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India: It’s not fair to compare me with Ranbir -- Imran Pg 9 11 held in US on spy charges An incident reminiscent of the Cold War era hostilities, the US has arrested 11 people on charges of spying for Russia, angering Moscow to issue a stern warning that it would be a blow to the ObamaMedvedev ‘burger’ diplomacy
and the ‘reset’ in bilateral ties. The arrests were made on Sunday and yesterday in Boston, New York, New Jersey and Virginia, the Department of Justice announced today alleging that the group dubbed the “illegals“ was tasked by the Russian intelligence agency SVR to enter the US,
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Registrar of Co-ops caught taking bribe HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 29
The Registrar of Co-operative Societies, P K Pattidar, who also holds additional charge as Director, Animal Husbandry was today caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials accepting a bribe. ACB Police Inspector Nilesh Rane addressing media, after sleuths raided Pattidar’s Patto office disclosed that he was caught taking Rs 15,000 from a contractor. “We received a complaint this morning from one contractor who had supplied feed worth Rs 23 lakh to the Dhaat and Koparde farms”, Rane stated. He said that the complainant had alleged that Pattidar was demanding 10 per cent as commission for settling his bills, which was working out to Rs 2.3 lakh. After negotiations, the complainant agreed to pay the amount in instalments with the first instalment being of Rs 15,000, Rane stated. Following the complaint, ACB sleuths laid a trap and he was caught red-handed accepting Rs 15,000 at the Registrar of Cooperative Societies office at Patto plaza, at around 5.15 pm today, the official said. Sources in the ACB disclosed that Pattidar used to regularly call the contractors at the Patto office of Registrar of Co-op Societies for such nefarious activities. ACB officials also raided Pat-
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Sports: Paraguay shoot out Rising Sun Pg 18 26 CRPF men shot dead in Maoist attack PTI RAIPUR, JUNE 29
In a major Maoist attack, 26 CRPF personnel were today shot dead and seven injured in an ambush in a remote area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district. Heavily-armed Maoists opened fire with automatic weapons from a hilltop when a 63-member security contingent was returning from road opening duty on foot, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said in New Delhi. The attack, which also left seven personnel including four special police officers of the Chhattisgarh Police injured, took place at Daurai Road area, about 300 km from here, at around 3 pm. It comes nearly three months after the worst April 6 Dantewada massacre by the Maoist which left 75 personnel of the force and one Chhattisgarh policeman dead. Pillai said security and medical reinforcements have been sent to the spot and all the bodies have been recovered. The injured have been taken to a hospital by a helicopter, he said. According to preliminary information, the condition of one of the SPOs is stated to be serious, officials said. The troops were from the 39th battalion of the force and were a part of its ‘E’ and ‘F’ companies, CRPF Chief Vikram SriAnti-Corruption Bureau officials escort Registrar of Co-operative So- vastava said. cieties, P K Pattidar out of his office after he was caught red-handed On May 8, eight men of the for accepting a bribe. Photo by Rozario Estibeiro. paramilitary force were killed tidar’s house to conduct a thorAfter the raids, Pattidar was when naxals blew up a mineough probe into his assets, arrested and taken to ACB office proof vehicle also in Narayanpur at Altinho. sources said. district.
City’s garbage problem solved Police protection assured, work resumes today HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 29
Garbage collection in the capital city will resume from Wednesday after an emergency meeting of CCP on Tuesday evening managed to convince the contractor Shakeel Abdul Wahab in restarting work. The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Carolina Po today said that garbage collection in the city will begin from tomorrow while sorting of the same and recycling will begin tonight. “We explained him the entire situation and also assured police protection. Accordingly, he has
Indians have the highest rate of heart disease in the UK, according to latest research the University of Oxford. The burden of heart disease among ethnic minorities is revealed in the new report compiled by Oxford University researchers for the British Heart Foundation. The figures suggest that while the South Asian population suffers the highest rates of heart disease, many could be missing out on access to some treatments. The publication, Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease 2010, reports that 27 per cent of deaths in men born in South Asia and living in the UK are from heart disease, compared with 18 per cent in men born in the UK. Lead author of the report, Dr Peter Scarborough from Oxford’s Department of Public Health, said: “The report confirms what was already generally known about ethnic differences in the burden of cardiovascular disease – that South Asians in the UK suffer more coronary heart disease than the white population”. Diabetes is also more prevalent in the South Asian popula-
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agreed to send his workers at the sorting centre at St Inez”, Po said. CCP has written to the Panjim police asking to provide protection to the workers, who were beaten up by an unknown, last week. Contractor Shakeel who had stopped sorting and recycling work, confirmed that the Corporation has guaranteed police protection to his workers. “I was also called by police commissioner this evening, who has also assured that protection will be provided. I narrated him entire scene and he
Ending days of speculation, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today appointed Jose Philip D’Souza as its Goa unit president. The decision comes a day after the party general secretary and incharge of Goa desk Prakash Binsale said that they are still undecided on the matter. However, the suspense came to an end today evening with the party announcing name of Jose Philip. A letter to this effect was issued by the NCP Office Superintendent A Z Palwi. Jose Philip D’Souza, who is the minister for Revenue and Civil Supplies in the Congressled coalition Government, told Herald that his first job would
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Indians top heart disease list in UK PTI LONDON, JUNE 29
Jose Philip is State NCP president
tion, while the black population has a higher risk of stroke. The reasons for differences between ethnic groups living in the UK are not fully understood. Scarborough explained: “There are a number of different influences that could have an effect – genetic differences, socio-economic differences, and differences in factors that can raise the risk of heart disease”. This report shows that there are differences in risk factors within the ethnic groups in the UK, but it is difficult to assess how much these translate to the experience of heart disease.
Of course Marathi manoos will never 'bow down' under pressure. But this song seems to be in African language not Marathi.
Mickky moves SC for bail HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 29
The absconding former tourism minister, Mickky Pacheco whose anticipatory bail application was rejected by the High Court last week, has now knocked the doors of the Supreme Court seeking relief. Mickky has been named main accused in the death of his close friend, Nadia Torrado, who died on May 29, a fortnight after she consumed ratol (rat poison). His aide and co-accused, Lyndon Monteiro who is also in hiding has also challenged the High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail application. While considering occurrence of entire incident and that the death of Nadia occurred under mysterious cir-
cumstances the High Court had rejected both applications. “It cannot be denied that the offence appears to be of a very serious nature. It involves death of a young woman in mysterious circumstances. Looking to the sequence of events it cannot be said that custodial interrogation of the applicant is not required”, the High Court had observed. Mickky has been absconding since June 5, after he stepped down from the office of minister. It is the case of the investigating agency that the house of the deceased including the bedroom was cleaned. Also, important evidence was deliberately made to disappear from the house. Two cell phones, passport and laptop of the deceased and even the ratol tube are missing.
Mickky Pacheco’s estranged wife Sara walks out of the Crime Branch office at Dona Paula after a grueling 6-hour questioning. Photo by Rozario Estibeiro.
Sleuths grill Mickky’s wife for six hours HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 29
The Crime Branch today quizzed former tourism mini s t e r Fr a n c i s c o M i c k k y Pacheco’s estranged wife Sara Pacheco for almost six hours in connection with the Nadia Torrado death case. Sara, who had filed a complaint of bigamy against Pacheco was accompanied by Bailancho Ekvott President Auda Viegas. Sara refused to talk to the press after the marathon grilling but sources in the Crime Branch here said that Sara admitted she knew Nadia since 2004. “I knew that Nadia and Pacheco were going around”, she said in her statement before police. Nadia, who worked in
Pacheco’s firm as an accounts coordinator died after consuming poison on May 30. Pacheco and his OSD Lyndon Monteiro are on the run after Crime Branch accused them in Nadia’s death. Speaking to reporters Auda Viegas said that Sara married Pacheco in 1999 and their marriage ran into trouble in 2004. In December 2008, Sara filed a complaint of domestic violence against Pacheco claiming that he abused her often and threw her out of the house. Subsequently, in January 2009, Pacheco filed a divorce petition seeking to separate from Sara. Sara has also filed complaint of forgery against Pacheco last year alleging that he sold all her flats and a vehicle, which were in her name.