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Mickky blasts MLAs on Dabolim denotification TEAM HERALD

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Minister, Mickky Pacheco on Saturday lambasted South Goa leaders for what he termed as their “U-turn” on the Dabolim airport expansion by maintaining silence on the Cabinet decision to denotify the acquisition of land of one individual Bernard Costa.

Briefing newsmen, Pacheco demanded to know as to how the government could denotify land meant for airport expansion when the AAI has not requested the government to do so.

Lashing out at PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao, he said, “The so-called leader of the masses of South Goa, who has been championing the cause of Dabolim Airport, has remained a mute spectator, and has tacitly supported the land dropping that would have helped the Dabolim airport”, Pacheco asserted.

He continued “Whom is he fooling that he is interested in Dabolim airport when his actions speak that he is against it”.

Pacheco cautioned the

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Govt was right: Mauvin TEAM HERALD CORTALIM: Breaking his silence on the controversial denotification of Dabolim land and his involvement in the issue, Cortalim MLA and Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho defended the government’s decision, saying it was purely in the interest of Goa. He said that the Navy was falsely claiming ownership merely because their name was recorded in the survey record, which is not an ownership document. He said that the Chicalim communidade had also laid their claim on the land. >Continued on pg 12 stake holders of the Tourism industry from South Goa like hoteliers, taxi-owners, bus owners etc to take note of the man of the masses, and demanded that the government should immediately reverse its decision. >Continued on pg 12

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What does Bernard Costa of Dabolim have that Dhaku Waraq of Mopa does not?

SUJAY GUPTA MOPA: These two men are separated by two bridges and two rivers – the Zuari and the Mandovi. They have never met and never will.

But they have the same problem – loss of land where they are settled. But both have met with two different fates from the same government.

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Locals left high & dry as Rs 131 cr land deals done AJAY THAKUR PANJIM: It will perhaps be more than a decade before the first plane flies out of the Mopa airport. But two things have already soared. Land prices which have risen 265 times in 13 years, and the number of hoteliers, businessmen and local politicians, who have nosedived into areas around Mopa to buy property when locals living there for generations are facing eviction.

Mopa is not an interna-

tional airport yet. But it is on its way to becoming Goa’s most expensive real estate hub.

Records in possession of Herald show that the average land sale has been worth Rs 131 crore after 2008, when the government invoked the emergency clause to acquire land for the airport. That year, 266 Property Registrations took place in less than 365 days.

Check this. In 1993, there were just 18 property sales >Continued on pg 12

Bernard Costa of Dabolim sat in the meeting with the Chief Minister, Revenue Minister and Deputy Speaker of Goa who decided to denotify his land, worth more than Rs 75 crore.

Meanwhile Dhaku Waraq, a dhangar tribal from the Warkhand village of Mopa is not even clearly aware that the land three generations of his family have tilled will be

Ponda student ends life TEAM HERALD MARCEL: In yet another shocking case of a minor committing suicide in Ponda taluka, a 11-year-old boy ended his life near his house in Pardogal-Shiroda on Friday night.

Ponda police informed that the body of Aniket Davane (11), a student of Std 5, was found hanging to a tree near the house at around 9 pm.

Police say the reason behind his suicide is not known.

Speaking to the parents, >Continued on pg 12

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Kaka from Pernem puts Kunbi back in fashion Herald Pic

VIBHA VERMA PANJIM: With Goa’s fabric on the verge of extinction, here’s a person who is determined to revive the dying tradition.

The traditional kunbi fabric collection that was showcased at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, in October 2010 is being used as a tool not only to revive Goan weaving but also to train rural women for self-employment.

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kunbi is cool: Kaka Tilve at work in Pernem. based textile designer has decided to take the project ahead on her own with the help of local organisations.

She was associated with fashion designer Wendell Ro-

dricks to give the whole collection a very modern and an elegant look, which was displayed at the Wills lifestyle fashion week.

“Wendell has assured me to market the product. It can be sold at emporiums although Goa, at present does not have any textile emporium,” she said.

Not only is the kunbi saree diminishing in Goa there is only one weaver. During their research in sourcing the >Continued on pg 12

acquired for the Mopa airport. He doesn’t even know how much compensation he will get or where his new dwelling will be. But his land will never be de-notified for the cause of justice, the reason given for the de-notification of Bernard Costa’s land.

We ask a simple question.

Does the call of justice strike the Chief Minister, his Revenue Minister and the

Deputy Speaker only when a landed man, obviously with a social and financial standing to give him access to high powered government meetings, cries for justice. It is another matter that no real injustice was being done to Costa in the first place by acquiring his land.

Bernard Costa of Dabolim was set to lose 36,800 square >Continued on pg 12

Branch registered a case of murder against unnamed policemen of the Panjim police station on February 9, for the custodial death of Cipriano Fernandes, the people of Goa felt that the wheels of justice were finally moving.

Since then, the entire issue has been put in cold storage. No officer has been named, no officer has been arrested. The Crime Branch is conducting an investigation headed by an officer Braz Menezes but there has been no formation of the SIT. Till they do, no investigations by SIT will be conducted notwithstanding the Crime Branch inquiry, in the light of the Home Minister’s announcement in the Assembly.

So what has essentially happened is that we have been conned. Into thinking that a high level inquiry and investigation has been initiated, which really hasn’t.

Herald has investigated and the paper trail of correspondence, replies to RTI applications and various police orders lift the lid off this cover up exercise. We did this so you know.

Please read the complete investigation of this story on page 9 – WHEN THE LIES COME HOME

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avaz SNAPSHOT 2 arrested in kidnapping case MARCEL: Punjab Police with the help from Ponda Police on Thursday night arrested two persons in connection with a kidnapping case.

According to Ponda Police, a kidnapping case was registered against one Rajkumar Jha (21) with Punjab City Police station.

Quoting Punjab Police, Ponda Police informed that the accused had fled from Punjab along with a 15year-old girl on February 15 and had reached Goa on February 20.

Police further informed that the accused, native of Bihar, along with the girl was residing in a rented room with his brother Vasant at Shantinagar-Ponda.

“Punjab Police learnt of Rajkumar’s location in Ponda through a mobile service provider, which tracked Rajkumar’s mobile phone location,” informed Ponda Police.

Subsequently, Punjab Police contacted its counterparts in Ponda and raided the rented premises on Thursday at about 11 pm. Rajukumar along with his brother Vasant were arrested and handed over to Punjab Police along with the girl.

Gold, cash stolen MARGAO: Unknown culprits decamped with gold ornaments and cash from a residential house at Rawanfond, Margao, all amounting to Rs 80,000.

Margao police informed that the burglary occurred when the inmates of the house were out. The burglars lifted away a gold chain and bracelet, besides a wrist watch and cash of Rs 7000.

A complaint to this effect was lodged by one Sudhir S with the police. The police are investigating.

Property gutted in fire BICHOLIM: Property worth combined Rs 95,000 was gutted in a fire in four different incidents in Bicholim on Thursday.

A house, cow shed, cashew plantation and dry grass were guttered in the fire.

According to SFO Laxman Naik, the first incident occurred at Gaonkarwada-Ona, Bicholim, in which a residential house belonging to one Nagesh Laxman Gaonkar was gutted in fire, causing a loss about Rs 50,000.

The fire spread to the surrounding area, due to which a neighbouring cow shed belonging to Shantaram Gaonkar was also gutted, causing a loss to the tune of Rs 30,000.

The third fire incident was reported at Dhabdhaba in which dry grass was gutted in fire but no loss was ascertained.

In the fourth incident, cashew plantation belonging to Shanti Srikant Gaonkar from Mayem was gutted in a fire, causing a loss of Rs 15,000.

Firemen Shashi Malwankar, V M Gad, R R Parab, S C Kesarkar and Paresh Patil along with the locals helped to bring the fire under control.

Retreat underway PANJIM: Thousands attended the first two days of the three day Lenten retreat organized by St Sebastian Church, Aquem-Alto, Margao as part of the Lent season commemoration.

Fr Ligorinho Da Costa, parish priest of St Sebastian Church, Aquem opened the three day event by explaining that the preachers were not God themselves, but were doing the good work of proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ, specially during the Lent season.

The three day retreat wind up with a full day retreat on March 20.

Shigmotsav at Ponda MARCEL: Ponda Taluka Antruz Shigmotsav Samitti will organise the State-level Shigmotsav festival at Shree Mahalasa Temple on Ponda on March 20.

It is an annual event where the president of Shigmotsav committee along with committee members will participate in a procession accompanied by the Romtamel of Khedekar Mandal, Khede-Priol.

Earlier, Ponda Taluka Antruz Shigmotsav Samitti President Home Minister Ravi Naik along with Priol MLA Deepak Dhavlikar, Ponda Municipal Council Chairperson Kishore Naik offered prayers at Shree Mahalasa Temple, Mardol-Ponda.

The State-level Shigmotsav festival, to will be held at Ponda on March 20, will be followed by Shigmotsav floats parade in rest of the State.

“Shigmo is our tradition and needs to be preserved for posterity. Shigmo has got rich cultural heritage and over the years, its popularity is growing,” said Naik.

Cuncolim forum’s meet PANJIM: The Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCF) will hold its monthly meeting on March 20 at Our Lady of Health High School, Cuncolim at 10.30 am. Among the issues to be discussed are World Water Day and water audit for Cuncolim, agenda for action by women volunteers, redressal of consumer grievances by government agencies, maintenance of KTC Bus Stand by Cuncolim Municipal Council, World Health Day, National Rural Health Mission and the Goa Medical Practitioners Rules 2011. Various service related issues like PWD water supply, BSNL phones, post, ration, LPG and kerosene supply and senior citizens’ cards will also be discussed.

Mapusa is presently gripped with the problem of collecting and disposing tonnes of garbage generated in the town on a day-today basis.

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The threat perception forced the Portuguese to build the fort at Mormugao. This fort was built by the Portuguese unlike the forts at Chapora, Cabo-de-Rama and Terekhol, which were built by the Indian rulers.

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Mapusa drowns in garbage Tsunami..

Mapusa, the largest and most congested town in North Goa, is reeking and reeling under the problem of garbage. Though this is known and has been told, the problem persists. An on the spot report on efforts being made to tackle the crisis

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t may be famed for its Friday Bazaar, but Mapusa has also gained notoriety in the State for its mounting garbage woes.

The town is presently gripped with the problem of collecting and disposing tonnes of garbage generated in the town on a day-to-day basis.

Garbage is strewn along the streets, which is not only an eyesore to the visitors but also poses a health hazard to residents in the area.

The nullah behind the fish market is choked with plastic, bottles, tyres, vegetables, etc. The dirty water flowing through the nullah emanates foul smell.

The Mapusa Merchants Association had suggested that the nullah be covered so that people would not throw waste in the nullah.

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Mapusa is already a concrete jungle, but the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) continues to issue construction licences to multi-storied buildings in the city.

At present, the MMC collects wet and dry waste from houses and commercial establishments and anil shankhwalker

bardez hotel/eateries located within its jurisdiction on a door-todoor basis.

Segregation of waste collected is partly done at source and partly by MMC workers at the composting units. Wet waste is being treated in the composting units, while plastic waste

is sent for recycling and dry/inert waste is dumped at the Assagao plateau.

MMC has constructed 24 compositing units at the fish market, Acoi, Gauswada, Khorlim and Dangui Colony, off which seven have been constructed in fish market alone.

All the bio-degradable waste collected from Mapusa market is composted in these units, while vegetable and fruit waste is composted at the units at Acoi and Khorlim. The compositing work is overseen by Green Goa Works.

MMC Chairperson Sudhir Kandolkar said the garbage issue is on their priority list.

“Presently, MMC spends about Rs 9 lakh every month on collection and disposal of garbage. The file pertaining

A scavenger eats food thrown in the dustbin at Mapusa. to land acquisition for garbage treatment is with the Revenue Department and I have personally pursued the matter,” added

Kandolkar.

MMC expects the process of land acquisition will be completed by March end and MMC has already re-

... Assagao Communidade hits back T he Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has become a regular visitor to Mapusa in recent times, mainly because of Mapusa Municipal Council’s (MMC) inability to effectively tackle its garbage in the town.

The GSPCB has been compelled to act in the matter, following complaints from Assagao Communidade. It had objected to the dumping of garbage on the Assagao Plateau stating that during the monsoon, garbage water flows down the village and pollutes the nearby spring and well water.

Later the Communidade filed a Public Interest Litigation in the High Court to direct MMC to stop dumping of garbage in its property.

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Garbage dumped around the Assagao Plateau.

The court however permitted MMC to dump segregated garbage at Assagao Plateau till it got a new dumping site.

In 2009, on receipt of a complaint from Assagao Communidade, GSPCB inspected the site and directed

MMC to cease dumping of un-segregated garbage at Assagao.

However on November 3, 2010, Shiv Sena Ad-hoc Committee member Philip D’Souza filed a complaint with GSPCB alleging that un-segregated waste includ-

ing plastics and rubber waste was being dumped and burnt at Assagao hills, thereby causing environmental pollution and a health hazard to the residents of adjoining Ganeshpuri, Housing Board and Ektanagar.

On November 18, 2010,

GSPCB officials inspected the Assagao Plateau and observed that MMC was dumping un-segregated/mixed waste at the site. A municipal vehicle was also seen dumping mixed waste during the inspection.

Citing Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act 1986, the GSPCB chairman had directed MMC to immediately cease dumping of unsegregated waste at Assagao Plateau, to construct fencing around the site and to provide adequate 24-hour security at the site to prevent such dumping.

On February 24, 2011, the GSPCB along with MMC officials carried out joint inspection of the sites at Assagao, Kadamba depot and market area to check whether MMC initiated

ceived first installment of grant of Rs 2.33 crore from the government for setting up garbage treatment plant, he informed.

steps in regard to the collection and disposal of garbage and made suggestion.

During the meeting, MMC assured GSPCB that it would initiate necessary steps to maintain cleanliness in the market. MMC had also impressed upon the GSPCB the permanent solution to the garbage problem would be garbage treatment plant.

MMC stated that the matter of land acquisition for treatment plant was pending with the revenue department.

MMC Chief Officer H Toraskar requested the GSPCB to impress upon the government the need to speed up land acquisition process in light of the waste management problem being faced by MMC.

Built for protection, Mormugao Fort now cries for protection The Mormugao Fort, a 17th century heritage structure has been given a measly grant of Rs 21 lakhs for its restoration. But at least it’s a beginning to preserve this fort built by the Portuguese to ward off the M Prabhav Marathas

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he Mormugao Fort was one of the largest Portuguese forts in Goa and it played a strategic role to ward off enemies of the colonial rule. Over the years, the fort has been in ruins and feeble efforts have been made by authorities to protect the mammoth heritage structure.

Recently, the archaeological department sanctioned Rs 21 lakh for restoration work of the fort, which is being undertaken by a group of eight workers. Work began about three months ago and it is expected to continue for quite some time, since only eight workers have been entrusted the task of restoring the massive structure.

“Restoration of this fort is a challenging task. We wonder how people could have built such a massive fort in the 17th century,” explains the contractor, Shiva Gaudar.

“Utmost care has been taken to prepare cementmixture which consists of limestone, jaggery, sand and cement to paste on the lat-

erite stone walls of the fort to further strengthen it,” said Gaudar.

He further informed that work would continue for few more months and said the fort will be restored in a phased manner.

The fort, which is about

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mormugao 10 kms in circumference, boasts of 20 bulwarks, cannons, prisons, a chapel and quarters for the guards.

“The boundary of the fort starts from Mormugao Port right up to Khollant in south and St Jacinto Island towards Chicalim in the north,” informed Assistant Superintendent of Archaeologist Manguesh Deshpande.

Deshpande explained that the fort boundaries, ruined walls and bulwark of fort would be restored in a phased manner.

“In the first phase, restoration of fort near the MPT

The Baina bay bulwark. headquarter office is being taken up at a cost of Rs 21 lakh and later, most parts of the fort will be taken up for restoration,” said Deshpande.

Recalling the history of the fort, Deshpande said the Portuguese had realized the

threat from the Marathas during the 1600s, as they were keen to free Goa from the Portuguese rule.

“The threat perception forced the Portuguese to build the fort at Mormugao.

This fort was built by the Portuguese unlike the forts at

Chapora, Cabo-de-Rama and Terekhol, which were built by the Indian rulers. It was strategically designed as a coastal fort to keep vigil on the Arabian Sea,” said Deshpande.

Recently, the ‘Quilla Savardhan Samiti’ (Fort

Restoration Committee) was formed during the tenure of then Vasco MLA Rajendra Arlekar to oppose the MPT for imposing restrictions on people to visit the fort as its access is common to the fort and the MPT headquarters building.

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I will form the government in the next five years. I will give representation to the Mahilas, ST and minorities.

Benaulim MLA, Mickky Pacheco

Mickky on new party drive!

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MARCH 19: He evaded a direct reply to a query whether he is moving fast to float a new political party, but asserted that he would form the next government in the state after the coming Assembly polls.

And, the former Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco has promised to bring in new faces, with due representation to women, Scheduled Tribes and the minorities in the political scheme of things.

Incidentally, while Pacheco was briefing the media in a city-based hotel here this evening, one of his supporter drove outside the venue displaying a message “United Goans, Mickky will rule Goa”, indicating that the Benaulim MLA is moving in thedirectionofforminganewregional party in the state.

Moreover, at the press briefing, Pacheco sought to clearly distance himself from the NCP, saying he is addressing the media in his individual capacity and not as a NCP MLA. And, he went on to say that individuals are more important than political parties, and categorically stated that he is not inter-

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Goa’s population is already pegged around 1.5 million, and if another two million comes into the state, the future generation will have no place to live in. former MLA Matanhy Saldanha

probe into BpL scheme sought HERALD REPORTER

Santosh Mirajkar MARGAO, MARCH 19: Are Goans becoming poor with each passing year or are the schemes manipulated by the government as part of vote bank politics?

This question was posed by former Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco as he alleged that the BPL list in the state is going up every year with addition of poor families.

“Look at the BPL list compiled by the RDA then and now. Kamat’s government swears by the aam admi, but the BPL lists showed an increase in the beneficiaries three times. Is this to suggest that the people are becoming poor with each passing year or is it purely due to administrative discrepancies

The Benaulim MLA has called for a probe into the functioning of the BPL scheme saying that unscrupulous politicians are distributing cylinders and gas stoves under the guise that the people are poor. that the number of poor under the BPL scheme is showing an upward trend”, he asked.

The Benaulim MLA has called for a probe into the functioning of the BPL scheme saying that un-

scrupulous politicians are distributing cylinders and gas stoves under the guise that the people are poor.

“A detailed probe into the functioning of the RDA is needed,” Mickky demanded.

A NEW ROAD: The car driven by Mickky Pacheco supporters displaying message “United Goans Mickky will rule Goa”. ested in any ministership in the Kamat government.

When questioned that he is moving fast to form a new political outfit, Mickky replied “I will form the government in the next five years. I will give representation to the Mahilas, ST and minorities. The Mahilas deserves not just 33 per cent but 40 per cent reservation”.

Replying to a question, Pacheco said he had volun-

tarily resigned from the Kamat ministry and is no more interested in the Cabinet berth.

The Benaulim MLA spoke very little of the NCP, especially on the decision by the two Ministers, Jose Philip D’Souza and Nilkant Halarnkar, saying the party leaders will take a decision on the resignation after the session.

Sources close to the Be-

naulim MLA says that Pacheco is seriously toying with the idea of floating a regional outfit under the banner of United Goans by bringing all anti-Congress and regional forces under one banner.

CORTALIM CORRESPONDENT ADDS: Mickky Pacheco also admitted to Herald that he had already started the process of forming a new political party,

which would be named as `United Goans Party' -- the party which had led a historic movement to retain the identity of Goa in the Opinion Poll.

Mickky, who was in Cortalim to attend a Litany at the miraculous Bandeacho Khuris, recently said that the family of Jack Sequeira who is known as father of Opinion Poll would also be enrolled in the party formation.

movement for Special Status to be intensified Savio Dias

out to make business of Goan land.

He said the movement for special status under Article 371 will be spread across the

nook and corner of the state so that a resolution is passed in the Legislative Assembly demanding special status for the state.

Former MLA Matanhy Saldanha participating in an interactive workshop on ‘Special Status for Goa -- Article 371’ at Grace Church Hall, Margao.

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MARCH 19 : An interactive workshop on “Special Status for Goa – Article 371” held in the city on Saturday evening has resolved to intensify the movement every nook and corner of the state.

Participants said the need of the hour is to protect the state’s identity by banning the sale of land to outsiders, adding that only special status under Article 371 of the Constitution can protect and save the state for future generations.

They further argued that the Indian Constitution was drafted and adopted when Goa was still under the Portuguese regime and called for Amending the Constitution to accord special status for the state.

Participating in the workshop, former MLA Matanhy Saldanha made a humble plea to the people to leave aside their differences on caste, religion and language and come under one banner as Goans to achieve the goal of special status for the state.

Saying that the SC, STs and OBCs comprises nearly 60-70 per cent of the state’s population, Saldanha said

this itself is a ground for according special status for Goa to protect the land of these communities from being sold to outsiders.

Convenor of Asha Family Responsibilities & Rights Association, Rui Da Gama said that the organization and the activists have resolved to take the movement for special status for Goa forward. “Goa’s population is already pegged around 1.5 million, and if another two

million comes into the state, the future generation will have no place to live in. Our interests should be protected a la Mizoram and Nagaland via special status under Article 371”, he demanded.

Gama said the land sharks from Delhi and other parts of the country are quoting the land rates in Goa. “The land is in Goa, but the land title is in Delhi”, he said, adding that outside land sharks are

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Poor utilization of National Rural Health Mission funds resulted in large unspent balance.

The unspent balance accounted for 41 per cent of the funds received during the four year period 2006-2010.

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Our doors are still open for the rival group to hold talks and arrive at a compromise. But, we cannot wait forever since the government has announced dates for the festival in various towns.

Samiti member Rupesh Mahatme

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SNAPSHOT GGEA strike termed illegal

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM: The State government has termed illegal the proposed strike by the government employees, under the aegis of Goa Government Employees’ Association (GGEA), from March 21.

The government has further warned that anyone found not discharging their assigned duties during the strike period, shall be treated as absent and the principle of ‘no work no pay’ will be invoked in such unauthorised absence.

The GGEA is seeking up-gradation of pay scales to various sections of the government employees on unsustainable grounds of providing similar benefits to other employees where parity of pay scale was given.

Since the demands are not met, the GGEA has called for an indefinite strike from March 21.

One arrested for theft

CALANGUTE: Calangute Police on Saturday arrested a man from Margao on charges of stealing a digital camera and cash from a stationary Honda Activa scooter on Saturday. . .

Ajay Masrani of Nasik had filed a police complaint stating that his digital camera worth Rs 8000 and cash of Rs 2000 were stolen, when thieves broke the dicky of his Honda Activa while he along with his wife had gone for water sports activity on Calangute beach on March 8.

Calangute Police accordingly registered an offence against the unknown persons on Friday and rounded a suspect, Ansar Altaf, on Saturday, who later confessed of the crime.

The digital camera was recovered from the accused, who was arrested in this connection. Altaf has been remanded to four days judicial custody and PSI Harish Gauns is investigating the case.

Italian held on drugs charges

CALANGUTE: An Italian national was arrested by Anjuna Police on charges of possessing drugs worth Rs 1.56 lakh at Zhor Vaddo, Anjuna on Saturday.

Anjuna Police was tipped off regarding a deal between the Italian, Andrea Secchio (46), and another party near the Hospital at Zhor Vaddo, Anjuna.

The Police then laid a trap and arrested Secchio in possession of 25 gms Heroine valued at Rs 1.56 lakh. The Anjuna Police team was led by PSI Pravin Gauns, Umesh Pawaskar, Kishore Naik, Samir Gauns, Nitesh Mulgaonkar and Suhas Joshi. PSI Pravin Gauns is investigating the case.

Bars closed during Shigmo PANJIM: All bar/restaurants, liquor shops in North Goa along the Shigmo floats routes have been ordered to remain closed on March 20, 26, 27, 28, 31 and April 5, from 4 pm onwards, according to an order issued by District Magistrate of North Goa. The order has been passed to prevent the public from imbibing alcohol along the Shigmo route and preempt any untoward incidents.

Rider dies in mishap PORVORIM: A motorcycle rider from Dodamarg died while the pillion rider was seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding rammed into a roadside building at Tivim in the wee hours of Saturday.

According to Mapusa police, While returning home at about 2 am, Varak dashed against the old post office building at Tivim. While Varak died on the spot, Shinde sustained grievous injuries.

The moon appears bigger and brighter after 18 years as it comes closest to the Earth on Saturday evening.

BICHOLIM, MARCH 19: Kalyani, 50-year-old lady admitted at Bicholim Primary Health Centre (PHC) walked out of her hospital bed and travelled to Bicholim, killed her paramour and slipped back into her hospital bed.

Kalyani alias Rajani alias Babita is no more as she died almost a day after she was arrested for murder. She suffered breathing complications but the police investigations reveal how skill fully she plotted and executed murderofherparamouratDeulwada in Narvem village of Bicholim taluka.

Babi Mote accused of having string of relationships with women including that with Kalyaniandhersister-in-lawwas murdered by sickle.

When the murder took place, Kalyani was formally admitted in PHC for respiratory problems and was yet to be discharged.

The incident happened on February 24-25 and people were unaware about the killing till February 26,

morning when son of a landlord came to the rented house of Motelookingoutforhim.Hewas found in the pool of blood.

Initially, police suspected the murder to be handiwork of Raghu, Kalyani’s husband. But after a proper investigation, police zeroed down on Kalyani.

Deputy Superintendent of police Bousette Silva, who supervised the probe, said that initially Kalyani acted smart and refused to accept that she murdered Mote.

But subsequently, she broke when police told her that Mote is alive and recuperating in the hospital. She confessed to the murder.

Another patient, who was admitted next to Kalyani in PHC, also told the police that on February 24 night, she (Kalyani) had disappeared for few hours and later came back to the bed in the midnight. She was discharged only on February 25.

Visit to the spot where the story of Kalyani and Mote unfolded, revealed that villagers are reluctant to speak about them.

MARGAO, MARCH 19: BJP MLA Damu Naik-led Margao Shigmotsav Samiti has served Sunday evening as the deadline for the rival Shigmotsav Samiti headed

by Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat to strike a compromise over the holding of one festival in Margao this year.

Samiti member Rupesh Mahatme said nothing has happened on the compromise talks between the two groups so far. “Our doors are still open for the rival group to hold talks and arrive at a compromise. But, we cannot wait forever since the government has announced dates for the festival in various towns”, Mahatme said, while serving a deadline till

Sunday evening to strike a compromise deal between the two groups.

He said the Samiti led by MLA Damu Naik will offer the sacred coconut to Lord Damodar at Pimpalkatta on Monday evening if the compromise fails to take pace.

In that event, he said the Damu-backed Samiti will go ahead with the Romtamel festival in the Commercial Capital on March 26.

“It appears the rival group is not interested in bringing the two groups together.

Girish Chodankar has spoke to me over the phone, but my suggestion that both Chief Minister and MLA Damu Naik should meet and discuss the issue had no takers from the other side”, he lamented.

NRHM funds: CAG raps Health Dept HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 19: All’s not well with the Health Department and it needs to be injected with some shots of efficiency.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report for March 2010, has exposed the inefficiency of the Health Department in effectively implementing National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

Major chunk of the funds released during last four years under NRHM remained unutilized.

“Poor utilization of funds resulted in large unspent balance. The unspent balance accounted for 41 per cent of the funds received during the four year period 2006-2010,” CAG remarked.

Total Rs 8.47 crore were left unutilized in the bank account of State Health Society (SHS) as on March 2010.

Also, advance payments totalling Rs 1.83 crore released during 2007-10 to peripheral units were also pending utilization, making the total unutilized balance Rs 10.30 crore as of March 2010.

During 2006-2007, 100 per cent grants were provided

by Government of India to the State. From the eleventh Plan period (2007-12) onwards, the State was to contribute 15 per cent of the funds required annually.

However, there was no contribution by the State till 2008-2009.

The important aspect of NRHM is to strategize upgradation of Community Heath Centres (CHCs)as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) to provide sustainable quality health care with accountability and people’s participation along with total transparency.

Also, Rogi Kalyan Samities (RKS) were evolved to be established at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and CHCs and district hospitals.

The main functions of the RKS are to identify and redress the problems faced by the patients; acquire and maintain equipment, furniture, ambulances and more.

However, during CAG audit it was found that out of two district hospitals, five CHCs, 19 PHCs, RKSs were formed in two district hospitals, three CHCs and nine PHCs. Moreover, SHS distributed only Rs 67 lakhs to DHs and Rs 1 lakh at PHCs in

Says health centers lack basic amenities

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 19: Goa is projected as the State that has best health care system in place but the reality seems to be something different.

The recent report of Controller and Auditor General (CAG) that covered health segment says, basic health care services there were required to be provided in the health centers were not available at many of the centers visited by the audit team.

Basic health care facilities such as blood storage , new born care, 24X7 deliveries, X-ray, ICCU/ICU, ultra sound, ECG, obstetric care, paediatrics, cold chain Sanquelim and no grants were given to remaining RKSs. The SHS submitted that funds were not released due to the absence of work proposals from the concerned CHCs and PHCs and though RKS were constituted, they

Woman kills her paramour, dies later VIBHA VERMA

Damu serves deadline to CM’s Shigmotsav Samiti

“I have not met Kalyani but heard that she was abusive to the people around. I went several times to get her listed in the BPL category but she was never at home,” local sarpanch Pratishta Mishal said.

For us, it was not so easy to enter into this village and strike the conversation.

Mishal suggested that we should be disguised as a BPL enumerator and go around.

The first one, we met in the village, happens to be Kalyani’s relative, who claimed that she received maximum abuses from her for no reason.

“She was sick, mentally and physically. She had medical problem, that’s why she was admitted in the hospital,” an elderly lady said when we introduced our self as BPL enumerators.

Kalyani’s death is not much spokenintheDevulwada locality of Narvem. It’s almost 12 days and people have not even bothered to do the rituals as per Hindu religion.

“She would come to this pond (nearby her house) to

wash clothes. Not many would talk to her because of many reasons… she was very abusive and used foul language. Some days before her death, she was not able to walk a distance. She was weak and feeble,” said another villager.

Deulwado, a cluster of around 80 houses is situated around Saptakoteshwar Temple. The village comprising of around 360 voters is accessible only by two wheelers.

Kalyani’s past is rattled with misery. She was married to Raghu from whom she delivered four boys, of whom two died due to drowning, one committed suicide while another boy Lou is alive.

She developed relationship with Mote and continued to stay with him in the village for more than 15years, creating a social stigma for herself.

Kalyani continued enjoying government doles after death of her boys. She was even paid Rs 10,000 through local scheme to repair roof of

her house, which she never did. Mishal said that Kalyani was overall paid some Rs 30,000 and a cylinder from the Government.

Initially, Kalyani’s death in Goa Medical College was feared as a custodial killing as she was already arrested for the murder. But later doctors certified that she had breathing issues, which took her life.

SDM N M Gad who is conducting an inquiry into the case - as she died while in police custody, told Herald that none of her family members suspect foul play.

“She suffered from tuberculosis…Our inquiry is still underway and after completing recording statement and other investigations we will summarize the case,” he said.

Back to the village, death of duo a carelessly kept house of Kalyani and another room where Mote was killed helped us to restructure the life of both these people. The villagers are reluctant to talk on the issue although it is playing on their sub conscious mind.

system were not available in the health centers.

The State Programme Manager for National Rural health Mission (NRHM) however tried to justified the non-performance saying funds made available under NRHM were insufficient to build up the infrastructure to the fullest extend even as large quantum of funds released remained utilized.

The audit team also found that infrastructure at Cottage Hospital in Chicalim as well as leprosy hospital in Macasana was in poor state.

“Owing to poor maintenance, the ceiling of the hospital was leaking. The isolation ward for controlcould not perform any functions.

As per the Mission guidelines, RKSs at district hospitals were to receive corpus grants of Rs 5 lakh each every year in addition to grants from the State Government.

ling the spread of HINI (swine flu) could not be utilized due to its unhygienic condition and it also lacked space for beds,” says CAG report with respect to Cottage Hospital.

The condition of Cottage Hospital has worsened due to non-maintenance and the corridor passages are utilised by placing beds for male patients. Also, it lacks space for storing medicines.

The table in the labour room is so old that it needs to be supported by a wooden piece.

Though worsening condition of the hospital has already been reported to the higher authorities but action is still not forthcoming.

They were also required to generate their own resources through levying user charges, receiving philanthropic donations etc.

But in reality nothing happened. The CAG discovered that no user charges were collected by the RKS formed

in the test-checked district hospital. Also, the State share was not found credited to the RKS account till October 2010.

The CAG in its report also pointed out that amount released by the Central government for upgradation of district hospitals, CHCs and PHCs was not fully utilized.

CHC - Canacona and PHC – Bicholim: Though CHC was shifted to a new building with an operation theater it was not used on regular basis for want of a regular surgeon, anesthetist and ancillary staff, and blood storage equipment.

Also, one blood storage unit installed in March 2010 at cost of Rs 8.54 lakh was not made operational till October 2010.

Similarly, no operations had been conducted in the OT at PHC in Bicholim since 2007 due to non-availability of specialists and patients are referred to the district hospital and CHC, Valpoi.

There is also shortage of specialists in CHCs as compared to NRHS norms. Each CHC should have seven specialists and though posts have been sanctioned, currently, none of the CHCs have total strength.

Space plan for Sinquerim, Baga beach belt soon

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tivities and real estate in the coastal areas of the state has been very disturbing.

During the presentation of budget last year, he had said that the Critical Area Space Plan for the SinquerimCalangute-Baga beach belt

ernment’s announcement during last budget to set up Special Logistic Hubs at PANJIM, MARCH 19 : Goa Sancoale and Dharbangovernment will soon apdora in a PPP mode has point architect, planner or also not seen light of the consultant to undertake day till date.

Critical Area Space Plan for The report mentions ‘the Sinquerim-Calangute-Baga matter is beach belt conunder considsidering un- Chief Minister Digambar Kamat during last budget eration of Spep l a n n e d had said that unplanned growth of tourism related cial Cell of growth of activities and real estate in the coastal areas of the Regional Plan tourism in this state has been very disturbing. constituted by area.

As per the Action Taken would be taken up on pilot the Government.’ In this case too, the tender for the Report on the last budget basis. of “This study would bring appointment submitted during ongoing State Legislative Assembly out the way forward in these architect/planner/consultant session, the matter to ap- areas with the regards to the will be floated shortly.

Kamat had said that the point consultant is under environment, solid waste consideration of the special management, sewage and Professional Advisory Group development set up by the government cell of the Regional Plan con- sanitation, stituted by the Government. control rules and regula- had indicated that Goa “The tender for the ap- tions, road network and oth- has immense potential to pointment of architect or ers,” he had said in his last be world class logistic centre. planner or consultant will be budget speech.

“We have to take advanKamat had said that the floated shortly,” the report study will be in line with the tage of the synergies of varireads.

Chief Minister Digambar recommendations made in ous modes of connectivity Kamat during last budget the Draft Regional Plan 2021 which the state is endowed with,” the budget speech had said that unplanned by the Task Force.

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Terming the proposed GGEA strike illegal, the government has warned that anyone found not discharging their assigned duties during the strike period, shall be treated as absent and the principle of ‘no work no pay’ will be invoked.

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Holi helps to bring the society together And strengthens the secular fabric of our country Let us all be a part of such a colouful and joyous festival

Menezes felicitated by PWD Minister Churchill Alemao, at a function organised to mark the staging of his 25th production ‘ Futtleli Boxi’.

HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MARCH 19: Well known tiatrist Mario Menezes was felicitated by PWD Minister Churchill Alemao, at a function organised to mark the staging of his 25th production ‘ Futtleli Boxi’ under the aegis of Menezes Theatres.

Mario who made his directorial debut with ‘Goa Bandh’, a tiatr that won the first prize at the tiatr competition in 1992, has written and directed 25 tiatrs till date. His 26th production ‘Rogtacho Rong Tambaddo’

is set to be released on Easter Sunday.

Churchill Alemao congratulated Mario for his achievements in tiatr, and said: “tiatr is not only a source of entertainment, but also an instrument of awareness that needs to be encouraged and supported by all.”

Thanking the organisers and Alemao for the felicitation, Mario said that he is happy to achieve the feat of writing and directing 25 tiatrs, each with a social message, and that he would always strive to continue doing so and serve

SSCE seating arrangement HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MARCH 19: PONDA: The seating arrangement of SSCE of Ponda centre is as follows: seat nos 19352 to 19591 at IVBD High School, Dhavali; 19592 to 20071 at AJ de Almeida High School, 20072 to 20357 at St Mary’s High School.

CURCHOREM: Sarvoday Educational Society High School: 11959 to 12222 and 12689 to 12761; New Educational Institute: 12223 to 12462 and Guardian Angel High School: 12463 to 12688.

CALANGUTE: St Joseph’s High School, Calangute: 26451-26572 and Little Flower of Jesus High School, Calangute: 2657326762 and 26763-26772.

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Special mementos were presented to all the artistes of Menezes Theatres at the hands of Churchill in the presence of South Goa Zilla Parishad President Maria Rebello and Filomeno Barretto.

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We can demonstrate all we want, but until we are able to transform this into a sustained critique of the system and create agendas for change, we will remain in the rut.

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Babush’s project: To be a suitable boy for Panjim

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ometime last week, students at a school in Vasco were getting ready for their mid day meal supplied by a local self-help group. When the box was opened, there were rat droppings and cockroaches on the bread.

It then got worse. After the self-help group was informed, they sent a fresh box of bread. When this box was opened, rat droppings were found again. When this was pointed out to the driver who supplied the breads, he called the self help group but it refused to supply bread again.

Now this gets bizarre. The concerned school authorities told the SHG to warn the bakery owner and hoped that this cycle of cockroaches and rat droppings with the bread would end. When the next consignment arrived, what did the bread box have? Cockroach droppings again. Why is it such a big deal to remove rodent and insect excreta from bread meant for children? These self-help groups consist mainly of relatives, both close and distant, of politicians who get them employed.

The National Programme of Mid-Day Meals in Schools, started in 1995, is one of the ‘flagship programmes’ of the Government of India to achieve the Millennium Development Goals – to reduce child malnourishment and reduce school drop-out rates. It covers approximately 11.74 crore children.

Ultimately the onus lies on the state governments. Orissa and Madhya Pradesh have not only implemented this scheme but turned it into an excellent tool for social empowerment, enabling many rural women to be leaders and implementers of this project.

Goa sadly has failed. The mid day meal scheme works only if the food is actually cooked by the SHG. Moreover, there is no mechanism to check the quantity and quality of food supplied to the SHGs. Has the FDA checked and certified these meals? Has there been any discussion to work on a diet and nutrition plan for the kids?

The SHGs too, need to be given incentives so that this activity becomes a full time service. The Madhya Pradesh government gives a full insurance cover to all self-help group workers. Dignity and sincerity comes with this financial security.

Goa’s problem seems even more insurmountable, because not only is there a system to check food which could harm children, there is no culture of extracting accountability. The SHG which supplied rat droppings and called them bread has not been taken to task or their contract cancelled. No police complaint has been filed against the SHG or the bread supplier. Most importantly, no one is alarmed!

To a large extent, civil society, social groups and the media needs to become active stakeholders in addressing issues of nutrition, education, transport and employment as intrinsic and interconnected people’s issues and not break them into departments.

Take this simple analogy – A poor mother gets proper employment, she sends her daughter to a government school in accessible public transport, her child’s meal is taken care of and she gets dropped off home, well fed and well educated. Look at the number of departments that need to work as team to make this simple dream possible.

here is a lingering hush in Casa Monseratte after the Battle of Panjim has been won. But Monseratte, as always, is full of surprises.

Not always delightful ones. But this time was different. At his post battle press conference, he spoke like a statesman and not like a conqueror. “Politics is over. It is Panjim First. When did we say Panjim second?”

Monserratte has administered a second coup de grace in Panjim. He won the CCP elections in the last term. He won it again, after having nearly lost it.

Having secured Parrikars bastion in the corporation, he even chose to appropriate the name of Parrikar’s panel – Panjim First – in deed.

The contours of the fallout of the story of Monseratte squeezing victory out of defeat in Panjim, has not been comprehended. The final word is not out yet. Will he chose to embark upon a schizophrenic journey of break and build, convert and seize, turning old homes and shops into skyscrapers or will he take the bread and butter route – Clean drains, de congest traffic, sort out garbage and so on?

The early indications are that Monseratte will take on the bread and butter role during year one of the new CPPs term. It is this and only this that will give him the ultimate jam- the MLA of Panjim. It is only then that Monseratte, the friend of builders will unleash his Manhattan- like dreams, consuming village, town and country into a gigantic concrete monster.

Babush is playing smart. Babush in CCP 1 chose Uday Madkaikar to be coopted. Babush in CCP 2 has chosen Patricia Pinto to be co-opted.

The change of choice from Madkaikar, tainted with criminal charges to Particia Pinto, arguably one of the most prominent faces of sustained activism for the city, is itself a story and a sign of how Babush wants to handle this reign of his.

But let us not mistake this as a change of avatar of Monseratte, at least not yet. This is just the beginning. It is merely a change of strategy wherein he needs to make himself the suitable boy, before marriage to the prospective

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find us on facebook search for heraldweekend Sean Faia Babush just about made it with 16 candidates. If anything, it’s a cause of concern for him, especially after boasting that he would win 27 seats. The BJP on the other hand has gained from the last term winning 12 seats. But most importantly there has been a huge rise in women getting elected. If I’m not mistaken BJP have 9-10 women who have won from the 12 seats they won.

Thomas Gracias Four crucial votes made a difference. If the social groups like PINC keep up the good work a lot of new faces will be seen in the assembly elections.

Paganini Fernandes The efforts of the intelligentsia have paid some dividends in Panjim.

This is just the beginning. Most Goans now have realized their folly and may not be lured any more. There is lot of work to be done. It’s the job of the intelligentsia and right thinking people, to cling together and spread the word and educate those who unfortunately do not understand the larger interests at state versus the short span of warmth gained through the goodies and freebies.

Lourenco Fernandes People are becoming more literate to understand that the future of Goa lies not in the hands of quack personalities like politicians but in the hands of good administrators to run the intelligent people of Goa. Gustavo Stephen Godinho The Kamat government is showing lollypops to the people of Goa through this budget, to make them vote for them again and make them grab whatever little is left in Goa.

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But let us not mistake this as a change of avatar of Monseratte, at least not yet. This is just the beginning. It is merely a change of strategy wherein he needs to make himself the suitable boy, before marriage to the prospective bride can be proposed. The hand of Panjim will not be given easily because the folks here have lived for generations and value their history and heritage.

bride can be proposed.

The hand of Panjim will not be given easily because the folks here have lived for generations and value their history and heritage. There is a mandate for the good bits of the olden times to be preserved, unlike in Taleigao where ram-

pant construction over vast fields signalled the nature of development.

Though sometimes you don’t realise where Panjim ends and Taleigao begins, the DNA of the two are different.

It is the attempt at synergising the brick and mortar with history and heritage which will be Monseratte’s biggest challenge. And that is precisely why he needs to tread carefully.

Unlike in Taleigao, Monseratte will not be able to construct a new identity for the city. He has to refuel the old identity with modern efficiency and polish.

Having said this, the very narrow margin of his victory, is a blessing for Panjim.

Imagine what Monseratte’s arrogance would have been if he had won 27 wards instead of 16.The cushion of comfort would have dimmed the mind.

Here he is under pressure to deliver.

But, Monseratte needs to be on our watch. A part of him will not change.

Deal-making comes naturally to him.

We need an opposition and a civil society which is effective in resisting sweetheart disinvestment deals with private players for several of Panjim projects.

The insurmountable corruption under his watch at the CCP, which forced good bureaucrats to either leave or get thrown out, rankles.

The ghost of this corruption, including the ‘ghost workers’ who got paid though they were not on the rolls of the CCP, need to be buried pronto. Cleaning up corruption is sadly not one of the strong points on Monseratte’s CV. But Monseratte is nothing if he is not street smart. He has realised that he is not infallible. The perception he still carries is that his ‘efficiency’ stems from his crossing the line between what is legal and ethical, and what is not.

If he earlier assumed he was Ouroboros, a snake in Greek mythology, who could end its life only by self consumption, he has begun to realise the fallacy of that belief.

For the first time in his career, Monseratte knows that people power can take away his power.

And that’s what he can’t afford to lose. Therein lies the hope that Panjim might win.

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hree French men, Louis XVI, Napoleon Bonaparte and Alexandre Dumas, are credited with declaring that ‘Europe ends at the Pyrenees’, or alternatively, that ‘Africa begins at the Pyrenees’.

What these wicked, wicked men suggested was that the Iberian peninsula, comprising Spain and Portugal, shared more with Africa – northern Africa at any rate – than it did with Europe. A number of Portuguese too will laughingly use this reference to explain away the laxity that marks this western most part of the European continent.

It is no secret that the Portuguese economy is today in an unholy mess. A good number of Portuguese will lay the blame for this mess squarely on the same laxity.

The sins on this list are rather long.

They will agree that Portugal is not marked by a meritocracy. If you don’t come with the right name and the right background, moving forward could be substantially difficult for you.

Business interests and political leadership are shamelessly twined, official power used to further private interests.

Joining the European Union has meant that the directives from Europe regarding the setting up of systems and procedures are met, but in a manner that recalls the spirit of that famous re-

jason keith fernandes sponse by the Spanish Viceroys in the Americas, “I obey, but do not comply.”

But perhaps what makes this worse is the situation where there is no widespread culture of popular dissent in Portugal.

Fed up with the situation in the country that includes the cut back of funding for students, the lowering of salaries of public functionaries, the rolling back of the rights of workers, the significant amount of unemployment among the young, a good amount of these under the excuse of dealing with the economic crisis, a group of four young persons finally said enough is enough.

This group of four, speaking in the name of the geração à rasca, or the cornered generation called for a demonstration in Lisbon on March 12. They pointed out that their generation was the most qualified generation in Portugal’s long history ever. And yet, large numbers of these youth are unemployed and have to emigrate, to find futures outside of the country.

Hundreds of thousands of Por-

tuguese congregated to march in the protest scheduled to end at Praça de Restauradores. So large were the numbers that once at the end of the march, they carried on to other parts of the city, continuing to voice their protest at the systems that has pushed the lives, dreams and ambitions of so many in this country into crisis.

As powerful as this demonstration was however, one wonders if it continued to resound with the problems that mark this wonderful but sadly traumatised country. The leaders of the demonstration failed to offer a suggestion to go forward beyond the manifesto that launched the demonstration.

The manifesto itself, framed in the broadest possible manner to attract broad support, did not get down to specifics.

And here lies the problem, one that we share in Goa. We can demonstrate all we want, but until we are able to mobilise this anger and transform this into a sustained critique of the system, and create agendas for change, we will remain in the rut.

This is not yet the moment for critique though. This is the moment to congratulate the geração à rasca and wish them strength to network and combine to create options for systemic change in their country.

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he issue regarding the medium of instruction in primary schools has once again come up in Goa. This same issue had rocked Goa a few years ago, and as usual, it was one of those issues that was not put to rest aesthetically and with good study. I fully support the Archdiocesan Board of Education and the PTA on the issue.

It will be very difficult for our students to reach out to the world and tap opportunities if they do not have a good command over the English language.

In all my stints overseas and in India I have seen that the main problems faced by a majority of Indians is a good command over the English language, a fact that most of us should admit and work on to improve.

Also, the Goa government cannot provide jobs to all Goans and hence the children of today will definitely have to look out for avenues abroad to ensure a better future. And even if the standard of Goa and India must improve, the knowledge of English will be vital, especially in an age when foreign collaborations and international corporate partnerships are an order of the day.

I appeal to the Education Minister to intervene in this issue and lay it to rest using his good offices, once and for all. In fact it is failure on part of the previous education ministers to comprehensively solve this issue that has led to the current situation.

We all acknowledge that Konkani is the official language of the State of Goa, although Marathi is being also promoted through the back door by some politicians who have vested interests to appease their vote banks, but this is a very serious issue as it concerns the future of Goa and our children who will be the pillars of society of a better tomorrow.

The issue has also found its echo in the ongoing Legislative Assembly session. There too the politicians have exhibited that they stand divided on the issue. Education Minister, Antanasio Monserrate has assured the house that all stakeholders including members of the opposition parties would be consulted.

But here again, the Leader of Opposition, Manohar Parrikar has thrown a spoke in the wheel, keeping in mind his BJP vote bank and has even quoted the UNESCO guidelines which states that primary education should be in the respective mother tongue. Parrikar also has said that should grants be given to English medium schools, Konkani and Marathi medium schools would have to shut shop.

But all these are sheer political gimmicks to influence a logistic decision in the better interest of the students. Parents of children who do not subscribe to this logic should read between the lines and know that the statements of the Leader of opposition are nothing but political stunts to subvert the actual issue and give it a political slant to appease a particular vote bank.

Let not the current politicians, both in the ruling and opposition factions make this a prestige issue and chew some mileage out of it.

Parents, principals of schools and all the major decision makers in Goa’s education system, please ensure that the politicians who are grabbing any issue as this is the election year do not dilly dally with the future of our children.

May better sense prevail!

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GORAKHPUR: Four teenagers drowned after their boat capsized in a pond in Sahjanwa area, police said.

Bobby (13), Priyanshu (12), Shivam (11), Parmanand (13) and Sri Ram (13), all residents of Bisari village, had gone for a bath in the pond yesterday when their boat capsized, they said. While Sri Ram swam to safety, the four teenagers drowned.

Rs 30 lakh seized in coimbatore COIMBATORE: An unaccounted sum of about Rs 30 lakh was seized in the city, officials of the Flying Squad formed following directions from the Election Commission said.

The sum was confiscated when a car was stopped and searched at Brooke Bond Road in the city, they said. The occupants of the car claimed the sum was the proceedings of the sales at a leading jewellery in the city but were unable to provide valid proof to back up their argument, the officials said.

lawyer crushed to death AZAMGARH: A lawyer was crushed to death by a truck in Chatwara bazar here when he was out for some work, following which the locals today blocked traffic, sources said.

Nisar Ahmad was crushed by a truck late last night at Chatwara bazar in Sidhari area here, outrage over which the locals blocked road and damaged several vehicles including a roadways bus, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Harilal said.

Our talks with Trinamool on seat sharing were inconclusive, hence it was told that we will discuss the issue again. We were seeking more time to resolve the differences on the number and nature of seats.

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PTI New Delhi, March 19 : BJP was today engulfed by Wikileaks expose with US diplomatic cables stating that the party leadership had told them that its criticism of the US in public was to score "easy political points" against UPA and when in power, it would not harm the Indo-US nuclear deal.

The expose, published by 'The Hindu', drew immediate strong reaction from Congress which asked BJP to apply to itself the same standards it adopted for the government when it was needlessly disrupting Parliament.

The BJP, however, denied

US diplomatic cables stated that the party leadership had told them that its criticism of the US in public was to score "easy political points" against UPA and when in power, it would not harm the IndoUS nuclear deal. there was any doublespeak.

Seshadri Chari, BJP National Executive member and RSS pointsman in the party figured in the cables as having told an US official in Delhi in December 2005 "not to read too much into the foreign policy resolution especially the parts relating to the US", which had attacked the UPA's "subservience" to Washington.

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2 nabbed for 'honour killing' RAMANAGAR: Two persons were arrested today for their alleged involvement in the 'honour-killing' of a woman and her four-month-old child, police said.

The gory incident occurred in Thammasandra village in Kanakapura Taluk on February 27 in which Deepika and her four-month-old child were allegedly murdered and their bodies burnt by her family members.

‘Environment assessment system flawed’ PTI Hyderabad, March 19 : Admitting that the present system of preparing environment assessment report is flawed, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the Ministry would now seek third-party opinion to evaluate the projects.

He also informed that the Ministry would soon map the wetland areas in the country to formulate a better definition of the same.

The Minister said the present system of preparing environment assessment report is flawed and the Ministry itself would take third party opinion on environment in projects like coal, power and construction of ports.

"We have done the satellite mapping of all wet lands in the country. We have wetland atlas of every state which will be released by month-end.

So far we did not follow scientific approach of wetland management as in revenue record, wet land is recorded as waste land. All these are

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We have done the satellite mapping of all wet lands in the country. We have wetland atlas of every State which will be released by month-end.

So far we did not follow scientific approach of wetland management as in revenue record, wet land is recorded as waste land.

All these are legacies of the past. We will clean up the system. legacies of the past. We will clean up the system," the Minister told reporters on the sidelines of Green Landscape Summit-2011 organised by CII. He also ridiculed the present system of preparing the environment assessment report by the company itself which is proposing to set up a project.

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member-in charge for West Bengal Shakeel Ahmad told PTI. Making no effort to hide the party's displeasure over the Trinamool Congress (TMC) move, Ahmad said, "Our discussions for seat sharing had remained inconclusive, hence it was told that we will discuss the issue again. We were seeking more time to resolve the differences on the number and nature of seats to be contested by each party.

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Cops looking for Batcha’s call records PTI Chennai, March 19 : Police have collected call details of former Telecom Minister A Raja's key aide Sadiq Batcha, who allegedly committed suicide in mysterious circumstances, for analysis and were expecting the post-mortem report in a few days.

City Police Commissioner T Rajendiran told reporters here that the viscera samples have been sent for examination.

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If the elected representatives have any concern for the future generations, let English be the medium of instruction and Konkani a compulsory language — Henry D’Costa

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Students find it difficult to adjust to the English medium at standard five. The confusion over the switch over makes the students lose their confidence and we find a dropout rate from class eight to class ten — Dr Belinda Viegas

There are many parents in Goa who cannot afford to spend huge fees to send their children to private English medium schools right from standard 1 and therefore send them to aided schools where the medium of instruction at the primary level is in Konkani. Most want the medium to be in English for their children to cope up in the higher classes. It’s a demand which has been rejected so far. However under Right to Education any child can demand free education upto class eight. There is therefore one interpretation that primary education taught in the mother tongue would extend to class eight further inconveniencing parents who want English to be taught.

Your newspaper has started a campaign ‘Give us a choice’ to give parents the choice to chose the language of instruction for their children. Join this campaign by writing to us about your thoughts and the possible way ahead. Join us on the heraldweekend page on Facebook and say your piece or send us your comments, quotes and opinions on editorweekend@herald-goa.com. As parents, siblings or fellow students, let us seize this right. By choice!

Give us a choice

BY INVITATION Santosh Mirajkar

HERALD CAMPAIGN – RIGHT TO EDUCATION

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From village, to town to country, parents have come out as never before, to insist on English as a medium of instruction from the primary school stage onwards, keeping Konkani as a compulsory language. Their defiance and strength has made the government begin to move. Guilherme Almeida reports from on the ground at Salcete, the nerve centre of the movement LANGUAGE OF SILENCE NO MORE: Anxious parents from Varca at a PTA meeting of schools in the village demanding English as the Medium of instruction at elementary education.

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e demand, under t h e Right of Children to free and compulsory education Act, 2009, that English should be used as the first language, which shall be used as the medium of instruction in all classes at the elementary level of school education in Holy Spirit Institute, Margao from the Academic year 201112, so that a uniform pattern of studies is followed and our children are saved from unnecessary mental trauma. We also demand that Marathi/Konkani should continue as one of the compulsory languages up to Elementary Education”, - a resolution passed by the Parent-Teacher Association of Holy Spirit Institute, Margao by show of hands.

Protest and agitation are two words that are normally not taught by parents to their young

children in their formative years. Yet all the parents who raised their hands in this show of defiance against a government, which insists on caging children with Konkani when the world looks beyond, have children less than ten years old. And it is for them that they have taken t the streets, knocking on politician’s doors and even changing the way institutions like the church feel about imparting Konkani.

The Holy Spirit Institute PTA is not the only school that has strongly rooted for English as the medium of instruction at elementary education.

Resolutions pitching for English as the medium of instruction, with Konkani or Marathi as the compulsory language at elementary education, have been adopted by the PTAs of schools around Salcete’s countryside.

Their counterparts in

Tiswadi, Bardez and other talukas have also joined hands.

Dinar L Barros, who has been literally hopping from one school to the other across Salcete explaining parents on the medium of instruction policy, says, “Our movement is not at all about demanding a blanket change in the medium of instruction. Our movement does not obliterate the use of Konkani or Marathi or Urdu as a medium of instruction.

Our demand is that our government should also respect the choice of the parents who opt for English as the medium of instruction for their children. The government should continue to aid those schools which shift to English medium from the next academic year.”

Addressing anxious parents on the medium of instruction policy at Varca, Dr Belinda Viegas says that Goa has very

good socio-economic indicators, but pointed to a high dropout rate amongst the students.

“Students find it difficult to adjust to the English medium at standard five. The confusion over the switch over makes the students lose their confidence and we find a dropout rate from class eight to class ten. Teaching English right from standard one will help the students to cope with the language,” she adds.

A parent from Varca, Henry D’Costa, says,”I am not against my mother tongue Konkani.

With Konkani, children have no future. They will be nowhere in the outside world. It cannot create employment.”

He continued, “If the elected representatives have any concern for the future generations, let English be the medium of instruction and Konkani a compulsory language.

Let the children and par-

ents choose the language they want as the medium of instruction. No language should be forced on the children.”

Dinar Barros adds, “See how the government has meted out stepmotherly treatment to our mai bhas, These are the statistics that I have collected from the two schools of Fatima and Loyola. In Fatima the strength of the students in standard four is 117 while in standard five the strength goes up to 163. So you have 46 extra seats in standard five.

In Loyola the strength in standard four from 100 seats swells up to 189 in standard five, which makes it about 89 extra seats.

When I asked the managements of these two schools as to how they manage to fill up the extra seats in the fifth standard, their reply was that they get filled up by students coming from English medium schools

like Manovikas and Vidya Vikas Academy etc. In other words the government tells those parents who want to avoid Konkani medium to get the wards admitted in those English medium schools by paying hefty sums and conveniently join Fatima and Loyola from Std five.”

Noted Konkani writer and a strong votary of mother tongue as the medium of instruction at the primary education, advocate Uday Bhembre says, “I am of the firm opinion that primary education should be imparted in the child’s mother tongue. But, I am also of the strong opinion that mother tongue as the medium of instruction should be followed only up to the primary level.

Beyond primary level, the medium of instruction should be in English since higher education in the state is carried out through English.”

The campaign to have English as a primary medium of instruction is gaining ground. It is a citizen’s movement that has forced the government to do a rethink. While Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte has promised a policy decision, other bodies too are beginning to realize that they cannot keep anxious and angry parents at bay for a long time. Here are some reactions by various bodies and individuals

Changing Course

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THE MOVEMENT IN NUMBERS Societies, schools, parents join the fight to save their children from trauma 18 EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES 117 SCHOOLS 51,372 PARENTS

KONKANI! MARATHI! ENGLISH!

Father Conceicao D’ Silva, Parish Priest, Carambolim

This has been a historical ploy of former Chief Minister Shashikala Kakodkar not to give grants to schools that teach in English so that poor parents send their wards to other schools. The church realises its mistake of teaching in Konkani (or should we say having to teach in Konkani) Children who do not study English from standard one cannot cope up later. PTAs across Salcete have approached their respective MLAs. This is a strong people’s movement

Archdiocesan Board

“There are 10,000 more children waiting to enter the portals of education in June this year. Let them not suffer,” (Br Len Noronha, Secretary, in a memorandum which was submitted to the MLAs) There is nothing in the demand of the parents that goes against the Rules of The Goa, Daman and Diu School

Education Act, 1984 and Rules 1986; not even against rule six, which states, “Teaching in a school at the primary stage, shall, as far as practicable, be in the mother tongue of the child, unless the parents or guardian of the child request otherwise in writing.”

Celsa Pinto, Director of Education

(on the next course of action after the minister’s assurance) “The minister has given assurance on the floor of the house and hence I need to discuss with him further.”

Jose Mario Quadros, Chairman, Goa Headmasters Association

The association has already passed the resolution that English should be the first language and medium of instruction in the primary and elementary – from standard one till standard eight.

Konkani or Marathi can continue as a compulsory subject till standard eight.

here has been a rise but no flow in the demand, for grants to English medium primary schools, in the state since the last quarter of century or more. Somehow the governments seem determined not to concede to the genuine demands of the parents without much reason.

The refusal to provide grants for English medium schools, is based on false pedagogical premises that young children must study in their mother tongue to understand the subject. If this be so, there ought to be a rule mandating that children must study only in the mother tongue.

Marathi, admittedly is not the mother tongue of anyone in Goa, although it is claimed to be the language of religion and culture of a section of Goan Hindus. Children of these persons, are admitted to Marathi medium schools, even though Marathi is not the mother tongue of the child.

How is it that these children, for whom Marathi is as foreign as English, are not adversely affected by not studying in their mother tongue?

The demand of parents is that grants should be released to all schools, irrespective of the medium of instruction. It is the parents who will decide, whether the child ought to study in English, Konkani or Marathi. The government is bound to respect this inherent right of the parents.

As school education goes now almost all students shift over to the English medium in class fifth. Do pedagogists say that it is in the interest of students to shift the medium a quarter of the way up? Will it not be ideal for students to learn in the same language from the beginning? Parents send their children to school for advancement of careers of the children and not for advancement of the language. I fail to understand how studying in Konkani till class four will help improve the language. It is much more logical to believe that a student studying Konkani as a compulsory subject up to class twelve will have a better understanding of the language Goa is the only state in the union where grants are released to all regional language schools, while there is no reciprocal arrangement in the other states for the purpose of teaching Konkani. A regional language is defined as the official language of any state of the union. By that definition, English qualifies as a regional language, since it is the official language of the state of Nagaland. On this count alone, English medium schools are entitled for grants.

The Devnagiri protagonists who are opposing grants to English medium schools are at heart supporters of Marathi. Most of the Konkani writers in Goa have studied in Marathi and that does not exclude Pundalik Naik, Uday Bhembre, Damodar Mauzo, Datta Naik, N Shivdas, Dilip Borkar and others. There is a feeling that these Marathi educated persons write in Konkani not so much because they love Konkani, but simply because they stand no chance of gaining recognition by writing in Marathi, a language that is highly advanced and has a vast field of literature.

Their loyalty to Marathi is understandable. After all, how can they be ungrateful to Marathi, a language in which they have studied? And if they are ungrateful to Marathi, how can we trust them to be grateful to Konkani which they have not studied? The Devnagiri protagonists write in Konkani at night, read Marathi papers in the morning and oppose the Roman script in the evening Konkani in the Roman script would have much greater acceptability, than Konkani in Devnagiri, has managed as of today. There are greater number of Konkani speaking people, in Karnataka and Kerala than in Goa who write either in Kannada or Malayalam script and are cut off from Konkani written in the Devnagri script. As against this, all Konkani speaking people in Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Mumbai and all over the world are perfectly at home in the Roman script having studied in English medium at higher levels.

Hence, Roman script can be the natural script for unifying Konkani speaking people. The Devnagiri protagonists cannot see beyond their noses and are destroying Konkani, by excluding majority of the Konkani speakers from the language.

Marathi has been given a special status in the Official Language Act because it is claimed to be the language of religion and culture of a section of Goan Hindu community. Fine, no grievance there. But what about the Catholics?

Konkani in the Roman script, is certainly the language of religion and culture of the Catholic community. Our liturgy is in Roman script. Our tiatroor mando, for example are in Roman script.

So why not a similar status for Roman script Konkani? Does secularism mean pandering to the majority community and sacrificing the interest of the minority? The Hindu has Marathi and Konkani in the Devnagiri script. The Catholic has nothing. That is Goan secularism. Support Gomantak. Oppose Goa. That is the scenario.

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No file constituting a Special Investigation Team to investigate the Cipriano case has come to me. I’m very sure — Pramod Kamat, Law Secretary

In case, one has forgotten, policemen of the Panjim police station, all unnamed, have been charged with murdering a man they held in their custody Cipriano Fernandes. An FIR has been lodged but not a single policeman has been arrested because the home minister has directly intervened to put any action on hold till a Special Investigation Team completes its inquiry. Herald’s investigations reveal that no such team has been constituted. Sujay Gupta uncovers the mask of deceit

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he Home Minister of Goa and the entire police establishment have launched concentrated efforts to allow police officers charged with murdering Cipriano Fernandes, to escape arrest and action.

Herald’s investigations (Home Minister played SIT card to delay action against Panjim cops, Edition dated Feb 26, 2011) had proven how Home Minister Ravi Naik went against the line of thinking of his own department, which in an internal note stated “The SDM opined that it may be appropriate to initiate relevant offences against all the police personnel on duty and investigate the matter meticulously. In the above circumstances, government has replied that it will initiate action against the concerned police officials”. The note further adds “The DGP may be informed to initiate action against the concerned police officials.”

When this note went to the Home Minister, he clearly stymied it and wrote on the note “I have announced in the legislative assembly that SIT headed by Om Prakash Kurtarkar will be constituted and action against officials will be taken after submission of the SIT report.”

This was on February 4. Close to two months later, when it is generally believed that the newly constituted SIT under Mr Om Prakash Kurtarkar, a superintendant of police has commenced work, the truth is that no Special Investigation Team has been constituted at all.

Documents in possession of the Herald and the replies of an RTI application moved by human rights activist Jowett D

WHEN THE LIES COME ‘HOME’ Souza, clearly reveal that not only has the SIT not been constituted, but the Goa police has resorted to white lies, half truths and blatant untruths on the constitution of the SIT to probe further the SDM Shabaji Shetye’s conclusion in his report that Cipriano Fernandes was killed in the custody of the Panjim police.

The attempt to cover and protect its police officers, under the garb of a SIT inquiry has been pathetic. The replies to the RTI application of Jowett D ‘Souza, seeking information on if, when and how the SIT was constituted, clearly reveal the absolute deceit of the Goa police. The questions and the replies number five and six of the RTI application, produced verbatim, are important.

Q5 Give me the copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Police Establishment board where the decision was taken by members of the Police Establishment Board transferring the case of the late Cipriano Fernandes who died in police custody at the

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PROMISES MADE: Home Minister Ravi Naik makes a statement at the current assembly session Panjim police station on 07.01.2011-08.01.2011 to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) Reply by SP Headquarter V U Borkar: No such information is available on records Q6 Give me the copy of the order issued by the office of DGP/IGP/DIG Police HQ/ Police Establishment Board directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the custodial death of late

Cipriano Fernandes who died in police custody at the Panjim Police Station on 07.01-2011-0801.2011 Reply by V U Borkar: Copy of the order dated 09.02.2011 is enclosed A clear attempt at creating confusion when the SIT has not even been constituted is noticed here. In the first reply Borkar states that no record of any decision taken at any significant

level handing over the case to SIT is available and his very next reply refers to a copy of the order directing SIT to investigate the case.

Let us now see what the order dated 09.02.2011 states, a copy of which Herald has and is published with this story. The order no. DGP/ Reader/349/2011 dated 09/02/2011 issued from the office of the Director General of Police and

signed by the DIG Police, R S Yadav, reads, Investigation of CID Crime Branch P.S. Crime no 04/2011 u/s 302, 201 r/w 34 IPC will be conducted by Shri Braz Menezes PI attached to CID Crime Branch.The investigation of this case will be conducted by Shir Braz Menezes PI under the direct supervision of Shri Mohan Naik, SP of CB CID and overall supervision of O R Kudtarkar Supt of Police (coastal security) Clearly, an investigation ordered by the crime branch has been passed off as investigation of the SIT. There is no mention of any SIT investigation tough the reply to question number 6 of the RTI application of Jowette D Souza states that a copy of ‘an order’ is enclosed. This order has nothing to do with a SIT investigation as the RTI reply claims to be.

This delay assumes critical significance since the officers charged with murdering Cipriano will not be arrested or any action taken till the SIT submits its report.

This has been expressly

ordained by the Home Minister.

According to law department sources, when the government decides to constitute a Special Investigating Team, the Police Establishment Board headed by the DGP and consisting of the IG, the DIG, the Senior Superintendant of Police VV Chaudhary and SP headquarters VU Borkar has to formally appoint an officer to head it.

This is ratified by the Home Department and then sent to the Law Department. A formal notification is then issued.

Importantly, the terms of reference and the time frame for the inquiry are clearly defined in the notification.

The law department too confirmed that a Special Investigation Team has not been constituted. The Law Secretary Pramod Kamat told Herald, “No file constituting a Special Investigation Team to investigate the Cipriano case has come to me. I’m very sure” The Home Minister has not only misled the assembly but the state and the people of Goa. All the officials of the Panjim po-

lice station, on duty and in the line of fire, including its captain PI Sandesh Chodankar are being protected by this web of lies and half truths.

The Home Minister announced in the assembly on February 4, 2011 that Om Prakash Kurtarkar would head the SIT. On Feb 9, the DGP’s office explicitly states that the crime branch would conduct the investigations under the overall supervision of O R Kurtarkar, who we assume is the same man that Ravi Naik referred to in his internal note on Feb 4, stating that the SIT headed by Kurtarkar would investigate the case.

Till as late as March 19, the SIT has not been constituted though Goa thinks a SIT is conducting an investigation. A PI of a sensitive police station Vasco, Braz Menezes was pulled out and assigned to the Crime Branch.

These lies have come home and lie on the desk of Home Minister Ravi Naik. If ever an explanation was needed as to why murderer cops are being treated like the sons in law of the state, it is needed now.

THE CIPRIANO CASE THE CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY January 7, 2011

Panjim police arrests Cipriano under section 151 CrPC after his lady friend complained of threatening her.

January 8, 2011

Sub Divisional Magistrate releases Cipriano on bail on recommendation by the police. Also he was admitted in the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and couldn’t be present in person.

January 9, 2011

Cipriano succumbs at GMCH early in the morning.

Police claimed he was admitted to the hospital as he vomited alcohol and suffered from fits. But family members claimed that police tortured him to death.

January 9, 2011

SDM initiates inquiry

January 13, 2011

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State Police Complaint Authority (SPCA) takes suo moto cognizance of the news reports on Cipriano on Herald.

January 14, 2011

Goa police appoints a special gazetted officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Bossuet D’Silva, to probe into the procedural lapses by the police.

January 17, 2011

SPCA initiates suo moto inquiry proceedings into the case.

January 24, 2011

DySP D’Silva submits interim report to North Goa Superintendent of Police Arvind Gawas and Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav.

January 25, 2011

Panjim police inspector Sandesh Chodankar, police sub-inspector Radesh Ramnathkar and head constable Sandip Shirvaikar are suspended from their services as the interim report points out procedural lapses in handling the case.

January 28, 2011

Panjim JMFC starts criminal proceedings in the case.

SDM Sabaji Shetye and GMCH forensic chief Dr Silvano Sapeco testified.

February 4, 2011

Home Minister Ravi Naik announces that Special Investigating Team will be taking over the probe.

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February 9:

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The Home Minister, in his comments in an internal Home Department note, says that he has announced in the assembly, action against police officials charged with murdering Cipriano Fernandes ‘will be taken after submission of the SIT report.’

DIG Goa issues an order stating that the investigation will be conducted by PI Braz Menezes, attached to the crime branch under the direct supervision of Dy SP, CB CID Mohan Naik and the overall supervision of O R Kudtarkar, Sp Coastal Security . This order makes no mention of an SIT investigation and tantamount to false information provided.

In response to an RTI query of human rights activist Jowette D Souza, that a copy of the order directing the SIT to investigate the case is given, SP Headquarters VU Borkar states that the order dated February 9 is enclosed.

February 9, 2011

Goa Police’s Crime Branch registers a case of murder and destruction of evidences against unknown policemen on duty.

February 9, 2011

PI Braz Menezes, attached to Crime Branch, is appointed to investigate the case.

February 9, 2011

DIG Ravindra Yadav orders PI Braz Menezes to investigate the case under DySP Mohan Naik and over supervision of SP Coastal Security O R Kurtarkar.

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Davalagiri Property Developers and Sahyadri Health Care and Diagnostics, run by family members of Yeddyurappa had benefited from Murudeshwara Power Corporation.

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Another JD-S charge against Yeddy BAngAlore: In a further jolt to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, the JD-S accused him

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- Pradip Gogoi

Davalagiri Property Developers and Sahyadri Health Care and Diagnostics, run by family members of Yeddyurappa had benefited from Murudeshwara

Power Corporation, in return for awarding the Rs 1032 crore Upper Bhadra Lift irrigation scheme package-II, to it, JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy alleged.

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(Mumbai/Canada/Betim-Goa) Wife of Daniel Driscoll; Departed peacefully, at Mandovi Clinic (Porvorim) on 18-3-2011 at 10:00 P.M. Cremated at St Inez, on 19-3-2011. Grateful Appreciation to Fr. Delio Mendonca, S.J., and Staff of Mandovi Clinic.

No Condolence Visits; Just a Thought and a Prayer.

Relatives & friends accept this as the only intimation.

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ULFA to remain neutral at polls PTI AmgurI, mArCH 19: The Arabinda Rajkhowa-led protalk ULFA faction will remain neutral during the Assam Assembly elections, the banned outfit's vice chairman Pradip Gogoi today said.

"We will have no role to play in the coming elections.

Our organisation has resolved to be completely neutral during the polls. We will keep away from the election process and not participate in it," Gogoi told PTI. The two-phased Assembly election will be held in Assam on April 4 and 11.

"Implementing the peace process we have initiated with the government is right now more important for us than being involved with the elections," Gogoi said.

A two-day ULFA meeting was on here, since yesterday to apprise its grass root level cadres of the discussions its leadership had with the prime minister, union home minister and home secretary in Delhi recently on the peace talks process, he said.

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Gaza militants shell Israel GAZA CITY: Gaza militants fired dozens of shells into Israel Saturday, reportedly wounding at least two people, while Palestinians said five had been hurt in an Israeli air strike.

The armed wing of the radical Hamas movement governing the Palestinian territory said it had mounted the attack, which Israel said saw 49 mortar bombs fall on Israeli communities near the border with the Gaza Strip. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said they had targeted the border crossing points of Sofa, Kessufim and Nahal Oz. Palestinian witnesses said some 10 shells had been fired at Sofa.

Japanese oppn rebuff PM’s offer OSAKA, : Japan's prime minister was rebuffed Saturday when he asked the conservative opposition to join his government as it grapples with a natural disaster and a nuclear crisis, media said.

Naoto Kan offered Sadakazu Tanigaki, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, the post of vice premier handling earthquake relief work, Kyodo News reported,. In a phone call, Kan had proposed a unity government containing lawmakers from both parties to overcome the national crisis, the report said. But Tanigaki was quoted as telling the premier: "I cannot accept it."

Thai premier wins no-trust vote BANGKOK:Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva survived a no-confidence motion on Saturday brought by opposition lawmakers seeking to inflict damage ahead of upcoming elections.

Abhisit won the vote following a four-day censure debate, in which the opposition Puea Thai party accused him of corruption, policy failures and human rights violations. The victory -- the third such censure motion that Abhisit has faced down since 2009 -means the current coalition government can remain in office in the lead up to a fierce poll battle expected by early July.

Pak court adjourns hearing

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan today put off till March 26 its ruling on a plea by prosecutors to declare Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving attacker involved in the 2008 Mumbai attack, and terror suspect Fahim Ansari as "proclaimed offenders" or fugitives.

Judge Rana Nisar Ahmed of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court, conducting the trial of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, reserved his decision after hearing arguments by prosecution and defence lawyers, sources said .

The use of lethal force against peaceful demonstrators and their arbitrary arrests are unacceptable.They might be breaking international laws.

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Fourth protester dies in Bahrain, pressure up AFP MANAMA,

DOUBLE STRENGTH: Nicaraguan Presiden Daniel Ortega (left) and former general Moises Omar Halleslevens show their fists during an event to launch their candidacy for president and vicepresident in Managua, Nicaragua.

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mounted on Bahrain to exercise restraint and ensure the safety of arrested opposition leaders, as a fourth person died Saturday after security forces quelled a month-old pro-democracy protest earlier this week.

The pressure came as King Hamad promised to press on with reforms.

Overnight, the United States said it was “deeply troubled” by the arrest of several opposition figures and activists in the small Gulf kingdom, urging authorities to ensure transparent judicial proceedings.

“We call on the government of Bahrain to ensure the security of person of all arrestees and to abide by its commitment to transparent judicial proceedings conducted in full accordance with Bahraini law and Bahrain's international legal obligations,” said State Department spokesman Mark Toner.

Washington also called on Bahraini “security forces to cease violence, especially on medical personnel and facilities," he said, urging “maxi-

RAZED DOWN: Trucks and bulldozers remove the debris of the Pearl Square monument in Manama , a day after Bahrain demolished the monument at Pearl Square which had come to symbolise the kingdom's pro-democracy movement, after security forces smashed a protest sit-in there. mum restraint” by the Bahraini government and that protesters also “engage peacefully and responsibly.”

Toner expressed particular concern over the arrests of Ibrahim Sharif, leader of Wa'ad, a recognised political society, and Ali al-Ekri, a doctor who was arrested after criticising conditions at

Manama' main Salmaniya hospital.

The government has launched a bloody crackdown to stop Shiite-led protests, declaring martial law and rounding up dissidents at gunpoint in midnight raids.

On Saturday, a protester missing since the crackdown

earlier this week was confirmed dead, an opposition MP said, bring to four the total killed in the latest violence.

Matar Matar said the dead man "was one of those missing since Wednesday, whose number he put at “around 60.”

Police have been posted

outside the hospital, where doctors have allegedly been attacked as they try to help injured protesters. The government has denied the allegations.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday that the crackdown on anti-government protesters might be breaking international law and ex-

Libyan troops advance into rebel stronghold Gadaffi defies ceasefire demand, world leaders mull military action

PTI CAIRO/NEW YORK, MARCH 19 :Troops loyal to Muam-

mar Gaddafi pushed into the eastern rebel-stronghold of Benghazi today as world leaders mulled military options against the embattled leader who defied a global demand for an immediate ceasefire.

Benghazi, which has been the capital of the oppositions' National Council, came under sustained attack from ground and air with explosions rocking the city despite a ceasefire announced by the Gaddafi regime, prompting a warning by the US that the Libyan leader was violating the truce.

World leaders, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, are being hosted by

French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a meeting in Paris to discuss military action against Gaddafi's forces in Libya.

Two unidentified jets carried out bombing raids on the Libya's second largest city and a bastion of opposition after reports of night long trading of gunfire, raising anew possibility of military action by the US and its allies.

BBC reporter in the city said that one of the attacking aircraft had been downed by ground fire and was flying inspite of a UN no-fly resolution.

Gaddafi's opponents appealed to the international community to halt the bombardment by the Libyan jets amid reports that people were fleeing the city eastwards as the fighting esca-

lated.

“Now there is a bombardment by artillery and rockets

on all districts of Benghazi,” rebel leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil was quoted as saying by

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AFP lONDON, MARCH 19 :Libya's

deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaaim warned Saturday that any foreign intervention would prompt Libya's neighbours to rally behind Moamer Gaddafi, in an interview with BBC radio.

“If there is an attack from outside or a foreign intervention, you will not only see Libyans, you will see people from Algeria, from Tunisia, from Egypt... all of them, they will be part of fighting on the Libyan ground,” he said.

Speaking before air strikes hit Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Saturday, Kaaim insisted that pro-Gaddafi forces were abiding by a United Nations demand for a ceasefire.

“The ceasefire is real, credible and solid,” he said.

France was to host a summit Saturday with the European Union, Arab League and African Union, as well as UN chief Ban Ki-moon, on taking military action in Libya after the UN voted to authorise the use of force to protect civilians.

Prince William meets disaster-hit Australians

ROYAL MEMORIES: Britain's Prince William (L) has his photo taken with wellwishers in Cairns at the start of the royal tour of flood and cyclone-ravaged eastern Australia.

AFP glimpse the second-in-line ident after arriving to CARDWEll, MARCH 19 to the British throne as he cheers and applause in :Britain's Prince William visited the Queensland tropical Cardwell. toured northeast Australia towns of Cardwell and Queensland has been hit Saturday, commiserating Tully, which were smashed by a series natural disasters with locals during a low-key by the ferocious winds and this year, with devastating tour officials hope will boost lashing rains of Cyclone floods in January covering spirits after a series of natu- Yasi last month. an area bigger than France ral disasters.

“It's been a tough time, and Germany combined Thousands turned out to hasn't it?” he asked one res- and swamping the state

capital Brisbane.

Dramatic flash floods swept away entire homes, bringing the death toll to more than 30, but within days Queensland was facing another disaster in Yasi.

Police senior sergeant Peter Williamson said William was “extremely upset” by the view over Tully, one of several towns the monster storm ripped through early last month, causing widespread damage but miraculously claiming no lives.

“He said the only positive was that there was no serious injury or loss of life,” Williamson said.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said many people were still living in "desperate circumstances" because of the damage wrought by Yasi's powerful winds, which reached up to 300 kilometres (185 miles) an hour.

“At the end today they will go home again to pretty desperate circumstances

and this visit won't change that,” she told Sky News.

“But it might just gladden their hearts and that's, I think, a helpful thing.”

William will visit flood-hit Queensland towns on Sunday before travelling to communities in the southern state of Victoria also inundated by floods blamed on the weather pattern known as La Nina this year.

The 28-year-old prince arrived in Australia following an emotionally charged two-day visit to New Zealand in which he paid tribute to more than 200 people killed in recent earthquake and coal mine tragedies.

On Friday, Prince William walked among the rubble of Christchurch, almost a month after an earthquake devastated the city on February 22, before attending a memorial service for the estimated 182 people killed.

The previous day he visited Greymouth, on the

South Island's West Coast, and met the families of 29 miners killed late last year when a gas explosion tore through the Pike River colliery.

“I think what we've seen in New Zealand is a prince with a very human touch and a lot of compassion and you can't have too much of that in Cardwell and Tully at the moment,” Bligh said.

Bligh said many Queensland communities were still recovering, but their grief was nothing on the scale of the disaster in Christchurch or the 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami that hit Japan.

“But for a little town, when you lose a number of people then everybody feels it,” she said.

One woman cheered by the prince was 102-yearold Betty Evans who spent several minutes with William after she showed him a card sent to her on her 100th birthday by William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Al Jazeera television.

“There will be a catastrophe if the international community does not implement the resolutions of the UN Security Council,” he warned.

While the rebels claimed that Gaddafi's forces were not holding to their unilateral ceasefire and continuing their advance on the town, the Libyan government said that its forces had stopped their offensive, short of the city.

The BBC quoted Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaaim as claiming that the government forces were sticking to the ceasefire.

“The armed forces are now located outside the city of Benghazi and we have no intention of entering," Kaaim told reporters.

pressed "his deepest concern over reports of excessive and indiscriminate use of force."

Thousands of the Shiitemajority community protested in villages on Friday as riot police and army, backed by a joint Gulf force, kept tight control of the country that is ruled by the Sunni Al-Khalifa dynasty.

King Hamad promised that reforms will continue.

“I shall not allow a stop in the reform process which I began when I took the reins of power,” he said in a statement published Saturday.

“The door is open to all subjects that are in the interest of all the citizens,” he said.

Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa said Friday that the picture was not clear for those outside, insisting that relations with the international community were not in danger.

"We are not worried about losing friends ... The picture remains unclear for the outside and we hope to clarify matters ... We are in daily contact with our allies," he said.

UN chief flays attacks PTI UNITED NATIONS, MARCH 19 UN chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain and other Arab nations, saying the bloody crackdown are "unacceptable" and they might be breaking international law.

“The use of lethal force against peaceful demonstrators and their arbitrary arrests are unacceptable,” said a statement from UN Secretary-General's office.

Ban spoke with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa and expressed deep concern over reports of "excessive and indiscriminate use of force" against unarmed civilians and medical personnel.

The abuses allegedly include killings, withholding treatment from the wounded and attacks on doctors as they try to help injured protesters.

ISI chief yet to get extension notice ISlAMAbAD: The Pakistan government is yet to issue a formal notification on the extension given to ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, whose tenure ended yesterday.

Several TV news channels aired reports that Pasha, a close aide of army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, had been granted another extension though there was lack of clarity on whether he would remain in office for one year or two years.

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:Pakistan's tribal clans of North Waziristan Agency have vowed to take revenge of the killings of over 40 tribesmen in missile strikes

by US drones by carrying out suicide attacks on Americans.

“We will take the revenge for our near and

dear ones and announce a jihad against the Americans.”

I am happy that this is the first time in my life that I am voting,."I am going to vote 'yes' because it should be step by step. We need time to change Egypt.

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Egyptians get taste of democracy after Mubarak AFP CAIRO, MARCH 19 :Egyptians turned out in droves Saturday to get their first taste of democracy after president Hosni Mubarak was forced to relinquish his 30-year grip on power last month in the face of mass protests.

Queues had formed outside voting centres even before polls opened at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), something unheard of in the Mubarak era when turnout for elections was always tiny as voters assumed their ballots would make no difference.

Within the first hour, hundreds were queueing at polling stations across Cairo from the posh neighbourhood of Zamalek to the working class district of Imbaba.

“Today we feel our vote can make a difference,” said pharmacy student Maraam Mohammed as she queued to vote with her mother and niece in Cairo's twin city of Giza, site of the world-famous Pyramids.

“Before we didn't have that confidence.”

AFP correspondents reported similarly large turnout in the Nile Delta town of Zaqaziq but a slower start in the Suez Canal cities and the north Sinai.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa, an Egyptian who is one of the declared candidates to stand in new presidential elections, hailed the large turnout as he cast his vote in upscale Garden City.

"Whether the Egyptian people say yes or no, that's alright," said Mussa, a staunch opponent of the transitional military governments plans to make only limited changes to the Mubarak-era constitution before holding new elections.

"What is important is that people are coming. We need a new Egypt."

Just five weeks after the veteran strongman quit, the estimated 45 million voters were being asked to say "yes" or "no" to a package of constitutional changes intended to

a NeW era BegINS Queues had formed outside voting centres even before polls opened at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), something unheard of in the Mubarak era when turnout for elections was always tiny as voters assumed their ballots would make no difference. guide the Arab world's most populous nation through fresh presidential and parliamentary elections within six months.

An appointed panel of experts drew up the proposed amendments in just 10 days, as the military council which took over on Mubarak's resignation strives to hand over the reins of power as quickly as possible and keep the army above the political fray.

But the hasty, improvised nature of the proposed constitutional underpinnings of Egypt's promised new democracy has driven many of the leading groups and figures behind the victorious protest movement to urge a "no" vote.

"Most of the people who triggered the revolution are

going to say no," said former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed El Baradei, another declared contender for the presidency.

Of themselves, the amendments are by and large uncontroversial, although critics argue they do not go nearly far enough in overhauling the Mubarak-era charter, which they say needs to be completely rewritten.

The president would serve a maximum of two four-year terms and would no longer have the power to refer civilians to the military courts.

The state of emergency which has governed Egyptian life for decades could only be imposed for six months without endorsement in a popular referen-

dum.

Restrictions on who can stand for president would be eased, if not entirely relaxed, and judicial supervision of all elections would be restored to prevent vote-rigging.

The main advocates of a "yes" vote have been the Muslim Brotherhood -- powerful and well-organised despite being outlawed under Mubarak -- and elements of his former ruling National Democratic Party.

Critics say they are the ones who stand to take advantage if elections are held too quickly, without giving time for groups stymied by decades of authoritarian rule to organise at grass roots level.

"The only strong forces now are the Brotherhood and the NDP. They will benefit, but the ones who made the revolution can't compete yet," said Mutaz Faruq, a young civil engineer, as he cast his vote in Zaqaziq.

Sayeed Mursi, 80, who was sitting quietly on a bench waiting for the early

rush to abate at a polling station in Giza, disagreed, pleading for a more gradual approach.

"I am happy that this is the first time in my life that I am voting," said Mursi, who has lived through six decades of authoritarian rule since a 1952 coup overthrew a British-backed monarchy.

"I am going to vote 'yes' because it should be step by step. We need time to change Egypt."

There have been no opinion polls in the run-up to the referendum and assessments of its likely outcome have been as divided as views about the proposed changes.

Some analysts predict a majority"yes"vote,atleastoutsidethe bigcities,giventhestrongsupport of the Brotherhood, and the perceived backing of the army, whosepopularityisrunninghigh after it sided with the protesters against Mubarak. Othersaremore sceptical,pointingtothewidespread economic discontent in the provinces that has sparked a wave of strikes and walkouts.

Tibetans to elect their PM today PTI DHARAMSALA(HP), MARCH 19 :The exiled Tibetan com-

HOLI REVELRY: Nepalese reveller with a painted face looks on during celebrations of the "Holi" festival in Kathmandu on The "Holi" festival of colours is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after the full moon in early March every year.

from page 1 Mickky blasts MLAs Saying that the MLAs representing Vasco and Cortalim Jose Philip D’Souza and Mauvin Godinho respectively have also supported dropping of the land acquisition proceedings, Pacheco said the time has come for the people of South Goa to teach all these leaders a lesson. “If the land in question is not acquired for the expansion project, I will come out in the open. I have always supported Dabolim airport and will always do so”, he said, adding that Dabolim can meet the requirements of the people of Goa.

The buyers range from institutional bulk buyers from Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune to quite a few Goenkars. However, the patterns of registration (similar amounts for consecutive sale deals), with vague names – smack of benami transactions by influential politicians and bureaucrats.

As early as 19th May 2001, former MLA Ramakant Khalap, in his maiden entry into Mopa Steering Committee (reconstituted by then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar) pointed out that “the land should be surveyed for acquisition and frozen from speculative sales”. A warning that successive governments never heeded.

Ponda student ends life

“When there is alternate land than why additional land should be acquired,” Godinho asked and said that the State government in future will ensure that the Central agencies do not get land until it is very essential to them.

Godinho also reminded that only part of Bernard Costa’s land was denotified. “I have been shown documentary evidence by Costa that in the past the Navy had usurped 70,000 square meters of land and not a single paisa was paid to him,” Godinho claimed.

the police was informed that Aniket did not go to school on the fateful day.

Though parents inquired with Aniket, but they did not sense anything suspicious. He later left the house at 11 am.

When Aniket did not return home for lunch that afternoon, family members began making enquiries in the village.

Frantic parents along with some neighbours then began searching the area and were shocked to find the body hanging to a tree near the house.

The boy reportedly used the dupatta of his mother to end his life, police said.

Ponda PSI Sanjay Dalvi is investigating the case.

Locals left high & dry

Kaka from Pernem

registered in Pernem Sub Registrar’s Office at a cumulative value of Rs 44.3 lakh. In 1995, when Bhagat Infrastructure first approached Goa Government for setting up an Airport, the number of registrations went up by three times to 55 in that year. And the trend continued.

In July 2008 when the Goa Government invoked the urgency clause for land acquisition Sub-Section 17 of Section 4, Land Acquisition Act 1894, there were 24 property sales registered with stamp duty worth Rs 10.5 crore in 25 working days. A property worth Rs 131 crore was being sold per day!

The fact that agencies within the government were tipping off real estate sharks become pretty clear when property sales went up to 24 in August and 42 in September with stamp duties registered to the tune of Rs 10.5 crore and Rs 7.25 crore.

In 2008, 266 sale deeds with stamp duty to the tune of Rs 117 crore were registered. The actual value of this property was pegged at Rs 1500 crore!

weavers, Wendell and Poonam came across Baburao Babaji Tilve, 73, from Pernem taluka, who incidentally is the lone person weaving these sarees.

Baburao, fondly called as ‘kaka’ was roped in to help the fashion designers to display the ethnicity of the kunbi group.

It was then modified a bit to match the contemporary style and showcased during the fashion show.

Apart from the kunbi saree fabric, there is an attempt to revive other products like nine-yard sarees, panchas, pudwe (dhoti) and kashti (lace).

“Fabric can be used as odhni (scarf) or even dress material as it is 100 per cent cotton. It was originally worn by Gawdas but it not seen anymore,” said Poonam.

Poonam said that the wooden frame dobby looms can be made available for the women self help groups in Goa. “We can provide them the machines required, raw materials, handlooms machines and even space but what we need is

Govt was right: Mauvin

munity will vote tomorrow to choose their Prime Minister (Kalon Tripa), the head of the Tibetan government-inexile.

Over 83,000 voters from across the world will cast their votes to choose "Kalon Tripa" (PM), Chief Election Commissioner of the Central Tibetan Administration, Jamphel Choesang said.

The elections come in the backdrop of the 14th Dalai Lama's(Tenzin Gyatso) announcement last week that he wants to be relieved of his political responsibilities,

leaving the exiled Tibetans to take over the charge.

The three candidates in fray for the Prime Minister's post are Lobsang Sangay, Tenzin Namgyal Tethong and Tashi Wangdi.

Lobsang Sangay, 43, is a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, whereas Tenzin Namgyal Tethong is a respected scholar who teaches at Stanford. While Tashi Wangdi was the Dalai Lama's representative in Brussels, New York and New Delhi.

Ten polling booths have been set up in Himachal and four in Delhi and there are booths in Russia and SA.

funding which is upto Rs 12-lakh,” she told Herald.

What does Bernard Costa... metres of his land adjoining the airport as part of a land acquisition process approved by the State Land Acquisition Officer. The land was needed and considered apt and for parking as part of the expansion of the Dabolim airport. Herald across two weeks has exposed how this land was de-notified and by the cabinet and is in the process of giving it back to him. The government will also compensate Costa for another piece of land (about 20,000 square metres) which Costa has allowed the government to acquire.

Cut to Warkhand in Mopa. Dhaku Waraq and his cousins Sahu and Changu Waraq have been born and raised in their land in the dhangar waddo of the area. Digambar Kamat has never heard of them, nor can they write articulate letters or speak about injustice. But here are the facts. Their land will be acquired for the Mopa airport. They might if lucky get Rs 65 per square metre for their land and be asked to go and live 15 kilometres away with no place to graze their cattle, their traditional occupation.

There are other victims of “injustice” in the area too. In the nearby Uguem village, Hanuman Lakshman Aroskar, who has retired from his public sector job has broken a fixed deposit of his savings of one lakh rupees to pay for the initial costs of a lawyer to file Public Interest Litigations against the manner in which their land has been notified for acquisition for the airport. The people of their village are giving up their savings to keep this legal fight on. Why doesn’t the Chief Minister denotify their land on a platter like he did for Costa?

Their land is settlement land too right in the middle of beautiful cashew and betel nut plantations adjoining several springs in the Mopa valley.

Distances probably dry up bleeding hearts. Mopa is too far.

And a Dhaku Waraq or Lakshman Aroskar does not have friends in high places.

This debate is not whether there is alternate land and if it belongs to the Navy. It is also not about the need for it for expanding the Dabolim airport. It’s about how the need to do justice by this government is directly proportional to the closeness –either natural or acquired-of the aggrieved party to the ministers in this government.

Every other argument, debate or explanation is secondary to this. Let Herald readers and people of Goa decide if this colour of justice is correct and should be allowed.

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Pak end Aussies’ record WC run PtI Colombo, March 19: Pakistan snapped defending champion Australia's 34game unbeaten streak in the World Cup with a fourwicket upset victory in their high-profile last league match to top Group A here today.

Pakistan, who were incidentally the last team to have beaten Australia in World Cup before today, first shot their opponents out for a modest 176 in 46.4 overs before chasing down the target with nine overs to spare at Premadasa stadium.

Chasing 177 for a win, Pakistan suffered early jolts with fast bowler Brett Lee ripping through their toporder with a sensational four-wicket burst before romping home.

Asad Shafiq, who scored 78 not out against Zimbabwe in Pakistan's earlier match, top-scored with 46 while Umar Akmal and Younis Khan chipped in with 44 not out and 31 respectively.

Run rate was never an issue as the target was small but Pakistan were in danger when they were six down for 142 in the 33rd over before Umar and Abdul Razzaq (20 not out) took their side home after stitching 46 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket stand.

Razzaq hit the winning run -- a four -- as Pakistan reached 178 for six in 41 overs.

Both the sides have already qualified for quarterfinals before the match but with today's win, Pakistan top Group A with 10 points while Australia (nine) finished third behind Sri Lanka (nine) on net run rate. New Zealand are fourth with eight points.

Pakistan play the fourthranked side from Group B, which will be decided after the match between India and West Indies in Chennai tomorrow.

Australia, who were last defeated by Pakistan in the World Cup match at Leeds in May 1999, posted their sixth lowest total in the showpiece event and lowest in first innings since 1992 edition, with Brad Haddin top-scoring with 42 after electing to bat.

Lee kept Australia in for a chance with a devastating spell of fast bowling including two wickets in consecutive balls, but ultimately found that the total they were defending was too small.

After removing both the Pakistan openers Mohammed Hafeez (5) and Kamran Akmal (23) in his five-over first spell, Lee returned to dismiss Younis and Misbah-ul-Haq (0) with consecutive balls in the 23rd over though he could not complete his hat-trict.

Lee, who extracted pace and carry from the slow track, gave Australia an early breakthrough by dismissing Hafeez LBW in the third

scoReboaRd Australia: S. Watson b Gul 9, B. Haddin c Kamran b Riaz 42, R. Ponting c Kamran b Hafeez 19, M. Clarke b Razzaq 34, C. White run out 8, M. Hussey c Misbah b Rehman 12, S. Smith b Afridi 25, M. Johnson c Kamran b Razzaq 0, J. Krejza b Gul 7, B. Lee c Misbah b Gul 5, S. Tait not out 0. Extras: 15. Total: 176 all out. Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-75, 3-90, 4-117, 5-134, 6144, 7-147, 8-169, 9-176, 10-176. Bowling: Gul 7.4-1-30-3, Rehman 100-34-1, Afridi 9-0-34-1, Riaz 6-0-39-1, Hafeez 10-0-26-1, Razzaq 4-0-8-2.

Pakistan: Kamran Akmal lbw b Lee 23, Mohammad Hafeez c and b Lee 5, Asad Shafiq c Watson b Johnson 46, Younis Khan c Haddin b Lee 31, Misbah-ul-Haq c Haddin b Lee 0, Umar Akmal not out 44, Shahid Afridi c Lee b Krejza 2, Abdul Razzaq not out 20. Extras: 7. Total: 178 for 6. Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-45, 3-98, 4-98, 5-139, 6-142. Bowling: Lee 8-1-28-4, Tait 8-1-37-0, Johnson 9-1-40-1, Watson 6-0-26-0, Krejza 10-0-44-1. Man-of-the-Match: U Akmal.

AIFF vIce-presIdent Joaquim Alemao (extreme right), Urban Development Minister, alongwith AIFF president Praful Patel, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister, and Mukesh Ambani (centre) after the meeting on launching the future ILeague under IMG-Reliance in Mumbai on Saturday. The new league is aimed at raising the

over.

Hafeez closed the face of his bat too early while trying to work a quick and straight delivery through midwicket only to offer a catch to the bowler in his follow-through as Pakistan were one down for just 12 runs.

Kamran, however, continued his aggressive batting, smashing Mitchell Johnson for two fours in the sixth over after the fast bowler replaced an ineffective Shaun Tait who conceded 13 runs in his two-over first spell.

It was Lee again, who provided the second breakthrough for Australia by claiming Kamran's wicket in the ninth over.

Kamran missed the line of a Lee full length delivery which hit his pads and the umpire gave him out LBW. The Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman went for a review and the third umpire upheld the original decision. Kamran hit five fours in his 27-ball 23.

Shane Watson and Johnson were able to contain the scoring rate after Ponting took bowling powerplay in the 11th over but they failed to get the breakthrough.

22nd St Rock Super Soccer finals: Betalbatim Sporting v. Verna Sports Club, St Rock Youth Club ground, Calata-Majorda, 4.30 p.m.

SWC Zaino soccer inaugural: SWC, Zaino v. Dicarpale Sports Club, Zaino ground, Velim, 4.45 p.m.

1st State men hockey finals: Calangute XI v. Margao United, Don Bosco school ground, Panjim, 4.30 p.m. Ladies hockey exhibition match, 4 p.m.

standard of Indian football, with major benefit to participating clubs.

World No. 2 Roger Federer will face Novak Djokovic in the Indian Wells semi-finals. Federer defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 while Djokovic beat Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-4. Caroline Wozniacki blasted her way into the women’s final defeating Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 to set up a clash with France's Marion Bartoli.

Man United go 5 points clear ReuteRs London, March 19: Dimitar Berbatov came off the bench to give Manchester United a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday that put them five points clear in the Premier League while Arsenal rallied to draw at West Bromwich Albion.

Bulgarian Berbatov came on for Javier Hernandez at halftime and grabbed the points for United when he tapped in from close range in the 88th minute after keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen spilled Nani’s shot. United have 63

points from 30 matches while Arsenal are on 58 with a game in hand. Third-placed Manchester City (53) and Chelsea

(51), in fourth, meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Other results: Aston Villa beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1, Blackburn and Blackpool played 2-2 draw,

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-- Kenya skipper Jimmy Kamande

Stoke thrashed Newcastle 40, Tottenham and West Ham held 0-0, West Bromwich

Albion rallied to hold Arsenal 2-2 and Wigan defeated Birmingham 2-1.

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Churchill Bros under Croatian coach Drago Mamic beat Mohammedans 3-1 in the IFA Shield in Kolkata.

Bineesh Balan took the lead. Christopher Chizober scored from the spot to restore parity. Charan Rai and Lenny Rodrigues scored thereafter. New Zealander Kayne Vincent was shown the red card.

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After careful consideration I have decided to stand in the FIFA presidential elections on June 1 at the FIFA Congress. The AFC Executive Committee has encouraged me.

-- Bin Hamam, AFC president

Candolim pip Calangute, lift Banaulikar Trophy and a cash prize of Rs 25,000 while Calangute Association had to be content with the runners-up prize of Rs 20,000 which were given

special invitees Gajanan Kerkar (GFA member), Anil Sharma (businessman), Narcis Almeida (exsarpanch of Nerul), Rajendra Korgaonkar, Deu Banaulikar (Dy SP), Dhiren Deu Banaulikar (sponsor of the tournament) and other dignitaries.

Following individual prizes were given: First scorer of finals: Manuel Crasto (Candolim SC). Best

goalkeeper Rolex Rebello (Calangute Asscn). Best striker Blake Haldankar (Calangute). Best defender Siddesh Simepuruskar (Calangute). Player of the tournament : Blake Haldankar (Calangute). Best half Joelif Simoes (Candolim SC) and man-of-the Match Elvis (Candolim).

Earlier, N. B. Narvekar

and other dignitaries were introduced to the players and officials by president of Nerul Sports Club Prakash M. Kalangutkar, vice-president Sudesh J. Govekar, Bhanudas T. Madkaokar (secretary), Rohidas Panjikar (treasurer) among others.

Prakash Kalangutkar (president) welcomed. Later, he proposed the vote of thanks.

CAndOlim SpOrtS CluB players with the Laxmi and Subha Banaulikar Trophy in the presence of the guests at Nerul on Saturday. was Candolim who shot into the closing minutes of first penalties. In the penalties, HERALD CORRESPONDENT Calangute, March 19: Candolim Sports Club lifted the Laxmi and Subha Banaulikar Trophy getting the better of Calangute Association 6-5 via sudden-death tie-breaker after both teams were involved in an exciting 1-all draw in the finals of the inter-village football tournament organised by Nerul Sports Club at Nerul ground on Saturday.

The teams began on a promising note. However, it

the lead in the 4th minute through Manuel Crasto whose shot crashed into the nylons giving no chance to rival keeper Rolex.

Stung by the reverse, Calangute attacked the Candolim citadel and could have immediately levelled the score but a Bruno throw-in in the danger zone kissed the crossbar and went out of play.

Calangute exerted pressure time and again and succeeded in restoring parity in

half through Domnic Fernandes. Candolim keeper Morje was unable to collect a direct free kick by Bruno while Domnic pounced on the opportunity to draw his team level.

Changing over, both teams tried to outdo the other and score the all-important goal but their forwards were off target.

With scores even, the match went into the tiebreaker. Candolim got the better of Calangute 5-4 on

the fight went down to sudden-death with Candolim keeping their nerves to romp victorious.

Shankar Palienkar, Manuel Crasto, Stanley D'Silva, Joelif Simoes and Sagar Bhatkarnde found the mark for Candolim while Bruno Coutinho, Rajkumar Naik, Alber Gonsalves and Sherwin Lobo were on target for Calangute.

Candolim Sports Club won the late Laxmi and Subha Banaulikar Trophy

away by the chief guest, N.B. Narvekar (Director, Directorate of Social Welfare) in presence of guests of honour Sanjay M. Kalangutkar (Sarpanch, Nerul) and Lavino Jude Rebello (vicepresident GFA and Sarpanch Anjuna-Caisua),

Police Cup put off at last minute HERALD SPORTS REPORTER Panjim, March 19: The GFA in a press note issued today stated that the Police Cup football tournament which was to kick off on March 19 has been postponed.

The draw for the event was already held some days back alongwith the managers meeting and teams told that participation was a must, failing which they would be liable for disciplinary action. The Second Division matches had even been postponed to make room for Police Cup. Churchill Bros, who are currently engaged in the IFA tournament, managed to get players against Corps of Signals and with disciplinary action hanging on their heads if they would not participate, were informed in the evening yesterday about the postponement when they had done all the

arrangements.

The Goa Police Sports Club is learnt to have informed the GFA they could not be part of the event from March 19-26 due to their busy schedule.

A top official from Police is learnt to have stated that they could not make preparations within a day and that they could have been informed at least eight days in advance so as to print the invitations and get the dignitaries.

“The police is rightly preoccupied with the ongoing Assembly session. Besides, there is recruitment going on and hence we are in no position to spare manpower for the prestigious tournament,” the Police Official stated.

The confusion could have been avoided if only the GFA had contacted the Police officials to confirm the dates before the draw was done.

Margao face Calangute HERALD SPORTS REPORTER Panjim, March 19: Margao United will meet Calangute XI in the finals of first Goa State Men’s Hockey Championship at Don Bosco ground, here, on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Margao United got the better of Bastora Boys 2-1 in the semis. In the other semis, Calangute routed Quepem Warriors 5-1.

GOA emergency meeting PANJIM: An emergency meeting of the General Body of Goa Olympic Association Will be held on March 24 to discuss and take suitable action on the denial of marks to sportspersons eligible under the Sports Policy at Manoshanti, Panjim at 4 p.m.

Summer football camp at Benaulim PANJIM: The Ave Maria A and W Club and BCC Football Academy will organise a summer football Camp for 7 to 16 years from April 15 to May 15. Those interested may register names on at St.John the Baptist Monte ground, Benaulim and SAG ground Sirvodem, Khareband, Margao on April 2. Detaila may be obtained from Liberata Mascarenhas on 9890281761 or Peter Coutinho on 9420896709. Kit will be provided to all participants who complete full training.

Kayaking programmes PANJIM: Goa Kayaking will conduct its 10th introduction to kayaking and training program 2011 in Vasco (Hollant Beach) from April 4-7 and in Panjim (Vainguinim Beach) from April 9-12.

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We have not played good cricket and I feel very sorry for our fans.

They deserved much more that what we gave them.

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Likely to field Ashwin, Raina: Dhoni

Indian cricketers play a warm up football match during a training session at M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Saturday.

PTI Chennai, March 19: Amidst criticism over his choice of the team, Indian captain Mahendra Singh today said the playing eleven will always depend on the nature of the wicket but indicated offspinner R Ashwin and Suresh Raina will get to play in the last group B league match against West Indies here tomorrow.

"Lot depends on the wicket that will be provided. If you are playing in Bangalore, you will have a different playing XI. If you are playing in Chennai, you will have a very different line up for it," the Indian captain said at the pre-match media conference today.

"In the same manner, if you play the quarter-finals in Ahmedabad, where we have not seen the wicket its very difficult to say whether we will go with a 3-1 or 3-2 com-

bination or 2-2 combination.

I think a lot will depend on the nature of the wicket that is provided," he added.

When asked about players who have not yet got a chance to play in the tournament so far, he said "Initially, they did not get chance to play. But everyone would have played at least one game before the knockout stage."

This was an indication that Ashwin and Raina might get a game tomorrow.

India opener Virender Sehwag is doubtful to play against West Indies due to a knee injury.

"Viru has got an allergic reaction in his right knee. We will take a call (on Sehwag) either in the evening or by morning before the game," Dhoni.

In case the dashing opener is ruled out, Gautam Gambhir will come back to his preferred opening slot, with Suresh Raina likely complet-

Sehwag doubtful ing the middle-order.

It must be mentioned that Sehwag skipped Team India's optional practice session on Wednesday.

Dhoni also said the team was not bothered about the result of the match between South Africa and Bangladesh although they are now through to the quarter-finals.

"It does not really bother us.

We want to have a good practice session and anyway whether you are worried or not, their games will not have any bearing...We want to have a good practice session and we would rather concentrate on that. When we are done with the practice session then we will enjoy the game."

Even though Dhoni did not disclose the playing eleven, he said going in with two offspinners -- Harbhajan Singh

SA send Bangla home PTI Dhaka, March19 : A formidable South Africa thrashed co-sts Bangladesh by 206run in their final group B encounter of the World Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka today.

Bangladesh thus bow out of the competition with the second worst net run-rate among the seven teams.

Chasing a stiff victory target of 285, Bangladesh were shot out for a paltry 78 in 28 overs.

This was

Bangladesh's second score of less than 100 after they were bowled out for 58 against West Indies in an earlier group league game.

After their 284 for eight in 50 overs was aided by three halfcenturies from Hashim Amla (51), Jacques Kallis (69) and Francois du Plessis (52), Lonwabo Tsotsobe (3/14) blazed through the top-order, picking up Tamim Iqbal (5), Imrul Kayes (4) and Shahriar Nafees (5) before Smith took a great low catch off Robin Peterson's first ball

scoreboard South Africa: Hashim Amla b Razzak 51, Graeme Smith st Rahim b Mahmudullah 45, Jacques Kallis c and b Shakib 69, JP Duminy c Rahim b Rubel 17, Faf du Plessis c Tamim b Rubel 52, Morne van Wyk b Shakib 5, Johan Botha run out 12, Robin Peterson not out 22, Wayne Parnell b Rubel 0, Lonwabo Tsotsobe not out 4. Extras: 7. Total: 284 for 8. Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-107, 3-141, 4-223, 5-245, 6-249, 7-273, 8-280. Bowling: Shafiul 5-0-44-0, Rubel 8-0-56-3, Razzak 10-1-47-1, Naeem 7-0-42-0, Mahmudullah 10-0-46-1, Shakib 10-0-46-2.

Bangladesh innings: Tamim Iqbal c van Wyk b Tsotsobe 5, Imrul Kayes b Tsotsobe 4, Junaid Siddique lbw b Botha 2, Shahriar Nafees b Tsotsobe 5, Mushfiqur Rahim c Smith b Peterson 3, Shakib Al Hasan c van Wyk b Peterson 30, Mahmudullah run out (Botha van Wyk) 5, Naeem Islam b Peterson 8, Shafiul Islam b Peterson 0, Abdur Razzak c Peterson b Imran Tahir 0, Rubel Hossain not out 8. Extras: 8. Total: 78 all out. Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-15, 3-21, 4-21, 5-36, 6-58, 7-61, 861, 9-62, 10-78. Bowling: J Botha 7-1-23-1, L Tsotsobe 5-2-14-3, W Parnell 4-1-4-0, R Peterson 7-3-12-4, Imran Tahir 5-0-20-1. Man-ofthe-Match: L Tsotsobe.

to dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim (3) as the Tigers plunged to 36 for five in the 16th over.

The procession was ongoing and while the crowd sarcastically cheered the team crossing 58 (their score against West Indies), the hopes of a fight ended when skipper Shakib Al Hasan edged one to Morne van Wyk for 30.

Shakib's 30 was the only double-digit score of the innings, Peterson picking up three wickets as the Tigers were crushed out for only 78 all out in 28 overs.

Tsotsobe's first spell ensured that Proteas comfortably topped the group B with 10 points from six games.

South Africa's batting was a proficient routine. Amla, Kallis and Du Plessis picking up solid half-centuries and just as the Bangladesh bowlers almost got the run flow under control, Robin Peterson and Johan Botha snatched away that glimmer of hope with a flurry of boundaries towards the end.

But it was the Graeme Smith-Amla opening partnership that laid the foundation for the big score on a slow and low track.

The two put on 98 for the first wicket, Smith coming back to some form with his steady 45 off 68 balls. There was hardly a ball that found the edge or beat the bat with Shakib desperately shifting his bowlers in a bid to unsettle the pair early on.

and R Ashwin -- against the West Indies, who have four left-handed batsmen, was definitely an option.

"I have not seen the wicket.

But whatever we have seen from all the games so far, it has assisted the spinners. It has also offered decent bounce and reverse swing for the fast bowlers. So, we will see how it looks tomorrow."

India have been disappointing in the batting powerplay in the tournament so far and Dhoni said he was looking forward to an improved showing in this area in the future matches.

"At our best, we have scored close to 55 to 60 runs.

But you have to keep in mind not to lose too many wickets in the powerplay.

Hopefully, in the coming games we will make the

Bangla captain apologises to fans PTI Dhaka, March 19: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan apologised to the fans after the co-hosts crashed out of the World Cup with a humiliating 206run defeat against South Africa here today.

"Our fans deserved more.

The expectations were high among our people because we had played so well over the past 12 months, but we let them down," said Shakib.

"We have not played good cricket at the World Cup and I feel very sorry for our fans.

They deserved much more that what we gave them," he added.

Bangladesh today finished their World Cup campaign with six points in Group B, the same as the West Indies, but their run-rate is so poor that even if India register a massive victory over the Darren Sammy's team, it will not help the co-hosts.

Shakib admitted that he was not looking for any miracles to happen.

"We have no chance of qualifying because our run-rate is so low. The way we have batted, we probably do not deserve to be in the quarter-finals."

"There is no other reason for our failure than bad batting. We did not bat well throughout the tournament.”

most of it (powerplay)," the India skipper said.

Asked whether Indian batsmen come under pressure during batting powerplays, Dhoni said, "Personally, I do not think you need to manufacture shots. It is about timing. At times, if you have too many wickets in hand, you look to score as many runs as possible.

"But at the same time if you lose two or three wickets in a couple of overs, more often than not you waste the last three overs of that powerplay. So, you need to have a correct balance."

The famed Indian batting line-up has not fired in unison in the World Cup so far and Dhoni was aware of the fact.

"One good thing is that everybody has got a chance to bat under pressure and even without pressure. That is a big positive. As a batting line up, our seven batsmen have not

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fired to their best," he said.

Apart from their fragile bowling department, fielding is another area which continues to haunt India in the tournament, and Dhoni was candid enough to admit the fact.

"I do not see plenty of improvement in the fielding department. We are not definitely as good as some of the teams in the present World Cup but on our own we have shown that we are improving.

"Our good fielders are doing better every game and our safer fielders are getting better in each and every game," he insisted.

Going into tomorrow's match, Sachin Tendulkar is on the verge of yet another feat -- reaching his 100th international century -- in his career but Dhoni said milestones are nothing new to the champion batsman.

"Well, he always keeps it really simple. He does not

look at the milestones that come his way. He has been playing for the last 21 years.

Throughout his career he knew that every game he plays some kind of a milestone is there round the corner," the Indian skipper said.

"He still works on his techniques and knows where he need to give an extra bit of effort," Dhoni said giving an insight into Tendulkar's preparation.

TODAY’S MATCHES Zimbabwe v.

Kenya 9.30 a.m.

India v. West Indies 2.30 p.m.

Terror threat to WC final AGENCIES New Delhi, March 19: The Central government has warned Maharashtra about a possible terrorist plot to target the cricket World Cup final at Wankhade stadium in Mumbai on April 2.

Intelligence agencies have claimed that they have specific inputs about 17 tickets being bought by possible terror suspects for the final, with the possible aim of sabotaging the game.

A group is expected to travel from Bangladesh to Mumbai, inputs show.

US agencies have cautioned both India and Bangladesh about possible terrorist threat to the matches.

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Mazracho Khell, undrachem moron -Anonymous

BY CHRISTINA VIEGAS became an occasion to portray sensuousness and spice HERALD FEATURES in a film, as the sizzling oli is an ancient Indian festival heroine in white is pursued observed in celebration of spring by her lover and other jubiwhich ushers in innocence, fun, lant junior artists. And as frolic, a riot of colours and feastshe twirls, swirls and pleads ing. Holi offers a platter full of to escape the splash of song, mischief and play. Interestingly, this colours, the naughty camera festival has wound its way into many Bollyhas a whale of a time with wood films where its depiction involves a the heroine’s assets. feverish drama.

Most of the songs are of From the old classic ‘Mother India’ to the sweet mischief as in the flirlatest Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Zindagi Na Milege Dotatious Holi number, ‘Holi bara’, filmmakers have incorporated this aye re kanhai’ from ‘Mother colourful festival into their films to stir up India’ which is a sweet tussle the Indian passion. between Radha and Krishna.

Among the list of songs portraying Holi, With love, there is the all-out, hot, grinding passion on one hand which is very Similarly, Rajesh Khanna ex‘Rang Barse…’ from ‘Silsila’ happens to be human and experienced by most while on the other hand, there is the beauty pressed his naughty mood to the ultimate Holi anthem. Can we ever forget that peerless voice of the Big B as he of this innocent, surreal, clean but very powerful love which is nothing but di- the blushing Asha Parekh through ‘Aaj na chodenge bas romps in the lush lawns with friends to hamjoli, khelenge hum holi’ in celebrate the festival of colours and cheer? vine! And experienced only by some! And that is exactly what the Holi scene ‘Kati Patang’. In ‘Hello Brother’ It involved a highly charged Bachchan in ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ portrays! we have Salman Khan teasing downing ‘bhang’, his frantic beating of the Rani Mukherjee with ‘Chandi ki ‘dholak’ and openly flirting with his lady daal par sone kar mor’.

In more recent times, we have had the trend continue in songs love as he tantalisingly smears her with ‘gulal’, while their respective spouses watch their passion with envy; so what if she was another man’s wife – that was the USP of like ‘Dekho aayi holi’ from Mangal Pandey and ‘Do me a favour, let’s play holi’ from Waqt; ‘Silsila’. Or should we say the magic of Amitabh-Rekha’s passionate ‘jodi’ where the the latter has Priyanka Chopra and Akshay Kumar’s sensual act for all to see.

And this year, we will get to feast our eyes on one of the most gorgeous looking longing and craving ‘to-be but cannot-be’ translated beautifully from their real life to ‘reel’ life. It did not matter whether the movie did well or not, the curiosity to see this couples, Hrithik-Katrina in Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Zindagi Na Milege Dobara’ where we will get hot couple (arguably, even till date) romance and succumb to the throes of passion, more to experience Holi of a different kind as the stars take part in the fun Tomatina festival of Spain. This festival is just like Holi and the Spanish celebrate it by throwing ripened so behind their respective spouses backs, got the film’s cash registers ringing. tomatoes on each other. According to sources from Just six years prior to ‘Silsila’ in 1981, was the release of ‘Sholay’ in 1975, one of the the film unit, “Sixteen tons of tomatoes was flown most successful films of Indian cinema. Here, the Big B essayed the in from Portugal which cost the producers 1 crore role of the faithful friend (Jai) and a disillusioned lover as rupees. The entire scene was shot in Bunyol, Vahis lady of interest is a widow. So, when the entire village lencia, Spain.” is cavorting on the village grounds smearing ‘gulal’ on one So, in keeping with its effervescent and colourful another, there is this heart wrenching scene where he sees nature, the festival of Holi in Bollywood is always the lonely widow watching him in silence, looking very sad portrayed with great pomp, festivity, high energy and alone. The musical tune in the background and that and yes, a lot of sensuousness and seduction. silent gaze at each other, saying nothing yet saying so, so But the one Holi scene that stood out for me much, was a sure winner. personally was the sweet and innocent one from Another Bollywood Holi scene that stands out is the one the Shahrukh-Anushka starrer ‘Rab Ne Bana Di from ‘Darr’. Yash Chopra injects suspense and a sense of foreJodi’ where the hero is craving for the lady’s boding through ‘Ang se ang lagana, sajan mohe aise rang love, while she pines for another and yet, she lagana’ where Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol romance and frolic gives a gentle smear of colour on his cheek to while her obsessive stalker, Shahrukh Khan disguised in Holi make him happy. And get happy, he sure does colours watches her with great intensity and towards the end as he jumps like a superhero in the air, feeling even steals a moment to smear her with ‘gulal’. There is somehighly elated as the song, ‘Haule haule ho jayega thing bone-chilling about this scene when SRK makes his chilling pyar, chal yaar haule haule ho jayega pyar’ plays appearance and the exaggerated manner in which he spears in the background. her and says, ‘Holi mubarak, k-k-k-k-k-Kiran’ after which follows ‘Mother India’ (1957) Yes, when it comes to the emotion of love, the Sunny-SRK chase. there is the all-out hot, grinding passion on one hand which is Interestingly, this trend of incorporating the celebration of very human and experienced by most while on the other hand, there is the beauty of this Holi into films began with ‘Jwar Bhata’ (1944) which saw the debut of legendary actor Dilip Kumar, where the Holi scene was beautifully shot. But innocent, surreal, clean but very powerful love which is nothing but divine! And experienced with the passage of time, as expected, Holi in films became more than just a festival. It only by some! And that is exactly what the scene in ‘Rab Ne…’ portrays!

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Arguably the ultimate Holi anthem in Bollywood movies: ‘Rang barse...’ from the movie ‘Silsila’ (1981), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha

Hrithik and Katrina shooting at the Tomatina Festival of Spain, which is a different kind of Holi, in the upcoming film, ‘Zindagi Na Milege Dobara’

Bridging the Distance between Two Languages

hough last week’s decision by the Dalai Lama seeking to shed political authority has left them in a state of flux, young Tibetans living in exile in India are pinning their hopes on their westerneducated leaders, one of whom would lead them in the coming years. Young Tibetan voters have been enthusiastically waiting for today’s elections for the prime minister (Kalon Tripa) of the Tibetan governmentin-exile.

The three candidates this time for the prime minister’s post Tashi Wangdi, Tenzin Namgyal Tethong and Lobsang Sangay are Lobsang Sangay, Tenzin Namgyal Tethong and Tashi Wangdi.

Their fate will be decided today by tens of thousands of exiled Tibetans living in India, Nepal, United States of America, European countries, Australia and other countries. Over 85,000 eligible voters will make a choice from among the three candidates who are western-educated, comparatively younger and sharp – and represent the changing face of Tibetans.

Around 45,000 to 50,000 exiles are expected to cast their votes today. The results are likely to come out April 25. “This year we have observed that candidates are coming up with many relevant issues pertaining to the Tibetan community. They are much more aggressive than the previous candidates,” said Palden Gyurme Samkhar, a young filmmaker who will exercise his right of vote for the first time today.

“We want a practical leader, who can take forward the middle-path approach of His Holiness (Dalai Lama).

While we want autonomy for the Tibetan region, we also would like to have good relations with China. I would very carefully give my vote to the candidate who can win the rights for Tibetans to move freely and to practise our own religion and traditions in Tibet,” stated Samkhar.

With debates among the three candidates being held in India, the United States and other countries, the younger voters have realised that all three are good orators.

Lobsang Sangay, 43, is a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, whereas Tenzin Namgyal Tethong is a respected scholar who teaches at Stanford. Soft-spoken Tashi Wangdi was the Dalai Lama’s representative in Brussels, New York and New Delhi. He is educated in India and in the UK. He was earlier the Tibetan minister for information and international relations.

Tenzin Metok, 21, a student of English honours at Punjab University in Chandigarh, stated, “All three candidates have same election manifestoes. We want a strong leader who can rightfully represent Tibet before the outside world,” she added.

(Courtesy: IANS)

Italian and Konkani… it’s hard to even imagine a situation where these two distinct albeit culturally rich languages can come together but Ave Cleto Afonso has taken the two to bring out a KonkaniItalian dictionary named ‘Dizionario Elementare Konkani-Italiao: ItalianKonknni prathamik shabdakosh’. Herald speaks to the educationist and lover of the two languages to understand the reason for this book

BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES he cover of the dictionary has pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa right next to the Mahalsa Temple Tower, Mardol, giving a fair idea of what one can expect from this book.

Delve deeper into it and one learns that it is not a usual dictionary that just gives meanings and translations to words. A lecturer in Philosophy, Ave Cleto Afonso has made the effort to explain the relevance behind words that are unknown to other parts of the world. Ask Ave Afonso what inspired him to take up this project and he is quick to reply, “Anybody can write a book but I fell in love with the Italian language a long time ago and I found the beauty of prose and poetry between Italian and Konkani very similar.”

He further adds, “‘Dizionario Elementare Konkani-Italiao: ItalianKonknni prathamik shabdakosh’ is not just a dictionary. It is a scholarly book which institutes of languages can adapt to their studies and this is just the beginning, once they start with the book there is a greater future. I wrote the book because I enjoyed it.”

Afonso was an admirer of the Italian language from a very young age. “I was in touch with the Italian language from the very beginning.

I used to read the Portuguese translations of Giovanni Papini and Antonio Gramsci literature. Then I was curious to know the original script of their text. After retirement from my teaching job, I took up a course in Italian along with my daughter at the Goa University.

At that time, the course was two years, first year basics and second year was advanced. Now the course has been reduced to a short

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term course.”

Speaking about the 438-page book, Ave Cleto enthusiastically explains, “The book is divided into several parts. I wanted the book to be an encyclopaedia with meanings to words that are unknown to Italian speaking people. For example, words like ‘Narkasur’, ‘Namdeo’, ‘Brahma’ and ‘Durgamata’ don’t have a word in Italian.

Such words get a special description, life for ‘Brahma’, I explained that he is the creator of the universe and it is related to religion and Indian mythology.”

Ave Cleto has also taken passages and verses from different sections of literature of both the languages and translated them. “I have stated sample of Konkani and Italian writings to explain to the reader how the languages can be read with a flow. I have translated literature of Ravindra Kelekar, Manohar Rai Sardesai and even Alessandro Manzoni to show that Konkani can be sophistically expressed.” The book also has pictures to explain certain elements of culture which can be just explained with words and Konkani and Italian grammar.

It is interesting to know that Konkani is divided into five dialects, ‘Antruz’ Konkani, Bardez Konkani, Salcette Konkani, Karwar or Mangluri Konkani and Malvan Konkani which spreads across the entire Konkani region. Ave Cleto has given a study on the estimated Konkani speaking people and the Italian speaking people in Italy which are around 90 per cent in different regions of Italy.

On a parting note, Ave Cleto highlights the importance of the mother tongue in one’s life. “Language is something that makes a human different from an animal. Love for the language makes one grow intellectually and emotively.”

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‘Inside/Out – New Writing from Goa’, will be launched on March 23 at 6pm at Literati, Calangute. Call 9850461649.

‘Right to Information’ is the subject of the workshop, organised by Asha Family Responsibilities and Rights Association (AFRRA) will be held on March 20 from 4pm to 6pm at Holy Trinity Community Hall, Nagoa-Arpora, Bardez.

E-mail trustasha@yahoo.co.in. Call 2256445 or 9822166876.

‘TVS Apache Mirchi Sound Check’, a band and orchestra music competition for the youth, by the youth, organised by Radio Mirchi 98.3FM and American Centre, Mumbai will be held on March 24, 25 and 26 at Hotel Fidalgo, Panjim.

Registration closes on March 22.

Visit www.radiomirchi.com.

Call 6656666.

‘Special Status for Goa under Article 371’, will be the subject of a discussion organised by Asha Family Responsibilities and Rights Association and Village Groups of Goa to be held on March 19 from 3.30pm to 6pm at Grace Church Complex Hall, Margao.

E-mail trustasha@yahoo.co.in. Call 9822166876 or 9822102131.

A day at Bat Island, organised by Wildtrek Adventures will be held on March 27. Call 9822123458, 9822155805 or 8796418565.

A painting exhibition by Francis D’Silva is underway at Gallery Attic in Panjim. Call 2420929, 2257743 or 2257690.

‘Planting an Organic Summer Kitchen Garden’, will be the theme of the workshop organised by International Centre Goa will be held on March 19 from 2.30pm to 6.30pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. Call 8087000708, 2451360 or 9765404391.

‘Inshallah Football’ is the movie that will be screened on March 20 at 7.30pm

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The annual summer camp for children, organised by Wildtrek Adventures will be held on April 7, 8 and 9 at the periphery of Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctua r y. C a l l 9 8 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 8 , 9822155805 or 2710650.

The annual summer camp for adults organised by Wildtrek Adventures will be held on April 9, 10 and 11 and 13, 14 and 15 at the periphery of Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife S a n c t u a r y. C a l l 9 8 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 8 , 9822155805 or 2710650. Call 9 8 2 2 123458, 9822155805 or 2710650.

A series of lectures and workshops on counselling, personality development and marriage, organised by St Mary’s Counselling Centre, Mapusa will take place from April 4 to May 2 at various places in Goa. Registration closes on March 20. Call 2255131, 9822167546, 9923499875 or 9420686306.

The 2nd Popular Tiatr Festival 2010 cum Competition, organised by Tiatr Academy of Goa is underway till March 24 at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.

A workshop with Bondo in an endeavour to boost the resurgence of acoustic instruments among young talent, organised by the Department of Art and Culture and the Entertainment Society of Goa will be held on April 24 at the INOX Courtyard, Panjim. Call 9822383929.

A 5-day workshop in shell craft jewellery, organised Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts will be held from April 4 to 8 from 3pm to 6 pm at Sunaparanta, Altinho-Panjim. Registration closes on March 24. Call 2421311.

A singing competition of Duets/Duos/Trios/Quartets and Choral Songs organised by Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) and HCN will be held on March 20 at 3pm at the Kala Acade m y, P a n j i m . C a l l 2420452.

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There's a show going on that 21 Mar - 19 Apr you won't want to miss. Today is all about selflessness -- you need to make sure that other people come first. As long as you are taking care of your people, you can fully expect them to do the same for you.

Live it up!

Taurus Wrap things up soon. You need to have closure before you can 20 Apr - 20 May really move forward. Your colleagues can really count on you today -- and vice versa.

Even if you're not at work (or not working), you should find that whatever you do today eases things for the right people.

Try to create Gemini something new: a meal, sculpture, poem or mix CD will 21 May - 20 Jun bring you joy.

Now is the perfect time to start new projects -- as many as possible -- and to gather support for them. You're going to need it later, when your energy starts to flag though the show must go on.

Perseverance is what you need to focus on now.

So just keep on keeping on! Stay 22 Jun - 23 Jul active today -things might not be going perfectly your way, but the only way to guarantee that they get worse for you is to do nothing at all. It doesn't have to be much, really!

It's time for an upgrade -- either technologically or style-wise. Shop 24 Jul - 23 Aug shrewdly. How's your love life? Today is perfect for getting folks to see your best side, or for spending some quality time with your sweetie. Make a point of letting someone know how much you care.

Move beyond old habits soon and you'll make some amazing, 23 Aug - 22 Sep u n e x p e c t e d progress. You just don't know what to do next -- so try doing nothing at all.

Indecision is a kind of decision, of course, but you can actually make better progress by holding off for a little longer.

Your capabilities have been underestimated.

But you can ac23 Sept - 22 Oct complish and surprise. If you've got a sweetheart, lay it on thick today -- they should eat it up! If you are somehow single, now is the time to put an end to that condition. It's easier than you realize!

Scorpio A burst of energy early today will inspire you to finally 23 Oct - 22 Nov knock down a big wall. Don't worry about backing down today -- it might be the best way to ensure that you come out ahead in the long run.

Things may not go your way right now, but remember that the house always wins!

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Capricorn To succeed, try to take the high road -even swallow 22 Dec - 20 Jan your pride if you have to.

Cultural issues are on your mind -- religion, politics, art and other business. It's a good time for you to take a new look at something that had once seemed rock-solid to see if there are other perspectives.

Aquarius Make hay while the sun shines!

Ta k e c a r e o f your work while 21 Jan - 19 Feb you still have energy. Your social energy is powerful now, and you should make sure that you are making the most of it.

You may have to get the boss to sign off on something or just see if your sweetie is really okay.

There's no such thing as a crystal ball -your future 20 Feb - 20 Mar holds an exciting surprise.

You may feel somewhat resentful today, especially if someone seems to bump ahead of you in line for praise or payback. Try not to take it out on them, but do stand up for yourself if necessary.

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Sufi whirling is a physically active meditation which originated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. As explained by Sufis: In the symbolism of the Sema ritual, the semazen’s camel’s hair hat (sikke) represents the tombstone of the ego; his wide, white skirt represents the ego’s shroud. By removing his black cloak, he is spiritually reborn to the truth. At the beginning of the Sema, by holding his arms crosswise, the semazen appears to represent the number one, thus testifying to God’s unity. While whirling, his arms are open: his right arm is directed to the sky, ready to receive God’s beneficence; his left hand, upon which his eyes are fastened, is turned toward the earth. The semazen conveys God’s spiritual gift to those who are witnessing the Sema. Revolving from right to left around the heart, the semazen embraces all humanity with love.

Pronunciation TRUHK-uhl Function Verb Meaning : to yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to act in a subservient manner Example Sentence Shawn’s boss was such a bully that he always forced him to truckle in the face of his power.

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“Nicole is a Goan girl but Bangalore resident. I did the shots in Colvale in my garden and Vagator beach at 5.30 am.”

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HERALD FEATURES he singing competition of duets/duos/trios/quartets and choral songs, organised by the Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) in collaboration with HCN, will be held today, March 20, 2011 at 3pm at the Black Box, Kala Academy, Panjim.

In all, twenty-eight songs will be presented which includes ten duets, eight duos, four trios, three quartets and three choral songs. Over 75 singers will participate in this competition. Cash prizes, mementos and certificates will be presented for singing duets, duos, trios, quartets and choral songs. Besides, an award with cash prize will be presented to the best lyricist.

Results will be declared and the awards will be presented soon after the singing competition is over. The singing competition is open to the public.

TAG invites lovers of Konkani songs to attend in large numbers.

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HERALD FEATURES ights in Goa’, the International Lighting Seminar presented the final work of their unique project which was to light up six public spaces in the capital city. These six spaces were the Kala Academy pier, the Kala Academy promenade, the Francisco Luis Gomes Garden, the Mahavir Garden, the children’s park and the old Goa Medical College. Each space was worked on by a team, comprising the head – an international light designer and a host of Goan students. While the project was conceptualised last year when these very designers were down in Goa studying these spaces, more recently, they, along with the students, have been working on the project for days and nights on end. Presented, rather interestingly – with a walk through the six spaces – these designers explained their designs and the reasons behind the lighting.

The entire workshop is organised by the Institute of Indian Interior Designers – Goa Regional Centre and the Professional Lighting Designers Association, Germany. With this project, organised for the first time outside Europe, the potential for urban public spaces to transform into pockets of social activity with revenue generating potentials came to the fore.

The public space illumination project will be open to the public for two weeks from March 18 onwards.

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Workshop Head: Annetrin Jytte Basler (Australia) and team Public Space: Children’s Park “The activities in this garden are centred around families that come here in the day. But in the night nothing goes on here.

It’s considered unsafe to be around. So we used RGB – red, green and blue lighting, to create a calm environment for a lot of children and young adults to be in. The fountain is lit up with cool shades of green and red and it’s pleasantly cool to sit around it in this hot humid weather. The play area for children has been done up with brighter shades of reds, greens and blues running up trees and peeking through its branches.”

Workshop Head: Martin Lupton (UK) and team Public Space: Kala Academy Promenade “The area is lined with huge beautiful trees that tend to be ignored.

These trees when lit up in the soothing blue we chose create a sort of canopy to the promenade. This makes it feel like a ceiling, and along with the lanterns, it makes one feel like they are in their living room. The basic idea was to bring the comfort of the indoors into the open spaces. The lanterns are designed from waste material like empty cartons and cans which the students have fashioned into lanterns and other lighting artefacts with Indian designs and motifs.”

Workshop Head: Tapio Rosenius (Finland) and team Public Space: Old GMC Building “The old GMC building is a magnificent structure. The challenge here was to look at the building in layers. Using dynamic white we have managed to achieve this.

Through the lighting installation we wanted to highlight the architectural designs of the structure and bring out its natural beauty. Yes, it is in one colour, but the movements of the lights express the history, the form, layer, context and the time of the building.”

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Workshop Head: Kevan Shaw (UK) and team Pubic Space: The Kala Academy Pier “When I was down here a year ago, I conducted a survey on the activity in this area. I found that people, mainly in the age group of 35 to 65 come here mainly for the sunsets. The nights do not see much activity here. I’ve used warm lighting here along the walk to the pier which makes the walk extra special and gives the feeling as if one is floating on air. The poles that feature at the entrance and at the end make the lit pier visible to people across the street, while the entire lit up pier is a delight to the people living on the other side of the river. We do hope a lot of younger people visit here.”

Workshop Head: Christopher Mok (Hong Kong) and team Public Space: Mahavir Garden “The statue of Mahavir forms the heart of the garden, but it tends to be ignored. Hence we have illuminated it in a soft red to entice people towards the statue. While they walk around the rest of the garden, which has been recreated with lighting designs to resemble a temple with soft gentle lights known to have a calming effect, the focus remains on Mahavir. The colours are chosen so that the details of the garden are noticeable.”

Workshop Head: Anne Militello (USA) and team Public Space: Francisco Gomes Luis Gardens “When we first came here it was filled with darkness. We decided we would light it up while simultaneously paying tribute to Dr Francisco Luis Gomes, one of Goa’s great musicians. The entire lighting design from the white band stand to the end of the garden is designed to resemble the shape of a guitar while there also are individual light designs shaped like musical notes spread across the garden. We are extremely sensitive to wildlife and the natural environment, so the greenery has been highlighted with white light.”

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ingers Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez are backing a campaign to force restaurant owners to charge for tap water to help fund clean drinking water around the world. The singers have added their name to UNICEF’S tap water project, which urges restaurant owners to ask diners to pay $1 for tap water they would usually receive for free.

In one of the advertising posters highlighting the scheme, Rihanna poses next to a bottle of her personalised drink with the words: Rihanna Tap Water. Not your typical tap water, unless of course, you live next door to Rihanna.

A message on the UNICEF website read: Celebrities have donated their own tap water to help raise awareness of the world water crisis. Donations enter individuals in our sweepstakes to win an esteemed collection of these famous tap waters.

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The 45-year-old says religion is not subjective, but is all about having faith.

“I am a Muslim myself but my children know about all religions and it is my conscious decision to make them aware of it.

Religion is nothing but to have faith in your god, it should not be subjected to Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. Nobody in this world has the right to come between you and your god,” he concluded firmly.

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alman Khan is known to ask people close to him to do the oddest of things at the oddest hours. It is therefore no surprise to know that he rang up Mahesh Manjrekar recently with an offer that the director-actor couldn’t refuse.

“You’re in Bodyguard,” he told Manjrekar, who has been angling to get Salman to listen to his script for a film that he has been meaning to direct with the star in the lead for a year now.

Now Manjrekar has to join the Bodyguard team from April 3.

The funniest part of Salman’s film offer is that Manjrekar is clueless about what he’s supposed to play. “He hasn’t told me what I play in Bodyguard. He has just asked me to join the unit. I don’t mind. I never ask him about my role because I know he always approaches me with a good role in mind. I think Salman prefers me to be an actor.

He keeps offering me roles in his films. I don’t get a chance to direct him at all,” said Manjrekar.

Ever since Manjrekar appeared as the main villain in Wanted, Salman considers him as his good luck mascot.

Even in Dabangg, he was cast as Sonakshi’s father. For Anees Bazmi’s Ready too, Manjrekar was not told what his role was until he arrived on location in Colombo.

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Aishwarya to honour Hugh Jackman

ollywood actress Aishwarya Rai will present a memento to Hollywood star Hugh Jackman at the FICCI-FRAMES 2011 annual convention on the business aspects of the entertainment and media industry which will be held in Mumbai from March 23-25, 2011. The 37-year-old star will honour Jackman on the final day of the event.

Aishwarya, an internationally known actress, was asked by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and its entertainment committee’s co-chair, filmmaker Karan Johar, to attend the function and present Jackman with a memento of appreciation.

Jackman, 42, has played a variety of roles in Hollywood and is well known for his role as Wolverine in the popular X Men series.

People with Symmetrical Faces aren’t that Good Looking!

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he myth that people with symmetrical faces are better looking has been set straight by a photographer, who studied the faces of eleven subjects. Julian Wolkenstein, 38, from Exeter, Australia, took portraits of eleven people and made a symmetrical image using the right side of their faces, and another using the left – to show the hidden differences.

Interested by people’s faces as art for some time, Wolkenstein’s photographic and internet symmetry project is part of his research into how people view one another.

“Faces are such a point of contact for us, they are the first thing we see in the mirror and they are the first thing that we see when we meet another person,” the artist explained.

“Part of my project has been to de-bunk the myth that symmetrical people are therefore better looking. Some of the symmetrical images don’t look attractive at all,” he said.

The resulting images might also show differences in the minds of the individuals.

“It is interesting to see which side is more taut and more used, because that indicates which side of your brain might be more dominant,” he said.

“It is also interesting to see that some people look nothing like themselves when the two left sides are joined into one, or the right sides, or both. There is something about the joined left and right images that our own brains tells us is the same person, but at the same time it can make you feel uneasy. You realise something is not quite right,” he stated.

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besity kills more people than AIDS and is emerging as a serious threat, said health experts.

Shashank Joshi, president of the governing council of the All India Association of Advanced Research in Obesity (AIAARO), said obesity was not a new problem in India.

Speaking on obesity in 2011, the expert said that obesity was described in the ancient Indian texts such as the ‘Charak Samhita’. The health condition was emerging as a serious threat with 24 million people in India being obese.

“The Indian population is at a special risk because of the tendency to develop central obesity. The ‘thin fat Asian Indian phenotype’ is now well established,” said Joshi adding that Indians had a higher proportion of fat in their body composition and more so in the abdominal area. "Obesity kills more people than AIDS and

often underlines problems such as diabetes and heart diseases. It is also associated with accelerated ageing,” he added.

Listing sedentary lifestyle, watching of too much TV, use of internet and other gadgets of comfort as contributing factors in the rise of obesity among Indian children, Joshi underlined the need for taking proper nutrition, brisk walks, proper yogic practices and de-stressing as ways in managing obesity.

Parimal Trivedi, Vice Chancellor of Gujarat University said that case studies in obesity needed to focus on age, food habits, lifestyle and human behaviour too.

Mrunalini Devi Puar of the Maharaja Sayajirao University emphasised on the need to interlink nutrition and obesity and said that nutrition along with yogic practices should be made the mainstay in controlling obesity.

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new study has found that mobile media technologies such as smartphones aren’t taking people away from relying on traditional media sources such as newspapers or television. Instead, mobile media are filling the spaces in people’s daily routine in which other media sources are either unavailable or inconvenient to use.

That suggests mobile media use is taking a different path to popularity than did technologies like television, said John Dimmick, lead author of the study and professor of communication at Ohio State University.

“Typically, what happens with new media is that they compete with and displace older media to a certain extent, like television did with radio,” Dimmick said. “But at least early in its development, mobile media isn’t taking us away from older media – it has its own separate niche,” he added.

Dimmick conducted the study with Gregory Hoplamazian, a graduate student at Ohio State, and John Christian Feaster of Rowan University in New Jersey. Their study involved 166 participants aged 19 to 68, who agreed to keep a time-space diary of their media use over the course of a day.

During the day assigned to them, they recorded where and when they accessed a variety of media technologies, including mobile media technologies such as smartphones, as well as television, newspaper, desktop and laptop computers, radio and others.

Using the data from the diaries, the researchers analysed when and where participants were most likely to use different technologies to access news content.

Overall, mobile media was still a relatively minor player in the way people accessed news – it accounted for only about 7 per cent of all media sessions, Dimmick said.

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Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar today approached the Supreme Court seeking stay of criminal proceedings against them in the case of murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008.

The couple has challenged the order of the Allahabad High Court which has refused to stay the proceedings before a special CBI court at Ghaziabad in the sensational case.

"The appeal has been filed today in the Supreme Court seeking stay of the proceedings," Satish Tamta, counsel for the Talwar couple, told PTI. The Allahabad High Court had yesterday dismissed their plea seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated by the lower court which not only refused the closure report of the CBI but also summoned them as ac-

cused in the case.

The High Court had said that it cannot prohibit the magistrate from taking cognisance of a case if prima facie it appears that there is sufficient evidence against a person.

Justice Balakrishna Narayana of the Allahabad High Court had dismissed the criminal revision petition of Nupur against the CBI court proceedings, saying the petition has "failed to provide any valid reason warranting the court's intervention at this

stage".

The High Court asked Nupur, who had submitted that she had been summoned despite never having been called for interrogation or having been named as an accused in the CBI's closure report, to appear before the trial court within two weeks.

Another petition filed by Rajesh Talwar challenging bailable warrants issued by the Ghaziabad court on February 28 was dismissed by Justice Ravindra

Singh.

On February 9, the Ghaziabad court had issued bailable warrants against the couple for their failure to appear before the court and to initiate proceedings against them after it had named them accused while rejecting the closure report of the CBI, which was treated as the chargesheet.

The two are expected to appear before the CBI court on Wednesday when the case has been posted for hearing.