomes must be equally lauded for without his contribution towards removing bottlenecks and diligent administrative supervision and advice, the garden would not have achieved the fabulous form of the present Jardim Garcia da Orta.

The inaugural function with Sonia Sirsat’s velvet voice and old traditional music played by Goa Police as well as the brass band of the past, helped the audience recall some of the good times of the colonial past, when citizens from Panjim came to the garden to relax and refresh themselves after a hard day at work, school or office.

The well-laid garden, with over 50 to 70 varieties of flowering plants, ornamental trees, and shrubs and a lawn is both pleasing to the eye as well as a treat to enjoy. Pratap Gauns, Richard D’Sousa and Francis Lourdes Coelho of the Goa Forest Development Corporation truly deserve praise for their efforts to put in place the much deserved ‘lungs’ for this capital city which is beset with chaotic traffic.

Shri Prakash Chandra and municipal engineers ensure proper lighting, drainage, fencing and the entire civil works is of as high quality as the landscaping of this beautiful garden.

Garcia de Orta is remembered as an internationally renowned botanist, whose applied research has not only enriched our knowledge of taxonomical classification but also fortified medicine through the knowledge and use of traditional Goan medicinal plants.

The four corners of the garden have small cottages, exquisitely designed by Manguesh Prabhugaonker, landscaping architect of the project. The four small cottages are meant to serve as a pump house, the maintenance unit of the garden, a commercial outlet and a general public toilet.

Tacit support and much deserved help and blessings of both Atanasio Monserrate as well as Manohar Parrikar was visible as Corporators from both the ruling front as well as the Opposition patronized the function enthusiastically. The MLAs of Taleigao and Panjim have striven to unitedly pull Panjim out from dire straits. The residents have expressed wishes that these two political giants will work in tandem to rid this car-congested city of its parking woes, by introducing pay parking and setting up mega parking complexes outside the city precincts.

The garden has an invigorated look but with drunkards moving in and out of hundreds of liquors joints, there are fears that open urination and defecation would infect and pollute the garden. Babush and Parrikar should convince their corporators to stop open urination and introduce pay parking on urgent basis especially around the Jardim Garcia de Orta.

The sanitation squad and the CCP department of sanitation have to pull up their socks and act. The deadwood in the CCP has to be cut off and replaced with men and women who are capable of imposing fines, penalties or fees on erring motorists, drunkards and visitors to the city who litter, urinate and degrade the environment of Panjim.

The elections to the Corporation of the City of Panjim are due shortly, followed by the Goa Assembly elections. The restoration of the Jardim da Garcia de Orta is just one point in the manifesto of which was put before Panjimites by panels fighting the last elections. It is true that the politicians have salvaged their pride and secured their promises by giving the Panjimites a well deserved garden.

In the coming one year the residents are going to watch carefully if the crores of rupees worth public utility would live up to the expectations of the great soul Garcia de Orta and of the residents of Panjim as maintenance work is often challenging and difficult.

Well begun is half done and it would be appropriate therefore to give credit to Dr. Wilfred D’Sousa, the Minister of Tourism in 2006, who at the insistence of his party colleague Surendra Furtado, Corporator of CCP released a grant of Rs 1 crore to help the Corporation to initiate the process of rejuvenation of Jardim Garcia de Orta.

Surendra Furtado should continue his efforts to further carry on the approach to secure more funds from Nilkant Haldankar, the present Minister of Tourism to seek further revitalization of Panjim. Surendra has been active in Miramar as also have most Corporators shown keen interest in the development of their respective wards. Moreover, the ‘Holistic Development of Panjim’ free of open urination, cleaning of the Sta Inez creek, state of the art solid waste management plant, senior citizens and pedestrian friendly roads and pavements, well executed pay parking and the enhanced taxation of all the commercial units, exhibitions festivals and meetings, responsible for the garbage and the parking woes of this capital city must be addressed scientifically.

It is a matter of satisfaction to me to be associated with both Commissioner as well as the Mayoress of Panjim, who have accepted my humble suggestion to seek cooperation of the Goa Forest Development to help beautify the Jardim Garcia de Orta to its present form and glory. Let the united approach of good will and service flow from all the corporators, with whom I personally have had a good rapport as a small time consultant so far.

Panjim is a very attractive but a neglected city as a whole by us one and all. Panjim has sustained a sea of humanity in the form of traders, shopkeepers, tourists and visitors besides its residents. Let the experiment on Jardim Garcia de Orta work with as a prototype for Goa as whole to make the state a graceful and salubrious habitat.

Plea to buy TB seals HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

The Tuberculosis Association of Goa has appealed to the public to buy TB Seals and fix the same on their greeting cards, to spread the message that ‘TB is Preventable and Curable’.

TB Seal costing two rupees each are available at the office of the TB Association, 403, Nizari Bhavan, Menezes Braganza Road, Panjim, and at all Health Centre’s in the State.

From the amount collected

through the sale of TB Seals, the Association supplements the efforts of Government to control Tuberculosis and it also provides financial assistance and other help to needy TB patients in order to encourage them to take regular free anti-TB treatment at Government TB clinics and health centers.

The seals have no postal value, but by buying it people express their sympathy for a noble and humanitarian cause.

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 27

While most Goan youths prefer white collar jobs, here is an example of how khaki collar jobs are also in huge demand.

Goa Police are literally flooded with 3,789 applications which they received for 110 posts of constables.

The response to the recruitment drive has left senior officers working overtime to sort out the applications. Superintendent of Police (Headquarters)

Vishram Borkar told Herald the first phase of recruitment will begin from next month onwards. “We are still processing the applications,” Borkar said.

Candidates applying for the post must have a minimum qualification of SSC pass and a minimum height of 171 centimeters.

Borkar said once candidates fit basic criteria, they will be checked on physical fitness parameters.

“Their body measurement and physical efficiency should match for the post, which is very important for

Vulnerable Plaque can cause Heart Attacks

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By DR ROHiT MODy

ore than 1 million people across the world have heart attacks every year. About every 34 seconds, someone in this country has a heart attack. Also called Myocardial Infarction (MI) or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), heart attacks may be caused by a clot that forms at the site of a soft plaque on the inside of a coronary artery (those that supply blood to the heart muscle) because the plaque can crack and bleed.

Plaque with a thin covering is called Vulnerable Plaque. When it ruptures, it can cause a blood clot, which can block the blood flow to the section of the heart muscle fed by the artery.

For many years, doctors thought that the main cause of heart attacks was the build-up of fatty plaques in coronary arteries, which would gradually narrow the artery, ultimately closing it or making it narrow enough to get blocked by a blood clot. Deprivavtion of oxygen-rich blood would then lead to a heart attack. But these types of blockages actually cause only about 3 out of 10 heart attacks.

Researchers have found that many people who have heart attacks do not have arteries severely narrowed by plaque. In fact, vulnerable plaque may be buried inside the artery wall and may not even bulge out and block the blood flow through the artery. But how can vulnerable plaque be detected?

Patients with this kind of plaque may not feel any symptoms. Subtle changes in blood flow may not be detected with standard testing.

Cardiologists have found, however, that by measuring levels of C-reactive protein in the bloodstream, they can predict a person's risk of heart attack or stroke. C-reactive protein is used to measure inflammation in the body. Two large studies have shown that higher C-reactive protein levels increase the risk of a heart attack.

But not all vulnerable plaques rupture, and researchers are trying to determine which vulnerable plaques are most likely to rupture.

Some have found that the warmer the plaque, the more likely it will

crack or rupture. We are testing catheters that use infra-red radiation and metal heat-sensing systems to measure the temperature of vulnerable plaque. Vulnerable plaque has a low pH (is more acidic) and that such acidic plaques are more likely to rupture.

Researchers are testing a device for the tip of a fiber-optic catheter that will allow them to measure the pH of plaque.

Patients can lower their C-reactive protein levels in the same way that they can cut their heart attack risk: take aspirin, eat a proper diet, quit smoking, and begin an exercise programme. Researchers believe that obesity and diabetes may be tied to high levels of C-reactive protein. Your doctor can check your C-reactive protein levels with a blood test. Many doctors across the country are adding the test to their patients' cholesterol screening.

ACE inhibitors (for high blood pressure) and aspirin reduce inflammation in the body, which may prevent heart attacks in people who already have high C-reactive protein levels. Cholesterol-lowering medicines called statins also lower C-reactive protein levels, and doctors are looking at whether they can prevent heart attacks in people with normal cholesterol levels.

Recent studies have shown that smoking is very dangerous for people with vulnerable plaque.

Nicotine directly affects the inflammatory response, causing the release of more cytokines. Researchers are also studying how genes affect the inflammation process, but most doctors agree that heart-healthy habits still play the most important role in reducing the risk of heart attack.

(The author is a Senior Consultant in Interventional Cardiology at the NUSI Wockhardt Hospital)

the department,” he further said.

If body is fit than mind would be tested. Candidates will be put to written examination, a mental hurdle that he or she has to pass. Borkar said that if candidate passes all these tests than finally his oral interview would be taken where his capability for the job is tested.

He said that whatever applications they have received is following first advertisement, some six months back.

“We will be issuing second advertisement for the same post as we want that everyone desirous of applying for the post should get the opportunity,” Borkar added.

The fresh recruitments come after a gap of two years. The last recruitment Goa police had conducted for constables post was some two years ago, wherein 250 youths were recruited.

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Vol No CX No: 272 Goa, Thursday 28 October, 2010

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Fisticuffs at dusk

The once beautiful city of Vasco-da-Gama is dying under over-growth and poor planning says fReddY diAS

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es, all is certainly not well with the town of Vasco-da-Gama due to constant bickering among the Councillors of the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) and on account of the political game of one-upmanship played by the local MLAs. Important development works, particularly the various civic problems which need immediate attention in this once most beautiful town, have been completely neglected. As a result, the conditions of this town are rapidly on the downslide - clogged drains, road-side eateries, pollution, traffic jams, prostitution, overflowing garbage bins and bad roads continued to be the rule. There is more politics than public service in the functioning of the Civic body, which is perennially afflicted by the ‘musical chairs’ syndrome.

Vasco (as the town is now commonly called) with its natural harbour was once known for its clean environment and planned development during the erstwhile colonial Portuguese regime, or perhaps even about three decades ago, has now been increasingly showing signs of deterioration – thanks to the lack of initiative, on the part of the local political leaders and the citizens themselves, to maintain the pristine beauty of this port-town.

The maintenance of proper roads, regular water supply, adequate sewerage system and a host of other such important infrastructure has not kept pace with the rapid industrialisation, haphazard development and the ever increasing population in the town, in the last few decades. The grave issue of the massive housing shortage and slums had to be addressed. The homeless, whose numbers were becoming more and more visually apparent, needed to be located near their jobs.

Consequently, Goa’s well-known gateway for sailors from all over the world, Vasco today teeters beneath garbage and overgrowth with the mushrooming of high-rise building complexes and proliferation of slum colonies.

Although successive committees, appointed by the MMC since the last about two decades, had recommended that no further growth be allowed in Vasco in order to give impetus to the growth of the neighbouring Chicalim and Dabolim villages, the ‘drama’ of capturing prime locations by unscrupulous land sharks through a flagrant change in land use played itself out in these developments. Land use colours on maps were

n politics, there are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies and no such thing as a “quiet dinner”. That is the moral of the story in which the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP’s) former head of the legislature party came to blows with its present legislature party head.

“I was having dinner in the hotel when Jose [Philip D’Souza] and his supporters came and ransacked the place,” says former Tourism Minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco, of the fracas in Vasco on Tuesday evening. “Mickky came with crores of rupees to finish my [Vasco Municipality] panel,” says Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza.

Strangely, both Mickky and Jose Philip are in the same party, the NCP. While Jose Philip is Goa NCP President and head of the National Congress Legislature Party (NCLP), Mickky was earlier NCLP chief, and was desperately trying to become NCP Goa President.

It gets curiouser and curiouser. In most parties, the local buck supposedly stops with the state president, but usually sails through to the high command. But in the Goa NCP, there is a ‘super-president’ – party supremo Sharad Pawar’s confidante Prafulla Hede, who is designated the ‘state party coordinator’. He called for an ‘emergency’ NCP meeting, and summoned both Jose Philip and Mickky.

Hede’s brief, apparently, was to bring about a ceasefire between the two party heavyweights, whose physical fight has left its image battered. But, needless to say, nothing concrete came of it. The matter has now been referred to the party’s high command – Sharad Pawar. In any case, both sides had already complained directly to the big boss. In Indian politics, the buck rarely stops before the high command.

That two senior leaders in the same party can come to blows like this shows that ideology and political beliefs now have little or nothing to do with party affiliations. It’s every politician for themselves, and the devil take the hindmost.

The party is, at best, a pay-parking slot where convenience is paramount, and principles are only for lip service.

It is extremely difficult to unravel the numerous cross complaints and conflicting versions of what actually happened on Tuesday evening. But, the moot question is, what was Mickky doing so far out of his political territory? In political parlance, that’s called fishing for trouble. Of course, Mickky says he was only having a ‘quiet dinner’ – with the President of the Fishing Boat Owners’ Association, a local sarpanch and a panch…? But, for that matter, Jose Philip says he never assaulted Mickky and was only trying to ‘save’ him from his furious supporters. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!

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The velvet glove

n a classic move of wielding an iron fist in a velvet glove, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath told Goans on Tuesday that widening of national highways in Goa must be done without causing distress to the people of the state. “Roads cannot be at crossroads with people but they should be for the people,” he said soothingly at a function to felicitate former Union Minister Eduardo Faleiro on reaching 70 years of age.

But in his very next breath, he warned that any delay in the project would result in funds being diverted elsewhere, outside the state. There it was; the politically correct statement of concern, softening the impact of what can only be interpreted as a threat – that if large numbers of people stand up to oppose the highway widening project, the Centre might just drop it.

Goa desperately needs wider highways. It is for the protestors to come up with viable alternatives, instead of merely slogans.

Facts of Life

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Sound of Silence changed overnight – open spaces disappeared and Vasco, for the first time in its physical history, turned its back to the water’s edge.

The port-town today has become Goa’s most cosmopolitan visage, its multi-ethnicity growing with the ever increasing influx of people from other states of the country and even from abroad.

Sadly, the almost Mumbai-like skyline hides a host of infrastructure problems brought on by a burgeoning population explosion. Vasco’s oldworld ethos has been swamped by the luxurious-living culture and a rush-to-riches mindset is taking its toll of the Sailors’ Paradise.

The early 1980s witnessed the beginning of construction of high-rise buildings, which included residential apartments as well as commercial premises, particularly hotels and lodging/boarding houses. Although lacking in poetry, the first group of high-rise buildings in the port-town, besides being symbols of prestige, display comparatively high standards of construction space standards and the employment of urban design features such as podiums. A steady deterioration in the environment set in with the later developments in Baina, Vaddem and Mangor hill areas.

Until the 1980s, the town continued to densify around the core areas. From the 1990s, the pressure of the growing population resulted in an inconceivable urban explosion when the town sprawled out rapidly towards the outskirts as the urbanisable limits were increased. Architectural trends suddenly began to change as more and more developer-built, packaged and self-contained housing complexes were constructed. In fact, since 1990, a good number of traditional bungalows were demolished to make way for high-rise

buildings. Design perceptions had also undergone a significant change, when a novel concept of ‘bungalows in the sky’ was introduced.

Consequently, bad and narrow congested roads besides host of other problems confront Vasco today. Drive along any of the roads in the town and one finds filth strewn across the roads, potholes everywhere and overflowing drains which have long been left cleaned. As Western conveniences such as styrofoam cups and tetrapacks litter the roads of Vasco, the threats of garbage and automobile pollution loom large. The unfettered and unplanned growth of the town, the stress on its public utility services, the lopsided person-to-space ratio and the outdated land tenures all make for unhealthy living.

The foremost among the problems that confront Vasco, however, is the unequal distribution of potable water supply to many pockets. Besides this, the management of health conditions, sanitation, cattle menace, unauthorised encroachments on public land and lack of adequate recreational facilities are some of the other problems the town faces.

Water supply in many parts of the town is erratic and there have been complaints of getting very little water by residents from areas like Sada, New Vaddem, Mangor hill, Baina, etc. The growing population and increasing demand by industries has aggravated the problem.

Not that the civic authorities do not have a plan to tackle the situation, but it is going at a snail’s pace. The ambitious project of pipe network that was started way back in the 1980s - to provide adequate water supply to all parts of the port-town, is yet to be completed. The delay in

Possessions possess the possessor

hy do we keep what we keep? Walk into any room, into any office and look at the things on the walls and in the closets. Where do they come from? What use are they destined for?

I reckon that the person who owns them, or, should I say, who is owned by them, has some use in mind sooner or later. We humans have a way of saying: “One of these days”.

One of these days, I am going to make a table cloth out of all those scraps of cloth pieces. One of these days, I am going to fix all of those locks. One of these days, I am going to fix the lawn mover – it goes on and on...

The trouble is that we hardly ever get around to one of those days! They just rarely come once or twice in a blue moon. One of those days is as rare as hen’s teeth! Some of the items if serviceable could be given to the needy; who perhaps could them have put to use. Why is it that those who can least afford it, are most generous? Why do wealth and possessions so often make us blind, callous and cruel?

Sometimes, I wondered what was lurking in the jungle in our family room. Now I know. We had put a lot of potted plants in a corner. These plants grew like children, bright and beautiful making a room come alive. But they sure can be messy.

One day, I decided to remove all the plants. They were surprised to be sniffing outside air and getting a real shower after a couple of years. I could hear them showering on me good botanical praises.

After a few days, the plants moved back inside with their freshly washed faces to snuggle into their corner for many more years.

A friend of mine confided in me that he must have been born clutching his own umbilical cord, trying to save it as a memento for his proud parents. How else could he explain this penchant for possessiveness which pervades his life? His habit of holding unto things past their prime is more than household history. It has become a family legend that grows more inglorious with each passing day.

Another buddy disclosed that parting with his old possessions is sheer torment. He doesn’t know why he loves them like he

Letter of the Day NH-4 toll ridiculous P L Fernandes, Old-Goa It is ridiculous to make the people of Goa pay for travelling between Panaji and Ponda at the proposed rates of Rs. 23/- and above for various types of 4-wheelers. Considering that inter-state vehicles will use the highways, local users should be exempt. Why should I pay for example, this hefty fee/toll if I live across the bridge from Old-Goa/Corlim to pick up some farm produce from Banastarim every Friday market? Or, if I am a daily user from the opposite direction?

Unsecured Margao garden Allwyn George, Carmona

The CM needs to be commended for the Aga Khan and the Ana Fonte gardens where the people of Margao can spend some

100 Years Ago PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS

28 October, 1910 Financing cholera fight

The State Council met to discuss the opening of one extraordinary credit towards the expenses incurred to fight Cholera.

Moniz electoral comedy

Mr. Ega de Moniz appointed the Delegate for the District of Leiria is seemingly an electoral comedy.

Tax paying to be reviewed

The Treasury Minister is intending to renew the Tax-Paying System in order to ease the collection of dues.

Police Reform Plan

The Police reform plan emphasizes the reconstitution of the earlier Commissariats dividing as such the Country’s Capital into four districts.

Spanish Assoc to be dissolved

Is in the offing the dissolution of Spanish Association at the Village of Ponte in Portugal.

quality leisure time with their families. The children’s area needs more joy rides and the jogging track gets very slippery in the monsoons. The lighting in the garden is very dim with some lights not working making families and females very insecure.

Lots of anti social elements prowl in the evenings. Decorative halogen lamps and deployment of security personnel would help greatly.

Sangh Terror Samir Khan, Mapusa Now that the Rajasthan ATS has filed a chargesheet against five RSS functionaries, it has exposed the role of RSS. The Sangh Parivar strategy is simple -- carry on terror activities, create chaos and disorder, blame it on Muslims, and then accuse the Congress of being soft on them.

Innocent Muslims have been arrested merely on suspicion without any evidence.

It is imperative to have an unbiased thorough investigation into all the bomb blast cases. The public need to know that RSS is the biggest threat to peace and security with its divisive ideology posing a challenge to our Constitution. It has to be dealt with an iron hand.

Rotten to the core S. Kamat, Alto Betim Recent incidents show that Indians are rotten to the core. Be it in the armed forces where one expects discipline, or IITs where only merit counts, or a knight of Indian origin reaching the House of Lords who is expected to be upright.

Recently there were three pieces of news.

First, a senior ranking Indian Navy officer in Mumbai leaked out recruiting exam papers for a fee. Second, a professor from IIT, Kharagpur ran a fake tutorial school and facilitated his students’ admissions into IIT. Third was Lord Swraj Paul who while so sanctimonious when he makes speeches in India, was suspended for a short while, from the House of Lords for claiming monies for upkeep of a non-existent house.

Arundhati’s hate rhetoric Pachu Menon, Margao When Arundhati Roy bemoans the fact that

the project has escalated the cost ten-fold.

The health conditions, sanitation and maintenance of cleanliness are in shambles with the lack of co-ordination between various public agencies concerned. The situation is such that the Health Officer (HO) of the Urban Health Centre does not wield any power in the matter pertaining to the maintenance of cleanliness or sanitation.

Though the civic body has succeeded to some extent in containing mosquito menace and malaria, it is handicapped by the shortage of manpower in totally eradicating the scourge. The Cottage Hospital at Chicalim has been doing a commendable job in catering to the healthcare needs of the residents of Vasco and other surrounding areas, albeit the need for another hospital still persists for proper health service to the local people. Sadly, the existing building housing the Cottage Hospital is in a most dilapidated condition and needs to be renovated and the health care facilities here required to be upgraded on a war footing, particularly in view of various viral infections and serious other diseases afflicting the residents of Mormugao, of late.

Yet another problem that puts the lives of citizens at risk is the stray cattle menace. Practically, nothing is being done to keep the cattle off the roads. The recent announcement by the Civic body to round off stray cattle, is nothing but an eye-wash, as no such action is being taken in this regard.

A ‘clean Vasco’ campaign started about two decades ago by former Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Simon D’Souza and the former MLA of the Mormugao Assembly constituency, John Manuel Vaz failed miserably in its objective, due to lack of support from the MMC Councillors in particular and from the local citizens in general.

Sadly, right now, the MMC does not even have a Comprehensive Development Plan in place, for the development of this godforsaken town.

As the MMC is now heading for a new tenure with the Municipal Elections scheduled for October 31, it is very crucial that Vascokars wake up to reality and realise that the promises of a dream world are only cheap political gimmicks by the publicity hungry politicians. Common citizens, therefore, should not waste this democratic opportunity to exercise their franchise intelligently and well. May the best candidates win.

Ban teachers from contesting Stephen A Gomes, St Estevam

I do not agree with ‘Spare Teachers’ by Adelmo Fernandes (Herald, 20 Oct) for the simple reason that if teachers were required to concentrate on teaching alone, why did the government allow them to contest Panchayat elections? Why do teachers think of becoming panch members if not to make money? They will argue that they don’t get any remuneration, then how do they explain the fortunes they amass? I know one very corrupt one who has been a panch/sarpanch for the last ten years.

Are we supposed to believe that he made his fortune by just concentrating on his teaching?

Many north-eastern states have excluded teachers from contesting in elections.

In light of this, it is high time the government realizes its mistake in allowing teachers from primary to university level to contest VP elections. It amounts to an open invitation to indulge in corrupt practices. All teachers should therefore be debarred from contesting elections immediately. They should concentrate on teaching. Their students need them. the nation is trying to ‘silence writers who speak their mind’ she is clearly way out of her league. First and foremost, as a writer, she should not attempt to create a sensational bestseller of Kashmir in her own style, confusing facts with fiction. Without having a proper knowledge of the matter at hand, she should not be giving grand sermons. We Indians enjoy freedom of speech, but it cannot violate the patriotic sentiments of the people. Irresponsibly appropriating such rights without a personal realization of what is right and wrong, will only result in the misuse of our fundamental rights. When factually incorrect statements are made, it is bound to precipitate further chaos. Social criticism is commendable, but when it is unfortunately misunderstood as a political commentary, it serves to be more of ‘hate rhetoric’ than an affirmation of one’s love and pride for the nation.

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rocketing beyond the reach of locals. Traditional agro-based occupations are dying.

Without NRIs money many Goans would be BPL. Mining and mega housing projects have degraded the environment. My dear Goans, think! Vote for new faces. Start with the municipalities.

Personal fiefdoms SND Poojary, Miramar The Minister for Environment and Minister for Civil aviation met to sort out the disagreements on setting up the new Navi Mumbai airport. It was like the meeting of two heads of state, instead of ministers from one country’s cabinet. They should have settled the issue at a cabinet meeting, but these two ministers behaved like the airport was their personal fiefdom. Has the parliamentary dictum of the collective responsibility of the cabinet been thrown to the winds?

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does. His guess is that his folks instilled the virtue of thrift at an early age because material goods were hard to come by.

“If something is still serviceable, why dump it?” I ask.

“Because it’s ancient and out of style and you rarely use it”, counters the keeper of the growing trash.

The refusal to get rid of assorted ‘treasure’ precipitates battles royal, so much din and confusion. Some live in the present, while others live in the past. We are neither single-minded nor clearheaded. It’s a pack of trouble!

Adam and Eve had no such problem in Eden. Moses and his tribe collected Manna, food miraculously supplied to Israelites in the wilderness daily. They didn’t hoard. Even Noah, despite the messy menagerie – his floating zoo – had ample space for his memoirs.

Though possession is supposedly nine-tenths of the law, I fear that in many cases, the possessions possess the possessor. They control you more than you control them. In this consumerist society, the slave has become the master.

Letters to the Editor today, where even the police can do nothing, lest they face the wrath of Goa’s powerful politicians. Why are Goan MLA’s involved in Municipal elections?

Unless the so-called highly literate Goan electorate changes its attitude towards corruption, participation in the voting process and not voting for known antiGoans, nothing in Goa will change...and Goans will reap what they sow.

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Team Dempo-Vaz-Bothelo Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar The closely fought Goa Football Association elections were thrilling in every aspect.

Shrinivas Dempo is a mature, charismatic and balanced person who will be an invaluable asset and will give the game a much needed professional lift. However, there has to be a mechanism in place so that Dempo can team up with Peter Vaz to take Goan football to greater heights.

Tonito Botelho’s knowledge, expertise and contribution to the game is another asset Goan football desperately needs.

Brawling MLAs bad for us Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco

The ‘street-fight’between a Minister of the Goa cabinet and a former Minister shows the degeneration of moral values among our politicians. The very fact that brawn takes over brain as far as our politicians are concerned does not augur well for the state. If there are any grievances, there is an appropriate forum to get them redressed. What kind of example are our politicians settingfor the general public? Now, these two politicians have gone one step forward (or is it a step backward) and brought it out onto the streets. God save us from such politicians.

Orlando SA Da Silva, Carmona

Vasco Clash

They say Goa has developed greatly since Liberation with a high standard of living.

Yet initial investments made in areas of infrastructure have not kept pace with increasing population. So many industries introduced yet so much unemployment with large out-migration of skilled Goans and large in-migration of unskilled migrants skewing demographics and infrastucture.

Tourism has brought further pressure on infrastructure and sent land prices sky

Arwin Mesquita, UAE

Progress or regress?

This is with reference to the recent assault/clash between senior Goan politicians where all Goans must hang their heads in shame. It is not so much the politicians who are to be blamed but the highly irresponsible and generally corrupt Goan electorate, who by their greed for cash, illegal favors etc, have made Goa into the unfortunate state that it is today. Goa can easily be one of India’s most lawless states

Cuncolim had its ups and downs, but our people were happy. Sadly politicians fear unity among the people. They have now brought in the reservation policy to the Municipal elections after 50 years of Liberation. Is this progress or a giant leap backward? The day is not far where these politicians will play religion based politics by keeping reservations for minorities.

James Moraes, Cuncolim

Prudence works Roger D. Abrahams

One time a large stone fell upon Snake and covered her so that she could not rise. A white man, it is said, came upon her and lifted the stone, but when he had done so, she wanted to bite him.

The White Man said, “Stop! Let us first go to someone wise.”

They went to Hyena, and the White Man asked him, “Is it right that Snake should want to bite me, even though I helped her so much?”

Hyena (who was looking for his own share of the White Man’s body) said, “If you were bitten, what would it matter?”

So Snake thought that settled it, but the White Man said again, “Wait a little, and let us go to other wise beings, that I may hear whether this is right.”

They went and met Jackal, and the White Man put the same question to him. Jackal replied, “I don’t believe that Snake could ever be so covered by a stone that she could not rise. Unless I saw it with my two eyes, I wouldn’t believe it. Take me to the place where you say it happened so I can see for myself whether it can possibly be true.”

They went together to that place, and Jackal said, “Snake, lie down, and let yourself be covered.” Snake did so, and the White man covered her with the stone; and although she tried with all her strength Snake couldn’t get up.

Then the White Man wanted to let Snake go again, but Jackal stopped him saying, “Don’t lift the stone. She wanted to bite you, therefore, let her get up and lift it herself.”

Then they both went away and left Snake there, just as before.

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Interlocutors on Kashmir to take all stakeholders on board PTI SRINAGAR/JAMMU, OCT 27

Advocating "baby steps" for nudging forward the dialogue process on Jammu and Kashmir, Centre's interlocutors today said release of political prisoners, stone pelters and lifting of curfew can help in improving the situation.

After a four-day visit to Kashmir, the three-member team of interlocutors headed by noted journalist Dilip Padgaonkar reached Jammu to continue the consultations with stakeholders.

The BJP state unit announced in Jammu that it would boycott the interlocutors accusing them of pre-judging the issues. "One wonders whether they are representing India or Pakistan," the BJP State President Shamsher Singh Manhas told reporters.

Padgaonkar said it was a "huge task" for his team. "The exercise will be futile if Parliament, which represents the po-

litical opinion of the country, is not taken on board. We know it is a huge task but it has to be done."

He said during the four days of interaction with the crosssection of the society in Kashmir, the interlocutors got a valuable insight into the issue as they attempt to find a comprehensive and permanent solution to it.

"We heard political opinions on Kashmir and also the dayto-day problems faced by the people like not being able to move freely or getting milk for children," Padgaonkar said.

He said one should not expect major strides after the first visit of the team to the state, saying, "We will have to take baby steps for pushing forward the dialogue process."

Padgaonkar said the group will be making recommendations to the Centre, after holding similar interactions in Jammu today and tomorrow,

for improving the situation in the state.

"The issue of release of political prisoners, stone pelters and lifting of curfew will be among the top priorities in the short term," he said.

Padgaonkar said he was of the opinion that peaceful assembly and protests should be allowed in the Valley. "We want to hear the view point of the security agencies also. Just because 12 youngsters want to hold protests, Section 144 CrPC (prohibitory orders) cannot be invoked."

Apparently referring to the remarks of BJP MP Ram Jethmalani, Padgaonkar said a senior leader of a political party, which had criticised him, had broken away from the party line to support him.

Going against the BJP position, Jethmalani had supported the views of Padgaonkar that Pakistan has to be involved in finding a lasting solution to the Kashmir imbroglio.

India signs CSC on nuke damages

Malaysia would tackle ethnic Indians’ issues on its own: PM

Girl raped, murdered

purely a domestic matter for us to handle and we are handling it very positively. We don't have to discuss such matters between the two countries."

He went on to add that "as much we respect what happens in India", he expected the latter also respects "what we do".

Ethnic Indians form eight per cent of Malaysia's population of 27 million people, with majority of them from Tamil Nadu.

In 2007, more than 20,000 ethnic Indians took part in a massive protest rally here against alleged marginalisation of the minority community by the Government. The protest was organised by a group called Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) which was later banned. The government denied the charges of discrimination.

In the general elections the next year, the ruling coalition of Barisan national had a dismal performance at the polls

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed and later her body was dumped in a well in Taura area, police said today.

Body of Radhika was recovered from the well near some temples in Taura area last evening, they said, adding that injury marks on the body indicated that she was raped and later killed.

Radhika was missing from the last two days and a search was being carried out to find her, police said.

"The body has been sent for post mortem which will ascertain the exact cause of death," station officer Khursheed Ahmad said.

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PTI PUTRAJAYA, OCT 27

In a significant step which will enable it to do nuclear commerce, India today signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC), which sets parameters on a nuclear operator's financial liability, at the IAEA in Vienna.

The Indian move is seen as an effort towards allaying concerns of American companies on account of the newly-enacted Nuclear Liability law by Parliament.

"We can confirm that the Indian government has signed the CSC this morning," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) press officials told PTI from Vienna.

The international convention provides for compensation in case of trans-national implications of a nuclear accident and has been signed by 14 countries, including India.

However, only four countries-- the US, Argentina, Morocco and Romania have ratified the Convention so far.

In the backdrop of discrimination being felt by ethnic Indians in this country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed confidence that Malaysia would tackle such issues through its inbuilt flexibility while his counterpart Najib Razak asserted it was a "purely domestic matter" which India should respect.

"Like India, Malaysia is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic entity. It is a democracy which respects fundamental human rights of all its citizens.

"I am confident that the Malaysian system has built-in flexibility to tackle any problem of the kind you mentioned," Singh said at a joint press conference with Najib when a question was asked about the feeling of discrimination among people of Indian origin in Malaysia and whether this issue was discussed.

Najib, while responding to the question, said "this is

Tight security for third Parliament to be barred phase poll in Bihar to visitors when Obama PTI PATNA, OCT 27

Elaborate security measures are in place and borders with Nepal and Uttar Pradesh have been sealed ahead of the third phase of polls in 48 assembly constituencies in Bihar tomorrow.

Air surveillance would be conducted by special task force commandos of Bihar police and DIG and Commissioner of Saran division during the poll, officials said.

Of the 48 constituencies, Ramnagar, Raghopur, Patepur and Valmikinagar have been identified as Maoist-hit where polling would be held between 7 am and 3 pm.

Director General of Police Neelmani said the Indo-Nepal borders with Raxaul, Balmikinagar and other areas in East and West Champaran districts, besides inter-state borders in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts with Uttar Pradesh, have been sealed with SSB personnel keeping a close watch.

Trained dogs have been engaged to assist the SSB on borders. Besides air surveillance, patrolling would be intensified

AMU teachers to go on strike PTI ALIGRAH, OCT 27

The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers Association (AMUTA) has decided to go on a day's strike tomorrow in support of the students agitating for restoration of their union.

At a general body meeting of the teachers which concluded late last night, a resolution was passed to this effect. Later expressing their solidarity with the students, the teachers marched to the site where students are sitting on a dharna and announced their support to them.

The resolution passed by the teachers also demanded that elections to the another students union be held immediately.

with specific instructions to hold the exercise between polling stations, he said.

Most of the booths in the 48 constituencies spread over of East and West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran and Vaishali districts would be guarded by central para-military forces and armed police personnel from other states, Neelmani said.

Armed police personnel, including those from Bihar Military Police would be deployed in the rest of the booths.

Bihar chief electoral officer S K Rakesh said "fool-proof" arrangements have been made for holding the polls tomorrow.

"We have also made arrangements for helping the physically and visually disabled voters to cast votes by making available ramps and Braille EVMs," he said.

EC sources said over 48000 poll personnel have been put to action for smooth conduct of tomorrow's exercise.

The ruling NDA and RJD-LJP combine are locked in a neckand-neck fight in these constituencies spread over the six districts. RJD is contesting 35 and its ally LJP 13.

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PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 27

Barring special invitees and former MPs, no visitors would be allowed inside Parliament when US President Barack Obama addresses MPs on the evening of November eight.

This would be part of beefed up security measures for the US leader when he visits the historic Central Hall of Parliament which is being given a make over for the big event.

Security measures in the Parliament House complex would be thoroughly reviewed and all security agencies would be involved, Parliament sources said. US security personnel are expected to be here soon, they said.

"So far as the visit of the US President to Parliament is concerned, the security will be on high alert," they said.

Right from the circular facade of the eight-decade-old structure to paintings in the corridors and magnificent Central Hall, Parliament is being refurbished.

Hectic preparations are on in Parliament and the Central

Hall has been closed for renovation. All construction activities will end in the Complex a week before Obama's visit.

As per the tentative programme being worked out, the address by Obama would not be for more than 20 minutes. It is scheduled to start at 5 PM. The US President's programme in Parliament House complex itself will be less than an hour's affair, the sources said.

The programme will feature a welcome speech by Vice President Hamid Ansari and a vote of thanks by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The US President would also sign the Golden Book, the visitors’ diary of Parliament.

US First Lady Michelle Obama would be accompanying her husband.

Besides the visiting dignitary, the Vice President, the Speaker and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be on the dais. Michelle will be seated in the front row.

It was in the historic Central Hall that the British handed over power to India in 1947.

President for public private partnerships, energy revolution PTI MUMBAI, OCT 27

Impressed by the success of public private partnerships in creating critical infrastructure in the country, President Pratibha Patil today said the potential of such ventures should be explored further for energy revolution and nation's development.

"It is time now for an energy revolution that will ensure our energy security," she said inaugurating a power, energy and telecom summit here.

"Many infrastructure projects - roads, highways and airports have come up through this route of Public Private Partnerships - PPPs. The viability of PPPs and their potential can be explored further in the development of physical and social infrastructure, that India needs today," she said.

The President said, "The public and the private sectors

should put their expertise and resources towards a joint agenda for the nation's future growth. Inclusive growth demands significant contribution from the private sector."

Patil emphasised on "innovation" in the field of science and technology to meet future challenges including growing demands for electricity.

"While there has been improvement in the power sector, the growth in demand for electricity has overtaken generation capacity and shortage of power continues to exist. In the new age, a nation's ability to use existing knowledge, create new knowledge and use its knowledge capital will determine its ranking in the emerging global order.

"We need innovation more than before. Science and technology, has and will continue to play a decisive role in usher-

Temple to encourage Dalits learn English PTI LUCKNOW, OCT 27

A temple dedicated to 'Goddess English' is coming up and mind you its not in an English county but in a nondescript village in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district with an aim of encouraging the local Dalits to learn the language.

The temple, a single storey structure covered with black granite, would have an overthree-feet-tall idol of ‘Dalit Goddess English’ installed on a pedestal in the shape of a computer holding a pen, a copy of the Indian Constitution and donning a gown and a hat.

The temple in Banka village, whose construction began in April this year with the help of funds collected from wellwishers, was set to be inaugu-

rated on October 25 to coincide with the birth anniversary of Lord Macaulay, whose attempts at Dalit empowerment are appreciated by the community.

But because of some problems, it will now be inaugurated in November, Chandra Bhan Prasad, the brain behind the temple, told PTI over phone.

The idol has been inspired by the Statue of Liberty and the computer screen would have a dharma chakra (a Buddhist symbol).

Prasad said that the temple is being built to popularise English among Dalits, who form a sizeable number in not just the village but also in the area, so that they can move ahead in their lives.

ing change," she said.

The President, who is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra, said that going by the experience of a strong Indian economy, India will maintain a robust growth rate in the coming years.

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barely hanging on to power with several states voting for the opposition.

A huge chunk of the ethnic Indian population also voted for the opposition as many believed that the Malaysian political party Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) had hardly done enough to uplift them.

Their ire was against the party chief Samy Vellu, who has been at the helm of the party for 30 years, alleging he had done little for them.

Samy Vellu is expected to step down voluntarily in January next year and pass on the presidentship to his deputy.

PTI UNNAO (UP), OCT 27

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China holds first live-fire joint drills in Tibet AP BEIJING, OCT 27

China’s military on Wednesday said it held its first live-fire joint ground and air drills on the Tibetan plateau, likely setting off alarm bells in nervous neighbor India.

The exercises were held at an altitude above 15,420 feet (4,700 meters) and involved fighter aircraft, attack helicopters, artillery, tanks and electronic warfare units, the official People’s Liberation Army Daily newspaper said.

No exact locations for the ex-

ercises or other details such as numbers of troops involved were given in keeping with usual military secrecy. Almost all the vast Tibetan plateau lies at or above 13,000 feet (4,000 meters).

The exercises stand to add to concerns in India over a Chinese military buildup in Tibet. The countries fought a brief but bloody border war in 1962 and continue to argue over territorial claims. More recently, New Delhi has complained that Chinese troops along the frontier have grown more aggressive and expressed concern over China's increasingly close ties to the military of India’s archrival, Pakistan.

The drills are part of a strategy by Beijing to upgrade training — increasingly involving the firing of real ammunition — and the integration of air, land and sea assets following a two decade-long process of acquiring sophisticated new equipment, much of it from Russia.

The PLA Daily report said the exercises included precision strikes on simulated enemy command posts, artillery positions and other targets.

It said participants successfully overcame hardships related to the high altitude, low oxygen, and extreme cold.

“This is extremely significant in regards to exploring models for training in mountainous terrain and raising the overall level of systematized warfare,” the

Doubts grow over German drive to rewrite EU treaty AGENCIES BRUSSELS, OCT 27

A German drive to rewrite the European Union treaty suffered a fierce backlash on Tuesday, putting the creation and shape of a permanent safety net for overspending euro nations back in doubt.

Two senior European commissioners, economic affairs chief Olli Rehn and justice heavyweight Viviane Reding, each came out strongly on Tuesday against Berlin’s insistence that the 27-nation EU bloc’s Lisbon Treaty be changed to accommodate Chancellor Angela Merkel’s demands.

She fundamentally wants a new type of emergency fund set up, which would place a lesser onus on national taxpayers and require more involvement from private banks.

Germany pays the lion’s share into the current pot, but as opposition mounted, a German governmental source said “the chancellor is on the phone to everyone.”

France is formally backing Germany on its treaty change demand – although it has already secured a U-turn from Merkel to allow a permanent fund, its core demand in the debate on how to tighten economic governance, to take shape.

The risk is that Germany will not cough up unless it gets enough of what it needs.

Rehn said he would “by far prefer” that national leaders steer clear of demanding a risky

rewrite when they gather for a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.

Rehn said the EU could conceivably render a temporary financial safety net that expires in 2012 permanent, as sought

by France, through other means.

He said the important issue was whether a replacement for the three-year, 440-billion-euro European Financial Stability Fund would be “effective in terms of minimising moral hazard.”

That meant limiting the temptation for states in trouble to keep spending in the knowledge that partners will fund massive overdrafts.

The emergency fund was set up this year but is as yet untapped.

Germany argues it needs the treaty -- that only came into effect less than a year ago -changed to comply with German constitutional requirements.

Rehn said the European Commission was “exploring legal possibilities and constraints” in an effort to avoid long, drawn-out arguments over ratification.

Diplomats fear leaders will only agree to ratify after presenting expensive Christmas shopping lists to partners.

Rehn also came out strongly against German calls to suspend voting rights for repeat offenders, saying “my personal view as a committed European” is that such a move “is not necessarily in line with the idea of an ever-closer union.”

US campaign to cripple Taliban not working: report AFP WASHINGTON, OCT 27

The US militar y campaign against the Taliban has failed to destroy the group or pressure its leaders to seek peace, the Washington Post said Wednesday, citing US military and intelligence officials.

The intense military campaign, including drone strikes and more commando attacks, has inflicted some temporary setbacks on the Afghan insurgency, the sources told the newspaper, speaking on condition of anonymity.

However US intelligence officials say that captured or killed Taliban commanders are often replaced in days, the insurgents seem content with small scale tactics of intimidation and assassination, and appear confident they can outlast the US troop buildup.

“The insurgency seems to be maintaining its resilience,” an unnamed senior Defense Department official involved in war assessments told the Post.

Taliban fighters have consistently shown that they can “reestablish and rejuvenate,” sometimes just days after a de-

feat by US forces, the official said.

According to the Post, the assessments “are consistent across the main spy agencies responsible for analysing the conflict, including the CIA and the Defense Intelligence Agency.”

The joint CIA-military efforts to target Taliban leaders have caused senior operatives to move more often and increase security. But the impact on the Taliban’s highest ranks has been limited, the Post said.

“For senior leadership, not much has changed,” the defense official told the newspaper.

“At most we are seeing lines of support disrupted, but it’s temporary. They’re still setting strategic guidance” for operations against the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Taliban operatives have been focusing on President Barack Obama’s stated intention to start withdrawing troops in mid2011.

Taliban operatives, citing leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, tell one another, “The end is near,” the officials told the Post.

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Shirodkar said responding to a question.

Shirodkar said that being a democratic country every person has a right to decide. “If any person is not happy with the party he belongs to they have full freedom to join the party of their choice”, he stated.

Pereira, who is also president of All Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association, along with his association members including Edwin Carvalho joined Congress.

Shirodkar said that there are many more from all walks of life who will join Congress in the days to come. “We have not promised any post to anyone”, he clarified.

Flanked by Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (GPYCC) President Sankalp Amonkar, Shirodkar also announced arrival of NCP’s youth wing senior vice president Erwin Fernandes in Youth Congress fold along with few other office bearers.

Incidentally, Congress’ move to induct the leaders from NCP youth wing is retaliation for NCP’s move to take Youth Congress’ former leader Tanvir Khatib into their fold. Khatib was appointed as Goa Unit youth wing president by NCP. Khatib had alleged massive scam in Canacona flood relief funds collected by GPYCC. Talking to reporters soon after filling the Congress membership forms, Fernandes said he was short-listed for the post of NCP Youth Wing president in Goa but suddenly some of the leaders admitted Khatib into the party. He said that Khatib’s arrival was unacceptable to them.

“What’s the use of remaining in a party where rights of youth are not protected?” He questioned.

Fernandes has joined Congress with other office bearers including Sham Mandrekar, Viraj Upaskar, Jayant Govekar, Ajit Naik and others.

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post, which was forwarded to the Pernem police for further action.

She was later traced in Goa following which a case was registered.

Police have begun investigating the case under section 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), however, the arrest of the suspect is yet to be ascertained.

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Indonesian tsunami kills 272; help finally arrives AP PADANG (Indonesia), OCT 27

Planes and helicopters packed with rescue workers and supplies landed for the first time on Wednesday on remote Indonesian islands that were pounded by a 10-foot (threemeter) tsunami, sweeping away villages and killing at least 272 people.

The first aerial surveys of the region revealed huge swaths of land underwater and the crumbled rubble of homes torn apart by the wave. One lay tilted, resting on the edge of its red roof, with tires and slabs of concrete piled up on the surrounding sand.

Two days after a powerful earthquake triggered the wave, the casualty count was still rising as rescuers and disaster officials finally reached the Mentawai island chain, which was closest to the epicenter and the worst hit. Bad weather had kept them away.

On Wednesday evening, disaster official Ade Edward nearly doubled the estimated number of casualties to 272 dead with

Russia favours ‘clemency’ for Tareq Aziz AGENCIES MOSCOW, OCT 27

Russia’s foreign ministry on We d n e s d a y c a l l e d f o r “clemency” for former Iraqi deputy premier Tareq Aziz after he was sentenced to death by hanging for murder and crimes against humanity.

“It is obvious that considerations of elementary humanity demand that he is shown clemency,” the ministry said in a statement, calling on the Iraqi authorities to take account of Aziz’s age and ailing health.

“We would like to be able to count on Iraq’s presidential council not allowing this sentence to be enforced,” the ministr y said, acknowledging however that the sentence was Iraq’s “internal affair.”

412 missing.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, meanwhile, cut short a state visit to Vietnam to deal with two major disasters that struck Indonesia in less than 24 hours. The country’s most volatile volcano, Mount Merapi, 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) to the east, erupted at dusk Tuesday, sending up searing ash clouds and killing more than two dozen people.

Both events fell along Indonesia’s portion of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a series of fault lines that are prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.

Disaster officials were still trying to reach more than a dozen villages on the Mentawais, a popular surfer’s destination that is usually reachable only by a 12-hour boat ride.

The 7.7 magnitude quake that struck late Monday just 13 miles (20 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor was followed by at least 14 aftershocks, the largest measuring 6.2.

India has joined other countries of the world in condemning the five-decade long embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba.

“Cuba has had to pay enormous extra cost, in the last five decades for sourcing products, technology and services from third countries located thousands of kilometers away,” Communist Party of India leader D Raja, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

“The extra territorial application of the US embargo has discouraged investment, technology transfer, and sale and other forms of business collaborations between Cuba and third countries,” Raja said.

India joined other countries in voting for a resolution that called for an immediate end to the US embargo on Cuba. The US and Israel voted against the resolution.

“Permit me to reiterate India’s opposition to unilateral measures by countries, which impinge on the sovereignty of another country,” Raja said.

The Indian parliamentarian also pointed out that this was the nineteenth year that the General Assembly was debating the economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba.

“In all these years, this Assembly has repeatedly rejected the imposition of laws and regulations with extra territorial impact and all forms of coercive economic measures that hurt the progress and prosperity of the world,” he said.

AGENCIES BUENOS AIRES, OCT 27

Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, husband of current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, died Wednesday at his home in the southern Argentine town of El Calafate, the presidential doctor Luis Buonuomo confirmed. Kirchner, 60, suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital in the Patagonian town, some 2,800 km southwest of Buenos Aires, in a serious condition. As he checked into Jose Formenti hospital, he was accompanied by his wife.

Doctors tried to resuscitate him, but could not. He had a ‘cardiorespiratory arrest with sudden death’, doctors at the hospital said.

Kirchner had already had heart surgery twice this year. In February, he suffered from an obstructed carotid artery, while in September he underwent a angioplasty.

He was regarded as one of the major forces in Argentine politics, and was also a likely candidate in the South American country’s 2011 presidential election.

Iran allowed civilian N-power, but not N-weapons: Clinton PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 27

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Iran is entitled to the peaceful use of civilian nuclear power but renewed accusations that the Islamic republic was seeking atomic weapons.

“Iran is entitled to the peaceful use of civilian nuclear power.

They are not entitled to a nuclear weapons programme,” Clinton said.

Speaking on the sidelines of a UN Security Council debate in United Nations, she said what they (Iran) are doing is starting a reactor that is, based on everything we know about it and everything that the Russians have informed us about it since they have worked with the Iranians over many years to build this reactor, strictly for peaceful purposes.

“Our problem is not with their reactor at Bushehr. Our problem is with their facilities at places like Natanz and their secret facility at Qom and other places where we believe they are conducting their weapons programme,” she said.

“I heard some of the news coverage that oh my goodness,

the Iranians are starting the reactor. That is not the issue. They are entitled to peaceful civilian nuclear power. They are not entitled to nuclear weapons.

There’s two different processes,” Clinton told reporters.

“We are hoping that the Iranians will come back to the table soon with the – what we call the P-5+1 or the E-3+3, headed

by Cathy Ashton, to begin an in-depth negotiation over their nuclear arms programme,” she said.

“This reactor is monitored by the IAEA with cooperation from Russia. We have monitoring in place on something and we believe Iran has the right to pro-

Appeal may not change Tariq’s death sentence, says daughter AGENCIES BAGHDAD, Iraq, OCT 27

The daughter of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz says an appeal will probably do nothing to stop her father’s death sentence. “I don’t think he has any hope of coming out” of prison, said Zainab Aziz.

Tariq Aziz, one of the bestknown faces of the Iraqi government for more than two decades, was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Tribunal for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein’s regime.

His family was shocked by the verdict, the daughter told CNN. The family had no idea he was going to be sentenced Tuesday, Zainab Aziz said from Amman, Jordan.

“Until last week, they were hearing new witnesses in this

India flays continuing US blockade of Cuba PTI UNITED NATIONS, OCT 27

Two foreigners who survived the tsunami off Mentawai island walk on the pier in Padang in Indonesia on Wednesday.

Ex-Argentine president Kirchner dead

For two decades, the US has ignored General Assembly resolutions that have called on Washington to end the embargoes that have been in place since the 1960s.

Defending the persisting restrictions on Cuba, US representative, Ambassador Ronald D Godard said, “The US, like all Member States, has the sovereign right to conduct its economic relationship with another country.”

“The US economic relationship with Cuba is a bilateral issue and part of a broader set of relations meant to encourage a more open environment in Cuba and increased respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” he added.

Godard also stressed that the debate in the General Assembly was not helping Cubans and slammed Havana for labeling the trade restrictions as genocide.

“We should not lose sight of that in a debate mired in rhetorical arguments of the past and focused on tactical differencesa debate that does nothing to help the Cuban people,” the ambassador said.

“My delegation regrets that the delegation from Cuba continues, year after year, to inappropriately and incorrectly label US trade restrictions on Cuba as an act of genocide.”

Godard further said the US sold USD 533 million in agricultural products, medical devices, medicine, and wood to Cuba in 2009 – a year in which Cuba reported that the United States was its fifth largest trading partner.

case,” she said, criticising both the verdict itself and its timing.

“My father served his country for more than 22 years. He delivered himself to the US Army (after the fall of Hussein) because he wasn’t afraid. He didn’t do anything wrong. He served his country,” she said.

“He has been wronged,” Zainab Aziz said.

Badi Arif, an attorney who used to represent Aziz, said there is a political motive behind the death sentence.

“Mr Aziz used to always tell me, ‘They’ll find a way to kill me, and there is no way for me to escape this,’” Arif told CNN. “But from a legal perspective, this sentence is wrong; this is illegal and this is unexpected.”

In March 2009, Aziz was sentenced to 15 years in prison in

connection with the 1992 executions of 42 merchants.

Aziz was deputy prime minister from 1981 to 2003, also holding the post of foreign minister for part of that time.

Amnesty International urged Iraq not to carry out the sentences on Tuesday, even as it acknowledged the brutality of Hussein’s regime.

The Vatican also released a statement on Tuesday.

“The position of the Catholic Church on the death penalty is known. It is truly hoped therefore that the sentencing against Tariq Aziz not be carried out, precisely to favour the reconciliation and reconstruction of the peace and justice in Iraq after the great suffering it has gone through,” spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement.

LTTE man gets 30 yrs for attempt on ex-Prez PTI COLOMBO, OCT 27

Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein (left) receives a boutique flower from a Vietnamese woman as Vietnamese Education Minsiter Pham Vu Luan looks on upon his arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday. Thein Sein is in Hanoi for ASEAN summits from October 28 to 30.

Hamas to step up executions of collaborators AGENCIES GAZA STRIP, OCT 27

Hamas authorities in Gaza have begun imposing the death penalty as part of a campaign against Palestinians found guilty of collaborating with Israel.

Two men have been executed in Gaza this year for passing information to Israeli forces.

Dozens more are in jail.

But human rights workers say the executions have been carried out in violation of Palestinian law.

Omar Kaware is one of 42 men who share a single prison cell in Gaza’s main jail.

Metal bunks cram the room

and the inmates share one toilet and one bathroom between them.

Every one of these men is accused of spying for Israel. And several, including Mr Kaware, have been sentenced to death.

“They accused me of collaborating with the Israelis, but I’m innocent,” he said.

Mr Kaware was accused of giving information to Israeli forces which helped them pinpoint and assassinate a string of Palestinian militants.

He says he was set up by a vengeful neighbour and was tortured into making a confession.

He revealed scars on his hands and feet as evidence.

“They beat me. They tied my arms to the ceiling, hit me all over,” he said.

Prison officers here say collaborators or informants are among the most despised people in Palestinian society.

Although they acknowledge many become collaborators only because they are blackmailed or coerced.

Nevertheless, the director of Gaza’s prison system, Nasir Suleiman, says he supports execution in the worst cases.

“One collaborator gave information about a top resistance leader,” he said.

“The Israelis then fired a missile, killing him and many other

Palestinians.”

Last April, two collaborators were executed in Gaza - the first time in five years that authorities in Gaza or the West Bank have carried out a death sentence handed down by a Palestinian court.

And human rights workers, including Mahmoud Abu Rahma, predict more will follow.

“There are indicators that authorities in Gaza do intend to increase the executions, the death penalties,” he said.

In fact the death sentence is not uncommon in Gaza or the West Bank.

But Palestinian law dictates the president, now Mahmoud

Giant pandas eat carrots at Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base of Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Ya’an, Sichuan province on Wednesday. Six giant pandas left their home in southwest China's Sichuan Province for Guangzhou Wednesday to add cheer to next month's Asian Games.

Democratic groups catching up late on poll spending AP WASHINGTON, OCT 27

Unions and other Democratic interest groups are rapidly closing the gap with their conservative opponents in spending on the midterm elections, using fresh support from well-heeled donors to quicken the pace of expenditures in the final days of the campaign.

Democratic leaders from President Obama on down have assailed the spending by outside conservative

groups, complaining that the business lobby and other Republican allies are pouring millions of dollars into the election as they shield donors from public scrutiny.

But now independent groups that support Democrats - including unions, environmental groups and new players - are fast gaining ground, often while using some of the same techniques condemned by Democrats. The strategies include using money from nonprofit organizations

that can keep their donors secret and tapping into union dues to pay for unlimited attack ads.

Nearly four of every 10 dollars spent by independent groups last week was aimed at helping Democratic candidates, according to a Washington Post analysis of campaign-finance disclosure filings. The number is a dramatic improvement from just a few weeks earlier, when Democratic allies were being outspent by 7 to 1, the data show.

duce peaceful nuclear power,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters at his daily news conference.

“That does not let it get out of its responsibilities in international agreements and commitments to step away from an illicit nuclear weapons programme. So I would definitely divorce the two things,” Gibbs said in response to a question.

The White House spokesman, however, refuted reports that the sanctions on Iran are not working.

“I think if you look at articles over the past several weeks, sanctions are having an impact on the economy of Iran,” he said.

“The (US) President that travels around the world and makes outlandish comments is, in stepping away from his country’s obligations, making it harder for the people of Iran. That's the message I think that’s being delivered with sanctions,” Gibbs said.

Earlier, State Department spokesman P J Crowley said that it believes that Busher nuclear reactor is for peaceful purpose and does not pose a proliferation risk.

Once spending by the parties themselves is added into the mix, Democratic candidates are getting the benefit of nearly half - 46 percent - of independent spending reported to the Federal Election Commission. Many Democratic incumbents are also sitting on flush bank accounts that they have been building up since the end of the 2008 election.

The trends mean that, overall, Democrats and their allies still have a good chance of outspending Republi-

cans in the end. The pattern undercuts Democratic attempts to blame wellfunded conservative groups for an expected wave of losses when voters go to the polls Tuesday.

“The outrage over spending by GOPleaning outside groups is a political ploy, selective in its focus and hypocritical in its messaging,” said Jonathan Collegio, spokesman for American Crossroads, which has reported spending $30 million on behalf of Republicans so far.

Abbas, must sign off before a sentence is carried out - something he has been reluctant to do.

But Mahmoud Abu Rahma says Hamas rulers in Gaza who refuse to recognise the president’s authority are now illegally approving the executions themselves.

“Now the basic law states that the prime minister assists the president in implementing the law,” he said.

“They interpreted this as the prime minister, for them in Gaza, Mr Ismail Haniyeh, can actually assist the president in implementing the court rulings, which includes the death penalty.”

Gaza’s jail is already overcrowded and the collaborators’ cell at least looks set to become even more so.

A Tamil Tiger cadre was on Wednesday sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiring and attempting to kill the former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1999.

Though Kumaratunga escaped the bid on her life but she lost one eye in a blast at her election rally in Colombo Town Hall premises in December 1999 in which 26 people were killed and 80 others injured.

Colombo High Court Judge W T M P D Waraweva sentenced Pachchavel Ilangeshwaram, an ethnic Tamil man who was 19 at the time of the crime, and six others on various counts related to conspiracy to assassinate Kumaratunga.

The accused pleaded not guilty earlier but changed his plea to guilty later.

Kumaratunga had to be rushed to London for medical treatment. The case was being heard since 2001.

Soon after the attack, Kumaratunga had said she was not “hysterical” about her injury, despite the loss of sight.

She said: “Medically (the doctors say) I can carry on but probably I have lost the sight of one eye.”

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A J Mavany: A businessman with a heart

body was kept for the It has been half-a-century now, that a last Deedar. Hearing philanthropic heart gifted two prominent the announcement things to the city of Margao – The that the successor Agakhan Children’s Park in the heart of Imam Shah Karim the city and the Shia Imami Ismaili JaAgakhan was due to matkhana at Pajifond. Yes, we are speakarrive in Karachi, Maing of the late Abdul Javerbhai Mavany vany went to Karachi (fondly called Mavani) who, in spite being Jamatkhana to attend a hardcore businessman, had a heart of the occasion. It was gold. here that after meetIt was on October 28, 1960, that this ing the 49th Imam for beautiful Jamatkhana was thrown open to the first time, Mavany the Ismaili community with a golden key was overwhelmed by their 49th Imam – Prince Karim with tears of joy and Agakhan. Speaking with utmost devotion peace. He felt that his about his Imam, late Mavany had narImam was right berated the auspicious occasion of Prince fore him and there Agakhan’ s three-day visit (27/28/29 Oct) was no need to go to Goa to this writer in 2002. He was the elsewhere in search man behind the scene, who took perof him. Mavany resonal interest and pains to invite Prince turned to Goa and Agakhan on behalf of the Ismaili Jamat, after that, there was no looking back. He the Portuguese Government in Goa and prospered and was in a position to exthe government in Lisbon. Among 49 tend help to those in need.

Imams, Prince Agakhan was the first It was then that Mavany thought of reImam to visit Goa. The turning the benevolence he received – Governor General and had the inspiration of constructing a awarded the highest title children’s park in the open space in the of Portugal ‘Grand Cross heart of Margao city. He loved children of King Henry’ to Prince immensely. As a child, he was deprived Agakhan on the midnight due to a large family. He strived to bring of 28 October. It was Mathe garden into reality and the result is vany’s mother late Khatibefore us – the Prince Agakhan Chiljabai Javerbhai Mavany, dren’s Park (now known as the municipal who gifted the Jamatkhana, on behalf of garden) in memory of his late father the Mavany family as a symbol of love and Javerbhai Ramjee. The park was inauguaffection, to the Imam. rated at the hands of the then Governor Mavany had documented each and General of Goa, Vassalo de Silva. Thouevery minute detail of his family, his busisands witnessed the grand function on ness and his deep faith in the Imam. He 25 December 1959. Toys were distriblost his two sons Iqbal and Amin aged ten uted as gifts to around 3,000 children. due to leukaemia in1962 and 1964 and Today, we witthereafter his ness children affectionate and elders daughter Yasfrom all walks min in 1989 at of life enjoying the age of 39. the beautiful His only survivpark. ing son Akbar, The conwas a blessing. struction of Akbar has prethe Jaserved these matkhana valuable docubegan after ments safely that and it was for the future again Mavany generation. He who took inijoined his fatiative to do ther in his late this. He inteens and sucvolved his famcessfully carily members in ried forward the noble his business at cause by way shop number of their joint 49 – Mavany’s contributions.

Emporium, in It was on 28 the New MarOctober 1960 ket, which is that the Jathe family matkhana was lucky number. inaugurated by History tells Price Agakhan.

Prince Karim Agakhan with His Excellency, the last Governor General of Goa Vassalo de Silva. us that Abdul The rest is his(Mavany) was the amount received after selling empty tory. the fourth son of Javerbhai Ramjee Ma- gunny bags. Thereafter, Mavany began It must also be remembered that Mavany, who had shifted to Goa from Rajkot selling crockery on a small scale. His per- vany had established Senior Citizen’ s at the age of 10. Javerbhai settled in Goa severance and confidence paid rich divi- Forum in 1998, in Goa, with the aim of and having mingled with the locals, Ma- dends and luck favoured him. He ending the woes of senior citizens. Mavanys earned a name as a prominent gradually succeeded in business. He then vany’s Emporium still stands in the rows business family in Margao. The days were ventured into toys and was known as the of new market shops. Here lived a leghard with limited resources and large ‘King of Toys!’ end of his era, where now his son Akbar families to support. Abdul lost his father It was in 11 July 1957 that Hazrat Imam greets customers with a broad smile. In(Javerbhai) and had to shoulder the re- Sultan Mohammed Shah breathed his heriting the legacy left behind by his fasponsibility of the family at the age of 16, last. Mavany was shocked to hear the ther, Akbar extends helping hands to leaving his education half-way. Their news and the sky fell upon him. Wishing senior citizens and solves their problems Mumbai office was running into losses to pay homage, he went to Karachi from – a tradition started by his late father. and he had to rush there. The dispute in where he was to go to Aswan, where the Like father, like son.

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the brothers led him to accept the business that was in debt. Yet he did not deter. His faith in his Imam helped him to come out of difficult situations.

The Mumbai business ushered profits. But the shop at Vasco went into losses and he had to return to Goa to take care of it. He married in 1948 and settled with his family in Goa. The mounting stress in business led him to tuberculosis, which meant a Abdul Javerbhai Mavany death sentence in those days. He was shifted to the sanatorium at Panchgani with a ultimatum.

He then sent a message to Hazrat Imam Sultan Mohammed Shah, the 48th Imam at the throne. After receiving a telegram from the Imam, Mavany returned to Goa, to die peacefully in the midst of his family. He paid all the taxes, returned the payable loans and waited for death to arrive. It was then that a miracle happened. The treatment he was receiving began giving results and his TB came under control. But he was monetarily drenched. With the blessings of his Imam, Mavany began small – with selling sugar, tea, rice etc.

The profits after a hard day’s work was

Sensex sheds 82 points on profit-booking; RIL, Maruti rise PTI MUMBAI, OCT 26

Stock market benchmark Sensex today shed 82 points on profit booking, mainly in banking and metal stocks, amid weak global sentiment.

The Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share barometer, that rose 137 points in the last session, ended at 20,221.39, down 81.73 points, or 0.40 per cent. The wide-based 50-share Nifty Index of the National Stock Exchange finished 0.39 per cent lower at 6,082.

Marketmen said profit booking at existing higher level and the concerns of a possible rate hike by the RBI in the first week of next month weighed on investor sentiment.

Aban Offshor, 818, 826.8, 810.5, 813.25 Abb Ltd., 905, 905, 881.5, 888.4 Abg Shipyard, 398, 443.9, 395, 437.45 Acc Limited, 1002.15, 1012.85, 986, 991.2 Adani Enterp, 674.5, 684, 672, 676.15 Aditya Birla, 840, 853.9, 831.25, 837.5 Allahabad Ba, 255.9, 261.8, 254, 257.1 Alstom Proje, 790.1, 790.1, 771.1, 778.55 Ambuja Cemen, 141.35, 142.5, 139, 139.85 Andhra Bank, 186.5, 189.5, 185, 186.8 Ashok Leylan, 78.95, 78.95, 76.65, 77.3 Asian Paints, 2620, 2620, 2490, 2502.6 Axis Bank Li, 1460.5, 1462.7, 1438.05, 1447.05 Bajaj Hindus, 131.5, 131.8, 128, 128.5 Bank Of Baro, 979.8, 998.85, 964.6, 991.3 Bank Of Indi, 523.35, 525.9, 516, 518.6 Beml Limited, 1135.1, 1139.85, 1101, 1124.75 Bharat Elect, 1765, 1774, 1750, 1758.65 Bharat Forge, 375.6, 384, 375.1, 379.1 Bharat Petro, 713.5, 713.5, 700, 702.1 Bharti Airte, 328, 329, 318, 321.95 Bhel, 2489, 2506.9, 2468.35, 2484.45 Bhushan Stee, 525, 531.75, 520.05, 524.2 Biocon Limit, 432, 443, 424.35, 431.7 Bombay Dyein, 623, 636.5, 621, 623.85

Bosch Limite, 6309, 6309, 6122, 6146.35 Brigade Ente, 138, 139.5, 137, 137.45 Cairn India, 329, 330.95, 319.6, 321.9 Canara Bank, 733.9, 746.95, 722, 742.95 Central Bank, 240, 242.8, 237, 239.15 Century Text, 519.85, 520, 507, 509.45 Cesc Ltd, 383.5, 384.4, 380, 380.5 Chambal Fert, 86.35, 86.5, 81.35, 82.1 Chennai Petr, 247.15, 248.9, 240.6, 241.7 Cipla Ltd, 358.4, 359.8, 346.1, 350.55 Colgate Palm, 858, 884, 858, 874.85 Container Co, 1314, 1314, 1275.35, 1279.95 Crompton Gre, 326.95, 331.9, 318, 320.05 Cummins Indi, 756, 757, 734.5, 738.35 Dabur India, 105.5, 105.5, 102.3, 102.9 Deccan Chron, 136, 136.4, 129.8, 131.25 Dish Tv Indi, 58.5, 59.95, 57.2, 57.75 Divi’s Labor, 715.05, 723.7, 710, 710.9 Dlf Limited, 370.4, 372, 361.6, 363.5 Dr. reddy’s, 1648, 1660, 1642.4, 1651.3 Edelweiss Ca, 64.5, 67.6, 64.5, 67.05 Educomp Solu, 597.5, 597.65, 577.1, 579.15 Eih Limited, 128.2, 131.1, 128, 128.5 Engineers In, 349, 349, 343.1, 345.8 Essar Oil Lt, 144.9, 146.9, 140.8, 141.75

Crayons bags WelcomHerit age account HERALD BUSINESS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

WelcomHeritage Hotels has assigned its creative mandate to Crayons Advetising. The win follows a multiagency pitch.

The in house ITC agency was handling the creatives before this. The account size could not be ascertained at the time of filing the report.

WelcomHeritage, a joint venture between ITC Ltd and the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Marudhar Hotels, represents some of the best traditions of heritage hospitality and tourism in India.

It offer's over 60 exclusive heritage destinations, ranging from grand palaces to traditional havelis and magnificent forts; from adventure-filled jungle lodges to tea garden homes and quiet nature resorts in Goa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Maharastra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry.

Iron ore prices may soften in 3-6 weeks

HERALD BUSINESS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Global iron ore prices which had recently shot up to $160 per tonne are expected to soften over the next 3-6 weeks, industry sources said.

“China has been placing orders for winter supplies to feed its northern steel mills. This helped iron ore prices to spike from the $135-140 mark and touch the $160-165 level,” an official with one of the large Karnataka mines was reported to have said. The official, who did not wish to be quoted, said prices could correct by mid-November and re-test the $120130 levels again.

“Goa has been receiving rains disrupting loading of ships. If the wet weather continues, it would impact shipment and create problems of its own for exporters,” a source at the Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association said.

Tamajit Pain, analyst with mJunction, a e-commerce company specialising in steel, coal and procurement services, says

global offtake has been slow, impacting prices. “Since January-February this year, China’s steel industry has not grown the way it has in the rest of the world. This has impacted steel prices in the neighbouring country and resulted in the easing of imports of the steelmaking raw material from India, thereby easing iron ore prices,” he adds. China, it may be recalled, accounts for nearly 90% of India’s iron-ore exports.

Pain and his colleague Rakesh Dubey say the recent action of the Brazilian and Australian iron ore suppliers to base their prices on indices (like Platts Index and Metal Bulletin) and not subject them to quarterly revision would also impact spot Indian iron ore prices as the Indian prices will move in tandem with global prices. Even as there are worries about the softening of global iron ore prices, there are certain other immediate concerns including the recent appreciation of the rupee against the dollar which nag Indian ex-

porters. Besides the appreciation, a prolonged spell of wet weather in south India has also spelt trouble.

Nicmar Goa to get construction ERP lab HERALD BUSINESS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

India’s first construction ERP lab was inaugurated by the National Institute of Construction Management and Research (Nicmar), Aurigo Software Technologies and Microsoft at the NICMAR campus in Pune on Tuesday.

The launch could create a benchmark for any other construction lab that would follow suit in India. With this, the construction ERP lab would soon be launched at Nicmar’s Hyderabad and Goa campus shortly.

Last year, Aurigo had announced that it was providing the necessary software support to Nicmar in collaboration with

VW eyes 20% market share PTI CHANDIGARH, OCT 27

Volkswagen India said it is looking to expand its dealer network and increase its market share to 20% by 2018.

"We plan to increase our dealer network from 150 to 1,000 by 2018, a time by which we should have a market share of 20% in comparison to the existing 2.6%," Volkswagen (India) director Group Service Dietmar Hildebrandt said. With its India headquarters in Pune, Volkswagen Group has Rs 3,800-crore investment in the country and an annual production capacity of 1.10 lakh cars.

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Microsoft. Together, they provided Nicmar with free licences of Aurigo’s CPMS, its revolutionary web-based construction management and inspection software, and free licences of Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP software under their respective academic alliance programmes to establish the Construction ERP Lab. The lab would bolster Nicmar’s curriculum offering. The construction ERP software has been included in the curriculum for the project engineering & management course, advanced construction management course, real estate urban infrastructure management and project accounting.

Speaking on the occasion,

Mangesh G Korgaonker, director general of Nicmar, said, “Aurigo’s CPMS and Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP have been incorporated into the curriculum with the launch of the lab and the first batch of students will be briefed on the comprehensive construction ERP solution.’’

Balaji Sreenivasan, founder and CEO of Aurigo Software said, “By setting up India’s first Construction ERP Lab, we will enable a new generation of professionals to learn and master software processes that enable quality, timely and efficient construction projects, as the software is only as good as the personnel managing it.’’

SKS Microfin cuts interest rate PTI HYDERABAD, OCT 27

Amid reports of suicides by small loan borrowers and talk of a regulator to monitor the microfinance industry, market leader SKS Microfinance today announced that it has "voluntarily" slashed interest rates.

In full-page advertisements issued in vernacular dailies today, the company said it has reduced interest rate from 26.69 per cent to 24.55 per cent (depreciating) or a flat 12.55 per cent per annum.

The move is seen as a dam-

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age control exercise by the Hyderabad-based company given the negative publicity starting from the sacking of SKS Microfinance CEO S Gurumani and a spate of suicides by borrowers, although SKS has maintained they were unrelated.

Earlier this month, the Andhra Pradesh government promulgated an ordinance to check coercive recovery methods employed by MFIs. According to Dilli Raj, Chief Financial Officer, SKS Microfinance, the interest rate reduction was a "voluntary" action.

Jindal Steel, 705, 706.2, 690, 692.65 Jsw Steel Li, 1224, 1286.7, 1216.7, 1277.35 Kotak Mahind, 492.5, 493.85, 474.15, 480.1 Lakshmi Mach, 2710, 2768.9, 2680, 2689.85 Lanco Infrat, 68, 68, 66, 66.2 Larsen & Tou, 2037.95, 2037.95, 2002.8, 2013.4 Lic Housing, 1385.9, 1417.8, 1377.75, 1401.7 Lupin Limite, 443, 452, 440.25, 448.85 Mahanagar Te, 69.95, 70.5, 68.3, 70 Mahindra & M, 719.9, 734.2, 716.1, 728.95 Maruti Suzuk, 1567.15, 1570, 1507.2, 1525.6 Max India Lt, 166.1, 169.9, 166.1, 167 Maytas Infr., 198.5, 202.1, 197, 198 Moser-baer (, 68.2, 68.2, 66.8, 67.15 Mrpl, 83, 85.75, 82.65, 83.85 Nagarjuna Co, 154.9, 155.5, 150.4, 151.6 Nagarjuna Fe, 33.9, 34.15, 32.9, 33.3 National Alu, 399.95, 400.25, 393.55, 395.55 Neyveli Lign, 165.9, 167.4, 164.65, 165.35 Ntpc Ltd, 205, 205.6, 197.6, 198.25 Oil And Natu, 1323, 1323.65, 1290.8, 1298.5 Omaxe Limite, 146.3, 150.6, 144.55, 147.85 Oriental Ban, 502.25, 509, 498.1, 505.25 Pantaloon Re, 476, 486.4, 476, 480.35 Parsvnath De, 68.9, 70.75, 68, 69.9

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India-Malaysia pact to double trade to $15 b PTI PUTRAJAYA, OCT 27

India and Malaysia today announced the conclusion of negotiations on a trade-opening agreement aimed at more than doubling bilateral commercial engagement in the next five years.

After the meeting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Malaysian counterpart, Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, the two sides have agreed to sign the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) by January 31 and implement it by July 1, 2011.

With implementation of the CECA, India will eliminate or drastically reduce import duty on products covered in about 1,200 tariff lines -- ranging from machinery and textiles to iron and steel.

Malaysia will also give about

850 Indian product lines access to its market either without duty or at a reduced rate.

India-Malaysia bilateral trade stood at USD 7 billion in the 2009-10 financial year. Razak said the two countries have set a trade target of USD 15 billion for 2015 and expressed confidence that the CECA will help achieve this.

"The two leaders affirmed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment cooperation and deepen their economic engagement as the core of the strategic partnership," a Joint Statement on the framework for the India-Malaysia Strategic Partnership said here.

The conclusion of India's CECA with Malaysia comes on the heels of a similar pact with Japan, which was announced on October 25 during the first

leg of the Indian Prime Minister's visit to Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam. Earlier this year, India inked trade opening pacts with the 10-nation ASEAN bloc and South Korea.

The CECA with Malaysia is over-and-above the separate free trade pact between India and ASEAN countries. In other words, the two countries will open up their bilateral trade a degree higher than what is provided for in the India-Asean FTA on goods.

Besides the CECA, both sides will also explore the possibility of enhancing cooperation in the financial sector through other measures, including participation in each others' capital markets.

The Malaysian side also agreed to give commercial banking licences to Indian banks, the statement said.

PM asks RBI to look into Malaysian Islamic model PTI KUALA LUMPUR, OCT 27

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Reserve Bank should look into Islamic banking practices in Malaysia, amid pressure on the central bank to introduce such a system in India.

"There have been from time to time demands for experimenting (with) Islamic banking.

I would certainly recommend to RBI, which is looking into the question, to look at what is happening in Malaysia in this regard", he said when asked whether India would like to learn something of Islamic banking from Malaysia.

Singh, who is on a visit here, earlier held wide-ranging talks on economic and strategic issues with his Malaysian coun-

RBI may issue more licences this fiscal PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 27

The govt said it expects the RBI to issue banking licences to some new players this fiscal, with the likes of Reliance Capital, Tata Group and AV Birla Group aspiring to enter the sector. "RBI will issue banking licences in due course of time.

We hope some of the licences will be issued this financial year," Financial Services Secretary R Gopalan told reporters here. RBI had, in August, brought out a discussion paper on giving out new banking licences to business houses and non-banking finance companies to increase competition in the sector, and to formulate regulations for it.

The apex bank had said it may allow limited entrants, but was apprehensive about the independence and neutrality of banks controlled by industrial houses. Besides, it disfavoured the entry of non-banking financial institutions with realty interests, and sought public comments on the issue of entry of private players into the banking arena.

Among the corporates which are aspiring for the licence are Reliance Capital, Tata Group, AV Birla Group and L&T. Also, NBFCs like Shriram Finance, LIC Housing, Mahindra Finance and IFCI are keen to start a bank.

Earlier this month, the central bank met representatives from the India Inc, to get industry view on allowing new players in the banking segment.

In a discussion paper titled, ''Entry of New Banks in Private Sector'', the RBI also mooted the idea of bringing down the cap on foreign direct investment in banks to below 50% from 74% now.

terpart Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak.

The pressure has been mounting on RBI to introduce Islamic banking, a kind of interest free banking system, in the country. The move could fetch billions of dollars in investments from countries in the middle-east.

Currently, close to $1 trillion is being managed by about 400-500 Islamic banks worldwide and by 2020, the figure is expected to touch $4 trillion.

According to projections by global consultant McKenzie, investment surplus in the West Asian region is expected to be around USD 9 trillion by 2020.

Currently the investment surplus is around USD 1.5 trillion.

Recently, Muddassir Siddqui, Partner and Head of Islamic Fi-

nance, Middle East, SNR Denton and Company urged the Indian government to open interest free banking on pilot basis.

"We held close interactions with finance ministry and RBI officials. We hope the ice is breaking. There was no time frame for setting up Islamic banking. We are hopeful permission would be granted very soon," Siddqui had said.

The judiciary, however, is not favourably disposed towards Islamic banking institutions in India.

The Kerala High court had in April this year directed the state government and its institutions not to participate financially or otherwise in the financial company modeled on the lines of Islamic bank.

‘India yet to ask for Swiss bank data’

‘ONGC's interest to be protected’

AGENCY CHENNAI, OCT 27

AGENCY NEW DELHI, OCT 27

The Switzerland government has not received any request from the Indian government for sharing the names of tax evaders who have stashed away their illicit money in Swiss banks, the Swiss Ambassador to India Philippe Weiti said Wednesday.

'It is for India to decide which cases they want to file requests for under the revised treaty,' said Weiti, who was here to participate in a investment promotion event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

India and Switzerland signed in August this year the amended Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty, which will help the government seek details about the ill-gotten money allegedly stashed away by Indians in Swiss banks.

'Our government has to ratify the amended treaty. It is just a formality. The Indian government has informed us that the treaty has been ratified by it,' Weiti told reporters.

A large number of Indians are alleged to have assets worth billions of dollars in banks in Switzerland. And the issue of Indians having secret Swiss bank accounts was a poll plank during last year's general elections.

About the increasing trade ties between the two countries, Weiti said Indian companies could partner with small and medium Swiss enterprises, which are finding it difficult to find successors to run the businesses.

Citing the 66 percent stake purchased by Hindustan Construction Company in Swiss infrastructure planning company Karl Steiner AG, he said: 'That is the trend we see now. Ninety percent of the Swiss economy consists of SMEs.'

The government will 'fully protect' the interest of staterun ONGC while considering the application for acquisition of Cairn India by the Vedanta Group, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Wednesday.

'The interest of ONGC will be fully protected,' Deora asserted at the Economic Editors Conference here while answering a query on the Cairn-Vedanta deal.

The Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group has made an offer of $9.6 billion to acquire 51-60 percent of the Indian subsidiary of the London-based Cairn Energy. ONGC holds 3050 percent stake in each of Cairn India's three oil blocks, as well as some NELP (New Exploration Licensing Policy) blocks like in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, where gas has been discovered.

Cairn Energy has maintained that ONGC's preemptive rights would not get triggered as the deal does not involve sale of Cairn India's assets to Vedanta but is only a corporate transaction involving transfer of shares.

Govt to meet 20 km a day highways target: Nath AGENCY NEW DELHI, OCT 27

Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Wednesday the government is geared up to meet the target of building 20 km of highways a day.

'We are currently doing around 12 km a day. By next year, we will have work in progress on over 25,000 km of highways. I am hopeful that we will soon be able to achieve 20 km a day target,' Nath said at the annual Economic Editors' Conference here.

The government announced in June 2009 that it would build 20 km of national highways a day. However, nearly one and half years down the line, it has not been even able to approach the target.

Nath said the government had failed to meet the target because building highways was a lengthy process and might take over four years.

Works on 4,646 km of national highways was completed between October 2009 and September 2010. It results in an average 12.72 km of highways construction per day against a target of 20 km a day.

Nath said the government plans to award contracts for the construction of 10,665 km highways in fiscal 2010-11.

'Work is already in progress on 14,704 km. We target to award another 10,665 km contract this fiscal.'

Last year, the government awarded 201 projects having combined length of 9,923 km.

Now work is in progress on

14,704 km highways.

Nath said nearly 90 percent of new contracts are awarded in the build, operate and transfer (BoT) category. 'A lot of loopholes are reported in EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contracts. So we have decided to award majority of the contracts in BoT.' Road Transport Secretary R.S. Gujral said nearly $5 billion foreign investment was expected in construction of road this year. '$2.9 billion is World Bank fund. We are also expecting $2 billion private foreign investment.'

Gujral said the transport ministry has requested Rs.2,650 crore fund from the finance ministry for maintenance and up-gradation of roads.

...vehicles to have prepaid chip for toll payments AGENCY NEW DELHI, OCT 27

The govt will soon make it mandatory for all vehicles to have radio frequency identification (RFID) cards that will be used to make road toll payments, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Wednesday.

'Within 18 months we will ensure that RFID is being installed in every vehicles. It will be like a chip that you use for mobile phone. You charge it with whatever amount you want and make the payment when required,' Nath said at the annual Economic Editors' Conference here.

He said each card would cost Rs 70 initially and the price may go down to Rs 50 once the chip is used on a large scale.

'All the new vehicles will come with RFID chip installed.

We have already instructed the manufacturers. It will be mandatory for all old vehicles also,' he said.

Nandan Nilekani has recommended the use of electronic toll collection technology.

Nath said the government has accepted the proposal and would ensure that it is being implemented within 18 months. 'Initially it will be used for toll collection on national

highways, subsequently it will be used for other purposes also, including toll collection on state highways.'

Nath said the RFID technology would help bring in consistency and transparency to the toll collection process. 'It is quite safe and most advanced technology. It can be used for various purposes.'

RFID uses communication via electromagnetic waves to exchange data between an object, in this case a vehicles and a terminal. The technology, generally used for identification and tracking purposes, can be used on any products, animal or person.

Enough space for India, China ambitions: PM PTI PUTRAJAYA (MALAYSIA), OCT 27

Setting a positive tone ahead of his meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there is "enormous" possibility of India and China working together as the world has enough space to accommodate the growth ambitions of both the countries.

Singh, while replying to a question on India-China relations after delivering a lecture on 'India's Development Experience', kept aside the controversial issues like stapled visas over which the two countries had a war of words yesterday.

"India and China are both fast growing economies. China happens to be the largest trading partner of India even though there is imbalance (in China's favour)," he said.

Singh said he was often asked whether India and China were competitors and he re-

F&F meet to be held in Mumbai AGENCY MUMBAI, OCT 27

A food and beverage summit, Food & Bev Tech 2010, would open here Friday, showcasing the latest machinery, packaging equipment and acces-

Biocon to invest $161 m in Malaysia PTI PUTRAJAYA, OCT 27

India's biotechnology major Biocon today announced an investment of USD 161 million in Malaysia for setting up of a bio-manufacturing and research and development facility, marking the biggest FDI in this sector in the country.

The facility will be established in Bio-XCell, a biotechnology park in Iskandar, through a strategic partnership with Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp), according to the decision announced during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.

The facility, targeted to be operational by 2014, would focus on research and development and production of high-end biosimilars and other bio-pharmaceutical products.

The documents between the two parties were exchanged in the presence of Singh and Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak.

Controlling forex flow is costly: Subbarao PTI MUMBAI, OCT 27

Reserve Bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao today said intervention in the forex market involves a cost to the economy as it adds to liquidity, which in turn aggravates inflation.

Stating that the challenge of the Reserve Bank is to minimise that cost, he said a prime lever for redressal of external imbalances is exchange rate flexibility.

Therefore, the Governor said managing capital flows is not a problem that should be managed only by emerging market economies.

"In as much as lumpy and volatile flows are a spillover from policy choices of advanced economies, the burden of adjustment has to be shared," the Governor said, adding, "it's unrealistic to expect emerging market economies to carry the full burden of lifting global

growth."

"Managing currency tension will require a shared understanding on keeping exchange rates aligned to economic fundamentals, and an agreement that currency interventions should be resorted to not as an instrument of trade policy but only to manage disruptions to macroeconomic stability," he added.

Arguing that this massive fund flow is due to the multispeed global recovery and the

consequent differential exit policies from accommodative monetary policy, he said, "the biggest problem thrown up by capital flows is currency appreciation which erodes export competitiveness. If the resultant liquidity is left unsterilised, it fuels inflationary pressures. If resultant liquidity is sterilised, it puts upward pressure on interest rates which, apart from hurting competitiveness, also encourages further flows."

sponded by saying that there are "enormous possibilities" for the two countries to work together.

"The world is large enough to accommodate the growth ambitions of both India and China," he said, adding his government was approaching the relations with China with this approach.

The Prime Minister skirted the controversial issues that plague the bilateral relations like issuance of stapled visas by China to people from Jammu and Kashmir over which India is angry as it sees the action amounting to questioning its sovereignty.

China started the practice of issuing the stapled visas about two years back and the issue triggered a major row in July this year when Beijing wanted to give such a visa to India's Northern Area Commander Lt Gen B S Jaswal.

sories required by the industry.

Food Processing Industries Minister Subodh Kant Sahai will inaugurate the summit, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

'The objective of the summit is to bring together cross-currents of opinions, views and ideas inherent in the industry, as it prepares to meet new challenges and imperatives. It would also cover a wide range of topics of interest to stakeholders in the industry,' said a CII official.

The event will be attended by central and state government officials and well-known names in the food and beverage industry.

India responded by suspending high-level defence exchanges for which Lt Gen Jaswal was traveling to Beijing and has repeatedly made it clear that these will remain on "pause" till China reverts to its earlier position on Jammu and Kashmir.

The issue is expected to figure in talks that Singh will have with Wen in Hanoi on Friday, the first top level contact since the July incident. The two leaders will be in the Vietnamese capital for ASEAN Summit.

Earlier, in his 'Khazanah Global Lecture', Singh said when he was a student, few dreamt that India and China or other Asian nations would catch up with the industrialized world. "Today, few doubt that a fundamental change in the global economy is underway."

He said dynamic emerging economies are growing rapidly despite a period of slow growth in the industrialised world.

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Churchill Bros get Trinity ground on lease HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 27

Churchill Bros can be termed as one of India’s high standard football teams which need to develop football on professional lines so as to meet the AFC criteria for Professional Clubs, stated Tokuaki Suziki, AFC Director of Competitions at Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.

Kuala Lumpur based Suziki, alongwith five other AFC delegates inspected the Nehru stadium and Churchill Bros’ training grounds at Varca and Benaulim besides the office here for providing an assessment on the criteria for club professionalism in India.

The AFC team alongwith AIFF CEO I-League Sunando Dar and Suresh Rajan, Sr Manager ILeague and GFA Executive Committee member Schubert Furtado had a two-hour inspection at Churchill Bros’ office, having one-to-one talks with president Joaquim Alemao, CEO

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AFC team’s inspection successful, says Joaquim

Macario Rodrigues, competition manager Teotonio D’Silva, marketing manager Peter Figueredo, Youth Development coaches Avinash Fernandes, Augustin Antao and Alfred Fernandes, financial and legal adviser A V Nayak and the media department officials in order to evaluate the present structure and functioning.

The report will be presented in New Delhi on November 2 so that the club undertakes remedial measures, if need be, to meet the deadline of December 31.

The AFC officials suggested several changes at Nehru Stadium with special provision for doping room, security chief, TV, mixed zone for interviews, hospitality.

Floodlights occupied the centrestage of the discussions, with the AFC delegates insisting that 1200 lux illumination is mandatory with provision for backup generators.

AIFF vice-president, Joaquim Alemao, Urban Development Minister, stated that the Gov-

The AFC delegates Tokuaki Suzuki, Maksad Glychnamedov, Kim Tai Hyung alongwith PWD Minister Churchill Alemao, Sunando Dar, Suresh Rajan, Macario Rodrigues, Schubert Furtado, Peter Figueredo at Holy Trinity ground, Benaulim on Wednesday.

Photo: Jovito Lopes

ernment had given the Holy Trinity ground at Benaulim on a 33year lease to Churchill Bros on a payment of an annual rent of Rs 20,000.

“Our club will develop the ground into a full-fledged stadium with all facilities. We have already approached a Delhi-

based firm for laying turf,” Joaquim disclosed.

PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao who was present at the Benaulim ground unfolded the details for building a modern stadium on the site admeasuring nearly 20,000 square metres. “It will be the home stadium for

our matches,” Churchill added.

Joaquim disclosed that the AFC team was provided with all details as sought under the club licencing criteria and that the Malaysian team had appreciated the presentations made by the club officials which were backed with documentar y

proof.

The AFC team will inspect the Salgaocar and Dempo clubs on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Dempo secretary Armando Colaco, Salgaocar secretary RAJ Gomes, Peter Vales met the AFC delegation at Fatorda.

Goa mauled despite Regan’s ton; AP beaten HERALD CORRESPONDNENT MARGAO, OCT 27

Tamil Nadu scored a 6-wicket victory over hosts Goa in South Zone U-19 Vinno Mankad cricket tournament at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Wednesday.

The hosts scored 197 for 8 in 50 overs with M .Mohammed, C Nirmal and Bharat picking up

two wickets each.

Goa’s innings never got off the blocks after the middle order collapse. Opener Regan Pinto scored an unbeaten 102. Darshan Mishal (37) and Amogh Dessai (25) added some stability to the score.

In reply, Tamil Nadu batsmen made light of Goa attack with V. Ganga Shridhar scoring a swashbuckling 74 for a total of 201 for 4 in 47.5 overs. Indrajeet remained at the crease unbeaten

on 25.

For Goa, skipper Ganesh Raj Narvekar, Sayed Baduzzama, Darshan Mishal and Shermon Vaz got one wicket each.

Tamil Nadu collected eight points from two matches while Goa suffered their second successive defeat.

Goa, 197 for 8 in 50 overs (Amogh Desai 25, Reagan Pinto not out 102, Darshan Misal 37.

M. Mohammad 2-35, C. Nirmal 2-32, Bharat 2-24) lost to TN, 201 for 4 in 47.5 overs (V. Ganga Shridhar 74, Aparajit 45, Anirudha Kasturi 18, Indrajeet not out 25, Ashish Ramesh not out 15. Sayed Badiuzzama, Dar-

shan Misal, Ganeshraj Narvekar, Sharman Vaz 1 each) In another match at Porvorim, fine bowling by R G More and J Suchit who claimed three wickets each guided Karnataka to an easy seven-wicket victory over Andhra Pradesh for their second successive win.

Batting first, Andhra found the going tough and collapsed like a pack of cards to be all out for a paltry 87 in 37.2 overs.

Only Chirla was able to cross the double figure mark as he made 24.

Karnataka's R G More and J Suchit claimed three wicketseach.

In reply, Karnataka, overhauled the target in just 18.2 overs. Sashandra K was the main contributor scoring 41 while Shreyas (18) and R Samarth (13) helped in completing the formalities.

S M Basu was the most successful bowler for Andhra taking two wickets.

Karnataka, who collected five points including a bonus point yesterday, have now taken their tally to 10 points from two matches.

Andhra Pradesh who defeated Hyderabad yesterday by 88 runs have four points from two matches.

Jedhe emerges fastest at LIC meet 4th All-Goa inter-village Late Eslinda Alemao soccer: Curtorim Gymkhana v. Guirdolim SC, Navelim ground, 4.30 p.m.

Lourdes soccer: Sporting Club, Davorlim v. Benaulim SC, SAG Utorda ground, 4.30 p.m.

TheLIC meet winners alongwith Subhash Naik, A K Madhankar and others.

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Shailesh Jedhe of Pune emerged the fastest athlete at the 44th LIC western zonal athletic meet which concluded at SAG Campal on Wednesday.

Results. Men 10000m V K Kashte (Mumbai), A J Meshram (Nagpur). 1500m V K Kashte(Mumbai), A L Nagarkar (Nagpur), Chandresh Joshi (Vadodar). 4OOm A S Gavit (Bhavnagar), Pravin Varute, (Kolhapur),

Gopal Gadge (Nanded). 1OOm Shailesh Jedhe, (Pune), Nitin Koli (Thane), S Trindade (Mumbai).

Discus throw SVThakur (Mumbai), A J Mokashi (Satara), P V Deore (Nashik).Triple jump Nitin Koli (Thane), J R Vasava (Ahmedabad), D V Nakil (Aurangabad).Shot put S V Thakur (Mumbai), A J Mokashi (Satara), S D Barve (Satara). Javelin throw K B Bodke (Nashik), S D Barve (Satara), B S Dubey (Thane).

Women: Hammer throw Ju-

Goa face Gujarat HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, OCT 27

The Goa U-15 team is set to lock horns with Gujarat in their final group match in the 33rd SubJunior Nationals for Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain trophy at Seoni, MP on Thursday.

Goa defeated Rajasthan 8-0 in their first match and in the other match, Rajasthan defeated Gujarat 2-1.

With Goa’s enormous goal

difference, they are in the driving seat to qualify for the next round but will not be complacent.

Goa’s assistant coach, Gajanan Kambli has claimed that there will be changes to the starting line-up as to give the others a chance.

“Coach Seby Rodriguese, has decided to give some of the players who have not yet played, a chance to impress,” stated Gajanan.

Maddant Stars meet Sonar HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Maddant Stars edged past Divar Centre by a solitary goal to move into the finals of Piedade Youth Association inter-ward league at school ground, Divar on Sunday.

In the second semi-final, Dinesh Priolkar scored the all-important goal in the first half.

Crossing over, Divar tried their best to come on level terms but failed in their attack.

Now, Maddant and Sonar will battle to emerge champs on Sunday.

Earlier, Sonar outplayed Jingle Bells in the tie-breaker 5-3 after settling for a 1-1 draw at regulation time.

liana Pereira (Goa), Gurpreet K Anand (Mumbai), Shirsat H A, (Nashik). Shot put Manisha Sudarne (Pune), K Kavita (Mumbai), Roopa Shetty (Mumbai).

15OOm Madhuri Gurnule (Nagpur). 4OOm Madhuri Gurnule (Nagpur). 800m Madhuri Gurnule (Nagpur). Discus throw Manisha Sudarne (Pune).

Subhash Naik, Manager Gomantak Pvt. Ltd. was the chief guest and distributedtheprizesinthepresenceofSenior Divisional Manager, Goa Division.

Ivana in joint 2nd position HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Dempo Brand Ambassador, WCM Ivana Maria Furtado (5.5 points) beat Paramzina Anastasya 1830 of Russia in the 7th round of World Youth Chess Championship in Halkaidiki, Greece. She is in joint second position and just half a point behind the leader in U-12 girls category.

Other results: Riddi Zantye (5 points) drew with Joanna Liu of USA in U-8 girls. WIM Bhakti Kulkarni (5 points) drew with WFM Warakomsha Anna 2188 of Poland in U-18 girls. Nitish Belurkar (4.5 points) drew with Maltsev Leonid 1869 of Ukrain in U-10 while Riya Savant (4 points) lost to Balajayeva Kharim Asad in U-10 girls.

UC Utorda in semis Chinchinim Villagers up HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

United Club of Utorda defeated Parish Youth, Nuvem 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of Lourdes soccer organised by United Club of Utorda at SAG

ground, Utorda on Wednesday. Utorda led 2-0 at the break.

Utorda surged ahead in the 25th minute through a penalty by Russel Monteiro. Alistar Monteiro doubled the lead.

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Union of Chichinim Villagers thumped Davorlim Sports Club 10 in the 4th All-Goa inter-village Late Eslinda Alemao soccer at

Navelim ground on Wednesday. Chichinim were leading 1-0 at the break.

Chichinim scored in the fifth minute through Benson Fernandes.

Mandopa oust Adarsh HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

Mandopa Sports Club beat Adarsh Yuvak Sangh, Saligao 76 via the tie-breaker in Rossman Cruz Nagoa soccer organised by Rossman Cruz Nagoa Sports Club at Nagoa ground on Wednesday. Mandopa were leading 1-0 at the break.

Mandopa opened the account in the 16th minute through Vihas Dhale with the help of a cross from Nevil D’Costa.

Franky Pereira helped Saligao level terms in the fifth minute of the second half.

In the penalties, Richard Costa, Jaison Pereira, Vihas Dale, Alvito Colaco, Franky

Pereira and Thomas Colaso scored for Mandopa while Saligao netted through Ravindra M a h l o j i , Pa r e s h M o r j e , Domingo Fernandes and Soma Korgoankar.

Francis Fernandes scored for Saligao but Harish Faras while Francisco Fernandes failed to score in the sudden death.

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Hernandez sends Man U into last eight

Venky’s to spend £ 5 m on players AGENCIES LONDON, OCT 27

Manchester United’s South Korean midfielder Park Ji-Sung (right) scores his sides second goal during the Carling Cup fourth round football match against Wolves at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Tuesday.

league cup REUTERS LONDON, OCT 27

Mexican substitute Javier Hernandez scored a last-minute winner to send holders Manchester United into the League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford.

After a scrappy and goalless first half, the visitors twice came back from a goal down against a youthful United side before ''Little Pea'' Hernandez skipped

past defenders to settle the tie in the 90th minute yesterday. ''When he came on, you just know that if he gets a chance he is going to take it,'' United manager Alex Ferguson, who replaced his entire starting lineup from the weekend, told Sky Sports television.

P r e m i e r L e a g u e We s t Bromwich Albion roared through to the last eight with a thumping 4-1 victory at former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's Championship (second division) side Leicester City.

Wigan Athletic beat second division Swansea City 2-0 with Argentine striker Mauro Boselli scoring his first goal for the club since his signing from Estudiantes.

The run of fourth division N o r t h a m p t o n To w n , w h o knocked out Liverpool at Anfield on penalties, ended at second division Ipswich Town where they lost 3-1 despite opening the scoring with a looping Liam Davis shot.

Third division Brentford, who knocked out Everton on penalties in the previous round, took

their second Premier League opponents to spot-kicks before losing 4-3 at Birmingham City.

The hosts, rocked by a 68thminute Sam Wood volley, had escaped by the skin of their teeth thanks to a Kevin Phillips equaliser deep into stoppage time.

United, with a team Ferguson described as a glimpse into the future, were lacklustre in the first half before coming alive. ''It was a very open game in the second half, both teams played very well,'' said Ferguson.

The Scot praised Hernandez,

who scored twice at Stoke City as a stand-in for the injured Wayne Rooney on Sunday, for his attitude and commitment. ''We tend to build up heroes very quickly here but the boy's justifying the praise at the moment,'' he said of the 22-year-old striker who had come on only nine minutes before his goal. ''He's such a great professional, the kid. He's first in and last out of the training ground every day and his goalscoring is quite rightly getting him a lot of credit and praise now.''

Portuguese striker Bebe, making his first start for United, had opened the scoring with a strike deflected in by George Elokobi who then equalised with a header.

Park Ji-sung made it 2-1 in the 70th but Wolves, who had not scored at Old Trafford since 1980, refused to lie down and Kevin Foley again levelled with a low shot in the 76th.

United also brought on 17year-old Ravel Morrison, tipped as a big talent for the future, as a substitute in the dying seconds.

FC Siolim enter Candolim final HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, OCT 27

Football Club of Siolim got the better of Candolim Sports Club by a solitary goal to book their place in the finals of 37th Candolim Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament organised by Candolim SC at Dr. Gustavo Monteiro Stadium, Can-

dolim on Wednesday.

Both teams began on a promising note but their forwards failed to capitalise on the opportunities that came their way.

Siolim had an opportunity to move ahead in the sixth minute, but Ryan D'Souza shot into the waiting hands of Candolim keeper Bharat Morje.

A good try by Candolim’s Roy Das, sailed inches over the bar in the 14th minute. Joelif Simoes too failed to score after good solo efforts.

Siolim scored the winning goal in the 20th minute following a freak incident as Candolim keeper Morje failed to collect a defensive pass by Shankar.

GOA DIARY National Masters Aquatics

St. Clara’s High School, Assonora Bardez Taluka U-14 girls Kabbadi champions along with HM, Sr Margaret D’Sousa and coach-cum-PE teacher, Raj Gawas.

PANJIM (HSD) – The Swimming Federation of India will organise its 7th National Masters Aquatic Championship from December 4 to 6 in Secundrabad. 25 years and above swimmers are eligible. Details may be obtained from Sudesh G. Nagvenkar on 9822100065 at Fatorda Swimming Pool.

Chess tourney for blind

PANJIM (HSD) -- The Lions Clubs International in association with All-India Chess Federation for the Blind and Goa Chess Federation for the Blind will organise the Lions National Open chess tournament for the blind on October 28 to 31 at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. Around 123 visually impaired drawn from 14 states including Goa will participate.

Tennis ball selections

The captain of Maina SC receiving the Sao Jose de Areal Panchayat Cup from Filipe Neri Rodrigues in the presence of Reginaldo Lourenco, Veena Lourenco, Clefasio Dias and Liberta Noronha.

Satoskar for Karnataka Rally HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 27

Goa’s Amul A. Satoskar, the multiple times champion in various rallies along with his navigator Chidanand Murthy will battle it out in the Karnataka 1000 Rally, a contender round of the The Asia Pacific Rally the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm, the second biggest event in the country which kicks off in February 2011.

Briefing newsmen at Nuvem, “The Karnataka 1000 Rally is going to be very challenging for me, as the best motor racers from across the country are to participate in the event, but I’m hopeful to put up a good show.

The experience of participating

among the best is itself a great opportunity and to secure a place in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship, which is scheduled to be held in December next year,” claimed Satoskar.

Satoskar won the second place in the 12th Himalayan Rally known as Raid de Himalaya organised by Himalayan Motor Sports. He had no formal training, except for a week’s attend a n c e a t t h e Ra l l y A r t i n Bangalore in 2008.

Satoskar made a debut in 2010 at the Mangalore Motor Sports and then participated in various Auto Crosses and Hill Climbing events securing top positions.

In the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin

Dare 2010, Satoskar bagged the first place in the first leg. The biggest feat of his career came when he won the overall championship in the Nestor Heritage Run 2010.

He is indebted to Tata Motors and Auto Industries, Goa for rendering him immense help and getting a new vehicle ready for his training. “I enjoy the challenge during my training and the dangerous endurance test of miles on dirt roads, up mountains including a near death experience at the top of the Himalayas,” stated Satoskar. He is working hard along with his navigator on his new Tata Xenon XT vehicle.

PANJIM (HSD) - Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association will conduct the 1st stage selection trials on November 1 at Kamshimatt Tennis Ball Cricket ground, near G.V.M’s HSS, by-pass road, Pathantali, Bandora, Ponda at 3.30 p.m. to select the State men and women teams for the 19th Senior Federation Cup Tennis Ball Cricket Championships to be held from November 29 to December 31 in Chennai.

Pre-National coaching camps will be at Ponda from November 9. Players have been asked to report with kit to Jitendra Naik or Anuja Paliekar.

Kayaking expeditions

PANJIM (HSD) - Goa Kayaking will conduct its daily kayaking expeditions in Mandovi, Zuari and Nerul rivers on October 28, 29, 30, 31. Details may be obtained from Goa Kayaking on 9422056037 or 2541715 or e-mail at goakayaking@gmail.com.

Kayaking training

PANJIM (HSD) – The Goa Kayaking in association with Hotel Cidade de Goa will conduct its 9th and 10th introduction to kayaking and training programme at Vainguinim Beach, Dona Paula from November 7 to 10 and at Hollant Bay, Vasco from November 12 to 15.

The programme is open to adults and children above eight years. Last date for registration is November 4. Entries may be submitted at Angleys Sports, opposite Municipal garden, phone: 2223119 or Nobert’s Fitness Studio, Mira Mar, phone: 2462182. Details may be obtained from Goa Kayaking on 9422056037.

Football tourney at Betim

PANJIM (HSD) – Zingaro Sports and Cultural Club, Betim will organise their 1st All-Goa oneday knock-out football tournament at Betim football ground on October 31. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively. Only 16 teams will be allowed. Details may be obtained from Prashant Sawant on 9822128449 or Vijay Kubal on 9823901877.

Inter-Parish Youth cricket

PANJIM (HSD) -- The St. Anthony's Parish Youth, Vagator will organise an Inter-Parish Youth 9-aside one-day cricket tournament on November 7 at Vagator Parish Youth Sports ground, Ozrant, Vagator at 9 a.m. The team should consist of seven men and two women. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 7,000 and Rs 4,000 respectively besides trophies. Details may be obtained from Cedric Fernandes on 9921600565 or Neville Fernandes on 9850047004.

3-a-side football

Satoskar along with his navigator Chidanand Murthy.

PANJIM (HSD) – Rashtroli SC of Sinquerim, Mayem will organise their 3-a-side all-Goa floodlit football tie-breaker tournament on October 30

near Santosh Bhosle Hotel, Sinquerim, Mayem at 7 p.m. The winners and runners-up will be awarded Rs. 2,222 and Rs. 1,111 respectively.

Details may be obtained on 9552827434 or 9545168776. Spot entries will be accepted.

Boxing, volleyball trials

PANJIM (HSD) – The DSYA will conduct boxing selection trials on November 1 at 9 a.m. at indoor hall, SAG, Campal to select the State U14, U-17 and U-19 boys to represent Goa at 56th National School Games Championship in Dehradun from November 22 to 27.

Volleyball selection trials will be conducted on November 1 at 9 a.m. at Massano de Amorim court, Panjim to select the State U-17 boys and girls teams to represent Goa at the 56th National School Games Championship at Khandawa (MP) from November 23 to 27.

U-14 boys born on or after 1/1/1997 studying upto Std. VIII are eligible. U-17 boys and girls born on or after 1/1/1994 studying upto Std. X are eligible while U-19 boys born on or after 1/1/1992 studying upto Std. XII are eligible.

Boxing boys may report to Yogesh Parab and volleyball boys and girls may report to Sanjay Shirodkar alongwith identity card, authority letter from the head of the institution and kit.

Yoga selection trials

PANJIM (HSD) – The following have been asked to report to H.V. Naik, secretary GYA, Balandra Satarkar and Hema Keni, yoga technical officials on October 30 at 3.30 p.m. at SAG for the details of the coaching camp and final selection trials for the 35th National Yoga Championship.

Aijaz Jalegar, Abhijit Gaonkar, Omkar Gaonkar, Mahadev Kalapurkar, Bhupraj Kalapurkar, Kalpesh Gaude, Santosh Lamani, Shruti Naik Bhanusha Gaude, Saisha Parsekar, Pratima Kushva, Raisa Pinto, Arti Kublal, Nhehran Acharya, Rushab Usgaonkar, Rudraksha Kelkar, Roslan Bias, Ninad Naik,Omkar Toreskar,Dulsab vattar, Megha Kampli, Eneida Cotta, Priyanka Vishwakarma ,Supriya Honnawarkar,Asha Chari, Nilima Bhisaji, Saraswati Heremath, Praveena Nadaf, Anup Volvoikar, Avinash Bandekar, Nirmala Dinkar, Mamita Gaunekar, Anup Shelar, Ajit Gaonkar, Kalpesh Gawas and Kushal Karmalkar.

Hockey, kho kho, softball trials

PANJIM (HSD) -- The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs will hold State level selection trials in hockey boys and girls U-14, kho-kho boys and girls U-14, U-19, softball boys and girls U-14, U-19 and handball boys and girls U-17 to select State teams for the 56th National School Games Championship at Amritsar from November 27 to December 2.

Hockey U-14 girls – November 1, 2.30 to 5 p.m. at Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa. Hockey U-14 boys – November 2.30 to 5 p.m. at Peddem Sports complex.

Kho-Kho U-14 boys and girls – November 1, 9.30 a.m to 2 p.m. at Sports Complex, Campal.

Kho-Kho U-19 boys and girls – November 2, 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sports Complex, Campal.

Softball U-14 boys and girls – November 1, 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m at Sports Complex, Campal.

Softball U-17 boys and girls – November 2, 9.30 a.m to 2 p.m. at Sports Complex, Campal.

Handball U-17 boys and girls – November 2, 9.30 a.m to 2 p.m. at Open Sports Complex, Fatorda.

Eligibility: U-14 born on or after 1.1.1997 upto Std VIII, U-17 born on or after 1.1.1994 upto Std X and U-19 born on or after 1.1.1992 upto Std XII.

Blackburn Rovers fans hoping to see their team splash money on new players in next year's transfer window are likely to be disappointed as the Indian company set to buy it is expected to spend only five million pounds for the purpose.

Indian poultry giant Venky’s has agreed to pay 46 million pounds for the English Premier League club but company chairperson Anuradha J Desai said that lavish spending is not on the agenda.

Unlike big spending clubs owned by wealthy foreigners like Manchester City and Chelsea, Blackburn is likely to depend upon loan signings to strengthen a side that is just above the relegation zone at 17th.

"We won't need to buy expensive players, we can always lease them. We don't expect to be in the top five of the Premier League. We will be happy to be in the top 10 to 12," Desai was quoted as saying in newspaper reports.

That means Blackburn is unlikely to break its nine-year-old transfer record any time soon.

Blackburn paid Manchester United eight million pounds for striker Andy Cole in December 2001, but has since spent more than 5 million pounds on a player only twice.

Desai said Venky’s, the flagship firm of Venkateshwara

Hatcheries Group, was buying Rovers to raise its international profile.

"Football is a global craze and as the VH Group globalizes, setting up feed plants and hatcheries around the world, we believe we can benefit from being owners of a major football club. It will help build our brand," she said.

Venky’s managing director B Venkatesh Rao said the completion of the takeover would be announced within 10 days. The poultry farming and pharmaceuticals firm would be the first Indian company to own a Premier League team if the deal materialises.

Rovers are the only side outside of the big four of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool to have won the EPL title in 1995. Since then the club has been largely mediocre and was put up for sale two years ago by the Jack Walker Trust.

n Unlike big spending clubs owned by wealthy foreigners like Manchester City and Chelsea, Blackburn is likely to depend upon loan signings to strengthen a side that is just above the relegation zone.

M. R. Fernandes claim tennisball cricket title HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 27

M.R. Fernandes, Mapusa got the better of Politics, Mapusa in the 3rd All-Goa late Manisha Verlekar tennis ball cricket tournament organised by Mapusa Boys and sponsored by Dilip Verlekar at Peddem ground.

M.R. Fernandes were awarded Rs 20,000 plus a trophy while Politics, Mapusa had to be content with the runners-up trophy and Rs 10,000.

Individual prizes: Sanju Nagvekar (best batsman), Sameer Thakur (best bowler) and Manoj Haldankar (Mapusa champ).

Dr. Sagar Salgaocar was the chief guest and gave away the prizes in the presence of Anil Patre, BalKrishna Miskin, Vinesh Naik and Jayesh Kalangutkar, Dilip Verlekar and president of Mapusa Boys, Laxman Raut.

Nitin Lingudkar proposed the vote of thanks.

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International Cricket Council today refused comments on whether it was investigating Indian cricketer Suresh Raina accompanying a woman allegedly linked with illegal bookies, saying even if any report had been sent to it on the issue the matter will remain under wraps.

"We don't disclose the details of the financial deals with our commercial partners. Equally we also don't disclose the sending of reports by the Cricket Boards to the ACSU (Anti Corruption and Security Unit) in the public forum," Lorgat said.

"Boards speak with us and we speak

South Africa ease past Pak AGENCIES ABU DHABI, OCT 27

Pacer Lonwabo Tsotsobe and off-spinner Johan Botha took three wickets each as South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets in a Twenty20 international clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

The victory gave the Proteas a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

The match was in aid of the flood victims in Pakistan.

A career-best 3 for 16 by Tsotsobe, and skipper Botha's 3 for 31 restricted Pakistan to a paltry 119.

Jean-Paul Duminy then hit an elegant 41 while Colin Ingram remained unbeaten with 46 as South Africa cruised to the target after losing three early wickets for 26.

Says Board report to ACSU confidential with the Boards. That's the protocol," said ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat at a press conference today.

He was reacting to reports in ‘Sunday Times’ of London that the ACSU is probing why the Indian Cricket Board kept quiet about a report of Raina being seen in the company of a woman linked to an associate of an illegal bookmaker during his

team's visit to Sri Lanka in July-August.

The report has been rubbished as ‘false and baseless’ by BCCI secretary N Srinivasan in a media statement on October 24.

"The BCCI has just learnt that several media outlets are claiming that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had submitted a report on Suresh Raina to it, and that no action was taken

by the Board on the same.

"The BCCI would like to clarify that it has received no such report from SLC. The claims being made by a section of the media are totally baseless and false," Srinivasan said in his media release three days ago.

According to the newspaper report, it was the reaction of the BCCI secretary that led to the ICC investigation. Instead of acting on the report, Srinivasan is alleged to have got the Sri Lankans withdraw it.

Raina plays for Chennai Super Kings, an IPL franchise owned by Indian Cements of which Srinivasan is a Vice-Chairman and Managing Director.

IPL-4 to have eight teams irrespective of Kochi fate

Lifeline for Kochi, given 30 days to sort out disputes AGENCIES NAGPUR, OCT 27

The BCCI have informally charted out a backup plan for the IPL should the Kochi franchise consortium be unable to settle their ownership dispute within a month.

A BCCI official present at the meetings told ESPNcricinfo that should the Kochi franchise have to be terminated within a month, "there will be a tender issued for a new franchise once the termination is finalised."

It is reliably learnt that the BCCI is keen on having eight teams compete in IPL 4. The

governing council kept the worst case scenario around the Kochi deadlock in mind at the Nagpur meeting in which BCCI president Shashank Manohar declared that the franchise would get 30 days to sort out its differences.

An official said, "informal discussions took place to decide on the roadmap in case Kochi fails and they were told that was one option."

The official also said it was "definite" that there would be an eighth IPL team, instead of seven.

The number of teams would automatically impact on the

number of matches and from them, the television revenue to be earned by the IPL, a percentage of which is distributed among the franchises, forming a bulk of their annual revenues.

The date of the next player auction was not discussed in Nagpur. The official said, "unless the teams are decided the players cannot be picked."

Under the original franchise agreements, player contracts were valid only for three years with the majority of players going into the central auction pool before the fourth season.

Anand salvages draw AGENCIES NANJING, OCT 27

World champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw from a losing position against Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the seventh round to occupy joint-second spot in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament in Nanjing, China.

After a hard-earned victory over Wang Yue of China in the previous round, Anand survived by the skin of his teeth and managed a draw against Carlsen to move to four points out of a possible seven.

Anand remained sole third but the difference is what matters from the previous round as the Indian ace is now just a half point behind second placed Bacrot and only one point behind Carlsen.

Beto’s goal floors Sesa Football Academy kingfisher pro league HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, OCT 27

Beto netted his fifth goal in three matches to give Dempo Sports Club a narrow 1-0 victory over Sesa Football Academy in Kingfisher Pro League at Duler stadium, here on Wednesday. Dempo led 1-0 at the breather.

Beto popped up to head home a corner taken by Valeriano Rebello in the 25th minute.

This was Beto’s fourth headed goal in the last three matches

as his opponents have failed to pick up his late runs into the box.

Dempo gave young Myron Fernandes the opportunity to start as he was partnered with Clifton Gonsalves upfront. Both made good runs off the ball.

Beto and Kalu dominated the midfield with their power and accurate passing. Godwin Franco played well after coming on in the second half on the right wing.

Sesa created chances but did not have power in front of the goal. Dempo custodian, L uis Barretto made

good instinctive saves to deny Sesa. Gabriel Fernandes worked hard to put the Dempo defence under pressure when he came on, but the chances did not bother Dempo.

In the eighth minute, Dempo’s Nicolau Borges hit a thounderous shot towards goal but the ball hit teammate Kalu and rebounded. From the rebound, Nicolau struck with the same amount of venom but the Sesa defence stayed strong and cleared the ball off the goalline.

On the half hour mark, Sesa’s

Inacio Colaco saw his shot saved by the Dempo keeper.

Dempo brought in Peter Carvalho for Aiken Dias early in the match to try and increase the tempo of the game.

Just before the lemon break, Sesa had good efforts from Gabriel Fernandes and Vivek Karia, superbly saved by the Dempo custodian.

Shortly after the interval, Sesa’s Gabriel found himself clear on goal but his attempt was blocked by Dempo defender Debrata Roy. In the last half an hour, Dempo brought in Joe Ro -

drigues and Godwin Franco which allowed Beto to move upfront. Dempo also started to enjoy better ball possession.

In the closing stages, Kalu dribbled towards the goal but his shot was easily saved by Sesa keeper Shayan Roy. During injury time, Sesa had the chance to equalise when Inacio crossed for Lezley Fernandes but his attempt was blocked.

After eight matches Dempo move on to 17 points while Sesa stay on seven points.

Vidya Stokes resigns as HI president PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 27

Barely three months after she defied the government's age limit guidelines to be elected President of Hockey India, Vidya Stokes today created a flutter by resigning from the post with immediate effect.

The 83-year-old Stokes' resignation was announced through a statement by Hockey India which claimed that the decision was in accordance with her commitment made to the Sports Minister to step down after the Commonwealth Games.

Stokes, however, gave a different reason when contacted

by PTI, saying she was busy with her political career and could not spare enough time for hockey.

Chautala named chef-de-mission UNI NEW DELHI, OCT 27

Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) president Abhay Singh Chautala was today appointed the chefde-mission of the country's contingent for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China starting November 12. ''Mr Abhay Singh Chautala, vicepresident of the Indian Olympic Association and president of the Indian Boxing Federation, will be the Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent at the Asian Games,'' the IOA said in a statement.

Bopanna & Co advance AGENCIES ST PETERSBURG, OCT 27

Second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi progressed to the quarter-finals of the St Petersburg Open after a hard-earned win over Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny.

The 'Indo-Pak Express'beat their unseeded opponents 6-2, 2-6, 10-3 in the first round of the US $663,750 hard court event.

Meanwhile, top seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi also booked a last-eight berth in the Open Sud de France with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) win over Brian Battistone and Andreas Siljestrom.

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Sachin honoured at Asian Awards AGENCIES LONDON, OCT 27

Awards and accolades continue to follow Sachin Tendulkar who added the ‘Lebara People’s Choice’ honour at the inaugural Asian Awards to his trophy cabinet.

Presenting the award to the iconic batsman, Ratheesan Yoganathan, CEO Lebara, said, “Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricketers of all time.

Sachin is a hero and a role model to many young Indians.”

“His skill on the pitch is remarkable, but his influence goes beyond just cricket — he has become an inspiration for future generations,” he added.

Tendulkar said getting popular choice awards is the ultimate honour. “To receive an accolade from your peers is one thing, but to receive acknowledgment from

the public is the ultimate honour.

Thank you to all those who voted for me,” he said.

‘I hope fairness prevails’ AGENCIES MUMBAI. OCT 27

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday adjourned the plea of Rajasthan Royals' owners challenging their expulsion from the Indian Premier League.

Rajasthan Royals' brand ambassador Shilpa Shetty, who was present at the hearing along with co-owner and her husband Raj Kundra, said she is hopeful of getting justice.

"I don't want to say anything, because the process has just begun. I just hope and pray that fairness prevails; that is all I want to say," Shilpa said.

Earlier this month, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings XI were dropped from the IPL because both teams allegedly changed the structure of ownership without informing the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

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Monant aslea bogor tonddant iena - Anonymous

All set for a Guinness Record…

With the Royal Instrument

If everything goes well, Arjun Sunil Kumar will find his way into the Guinness Book of World Records in a few months. This 14-year-old from Kozhikode is planning to set the world record by playing the pitch-pipe organ continuously for 48 hours

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was not rare but the imagery used in the essay is realistic.

The pictures on the cover of the book are by Rudi Rodrigues, drawn from sketches. The artist says that the characters seen in the painting are drawn from sketches (photographic and pencil) that he made while visiting Goa several years ago. “I too am quite pleased with the way the vendor woman turned out. We’ve all seen characters like her and I do hope I see some the next time I come there.

The painting is an amalgam of people seen around Goa but not necessarily all together as depicted.” Other paintings in the book include scenes of how Goa was in the past like the Pomburpa springs with innocent children playing around, a young girl with a dress and hat on Baga beach with fishermen in the background bringing ashore their catch of the day. Bombay-educated Rudi also has a story, titled ‘A candle for St Anthony’, in the book which features a family on holiday in Goa, and deals with the theme of how faith in the saint credited with helping to find lost objects allows members of a particular household to find out more about their diverse attitudes.

The book will be featured in a History Hour presentation scheduled at Porvorim's Xavier Centre for Historical Research on October 28, 2010 at 5.30 pm. Eric De Souza's story 'Nine Going On Ten' will be the subject of one of the readings. Other readings will include Joan Do Rosario’s ‘The Arranged Marriage’, Al Lobo’s ‘Juringa ‘cat-astrophe’, George Pereira’s ‘Why I Miss Zanzibar’ and Alex Rodrigues’ ‘The Hatbox’. Dan Driscoll, a Canadian himself but now living in Goa for the past 25 years as the spouse of a Goan he married in Ottawa in 1972, will comment on his experiences of reading aloud to his wife all the entries in Goa Masala, with initial emphasis on the bio-data of its contributors.

BY AABHA RAVEENDRAN itch-pipe organ is a musical instrument made using metal pipes of various sizes, and arranged in such a way that each pipe gives a different sound. More than 50 pipes made in copper, brass and other metals are used in it.

The instrument was very popular in France, Germany and Australia during the royal era. It is still popular in some parts of North India. Harindra Prasad Varma of Secunderabad, Narayan Naidu of Goa, Saidas Bhat and Ustad Ali Mohammed of Mangalore are some of the well known pitch-pipe players in India. Pitch-pipe organ suits all types of music whether it is Hindustani, Carnatic or Western.

Arjun, a Std IX student of S N College High School, Chelannur, has been learning music for more than six years. He is proficient in tabla and keyboard. He got interested in pitch-pipe after watching it on television once. His music teacher Radhakrishnan from Kozhikode, who has learned the instrument from Ustad Ali Mohammed, was also an influence.

Arjun gave his debut performance (Arangetram) at Sree Renuka Mariyamman Kovil in Tali on October 13, as a part of the Navrathri musical fiesta. He was accompanied by 17 of his friends on various musical instruments. He is now awaiting a reply from the Guinness Book of World Record authorities regarding his proposition. The feat is expected to take place in January next year. More than 160 children from all parts of the district are expected to accompany Arjun on various musical instruments.

Arjun's father Sunil Kumar runs a two-wheeler workshop in Kozhikode's famous S M Street while his mother Lathika is a housewife.

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Going Global with Music

Explosion of Spectacular Unknown Species in Amazon

BY JANICE RODRIGUES HERALD FEATURES oa’s talent and culture is going beyond the boundaries of the state. Nurturing the musical traits is an art by itself and this is what the Da Cruz and the Mendonca families have done. Two young buds, Zubin Da Cruz and Chriselle Mendonca have bloomed into versatile and talented musicians and are sure going places.

The duo has been selected to participate in the Global Sounds 2010, a musical concert organised by the Jesuit Missions

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Thirteen-feet long anaconda is first new anaconda species identified since 1936

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pectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said.

An anaconda as long as a limousine, a giant catfish that eats monkeys, a blue fanged spider and poisoned dart frogs are among the 1, 220 animals and plants to have been found from 1999 to 2009, according to the study. The report was released on the sidelines of a United Nations summit in Japan. It is being held to try to stem the mass extinction of species around the world, and the WWF said it highlighted why protecting the Amazon was so vital.

“This report clearly shows the incredible, amazing diversity of life in the Amazon. But this incredible region is under pressure because of the human presence. The landscape is being very quickly transformed,” said Francisco Ruiz, head of WWF’s Living Amazon Initiative. One of the most amazing discoveries was a four-metre (13-foot) anaconda in the flood plains of Bolivia's Pando province in 2002. It was the first new anaconda species identified since 1936, and became only the fourth known type of that reptile, according to the WWF. There were a total of 55 reptile species discovered, with others including two members of Elapidae - the most venomous snake family in the world that includes cobras and taipans.

A kaleidoscope of different coloured frogs were also found, including 24 of the famed poison dart variety and one that was translucent.

Among the 257 types of fish discovered in the rivers and lakes of the Amazon was a goliath catfish. One of them found in Venezuela measured nearly 1.5 metres long and weighed 32 kilogram’s (over 70 pounds). Although it normally exists on a diet of other fish, some of them have been caught with parts of monkeys in their stomachs, according to the WWF. Another extraordinary species of catfish that was discovered in the Brazilian state of Rondonia was extremely small, blind and red.

Villagers found the fish when they accidentally trapped them in buckets after hauling up water from a well. At least 500 spiders were also discovered, including one that was completely brown except for

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‘Goa Masala’, an anthology of stories by the Canadian-Goan Diaspora was recently released in Canada and Goa. With the huge response that the book received, Herald finds out what connects Goans, even oceans apart

BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES hen we are surrounded by family and friends, we usually talk of the past, our stories and experiences especially related to the place. In most of the cases, Goans prefer talking about their village, the villagers and the weird and heart-touching stories they have heard. The myths and folklores each are retold for every gathering or family reunion. These stories are never boring as they captivate attention every time they are told.

Imagine being surrounded by 33 writers, each giving their stories, some fictional, some non-fictional with a Goan touch, through the book, ‘Goa Masala’. This book paints a picture of Goa of the yesteryears and can easily be read over and over again.

‘Goa Masala’ is a book of stories and memoirs written by Goans now living in Canada, and contains 41 pieces by 33 writers. It contains essays and stories by Goans based in Canada who aim to keep alive the memories of another time; a task specially crucial amidst a community believed to have one of the highest per capita out-migration rates in the world.

Thousands of Goans have moved to Canada from the Gulf and Africa but they still share a bond with Goa. Most of the writers have been born and brought up in Goa and then moved to Canada. The place where one lives has an influence on the person but the place where they come from and have spent their childhood has a stronger influence on their personality. This book tells all these stories from ‘Baba puta’ by the Calangute-born Alick Alphonso, ‘Evil eye’ by Aldona-schooled Eddie D’Cruz to home coming experiences and their voyages on the long journeyed ships.

Called 'Goa Masala’, the volume was first published by the Toronto-based A Plus Publishing, headed by former Goa journalist Ben Antao. The Goa edition is compiled by the 55PGA (55 Plus Goan Association).

Jenny D'Mello explains what it means to be ‘Married to a Goan’. Her husband Tim D'Mello of Anjuna narrates his own encounter with learning Konkani virtually from scratch, and why he believes it is important for Goans to keep in touch with their language. Lisette Saldanha's essay is about a seven-year-old coping with the sudden death of a father. In those days, losing a parent at a young age

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a pair of almost fluorescent blue fangs.

Thirty-nine new mammals were also found, including a pink river dolphin, seven types of monkey and two porcupines. Among the 637 new plant species discovered were sunflowers, ivy, lilies, a variety of pineapple and a custard apple.

The Amazon is home to at least 40, 000 plant species, and the WWF described the scale of diversity in some areas as “mind boggling.”

It said 1, 000 plant species were documented in one hectare (2.5 acres) of lowland rainforest in Ecuador, while 3, 000 were found in a 24-hectare region of the Colombian section of the Amazon.

Logging and clearing for agriculture uses such as cattle farming and palm oil plantations have led to 17 percent of the Amazon - an area twice the size of Spain - being destroyed over the past 50 years, according to the WWF. The WWF compiled the findings reported by scientists over the 10-year period to highlight the extent of biodiversity loss that may be occurring without humans even knowing while the Amazon is being cleared.

As part of efforts to save the Amazon, the Brazilian government has worked with the WWF, the World Bank and other groups to establish protected areas of rainforest covering 32 million hectares over the past six years. The WWF said the protection efforts, in which foreign governments and organisations provide some of the finance to help run the projects, should serve as a model for the world in how to save rainforests.

(Courtesy: AFP)

in Germany and Switzerland. The concert which will see the talents of forty musicians brought together from the far ends of the world, right from China and Japan to the countries in Latin America, will be performing in prominent musical cities in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.

Every year, Goa gets the opportunity to send two of its young talents to the world tour. This year it has chosen singer violinist, Chriselle Mendonca and violinist, singer, guitarist and mandolin player Zubin Da Cruz. Chriselle is a second year Bachelor of Pharmacy student, and Zubin is in his first year Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management. Born into families where music has been a part of the daily routine, it comes as no surprise that both have

Tomorrow, two of Goa’s young talents will be setting out for an experience of their lives with the concert ‘Global Sounds 2010’, an International Youth Orchestra Concert Tour. Herald catches up with Chriselle and Zubin as they get ready to face the world had a knack for music from the very beginning. Seeing her brother playing the violin created an irreversible impression on Chriselle’s mind, while Zubin was taught by his father Emiliano Da Cruz.

When asked about how it feels to be among the few to get this opportunity, first Zubin replies, “I am very excited to be chosen to perform. It gives me the opportunity to explore the music and cultures of other countries as well as share some of our Goan culture to the rest of the world.” Chriselle adds, “We will be performing to some of the ‘mandos’ and ‘dulpods’ there for the cultural evenings.” This tour will give every country a chance to promote their cultural heritage, something Goa truly needs.

Both the youngsters have spent hours during the past month practising the pieces that have been sent to them by the conductor of the International Youth Orchestra, Maestro Liuis Szaran, who is the director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Paraguay. Even though both are very fluent with the notes, they just can’t wait to get together with the whole orchestra. “We have practised for more than a month but the one week we will be practicing with the whole orchestra will be what defines the concert,” says Chriselle. Adjusting to the ways the other members of the orchestra play will be a feat by itself.

But nothing can stop these two young talents as they pack their bags and get ready to leave for their dream-come-true. Although, they will be missing college, the duo seems confident enough to return and continue their lives as students and musicians, a perfect example of balancing studies with music. They hope the exposure they get will help them in furthering their musical abilities and also bond with the students form other countries. If all goes well, they hope to return with more than just a concert to remember.

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‘Goa Masala’ book of stories and memoirs written by Goans now living in Canada will feature at the History Hour presentation to be held on October 28 at 5.30pm at Porvorim’s Xavier Centre for Historical Research, Porvorim. Call 2417772 ; 2414971or email: deliom@dataone.in ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’, a Konkani movie by Shamaz Films (Goa) will be publicly screened from October 29 onwards at the INOX, Panjim and Osia, Margao. Screening time at Osia will be 3.30pm and 6.30pm and at the INOX will be 6pm.

A discussion of the performance of tiatrs which participated in the 36th Tiatr Festival, organised by the Tiatr Academy Goa (TAG) will be held on October 28 at 10.30am at TAG’s Conference Hall, Campal, Panjim.

A Halloween crafts and decorations class fro children aged between 6 to 10 years, organised

by Sunaparanta will be held on October 30 from 4pm to 6pm at the Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim.

Registration closes on October 28. Call 2421311.

A specialised tennis coaching camp for students organised

by Kinesis Tennis Academy and the Goa State Tennis Association will be held from November 1 to 20 at the Kinesis Tennis Academy-Clube Tennis De Gaspar Dias, Miramar, Panjim. Registration forms are available at Champs, Angleys, Club Gaspar Dias, Panjim Gymkhana, Panjim, or BPS Sports Club, Margao. Registration closes on October 29. Call 2423862, Noted Bengali author Dr Naba Kumar Basu will read from his works followed by a fun evening of Rabindra Sangeet and an optional contributory Bengali dinner on October 28 from 7pm onwards at ADDA, Indian Story, Bounta Vaddo, Assagao. Call 6514947.

A One Act Play Competition at High School, Higher Secondary and College level

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HOROSCOPE organised by Kala Academy Goa will be held in month of December, 2010 at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir, Panaji. The last date to accept the entries is October 29. Call 2420452 Daily Kayaking Expeditions organised

by Goa Kayaking from October 28 to 31 in the Mandovi, Zuari and Nerul rivers. For detailed itinerary v i s i t www.goakayaking.blogspot.com and call 9422056037 or 2541715 or email goakayaking@gmail.com Sublime Expressions – Art Initiative Series 6, a demonstration in Painting, followed by an interactive session with S Pranam Singh, professor from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi on October 28 at the International Centre from 2pm to 6:30pm.

Closing Ceremony of Dastkari Haat Crafts Bazaar - innovative and contemporary crafts will be held with a Cultural Programme presented by the teachers and students of the Kala Academy, on October 29 from 6 pm onwards. Call 2420452.

‘My dogs are afraid of the sound of Diwali fire crackers….are yours too?’, a discussion on the topic of the Safer Festivals That Include Our Animals organised by International Animal Rescue will be held at the Earthworm Ecostore, Porvorim on October 29 at 5:30pm.

E m a i l earthwormgoa@gmail.com. Call 2410871.

Workshop on Pictorial Warning and the Role of the Media will be organised by the Voluntary Health Association of Goa (VHAG) on October 30 at Caritas Holiday Home, St Inez, Panjim, from 9am onwards.

Call 2221012, 9604174127 or 9594628415.

A Portuguese basic course for students, conducted by the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Alto-Porvorim will be held from November 1 to 20 from Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Visit www.xchr.in. Call 2417772.

The friction you've been feeling with a coworker will 21 Mar - 19 Apr come to a welcome end today. A call or email from a family member reminds you of an important obligation, though you may wish you could have been allowed to forget. You step up, as always, and save the day for

Taurus Witnessing an emotional power struggle will teach you 20 Apr - 20 May how to be a better friend.

Your social life is humming along nicely. A group lunch or dinner party would suit your mood perfectly, so find a way to get your people gathered around a table for some good snacks and great chat.

You're opinionGemini ated -- what's wrong with that?

Don't ever apologize for your 21 May - 20 Jun i d e a s . Yo u r generous nature has stretched you pretty thinly, so for now, you need to keep your wallet sewn shut. This phase shouldn't last long, and might help you develop more sustainable habits.

Remember the goals you have for your future today -they will show 22 Jun - 23 Jul you what to do.

Try to focus on personal issues today, even if your friends or family are freaking out. You don't want to be selfish, but your energy is just better directed inward. You should be able to come out soon, though.

Go for broke t o d a y. T h a t way, even if you fail you'll go 24 Jul - 23 Aug down in a blaze of glory! Your modesty is something to be proud of today. You may let a colleague in need take credit for a big work success or let your mate win an argument you realize isn't as substantial as it seems.

There's too much happening around you right now -- grab 23 Aug - 22 Sep s o m e q u i e t alone time. It may not be time for a full-on family reunion, but you should be able to gather some of your closest relative together without much notice. It's certainly worth it to you and to them, so go for it.

Others are looking to you for answers today.

A n d f i n a l l y, 23 Sept - 22 Oct you're ready to give them.

You're well known for your ability to keep every side of every argument in mind simultaneously, which typically works out well for you. Right now, though, it may be paralyzing your will.

Time is on your side, though.

Scorpio Power cannot be given. It's something you must earn by 23 Oct - 22 Nov taking risks others will not.

Your right brain is fully engaged today, drawing clues out of seemingly insignificant details. Your hunches are brilliant, and you ought to be able to work them to your advantage by tonight.

Sagittarius Your luck will

Capricorn Other people may appear as things they are not -- don't be 22 Dec - 20 Jan afraid to call them out.

There's no time for secondguessing today -- you need to deal with issues as they arise, in whatever manner seems most expedient at the time.

Your good energy is just right for your to-do list.

Aquarius Making a compromise is not the same thing as conceding 21 Jan - 19 Feb defeat. It's a mature move.

More than most, you have a tendency to over-think situations and outsmart yourself - you need to avoid that at all costs today. Things could get really crazy if your schemes are enacted too late.

It's important to help out your friends, but don't get carried 20 Feb - 20 Mar away in their dramas.

Whether you're chained to your desk or running a neighborhood haunted house, you can find good fun wherever you are. Expect those around you to share in it, as long as they can overcome their shock.

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hold out for a few more days, but finish taking 23 Nov - 20 Dec the big risks today. You're not in the most social of moods today, which isn't a big deal unless you have some serious social obligations lined up. In that case, try to bow out politely, or just settle for a so-so time.

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Thursday, 28 Oct 2010

Goddess Laxmi revered on a Special Musical Night HERALD FEATURES och Chandrama Nabat’, a musical evening that brought together four passionate musicians was recently held at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Organised by the Kala Academy and Crystal Cut, Panjim, the musical performance saw Pallavi Patil, Akshay Naik, Shubhangi Joshi and Praveen Gaunkar, professor, Dempo College of Commerce, Altinho floor the audience at the Kala Academy.

Legend says that on the night of Kojagiri Pournima, the moon shines the brightest. It is also the night when Goddess Laxmi goes around from place to place asking, ‘Who is awake?’ Those who are awake on this night will be blessed bountifully. Hence her devotees hold night vigils and functions of such a nature.

This musical evening went up till 12.30am the following day and it did see crowds despite the late hour and the rain. The music was delightful, the musicians skilled and the night, full of music and intrigue.

“We give performances like this, every year,” says professor Gaunkar.

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Prince Gupta, in the presence of the Academy’s proprietor Tushar Volvoikar (left), social worker Kanti Khutwalkar (right) inaugurating the Academy HERALD FEATURES ance classes in the latest variations of locking and popping, freestyle and Bollywood are being conducted in Vasco by the Unbeatable Dance Academy.

The centre was inaugurated at the hands of the prince of popping and locking Prince Gupta, from ‘Dance India Dance’. He was also the chief guest at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Academy. Dance classes will be conducted every Monday and Friday at Salkar Hall, Vasco.

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HERALD FEATURES he Dastakari Haat which closes on the October 29, has proved to be a wonderful amalgamation of the vibrant cultures from the length and breadth of the country. The courtyard of the International Centre Goa is decorated with the colourful wares of the various items from rugs, jewelry, lamps, baskets to textiles, shoes and stoles. There are a variety of show pieces and other utility items that could beautify the home and also be used as beautiful gifts for the festive season.

According to Arjun Harlankar, ICG, “Some of the people who have come down are exclusive families solely dedicated to their crafts in their particular states. It is virtually rare to see such a rich amalgamation of this sort under one roof.”

Taking a peek into the world of crafts: Mr Pratapsing Rane

Discussing the myriad colours : Mrs Rane, Jaya Jaitly, Nandini Sahai and Dr Maria Aurora Couto Photos by Rozario Estibeiro and Galileo Fernandes

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BY RON FIDELIS nly another trait of good progress, there has been a stark increase in the number of behind the scenes production people whose work has come to fore and have shone in this vibrant tiatr competition of 21 entries this year.

Around in this very circuit since the mid 80s, the Sao Gonsalo Dramatic Group, Cujira, Santa Cruz, have launched professional tiatrists like Dolla, besides also giving a platform to many more who later became famous artistes of the Konkani stage. Armed with a host of amateurs, this time as well, Tuka was an emotional story of a father who raises three children. It was directed by Antonio Manuel de Araujo and written by Framel M Fernandes.

This time, one of the behind-the-scenes heroes who stood out with their work was set designer Surendra Satarkar; courtesy whom, we saw two full length cows coming back to a shed after a field day. With a well-made, huge tree adding to the ambience, he turned the stage into a stable. And Yuvraj Mangeshkar handling the lights supported this setting very well with shades and silhouettes. A fire slowly starting up when one of the two sons of this poor man heats water in this typical huge brass pot placed on three stones with firewood was a nice effect to watch.

The mother dies at child birth after giving life to a daughter (played by Maria Coelho).

The loving chemistry between the two sons and the daughter at the outset of this tiatr is elaborated purposefully, so that this very affection works on the audiences when things change later. The script, that does a good balancing act of the arguments for and against making money the easier way, reminds one of ‘Get rich or die trying’, the debut album of popular artist called 50 Cent. With no returns to the sincere values practiced by these kids, the elder son played by Philip Azavedo finally breaks out and turns curt.

He turns to a life of crime in order to satiate his urge for riches and luxury – something that he was deprived of all throughout his life due to his father’s taught values. He is also shown getting successful materialistically.

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The scene when he forcefully gets his father to sign a document allowing him to cut the beautiful tree outside his house to erect his bungalow instead was pretty intense. However, towards the end, Tuka finally has these loose ends tied up. The daughter and second son (played by Franzel Fernandes), after an initial bad patch, are inevitably rewarded by their destiny and values. The eldest son nonetheless gets taken away by cops even after erecting his bungalow with all his wealth - all because he did not have faith in the values his father taught him.

The situational comedy with the character of a quack Dr Jack Xavier played very energetically and expressively by Manuel G Gonsalves also tickled the funny bone of the audiences. With some well-written songs, this tiatr had its share of ups and downs on the cantaram side.

However, all the kids who sang deserved kudos for having the courage to be on stage and face the audience in the first place. After all, like for many great tiatrists and performers, the best prize or award for them would inevitably be claps from the audiences; that they all got irrespective of their hick-ups and teething issues. Assisting this enthusiastic group were couple tiatrists Elvis-Carmin with singer, song-writer, playwright and professional tiatrist for decades now, Elvis Sequeira. Elvis, lending his talent and great voice to the songs side gave it a nice facelift.

Reginaldo Nazareth played the tragedy role of the father while Nelissia Bothelo, Agnes Nazareth, Mefffi de Araujo, Framel Fernandes, Marlbert Fernandes, Marlbert Azavedo, Melvia de Araujo and Shelton Lourence supported the main cast well as the extras.

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Celine Dion and Twins busy with Photo Shoot

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fter the mess called Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi looked a broken man. With a sinking career and a shattered heart, he looked completely out of place at one time with a career in Bollywood seeming like an unfathomable dream.

But as luck would have it, he was introduced to Priyanka Alva and the chemistry boiled up again. And, surely, it seems to have brought him loads of luck, too, yet again. No wonder, his gory film Rakta Charitra is doing so well at the theatres.

And if you think that Vivek’s marriage to Priyanka is an arranged affair, then Vivek has something to inform you. He maintains that though it were his parents who introduced Priyanka to him, it took only 20 minutes for him to fall in love with her. So certainly, he has at last found the gal of his right choice.

And with only hours to go for the wedding, which will take place tomorrow, on October 29, Vivek couldn’t have asked for more.

Slaying Hisss and Jhootha Hi Sahi at the box office, his flick Rakta Charitra has set the screen on fire. What more? His performance has been hailed by critics and masses alike! Sure, the lad has a screen resurrection aided by some true love.

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ow that Celine Dion is out of the Florida hospital, along with seeing to her twins, the pop diva is reportedly also busy selling her twin photos. She is currently preparing for a photo shoot of an upcoming magazine cover. The twins’ dad Rene Angelil is supporting her for the shoot and is taking good care of the babies.

Reports have it that the photos of the twin babies will appear in People Magazine, which will probably cost $150,000.

Celine and husband burst into joyous tears after the singer gave birth to twins following IVF treatment.

Rene, 68, revealed: “We've tried five times since March 2009 to conceive. It has been very hard. So when they showed us the first baby crying, we were crying. It was emotional and we were both thinking about the time it took. We are very lucky, very privileged and very fortunate to have these boys.”

Celine, 42, who miscarried in 2009, gave birth a month early in Florida by caesarean to sons weighing 5lb 10oz and 5lb 4oz.

The proud parents jokingly added that the twins’ brother ReneCharles, nine, was relieved not to have a sister.

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o, we’re not talking about Ameesha Patel taking up tennis but just the opposite! Ace tennis star Leander Paes is stepping into showbiz and is being paired opposite Ameesha Patel for a film.

The film marking Paes’ entry into films, titled Rajdhani Express, is to be directed by Ashok Kohli.

Paes was being offered films for the past 15 years but it’s only now that he has relented. The film will also add some life to Ameesha’s sagging career; apart from this, the actress has also been signed up by Raj Kumar Santoshi for his film Power.

As for Paes, just like his game, he obviously wants to give this film his very best shot and therefore has enrolled himself in Anupam Kher’s acting academy for a three-month long course.

Everyone is tight lipped about this project and what is known is that Paes would be playing a common man in a fast paced plot. Well, that kind of pressure is something he can handle. Rajdhani Express is scheduled to go on the floors next month.

cclaimed Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, known for movies like The Motorcycle Diaries, Amores Perros and Babel, is likely to work with an Indian production house.

“We have approached the 31-year-old prolific actor to play Lucian, a priest in our upcoming movie The Stamp Collector. He has loved the script and other details are to be worked out,” said producer Sanjay Bhattacharyajee.

“Nothing has been finalised yet, but I hope to meet him soon,” Sanjay said.

For those who have joined late, Bernal has portrayed Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara twice, first in a TV series Fidel and later in the movie, The Motorcyle Diaries.

He played Octavio in Mexican movie Amores Perros, who is in love with his sister-in-law, Susana.

The Stamp Collector is based on Vishwapriya Iyenger’s acclaimed short story No Letter From Mother.

Besides Bernal, it would star three more big international stars, Sanjay said.

The project, to be helmed by American filmmaker, Francesca Di Amico, would be made on budget not more than USD 10 million, he said. “It would be an international movie set in the backdrop of Partition, made in English with a bit of Hindi and Punjabi,” he said.

Sanjay Bhattacharyajee has independently produced movies like Amu, Bombay Summer, Manorama Six Feet Under, Quick Gun Murugan, and Frozen.

He, in association with model and actress Sushama Reddy, in 2009 formed Seven Island Studios Pvt. Ltd. “Besides The Stamp Collector, we are also working on a laugh riot, National Roaming.

It would be a Bollywood film with ensemble star cast,” Sanjay added.

contraceptive gel may soon replace the birth control pill, researchers say. Rubbing a bit of the clear gel into the arms, legs, shoulders and abdomen every day delivers a dose of hormones which prevent pregnancy.

Researchers say it could be an attractive alternative to the pill, that too without the common side-effects of nausea and weight gain.

It is also suitable for those who are breastfeeding, unlike the pill, which frequently interferes with milk supply due to high hormone levels caused by its consumption.

The gel works in the same way as the contraceptive skin patch, reports a leading UK paper.

The small beige plaster provides a steady stream of progesterone and oestrogen through the skin, which stop the ovaries releasing an egg each month.

These findings will be presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in the US. The gel eliminates two of the biggest disadvantages of the transdermal patch - of it being visible - and the danger of it falling off.

Experts hope to bring the gel to market if clinical trial results continue to be positive.

Ruth Merkatz, director, Clinical Development of Reproductive Health at Population Council Research Center in New York, led the study.

A group of women in their twenties to thirties were used in the trial, and it was found that over a seven-month period, none fell pregnant.

The gel also had ‘very high acceptability’, she said. The research found the optimum dose was just three milligrams a day.

The key drug in the gel is Nestorone, a new synthetic progesterone, similar to the natural hormone. It also contains a type of oestrogen that is chemically identical to that produced by a woman's body.

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he British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has become one of the first bodies to recognise the creators of social media gaming by creating a dedicated award at its GAME British Academy Video Games Awards.

It comes after a surge in the uptake of smartphones and social networking sites in the past 12 months and the increased access to highspeed internet, which has allowed developers to create new platforms for games.

Indeed, FarmVille has 60 million monthly users through Facebook and has even attracted a new audience of older female players.

Commenting on the new Social Network Game award, Ray Maguire, chairman of BAFTA’s Video Games Committee, said, “The rise in popularity and sophistication of social media gaming has been meteoric. It is only right to recognise the hard work, fantastic creativity and great success being demonstrated in this new area of the industry.”

The first winner of the award will be announced at the BAFTA’s on March 16, 2011 and will be streamed live online for the first time.

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he latest mobile health application can help pinpoint the potential cause of muscle pain by highlighting its ‘trigger points’.

These are tight places in certain muscles which cause pain elsewhere in the body. For example, tense muscles in the shoulder can cause pain in the fingers.

This mobile application shows where the 70 different muscles in the body are. It also explains how they work, along with detailed graphics.

You can view each muscle individually, or use the zones view to see all the muscles of a specific area, the abdomen or the upper thigh, for example.

There are also pointers on how to tackle muscle pain problems.

“Trigger and pressure points have been used in medicine for thousands of years, and the practice of acupuncture is based on this,” says Arun Ghosh, general practitioner at the Spire Hospital, Liverpool, UK. “However, I would be very careful about using an app like this for a diagnosis. Some conditions are not obvious. For example, back pain high up the spine might well be caused by a disc injury lower down, rather than a muscle problem,” he adds.

“You always need proper scans and examinations to find where a problem begins,” he concludes.

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