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Pakistan needs to do more against terror: Roemer PTI MUMBAI, MAY 11

As India and Pakistan resolved to bridge the “trust deficit” by deciding to hold foreign minister-level talks, US today said dialogue was vital for peace but Pakistan needs to do a lot more to combat terror.

Speaking to reporters after paying tributes to the victims of the Mumbai attacks at Marine Drive, US Ambassador Timothy J Roemer said it was also working at the highest level to provide India access to 26/11 accused David Headley.

Maintaining that dialogue was vital to peace and prosperity, Roemer said, “It is for Pakistan and India to talk at their own pace, at their own rate and scope, to decide what they want to talk and how they want to talk to bring peace in India, Pakistan and the region.”

Acknowledging Pakistan’s

contribution to fight against terror, he, however, said Islamabad needs to do a lot more to combat the menace.

“Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comments underscore that while Pakistan has done a lot (to fight terror), they need to do more so that India and United States are safe from the savagery of terrorist attacks,” Roemer said.

About granting India access to Headley, he said, “We work together in historic ways on pro-

viding access to people like David Headley where the US is cooperating at the highest level to eventually provide access to this person who helped pull off the savagery of the attack on Mumbai on 26/11.

“We have been providing indirect access to sharing intelligence for months about that acquired information and now the door is open. The opportunity is there for India in the weeks ahead to get direct access in the appropriate way and appropriate time to David Headley.”

India is one of the most indispensable allies to the United States, Roemer said.

“When we sought access to 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, we could not get it,” he said, apparently referring to how difficult at times it was to secure access to those accused of involvement in inter-

national terror plots.

Seeking to address concerns in India, whom he described as one of the “most indispensable allies”, over alleged diversion of US aid to Pakistan to fund terror activities directed against it, Roemer said, “We will ensure that the US aid to Pakistan is used in an appropriate manner.”

“President (Barack) Obama requested me that we show respect to the great people of India, to the 18 police officers who gave lives for their country,” Roemer said, explaining the reason for his visit to the 26/11 martyrs’ memorial, erected outside the Police Gymkhana.

Roemer said two policemen had laid down their lives in the US while protecting those working at the Capitol Hill during an attack.

Kasab can be hanged in a year: Moily PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 11

Government today said Ajmal Kasab, who has been sentenced to death in the Mumbai terror attacks case, may be hanged in a year.

“I don’t think it (execution of Kasab’s sentence) should take more than one year...after all, these are the days of fast tracking cases...,” Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily told CNN-IBN responding

to a question on whether Kasab can be hanged within a year.

“Kasab case will be one such case which needs to fast tracked by the HC and definitely the verdict should be given,” he said.

“This is a case where I do not think he (Kasab) can invoke any provision of the mercy petition... The incident of 26/11 involved brutal and barbaric murder. He was an active participant into it... that is how

he was convicted and sentenced to death in rarest of rare cases. This has been considered by the judge who has convicted him... sentiments are riding very high. This is a

No military action against Naxals: PC PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 11

Categorically ruling out the use of military to counter the Maoist threat, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said government cannot be dictatorial as there ethical and electoral considerations involved.

Citing the example of Sri Lanka tackling the LTTE with use of its military might, Chidambaram said “when I was asked to do that in India, I said ‘no’. We cannot do that in India because there is an ethical consideration to it.

“We are quite clear we cannot use, we ought not use the Army or the Air Force to battle the Maoist threat in India,” he said.

Chidambaram said governments

have to survive and also get r e elected

and policymakers have to factor in all these before deciding on issues.

He was addressing a gathering of eminent strategic thinkers and diplomats at the release of a book ‘The Long View from Delhi’ written by Rear Admiral Raja Menon and Dr Rajiv Kumar.

The massacre of 76 CRPF jawans by Maoists in Chhattisgarh last month had brought up the demand from certain quarters for use of armed forces to tackle the Naxals.

While the Home Ministry had said that it was re-thinking on its strategy, the Defence Ministry warned against the use of the military against the Maoists.

The Home Minister said India had the capability to counter the Naxals militarily but it would not do so.

He said Naxalism was one of the three major problems plaguing the internal security of the country but it was “within our control” and there was a debate on the ways and means to contain it.

Chidambaram said the other t w o t h re a t s were insurgency in the North East and the terrorism from jihadi elements.

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Father-son duo killed in mishap HERALD CORRESPONDENT PERNEM, MAY 11

A father-son duo from Katodem-Tuem died, after the scooter in which they were traveling collided against a bus along the highway at PoraskademPernem on Tuesday at about 2.30 pm.

According to Pernem police, the accident took place when Tukaram Padloskar (35) and his son (4), who were proceeding on their Vespa scooter (GA-01-L4243) towards Patradevi, collided against an (Continued on page 10)

HSSC results on May 18 HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Come May 18 and Goa would know whether it would repeat last year’s record-breaking Higher Secondary School Certificate exam results when the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education announces the results of HSSC Board exam in the last week of May. The Goa Board will also announce the website and other avenues through which students will be able to access and know their HSSC results.

The overall pass percentage in 2009 was 82.55% compared to 79.32% in 2008. Girls had done well. Of the 6,995 girls who appeared for the exam, 5,746 passed maintaining a pass percentage of 82.14. Out of the 6,268 boys, 4,661 passed giving a pass percentage of 74.36%.

The topper at the 2009 exam was a girl scoring 564 out of 600, while the topper among the boys stood at 553/600. Ninety-one per cent of the distinction holders were girls and just 9 per cent boys. Girls maintained a superior pass percentage over the boys in all streams (Arts, Commerce, Science and Vocational).

A total of 13,756 students appeared for the 2009-10 HSSC exam. There were 12,441 new registrations for the exam and 1,315 students answered in the exempted category. The highest number of students (2,046) to answer the examinations was from Ponda taluka and the lowest figure of 278 was from Canacona.

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Muslim man’s marriage to a woman of another religion shall be considered void and against the tenets of Islam if he fails to get her converted to the religion before wedlock.

In its order, a Division Bench comprising Justices Vinod Prasad and Rajesh Chandra also ruled that remarriage of a Muslim man shall be held void if he abandons his first wife without divorcing her and fails to treat children born of the marriage in a fair and just manner.

The order was passed yesterday when the Bench dismissed a writ petition of one Dilbar Habib Siddiqui, a resident of Allahabad, who had married a Hindu girl named Khushboo on December 29, last year.

Siddiqui had moved the court with the plea to quash the FIR

lodged against him by Khushboo’s mother Sunita Jaiswal alleging that he had kidnapped her daughter, a minor at that time, and had compelled her to marry him.

Refuting the charges levelled against him in the FIR, Siddiqui produced a copy of Khushboo’s high school certificate to prove that she was a major at the time of marriage and her (Khushboo’s) representations to higher authorities, upon learning about the FIR, that the marriage was a result of mutual consent.

While holding that having more than one wife is permissible under Islam, the court, however, took strong note of the fact that before tying the knot with Khushboo, Siddiqui had not disclosed to her that he was already married and was the father of three children.

His first wife had appeared before the court during the

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 11

It’s official. Around 66 religious structures may face the axe in Salcete taluka as per the Supreme Court directions.

Of the total 66 structures, around 4-5 structures belong to the majority community, while the remaining structures are Crosses and portions of existing Chapels.

This became evident at the high level meeting convened by the deputy collector, Margao Johnson Fernandes as part of the ongoing interaction exercised with representatives and heads of religious bodies and committees.

The deputy collector told Herald after the meeting that the revenue officials had identified around 196 structures as per the Supreme Court directions. However, the figure has now come down to 66 after some of the representatives agreed for relocation of the structures, while others were not coming within the ambit of the court orders.

Fernandes said the committee will make a recommendation to the government on the 66 structures, saying that it is now for the government to take a final decision.

“Today’s meeting was in pursuance of the order of the government to seek the opinion and suggestions of the various

Of the total 66 structures, around 4-5 structures belong to the majority community, while the remaining structures are Crosses and portions of existing Chapels. committees if any or the religious heads pertaining to the illegal religious structures or unauthorized religious structure which are posing a major hindrance for the free flow of traffic and otherwise,” he said.

Replying to a question, the deputy collector said many people wanted the realignment of the roads in a bid to save the structures taking into account the sentiments involved. “They have also asked for the publication of the final list, asking for more views from the public if any. By and large, they had apprehensions on the fate of the structures after another 20 years even if he government takes a policy of relocating them when again the roads are further widened,” he said, adding “we have taken note of all the suggestions and the same will be forwarded to the government for a decision”.

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Govt will seek ban on Sanatan: Shantaram HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has said that the State government would certainly move a proposal to Center seeking a ban on Sanatan Sanstha.

“Enough material has been handed over to State government against the Sanstha and the chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) will make a stronger case for a ban,” Naik told reporters at a press briefing.

“I don’t think that, with all these evidences, there would be any doubt in the mind of chief minister and State home

minister (to propose ban on Sanatan),” he said.

Naik said that the State government would soon be moving a proposal to the Center asking for a ban on the Sanstha.

“I have full faith in the chief minister and home minister.

They would take the necessary steps,” he stated.

Naik’s statement was in contradiction to the stand taken by Home Minister Ravi Naik, who had said that the police would examine the possibility of ban only after going through the chargesheet filed by NIA. “We will go through the chargesheet before deciding

anything,” Ravi told reporters here yesterday, adding that the Director General of Police (DGP) Bhimsen Bassi would be asked to examine the chargesheet.

Ravi said that the State government had not thought about the ban earlier and was waiting for NIA investigation to get over.

“I can’t say whether the ban would be recommended or not,” the Home Minister said.

On Sunday, Chief Minister Digamber Kamat said that he was yet to receive any proposal from the home ministry for bannig Sanatan.

NIA is probing Margao bomb (Continued on page 10)

Lib Dems talks with Labour fails PTI LONDON, MAY 11

A last ditch effort by the ruling Labour Party to have an alliance with kingmaker Liberal Democrats failed today, paving the way for a Conservative Party led government in Britain.

Labour sources said the formal negotiations between the two parties which began yesterday, when Gordon Brown announced he would be stepping down as Labour party chief, failed.

But several senior Labour fig-

ures have warned against a coalition with the Lib Dems, particularly if the price involves offering them a referendum on changing the voting system to proportional representation.

Meanwhile, Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Lib Dems chief Nick Clegg held discussions in private for an hour. Clegg said the talks had reached a “critical and final phase” and his party would “do our bit to create a stable, good government”.

Muslim wedding void if woman fails to convert PTI ALLAHABAD, MAY 11

66 religious structures face axe in Salcete

course of the hearing and alleged that Siddiqui had abandoned her and their three children, compelling them to “live like destitute”.

The court noted that Siddiqui “albeit married, had deceived Khushboo Jaiswal, who did not intimate us that she was in the knowledge of the petitioner’s first marriage”.

“For a valid Muslim marriage,

both the spouses have to be Muslim. In the present writ petition, this condition is not satisfied,” the court remarked and quoted from a verse in the Holy Quran which says, “Do not marry unbelieving women until they believe... Nor marry your girls to unbelievers until they believe”.

Besides, the petitioner’s marriage to Khushboo without divorcing his first wife and not dealing with his three children in a fair and just manner was “against the tenets of the Holy Quran” and hence “cannot be legally sanctified”, the court said.

The Bench quoted the following verse from the holy book while making the above observation - “Marry woman of your choice, two, three or four; But if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one... that would be more suitable to prevent you from doing injustice”.

Both Labour and the Conservatives have been trying to woo the Lib Dems with promises on electoral reform to help them form a government, after the Conservatives won the most seats in last Thursday’s election but were short of an overall majority.

Labour says if the Lib Dems back them they will put the Alternative Vote System into law and then hold a referendum asking voters if they want a proportional representation voting system - a issue for the Lib Dems.

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CM may be unaware of Cong Sena tells non-Goan vendors fact-finding report: Shantaram in Mapusa market to pack off HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik today said that Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who gave clean chit to BJP leader Manohar Parrikar in a multi-crore scam relating to building infrastructure for IFFI, might be not aware about the fact-finding report commissioned by the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) in 2004.

“Kamat says that he was miss-quoted by media over the statement. But even if Kamat has made such statement then I think he is not aware about the report that was commissioned by GPCC under my chairmanship,” Naik told reporters.

“You ask this question to the chief minister. You tell him that the GPCC in its report had pointed out number of illegalities regarding IFFI 2004. There is no question of a clean chit,” he added.

Interestingly, the Congress fact-finding report holds the entire core committee of IFFI 2004, Kamat was also part of it, respon-

… for treating BJP on par with Kasab HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Member of Parliament Shantaram Naik today said that in absence of law governing activities against secularism in India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should be treated par with Kasab for waging war against nation.

“BJP has been killing secularism practically almost everyday.

There is no section to deal with the party which kills secularism,” Naik said.

“If somebody attacks on secularism then there is nothing less than what Kasab is been charged,” MP added in the press briefing.

Naik said that the recent visit of BJP national leader Nitin Gadkari was just to pressurize Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from not filing the chargesheet against Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar, who is been accused in IFFI scam in 2004.

“Holding a national campaign against CBI cannot be understood.

They are just trying to threaten the investigation agency,” Naik alleged.

Naik said that desperate attempts are been made to save its party leaders like L K Advani, Narendra Modi and Parrikar from the command of law.

“The nationwide campaign against CBI is to shield its leaders.

This is a most shameful act,” he said.

Naik targeted BJP saying ‘Bharatiya Jhuti Party’. “They call CBI as “Congress Bureau of Investigation”. They are making healing cries of Central Government’s involvement with CBI,” he added.

Naik said that there are serious allegations against Parrikar in IFFI scam and as a chief minister he was solely responsible for the decisions taken during his tenure.

“Parrikar has been charged under various sections,” he said.

‘Placement scenario in GEC consistent despite recession’ HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Despite the global recession the placement scenario in Goa Engineering College, at Farmagudi has remained consistent over the years with several students getting jobs in the big companies during campus placements.

Although there are not many software companies in Goa, the students have always excelled in the campus recruitment done by the companies, says GEC Placement Incharge Vikas Chodankar adding that GEC is the oldest and the only government college in the State and has produced engineers who have left their footprints/mark all over the globe.

Big Software Giants like Infosys, Cognizant, Persistent Systems Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Wipros, Microlands to name a few have taken a major chunk of the raw stock from the college, Chodankar says.

Also local based Andrew Telecommunications Ltd has absorbed some of the present final students, he said.

Chodankar further informed that that about 260 students enrolled for the placement database out of which 130 students were first Class and above.

GEC Principal Vivek Kamat says, “In spite of the global meltdown in the software field, IT companies have never turned their back on the college which has been part of their backbone.”

“The college product what these companies have got over the period speak of the campus drives, these companies did during the transition stage,” he said adding, “most of the multinational companies keeping with their standards, look at first class and above students whereas those like Bangalore based Infosys have 65 per cent and above eligibility cutoff.

Chodankar further says that in the selection

MPT workers to exercise franchise on May 14 HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 11

Nearly 2,800 ‘C’ and ‘D’ category workers of Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) will exercise their franchise for the first time in the form of secret ballot to elect majority union of MPT on May 14, after the Shipping Union decided to abolish the ‘Check-off System’.

However, Mormugao Port and Railway Worker’s Union (MPRWU) has decided to boycott the democratic way of election, suggested by the ministry.

The union had approached the High Court to get a stay, but the port management was in no mood that the union should get the stay, due to which the port authority has filed a caveat application in the court to ensure that MPRWU does not get stay.

The High Court will hear the application on Wednesday, as in the first hearing on May 6, the court had asked reply of the port management and five unions, who are in favour of secret ballots.

However, the ballot paper has been finalized and the five unions that has figured on it are Goa Port and Dock Employees Union, Goa Port and Dock Employees Union (Workers), Goa Port and Dock Workers Organization, MPT Employees Union and The Marmagao Waterfront Worker Union, while MPRWU has been left out.

process which includes aptitude test, group discussion followed by Technical and HR interviews see showcasing of student talent in the race for the job offer.

“Cognizant recruited as many as 35 of our students followed by Infosys with 30, Tata Consultancy Services with 26, Tech Mahindra with 20 and Persistent Systems Ltd with 15,” he added.

On the Core front, Chodankar continued, “Marine Electricals (I) Pvt Ltd Verna/Navi Mumbai selected 15 Electrical students; Tata Metaliks have taken 4 Electrical and 4 Mechanical students.

Titan Timeproducts Verna, Diebold India Pvt. Ltd, Marico Industries, Siemens Healthcare Verna & Thermax India Ltd. are the other core companies who have recruited electronic and mechanical students.

Chowgule & Company Pvt Ltd, Goa has shortlisted 19 Electrical, Mechanical & Civil students.

The placement incharge said that presently 130 students have about 190 job offers.

“Interestingly about 50 students have 2 job offers either software/core which is part of the job policy arrived at, in conjunction with the placement secretaries,” he said adding “The salary offered by the software companies is Rs 2.9 – Rs 3.5 lakh per annum whereas in core it is about Rs 1.3 to Rs 2 8 lakh”.

Further Chodankar says that Pune-based Tata Autocomp will be in campus on May 18, 2010 for electrical and mechanical students and about 12 to 14 are likely to be selected.

Aparant Steel & Marmagoa Steel too are expected for the said core streams.

Shapoorji Pallonji, ACC Ltd, Uttam Guala along with Goa-based construction firms and consultants like Rahul Deshpande & Associates, Datta Kare, Olave Carvalho, Shekhar Panandikar, and Prakash Lawande are expected for civil students in the near future.

sible for the alleged infrastructure scam. “In my report I have clearly targeted Parrikar, who was solely responsible for all the irregularities. There is no mention of core-committee,” Naik replied to a question.

Pa r r i ka r, w h o i s b e i n g probed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for IFFI scam was given a clean chit

by Kamat, saying that the core committee had taken all decisions correctly.

When asked, Naik said he is willing to hand over the factfinding committee report to the CBI officials as evidence if they ask for it.

“Till date no one has approached me for the report. If asked I am willing to hand it over to them anytime. Let them investigate,” he stated.

Naik said that the investigations into the 2004 alleged scandal had dragged on for a considerable length of time.

“Long back I had approached CBI over the matter but at that time they said that there is no such intimation,” he said.

Court orders release of John’s 4-wheeler HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 11

The South Goa Sessions court on Tuesday ordered the release of the four-wheeler owned by Russian woman rape accused John Fernandes.

In his order, Additional Sessions Judge, P V Sawaikar ordered the release of the vehicle on conditions that the vehicle is not to be sold or transferred or modified by the accused.

The judge further directed the accused to allow the vehicle for verification of the vehicle as and when wanted by the Crime Branch. Directors were also issued to the Investigating Officer to conduct a panchanama of the vehicle before release of the vehicle.

The accused had moved the Sessions Court for release of the vehicle. He prayed to the court to release the vehicle and hand it over to his brother.

The Crime Branch, however, had strongly opposed the application saying that the vehicle itself is a strong evidence since the alleged incidence of rape had taken place inside the rape.

PWD work near Baga-Arpora creek poses threat to motorists HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 11

The PWD work near Baga-Arpora creek is posing a serious threat to life and property of the motorists.

It may be recalled that recently, PWD (works division) had carried out road widening works along the Baga-Arpora creek road. However, the culvert constructed in front of the beauty parlour near Baga Bridge is posing a serious threat to life and property.

The culvert has been improperly done, leaving a huge gap between the original road and newly laid concrete slab. The wide gap between the two joints is posing The newly constructed culvert posing a threat to life and property a serious threat to life and prop- at Baga-Arpora.

Photo by Thomas Fernandes erty of the motorists proceeding to and fro Baga beach. night it is very dangerous. Anyone, especially a Few days ago, an outstation jeep landed in tourist riding a two-wheeler, can land in trouble the hole at night, but luckily nothing serious at the dreaded spot.” took place.

Efforts to contact the contractor proved futile.

Speaking to Herald, Seby of Arpora said: “At However, the labourers were unable to provide least during the day, one can see the hole but at any contact details of the contractor.

Ex-student leader against diluting bus subsidy HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

As the private bus operators are gunning for 50 per cent subsidy to the students to make up to its dwindling revenue, a former student leaders has said that the bus operators should not dilute the subsidy by any means.

Ridiculed demands of the bus operators, Prashant Naik, president of Konkani Bhasha Mandal and a former student leader, who fought for 50 percent concession in 1978-79, said “We had fought for a blanket bus conces-

sion for students. There cannot be particular day or time or route for charging 50 percent ticket fair to the students. The concession must be offered 24 hours in 365 days each.

He said that charging half ticket during vacations is worth as most of the time student’s travel by bus either to go for tuitions or to attend extra classes. This is a part of academic year too, Naik added.

Naik agreed saying that there are instances where the concession is misused by students by showing fake identity proofs.

“Government can come out with directives asking the KTCL or AGPBOA to have their own stamps on the cards, which will made available to the students for concession,” he said.

Naik has blamed the student community for not fighting for their rights. “It’s a shame to see the students’ behaviour towards the injustice. Even if today State government decides to go as per bus owner’s demand, the students will not react and fight,” he maintained.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, MAY 11

Shiv Sena, Bardez, on Tuesday launched a drive against nonGoan vendors, who are selling their products in Mapusa market.

Shiv Sena members entered Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) market and directed non-Goan vendors to vacate the place. The members removed the goods of the vendors laid alongside the road in the municipal market and asked them to pack off.

It may be recalled that in April, the delegation of All Goa Merchants Federation and Mapusa Merchants Association had called on MMC Chairperson Roopa Bhakta and had threatened to launch agitation if the council failed to take action against the vendors and hawkers.

Taking cognizance of the demand of the merchants, MMC had removed hawkers and vendors who were sitting in the Mapusa market and confiscated their goods worth several lakhs of rupees.

The operation was carried out by MMC inspectors under the super vision of Bardez Deputy Collector and Acting Chief Officer of MMC Dasharath Redkar and MMC chief engineer Vishnu Naik.

As per the list prepared jointly by Mapusa Merchants

Shiv Sena members direct non-Goan vendors to vacate the area. Photo by Anil Shankhwalker

Association and MMC, there are about 150 notified vendors.

Since MMC did not take any action against vendors and hawkers, the number increased steadily over a period of time and presently about 700 vendors are doing business in the Mapusa market due to which the market has become congested.

Though MMC authorities had

carried out the operation in April, it has been observed that nonGoan vendors and hawkers have started sitting again the market.

Speaking to media, Shiv Sena (Bardez) Vibhag Pramukh Philip D’Souza said Goan vendors should get the first priority in the market. However, it has been observed that non-Goans vendors are occupying the prime locations in the market and

Pre-draft notification on CRZ rubbished HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott and Other Costal People’s Organisations (GREOCPO) have derided the pre-draft notification on Coastal Regulation Zone 2010 presented this April and have called for deletion of “Hazard Line” in it maintaining the same overruled CRZs I, II and III. Addressing a press conference GREOCPO Convenor Matanhy Saldanha said the pre-draft notification has come out of people’s demands and it was a good precedent, but there were many loopholes. However, thee is still time for objections and suggestions, but we feel it is necessary to point out the anomalies, he stated.

Saldanha said in the first place the concept of “Hazard Line” that has been introduced in the pre-draft is suspicious because fine reading of the notification with regards to CRZ III clearly reveals that it has been introduced to dilute the No Development Zone.

He observed the notification clearly states that buildings will be permitted on the landward side of the Hazard Line which will be used to permit development within the NDZ on grounds that the area falls on the landward side of the said line.

Saldanha maintained the pre-draft notification has some subtle changes which are clearly aimed at opening the rural coastal areas for hotels, resorts and even mega housing projects. For example while the 1991 notification had reference to projects in terms of their value the 2010 notification specifies the area and the specified area is 20,000 square metres, he observed.

He said the notification had come out with interesting usage of words by stating “development of beach resorts/hotels for temporary occupation of tourists/ visitors.” This means that these resorts will be for temporary occupation which is ridicu-

lous. The notification has overlooked the fact that the staff and management of these resorts will live on permanent basis and as such the structures cannot be deemed temporary, he stated.

“Besides,” he mentioned, “the pre-draft notification also has provisions indicating that forest land along the country’s coastline that’s currently protected under the Forest Protection Act will be thrown open for development. Any such provision has to be deleted totally as this will means changes to the environment in areas like Pernem and Canacona where certain powerful and influential people are reported to have purchased huge tracts of forest land, he asserted.

Saldanha said in what seemed to be a parody the said notification provides for demolition of buildings of archaeological and historical importance, heritage buildings and buildings under public use. This is ridiculous as these are assets of the country and should not be demolished.

GREOCPO demands that instead of demolition these structures be relocated, he stated.

Ironically, he held further, even though the Government of India has withdrawn its SEZ policy the pre-draft notification provides for setting up SEZ in CRZ areas. Again we demand that no SEZ should be allowed within CRZ, he maintained.

Saldanha said many of the people who have received demolition notices are fearful that their house would go. Neither the Government nor the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority have issued any written clarifications on the demolition orders, he stated.

The GREOCPO Convenor informed he was headed to Chennai in the capacity of President of National Fish workers Forum to take up the issue of the pre-draft notification where a consensus discussion is scheduled.

Goan vendors are forced to sit in the scorching sun.

“Further, due to these nonGoan vendors, the business of Mapusa merchants and Goan vendors has been affected badly.

MMC has done nothing to control the onslaught to non-Goan vendors and it is for this reason we have taken up the drive against non-Goan vendors,” said D’Souza.

Guests ID must before check-in: DM to hotels HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

In wake of the constant terror threat in the country and Goa in particular, the State administration has asked the hotel managements to strictly check identity of guests before checkin.

In an order issued today, the District Magistrate, North Goa District, under section 144 of CrPC 1973 has ordered that owners would not allow any guest to check in without identity proof.

“Management of all hotels, lodging and boarding, private guest houses, paying guest, accommodation of all religious bodies, shall not allow any visitors or guests to check in without providing any photo identity proof,” the order states.

Further it states that identities such as Smart Card, Election Card, Employment Card, ATM Card or any other Photo Identity Card issued by the recognized authority can be accepted by the managements.

The magistrate has also asked the management to compulsorily furnish details of all foreigners staying in their premises in “C” form (prescribed by the Government). “The in-charge of such lodging places shall provide all such information for inspection to the police authority,” the order states adding,

Lifeguards on guard at Palolem beach HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, MAY 11

Tourism may have almost come to an end, but Palolem beach is now brimming with a battery of lifeguards, a tall standing lifeguard tower, rescue gadgets, besides a jeep to meet any drowning exigencies.

According to sources, 23 lifeguards employed by Dhristi, which includes a captain, besides a jeep driver, guards the 1.7 km stretch of Palolem beach since Saturday.

“Eight points have been marked and all these points are equipped with wireless sets, which are routed to the main wireless set handled by captain, who takes his position watching the entire beach with binoculars on the lifeguard tower,” informed a source.

“The lifeguards posted at Palolem are equipped with rescue boats, rescue tubes, Jetski, a jeep and first-aid kit to meet any exigencies,” informed lifeguards captain Girish Ko marpant.

“Shortly, AED system will also be installed once the lifeguard tower still under construction will be fully operational,” said Komarpant, who has been reportedly instrumental in singlehandedly saving six people from imminent drowning at Betalbatim beach last year.

Lifeguards keeping hawk eye on swimmers at Palolem beach.

“Besides, we had classified Palolem beach fronts as ‘safe’ and ‘dangerous’ spots, highlighting the dangers involved to the unsuspecting tourists,” he said.

Interestingly, Komarpant re p l i e d i n t h e n e g a t i v e , whether any drowning calls have been attended at Palolem since Saturday, but hastily added that the life of Nuvem

church priest Fr Thomas Fernandes who met watery grave at Galgibaga beach on Sunday afternoon may have been saved if there was presence of lifeguards on that beach.

Even though the lifeguard tower is still in construction stage, the full batch of 23 lifeguards is watching over the beach shore, beginning from

Photo by Kathy Pereira

7.30 am till the sun sets.

Lifeguards towers of smaller sizes are also planned at Agonda, Patnem, Rajbag and Galgibag beaches by tourism department, informed sources.

It is learnt that the lifeguards posted now will not be withdrawn henceforth and continue to guard the shore even during off season.

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Exasperated CM vows to put ailing Hospicio back on track HEALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 11

Exasperated over the prevailing conditions at Hospicio, especially the ailing mortuary, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Tuesday has said he would take personal interest to put the ailing district hospital on the right track.

Kamat conducted a visit of the hospital this morning and personally saw for himself the conditions in the wake of complaints received from Congress workers from Margao and Fatorda that all is not well with the district hospital.

After finding that the 18-capacity was occupied by 15 bodies, the Chief Minister gave clear cut directions to the district Superintendent of Police, South Allan De Sa to ensure that the police Chief Minister Digambar Kamat takes note of the situation at the Hospicio, Margao on Tuesday. clear all medico-legal cases from hours, adding that the number of unclaimed ments and increase the numbers of opthe morgue within seven days. bodies have increased in the district in re- erators from four to six. Look at the GMC, Similar directions were issued to the Mar- cent times. there is immediate response from the opgao Municipal Chief Officer to dispose off “I will regularly visit the hospital even erator unlike in Hospicio. I want a conthe dead body on the eight day after re- during night time to find out its function- stable along with the telephone operator”, ceiving the request from the police. ing”, Kamat warned, added that he would Kamat said.

The Chief Minister further said the efforts try to rectify the shortcomings such as Asserting that he means business vis-àare on to have another mortuary at the TB shortage of operators etc. vis Hospicio hospital, the Chief Minister Sanatorium. “I will talk to city NGOs like The Chief Minister, who took round of said “this is just the beginning. Better alert the Lions Club and other social organizations the mortuary, casualty, blood bank, later your staff. I will make surprise night rounds which have evinced interest to set up a inquired about the functioning of the tele- to see and verify how it’s functioning withmortuary unit in addition to the existing phone operations. He made it categorically out prior intimation. I have had enough unit”, he added. clear that the operators should attend to now and I will personally take note to put In this connection, the Chief Minister has all calls and interact with members of the a system in place”, he added. asked for a fortnightly report from the hos- public.

The Radiology Department asked the CM pital and Margao Municipal Council on the The Chief Minister also said that the to bring back the X-ray machine back in disposal of dead bodies and the status in authorities should station a police officer the room and complete the restoration the morgue. at the hospital round-the-clock. “I want work. They also called for changing the SP De Sa expressed his helplessness in the telephone operators to work round- manual processing to computerized techdisposing off the dead bodies within 48 the-clock. You make alternate arrange- nology.

Nuvem priest laid to rest at Colva

Andhra native held for duping jobless youth HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 11

A native of Andhra Pradesh (AP) was arrested on charges of duping 12 unemployed youth from AP to the tune of Rs 6.8 lakh, after promising them overseas job.

Pathan Mohammad Badsha was arrested by Andhra Police and was handed over to Vasco police a couple of days ago.

Complainant Shivprashad Vemula, owner of Samarth Travels, had taken about Rs 65,000 from 12 unemployed youth from Hyderabad and handed the money to the accused.

However, after the amount was delivered, the accused did not respond to the youth, due to which Vemula lodged a police complaint with Rajampett police station in Hyderabad.

Since the complainant had handled all the transactions from his office in Vasco, AP police referred the case to Vasco police for investigation.

The accused, who was in Kuwait for nearly one and half years after taking the money had recently come down to Andhra Pradesh, where he was arrested by AP police and handed over to Vasco police.

Vasco police have arrested the accused under Section 420 of IPC and Immigration Act and has sent him to five days police custody.

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Agro officers to move HC if YCMOU graduates selected HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

A nun pays her last repect to Fr Thomas Fernandes on Tuesday.

Photo by Savio Dias HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 11

Thousands of people bid a tearful adieu to the Assistant Parish Priest of Nuvem Church, Fr Thomas Fernandes as his mortal remains were laid to rest in his home village Colva on Tuesday evening.

In the morning, hundreds of Nuvem Parishioners gathered at the Church to pay their last respect to the priest, who died while rescuing three youth members of the parish at Galgibag beach on Sunday.

Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao concelebrated a Mass at the church this morning, which was attended by a large number of priests and the parishioners.

The Archbishop remarked

100-year-old man jumps to death HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, MAY 11

A 100-year-old man from Brittona committed suicide by jumping into the Mandovi River on Monday.

On receipt of the information, Porvorim police rushed to the spot and Marine police fished out the body from the river. The deceased has been identified as Sriram Sagun Naik.

After conducting panchanama, police sent the body to GMC Hospital at Bambolim.

The post mortem was conducted on Tuesday and the body was handed over to his relatives for final rites. The post mortem report has confirmed the death due to drowning.

Police further informed that the deceased was ill for some time. Police have registered a case of unnatural death.

n The mortal remains were kept open for public to pay their last respect and later carried to his residence at Colva. His remains were laid to rest this evening after an Eucharistic celebration. that the Archdiocese of Goa has lost a very good priest. He said that till the very end, Fr Thomas showed that he was a true disciple of Christ and followed his teachings. “Jesus had said that there is no greater love than one who lays down his life for others and Fr Thomas has fulfilled the words of Jesus to perfection in his true life”, the Archbishop said.

H e f u r t h e r s a i d t h a t Fr Thomas had lived for 38 years and had served the people of

God with concern and love during his eight years of priesthood.

The mortal remains were kept open for public to pay their last respect and later carried to his residence at Colva.

His remains were laid to rest this evening after an Eucharistic celebration.

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat visited the residence of the late priest at Colva and offered his condolences to members of the bereaved family.

There has been resentment among Officers Association of Agriculture Department as graduates from Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) Nasik are being considered for the post of Assistant Agriculture Officer (AAO) group B. The interviews for the posts were held this month and officers association is apprehensive if graduates of YCMOU are selected it could dilute quality of level of work. The association is also contemplating to move High Court on this issue.

Their main contention is that open university students are not having and not expected to have knowledge of various technical aspects of agriculture and horticulture and will not able to provide technical guidance to farmers.

“They cannot perform the duties as expected from AAO which is a gazetted post and very purpose of appointment will be defeated,” said one agriculture officer on the condition of anonymity.

He also says the course offered by YCMOU is not a full time.

The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) recognises BSc agriculture/horticulture as full time regular residential course where the students have to reside at Campus for four years.

And till date all posts of AAO were filled from the graduates of ICAR recognised universities.

The officer also pointed out that eligibility for admission is that even SSC fail student can apply for the BSc agriculture from YCMOU. Pointing out more follies, he said, degree of YCMOU is a six-year course and is not eligible for admission in higher degrees such as MSc /PhD degree from ICAR recognised universities.

In 2006 Maharashtra State Government had issued a special order to consider the degree of YCMOU and accordingly to make changes in the recruitment rules. However, the Government of Goa has not issued any such orders to GPSC. The association also feels that chances of 150 Goan youth who have done BSc agriculture/horticulture regular course through universities as ICAR candidates — nominated and sponsored by Directorate of Agriculture, being appointed as AAO will be affected.

The directorate also executes a bond on behalf of government to provide employment to sponsored candidates on completing the course on preferential basis.

The State government pays a stipend of Rs 1000 per student whereas ICAR also pays stipend in equal amount to sponsored students. In total Rs 20,000 is spent by both after every sponsored student.

The government has to ensure to provide quality service and guidance to help the public approaching the agriculture office by appointing qualified, capable and eligible candidate as per requirement of the post, says the association.

Girl falls off bus, seriously hurt

Benaulim girl found dead in house

A 12-year-old girl from Ordhofond-Poinguinim was seriously injured, after she fell off from a bus at Ordhofond on Tuesday morning.

According to Canacona police, Movilla Countinho was traveling in a mini bus (GA-02-U-4068) to Margao, when she accidentally fell from the running bus. “The bus continued its journey even after the girl fell. Later, the bus which has reached at Char Rasta was subsequently placed under detention and brought to police station,” informed police. Police further informed that the girl sustained severe injuries. She was provided first-aid at Canacona, before being shifted to Hospicio in Margao, where she is convalescing. Police said the bus is presently under police detention, but did not reveal details how the girl could fall from a running bus, when the bus door is supposed to remain closed unless the bus is stationary. Police said further investigation is in progress.

A young girl of 25 years from Benaulim was found dead in her house last night.

Colva PSI Sudesh Velip informed that the victim girl was found hanging to a ceiling fan.

He said the police are investigating into the exact cause behind the incident as no suicide note was found in the house.

The police are investigating.

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S H O RT TA K E S Pratik is DAAD ambassador

PANJIM (HND): Pratik Mandrekar, a final student of Computer Science Engineering at the K K Birla Goa Campus of BITS, Pilani has been selected as the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) young ambassador .The DAAD in India appointed the first batch of 16 DAAD ambassadors for India through a selection process. These 16 are students from elite institutions who were earlier involved in some academic endeavor sponsored by the DAAD in Germany.

According to a press release, Pratik completed his internship during May-July 2009 at University of Augsburg, Germany working under Prof Dr Wolfgang Reif, Head of Software Engineering department. Working with a team on a field called Organic Computing which mainly comprises of building intelligent systems inspired by biological systems in a distributed manner was an inspiring experience for Pratik.

As a young ambassador for the DAAD, Pratik would be responsible for spreading the word around to the students and helping the faculty and the institution try to benefit from programs like faculty visit, guest lectures, project collaborations, MoUs focusing on establishing centres of excellence among others. He along with the other ambassadors hope to establish the base so that our institutions and students can derive maximum benefits from the growing Indo-German bonhomie in the coming years, adds the press release.

‘Nisha’ screened at Parra

A N Nagvenkar presenting a trophy to Neville Pereira, producer /director of the Konkani movie ‘Nisha’.

PANJIM(HND): A N Nagvenkar presented a trophy to Neville Pereira, producer/director of the Konkani movie ‘Nisha’ after the screening of the movie at Parra, Canca, Bardez on Tuesday and appreciated the efforts put in by Neville Pereira to produce this movie. Nagvenkar appealed to the large crowd gathered to watch the movie, which he said contains strong social messages for the youth and recommended this movie for school and college going students.

Leo Club at Ponda

Awareness on self employment programmes needed: Azgaonkar herald news desk PANJIM, MAY 11

herald news desk PANJIM, MAY 11

Panchayat Minister and Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Manohar Azgaonkar stressed on the need to create greater awareness about various self employment programmes like tailoring, embroidery, and other crafts training among unemployed youths so that they can learn new skills and start their own business which will boost rural economy of the state.

Azgaonkar was speaking at the inauguration of tailoring class at a function organized at Khutwal in Pernem. The six month duration training class will be conducted under the scheme of the government polytechnic. In all, 20 trainees will be imparted training.

Speaking further, Azgaonkar said that the government is committed for the welfare of the common people in the State and therefore appealed to the villagers to cooperate with the government endeavour to achieve further socio-economic progress. He said basic requirements of roads, water and power supply are being fulfilled and people are demanding qualitative change. He also assured to provide all basic amenities in the area.

North Goa Zilla Panchayat President Pandurang Parab also spoke.

Dy Sarpanch of Allorna Shilpa Parab, dy Sarpanch of Warkhand Narayan Talkatkar, panchas Kanoba Raul and Bhagwant Shetye, were present. Indrajeet Parab welcomed the gathering.

The Sports Minister later inaugurated ‘Gavalan Gayan’ com-

The Goa Su-Raj Party has expressed surprise over the upcoming Mapusa Bandh announcement called in protest against faulty ODP by the All Goa Merchants Federation and Mapusa Merchants Association, on May 12.

The Party says that it is totally and completely against any ‘bandh’ and considers the bandh culture, as imported into Goa, as obnoxious and borders on goondagiri and extortion culture.

As a part of the citizen's movement of Mapusa to see Mapusa wholesomely and intelligently developed, the Party's members are involved in the 'Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott' which has denounced the presently notified Mapusa ODP and has asked for its immediate modification on the lines of the requirements of the 'memorandum' submitted to the Mapusa Municipal Council as well as to the government by MNE. The Party is also aware, through its several members who are also a part of MNE that the proposed 'bandh' by the Mapusa Merchants Association is supposed to be a self-imposed bandh by the affected Mapusa Merchants and is not to be a total bandh as reported. If it is, then the Party strongly protests such a bandh and the authorities should initiate action.

In a press release issued here, the Goa Su-Raj Party states that it has always sympathized with the Mapusa Merchants and their long-standing genuine grievances, having been left to the winds by the so called authorities.

Wages under NREGS to be hiked: Churchill herald news desk PANJIM, MAY 11

Board of Directors of Leo Club of Ponda alongwith Leo President Flasio Colaco, MJF Lion President Sagar Sakordekar, District Governor MJF Lion Dr U Madhava Shetty and other dignitaries.

PANJIM(HND): Lions Club of Ponda recently sponsored a new Leo Club at Ponda. The inauguration ceremony of Leo Club of Ponda was held at Shigmotsava Hall, Ponda amidst a host of VIPs, distinguished guests, Lions and Lion Ladies. The programme began with a melodious invocation song presented by Leo Sweta Naik. Thereafter, 25 Leo members in the age group of 12 to 20 years were inducted by District Chairperson for Leo Advisor Lion Agnelo D’Silva. District Governor, 324 D2, Lion MJF Dr U Madhava Shetty installed the Board of Directors with Leo Flasio Colaco as the Charter President, Leo Ridima Velingkar as the Vice-President, Leo Shalaka Sudan Kuncolienkar as the Secretary and Leo Parvez Fernandes as the Treasurer. Addressing a distinguished gathering, District Governor appreciated President of Lions Club of Ponda, Lion Sagar Sakordekar and DC Lion Agnelo D’Silva for their untiring efforts to form the new Leos Club.

Leo Club programs provide the youth, an opportunity to develop their skills in terms of work, sharing, leadership and to be of service to the poor.

Leo Ridima Velingkar, Leo Parvez Fernandes and Leo Shama Naik introduced the guests. The vote of thanks was proposed

by Leo Shalaka Kuncolienkar.

Lion Sakordekar awarded

PWD Minister Churchill Alemao said that the wages being given to unskilled workers under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme will be hiked from Rs 130 to Rs 150 soon.

Churchill was speaking after inaugurating a Front Line Academy at Kalay in Sanguem.

Churchill further said the State government has taken up development of all the constituencies irrespective of party affiliations and informed that 100 free water taps have been sanctioned for Kalay area.

Stating that he will endeavor to undertake development of Kalay area, Alemao told the people to bring to his notice their problems in the area of roads and water supply.

The Front Line Academy will deal with various issues related to education, health, environment, sports, social and cultural sectors and to promote them accordingly in Kalay and Costi areas.

ZP member Pradeep Dessai, Girish Tendulkar, Pradeep Naik, panch V inod Gaonkar, exSarpanch Shaba Naik, panch Babla Khorat and Fr Coney Pinto were present.

Earlier Front Line Academy President Arun Bicholkar welcomed and Secretary Sanjay Dhamsekar proposed the vote of thanks.

PANJIM(HND): MJF Lion Sagar Sakordekar was honoured with the coveted International President’s Certificate of Appreciation, at the hands of the chief guest, Past International Director, Lion Naresh Agarwal at the District Convention held at Dharwad in April 2010.

This certificate is awarded in recognition of distinguished achievements in fulfilling the Service Mission of Lions Clubs.

According to a press release, Lion Sagar Sakordekar, President of Lions Club of Ponda, has been very active since he took charge from July 2010. Under his leadership, the Club has already completed 110 service projects in the fields of Health, Education and Sports. He has to his credit many health camps organized for students and the underprivileged in the society, cataract operations, sports coaching camps and tournaments at Taluka level and State level.

Panchayat Minister Manohar Azgaonkar inaugurates tailoring classes at Kutwal-Pernem. Also present are dy Sarpanch Shilpa Parab, Swati Parab and others.

petition organized by Shree Mauli Mahila Mandal at Naikwada, Torse.

12 elderly women were felicitated at the hands of Azgaonkar on the occasion. They include Janaki Mhamal, Kashibai Toraskar, Sitabai Joshi, Jayavanti Parab, Laxmi Toraskar, Taramati Tandel, Satyawati Redkar, Sitabai Toraskar, Satyawati Shamba Chari, Parvati Talavanekar (Naik), Saraswati Gajanan Bhagat and Rukmini Vithal Naik.

Speaking on the occasion, Azgaonkar highlighted the impor-

tance of our age old art and cultural tradition and said that competition like ‘Gavalan Gayan’ would help to enrich and preserve it for posterity.

He lauded the contributions made by elderly women towards the empowerment of women in the area and told the youths to emulate their example and work with dedication and selfless motive for the betterment of the society.

Thereafter, Azgaonkar inaugurated the drama stage built at a cost of Rs 2 lakhs at Torse.

Restricting entry of migrant labourers not possible: Narvekar herald COrresPOndenT PORVORIM, MAY 11

Stating that Indian Constitution protects the right of every citizen of India to move freely within the borders of the country, Aldona MLA Dayanand Narvekar said it is not legally possible to put restrictions on the entry of migrant labourers into Goa. He was speaking as the chief guest at ‘Advocacy Workshop 2010’ on vector borne diseases organized by Primary Health Centre in association with the Directorate of Health Services at Porvorim on Tuesday.

“Though rise in malaria cases in the State is mainly due to migrants labourers, it becomes responsibility of the health department to intensify its surveillance activities and penalize builders and contractors, who do not follow health rules to prevent the spread of disease,” said Narvekar.

He further said the panchayats can play an important role in eradication of malaria.

“The panchayats can make best use of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by taking up projects like construction of gutters, cleaning of gutters and drains, cutting of bushes, cleaning of ponds/lakes where there is possibility of mosquito breeding by hiring labourers on daily basis. This will provide employment to rural labourers and also help to maintain cleanliness in villages,” added Narvekar.

Aldona MLA Dayanand Narvekar addresses the gathering at Porvorim.

Photo by Anil Shankhwalker

Deputy Director of Directorate of Health Services for vector borne diseases Dr Deepak Kabadi said there has been substantial drop in malaria cases in Goa in recent years due to various measures taken by the health department.

“We have started supplying impregnated bed nets to contractors for delivering it to their labourers. These nets are treated with chemicals due to which the mosquitoes die when they come into contact with the impregnated bed nets,” said Dr Kabadi.

“It is possible to curtail the spread of malaria disease if every citizen ensures cleanliness in and around his residence,” added Dr Kabadi.

Aldona Primary Health Centre Health Officer Dr Pradeep Dhavjekar said during 2009, 450 cases of malaria were reported as against 640 cases in 2008.

“In the current year during the course of four months from January to April, 60 cases have been registered at Aldona Pri-

mary Health Centre, out of which nine cases are of Falcipuram Plasmodium,” said Dr Dhavjekar.

“Socorro, Salai and Britona are high risk areas, as massive construction activities are in progress in these areas,” added Dr Dhavjekar.

Shreedhar Acharya compered the programme, while Nanda Pisurlekar proposed the vote of thanks.

CME on Radiology herald news desk PANJIM, MAY 11

Goa State IMA along with IMATiswadi Branch will be organising a ‘CME in Radiology’ on May 16 at International Centre, Dona Paula. Guest speakers Dr Bhavin Jhankaria and Dr Bijal Jhankaria will speak on PET scan and breast imaging (MRI and Mammography), accredited by Goa Medical Council. For details, contact Dr Prasad Netravalkar on 9822102524 or Dr Prashant Lawande on 9823292905.

Dr Fernando do Amaral Peres completes a century

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MJF Lion Sagar Sakordekar receiving the International President’s certificate at the hands of past International Director, Lion Naresh Agarwal at Dharwad.

Su-Raj Party opposes bandh call by Mapusa merchants

By Jose Maria Miranda

ongevity is God’s gift to just a few. And among these few, those who have the good fortune of touching a century, can be counted on one’s fingertips.

Dr Fernando do Amaral Peres, a one time well known physician and former Director of Hospicio Hospital, completes hundred years yesterday. He is perhaps Goa’s only living physician to reach this beautiful age.

Hailing from Verna, where he was born on May 11, 1910, Dr Peres, after his primary and secondary studies, joined the Escola Medico-Cirurgica de Goa in Panjim - the first Medical College to be set up in Asia – and completed his course of MedicoCirurgiao in 1932. He was one of thirteen catholic doctors of this Goan School of Medicine to have their stethoscopes blessed for the first time – a ritual to seek God’s grace and blessings on their work and activities in restoring people’s health. The then Auxiliar y Bishop of Goa, D Manuel Maria Ferreira da Silva presided over the ceremony – the first to be held in the Escola Medica de

Goa in Panjim.

Soon after he finished his medical studies, Dr Fernando Peres joined the Sanatorio de S Jose (TB Sanatorium) in Margao, where he met his life partner, the late Dr Escolastica Gracias, who, like him, also rose to become the Director of the Hospital do Hospicio do S C de Maria in Margao. At this Hospital, where he worked for 35 long years with great dedication and zeal, he occupied prominent positions as a surgeon, Chief Physician and lastly as Director till his retirement in July 1969. He was instrumental in organizing

the grand centenary celebrations of the Hospicio in 1967 which were held during his tenure as Director. He was also Professor of the Nursing Course at the Escola Medica de Goa. Simple and unassuming, keeping always a low profile, Dr Peres was also a man of letters and was a scholar of the Instituto de Alta Cultura, Lisbon and often wrote articles in chaste Portuguese.

Besides being my father’s batch mate Dr Peres was our family friend and doctor for decades. His diagnosis was precise, his treatment accurate, his devotion to his patients unmatched.

Dr Peres is till date mobile and lucid. When I visited him, about two months back, he was, as usual seated in his verandah, but on a wheel chair. He made it a point to let me know that he could still walk but because he was apprehensive of a fall, he made use of the wheel chair.

Even at this ripe age, he always had a very lively and interesting conversation about the past. He would sometimes narrate how the beginning of the construction of his house

at Rua de Saudades, a few yards away from the Hospicio Hospital in Margao, coincided with the start of World War II. Many people had found it foolish that he had ventured into the construction at that time. But due to a dynamic and enterprising contractor, who had taken the precaution of storing the necessary materials, he was able to accomplish the task in a short time and without much problems.

Like my mother who will be 97 next month, he too would often say “Estou a viver muito” (I am living for too long). And I would reply “So long as you are mobile and not a burden to anyone, it’s a blessing – a privilege not given to many”. Little do they realize how much many of us, who do not expect to touch three quarters of their age, envy them…

On this day when Dr Peres celebrates 100 years of an active and well lived life, many of which were in the dedicated service of the suffering humanity, we wish him many more, filled with God’s grace and blessings and continued good health to live happily the remaining years of his life in the company of his near and dear ones.

upcOming EvEnTS Saint’s statue for veneration

PANJIM(HND): On the occasion of the feast of Saint Dymphna, the patron saint for victims of nervous diseases and mental disorders, dyslexia, epilepsy and other ailments, the statue of Saint Dymphna will be kept open to the public on May 15, from 8 am to 11 pm at ‘Casa de Almeida’s’ - the house of Lida Joao, Bainfol, Assolna, Salcette.

Career seminars

PANJIM(HND): The Goa Education Development Corporation in collaboration with Directorate of Higher Education, Directorate of Technical Education and Directorate of Education is organizing a career seminar for the students of SSC on May 14 at MPAI hall of Entertainment Society of Goa at Campal, Panjim on May 15 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.

The seminar would be highly informative. Professors Pandurang Nadkarni, U V Ballikar, Nagesh Sardessai, Raghunath Gawas, Vivek Kamat and Bhaskar Nayak will be guiding the students and their parents. Since there are limited seats, parents are advised to have a prior booking for attending the seminar.

For bookings, contact Goa Education Development Corporation on 2411187 or 2411194. The seminars are free and the confirmation will be on first come first serve basis. Seminars at Margao and Panjim will start at 9:30 am and continue till 1 pm, says a press release.

Cookery, bakery classes

PANJIM (HND): A comprehensive course of low fat bakery and cookery classes will be conducted by Fatima Moniz in South Goa (Margao).

The course includes cakes with decoration, desserts (hot n cold}, pies, tarts (sweet n savoury), breads, cookies, souffles, mousses and veg/non-veg dishes.

The cuisine will be Portuguese, Goan, Continental, Italian, Indian etc. Eggless cooking will also be taught. Contact Fatima Moniz on 2776035, 9370275702 for details.

Animation course

PANJIM (HND): Arena Animations Academy Specialist Programme (AAASP) an all India level animation course batch starts end May/early June. This course covers digital graphics...2D animation...3D animation and specialization in 3D advanced animation.

Also the Professional Certificate in Web Designing (PCWD) course will be conducted. This course comprises of 2 semesters, one is Web Graphics Suite and the other a Web Designing Suite.

Also plenty of animation related short term courses are constantly started at the academy on various softwares. Registrations are now open.

For any information, contact Arena Animations Academy Franchisee-Panjim, Midas Touch bldg, 3rd floor, Panjim Market Square, above HDFC Bank, entrance opposite DCB Bank/Cafe Mutto, Panjim. Tel No 9423885224 / 9823013484 / 9823611824 / 2225153, mgmanimations@gmail.com.

Community hall opening

COLLEM(HC): Transport Minister Ramkrishna Dhavlikar will inaugurate community hall near Sateri Temple at BondumalMollem on May 12 at 3.45 pm.

Foundation stone will also be laid for a Balwadi at PalaskataMollem. Besides, distribution of cheques to beneficiaries under various government schemes, distribution of financial help to 18 mahila mandals and self help groups and felicitation of Mollem panchayat members will be held.

Chief guest Dhavlikar will inaugurate the community hall and lay the foundation stone.

Sanvordem MLA Anil Salgaonkar, Dharbandoda ZP member Rashmi Lambor, industrialist and social worker Arjun Salgaonkar and social worker Girish Tendulkar will attend the programme.

Anniversary celebration

PORVORIM(HC): Medha Parriker Rugna Seva Kendra (unit of Keshav Seva Sadhana) will celebrate its seventh anniversary on May 13. Medha Parriker Rugna Seva Kendra is having its 24hour ambulance service and has maintained Blood Group directory for the needy people. The organization also lends medical equipments to all those poor and needy persons who approach them with the recommendation from medical practitioners.

According to press note, every year, renowned doctors from different fields are invited to deliver talks on different topics on health. This year, former Associate Professor of Goa Medical College Dr Oscar Rebello will deliver a talk on ‘Life style and health care’ at Tourist Mini Hall, Mapusa, on May 13 at 5 pm.

Drawing contest

PORVORIM(HC): The Penha-de-Franca Panchayat Library at AltoBetim will celebrate its fifth anniversary on May 16.

On the occasion, a drawing workshop and demonstration will be conducted by Deepak Gad. The workshop, which is open for children in the age group of 6 to 12 years, will be held from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Later, drawing competition will be conducted, for which the subject will be given on the spot. Those interested in participating in the workshop are requested to register their names with Rajesh Volvoikar (9326121672), Shekhar Bidye (9823758456), Sheilesh Punaji (9923246877) or library office (2411987).

Divar church feast celebrated herald news desk PANJIM, MAY 11

The annual feast of Our Lady of Piety, Patroness of Nossa Sra De Piedade Church, Divar, was celebrated recently with the traditional religious fervour. The feast mass was celebrated by Fr Romeo Monteiro, professor of Rachol Seminary. Exhorting the large congregation assembled on the occasion to emulate Mother Mary, Fr Monteiro also asked them to imbibe values of humility which Mother Mary

practiced all her life.

According to a press release, the nine-day novena in preparation for the feast with the traditional ‘Salves’ which had been discontinued for the last six decades, were reintroduced from last year after Fr Anil Kumar took over as the Parish Priest.

“In keeping with the recommendations of the Diocesan Synod 2000, the feast was celebrated this year with the participation of the entire village of Piedade, said Fr Anil Kumar.

POWER SHUTDOWN MAY 12 BICHOLIM: From 9 am to 5 pm. Areas affected are Ladfem, Van, Maulinguem, Kudchirem, Nalgini, Govindnagar, Gholkar, Lakherim, Sahakar gel and Dhangarwada and surrounding areas.

CALANGUTE: From 9 am to 5 pm. Areas affected are Gaurawado, Naikawado and surrounding areas.

MAY 13 TALEIGAO: Between 9 am to 2:30 pm. Areas affected are Landscape Shire, Models Celebrity, Monteiro site, Madkaikar Nagar, Bhatlem area around Dutta Mandir and surrounding areas.

PANJIM: Between 9 am to 3 pm. Areas affected are El-dorado Plaza, Lar-Commercial, Old market and nearby surrounding areas.

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Migrants leave for K’taka for p’yat polls

of burns cases says, though cases are reported as accidental assumingly many are homicidal or suicidal. However, he pointed out that their main responsibility is to provide treatment and relief to the patient.

Though the rate of burns cases admitted in GMC is high it is yet have a dedicated burns unit. It is all the more important to have dedicated burns unit in GMC as the number of patients with 70 per cent and more burn injuries admitted is also big.

Apparently, proposal for separate unit is pending with the government. Patients suffering from 41-70 burn injuries normally have good chance of survival and getting better, but that cannot be said of patients admitted in GMC due to lack of infrastructure.

During last four months (January-April) GMC received 53 burns cases of which 27 patients did not survive. Of the total patients admitted with 41-70 per cent burn cases during this period nine succumbed to injuries as also 18 persons with 72-100 per cent burns.

Migrant labourers from Mormugao have left for their respective districts like Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Dharwad and Gadag in Karnataka to exercise their franchise in the gram panchayat election scheduled on May 12.

Interestingly, the election has turned into a profitable venture for tourist vehicle operators in Mormugao taluka.

Getting an eight-nine seater vehicles like Tata Sumo or similar vehicles till May 13 is not an easy task, as most of the vehicles have been booked to transport the electorates from Mangore, Birla, Zuarinagar, Baina, New Vaddem, Bogda, etc, to participate in the gram panchayat election in Karnataka.

Few migrants, who have migrated some time back, have managed to keep their name intact in the electoral list in Goa as well as in Karnataka.

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

Goa may be considered as one of the progressive States of the country, but shockingly, it is also true that incidents of women falling victim to stove bust or to fire accidents in the kitchen are quite high.

The percentage of women victims is relatively high among burn cases admitted in the Goa Medical College (GMC) & Hospital Bambolim. High incidence of burns in females is reflected in the statistics of over last seven years, says Dr Yuri Dias-Amborcar, Associate Prof, GMC. (See box 1) In fact, about 63 per cent of admissions related to burns are women whereas 15.83 per cent of the admissions are children.

Annual total number of burns admissions in the existing burns unit over the last ten years has ranged between a minimum of 156 to a maximum of 206 patients with average 15 admissions every month.

While most cases (almost 90 per cent) are registered as accidental, Dr Dias-Amborcar who has handled a large of number

Sex IncIdence Period Male Female July 02-June 03 6 114 July 03-June 04 62 116 July 04-June 05 70 113 July 05-June 06 69 99 July 06-June 07 66 107 July 07-June 08 63 104 July 08-June 09 62 137 Period 2006 2007 2008

ANNuAl INCIdENCE PErIod ToTAl July 04 to June 05 183 June 05 to June 06 168 July 06 to June 07 176 July 07 to June 08 167 July 08 to June 09 199

PMC warned not to dump garbage at Nirankal

Garbage dumped at Nirankal-Ponda.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, MAY 11

Bethora-Nirankal Panchayat has warned Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) against dumping of garbage at Nirankal-Ponda.

In a letter, Bethora-Nirankal Panchayat has asked asking PMC to stop dumping of waste.

According to sources, PMC began dumping garbage in two separate private properties at Nirankal. The activity began last two months.

“Daily generated house waste and plastic was dumped at one place, while waste from slaughter houses and fish market at another,” said sources.

Photo by Amresh Parab

Villagers have complained that heaps of garbage dumps is emanating unbearable smell and during the recently held gram sabha, a resolution was passed demanding to stop dumping of garbage.

Bethora-Nirankal Sarpanch Baburao Salelkar said: “Villagers complained that it was difficult to pass through the road where in a nearby property, PMC dumped garbage.

The smell was unbearable and it is high time that the PMC stops the activity.”

“PMC was asking for time limit, but we denied. We cannot allow them (PMC) to con-

tinue dumping waste in our panchayat area and create nuisance,” added Salelkar.

“According to the gram sabha decision, we have submitted objection letter pertaining to garbage dumping to the authorities and hope they will act swiftly,” stated Salelkar.

With no proper site for garbage disposal, PMC has been using private properties to dispose daily generated garbage in the municipal area.

For several months, PMC utilised a private farm property at Khandepar to dispose garbage, the activity which has been stopped since the last two months after the owner refused acceptance of any more garbage.

It is learnt that PMC was paying about Rs 40,000 per month to the farm owner for allowing dumping garbage in his property.

The construction of the proposed garbage treatment plant at Khandepar is in primary stage.

PMC Chief Officer Jayant Tari and even newly appointed PMC Chairperson Pradip Naik is in piquant situation as garbage will began to pile with no place to dispose.

Efforts to contact chief officer and chairperson proved futile as both were unavailable for comments.

Thanks to Sonu, cashew nut peeling to become easier

Sonu Chari with a novel machine invented by him to peel cashew nuts.

Photo by Vishant Vaze HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAYEM, MAY 11

Industrialists in the cashew nut industry will no longer have to go in search of skilled labour to peel cashew nuts, as one Sonu Chari of Pilgao-Bicholim has invented cashew nut peeling machine.

The unique idea of developing the machine emerged out of the inspiration from one of the cashew nut industrialist Dasharath Narvekar from Pilgao.

Accordingly, Narvekar, who used to come across several difficulties while peeling cashew nuts due to lack of skilled labourers, approached Chari and narrated him the series of problems he used to face.

After giving a thought, Chari who is famous for innovative inventions assured Narvekar to come out with an innovative solution.

After a lot of hard work and efforts, Chari invented and cre-

Percentage of Burns 0-40 41-70 71-100 72 37 43 82 48 30 78 60 40

ated a new machine. To create awareness among cashew nut industrialists, he invited industrialists, including Narvekar, for demonstration of the machine.

The machine can peel about 35-40 cashew nuts per hour and that too by leaving the entire nut intact with only 1% waste in the form of small pieces and powder against the previous ratio of 25-30% waste when cashew nuts were peeled manually.

Hearing about the novel machine, a large number of businessmen from Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Goa have been thronging to Chari’s residence to have a look at the machine.

It is learnt that the machine, which costs about Rs 75,000, can perform the work of seven persons at a time.

Interestingly, Chari who is the mastermind behind inventing the machine is neither an engineer by profession nor highly qualified. He got the inspiration from industrialists Shivajirao Desai and Gopi Sawaikar.

Cash, gold stolen from two houses HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, MAY 11

Cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 12 lakh were stolen from two houses in Mardol and Marcaim in Ponda.

In his police complaint, Manguesh Borkar of Cine PineMardol has stated that unknown persons gained entry in his house and decamped with gold ornaments worth Rs 8 lakh and cash Rs 10,000, while in another complaint, one Ajit Naik from Marcaim has stated that gold ornaments worth Rs 3.45 lakh and cash Rs 15,000 were stolen.

According to Ponda police, Manguesh Borkar along with his family had left the house at about 11 am on Monday and returned at 6 pm. However, when they came back home, they noticed the window of the basement broke open. Police Inspector C L Patil is the investigating officer.

Police said the other burglary was reported in the house belonging to Ajit Naik, which is situated barely 5 kms from Borkar’s house.

According to Ponda police, the complainant had gone on a pilgrimage on Sunday and returned on Monday night. PSI Nikhil Palekar is the investigating officer in the case.

Finger prints experts and dog squad was pressed into service. A suspected migrant residing in the locality has been detained by Ponda police.

Calangute resident hurt in assault

CALANGUTE (HC): A resident of Umtta Vaddo-Calangute was injured after another resident from the area assaulted him on Tuesday morning.

Calangute police have registered an offense against the accused on charges of hitting and injuring Alex J Fernandes.

According to Calangute police, the accused sprayed some liquid on Alex first and hit him with an empty bottle on his head. Alex sustained injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention.

Calangute police gave the cause of provocation as previous property dispute.

HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 11

provision of premixing and drains and will cost Rs 16 lakhs. The works will be executed under PWD. Before the onset of monsoon the work of roads in Comba and other areas coming within the jurisdiction of Margao Municipal Council will be taken up incurring expenditure to the tune of Rs 90 lakhs.

Kamat who was accompanied by Margao Municipal Council Chairperson Savio Coutinho and other Councillors directed the accompanying PWD authorities to expedite the ongoing work of providing hotmix to all the internal roads in Aquem areas.

He also instructed the contractor to maintain quality in works.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT QUEPEM, MAY 11

Quepem Taluka Mining Affected People’s Front (QTMAPF) has demanded immediate inspection of the Quepem Bridge for its loading capacity.

In a memorandum to Sub-Divisional Magistrate, the QTMAPF has stated that Quepem Bridge, a ‘B’ Class loading bridge, which is over Kushawati River, was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 10 lakh by Gammon India Pvt Ltd and was inaugurated on November 18, 1962.

“The bridge was designed for a safe working load or capacity of 34 tonnes. The bridge has sustained stress and strain it is subjected to for over 48 years and has not been tested for its present loading capacity and structural safety since its commissioning in 1962,” stated the memorandum.

“Free movement of heavy vehicles is allowed over the

Russian minor sexual assault verdict today HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 11

The Children’s Court will deliver its judgement on May 12 on a sexual assault case involving a Russian minor girl. This is the speediest trial ever conducted in Goa after the filing of chagesheet on February 9, 2010.

The incident of sexual assault on the nine-year-old girl was reported by her mother on January 26, 2010 against the main accused Aman Bharadwaj and the accused-turnedapprover Anil Raghuvanshi.

According to the complaint filed by the victim’s mother at Pernem Police Station, Bharadwaj sexually assaulted her daughter while she was bathing at Arambol beach.

It was her case that her attention was diverted by Raghuvanshi as she sat on the beach some distance away from her daughter who was in the waters at that time.

The incident was first reported at Arambol police outpost immediately after the victim girl complaint to her mother about the incident.

Considering the gravity of crime, the same night a complaint was lodged at Pernem police station and an FIR was

registered against both accused.

A case was registered against the duo under section 2(y)(1) (grave sexual assault) read with section 8(2) of the Goa Children’s Act. Both accused were arrested two days later after a massive manhunt and the charge-sheet was filed within fifteen days of the incident.

On the request of prosecution, the trial was conducted on all days allotted for criminal cases in a week, as the complainant mother was leaving for Russia.

The prosecution made out a strong case against the accused by producing medical evidence corroborated by the statement of the victim.

The medical evidence produced by the prosecution indicated that the victim girl sustained genital injuries and bruises on her body.

According to the Public Prosecutor Poonam Bharne, the nine-year-old victim bravely faced the cross-examination.

The prosecution examined sixteen witnesses in support of the case. The case was conducted by investigating officer attached to Pernem police station Uttam Raut Dessai.

Waiter found dead at Candolim HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 11

A 26-year-old waiter from Mangalore-Karnataka was found dead at Ximer-Candolim on Tuesday morning.

According to Calangute police, Suresh Shetty, who was working as a waiter, was supposed to travel to his native place on Monday evening.

However, after his work hours, Shetty went for a swim and was missing since then.

His friend had lodged a missing complaint with Calangute police. Shetty’s body was found at Ximer-Candolim beach on Tuesday morning.

The body has been preserved at GMC Hospital in Bambolim for his relatives. PSI Gaurish Parab is investigating the case.

In another incident at Calangute, Saurav Shonkar (30) succumbed to injuries in GMC Hospital on May 3. PSI Mahesh Kerkakr is investigating the case.

CM to visit Pale VPs HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAYEM, MAY 11

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will visit different panchayat areas in Pale constituency to hear public grievances on Wednesday.

According to Pale MLA Pratap Gawas, Kamat will visit Amona panchayat at 9 am, Pale at 11 am, Velguem at 12 noon, Sanquelim and Kudne at 12.30 pm and Navelim at 1 pm.

Chemical discharge pollutes wells in Bicholim Industrial Estate

CM launches works in Margao PANJIM (HND): Chief Minister Digambar Kamat commenced the work of construction of two retaining walls and internal roads at Aquem areas in Margao today.

The retaining walls will be constructed near Cine Vishant and Tollsazor at an estimated cost of Rs 9 lakhs. The internal roads to be constructed opposite Kerkar Hospital will have

Inspect Quepem Bridge for loading capacity: QTMAPF

A polluted well at Bicholim Industrial Estate. Photo by Vishant Vaze HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAYEM, MAY 11

Panic gripped Bicholim villagers on Tuesday when five wells from Bicholim Industrial Estate were found polluted due to an alleged chemical discharge by a factory in the vicinity.

According to sources, this is the fifth such incident that has taken place in Bicholim Indus-

trial Estate during the last five years and still no action has been initiated against the factory to avoid further destruction of natural water resources.

The villagers have lodged a complaint with Primary Health Centre Bicholim.

According to sources, wells belonging to Anant Kambli, Shaikh Ajib, Shaikh Gani and

Shaikh Mohiddin have been polluted. The villagers have no other source of water except these wells.

Adam Karim Aga, a local, said this is not the first time the wells have been polluted due to alleged discharge of chemical by a factory, which is situated in the vicinity.

“The authorities have failed to initiate action against the factory. We had brought the matter to the notice of the concerned department and authorities several times, but in vain,” he said.

It may be recalled that about one and half year ago, the wells were found polluted. The Pollution Control Board in its report had stated that the chemical from the factory was the only cause of polluting the wells, but still no action has been initiated against the factory.

n “The bridge was designed for a safe working load or capacity of 34 tonnes.

The bridge has sustained stress and strain it is subjected to for over 48 years and has not been tested for its present loading capacity and structural safety since its commissioning in 1962.”

bridge without any regulations being enforced on the speed and load capacity on the bridge,” added the memorandum.

“Due to passage of time and deterioration of structural materials, the bridge has become weak, as cracks have developed on the structure and vibrations are sensed by

pedestrians walking over the bridge, thereby suggesting that grave danger and tragedy awaits the bridge and its users,” stated QTMAPF. QTMAPF further stated that the vibration symptoms of the bridge suggests that it is still sustaining in dangerous condition and is in a danger of imminent collapse and hence unfit for movement of heavy traffic until structural damage control exercises are conducted by the concerned departments.

The Front, in the interest of people of Quepem and in the safety of general public, has demanded testing of the bridge for its loading capacity within 10 days, failing which the Front has warned that their members along with the people will be forced block the bridge for heavy vehicles to highlight the issue and safeguard local infrastructure.

The memorandum copy has also been forwarded to the South Goa Collector.

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Gone too young

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oa saw an outpouring of grief over past days, following the tragic and untimely death of 38-year-old priest from Colva, Fr Thomas Remedios Fernandes. Fernandes died after rescuing picnickers who were drowning at a Canacona beach last Sunday.

Given as we are to being critical, society is quick to gossip when a priest is caught up in controversy. Unfortunately, there is little appreciation for the man of the cloth (or religious women) who devote a lifetime serving society, their fellow man and also what they believe in.

Once in a while, we come across dramatic cases like this one, where a priest dies while ensuring others can live. But there are less visible sacrifices of various shapes being enacted on a daily basis too.

Schools in Goa, quite a few of which offer a quality education at a very nominal cost, are another example. If the State had been more supportive of the idea, perhaps Goa could have had more such colleges and institutions of higher learning. Religious have also played their role in health-care institutions and so many homes for the aged. Society owes a debt to them.

All religions have played their role in building society, maybe with a slightly different emphasis in each case. Goa has a lot to gain by ensuring that part of the religious zeal can be tapped to promote social causes, before politicians come along to encash it for their own selfish purposes.

The instant responses to the drowning at Galgibaga shows that Goa indeed has its own small heroes, even if many die unsung and unnoticed. It also shows that society, despite the growing secularisation, does have a lot of respect for its religious, and the latter often live up to it. Maybe some of the criticism comes because we have such high expectations.

Fr Thomas deserves to be remembered for his sacrifice.

Rather than just offering words, Goa could do something concrete by way of building more awareness about the hazardous beaches, and what times are unsafe for swimming. For a coastal State, it is quite inexplicable that many Goans might not know swimming; something could perhaps be done on this front too.

Another death of young businessman Roque Francisco Ivo da Costa Azaredo (Bebe), 43, also reminds us that the favourites of the gods go young. Costa Azaredo comes from a wellknown Margao family, and his death has touched many too.

Earlier in May, popular homeopath Sushruta Martins was also felled by a heart-attack, some time before his 50th birthday.

Men like these leave behind a legacy meant to inspire. May we learn from their lives and take ahead all the good they left behind.

Open to learning

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edia reports say a Goa Government committee has supported the idea for setting up a State Open School in Goa. This is good news. For a state which has such a strait-jacketed educational system, and few options for the student, accompanied with a huge drop-out population, it would be nice indeed to build such an institution.

Some caveats though: let merit be rewarded, and only the best be selected. Avoid the temptation to make this yet another institution which accommodates family, friends, political supporters and constituency members. Most importantly, the idea that existing National Open School accredited centres should be taken over by the proposed State Open School is counterproductive and short-sighted.

We need more options, not just old wine in new bottles. Of late, Goa has been showing an allergy for extending nationallevel institutions to our State. This has been the case with the proposed Central university too. It makes no sense to reject well-run national institutions.

The educationists on the panel must have had their reasons for suggesting the proposed State Open School be linked to the Goa Board. But why risk tainting a new institution with old ideas, and outdated ways of doing things? Above all, Goan students need more options. They deserve it.

Goans need sustainable jobs, and the chance to earn a fair living, which is a tough task, writes Frederick Noronha

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fter quite awhile, I’ve seen a piece of text stoke up so much heat and emotions in a positive way. More so, since it did not go about merely raking up divisions on religion or caste, not even language.

It wasn’t even one of those bitterly-argued pieces of writing one sees ever so often, which is basically targeted at an individual we don’t like. It was just a piece focussed on the environment; the crucial question of how to respond to the change that we in Goa are all facing at this point of time.

Admitted, the language used was indeed strong.

Someone called Godfrey Pereira wrote an article titled “A Letter To The Bleddy Goans From An East Indian Bugger“. If you want to see the text of what he wrote, visit: http://bit.ly/bc9guK After first emerging on Goanet, it did the rounds.

In a world where email opens up new forms of communications, it was circulated across many other networks. This brief text soon started benefiting from a ‘viral marketing’ campaign, which was never planned for it.

Turns out that Godfrey is an ex-SUNDAY magazine (Kolkata) and INDIA TODAY journalist. His argument is that Goans are doing nothing while their State’s coast is turning into another Chowpatty. Beach after beach is being decimated, and mining is eating away at the interiors.

In contrast, Godfrey praises the East Indians: “In Mumbai thousands of people from the ten villages of the Gorai-Uttan belt, have been fighting Essel World. They are protesting against the proposed Special Entertainment Zone (SEZ) spread over 14,183 acres in the area. They know they stand to lose the core of their culture if this happens, and so they are fighting this encroachment disguised as tourism. At least The East Indians there are trying.”

The reaction was swift and divided. Many agreed with him, even though Godfrey uses sharp language to castigate the Goan, putting out his angrily-worded missive. Goan men are useless, while “the Goan women don’t seem to care. Their sons are in The Gulf or Canada, sending money back home.”

Let’s not dwell too much on the responses that emerged. As could be anticipated, these came in two kinds. One was supportive of Godfrey. The angry tone of his what-are-you-Goans-doing letter apart, he drew praise for his wake-up call. Others seemed defensive. What has happened to the East Indians in Mumbai anyway, was the tone of

Devil’s Advocate their reply. Or: who are you to tell us? Further: you don’t even know what’s being attempted here.

At least one articulate letter from Seby Rodrigues, the campaigner on mining and other issues dubbed a Naxalite by Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar, make an articulate case. Seby pointed out to the struggles actually being taken up by people in interior Goa. The simple folk who were themselves affected by mining every day of their lives.

But then, these stories hardly ever emerge.

The meek of the earth shalt not inherit the headlines, as Indira Gandhi once famously said. Their campaigns lack the immediacy, is bereft of the drama, and above all, these are simple people!

Godfrey did make us pause and think. Taken to its extreme, his logic - and one that often makes sense - is that we all are all to blame for things going wrong. We can’t just blame Mr. Politician, The Faceless Bureaucrat, or even The Mining Lobby, and absolve ourselves of any blame. Five decades after the colonial sun set on Goa, the mystery is how we allow our minds to be colonised, how we can turn a blind eye to issues so close to us, and tolerate injustice even when we encounter it.

That is one part of the reality. But things are more complex here. Goa’s mess is also because of our own internal problems, our inability to

build common perspectives on any issue, and our difficulty in sharing a common vision.

One Goan will not trust another, and Catholic will distrust Hindu (more recently, both have been ganging up to distrust the Muslim, specially the “migrant Muslim”). It’s as if we have very different senses of history, geography and an even understanding of what’s in our long-term interest - depending on our religion, even our caste, our experience of colonialism and religion, which part of Goa we live in, and how we earn our livelihood today.

The expat Goan, who has already earned enough to live in comfort - and maybe take care of a future generation or two too - is quick to propose that Goa remains in its picture-postcard state.

Skyline is important. Nature has to be preserved.

The possibility of Goa shaping into another Mumbai is the worst doomsday scenario that this section can envisage. This is true, in a sense. But it’s not the whole picture.

Residents need sustainable jobs, and the chance of earning a fair living. Today, earning a decent living in Goa itself is a rather tough job. This is partly because of scale - we don’t have the economics of a big, ugly city. At the same time, it’s also got to do with corruption. Efficiency is shown the door. Likewise, our ability to block each other, and trip one another up, is legendary.

But, this reality - of the need for sustainable

and eco-friendly opportunities in Goa - is being used as an alibi by those very forces who would like to squeeze out every paisa from Goa, no matter at what cost.

In the past, we saw the strange phenomenon of Congress ministers “boasting” about how high the figure of unemployment in Goa had reached.

They did so by citing the figures of job-seekers in the live register of the Employment Exchange, even if nobody is sure how accurate these figures were. Today, we don’t hear about the same any more. But, in the 1990s, this was an excuse to get in more controversial units, from metallurgical power guzzlers to what not!

But our complications don’t stop there. Despite our attempts to romanticise the reality, Goa has long been a highly stratified society. Subalterns Goenkars - regardless of religious differences, but not quite independent of the reality of caste have felt a resentment, definitely understandable, that they and their families had been excluded from the benefits of whatever prosperity passed by here.

Post-1961, the populism of the times encashed on this. Such aspirations were stoked up. Everyone would like to live like a bhatkar; so what if this is the ultimate impossible dream? Everyone would like to aspire to flaunt the neo-riches of the returned expat Goan, for whom the State is little more than a holiday destination. But is this possible?

Goa is caught between these two clashing visions. One which would like it to retain its picture-postcard charm at any cost - never mind that people need to survive and take care of their reasonable aspirations. The other vision is to promise the moon but deliver not even the roof.

The latter vision pushes arguments of GDP, promises redemption from generations of caste strangleholds, and talks the language of jobs and development. But it all boils down to money and profits for a few.

In this rigged and meaningless tug of war, the real issues are forgotten. Godfrey’s language may seem provocative, if not almost-insulting, but it plays its role of alerting us to the situation.

My only concern is that the Godfreys of our world would sound more convincing if they factored in what makes the Goan reality so complex, and why people - or large sections of them - can be taken for a collective ride for such long periods of time.

The Polly’tics of Colour!

Goan Abroad!

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clicked, the page turned and the bird squealed in delight. Boy! The new Herald e-paper was a delight. Better, it was in full colour. “Why don’t you put my picture and congratulate me?” said Cocky. “For the first time, people will be able to see who I actually am!” “First, you are nobody!” I said, “Certainly not a minister or sarpanch or zilla-parishadist, or priest, social-worker, sportsman nor tiatrist!”

“That is very mean,” she spat, “Am I not important enough to you?” “The question,” I said, “is not whether you are important to me, but to the people of Goa. How many crores have you stolen or looted?” “Parrots,” she cried, “Do not rob. I’ve stolen no crows, black or white.” “Secondly,” I carped, “Newspaper ads cost a huge amount of money.”

“Others,” Cocky objected, “Are not as stingy as you. Look at all the ads put by businessmen and chamchas wishing ministers happy birthdays!” “Sorry,” I said. “I am not your agent or your chamcha.

The only folk who might felicitate you are others who might have

a shady character like you - birds of a feather, so to speak! Know any birds like that?”

“Jail-birds!” she screeched, and laughed hysterically.

The popat always knows.

“Thirdly,” I continued coldly, “It’s not your birthday nor anniversary or golden jubilee; you’re not opening a road, laying a foundation-stone!” “Well,” she gasped, “I can lay an egg, and....no minister can do that!”

“You’d be surprised!” I muttered drily, “What miracles politicians are capable of. They can turn by-lanes into six-lane highways, mud huts into skyscrapers, green belts into blue and anything black into white!” “That,” said the bird, “Does not concern me. This Herald e-paper is a wonderful medium, and will reach millions of readers online, not just twenty thousand illiterates in poor, old corruption-ridden Goa!” “Illiterates, “ I snickered, “Cannot read! And anyway, what’s your obsession with being felicitated with all manner of newspaper

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ads?” “Again,” she complained, “I’ll appear better than all your ministers!” “How so?” I queried, “Pictures of you will be just like theirs!”

“Not so!” Cocky cried, “They’re photo-shopped, and unreal.

Also they appear in the paper edition, hiding their nature in black and white.”

“And you,” I shot back, “Will appear transparent and honest?”

“Look at the full colour Herald e-paper ,” she squealed, “Unlike your montris and padris, I will be seen, in my...true colours, hahaha!”

“I’m sorry,” I said coldly, “We are in New York. I cannot waste precious forex to advertise a crazy bird like you - unless you can have a colourful felicitation function in amchem Goem, like the chamchas of the big-shots advertise in the Goa newspapers....”

“Of course I will!” crowed Cocky, “And a colourful one...in public!” “In Goa?” I asked sarcastically, “Where can you hold it in colour?” “Kala Academy!” she screeched, collapsing hysterically.

The popat always knows.

Letters to the Editor EDC keeping a watch Arvind Ghatkar, Chief General Manager (Engg), EDC Limited This is with reference to the letter from Stephen Dias, Dona Paula which appeared in your newspaper on May 3.

The EDC Ltd right from the beginning of the contract for improvement of infrastructure at Patto Plaza, has been monitoring the progress of work, specially vis-a-viz the milestones fixed in the contract for completion of certain works. Necessary correspondence stands done with the contractor for period from beginning till termination of contract. Several review meetings were held with the contractor to expedite the work. The EDC Board was also very seriously viewing the delay on the part of the contractor from time to time and had decided to terminate the contract if there was no improvement of work by the contractor.

The contract could be terminated only when it is abundantly clear that the con-

100 Years Ago

PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS

12 May, 1910 • It is said that in 1896 the Cathedral of Madras was blessed by His Emminence the Papal Legate.

• The Prince of Wales paid an official visit to the Battleship ‘Powerful’ and thereafter shook hands with the officers on board praising them and the crew for their services towards the Nation.

• A new Administrative Council to the Confrarias of this District was appointed.

• A letter from Anjuna reports that on the 6th of this month, a recital at the premises of the Parish took place on the initiative of the students of St. Michael’s English School.

• The removal of slush from Corte do Oiteiro’s side which was hindering the passage of civilians has begun.

tractor has failed to observe the conditions of contract vis-a-vis progress and other matters.

The EDC Ltd also has a reputed consultant for the project who also continuously monitored and reviewed the progress regularly and had recommended about termination of the contract.

The work involves construction of road, footpaths, water supply lines, street lights infrastructure, etc. as well as a new approach road and the tender is on item rate basis which will be subject to competition based on public notice.

An unwanted risk Pravin U Sardessai, Adpai It is a common practice among young children at Talaulim, Durbhat, Adpai and Agapur in Ponda taluka to ride bicycles on the main road during late evening and also during the night. Some of them are just learning to ride the bicycle. Some even play badminton and sometimes even cricket on the main road.

Such a risky tendency poses a threat for the precious lives of innocent children. Due to darkness, there is every possibility of these youngsters being hit by the proceeding vehicular traffic. Not all streetlights function regularly for assuring lightness on permanent basis. Hence, a possibility of innocent children coming under the wheels of two-wheeler/four-wheeler vehicles is so high.

It is absolutely essential for the elderly persons in the family, especially parents, to take a note of this serious matter and advise their children not to indulge in such acts during the darkness on roads. Necessary care needs to be taken so that safety is assured in this regard in public interest. Certainly, prevention is always better than cure and we need to follow it.

Illegal sale of petrol Jonas Correia, Aldona A new petrol pump was built in Calangute, which was very much needed for the thousands of vehicles passing this world tourist spot. Unfortunately, it was never inaugurated due to political or 'safety' reasons.

Yet, we see several vendors displaying

Letter of the Day

Census in a hurry

Venan B Dias, Santo Estevam

It has been observed that the census authorities have not at all considered the duration during which most of the outstation Goans come to their villages for vacation and mind you these are the original Goans and not the migrants. Most of the natives of the State who are employed outside Goa either come to Goa in December or May because it is during these months most of the educational institutions are closed.

Hence it is important for the Census authorities to see that they get the correct census or count of the original or the native Goans. This census is very important as the data collected would be used to create Unique Identification Card also the second phase of the census related to biometrics and the photograph would be from February 9 to 28, 2011.

Hence the question arises whether the Goa government alerted its people through the Panchayats or through other local bodies about the date/time/year of when the next phase of census would be in advance so that people who are outstation could well plan their arrivals in time. Also the last day of the first phase of census is slated till May 15, which is very unrealistic as there are still people coming to Goa. It would be appropriate for the census authorities to extend this date further also would advise them to open up a centre in each city based on the taluka it represents and update the data every fortnight with the help of the panchayats throughout the year as it will help to register all from each village.

This process of collecting the data should have started 2 to 3 years in advance and this hasty work would definitely be incomplete. However, it is upto the authorities to decide what is right?

My advise to all Goans who need help regarding Census is to call on the following toll free number 1800110111 or mail their queries to rgoffice.rgi@nic.in petrol for sale in plastic bottles on the road stretch from Candolim right up to Anjuna which is sold at a premium. Is this practice healthier and safer? If not how does the government and oil companies, allow this trade, which is illegal and dangerous?

Invasion of privacy S Kamat, Alto Betim The phone tapping issue ended with the Home Minister’s statement in Parliament that the government has not authorized the tapping and that a probe is on whether at all ‘eavesdropping’ was resorted to by the concerned intelligence organization.

In all this there was a rider that for economic offences the government will use their technology to ‘listen-in’ on conversations. Now with the credibility of the government agencies at all-time lows and this not necessarily

with the UPA or NDA governments but all Indian governments as such, we are not reassured that our privacy will not be invaded.

Therefore as they do in the US, or any mature society for that matter, any tapping/ eavesdropping/ listening-in on named people should be with the authority of the nominated law enforcement officer or magistrate or Home Ministry official. Without authorization no tapping should be done even for economic offences or whatever since this excuse will be used by intelligence agencies to pry into the common man’s affairs with even intent of blackmail.

These are clear cases of invasion of privacy. The Supreme Court has also given its latest judgment that narco-analysis, brain mapping, etc. should not be done since these are also in the category of invasion of privacy. The law enforcement agencies tend to be inclined towards these technology tools to cover up their inefficiencies in

investigating the cases or to use these tools as an excuse to remain idle.

Paths of Wisdom

CBI probe needed Bosco Vaz, Mapusa With reference to the letter written by Sandhya Bhave ‘Haphazard Mapusa’, I fully endorse her views on the above topic. It’s high time to call for a judicial inquiry or CBI probe into the working activities of builders. Many builders have godfathers in the Mapusa Municipal Council and Town Planning.

Land is estimated at a much lesser value to save on stamp duty thanks to the corrupt government officers who have amassed illgotten wealth. The once approved plan is revised several times to suit the builders.

Most of the builders collect maintenance deposit promising to form a society which is never formed and the deposit is spent on his future projects.

As long as Goans buying flats or shops remain susegad, the builders will continue to make merry. An inquiry will reveal how many councillors, MLAs and government employees own illegal shops, flats and garages. But who will call for an inquiry? Is there anyone in power interested in instituting a probe!

Illegalities abound in Mapusa Sandhya Bhave, Assonora A lot of commercial establishments have been opened in residential areas in Mapusa and there is no authority to stop this menace. This is utter corruption and it is the duty of the Mapusa Municipal Council to verify this and take necessary action against the wrongdoers. There are many advocates who have their offices in the residential areas, which are illegal and hence they should change their offices to the commercial establishment zones before entering the courts as they are cheating the government or the Municipality. Municipal council should also check the FSAR of buildings built in Mapusa and not allow the builder to convert the parking lot into shops. A CBI inquiry is needed to clean the Municipal council, which is stinking.

It Shone Like a Mirror

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nce a great painter was asked by a king to paint a huge fresco of a scene from the Mahabharata battle, on the wall of his Durbar Hall. Another painter came and asked for permission to execute a fresco on the opposite wall. He said he would, within the same period, prepare on his wall an equally grand fresco, in fact an exact replica of the other, in spite of a curtain being hung in between the walls.

On the date fixed for the opening of the frescoes to be seen by the king, the curtain was removed. The king was amazed to find an exact copy of the same scene from the Mahabharata battle complete with the minutest detail of lines and curves, tints and tilts, light and shade. The king questioned the painter as to how he could do it. The artist said that he had not used any brush or paint. What he did, was thoroughly polish the wall assigned to him.

He polished the wall in such a way that it shone like a mirror. So the duplicate fresco was only a reflection of the original.

Similarly we have to cleanse our mind and make it pure so that God’s sublime grandeur and beauty may be reflected in our heart.

(Courtesy:Stories and parables “Oka Chinna Katha”)

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oPinionated US experimentation around the world

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By Srinivas Kamat

he conceit of the USA is boundless. The other day a spokesperson from the US State Department said that, like it or not it gets involved in every conflict around the world since it is the world’s only remaining superpower.

The USA should take a page from a guidebook of basic intelligence and examine the events that would happen if they stayed away from whatever conflict they are in or getting drawn into now. The unanimous opinion of observers would be – Stay Away, and the world would then have a chance of being a better place to live in. This is something which USA’s foreign policy makers do not understand. Resting on the bulwarks of their principles, which are today somewhat outdated and irrelevant, of combating Communism and spreading democracy around the world, is what has got the USA into more and more problems. Not only that, it has exacted a great cost of money and lives in the country of its interference and to the USA itself too.

The most celebrated of these was USA’s involvement in Vietnam where after close to a decade or more of escalating conflict, the USA had to come out defeated by the Communists and wearing just the proverbial fig leaf to hide their shame.

However, time and again, the USA has proven that they have not learnt a lesson from their past faux pas’ and much to the shock and consternation of the rest of the world and its people, continues to get involved in similar situations and generate a conflict where none existed. The latest and on-going saga in this mess, is the USA’s invasion of Afghanistan and then Iraq.

The first country is of lesser importance in terms of size and impact. But nonetheless, it is crucial as an example where the USA as a bully, has taken on a country which has no comparable resources, ability and intention to fight. The USA in terms of its wavering focus between an elusive Al-Qaeda (and its celebrated leader, Osama Bin Laden) and the Taliban has for one reason or another found it necessary to remain in Afghanistan. However, the greater focus is on Iraq where the USA and its allies, the poodle UK included, attacked a country and created a conflict unnecessarily. This has been at a great cost of lives and impact on the Iraqi population which continues to bleed even to this day with innocent civilian deaths because of the ongoing conflict. It is not that the USA has been insulated from losing lives and money which in Iraq has exceeded in scale and content the Vietnam conflict. Thus Iraq has been categorized for the USA as ‘another Vietnam’.

When the USA leaves in another 18 months or so from Iraq, they would have left the country at the mercy of an internecine insurgency and conflict which is escalating by the day, and a powerless government which is finding its feet on the road to democracy with the usual learning curve of grabbing power and resources by the few for the sake of the benefit of many, as they claim, but remains for the benefit of the few that are able to grab at it.

This kind of message has gone into the heads of some of USA’s scribes and columnists and Thomas L Friedman writes in the New York Times that the USA did make mistakes in both Afghanistan and Iraq. But in the same breath he justifies that the broad policy objectives of intervention in these countries remains correct. Sadly, it is not. On the principles of humanity, one can question and argue about the rights of the USA to commit mistakes in Afghanistan and Iraq since the cost of these mistakes like it was said earlier, both in terms of money and lives, is borne by the local civilian population?

This kind of experimentation by the USA on foreign soil should stop. A policy of – Live And Let Live – is that the USA should believe in, on the same lines of its strong beliefs on freedom, universal suffrage and universal franchise. Therefore let us stop single nations like the USA who believe that they are only super-power riding cowboy-style shooting up the world and revolve around a policy of respect for humanity, universal brotherhood and individual people’s rights.

We need to understand that all systems do not work everywhere the same way. So also is the case with democracy which will not work for nations which are evolving out of a tribal and/or feudal mindset since these societies need time to come towards an understanding and respect for democratic values and principles. Forcing democracy down the throat of these nations will not help. Unless these societies develop ownership of the principles of democracy by letting them develop on their own, will it sustain with them. Therefore a little patience and a little more sense will help in serving the objectives of the USA to spread democracy around the world.

Govt hopeful Maoists will come forward for talks PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 11

Notwithstanding the negative response of Maoists to its peace offers, Government is optimistic that the Left extremists would agree to talks once they "feel the heat" of the ongoing security operations.

"Once they (Naxals) feel the heat and pressure, they will talk," Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said on Tuesday.

In an interview to a private news channel, he also said the governments of Naxal-affected states were cooperating with the Centre with regard to the ways and means to tackle the extremist menace.

The five states most affected by the menace – Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal – are ruled by non-Congress governments.

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, whose state has been witnessing Maoist violence despite the ongoing joint security operations, has been advocating similar operations in Jharkhand on

the grounds that the extremists, after committing a crime were taking shelter in the jungles of the neighbouring state.

While the central forces and those in some states are carrying out offensive against the extremists, the government has repeatedly asked the Maoists over the last few months to abjure violence and come forward for talks.

When Home Minister P Chidambaram recently wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offering to resign following the killing of 76 security personnel by Naxals in Dantewada, the opposition parties had opposed his move saying they wanted him to continue dealing with the Maoists.

Chidambaram had in February announced publicly a fax number of his Ministry saying the extremists could send their proposal by issuing a statement on abjuring violence.

This move by Chidambaram was in response to a truce offer by Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji.

Thee government has not received any

BJP, Congress differ on holding special MP session PTI BHOPAL, MAY 11

A member of "Naga Students Union Delhi" (NSUD) holds a placard during a protest march in New Delhi on Tuesday. Hundreds of students participated in a march against the government's refusal to allow T Muivah, leader of Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) to visit his ancestral village state.

PTI BHUBANESWAR, MAY 11

Forest officials of the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district boycotted the tiger census fearing danger to their live as they suspected a large number of Maoists have entered the sanctuary.

"That the Maoists are roaming freely inside the sanctuary area was alleged by forest personnel who boycotted tiger census on May 8. I have already informed the state government about the allegation," Orissa's chief wildlife warden P N Padhi told PTI. The forest officials suspected

PTI BANGALORE, MAY 11

PTI AMETHI, MAY 11

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif says she is personally "inspired"

by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and would "jump at an opportunity" if offered to play her in a film.

"I think what she (Sonia) has achieved is incredible. It is a great inspiration," said the actress.

"I would jump at such an opportunity," said Katrina when asked whether she would like to portray Sonia Gandhi in reel life.

Katrina also identified Gandhi as her ideal. "But it is more as a woman and her life than a politician," said the actress, who was in the city to promote 'Raajneeti', which is slated for a June 4 release.

The 25-year-old is playing a young politician in the film but denied reports that her role resembles Gandhi.

Katrina plays the role of Indu

"Namaste. Mein Rahul hoon (I am Rahul Gandhi)." This is how the Congress leader introduced himself to an elderly patient in a ward at the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Munshiganj here on Tuesday.

"Baba, aap kaise hain (How are you)?" The MP from Amethi asked 70-year-old Shivram, suffering from old age problems and undergoing treatment in the hospital.

As Rahul, accompanied by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, moved ahead, some old patients nudged each other, pointing out at the young Congress leader as "Rajiv ka beta (Rajiv Gandhi's son)."

The late former Prime Minister had represented Amethi in the Lok Sabha four times and old timers still find it easy to place Rahul as Rajiv Gandhi's son.

During his hour-long stay in the hospital, Rahul personally asked about the health condi-

that a large number of dreaded ultras from neighbouring Chhattisgarh had entered into the sanctuary area after Dantewada massacre on April 6.

The fear of forest personnel stems from the recent killing on April 29 of one Sangram Swain, a forest guard inside the sanctuary.

Home department must be aware if there are Maoists inside the sanctuary, said Forest secretary U N Behera.

The Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, comprising 15 revenue villages and home to about 15,000 ethnic tribes belonging

tions of the aged patients and found out how their treatment was going on.

39-year-old Rahul was taken by surprise when a patient asked him about his mother Sonia and sister Priyanka.

"Sonia (who represents neighbouring Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha) and Priyanka are household names in the twin constituencies associated with the Nehru-Gandhi family," a local Congress leader said.

Rahul also visited the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the hospital.

After landing at the Fursatganj airstrip, Rahul and Gates drove to Bahadurpur village in Jais town and addressed a meeting of Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojna, a self-help group of women.

Gates explained the importance of computer education and promised to try his best to develop Amethi and adjoining Rae Bareli as an IT hub.

Oil spill spoil thousands of turtle eggs: activists PTI RUSHIKULYA ROOKERY (Orissa), MAY 11

Thousands of eggs of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles on the beach adjoining river Rushikulya in Ganjam district have failed to hatch this year because of the recent oil spill at a nearby port, conservationists claim.

"We have found that the hatching of the eggs, which ended last week, have gone down by 40 to 50 per cent this year as the eggs, numbering thousands, got spoiled after the leaked oil soaked the nesting site on the beach," Rabindranath Sahu, secretary of the Rushikulya Sea Turtle Protection Committee, told PTI. An oil coat had spread over a seven km area near the nesting site off the Rushikulya

The special session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly began here this morning in the face of a determined boycott by the main opposition Congress which argued that a special session would be unconstitutional.

The Congress and ruling BJP do not see eye to eye on a number of issues including the need for holding a special session.

The Congress maintained that holding the session was unconstitutional while the BJP felt that there was nothing wrong in it.

The Congress Legislative Party had announced its decision to boycott the session some days back while the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had tried his best to ensure that the opposition MLAs take part in the

Forest officials boycott Tiger census fearing Maoist presence

I would love to play Rahul, Gates visit Amethi; Sonia Gandhi: Katrina meet aam-aadmi

Sakseria in the film, whose personal happiness is dependent on changing electoral fortunes of her love interest.

The actress said she plays the role of a normal girl who is brash and spoilt and immature and goes through a phase in life where she is forced to grow up.

Katrina said that she takes interest in politics, but hardly understands it.

written offer yet, but the Home Minister again renewed his offer while addressing students in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University last week.

Naxal experts say that the initial offer of the Maoists for a 72-day truce was "just to buy time" as it was during the period when tribals had to enter forests to cut fruits, 'mahua' and tobacco leaves, forcing the extremists to abandon their camps.

The Maoists want the ban on their outfit lifted, a ceasefire from security forces and the release of their cadres from jails among other things to start any talks.

However, the government has made it clear that there should not be any pre-conditions attached to starting talks other than abjuring violence.

The extremists, despite the peace offers, have only increased their level of violence.

A month after the Dantewada massacre, the Naxals on Saturday set off an IED blast in Bijapur district killing eight CRPF personnel.

beach after around eight tonnes of furnace oil leaked from an Essar-owned vessel near Gopalpur port, 20 km from here, on April 12.

Being pushed by high tide, the spilled oil spread to the coast.

Villagers claimed that they had seen carcasses of adult turtles along the coast after the sea water had been contaminated.

Around 1,55,000 of the rare Olive Ridleys had nested along the coastline in March while the mass hatching of eggs, which continued for a week, ended last week.

"The authorities cleaned only 2-3 km stretch of the beach. The rest of the 5 km nesting site remained contaminated for days as a layer of oil was found on the beach," Sahu said while discounting the as-

sertion of the authorities that the spillage was effectively contained.

"Many eggs were damaged due to the toxic effect of oil deposits. Moreover, many baby turtles failed to move out of the nest as the soil also got harder," Sahu, who along with villagers of Purunabandha has been working in the turtle conservation programme since the last 16 years, said.

Turtle biologist and president of the International Sea Turtle Society (ISTS) Kartik Shanker also raised similar concerns.

"The oil spill will have an effect on the mortality rate of the hatchlings. But scientifically, it is not possible to arrive at a mortality figure for it," Shanker, a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, said.

to Chakuita, Paharia and Bhunjiya tribes, had witnessed several maoist violences in the past.

The sanctuary, spread over 600 sq km in Nuapada district bordering Chhattisgarh, witnessed Maoists hoisting black flag in sanctuary area on Independence Day, 2009.

The Maoists had in the past struck twice killing a member of anti-poaching squad Kirish Rout in Kutrabeda on the night of November 15 and former ward member of Sunabeda GP Chandar Singh Barge between Sunabeda and Gatibeda on the night of November 17 last year.

"They have warned us several times not to erect the gate at Cherechuan which had been razed by them," said a forest official.

On June 22, 2009, the ultras had demolished the forest gate and assaulted forest guard Nuapan Majhi and anti-poaching staffer Mansingh Sabaria before fleeing into the forest.

The ultras had also issued similar threats at a forest gate located on the southern side of the sanctuary at Bharuanmunda.

Forest guard Jhasketan Seth reportedly received the threat, police records said.

session.

Two days back, Chouhan had even written to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi urging her to persuade her party MLAs to take part in the session.

"I do not see any reason for politicking when the issue is only development of Madhya Pradesh", he said.

But Senior Congress Leader Ajay Singh said that Chouhan had shown lack of decorum by releasing to the press a copy of the letter even before it had reached Sonia.

Even as Chouhan presented a resolution on development inside the State Assembly, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Suresh Pachouri held a press conference outside it.

At the press conference, Pachouri demanded that the Chief Minister and other ministers facing corruption charges should resign to facilitate free and fair enquiry.

Congress MLAs also marched to the State Assembly where they staged a sit-in and said that no development can take place when Madhya Pradesh was facing various problems including malnutrition, unemployment, poor law and order situation and power shortage.

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BJP accuses BSP, SP of double standards PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 11

Accusing the BSP and SP of adopting double standards in dealing with Congress, BJP on Tuesday said leaders who "change masks" to suit their political needs cannot work for the poor.

"Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party are at loggerheads with Congress in Uttar Pradesh.

But in Delhi they have helped Congress on the oppositionsponsored cut motions against price rise," BJP President Nitin Gadkari said here.

He said while SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad openly supported the cut motions against rise in fuel prices, they walked out when the same was put to vote in the Lok Sabha.

"Similarly, on Ambedkar Jayanti there was a race between Congress and BSP to garland the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar in UP. Then on the day of the cut motions, Mayawatiji decided to side with the Congress," Gadkari said addressing Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ambavat) activists who joined the BJP.

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The United States has said that it is carefully reviewing the Chinese decision to build two nuclear power plants in Pakistan and asked the atomic power countries to honour their nonproliferation commitments.

“I think this is something that is still under discussion among all of us. Obviously it’s important from our perspective that all countries live up to their commitments,” US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg said at the Brookings Institute - a Washington-based think tank.

Despite reservations from the members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the China Nuclear Corporation has agreed to finance two additional civilian reactors in Pakistan.

“The Chinese have argued that it’s grandfathered. This is something that we haven’t I think reached a final conclusion on. But it’s something we’re obviously looking at very carefully,” Steinberg said in response to a question.

“I think it’s important to scrupulously honour these nonproliferation commitments. So we’ll want to continue to engage on the question, about whether this is permitted under the understandings of the IAEA,” Steinberg said.

The top State Department official said the US has intensified its discussion with China on its role in South Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan in particular.

While Special US Represent a t i v e f o r Pa k i s t a n a n d Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has been to Beijing several times, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake held US-China Strategic Sub-Dialogue on South Asia early this month.

“We have had an intensified conversation with China on these issues. Ambassador Holbrooke has been to Beijing seve r a l t i m e s . We ’ v e h a d conversations both in Beijing and elsewhere.

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Commenting on the row that only priests were invited for today’s interaction, the deputy collector said “from the list of structures that we have identified, it is amply clear that the structures existing on the road side are not having committees at all. Some structures, almost 90% of them don’t have committees at all, so the best part was to get to the religious heads and ask

Kasab can be hanged...

matter, which has to be considered by everyone,“ Moily said.

On the issue of mercy petitions, the Law Minister said “the time has come. We cannot delay the processing of mercy petitions, whatever it may be. It can be processed early.”

Earlier in the day, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said “if there is no petition from him (Kasab) challenging the Sessions Court verdict in the higher court... he can be hanged by the year-end”.

22-year-old Kasab, a Pakistani terrorist, was awarded capital punishment on May six by a Mumbai special court which held him guilty of mass murder and waging war against India, by carrying out the terror strikes in November 2008.

Father-son duo killed in mishap oncoming passenger bus (MH02-XA-1512), which was proceeding from Pune towards Panjim.

Tukaram, who sustained grievous injuries, died on the way to Vrundavan Hospital, while his son died in the hospital. Later, the bodies were sent for autopsy at GMC Hospital in Bambolim.

Pernem police have registered case of rash and negligent driving against the bus driver.

It is learnt that Padloskar was working in factory at Tuem Industrial Estate. He is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter.

Govt will seek ban on Sanatan...

blast in which four Sanatan activists were arrested for conspiring to execute serial bomb blasts across the State on Diwali eve last year. The NIA is likely to file the chargesheet against all the four accused on May 17.

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In BRIEf Libya, EU first partnership pact this year

TRIPOLI: Officials from the European Union and Libya said they were on track to sign their first cooperation pact this year, cementing ties that bring EU countries lucrative trade and help control illegal immigration.

The EU lifted sanctions on energy exporter Libya in 2004 after the country's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, renounced illegal weapons programmes, but the bloc still has no formal relations and no representative mission in Libya.

Diplomatic ties suffered a setback earlier this year when Tripoli, angered that Switzerland was barring entry to senior Libyans including members of Gaddafi's family, stopped issuing visas to most Europeans, but that row has since been resolved.

Philippine polls gives Aquino a strong platform

MANILA: Benigno Aquino was cruising to victory in the Philippine presidential election today, but now needs to prove he has the strength to push his reform agenda, fight corruption and cut a large budget deficit.

The country's first automated election ran far better than many had expected -- particularly after a technical problem last week -- and the quick, clear result allowed investors to bypass fears of prolonged political instability.

Anwar wants accuser disqualified

KUAL A LUMP UR: The lawyer for Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim said today he will seek to have Anwar's accuser disqualified for perjury, a move aimed at casting doubts on a sodomy trial that could end the opposition leader's career.

Anwar has been charged with consensual sodomy but his former aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan, insisted under cross-examination by the defence on Tuesday that he was sodomised against his will.

The former deputy prime minister denies the charge, which he says is politically motivated to prevent him from wresting power following the government's record losses in the last general election in 2008.

Putin calls for blasts probe

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today visited the Raspadskaya mine in Russia’s Kemerovo region, where the death toll in twin coal mine blasts has risen to 47, and demanded to prepare systemic decisions that will rule out the repetition of the tragedy.

Search for 43 missing miners continues, Itar-Tass news agency reported today quoting the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situation officials.

Mr Putin visited the region and demanded to prepare systemic decisions that will rule out the repetition of the tragedy.

Dressed all in black, he told a meeting in Mezhdurechensk that he wanted inspections of safety and rescue equipment, as well as an investigation into the actions of the Raspadskaya Coal company that runs the mine.(UNI)

Pirates dead: Russian media

MOSCOW: Pirates released on the open sea after hijacking a Russian oil tanker last week never made shore and are likely dead, Russian news agencies quoted a military source as saying today.

Russian officials said last week that 10 pirates accused of hijacking the MV Moscow University in the Gulf of Aden were set free after their capture by forces aboard a Russian warship because there were no grounds to prosecute them in Russia.

The Itar-Tass and Interfax news agencies cited a highlevel Russian defence ministry official as saying the pirates never made it to shore and were likely dead.

The ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.(Reuters)

Clinton did not warn Pak of US missiles kill at least 14 in Pak ‘severe consequences’: US REUTERS MIRANSHAH, MAY 11

REUTERS WASHINGTON, MAY 11

The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not warn Islamabad of "severe consequences" if a terrorist attack inside the US were to be have its foot print in Pakistan, two top officials of the State Department have said.

"I don’t think she said that," Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley told reporters when asked about such a statement given by Clinton in an interview to the CBS news on Sunday.

"I think she (Clinton) was responding to a hypothetical question that the United States, would take seriously any link to a foreign country where there are successful terrorist attacks.

She's not singling out any one country in particular," Crowley asserted.

US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke, while addressing the media at Washington Foreign Press Centre, said that CBS edited the interview and did not show the entire portion of its interview with Clinton.

"As a result, the quotes appeared to be different than what the Secretary of State actually meant."

n I think she (Clinton) was responding to a hypothetical question that the United States, would take seriously any link to a foreign country where there are successful terrorist attacks.

She's not singling out any one country in particular.

Holbrooke also said US aid to Pakistan would be impacted as a result of recent developments; consequent of the investigations according to which Pakistani Taliban was responsible for the failed Times Square bombing attempt.

"She herself praised the Pakistan government for what it has done. And so, I urge you not to react to a misrepresen-

tation of what she said, although I think that happens from time to time," Holbrooke said asking journalists to get in touch with the State Department spokesman for full unedited transcripts of the interview.

According to an as-aired transcript of the interview released by the State Department, Clinton was asked: "Even in light of the Times Square bomber, you are comfortable with the cooperation you're getting from the Pakistani Government?"

Clinton answered: "Well, no, I didn't say that. I said that we've gotten more cooperation and it's been a real sea change in the commitment we've seen from the Pakistani Government.

We want more. We expect more.

We've made it very clear that if, heaven forbid, an attack like this that we can trace back to Pakistan was to have been successful, there would be very severe consequences."

Observing that Clinton's quotes were not been taken in proper context, Holbrook said: "I think that perhaps it was not fully understood for what she was saying by some people who didn't see the full text or didn't appreciate what she was saying. And of course, it was an edited interview."

US drone aircraft today fired more than a dozen missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan, a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary, killing at least 14 militants, Pakistani security officials said.

It was the third drone missile strike on militants in northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, since a failed bid to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square on May 1.

The United States is convinced that Pakistani Taliban militants allied with al Qaeda and operating out of northwestern border regions were behind the attempted bombing.

The drone attack was in Dattakhel village, about 30 km (20 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. ''Three missiles hit a vehicle and three militants sitting in it were killed,'' said an intelligence agency official in the region, who declined to be identified.

The drones then attacked a nearby militant compound, firing about 12 missiles into it. ''The militants have cordoned off the area, so far they've retrieved 11 bodies from the debris,'' said a second security official. ''The death toll may rise because the militants are still searching for bodies.''

Egypt to extend emergency law, draws protest

Israel sees no discord with US on nuclear issue

trafficking.''

The statement added that ''the government has undertaken to limit the application of the emergency law solely for the purposes of countering terrorism and narcotics trafficking.''

Minister of State for Legal Affairs Moufid Shehab said changes meant the law was acting like anti-terrorism legislation in other states and said an antiterrorism act was in the works.

He dismissed charges emergency law was used against opponents.

The extension sought will run until May 31, 2012, covering a period that includes parliamentary and presidential elections.

The law has been extended routinely for almost three decades.

SEEN AS LEGAL PLOY ''The government's modification of the emergency law ... is nothing but a curtain that it is hiding behind,'' said Nabil Abdel Fattah from the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies.

The changes state that the law would only apply to terror and drugs cases, which the state has long said was the focus of the legislation but analysts argue

Israel voiced confidence today that US President Barack Obama would not challenge its longstanding policy of neither confirming nor denying it has nuclear weapons.

Asked whether Israel was losing US support for its policy of ''nuclear ambiguity'', Defence Minister Ehud Barak told Israeli Army Radio: ''I don't believe so. I spoke at length with President Obama about such issues just 10 days ago.''

Barak met Obama and other US officials in Washington against the backdrop of a UN review conference in New York of the parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, which Israel has not signed.

Hoping to win Arab backing for sanctions against Iran, the United States and other permanent UN Security Council members called last Wednesday for ways to be found to implement a 1995 initiative that would guarantee nuclear disarmament in a region where Israel is widely assumed to have the only such weapons.

The declaration followed campaigning by Egypt to focus attention, during the non-proliferation conference this month, on Israel, which has set peace with all its neighbours as a precondition for joining the pact.

REUTERS CAIRO, MAY 11

Egypt's government said today it sought a two-year extension to emergency law and was amending it to narrow its use, but analysts said the internationally criticised law could still be used to stifle dissent.

Emergency law, in force since 1981, allows indefinite detention and other measures which rights groups and activists say have been used to silence opponents of President Hosni Mubarak, 82, and his ruling party.

Around 200 protesters -- including former presidential candidate Ayman Nour, all the Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc and labour leaders -- had gathered outside parliament to protest against the planned extension. They were surrounded by hundreds of police in riot gear.

Before the formal request to parliament by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, the government said in a statement that it would request ''the extension of the state of emergency before parliament, citing persistent and grave threats to national security posed by terrorism and narcotics

is a legal ploy that masks the law's violation of basic human rights. ''There are no real changes or amendments to the emergency law, which has only ever been applied to control those with political opinion,'' former judge Mahmoud Khoudary said. ''This is not the first time the government has talked about amendments which serve to justify the law's ongoing extension.''

Other analysts argued changing emergency law to a terror law would not amount to any substantive legal difference. ''Even if the emergency law is substituted with another, say the terror law, it would only be a change in name. The regime in Egypt cannot survive without emergency law which allows it to control political life,'' Fahmy Huweidi, a government critic, said before details of the new law emerged.

Gamal Mubarak, the president's son and a senior official in the ruling National Democratic Party, previously told Egyptian journalists that the law should be applied with ''certain controlling measures'' on its use.

He did not give details.

‘Asian community must play bigger role in British politics’ PTI LONDON, MAY 11

The Labour peer Lord Swraj Paul has said that time has come for the Asian community to play a bigger role in British politics by seeing they get a reasonable representation.

"All of us have contributed to this country... this is the time for all the Asian community to play a bigger role and see that we get a reasonable representation," Lord Paul, who is also Britain's Ambassador for Overseas Business, said.

"The political parties are very keen to involve people from the ethnic communities so this is an opportunity for you all to play an even bigger role in society," he said.

Referring to the hung verdict, Paul said: "There is only one winner, and that is the voters themselves.

"They have clearly told all the parties that they want a change and they are not satisfied with the change that is being hawked

around."

Lord Paul, a leading NRI industrialist, while addressing members of the Women's India Association of the UK told them Asian women in the UK must play a bigger role in politics and society.

He extended a special welcome to erstwhile Bollywood film star Sanjay Khan and his wife Zarine, saying Sanjay must get great credit for making Bollywood what it is today.

He also referred to the recent accident of his wife Lady Aruna Paul, a patron of the Association, saying "even though she is in some pain, she did not want to miss this dinner, and especially your warmth, due to her long association with the WIA." Acknowledging the role of women, Lord Paul said, "Being a wife and mother is a true vocation because it is you who nurture and ensure the survival of the family unit."

"To those of you who have unselfishly supported your hus-

bands, sons and daughters at the expense of a professional career of your own, I would say that the responsibility of supporting a family and community is as hard a task, and in the long term has as much influence in the world, as going to an office every day.

"At the same time we have a number of women here this evening successfully pursuing a professional career, either before or after embarking on family life. We are all very proud of the women in the Indian community whose contributions to the professions, to the arts, to politics and to business have been outstanding," he said.

Lord Paul, Chancellor of two leading British Universities - Westminster and Wolverhampton said: "mothers and wives fulfil a great role in ensuring the best education for the younger generation. Education must be both external and internal as young people need both a broad knowledge of how the world works, and a firm sense of personal integrity and honesty.

Twitter takes on as social watchdog REUTERS JAKARTA, MAY 11

When Indonesian Social Services Minister Salim Segaf Al-Jufrie was spotted driving his car in a dedicated bus lane in the capital Jakarta, he could scarcely have imagined the furore that would follow.

A n e a g l e - e y e d re s i d e n t snapped a picture of his transgression and posted it on the social networking site Twitter, where it was viewed by more than 10,000 people -- many of

whom vented angrily at the blatant flouting of the law.

The chastened minister, however, proved as media-savvy as his ''Thanks for all the responses and input on today's incident,'' he ''tweeted''. ''It's a valuable lesson for me and my staff. I would like to sincerely apologise ... as a leader, I take full responsibility.'' And so he did.

The following day, al-Jufrie filed a report of his own wrongdoing at a local police station and was fined 500,000 rupiah (55 dollar).

The incident shows just how powerful social media such as Facebook, Twitter and others have become in Indonesia, the world's fourth-most populous country with 235 million people spread across an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands.

Earlier this year, a report by the social media monitoring firm Sysomos ranked Indonesia sixth, accounting for 2.4 per cent of Twitter users worldwide, after the United States, Brazil, Britain, Canada and Germany.

REUTERS JERUSALEM, MAY 11

There was no word on the identity of any of the militants killed but the attack was in an area where members of an Afghan Taliban faction led by a commander known as Gul Bahadur operate.

Foreign fighters linked to al Qaeda are known to be in the area.

Pakistani Taliban fighters fleeing an army offensive launched late last year on their South Waziristan bastion are also known to have taken refuge with their North Waziristan allies. ''NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT''

Pakistan has come under fresh US pressure to crack down on militants in North Waziristan following the failed bombing in New York claimed by Tehrik-eTaliban Pakistan (TTP), the Taliban Movement of Pakistan, which has fighters in northwestern areas including North Waziristan.

The New York bomb plot suspect, Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested on Monday last week, two days after authorities say he parked a crude car bomb in Times Square.

Authorities say he has been cooperating in the investigation.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said ties between Islamabad and Washington had not suffered as a res u l t o f t h e T i m e s S q u a re incident. ''There is nothing to worry

about, our relationship is smooth and it is moving towards a partnership,'' he told reporters.

Pakistan publicly objects to attacks by CIA pilotless aircraft saying they are a violation of its sovereignty and fuel anti-US feelings, which complicate Pakistan's efforts against militancy.

Unofficially, however, analysts say Pakistan is cooperating with the United States in identifying at least some of the militant targets attacked by the drones.

On Sunday, at least six mili-

tants were killed in a similar strike in the same area.

Late last month, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was reported to have been killed in a drone strike in January, appeared in Internet videos threatening suicide strikes in the United States.

Last year, a drone killed Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who was accused of assassinating former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in South Waziristan near the Afghan border.

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TRAI for lifting curbs on telecom M&As ReuteRs NEW DELHI, MAY 12

The telecoms regulator on Tuesday recommended ending restrictions on companies selling out, a move that will help paving the way for consolidation in the world's fastest growing mobile services market.

Current rules do not allow companies to sell majority stakes in the first three years of getting a licence to offer telecoms services.

"We are clearly saying we should consolidate. We are not mandating consolidation but facilitating it. Our recommendations are clearly in that direction," J.S. Sarma, chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), told a news conference.

However, it said there should be restrictions on mergers that would result in a firm getting more than 30 percent of the total subscribers or revenue in any of India's 22 telecoms zones.

The recommendations have to be accepted by the telecoms ministry before they become law.

There are 15 operators and

584 million mobile users in India, the world's largest market for such services after China.

New subscriber additions of nearly 16 million a month have attracted global firms such as like Norway's Telenor, Japan's NTT DoCoMo and Abu Dhabi's Etisalat, but profit margins have taken a hit due to a tariff war.

Still, bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences have reached $3 billion in an ongoing auction.

The regulator also suggested telecoms firms pay a one-time fee for holding radio-spectrum beyond 6.2 mega hertz (MHz) based on 3G prices, a move that will hit established operators like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone.

The regulator expects to raise 300 billion ($6.6 billion) to 350 billion rupees from onetime spectrum charges from these operators.

India currently grants additional radio airwaves to firms when they reach subscriber-addition milestones, only charging a usage fee.

The regulator said telecoms

TALK BUSINESS

BoI net declines 47% PANJIM (HBD) -- Bank of India announced its performance result for Q4 of 2009-10. Net profit declined by 47% to Rs 428 crore compared to Rs 810 crore in Q4 2008-09 mainly on account of higher provisions. On sequential basis, net profit recorded growth of 5% over quarter ended December, 2009.

Operating Profit decreased from Rs 1408 crore to Rs 1275 crore.

NIM improved from Rs 1433 cr for Q4 FY2009 to Rs 1,552 cr. Cost of deposits brought down sharply from 6.07% in Q4 2009 to 4.79% in Q4 2010.

Total Business went up by 20%, from Rs 3,34,440 crore to Rs 4,01,078 crore. Deposits increased by 21% to Rs 2,29,762 crore and advances increased by 18% to Rs 1,71,317 crore.

Operating profit for the year 2009-10 amounted to Rs 4705 crore as against Rs 5457 crore during 2008-09. The decline in operating profit by 15.7% was due to drop in yield on advances, cost of liquidity, non booking of interest income on slippages and slower growth in non-interest income due to subdued Treasury income.

Net Profit stood at Rs 1741 crore for the year 2009-10 as against Rs 3007 crore for the year 2008-09 mainly due to higher provisions specially for NPAs. Net worth of the bank increased to Rs 12,456 crore from Rs 11,144 crore in March, 2009.

Luminous Power signs Tendulkar as ambassador PANJIM (HBD) -- Luminous Power, a leader in power back up solutions for home, commercial, telecom towers and renewable energy systems signed Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador.

Tendulkar will feature across all the communications of Luminous inverters, batteries, UPS, renewable energy systems and other power products. Luminous will be carrying out an aggressive campaign and will be spending around Rs 60 crore on marketing activities in the next financial year.

Sensex falls by 189 pts on profit booking PtI MUMBAI, MAY 11

The BSE barometer Sensex dropped 189 points today as investors booked profit at higher levels, a day after the gauge posted the biggest single-day gain in ten months, amid weak cues from Asian and European markets.

Analysts said stocks fell on doubts over the massive debt relief for the troubled euro-zone nations. Also, strong set of economic data in China amplified concerns of further monetary tightening in the world’s fastest growing economy, they added.

In line with global markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s index Sensex plunged 189.02 points, or 1.09 per cent, to close at 17,141.53 points.

firms should not be given free spectrum when their licences came up for renewal, but they must pay market rates based on 3G prices.

Era Infra bags highway project ReuteRs MUMBAI, MAY 12

Era Infra Engineering said on Teusday it won a road project worth Rs 1723 crore from National Highways Authority of India, that involves four laning of section of national highway 24 in Uttar Pradesh.

Godrej looks to raise $125 m ReuteRs MUMBAI, MAY 11

Godrej Consumer Products is in talks with a clutch of private equity investors to raise $125 million, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The company is in talks with US giants Carlyle Group and Blackstone, as well as India's ChrysCapital and Standard Chartered Private Equity, the sources said. Godrej has hired JM Financial Ltd to arrange the deal, sources said.

The company's board had earlier given approval to raise up to Rs 3000 crore in debt and equity to fund mergers and acquisitions. Talks between Godrej Consumer and private equity firms were reported by Indian website VCCircle.com earlier on Tuesday.

Parineeta wedding range launched HeRALD BusINess DesK PANJIM, MAY 11

Bollywood actor and brand ambassador Kareena Kapoor unveiled a new collection of exclusive, high end wedding Jewellery from the Parineeta brand, specially introduced for The Great Indian Wedding Carnival, a month long megashopping festival coinciding with the marriage season and Akshaya Tritiya.

The festival, which runs till May 31, 2010 and offers the consumers an attractive array of free gifts and prizes, is being presented by Leading Jewellers of the World (LJOTW) across top diamond Jewellery brands like Parineeta, Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi and D Damas, among others.

Under the offer, every consumer who purchases diamond jewellery worth Rs 5,000 and above gets assured free jew-

Actress Kareena Kapoor launching the new wedding collection from Parineeta alongwith Gilles Moutounet, VP-International business, Gitanjali Gems Ltd.

ellery (pearl necklace, ruby, diamond earring or pendants) through a scratch card. Every consumer buying Rs 5000 and above, apart from free jewellery, gets a scratch card which has assured free gifts.

The free gifts include Solitaire diamonds, Nakshatra Vivah sets, holidays from Club Mahindra Holidays and Resort India Ltd, beauty treatment packages from Kaya Skin Clinic, kitchen appliances from Oster

and LCD TVs sets. The grand prize winner gets a Mahindra Xylo known for its luxurious space and comfort.

Gold Jewellery consumers have a fixed 20 per cent off on making charges.

The brands promoting the carnival include Parineeta, Nakshatra, Gili, Asmi, D’damas, Sangini, Diya and World of Solitaire. Besides Jewellery stores of these brands, the offer is also available at leading Jewellery and lifestyle stores such as Gitanjali Jewels, Shuddhi, Shoppers Stop, Westside, Lifestyle and others.

Mehul Choksi, CMD, Gitanjali Group, says “The Parineeta collection has been crafted for our high end consumers for the marriage season and the auspicious Akshaya Tritiya festival. It has classic lines, yet is fashionable and contemporary.”

India tops Asia in originating spam, phishing: report AGeNCY BANGALORE, MAY 11

Hackers have kept pace with India's leap into the internet world, making the country number one in Asia for originating the highest number of spams and phishing, says a study by global security solutions provider Symantec.

'India ranked first in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region and third highest in the world as the originating country of spam and hishing,' said the IT major's latest internet security threat report.

India also ranked second for the origin of web-based attacks in the region, contributing 16 percent, after China, which accounted for 37 percent of the total attacks.

Spam is an unsolicited message hackers post on the internet and mail to unknown recipients who would not otherwise choose to receive it.

Phishing is a fraudulent

Samsung to spend $21 b green energy ReuteRs SEOUL, MAY 11

viruses, worms, Trojan horses and backdoors.

'The scale of these webbased attacks originating from India and other countries makes security in the virtual world a major challenge requiring global cooperation between vendors, intermediaries and users,' Symantec India managing director Vishal Dhupar said.

Hackers have turned their attention to enterprises with an eye on monetary gains from compromised corporate intellectual property.

'Hackers have evolved from simple scams to sophisticated and focused campaigns to fuel the underground economy.

Cyber criminals are not just content stealing hard-earned money from ordinary users but focusing on high-end crime,' Dhupar noted.

Abundance of personal information available on social networking sites has come in

handy to synthesize socially engineered attacks on key individuals within targeted companies.

'Web-based attacks are growing unabated by luring unsuspecting users to malicious websites, which in turn hack the victim's web browser and vulnerable plug-ins used to view video or document files,' Dhupar said.

Though the US ranks top globally in origin of web-based attacks due to factors such as high broadband penetration, the quantum jump of 16 percent in India is alarming, as the country accounted for less than one percent of such attacks in the region in 2008.

In a bid to make a fast buck, cyber criminals use stolen credit card information quickly to purchase goods online where minimal card details are required to authorise transactions.

'Besides physical goods pur-

chased online for subsequent delivery, hackers buy digital goods such as domain registrations, music, software and gift certificates from online stores,' the survey revealed.

According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IMAI), Internet usage across the country shot up 20 percent in 2009, with netizens spending more time online. As a result, India surged to fifth spot in malicious activity in 2009 from 11th spot in 2008.

'We have identified over 240 million distinct new malicious programmes in 2009, a 100 percent jump over 2008, with Sality.AE virus, Brisv Trojan and SillyFDC worm as the most frequent threats,' Dhupar added.

With the highest density of netizens, Mumbai figured at the top, with 50 percent of the

Dhanlaxmi aims for total business of Rs 20,000-cr PtI MUMBAI, MAY 11

South Korea's biggest business conglomerate Samsung Group said on Tuesday it would invest 23.3 trillion won ($20.6 billion) by 2020 in new businesses including health care and green energy technology.

Samsung picked solar cells, rechargeable cells for hybrid electric cars, light emitting diodes (LED), biopharma, and medical devices for new growth areas in its first detailed investment plans to challenge rivals such as General Electric, Dutch firm Philips Electronics and Japan's Sanyo Electric. The group forecast the new growth businesses would create 50 trillion won in annual revenues.

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process used by cyber criminals to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details online by posing as a trustworthy entity in the electronic communication.

The report, based on a survey conducted during 2009, found that 21 percent of the spam in the region originated from India, accounting for four percent of the worldwide spam volume.

Spam made up 88 percent of all e-mail in 2009.

Similarly, 28 percent of spam zombies (bots) in the region or six percent of the world reside in India while seven percent of the regional phishing hosts are located in the Indian sub-continent.

Bots are a type of malware or malicious software code, which allows an attacker to gain complete control over the infected computer. Some of the notorious codes are

Private sector Dhanlaxmi Bank plans to stabilise its branch operations and aims to grow its business to Rs 20,000-crore this fiscal, from the present Rs 12,105-crore, a senior bank official said.

"We plan to stabilise our branch operations this year and hence do not have any big branch expansion plans. We are aiming for a total business of Rs 20,000-crore by end-FY 11," the bank's CFO, Bipin Kabra said.

The bank presently has 270 branches and its management would take a call on networkexpansion only in the secondhalf of this fiscal, he said.

Dhanlaxmi Bank plans to

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raise up to Rs 400-crore through a QIP by September to augment the Tier I capital base of the bank, he said.

"We will use the proceeds to strengthen our capital adequacy ratio and support our business growth and expansion plans," Kabra said.

In FY 10, Dhanlaxmi Bank clocked a total income of Rs 625.56-crore, up 28 per cent from Rs 487.77-crore in the year-ago period.

The bank's net profit in FY 10 stood at Rs 23.3-crore as compared to Rs 57.5-crore in the year-ago period.

"This is because we are in the investment phase. We have invested a lot in people, products, processes, technology

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Hdfc Bank Lt, 1938, 1955, 1913.25, 1948.3 Hdfc Ltd, 2765.1, 2800, 2753, 2773.3 Hero Honda M, 1915, 1919.75, 1885, 1899.25 Hindalco in, 178, 178, 168.6, 169.95 Hindustan Co, 123.7, 124.5, 119.2, 119.75 Hindustan Ma, 77.4, 79.05, 76.1, 76.7 Hindustan Pe, 330.4, 335.05, 324.5, 327.75 Hindustan Un, 237.35, 237.35, 233.35, 236.85 Hindustan Zi, 1127.5, 1138.5, 1094.2, 1114.7 Housing Dev, 259, 259, 245.25, 247 Icici Bank L, 922, 934, 908, 916.6 Idea Cellula, 63.75, 63.8, 59.4, 59.85 Ifci Ltd, 51.75, 53.2, 51.4, 52.65 India Cement, 119.2, 119.2, 115, 115.25 India Infoli, 107.9, 107.9, 103.25, 103.65 Indiabulls F, 154, 158, 151, 151.6 Indiabulls R, 165, 166, 157.2, 158.55 Indian Bank, 219.6, 225.5, 215, 215.9 Indian Hotel, 112.5, 114, 111.65, 113.65 Indian Oil C, 304.95, 308, 299.05, 300.8 Indian Overs, 94.25, 94.5, 92.15, 93.15 Indus Dev Ba, 121.2, 122, 117.6, 118.1 Indusind Ban, 183.7, 185.4, 178.7, 180.15

and infrastructure," Kabra said, explaining the dip in net profit.

Dhanlaxmi Bank's total business (advances and deposits) grew 48 per cent to Rs 12,105crore in FY 10 from Rs 8,165crore in FY 09.

"We are now aiming for a total business of Rs 20,000crore this fiscal," Kabra said.

The bank's net interest margin (NIM) stood at 2.7 per cent, he said.

Its current account, savings account (CASA) stood at 22 per cent and its NPAs slid from 1.99 per cent to 1.54 per cent.

Fee income rose 15 per cent to Rs 91-crore and Kabra said that the bank aimed to up its income from this revenuestream by 100 per cent this fiscal.

Infosys Tech, 2669.8, 2674.5, 2636, 2660.75 Infra. dev., 163.25, 163.25, 158, 159.15 Ispat Indust, 19.15, 19.25, 18.6, 18.65 Itc Ltd, 257.55, 263.3, 257.55, 259.55 Ivrcl Infras, 174.9, 174.9, 168.5, 171.15 Jai Corp Lim, 252, 252.85, 242.5, 244.3 Jaiprakash A, 137.25, 137.25, 133, 133.6 Jet Airways, 524.4, 530, 511.25, 515.25 Jindal Saw L, 203.85, 204.85, 191.5, 194.15 Jindal Steel, 695, 695, 670.1, 672.85 Jsw Steel Li, 1215, 1225, 1144.95, 1201.05 Kotak Mahind, 765, 772, 742.1, 746.35 Lakshmi Mach, 1958, 2009, 1941.05, 1949.75 Lanco Infrat, 63, 63, 60.25, 60.65 Larsen & Tou, 1545.25, 1559.9, 1536.1, 1544.25 Lic Housing, 958.4, 963.05, 927.25, 930.55 Lupin Limite, 1872, 1872, 1767, 1775.25 Mahanagar Te, 69.8, 69.9, 68, 68.15 Mahindra & M, 557, 567.7, 551, 563.7 Maruti Suzuk, 1300, 1300, 1265, 1268.1 Max India Lt, 179.8, 179.8, 173.15, 174.15 Maytas Infr., 200.9, 201.9, 192.5, 193.6

country's bot-infected computers, followed by Delhi at 13 percent, Hyderabad seven percent, Bangalore six percent, Kochi five percent, Chennai four percent, Pune three percent and Ahmedabad two percent.

BOARD MEETINGS Global sec Ankit Metal NCC finance Ansal Buildwell Gujarat Apol Polylink Poly Hathway Cab Bajaj Auto RPG Life Bajaj Holdings Birla Precision smartlink Net Blue star Jindal Poly Continental Contr JJ finance sterling Hol fin Kerala Ayur Dewan Housing Krypton Inds Mahindra forg Mangalam Cem Welspun India Munjal Auto Gandhi spec Murli Inds Source: Indiainfoline.com

MF FUNDA BIRLA suN LIfe MutuAL fuND said it has launched an openended equity scheme, Birla Sun Life India Reforms Fund, that will invest in companies that are expected to benefit from the economic reforms.

"The India Reforms Fund Scheme will be invested in multiple sectors at any point in time, which may be at different stages of reform. Our strategy is to maintain the fund exposure in sectors according to reform expected, announced or implemented in those sectors at that time," BSLMF CEO, A Balasubramanian, said.

The scheme would invest across sectors such as IT, education, retail and telecom, among others, he said.

The NFO of units of Rs 10 opened for subscriptions on May 10 and would close on June 9.

Benchmarked against S&P and CNX 500 index, the fund offers both growth and dividend options with a minimum application of Rs 5,000.

Moser-baer (, 70.5, 70.5, 68.15, 68.6 Mrpl, 74.35, 75.4, 73.3, 73.7 Nagarjuna Co, 176.1, 179.45, 171.6, 172.55 Nagarjuna Fe, 31.9, 32.65, 31.3, 31.95 National Alu, 408, 411.9, 404, 410 Neyveli Lign, 148, 149.9, 146.75, 147.9 Ntpc Ltd, 206, 206, 203.15, 204.9 Oil And Natu, 1049.6, 1049.6, 1020.8, 1029.95 Omaxe Limite, 96.25, 96.9, 93.65, 94.2 Oriental Ban, 351.9, 353.9, 340, 342.15 Pantaloon Re, 400.25, 407, 395, 397.6 Parsvnath De, 122.65, 122.65, 114.7, 115.95 Petronet Lng, 82, 84.7, 80.55, 84.35 Power Fin Co, 280.5, 281.65, 275.1, 277.55 Power Grid C, 108.9, 108.9, 106.45, 106.75 Praj Industr, 89.2, 89.45, 86.55, 86.95 Punj Lloyd L, 156, 156.4, 149.7, 150.35 Punjab Natio, 1018, 1025, 1006.4, 1018.3 Rajesh Expor, 125.95, 125.95, 123.85, 124.05 Ranbaxy Labs, 460, 470.45, 450.1, 457.9 Rashtriya Ch, 80.25, 85.6, 79.55, 82.75 Rel. nat. re, 50, 52.5, 49.4, 50.2

Reliance Cap, 722.9, 723, 701, 702.9 Reliance Com, 155.75, 156, 146, 146.85 Reliance Ene, 945, 945, 912, 913 Reliance Ind, 832, 841, 808.1, 811.65 Reliance Ind, 1089, 1089, 1063.35, 1067.8 Reliance Pow, 149.5, 151, 143.55, 144.55 Rolta India, 180.9, 181, 174.85, 176.25 Satyam Compu, 91.6, 92.1, 89.1, 89.35 Sesa Goa Ltd, 414, 416.75, 398.8, 400.65 Shipping Cor, 167.9, 170.7, 165, 166.2 Siemens Ltd, 705.8, 705.8, 675, 678.9 Sintex Indus, 305.5, 317.7, 302.1, 305.2 Sobha Develo, 295, 321.9, 293, 311.95 State Bank O, 2314, 2338.95, 2281.15, 2287.85 Steel Author, 218, 221, 211.25, 212.4 Sterlite Ind, 757, 761.4, 731.2, 734.2 Sun Pharmace, 1550, 1565.9, 1533.6, 1538.3 Sun Tv Netwo, 406.35, 428.9, 406.35, 425.4 Suzlon Energ, 70, 70.45, 67.7, 67.95 Tata Communi, 262, 269.7, 256.55, 257.55 Tata Consult, 775, 779, 753.9, 756.3 Tata Motors, 816.6, 819, 793.25, 799.9

Tata Power C, 1348, 1348, 1309, 1331.55 Tata Steel L, 605, 608.8, 579, 582.05 Tata Tea Ltd, 1044.5, 1048.85, 1025, 1030 Tata Teleser, 22.45, 22.45, 21.6, 21.7 Tech Mahindr, 733, 733, 705, 708.55 The Ge Shpg., 302, 303, 291.95, 294.3 The Phoenix, 212, 214.9, 210, 210 Thermax Ltd, 682.25, 696, 678, 680.25 Titan Indust, 2170, 2190, 2132.6, 2168.25 Torrent Powe, 331.55, 343, 330, 332.8 Triveni Engg, 108.95, 109.2, 105.8, 107 Tv18 India L, 78, 79.5, 76.5, 78.65 Uco Bank, 73.1, 73.1, 70.2, 70.5 Ultratech Ce, 950, 959.75, 939.25, 951.6 Union Bank O, 299, 299, 290.1, 292.05 Unitech Ltd, 77, 79.9, 76.4, 76.95 United Phosp, 172.5, 175.95, 169.6, 174.45 Videocon Ind, 105.2, 107.5, 101.1, 102.2 Vijaya Bank, 56.45, 56.5, 54.75, 55.2 Voltas Ltd, 178.9, 178.9, 175.9, 177.35 Welspun Guj, 271, 271, 261.1, 262.65 Wipro Ltd, 676, 676, 657.25, 668.05 Yes Bank Lim, 279, 280.95, 273, 275.9 Zee Entertai, 289, 289, 277.1, 278.95

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UID can be an enabler of Fin inclusion: Nilekani AGeNCY NEW DELHI, MAY 11

The soon-to-be allotted unique identification numbers to Indian citizens could act as a tool to drive financial inclusion of the rural and poor people, the Unique Identity Authority chairman Nanadan Nilekani said Tuesday.

'Lack of identity is hurting people and blocking progress.

Aadhar (the brand name for UID) can serve as the know your customer guidelines that banks have. It can reduce friction for the poor person who is trying to access public services like banking,' Nilekani said, addressing an interactive session on UID organised by industry lobby CII. Explaining UID's various uses, Nilekani said that a lot depended on the way applications were developed to utilise the UID number.

'India has about 600,000 villages and it is not possible for a bank to put up an ATM in every village. But you can use this number in a micro ATM, where there is a biometric reader,' said the former Infosys co-chairman, who quit the software major to join the government nine

months back.

'Millions of people lack proper proof like we have...driving licenses, PAN card, credit cards. So it becomes difficult for these people to access public services, like a bank account or even get a mobile phone as know-your-customer guidelines are getting more stringent.'

The rollout of the unique numbers, christened Aadhar, will begin from August 2010, Nilekani said.

Each number will be unique to an individual, with fingerprints of all 10 fingers and an iris scan of the eye used to identify the person.

In the next four and a half years, about 600 million numbers will be issued.

To do this, the UID authority is liaisoning with various state and central organisations, like the national population register for which Census 2011 has already started.

The rolling out of UID numbers is a mammoth logistical challenge.

'It has not been done yet anywhere in the world. The largest biometric system has 1.2 million users, we are targeting about 10 times of that,' said Nilekani.

SEBI for transparency in ratings PTI MUMBAI, MAY 11

Leading rating agency, Credit Analysis and Research (CARE), today said that the Sebi directive to rating agencies on disclosing the methodologies and fees charged from companies would bring greater transparency.

"We welcome this step. It is a very good initiative by SEBI and will bring greater transparency. We will ensure that we meet all its (SEBI) guidelines much before June 30," CARE's CEO and MD, B Dogra said.

SEBI, in its disclosure guidelines, has mentioned that the

credit rating agencies need to frame policies and a code of conduct to deal with issues related to conflict of interest between their analysts and entities being rated.

It has also said that rating agencies should make mandatory disclosures twice in a year.

As per the guidelines, the CRAs will have to maintain records of the important factors underlying the credit rating and a summary of discussions with all stakeholders involved as well as decisions of the rating committee, including voting details and notes of dissent.

CO2 emissions soar 58% in 13 yrs ReuTeRs NEW DELHI

India's greenhouse gas emissions grew 58 percent between 1994 and 2007, official figures released on Tuesday showed, underlining the country's growing importance in the fight against climate change.

Emissions rose to 1.9 billion tonnes in 2007 versus 1.2 billion in 1994, with the industrial and transport sectors upping their share in Asia's third largest economy and confirming India's ranking among the world's top five carbon polluters.

By way of comparison, between 1994 and 2007, India added more than the entire emissions produced annually

by Australia.

Figures in the government report, released by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh at a conference in New Delhi, show India is closing in on Russia, now the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter, at nearly 2.2 billion tonnes in 2007.

Russia's emissions have been growing at a slower pace than those of India, whose energyhungry economy has been expanding at about 8 percent a year as it tries to lift millions out of poverty.

This has propelled investment in coal-fired power stations, steel mills, cement plants and mining, as well as renewable energy.

"Interestingly, the emissions of the United States and China are almost four times that of India in 2007," Ramesh told the conference.

"It is also noteworthy that the energy intensity of India's GDP declined by more than 30 percent during the period 1994-2007 due to the efforts and policies that we are proactively putting into place. This is a trend we intend to continue," he said.

Energy intensity refers to the amount of energy used per unit of gross domestic product.

India has also set a carbon

intensity reduction target of 20 to 25 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels.

Data from 1994 was the last official report to the United Nations on India's emissions because, as a developing country, India is not obliged to make annual emissions declarations to the world body, unlike rich nations.

Gold prices likely to rise: analyst PTI MUMBAI, MAY 11

Gold prices are expected to rise as demand for the yellow metal as a safe-haven investment in times of financial uncertainty will continue to remain, an analyst said here.

"Despite the strengthening of the Dollar, gold prices could continue to rise as demand for the yellow metal as a safehaven in times of financial uncertainty will continue to remain," Angel Commodities' Research Analyst, Reena Walia said.

Gold prices have been in a bullish mode since a low of Rs 15,950 per 10 grams witnessed in January. Prices have witnessed a sharp rally, rising by almost 12.82 per cent to currently trade between Rs 17,800-17,950 levels.

The announcement of a USD 1-trillion package by European policy-makers provided some support to the ailing markets.

This also led to selling pressure in the yellow metal which had rallied in the last week on the back of financial uncertainty which raised demand for gold as a safe-haven asset.

The trend in gold prices remains upward and "we expect concerns over the Euro-zone debt market to continue despite the bailout. The rescue package of USD 1-trillion in order to bailout the Euro members are bigger than that provided to bailout large companies in the US, Walia said.

Recovery real; some doubts remain ReuTeRs CHICAGO, MAY 11

The past few months have offered tangible proof of an economic recovery in the United States, but executives in the industrial and transport sector, whose businesses rely on that recovery, still see plenty of reasons for caution.

A debt crisis in Europe -- which helped send global stock markets into a tailspin last week and then drove a similarly rapid rebound on Monday -is one of the areas of uncertainty.

Others include new regulation by US President Barack Obama's administration and the strength of the US consumer, amid 9.9 percent unemployment.

"It will take consumer spending quite a while to recover here, based on all the uncertainty that's still out there," William Zollars, who heads the No 1 US trucker YRC Worldwide Inc, told the Reuters Manufacturing and Transportation Summit in Chicago.

"Customers are coming back in greater numbers," he said. The recovery "is probably going to be slower and more gradual than in previous recessions. It's certainly not a V-shaped recovery."

Zollars said the environment remains unpredictable and volatile, citing Europe's debt crisis as an example. The European Union agreed on an emergency loan package on Monday which with International Monetary Fund support

could reach 750 billion euros ($1 trillion) to prevent the spread of a debt crisis within the euro zone.

The industrial Midwest, the socalled Rust Belt region of the United States, is recovering more quickly than other parts of the country, Zollars said.

Jim Griffith, chief executive of global bearings maker Timken Co of the Rust Belt city of Canton, Ohio, feels "hopeful but cautious."

"We believe the recovery is real," Griffith told the summit. "We believe it's modest, and we're running the company on the basis that there will be a slow, gradual improvement in the economy."

Timken, which saw shipments of some of its products drop by more than half during recession, is not ready to declare the recovery sustainable because it cannot predict demand beyond a couple of months. A list of CEO concerns at a company with a global supply chain also includes the health of suppliers.

"Whether this recovery is sustainable, whether it continues at a moderate pace or accelerates, has dramatically different results for us," Griffith said. "We can go from people-rich to capacity-constrained very quickly." euROPe IN FOCus Martin Richenhagen, who heads farm equipment maker Agco Corp, said he expected demand from North America to be up slightly this year, in contrast

with Europe where it is expected to be down.

"The main problem we have is in Europe, and I think (it) is less based on hard factors and more based on emotions," Richenhagen told the Summit in Chicago.

Richenhagen said Greece was not an important market for Agco but the debt problems centered on that country could further pressure the euro currency, which rebounded slightly on Monday after falling to a 14-month low last week.

"The dollar was undervalued for many years, the euro slightly overvalued," he said, then added what he called a personal forecast: "I would not be astonished to see the exchange rate somewhere between $1.10 and $1.20 for several years."

'THe ReAL DeAL' The key to the next few months will be business -- as opposed to consumer -- spending, said Bill Phelan, president of PayNet Inc, which collects data from more than 220 US lenders and publishes a monthly index that measures the volume of financing.

"The recovery is beyond just an export-driven recovery," Phelan said. "It's taking hold domestically among all levels of the economy. We can say with more confidence that this is the real deal."

Lending to small businesses is up,

loan delinquencies are falling at their fastest rate ever, and capital spending is up in industries like transportation and agriculture.

Still, the recovery is happening slowly, he said. Capital spending by consumer and restaurant companies is still down, and it is still falling in the construction sector. Though delinquency rates are declining, they remain elevated.

"The banks' big issue is finding healthy earning assets," Phelan said.

Phelan described an environment where both lenders and business executives are trying to figure out the contours of a new economic cycle. For now, uncertainty is the defining factor, Phelan said, something underscored by last week's extraordinary stock market volatility.

The trouble in Europe puts a question mark over exports; the new US healthcare law -- and prospects for other new regulation -- add uncertainty over costs; and lenders need to put money to work and also to avoid undue risk.

"We're moving into a new era of uncertainty," Phelan said. "The storm clouds are on the horizon. With so much liquidity out there, (you have) conditions for a frothy market."

Amid the US stock market's 4 percent rebound on Monday, Timken shares jumped 7 percent to $32.29, Agco gained 4.8 percent to $34.55 and YRC rose 5 percent to 48 cents.

Emami plans big foray into Africa AGeNCY NEW DELHI, MAY 11

The Emami group, the $165 million Indian personal care and ayurvedic medicine major, is making a big foray into Africa, the newest frontier for Indian companies, not just in their traditional lines of businesses but also in contract farming and power generation.

'In Ethiopia, Emami Biotech has been allotted 100,000 acres of land by the Investment Commission. We will cultivate edible and non-edible oil seeds and cereals like gram, maize, sunflower, soya and jatropha,' said the company's director Aditya V Agarwal. 'The cost in the first phase is Rs 400 crore ($85 million),' Agarwal said, adding: 'Labour is only a small cost.

The benefit is in the availability of land.'

According to him, one of the reasons why the group's focus was on Africa was that the large continent accounted for a sizeable share of their exports, which form 15 percent of their sales turnover, reaching out to 60 countries.

'It is more than just about money. Ours is also a poor country and we are improving so we can relate to the degree of progress there too. It would definitely pay in the long term,' he said.

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Pg14 GOA’S HEARTBEAT Life, Laughter and Coconut: Goa’s beloved Poetry scrumptious Nut “

Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

Struggles in lif e m ak e on e st ro ng and more determined. This is how Panduran g Gaonkar, an awar d winning poet, adds his emotions t o poems, makin g them come to life .

Pandurang talks to H er al d ab ou t hi s books, life and hi s take on Marath i literature in Goa

­H­O­R­O­S­C­O­P­E Go over finances and add up a thing or two or three (times five? divided by two?). You've got to (21 Mar – 19 Apr) stand firm for your values today -- no matter what the cost.

You may briefly be tempted to fold, but you know that some battles are worth losing if you get to keep your dignity.

Cook up something delicious, then invite a few friends over to help you eat it. Yum! You need to (23 Sep – 22 Oct) avoid the temptation to see things as they appear to be on the surface. It's a good time to inspect the situation more deeply and look into the details of your surroundings.

Who says decadence isn't dashingly, daringly, devastatingly doable? It is in summer. Indulge (20 Apr – 20 May) your inner child -- or any other part of you that demands luxury. Your great energy means that you should have no trouble at all coming up with ideas for enjoying yourself.

It's fine to treat yourself to nice meals, but don't be greedy. And don't overeat! You're pretty (23 Oct – 21 Nov) happy with what you've got -- except that you want more!

It's a weird time to be close to you, as you might be needier than usual, but not quite able to tell people what you need.

Why keep things bottled up? You're not a soda can! Shake things up a little! It's time for (21 May – 21 Jun) you to deal with the tiny details of your life or work -- even if you've been putting them off for weeks. Your mental energy is right for settling accounts and reconciling errors.

It's great to feel great, but if you overate last night, you won't. Be good tonight. Today is (22 Nov – 21 Dec) all about the details -you need to focus on the smallest aspects of any given project. It's a good time for you to get help from those who know the in-depth stuff better than you do.

Why not do something nice for your neighborhood? After all, it is where you live. Let your (22 Jun – 22 Jul) crazy side dominate your life today -- even if it gets you in trouble. You should find that your far-out ideas are perfect for handling the odd business going down all around you.

Get out into nature.

Don't forget to take a ball, a bat or a flag and some friends. You need (22 Dec – 19 Jan) to be more conscientious -- good thing that comes easily to you! Today requires extra energy, but you've got more than enough to handle whatever comes your way.

Don't ignore anything!

Your current problems probably aren't black and white. Be careful approaching them. Your (23 Jul – 22 Aug) mind is needed for important issues today -- maybe involving the law or politics in some way.

It's a great time to stand up for what you believe in, though you may find the tide of opinion turns against you.

There's something strange going on in your immediate surroundings -- but you already sensed that. You (20 Jan – 18 Feb) need to explore your past in some new way -- it could be that your future is more predictable than you think! It's a good time to examine trends in your life over the long term and figure out where you're headed.

Yo u a n d s o m e o n e sweet are traveling somewhere nice -- by plane, train or armchair.

(23 Aug – 22 Sep) You run into a big question early in the day -- one that requires a fair amount of research to answer. The good news is that your patience and mental energy are in perfect sync.

You are on the receiving end of a slew of love letters. How to reply?

It's a good day for you (19 Feb – 20 Mar) to focus on the small but vital elements of your life: food, shelter, clothing, etc. Make them your own and show the world that even the basics can feel like luxury.

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It seems no Goan dish is complete without the addition of this delectable nut whether in the form of milk, paste, toddy or ‘feni’. Heritage Jazz is organising a ‘Coconut Heritage Photography Contest’. Herald gets musing on the adored coconut

BY CHRISTINA VIEGAS HERALD FEATURES ave you ever wondered what Goan cuisine is all about; the salty, spicy, sweet and sour gravies that get our taste buds working overtime? Perhaps, it is safe to say we need look no further than the mundane coconut. This rugged, rather ordinary looking nut has majority of the ‘Goemkars’ in throes. Many vouch that it is the coconut in every dish which makes it so perfect.

Yes, take a peek into kitchens of the local homes and you will learn how important the nut is to residents. The average individual seems to be in love with its honest to goodness taste and eats it liberally.

Scraped, ground or milked dry, the coconut is used lavishly in curries. It forms the base as well as the topping. And, the end effect? Simply superb! As any aficionado of Goan fare will tell you, the sweet taste of fresh coconut finely balances the pungency of chillies and hot spices to make the cuisine aptly famous. “There is not a single day when we do not use coconuts,” affirms Ms Thelma Fernandes from Margao who adds, “you will find it in all dishes of ours be they fish, meat or vegetables. Besides, we also use it in all chutneys, snacks or sweets.” Ditto with Ms Kamat from Canacona, a homemaker in a family of ten who concurs, “Except for ‘xitt’, we use coconut in everything.”

By now one gets wondering whether the dishes would all end up tasting the same and when you dare voice out your query, the surprising reply from the loyal denizens is, “Never!” They point out that varied spices added to everything differentiates between dishes. For instance, fish needs coconut ground with red chillies and coriander, while meat will be prepared using home-made ‘garam masala’ that is a combination of pepper, cloves and other spices. In fact, the locals who have lived all their life in the interiors find it hard to believe that people from other states can cook equally tasty dishes without using coconut.

So used to thickening their gravies with coconut paste or milk, they wonder how in other parts of India, people use mere onions, tomatoes and seasoning to prepare curries.

Astutely, some lovable Goan grandmas enlighten that this amazing nut is not just delicious, it also has auspicious nuances. They state, “During ‘pujas’ the ‘bhatji’ will always ask for certain numbers depending on the purpose of the ‘puja’ For instance, for ‘abhishek’ we need one coconut whereas when donating the nuts in some person’s name, the number can range anywhere between 200 to 2,000.” Some of the aged ladies go on to add enthusiastically, “In olden days we mainly cooked in coconut oil. Besides, the grinding was on the ‘rogodo’ and that made the taste better. It also served to keep us fit.”

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BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES andurang Goaonkar is a jovial person who has always considered humour his life saver in trying times. An escape formula from the real world, Pandurang manages to entertain anyone in his company. Another facet to his personality is his ability to write soul touching poetry in Marathi.

Pandurang has published two books on poetry, ‘Ani mi Sudhha’ and ‘Nantar’, the latter having won him three awards, one in Goa and two in Maharashtra. “Poetry is my life; it is my way of expressing emotions. I have come a long way writing poems, articles and short stories, beginning at the age of 13. I come from Surla, a village in Sattari where education available was only till Class 7, so I moved to Panjim from a young age and started working.

I bought books with whatever little money I earned and joined a night school only to educate myself,” says Pandurang with confidence.

“I am happy to do everything on my own. I used to read a lot, even my shelves at home are filled with books. I would even buy books that had been translated from Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and Gujarati. I feel that Bengali, Tamil and Marathi have a rich treasure of literature in India.

People should not limit themselves to language but instead should try to understand the basic idea behind the poem or story. The way literature is written is more important,” says Pandurang, Chief Reporter at Lokmat, a Marathi daily in Goa. Pandurang won the Kavi B Award in the Brahanmaharashtra category of Maharashtra State Government’s Marathi Literature Awards - 2008-09 for ‘Nantar’ followed by an award by Gomant Vidhya Niketan, Margao in February and was recently announced the winner for the Ankur Sahitya Sangh in Akola, Maharashtra. “Nantar, released in 2009, consists of all my life’s struggles, experience and lessons in poetry form. Some of my favourite poems from the book are ‘Nazia’, a poem on a prostitute and her sad death and a poem titled ‘Zarmekar Pannu’ that is about a man from my village. I am working on a book of poems titled ‘Nazia’.”

Apart from ‘Nazia’, his other books lined up for publication include, ‘Desktop Varichya Kavita’ and works on an autobiography. “I started with ‘Ani mi Sudhha’ which was 90 percent of love and romance poems. Then it got serious with ‘Nantar’ with poems on my life experiences. ‘Nazia’ will deal with issues concerning women while ‘Desktop Varichya Kavita’ has random poems which I write in my free time.”

Coming from a simple background, it was not an easy road building up a readership in Goa. “With the boom in the IT industry, few have the time to read. If an author has the capacity, he can create an audience for his work. Noted writers and poets of the yesteryears should build up new readership to encourage young writers and poets. Goa has great potential and young talent unfortunately there is a lot of groupism which has damage the entire system, not just Marathi literature but Konkani, both Devnagiri and Roman script, too,” says Pandurang.

“I do not regret that two academies from Maharashtra gave me awards for my books.

Goa should also start encouraging young writers by awarding people from different fields of art for their work. Institutes like Kala Academy, Marathi Aacdemy and Konkani Academy should announce awards for each field separately like dramas, songs, books etc,” advises Pandurang.

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W hi le th e cu rre nt Konkani songs are enjoyed by the youth, the classics remain in the m em or ie s of th e old. With the release of the album ‘Konkani Classics Revisited’ on M ay 14 , th es e beautiful, old school melodies can now be revisited by the old and discovered by the young.

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Goan fish curry with coconut milk (above left and Coconut feni with fire(chilli) and ice(left) Don’t ever make the mistake of informing the grandmas that having our cooking revolve around a single ingredient must surely make the preparation even easier as they can scrape vast quantities of coconut and then stuff it in the freezer to use for more than one day, as they will dramatically assert, “We have to grate the coconut everyday; it is an accepted everyday chore. Maximum we can stock up for is a day. After that the flavour is not the same.” Now, there is no arguing with these experts! The lovable elderly ladies also start enlightening me about toddy and coconut ‘feni’. According to them, the heavenly ‘sur’ got from the trees makes some of the most delectable ‘sannas’ and the ‘feni’ is added to many an authentic dish at various stages of cooking. They inform, “For the ‘vindaloo’, it is added at the end, for the ‘balchao’ at the beginning etc.”

And according to the ladies, you don’t have to hit the bar, instead, some exciting good home-made cocktails with ‘feni’ can be churned out at home itself. While leaving, looking at them bustling around in their cluttered but warm kitchens, one cannot help but feel like indulging in some authentic Goan ‘xitt codi nuste’ to reiterate my liking for Goan cuisine. It gets even better when they add with wise smiles, “You can have it daily. Our Goan food is essentially very healthy. Coconut is rich in fibre. Everything gets cooked in the coconut paste and there is very little deep frying involved.”

Konkani Classics revisited

BY NOMRATHA FERNANDES HERALD FEATURES onkani ‘cantaram’ has a special place in many a Goan’s heart. From its first recording by Joao Agostinho Fernandes in Mumbai to the more recent Lorna, it appeals to the people of Goa through music and lyrics. ‘Cantaram’ fans Goa over will surely prick up their ears to a recent development by Saregama. The music company has compiled two volumes of classic Konkani ‘cantarams’, the first comprises Alfred Rose’s evergreen hits, sung by his daughter Alria Rose D’Sousa and a bunch of Konkani singing talent, with music recreated by Felix Correia and Volume Two renders the musical creations of Chris Perry, Frank Fernand and M Alphonso. This volume has Kyra Pais leading the vocals.

Konkani music has always reflected the social aspect of the Goan society. The lyrics are factual, with tinges of emotion to them. The music over the years has become like a History text book, per se. “You pick a single song from any bygone Konkani musical era and you will learn so much about the social, political or religious aspect of the society parallel to the era it was sung in,” says Tomazinho Cardozo, President of the Tiatr Academy of Goa. Many a Goan house resounds with these ageless, classic ‘cantarams’ that appeal to both the older generation as well as the young. According to Cardozo, “The lyrics were really beautiful and so was the music, without doubt. The singers managed to connect to the listeners’ heart,” says Cardozo. As beautiful as they are, we cannot ignore the fact that their beauty is recognised by a small percentage of Goa. Why don’t these classics have their due? Why are they being passed off for Western and Bollywood music? “Our attitudes, our families, our education system, none of them focus on imparting cultural values to the youth,” bemoans Cardozo. It is like any other societal problem, is Cardozo’s point; it is centred around the family. It should be dealt with there. “A musical culture must begin in the family,” he stresses.

The album will be released by Cardozo at a release function on May 14, 2010 where he will also be the chief guest.

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It was recently in the news that Arshad, during the shooting of the upcoming flick ‘Golmaal

3’ in Goa, was caught on camera in violation of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003.

After Dr Shekhar Salkar, General Secretary of National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) raised this violation issue, Arshad promptly replied back in writing, explaining the goings on of that day.

In the letter, he explained that he was smoking in my vanity van parked far away from the college building, when a group of youngsters knocked on the door. Eager to satisfy his fans, he got down and began signing autographs, involuntarily holding the cigarette in his hand.

“I am thankful to you for bringing this topic to my notice. Henceforth I will ensure that I throw away the cigarette before I make public appearance. I totally agree with you that the fans follow their on screen idols and copy their actions,” Arshad’s letter stated as he assured his full cooperation.

Dr Salkar in turn accepted Arshad’s explanation, understanding that the actor’s fault was a subconscious one.

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opstar Miley Cyrus, who has moved away from her ‘Hannah Montana’ teen image with new album ‘Can’t Be Tamed’, admits she has a lot of new things in store for her fans. “I think my fans will be excited to know they’ve got more to look forward to,” said Cyrus, who just released a clip for the album’s title track.

“It’s not just gonna be this.

We’ve got another season of the show ‘Hannah Montana’, which I think people are excited about.

I’m working on a movie this summer,” she added.

Cyrus, who will turn 18 in November this year, recently announced plans to take a break from music and focus on her acting career, but she isn’t planning to abandon it altogether.

“I think my fans have a lot to look forward to in music as well. My mom was on set and my dad loves it, because I think my dad was thinking I was a little crazy as I was writing it. When you see it, they were so proud of the treatment I came up with,” she said. “I think it definitely shows a change of what people remember me as, but it’s not trying to not be me.

I didn’t want to be just a character. I wanted to be myself and just in a bird-like form in the way I dressed,” Cyrus added.

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Meaning 1 : of or resembling yeast 2 : immature, unsettled 3 : full of vitality; frivolous Example Sentence Alans yeasty nature urged him to do the most adventurous of things.

BY JANICE RODRIGUES HERALD FEATURES n commemoration of National Technology Day, the Goa Science Centre organised a series of events, including science quizzes, seminars and a toy making competition for budding scientists in the state. The Goa Science Centre holds workshops throughout the summer vacations for children to explore the scientific side of their minds.

On National Technology Day, the Centre held a lecture on Biotechnology given

by Dr N Ramaiah, a senior scientist at the National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, who gave insight into the functioning of the NIO and the career prospects of Biotechnology. He also threw light on Marine Biotechnology and how pollution in today’s world has affected the life in the oceans. He said that the main aim of biotechnology is to “evolve solutions and tackle problems that are faced in present times,” said Dr Ramaiah.

The highlight of the celebrations was the scientific toy making competition which saw students from various schools from across the state participating.

The students put their scientific theories into practice and created marvels of their own, thus showing the scientific temperament prevalent in the state.

“This workshop and competition is to help students think beyond their textbooks, as science can be best learnt through experimentation. We encourage a scientific temperament in children,” said V N Joshi, the project co-ordinator at Goa Science Centre.

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BY RUSSEL D’COSTA HERALD FEATURES he parishioners of the St Pius Pastoral Institute, Old Goa simultaneously celebrated two wonderful happenings.

The first, the formation of the priests in different parishes and the second, the launch of the institute’s official website by Reverend Filipe Neri Ferao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman.

The website was launched as a gift to the parishioners of the institute by the Youth Pasch members of 2010 headed by Ryan De Mello, the vibrant young leader who was an attendee this years programme.

The website titled ‘Institutepiusx.com’ consists of an itinerary of the institutes’ events planned for the entire year. Besides, it also includes important updates and pictures all related to the Institute and its works.

The day also witnessed a very special programme by the priests, who amused the audience by showcasing a whole different side at the performance. They entertained through music, a rhapsody and a humorous and thought-provoking skit.

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he very thought of Goa paints a picture of a palm-fringed beach in front of our eyes. The coconut trees of Goa, beautiful, strong, useful and tall, are an inseparable part of Goa’s lush greenery. Well, it’s now time to get out in the summer heat with your cameras and be ready to go coconuts!

Heritage Jazz is organising a ‘Coconut Heritage Photography Contest’ for one and all. The competition has been categorised based on age. Group A (kids below 12 years), Group B (13 to 18 yrs), Group C (18 and above) and Group D (for the senior citizens).

The entries should be submitted at the Gonsalves Mansion, Campal before June 10, 2010. The photograph size should be 4×6 inches (printed) & a soft copy on CD minimum size 1 MB. The winners will be judged by Prasad Pankar, Anoop Negi and Raphael Das, all renowned photographers of Goa. Entry forms are available at Champs and Big G in Margao and at Champs, Magsons, Don Bosco Oratory and the Gonsalves Mansion in Panjim. Further details are available on the Heritage Jazz website.

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All Goa Marathi Film Singing Competition, organised by the Pratibha Friends Circle, Borim will take place on May 15 at 2:30pm at the Raghvindra Swami Hall, Borim. Call 9860410997.

The feast of the Holy Cross Shrine, Bambolim will be celebrated on May 16. The first mass will be held at 7:30am, the high mass will begin at 9am and the evening mass at 5pm.

‘Open Competition of Carnival Plays’, organised by HCN and Vandana Productions will take place on May 18, 19 and 20 at Pai Tiatrist Auditorium, Margao. Call 9822983541.

A summer experiential adventure camp, organised by Wildtrek Adventures will take place on May 29 and 30. Call 9822123458, 9822155805, 9422640141 or 9822988918.

A legal literacy camp will be held on May 15 from 3pm onwards at Vasant Bhavan Villa, Cumbharjua.

Drumcircle workshop for kids and adults, organised by Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim and Art Escape, Benaulim will be held on May 14 from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Sunaparanta, Altinho, Panjim. Call 2421311.

Competitions will be held by the Indian Medical Association, Students Wing to mark the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31. The last day to submit entries is May 31. Call 9860030131 or 9923568524.

A lecture on ‘The European Presence in Goa’ by Jason Keith Fernandes will take place on May 12 at 6.30pm at the Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim.

Call 2421311.

‘Mango Fiesta’, a mango food festival will take place from May 14 to 23 at the Goa Marriott Resort, Miramar.

Call 2463333.

A mango food festival is being held at the Taj Holiday Village till May 25.

Call 6645858.

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The album ‘Konkani Classics Revisited’, Volume One and Two will be launched by Tomazinho Cardozo, president of the Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) at the Tiatr Academy Conference Hall on May 14.

An informational meeting, ‘Solution to Garbage issue in and around Panaji’ will take place on May 14 from 6pm to 7:30pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. Call 2452805, 2452808, 2452809 or 2452810.

A two-day workshop for children, A’ Journey through the World of Books and Movies’ on May 12 and 13 will follow the launch of The Pageturners: Children’s Book Club on May 12 at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. It is organised by the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. Call 2452805, 2452808, 2452809 or 2452810.

All Goa Quiz Contest for students on May 14 at 3:30pm to be held at Raghvendra Swami Hall. Call 9823580272.

A seminar on ‘School Administration’, organised by the All Goa Government Recognised Unaided Schools Association will take place on May 21 from 9am to 1pm. Call 9822132182 or 9823158535.

The ninth introduction to kayaking and training program 2010, organised by the Goa Kayaking and the Goa Tourism will take place from May 14 to 17 at the Vainguinim Beach, Dona Paula, Panjim. Call 9422056037. Email goakayaking@gmail.com.

A literary symposium ‘Mahila Melava’, organised by Institute Menezes Braganza, Panjim will be held on May 22 at the Gomantak Maratha Samaj Hall, Panjim. There will be three discussions/symposiums – ‘Leadership in Women’, ‘Rudi/Parampara/Dharma Bhavana and Bailanchi Sanhyachi Shithi’ and ‘Live-in Relation’. Call 2224143.

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10:00 American Ninja 12:00 Beethoven's Big Break 14:15 Cadillac Records 16:15 Star Trek: First Contact 18:30 The Number 23 21:00 The Core 23:45 American Ninja

star-gold 08:00 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai

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2nd Prize: Balancing Toy 3rd Prize: Control Aircraft

Young Creativity at Filmmaking Workshop screened HERALD FEATURES filmmaking workshop for students of 14 yrs and above was organised by The Lotus Group to celebrate the 50th episode of their show Contacto Goa which is aired on the Portuguese channel Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTPi). The Contacto Goa series of episodes showcasees different cultural and social aspects of Goa. The 10-day workshop aimed at teaching students the nuances of film making, script writing, production and video editing. The students were also enlightened on the mechanics of documentary making, basic concepts of photography and audio-visual literacy.

As part of the workshop, students were divided into two groups, each of which created a documentary.

Two of the documentaries created during the workshop, GoAgro and Aquasports, were screened at Sunaparanta, Altinho, Panjim.

The documentary GoAgro focuses on the state of agriculture in the state and the benefits of organic farming over the use of chemical fertilizers. Aquasports, on the other hand, is a documentary that looks into the various misconceptions that surround water sports in Goa. Any form of water sport is often associated with an element of danger and this film shows the right way in going about it.

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09:30 Nishabd 12:30 One Man Army 16:00 Humse Badhkar Kaun 20:00 Khosla Ka Ghosla 23:00 Hidalgo

08:25 Last Orders 10:35 Art Heist 12:35 Laws of Attraction 14:30 Hollywood Ending 16:45 Nurse Betty 18:55 Fun with Dick and Jane

21:00 The Replacement Killers 23:00 Alex and Emma

08:30 Deewana 12:00 Aur Ek Ilzam 16:00 Vijeta 20:00 Namastey London 23:15 Chaand Kaa Tukdaa

08:00 Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal 12:00 Dillagi 16:00 Elaan 20:00 Ram Lakhan

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15:00 Kala Bazaar 18:30 Jaane Pehchaane Se Yeh 19:00 Geet 19:30 Rang Badalti Odhni 20:00 Dill Mill Gayye 20:30 Jaane Pehchaane Se Yeh 21:00 Mile Jab Hum Tum 21:30 Geet 22:00 Rang Badalti Odhni 22:30 Dill Mill Gayye

11:00 Csi 12:00 Breaking The Magician's Code 13:00 So You Think You Can Dance 14:00 Magic Asia: India : Celebrity 14:30 Magic Asia: India : Nightlife

15:00 Video Zonkers 17:00 The Amazing Race Asia 18:00 Terminator 19:00 Breaking The Magician's Code 20:00 Video Zonkers 21:00 Criss Angel Mindfreak 22:00 Wipeout Australia

10:00 Monk 11:00 V.I.P 12:00 The Bold and The Beautiful 12:30 Castle : Always Buy Retail 13:30 Desperate Housewives 14:30 Two and a Half Men 15:00 The Bold and The Beautiful

15:30 Monk 16:30 Friends 17:00 Castle : Always Buy Retail 18:00 V.I.P 19:00 Friends 19:30 Two and a Half Men 20:00 Monk 21:00 Friends 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Castle

10:00 MLB Regular Season 2010 : New York Yankees vs.

Boston Red Sox 12:55 FIM Motocross World Championship 2010 : 14:55 Glitch 15:25 AFC Champions League 2010 : Round 16: Kashima Antlers vs. Pohang Steelers 17:30 Game 18:00 K1 Dream 10 20:00 Simply the Best 20:30 Almost Anything Goes 21:00 Score Tonight 21:30 Nike Football Locker Room 22:00 Mobil 1 The Grid 22:30 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open

22:00 ICC: Sri Lanka vs. Australia 23:00 ICC: Pakistan vs. South Africa

11:30 UEFA Europa League : Semi Final: Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool 13:30 UEFA Europa League : Semi Final: Hamburg vs.

Fulham 15:30 Football League Show 16:00 ONGC I League 2009/10 H/ls : Mahindra United vs.

Salgaocar 17:00 WWE: Bottom Line 18:00 FIFA: Futbol Mundial 18:30 UEFA Europa League: Liverpool vs. Atletico 20:30 UEFA Europa League: Fulham vs. Hamburg 22:30 WWE: Bottom Line 23:30 Mobil 1 The Grid

07:30 Flavors 08:00 English News 09:00 Konkani News 10:00 Marathi News 11:00 Konkani Musical Show 11:30 HCN Smash Hitz 12:00 Life is to Live 12:30 Flavors 13:00 English News 09:00 ICC World T20: India vs.

14:00 Kala Utsav Sri Lanka 14:30 Fusion Concert 10:00 ICC: West Indies vs. Australia 15:00 Sangeet 11:00 ICC: England vs. Ireland 15:30 Campus Rocks 12:00 ICC:Bangladesh vs. Australia 16:00 HCN Smash Hitz 7th May 13:00 ICC:South Africa vs. Afghanistan 16:30 Flavors 17:00 Kids Club 14:00 ICC:Pakistan vs. England 17:30 Konkani Musical Show 15:00 ICC:South Africa vs.

18:00 Konkani News New Zealand 19:00 Marathi News 16:00 ICC:India vs. Australia 20:00 English News 17:00 ICC:West Indies vs. Sri Lanka 18:00 ICC:Pakistan vs. New Zealand 21:00 Face-2-Face 21:30 Konkani Music Show 19:00 ICC:England vs. South Africa 22:00 English News 20:00 Sportscenter India 23:00 Campus Rocks 20:30 Sportscenter Asia 23:30 Face-2-Face 21:00 ICC: West Indies vs. India Note: Subject to change

In action: Young participants engrossed in filming (above) Posing happily: Some of the participants with the crew members(left below)

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Macazana pip Colvale taca goa HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, MAY 11

Macazana Welfare Club edged past Youth Sports Club, Colvale 1-0 in Taca Goa Second Division League at Curtorim ground, on Tuesday.

Macazana led 1-0 at the breather.

The match-winner came in the 8th minute through a spot kick. Macazana’s Mecklon Colaco was brought down by a Colvale defender and the referee pointed to the dreaded spot.

Fredrick Endro made no mistake with the resultant spot kick.

Crossing over, Colvale kept themselves in the hunt for the equalizer but their forwards either shot wide or straight into the hands of the rival goalkeeper.

Churchill meet Qadsia today HERALD SPORTS REPORTER KUWAIT, MAY 11

With captain Odafa Okolie back in the team, coach Carlos Pereira is confident that Churchill Brothers will put up a better showing when they face formidable Al Qadsia in a crucial AFC Cup prequarter final match at Mohammed Al Hamad Stadium, here tomorrow.

The match will kick off at 6.45 p.m. Kuwait time (9.45 p.m IST) to make allowance for extra time and penalty kicks should the match end in a draw after full time.

Coach Carlos, parried questions on Churchill’s dismal perf o r m a n c e a g a i n s t Ku w a i t Sporting and sounded positive that the team put the huge loss in the backburner and that the players were now ready to put up a befitting performance so that they can look to entering the quarter-final stage.

Given the reputation of Qadsia, Carlos is likely to opt for a defensive strategy with five defenders, four medios and a lone striker. Qadsia are a strong team, being the Kuwait League cham-

pions. Previously they have even made it to the AFC Champions League semi-final and have even defeated Kuwait Sporting recently to stamp their authority on no uncertain terms.

Qadsia coach Mohammad Hajish appeared very confident at the press briefing on Tuesday. "Churchill are doing well in the India League, they are a good team, and one cannot judge them based on one bad game against Kuwait Sporting," disclosed the Qadsia coach.

"After the huge loss, Churchill

are expected to hit back with a vengeance tomorrow, and as such we have to take them very seriously," remarked the Qadsia coach who has given the team 19 major trophies.

The Qadsia coach said they have a match in hand against Al Arabia on Friday in the Asian Cup. He was yet to decide on the composition of his squad but made one point clear, that Churchill is not a very strong side and as such he would concentrate on Friday's match, rather then the Wednesday's match.

Bhakti, Anurag, Ivana advance HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 11

Bhakti Kulkarni, Anurag Mhamal and Ivana Furtado are on 2 points after the third round of Commonwealth Chess Championship at Anand Vihar, New Delhi.

On Monday, Rishubh drew with Kiran Manisha Mohanty and Ganesh R. In all 300 players including 20 grand masters, 20 international masters and 5 WGM’s from 15 countries are participating.

Churchill edge past Salgaocar u-19 i-league HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, MAY 11

Musli Power Churchill Brothers overcame Salgaocar Sports Club 2-1 in U-19 I-League football tournament, at Duler stadium, here on Tuesday. Churchill led 1-0 at the breather.

The match leaves Churchill with four points from two matches while Salgaocar are yet to open their account after two encounters.

Churchill interchanged positions of their strikers and wingers continuously throughout the match which made the task difficult for Salgaocar to defend. Salgaocar were missing their striker Clifton Dias who was suspended.

In the 12th minute, Dhilan Fernandes passed the ball to Adwin Lucas who slotted past Salgaocar custodian Presley Mas-

carenhas for Churchill’s opening goal.

In the 21st minute, Salgaocar came close to scoring when Gilbert Oliveira crossed from the right but Oilex Oliveira missed the target.

At the other end, Brian Mascarenhas crossed for Churchill, but Nicholas Fernandes attempt from close range went over the bar.

Five minutes into the second half, Bobby Chand Singh swung in a free kick where Churchill’s custodian Floyd Dias made an attempt to catch the ball which unfortunately slipped his grasp and the lurking Alvito Miranda tapped in for Salgaocar’s equalizer.

Brian Mascarenhas fired in Churchill’s winning goal from the edge of the 18-yard box after receiving a cross from the left.

Saligao enter last eight nerul cup

HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 11

Saligao United sponsored by Reira Eco Venture and Nazri defeated St. Savio Sports Club, Calangute 2-1 to move into the quarter-finals of 17th Nerul Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament organised by Nerul Sports Club at Nerul ground, on Tuesday.

Calangute shot into lead in the 6th minute through Francisco Fernandes who headed home a Agostinho free kick.

Stung by the reverse, Saligao got their act together and restored parity in the 16th minute through Alfred Rodrigues off a Lestor Dias cross. Saligao could have forged ahead in the 18th minute but a Trevor Dias shot was brilliantly saved by Calangute goalkeeper Andy.

With time running out and the match heading for the penalty shoot out, Saligao earned a penalty as Rajkumar handled the ball in the danger zone. Lestor made no mistake to slot the ball home past the goalkeeper.

Arpora in quarters

nagoa-arpora cup HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 11

Hosts Arpora Sporting Club defeated Roseman Cruz NagoaVerna 3-1 to move into the quarter finals of Nagoa-Arpora Panchayat Cup inter-village soccer at Salt Lake ground, Arpora on Tuesday.

Dominating the proceedings, Arpora forged ahead in the 8th minute through Sudesh Naik off

a Sameer Naik corner. Pramod Mardolkar doubled the lead for Arpora in the 20th minute off a corner by Sameer Naik.

Down by two goals, Roseman fought back and reduced the margin through Joel Fernandes who dribbled past a couple of defenders and shot the ball past the Arpora goalkeeper. Marcus D'Souza made the issue safe for Arpora in the dying minutes.

Viva Kerala hold Bagan to 1-1 draw ongc i-league PTI KOZHIKODE, MAY 11

Viva Kerala kept its hopes alive holding Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 draw in their last home tie in the ONGC I-League football championship here today.

In an exciting match, the rival teams went all out to outclass the other right from the start. It was Viva Kerala that drew first blood when Karma T netted a beautiful goal at in the 21st minute.

Mohun Bagan found the equaliser 30 minutes later through man-of-the-match Jose Ramires Barreto who surprised the hosts by netting a swift goal.

With just one match left to be played with East Bengal in the last qualifying match in Kolkata later this month, Viva Kerala managed to keep their hopes alive in the tournament by tallying 29 points after 25 rounds.

Saligao down Sai Avtar lakhanpal soccer HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 11

Saligao Sporting Club scored a solitary goal win over Sai Avtar, Anjuna to move into the quarter-finals of Novino Lakhanpal Gold Cup inter-village football tournament organised by Candolim Sports Club at Dr. Gustavo Montiero stadium on Tuesday. scored the all-important goal in the 7th minute through Arvinder.

Thereafter, both the teams tried to find the net but failed to score.

The victorious Parish Youth Velsao players who won the All-Goa James Alvares memorial beach soccer in the presence of Mauvin Godinho MLA, Urbano Rodrigues, Arun Naik, Laxman Kavlekar, Fr. Antonio Fernandes, Cosme Alvares, Filomena Alvares, and Reka Alvares.

Photo: M Prabhav

PY Velsao champions alvares beach soccer HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 11

Parish Youth, Velsao edged past Fukotto-I to emerge champions in the finals of All-Goa James Alvares memorial beach soccer organised by United Youth Club at Bogmalo beach, recently. Velsao led 1-0 at half time.

Promising striker Richard scored

through a solo effort in the very 4th minute while in the second half Gemy doubled the lead for Velsao. In all 32 teams participated.

Velsao received Rs 15,000 while Fukotto had to be content with Rs 10,000. Third place winners Baina Boys received Rs 4,000 while fourth place United Boys of Sancoale pocketed Rs 3,000.

Fo l l o w i n g p r i z e s w e r e awarded: Man-of-the match – Gemy; Player of the tournament

GOA DIARY Inter-village soccer at Assolda

PANJIM (HSD) – The 2nd All-Goa inter-village football tournament organised by St Anthony Sports Club of Assolda will be held from May 23 to June 13 at Assolda Panchayat ground. The winners and runners-up will receive Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively, besides other prizes. Those interested may contact Custodio Fernandes on 9921756291 or Cristo Fernandes on 9850066634.

Valedictory function

PANJIM (HSD) -- The Valedictory function of 19th Summer Cricket Coaching Camp will be held on May 12 at Government Multipurpose School Hall, Borda, at 5.30 p.m. Former Ranji batsman, Namdev Phadte will giveaway the certificates to the trainees. Luis Alex Cardozo will be the chief guest.

Learn to swim classes at Peddem

PANJIM (HSD) – The Sports Authority of Goa will conduct its 3rd summer vacation learn to swim classes for beginners at Peddem swimming pool complex, Mapusa from May 18 to June 6. Morning session: 7 to 8 a.m. (gents and children), 8 to 9 a.m. (ladies and children) and 9 to 10 a.m. (children). Evening: 3.30 to 4.30 p.m. (children), 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. (children) and 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. (mix batch for gents and ladies). Details may be obtained from the reception counter from 6.30 to 10 a.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. Phone: 2257981. Admissions open from May 14.

– Vincy; Best goalkeeper – Arun Naik; Best disciplined team – Baina Boys.

Mauvin Godinho MLA, was the chief guest and gave away the prizes in the presence of Bogmalo VP sarpanch, Urbano Rodrigues, deputy sarpanch Arun Naik, panch Laxman Kavlekar, Bogmalo church parish priest Fr. Antonio Fernandes, Cosme Alvares, Filomena Alvares, Reka Alvares, Etelvino D’Cruz.

Curtorim sail into quarters cuncolim trophy HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, MAY 11

Curtorim Gymkhana overcame St Anthony’s Sporting Club, Colva 3-1 to march into the quarter-finals of All-Goa Cuncolim Union trophy inter-village football tournament organised by Cuncolim Union at school ground, on Tuesday. The teams were tied 1-1 at half time.

Curtorim went into the lead in the very 9th minute through Jose Fernandes.

Stung by the setback, St Anthony regrouped and equalised though Ryan Fernandes.

In the second session, Diego doubled the lead for Curtorim.

Sertorio Monteiro put the issue beyond doubt when he slotted past the rival goalkeeper with a snap shot.

Sub-junior cricket in Margao

PANJIM (HSD) – The 15th Sub-junior tennis ball cricket championship for boys and girls organised by Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association in association with Sports Authority of Goa, Government of Goa will be held from May 13 to 16 at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Fatorda. The Championship will be played under the banner of Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India and recognized by Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of India and SAG.

Tennis ball cricket at Valpoi

PANJIM (HSD) - Valpoi Sports Club, Dubai will organise its 1st All-Goa floodlit tennis ball cricket tournament from May 20 to 22 at Valpoi Municipality ground. The winners will be awarded Rs. 50,000 while the runners-up will receive Rs. 25,000, besides other prizes. Details may be obtained from Rizwan on 9423810850 or Salim on 9762639407.

Cricket at Fatorda

PANJIM (HSD) - Jago Citizens Welfare Trust will organize their 1st All-Goa control cricket tournament on May 15 and 16 next to Rosary Church, Fatorda from 6 p.m. Attractive prizes await the champions and other teams participating.

Teams desirous of participating may contact Rama Kalangutkar on 9922561354 or Suleman (Sidney) on 9921771578.

V’ball tourney at Merces

PANJIM (HSD) – The All-Goa floodlit volleyball tournament organised by United Boys of Moloca, Merces will be held from May 16 to 22 at Moloca volleyball court, Merces. The winners and runners-up will receive Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,000 respectively. Details may be obtained from Inacio on 9822183473.

Tennis ball cricket at Khorlim

PANJIM (HSD) – GM Sports and Cultural Club of Khorlim will organise their 3rd All-Goa and inter-ward light tennis ball floodlit cricket tournaments on May 13, 14 and 15 at Saraswat Vidyalaya ground, Khorlim. For inter-ward, entries will be accepted before 9.30 p.m. and for all-Goa tournament, entries will be accepted before 12 noon. The winners and runners-up of all-Goa tournament will receive Rs. 11,111 and Rs. 6,666 respectively while the winners and runners-up of inter-ward tournament will receive Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 6,000.

Details may be obtained on 9823463060 or 9822130697 or 9923640255.

U-19 I-League soccer: Viva Kerala v. Sporting Clube de Goa, Duler ground, Mapusa, 4.15 p.m.

Coca Cola Celebration Cup soccer: Ave Maria v. Dicarpali SC; Dicarpali SC v. Chandor SC; Chandor SC v. Ave Maria, Navelim ground, Kick off 4 p.m.

St Anthony Super Cup soccer (semis): PY Nuvem v. St Anthony SC, Colva, Colva ground, 4.45 p.m.

Arpora-Nagoa Village Panchayat Cup soccer (quarters): United Club of Nerul v. Sai Avtar, Anjuna, salt lake ground, Arpora, 4.45 p.m.

Frank Pires memorial soccer: PVC Parra v. DBO Fatorda, church ground, Siridao, 4.30 p.m.

Shooting Star soccer: Davorlim Sporting Club v. Carmona Sports Club, Ambelim ground, 4.30 p.m.

Lakhanpal Novino Gold Cup soccer: Sangolda Lightning v. Calangute Association, Dr. Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim, 4.30 p.m.

Cuncolim Union Trophy soccer: Nerul Sports Club v.

St Rock’s Youth Club, Majorda, school ground, 4.30 p.m.

5th T20 Al-Fata cricket: Samar Industries v. New Vaddem SC, 9 a.m; Tanzeel XI v.

Chopdekar SC, Chicalim ground, 1 p.m.

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Betalbatim lift Cayman Trophy

Johnson, Dawson, Carragher in England squad

Safina dumped

West Ham sack Zola REUTERS LONDON, MAY 11

REUTERS LONDON, MAY 11

Captain of Betalbatim Sporting Club and teammate receiving the Cayman Cup Trophy and a cheque of Rs 50,000 from South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha and other dignitaries, on Sunday.

Photo: Third Eye HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, MAY 11

Betalbatim Sporting Club scored a 5-2 tie-breaker win over Enfermos Sports Club, Navelim to emerge champions in the final of Cayman Trophy inter-village football tournament organised

by Curtorim Gymkhana at Curtorim ground, on Sunday.

The teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time.

Enfermos went into the lead in the 10th minute when Milton Gomes nodded in off a well measured cross from Joshua Rebello. Stung by the setback, Be-

talbatim restored parity in the 30th minute when Alvik Fernandes headed in off Joseph Fernandes.

After the lemon break, Betalbatim almost scored the matchwinner, however Enfermos goalkeeper Chandrakant Naik denied Luis Rogtao from finding the target.

With the scores levelled, the tie-breaker system was implemented where Betalbatim emerged victorious scoring through Desmond Fernandes, Cajie D’Souza, Hayston D’Costa and Denzil Rogtao while only

Franky Pereira converted for Enfermos. Betalbatim bagged a cash prize of Rs 50,000 while Enfermos had to settle with Rs 30,000.

Fo l l o w i n g p r i z e s w e r e awarded: Best defender Desmond Fernandes, Betalbatim; Man-of-the final - Joshua Rebello, Enfermos; Best goalkeeper - Jermias Fernandes, Betalbatim; First scorer of the final - Milton Gomes, Enfermos.

Seby Fernandes, former coach, Goa Police, Miselle Castana, international women footballer, Maria Rebello, women

FIFA referee, Penny Rebello and Quincy Rebello, both women volleyball players were feted at the hands of chief guest Francisco Sardinha, MP, in the presence of Milagres Rodrigues, panch V.P Curtorim, Gabriel D’Silva, Lawrence Albuquerque, Luciano Fernandes and Joao Agostinho Fernandes.

Earlier Joaquim Fernandes, general secretary, Curtorim Gymkhana welcomed. Sebastiao Barretto, president Curtorim Gymkhana, proposed the vote of thanks. In all 16 teams participated.

Verna triumph in Holy Cross soccer

The victorious captain of Verna Sports Club, winners of 14th Holy Cross Soccer tournament receiving the winners prize from Shyam Satardekar, MLA, and others at Vodlemoll, Kakoda.

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 11

Verna Sports Club overcame Dramapur Sirlim Sports Club 43 via the tie-breaker to emerge champions in the final of 14th Holy Cross Soccer Tournament organised by Holy Cross Sports Club, at Vodlemoll Kakoda.

There was no score at the end of the regulation period.

Verna received Rs 1,00,000 while Dramapur had to be content with Rs 75,000.

The teams put up a very good show with their skills and neat

passes but were unable to find the net.

Changing over, the teams came very close to pulling out the match-winner but the goalkeepers showed great reflexes with some brilliant saves.

With the match ending in a goalless draw, the tie-breaker was introduced. Santan Rego, Reckson Fernandes, Wilson Fernandes and John Costa were on target for Verna while Ryan Fernandes, Nickson Rebello and Jolex Fernandes found the net for Dramapur.

Fo l l o w i n g p r i z e s w e r e awarded: Semi losers -- DBO Fatorda and Betalbatim SC Rs 5,000 each; First goal of the tournament -- Santan Fernandes, DBO Fatorda, Rs 1,000; Best player of the tournament -Piedade Rebello, Dramapur, Rs1,000; Best defender and Manof-the match -- Francisco Fernandes, Verna, Rs 2,000; Best disciplined team -- Cuncolim Union, Rs 3000; Best goal of the tournament -- Charlton Pereira, DBO Fatorda, Rs 1,000; Best goalkeeper -- Camilo Barreto, Verna,

Rs 1,000; Highest scorer -- Wilson Fernandes, Verna, Rs 1,000; Best promising player and 1st scorer of the final: Jolex Fernandes, Dramapur, Rs 2,000; 14th goal of the tournament – Denzil Oliveira, Sao Jose de Areal, Rs 1,000.

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was the chief guest. Also present were Shyam Satardekar, MLA, Nilesh Cabral, Alvito D’Cunha, international footballer, president Holy Cross SC, Albert J Fernandes, Rukmini Phadte Dessai, Nana Gaonkar, councilor QMC.

Football kit distributed HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 11

The Kaykee Youth Club, Dongorim, Majorda under the guidance of Anjulo P. Fernandes organised a 25-day advance football coaching camp.

Football kit sponsored by Corporation Bank, Panjim was given to 45 U-15 trainees at St. Anthony’s High School, Majorda.

B B Tejappa, deputy general manager, Corporation Bank was the chief guest while Fr Mariano Silveira, assistant parish priest, Majorda church was the guest of honour. Savio Pinto, senior manager, Corporation Bank, Utorda and S. Ganesh Kamath, branch manager, Corporation Bank, Arlem were the special invitees.

The boys were coached by Custodio Almeida, Joaquim Crasto and Avertano Barretto.

HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 11

Itiyad XI and Iqbal XI moved into the quarter-finals of 5th AllGoa T20 Cricket Tournament organised by Al–Fatah Cricket Club, defeating Stamina Sports Club and Vasco Stars, respectively, at Chicalim ground on Tuesday.

Itiyad XI won the match by eight wickets bowling out Stamina at 108 in 18 overs.

Suraj Kamat topscored with 28, Pramod Naik 22, Tousif Jamadar 18 scored for Stamina, while Itiyad’s Riyaz did most of the damage by taking four wickets and was named man-of-the match. Mahadev and Tavez took two wickets each.

Itiyad achieved the target in 14 overs losing two wickets.

Parshuram Chalwadi topscored with 40 followed by Prajesh Bandodkar 29 not out, while Yogesh

Dinara Safina reacts after losing.

REUTERS MADRID, MAY 11

Dinara Safina’s French Open preparations suffered a shock setback when she lost 7-6, 7-6 to Czech qualifier Klara Zakopalova in the Madrid Open first round on Monday.

The Russian world number five, defending champion on the clay in the Spanish capital, was the latest big name to fall after grand slam winners Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova lost their first-round matches.

In a topsy-turvy encounter, Safina and Zakopalova, the world number 88, each claimed seven breaks of serve but the 28-year-old from Prague dominated the tiebreaks, winning the first 7-1 and the second 7-3.

Safina, who slipped from three to five in the updated rankings on Monday, has lost in the Roland Garros final the past two years and has yet to claim a grand slam

title despite rising to the top of the rankings last year.

A pumped-up Serena Williams had to draw on all her battling qualities to get past Vera Dushevina into the third round, coming back from a set down and saving a match point for a 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 success.

Serena's sister Venus, the fourth seed, had a much easier passage into the last 16 when she beat Russian Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-3.

World number two Caroline Wozniacki, who lost to Safina in last year's final, looked to have recovered from a recent ankle injury and brushed aside another Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-2.

In other first round action, eighth-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur edged past Argentine Gisela Dulko 7-6, 7-5 and 16th seed Nadia Petrova beat Russian compatriot Elena Vesnina 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Tiger’s coach Haney quits REUTERS FLORIDA, MAY 11

Hank Haney has ended his sixyear working arrangement with World No1 Tiger Woods, the swing coach said in a statement on Monday.

"I have informed Tiger Woods this evening that I will no longer be his coach," Haney said in the statement released to Golf Channel.”

"I believe that there is a time and place for everything, and I feel at this time and at this place in my life I want to move forward in other areas."

Woods won 31 PGA Tour events and six major championship titles while working with Haney, who said it was his de-

cision to sever ties with the golfer.

The announcement came the same day as Woods told a news conference he was not sure when he would return to the game after a painful neck injury forced him to quit the Players Championship in Florida during last Sunday's final round.

Woods he would undergo tests this week to determine the full extent of the problem.

Returning from a self-imposed, five-month exile at last month's U.S. Masters after revelations of a string of marital infidelities, Woods tied for fourth at Augusta National but missed the cut at Quail Hollow before pulling out at Sawgrass.

Calling his opportunity to work with Tiger "a dream come true," Haney said Woods had achieved "a level of greatness that I believe the game of golf has never seen before".

"I will always appreciate the opportunity that I have had to contribute to his successes," Haney said.

"However, I believe at this time that it is in both of our best interests for me to step aside as Tiger's coach.

"Tiger has been through a lot in the last six months, and I really believe that given the chance, mind free and injury free, we will all see Tiger Woods play once again like we all know he can."

Ronaldinho, Adriano out of initial squad AP SAO PAULO, MAY 11

Ronaldinho, Adriano and Neymar have been left out of Brazil’s preliminary World Cup squad.

Coach Dunga announced 23 players and will later Tuesday include seven others to complete the roster. Ronaldinho, Adriano and Neymar may be among the seven chosen, but would only be on standby in case of injuries.

Kaka, Robinho, Maicon and Julio Cesar were picked in the squad, but three-time FIFA player of the year Ronaldo and veteran left back Roberto Carlos were not included as expected.

Winning in style, key to Ancelotti’s success AGENCIES LONDON, MAY 11

B B Tejappa, deputy general manager, Corporation Bank, Panjim giving away the kit to a trainee in the presence of Anjulo P. Fernandes, National football referee and Fr Mariano Silveira, assistant parish priest, Majorda church.

Itiyad, Iqbal ahead al-fatah cricket

Uncapped Manchester City midfielder Adam Johnson and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Michael Dawson were surprisingly named in England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad today.

Manager Fabio Capello also recalled Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher three years after he retired from internationals.

Also included were midfielders Scott Parker, Joe Cole and Gareth Barry, who had been a doubt after an ankle injury had ruled him out of action for the next three weeks.

There is a strong Spurs presence with Dawson joined by fellow defender Ledley King, midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon plus strikers Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe.

Darren Bent, who was thirdtop scorer in the Premier League last season with 24, is also among the forwards bidding to accompany first choice Wayne Rooney, who netted 26 league goals, but there is no place for Carlton Cole or Bobby Zamora.

Capello, who will cut the squad for South Africa to 23 at the end of the month, will take his 30 players to a high-altitude training camp in Austria and has friendlies against Mexico and Japan to help him make his final decision. Johnson, 22, who moved to City from Middlesbrough during the January transfer window, has impressed Capello with his confidence, maturity and ability to beat a man.

He faces a tough battle to make the final 23, however, with Lennon, Theo Walcott, Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips all in contention for places on the flanks.

The experienced Carragher, 32, seems certain to be on the plane having been persuaded

by Capello to return to the fold.

With Carragher likely to join John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the final 23, Dawson and King will fight it out with West Ham United's Matthew Upson to accompany them.

West Ham United have sacked Italian manager Gianfranco Zola, the Premier League club said today. ''The Board of Directors would like to thank (Zola) for his contribution and wish him well for the future. The club will now be focusing its efforts on seeking a replacement,'' a statement read on the club website (www.whufc.com).

Former Chelsea and Italy striker Zola joined West Ham in September 2008 and has endured a turbulent time at the east London club, culminating in narrowly avoiding relegation this season.

Heavily in debt following the collapse of former owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson's business empire, the club was bought by ex-Birmingham City owners David Gold and David Sullivan in January and Zola's future had since been the subject of constant speculation.

Zola had hinted at disagreements with the club's boardroom powerbrokers in April when he said he had not been consulted over a bid for West Bromwich Albion midfielder Graham Dorrans.

The diminutive 43-year-old said he had been surprised to learn of the bid in a newspaper.

West Ham finished 17th this season, one place and five points clear of the relegationzone.

Chodankar and Sujay Kamat took one wicket each for Stamina.

In the second match, Iqbal XI defeated Vasco Stars by five wickets. Vasco Stars scored 134 in 19.5 overs. Santosh topscored with 29, followed by Dawood Kamal Shah 21. Faiyaz Zahari, Aslam Shaikh and Tushar Sawant took two wickets each for Iqbal.

In reply, Iqbal XI achieved the target losing five wickets. Man-of-the match Sawan Fatarpekar struck a quick fire 40, followed by Ngendra Patil 27. For Vasco, Santosh took four wickets while Dawood Shah claimed two wickets.

Rajaryan in chess international rating HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 11

Nine-year old Rajaryan Kuvelkar became the latest of the Goa whizkids when he was awarded Elo rating by the World Chess Federation. Rajaryan gets a rating of 1685 on his debut.

Rajaryan a student of Sharada Mandir, Panjim played well in the international opens in Colombo, Antalya (Turkey) and Bangkok.

Rajaryan, son of gynaecologist Dr Saidutt and anesthetist Dr Rakhi is under the guidance of Dronacharya awardee Raghunandan Gokhale and Prassanna Swamy.

Navelim enter last four

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 11

Navelim Sporting Club scored a narrow 2-1 win over Maina Curtorim to move into the semi-finals of Frank Pires Memorial

Soccer tournament organised

by Siridao Sports Club at church ground, Siridao, on Monday.

On Saturday, Siridao Sports Club trounced Agassaim Sports Club 4-1.

Cuncolim in finals eslinda soccer

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, MAY 11

Cuncolim Union blanked Sporting Club of Davorlim 2-0 to enter the finals of All-Goa Eslinda Alemao memorial intervillage football tournament organised by Sporting Club of Davorlim at Davorlim ground, on Tuesday.

There was no score at half time.

After the lemon break, Perryson Rebello put Cuncolim into the lead off a well measured cross from Deepak Velip.

Roosevelt D’Cunha doubled the lead off a pass from Sanford Fernandes in the dying minutes.

Davorlim tried their best to force their way back into the game but all their efforts were futile.

In the finals, Cuncolim will meet Sao Jose de Areal on May 16.

Carlo Ancelotti spoke this week of his admiration for some of the great attacking teams from soccer's past and was delighted with the way his Chelsea side made their own mark on the game this season.

They may have a way to go to be mentioned in the same breath as his stand-outs -Brazil's 1970 World Cup winners, Johan Cruyff's Dutch masters, the AC Milan team he helped to glorious success in the late 1980s and early 90s -- but there is no question this is a Chelsea team people want to watch.

The statistics tell their own story. Sunday's 8-0 demolition of 10-man Wigan Athletic to secure the Premier League title was the club's biggest top-flight win -- surpassing the record set only last month when they beat Stoke City 7-0.

They scored seven on two other occasions and notched up 103 league goals in the season, making them the first to pass 100 since Tottenham Hotspur in 1963 -- and from four fewer games.

Chelsea fans were delighted when Jose Mourinho ended their 50-year wait for the title

in 2005 but while the Portuguese coach would close down a game when 2-0 or even 1-0 up, Ancelotti has encouraged his players to pile on the pressure.

"The most important thing is to win but I think we've found the right way to win playing good football, showing good fair play and have given joy to the fans who saw our team," he told reporters on Sunday in the wake of another goal-rush.

"This is my style and I never had a problem with my players during the season. They all agree with my decisions and I want to keep this style in the future," he added.

Never the most fluent of communicators in English, Ancelotti was loosened up by a glass of wine or two, having spent time celebrating his firstseason success with the players and owner Roman Abramovich.

The Russian, who forced out Mourinho and has been through a slew of coaches since in pursuit of the holy grail of success with panache, looked happy enough as Didier Drogba's hat-trick spurred his club to new levels of entertainment.

"I want to thank Roman and

everyone who supported me at the club during the season and above all I want to thank the players," Ancelotti said.

"I've found a fantastic team here. They've worked very hard every day and maintained a good atmosphere. We won the title because we played and worked as a team," he added.

Ancelotti has brought terrific organisation and instilled real confidence in a Chelsea team who had had to watch Manchester United take the title in the previous three seasons.

Without major changes in personnel he tweaked the tactics and helped improve players such as Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou from the bitpart operators they were under previous regimes.

Though there were some dips during the season his side always bounced back well and, with home and away victories over United, Arsenal and Liverpool, nobody can argue that they are not worthy champions.

"It was difficult because we had fantastic opponents and I always said it would come down to the last game," he said.

"But our victory at home (against United) and above all

in Manchester was the key for this title. That improved our confidence and sent them a little bit down."

Ancelotti now has the chance to add Chelsea to the select group of clubs who have completed the Double and they will start hot favourites in next Saturday's FA Cup final against Portsmouth.

Achieving that would mark a memorable first season for the 50-year-old, who has found his English adventure an enjoyable one.

"The difference here is the atmosphere you can see and feel in the stadiums," he said.

"The culture of the people...this is the best football in the world.

"This club will have a future because the players are not so old, we have a very good squad for the next years and this team doesn't need to change a lot of things.

Juventus demand Inter be stripped of 2006 title AGENCIES ROME, MAY 11

Juventus will ask Italy's soccer authorities to strip the 2006 Serie A title from Inter Milan after developments in a criminal trial into match-fixing, the Turin club said on Monday.

Juve originally finished top in the 2005-06 season but had

the honour taken away and were demoted to Serie B after being found guilty of involvement in Italy's infamous matchfixing scandal by a sporting tribunal.

Second-placed AC Milan were deducted points over the affair and Inter, who had been third, were elevated to champions.

The scandal has now reached the criminal courts after years of delay with new phone tap evidence emerging which Juve directors believe also implicates Inter for the first time.

"Juventus ask for equal treatment," said a statement from a meeting of the club's board.

"The decision to submit the complaint makes explicit reference to news from the criminal proceedings, revealing the existence of a 'dense network of contacts' between representatives of the team benefiting from the assignment of the 2005-2006 scudetto and referees."

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Hot England, lucky Pak make semis PTI GROS ISLET (St Lucia), MAY 11

Already through to the semi-finals, England knocked New Zealand out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a three-wicket win over the Kiwis in a Super Eight match here, a result that saw defending champion Pakistan sneak into last four stage on superior net run rate.

After Pakistan beat South Africa at the same venue a few hours before to rekindle their semifinal hopes, New Zealand desperately needed a win against England to qualify as the second team from Group E. But it was not to be as the defeat and an inferior net runrate saw the Kiwis being pipped to the post by a Shahid Afridi and his men.

Paul Collingwood and his men showed they were in no mood to entertain the Kiwi hopes as they first restricted New Zealand to 149 for six and then cruised to 153 for seven in 19.1 overs.

England's successful chase was built on cameos from Eoin Morgan (40 off 34 balls) and Michael Lumb (32).

Earlier, New Zealand rode on useful knocks from Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum and Scott Styris to post a modest 149 for six.

In the face of England's disciplined attack, McCullum (33 off

32 balls) was not at his attacking best and it was the 62-run fourth wicket partnership between Ross Taylor (44) and Scott Styris (31) which turned out to be the cornerstone of the Kiwi innings.

New Zealand's was a rather sluggish start despite two stroke-makers -- McCullum and Jesse Ryder (9) -- opening the innings after skipper Daniel Vettori had won the toss and opted to bat first in the do-or-die match.

The opening stand had yielded 30 runs when Tim Bresnan castled Ryder in the fifth over.

McCullum tried to assert himself but timing was not always perfect and he struggled to find gaps, partly because of his penchant to hit the ball too hard.

The desperation to break loose grew as the English

bowlers maintained a stifling line and length and Graeme Swann dealt a double blow in successive overs to peg back the Kiwis.

The off-spinner first induced a fatal slog-sweep from Raymond in his second over and returned to have McCullum caught in the deep.

Styris joined Taylor in the middle and the duo stepped on gas, helping themselves to some welcome boundaries.

Taylor hit Swann out of the ground, while Styris cleared the ropes off a Ryan Sidebottom delivery before Stuart Broad cut short his 19-ball stay.

Taylor hit Sidebottom for a six in the penultimate over before holing out in the next ball after a 33-ball cameo and the Kiwis halted just before the 150mark.

New Zealand: B McCullum c Lumb b Swann 33, J Ryder b Bresnan 9, A Redmond c Broad b Swann 16, R Taylor c Bresnan b Sidebottom 44, S Styris c Wright b Broad 31, G Hopkins b Broad 1, N McCullum not out 3, D Vettori not out 4. Extras: 8.

Total: 149 for 6. Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-59, 3-65, 4-127, 5-133, 6-141. Bowling: Bresnan 4-0-20-1, Sidebottom 4-0-35-1, Broad 4-0-33-2, Swann 4-0-31-2, Yardy 4-0-25-0.

England: C Kieswetter c N McCullum b Mills 15, M Lumb lbw b Vettori 32, R Bopara c Taylor b Styris 9, P Collingwood c B McCullum b Styris 3, E Morgan c Vettori b Bond 40, L Wright c Mills b Bond 24, T Bresnan not out 23, M Yardy c Butler b N McCullum 0, G Swann not out 1. Extras: 6.

Total: 153 for 7. Fall of wickets: 1-24, 2-60, 3-60, 4-66, 5-118, 6-142, 7-146.

Bowling: N McCullum 4-0-37-1, Bond 4-0-29-2, Mills 3.1-0-32-1, Vettori 4-024-1, Styris 3-0-16-2, Butler 1-0-10-0.

Man-of-the-match: Tim Bresnan

Modi gets 4 evidences of ‘wrongdoings’ from BCCI PTI MUMBAI, MAY 11

documents that were asked for by the BCCI following the voluminous second lot that he had delivered to the Board yesterday.

"So far they have not a s ke d f o r a n y t h i n g more. In fact only last evening I had given them the second lot of documents which, from our side, is full and final. Still if the BCCI want anything more from us we are ready to give," he said.

Modi, who was suspended by the BCCI on April 26, has been given an extra five days by the BCCI to reply to the charges that includes alleged irregularities in broadcast and internet deals.

The new deadline for Modi is May 15.

Queried about Modi's future course, Abdi said, "Let's go through the documents what we have got right now and then we will decide. As of now, yes, we are ready to file by 15th."

"This development has given a very interesting twist to the story. This much I can say," he added.

Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi today received four documentary 'proofs' of his alleged wrongdoings from the BCCI, which said it could not offer other evidences since those were of verbal nature.

Modi's lawyer Mehmood S Abdi told reporters after receiving the documents from the BCCI headquarters that out of 10 references in the show cause notice, for which the suspended IPL chief wanted documentary proof, only four were given while the rest, it has been told, were by nature of oral communications only.

"We had asked for some documents from the Board. We needed documentary support for at least 10 references made in the show cause notice out of which four have been provided to us today," Abdi said.

"Board secretary (N Srinivasan) has written in an email to Mr Modi that other references made in the show cause notice for which we wanted documentary support were oral transactions or verbal communications and there is no documentary proof for those," Modi's counsel said.

Modi had asked for documents from the BCCI for mounting his defence against the first show cause notice that has charged him with financial irregularities and bid-rigging in IPL. Abdi said the four documents handed over to him included an agreement, two THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WERE HANDED letters, one email and a copy of shareholding pattern of an IPL 1. Copy of Statutory Register of Jaipur IPL Cricket Private Limited and copy of Register of Shareholders as on July 15, 2009 of EM Sporting franchisee.

It was learned that the letters Holdings Ltd. and emails pertained to Nimbus 2. Copy of Media Rights Agreement, that is audiovisual rights agreement communications who are the signed on February 28, 2008 between Nimbus and BCCI, including BCCI's broadcast right holders for Addendum Agreement dated March 29 and June 2, 2007 and February international and domestic cricket 2, 2008.

3. Copy of e-mail dated December 6, 2007 from Yannick Colaco, organised in India.

Abdi also said that Modi, on Executive Vice President of Nimbus Sports. his part, had handed over all the 4. Copies of two letters dated October 9 and 10, 2008 from Colaco.

Collingwood credits Strauss, Flower Anand retains World REUTERS GROS ISLET, MAY 11

Tim Bresnan of England celebrates the wicket of Jesse Ryder at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia on Tuesday.

Smith hints at changes after exit REUTERS GROS ISLET, MAY 11

South Africa have failed to gel, lack confidence and must look at making changes, said captain Graeme Smith af ter their Twenty20 World Cup exit.

Yesterday's 11-run defeat by Pakistan in St Lucia, following their loss to England on Saturday, was in marked contrast to

South Africa's unbeaten run to the last four in the same competition in 2009. ''Going into that tournament last year we had played a lot together as a team, we were coming off one of our most successful seasons and the confidence in the group was good, players were playing well, everyone knew their role,'' Smith told reporters. ''Here we have come out of eight weeks of not being together and haven't really gelled in terms of performing our roles and the confidence doesn't seem to be there. ''We seem to string one discipline together every game, not all three. Maybe it needs to be looked at in terms of the player group and maybe (we need) some fresh faces, some new energy... that's something the selectors need to decide,'' added Smith.

England captain Paul Collingwood said his team, who eased into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals yesterday, were reaping the benefits of a year of hard work behind the scenes.

England beat New Zealand in St Lucia to head into the last four having won all three Super Eight games.

The English have not excelled in the shorter forms of the game in recent years but they have looked the part in the Caribbean and Collingwood said credit went to Test and ODI skipper Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower. ''I think we have put a lot of hard work in during the last year with Andy Flower taking over and (working with) Straussy getting into a different direction in terms of some of our training techniques and trying to work on more power in the field and obviously with the batting,'' Collingwood told a news conference. ''Some of the things that we have been doing behind the

scenes are starting to work out in the middle which is obviously a g o o d thing to see. The b o y s a re absolutely delighted and their confidence is really high,'' he said.

The victory came after Pakistan beat South Africa to ensure England's progress and Collingwood was impressed that despite little being at stake his team stuck at their task. ''I am delighted with the boys, it could have been easy to sit back and relax given that we had got through to the semis. ''We kept drilling into them that momentum in this form of the game is absolutely crucial and getting into winning habit is vital and they've gone out and beaten a very good side,'' he said.

The victory came without key batsman Kevin Pietersen who skipped the match to be at home with his wife and new born child and Collingwood was pleased to see runs coming from other parts of the batting lineup such as Tim Bresnan who made 23 not out. ''It is going to take a team effort if we are going to go all the way, it is going to take all of us to put our hands up at certain points along the way and the boys are doing that, we have got a real strong line up,'' he said.

for three in their allotted 20 overs.

Defending the total, Diana mowed down the Lankan top order to restrict Sri Lanka well ahead of the 100-run mark with just two batters -- Deepika Rasangika (31 not out) and Eshani Kaushalya (10) -- managing double digit scores.

Even though Diana starred with the ball it was Sulakshana who was adjudged player of the match.

Electing to bat, Indian innings began on a positive note and even though Poonam Raut (12) fell cheaply, the 86 runs added in 10.3 overs by the second wicket partnership of Sulakshana and Mithali laid the perfect foundation for a big total.

Even after Sulakshana departed, Mithali continued milking runs with consummate ease to guide the side past the 140-mark.

Sri Lanka's chase got off to a poor start with Chamari Atapattu running herself out.

Diana's early introduction into the attack proved devastating for the Lankans as she struck with her first ball, castling Suwini de Alwis (4) before picking up a second in the same over as Dedunu Silva was caught

by Goswami.

David then had Chamari Polgampola and Sripali Weerakkodi in consecutive deliveries to register her four wickets and pell the doom for Sri Lanka.

Brief score: India: 144 for 3 in 20 overs (Sulakshana Naik 59, Mithali Raj 52 not out; Udeshika Prabodhani 1/15).

Sri Lanka: 73 for 9 in 20 overs (Deepika Rasangika 31 not out, Eshani Kaushalya 10; Diana David 4/15).

championship title

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Indian eves crush Lanka, enter semis

women world t20 PTI BASSETERRE (St Kitts), MAY 11

Indian eves crushed Sri Lanka by 71 runs in a must-win Group B match to qualify for the semifinals of the Women's World Twenty20 here.

With a victory apiece against Pakistan and a defeat to the inform New Zealand, both the sides went into the match with a semifinal place at stake, but the Indian eves produced a clinical all-round display to knock the islanders out of the tournament.

Off-spinner Diana David (4/12) wreaked havoc with the ball to restrict Sri Lanka to 73 for nine after India rode on twin halfcenturies from opener Sulakshana Naik (59 off 54 balls) and Mithali Raj (52 not out off 39 balls) to post a commanding 144

World champion Viswanathan Anand today retained his crown winning the World Chess Championship title by wrapping up the final game against Veselin Topalov of Russia here.

Anand achieved an improbable win playing with black in the final game to retain the world title by 6.5-5.5 margin after the end of the 12th and final game here.

Experts over the world had predicted that Topalov, at his worst, will draw the last game under normal time control and then the match will be headed in to the rapid tiebreaker.

However, it was not to be as Topalov, trying to look for complications, went haywire in a slightly difficult position and could not recover as Anand kept dealing one lethal blow after another to notch up his fourth world title in 11 years to remain the undisputed king of the game once again.

Earlier, in 2008 Anand had won the world title in a match against Russian Vladimir Kramnik, in 2006 he had won the world championship match tournament ahead of almost all top players in the world and in the year 2000 he had won the championship when it was held on a knockout basis.

Anand, thus became the first official world cham-

pion in recent history to win two back-to-back matches in world championships against different opponents.

Vladimir Kramnik can also lay his claims for that but for the fact that the match he won against Garry Kasparov in 2000 was not played under the official FIDE flag.

If the last game was any indication, Anand had indeed reserved his best as he knew Topalov will go all out for a win.

The reason for Topalov's unwarranted aggression was probably based on the fact that Anand is by far regarded as the best rapid chess player in history and Topalov does not have any great reputation in the faster version of the game. Naturally, the Bulgaria wanted to avoid the tiebreaker.

Anand came up with another opening surprise as he went back to the basics. The Queen's Gambit

India drawn against Brazil

davis cup world group play-off

India will compete at home against Brazil in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie from September 17 to 19.

After a long time, India will have home advantage as they

have played all their ties outside the country in recent times.

Since India had played its last tie against Brazil in that country in Sao Paulo in 1991, India have got a home tie.

India had lost to Russia in March in the first round of the World Group to get to play-offs while Brazil had whitewashed Uruguay 5-0 in the semifinals of

India beats Aussies, Saina sets sights on Commonwealth Games enter quarters

IPL appoints advisor from corporate world

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thomas cup UNI KUALA LUMPUR, MAY 11

It turned out to be a good day for India at the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton championships after both the men's and women's teams entered the quarterfinals of the prestigious event here today.

While the men thrashed Australia 4-1 in the Thomas Cup, the women lost 1-4 to South Korea in Uber Cup, but still moved into the knockout stage as the second team from Group D on account of their victory against South Africa in their first match.

According to the draw which was released after the league

round, the men's team will take on Indonesia in the knockout stage while the women's team will be up against top seeds China.

The Indian men's team, which was handed a morale shattering 1-4 defeat by Indonesia yesterday, rode on some impressive performances in the singles over 12th seeds Australia.

India had the first three singles to thank for their win over Australia when P Kashyap, Arvind Bhatt and Gurusaidutt won their respective matches over Jeff Tho, Chad Whitehead and Stuart Gomez respectively.

Saina Nehwal has set her sights on the gold medal at this year's Commonwealth Games and the absence of the mighty Chinese, South Koreans and Indonesians, makes the Indian ace a strong contender.

But despite the absence of some top shuttlers at the October Games, Saina claims that Malaysians will pose a strong challenge to her chances. ''I am training very hard towards this. I have not won any title yet so far this year but it is not bothering me at all. This is badminton, you win some and you lose some.

As long as I am happy with my game I can take everything in stride,'' said the World number six, who is currently here

for the Uber Cup. ''My chances of winning the Commonwealth Games gold are bright but at the same time I have to be wary of the Malaysians and the English. But I have putting in a lot of effort for the Commonwealth Games and also the Asian Games,'' she added.

The 20-year-old, who won the

World Junior title in 2008, also added that the Uber Cup would prepare her in a better manner not only for the Commonwealth Games but also for the World Championships. ''The Uber Cup competition is a good testing ground for me and my team. I am also gearing for the World Championships in Paris (in August),'' Saina was

declined as black has a solid reputation and it stood up for Anand's quest as the Indian ace went for the rock-solid Lasker variation.

Topalov, tried to create complications earlier but when the game headed towards a perfect balance, the Bulgarian lost his cool. The decisive moment of the game came on the 32nd move when Topalov simply lost his cool and blundered.

What followed was a feast for the Indian as he could attack the white king at will. All Anand's pieces, joined the party and threats of checkmate loomed large on Topalov. For once the support of the home crowd did not matter too.

Anand, apparently, made a mistake on the infamous 40th move but his position was so commanding that it did not spoil his game. Topalov fought on for sometime before giving up as the Indian won in 56 moves.

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quoted as saying by official website of Thomas and Uber Cup. As for India's first ever Uber Cup Finals, Saina said it was a big boost for the game in India as more and more Indian women were taking up the game. ''Reaching the quarter-finals is another milestone in our efforts to take the game to the grassroots as we have many young talented players in India. ''Beating South Africa was not a problem. It gave us good feelings for a good start. Hope we can take off from where we left when we face the Koreans in our second match. ''For the moment, we are not as strong as China, Korea and Indonesia and it is tough to win the title. But we will give a good fight whoever we play in the semifinals,'' added Saina.

AGENCIES MUMBAI, MAY 11

The IPL has appointed Bharat Patel, a former chairman of Procter and Gamble, as advisor to the league. The league is currently in the charge of interim chairman Chirayu Amin, appointed after the suspension of Lalit Modi on April 26.

the America Zone group I competition to give themselves a chance to re-enter World Group.

They last played in the World Group in 2003 while India played in the World Group after a long gap of 11 years.

The head-to-head score between India and Brazil is tied at 1-1.

The winning nation will advance to next year's World Group first round while the losing country will compete in its respective Zone Group.