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K’taka CM in trouble; Sachin is Cricketer of the Year 19 MLAs pull the rug PTI BANGALORE, OCT 6

To prove majority on October 11 PTI BANGALORE, OCT 6

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka today plunged into crisis being reduced to a minority after 19 legislators withdrew support, prompting Governor H R Bhardwaj to ask Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority in the Assembly before October 12.

The first-ever saffron government in the south was rocked by the action of 19 MLAs—14 from BJP and five Independents—who revolted against Yeddyurappa’s leadership disatisfied with the recent cabinet expansion and gave a letter to the Governor withdrawing support to him.

The rebel ML As included seven ministers of whom four were independents who were sacked earlier in the day.

Hours after the revolt, Yeddurappa had a meeting with Bharadwaj and told him he was ready to face the trial of strength on October 11, one day ahead of the deadline set by the gov-

Trio wins Nobel in chemistry AP STOCKHOLM, OCT 6

An American and two Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry today for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together, methods now widely used to make medicines and even slimmed-down computer screens.

Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki were honored for their development four decades ago of one of the most sophisticated tools available to chemists today, called palladium-catalysed cross coupling. n Report

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ernor for the 29-month-old government.

“I have requested the Governor to convene the special session on October 11 to face the trial of strength”, he told the media after meeting Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan.

Yeddyurappa expressed confidence of proving the majority enjoyed by his government.

In the 224-member assembly, BJP and independents together had a strength of 123 and with today’s developments it has been reduced to 104 reducing

the ruling party to a minority.

BJP requires the support of 113 members to prove its majority.

BJP earlier had 117 MLAs including the Speaker, followed by Congress 73, JDS 28 and independents six.

Acting quickly to save his government, Yeddyurappa dangled the carrot of ministry reshuffle with immediate effect to appease the rebels and assured another exercise next year to induct new faces.

In a firefighting exercise, he also rushed mining magnate and Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy to pacify the agitated MLAs, who are camping near Chennai. Interestingly, Reddy had led the dissident campaign against Yeddyurappa not long ago.

Emerging from the about two-and-half hours discussions with the rebel MLAs at the airport here, Reddy told reporters there was no threat to the government and he would convey the dissidents’ demands to the party high command. The rebels later left for Kochi.

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar today bagged his maiden International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year trophy along with the People’s Choice Award, while compatriot Virender Sehwag was named the Test Cricketer of the Year at a glittering ceremony here.

Tendulkar, who has an international career spanning over two decades, clinched the coveted trophy by beating South African Hashim Amla, Englishman Graeme Swann and Sehwag.

“It’s better late than never. I am getting the award in the 21st year of my career, so it’s fantastic. I have been working hard for this award,” Tendulkar said after receiving the honour.

Tendulkar, who made his debut as a 16-year-old against Pakistan way back in November 15, 1989, was also named winner of LG People’s Choice Award.

“To play well is a challenge that you take in your stride and work hard to perform. I am doing this for the last 21 years and I take a lot of pride to play for my country,” Tendulkar said.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of the ICC’s World Test XI, while Australia was chosen as the best ODI (one day international) team of the period between August

Valpoi first to come under poll monitoring system HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

In what is said to be the first time in the country, the election officials have decided to use poll monitoring system (PMS) for the Valpoi by-poll, scheduled for October 18.

Disclosing this at a press conference, North Goa Collector and District Election Officer Mihir Wardhan stated that for the first time the PMS is used in entire assembly constituency.

“With the permission of the Election Commission of India we will have a poll monitoring system for Valpoi bye-elections,” Wardhan said adding “We had sent the proposal to the ECI which has given its approval.”

Providing details, the collector explained that through PMS the officials will keep a track of everybody who comes to cast

Even if a person, who is enrolled in the election roll, tells his name the computer will search and provide details. votes.

“Every person will be photographed and his or her finger prints would be captured,” Wardhan said.

Besides, he continued, there would be voter facilitation centre outside the polling booths which will help the voters especially the illiterates to know their serial and part number.

“Even if a person, who is enrolled in the election roll, tells his name the computer will search and provide details,” he stated adding “The aim of PMS

is to ensure free and fair elections.”

Giving further details on the bye-elections, Wardhan said, there are total 17912 voters in the constituency, out of which 9106 are males and 8806 are females.

There are 8 male service voters (working for defense services elsewhere), who will be allowed to vote by ballot papers which have already been dispatched, he said.

Wardhan further said that for the first time list of total voters including senior citizens, handicapped, prisoners and dead voters have been prepared by the authorities.

“There are about 8 prisoners from Valpoi and according to rules they are not allowed to vote. Only those who are under (Continued on page 10)

Master blaster Sachine Tendulkar shows his trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year and viewers choice award during the LG ICC Award 2010 ceremony in Bangalore on Wednesday

2009 and 2010.

South African AB de Villiers clinched the ICC ODI Player of the Year award.

England fast bowler Steven Finn, who played in six Test matches in the voting period and took 27 wickets at an aver-

Malik, PC discuss Mumbai case PTI ISLAMABAD, OCT 6

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik today took with Home Minister P Chidambaram the country’s proposal to send a commission to India to interview key witnesses in the Mumbai attacks case.

Malik raised the issue during a telephonic conversation with Chidambaram in the wake of an anti-terrorism court seeking a clarification from the Pakistan government on whether it has received permission from Indian authorities for the commission to travel to India.

Malik, said the Pakistani court has desired that, subject to the consent of Indian authorities, the commission may visit to India to record the testimony of the magistrate who recorded the confessional statement of Ajmal Kasab and the investigating officer in the Mumbai attacks case.

Rahul likens RSS to SIMI PTI BHOPAL/NEW DELHI, OCT 6

In unusually strident remarks, Rahul Gandhi today equated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with banned terror outfit SIMI, saying both preached “hardline fundamentalist Ideologies”, evoking sharp reactions from the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“Both these organisations have hardline fundamentalist ideologies,” he said at a press conference here.

When pointed out that the radical Students Islamic Move-

ment of India (SIMI) was a proscribed outfit, which was not the case with RSS, the Nagpurheadquartered right-wing group, Rahul said that this did not matter much for him. “...both these organisations preach fundamentalist ideologies. That’s a fact and nothing is going to change that fact,” he said.

Gandhi, who is on a tour of BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, went on to drive home his point saying there can be no place in the Youth Congress for people with hardline fundamentalist ideolo-

Stress taking a toll on Goan policemen Vibha Verma PANJIM, OCT 6

Psychosomatic and anxiety neurosis cases are reportedly on the rise in the Goa Police with at least three such cases being referred to a police medical clinic in a fortnight, a senior medical officer said.

Many policemen are bogged down with stress, which couples up with their unbearable workload. The worry of not being able to pay back the loan is a major concern about policemen, who feel helpless and give up.

Police medical officer (PMO) Dr Kalpana Mahatme, who interacts with police officials on a regular basis said that there are many who have borrowed loans because they need to buy

a house or have to get their siblings married .

“The expectations from the family members are high and reportedly never ending. This puts them in great stress and finally their health caves in,” said the officer who has 5,000odd police force as her patients.

She said that some have procured loans from more than one place, which leaves them with a paltry salary at the end of the month.

“Some policemen have married at a young age and now have the responsibility of looking after a growing child,” Dr Mahatme said.

The stress level also increases as some policemen are sole bread earners and their depend-

ents are more.

“There is stress but we have no single case of depression and that’s a good sign,” she said.

A close look at the cases reveals that those who are in their 30s or those nearing superannuation suffer from such stressrelated disorders.

Dr Mahatme said that Goa Police is amongst few forces in the country that is getting such prime medical treatment. “They don’t even have to leave their office premises. Right from medicine to psychological counselling, everything is available on call,” she said.

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gies.

Incensed over being equated with SIMI, RSS hit out at Rahul saying he needs to learn more about the country before making such “meaningless” statements.

“He should brush up his knowledge before making meaningless statements. He should know the difference between RSS and banned outfits and know the history of Congress party, which has been accused of fundamentalism in the l a s t s i x d e c a d e s , ” R SS spokesperson Ram Madhav said.

age of 21.85, won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year Award.

New Zealand swashbuckler Brendon McCullum’s blistering 56-ball unbeaten 116 against Australia in Christchurch was adjudged the ICC Twenty20 In-

ternational Performance of the Year.

Spirit of the Game Award went to New Zealand and Aleem Dar of Pakistan won the ICC Umpire of the Year trophy.

West Indian great Joel Garner was inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame in the ceremony, while the Netherlands’ all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate became the ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year.

The voting period includes such high-profile events as the ICC Men’s and Women’s World Twenty20 2010 in West Indies, the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa and the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 2010 in the Netherlands, as well as several bilateral Test and ODI series.

“It’s fantastic to win this award, I’m really excited to have won two awards and this last season for the entire team has been really special,” Tendulkar said after becoming the seventh player to win the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.

“I think right from the start of the season when won in Sri Lanka and I scored a hundred in the finals and from there on the season took off for us. We became number one in the Test rankings, something we all wanted to achieve and we’ve been able to maintain our performances in the last 10 months.

CBI raids EPF officer’s flat, recover Rs 1 lakh HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) sleuths have recovered more than Rs 1 lakh in cash from the residence of the alleged tainted Employees Provident Fund assistant officer M K Farde.

Farde on Tuesday was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a manpower management firm to dilute legal charges against them. He was thereafter taken to CBI office at Bambolim from EPF office at Patto where he was arrested.

The raid was conducted after Vidhya Industries Services (VIS) proprietor Bharti Roy filed a written complaint with the CBI that Farde was demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to settle cases against the company.

“In the midst of the interrogation, we raided his official flat next to the EPF office and attached two unnamed envelopes containing cash of Rs 6,000 and Rs 4,000 respectively. We assume it is also a bribe amount,” SP S S Gavali told reporters at a press briefing today.

Besides, cash of Rs 82,000 was also recovered from the flat during panchanama. The team in collaboration with the Mumbai CBI-ACB also conducted raid at two of his houses at Mumbai, from where cash of more than Rs 40,000 was recovered.

“We have also attached and

are examining certain documents relating to properties, shares and other dealings,” he added.

Farde was transferred to Goa two years back and was staying alone while his family resides at his home town in Thane, Mumbai.

When contacted the investigating officer Ashok Yadav said that the court remanded Farde to five-days custody for interrogation.

“Farde insisted that the firm’s proprietor pay him the bribe amount through his (Farde’s) legal representative Arjun Naik.

The lawyer is however not into the picture,” he further said.

The manpower firm was previously raided by EPF officials for not depositing their share (Continued on page 10)

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CBI completes probe into IFFI-2004 scam HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has finally completed the investigation into the alleged IFFI-2004 infrastructure development scam and the indictment is likely to be filed by year end.

Goa CBI Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) SP S S Gavali told Herald that the process of filing a charge-sheet was in progress.

“The investigation sleuths is most likely to file the charge-sheet before the end of this year,” said the officer.

The fresh statement comes five months after CBI joint director Rishiraj Singh in May told media persons that they will chargesheet the case in a month or two.

The SP is however assertive to file the chargesheet before December-end.

“The compilation, assessment and other

legal aspects of the entire investigation are being done at present,” he said.

The CBI is probing into the strictures passed in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report alleging illegalities into the first IFFI that was organized by then chief minister Manohar Parrikar.

Parrikar, is named in the case filed by Mauveen Godinho filed a criminal complaint against the former of misusing funds running in several crores. The corecommittee members for IFFI 2004 including chief minister Digambar Kamat, Speaker Pratapsing Rane, Power Minister Aleixo Sequeira, Water Resources Minister Philip Neri Rodrigues, Education Minister Babush Monserrate and others have been questioned. SP Gavali confirmed that the case investigation officer has questioned everyone connected to the case.

CBI to hold public darbar on Saturday The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)-Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) will hold one-hour public darbar at their office in Bambolim on Saturday.

The press note released by Goa CBIACB SP S S Gavali has requested public, NGOs and public servants to come forth

with any grievances or information against central government departments, PSUs, banks or other offices.

Mumbai CBI joint director will be personally hearing the grievances between 4 pm to 5pm in the presence of Goa CBI officials, as well.

Calangute police register rape case HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, OCT 6

Calangute Police on Wednesday registered a rape case against an unknown person for allegedly raping a minor girl at Calangute.

Following a complaint by a member of NGO, looking into the affairs of children, Calangute Police registered the case. Police further informed that the minor girl is reportedly pregnant and PI Nolasco Raposo is investigating the case.

Scooter rider injured in mishap HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 6

A scooter rider was injured, while his wife escaped unhurt, after the scooter in which they were traveling was knocked down by a bus near Verem market on Wednesday at about 1.45 pm.

According to Porvorim Police, the accident occurred when the Activa scooter (GA-03-E-1011) in which rider Rama Nagveker (48) along with his wife were traveling, was knocked down by a bus (GA-03-T-7395), which was proceeding from Panjim towards Calangute.

Rama and his wife were proceeding towards Panjim. Rama sustained head injuries and was admitted to GMC Hospital in Bambolim for treatment. Police has registered an offence against the bus driver for negligent driving. Head Constable K B Sawant is investigating the case.

Hike in auto, taxi fares likely HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

Travelling by autorickshaw and Taxis is likely to become dearer in Goa with State Transport Authority (STA) toying with the proposal to hike the fares.

Transport Director Arun Desai told Herald that the taxi operators and autorickshaw unions have asked for hike in the fares, which were revised in 2006.

“It’s been almost four years since the fares were revised.

The STA in the upcoming meeting will consider the proposal,” Desai said.

The STA, headed by transport secretary Narendra Kumar will be meeting on October 26 to thrash out various issues.

Desai confirmed that since

Govt agrees to renew taxi permits of small cars Partially admitting the demands of taxi operators, the State Transport Authority (STA) is expected to renew permits of taxis with 800 cc engine for All Goa Permit.

However, it is also said that no new taxi permits will be granted to vehicles below 1000 cc.

Talking to Herald Transport Director Arun Desai said that the STA meeting, scheduled on October 26 is expected to ratify the decision to renew All Goa taxi Permits to the vehicles May, 2010 the associations like All Goa Autorickshaw Association (AGAA), Taximan’s Union (TU) and All Goa Taxi Unions Association (AGTUA) have been demanding for hike, which is Rs 10 for first three kilometers, currently.

“There are various hiked rates

with 800 cc.

Desai stated that in 2007, the decision not to allow taxis below 1000 cc was taken which was extended in 2008.

Director said that the government decision will benefit 500-odd taxi operators in the state.

The taxi operators in the state had strongly objected to the government decision to ban permits for vehicles below 1000 cc.

demanded by these unions.

AGAA are asking for Rs 20 for first three kilometers, while TU wants Rs 12 and AGTUA have demanded for Rs 15,” Desai said.

However, he said fixed rates will be sanctioned for all.

When asked, Desai said that the hike is must as the rates of

fuel prices have gone up since 2006 and also the prices of automobile spares have increased.

The Transport Department has recently hiked bus fares by 10 paise per kilometre beyond the first 3 km and retained the fare of Rs 5 for the first 3 km.

A local farmer winnowing paddy on Wednesday afternoon, at Taliegao. Farmers across the State have begun harvesting Kharif paddy crops.

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Computers stolen from NHAI office HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 6

Computers and electronic items, worth Rs 62,500, were stolen from the office of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at Headland Sada, Vasco, on Tuesday night.

According to Mormugao Police, the burglars entered the NHAI office by breaking open the lock and decamped with two computers, monitors and other electronic accessories.

The office was locked on Tuesday at about 5 pm and the incident came to light on Wednesday morning when the staff found the computers missing and office ransacked.

Public transport routes to be rescheduled HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

The State Transport department is thinking to reschedule all its public transport routes, which is a fall out of the drive conducted to regulate the private and Kadamba Transport Corporation buses.

“At the end of this exercise, we will have the ready data of the overcrowded routes and also the routes which fall short of the passengers,” Transport Director Arun Desai said.

Transport Department has initiated the drive to check overloading, non wearing of uniform by drivers and conductors, shut-

ting of the door and chewing of tobacco by the drivers and conductors. The department has booked 250 people for the various offences.

Desai said that there are various routes which are overcrowded while many fall short of passengers.

“We will analyse the data scientifically and come out with the proper scheduling of the routes,” he said adding that even the routes of Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) will be reviewed.

“In some villages catered by KTCL, big buses are left empty due to less passengers. On these

routes, smaller buses can ply,” he suggested.

Private bus operators in the past had demanded that the routes be rescheduled to give them level playing field.

Transport director said that the current drive to regulate the public transport system is not aimed only towards the private bus operators.

“We are also having random check of Kadamba buses. But the violation of laws by them is less because it is mandatory for them to wear uniform and also they have their own internal checks to curb ticketless travel,” Desai said.

Sell ‘feni’, AP Minister tells Goan women SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PANJIM, OCT 6

A Hyderabad exhibition for Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA) saw some not-so-funny mirth as AP Minister for Rural Development Vatti Vasanth Kumar loudly encouraged women

from Goa to sell ‘feni’ and those from AP’s Kurnool district to sell ‘crude bombs’, as both had a “big demand”.

According to a news report in ‘Indian Express’, the minister made these remarks while visiting stalls after inaugurating the DWCRA Bazaar in Hy-

derabad. “Forget the products you have displayed; do you sell bombs? There is great demand from our people,” Vasanth Kumar said, to the surprise of all present, while speaking to a stall owner from Kurnool.

Speaking on the occasion,

Vasanth Kumar said 600 participants from 22 districts in AP and 15 other states were participating in the exhibition.

He advised government officials to guide women SHGs in DWCRA to market products with better packaging and design.

‘Atala was in India to escape punishment’ HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

Goa police today said that alleged drug peddler Yaniv alias Atala Benaim was in India to avoid punishment in 16 cases pending in his country Israel.

Crime Branch Deputy Superintendent of Police C S Salgaonkar told media persons that the Interpol in its communication The driver lost control of this Maruti car and landed it in the fountain at Mala, Panjim.

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When Parrikar travelled ticketless…

New book tells all about IIT Mumbai Hostel 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PANJIM, OCT 6

Former chief minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar travelled without a ticket on Mumbai’s local trains for an entire semester because a ticket checker (TC) unfairly fined him and he wanted to recover the price of this injustice: Rs10.40.

Co-founder of Infosys Nandan Nilekani was instrumental in settling what was threatening to become an ugly dispute between residents of two hos-

One held with pirated CDs HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

The Panjim town police today arrested one Irfan Shaikh and seized 850 pirated CDs and DVDs of newly released films.

The raid was carried out at his shop ‘Farhana Video Library’ located in the new CCP market, the police informed. A computer and a CD writer, which was allegedly used for making pirated CDs and DVDs was also attached for investigation.

Shaikh was later released on bail, as confirmed by his advocate Swapnil Nashnolkar.

Just a month ago, Panjim police had carried out another raid at various shops in the Panjim market and seized around 8300 pirated VCDs and MP3 worth Rs 34-lakhs.

tels.

Steel consultant Arun Kaul would go to class on a horse (which was not even his) every day. The horse would be ‘parked’ in the cycle shed every night.

According to a report in ‘Hindustan Times’, these and other deeds and misdeeds of former residents of Hostel 4 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (IIT-B), will soon be available in a book: ‘Madhouse: True Stories of the Inmates of

Hostel 4’.

With 187 anecdotes from 1975 through 1985, contributed by 180 IIT-B alumni, the book will be launched on 26 December – IIT-B Alumni Day. It contains the escapades of people like Madhu Das, who went on to become head of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangalore, and Subrah Iyer, founder and CEO of WebEx, a $4.5 billion software company.

The idea of the book was born two years ago, when alumni returned to their hostels to find that some of the mess workers still worked there.

Hyderabad-based entrepreneur and editor of the book Bakul Desai says that the proceeds will go towards the betterment of their lives. “We all found success, but they are still where they were, dutifully serving batch after batch,” he said.

HC sets deadline on Sinquetim-Benaulim bridge HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

The High Court has granted time till Thursday for the PWD to obtain the central clearance before it decides on the interim application for stay filed by the residents of Sinquetim-Navelim over the bridge construction.

The petition filed by Sinquetim residents led by George Barretto and others seeking a stay on the bridge construction on grounds it has no environmental clearance from the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment had come up for hearing before the high court on Monday.

At the last date of hearing, the High court sought to know from the Advocate General how

much time the PWD would require to get the environmental clearance for the bridge as the PWD has been maintaining all along that the clearance would soon come from the centre.

PWD officials informed that the application seeking permission had come up before the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests last month and that the Ministry officials had raised some queries over CRZ regulations.

In fact, a senior PWD official said the query raised by the Central Ministry is a routine formality, adding that the clearance for the bridge would come no sooner the CRZ queries are answered by the local agency.

The High Court had earlier granted time for the PWD to seek the CRZ clearance from the Union Ministry since the cost of the Sinquetim-Benaulim bridge has exceeded beyond Rs 5 crore.

Incidentally, the court had made it quite clear to the petitioners opposing the bridge that they will be free to file an application for a stay on the bridge works if the PWD fails to obtain the necessary clearance.

The PWD had commenced work on the bridge by laying the foundation, but work presently appears suspended due to the monsoons and in view of the petition pending in the High Court.

Seven waiters, cooks held for rioting, assault HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

The seven waiters and cooks arrested for the offence of rioting and assault at a Borda bar and restaurant has been remanded to three days police custody.

Police said that following the brawl, the seven had not only assaulted three persons with broken bottles, but had caused damaged to a car and motorcycle parked outside the restaurant.

While two of the injured, who had suffered head injuries, were discharged last night, the third injured person was rushed to the GMC hospital last night.

When asked how the bar and restaurant was open past midnight, Margao PI Santosh Desai said that the police has no role to play as far as the timings of the bars, adding that this is the domain of the Excise department.

Meanwhile, the five persons arrested in the attempt to murder case have also been remanded to police custody.

P’yat workers meeting on Oct 9 MARGAO: A general body meeting of the all Goa Panchayat Workers Union has been convened on October 9 at 10.30 am at the T B Cunha hall, opposite Azad Maidan, Panjim.

U n i o n P re s i d e n t N a n d a Vagurmekar said that reports of the block-wise meetings of the panchayat staff would be placed and discussed, implementation of VIth Pay too will be discussed.

to Goa government has intimated that Atala is wanted in 16 cases of drug peddling, assault, theft and fraud in Israel.

The tattooed-arm drug peddler jumped bail in August and fled to his native town. He was tracked down in Rishon-Letzion in Israel, video-footage of which was telecast in a national news channel, couple of days ago.

“He is notorious in Israel. He is also booked for obstructing a police officer from carrying out his duty,” Salgaonkar said.

Atala’s sister in an interview alleged that her brother was politically targeted in Goa and that he fled to Israel fearing for his life in India.

Atala was arrested in March 11 from a shack at Pernem after

a spy-cam video released on video-sharing websites youtube.com and metacafe.com exposed his links with policemen.

The video was uploaded by his jilted girlfriend and Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse.

This subsequently resulted in the suspension and arrest of seven police officials, who were eventually released on bail.

NSUI Goa unit claims victory in Goa University elections

The winning members of NSUI. HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

The National Students Union of India (Goa Unit) on Wednesday claimed five out of the nine posts to the Students’ Council of Goa University were won by its candidates.

President Sunil Kawthankar said the top posts of Chairman, Secretary, Lady Representative and two Executive Members were bagged by them.

Elections to the remaining posts could not be conducted as the candidates were disqualified after mistakes were found in their nomination forms, he stated.

Pratik Prabhudessai was elected as Chairman of the council. The other members are Bhagyashree Satardekar (Secretary), Komal Naik (Lady Representative) and Nitesh Khavtankar and

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Wilfred Pereira (both Executive Members).

The election was held today in the Administrative Building of the varsity, six days after the NSUI members ‘gheraoed’ the Vice Chancellor Dileep Deobagkar for holding the same in abeyance and accusing him for acting as per the dictates of BJP’s youth wing.

In a press statement issued here, the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress President Sankalp Amonkar criticised BJP Yuva Morcha for boycotting the election. He said the student community had rejected the BJP and reposed faith in the Congress.

During the day the Students’ Council members, accompanied by other youth leaders, called upon GPCC chief Subhash Shirodkar, who urged them to take up issues dear to student community.

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Churchill fails to dethrone Luizinho’s aide Piexote HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

Notwithstanding the hue and cry raised by PWD Minister Churchill Alemao and his group, CWC Member Luizinho Faleiro’s close aide Conceissao Piexote appears firmly in the saddle as Navelim Block Congress president.

In fact, Pradesh Returning Officer for Goa I G Sanadi has rejected in toto the appeal filed

by Alemao’s close aide Filomeno Barretto to hold fresh elections for the Navelim Congress Block Committee.

When contacted, the PWD minister feigned ignorance about the rejection of appeal filed by Barretto against the election of Conceisao Piexote and the Navelim Block Congress Committee. “I am not aware of the rejection of Barretto’s ap-

Two fake doctors held at Ponda HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, OCT 6

Ponda Police on Wednesday arrested two conmen on charges of posing as Ayurvedic doctors from a rented premise at Varkhande-Ponda.

Ponda Police has identified the accused as Ramesh Shikre (24) of Kolhapur and Durgappa Gude (68) from Belgaum.

According to Ponda Police, they got the information from a reliable source and upon verification it turned out to be an illegal business.

Police further informed that the duo have confessed of not having any license and even the medicine that was sold had expired years back.

Ponda Police Inspector C L Patil has urged people not to fall prey to such quacks.

“Both are nothing, but cheats.

They were targeting innocent people by promising to cure all types of diseases. I request people to approach only the licensed doctors,” said PI Patil

18-year-old boy consumes Ratol, dies HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 6

An 18-year-old boy from Mormugao committed suicide by consuming Ratol on Tuesday.

According to Mormugao Police, the deceased had consumed Ratol on Monday at about 12.30 am.

Police further informed that when the boy started vomiting on Tuesday morning, his family members rushed him to a private hospital, from where he was shifted to Chicalim Cottage Hospital. The boy was later referred to GMC Hospital, where he died on Tuesday evening.

peal”, he said. Incidentally, Alemao had in July threatened to form block committee across the state if the Navelim Block Congress committee headed by Piextoe is not scrapped forthwith.

Sources in the Congress party said that Sanadi made it very clear that there’s no need to review the election in Navelim Block or conduct the elections again as prayed in the appeal.

While rejecting Barretto’s appeal, Sanadi is believed to have observed that those who have taken pains to enroll as members within the time schedule given by the party will be frustrated and disappointed and will lose faith in the democracy.

Sanadi termed as False Barretto’s contention that the meeting of the Navelim Block

Congress Committee was hurriedly held on May 15, saying a detailed program of Booth Level elections was declared on April 30 by a press note by him and displayed on the notice boards of the PCC office and South Goa district Congress office.

He also termed as false that any body had protested at the election venue as the report of the BRO says that the election was held peacefully.

When contacted, the Navelim block Congress president told Herald that he has been told by the party leaders that the appeal filed by Filomeno Barretto against the election of the Navelim block stands rejected. “Since the appeal stands rejected by the Pradesh Returning Officer for Goa, I continue to be the president of the Navelim block Congress,” Piexote said.

Maharashtra native robbed of Rs 5 lakh HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 6

A resident of Banda-Maharasthra was robbed of cash of Rs 5 lakh at Ambod-Mapusa on Wednesday morning.

According to Mapusa Police, Abhijit Pilarnkar had come to Mapusa in his car (GA-04-C7444) for some personal work.

After having lunch at about 2 pm, Abhijit went to a travel agent’s office in the same building.

“However, when he returned from the travel agent’ office at about 4.30 pm, he found the window of his car broken and brief case containing cash of Rs 5 lakh missing,” informed police.

Abhijit immediately lodged a complaint with Mapusa Police.

Assistant Sub Inspector Vithu Naik is investigating the case.

Nadia’s family in for trouble as police seek cancellation of bail HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

The Nadia Torrado death case has come back to haunt the Torrdao family. In an interesting development, the Crime branch has prayed to the Sessions Court for the cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Nadia’s brother Konrad.

In the application filed by Investigating Officer PI Sunita Sawant before the South Goa Sessions court, the Crime branch has called for the cancellation of anticipatory bail saying that Konrad is required for custodial interrogation for recovery of the mobile phone set of deceased Nadia.

The investigating agency maintained that there is every possibility that deceased Nadia prior to or after the consumption of ratol, might have sent SMSs, e-mails on the mobile and

Konkan Railway workers on flash strike HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

Commercial assistants and passenger assistants of Konkan Railway went on flash strike at the Margao railway station on Wednesday evening, which was promptly termed as illegal by the KRC authorities.

The employees under the banner of National Railway Mazdoor Union resorted to a flash strike in protest against the transfer of the commercial and passengers assistants by the KRC management. They pointed out that the transfer orders are arbitrary and have not even given enough time to take their new postings. “This is a democratic country and the principles of natural justice demands that the workers are given time to take their postings”, asserted Krishna Kumar of the Railway Mazdoor Union.

The Konkan Railway Corporation, however, termed the agitation as illegal, adding that the commercial and passengers assistants have adopted illegal ag-

itation techniques to evade the transfer orders. “This is unbecoming of the public servant and hence are liable to be taken up under the Disciplinary and Appeal Rules”, warned KRC Public Relations Manager, Siddheshwar Telugu.

While regretting the inconvenience caused to the traveling public, Telugu warned that that strict and stringent action will be initiated against those Commercial and Passenger Assistants who do not perform their legitimate duties and do not carry out their routine Transfer Orders. “These Transfer Orders are mandatory & inescapable as the Compliance Report in this regard is required to be submitted to the Central Vigilance Commission,” he added.

He pointed out that staff holding sensitive posts in terms of instructions by the Central Vigilance Commission and dealing with public are required to be transferred on a rotation basis as they are not be retained at the same station or

Authorities term it as illegal

KRC employees protesting at the Margao railway station against the transfer orders.

Photo by Santosh Mirajkar

place of work for more than four years.

“About 19 Commercial Assistants & 34 Passenger Assistants in Ratnagiri and Madgaon have

been working at the same post / station / place on these sensitive posts for more than 12 to 13 years. In order to comply with the CVC Guidelines, their

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

The scheme for the establishment of scrap waste recycling units has come into force in the State, but village sarpanchas have raised eyebrows over the status of the scrapyards in their jurisdiction till the time they are shifted into the proposed trade zones.

That the sarpanchas are opposed to any further continuation of scrap activity in their respective jurisdiction became evident at a meeting called by the Chairman of the Salcete Joint Committee headed by Deputy Collector Johnson Fernandes.

The sarpanchas are not averse to the setting up of the trade zones to house the illegal scrap

yards, but they are strongly opposed to bestowing these scrap yards any legal status before they are shifted to the proposed trade zones.

Salcete taluka itself is the home for around 149 scrap yards, with the major concentration in the villages of Sao Jose de Areal, Rumdamol, Davorlim, Dramapur etc.

Says former Rumdamol-Davorlim Sarpanch Ulhas Tuemkar: “The Sarpanchas of Rumdamol, Sao Jose de Areal, Dramapur and Loutolim have strongly opposed continuation of the scrap yards at the existing sites. We have told the Joint Committee that the scrap yards should not enjoy any legal status till their proposed shifting to trade zones

Sarpanchas have told the Joint Committee that the scrap yards should not enjoy any legal status till their proposed shifting to trade zones within two years. within two years”.

Take note, the sarpanchas are wary of the fact that the proposed trade zones may not take off within the two-year period, leaving the scrap yards at the existing sites with backing of the authorities.

Chairman of the Salcete Joint Committee, Deputy Collector,

Johnson Fernandes said the Committee has been given a clear brief to provide for orderly establishment of waste recycling units in the state; to provide for establishment of trade zones to conduct the business of bury, selling and processing of recyclable waste and to identify and allot land for the units dealing in buying and selling recyclable waste.

When his attention was drawn to apprehensions raised by the Sarpanchas that the illegal scrap yards may get regularization from the Joint Committee, Johnson said the committee has no brief to regularize the scrap yards, but hastened to add that scrap yards not posing any health hazard may continue till

Two robbed at Margao’s Gandhi market HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

BJP office bearer Edvin Cardozo is being admitted into Congress by District Congress President Subhash Faldesai in the presence of GPCC general secretary Vijay sardessai.

Photo by Santosh Mirajkar

In a political development, the special invitee to the South Goa district BJP committee and office bearer of the Fatorda BJP Mandal, Edvin Cardozo on Wednesday resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress in protest against the “negative politics” of the Fatorda BJP mandal vis-àvis development in Fatorda constituency.

Cardozo, who had unsuccessfully contested the last Municipal elections against Johnny Crasto of the Congress, joined the party in the presence of South Goa district Congress President Subhash Faldesai, GPCC general secretary Vijay Sardessai and Johnny Crasto.

Cardozo told newsmen that

routine Inter-Regional Transfers were issued by the Administration with all eligible benefits admissible on such transfers”, Telugu added.

Sarpanchas oppose legal status to scrap-yards

BJP office-bearer joins Cong

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

laptop to her near and dear ones, explaining the circumstances which compelled her to consume ratol poison or explaining the assault on her on account of the 11 ante-mortem contusion injuries on her body.

Making a strong submission to the court, PI Sawant said the recovery of the mobiles and laptop is very essential so that the memory retained in the mobile and laptop can be recovered and used for the purpose of investigations.

Saying that Konrad’s statement was earlier recorded by the investigating agency, PI Sawant submitted that when the scientific evidence couple with statements of witnesses of he having used one of the mobile phone set of deceased Nadia from May 25 to June 5 came forth against him, he is avoiding to disclose the same. “Thus, it is amply clear

he was impressed by the inclusive politics of the Congress party and the development initiatives undertaken by GPCC general secretary Vijay Sardessai and said the BJP in Fatorda has been only opposing everything that Sardesai was doing and only doing lip sympathy to the causes of the common man without doing anything to them.

He said he had lost a big chunk of land for the district Collectorate building as well as the district Hospital, adding that the BJP MLA had done nothing concrete to see that the farmers are adequately compensated for their losses other than providing lip sympathy by speeches in support of their demands. “We have been assured rehabilitation by providing us jobs and shops in

lieu of the land”, he added.

Welcoming Cardozo in the party fold, district Congress President Subhash Faldesai said many more BJP workers would join the Congress given the way sardessai is working in Fatorda.

“Even the BJP will be confused over Cardozo’s decision to leave the party. The Congress will remain with Cardozo and support his endeavour”, he said.

Sardesai told newsmen Cardozo’s decision to join the Congress would further strengthen the party in Fatorda and in Ward No 2.

When asked whether the party would field a panel to contest the ensuing polls, sardesai said the Municipal polls are not held on party lines and there can be no party-backed candidates.

In yet another robbery along the Gandhi market-old station area, three armed robbers relieved two persons of their mobile and cash of Rs 600 while they were proceeding towards the Gandhi market from the Goa Guest house, on Wednesday evening.

Agitated over the spate of the robberies in the area, the victims along with their friends launched a manhunt and are believed to have nabbed one person after a hot chase. The suspect was later handed over to Margao police.

The incident occurred at around 7.30 pm when Raj along with Mukund was proceeding towards the Gandhi market when three persons attacked with. After assaulting them at knife point, the trio relieved Raj of his Samsung mobile and Mukund of cash Rs 600.

The duo immediately intimated the incident to their friend Dinesh Karapurkar, who later lodged a complaint with the Margao police.

Karpurkar told Herald that since the old station area had witnessed a spate of robberies in recent times, they decided to go after the accused around the railway tracks and finally managed to lay their hands on one suspect. The suspect was later brought to the area by a Margao police team headed

by PSI Girendra Naik for investigations.

“This is not the first time that citizens have been attacked and robbed. This should stop immediately,” he said.

A fortnight ago, a resident of Calconda Velip was waylaid at the old station area and robbed of his gold chain and cash while he was crossing the railway tracks.

The police are yet to detect the case and other similar cases reported in recent times.

they are shifted to the trade zones.

Incidentally, the Joint Committee headed by Johnson has so far received around 54 applications for registration of the scrapyards under the Goa Waste (Scrap) Recyling units schemes, 2010.

Many more applications are in the pipeline as the Scheme mandates action against scrap yards failing to register their units with the authorities.

The Scheme envisages establishment of trade zones in different parts of the state for recyclable waste within two years in consultation with the Goa Industrial Corporation after assessing and studying the needs of the traders.

Joaquim Alemao’s Man Friday files papers in Cuncolim HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

Cuncolim MLA and Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao’s Man Friday in Cuncolim and former chairperson Filon Vaz has on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for Ward No 5 of the Cuncolim Municipal Council.

This is the third time that Vaz has decided to contest from Ward No 5 and made no bones of his relationship with the Urban Development Minister and the Alemao family in general.

After filing his nomination papers, Filon told newsmen he and Joaquim have been friends much before they joined politics. “Even Churchill is my close friend. I could do whatever development in Cuncolim with the support and blessings of the Urban Development Minister. He did not say no to any proposal mooted by the Civic body”, Vaz added.

There were reports in the Town that the Urban Development Minister helped Vaz by not reserving Ward no 5 for the OBC despite the significant presence of the Carpenters community in the ward.

Meanwhile, Joasilo Coutinho has also filed his nomination papers for Ward No 5. After filing his papers, Coutinho said that the ward has suffered development during the last two terms. The ward has suffered neglect during the last two terms. The ward was illuminated only during the Ganesh festival. There is neither ration nor kerosene. The gutters are not cleaned regularly,” he added.

Meanwhile, Nilesh Kunde has filed his papers for ward No 4 of the Cuncolim Municipal Council represented by CMC Chairperson Devendra Desai on Wednesday. He told newsmen after filing his papers that he would bring about all round development of the ward if elected.

Two candidates filed their nomination papers for ward No 3 of the Civic body. They are Jenifer and Daniel Fernandes.

Other candidates who has filed their nomination papers today are Cruz Dias (ward No 6), and Sinatra Almeida (ward no 7).

that Konrad is willfully avoiding to disclose the possession of the mobile phone of deceased Nadia and hence could not be recovered till date due to non cooperation from him.

The investigating agency submitted that Konrad was admitted in IPHB hospital, Bambolim on July 16 as voluntary boarder.

“With the permission of the medical officer, he was interrogated on July 20, however, he denied having any information of the said mobile phone and thus avoided to cooperate in the investigations”, the application stated.

Konrad’s lawyer, Adv Antonio Clovis Da Costa said the application filed by the crime branch was received by his client late last night, adding that he has sought time from the court to file a detailed reply to the application on October 11.

Kiosk razed in Chinchinim HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

The Chinchinim Panchayat on Wednesday razed down a kiosk in the market with the assistance of the demolition squad.

Earthmoving machinery was deployed by the demolition squad in the presence of the police to raze down the structure.

Sarpanch Olwin Antao told newsmen that the Panchayat had identified 13 kiosks in the market area for demolition. “Of the 13 structures, 11 were cleared some months ago, while the owners of two kiosks had obtained stay from the Additional Director of Panchayats”, he said, adding that the demolition was ordered after the Additional Director vacated the stay.

“The owner of the second kiosk has gone in the high court against the order of the Additional director of Panchayat”, he said, adding that the Panchayat would file its reply in the high court.

Order on Mickky’s laptop reserved HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

The Judicial Magistrate First Class, Margao has reserved orders in the application filed by former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco for release of his laptops and mobiles phones.

The matter came up for hearing before the JMFC on Wednesday, wherein the CBI vehemently opposed release of the seized laptops and mobile phones, saying they have been dispatched to the forensic laboratory for investigations.

On the other hand, Pacheco’s lawyer, Adv Srikant Nayak pointed out that no purpose will be served in the investigations as the Crime branch had recently maintained that the cell phones has no call details. Saying that the crime branch had seized the mobile phones during investigations into Nadia Torrado death case, Adv Nayak said the investigations later showed there’s no call detail on the phones.

After going through the arguments, the JMFC has reserved her orders to October 8.

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S H O RT TA K E S St Vincent de Paul feast

Parra sarpanch refutes Sena allegations Says field falls under Guirim p’yat jurisdiction HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, OCT 6

Parish Priest Fr Carmo Martins along with President Anthony F D’Souza handing over a gift to Mrs Matty D’Souza, first president (1973) of the SSVP, Calangute.

PANJIM (HND): The conference of Immaculate Conception, Calangute celebrated the feast of their patron saint, St Vincent de Paul recently with a Eucharistic celebration by Fr Carmo Martins, vicar and spiritual director. The homily was related to ‘Vincentian care of the poor and needy’. The mass was followed by a ‘get together’ in the Parish hall for the poor adopted, benefactors and members. Mrs Beryl Filinto spoke on the occasion and welcomed all and then Secretary Mrs Lucia Gonsalves read the report of the SSVP yearly activities. Much fun followed with the benefactors and the adopted playing games, singing and dancing. The highlights of the event was a tribute paid to the first president and the members who founded the conference on March 17, 1973. As a token of love and appreciation a small gift was given to the first president Mrs Matty D’Souza

by Fr Carmo along with Anthony F D’Souza, president of the conference. Then Fr Carmo blessed the food with a prayer and members sang a hymn in thanksgiving. All then participated in a sumptuous lunch sponsored by Calangute panch member Mrs Anna Marie. Gift hampers were distributed to all the adopted families and the day ended on a happy note with a vote of thanks from the president Anthony F D’Souza. The function was compered by Mrs. Beryl Filinto.

St Joseph wins elocution contest

PANJIM (HND): St Joseph Convent High School, Nagoa-Verna bagged the first place in the elocution competition held at St Michael’s Convent High School, Anjuna-Vagator recently. The topic for English was “Our Educational System and the Complete Individual”. The Konkani topic was “Is riots the only way to solve our problems?” The winners of the rolling trophies were Miss Rameeza Aga for English and Miss Divya Rajput for Konkani.

STS tops ITI exams

PANJIM (HND): Sesa Technical School (STS), a leading vocational training institute in Goa, has retained the top three positions in the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trade test for the fifth consecutive year. Vijay Rama Kamat topped the electrician trade, Kamlakant Gawas the machinist trade and Siddesh Prakash Naik the instrument mechanic trade. Out of the 54 trainees who appeared in this year's examination, 44 (81%) passed with Distinction and the remaining 10 (19%) with a First Class. Managing director of Sesa Goa Ltd, P K Mukherjee said, “We are glad that our efforts are being reflected through our student’s results. Once they complete a course, they are absorbed by reputed companies instead of leaving them to the uncertainties associated with referral employment in the unskilled category.” Sesa Technical School today has become a leading Vocational Training Institute in Goa and has already an enviable record and reputation of identifying potential and nurturing excellence of young Goans. For the last several years it has maintained 100 per cent results in the Industrial Training Institute trade test. An important accessory of Sesa Goa Limited in its CSR initiatives, Sesa Technical School has lived up to the expectations by imparting rigorous training in the trades of Fitter, Machinist, Instrument Mechanic and Electrician. All the trainees of Sesa Technical School have been placed in various companies year after year - In fact, the trainees are picked up during the campus interview long before the results are out, which in itself is a mark of pride for the company. All the courses offered at Sesa Technical School are affiliated to the National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT).

Cotton Fab 10 exhibition underway

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

An exhibition “Cotton Fab 10 in India” by New Ayushi Craft & Weaves Production Society, Bhopal (MP) is underway at Club Nacional, Panjim and will conclude on October 18.

The products on display are (handloom) Chanderi sarees, cotton suits, Baghprint suits, Butic suit, top fulkari dress material, etc from Madhya Pradesh, Kosha sarees and dress materials from Chhatisgarh, bed sheets, cotton tops, dress materials, Bandhni dress materials, kota sarees from Rajasthan. The cotton tops of Ahamadabad bed sheets and dress materials from Gujarat, cotton top of Maharashtra, bed sheets, Patiala dress materials from Haryana, Kalamkari (pan works), dress materials, Pocham Palli cotton dress materials, Mangal Giri dress materials, shirt and Dari from Andhra Pradesh, Pikava bed sheets, Jhansi bed sheets, Banarasi sarees, L ucknow

chikens sarees and dress materials, shirt top and Seetapura Dari from Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir cotton top, cotton bed sheets, cushion cover, etc from Jammu and Kashmir, khadi shirt, kurta, gown, night dress, bed sheet, sofa cover, cushion cover and the cotton suit of Rampur from Delhi, cotton door and window dress material and bed sheet from Karnataka, Bhagalpuri silk dress materials and sarees from Bjhar. The Bombay chiken shirt, sarees and dress materials from Mumbai and many more.

Handicrafts – pearls and stone jewellery from Hyderabad, wooden toys, Masoor chandan agarwati from Karnataka, Saharanpur furniture, Japur mouth freshnurse fency jewellery from Rajkot and Mumbai. The Jut sleeper bag from Assam and Kolkata and many more.

A discount of 20% is being offered on handlooms and 10% discount on handicrafts. All debit and credit cards are accepted.

Refuting the allegation of Shiv Sena Ad Hoc member Philip D’Souza that a field in Parra has become a dumping ground for garbage, Parra Sarpanch Benedict D’Souza on Wednesday said the field falls under the jurisdiction of Guirim Panchayat.

Parra Sarpanch D’Souza was referring to the news report that appeared on Herald on Wednesday.

“The paddy field falls under the jurisdiction of Guirim Panchayat and therefore laying the blame on Parra Panchayat for garbage accumulation is uncalled for,” claimed Sarpanch D’Souza.

He was of the opinion that the garbage also belongs to the Guirim village.

“The Parra Panchayat has been lifting dry garbage of the villagers every Sunday at no cost to the villagers, while the villagers themselves take care of their wet waste,”

Special mass for the sick, prayers at Sancoale

added the sarpanch.

“The decision was taken by the Regional Plan Task Force committee of the villagers, who thought it right not to earmark a garbage disposal site, as it becomes uncontrollable after a few years,” informed Sarpanch D’Souza.

“Residents of Parra also undertake a physical clean-up residual waste drive twice a year, which keeps the Parra village neat and clean,” he said.

GARBAGE DUMP “I can proudly say that Parra village is free of any garbage and does not have such garbage problems, as it made out to be by Shiv Sena Ad Hoc member Philip D’Souza,” he added.

“Parra Panchayat also does not keep any waste bins fearing garbage from surrounding

villages would be dumped in the bins, creating a garbage problem for the villagers of Parra,” said the sarpanch.

With regard to non-functioning of street lights at few places, he said: “The blame cannot be entirely laid on Parra Panchayat, as the bulbs or tubes tend to go off due to poor quality.”

“Moreover, we try our best to get the lights repaired immediately if brought to the notice of the panchayat. However, I can proudly say that Parra is better illuminated than any other village,” claimed D’Souza.

D’Souza called upon Shiv Sena Ad Hoc member Philip D’Souza to join the battle of fellow Parrakars against the garbage through their ‘Sundar Amchem Goem’ plastic waste eradication programme launched by the Parra Panchayat in collaboration with the villagers, which has been carried out for last few years.

Joint efforts to boost dairy production underscored

Secretariat staff meet on Oct 15

PANJIM (HND): The Annual General Body Meeting of the Goa Government Secretariat Staff Welfare Association is convened on October 15, at 1.30 pm in the Conference Hall of the Secretariat, Porvorim. The meeting will deliberate on celebrating Annual Day of the Association and other issues.

República screening

PANJIM (HND): “República”, a Portuguese telefilm which depicts the birth of the Portuguese Republic, will be screened on October 9, at 6 pm, at the Instituto Camões premises to commemorate Centenary of the Portuguese Republic. The story is centred on a fictional aristocratic heroine who comes across the important personalities of the last days of the Monarchy.

D Manuel II, José Relvas and Machado dos Santos are some of the relevant protagonists in the events showcased by this film. República (2010) is directed by Jorge Paixão da Costa in Portuguese language with casts Helena Costa, Pedro Lamares, Joaquim de Almeida, Cassiano Carneiro.

OL of Rosary feast

“Ugtem Molob” poets meet held HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

Minister for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Ravi S Naik inaugurating the two day State level workshop for veterinary officers and progressive dairy farmers on nutritional interventions for sustainable dairy production in Goa at ICAR Research Complex, Old Goa on Wednesday. Madhav Sahakari, chairman, Goa Dairy, Dr N P Singh, Director, ICAR, Research Complex and Dr S V Naik, Director of AH&VS are also present.

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Ravi S Naik has called for joint efforts

by Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services and Goa Dairy for sustainable development of Animal Husbandry Sector and enhance production of milk in the State. Goa, he said produces about 52,000 litres of milk daily and still depends on the neighbouring States to meet its requirements.

Speaking as chief guest after inaugurating a two-day State level workshop for Veterinary Officers and Progressive Dairy Farmers on Nutritional Interventions for Sustainable Dairy production in Goa being organised by ICAR Research Complex for Goa, in collaboration with

Association for Coastal Agricultural Research, Goa at ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela Old Goa on Wednesday.

Naik called for proper planning and effective implementation of Government schemes to make Goa self sufficient in milk production. Dissemination of information on advanced technologies in dairy farming to the farmers is also vital he said and told the Veterinary Officers to guide the youth about the importance of Dairy Farming, so that they can be attracted in dairy sector and achieve its development.

Emphasising the need to increase Production of Fodder and Milch animals, Naik who released a Souvenir and other publications on the occasion said that Government has been extending subsidy on purchase of

Milch animals. The production of fodder can be increased by cultivating on available fallow land he said and hoped that the deliberations in the workshop will be useful to the farmers in their Dairy Farming.

Madhav Sahakari, Chairman of Goa State Co-operative Milk Producers Union stressed the need to increase locally grown fodder. Kamdhenu Scheme has resulted in enhancing milk yield, he said.

Dr S V Naik, Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services called upon farmers to avail benefit of schemes to boost milk production.

Dr N P Singh, Director, ICAR Research Complex, Goa welcomed and Dr P K Naik, Organising Secretary proposed the vote of thanks.

Tiatrist William de Curtorim honoured HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

William de Curtorim, Goa’s political singer, mimicry king, who is also known as “Jetspeed Singer” was honoured by Ann Institute at the hands of the chairperson of the institute.

He was invited as a chief guest at Mapusa to attend the tiatr named “Bombaichem Figur”. He was presented with a shawl, coconut, Natraj statue and garland.

Baby Arusha presented a flower bouquet and a gift.

William de Curtorim who had met with a serious accident some months back has slowly recovered from his sickness. He thanked the chairperson of Ann Institute for arranging a special car from his residence to Mapusa and back. He also thanked all the tiatr lovers for the support. Conny M, a Konkani singer from “Bombaichem Figur” proposed the vote of thanks.

Two-act Marathi drama

PANJIM (HND): St Joseph’s Institute (Primary Section) Vasco will perform a two act Marathi drama based on the famous fairy tale – snow white, and the seven dwarfs on October 9 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. There are sixty children (age group – 6 to 10 years) who are taking part in the drama. All the back drops, props and costumes have been created by the teachers of the school. The script has been written by well-known Marathi writer Mrs Girija Murgodi who is also the Marathi Language teacher of the school. She is also the director of the drama. The choreographer of the play is 13 years old Pallavi Desai, a student of class VII of St Joseph’s Institute. The one hour 45 minutes drama will be performed by the children at 6 pm. The entrance is free as the school would like to encourage people to come and enjoy the colourful, memorable and interesting world of fantasy.

PANJIM (HND): The Patron feast of Our Lady of Rosary Church, Curca, will be celebrated on October 10. The regular novenas started from October 1 with the service beginning at 5 pm.

The masses on the feast day will be at 7 am, 8.30 am and the High Mass will be at 10 am.

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

Holy Mass for the sick with special prayers for a miraculous healing will be held at the Shrine of Blessed Joseph Vaz, Sancoale on October 8. The service – will begin at 7.45 am followed by Holy Mass at 9 am. The sick will be prayed over for a miraculous healing through the intercession of Blessed Joseph Vaz, the Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.

Mass for the sick with special prayers for a miracle is organised on every second Friday of the month. People with all kinds of sicknesses are welcomed for the service.

Friday masses are as follows: 7 am and 8.45 am at the Sanctuary and evening mass at the Oratory of Paternal House of Blessed Joseph Vaz at 4 pm. Terminally sick are prayed over on every Friday from 10 am to 12 noon. Childless couples and pregnant mothers and kids are prayed over on every third Sunday of the month at 9 am. Priest is available at the Sanctuary on Wednesdays for confessions and spiritual guidance from 9 am to 12 noon. Sunday masses are held at the Sanctuary at 7 and 9 am and weekday at 7 am.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The monthly poets’ meet of “Ugtem Molob” was held recently at TB Cunha Hall in Panjim. Well known poet Dr Bhikaji Ghanekar presided over the meet.

In his presidential address, Dr Ghandekar highlighted the role of “Ugtem Molob” organisation for motivating the young talents in poetry. He called upon the young and budding poets in the State to attend poets meet every month. Ramesh Ghadi compered the function.

The meet commenced with a humorous poetry by Sunil Palkar, John Aguiar’s poetry on "Cashew Feni" was also received well by the audience. Others who recited their poetry are Mrs Shital Salgaoncar, N B Normando Colaco, Mrs Smita Vernekar, Mrs Rupa Kosambe, Miss Smita Gawas, Ms Chaya Kulkarni, Karn Khandeparkar, Ms Sidhi Khandeparkar, Avdoot Kamat, Dr Bhikaji Ghanekar, Ramesh Ghadi, Laximan Pitre and others.

Ramesh Ghadi welcomed while Sunil Palkar proposed a vote of thanks.

Mrs Shital Salgaonkar is seen reciting her poetry at the Ugtem Molob poets meet at TB Cunha hall in Panjim recently. Dr Bhikaji Ghandekar and Ramesh Ghadi are also seen.

Lions Week at Calangute HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, OCT 6

Chairman of Ann Institute A N Nagvenkar felicitating William de Curtorim.

Scheme formulated to promote children’s tiatr HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

TAG has formulated a scheme to promote tiatr culture among the children whose age is less than 20 years. The purpose of the scheme is to involve children and youth of the age of less than 20 years in the production and staging of tiatrs.

Educational Institutions/Sports & Cultural Associations/Individual Producers can take the benefit of this scheme provided the age of the participants is less than 20 years.

TAG will give a financial support of Rs 20,000 to produce the tiatr. This amount is to be used for meeting the expenditure of – musical band, light effects, stage setting, background music, make up, costumes, director (the expenditure on the Director should not exceed Rs 6,000), refreshments for re-

hearsals and transport.

As per the scheme only five educational institutions/ sports & cultural associations/individual producers will be selected to produce a tiatr. TAG will organise a tiatr festival of 5 tiatrs produced by educational institutions/sports & cultural associations/individual producers and awards for best performance, acting, direction, stage setting, light effects, live band, background music, make up, costumes, singing, lyrics of songs & scripts of tiatr will also be given so as to encourage the participants of the children’s tiatr festival.

After the selection of the tiatr is made, 50% of the financial support will be paid in advance after taking an affidavit. After the festival is over, a discussion on positive and negative aspects of the presentations of

the tiatrs in the festival will be organised which will have to be attended by the representatives of the participating troupes i.e. director, producer, main actor etc. The remaining 50% of the financial support will be paid to the troupes only after they attend the discussion.

All the interested educational institutions/sports & cultural associations/individual producers are requested to apply for participation in the prescribed form available in the office of TAG on or before 15th October 2010. Subsequently, a meeting of all the applicants will be called and the decision to select the 5 troupes to participate in the Children’s Tiatr Festival will be taken. If more than 5 applications are received, then the selection of 5 troupes will be done by lots.

The Lions Club of Calangute is celebrating Lions Week at Calangute with emphasis on community-based programmes from October 1 to 7.

The Lions Week celebration began with a ‘Global Walk’ in association with senior citizens of Calangute. On day two, the Lions Club of Calangute members visited the aged h o m e a t K h o b r a Va d d o Calangute and entertained the inmates with a small pro gramme and lunch.

The major activity of the Lions Week was a free medical camp at Hotel Mira, Calangute, which was organized in collaboration with R G Urology & Laparoscopy Hospital, Porvorim. Patients, including Calangute Sarpanch Alex Fernandes, underwent thorough tests like abdomen ultra sound

and kidney stone, gall bladder stone, enlarged prostrate, fibroids, ovarian cysts and ailment related to urology and gynecology under the watchful eyes of team of doctors and nurses led by Sarfraz and Avinash.

A drawing competition for schools students in Calangute was organised at St Joseph’s High School, Calangute, on the theme ‘World Peace’.

On October 7, the students of the schools in Calangute and villagers will be guided on ‘Right to Information’, which comes handy in tackling malpractices in today’s society.

The Right to Information is scheduled at 10 am to 11 am, while Right to Consumers Protection is scheduled at 11 am to 12 noon at the Calangute Association Hall, Calangute.

POWER SHUTDOWN OCTOBER 7

PARRA: From 9 am to 3 pm. Areas affected are Jackniwaddo, Brittowado, Lingabhat, Saliswado, Dokache Aradi, Fondawaddo, Abbaswaddo Canca, Sonarwado Verla, Fretaiswaddo Verla, Parpoli Guirim, Sonvem, Kumayamarod Guirim and surrounding areas.

OCTOBER 8

MORJIM: From 9 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are VP Morjim, VP Agarwada-Chopdem.

BAMBOLIM: From 9 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Alto St Cruz, new/old Bambolim, Alto Bambolim, Palmar Colony, Rego Bagh, BSNL Staff Qtrs.

OCTOBER 9

PANJIM: From 9 am to 4.30 pm. Areas affected are Sesa Ghor, City Centre, Dempo Tower, Shiv Tower, Tristar building, SLDC and surrounding areas of Patto Plaza.

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Removal of Princess before next monsoon looms large!

HERALD REORTER PANJIM, OCT 6

With River Princess Hatao Manch (RPHM) not responding to Tourism Department’s (TD) letter asking it to submit its proposal for removal of the grounded vessel, M V River Princess, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has been left with two options – either to go for re-tendering or to select one of the two bidders shortlisted earlier.

The TD is now in a process of moving a file to SDMA to decide a future course of action.

A senior government official who wished not to be identified told Herald it would be best to float a fresh tender for removal of the vessel rather than select either Singaporean company, M/s Titan Salvage or M/s Madgaocar Salvage.

He said re-tendering is the “best option” at this stage to avoid any kind of legal hassles at the later stage even as they are running out of time.

On September 27, TD had dispatched a letter addressed to Calangute MLA, Agnelo Fernandes in the face of his offer made on behalf of RPHM that it is interested in removing the vessel

Aspiring men make beeline for No Dues certificate HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

With the process of filing of nomination papers for the ensuing Municipal polls underway, there’s a beeline of prospective candidates to obtain No Dues certificates from the Margao Municipal Council.

Sources in the know said the Margao Civic body has so far issued 100-plus no dues certificates to the candidates. Take note, that dozens of applications are pending and awaiting clearance from the Civic officials.

Sources informed that many a serious candidate had obtained the no dues certificate from the Civic body as early as last month to avoid last minute hiccups.

Candidates intending to contest the polls normally obtain the no dues certificates to ward off any queries or objections at the time of scrutiny.

Returning Officer, Johnson Fernandes informed that no dues certificates are not attached with the nomination papers, but are normally produced at the time of scrutiny if any objection is lodged stating that a particular candidate owes taxes to the Civic body.

Ex-councillor Tadev files papers

free of cost.

He had also told SDMA that all the terms and conditions fixed by the advisory committee for Salgaocar Mining Industries Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) on its meeting on September 15, were acceptable to RPHM. Main terms were – the party should tender bank guarantee of Rs 10 crore and money from the sale of scrap be deposited with the registry of the High Court.

W h e n c o n t a c t e d o n M o n d a y,

Calangute MLA told Herald that he had not received the letter.

As per the letter, RPHM was given two days to submit its proposal and deadline ended on September 29.

When contacted Director of Tourism Swapnil Naik however said the letter was addressed to MLA at his Calangute residence but was returned undelivered for the MLA was not at home. The letter was returned undelivered as no forwarding address was given. The

Calangute MLA collected the letter from the department on Tuesday, he said.

It must be recalled that SDMA had almost finalised on M/s Titan Salvage as most suitable. It had offered to remove the vessel within a period of six months at tender cost of Rs 125 crore and had also offered to tender bank guarantee of Rs 12.5 crore.

M/s Madgaocar Salvage had quoted Rs 108 crore and wanted more than six months to remove the vessel. The SDMA held back its decision after M/s Madgaocar Salvage alleged discrepancies in tendering process and also threatened to move Court. Also, it did not go ahead with its decision because in the meantime, Salgaocar Mining Industries Pvt Ltd (SMIPL), one of the twelve bidders, and whose bid was rejected, had stated malicious campaign through newspaper against the government on the issue of River Princess.

SMIPL also made tall claims by of-

Canca pond polluted!

CIVIC POLLS ROUND-UP

2 more submit nomination papers at Canacona HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, OCT 6

Two more candidates have filed their nomination papers on the third day on Wednesday for the Canacona Municipal Council (CMC) elections.

According to sources in Returning Office, Canacona, Mario do Sucorro Ilorio Rebello filed his nomination papers from Ward 9 (Palolem-I), while Ana Maria Afonso, who filed her papers on Tuesday, submitted second set to contest from Ward 10 (PalolemII).

Palolem is presently represented by Teresa Pagui and her

husband, former CMC deputy chairperson Dayanand Pagui, is also seen a strong contender in the October 31 slated municipal polls.

With days still open upto Monday for filing nominations, all eyes will be at Palolem-I (Ward 9), whether the contest will be a one-to-one or some more will jump in the fray amid the fight of titans.

Dayanand Pagui has won three past elections, including last one for his wife, while youth backed and determined Simon Rebello, also a Congress block executive member, is all set for surprise win.

8 submit papers at Valpoi

Even though six nominations have been received, only five candidates has filed their papers from as many wards in the 10-ward CMC, while Ward 10 (Palolem-II) received two nominations, but from one and same person so far.

On Wednesday morning, Returning Office in Deputy Collectorate Canacona witnessed a first ceremonious presentation of nomination papers, as about 100 supporters came along with Mario alias Simon, before he presented his nomination set to Deputy Collector and Returning Officer Deepak Dessai.

Another nomination filed at Bicholim

HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, OCT 6

After drawing blank on the first two days, eight candidates have filed their nominations before Returning Officer and Sattari Mamlatdar Gaurish Kuttikar on Wednesday.

According to sources, Premanand Vishnu Kesarkar filed his nomination from Ward 4 of Valpoi Municipal Council, Idrus Shaikh and Banudas Betkekar (Ward 5), Sharafat Khan (Ward 6), Roshan Dessai (Ward 7), Bashir Ahmad Shaikh (Ward 9) and Archana Arvind Pokle and Nisha Nilesh Velingker (Ward 10).

Meanwhile, no candidate has filed nomination for Wards 1, 2, 3 and 8 of Valpoi Municipal Council.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, OCT 6

One more candidate has filed his nomination for the Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) election.

According to reports, Sanjay Gajanan Parmekar filed his nomination papers in Ward 2 on Wednesday.

So far, five aspirants have filed their nomination papers in Bicholim, Ward 1 (one candidate), Ward 9 (2), Ward 10 (1) and Ward 2 (1).

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 6

Former Councillor Tadev Dias has filed his nomination papers from Ward No 1 of the Margao Municipal Council.

He filed his papers accompanied by his supporters. Dias told newsmen that he had proved himself during his previous term as Councilor and appealed to the voters of Ward No 1 to complete his work.

Meanwhile, Chidambar Chonekar has filed his papers for the Ward No 9 of the Margao Municipal Council.

Mahaling Shankar Harijan has filed his papers for Ward no 12 of the Margao Civic body.

NCP President Jose Philip de Souza and Mrs de Souza celebrating Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 at Vasco party office.

Goan priests rendering yeoman service to Belgaum Catholics Fatima Cathedral feast today

BY LOUIS RODRIGUES BELGAUM, OCT 6

Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, here, which has just completed its Golden jubilee, will celebrate annual feast on Thursday.

Belgaum and Goa share special relationship since times immemorial. Goa is a universal tourist destination, but thousands of Goans dash to Belgaum every weekend and on holidays ascertaining Goans love for Belgaum.

This relationship was further strengthened by three Goan bishops and many Goan priests who have served and are still rendering yeoman service to the Catholics of the Diocese of Belgaum.

Their service reflects the gentleness and commitment which they inherit from Goa. Fr Eusebio Fernandes, a senior priest and rector of the Fatima Cathedral, here is one among these priests who has been imparting his task with diligence while radiating sense of responsibility that also involves sacrifice.

Being the Mother Church of the Diocese,

Fr Eusebio Fernandes, who is equally committed to transformation in the parish, has set high standards of discipline and responsibility for the parishioners.

Born in Assolna-Goa, Fr Eusebio Fernandes completed SSLC in Goa after which he joined St Michael’s Minor Seminary at Belgaum in 1976 and completed PUC in RPD College, Belgaum in 1978.

He later joined St Pius X College (Seminary), Mumbai in 1978 and completed seminary studies in 1986. He was ordained Priest in May 1986. He has served as parish priest in Infant Jesus Church, Hubli, Our Lady of Rosary Church, Patne and St Anthony’s Church, Adkur, (both in Chandgad taluka).

He has completed Masters Degree in Youth Ministry at Viswadeep, Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore in 1998, after which he was appointed Diocesan Youth Director in the same year. He was appointed Rector, Fatima Cathedral, Belgaum on May 13, 2007.

fering to remove the vessel free of cost but backed out on the condition of guarantee. It was willing to pay bank guarantee of Rs 1 crore whereas SDMA demanded that it should pay Rs 10 crore in terms of bank guarantee.

Meantime, an uncertainty about who will finally remove M V River Princess or whether the government will succeed in finding the right bidder for removing the vessel before monsoon looms large.

The grounded vessel has caused enormous damage to environment in the last ten years and experts have warned the government that the grounded vessel will break if not removed before monsoon.

Also, the deadline set by the High Court for initiating work on removal of the grounded vessel is fast approaching. The government has just one month in hand to decide a bidder for removing the vessel.

On September 8, a division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa had directed the government to start work of removal of River Princess within two months from the date of the order and, complete the salvage work by the onset of next monsoon.

Young and old parishioners admire his well-organised ways, while spirituality and feeling of fellowship embellish the premises of the Cathedral. Be it the celebration of the Holy Eucharist or a religious event, Fr Eusebio Fernandes makes the faithful reflect, educate them to be the true children of God and strengthen their faith.

This year, Fr Fernandes an ardent lover of the environment and ecology has made ‘Care of Creation’, as the theme during the novenas and for the feast day.

Ever since Novenas commenced on September 28, a special prayer is recited every day in the Cathedral.

In place of religious posters, the Cathedral has been adorned with the posters rendering message to save and conserve nature.

This is perhaps one of the unique examples, wherein a priest has been engaged in conveying a universal message. Fr Eusebio’s theme is being appreciated and well received by the people in Belgaum.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 6

The pond alongside the MapusaCalangute road at Canca has become filthy due to dumping of garbage.

Lots of lotus flowers grow in this pond with splendor during this season and people enter into the pond to pluck the flowers.

According to sources, not only the people residing in the vicinity of the pond, but also the motorists and two-wheeler riders, who pass by, use this pond as a dumping ground for garbage.

Since the garbage is not lifted for days together, the pond has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

In a letter to the Verla-Canca sarpanch, Shiv Sena (Bardez wing) Ad Hoc member Philip D’Souza has requested the panchayat to clear the garbage immediately and restore the pride and dignity of the Lotus flower and also avoid any health disaster and take steps to prevent further dumping of garbage at the pond.

“Due to dumping of garbage, the pond presents an ugly sight to the tourists visiting Bardez taluka. Further,

Lotus is a national flower of India and hence due to dumping of rotten garbage, purity and divinity of Lotus and its religious significance as a sacred flower is also distorted,” states the letter.

“Dumping of garbage amounts to paying disrespect to the lotus flowers that grows in this pond,” stated D’Souza in the letter.

“The panchayat should take immediate action to protect the Lotus pond from getting filthy and becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” stated the letter.

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The republic and Goa

ne hundred years ago, on 5 October 1910, Portugal became a Republic. This had massive repercussions on the country’s colonies, one of which was Goa. Those of you who follow the column ‘100 Years Ago’, which appears below, will have noticed that in the past two days, it has been mainly about violence and fighting on the streets of Lisbon.

The problem in those days was that news took time to travel, as communications were not really developed, and the proclamation of the Republican government in Portugal reached Goans only on 7 October, as the news item featured in the column today reveals.

In 1890, when the British government delivered an ultimatum to Portugal in breach of the Treaty of Windsor of 1386, which forced the retreat of Portuguese military forces in the land between the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola (comprising most of present-day Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi) in Africa, which Portugal had claimed, it was seen as a national humiliation. The Republicans denounced the government and King as responsible for it.

This set in motion a chain of confrontation that resulted in a virtual dictatorship in Portugal from May 1906, when King Carlos I appointed João Franco as prime minister. He censored the press, jailed opposition politicians and moved to decentralise the government, to make the Republicans redundant. It ended in the ‘Lisbon Regicide’ of 1 February 1908, when King Carlos and his heir, Luis Filipe were assassinated by members of the ‘Carbonaria’, a secret anti-monarchist and anti-Church society sympathetic to the Republicans.

King Manuel II, who then took the throne, reversed most of the authoritarian policies, but this did not appease the Republicans. In a scenario of unstable governments – in two years, King Manuel changed the government seven times – members of the Carbonária, Republican youth and elements of the Army mounted a coup d’état against the weak monarchy, on 4 October 1910. The next day, it was all over. The young King and his family escaped, took a ship to Gibralter, and went into exile in London. On the morning of 5 October 1910, the monarchy was abolished and the Republic was proclaimed from the balcony of the Lisbon City Hall.

It took a good deal of time for the exact implications of the Republic to trickle down to Goa, but the fall of the monarchy unveiled a wave of euphoria in the territory. This was because for around 350 years, there had been no freedom of worship in the ‘Old Conquest’ provinces of Bardez, Ilhas, Mormugao and Salcete. Besides, though a few land-owning Goans had the right to vote for representatives to the Portuguese parliament since the first second quarter of the 19th century, as colonial subjects, Goans were still considered second-class citizens.

The Republic changed all that. Church and state were delinked, and people were given full freedom of worship, including the right to put up temples in the Old Conquest provinces. For Goan Hindus, who for generations had to secretly worship their deities, this was a huge sense of liberation. Besides, under the Republican policies, all citizens of the colonies were considered full citizens of Portugal.

The Republic heralded an age of enlightenment in Goa. New ideas, of liberalism and democracy came forth. That is when the first stirrings of modern nationalism came up in Goa. Great leaders like Luis de Menezes Braganza, G P Hegde Dessai, better known as ‘Bharatkar’, and Tristao Braganza Cunha – who lit the torch that became the Goan freedom struggle – found their voices during this glorious era. Sadly, the opening up was all too short. In 1926, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar captured power in Portugal, put an end to the Republic and established a terrible dictatorship that endured till 1974, when at last the Portuguese got their freedom with the Carnation Revolution. Goans were far more fortunate. We got ours in 1961, when the Indian Army marched into Goa.

Illogical expansion Mukund K Kamat, Vasco da Gama This refers to the article “Lawyer serves notice… (Herald 23 Sept) It is good that MPT is being made aware of the adverse consequences of its actions.

Once the construction of the dock goes ahead at Khariwada, it can end the very existence of Vasco town, Baina and Vaddem areas. The first casualty of the new dock will be the Hindu crematorium. Will the MPT and Goa Govt give categorical assurance that Vasco and other areas will be preserved?

The dock construction only benefits big companies who look at the port as a transit point for their products. Development is needed but not at people’s costs. However, if people choose to remain silent, MPT may

100 Years Ago

PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS

7 October 1910 Communications cut

From the outset of the revolution, the telegraphic lines connecting Lisbon to London were severed.

Republic triumphs

Nova Goa issues the following report: The Republic triumphs. The fields of defence succumb. President Braga takes Marshall Hermes for a ride in his car.

President Braga confers with British envoy to assure cordial relationship.

Republican govt proclaimed

The following are the constitutional heads of the new provisional Republican Government: President: Teofilo Braga Home Affairs: Antonio Jose de Almeida Justice: Afonso Costa Treasury: Basilio Teles War Office: Xavier Barreto Public Works: Antonio Luis Gomes Foreign Affairs: Bernardino Machado Naval Forces: Francisco de Azavedo Gomes

Congress must be firm in its complacent image despite bJP’s revival in fortunes, says erVeLL e MeneZes

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o, the Ayodhya verdict is finally out. It was a good decision. Though it seemed to be a pragmatic one, it was a tad political. The build up to it was unduly hyped by the press creating a fear psychosis. It looked like a Sunday in Mumbai as the streets were deserted, raising fears of those unforgettable times during the Babri Masjid demolition and the riots that ensued.

The next day, Home Minister P Chidambaran clarified that the verdict did not justify the Babri Masjid demolition. Yes, it was a clear example of what religious bigotries do and let’s hope that the ugly chapter in the country’s history has ended. It is time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shelves that Hindutva ideology. Religion can only takes us back in time. And it has done just that in the past two decades ever since. We are a secular state and “live and let live” should be our mantra.

With L K Advani’s Rath Yatra two decades ago, the Hindus had become as militant as the Muslims.

The judgment has not gone well with the Muslims and Samajwadi leader Mulayan Singh Yadav feels “cheated”. The Sunni Wakf Board too isn’t pleased and will move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order dividing the land in Ayodhya among three parties and said they would not surrender it. These mullahs only survive with the support of their faithful flock that they can mould around their fatwas and fingers with. It is high time the government took a policy stand of not encouraging religious disputes. Don’t we have enough instances of religious wars plaguing the world – West Asia, Northern Ireland? Do we want to be another battlefield for interested parties to fuel these never ending fires?

May be the issue will be kept alive, but the positive fallout is that peace prevailed and that is most welcome. If we are to march forward, it is a positive attitude that must be pursued. It is not that we do not have problems, but they must be handled head on. It is all very well for Rahul Gandhi to tell the Orissa tribals “I am your siphai (soldier) in Delhi” but he must also do his bit in changing the Congress policy of super capitalism and allotting tribal lands to corporates.

This policy is only making the rich richer and

Minding our business poor poorer. It contributes towards elimination of the middle class. After all, it is this class that is the backbone of any society or country. We don’t have to follow the American model and the sooner we realise it, the better. With Communism also proving ineffective, (because the pigs were more equal that the other animals in George Orwell’s Animal Farm) we must follow the midway path between capitalism and communism. It must evolve and focus on the creation of a larger middle class. It is of no use listing the number of millionaires or billionaires in the country. They only make news and nuisance value.

The Kashmir problem is on the front burner for too long. This must change and not because the United States says so. We cannot go on living with it for six decades. An all-party meet is the need of the hour and we must bid adieu to the ghosts of the Nehrus and Krishna Menons and

The story of my Life

Facts of Life

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n the dog days of August, I was in my garden, when my neighbour, 70 years old, 7 years younger than I, walked by and looked over my shoulder. “That isn’t the way to prune” he said. “I learnt it at home in the village,” I retorted. “They now use the new scientific technique, I can show you” he said. He gave nuggets of information. It was a trick or treat, I don’t know!

Years ago, stereo sound was all the rage, “I want the best”, I told the salesman. I invited my friend Dave over to hear it. He had his Harry Belafonte record in hand. He looked puzzled, “Couldn’t you go in for a quality machine?” My friend, it turned out, had the terrific new stereo system, which was so superior he did not dare play his Belafonte record on my stereo because it might have had a nervous breakdown!

My first barber in Abadan was Jaffar. I called him Jaff. When I moved to Tehran I went to a barber named Gadaffi. “Who has been cutting your hair?” asked the barber. “Why do you ask?” I said. “They ought to take away his barber’s license”, Gadaffi said.

Temporarily, I moved to the Caspian Sea where the barber was Saddam Hussain. “Whoever has been cutting your hair has made an awful mess of it”, Saddam said. I didn’t squeal but started

go ahead with its plans. It must be remembered that SEZs were cancelled because of human opposition.

MPT is now constructing a flyover at Baina to connect the port. This is crazy.

The four lane road should be connected to Sada and MPT must provide its own land on Sada itself to resettle people who would be displaced, as a result.

Nothing admirable P M Kudchadkar, Panjim This refers to letter ‘Show magnanimity’

by Nelson Lopes (Herald, 4 Oct) with respect to the Ayodhya verdict. The writer wrote of the fact that there have been no riots and expected backlash post verdict, which he termed as admirable. However, there is nothing admirable about it considering that the verdict favoured the stand taken by Hindu fanatics in December 1992 and the events beyond.

If the verdict had gone in favour of Muslims, then backlash would have surely taken place. We could have expected a lot of seething fury which incidentally happened in Gujarat post Godhra train burning incident.

Vishwajeet’s achievements Shobha S Kamat, Agassaim I fully endorse Joaquim Teles’s letter on Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane entitled “Vishwajeet’s contribution” (Herald 1 Oct) As a Health Minister, he has introduced a lot of new schemes for the improvement of health care in Goa, acquired sophisticated machinery and equipment, and provided and upgraded the infrastructure of the existing hospitals and health centres. Today, families of admitted patients can stay in Yatri Niwas in the GMC complex, thanks to Vishwajeet’s efforts. There are no complaints whatsoever and a sense of discipline has been enforced.

In the meanwhile, the Minister is requested to start a canteen above the Yatri Niwas for the sake of outdoor patients, doctors and students of the GMC.

Misquoted report Cedric da Costa, Margao

With reference to the page 3 news item headlined, ‘Margao group to knock doors

the Kashmiri pandits. The new generation must think anew. Sadly, Omar Abdullah wasn’t able to rise above himself and the Abdullah legacy. Like the Nehru-Gandhi’s at the Centre, they have been too deeply engrained in the psyche. Thankfully, Rahul Gandhi seems more positive and hopefully, he will usher in a decade of change started by his mother Sonia. It is the Rajiv’s side of the family that is better than Sanjay’s.

The Congress must be firm in changing its complacent image. It must act now. In a way, almost by default, the Ayodhya judgment may revive the BJP hopes, but it will have to pursue a more national base with a new set of leaders.

Advani & Co are past their prime and their mandate should be to bring the country out of the morass of religion.

Coming to our own “paradise of a state” called Goa, we are still messing around with old prob-

lems sans new remedies. The casinos, drug lobby and the River Princess are perennial examples though each new incumbent has promised to do away with them. But amidst all this, the new issue that has cropped up is the “Greater Goa” raised by PWD Minister Churchill Alemao.

Churchill wants the Konkani-speaking areas to be merged with Goa, shades of the Vishal Gomantak movement of the 1980s. May be after “Saving Goa” from himself, he wants another feather in his cap.

And now he speaks like a Chief Minister. May be there is not enough constituencies in Goa for his family to contest. His daughter Valanka is an MLA-in-the-waiting, so why not extend the boundaries of Goa. That it is like bringing back the merger issue, (remember the Opinion Poll of 1967 when he was still on the ship) through the back door. This has been pointed out by his two South Goa stalwarts Luizinho Faleiro and Francisco Sardinha, who are opposing it tooth and nail. So are United Goan Democratic Party (UGDP) leaders Radharao Gracious and Anacleto Viegas, but their voices scarcely count because they are capable of doing a volte-face at the drop of suitable bait.

Thankfully, Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco is out of the cabinet because of his ‘hara-kiri’ act and Atansio “Babush” Monserrate is somewhat quiet.

Churchill is ‘wax eloquent’ on every other thing, including powers to the Zilla Parishads. There are at least a handful of Ministers who speak with the authority of a Chief Minister.

One has only to visit Goa Niwas in New Delhi to see his ostentation. Built at the cost of Rs 18 crore, it has four VVIP suites, 18 spacious double rooms and four dormitories with a swimming pool, which has water only five months in a year.

It has a gym yet to be furnished and Subodh Kerkar’s paintings which adorn the place. (as though he is the only known Goan painter).

It costs the State exchequer Rs 8 lakhs a month to maintain. This was done possibly for Goan ministers who shuttle to and fro to try and get an audience with Queen Sonia. What a criminal waste of people’s money! So, what do you have to say about it, statement-issuing, ribbon-cutting Chief Minister Digambar Kamat?

counting the goose bumps!

Inferior haircuts. Inferior stereo system. Inferior flower-pruning.

The story of my life.

I went to a dentist because I had a toothache. He looked into my mouth back and forth. “Which tooth butcher made this mess in your jaw?” he asked, “Nobody”, I said, “I’ve not been to a dentist in thirty-four years, because I always expected to die at the age of thirty-three!”

“This is disgraceful mess”, said the dentist, powerless to abandon his prepared speech and improvise. “This jaw needs to be stabilised”.

The dentist, armed to the teeth, started drilling for gold.

When my jaw was thoroughly stabilised, he asked, “Have you got a sweet tooth, especially for smarties?” I just nodded my head and told myself, “This is a smartie kid!”

The dental bill, adding insult to injury, almost knocked me over and my mind for a while went blank. When I recovered, I expected my teeth to change into gold!

I moved to another town. After examining my teeth, my new dentist removed his glasses, sat down and burst into tears. “I

Unwarranted criticism

Juliet DeSouza, Bastora

One of your regular writers, Anthony Simoes, writes a lot of sense, but he goes overboard at times with his unnecessary comments on PM’s statesmanship and more recently with regard to animal activists. (‘Gina Factor …’ Herald, 1 Oct). I respect his right to expression. He, however, needs to put things in perspective.

He is correct in stating that stray dogs are a menace as they are the cause of road accidents and dog bites. Criticising animal activists is not going to solve the problem.

The International Animal Rescue does a sterling job in treating, sterilising and rehabilitating dogs. Instead of having a go at Gina’s compassion for dogs, Mr Simoes should question irresponsible dog owners who do not restrain the animals within their confines, vaccinate, sterilise, and dispose of unwanted pups.

It is a pity to find newborn pups abandoned in the market, in our fields etc. As for garbage, why can’t our people co-operate and give their food scraps to pig or cow owners so that they do not visit public garbage bins frequently?

Ayodhya’s solution Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco

It is understood that prominent clerics, peace activists in the Muslim community and Islamic scholars feel that by not appealing in the Supreme Court against the Allahabad court verdict on the Ayodhya issue, would pave the way to build a Ram temple at the disputed site. Such an action would earn Muslims a lot of goodwill from Hindus and other secular Indians.

Every religion has its sacred place. For instance, it is Jerusalem for Christians,

weep at the thought that a fellow dentist is capable of work as disgraceful as this”, he said.

In a wild weak moment of temporary insanity, I decided to have the entire bungalow painted inside out. A pushy painter, before starting, shook his head and said, “Whoever painted your house last time did not know what he was doing, did he?”

Well, now, wait a minute, until you have heard more, as my typewriter keys are tickling. I took the car to a new garage. The mechanic at the old garage put in a new battery instead of a new carburettor, and as a result, I now needed six fresh pistons and two new tyres.

Whatever the last painter, mechanic, dentist, roofer, pant presser or pruning instructor painted, repaired, bridged, shingled, pressed or taught me, it was all wrong, a swindle, a shoddy piece of business, the full catastrophe.

I have become too discouraged to do anything about the ruin into which my life is falling. How much worse it can get, with greedy guys on the grab? Oh, grief! Is there some sort of conspiracy or am I just being over sensitive?

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of court’ (Herald, 3 Oct) I have been wrongly quoted in the above news item. At the press conference held at Margao, I had openly challenged CM Digambar Kamat. This was because after the reservation list of Margao wards came to be known, some of the CM’s close cronies have been campaigning since the past eight months. They were well aware that several wards would be reserved. I am not aware of the pattern followed in the Fatorda constituency and did not comment on Vijay Sardessai. Having been associated with him since my college days, I have seen him take up leadership for the cause of the youth.

The pattern in which the Municipal polls are being conducted in Margao is highly suspect. There is definitely a bigger hand involved in the gross manipulation of ward reservations.

by Marc de souza

Mecca for Muslims and Ayodhya for the Hindus. A lasting solution to this impasse can be achieved if Muslims forfeit their demands so that the Hindus can build a temple there.

Music with a ‘Goan’ feel Jerry Fernandes, Saligao This refers to Ashley J Fernandes’s letter entitled “Practice, don’t carp” (Herald 18 Sept). Well, I do know of talented Goan musicians but what’s the point in mentioning their names. Musicians should have a positive attitude, and possess a passion for doing something different.

If we have talented musicians like Lorna and Remo Fernandes, then these upcoming musicians can also perform as equally as them. Our culture needs to be rejuvenated with music. Goan musicians are not roadside imitators, but possess real talent. We must promote pure live original music with a ‘Goan’ feel for the betterment of Goa.

Coalition conundrum Rocky Dias, Raia Coalition partners and those who indulge in flip flops can freely indulge in all sorts of corruption and mischief, courtesy of the inept administration that prevails in Goa. Accountability, responsibility and progress of the state is thrown on the way side like garbage. All coalition governments in Goa

are afflicted by this contagious weakness, whether past or present.

What can a common man expect, when the judiciary and the bureaucrats are the foot stools of the government, as highest paid individuals than their counterparts, anywhere in India? The need of the hour is to curb nepotism and corruption, the hallmark of bad governance.

Can do, will do Pachu Menon, Margao With the national and international press alike, hailing the opening ceremony of the CWG 2010 as nothing less than spectacular, the Organising Committee, in its run up to the Games, apparently stands vindicated of all charges.

The CWG committee, criticised for their avarice and inefficiency, which prompted a last minute government intervention that the Games went on schedule, can best be described as the propensity of a quintessential Indian; and an inclination to disbelieve those who are entrusted the task of carrying out such monumental works. Kick backs and shoddy preparations apart, it has reduced us to a nation of ‘doubting Toms’, in the public eye. Nevertheless, India pulled it off spectacularly. The global media is now aware of India’s potential. We must stop underestimating ourselves. Instead, our new motto should be: ‘We can and we will”

Preserve Goa’s identity Sidonio Mendes, Chandor All genuine Goans should fully endorse the views expressed by CWC member Luizinho Faleiro (Herald, 27 Sept) against any ulterior motive for Greater Goa by merging Konkani speaking areas into the state. We need to preserve Goa’s unique identity. The Goa of today has better civil norms and well defined procedures passed on from the erstwhile administration. This benefits Goans.

Letters should be 150 words or less in length, and should have the writer’s name, address and telephone number. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for size and readability, and to delete any personal attacks or libellous /objectionable matter.

Paths of Wisdom The great Master

About seven hundred years ago a great Master and mystic named Sosya, ripe with years and honours, lay dying. His students and disciples asked if he was afraid to die. “Yes,” he said. “I am afraid to meet my maker.”

“How can that be? You have lived such an exemplary life. You have led us out of the wilderness of ignorance like Moses. You have judged between us wisely, like Solomon.”

Sosya replied, “When I meet my maker, He will not ask, have you been Moses or Solomon?” He will ask, “Have you been Sosya?” This is one of the most beautiful stories; meditate over it. Sosya says: “God will not ask me. Have you been Moses or Solomon?” He will ask me, “Have you been Sosya?”

And remember, God is going to ask you the same thing. He will not ask you, “Have you been Jesus or Buddha or Kabir?” He will simply ask you, “Have you been yourself?” – and that is not happening, not to millions of people.

They are all trying to be somebody else, something else; rejecting their beings they go on rushing towards some idea of becoming. They remain in confusion because they remain in duality, and they remain in misery because it is not possible; they are trying the impossible. Remember, misery arises only when you try the impossible, because it can’t happen in the nature of things and you want it to happen. You want two plus two to be five: you will be miserable unless you see the point that two plus two cannot be five.

You may even believe for a few moments that they are five, but sooner or later the truth will reveal itself – they are four. How long can you deceive, and what is the point of deceiving? You are simply wasting your life. Source : Osho’s teachings

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Take cognizance of Musharraf’s admission: BJP to govt

FROM OUR BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 6

Citing former President Gen Pervez Musharraf's admission of the Pakistan Government role in terrorism in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took credit for proving correct once again that the proxy war through terrorism is the State policy of Islamabad.

One day the Pakistani leaders will also admit their government's hand in the 26/11 terror

attacks on Mumbai, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar affirmed at a press conference at the party headquarters here.

The continuous occurrence of stone throwing in Jammu and Kashmir since June is also Pakistan's "low cost, high impact" strategy, he said.

He asked the government to take cognizance of Musharraf's candid admission on Tuesday that the Pakistan government helped in enrolling, training and

sending militants to India and providing them all needed support to conduct the terror strikes. He said Pakistan Government's "denial is formality, while (Musharraf's) confession is reality."

Javadekar said the government better seize the opportunity to factor Musharraf's confession into its Pakistan policy and use it to expose Islamabad on the international forums.

SC commutes death sentence in Mattoo murder case PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of accused Santosh Kumar Singh in the sensational 14-year-old Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case, sparking strong reaction from the family and friends of the victim.

The apex court bench comprising Justices H S Bedi and C K Prasad upheld the conviction of Singh, then a law college student, for killing and raping Mattoo, his junior, but reduced the death sentence to life imprisonment, saying certain things were in his favour.

"The conviction is maintained," the Bench said adding however, "To our mind, certain things are in favour of appellant (Singh). We are converting the punishment of death sentence into the life imprisonment."

Singh, son of former senior IPS officer, had challenged his conviction and death sentence awarded by the Delhi High Court which had set aside his acquittal by the trial court in the case.

The lawyer appearing for the Mattoo family said that he will file review or curative petition seeking enhancement of the punishment after perusing the verdict.

The verdict drew instant reaction from the father of the victim who expressed dis-satisfaction on the commuting of death sentence.

"I am not satisfied with the sentence. This can be discussed only by the legal experts as it is quite evident that even the Supreme Court has upheld the verdict of the Delhi High Court," Chaman Lal Mattoo said.

"There were various instances where the convicts have managed to come out," he said, adding "This is the danger. The case has not met the right treatment by the apex court."

Terming the verdict as "setback", the counsel,

appearing for victim's family, said, “He was not an ordinary criminal and therefore, it (case) was the rarest of rare category."

The CBI counsel, however, hailed the outcome of the 14-year old case saying "the probe agency is satisfied as the verdict of the Delhi High Court has been upheld."

The Delhi High Court judge, who had awarded death penalty to Singh in the case said he did not view the Supreme Court's decision of commuting the sentence as a failure of judicial system as apex court judges are "wiser".

"It is all right if the Supreme Court says that the case does not deserve the maximum punishment (death penalty). The apex court judges are wiser and they have profound knowledge of law," Justice R S Sodhi, who is now retired, told PTI. The former judge of the High Court said the SC judges did not concur with his findings that the case fell under the rarest of rare category, warranting imposition of death penalty.

"I don't view it as a failure of the judicial system.

On the contrary, one must understand that the Supreme Court consists of very wise judges with people having sound knowledge of law. They have held that my opinion that this case fell in the rarest of rare category is wrong," he said.

Singh was acquitted by the trial court on December 3, 1999, but the Delhi high court had on October 27, 2006, reversed that decision by holding him guilty of rape and murder.

CBI has sought upholding of the death sentence saying the high court had correctly appreciated the evidence leading to his conviction.

The apex court had on July 29 reserved its verdict on Singh's appeal.

Singh, a law student in the Delhi University, had raped and murdered Priyadarshini, a thirdyear law student, in January 1996.

CRPF says open to changes to tackle naxal challenge PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

As CRPF grapples with the naxal menace, its new chief today asserted that he will not shy away from taking determined action, including structural changes in the force, to meet the "formidable" challenge posed by the extremists.

Director General K Vijay Kumar, who shot to fame as chief of Special Task Force (STF) which eliminated dreaded forest brigand Veerappan in 2004, today took over the reins of the nearly threelakh strong force which is in the thick of action against the naxals in various states.

"My priorities are to see that things (indicating operations and other aspects) going on are more purposeful... also keeping in mind the governments view and agenda," Kumar, a 1975-batch Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer, told reporters after taking charge from outgoing DG Vikram Srivastava.

Asked whether he considers the naxal problem as a challenge, he said, "Who would not? Who did not? It is a formidable challenge."

When asked if the world's largest paramilitary force will see some structural changes with him at the helm now, 58-year-old Kumar replied in the affirmative but added that he could only decide on it when he spends some more time in the new assignment.

"If any structural changes are required I will take it...all such measures which are within my authority (will be taken).

"Something which is not within my authority will be addressed to higher authorities," he said.

Kumar, who was till now the Director of the Hyderabad based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, said the best practices and lessons of his earlier operations and stints can always be used to new theatres of work.

"Lessons which are learnt in one operation can be transferred..but these (Veerappan and anti-naxal operations) are different turfs...two different cups of tea," Kumar said at the force headquarters here.

Comparing the Veerappan operation with naxal menace, the CRPF chief said "the fugitive was different then… but here (in naxal areas) the terrain is undulating and in favour of the other man who is hiding".

Kumar also said the training aspects of both the military and the police can go hand-in-hand while jungle warfare skills are being imparted to paramilitary personnel.

When asked for his opinion on the naxal menace, Kumar said that the issue is not related to any one particular place.

"It has urban connections...in terms of harbouring... in terms of giving logistics...financial support," Kumar said.

The new CRPF chief was earlier accorded a Guard of Honour before he took the baton from outgoing chief Srivastava who has been transferred to the Bureau of Police Research and Development as Director General.

Kumar was then briefed by senior officers, who had come from various formations from across the country, about the deployment and strategies of the force.

Bollywood's most controversial 'item girl' Rakhi Sawant is set to compete with superstars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and the Big B himself for eyeballs on primetime television but she is sure of pipping them all.

Her show "Rakhi Ka Insaaf" will start airing on the same day as Akshay's "Master Chef India" and also compete with other programmes of the same genre like "Bigg Boss" hosted by Salman and "Kaun Banega Crorepati" which marks the return of megastar Amitabh Bachchan to the small screen.

"My show is the 'baap' of all the other shows. The audience will love the show and they will love me in it," the reality TV star told reporters.

The show will see the 31-yearold playing arbitrator in cases of dowry and property disputes,

complaints of extramarital affairs and the touchy topic of casting couch.

And Rakhi who says that her 'bad girl' image is a media creation promises that her true self will be revealed on the show where she will hold court and dispense justice "dil se".

"My show is one of a kind and different from any other before because I will give 'insaaf dil se' (do justice from the heart) and my fans will love it. People will come across the real Rakhi Sawant now," she told reporters here.

But don't expect the self titled "glamour queen" to tone down her risque fashion choices for the show.

"One does not need to wear a saree to become a judge. I am not doing a 'saas bahu'soap that requires me to wear suits and sarees. I am known as the glamour queen and I will maintain

PTI SRINAGAR, OCT 6

Asserting that Kashmir was an outstanding issue requiring a political solution, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said a dialogue process to address the external and internal dimensions needs to be started to resolve the matter.

"It (Kashmir) is an outstanding issue which needs to be resolved.

It is a political issue and cannot be addressed through development, employment or good governance only," Omar said winding up the two-day debate in the state Assembly on the prevailing law and order situation in Kashmir.

Maintaining that separatists alone did not hold key to the resolution of the issue, he, however, said talks have to be initiated with them also.

"It is an issue between India and Pakistan in which Jammu and Kashmir was getting smashed in between. An external dialogue process has also to be started," he said.

The Chief Minister said nobody has been claiming that the talks should be focused on Kashmir only. "People from Jammu, Ladakh and Kargil, besides the Valley have to be involved in the settlement process and a solution acceptable to them and our neighbours (Pakistan) has to be found."

Apparently referring to the BJP stand that there was no dispute to be resolved with regard to Jammu and Kashmir, Omar said if that would have been the case, there would have been no need for Simla agreement, Lahore declaration and talks in Agra and Delhi.

"It is clearly mentioned in Simla agreement that India and Pakistan will resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir through bilateral talks," he added.

The Chief Minister also sought to counter the opposition charges that the ongoing unrest was due to the governance problems.

"Development, employment, road, health care, electricity and water are not going to resolve this issue. It will still be there," he said.

"If I am a useless Chief Minister then every part of the state should be on fire and protesting. Effigies of me and my colleagues should have been burnt in Jammu and Ladakh," he added.

HC seeks reports on probe into Kripashankar’s wealth PTI MUMBAI, OCT 6

The Bombay High Court today asked various investigating agencies to submit reports on the status of probe into allegations of amassing unaccounted wealth by former Maharashtra Home Minister and Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh.

The direction came from Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice R V More who asked Director General of anti-Corruption Bureau, Directorate of Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Commissioner to file reports in sealed covers by October 27.

"We want to know the status of investigations.....our direction is that by the next hearing you should submit the investigation report in a sealed cover," Justice Desai said.

The court was hearing a PIL filed by social worker Sanjay Tiwari, who alleged that Singh was closely linked to Madhu Koda scandal and that he has amassed huge wealth.

Petitioner's lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani argued that since the case had wider ramifications and different investigation agencies were involved, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) should be formed to carry out the probe.

However, Advocate General Ravi Kadam said that ACB is already conducting a probe into the matter and hence a formal SIT was not required to be formed in this matter.

Singh's lawyer said that the case was politically motivated to malign the image of his client and hence needs to be dismissed.

The court opined that it had sought detailed reports of investigation and will judge the issue on the next hearing.

The PIL alleged that the former chief minister

5 held for murder PTI ERODE, OCT 6

Five persons have been arrested for murdering a 34-year old local functionary of PMK over a financial dispute.

Saravanan, PMK's Erode Municipal unit Youth Wing Secretary, was murdered by the five recently following a quarrel over running a finance firm, police said.

My show is ‘baap’ of all shows: Rakhi PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

Dialogue process needed to resolve Kashmir issue, says Omar

that image with my clothes on the show," said Rakhi who had earlier grabbed headlines with her efforts to find a life partner through the hit reality TV show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar'.

The 'drama queen' had her own share of scary episodes while shooting, when some of the participants came to blows.

"There was a case where a couple came to blows and I was really scared. But thankfully I had my Karan and Arjun (bodyguards) around me, who protect me when the situation gets violent," she said.

And Rakhi has no one to fear, as she claims to have none other than Jesus behind her.

"I believe in Jesus Christ and he has helped me through life and he is the one who helps me in providing a fair judgement," said the item girl, who is a bornagain Christian.

of Jharkhand, Madhu Koda, who was sent to jail for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore hawala scam, was close to Singh, a Congress MLA, who thrived in his close proximity and a lot of money transactions took place between them.

The PIL said that Singh's son is married to Ankita, daughter of Kamlesh Singh, a minister in the Koda cabinet, also sent to jail in connection with the scam.

The petition alleged that certain diaries were recovered by the investigating team which reflect that Singh received large sums of money from Koda. Despite this, probe into Singh's financial affairs had not been done.

The PIL said Singh had stated in affidavits submitted for Maharashtra assembly elections in 2004 and 2009 that he had filed income tax returns for relevant assessment years.

However, an RTI inquiry by the petitioner, Sanjay Tiwari, from Income Tax authorities revealed that he had not filed his returns for many years, the PIL claimed and enclosed IT letters in this regard.

The PIL alleged that Singh, Mumbai Congress chief, had not disclosed immovable properties worth crores of rupees held in his wife's name, in the affidavit filed before the election commission during 2009 assembly elections and annexed a list of such properties.

The PIL also wondered how Singh's wife got access to large amounts of money when she had no direct sources of income. There had been large number of forward trading in gold and silver worth crores of rupees in her name, the PIL alleged and said that losses were paid in cash and unsold stock not declared in affidavits.

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Rajasthan has over 58,000 illegal mosques, temples PTI

Jaipur, Oct 6

There are over 58,000 mosques and temples which have come up illegally on State-owned land and the structures which are causing traffic hazard would be relocated, the State government

told the High Court.

In reply to a PIL on illegal temple and mosques built on government land, Advocate General G S Bapna government filed an affidavit before a division bench of the High Court, comprising Chief Justice Jagdish Bhalla and

Justice M N Bhandari, stating that there are more than 58,000 mosques and temples constructed illegally on government land and are encroachments.

The government has also framed a policy to demolish all those mosques and temples which are on roadside or are causing traffic hazards.

It has also been made clear in the policy that those structures to be demolished will be relocated in the vicinity.

The government has also decided to regularize those temples and mosques that are not causing any traffic hazard, the affidavit said.

It has further been given out in the policy placed before the court that henceforth in the master plan of the town as well as in all upcoming colonies places for worship shall also be earmarked besides woodland and public utilities in order to

NATO tankers attacked again

Suspected Taliban militantstoday attacked and set afire 20 oil tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in southwest Pakistan, killing one man in the third major assault on supply vehicles in two weeks. The NATO tankers, on their way to Afghanistan, were attacked on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, early this morning. (PTI)

regulate illegal construction of such places of worship on public land.

According to the PIL, a single-judge bench comprising of Justice M.N.Bhandari on January 6 took a suo motu cognizance of illegally constructed temples and mosques on the roadside and public land.

The court had then asked the State authorities to explain that why despite the Supreme Court's verdict in this regard public land is being allowed to be encroached by persons who try to grab the land in the name of temples and mosques and even succeed in getting public trusts for some registered with the Devasthan Department.

According to the petitioner Gauri Shanker Sharma, a public trust was registered in the name of Mandir Shri Hanumaan ji Maharaaj in tehsil Thnagazi of Alwar district before the assistant commissioner Devasthan

Department but on an objection raised by a few persons it was found that the land of the temple was situated on a government land.

When the court was inclined to reject the writ, the petitioner's counsel prayed for withdrawal of the writ.

The court though dismissed the petition of temple trust took a suo motu cognizance of encroachment on government land in Alwar as well as in other parts of the state.

Justice Bhandari issued a show cause notice to Chief Secretary, Secretary Revenue department, Commissioner Devstahan Department, Director General Police and S.P.of Alwar city.

The court had asked the state government to reply why the Mandir Shir Hanumanji at Thanagazi, Alwar, will not be taken into possession by Dev-

astahan Department and why the government has failed to take care of similar encroachments by way of temples and mosques on government land across the State.

In the detailed reply filed today, the advocate general told the division bench that the government has already conducted a survey in this regard when a similar matter was being contested in Supreme Court and a detailed affidavit was also filed therein.

“We told the court that since the policy has been recently formed and the jurisdiction of the work to be carried out is the entire State, it will take time to get the desired result. Hence, we prayed for time to address the court's query regarding the result of implementation of the policy”, the advocate general said.

Non-State actors want to rule Pakistan, says Zardari PTI ISLAMABAD, OCT 6

Amid intense criticism of the government for its inept handling of the flood relief work, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that “nonState actors” wanted to take over the country by weakening the democratic system.

It would be dangerous for the whole region if these “non-State actors” succeed in their plans,

Zardari said, without identifying such elements. However, he expressed confidence that there would be no political change in the country through undemocratic means.

The president said the 2008 Mumbai attacks too were carried out by "non-state elements" and called on democratic forces i n Pa k i s t a n a n d I n d i a t o strengthen their ties to "block such incidents in future."

The government led by Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has been the subject of intense criticism following its inept handling of the country's economic problems and the rehabilitation of millions of people affected by floods.

Stung by speculation about a change of government, Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza

Gilani have mounted a strong defence of the administration.

Zardari, in an interview to a TV news channel, said PPP governments were removed twice in the past on the basis of allegations which could not be proved so far.

He said there would be a long list if he starts naming “political actors and orphans” involved in such moves against the party.

Besides bringing democracy, the PPP brought good governance to the country and Prime Minister Gilani is performing well, Zardari said.

He called on leaders of different political parties to play their role in strengthening the democratic system and confronting the challenges of terrorism and floods.

from page 1 Poll monitoring system preventive detention can cast vote through postal ballot,” he said.

Besides, Wardhan said there are 372 missing voters and there are about 106 dead voters and the names of such voters cannot be deleted on the eve of elections according to the ECI. Wardhan said that the purpose of carrying out such an exercise is that there is no impersonation.

On the purpose of preparing handicapped voters list he replied they have to provide Braille papers for blind persons and the wheel chairs for the handicapped and for these they had to know the exact number of such voters.

Wardhan also said that the officials will train the blind persons on the Braille script.

CBI raids EPF officer’s flat

of provident fund in accounts of employees employed by them.

SP Gavali said that the firm was later asked to pay their dues of Rs 15 lakh, which they did.

But when it came to releasing the firm;s properties, the officer said, Farde repeatedly demanded bribes after which Roy approached the CBI. The investigators kept a constant watch on him and tapped his phone conversations for almost a week before laying a trap. It is reportedly learnt that the accused is not cooperating with the investigators.

Stress taking a toll

and prescribes medicines on the spot.

“We also carry medicines with us during trips at the police stations,” she said.

Regular camps for obesity, thyroids and diabetes are organised at the police headquarters in association with Goa Medical College (GMC) doctors.

First aid training: The vast police force is interestingly trained in administering first aid. The PMO said that policemen are trained to treat any cases of fracture or haemorrhage before a patient is shifted to a hospital.

“While enroute to hospital, the police personnel can carry out medical treatment of a patient. This practice also helps improve police – public relation,” she further said.

Every police control vans are well-equipped with first aid boxes and personnel are thoroughly trained to carry out medical aid whenever and wherever required.

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US in ‘fight for future’ with India, China, says Obama PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 6

Slamming Republicans for their two-point economic plan which would cut spending on education, President Barack Obama has said the US is in “a fight for future” with countries like India and China which are not slashing their budget in the key sector detrimental to shaping lives of millions of students.

“Think about it. China isn’t slashing education (budget) by 20 per cent right now. India is not slashing education by 20 per cent. We are in a fight for the future - a fight that depends on education,” Obama said at a White House Summit on Community Colleges.

“Cutting aid for 8 million students, or scaling back our commitment to community colleges, that’s like unilaterally disarming our troops right as they head to the frontlines,” he said.

Obama said he strongly disagrees with the economic plan that was released last week by the Republican leaders in Congress, which would actually cut education spendings by 20 per cent as well as affect the healthcare sector budget.

Republicans’ two-point plan is aimed at creating jobs which would freeze tax rates at current rates and cut spending.

“It would reduce or eliminate financial aid for 8 million college students. And it would leave community colleges without the resources they need to meet the goals we’ve talked about today,” Obama argued.

“Instead, this money would help pay for a USD 700 billion tax cut that only 2 per cent of the wealthiest Americans would ever see –- an average of USD 100,000 for every millionaire and billionaire in the country. And that just doesn’t make sense -– not for students, not for our economy,” he observed.

Japanese duo, American share chemistry Nobel AP STOCKHOLM, OCT 6

American Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry today for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to test cancer drugs and make thinner computer screens.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the award honours their development of palladium-catalysed cross couplings in organic systems.

The academy called that one of the most sophisticated tools available to chemists today, and one that is used by researchers worldwide and in commercial production of pharmaceuticals and molecules used to make electronics.

Heck, 79, is a professor emeritus at the University of Delaware.

Negishi, 75, is a chemistry professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and 80-year-old Suzuki is a professor at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.

Negishi told reporters in Stockholm by telephone that he was asleep when the call came.

“I went to bed last night well past midnight so I was sleeping but I am extremely happy to receive the telephone call,” he said.

Officials at Hokkaido University were delighted by the news, said university spokesman Hidetoshi Nakatsuka.

“Professor Suzuki has been mentioned as a candidate in the past few years and we’ve been waiting for this to happen for all these years,” Nakatsuka said. “We were standing by and we are extremely delighted.”

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he spoke to Suzuki on the phone and congratulated him. “He told me that Japan’s science and technology is at the world’s top level and encouraged me to make good use of the resources,” Kan said.

The method developed by the Nobel winners has been used to artificially produce cancer-killing substances first found in marine sponges, the academy said in its citation. While clinical testing has started, it’s not yet clear whether they will turn out to be useful drugs.

The electronics industry has used palladium-catalysed cross coupling to make light-emitting diods used in the production of extremely thin monitors, the academy said.

The 2010 Nobel Prize announcements began on Monday with the medicine award going to 85-year-old British professor Robert Edwards for fertility research that led to the first test tube baby.

Russian-born Andre Geim, 51, and Konstantin Novoselov, 36, of the University of Manchester in England won the physics prize yesterday for groundbreaking experiments with graphene, an ultrathin and superstrong material that scientists say should be a versatile building block for faster computers, transparent touch screens and lighter airplanes.

Phillips Talbot dies at 95 PTI NEW YORK, OCT 6

Veteran diplomat and author Phillips Talbot, a Padma Shri recipient who experienced first-hand the power of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent movement and was one of the few Americans present during India’s partition, has died here at the age of 95.

Talbot’s death on October 1 was announced by the Asia Society, where he served as President from 1970 to 1981.

He was US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations from 1961 to 1965. He also was Ambassador to Greece from 1965 to 1969.

Talbot served as President of Asia Society from 1970 to 1981 and wrote extensively about the region in books and journals over many decades.

Describing Tablot as a groundbreaking American observer of Asian affairs, Asia Society President Vishakha N Desai said: “Phil was a statesman, a great leader and a thoughtful observer of USAsia relations.”

“We will miss his wisdom and commitment,” Desai was quoted as saying in a press release.

Born on June 7, 1915, Talbot pursued a long and distinguished academic and diplomatic career.

In 2002, India awarded him the prestigious Padma Shri award, an honour generally bestowed on Indian nationals, in recognition of his efforts to build Indo-US understanding.

His love and understanding of Asia began in 1939, when he first travelled to India on a student fellowship.

During World War II he served in India and China as a US Naval liaison officer and attache.

After the war, he reported from the subcontinent as a correspondent for the Chicago Daily News and witnessed Indian independence from British rule and partition from Pakistan in 1947.

He also wrote about fledging independence movements in Southeast Asia.

During the 1950s he returned to academia in the US and directed an inter-university programme devoted to the study of the developing countries as they emerged from colonialism. It was at that time that he played an important role as an adviser during the founding of Asia Society in 1956 under the patronage of John D Rockefeller 3rd.

“Phil Talbot was an early American pioneer in the field of Asian Studies,” Desai said.

“Travelling the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent in the 1930s, he experienced first-hand the power of Gandhi’s non-violent independence movement. He was one of the very few Americans present at the formation of independent Pakistan and India in 1947.”

Talbot’s wife Mildred and son Bruce preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughters, Nancy Talbot and Susan Talbot Jacox, and a grandson, David Franklin Jacox.

US, China defence ministers to meet PTI BEIJING, OCT 6

China and the US are set to resume high-level military contacts after a 10-month freeze, with Defence Minister Liang Guanglie to meet his American counterpart Robert Gates on sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Hanoi next week.

Chinese Defence Ministry official confirmed that Liang would travel to Vietnam to attend a security conference and meet Gates at the Hanoi meeting to break the thaw in the ties that Beijing had broken off over the US arms sale to Taiwan.

Liang is scheduled to meet Gates on the sidelines of the security conference, which will begin on Tuesday, Guan Youfei, deputy director of Foreign Affairs Office of China’s Defence Ministry, told a press briefing here.

Defence chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and eight other invited countries would meet at Hanoi and Defence Minister A K Antony will also attend the conference.

The meeting is expected to pave the way for Gates to visit Beijing with a larger delegation to resume high-level defence dialogue between the two countries.

A Pentagon official yesterday said the two were likely to meet but Washington awaited confirmation from Beijing.

The meeting known as ASEAN Defence Minister (ADMM) plus eight others, China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, India and New Zealand and Russia and the US is due to take place on October 12.

Taliban in high-level talks with Afghan govt PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 6

Secret high-level talks have commenced between the representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan Government to negotiate an end to war.

The talks being held at an undisclosed location, involve highlevel representatives of the Taliban authorised by the dominant Quetta Shura led by the groups elusive leader Mullah Omar, Washington Post reported quoting Afghan and Arab sources.

Omar’s group had shunned negotiations in the past insisting that the Taliban would settle for nothing less than total withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.

The Post quoting sources said that Quetta Shura was giving up its rigid stand and has begun talk about a comprehensive agreement that would include participation of some Taliban’s figures in the government and the withdrawal of US and NATO troops on an agreed timeline.

“They are very, very serious about finding a way out,” a source close to the talks was quoted as saying by the paper.

The Paper said discussions with the Quetta Shura do not include representatives of the Haqqani network, a separately led Taliban faction that US military intelligence consider particularly brutal and which has been targeted recently by escalated US drone attacks in North Western Pakistan.

Washington Post said the Haqqani group is seen more closely tied to the Pakistani intelligence service than the Quetta Shura, which is based in S o u t h We s t e r n Pa k i s t a n i province of Baluchistan.

UK dy ambassador to Yemen survives attack AGENCIES SANA’A, OCT 6

Yemeni soldiers and a criminal investigation vehicle arrive at the scene of the attack on a British diplomatic vehicle in Sana'a, Yemen.

It was the second major assassination attempt on a British diplomatic target in the country this year. The ambassador, Timothy Torlot, survived a suicide bombing also aimed at his car in April.

Four men, including one German national, are currently on trial for that attack.

Few details have so far been released on the latest attempt.

According to officials, the rocket landed near an armoured car carrying the deputy head of mission at the British embassy, Fiona Gibb, at around 8.15 on Wednesday morning. It missed, though the car was struck by shrapnel.

The car, whose windshield was cracked in the incident, was taking five embassy staff in total to work. At least two bystanders are thought to have been hurt, though it is not known how badly, while one British embassy employee was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "A British embassy vehicle was attacked at approximately 0815 local time this morning in Sana'a, Yemen," a spokeswoman said. "The vehicle was on its way to the British embassy, with five embassy staff on board.

Deal on IMF governance unlikely this weekend, says US PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 6

India and other emerging economies are likely to press for greater representation in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the annual meeting of the global financial bodies this weekend, but the US is unlikely to bow to the demand without preconditions.

Ahead of the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank here, a top US official indicated on Tuesday that greater representation of emerging economies in the bodies hinged upon their acceptance of greater accountability for the impact of their decisions on the global economy.

“We have said it’s important for the voice and representation of emerging markets to be expanded on the board of the World Bank and more generally at the IMF in order to be better reflect the realities of the 21st century economy,” a senior Treasury official said.

“So we’re going to continue working hard with our partners to ensure that those shifts continue to make way for an emerging

economy. But, we also have to make sure that as countries assume their seats at the table, they recognise that increasingly, because of their size and their weight on the global economy, their decisions matter to the global economy,” the official said.

The official, however, indicated that the United States is hopeful the crucial IMF governance issue will make substantial progress ahead of the next G-20 summit in November.

“I think that this set of issues will be discussed this weekend. I don’t know whether they’ll actually get resolved this weekend.

But there’s other opportunities in the leadup to Seoul to continue discussing these important issues,” he said.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will represent India at the meetings, where he and officials from other emerging markets are expected to push for an early resolution to the contentious issue of IMF reforms to reflect contemporary realities.

At present, a country’s voting power in the IMF is linked to its financial contributions and economic strength, besides other cri-

teria, but countries like India, China, Turkey and Brazil are calling for a fundamental restructuring of the governance structure of the body.

“Last year, at Pittsburgh, the G-20 committed to increase the voice and vote of dynamic and emerging developing countries.

“These are of course the countries that are playing a greater role in the international monetary system and it is critical to expand their representation commensurate with their growing responsibilities in the system,” the official said.

“We’ve been very clear that we want to see greater emerging market and developing country representation at the IMF Executive Board.

“We believe, and our G-20 partners have agreed, the fund must be representative of the 21st century global economy. And so we will look forward to moving forward on a package of reforms that will certainly be discussed this weekend, but may ultimately be resolved in the lead-up to Seoul,” the Treasury official said.

Nepal fails to break deadlock; Poudyal loses PM race PTI

KATHMANDU, OCT 6

For the 10th time in a row, Nepal's Parliament today failed to elect a Prime Minister rejecting NC leader Ram Chandra Poudyal, the sole candidate for the post, and is set to meet tomorrow for another run-off which may again prove futile amid a boycott by Maoists and CPN-UML. 65-year-old Poudyal secured 109 votes, far below the magic figure of 301, in the 601-member Constituent Assembly. Only 156 lawmakers were present for the election, out of which one MP voted against him while 46 remained neutral.

It was certain from the beginning today that Poudyal would lose as both UCPN-Maoists and CPN-UML, with a combined strength of 347, in the House staying away from the entire election process.

The 11th round of voting is scheduled for 3.00 pm local time tomorrow.

Following Maoist chief Prachanda's failure to get majority support in Parliament seven times in a row, he withdrew from the election on September 17 after a deal with the CPN-UML in a bid to facilitate the formation of a national consensus government.

Unified CPN (Maoist) and CPN-UML lawmakers did not participate in the voting process on the September 30 poll as well.

More than three months after the 22-party coalition led by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar

Nepal collapsed, 10 rounds of polls have so far failed to elect a new leader. The country has been without a government since June 30, when Nepal stood down under intense pressure from the Maoists.

CPN-Maoist, which ended its decade-long civil war in 2006, is the single largest party with 238 seats, while Nepali Congress (NC) has 114 members in the House whose two-year term was extended by one year on May 28.

The CPN-UML with the strength of 109 and the Madhesi alliance with the combined strength of 82 and other smaller parties have called for a national government.

55-year-old former prime minister Prachanda and CPN-UML president Jhala Nath Khanal reached a deal on September 17 that the Maoists would withdraw from the Prime Ministerial race and both the parties would not take part in the election for the top post.

The major parties had failed to agree on a consensus candidate for the post of the Prime Minister, leading to the process of electing a new leader through majority vote in the Constituent Assembly.

Nepali Congress has ruled out the possibility of forming the next government under the Maoists' leadership as the former rebels have not yet laid down arms, managed their combatants and dissolved the paramilitary organisation of their youth wing, Young Communist League.

New Zealand TV host shown ridiculing Sheila Dikshit PTI MELBOURNE, OCT 6

A prominent New Zealand TV host, already under suspension over a race row involving the Indianorigin Governor General, has courted controversy again by deliberately mispronouncing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s name in a video clip.

The TVNZ channel that posted the controversial clip has received at least four complaints against it.

New Zealand Indian Central Association president Paul Singh Bains said the fact that TVNZ was still promoting the clip on its website showed it had “totally lost the plot” and was insensitive to the offence Henry had caused.

In the clip, Henry is shown ridiculing Dikshit’s name, mispronouncing it deliberately.

The video — which now appears to have been removed — was promoted on the Video Extras section of TVNZ’s website under the heading “Paul Henry laughs about the name Dikshit”.

The fresh controversy has come on the top of racial allegations that Henry is already facing after he questioned Prime Minister John Key on Indian-origin Governor General Anand Satyanand, asking him: “Is he even a New Zealander? Are we going to go for someone who is more like a New Zealander?”

Bains said he accepted Dikshit’s name and other Indian names could be difficult to pronounce, but Henry reportedly went overboard to ridicule it.

He said the fact that TVNZ left the clip on its website shows it is insensitive to the offence.

Henry was suspended yesterday until October 18, after the channel received a record 600 com-

n The video — which now appears to have been removed — was promoted on the Video Extras section of TVNZ’s website under the heading “Paul Henry laughs about the name Dikshit”. plaints against his Anand comments.

“TVNZ have lost the plot. I honestly think the credibility of TVNZ is down the tubes through this,” Bains said, as he demanded that Henry be sacked.

“He should be sanctioned more than that. He should be eliminated from that spot. He should be sacked and given another role somewhere else.

“He has an attitude about Indians and all other ethnicities for that matter. If we sound different, if we look different, he thinks there’s no place for us in New Zealand,” an offended Bains was quoted as saying by ‘The Age’ here.

TVNZ spokeswoman Andi Brotherston, meanwhile, said the website was an independent news organisation and enjoyed its editorial independence. “(It) is part of TVNZ’s news and current affairs department, which has its editorial independence enshrined in legislation,” she said.

She did not say whether TVNZ chief executive Rick Ellis, who suspended Henry from his Breakfast role and is TVNZ’s editor-in-chief, had control over the content on the website.

Saudi okays extradition treaty with India PTI DUBAI, OCT 6

Saudi Arabia's legislative body, the Shura Council, has approved the draft agreements of an extradition treaty and a prisoner exchange deal with India inked during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Riyadh early this year.

"The two draft agreements were approved following detailed discussions by the members," the council said in a statement.

The agreements, the council agreed, should be executed for better security and stability of the two countries.

"This would help the two friendly countries not only strengthen bilateral relations but also serve the interests of the citizens of the respective countries who are living in each other's states," he said.

During Singh's visit to the Kingdom in March this year, five bilateral agreements, including an extradition treaty and the agreement on transfer of prisoners, were signed.

The extradition treaty is part of efforts to step up bilateral cooperation in the area of security and will help in apprehending wanted persons in each other's country.

It will be in line with the standard format followed across the world and will be governed by international law, an official said.

UK terror suspect killed in drone attack PTI LONDON, OCT 6

A British terror suspect killed in an American drone attack was to head al-Qaeda group in the United Kingdom tasked to carry out Mumbai-style attacks on London, Pa r i s a n d o t h e r E u ro p e a n cities.The terrorist Abdul Jabbar, a British citizen who had a British wife was chosen as a leader of a new group to be called, The Islamic Army of Great Britain at a meeting in North Waziristan region in Pakistan’s tribal hotbed, BBC reported.

The group, official sources told BBC was set up to organise synchronised terror attack in the UK, France and Germany.

The meeting which was attended by 300 militants was monitored by the intelligence agencies, but there was dissent voiced about appointing Jabbar, who was relatively new to the world of international terror.

A second meeting was called but the Briton was killed before it could take place.

“It was this intelligence that led to the missile strike by US unmanned aerial drone on September 8 which killed Jabbar and three others,” BBC said.

Unfolding the contours of the terror plot, the sources told BBC that Islamic terrorist had planned to attack passengers waiting to fly at five European airports using gunmen armed with automatic assault rifles, a method similar to the devastating Mumbai-terror attacks two years ago. The sources said the Briton was to head the group which would have included number of German nationals, sheltering in North Waziristan at that time. The Pakistan’s ambassador to the US told the BBC’s Newsnight programme that increased US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas were linked to the European terror plot.

Hussein Haqqani said that escalation in drone strikes had come after intelligence agencies had uncovered the plot to “attack multiple targets in Europe”.

Haqqani said Pakistan was working with US and European agencies to uncover the terror plans to attack Europe and appealed to the people not to panic.

The unfolding of the plot comes as Japan, Sweden, US, UK and France had issued warnings to their citizens travelling in Europe to be careful of the possibility of the terror strikes.

US channel Fox News citing intelligence sources said that the terror targets included Paris’ famous landmarks of Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral and Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate.

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Fertiliser demand seen at record high on rains REUTERS NEW DELHI, OCT 6

Ample monsoon rains and higher prices of farm goods are likely to lift Indian fertiliser demand in 2010/11 by 13 percent to a record 60 million tonnes, testing local fertiliser makers' ability to raise output in sync with the demand, industry officials said.

India's June-Sept monsoon rains, a key factor in determining food grain production and fertiliser demand in the country, were 2 percent above normal in the current year, weather office data showed.

"Fertiliser demand will be more this year. Total demand may rise up to 60 million tonnes," Udai Shanker Awasthi, managing director of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd (IFFCO), the biggest fertiliser producer in the country, told Reuters.

In end-July, when monsoon rains were below normal, Awasthi was expecting the country's fertiliser consumption to rise by 5 percent, but higher rains during AugustSeptember erased rains deficit and boosted summer-sown crops.

India's summer-sown grains output is likely to rise by 10 percent on year, oilseeds production by 17.3 percent, cotton by over 10 percent and cane production is likely to in-

crease by 17 percent, the government said last month.

"Soil moisture level is very good due to higher rains in September. It is likely to boost output of rabbi (wintersown) crops," said Harish Galipelli, vice-president research with JRG Wealth Management.

Farm minister Sharad Pawar last month said, "this will be one of the most favourable years for wheat and other crops."

Output of wheat, the mainwinter sown crop, is likely to rise to a record 82 million tonnes in 2010/11, a farm ministry official said.

"When water availability is good, farmers like to maximise their acreage, especially where there are no irrigation facilities and fertiliser usage rises," said R S Nanda, Chief Operating Officer, Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals.

The government is also encouraging farmers to boost production of food grains as the country with a population of 1.2 billion is struggling to calm double-digit food inflation.

Farmers' shift towards cash crops like cotton and cane, which require more fertilisers than oilseeds and lentils, is also boosting fertiliser demand, said J Kohareswaran, chairman and managing direc-

tor, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers.

Bountiful rains have also replenished water reservoirs, a key source of irrigation water during winter season, encouraging farmers to sow winter crops on larger area.

Water level in India's main reservoirs was at 75 percent of capacity in the week to Sept.

30, higher than the 10-year average, government data showed.

"Farmers are getting good returns from kharif (summersown) crops. Obviously, they will invest more in seed and fertilisers during rabi season," Galipelli said.

But many industry officials were sceptical about domestic fertiliser makers' capacity to cater to spiralling demand.

"We have to see how supply side responds. Many times farmers agitate due to fertiliser scarcity. It will be tough task for fertiliser makers to fulfil the demand," said Ashwini Bansod, a senior analyst at MF Global Commodities India.

Lower domestic production may force the country to raise overseas purchases.

India imports nearly a third of its fertiliser requirement, with potash and phosphate constituting the bulk of it.

Awasthi said imports are likely to be slightly higher this year.

Stock markets decline when India loses ODIs PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 6

New research shows that when India's cricket team loses oneday internationals, the stock market takes a beating, but if master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is on the losing side, the damage to the bourses is even worse.

Research by economists Russell Smyth and Vinod Mishra of Monash University, in Australia, suggests the performance of the Indian cricket team in oneday matches can significantly impact the fortunes of the Indian stock market, an official release said.

"While a win by the Indian cricket team has no statistically significant upward impact on stock market returns, a loss generates a significant down-

ward movement in the stock market," Smyth, the Head of Monash University's Department of Economics, said.

"India's main index, the CNX Nifty, shows that the Nifty index was generally flat the day after a win, but the day following a loss, the index dropped by an average of 0.231%. The drop following a loss was more than seven times greater than the movement following a win," Smyth said.

Furthermore, when Sachin Tendulker, India's most popular cricketer, is on the losing side, the loss on the stock market is almost 20 per cent more.

"In the 100 matches in which Tendulkar played and India lost, the average return the day after the match was 0.328%, an 18% higher drop compared to

TALK BUSINESS

Sale at Bohemian Crystal PANJIM (HBD) -- The Bohemian Crystal company located at Rich Ville, Colmorod, Navelim Road, Margao is set to hold its annual sale from October 9 onwards. The store will be open from 9 am to 8 pm.

Available will be brands such as Schott Zwiesel, LSA, Porcel, San Miguel, Revol etc. These brands are known the world over for the elegance, style as well as for their utility. In addition, crockery, crystal ware, gifting items will also be available.

Sensex bounces back by 135 pts; metal and realty stocks shine PTI MUMBAI, OCT 6

Erasing yesterday’s losses, the BSE benchmark Sensex today rebounded by 135 points to a fresh 33-month high, driven by hectic buying by FIIs and retail investors on hopes of strong corporate earnings.

Led by heavy buying in realty and metal shares, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share index settled at 20,543.08, up by 135.37 points, or 0.66 per cent.

the average drop after losing a match (which Tendulkar did not play)," Smyth said.

"A sporting event is a noneconomic phenomenon and, as such, one might expect that stock prices will not be affected. However, behavioural finance suggests that large sporting events affect the sentiment of viewers-cuminvestors, resulting in upwards or downwards 'mood swings' in the market, which are reflected in stock prices," Smyth said.

According to Smyth and Mishra, emotions can impact normally objective decision-making, the university release said.

"A feeling of sadness might make investors withdraw from the world and the stock market, thus resulting in reduced trading for a while, whereas anger might make them behave in an impulsive manner, which might involve selling of a lot of the stocks," Smyth said.

"When you are tuning in to follow how Australia performs against India in one-day internationals, before you write them off as meaningless matches, spare a thought for what the outcome might mean for Indian investors," Smyth said.

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Gems, jewellery exports may grow 30-35% PTI MUMBAI, OCT 6

BioNeutral's chief scientist to meet Vishwajeet HERALD BUSINESS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

Specialty chemical company BioNeutral Group said that its chief scientist, Dr Andrew Kielbania, has been invited to meet the Vishwajeet Rane, Minister of Health and Agriculture of Goa, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Health.

The minister wants to explore how BioNeutral's specialty antimicrobial disinfectants, cleaners and toxic gas neutralizers could improve the health and environment of Goa, the company said.

BoB bags best bank award

mold, fungi and spores. The company's products, Ygiene and Ogiene, kill germs and clean surfaces with high speed and power. Its technology has been proven effective in surface, water and airborne applications.

The company's antimicrobial line of products under the Ygiene brand have been submitted to the EPA for approval for sale in the United States, and have already been approved for sale in Germany, the UK, France and Sweden.

Ogiene is currently commercially available in the United States.

Edserv expects Rs 100 cr orders REUTERS MUMBAI, OCT 6

PTI MUMBAI, OCT 6

Bank of Baroda has been awarded the best bank of 2010, instituted by a business magazine. Receiving the award, instituted by the Business India magazine here last evening from Union Roads and Highways Minister Kamal Nath, BoB Chairman and Managing Director M D Mallya said he would endeavour to create a new-age bank that meets the aspirations of our customers, who are the guiding force of the bank.

Addressing the gathering, Nath said, "In a scenario, where over half of our citizens are unbanked, the 102-year-old BoB has set for itself a commendable target of reaching out to 20,000 villagers in three years."

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Education services provider Edserv Softsystems Ltd expects government orders worth 800 million rupees to 1 billion rupees in FY11 on the back of an increased thrust to set up skill upgradation and extension institutes, a top official said on Wednesday.

"Order pipeline this fiscal from the government side should be a minimum of 80-100 crores (800 million-1 billion rupees), it will be double of that next year," S. Giridharan, chairman and chief executive officer, told Reuters in an interview.

The company, which was accorded vocational training provider status by the government last year, had on Wednesday won a fiveyear training contract from the Gujarat government to set up three skill extension and upgradation centres.

It is pitching for deals to set up Industrial Training Institutes across the country, Giridharan said.

"In the next 4-5 years we are looking to pitch in for 10 states to set up ITIs.... We are looking at a revenue of 30-40 crores (300400 million) per state," he said.

The increased government spending on these projects is likely to more than triple the compan's revenue in the current fiscal.

Giridharan sees the company's profits around 400-450 million rupees on revenues of 1.5 billion rupees in FY11.

Federal Bank, 422.4, 431.85, 417.05, 425.5 Financial Te, 1223, 1225, 1207, 1218 Gail (india), 494.9, 500.95, 487.15, 488.65 Gammon India, 213.1, 219.7, 213.1, 215.8 Glaxosmithkl, 2285.1, 2330, 2284, 2290.5 Glenmark Pha, 315.05, 321.9, 313.2, 319.2 Gmr Infrastr, 58.45, 59.45, 57.9, 59.25 Godrej Indus, 232.5, 237.25, 230.5, 232.7 Grasim Indus, 2305, 2372, 2305, 2347 Great Offsho, 384.9, 400, 382.25, 392 Gtl Infra.Lt, 45.95, 46, 45.45, 45.55 Gujarat Mine, 142, 145.45, 136.25, 144.05 Gujarat N R, 62.35, 65.25, 61.55, 64.75 Gujarat Stat, 114.8, 117.9, 113.4, 117.3 Gvk Pow. & I, 48.6, 48.6, 47.35, 47.75 Hcl Technolo, 436, 439.6, 430.65, 433.75 Hdfc Bank Lt, 2455, 2480, 2450, 2456.75 Hdfc Ltd, 747.05, 755, 738.2, 745.05 Hero Honda M, 1815.95, 1835, 1807, 1822.85 Hindalco in, 207.7, 212.65, 205.5, 210.45 Hindustan Co, 64.5, 65, 63.3, 64.05 Hindustan Ma, 75.4, 77.9, 75.4, 76.1 Hindustan Pe, 525.25, 526.9, 515, 516.5 Hindustan Un, 306.65, 306.65, 300.1, 301.15 Hindustan Zi, 1164.8, 1239, 1164.8, 1223.75 Housing Dev, 278, 285.9, 278, 284.55

Icici Bank L, 1161, 1163.2, 1138.5, 1149.15 Idea Cellula, 72.75, 73.65, 72.1, 72.65 Ifci Ltd, 68.8, 68.9, 67.7, 68 India Cement, 118.5, 125.4, 118.5, 122.7 India Infoli, 120.9, 124.5, 120, 122.3 Indiabulls F, 160, 168.8, 155.25, 166.55 Indiabulls R, 184.5, 200.35, 184.5, 199 Indian Bank, 287.35, 310.45, 287.35, 307.35 Indian Hotel, 103.45, 104.15, 102, 102.9 Indian Oil C, 424, 424, 418, 421.7 Indian Overs, 143.25, 149, 143.25, 147.6 Indus Dev Ba, 163.1, 164.5, 158.4, 161.1 Indusind Ban, 280, 288, 272.2, 273.8 Infosys Tech, 3106, 3122.9, 3076.6, 3103.8 Infra. dev., 210, 213.25, 206.2, 211.75 Ispat Indust, 23.6, 24, 23.15, 23.85 Itc Ltd, 176.15, 176.95, 170.8, 172.9 Ivrcl Infras, 168.35, 170.2, 166.5, 167.3 Jai Corp Lim, 267.8, 269.9, 262.25, 263.85 Jaiprakash A, 130.4, 139, 130.4, 137.85 Jet Airways, 815, 820, 803.1, 808.95 Jindal Saw L, 217.85, 220.8, 216, 217.7 Jindal Steel, 744.8, 755.5, 740.15, 750.05 Jsw Steel Li, 1387, 1397.9, 1372.2, 1381.8 Kotak Mahind, 515.25, 522.45, 512, 516.95 Lakshmi Mach, 2425, 2488, 2420, 2474.7

India's gem and jewellery exports is expected to clock a 3035 per cent growth in FY 11, a top industry official said today.

"We expect a growth of 3035 per cent in gems and jewellery exports in the current financial year. We have already achieved a 61 per cent export growth till August 2010, following increased trading activities," the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Chairman, Rajiv Jain told PTI here.

The country's gems and jewellery exports stood at USD 29.33-billion in FY 10.

The US is the biggest buyer with India exporting nearly 34 per cent of gems and jewellery to that country and the rest to others. Reports of the US economy rebounding is a good sign, Jain said.

"Our main focus is to boost exports of gems and jewellery and we see a good growth in the coming 5-year period," he said.

Commenting on initiatives to boost exports, Jain said GJEPC is organising the 3rd International Diamond Conference, Mines to Market on October 12-13, in Mumbai.

Since its inception, the conference has become an international platform for a significant exchange between all stakeholders of the diamond industry across the pipeline, receiving an enthusiastic worldwide response.

"India today is surging forward to establish itself as the centre of global gems and jewellery trade. In manufacturing,

we are the leading global player. On the domestic front there has been a proliferation of brands being offered to the Indian consumer," Jain said.

Today, the jewellery industry is set to take-off on a journey of exponential growth with increasingly open policies and a rapid development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in different parts of the country.

"It's time we realise the potential of India as a "Global Brand" and I sincerely hope that Mines to Market will aim at taking stock of the diamond industry globally, and evolving a way forward for the future," GJEPC Vice-Chairman, Sanjay Kothari, said.

GJEPC is also organising the 37th annual awards function for the gems and jewellery industry on October 11 at Mumbai.

BOARD MEETINGS Aegis Logistics Globsyn Info JSL Inds Gayatri Proj Indage Vintners Source: Indiainfoline.com

MF FUNDA DEUTSCHE MUTUAL FUND has announced the revision of exit load structure for DWS Treasury Fund - Cash Plan (all options) and DWS Short Maturity Fund (all plans & options) with effect from Oct.4, 2010.

The exit load charge for DWS Treasury Fund - Cash Plan is 1% if the investment is redeemed / switched out within 7 days of the allotment.

The exit load charge for DWS Short Maturity Fund is 1.5% if the investment is redeemed / switched out within 12 months of the allotment.

AXIS MUTUAL FUND has filed offer document with SEBI to launch Axis Midcap Fund, an open -ended equity scheme. The NFO price will be Rs 10 per unit.

Plans / Options Offered: The scheme offers the following options: a) Growth Option b) Dividend Option.

1. Dividend Payout Facility 2. Dividend Reinvestment Facility Benchmark: BSE Midcap Index Minimum application amount: Rs 5,000 in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.

Exit Load: 1% is payable if units are redeemed / switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment.

Minimum target amount: Rs. 10 million.

Fund manager: Pankaj Murarka.

ICICI MUTUAL FUND has approved October11, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of ICICI Prudential SMART Fund - Series C - 24 Months under both retail and institutional plan. The face value of per unit is Rs 10.

Accordingly, Rs 3.0520 as on the record date shall be declared as dividend under the scheme.

Lanco Infrat, 70.55, 71.7, 70.4, 71.25 Larsen & Tou, 2069.9, 2084.35, 2065.35, 2072.4 Lic Housing, 1450, 1488.4, 1448.1, 1468.75 Lupin Limite, 414.8, 415.8, 410.5, 412 Mahanagar Te, 66.75, 67.75, 66.15, 66.55 Mahindra & M, 748, 759.5, 735.8, 740.45 Maruti Suzuk, 1510, 1529, 1507, 1516.7 Max India Lt, 177, 179.4, 172.1, 173.85 Maytas Infr., 225.2, 225.85, 216, 217.35 Moser-baer (, 71.35, 72.45, 70.95, 71.5 Mrpl, 82.5, 83.7, 81.5, 82.25 Nagarjuna Co, 163.3, 164.9, 156.6, 158.6 Nagarjuna Fe, 31.05, 34, 31.05, 33.55 National Alu, 410.15, 428.9, 410.15, 422.9 Neyveli Lign, 167.45, 177.4, 165.3, 174.55 Ntpc Ltd, 217, 218.65, 216.25, 216.6 Oil And Natu, 1408.65, 1408.65, 1382.25, 1385.25 Omaxe Limite, 148, 151.5, 148, 149.3 Oriental Ban, 490.05, 510.4, 486.05, 505.95 Pantaloon Re, 525, 525.2, 510.2, 517.55 Parsvnath De, 144.3, 144.9, 141.5, 142.05 Petronet Lng, 115.1, 116.15, 113.5, 113.95 Power Fin Co, 356.2, 370.7, 356.2, 369.4 Power Grid C, 112.5, 113.65, 110.95, 111.75 Praj Industr, 79, 81.3, 79, 80.3 Punj Lloyd L, 140.1, 141.5, 138.4, 139.5

Punjab Natio, 1315.1, 1332, 1295.6, 1316.45 Rajesh Expor, 107, 111.05, 106.15, 106.9 Ranbaxy Labs, 599, 605.4, 582.5, 587.25 Rashtriya Ch, 83.05, 88.4, 83.05, 87.75 Rel. nat. re, 41.65, 42.35, 40.85, 41.05 Reliance Cap, 870, 874.8, 852.05, 861.05 Reliance Com, 181, 181.9, 175.7, 177.55 Reliance Ene, 1225, 1245, 1205.01, 1219 Reliance Ind, 945.1, 970, 935, 938.75 Reliance Ind, 1030, 1047, 1026.95, 1044.95 Reliance Pow, 171, 171.35, 166.1, 166.45 Rolta India, 170, 171, 168.5, 169.85 Satyam Compu, 88, 91.15, 86.75, 88.3 Sesa Goa Ltd, 370, 374.4, 363.8, 367.1 Shipping Cor, 172, 202.7, 171.15, 192.05 Siemens Ltd, 840.05, 844.95, 825.2, 829.15 Sintex Indus, 440, 445, 420.25, 429.05 Sobha Develo, 389.85, 401.2, 389.85, 392.85 State Bank O, 3255, 3277.9, 3224.55, 3233.3 Steel Author, 226.7, 228.35, 224.9, 227.55 Sterlite Ind, 172, 178.45, 172, 177.5 Sun Pharmace, 2078.35, 2079.55, 2037.1, 2042.55 Sun Tv Netwo, 522.4, 527, 519, 521.4 Suzlon Energ, 58.1, 58.95, 57.65, 58.15 Tata Communi, 325.05, 326.5, 321, 322.1

Tata Consult, 950, 967.9, 950, 959.65 Tata Motors, 1143.95, 1150.9, 1135, 1138.7 Tata Power C, 1398.55, 1416.9, 1397.5, 1403.25 Tata Steel L, 673.95, 685, 671.1, 678.25 Tata Teleser, 23.2, 23.75, 23.2, 23.25 Tech Mahindr, 766, 779.9, 765.05, 778 The Ge Shpg., 327, 344.9, 327, 334.7 The Phoenix, 260, 265.9, 255.35, 256.55 Thermax Ltd, 805, 813, 787.6, 794.7 Titan Indust, 3324.25, 3430, 3315.3, 3415.35 Torrent Powe, 332.5, 335, 329, 331.6 Triveni Engg, 128.15, 128.5, 123.4, 124.05 Tv18 India L, 94.1, 97, 94.1, 94.6 Uco Bank, 128.3, 131.3, 127.3, 127.8 Ultratech Ce, 1090, 1107, 1084, 1104.45 Union Bank O, 401, 405, 398.55, 402.8 Unitech Ltd, 95, 97.95, 93.85, 97.55 United Phosp, 187.9, 189.95, 185, 187.8 Videocon Ind, 291, 295, 290, 291.1 Vijaya Bank, 89.5, 91.45, 89.35, 90.15 Voltas Ltd, 243.05, 246.45, 241.95, 243.5 Wipro Ltd, 464, 469.95, 461.25, 464.9 Yes Bank Lim, 356, 357.75, 351, 352.1 Zee Entertai, 306.95, 308.35, 292.55, 296.55

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IMF meet: US to push for Mkt-linked currency rates PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 6

Keeping up the pressure on China, the US and key European allies will push for market-oriented exchange rates at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund this weekend, which will be attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and other global finance leaders. "The United States has been very consistent in its position that the leading economies should be supporting exchange rates based on market fundamentals and we will continue to support that position," a senior treasury official told reporters ahead of the IMF meeting.

"It''s one that''s been embraced by the G-20 and we expect that countries will continue to move towards honouring their full set of G-20 commitments," he added.

"There is a whole set of countries that agree with the basic

LAUNCH PAD

Suzuki SlingShot in Goa

Philips sees bright future in LED PTI CHENNAI, OCT 6

South Goa Francisco Sardinha launching the SlingShot at the Goa Chitra museum, Benaulim on Tuesday.

MARGAO (HR) -- Suzuki Motorcycles India Ltd on Tuesday launched the 125 cc Suzuki SlingShot in Goa. The Motorcycle was launched at the hands of South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha at Goa Chitra museum, Benaulim in the presence of Suzuki officials.

Targeted at the mass segment, the Suzuki SlingShot is positioned to fill the void that currently exists between the 100 cc and the 150 cc segments without compromising on the key parameters that a customer aspires for – style of a 150 cc and the efficiency of a 100 cc bike.

The Suzuki SlingShot underscores Suzuki’s commitment to introduce products of global standards that meets on Indian customer’s requirement.

Chairman of Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt, Katsumi Takata said that Suzuki is a brand trusted worldwide for its superior technology and uncompromised quality.

LIC’s Endowment Plus Policy PANJIM (HBD) -- Life Insurance Corporation of India has introduced its ULIP plan under the new IRDA regime, following the launch of its Pension Plus.

Endowment Plus is LIC’s 14th plan approved and the Corporation’s performance in all the ULIP plans to date has been commendable. Most of its policy holders have got handsome rewards on their investments through ULIPs besides its credible performance in Pension and Insurance.

Endowment Plus is a unit-linked product that offers investmentcum-insurance during the term of the policy. The policy is available for people aged 7 years to 60 years for a policy term between 10 years and 20 years. The minimum annual premium under the policy is Rs 20,000 for regular modes. Under ECS mode it is Rs 1,750 per annum and minimum single premium is Rs 30,000. The plan offers a risk cover of upto 11-30 times of annualized premium or 1.25 times of single premium. Critical illness and accident benefit riders are also the benefits available with this policy.

The option of switching within the funds is available any number of times during the duration of policy. The first four switches every year are free of charge and a charge of Rs. 100 is levied thereafter per switch.

If the Policy is in full force a policy holder can avail a loan under the policy after 3 years to the extent of 30% of the policy holder’s fund value and partial withdrawal is allowed after 5 years subject to conditions.

Full risk cover will be available from the date of partial withdrawal after two years from the date of partial withdrawal. Surrender value is available after 5 years incase of discontinuance of policy at any stage. Incase of withdrawal after 5 years full fund value is payable provided that the policy is in force.

Decreasing discontinuance charge upto a maximum of 10% for policies with annualized premium upto Rs 25,000 or 6% for annualized premium above Rs 25,000 upto the end of the 4th year is applicable.

Another feature of this plan is that mortality charges are deducted only if the basic sum assured is less than that of the fund value of the units. There is also an option to encash fund in regular intervals spread over a period of 5 years from the date of maturity.

At maturity the policy holder will be eligible for fund value under the policy. Incase of death, the nominee will get the higher of the sum assured under the basic plan and the policy holder’s fund value.

Premium allocation charges under the policy are 7.5% in the first year, 5% from 2nd to 5th year and 3% thereafter. Single premium allocation charges are 3.3%, Fund management charges may vary from 0.5% for Bond Fund to 0.8% for Growth Fund.

Cashing on the growing LED lighting market, Philips Electronics India, subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics has unveiled slew of new LED lightings across various categories.

The company which has been importing some of its products to India has indegenously made the LED lights for the domestic market, Philips Electronics India GM (Lighting Application Services) Indranil Goswami said here today.

"The Indian LED lighting market is expected to reach USD 49.6 million (in 2009) to USD 399.2 million by 2015 with a CAGR of 41.5 per cent", he told reporters citing a report.

With the industry set to focus on the LED lighting products, he said the company today launched four products under the categories --- Outdoor, office and retail.

"While Outdoor will be focusing mainly on street lighting and in the urban areas, the Office category will focus on green building concepts. The retail segment will be targeting for individual and for retail chains...", he said.

According to him these lights offer 50% energy savings for the users. "The products -Greenline, Alpha, Quadra, Ledo are indegenously made in India for catering to the domestic market...", he said.

tenets of the broader G-20 framework, as evidenced by their commitments in that context to a whole set of policies that really are critically important to allow adjustments to take place in the global economy," the official said.

"So I actually expected in our conversations this weekend and in the weeks ahead that there will be robust agreement around the critical importance of allowing adjustment to take place in the global economy.

"After all, it''s in all of our interests to enable that rebalancing to occur so that as a group, we get on to a path that is more sustainable and more balanced going forward," the treasury official said.

The official said the IMF has noted that in today''s environment, fiscal consolidation is likely to have more negative short-term effects that usual. It has also concluded that if many countries adjust simultane-

Wealthy Asians like risk, but picky on assets REUTERS HONG KONG, OCT 6

Riding on the economic rebound in their region, Asia's swelling ranks of wealthy have more risk appetite than Western millionaires, who are sticking to cash and gold after the downturn -- their equivalent of putting money under the mattress.

But private bankers participating at the Reuters Global Private Banking Summit said there is no one-size-fits-all kind of investment strategy among Asia's millionaires, who grew to 3 million in number in 2009, equalling Europe.

While the Asian wealthy were more likely to take a punt on higher-yielding investments, the mindset of a Chinese multimillionaire could be quite different to his Indian counterpart.

"The natural bias of a Chinese investor would be towards equities, whereas an Indian high net worth individual would be more on bonds," said Francois Monnet, head of a Credit Suisse unit that serves Asia's super rich.

"The Chinese high-networth individuals are likely to be first generation wealthy, very risktolerant and street-smart as opposed to being book-smart like the Indians, who are likely to be second or third-generation wealthy.

"The second and third generation would be more risk averse, more into capital preservation than capital growth."

Nevertheless, the average Asian millionaire's portfolio -cash and equivalent around 25

percent, 35 percent equities, 20 percent bonds, 4-5 percent in hedge funds and alternative investments and the rest in real estate -- is seen as more adventurous than those of American and European counterparts.

"Asian clients tend to trade a lot more aggressively than their European counterparts," said Tan Sing Hwee, Asia-Pacific chief investment officer at Societe Generale's private bank.

"The European client is more portfolio-focused. Asian clients have always been more individual product-driven."

According to CapgeminiMerrill Lynch's Asia-Pacific Wealth Report published last month, Asian millionaires hold fewer fixed-income securities partly because Asian bond markets were less developed than in the West.

Chinese investors tended to favor structured products packaged around fixed income rather than directly investing in fixed-income securities, the report said.

CASH, CASH, CASH Josef Stadler, who heads the UBS private banking business for clients with over $50 million in investable assets, said his European clients were holding 30 to 35 percent of their disposable wealth in cash.

"We have seen a clear shift from alternatives into cash. I don't mean treasury bills, I mean cash, cash, cash," he told the Reuters Summit in Geneva.

Macquarie Group's private bank is also seeing a similar trend in Australia.

"In my 25 years in the indus-

Indian Cos keen to hire staff PTI MUMBAI, OCT 6

While companies globally are on a hiring spree on the back of an economic rebound, Indian firms seem to have outperformed them by adding more staff, according to a survey by workplace solutions provider Regus. The survey says that as businesses across the globe are now looking to hire new staff, it is an indicator that the mindset of organisations has shifted towards investment in growth through human capital.

Regus, which surveyed over

10,000 companies across 78 countries, in its report titled ''Regus Business Tracker'' said, over a third of companies (36 per cent) intend to increase head count. It also said that Indian businesses outperformed the global average with almost two-fifths (38 per cent net) of companies wanting to add new staff in 2011.

"The intention to increase head count is a clear indicator that businesses want to be prepared to grasp the opportunities that recovering markets may throw their way. In India in

Eros Intl lines-up Rs 700 cr Capex PTI MUMBAI, OCT 6

Eros International Media (EROS) that debuted on the bourses today, has lined-up a Rs 700 crore capex over the next two years, a company official said.

"We have lined-up a capital expenditure of Rs 700 crore over the next two years. Most of the funds will go into distribution of films and also to coproduce movies in more regional languages such as Bengali, Gujarati and Telugu," Eros' Group Executive Chairman, Kishore Lulla, said.

The shares of the firm opened at Rs 213, up 21 per cent, on the BSE and at Rs 205.45, up 17 per cent on the NSE. Eros International Media, a

ously, the output costs are likely to be greater, the official said, adding that this will be an important area of discussion.

"It''s also vital to achieve more balanced global growth.

That''s why the United States has been working to address distortions in the pattern of global growth.

"That''s why we''re focused on ensuring G-20 countries implement their commitments to rebalancing -- surplus countries no less than deficit countries -and include market-oriented exchange rates in the set of policy tools that are vital to achieving that rebalancing," the official said.

"As you know, as America saves more, those countries that were overly reliant on exports to the United States in the run up to the crisis will need to change their policies, or else global growth will slow and all of us will be worse off.

part of Eros International Plc, raised Rs 350 crore through an IPO and plans to use the proceeds to acquire and co-produce movies in several languages.

The issue garnered a robust response from investors and was oversubscribed 25.76 times. While HNI was subscribed 80 times, retail was subscribed about 12 times.

The company currently distributes about 100 movies a year of which around 20 are Hindi movies and rest regional language ones such as Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi.

"Ours is a bottomline-driven company and we have been growing at a 59 per cent CAGR for the last five years," Lulla said.

particular, where unemployment levels were reported at 10.7 per cent in 2009, this result should be taken as a positive indication of recovery," Regus'' CEO Mark Dixon said in a press release here today.

These findings assume significance in the wake of recent IMF and ILO observations, which say that global unemployment has reached record proportions in the last threeyears (up to 210-million since 2007) and could be a potential threat to the economy if the trend continues.

try, I have never seen this much cash sitting in the sidelines," Guy Hedley, the head of the business, said. Hedley said that would change in 2010/2011.

Private bankers in the United States are warning their wealthy clients to brace for higher taxes next year and consider taking capital gains and making gifts now.

In areas like Latin America and Spain, the wealthy are overweight in domestic or regional assets, preferring to stick closer to home, other private bankers said.

"The last three years has made people question a lot more what is in the box," Nick Pollard, RBS Coutts' Asia chief executive, said from Hong Kong.

"When you get an issue like what happened in Europe over the summer, that knocks confidence ... again and that's why I think it's taking us a little longer to come out of the crisis."

But Asian clients were seemingly more bullish, he said, although they too were holding historically high levels of cash and equivalent deposits, at between 10 and 20 percent of total assets.

Asians also had less of a home bias, said Credit Suisse's Monnet.

"They see sovereign risk in Asia that has to be diversified through global investing," he said. "On one hand they do not have the maturity compared to Western countries, on the other hand they are more global, in terms of understanding diversification."

SCI eyes JV with Coal India PTI KOLKATA, OCT 6

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) today said that it is keen to forge an alliance with Coal India for transporting coal. "We hope to have the JV unit with Coal India.

It is likely to be 50:50," SCI Chairman and Managing Director S Hajara told reporters on the sidelines of CII national council meeting here.

RBI mulls more for foreign banks REUTERS NEW DELHI, OCT 6

The Reserve Bank of India will soon release a discussion paper seeking feedback on a proposal to double the share of foreign banks in Indian banking assets to 15 percent.

New foreign banks will be asked to register as a subsidiary, which will then be treated on par with domestic peers in terms of expansion, the paper said. Foreign banks currently operate in India as a branch. The discussion paper will be posted on Reserve Bank of India's website soon, it said.

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The festive season of ‘Navratri’ followed by the auspicious festival of ‘Dussera’ bring with it loads of joyous traditional rituals, and the village of Madkai is no different

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Your health is better than ever, but take steps to make sure it stays that way. You can slide (20 Apr – 20 May) right into your daily routines with much more enthusiasm than usual. You might not feel totally on fire, but you do feel a grace and flow that you strive for on other days.

Subliminal attempts to sway your thinking are only solidifying your beliefs. You know that you (23 Oct – 21 Nov) need to make a big decision soon, but you're just not sure how to go about it. See if you can get your friends or family to offer advice -- now that you're willing to listen!

When you feel good, you look good. Focus on whatever makes you happiest today. You are (21 May – 21 Jun) feeling a sweet burst of energy that might come to you in a flash -- but however it arrives, it presages a day filed with fun. Go to a show, take in a movie or just chat with friends all night long.

Expect a day full of laughter and tears -- a lot of warmth and affection awaits! Your atten(22 Nov – 21 Dec) tion to detail should really pay off today. You may find that you need to deal with someone who hasn't really been paying close attention, but you can school them with ease.

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Culturally, you have a lot of curiosity that needs to be satisfied. Be openminded. You need to (22 Dec – 19 Jan) deal with your working life now -- maybe taking a new step on your career path. It's a really good time for you to look into educational options or just nose around your network.

The purchase of computer equipment will cause short-term stress but long-term joy. You (23 Jul – 22 Aug) and a friend or sweetie are in perfect sync today -- so make the most of it! All that sweet social energy should inspire you to try new things and meet new people together, so get out there!

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BY RAJESH V KAMAT ome October 8 and many religious communities all over the country will commence the colourful and traditional rituals of Navratri. As organised in other parts of Goa, the Annual Navratrotsava and Kaul Prasad of Shri Navadurga, the Gramdevta of Madkai, will be held from Ashwin S.1 Friday October 8 to Ashwin S.9 Saturday October 16, 2010.

Daily during this auspicious period, there will be ‘mahabhisheka’, ‘sapthshathi path’, ‘devimantra’, ‘ajjya hom’ in the morning along with ‘arati’. ‘Kirtan’ will be performed

by Shri Suhas Buva Sarpotdar at night, daily between 7.45pm to 9.45pm; while at 10pm

BY JANICE RODRIGUES HERALD FEATURES andiya’, ‘dhokla’ and excellent business acumen are just some of the words synonymous with one of the most vibrant communities of India, the Gujarati community is a far reaching one and Goa has not been away from its touch. The Gujaratis as a community have contributed to Goa in various spheres, be it culture, food or business. Proof of which is, Navratri has Goa abounding with fun and frolic with the dandiya ‘raas’ going all through the night and the food that draws people who happen to stroll by the 18th June Road, compelling them to make a stop at the ever-packed, Gujarat Lodge which always seem to be short of staff to attend to the myriad customers who flock the eatery. Or the super markets Big G, where you could find everything under one roof.

These are proof enough that Goa is relishing the mix of culture that the Gujaratis have brought in.

A walk down the road in any town in Goa and you are bound to come across some stores or establishments set up by a Gujarati. Although many of these are relatively new ones, some are pretty old, as some members of the community have been around for eons (some even before the liberation of the state). One example is the Cholera family in Vasco. “My grandfather had come to Goa about 40 years back,” says Deepak Cholera, third generation of the family settled in Goa. The Gujarati population in Goa has grown considerably in the past few years with numerous families in the city today. “There must be at least about 60 families in the city of Panjim alone,” says Panjim resident Neetu Khanderia, who has been in Goa for the past 23 years. Being a close knit community, the Gujaratis have set up their associations in all the major towns in the state and these associations or ‘samajs’ actively organise activities during the various festivals and occasions. “We have the Gujarati Mahila Mandal and the Gujarti Yuvak Mandal, who organise various competitions and programmes,” says Neetu.

Every state in India has a unique culture that goes along where the people go and Gujarat is no different. The way you celebrate festivals and way of life is carried along with the person, no matter where you are. The vibrant culture of Gujarat is exemplified in the nine nights of Navratri, the ‘dandiya raas’ or ‘garba’, the colourful ‘chaniya cholis’, and dazzling jewels.

Navratri is an occasion that is looked forward to by every Gujarati family and has a huge significance in their lives. And in Goa too, the celebration is vibrant where there is participation of Goans with their Gujarati friends. Navratri is the time of the year that is highly anticipated by the young and the old alike, “During

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The Gujarati population in Goa has grown considerably in the past few years with numerous families in the city today. As we await ‘Navratri’, Herald talks about their great contribution towards Goa

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the nine days of Navratri we also have one day for a cultural show where the families get together to perform on the latest of Gujarati dance numbers,” says Deepak.

And what’s Navratri without that perfect set of clothes and accessories? The clothes are carefully chosen from the best outlets in the country, mostly got all the way from Gujarat. “Since there is a limited stock in designs and types, we prefer going to Mumbai to get are stuff more specifically to Bhuleshwar and in Gujarat we get the best clothes in Rajkot,” says Deepak. The outfits range from the basic designs to ones with heavy embroidery and bead-work, and start from Rs 2,000 to about Rs40,000. “People bring these sets from Gujarat and sell them here in Goa, the ‘Chaniya cholis for females and the ‘kediu’ and ‘choini’ for the males were traditionally made from the badhani material,” says Neetu.

Gujarati food is amongst the best of Indian cuisines in regard with simplicity of the food. “A Gujarati ‘thali’ consists of a well balanced diet of pulses, ‘daal’, sweet and sour ‘kadhi’, wheat or ‘bajra rotis’, and vegetables; one vegetable dish is a daily requirement in any Gujarati ‘thali’,” says Neetu who also ran a hotel ‘Shravan’ specialising in Gujarati food. The cuisine is on the sweeter side, unlike most of the spicy Indian cuisine. “The Gujarati food on the whole is not sweet. It is only certain parts of Gujarat like Surat which have sweetened food,” says Neetu.

Another interesting part of the Gujarati cuisine is the snacks, ‘dhokla, thepla, khakra, phaphda, khandvi, patato wadas’ some names of snacks that come to the mind when speaking of Gujarati cuisine. Gram being grown abundantly in the state, gram flour or ‘besan’ forms the main ingredient in most of these dishes.

Business has been the forte of the Gujarati community, Goa has more than just a few business enterprises initiated by the Gujaratis, from travel agencies to real estate to grocery stores, this community has made a mark in the scene of trade and commerce. The Cholera family who have been in the real estate business for the past 20 years and has been handed down to the third generation, likewise there have been many more families who have settled in and made Goa their home and have become as much Goan as any other person, thus breaking through state barriers and working towards a unified India, as Mayur Gosalia owner of Big G puts it, “I believe we are all Indian and have to work towards breaking down the boundaries that separate us.”

there will be ‘Makhrotsava’ and ‘prasad’.

What’s most special about the Navratrotsava of Madkai is the Makhrotsava wherein Shri Navadurga Devi is decorated with a variety of flowers and ‘puja’ in different ‘aruda’ is performed on all nine days.

The different Makhrotsava go like this. On October 8, ‘puja’ of the deity is performed on ‘Ashwaruda’ in Makharotsava. On the second day, i.e. October 9, the deity’s ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Vagharudha’ in Makharotsava.

On day three, ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Maruti arudha’ in Makharotsava. On the fourth day, the deity’s ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Gajarudha’ in Makharotsava. On the next day, the ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Mayura arudha’ in Makharotsava. On the sixth day, the deity’s ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Garudharudha’ in Makharotsava and on day seven, the deity’s ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Sinharudha’ in Makharotsava.

The eight day, Ashwin S.8 Friday October 15, 2010, the deity’s ‘puja’ is performed on ‘Bharundha arudha’ in Makharotsava.

Interestingly, there are two ‘MahaNavmi Utsavs’ of Shri Navadurga, one in the month of Ashwin and the second one in the month of Kartik. The last day of the Navratrosava is the ‘MahaNavmi’. On that day in the morning, there is ‘mahabhishike’, followed by ‘sapthshati pati’, ‘devimantra’, ‘ajjya hom’ and ‘maha arati’.

On the night of October 16, the devotees will perform a Banana Stem ‘Ranghapuja’ from 10.30pm to 12.30am with ‘bhajans’ from 12.30 am to 2.15am, ‘kirtans’ from 2.30am ‘arati’ and ‘palkhi’. Thereafter at 4.30am, the deity’s ‘Mahishasurmardhini Puja’ in Makharotsava, ‘arati’ and ‘prasad’ will be held. The concluding session of Navrotsava will be held after sunrise.

On Sunday, October 17, the Dassera Utsav with the ‘Simmolanghan Palkhi’ will be held at 6pm and on the morning of October 18, the entry of Shri Mallikarjun ‘tarang’ and Pushpakkal Vitaran’ in Mandap, Karpurati to the deity and ‘Rangapuja samapthi’ will take place, bringing to a completion the period of festivity.

All is not well between Saif and Kareena

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aif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor didn’t exchange a word for six days.

And that’s because the actor-producer wanted his ladylove to play ‘mommy’ to his kids - Sara and Ibrahim - with Amrita Singh.

The children were to stay over with their dad, some time ago. Usually Kareena lets her beau spend quality time with his children. But as they were spending a few days at his Bandra home, the actress had to be around.

Says a source, “The couple had an argument over the subject, when Kareena did not show any desire to pamper the kids. The outcome of which was that they did not talk to each for a few days till things cooled down between them, and the kids left.”

Bebo however denies the incident and says, “Its nonsense.”

The source further added, “Both of them, then decided to forget the incident and all was well again.”

Recently, the couple was spotted with Sara and Ibrahim at a special screening of Anjaana

Jolie made charity work cool, says Mendes H

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And Mendes, who has signed up to work with sick kids through the Art of Elysium Foundation admits she is thoroughly impressed with Jolie’s efforts to make the world a better place, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“I have to say that Angelina Jolie did something really interesting when she became ‘Angelina Jolie’. She took all that light and attention she was getting and she shined that light on important causes. I think that’s pretty incredible and she was the one that made it cool to do all that, ” Mendes states.

Anjaani at Ketnav Studios. It looks like they have reconciled their differences and the Kapoor girl has now decided to be around when her guy is spending time with his bachchas.

“Kareena often talks about how she loves to spend time with her niece Samaira. In fact at their home there are several p h o t o frames of her sister Karisma Kapoor’s daughter and her drawings.

But there is nothing of Sara and Ibrahim around,” the source concludes.

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Second Konknni Compering workshop, organised by the Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) will be held on October 10 from 10.30am to 1pm at the BPS Club Conference Hall, Margao. Call 2221688 or 9881810832.

36th Tiatr Competition, organised

by Kala Academy, Panjim is underway at the Kala Academy through the month of September and October.

Call 2420452.

A workshop on Gumott playing for Mando will be held on October 10 at 3pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim. It is organised by the Goa Cultural and Social Centre, Panjim and the Kala Academy. The last day for registration iis October 6. Call 9823053546, 9881737479 or 2461077.

Applications from Goan handicraft artisans are invited by the Goa Handicrafts Rural Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited (GHRSSIDC) to participate at the GHRSSIDC stall, Goa Pavillion at India International Trade Fair 2010 to be held from November 14 to 27, 2010 at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Registration closes on October 11. Visit GHRSSIDC Head Office at Crafts Complex, Neugi Nagar, Panjim.

Call 2228157 or 2225328.

‘Meet the Author’, a special programme organised by Sahitya Academy, New Delhi will feature Konkani writer Bonaventure D’ Pietro. It will be held on October 8 at 5.30pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.

Free public dental check-ups, organised by Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited and the Indian Dental Association (IDA) will be held in Margao throughout October as part of Oral Health Month 2010. SMS her/his postal pin code to 5676725.

The Great Goan Photography Contest, organised by Goan Shutterbugs

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in memory of the late Laxmikant P Kudchadkar is open for registration.

The contest is divided into three categories, Enchanting Goa, Spirit of Goa and Go Going. Contest forms can be downloaded from www.goanshutterbugs.com or collected from Click Photography School, Margao, Supply’s India, Panjim, Calizz, Candolim or CMYK Academy, Mapusa.

Registration closes on November 15, 2010. Call 9822151419 or 9822581232.

‘A Citizens Manifesto for the Municipal Elections’ will be the topic that will be discussed at Friday Balcao’s fortnightly discussion which will be held on October 8 from 4pm to 6pm at the Goa Desc Resource Centre, Mapusa. E-mail goadesc@gmail.com.

‘Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation’ will be the topic of the interactive session with Dr Vijay Naik as part of the series on health, organised by the International Centre Goa in association with Manipal Hospital. It will take place on October 8 from 5pm to 6:30pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. E-mail prog@incentgoa.com. Call 9765404391 or 2452805-10.

The All Goa Toroloco Tequila Cocktail Competition is on for bartenders, both experienced and amateurs. Call 2262922, 2253377 or 2407030-71.

The 7th Interactive Session of the Series on Health, organised by the International Centre Goa will be held on October 8 from 6pm to 7:30pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. The 8th session will be held on October 15. Call 9765404391.

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ will be the film that will be screened at Temenos: The Film Study Circle on October 7 at 5:30pm at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhes, Panjim.

Call 94233163955 or 9823253361.

Visit www.gallerygitanjali.com.

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Prize’ with cash prize of Rs 2,00,000 (USD 4,500 approx).

The award for Environmental Competition Section is the ‘Vasudha Award for the best film on Environmental Issues’ which includes a cash prize of Rs 3, 00,000 (USD 6,500 approx).

The Film makers may submit entries online by logging on to www.shortfilmcenter.org. The call for entry closes on October 10, 2010.

A Call to Goa’s ‘Cantars’ HERALD FEATURES ala Academy has invited entries for participation in the Cantaram Singing Competition and the last date to submit the entries in the prescribed format so as to reach the KA office is latest by October 18, 2010. The competition will be held on October 23 and 24, 2010 at the Black Box, Kala Academy Complex, Panaji.

With a view of promoting talent in singing, preserving and reviving the tradition of tiatr songs and also to give incentive to new compositions in the line of Goan rich heritage of tiatr performances, Kala Academy has been organising ‘cantaram’ singing competitions for last eight years.

The competition, to be held in Decent and Comedy categories in solo (male), solo (Female), Duo, Duet, Trio and quartet, is open to all Goan artistes.

The participating artistes are required to submit four copies of the lyrics (composition) duly typed along with the entry form. The participants should submit NOC from the original composer at the time of submission of their entry.

Kala Academy will provide common music band free of charge and the same will also be made available for rehearsal on October 22, 2010 for the benefit of the participants. There will be no entry fee for participation in the competition and the participants will be paid total sum of Rs 100 towards TA/DA. The copy of rules/regulations along with judging criteria is available free of charge at the Reception Counter of Kala Academy during office hours on working days.

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BY SAMIR UMARYE HERALD FEATURES t was a day of competitions at Saraswat Vidyalaya High School on Saturday, September 25, 2010 as about 160 students from all the schools from the Mapusa city participated in the InterSchool Saraswat Talent Hunt to display their talents.

The programme was held as a part of the Centenary celebration of the school which was founded on March 2, 1911. In all, there were ten on-stage and off-stage competitions.

During the first half, the students contested in competitions of poetry recitation, general knowledge quiz competition, story telling competition, face painting, greeting card making competition, wealth out of waste competition, origami competition and pot painting competition.

In the second half of the day, the students enjoyed the fancy dress competition and group dance competition.

“It is seen that the students from various schools of Mapusa have talents in different fields. It is only through exposure and competitions that we can further sharpen them to perfection,” said Sanjiv Prabhu Dharwadkar, headmaster of Saraswat Vidyalaya, adding that the sole purpose of these competitions is to bring out the hidden talents of the students by giving them a common platform.

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HERALD FEATURES he Entertainment Society of Goa’s Short Film Center, which is a business platform for Shorts & Documentary Film makers, has over the last 2 years gained popularity worldwide, even becoming the official section of the International Film Festival of India. The last 2 editions, International Competition Section and Environmental Competition Section, have received more than 600 entries.

Award winning films from the Short Film Center (SFC) have been appreciated at various other prestigious festivals as well with the Golden Lamp Tree Award winning film Kelkkunnundo (Are you Listening) by Geethu Mohandas being awarded the Special Jury award at the 57th National Film Awards. This International platform provided by the ESG for film makers is gaining impetus with an increase in the number of entries received by the Short Film Center.

Entertainment Society of Goa has already received overwhelming number of entries for the 3rd edition of the Short Film Center but would like to impress upon all the talents to enter their films and showcase their creativity on this International platform. Awards for the International Competition are the ‘Golden Lamp Tree Award’ for best Short/Documentary Film in International Competition with a cash prize of Rs 5,00,000 (USD 12,000 approx), ‘Silver Lamp Tree Award’ with a cash prize of Rs 3,00,000 (USD 7,000 approx) and a ‘Special Jury

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HERALD FEATURES n a bid to promote ‘tiatr’ culture among children below 20 years of age, the Tiatr Association of Goa has formulated a scheme which will involve children and youth of this age bracket in the production and staging of ‘tiatrs’.

Educational Institutions/Sports & Cultural Associations/Individual Producers can take the benefit of this scheme provided the age of the participants is less than 20 years.

TAG will give a financial support of Rs 20,000 to produce the ‘tiatr’.

This amount is to be used for meeting the expenditure of musical band, light effects, stage setting, background music, make up, costumes, director (expenses for which should not exceed Rs 6,000), refreshments for rehearsals and transport.

As per the scheme, only five educational institutions, sports and cultural associations, individual producers will be selected to produce a ‘tiatr’. TAG will organise a ‘tiatr’ festival of 5 ‘tiatrs’ produced and awards for best performance, acting, direction, stage setting, light effects, live band, background music, make up, costumes, singing, lyrics of songs & scripts of ‘tiatr’ will also be given so as to encourage the participants of the Children’s Tiatr Festival.

After the selection of the ‘tiatr’ is made, 50 per cent of the financial support will be paid in advance after taking an affidavit. After the festival, a discussion on positive and negative aspects of the presentations of the ‘tiatrs’ in the Festival will be organised which will have to be attended by the representatives of the participating. The remaining 50 percent of the financial support will be paid to the troupes only after they attend the discussion.

All interested are requested to apply for participation in the prescribed form available at the TAG office on or before October 15, 2010. Subsequently a meeting of all the applicants will be called and the decision to select the 5 troupes to participate in the Children’s Tiatr Festival will be taken.

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the winners were decided at the end of the day based on the point system that it got after winning each competition. The G S Amonkar High School, Mapusa was declared as the winner of the day, winning a cash prize of Rs 3100. The runner’s up were Janata High School, Mapusa who won a cash prize of Rs 2100.

The third prize of Rs 1100 was bagged by Dattaram Mantravadi Memorial High School.

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SPORTS GOA, Thursday, 7 October, 2010

Cabesa win; Paradise beat CDJ HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, OCT 6

Cabesa Sports and Welfare Club defeated Crown Club 3-1 in GFA's Third Division at Santa Cruz ground on Wednesday.

Natio Fernandes netted in the 15th for Cabesa. Rohan Fernandes equalised 15 minutes from time. Steven Dias scored in the 87th and Natio punted in the 89th to give Cabesa the victory.

In another match at Taleigao ground, Paradise Sports Club defeated CDJ Ribander 3-1.

Salgaocar SC Junior routed Dabolim Youth Club 5-1. Eliston Fernandes scored three. Alwyn Fernandes, Tunard Fernandes were the other scorers.

Churchill Bros down Sesa FA HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, OCT 6

A brace fom Odafe Okolie drove Churchill Brothers to a convincing 3-1 victory over Sesa Football Academy at Duler stadium here on Wednesday. Churchill led 1-0 at the break.

Churchill dominated the game and Odafe was the star performer. Former Sesa winger Israel Gurung also put in a great performance on the right wing as he moved forward to support the attack and defence.

Sesa were missing Pratesh Shirodkar who was the hero of the last match in midfield. Upfront, Lezly Fernandes was back in the forward line but was not

Betalbatim oust Chinchinim HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

Betalbatim Sports Club defeated Union of Chichinim Villagers via the tie-breaker in the All-Goa Inter-Village football tournament organised by United Club of Telaulim at Telaulim panchayat ground on Wednesday.

They lead 1-0 at the break.

Chichinim’s Noel beat the rival goalkeeper hands down to give his team the lead.

Changing ends, Betalbatim’s Caje managed to shoot on target

off a cross from Bonny.

In the tie-breaker, Desmond, Caje, Dickson and Hasfern netted for Betalbatim while Domingos managed to score for Chichinim.

UC Utorda beat Nerul HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

United Club of Utorda defeated United Club of Nerul 2-1 in F&C Cup soccer organised by Verem Boys in memory of Caetano Piedade Colaco at Verem ground on Wednesday.

Remedious Baretto scored off a pass from Russell Monteiro, to hand Utorda a goal lead before the lemon break.

Nerul levelled the issue in the 42nd minute, when John Vaz scored off a cross from Avinash Pereira.

But, Nerul’s joy was shortlived as Russell Monteiro struck from the penalty spot to seal Utorda’s win.

6-a-side hockey

PANJIM (HSD) – The Goans Hockey will organise a 6-a-side hockey tournament on October 10 at SAG sports complex, Fatorda. Clubs, institutions, schools and colleges may contact Benny Viegas, organising secretary on 9970056477 or Dexter Pereira on 9822185815.

competely fit after being out with an injury.

Churchill's forward Odafe was wearing a bandage below his left knee. It surfaced as early as the 2nd minute when Sesa captain Nicolau Colaco was booked for a foul on Odafe. Odafe went down in pain but looked like he would get even as the game went on.

In the 37th Odafe was brought down by Sesa's Ivo Fernandes in the box. Odafe got up to succesfully convert the spot kick.

At half time, as the rain poured down and there were flashes of lightning, the substitute players were reluctant to

warm up. Two youngsters from the crowd proceeded onto the field and entertained the crowd with back flips. Once they got back to the stands, Churchill patron, PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao called them over for a few words of encouragement before handing each boy a Rs 500 note for their efforts.

Sesa came out strong in the second half, but it did not last long. In the 58th Odafe passed to Sabino Rodrigues and he played a delightful through ball for Nicholas Fernandes who was free to run in and beat the Sesa goalkeeper at the near post.

Two minutes later Churchill won a free kick in a dangerous

position on the edge of the 18yard box. Odafe stepped up curled the ball over the wall and into the top corner. Odafe was quickly substituted as the Churchill bench felt that victory was in sight.

Churchill had to withstand a late barrage of attacks from Sesa. Five minutes from the end, Sesa Bento Andrew's free kick was amazingly turned over by the Churchill custodian.

In injury time, Sesa got a consolation goal as Inacio Colaco did well to volley into the net.

Churchill have now collected 5 points from 4 matches, while Sesa have 3 points from 4 matches.

Goa Velha stun Sporting HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 6

In what could be the biggest surprise of the League, minnows Goa Velha sent shock waves scoring a solitary goal win against struggling Sporting Club de Goa 1-0 in GFA Kingfisher Professional League at Tilak Maidan, here on Wednesday.

The gem-of-a-goal for Goa Velha came from the boots of

Saprem Diukar at the fag end of the second half.

Sporting had to blame themselves for the mess as their strikers, including foreigners, spoilt numerous goal scoring chances that came their way, while the rare goal scoring move that came Goa Velha’s path was well utilised.

Just five minutes before the final whistle, Goa Velha struck the most important goal follow-

ing a co-ordinated move initiated by Joy Gonsalves who squared it to Saprem Diukar, who in turn served to Regan Fernandes. AS the keeper moved out Regan Fernandes relayed it to a well positioned Saprem, who made no mistake in netting it in.

Earlier, in the first half, striker Emmunuel Akwuegbu, Itomba Sing and Anthony D’ Souza failed to score thrice.

Chubby Cheeks, St Ann, St Joseph up HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, OCT 6

A splendid performance from Chubby Cheeks HS, Porvorim saw them overcoming Kerti Vidhayla, Siolim 4-1 in U-17 Bardez zone football tournament organised by DSYA at Peddem complex on Wednesday.

Anson D'Souza scored a brace while teammates Latesh Man-

draker and Stanley Fernandes added one each. Sachin Bandekar scored a consolation goal for Siolim.

St Ann's, Tivim got the better of Holy Family HS, Porvorim 20. Lester Fernandes and Abdul M were the scorers for St Ann’s.

Earlier, Seminary Our Lady HS, Saligao defeated Sacred Heart, Anjuna 2-0. Roy Mouro

G Angel, Rosary in finals HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 6

Guardian Angel High School, Curchorem and Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda booked their places in the finals of the Subroto U-14 South Zone inter-school football tournament at Rosary ground, Navelim.

Guardian Angel recorded a 32 tie-breaker win over Mormugao champs Regina Mundi of Chicalim. Stromberg Vales gave the lead to Regina Mundi while

and Agnelo Monterio were on the score sheet for Saligao.

St Joseph's HS, Calangute overcame Holy Cross HS, Bastora via the dreaded tie-breaker while Holy Cross HS, Siolim hammered Mae de Jesus HS 60. Slagan Fernandes was in fine form and bagged a hat-trick.

Maxy Menezes scored a brace and Elton D'Souza scored one.

Navelim Villagers up

Deswif Fernandes equalised for Guardian Angel. In the tiebreaker, Vilffy Fernandes and Mukhtar Pathan scored for Guardian Angel while only Aaron Rodrigues scored for Regina Mundi.

Later, Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda scored an emphatic 4-0 win over St. Mary’s High School, Ponda. In a one sided affair, Aldrich Araujo scored a brace while Sher Dhami and Sachin Patil scored one goal each for the winners.

A second half strike by Wilson Fernandes enabled Navelim Villagers Union to defeat Verna Sports Club 1-0 and enter the quarter-finals of Sebastiao Rosario Dias memorial football tournament organised by Davorlim Sports Club at Davorlim Panchayat ground on Tuesday.

The all-important goal came late in the second half when Wilson Fernandes bulged the net.

school basketball tournament at Loyola School Court, Margao Loyola, Margao outplayed Mahila Nutan HS, Margao 69-0.

Clinton Pereira toped with 18 points while Chris Da Costa

added 12 valuable points.

In the second semis, Fr. Agnel scored a 59-4 win over St. Anthony’s HS, Majorda. Anthony Colaco and Elvis Fernandes scored 25 and 10 points for Fr. Agnel.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 6

Loyola cagers beat Fr Agnel

3rd Division football: Patrong SC v. Chicalim YC, Tilak ground; Odxel SC v. Aivao YC, Taleigao ground; Nauxim SC v. Portais Sporting Club, Santa Cruz ground; Shiroda YC v. Arlem Y.A, Loutolim ground; Nerul SC v.

Clube Athletico de Parra, Anjuna ground. Kick off 4 p.m.

Fermina Memorial inter-ward volleyball: Beta Boys v. Shanta Boys; St. Barbara v. Segundo Bairro; St. Agostinho v. Primeiro Bairro; Beta Boys v. Ubo Dando, Ilhas, Santa Cruz, 7.30 p.m.

Telaulim Panchayat cup soccer: Sporting Club of Davorlim v. United Boys of Dando, Telaulim Panchayat ground, 4.45 p.m.

Dalton Fernandes memorial soccer: United Club of Benaulim v. Chandor Club, Government school ground, Sarzora, 4.30 p.m.

Sebastiao Rosario Dias memorial soccer: Sao Jose de Areal Sports Club v. Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda, Davorlim Panchayat ground, Davorlim, 4.30 p.m.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 6

Loyola High School, Margao will face Fr Agnel Multipurpose High School, Verna in the finals of Salcete Taluka U-17 boys inter-

St Anthony’s move into quarters HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 6

St Anthony’s Sporting Club, Colva beat Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda 4-3 via the tie-breaker to sail into the quarter-finals of 2nd Dalton Fernandes inter-village football tournament organised by Sarzora Sports Club at Government school ground, Sarzora on Tuesday. St Anthony’s were trailing 0-1 at half time.

After a couple of misses, Don Bosco broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when Wilson Barbosa’s snap shot beat the rival goalkeeper after he received a through pass from Malcom.

St Anthony ’s regrouped

quickly and took instantly to the rival camp and had scoring opportunities but their forwards were wayward in shooting from hand-shaking distance.

Crossing over, St. Anthony’s put up a better display with their forwards coming up in raids and testing the rival keeper with sorties.

St Anthony’s persistent raids paid dividends when John Fernandes equalized with a stiff

shot after he picked up a pass from Jolliton.

Stunned by that equaliser, Don Bosco went into the attack and went all out in search of the match-winner but failed to get past the rival rearguard.

In the penalty shoot out, Ronnie Fernandes, Nelson Gomes and John Fernandes were on target while Wilson Dias and Francis Andrade converted for Don Bosco.

Derryl, Vandana for China

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 6

Goa’s Derryl D’Souza and Vandana D’Cruz have been selected for Project Future coaches refresher course, match analysis and training observation of Asian Youth championship tournament to be held at Zibo, China from October 13-18. They will be attending the course as part of their continuing coach education under the AFC Project Future.

Mapusa-based, Vandana, has completed her Bachelor of Physical Education Degree (B P Ed) course at Don Bosco college, Panjim and has managed Sporting Clube de Goa women’s team earlier last season in the GFA League. She has completed her AFC ‘C ’ Licence course in Colombo and was part of the U19 Indian football team in 2001.

Derryl, who hails from Old Goa, is presently working as a

coach with Brasil Futebol Academia and is associated with Sunshine Worldwide School, Old Goa. He is also a sports teacher (football) with Kendriya Vidhyalaya (Army school) Bambolim camp. He is also involved as a coach in the GFA Youth Development Programme, which is currently merged with the Australian Sports Council for grassroot development programme with the GFA. Derryl has completed his ‘C’ Licence course in Iran and has passed the ‘Premier Skills Course’ in association with the British Council, SAI (Sports Authority of India), GFA and AIFF in Kolkata.

Derryl and Vandana were selected in 2009 at Kuala Lumpur on basis of their performance at theoretical and practical examinations conducted by AFC where participants from all across Asia took part.

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SPORTS GOA, Thursday, 7 October, 2010

International Cricket Council Awards 2010

Sachin credits Kirsten for success

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting poses with the souvenir after being named as the captain of the One Day International team 2010.

Virender Sehwag holds the Test Player of the Year award.

AGENCIES BANGALORE, OCT 6

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, who was on Wednesday won the ICC Cricketer of the Year award, credited his and the cricket team's recent success to the efforts put in by coach Gary Kirsten.

"Gary has been instrumental in making our batters play a plenty of deliveries in the practice session. During net practice, he himself bowls thousands and thousands of balls," Tendulkar said after accepting the ICC Player of the Year Award at a glittering function here.

"Gary has been an important member of the Indian squad and along with the other support staff. I have enjoyed my game under him. He is really putting a lot of efforts," he added.

The master batsman said he is hopeful of India winning next year's World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is a trophy that Tendulkar has not been able to win in his more than twodecade career and he is desperate to guide the team to the title triumph this time.

"It is a big tournament. It is

Former cricketers from England Rachael Heyhoe Flint (center) flanked by West Indies Joel Garner (left) and Courtney Walsh after they were inducted in ICC's Hall of Fame.

AGENCIES BANGALORE, OCT 6

Pakistan's umpire Aleem Dar holds the U m p i r e o f t h e Ye a r award.

England's cricketer Steven Finn holds Emerging Player award.

Australian cricketer Shelley Nitschke holds the Women's Cricketer of the Year award.

ICC ROLL OF HONOUR The Cricketer of the Year: Sachin Tendulkar (India) Test Player of the Year: Virender Sehwag (India) ODI Player of the Year: AB de Villierss (South Africa) Emerging Player: Steven Finn (England) Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year: Ryan ten Doeschate Twenty20 International performance of the Year: Brendon McCullum Women's Cricketer of the Year: Shelley Nitschke (Australia) Umpire of the Year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) Spirit of Cricket: New Zealand People's choice Award: Sachin Tendulkar (India) Hall of Fame inductees: Bishan Singh Bedi (India), Joel Garner (West Indies), Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Rachel Heyhoe-Flint (England).

Boston Red Sox Bento out to rescue Portugal’s Euro campaign to buy Liverpool Paulo Bento begins his reign as Portugal coach hoping to rescue their Euro 2012 qualification campaign with a win against Denmark while France and Russia's relatively new bosses also need to knock their teams into shape.

Portugal, who sacked Carlos Queiroz in the wake of his sixmonth suspension for insulting anti-doping agents before the World Cup, have just one point

instrumental in making our batters play a plenty of deliveries in the practice session.

During net practice, he himself bowls thousands and thousands of balls -- Sachin not only my dream but of the entire country. We are working really hard for it. We still have five months to go, we will focus on tournaments before the World Cup and would like to carry the good form to the World Cup." A Padma Bhushan awardee, Tendulkar, declined to compare the first ICC award of his career and India's second highest civilian award saying, "I don't want to compare any award which I won."

However, he maintained that to be honoured with Padma Bhushan was "really special."

It’s fantastic to win award: Sehwag

South African cricketer AB de Villiers holds One Day International Player of the Year award.

REUTERS MILAN, OCT 6

n Gary has been

from their first two Group H games and host the second-placed Danes on Friday (1945 GMT).

Former Sporting boss Bento, chosen after a bid to recruit Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho for two games failed, has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will remain as captain.

France coach Laurent Blanc is looking for a psychologist to end his team's malaise following their dismal World Cup under Raymond Domenech and a patchy start to Euro qualifying.

REUTERS MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, OCT 6

The Liverpool board have agreed the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, the owners of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, the EPL club said today.

However, the sale may not be straightforward as the club will first have to resolve a legal dispute with the current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, who had sought to sack members of the board in a final bid to keep control of the club yesterday.

Virender Sehwag, the India opener, has been named the Test Player of the Year during the 2010 ICC Awards ceremony in Bangalore. He won the award, the first of his career, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar, Dale Steyn and Hashim Amla, who were the other nominees in the category.

"It's fantastic to win the award, to take over the title from Gautam Gambhir," Sehwag said after receiving the prize from Courtney Walsh. "I think I got motivated when Gambhir got this award last time, I was discussing with him that I hope I get it this time and I got it. I'm a huge fan of Test cricket and I love to play it more than Twenty20 or oneday cricket.

"When I was growing up, I was playing lot of 10-over, 12over games, so I had to score off every ball, same thing I have continued. I followed my in-

n I think I got

motivated when Gambhir got this award last time, I was discussing with him that I hope I get it this time and I got it. I'm a huge fan of Test cricket and I love to play it more than Twenty20 or one-day cricket -- Sehwag stincts and played in the same way in T20, ODI and Tests. It's a great strength to have."

Sehwag scored 1282 runs in ten Tests at an average of 85.46 between August 2009 and 2010, which was the period under consideration for the award. He was also named in the Test Team of the Year, which was captained

by MS Dhoni.

Tendulkar, Laxman Team spirit key to success: Dhoni move up in Test rankings PTI BANGALORE, OCT 6

A day after leading India to a narrow one-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test at Mohali, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today credited the success of the past one and a half years to the collective effort of the entire team.

"It is a real pleasure to captain the best Test team in the world. We have played consistent cricket for the last oneand-half-years, during which we have also battled through injuries," said Dhoni after being named captain of the ICC's World Test XI during the governing body's annual awards ceremony here.

However, Dhoni admitted that injuries to key players is a cause of concern.

"Most of the players even in the current side have got major or minor niggles and yet, we

are playing good cricket.

I feel, I have got a tremendous side that has the grit and determination to do well for the country. That makes me feel proud," Dhoni said.

Recollecting the mood in the dressing room during the tense run-chase in the Mohali Test, Dhoni said, "The dressing room was filled with superstitions.

We there were contributing our best through superstitions."

The Indian skipper said he was proud to be a part of a historic match and lauded tailender Ishant Sharma's gritty partnership with VVS Laxman, which proved to be match-winning in the end.

"I think the way Ishant contributed with the bat was good.

I am glad that I was part of a Test Match that will go into the history as one of the great Test matches that has ever been played," he said.

AGENCIES DUBAI, OCT 6

Sachin moved up a rung to third while VVS Laxman rose four positions to achieve a career-best eighth in the latest ICC Test Rankings released today.

The 37-year-old Tendulkar scored 98 and 38 runs in the first Test against Australia in Mohali which India won by onewicket yesterday. As a result, he improved his ranking by one place which puts him in third position in the list which is headed by Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara with India opener Virender Sehwag in second place.

Tendulkar's third position is his highest ranking since the Hamilton Test against New Zealand in December 2002.

He now trails Sehwag by 13 ratings points and another solid performance with the bat in the second Test, which starts in Bangalore from October 9, could

potentially put him in second place for the first time since October 2002.

Also on the charge was VVS Laxman whose unbeaten 73 proved to be the cornerstone of India's thrilling victory. Interestingly, Laxman in the past has peaked thrice in 2001, 2003 and 2007 – all against Australia.

Rahul Dravid has moved up one place to 22nd spot but Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have fallen to 16th and 37th positions, respectively.

Australia opener Shane Watson, who scored 126 and 56, has also made a big impact on the rankings as he has vaulted nine places to claim a careerbest 30th position.

The news is not very good for the other Australia batsmen as Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and Marcus North have all slipped in the latest rankings.

Don’t write off Federer yet! warns Nadal REUTERS TOKYO, OCT 6

World number one Rafa Nadal insists his great rival Roger Federer is no spent force and today backed him to add to his record haul of 16 grand slam titles. ''He won at the Australian Open and won in Cincinnati (Federer's 17th Masters 1000 title) so it's a good year for him,'' Nadal told reporters at this week's Japan Open. ''It's very difficult to always

be 100 percent and what Federer did the last seven or eight years is almost impossible to repeat. It's unbelievable.''

Nadal matched Federer in winning all four grand slam crowns by winning last month's US Open to move to nine overall and add to the Wimbledon and French Open crowns he won earlier in the year.

But the Spaniard warned that it was far too early to write off Federer, who has

won 63 career titles but has slipped to third in the world rankings. ''Of course he is going to challenge to win the big tournaments,'' said Nadal. ''His game is still at a very high level.''

Nadal and Federer are two of only seven men to have won majors on all four surfaces and the Spaniard paid credit to the Swiss maestro. ''It's very difficult to always be at the top,'' he said. ''What he did is very, very difficult.''

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wins gold, Sunil bags bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling lRenu Devi, Omkar Singh win gold in weightlifting l Somdev, Sania move into quarters, Bopanna out l Talasha & Co finish 8th in relay, 50 mts today PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

Gagan Narang kisses his rifle after scoring a world record in the men's 10m Air Rifle shooting at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.

Country Australia India England Malaysia South Africa Canada

Gold 21 11 6 3 3 2

Silver 15 8 11 2 2 2

Putting up an inspired display, India's athletes gave a big impetus to the country's ambitious target of finishing second in the Commonwealth Games by hauling up 13 medals, including six gold, on a productive third day today.

India continued to rule the roost at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range by grabbing six medals, including three gold, while more success came from the weightlifting arena and wrestling mat, ensuring that the hosts retained the second position behind Australia.

Weightlifters Renu Bala Chanu (women's 58kg) and K Ravi Kumar (69kg), who also set a new Games record, along with 55kg Greco-Roman grappler Rajender Kumar, provided the last three gold to make it the most fruitful day for the country.

In the morning, the shooters held sway by adding three silver medals as well to the country's kitty while rifle marksman Gagan Narang and pistol experts Anisa Sayyed and Omkar Singh accounted for the yellow metal.

The four silver medals won

by India came through the efforts of Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra, shooter Sornabat Rahi, trap shooters Ronjan Sondhi and Asher Noria and grappler Manoj Kumar.

There were three bronze medals, won by wrestlers Dharmendra Dalal and Sunil Kumar and para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar, that rounded off India's impressive medal heist.

The total three-day medal tally by India read 11-8-5 which

Omkar Singh poses with his medal at the awards ceremony for the men's 50m pistol shooting at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.

placed them at the second spot below Australia (18-14-9).

England were third with 611-8 but would fancy their chances of increasing the figure with the athletics competition getting under way.

The day began with world champion Narang's glorious run, at the expense of Beijing Olympic champion and teammate Bindra, in the men's 10m individual air rifle event, with a Games record to go with it.

Hyderabadi sharp-shooter Narang set the tone by firing a perfect 600 to equal his own world record on his way to upsetting Bindra, for his second gold medal of these Games.

He had teamed up with the

Chandigarh-based Bindra to clinch the 10m air rifle pairs gold -- the first for the country in the Games -- yesterday.

Narang performed better in the finals too by scoring 103.6 to Bindra's 103.0 to settle the fight for the gold with an overall tally of 703.6, a new Games mark. Bindra's total was 698.

Incidentally Bindra had won the gold in the Beijing Olympics in the same event. Englishman James Huckle settled for the bronze.

Omkar Singh and Anisa Sayyed also garnered gold medals in men's 50m pistol singles and women's 25m pistol singles events, tallying 653.6 and 786.8 respectively.

Sarnobat Rahi (781) won the

silver in the 225m event to add to the title she won with Anisa in pairs yesterday.

Also attaining second place was the Indian double trap pair of Ronjan Sondhi and Asher Noria. The duo finished one point behind gold medal winners Steven Wolton and Steven Scott (189) of England.

Malaysian duo Benjamin Chen Khor and Chye Chen Khor picked up the bronze with 185 The fourth gold fetched by lifter Renu Bala Chanu was in the women's 58 kg class with a clearance of 197 kg, that was five kgs more than the total lift of Lee Seen of Australia. Zoe Smith of England won the bronze with 188 kg.

Rajender Kumar provided the ing 2-6 6-7 (5) against second country with the fifth gold seed and world number 133 medal when he won the 55 kg Peter Luczak of Australia and category class, defeating Pak- Poojashree Venkatesh lost 6-7 istan's Azhar Hussain 11-0 in the 3-6 to Guernsey's fifth seed summit contest.

Heather Watson. The second The sixth and last gold for seeded Indian pair beat the Scotthe day was hauled in by strong- tish pair 6-3 6-1 in the first round. man Ravi Kumar who created a India's chances of progressing new Games record with a total t o t h e s e m i - f i n a l s o f t h e lift of 321 kgs for the 69kg title. women's hockey event at the The Orissa lad proved too good Commonwealth Games suffered for his opponents as the second a setback after the home team best finish was of 308 kgs. went down fighting 1-2 to deSri Lanka's Chinthana Vidan- fending champions Australia in age took the silver medal, while their second Pool A match on Mohd Hafifi Mansor of Malaysia Wednesday. bagged bronze with a total lift Shelly Liddelow (11th minute) of 306 kgs. and Ashleigh Nelson (59th) Rushmi Chakravarthi shocked scored for Australia while promthird seed Katie O'Brien to breeze into the singles quarter- ising India next face Trinidad finals along with Sania Mirza and Tobago on Friday while Ausand Somdev Devvarman even tralia are up against South Africa.

Talasha Prabhu and company as Rohan Bopanna's singles chalfinished eight in 400x2 mts relay. lenge ended in the tennis event.

Talasha now will compete in Rushmi had an extremely good day in office as her 1-6 7- the 50m freestyle women swim6 7-5 win over her British rival ming competition on Thursday. was the first upset of the tennis event. Later she combined with Sania to seal a berth inthe women's doubles semi-finals.

The fourth seeded SaniaRushmi pair humbled Scotland's Mhairi Brown and Jocelyn Rae 6-1 7-6(2) in the second round to become the first team to seal a semifinal berth.

Earlier in the day, top seed Somdev crushed Sri Lanka's Amresh Jayawickreme 6-0 6-1 in men's singles while Sania overpowered Cook Island's Brittany Teei 6-0 6-2 in a women's singles second round match.

However, disappointment too was in store for the hosts as big hope Bopanna went down fight- Gold medal winner Ravi Kumar Katulu show his medal in the men's 69 kg weightlifting event awards ceremony at Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex.

Bronze Total 10 46 5 24 9 26 4 9 4 9 1 5

SCHEDULE

Athletics: High jump men, 1500m women, 100m women, 100m men, 400m women, 400m men. Swimming: 50m breaststroke men, 50m backstroke women, 100m butterfly men, 100m breaststroke women, 50m freestyle women: Talasha Satish Prabhu, Sneha Thirugnanasambandam, 100m backstroke men, 400m individual medley men. Boxing: Light fly weight, Bantam weight (56kg), Fly weight (52kg), Light welter weight (64kg).Hockey: women group A: Trinidad and Tobagao vs India. Shooting: Singles 50m rifle 3 position women, 10m air pistol men, 25m rapid fire pistol, Singles double trap men. Weightlifting: 77kg men finals. Gymnastics: rings men. Pommel horse men. Vault women. Netball: India v.

Trinidad and Tobago.

Gold medal winner Renu Bala Chanu Yumnam attempts a lift in the women's 58 kg weightlifting clean and jerk event at Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex.

Saina needs more experience: Lee Chong Wei Fkiri confined PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

World number one men's shuttler Lee Chong Wei considers Saina Nehwal as a complete player but feels the Indian ace needs to play bigger tournaments to gather more experience if she desires to dominate the mighty Chinese.

"Saina is a very good and tough player. She has good skills, strokes but she needs to strategize things well. She needs to play bigger tournaments to gather more experience if she wants to dominate the Chinese," said Lee, who beat Australia's Nicholas Kidd 21-17 21-8 in the men's singles team

event here today.

The top seeded Malaysian in the individual event said India's Chetan Anand and P Kashyap are good players and with home support behind them, the duo can be force to reckon with in the Delhi Games.

"Chetan, Kashyap are good players. The event is in India, so they will have home advantage and it can spur them up on a given day. They can prove to be tough opponents," Lee said.

"But I feel my teammate (Muhammad) Hasif will be the toughest competitor," he added.

The 27-year-old Malaysian said India will be a tough com-

petitor in the mixed event.

"India has a strong side and they would be difficult to beat.

They have Saina and mixed

doubles pair (V Diju and Jwala Gutta) is also very good. It will be a good competition," Lee said.

Asked about his plans, Lee said, "After the Commonwealth Games, there is the Asian Games, where China and Korea will be there. It is a very important tournament and I am working hard for that."

He, however, said that initially he was uncertain about travelling to India, which is his fourth visit, due to security issues and made the decision only at the last moment.

"I decided to come at the last minute. I had some security issues but the authorities assured

me everything will be fine and it was ok. I have no issues this time in India.

The food, the staying facilities, is fine," said Lee, who had complained of food-poisoning during last year's Indian Open.

Lee, along with Saina and Time Russmusen, are the handful of players who have been able to break the Chinese domination in the game.

He recently beat his fierce rival and three-time World Champion Lin Dan of China in the Japan Open.

"I have beaten him in the Japan Open. It is now 50-50 with him. I can beat him," Lee said.

World yoga champ Nhehern Acharya being felicitated by Sports Minister Babu Azgaonkar at Goa Sadan in New Delhi on Tuesday in the presence of SAG’s Executive Director V M Prabhudesai and their wives, Ashraf Pandial, SAG treasurer, Dr Dev Prakash Verma, secretary, Delhi Yoga Institute, Navin Acharya, SAG’s assistant secretary. Nhehern won the World Yoga Championship in Argentina for the second time running.

to village PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

Steven Moneghetti, Chef de Mission of Australia, termed the behaviour of compatriot grappler Hassene Fkiri as "unacceptable" and supported the decision to strip him of a Delhi Commonwealth Games silver medal in the 96kg GrecoRoman category.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association held meetings following Fkiri's behaviour during the gold medal bout against India's Anil Kumar on Tuesday, during which the Australian made an indecent gesture.

"I would describe his actions as unacceptable for an Australian sportsperson representing their country in international competition. Publicly, it didn't look good," Moneghetti was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press (AAP).

"It's very embarrassing because he's disappointed himself, his family, wrestling, but overall, he's disappointed the Australian Commonwealth Games team. It was well within our rights to instantly dismiss him from the team and send him home," Mon-

eghetti added.

During the bout, Fkiri was cautioned thrice by the umpire for dangerous play. The Australian repeated the mistake again, forcing the umpire to disqualify him and asked to leave the mat.

But while leaving, Fkiri showed the middle finger to his opponent and the judges which eventually cost him his silver medal.

Instead, Fkiri will have to apologise to the match referee and competition manager in person on Thursday.

He will now be confined to the Athletes' Village until the end of the Games and has to assist his teammates with their competition preparations, the report said.

Rajender Kumar with gold medal after defeating Pakistan's Azhar Hussain in the 55kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the IG Sports Complex.

CM to OC: Give free entry to students PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 6

With low spectator crowd being seen in some stadia of the Commonwealth Games, Delhi government today asked the Organising Committee to provide free entry to school and college students to the venues.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit wrote to OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi, saying that the students should be allowed to the venues free on the basis of their I-cards, sources said.

The idea behind the move is to fill the stadia which are witnessing low spectator crowds.

Kalmadi had said on Monday that school students and people from lower strata of society would get free entry, but the sources said no arrangements had been made to ensure this so far.