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IN BRIEF Bomb scare grounds Kingfisher flight A Lucknow-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight with 166 passengers on board was grounded here today after an anonymous phone call warning of a bomb planted in the plane. The aircraft was taken to a remote bay and all the 166 passengers have been deplaned, a Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson told PTI. The flight, IT-3149 was scheduled to take off from the Mumbai’s domestic airport. --(PTI)

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Girl’s mother Laila mayhem in Andhra names suspects SHOOTING CASE

14 killed, scores of villages inundated Cyclone weakens, heads towards Orissa

aGeNCIeS HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI, MAY 20

Cyclonic storm Laila late on Thursday caused havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh, killing 14 people, inundating scores of villages and inflicting massive damage to infrastructure, before heading towards the neighbouring Orissa.

Accompanied by heavy rains, high storm surges and winds with speed of 125 km an hour, the storm hit southern part of Andhra Pradesh snapping mobile links, forcing cancellation of trains and damaging electricity and communication systems.

Officials said huge storm surges were seen in the Bay of Bengal when the cyclone hit the coast about 50 km from Bapatla, a town in southern district of Guntur.

Storm surge of 1.5 to 2 metres inundated the villages along the coast, the officials said.

After the landfall, the cyclone re-emerged in northern Bay of Bengal and headed towards Balasore in neighbouring Orissa.

Weather officials said the course of Laila was not unusual as there were precedents of cyclones re-emerging on sea after landfall.

“We are still assessing the damages caused by the cyclone in coastal Andhra,” a top official in the disaster management department said in Hyderabad.

However, massive destruction is not likely as the cyclone had shown signs of weakening before it hit the land.

“The intensity of cyclone Laila has reduced in the last 12 hours and it will further weaken in the next couple of hours. But it will continue to cause heavy rainfall over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during next 36 hours,” Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) director general AK Tyagi told reporters in New Delhi.

Laila named by Pak

A woman carries a bag as she walks through a flooded street after heavy rains in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday.

The rain and accompanying strong winds battered the six coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh where at least 11 towns and 1,500 villages were plunged into darkness as electricity poles and transformers were uprooted, officials said in Hyderabad.

Officials said high speed winds also uprooted cell phone towers and damaged other communication equipment in Prakasam, Guntur, Nellore, Krishna, and East and West Godavari districts.

A politician from Poinguinim has been reportedly booked by Karwar police on charges of transporting contraband liquor from Goa on his motorcycle.

It is learnt from sources at the Karwar police station that the vehicle was intercepted by them carrying the contraband liquor on March 10 at Kodibag Karwar, but the rider of the vehicle ran away leaving the bike by the roadside.

Thereafter, the Excise Enforcement and Lottery Prohibition Wing of Karwar police took possession of the vehicle and traced the owner of the vehicle from the RTA office at Margao. The owner of the vehicle has been (Continued on page 2)

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Anticipating damage to landline and mobile communication, district authorities have arranged ham radio network and satellite phones for effective communication during rescue and relief works.

At several places, bus stations, shops and even hospitals are under two feet of water. Road and rail transport was also paralysed, especially in the worst-hit Prakasam and Guntur districts.

Heavy to very heavy rains inundated several parts of the port town of Machilipatnam in Kr-

CBI checks on spurious drugs, petrol pilferage

Ex-sarpanch booked, illicit liquor seized Herald COrreSPONdeNT POINGUINIM, MAY 19

Except state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the networks of all other mobile service providers were not working in the affected districts, causing anxiety to people in other parts of the state and outside.

As electricity supply to 11 towns and nearly 1,500 villages in the six districts was snapped, those having BSNL mobile phone connections also could not be reached after the batteries of their cell-phones ran out as they could not be recharged.

NEW DELHI: (AGENCIES) - Cyclone Laila will be hitting the eastern coast of India on Thursday afternoon. But just why is the cyclonic storm named Laila?

The cyclones originating in the Indian Ocean are named by eight countries north of the ocean - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman and Thailand. The procedure of naming the cyclones has been laid down by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

The eight north Indian Ocean countries have prepared a list of 64 names for the cyclones. So according to the cycle the name of the cyclone currently raging in the Bay of Bengal was given by Pakistan. Unlike Western countries, the storms in the Indian Ocean are being named since 2004 only following a meeting of the WMO and ESCAP on Tropical Cyclones in 2000. Till now 64 cyclones have been named.

The eight north Indian Ocean countries take turns in naming the cyclones. The last eight were: Nargis (Pakistan), Rashmi

17 cases booked in Nagpur, Delhi and Chennai Herald Bureau NEW DELHI, May 20

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out weeklong nationwide surprise checks against spurious drugs and adulteration and pilferage of petroleum products and public distribution system (PDS) and registered 17 cases, including six cases of spurious drug sales in Nagpur, Delhi and Chennai.

The checks mounted under a special campaign by all branches of the CBI during the week ending May 19 also resulted in registration of 11 cases in Delhi, Chennai and Thiruvananthpuram against petrol pumps and

PDS shops in 85 raids conducted with the oil companies’ representatives. There were 62 raids on the medical shops and manufacturers.

In Nagpur, a case was registered against a Nagpur-based Ayurvedic company and a Moga

(Punjab)-based herbal pharmacy and public servants for cheating public by producing and selling adulterated and spurious ayurvedic medicines. The case was registered on the basis of seizure of six documents and seven boxes of spurious/ adulterated ayurvedic medicines from the Nagpur firm.

The surprise checks were conducted to check the supply/manufacture of spurious drugs, sale of expired medicines, supply of spurious drugs through CGHS/Railways Hospitals/other Government channels and manufacture of medicines without licence.

After Facebook, Pak blocks YouTube PTI ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, MAY 20

Pakistan today blocked popular video sharing website YouTube for hosting “sacrilegious content”, a day after severing access to social networking site Facebook over a page featuring blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammad.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority directed internet service providers to cut off access to YouTube after a special monitoring cell determined that “objectionable” content on the site was increasing.

PTA initially blocked about 450 web-pages and links with “blasphemous” and “sacrilegious” material but subsequently decided to completely cut off YouTube, an official spokesman said.

The move also affected access t o p o p u l a r w e b s i t e s l i ke

Wikipedia and Flickr.

Blackberry services too were blocked for almost 12 hours before being restored late this afternoon.

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PTA had yesterday blocked access to Facebook on the orders of the Lahore High Court over a page hosting a contest to draw blasphemous carica-

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Messages sent out by mobile phone companies offering Blackberry services said users would not be able to access Facebook or other blocked websites.

In a statement, PTA said its actions were “in line with the constitution of Pakistan (and) the wishes of the people”.

tures of Prophet Mohammed.

At the weekly briefing at the Foreign Office, spokesman Abdul Basit condemned the publication of blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.

“Such malicious and insulting attacks hurt the sentiments of Muslims around the world and

cannot be accepted under the garb of freedom of expression,” he said in response to a question.

Attacks on religious beliefs and personalities are “not helpful” for efforts towards promoting inter-faith harmony and cooperation.

Islamabad wants “stern action to prohibit such acts that incite religious and communal hatred and hurt the feelings of millions of Muslims around the globe”, Basit said.

The efforts of Pakistani authorities seemed to be aimed at preventing violent protests such as those witnessed across the country when blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed were carried in European newspapers in 2005.

YouTube was earlier briefly banned in Pakistan in 2008 for carrying material deemed offensive to Muslims.

ishna district. Large parts of Ongole town in Prakasam and Bapatla in Guntur districts are also under water, the officials said.

The storm badly hit train services in coastal Andhra Pradesh with as many as 31 passenger trains being cancelled Thursday and Friday and some others diverted.

Several trains are running four to six hours behind schedule due to incessant rains and gales.

In Ongole town of Prakasam district, railway tracks were inundated.

Herald rePOrTer MARGAO, MAY 20

In an interesting development in the Cuncolim girl shooting case, the mother of the deceased girl has provided names of suspects to the police, her daughter’s female friend and one Maria from Mumbai.

Cuncolim police station incharge, PI Nelson Albuquerque, however, said the police are investigating into five possible angles, besides the two angles suspected by the mother of the deceased.

Wilma’s mother Rita told newsmen that she has given the names of two suspects, who

need to be interrogated by the police. “My daughter’s friend from Agassaim should be thoroughly interrogated by the police. Also, the police should interrogate Maria from Mumbai, who had threatened me way back in 2007”, Rita alleged.

When contacted, PI Albuquerque said the police have interrogated Wilma’s friend from Agassaim, but hastened to add that the police are probing into five angles to establish the motive behind the murder.

“The victim’s friend has so far not thrown any light on the murder. As per our information, (Continued on page 2)

Wrest and peace over last rites Herald rePOrTer MARGAO, MAY 20

Deputy Collector, Margao Agnelo Fernandes intervened on Thursday after the father of deceased Wilma Colaco staked claim to perform the last rites of his daughter, which was hotly contested by the mother, Rita.

The estranged husband and wife were called by the deputy collector after the husband claimed to perform the last rites.

During the meeting, the deputy collector made the husband to see reason since the deceased daughter and two other children

were living with the mother.

The deputy collector said the husband and wife have been living separately for the last 10 years, adding that while the husband was staying in Nuvem, the wife was putting up at Cuncolim.

“Though the husband claimed the right to perform the last rites, both the husband and wife finally agreed to jointly perform the rites at the Cuncolim Church”, deputy collector said.

He directed the Cuncolim police to depute two policemen in plainclothes at the funeral as a precautionary measure.

No relief for maids in bill Herald Bureau NEW DELHI, MAY 20

The government has quietly dropped the domestic servants from the purview of the proposed amendments in the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill to be tabled before the Cabinet soon.

The logic given for deleting mention of the domestic servants in the draft bill by the Women and Child Development Ministry is that implementing the law inside people’s homes will be too difficult unlike offices, factories and work sites (Continued on page 2)

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Surla locals raise banner against mining firms Block road to force their demands

Trucks stranded in the background as residents of Surla block the road.

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A large number of residents from Surla-Bicholim blocked the road on Thursday, after accusing mining companies of failing to meet their demands.

The protest by villagers, under the banner of Surla Manawhit Sanstha (SMS), disrupted mining traffic along the route.

The agitating residents have been frequently asking mining companies to undertake measures to safeguard public health and peaceful existence in the area.

According to villagers, Surla

CM refutes activists’ allegations HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has categorically said there is no question of he telling the anti-mega housing activists that he do not require their votes in the elections.

“There is no question of me saying that. There were many people present in my chamber when a group of five ladies came to meet me. I was not alone, there were some officers too.

Everything took place in front of everyone in my chamber.

There is no question of me saying that”, he said, when asked to react to reports that he had told the group that he does not require their votes.

He said that five ladies had called on him in his office, where many people were present.

“They were not allowing me to speak. They only insisted that I come down and meet the people down. But, I politely told them that this is not the process and instead told them that if they want to say anything, to sit down and explain their difficulties”, he said, while refuting the charges leveled by the activists.

has been devastated by mining pollution and a number of residents have developed various ailments due to mining related activity.

Other demands include the prohibition of mining traffic during school hours, a control on dust pollution and a special cleanliness drive in the village.

“Some government and mining officials have even threatened us with dire consequences if we stop mining traffic,” said Vivek Dhume, who spearheaded the agitation.

Local MLA Pratap Gawas vis-

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ited the site and expressed support to the agitation.

He assured the villagers that a special meeting would be convened with the chief minister and mining officials to arrive at a permanent solution to their grievances.

It is understood that mining companies have agreed to construct a special road for mining activities from Pale to Navelim in Bicholim taluka at an estimated cost of Rs 26 crore.

Incidentally, no government or mining official visited the site to interact with the protesting villagers.

‘Paramour’ held for rape, cheating HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 20

One Samir alias Hassan (26), son of Mohammad Hasan and resident of Vasco was arrested today

by Women’s police station Panjim, after a Miramar girl filed complaint of rape and cheating against him.

Women’s police officials said that the complainant 24 years of age, who is a native of Kolkata, filed a complaint at the Women’s police station that the accused became friendly with her seven years ago.

According to the complaint, the accused falsely proposed her for marriage and had sexual intercourse on many occasions in Panjim and Vasco for last seven years.

However, he never married her and when she insisted Samir demanded Rs five lakh cash and gold to marry her, police said.

Further, he threatened the girl to spoil her name in case she failed to pay the amount.

Based on the complaint, the accused was arrested today and both the accused and the victim were referred for medical examination.

While the medical examination report is awaited a case under section 376 (rape), 424 (cheating) and 506 for threatening has been registered, police said.

70 callers call up on KTC’s complaint number on Day 1 HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 20

A day after Kadamba Transp o r t C o r p o r a t i o n ( K TC L ) made its complaint number public, the officers claims to have received around 70-odd complaints within few hours, most of which were from senior citizens.

“I have received 50 calls since morning and my colleague officer too, whose number is made public has received many complaints,” KTCL deputy General Manager Sanjay Ghate told reporters.

The state-owned corporation is itching to hike its revenue by all means and have axed nine of its conductors for non issuing of tickets to the passengers, in last three months.

“In most of the cases, people complain for not issuing tickets instead of paying money. The complaints come mostly from the rural parts of the state,”

Ghate stated.

KTCL fears to worsen its financial crisis after the implementation of sixth pay commission to its staff, who will be enjoying 40 per cent salary hike.

“The target is to achieve at least 10 per cent hike in the revenue. We are exploring all the possibilities for it,” Ghate said.

KTCL gathers Rs 15 lakh revenue monthly.

The corporation has decided to plug revenue leakages on the routes by activating its squad of ticket checkers.

The officers are asked to have random ticket check to ensure that conductors do not reissue same ticket.

“Another factor would be to increase the passenger load. We have instructed drivers not to ignore the passengers on the road,” Ghate said.

The corporation has been re-

ceiving complaints from the passengers that the buses do not stop.

“This morning I have received two complaints from group of four passengers each that the driver did not stop the bus although it was empty,” Ghate said.

KTCL has decided to inquire into each and every complaint received by them to make sure that the drivers and conductors do not play mischief.

The corporation has already asked its staff to be hospitable to the passengers and treat senior citizens and ladies with respect.

“The passengers will bring us revenue and we cannot disrespect them,” he said.

The staffs are also imparted orientation training by Central Board of Workers Education in batches.

Now, Churchill launches portable morgue, hearse van HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

More and more Salcete politic i a n s a re n o w o p t i n g f o r portable morgues for the dead

to rest in peace as the ailing mortuary at Hospicio plays truant.

Af ter Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao has donated portable morgues and a hearse van in memory of his mother Eslinda Alemao on Thursday.

A total of eight morgues have been donated by the PWD Minister for the people of Goa, of which four will be stationed in Navelim, and two each in Curtorim and Cuncolim.

“These morgues are at the disposal of the people of Goa. Anyone can avail the facility free of cost”, he said.

Alemao said this facility is being arranged as there’s hardly any place to place bodes in the Hospicio mortuary.

“Politicians are being criticized every time there is no space at the Hospicio mortuary.

In the Goa Assembly, we had discussed the matter of unclaimed bodies of outsiders lying

in the morgue for months without disposal, but there’s no solution till date”, he said.

In the absence of adequate space at the Hospicio morgue, bodies are often shunted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital(GMC) , he said, adding “this creates h a rd s h i p s t o t h e p e o p l e whose children are abroad”.

Replying to a question, he said a body can be preserved in the portable morgue for 8.10 days and have the inbuilt mechanism even in case of power failures.

He said a mechanism would be put in place whereby people in need of the morgue can contact a phone number and avail the facility.

The morgue, hearse van and the coffin stand was inaugurated at the hands of the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Gloria Church, Varca Fr Luis Coutinho in the presence of Urban Development Minister and Cuncolim MLA Joaquim Alemao.

Liquor seized in raids HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

Sleuths of the Excise department from Salcete on Thursday evening raided two places at Bapsora-Betul and Cuncolim market and seized liquor worth Rs 4000.

Excise Inspector Milagres Soares, who led the raiding team, informed that the two outlets had no Excise license

to sell liquor.

He said the raids were conducted after information was gathered by the Excise staff that liquor, including Beer was sold at these two premises.

A case has been registered under the Excise Act against the two persons.

Further investigations are on.

Heritage lovers demand proper notification of monuments

Body fished out

said.

Their unsuccessful attempt to save a heritage structure in Panjim from being razed to make way for modern building has also forced the heritage activists to demand proper notification of such buildings scattered across the state.

“All the heritage buildings should be notified so that proper protection can be provided to them,” Sakhardande said.

He said that the authorities remain helpless as the builders raze down heritage structures as they are legally not notified.

Various Indo-Portuguese architect splendours have been crumbled under pressure of modernization and real estate prices. The latest one was a building next to Corporation CCP, which was although listed as heritage structure, it was not notified.

“The government of India has been requesting the state governments to frame heritage reg-

The body of the man, who jumped into the river in a desperate bid to rescue his lover on Wednesday, was fished out from the Zuari River on Thursday morning.

Curchorem police stated that the deceased, Mohammed Arif Shaik was employed as a salesman in the Curchorem market, while his lover was employed at a cyber-café in the Curchorem market.

Police conducted the inquest and sent the body for an autopsy at Hospicio at Margao, before handing it to family members for final rites.

The woman, who was rescued from the river, is undergoing treatment at Hospicio and was not in a condition to give her statement, police said.

PI Bhanudas Dessai is investigating the case.

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 20

The heritage lovers in Goa have demanded that the state government should look after upkeep of 52 monuments, which are neglected grossly.

“There are 52 monuments which have been listed by the state government. There is an immediate need for their protection and upkeep,” Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) has said.

The group earlier had submitted memorandum to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat bringing to his notice utter negligence of these monuments.

The group said that they with the support of INTACH, the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) and the Department of Archives and Archaeology have made a comprehensive listing of heritage structures in the state.

“This list needs to be recognized and the protection of law needs to be given,” GHAG vice president Prajal Sakhardande

ulations since 1998. Subsequently, the public as well as heritage lovers have made various representations to the government to act on the same,” the memorandum reads.

It further states that Maharashtra has already incorporated regulations in Mumbai, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Mahabaleshwar.

Sakhardande said that various other states including Jammu and Kashmir have already framed heritage regulations. “These regulations come under the ambit of Urban Development Ministry and there is no need for a separate committee to frame them,” he said.

The heritage activists have also demanded preservation of Kaavi art.

“This is unique form of art.

Various temples of this sort have been identified by the GHAG and we request the government to support their restoration,” the memorandum reads.

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House, huts destroyed in fire at Khola HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, MAY 20

A house and four firewood storing structures went up in flames in a fire at Matvem-Moll, Khola on Thursday afternoon, causing a loss of Rs 2 lakh.

According to Canacona fire services, some people were working to repair the roof of a firewood stocking hut and a fire was lit nearby to destroy the unusable materials brought down from this hut undertaken for repair.

However, the flames spread quickly due to strong winds and destroyed the five structures within minutes.

The fire services received a call at about 11 am and reached the accident site within minutes.

But one trip was not sufficient to bring the raging fire under control, forcing the fire services to return a second time to finally successfully stop the uncontrollable fire from spreading to nearby houses.

A fire brigade succeeded in stopping the fire from engulfing the house (roof tiles) of one Ramesh Dholo Velip, but could not do anything to save his firewood stocking hut, causing Ramesh a loss of over Rs 80,000.

Firewood stocking huts be-

CM to take up issues of retired seafarers HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has assured retired seafarers that he would take up with the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) the long-pending issue of enhancement of pension for the retired seafarers.

Kamat made the promise to a delegation of Goan Retired Seamen Welfare Association, who called on him seeking his intervention to solve their long pending grievances.

“I have promised the retired seafarers that I will discuss with the NUSI general secretary Abdul Ghani Y Segang on the phone. If required, I am ready to meet Segang when in Mumbai to understand and resolve the problem of the seafarers”, the Chief Minister later told Herald.

The seafarers association led

by Ifrona Dias and others briefed the Chief Minister about the pathetic state of the retired seafarers and their demand for an enhancement of the monthly ex-gratia relief.

Dias told newsmen outside the Chief Minister’s residence that the Chief Minister has assured to take up their problems with the NUSI general secretary. “We had made several representations to NUSI and ITF, but in vain. Thecaseisbeingpursued in London by Morris”, he said.

The Goan Retired Seamen welfare Association President further said that the retired seafarers and widows of the seafarers had been demanding a hike in the monthly ex-gratia relief from the existing Rs 200, but the demand has till date not found favour with the NUSI management.

Moreover, the retired seafarers maintained that the monthly ex-gratia relief of Rs 200 is not being disbursed on a monthly basis, but comes once in six months or more.

“How can the retired seafarers survive in this inflationary conditions.

This despite the fact that these very same seafarers had brought in rich foreign exchange and supported the economy with their earnings”, he asserted.

Dias said the NUSI general secretary during his visit to Goa in 2007 had promised an enhancement in the ex-gratia relief, but in vain.

The property destroyed in the fire at Matvem-Moll, Khola.

longing to Khushali Dholo Velip, Datta Dholo Velip and Panglo Voddo Velip, each valued at about Rs 40,000, were, however, destroyed in the fire. Two mango trees were also reportedly burnt in the inferno.

“If not for our timely help, the fire could have been a catastrophe of sorts at MatvemMoll, Khola, as several other residential houses in the area would have been destroyed,” a fire official told Herald.

Sub-officer K D Sail, leading fire-fighters H U Dessai, R T Devides, M M Fernandes, A A Sawant, T A Dessai, R B Velip, H R Revankar and N R Saterkar took part in the fire extinguishing exercise.

Goa Police will seek copy of NIA chargesheet: Ravi HERALD CORRESPONDENT OLD GOA, MAY 20

Home Minister Ravi Naik on Thursday said the Goa Police will seek a copy of the charge sheet filed by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) into the Margao bomb blast case, before the Home Department conducts an inquiry into the Sanathan Saunstha.

It may be noted that Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had refused to ban the Sanatan Saunstha till the home department examined the charge sheet filed by the NIA in the Margao bomb blast case.

NIA had filed the chargesheet before the district court on Monday,

indicting 11 accused, two of whom have died, in the Margao bomb blast and a conspiracy to execute serial blasts in the State. The Sanathan Saunstha was under observation after its activists were linked to the Margao blast, which took place on the eve of Divali last year.

Speaking to Herald along the sidelines of a function at the Old Goa Urban Co-Operative Credit Society, Naik said: “As far as NIA has filed a charge sheet, we have asked the police to seek a copy of the charge sheet. Once we get it, we will go through the charge sheet and only then will we conduct our inquiry in the matter.”

Two Sanathan Saunstha activists had died on the spot while carrying

the explosives and four were arrested by police during the ensuing investigations. When asked if he was seeking a ban on the Sanathan Saunstha, the home minister said: “Even though people have been demanding a ban on the Sanathan, we have to examine reports of both the Goa Police and the NIA.” “The Goa police had earlier prepared a report while it was conducting investigations in the matter. The NIA also conducted its investigation and recently filed its charge sheet in the court. Therefore, everything is dependent on these two reports and that is why I have asked the State Police to obtain a copy of the charge sheet filed by the NIA.”

Moreover, the police officer said that police is also investigating into the possible love angle, with the police trying out to find out who were friendly with the deceased.

“We have interrogated one of her friend from Calangute.

Also, the police are trying to find out why she had to stay in Agassaim at her friend’s place for a long time”, he added.

Sources in the know said the police are trying to find out why her cell phone was withdrawn by the family from April this year.

Meanwhile, women’s rights activist, Auda Viegas, who accompanied Rita to the deputy collector’s office said that the killing of the young girl with arms is a new trend that has set in Goa and called for all out efforts to nab the culprits.

FROM PAGE 1 Girl’s mother names suspects the woman from Mumbai, Maria is staying in a chawl. She too will be interrogated”, he said, but sounded a word of caution, saying the issue is wide and needs to be probed from various angles.

The victim’s family has maintained that the girl had stayed at her friend’s place at Agassaim for eight days, but the friend has claimed that she had put up in the house for 30 days.

Ex-sarpanch booked identified as Ulhas P Naik of H. N o 1 0 6 1 , Wa r d N o 2 , Poinguinim.

Naik has been booked under Section 327 of the Motor Vehicle Act and a notice has been served to him on May 17 to appear at the

Special Police Station at Karwar within two days failing which he would be arrested.

Naik is the ex-sarpanch of Poinguinim Panchayat and after an unsuccessful bid to contest the Assembly election on the Congress ticket, had joined the

NCP ticket in 2004 in the Poinguinim Constituency.

When contacted, Naik told Herald that he is fully aware of the situation. “I am ready to face arrest from the Karwar police and I will defend myself,” said Naik.

Laila named by Pak (Sri Lanka), Khai-Muk (Thailand), Nisha (Bangladesh), Bijli (India), Aila (Maldives), Phyan (Myanmar) and Ward (Oman). The names are taken from lists drafted in advance

by committees of the World Meteorological Organisation.

After a cyclone has passed its name is retired and new names suggested.

The new method of naming

cyclone was started by Australian meteorologist Clement Wragge.

Before that the cyclones were named alphabetically like 1A, 1B etc..

No relief for maids in bill where co-workers can come out as witnesses.

The ministry’s own statistics show that almost 80 per cent of the 15 domestic workers are women, mostly the under-age girls, who face sexual harassment, but it did not blink in accepting the Law Ministry’s opinion to better keep them out

of the ambit of the proposed law.

The bill, which for the first time takes into account the nature of employer-employee relationships in tackling sexual harassment, covers both the organised and the unorganised sector that constitutes over 90 per cent of India’s workforce.

Till recently, the law only protected women employees at their workplace, but the government decided to expand it to provide protection to all those present at the workplace like children of employees and guests visiting the offices and sportswomen at the training camps.

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NFF rejects CRZ-2010 pre-draft notification HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 20

The National Fishworkers Forum has rejected the Coastal Regulation Zone-2010 pre-draft notification in two back-to-back meetings in Chennai and decided to fight the same tooth and nail till the issues opposed by the fishing community were not done away with.

Chairperson NFF Matanhy Saldanha who chaired two meetings, one of the executive committee of the forum and the other with civil society organisations, observed that the eight million fishermen in the country were opposed to the notification in its current form.

Saldanha said they will wait and watch as there is still time for objections and suggestions after which the final draft will be placed for further scrutiny for another 60 days. The sixty days period may begin from May 30, 2010 or some further date, but this is a welcome sign by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests which allows the fishermen to react to the notification, he stated.

But while welcoming this move of the MoEF, the Chairperson of NFF, observed they were of the firm view the overall effect of the proposals contained in the pre-draft notification were to weaken coastal protection rather than strengthen it.

Saldanha said, “The comments and the recommendation that came out of the two meetings in Chennai have been forwarded to the Centre and we will keep sending more such views on the notification as and when deliberations take place.”

He said one of the most contentious issues was building of around 365 ports along the country’s coast that will displace the entire fishing community.

“We reject the idea of CRZ 2010 that ports can be permitted in low erosion coastlines. This is rubbish because there are other environmental impacts that can arise out of this logic of building ports in low erosion coastlines,” he asserted.

Saldanha further rubbished the notification stating the same allowed nuclear power plants within 500 metre zone and even

in CRZ-I areas. Such callous disregard for human safety and environment is being legitimised in CRZ-2010 pre-draft notification, he stated.

Further, he mentioned, the notification which is a complete notification and not an amendment to CRZ-1991 makes case for encroachments by industries, Special Economic Zones, power plants, etc.

The NFF Chairperson has called for inclusion of the fishing community in coastal protection as it was the single biggest community and the best ally for the MoEF. Hence it is pertinent that the fishing community and its organisations find due place while framing costal regulations, he asserted.

He said the two meetings of NFF came to a broad-based consensus on the CRZ-2010 stating it failed to meet the two criteria used by the forum to judge it.

First there is no increased coastal protection and second protection of the rights and interests of the fishing communities is nowhere to be seen, he mentioned.

Carmona panch hits back at Churchill over housing project HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

Anti-mega housing activist and Carmona panch member Orlando Da Silva has said that PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao is indeed dreaming if he thinks that the villagers of Carmona are supporting Raheja’s housing project.

Reacting to Alemao’s overt support for the Raheja’s project, Orlando stated that the villagers via an unanimous resolution dated March 30, 2008 had opposed the Raheja project and the resolution is a documentary proof in the records of the Carmona village Panchayat.

He said that a writ petition is already filed in the high court to challenge the provisional NOC issued by the TCP at the behest of the PWD Minister.

The Panch member termed as a blatant lie Alemao’s submission that people of Carmona had even confronted him for opposing the Rahejas project, say-

Mystery shrouds death of MPT staff HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 20

A 52-year-old employee of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) was mysteriously found dead by the side of the highway opposite the Toyota Showroom at Cortalim on Thursday evening.

The deceased has been identified as one Deelip Kalangutkar of MPT Colony, Headland Sada, Mormugao, who was working in the MOHP department of the MPT. Verna police found the body at about 6.30 pm and declined to comment on the nature of death, stating that the autopsy was yet to be conducted on the body.

However, some port employees have suspected foul play and expressed surprise in the manner in which the body was found along the busy highway at Verna and that too, at 6.30 pm.

Incidentally, Kalangutkar had been reported missing from his residence since Wednesday.

Verna Police has registered a case of unnatural death and the autopsy is expected to be conducted on Friday.

ing ‘if at all there was a confusion, it was a law and order problem that was created by relatives of the Minister. At the gram sabha dated 30.03.2008 villagers who gathered were assaulted and that these persons are facing criminal charges in the court of law”.

While appreciating that the PWD Minister at last realized that Goa requires a Policy on Mega Hosuing projects and that at present Goans cannot afford housing in their own land, Da Silva said that Churchill statement on the Carmona project is full of blatant lies. To put facts rights, Da silva pointed out that the Rahejas had purchased the property in the year 2007 and that there was no shadow of Rahejas in Carmona in the Year 2005. “At that time, it was the original owners of the property M/s Aurora & family from Margao who had applied for development permission for subdividing their property into

TTAG on guard against terror HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 20

Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (T TAG) has said that hotels across Goa are taking adequate security measures to ward off any potential terror threat.

Disclosing this at a press conference, TTAG President Ralph DSouza said that though there has been no untoward incident reported in the state yet the industry is taking preventive measures to tackle any possible threat.

“While starred hotels were putting in place mechanisms like luggage scanners and CCTV cameras to spot any possible terror or mischievous elements walking into their hotels, small guest house owners too were being sensitized to the importance of security in the tourist belt,” D’Souza said.

He said the hoteliers and tour operators are trying their best to cope up with the security scenario.

“Even small guest house owners

CCP lays corner stone for footbridge HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MAY 20

The Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) began its initiative of constructing footbridge near Sharada Mandir School at Miramar, responding to the representations from the school management and parents for the same.

“There was a demand from public and parents for such a walkover. Finally, we are fulfilling the demand,” CCP Mayor Caroline Po said.

The foundation stone for the project was laid by the Mayor this morning. Po said that the project is costing Rs 40 lakh and will be completed in eight weeks and it will be fully funded by the state government.

This is a first every footbridge in the city, which will be done

71 plots of average area of 350 to 400 square meters. Considering there was shortage of developed plots in the village to meet local demands, I as a responsible ward member consented to the sarpanch Sony Noronha that permission could be given to the owners since the owners orally promised the Sarpanch and me to give first preference to the locals for purchase of these plots”, he said, adding that he still stand by the housing project passed by the Panchayat for plots to the locals.

“If Alemao can prove me wrong on any one of my submission, I am ready to resign from the panchayat membership and also from social activities, otherwise Alemao should do the same and retire. Mega Housing projects does not mean development of local people, Locals are robbed of their purchasing power and only the Minister benefit by such projects”, he added.

on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

“The school children had problem in crossing the road.

With this walkover, they can avoid the traffic after school hours,” Mayor said.

The officials from Prakash Art Limited, Hyderabad, which has bagged tender to construct this walkover, said that the structure will be 6.2 metres above the road. ‘It will not hinder any traffic flow even the heavy vehicles,” he said.

Nirmala Rebello, Principal, Sharda Mandir Secondar y school, said that the concept of walk over is a `wonderful idea.’

“This will cater to the safety of children after school hours and we have been demanding such structure since long,” she said.

of taking steps of informing the police about the guests and basic information about them,” D’Souza said.

The TTAG president also said that hotels had taken care to ensure that entry and exit points into the hotel were minimized and put under observation.

“We have also trained our staff to keep an eye out for suspicious movement of guests who come in,” he said.

Ralph also said that the setting up of a tourist security force, manned by ex armed forces personnel would be a step in the right direction.

“The vehicles will be equipped with state of the art tracking and monitoring devices as well as wireless transmission services and will be deployed along the coastal belt for regular patrolling,” he said.

The state government has already been handed over a fleet of 14 jeeps and 7 two wheelers which will be a part of the special tourism force.

Girl killed in mishap at Kalay HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, MAY 20

In a tragic mishap, a 10-yearold girl died on the spot after she was knocked down by a jeep at Devnamol-Kalay on Thursday evening.

According to reports, Divya P Naik stood behind a stationary jeep (KA-35-M-3634) by the roadside.

The driver started the jeep and reversed the vehicle, unaware the girl was behind the jeep.

The girl was knocked down and died on the spot.

Curchorem police has detained the driver and another person in this connection, as investigations are in progress.

Pg3 Loutolim eve’s case transferred HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

In an interesting development, the Goa police has transferred investigations into the suicide attempt by the woman from Loutolim to the PI of Sanguem police station Raju Raut Desai.

Blame it on political considerations or otherwise, the case papers relating to the case have been handed over to the Sanguem police station incharge by Maina Curtorim PI Sidhant Shirodkar on Thursday.

Sources in the know said that since PI Shirodkar had registered the case of attempt to commit suicide against the woman, investigations have been now handed over to the new police officer.

Sources informed Herald that the police department has taken the decision to hand over the case to PI Raju Raut Desai. PI Shirodkar had registered the case of attempt to commit suicide against the woman after visiting the Thana hospital, where the victim had made the statement in the presence of a

local magistrate. The case was registered against the woman after she made an attempt to commit suicide by consuming Ratol. She was immediately shifted to a city-based hospital, from where she was air lifted to a hospital to Thana-Mumbai where she was admitted in the ICU for treatment.

Meanwhile, sources in the know said the new Investigating officer is likely to head to Mumbai as part of the investigations and take the probe to the logical conclusion.

Engineer drowns after falling into sea HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 20

A mechanical engineer from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, drowned after accidentally falling in the sea at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), on Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, Rajesh Agarwal (57), a mechanical engineer employed for a Germanbased company, had arrived in the State from Germany on May 8 to undertake some repairs on an iron-ore cargo ship anchored

at the Mooring-Dolphin at MPT. While getting into the launch after finishing work at the anchored ship, Agarwal accidentally fell into sea.

He was later pulled out from the sea and was rushed to port hospital, before being shifted to a private hospital at Chicalim, where he breathed his last.

Mormugao police has registered a case of unnatural death and is investigating the case.

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S H O RT TA K E S Red Cross Day observed

Home Science college holds meet on work culture HERALD NEWS BUREAU PANJIM, MAY 20

Fire Service Personnel donating the blood.

PANJIM(HND): The World Red Cross Day was observed by the Indian Red Cross Society recently by conducting a blood donation camp at their conference hall in Panjim. 48 donors donated blood on the occasion. The newly recruited employees from Fire and Emergency Services, Panjim came forward in large numbers to participate in blood donation.

In addition, the society visited the Old Age Home at Chimbel and distributed sweets and face towels to the inmates.

The Red Cross Day is the Birth Date of the Father of Red Cross, Jean Henry Dunant who was born on May 8, 1828 at Geneva, Switzerland, says a press release.

SCHOOLS EXCEL Sharada Mandir

PANJIM(HND): Once again the students of Sharada Mandir school have excelled at the ICSE examination of March 2010.

All 86 students who answered the examination have passed, acquitting themselves creditably. 78 have secured Distinction and 8 have secured a First Class.

27 students have secured above 90%. The Sharada Mandir Trust Gold Medal for the student with the highest percentage was bagged by Aishwarya Barjatya who is the State topper, with 95.2%. The silver medal is awarded to Angel Kalra with 94.8% and the bronze medal was bagged by Pallavi Giri with 94.4%, says a press release.

Vidya Vikas Academy

PANJIM(HND): Vidya Vikas Mandal's, Vidya Vikas Academy (ICSE) English Medium School have achieved cent per cent results for the fifth year in succession since the first ICSE batch affiliated to the Council for the ISCE, New Delhi was introduced.

Out of the 36 students who appeared, 24 students got distinctions, 8 of whom secured above 90% while 12 secured first class. Nidhi Angle stood First with 94.57%. The President of Vidya Vikas Mandal, Ramnath G Kare, said that this was a classic example of the dedication of the principal and teachers committed to maintaining the highest standards of such Private Unaided Schools that draws parents who want the best for their children. World Class education is what Goa needs today, he added.

Birthday celebration function

Vinod Menon, a senior and corporate teacher from Art of Living Bangalore Ashram addressing the gathering.

PANJIM(HND): Art of living, Margao centre organized recently an evening of dance, music, songs and knowledge at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao to celebrate the birthday of world spiritual leader and founder of Art of Living, one of the largest volunteer based organizations, H H Sri Sri Ravishankar.

Dr Ajay Netalkar, famous Neuro Surgeon from Apollo hospitals, Margao, while speaking on the occasion said, 80% of the sicknesses reported are Psychosomatic i.e. related to mind and are to be treated by understanding the flow of ‘Prana’, the life energy which gets unequally distributed in the body due to various reasons. The regular practice of ‘Sudhershan Kriya’ which is taught in Art of Living courses helps the ‘Prana’ to move in the right directions in the body, thus eliminating many diseases, he added.

Vinod Menon, a Senior and Corporate teacher from AOL Bangalore Ashram who graced the occasion said, Art of Living is a system of letting go all the unnecessary emotions and relaxing totally through Pranayamas, Meditations and ‘Sudarshan Kriya’ which is unique to Art of Living. Comparing the Art of Living to IT, he said that while thoughts are the operating system, Pranayama is the scanning system. Meditation is the cleansing (Anti virus) system and the Satsang is a firewall that stops anyone from hacking you with botherations, burdens and fatigue, etc.

The function was largely attended by Sri Sri Ravishankar’s devotees from all over Goa as well as by general public. The programme was presented by Dr Venktesh Hegde with other AOL artists from Margao and Quepem while Sangeeta Hegde compered the function.

Museum Day celebration

PANJIM(HND): International Museum Day is celebrated on 18th May throughout the world since 1977 to create awareness among the public about the museum and accordingly International Museum Day was also celebrated at Archaeological Museum of Archaeological Survey of India, Old Goa. International Council of Museums (ICOM) advisory committee decides each year the theme of Museum Day. This year’s theme was "Museums for Social Harmony". On this occasion, photo exhibition about the theme of "Museums for Social Harmony" was inaugurated by Dr N P Singh, Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), in the St Francis of Assisi church, Old Goa. Fr Leonardo Correia, priest of Se' Cathedral church presided over the function ceremony of the museum.

Sriguru Bagi, Curator of Archaeological Museum, Old Goa presented the vote of thanks. Literature on the museum was distributed among visitors to the World Heritage Sites and Museum. Children were encouraged to participate in the drawing and painting competition by providing drawing materials and refreshment, says a press release.

Closure of Kushawati Bridge at Quepem

PANJIM, MAY 20(HND): The District Magistrate, South Goa, Margao has notified for temporary closure of Kushawati Bridge at Quepem from 8 am to 1 pm and from 3.30 pm to 6 pm. on May 23 for load testing of structural safety of the Bridge.

Swapnil Kamat, CEO of Work Better Training and Development, has advised students to overcome their fears and do exactly what they are afraid to do.

He was addressing a workshop on ‘Work Culture and Ethics’ organized by the Goa College of Home Science for TYBSc (Home Science) students at the college premises.

He advised the students to take 100% responsibility for their actions and to work hard with dedication and commitment in order to be successful at the work place.

“In the quest for success and effective performance, one has to take the right decisions, develop the art of listening, work as a team and be proactive,” said Kamat.

He further said that learning is a continuous, lifelong process and that one needs to constantly ask questions in order to learn.

On a parting note, he told the students that the boss is the most important person at the workplace and they should work hard never to displease the boss.

Earlier, Principal Rajal K

HERALD CORRESPONDENT CORTALIM, MAY 20

Swapnil Kamat (right), CEO of Work Better Training and Development, Rajal K Shinkre, (centre), principal and Dr Mahesh Pai (left), Associate Professor, Government College of Arts and Science, Khandola, at the workshop.

Shinkre informed that the workshop on ‘Work Culture and Ethics’ is organized by the college to establish connectivity with the workplace.

Shinkre also moderated a discussion forum titled ‘Working Women: The Challenge’.

Dr Farida Dias, Psychotherapist at Jeevan Community Centre, facilitated an interactive session on Working as a Team.

This was followed by two sessions by James Kurian, Director

Gomant Vibhushan Award to Dr Kakodkar HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

This year's ‘Gomant Vibhushan Award,’ the highest and prestigious award presented to any Goan individual by the State of Goa is being conferred on Dr Anil Kakodkar, famous Nuclear Scientist, for his achievement and contribution in the field of Science and Technology. The award will be presented on the eve of Goa Statehood Day on May 29 at Panjim.

The award ceremony will comprise of day long innovative programmes which include release and screening of 'Karmayogi', a documentary film on Dr Anil Kakodkar.

An open interview, a panel discussion on ‘Science and Society,’ wherein the eminent Scientists of India Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Dr Ravi B Grover and Dr Satish Shetye will be participating. The Governor of West Bengal H E M K Narayanan has consented to be the chief guest of the award presentation ceremony. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will preside over the function.

According to a press release, it was decided by the Government of Goa to honour an eminent Goan legend who has excelled in various fields/professions at national and international level by conferring the prestigious ‘Gomant Vibhushan Award.’ This is the highest award

Archbishop to release pastoral letter at Old Goa

declared by the Goa State Government, in order to recognize the famous Goan origin personalities who made Goa proud by their outstanding and exceptional contribution in their respective field.

Goa has produced an inheritance of brave hearts since times immemorial. As such, it is needed to recognize the exceptional and distinguished services in advancement of any fields and such awards will be conferred regularly so that their contribution in the field shall be always remembered and acknowledged. This will also give direction to the future generations to lead their life in achieving such recognition and it will motivate others to contribute towards the society and the public in general.

The Gomant V ibhushan Award comprises of Rupees five lakh, a memento and citation, adds the press release.

Restricted water supply HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Due to shutdown of Assonora Water Treatment Plant for maintenance work to receive 20 MLD extra water (20 MLD extra water will be commissioned later this month), there will no water supply to entire Bardez taluka on May 21 from 9 am to 4 pm.

of Cartini India Limited, Marcaim on ‘Expectations of the Employer’ and ‘Qualities of a Productive Worker’.

The session in the afternoon was delivered by Dr Mahesh Pai, Associate Professor, Government College of Arts and Science, Khandola on ‘Coping with Stress’. The workshop ended with a students feedback followed by a vote of thanks proposed by Dr Daisy John, lecturer and workshop incharge.

Archbishop-Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao will preside over the concelebrated Mass on May 23 at the Miraculous Cross Church, Old Goa, where he will dedicate the Pastoral Year 2010-11 to Blessed Joseph Vaz, Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman whose 300th death anniversary will be celebrated during this pastoral year.

The archdiocese will release the pastoral letter 2010-11 at the Miraculous Cross Church where the saintly son of Goa, Blessed Joseph Vaz, and the holy priests of the native congregation of the Oratorians of Goa had their headquarters and monastery.

The usual the Way of the Cross at 9.30 am will not be held. A mini-bus will shuttle the devotees to the Miraculous Cross Church between the Gandhi circle and the church.

Private cars will have to be parked behind the Basilica or the panchayat ground. Car parking will neither be permitted along the highway nor on the Hill. The faithful are requested to participate in the Eucharistic celebration.

PWD instructed on quality work on roads: Dhawlikar HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Social Welfare Minister Sudin Dhawlikar commenced the hot mixing of 8 kilometre stretch road from Undir-Bandora to Kavlem at a function o rg a n i s e d a t B a n d o r a o n Thursday.

According to a press release, the hot mix carpet of roads is estimated to cost approximately Rs 2.52 crore which covers the internal roads of Ramnathi, Talulem, Undir, Bokadbag and Kavlem areas.

Speaking on the occasion, Sudin Dhawlikar said, PWD contractors have already been instructed to ensure quality work and timely completion of the projects. Rural areas of the State like Bandora have witnessed remarkable growth during the last two years due to efforts of the Government. People should remain united to achieve greater progress in socio-economic areas and people’s participation and cooperation in development programme is necessary, Dhawalikar added.

Speaking further Dhawalikar said, improvement and hot mixing of roads in Ramnathi to Farmagudi will be taken up immediately at an estimated cost of Rs 14 crores.

Minister was accompanied by

Damodar Naik, Sarpanch Bandora Village Panchayat, Savitri Naik, dy sarpanch, Ramchandra Naik, Kalidas Gaude, Farooq Mulla, all panchayat members and others.

Ex-MMC chief assaults ice-cream parlour staff HERALD REPORTER VASCO, MAY 20

Elected representatives are expected to serve people, but there are some at the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) who can’t even serve themselves.

A former chairman and a councilor at the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) allegedly assaulted a staff at the newly opened ice-cream parlour in Vasco after they were unwilling to collect their icecream from the ‘self-service’ counter.

Though no complaint has been filed in this regard, staff at the ice cream parlour claim that they were manhandled by inebriated former chairperson, accompanied by a councilor.

Goan panel in Qatar organises May Queen Ball HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

The May Queen Ball 2010 was held recently at the Diplomatic Club, Qatar, organised by the Goan Welfare Association, Qatar, who aids ventures like CRY, CARITAS and many others which are involved in making life better for the less fortunate. The event held special importance this year since it was their 10th anniversary of inception where it started by contributing to the Prime Ministers Relief Fund in the year 2001 to help support victims of the Gujarat earthquake.

According to a press release, Goan Welfare Association is also going to be a very active player in the global Goan Convention 2010 to be held under the banner of Goan Cultural Centre in Kuwait and their participation was ably supported by representatives from Kuwait Carmo Santos, Chairman of Goan Cultural Centre (GCC), Suresh Naik, President (GCC), Martin Alphonso, Vice President (GCC), Ramdas Revadkar and Victor Fernandes also from Kuwait, Francis Correia, President Young Goans Club Bahrain, Gabriel Crasto, Chairman of Bahrain Goans Football League and Manuel Fernandes, President of Goan Overseas Association, Washington DC. Because of its highly successful impact the GWA has always attracted the elite amongst luminaries who have eagerly lent their name and support.

This year was no exception with MLA Agnel Fernandes, chief guest Luizihno Faleiro, Bollywood personalities Nausheen Ali Sardar, Chunky Pandey and others were present.

With an attendance of huge strong audience the event opened with a bang through an innovative mix of the Star Wars theme and the IPL clarion call mixed delightfully

by DJ Glorio Fernandes.

This introduced the mood setters Melwyn

Former chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, MLA Agnel Fernandes, Chunky Pandey alongwith the winners, sponsors and organisers of the event.

and Savio who set the tone and then one of Goa’s leading band the Forefront along with Emcee Updesh Swar leading the gathering.

The highlight was the crowning of the May Queen 2010 which opened on the caption ‘you are beautiful no matter what they say; words can’t bring you down.’

Nausheen and Chunky Pandey were enthusiastic in their support by posing witty questions to the very talented participants and they were answered with intelligence and aplomb making it extremely difficult for the judges Gabriel Crasto of Bahrain, Sarita Barretto of Bombay and Manuel Fernandes from Washington DC to decide the top three.

And the charming winning trio to emerge were Istana Burgos, a Filipino who aims to be a Pilot in the near Future claimed the May Queen crown along with a gold necklace, Doha-Amsterdam-Doha airline ticket, one night weekend Stay at the Four Seasons

Hotel, 7 nights stay at the Royal Goan Beach Club - Goa for a family of four, dinner voucher for two at the Ritz Carlton and a Westar wrist watch. Gasdy Fernandes, a Goan interior designer who recently moved from Abu Dhabi to Doha has plans to establish her own firm was adjudged the first runner-up and won a gold pendant, Doha-Goa-Doha airline ticket, 7 nights stay for a family of four at the Royal Goan Beach Club – Goa, lunch voucher for two at Al Sharq Village and spa and a Westar wrist watch. The second runner-up was Nandini Bharadwaj who’s goals are to become a Sociologist. She won Doha-Goa-Doha airline ticket, 7 nights stay for a family of four at the Royal Goan Beach Club, Goa, dinner voucher for two at Al Sharq Village and Spa and a Westar wrist watch.

The event ended with the handing over of mementos to the various dignitaries by the GWA President Simon D’Silva and a collective cake cutting ceremony by the GWA committee to bring the curtain down on a truly memorable evening.

Tiatrs, dramas should focus on social themes, says CM HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that Tiatr and dramas should be based on social themes for betterment of society since performing art is a powerful means of mass communication and it should be used effectively for social change.

Kamat was speaking after inaugurating Carnival plays festival of Goa, ‘Akhil Goem Khell-anchi (Carnavalacheo Parti) spordha’ in the presence of PWD Minister Churchill Alemao at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.

The three day Carnival Plays events is organised by HCN in collaboration with Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.

Speaking further, Kamat said that Goa has a rich tradition in art and culture and these aspects

have to be protected and promoted for posterity. He said people visiting Goa admire Goa’s culture and tradition and it should be preserved.

PWD Minister Alemao complimented the organizers for organizing the programme which help in giving exposure to young talent. He said people attending Tiatr have increased greatly over the years and made a plea to business houses to come forward and sponsor such events.

Speaking further, Alemao said people should depend less on government in contributing in cultural fields.

Sesa Goa Director Arunkumar Rai also spoke on the occasion.

Earlier General Manager Mahesh Patil welcomed and Vandana Production Director Alban Fernandes proposed the vote of thanks.

upcOming EvEnTS Goa-IDC panel meet

PANJIM(HND): The annual general meeting of Goa-IDC Staff Welfare Association will be held on May 22 at 11.30 am at T B Cunha Memorial Hall, near Azad Maidan, Panjim. The main agenda of the meeting is to receive and adopt the annual report of the Managing Committee and to present the Annual Statement of Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2010 and to consider annual operational plan and budget.

All the members of Goa-IDC Staff Welfare Association working in Goa-IDC at Goa, Daman and Diu should remain present for the said meet, says a press release.

Meet at Panjim

PANJIM(HND): The annual general meeting of GDDIDC Employees Union (Goa-IDC Employees Union) will be held on May 22 at 10.30 am at T B Cunha Memorial Hall, near Azad Maidan, Panjim. The main agenda of the meeting is to present the Annual Statement of Accounts as on December 31, 2009, to amend the bye-laws of the Union, to discuss about framing of new charter of demands and to elect the new Executive Committee for the year 2010-2012.

All the members of GDDIDC Employees Union working in Goa-IDC at Goa, Daman and Diu should remain present for the said meeting, says a press release.

Mega health camp

PANJIM(HND): Mirashi Healthcare in association with Mangirish Youth club, Mangeshi will be conducting a mega health camp at Mangirish Youth Club on May 23. The participants of the camp will be able to avail expert medical advice for various health related problems free of cost. Mirashi Healthcare has arranged for an expert panel of doctors In order to make sure that the participants of the camp get the best results. The timing of the health camp will be from 9. 30 am to 6.30 pm.

The camp will be attended by Priol MLA Pandurang alias Deepak Dhavalikar, CEO of Mirashi Healthcare Tanmay Mirashi, and other dignitaries.

Mirashi Healthcare, one of the co-organizers of the event are a foremost ayurvedic pharmaceutical company based in Margao, says a press release.

Anti-Terrorism Day in State today HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

The 19th death anniversary of Late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India will be observed in the State on Friday as in the rest of the country. The day is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day. On the occasion, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will lead the people of Goa in paying the homage to Rajiv Gandhi at the Secretariat, Porvorim at 11 am where he will pay floral tributes and administer the Anti- Terrorism pledge to Cabinet Ministers, Secretaries to the Government and other Government employees.

The chief minister will pay floral tributes at the statue of Rajiv Gandhi at Rajiv Gandhi Medical Complex at Bambolim at 9.30 am and also administer Anti-Terrorism Pledge to party colleagues, social workers and the public attending the function.

According to a press release, every year 21st of May is being

observed as Anti Terrorism Day throughout India. The objective behind the observance of this day is to wean the people, especially the youth, away from the cult of terrorism and violence by highlighting the suffering of the common people and showing how it is prejudicial to the national interest.

At the Government level the Heads of Departments will administer the pledge to other staff at a central place in the Department between 10 am to 11 am.

The pledge will be: We, the people of India, having abiding faith in our country’s tradition of non-violence and tolerance, hereby solemnly affirm to oppose with our strength, all forms of terrorism and violence. We pledge to uphold and promote peace, social harmony and understanding among all fellow human beings and fight the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values.

POWER SHUTDOWN MAY 21

TIVIM: From 8 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Limathod, Tivim panchayat office, St Anna colony, Dhanva, Auchutwado, Major Bakery, Madel Damade and surrounding areas.

CORLIM: From 8 am to 11.30 am. Areas affected are Diwar village, Chorao village and Vaxim village.

VASCO: From 9 am to 2.30 pm. Areas affected are Birla Petrol pump, Goa Carbonic, Queeny Nagar, Upasnagar, Cansaulim, Velsao, Zuarinagar near Pump house and Housing board Zuarinagar, Cortalim Church, Shantadurga temple and surrounding areas.

PANJIM: From 9 am to 3 pm. Areas affected are Dempo tower, Fish market, Bank of India and surrounding areas.

BICHOLIM: From 8 am to 10 am. Areas fed from Bicholim s/s will be affected.

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SIRSAIM: From 8 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Sesa-Goa, Bander, Dhangarwado, Sirsaim, Cansa, Petrol pump, Volvonem, Poira, Sikeri and surrounding areas.

BRITONA: From 9 am to 2 pm. Areas affected are Britona, Virlosa, Haliwada, RND-slipway, Malim, Tourist complex, Ice factory, Malim and surrounding areas.

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Work to cap Sonsodo dumping site yet to commence

BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MAY 20

The Margao Municipal Council has told Fomento that work of covering the existing garbage dump with tarpaulin and necessary drainage system is yet to commence at Sonsodo.

Reminding Fomento that the company had committed to return back the draft Concession agreement mid-May 2010, MMC Chief Officer Y B Tawde said the Civic body is yet to receive the draft concession

agreement to place the same before the Council for ratification.

Requesting the company to convey its expeditious implementation of the project, Tawde said work on the project is being monitored by the high court, adding that the time scheduled bar chart submitted by the company has been placed before the Court.

The MMC Chief Officer also drew attention of Fomento Director that the commitment to put in operation four trommels at the sonsodo site by May 20 also remains unfulfilled Tawde recalled that this assurance was given by the company during the visit of the Chief Minister along with the Urban Development Minister in the first week of March 2010. “We are almost in the last week of May 2010 and it is seen that work of covering the existing garbage dump with tarpaulin and necessary drainage system etc is yet to commence. This office is also yet to receive the draft con-

Seminar for Unaided Schools HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

All Goa Govt recognised Unaided Schools Association will be conducting a seminar on 'School Administration' for the benefit of all the Unaided Schools, on May 21 at Hotel Orion, Porvoim, from 9 am to 1 pm, concluding with lunch.

The main purpose of this seminar is to guide the Managements of all the Unaided Schools in streamlining the administration of the School, as per the Goa State Education Rules and Regulations, and also to have interactive session on the various issues like fee structure, salary scales for teachers and staff, implementation of Provident Fund and other social security measures for the welfare of the staff, and also the provisions of Right to Education Act. The Seminar will be inaugurated by Dr Celsa Pinto, the Director of Education, and the concluding session will be graced by Gajanan P Bhat, Dy Director of Education (Acad), and Avinash Nasnodkar, Law Officer, from Education Department. This seminar is open to all the Heads of the Unaided Schools. For registration of seminar contact President Deepak Khaitan (9822132182) or Secret a r y, V i j a y S h e t t i o n 9823158535.

cession agreement to place before the Council�, the Chief Officer added.

Incidentally, at an interaction with the Margao citizens last week, Fomento had committed

itself to cap the dumping site with Tarpaulin and complete the drainage works before the onset of monsoons.

In fact, Fomento CEO Shridhar Kamat had told the citizens that these temporary measures of capping the site with tarpaulin

and carrying out drainage works to control leachate would be completed well before the onset of monsoons.

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Priests: In The Footsteps of Christ

Vol No CX No: 132 Goa, Friday 21 May, 2010

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uch heat and less light has been generated by a statement the chief minister is purported to have made to protesting villagers. At a May 17 run-in at the Secretariat, chief minister Digambar Kamat is supposed to have told members of the ‘Village Groups of Goa’ network that he did not depend on their votes, that he didn’t care, and they were free to do what they wanted. Or words to that effect.

This is just one version—the protestors’ version—of what is supposed to have said behind closed doors. It’s hard to know conclusively whether the chief minister really said words to these effect, whether this is an accurate report, and what was the context in which it could have been said.

In the meanwhile, those who would like to see another set of politicians in power have gone to town on the basis of these reported comments. They’ve been held out as an example of the fact that the chief minister simply doesn’t care for the citizen, or those who would like to raise some concerns.

Meanwhile, the protesting villagers have gone on to give another twist to the purported comments. They’ve suggested that the Congress doesn’t care for “Goan votes” and insinuated that the party can, in any case, come to power on the basis of “migrant” votes.

Such “insider-versus-outsider” bile can lead to a lot of bitterness. Most—if not all—of Goa’s governments since 1963, and definitely in colonial times too, took a “we don’t care” approach to all those raising inconvenient questions. But can politicians afford this now? Constituencies are fought and won over tiny margins. Protestors offer an early-warning signal into what could be going wrong; worse still, from a political perspective, their very real sentiments could be effectively diverted to play all kinds of political games.

Kamat and the Congress must realise that even innocent comments—leave aside careless ones—could act as the proverbial oil on the fire. An overactive clique of politicians and their back-room campaigners are working hard to cash in on the genuine grievances of the citizen.

To create all possible misunderstandings between the ruling party and the voter. Even if the Congress is sitting pretty, notwithstanding recent toppling bids, it can’t take things for granted. Just because there is still time left for the next assembly elections, it’s no excuse for the ruling party to take the citizen for granted. The charge about the CM’s purported statement comes in the wake of an ongoing campaign against the migrant into Goa. Rightly or otherwise, the migrant poor is being seen—and projected—as a block voter, who could be used to elect controversial politicians and governments to power. If this is true, it’s bad; and if untrue it’s wholly unfair. Such issues need to be addressed on time.

On the one hand, if a person—regardless of origins—is qualified to be a voter, then he or she is definitely entitled to be one. But packing the electoral rolls with questionablyqualified and non-resident persons, in a way that distorts the local mandate, is grossly unfair. Likewise, to attempt to claim that genuine voters are bogus is unfair on the part of those raising the issue.

Poll managers of various kinds in Goa have become expert in deciding results. In comunidade polls of some areas, gaunkars are brought in from places as far away as near Belgaum, wined and dined, and made to vote and help those controlling urban land speculation-linked stakes.

This happens in some political elections too. In places like Mapusa, poor voters needing a home are given land and made into block-votes that helped the Congress, its varied offshoots, and—surprise of surprises — even the BJP, which makes such a hue and cry about migrant voters when it doesn’t suit the party.

If the chief minister didn’t say or mean what the protesters claim he did, then a clarification would be welcome. This could halt needlessly raking up troubled waters, and creating a further rift for dubious political reasons.

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Secularisation of the world and life presents the greatest obstacle to priestly ministry writes IBONIO D’SOUZA

he Catholic Church has been observing the year 2009-10, (beginning on June 19 2009), as “Year of Priest”. It has been declared thus

by Pope Benedict XVI for our Church to focus on the priesthood and to encourage priests’ yearning for “spiritual perfection”, the keystone for effectiveness in their ministry.

Reflecting on the dedication, questions like: Who is a Catholic priest? What is his role and mission? What is the state of priesthood today?, instantly arise. Priesthood in the Roman Catholic has a long history of 2000 years. It all began with Jesus. When Jesus was on earth, He instituted the Seven Sacraments. One of them was Holy Orders, the priesthood. The primary purpose of the priesthood is to minister to the people, and administer the Sacraments to them. The Catholic tradition has maintained the purpose and form of the priesthood much as Jesus intended.

Role and Mission of priests: The Second Vatican Council, in early 1960s, beautifully described the role of priest by noting three functions: “Preach the Gospel and Shepherd the faithful and……

Celebrate Divine Worship”. We have been most familiar with “Celebrating Divine Worship”, meaning, the Mass. But the Second Vatican Council gave renewed priority to the ministry of the Word, which makes for a Gospel-based priesthood, and to pastoral care of the faithful, which makes for a service-based ministry. All Catholics are called to understand and meditate on God’s Word day and night, as the Psalms say, but the priest is specially to be immersed in the Gospel. From this immersion he breaks open the Word and guides the faithful through the Gospels, helping bring God’s Word alive for them. “Shepherding Souls” is also a service, in terms of caring for the spiritual needs of the faithful – not only through sacraments, but also by counselling them, helping them through difficult times, and helping them to pray. Thirdly, the “Celebrator of Divine Worship” leads the community in prayer, especially while presiding at the Eucharist. All these priestly roles grow not just from Vatican II, but fundamentally from the example of Jesus. These are models of service.

However, none of this means that the priest has any monopoly on holiness or in imitating Christ! The Church speaks of a common call as “priest, prophet and king” that we all receive at

Crises of Faith our Baptism. The ordained priest is the public representative of the Church and has specific functions within the ministry of all believers. But each of the priestly roles can, in a sense, also be seen as the roles of the laity, who are also called to preach the Gospel, to care for one another, and gather, under the presiding of ordained priests, to participate in the Eucharist.

Challenges to the priesthood: Surveys in some Catholic countries report that Catholics disconnected from Mass attendance and other parish life, believe the Catholic Church is out of touch with the world today and is not relevant to their own lives.

There is so much crime, violence and vice in the world and our children get entangled in them as they are not given the proper guidance in the home and schools. Parents and teachers are too busy trying to cope with the demands of society.

The Church and the clergy are burdened with their own problems and in the process, children are totally neglected.

Managing the family is an arduous task these days. There are the marital problems to handle with the spouse and the in-laws. The Church is against divorce, but this is increasing by the day.

Where does the Church stand with its anti-divorce preaching, when its followers are not in a position

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to follow that?

Then there are the rebellious youngsters under the influence of a very materialistic and immoral culture. To them even their parents are becoming irrelevant because of the out-dated moral values.

Where does the Church stand in their lives?

The decline in ordained priestly vocations has been a deep concern in recent decades. How the Church is addressing this vital issue for the future?

Being a part of a contemporary and secular society, the parish is a challenge to every priest.

The priest must be aware of the danger of succumbing to the influence of the community. It may happen that instead of the priest leading the people in his parish, the people may lead him. The stoics teach that one can achieve happiness if one flows with the river- by identifying one’s will with the “world will”. But the Church does not follow the will of the world. God’s will must be always above Man’s will. A priest must be like the salt, said Christ. “You are like the salt for all mankind. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again” (Matt 5:13).

Our changing society: The secularisation of the world and life presents the greatest obstacle to the priest’s ministry for people’s salvation.

Today’s society offers mankind its secularist teachings under various names promising people for-

Back to the Future

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he 2009 Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International TI ranks India in the 84th position out of 180 countries. The good news: India is not the most corrupt nation in the world – that distinction goes to Somalia – but merely a country where corruption is rampant. The least corrupt country is New Zealand followed by Denmark, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland.

This is not surprising: in New Zealand, sheep outnumber humans by twelve to one and animals are not known to indulge in bribery, opportunities for corruption are therefore rare. New Zealand is smaller than Maharashtra; in fact, all the top scorers are small countries, a direct relationship between small size and very low corruption emerges. With an area of 3702 sq km, tiny Goa can thus be expected to be one of the cleanest states anywhere.

No overall national ranking of India’s 28 states and seven union territories exists. Perhaps, the different ‘bachao’ organisations could channel their efforts into producing one using TI criteria, because with quantification, gaps could be determined and improvement targets set. After all, an old quality management dictum states: what gets measured gets done.

Scouring Goa’s press yields interesting results. A study involving below poverty level families vis-à-vis their access to public services

found an ‘alarming’ level of corruption in Goa. Another article that was published in the Times of India in March 2010 entitled “Balancing Goan Society’s Growth” states, “Corruption has become a way of life” and that it is practically impossible to eradicate it “because the guardians of the law themselves indulge in corrupt activities”.

Clearly, Goa has a problem. As young managers, we were admonished: “Think out of the box, there are no problems, only opportunities”. What opportunities does this situation offer? So start with, Goa could inundate itself with sheep. This would need to happen urgently, because sheep need green pastures that are rapidly disappearing. Corruption is one of 68 crimes eligible for capital punishment in China, indeed applied assiduously. Baba Ramdev’s suggestion would, however, decimate Goa’s population; who would wish for the violent demise of a family member, friend, neighbour, school buddy, or one’s own MLA for whom one has voted in the past and will continue to vote in the future? Thinking out of the box, an elegant way forward could be not to emulate sheep and strive to eliminate corruption but quite to the contrary do everything to promote it. The move would unleash unrestricted creativity and innovation, new entrepreneurial methods of enrichment through corruption, a new form of government we could

tunes – humanism, materialism, new world order – contrary to the God-man Christ who is referred to as “The Way, The Truth, and The Life” (John 14:6). Today’s man mainly leads his life toward food and drink, entertainment, to consume goods, to stay in the race after life’s success. In all this activity, man sets himself as the final value. Today’s man spends all his time balancing his “Horizontals”, without any ascent of the spirit up the steps and ladders of a higher life vertically toward God. Inspired Response: What then is the role of the priest and how can he as a good shepherd protect his flock from harm and negative influences of community and society? In the first place, the priest should not be afraid of the place and society in which he lives. He shouldn’t say “I have a bad flock, so what can I do to change something? St. Paul, the apostle, recommended how a priest can be successful in his parish when he said ”………

I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some” (I Cor. 9:22). The same apostle gave advice to his most dear student and co-worker, Timothy, saying: “Preach the Word!

Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching….”(II Tim. 4:2.). Just as the shepherd opens the gate for the flock to enter, the priest needs to work on the heart of man, so it will open and allow Christ to enter. The Gospels teach us that a good flock is a flock that has a good shepherd who isn’t a mercenary. The fruits of one’s work are not realised overnight. What is necessary is a lot of patience and work, sometimes many years, so that a great harvest is realised in the parish. The shining example of the tireless and phenomenal work of St. John Vianney, the patron of priests, can be a beacon-light and inspiration today as ever.

The Holy Father has wisely asked us to help our priests to grow in holiness. And let’s face it: the sex scandals of recent years, through the misdeeds of a small percentage of priests overall, have demoralised many of the dedicated, good men who make up the vast majority of the Catholic priesthood. Anything that helps them strengthen a sense of their spiritual call is welcome. After all, we are all in this together! Our priests need all the help our people can provide including, and perhaps specially prayers.

By Bernardo Elvino de Sousa call ‘corruptocracy’ i.e. a democracy with a government of the corrupt, by the corrupt and for the corrupt. Gone would be the days of just getting a percentage on every project, more Machiavellian ways would be devised by global entrepreneurs, black money would turn white overnight. Many learned researchers from Goa’s own IIT (Indian Institute of Techno-corruptocracy) would develop new approaches as part of their PhD programmes. Goa would serve as a global role model, it would compete with Somalia. A rationale to fight corruption would cease to exist.

Van Linschoten, who lived in India for six years from 1581 as secretary to the Archbishop, vividly describes the corrupt practices in 16th century Portuguese Goa, including viceroys, captains of the fort, other officers, exploitation of slaves, obtaining favours from influential persons by ‘greasing their hands’ and so on. A viceroy spent the first of his three-year tenure to furnish his home, the second to amass a great deal of ‘treasure’ and the third to prepare himself for departure so that “he be not overtaken or surprised by the new viceroy”. Sounds familiar? With regard to corruption, Goa has returned to the middle ages, avidly aping the despised colonial masters. To paraphrase a popular movie of the eighties, for Goa, it is back to the future.

Letters to the Editor Honourable man SND Poojary, Miramar When the Naxals killed around 74 CRPF personnel sometime back, Home Minister P Chidambaram had said the Naxals waged a war against the State. Since he could not protect his men, he was responsible for what happened and the buck stopped with him. He offered to resign; however his bosses reposed faith on him and he relented — he is an honourable man.

When 44 people — civilians and security personnel — were killed by the same bloodthirsty elements, once again, he was pained; he said that he had a ‘limited mandate’ given by the Union cabinet to deal with the problem though he had asked for a larger mandate, but he could not convince the cabinet — he is an honourable man. Then, within a day, he had a fresh enlightenment,

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One Kunnbi loader from Cundaim who was crushed under a falling rice sack. Expired at the City’s “Cais de Gujires” In accordance to the published notice which appeared on Official Bulletin, all the intimated to attend were received by the Governor.

Rev. Fr. Servulo Viegas of the Society of Jesus from Pilar is undertaking an edifying homily at the Chapel of Carona (Aldona).

A great number of sacks of salt meant for exportation, have been found accumulated at the landing pier of Sanvordem It is reported that a skirmish took place between the hill-people from the District of Vishakpatnam where two constables were seriously injured.

and gave a new definition to the phrase, ‘limited mandate’ to the effect that he has a limited role in the matter, it is the responsibility of the States to deal with the problem, thus passed the buck to the States, and he is an honourable man. He has internal security apparatus with him — men and material— but tells the States to fight the battle, and he is an honourable man. If the States alone have to deal with the war-like situation, what is his job in the central government, we do not know, but he is an honourable man. All the honourable men (of this species) of the world unite, you have nothing to lose except your credibility, and you have everything to gain i.e. to remain in power.

Not fair Sandhya Bhave, Assonora Lots of establishments are being illegally opened in residential apartments in Mapuca.

While on the one hand some establishments which are opened in commercial areas are paying huge taxes to the Mapuca municipality and higher electricity charges, others who have their establishments in residential areas go off paying domestic tariffs. This is not fair. I cannot understand how the Mapuca Municipal Council have issued licences to establishments in residential areas.

Surprisingly many lawyers have their establishment in residential areas. Lawyers by virtue of their profession ought to follow rules laid down by the government from time to time and if they themselves are law breakers then what is the use of having laws and for whom are these laws made only for the public? Let justice be done.

Power wasted Socorro. Cardozo, Varca As everybody knows we are purchase power both from Karnataka and Maharastra but we misuse it by our own carelessness. There is no proper discipline. It is a matter of just a few minutes to switch on and switch off street lights.But manning on the part of the Electricity Department is erratic and irregular.

There is also another option to cut down expenditure by installing auto time switches for street lights say at 6 pm on and 6 am

Letter of the Day

Law prevails

Ashley. Fernandes, Margao

This has reference to two letters appearing in the Herald, one by Rachel Fernandes of Colva (Parents woes dated May 14) and another by a Tony Fernandes (under the same heading dated May 19). To begin with, there is absolutely no truth to say that the fee structure is being approved of by the DOE The matter still stands in the High Court.

What has appeared in the media are recommendations. Secondly, it is wrong to say, that it is just a handful of parents that have opposed the hike. In fact, it is just a handful of irresponsible parents that have chosen to side with the management of these “educational institutions”.

Members of AGUSPA have chosen to talk less and work more towards bringing about transparency in the functioning of these government recognized private unaided schools, which the D.O.E. is unable to do till date. With regards to fearing, that the schools will be vindictive to the children of those opposing the fee hike, I would like to assure that the management of these schools will regret their move, should they try to target our children. As said before, there is an Act and a set of rules governing government recognised private unaided schools which need to be followed, cause nobody is above the law. off. This can be a big saving on the part of government. At present voltages fluctuate by 6 in the evening resulting in home electrical appliances getting damaged.

I do observe as when there is major repair or maintenance, on electrical phase lines, they should make the people aware of it in advance saying at certain time the power supply will be closed through local press reports. This they never do across Varca or Orlim.

Sullied image Socorro D’Souza, Fatorda.

There is poor sanitation in the country only because of our unconstitutional ways and lack of civic sense & strong will power. If we practice waste management and modern technology with determination and honesty, and behave sternly with people who spread filth, then Goa can definitely be made clean.

The workers who have to clean the towns are made to clean the houses of corrupt officials and politicians. Because of poor sanitation, today the world sees Goa / India as a dirty country. This sentence is common amongst NRIs and foreigners who visit us.

Culturally, India is the best but as far as cleanliness is concerned, Goa / India is a

very dirty country. We have to erase this image. Education, awareness and a corruption-free, strong punishment system needs to be set up to make the nation clean & green.

Scourge, really?

nesses…and who are responsible for pushing the real estate prices beyond our reach, are all accepted in the traditional warm Goan hospitality.

There is no denying that the influx of migrants needs to be controlled. But see what we noble Goans have done to make matters worse… Our greed for money has overtaken all our sensibilities.

We have converted every available space in our backyard, including the age old combiancho gudd (Hen House) into ‘living quarters’ and rented them out to anyone and everyone willing to pay.

Nobody bothers to verify the antecedents of these people…Ironically some of these very same people come to Gram Sabha meetings and cry hoarse over problems created by these migrants. What can the local bodies do?

It is for the state Government to come up with suitable regulations and enforce them strictly to ensure that rented premises have all basic facilities and follow all civic norms. The migrants have moved in to fill the vacuum created by Goans moving up due to better prospects and most of them are honest hard workers. Let us not be cruel to them, let us not deny them the basic things. We just cannot wish them away for more reasons then one.

Jesuin Fernandes, Cansaulim

Enforce tougher laws

Local media reports about migrants issues dominating village gram Sabha meetings got me thinking… Are these migrants really a scourge as made out to be? And are they really responsible for all the ills attributed to them?

Some facts can be bitter to the core: today we are so much dependent on these so called migrants that if they do unite and go on a strike for a week, the whole of Goa will come to a grinding halt. There will be no vegetables, no fruits, no fish, no milk, no eggs, no plumbers, no barbers, no carpenters, no construction workers… the list is virtually endless. Even the dead will have to wait!!

Interestingly, only the labor class (that provides valuable services that we Goans refuse to do) are referred to as migrants and looked down upon. The well to do migrants who take away our jobs, our busi-

Marcos Alemao, Varca When a temple in Ponda has been burgled recently, the police claimed that it is the work of a habitual offender who served nine months imprisonment in jail and restarted the same work after he was released. In order to avoid such incidents of robberies, burglary, house breaking, etc., the government should apply Portuguese type of law of breaking collar bone in the hands of police officers itself, instead of putting them behind bars. If this law is applied in Goa, the people will heave a sigh of relief.

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

Paths of Wisdom The Best Charity

By Samir Khan

Abū Hurairah and Hakim ibn Hizam (may Allah be pleased with them) relate that the Holy Messenger (may Allah bless and greet him) said, “The best charity is that which leaves a man contented and you should make a beginning from those whose care is your responsibility.

(Bukhari, Muslim) Charity is very important in the life of a believer. It is a source of blessings to him as it wins the pleasure of Allah. It also assumes high priority in Islamic economic system as it goes a long way to come to the succour of those who stand in need – whether such needy persons express their need or their need is felt.

The Holy Messenger (May Allah bless and greet him) teaches the believers that the best charity is one that leaves a man contended. In this sense charity proves to be an act of contentment. While giving charity one should be careful about his own financial position; he must ensure that his act of charity should not render him in need of charity from others, or that he should be so firm that his poverty does not strain the heart. History bear testimony to the fact that Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) brought all his wealth to the Holy Messenger (May Allah bless and greet him) so much so that nothing but God and His Messenger remained at his home. Even then he was quite content.

Islam wants believers to spend in charity only that which he can cheerfully part with leaving himself solvent otherwise the very spirit of charity will lose its merit. Only after meeting the needs of his dependents charity is extended to others; contravention of this is against the spirit of charity. It must always begin from home.

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Migrant influx

By Roque Dias igration is a hot and sensitive topic that was discussed on HCN channel’s Straight-talk programme. There was also a seminar recently held at the International Centre Goa to study the pros and cons of migration. Here are some of my observations.

To say that it is not possible to control the influx of migrants is a matter of conjecture. The flood of migrants can easily be controlled, but we lack the political will because almost all our godforsaken political godfathers need migrants to enhance their vote banks, which is why politicians have a close nexus with the builders and vice-versa.

I do agree that Goa has to depend on migrant labourers, but how do we cope up with the increasing beggar menace? These pests have become a prominent part of Goa's landscape. Who is to be blamed for this? Is it not the people in power?

Yes, we need outside labour, no one can deny that; but when it comes to unskilled and semi-skilled labour or even skilled labour for that matter, it is not necessary for the labourers to also bring along their families. Don’t we have Indian workers employed in the construction industry throughout the lower Gulf States and the Middle East where families are not permitted?

The government must hold the builders responsible for providing facilities to their labour force. The construction lobby in Goa are at a much better advantage compared to their counterparts overseas, as they are able to source labour from neighbouring states almost instantly and without any hassles and the profits they reap on their projects are phenomenal.

As a rule they are expected to provide the labourers a makeshift accommodation close to the construction site with basic amenities including chemical toilets and this should be strictly monitored by the government. Additionally, they should provide their labour force with a cook and necessary cooking utensils so that the workers can have their meals together.

Where medical aid is concerned the employers can enter into an arrangement with an insurance company for cashless mediclaim facilities and a tie-up with the local hospitals in that area to extend medical treatment to their employees as and when required, this will ensure that the migrant labourers do not throng to government hospitals for free treatment. Once a project is completed, the builders should ensure that their labourers return back to their respective states.

Each year, social welfare schemes are announced by the government for the benefit of the poor and those from the backward classes; however the harsh reality is that such schemes are availed by the growing migrant population of Goa who have acquired ration and election voting cards.

Voting rights should be exercised by Goans only, and not by riff-raff migrants from other states. Incidentally, population census 2010 is currently underway and the Multipurpose Identity cards (Nandan Nilekani project) will be issued and it is in the fitness of things that the census teams record data of families living in flats and houses and not in slums and illegal hutments.

The cost of land in Goa is astronomical, prohibitive rather, and middle class Goans cannot afford to even dream of owning a house, therefore it would be criminal to dish out Communidade land to non-Goans in exchange for votes. Frankly, I am not against non-Goans desiring to buy property in Goa for residential purposes provided they are educated, civic minded, secular in their outlook and who will help maintain communal harmony in Goa.

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Coastal security our highest priority: Antony PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 20

Defence Minister A K Antony today said the government attached “highest priority” to coastal defence, including the island territories, and asked the Navy to expedite acquiring assets and implementing security measures approved after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

“Coastal security is a very high priority for the government and the nation. Navy plays a key role in this with heavy and overall responsibility (given after 26/11 terror attacks),” he said addressing the Navy commanders at their four-day biannual conference here.

“Government is equipping both the Navy and the Coast Guard for coastal surveillance and patrol both in terms of assets and manpower. Proposals towards this end have been approved. It is now the responsibility of all of you to ensure that

these are put in place at the earliest and used effectively and efficiently for coastal security,” he said.

After the Mumbai attacks, the government had entrusted the overall responsibility of coastal security to the Navy and had approved acquisition of ships, boats, aircraft, helicopters under fast track process for surveillance and patrol, apart from creating a radar network along the 7,500-km-long coastline and raising of the Sagar Prahari Bal by the navy as a specialist force for the purpose.

The defence minister said the government was fully committed to the modernisation of the Navy and funds would not be allowed to become a constraint in this regard.

The Defence Ministry, Antony said, was “trying its best” to suitably fine tune the procurement process from time to time “to bring in more transparency,

Defence Minister A K Antony being received by Chief of the Naval Staff Nirmal Verma to address the Naval Commanders Conference in New Delhi on Thursday

efficiency and accountability” and the annual review of the Defence Procurement Procedure was one such step in the direction.

He said there was a need to “firmly secure our maritime frontiers, waterways and offshore

resources on a permanent basis.

“There is a need to create necessary infrastructure for the security of Andaman and Nicobar Islands as also Lakshadweep. Our island territories form natural bulwarks that extend our strategic arms

to our East and West, and also function as the last outpost for the defence of our mainland,” he said.

“Considering the importance of the eastern region, we need to create the necessary infrastructure in Andaman and Nicob a r I s l a n d s . S i m i l a r l y, Lakshadweep Islands, which straddle the oil artery of the world, require our undivided attention,” he said.

Referring to the threat posed by piracy, especially off the coast of Somalia, he said it continued to be a major concern as piracy affected the security and economy of the entire region.

His discussion with the Sultan of Oman and other functionaries of the Gulf country during his recent two-day visit gave "new hints" (on piracy), which should be pursued seriously, he added.

Regarding shipbuilding efforts, Antony said the recent

Raman says no differences on Maoists issue

Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh coming out of the Home Ministery after a meeting with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Thursday PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 20

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today dismissed a suggestion that there was any difference between him and Home Minister P Chidambaram on the issue of tackling Maoists and said they were working in tandem.

“There is no difference (of opinion) between the Chhattisgarh government and the Centre. There is no difference between the State and Central forces and there is no difference

between my thinking and that of Chidambaram in dealing with the Maoists," he told reporters after a meeting with the home minister here.

The chief minister said all concerned wanted a solution to the Naxal problem, which is a challenge to democracy, and there should be development and peace for which everyone was working.

“There are limitations of the States, there are limitations of the Central government. I discussed all these issues with the

home minister and how to solve it,” he said.

Singh said his meeting with Chidambaram was a “good one” and they had a lengthy discussion about the incidents which had taken place in the last one month in Chhattisgarh.

“There is good cooperation and coordination between the State government and Centre as well as the State police and Central paramilitary forces. We have also discussed the joint operations being undertaken in the last two years,” he said.

The chief Minister said they have discussed issues being pursued by the Chhattisgarh government and also about the status of the Central forces and how to get Central support on future development plans.

Asked whether he sought any additional forces, Singh said "For a State like Chhattisgarh, we always look for more forces but Central government provides forces on the basis of availability and requirement of the State. If they can provide by making some arrangement, that would be good. Chidambaram too has said that if possible, more forces would be provided to us.”

On Gujarat chief minister and fellow BJP leader Narendra Modi's suggestion that there should be talks with the Maoists,

‘Laila’ hits AP train schedule PTI HYDERABAD, MAY 20

As coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh experienced heavy rains due to cyclone 'Laila', the South Central Railway (SCR) today cancelled two trains and partially cancelled 36 trains while diverting 13 others, officials said.

“Due to heavy rains and anticipated cyclone, all trains on Vijayawada division of SCR are moving at a restricted speed of 60 kmph. Because of this, trains will be running late," a spokesperson of SCR said.

Depending on the severity of cyclone, trains may be stopped enroute and some trains cancelled, she said.

The Express trains which have been cancelled for today are train No. 7482 Tirupati-Bilaspur Express and train number 2842 Chennai-Howrah Coramandal Express.

Similarly, the trains which have been partially cancelled are the Tirupati-Adilabad Express between Tirupati-Vijayawada while Adilabad-Tirupati Express was

cancelled between VijayawadaTirupati.

Vijayawada-Chennai Janashatabdi, SecunderabadGudur Simhadri Express, Tirupati Kakinada Port passenger and Vijayawada-Gudur passenger were among the partially cancelled trains, the officials said.

The SCR has also set up following helpline numbers: Vijayawada railway station 0866-2767295 and emergency control 0866-2767077 and 2767078. It has also opened special counters at 14 railway stations on Vijayawada division.

Meanwhile, forecasters in New Delhi today said cyclone 'Laila' has weakened but the danger was not over yet as there were signs of it re-emerging in northern Bay of Bengal over the weekend after wreaking havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

“After landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh near Bapatla, the cyclone track shows that it will move along coastal Andhra and re-emerge in north Bay,” Ajit Tyagi, Director General India

Meteorological Department (IMD) told reporters here.

He said there were chances of the cyclone intensifying further and moving towards north Andhra Pradesh, South Orissa and then towards Bangladesh.

Tyagi rejected suggestions of the cyclone intensifying into a super cyclone similar to the one that struck Orissa in 1999.

A senior scientist involved in tracking the cyclone said that the strong upper winds at an altitude of around 10 km were steering 'Laila' in a northwesterly to northerly direction.

He said that there have been precedents of cyclones reemerging after landfall and the movement of 'Laila' was not an unusual one.

The weather office has warned of extensive damage to thatch roofs and huts, and to power and communication lines due to uprooting of large avenue trees in Nellore, Prakasham, Guntur, Krishna, West and East Godavari and Vishakhapatnam districts.

Tripura chalks out year-long programme to honour Tagore PTI AGARTALA, MAY 20

The Tripura government has planned a year-long programme to commemorate the 150th birth anniversar y of Rabindranath Tagore who, few people know, had an intimate relation with the princely State.

Tagore wrote a number of novels and songs with the State's history as themes.

“The poet visited the State seven times and accepted hospitality of four successive kings.

He wrote Bisharja, Rajarshi and Mukut' with the history of Tripura as the theme”, Pannalal Roy, an author and researcher who studied the relation between Tripura kings and Tagore, said.

When after the untimely death of queen Bhanumati King Birchandra Manikya became very sad, he received a book of

poems by Tagore who was an unknown poet at that time.

The book Bhagnahriday touched his heart and the king had an instant realisation that the writer was a great poet in the making.

The king sent his secretary, Radharaman Ghosh to the Tagores' house at Jorasanko in north Kolkata in 1882 when he was just 21 years of age and felicitated him, Roy said.

After that on an invitation of the king, Tagore first came to Tripura in 1899. The relation between the king and the young poet was so intimate that whenever the king went to Kolkata, he used to meet the poet, Roy said.

When the poet started writing Rajarshi – a play – he wrote to the king for sending all historical inputs regarding it and those were sent to him. After the

death of Birchandra, Radhakishore became the king and the friendship became deeper.

Of the seven times he visited Tripura, five times were during the reign of Radhakishore. The last time he visited the State was in 1925 when Radhakishore’s son Birbikram Kishore was the king, he said.

As part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations, the Chief Minister of the State, Manik Sarkar, laid the foundation of a convention complex named after Tagore on May 9.

Speaking on the occasion, Sarkar said the facility, named Rabindra Convention Complex, would be built at a cost of Rs 22 crore and take 20 months to complete.

Apart from this, the government has decided to name villages, localities and roads after the poet's name,

Singh said no one was shying away from holding dialogue with the Naxals.

“We have even announced better surrender policy. We have said that if there is any initiative for talks, Chhattisgarh would not shy away from it. But the key issue is if you are inviting some one for talks, he has to have faith in democracy. One can't sit in a dialogue by holding guns in his hand,” he said.

Singh said if there was an initiative for peace, no State, including Chhattisgarh, would back out of it and he has no hesitation in keeping the option of dialogue always open.

“There is no difference on the thinking between Narendra Modi and me. We are for taking strong action. But if there is any initiative for talks at the national level or at any level, I personally, or the Chhattisgarh government would not back out of it,” he said.

Meanwhile RJD chief Lalu

Prasad today accused Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh who has described Maoists as the 'biggest terrorists', of being responsible for the spread of terrorists in his State.

“Whatever Raman Singh says about Naxalites whom he yesterday termed as the biggest terrorists, he can't be absolved of the responsibility for their spread,” Prasad told reporters here.

commissioning of the first indigenous stealth frigate, INS Shivalik, in Mumbai last month was a welcome development, and called for adherence to time line and quality standards to meet indigenisation requirements.

India is currently building 33 warships and submarines, which are in various stages of construction, in its shipyards for the Navy.

“Our efforts to modernise the navy through indigenization will proceed at the desired pace only if the shipyards embrace modern ideas and technology. This will enable the shipyards to produce the best quality ships in a shorter time frame and at competitive costs. The Navy and the shipyards must interact closely with other agencies to meet contractual time line and adhere to the best quality standards,”he added.

Naxals hijack truck Naxals have hijacked a truck carr ying a whopping 16.5 tonnes of high-grade ammonium nitrate explosive which was on its way here from V ishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Police have launched an operation to track the explosive which was looted yesterday by the Maoists. (PTI)

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Memorial for Kanishka victims vandalised PTI TORONTO, MAY 20

A monument built for the victims of the 1985 bombing of Air India's Kanishka flight has been vandalised ahead of the event's 25th anniversary, prompting the Canadian police to launch an investigation.

Members of the Indo-Canadian community are outraged that someone has stolen earlier this month a stainless steel "gnomon" or "shadow caster" that produces a shadow on a memorial sundial when lit by the sun.

The vandals also used black paint to spray graffiti on the face of the sundial.

The monument, located in H u m b e r B a y Pa r k E a s t i n Toronto, also features a wall naming the 329 people who were killed when a bomb exploded on Air India's Kanishka Flight 182 as it travelled off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985.

Two baggage handlers killed by an associated bomb at Narita Airport in Japan are honoured on the wall as well.

Cleaners have removed the graffiti and officials are hoping to have a newly-built gnomon installed in time for the anniversary.

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South Korea says North torpedoed ship; tensions rise Reuters SEOUL, MAY 20

South Korea on Thursday accused the reclusive North of torpedoing one of its warships, heightening tension in the economically powerful region and testing the international position of China, Pyongyang's only major backer.

South Korea said it would take ''firm'' measures against its impoverished neighbour, which furiously responded that it was ready for war if Seoul or its allies imposed sanctions.

A report by investigators, including experts from the United States, Australia, Britain and Sweden, concluded that a North Korean submarine had fired the torpedo that sank the Cheonan corvette in March, killing 46 sailors. ''There is no other plausible explanation,'' their report said.

Fear of escalating tension weighed on South Korean financial markets, al-

ready worried that investors jumpy about global financial concerns may pull out their money. ''News of North Korea's torpedo isn't new, but growing tension around the case is keeping sentiment weak,'' said Cho Yong-hyun, an analyst at Hana Daetoo Securities.

The South Korean won suffered its biggest daily fall against the dollar in 10 months. Stocks closed at their lowest in almost three months.

International condemnation was immediate, with the stark exception of China, which analysts say is desperate to avoid any action that might destablise its reclusive neighbour and lead to a spill-out into in its territory.

A senior South Korean government official said previously the attack appeared to have been in revenge for a firefight near the disputed North-South border late last year in which the

Factional clashes in Karachi; 17 dead Reuters KARACHI, MAY 20

Rival ethnic-based political factions have clashed in the Pakistani commercial hub of Karachi and at least 17 people have been killed, reviving worries of the return of the violence that plagued the city in the 1990s.

The city of about 18 million people is Pakistan's main industrial base and home to its main port, stock exchange and central bank. It is also the main gateway for Western military supplies bound for neighbouring land-locked Afghanistan.

Most foreign companies investing in Pakistan also have offices in the city.

Karachi has not been spared Islamist militant violence with several big bomb attacks over the past few years but for many residents, a bigger worry is the return of the factional violence that racked the city for much of the 1990s.

The cause of the latest round of violence was not clear but it involved activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the dominant party in the city, and the rival, ethnic Pashtun-based Awami National Party (ANP). ''Over the past 24 hours, at least 17 people have been killed in targeted attacks as well as in exchanges of fire between rival groups,'' Karachi police chief Waseem Ahmed told Reuters.

North's navy was humiliated.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the contents of the South Korean investigation deeply troubling.

Both the United States and Britain gave their backing to the findings, with the White House calling it an act of aggression that was another sign of the North's unacceptable behaviour.

Japan ruled out the resumption of nuclear disarmament talks by five regional powers and the North, and said Washington shared its view that such negotiations aimed at aiding Pyongyang in return for a promise to drop its nuclear arms were unthinkable.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu urged both sides on the divided Korean peninsula to exercise restraint and said Beijing would make its own assessment of the South Korean investigation.

South Korean President Lee Myungbak will hold an emergency meeting

UK to seek ‘special ties’ with India

of his National Security Council tomorrow. His government has made clear it has no plans for a retaliatory strike but will be pressing the international community to take action, probably more sanctions, against the North. ''We will be taking firm, responsive measures against the North, and through international cooperation, we have to make the North admit its wrongdoing and come back as a responsible member of the international community,'' Lee was quoted by his office as telling Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

The report, announced in a nationally televised news conference, said intelligence had shown that North Korean submarines were likely in operation near the scene of the sinking, with similar vessels of other neighbouring countries all inside their territorial waters. ''The evidence points overwhelmingly

to the conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a North Korean submarine,'' it said.

The issue has plunged already icy relations between the two Koreas deeper into the cold.

North Korea said the South's conservative government was using the incident for political gain and to further undermine ties between the two Koreas, which have yet to sign a formal peace treaty to end their 1950-53 war.

The issue also puts China in a tricky spot. The host of on-again, off-again regional talks to rein in North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is the reclusive state's only major ally and is reluctant to penalise its government.

Seoul is already upset with Beijing, a major trading partner, for hosting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on a rare trip abroad before the outcome of the investigation was announced.

UK to impose annual cap on immigrants

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PTI LONDON, MAY 20

Britain's new coalition government on Thursday committed itself to forge a 'new special relationship' with India, an objective Prime Minister David Cameron had articulated as early as 2006 during his visit to New Delhi as the Conservative leader.

The full text of the coalition agreement published today says: "We will work to establish a new 'special relationship' with India and seek closer engagement with China, while standing firm on human rights in all our bilateral relationships".

The agreement also supports India's membership to the UN Security Council.

In a move likely to affect Indian professionals as well as British trade and industry, the David Cameron coalition government has decided to impose an annual cap on the number of immigrants from non-EU countries.

Unveiling the full text of the coalition agreement between his Conservative party and Liberal Democrats on Thursday, Prime Minister Cameron said the government will introduce "new measures to minimise abuse of the immigration system, for example via student routes, and will tackle human trafficking as a priority."

Among the new measures to

minimize abuse of the student visa system is likely to be the introduction of bonds before coming here to study at British institutions. The bond amount is proposed to be returned when the non-EU students leave after completing studies.

However, the proposed annual cap is expected to face opposition from British companies struggling to recruit employees with the right skills.

Campaign groups such as the Highly Skilled Migrants Forum have already announced that they will oppose such limits.

Amit Kapadia, director of the Forum, told PTI: "Any such cap will affect Indian professionals because most non-European Union migrants to the UK come

from India. But we will oppose and lobby against any illogical number or cap that the government may seek to impose."

Kapadia said any knee-jerk attempt to impose a cap will hurt the British economy and will be opposed by British business and industry.

The agreement text says: "The government believes that immigration has enriched our culture and strengthened our economy, but it must be controlled so that people have confidence in the system.

"We also recognise that to ensure cohesion and protect our public services, we need to introduce a cap on immigration and reduce the number of nonEU immigrants."

Pak orders to step up security of 26/11 mastermind Saeed PTI LAHORE, MAY 20

Pakistani authorities have directed police to step up security of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, blamed by India for masterminding the Mumbai attacks, followings reports that a group of Taliban militants might target him.

The interior department of Punjab province has issued a circular to police that there is a "potential" threat to the life of Saeed and his security should be enhanced.

Lahore's acting police chief SSP Shafiq Ahmed told PTI that there is a security threat to Saeed and police had received instructions from the provincial government to beef up his security.

"Following the instruction, we have deployed more policemen at his residence in Johar Town and the JuD mosque in Chauburji. We have also im-

proved his escort during his movements," Ahmed said.

There were reports that Saeed had received threats from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan but Ahmed and JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid did not confirm this.

"There has been no threat to Hafiz sahab’s life from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.

We have not received any threat from the Taliban," Mujahid told PTI. According to an Urdu newspaper, Saeed recently received threats from an "anti-Pakistan group operating in the tribal areas" bordering Afghanistan.

"The Taliban is against Saeed because he had issued a fatwa (edict) against suicide bombings," the daily reported.

Saeed, who is also the founder of the Lashker-e-Taiba, was briefly put under house arrest in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

‘LeT trained Shahzad to fight in Kashmir’ PTI WASHINGTON, MAY 20

Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, arrested in connection with botched Times Square car bombing plot in New York was trained by LeT in a terrorist camp in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir to be infiltrated into the Indian side, a top commander of the terror group has said.

But, the 30-year-old son of a former Pakistani Air Vice Marshal wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight US troops.

Shahzad, financial analyst in

Connecticut, visited Pakistan in mid-June 2006 to receive training at a camp belonging to LeT, according to the commander at LeT's main base of operations in Dulai, a village 25 km south of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

"Shahzad came to us for training... He stayed with us for three months and we provided him with the basics. Then he went back to the US," the commander was quoted as saying by the Canadian magazine Maclean which did not named him.

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3G sale may help bridge fiscal gap ReuTeRs MUMBAI, MAY 21

The government's $14.6 billion haul from the 3G mobile spectrum sale could prompt a brief, sharp spike in short-term interest rates as auction winners pay up, draining cash from the banking system.

The windfall also provides the government with some welcome spare cash, which it would use to reduce its stubbornly high budget deficit.

However, economists and traders say first the government would wait to see how other revenue streams pan out and whether there is any upside surprises to growth projections to ease pressure on the budget.

Although the windfall has been welcomed by the deficitstrapped government, the government has not said how it will manage the proceeds.

Indeed, the windfall may grow.

Combined with the proceeds of an upcoming auction of broadband wireless spectrum, the government could raise a combined 921 billion rupees ($19.7 billion) from selling the rights to its airwaves, Morgan Stanley says.

The success of a programme to sell minority stakes in state companies is another variable that could influence the government's fiscal management.

India's fiscal deficit was at a 16-year high of 6.9 percent of GDP in the last fiscal year, and it has set a target to cut that to 5.5 percent this year.

"The government could be able to reduce its fiscal deficit to 5-5.2 percent provided it manages its expenditure and revenues within target," D K Joshi, principal economist at CRISIL said.

SUDDEN CASH CRUNCH The government is most likely to ask winning bidders to make one-time payments for the allotted spectrum and the sudden outflow from the banking system could cause a temporary cash crunch.

Tight conditions may also be exacerbated by corporate advance tax payments due in mid-June.

Short-term rates like oneyear overnight indexed swaps (OIS), commercial paper and certificates of deposit may rise 20-50 basis points during the

crunch period, while overnight rates could jump 200 basis points to the repo rate of 5.75 percent.

On Thursday, the one-year OIS was quoted at 4.85/88 percent, above 4.80/84 percent at Wednesday's close.

However, any uptick in market rates is likely to be shortlived because the windfall is expected to be pumped back into the financial system via government spending.

The government had high outstanding loans with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three straight weeks until May 7, which could be spent to ease tight liquidity in the banking system around the time when payments may be made, analysts said.

BONDS SET TO GAIN LONG

TERM Economists suggest the government could use some of the revenue to fund its fiscal deficit, especially at a time when the eurozone crisis has brought fiscal consolidation to the forefront of policy making.

This could reduce the current fiscal year's market borrowing by around 350 billion rupees ($7.5 billion), the government's chief statistician Pronab Sen said.

The govt is slated to borrow a record Rs 457000 crore in the fiscal year to next March, out of which 2.87 trillion is scheduled by the end of September.

Last week, Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said he did not expect a change in the borrowing plan for the first half. In-

deed, traders say changes, if any, would be made in the second half.

However, offsetting the budget deficit with 3G earnings is an option at this stage.

The government is likely to consider it once it can see how advance tax receipts and global growth will impact likely government revenues, economists and traders say.

OIL SUBSIDY The government will also be cautious about using the 3G earnings to offset the budget in case oil prices rise sharply again.

In that case, the government might channel some of the windfall to state oil companies to compensate them for losses they incur in selling oil at state controlled prices.

The government sets fuel prices below global prices.

Higher oil prices and lack of adjustment in domestic prices could result in losses rising from Rs 46000 crore in the fiscal year 2009/10 to 1 trillion rupees in the current fiscal year -- which could put pressure on the federal budget, a Citigroup note said.

On Wednesday, the government more than doubled the prices of natural gas produced by state firms, which is seen as a positive sign for government revenues.

However, other economists also said if the global economy continues to remain weak, oil prices could stay subdued and reduce pressure of spending on under-recoveries.

What 3G telephony promises consumer AGeNCY NEW DELHI, MAY 20

YouTube experience on your mobile phone, video chats, internet TV, streaming music and near-instant data transfers -these are some of the numerous applications Indian consumers can look forward to with third generation (3G) telecom services.

Even though the two staterun firms -- Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd -- have already started 3G services in India, the competition is now set to hot up, following the auction of airways to private players to start such service.

They hope their 3G networks will be up and running over the next six months, adding another feather to the world's second largest mobile phone network, which has some 600 million phone subscribers, adding over 20 million new users every month.

The main enabler is the technology, since both the second and third generation telephony services use airwaves -- also called frequency spectrum -- to carry signals. Only that, airways are better exploited in 3G telephony, making applications several times faster

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Customers busy buying gold and diamond jewellery on the auspicios day of Akshay Tritiya at Ulhas Jewellers, Margao showroom.

ONGC lifts Sensex up by 111 pts, ICICI among gainers PTI MUMBAI, MAY 20

Led by oil and gas major ONGC, the benchmark Sensex on BSE bounced back to close higher by 111 points, a day after it got a severe drubbing.

The 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 111.19 points, or 0.68 per cent, to end at 16,519.68 points. Interestingly, the Indian market was the only gainer among major bourses in the Asia today.

The barometer had taken a hit of 467 points yesterday on debt concerns in euro zone.

than 2G. Globally, the first commercial launch of 3G services was by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in October 2001, followed by SK Telecom in South Korea in January 2002 and by KT, also of South Korea, in May the same year.

So the next time you access the Internet with a 3G-enabled phone, the page-view will be near instant, unlike a half-aminute or so you may take today. For the same reason, you can also watch TV, play online games, download videos and listen to streaming music on your 3G phone.

Of course, the service will come for a cost, especially after the auction has resulted in a licence fee of over $5.5 billion for the government for the 71 slots available in 22 circles into which the country has been geographically divided.

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mates available with telecom operators.

'The numbers are mind boggling and it is going to be a big challenge for operators to leverage high costs and still be able to offer the service at low cost,' said Prasanto K Roy, chief editor with CyberMedia's, referring to the high fee for spectrum.

'Companies will use part of this spectrum for voice services, but it will also help in the spread of data services throughout the country,' Roy told IANS, hoping for service cost to eventually fall, as was the case with 2G services.

The handset for 3G must also be compatible and may set you back by Rs.15,000 or so,

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though analysts like Sanjit Chatterjee, director with the Singapore-based mobile internet solutions provider REVE Systems, expect prices to drop.

'While all 600 million Indian mobile subscribers don't own handsets that support data services, it is a matter of time when some cheaper 'copycats' will be within every mobile user's reach for onetenth the average price of a smart phone,' Chatterjee said.

Already there is a wide choice of 3G-enabled handsets to choose from, like the Apple iPhone 3GS, Samsung i900 Omnia, Nokia E71, Nokia N96, BlackBerry Bold 9000, Nokia N85, Motorola Q9h, Sony Ericsson C702 and Samsung Corby PRO. At the same time, China's Huawei is planning to sell its entry-level phones within $80 to $100 (Rs 3,600 to Rs 4,500), while South Korea's LG intends to priced a few models at $100 a piece.

Educomp Solu, 556, 565, 497.1, 503.45 Eih Limited, 118.5, 122, 118, 118.3 Engineers In, 381, 387.8, 364.1, 366.35 Essar Oil Lt, 128.2, 128.95, 124.5, 125.25 Essar Shippi, 84.7, 86.2, 83.15, 83.6 Exide Indust, 116.9, 118, 113.6, 114 Federal Bank, 314, 324, 312.55, 319 Financial Te, 1341.05, 1359.5, 1297, 1305.6 Gail (india), 440, 453.35, 436.2, 441.85 Gammon India, 191.25, 193, 188, 192.05 Glaxosmithkl, 2099.9, 2100, 2031.05, 2085.55 Glenmark Pha, 267.1, 270, 263.1, 264.45 Gmr Infrastr, 57.1, 58.8, 57.1, 57.8 Godrej Indus, 158, 162, 155.35, 157.75 Grasim Indus, 2580, 2621, 2450, 2522.9 Great Offsho, 443.5, 452, 442, 444.35 Gtl Infra.Lt, 39, 39, 36.6, 37.7 Gujarat Mine, 123.9, 123.9, 117.6, 118.85 Gujarat N R, 67.05, 67.8, 62.75, 63.8 Gujarat Stat, 91, 92.75, 90.6, 91.2 Gvk Pow. & I, 41.5, 42.1, 40.9, 41.7 Hcl Technolo, 378.7, 378.7, 356.8, 361.4

Hdfc Bank Lt, 1874, 1876.4, 1836.3, 1850.95 Hdfc Ltd, 2688.7, 2725, 2646.45, 2710.5 Hero Honda M, 1865, 1884.8, 1848.7, 1862.65 Hindalco in, 158, 159.25, 154.2, 156.55 Hindustan Co, 109.1, 110.5, 106.6, 109.5 Hindustan Ma, 71, 71.9, 67.65, 68.2 Hindustan Pe, 338, 355.4, 335.9, 347.05 Hindustan Un, 233.5, 238.2, 232.5, 236.95 Hindustan Zi, 965, 980, 925.1, 944.65 Housing Dev, 235, 240, 217.7, 219.6 Icici Bank L, 831, 847, 815.5, 831.65 Idea Cellula, 53, 62.65, 52.9, 53.1 Ifci Ltd, 50.5, 51.15, 49.85, 50.1 India Cement, 115.5, 115.5, 111.15, 112.05 India Infoli, 101.5, 102, 99.65, 101.3 Indiabulls F, 144.3, 149.45, 143, 147 Indiabulls R, 162.6, 162.6, 153.1, 155.8 Indian Bank, 212, 215, 208.6, 213.4 Indian Hotel, 111.35, 112.4, 107.1, 107.5 Indian Oil C, 316.9, 327.9, 315, 325.7 Indian Overs, 92.5, 93.65, 92.5, 93.05 Indus Dev Ba, 112, 113.3, 111, 111.65 Indusind Ban, 182.7, 207, 181.15, 196.2

Greece crisis may impact trade: RBI ReuTeRs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

The Greece crisis may have some impact on India's trade and services exporters, Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Thursday.

"We have begun policy exit, we have to traverse down that line," he said speaking after a central bank board meeting in the southern city of Thiruvananthapuram.

India, Vietnam to enhance trade AGeNCY HANOI, MAY 20

India and Vietnam will establish a joint committee to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, and agricultural production.

An agreement in this regard was signed here Wednesday by visiting Indian Minister of State for Food Processing Subodh Kant Sahai and Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.

India hopes to advance cooperation with Vietnam in food

3G: RBI sees no liquidity crunch

PTI THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 20

The Reserve Bank today sought to allay fears of a possible liquidity crunch arising from credit outgo to telecom companies which have bid for 3G spectrum for a mammoth over Rs 67,000 crore.

RBI Governor D Subbarao said there was no possibility of the general liquidity getting affected and banks can lend credit to telecom companies as part of this process.

The auction for 3G mobile licence closed yesterday, leaving the government with revenue windfall of Rs 67,710 crore -nearly twice the amount projected in the Budget.

Speaking to reporters after a RBI board meeting here, he said the central bank fully supported lending educational loans by banks.

However, it was the respon-

107% rise in net profit for Amara Raja PTI CHENNAI, MAY 20

Industrial and automotive battery manufacturer Amara Raja Batteries Ltd has reported a 107% rise in net profit for the year ended March 2010.

The company earned a net profit of Rs 167.03 crore for the 2009-10 fiscal, up by 107% against Rs 80.47 crore in the same period of last year.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, net profit stood at 36.69 crore as against Rs 28.04 crore in the same period last year. Total income for the year ended March 31, 2010 grew to Rs 1467.36 crore from Rs 1319.58 crore in the same period last year.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, total income stood at Rs 433.29 crore as against Rs 331.09 crore in the same period last year, it said.

The Board has recommended a dividend of Rs 2.90 per equity share of Rs 2 each for the year ended March 31, 2010.

Infosys Tech, 2612, 2634.55, 2586.5, 2600.75 Infra. dev., 159, 159.35, 153.15, 154 Ispat Indust, 17.95, 18.1, 17.6, 17.65 Itc Ltd, 258.35, 265.35, 257, 262.4 Ivrcl Infras, 156, 161, 156, 158.35 Jai Corp Lim, 230, 233.8, 221.35, 224.3 Jaiprakash A, 122, 122.7, 115, 116.35 Jet Airways, 514.7, 524.85, 484, 496.3 Jindal Saw L, 184.8, 186.95, 183, 185.25 Jindal Steel, 621.25, 632.5, 613.4, 627.65 Jsw Steel Li, 1092.35, 1099.7, 1046.5, 1066.95 Kotak Mahind, 750, 762.9, 742, 749.55 Lakshmi Mach, 1924, 1924, 1873, 1880.5 Lanco Infrat, 59, 59.6, 57.3, 58.05 Larsen & Tou, 1635, 1665, 1617, 1642.1 Lic Housing, 939.8, 969.9, 925.55, 959.2 Lupin Limite, 1775, 1803, 1765.05, 1794.3 Mahanagar Te, 57, 58.2, 55.9, 56.45 Mahindra & M, 532, 541.2, 517.2, 521.7 Maruti Suzuk, 1238.8, 1239.3, 1198.6, 1208.35

sibility of managers to ensure that the loans were recouped.

For this, each application had to be scrutinized on the basis of eligibility.

To a question on the spread of counterfeit currency, he said there was no foolproof system to prevent the menace, but RBI had taken all possible measures to check it.

The meeting focused on increasing the flow of credit to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and refinancing the cooperative sector adequately.

The RBI Governor, who met state Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, proposed steps to include the basic principles of finance as part of the school curriculum.

Subbarao supported the Kerala Govenment's plan to modernise the treasury system and introducing ATM facility for treasury bank account holders.

processing and animal feed production, Sahai said, calling on Vietnamese business houses to invest more in food processing technology in India.

The Indian government will create favourable conditions for investors from Vietnam, Xinhua quoted Sahai as saying.

Cao Duc Phat also encouraged business houses of Vietnam and India to set up joint ventures in manufacturing and food processing industries, and hold fora and trade fairs for agricultural produce and seafood in both countries.

During the period from 2003 to 2008, bilateral trade between Vietnam and India grew from $490 million to $2.48 billion. However, due to the global economic recession in 2009, the trade stood at $2.05 billion.

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MF FUNDA KOTAK MuTuAL FuND has approved May 25, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of Kotak Quarterly Interval Plan series 7. The face value per unit is Rs 10.

The fund house has decided to distribute upto 100% of distributable surplus available as on the record date, as dividend.

BHARTI AXA MuTuAL FuND has revised the exit load under Bharti AXA short Term Income Fund, with effect from May 20, 2010.

Existing load: 0.25% if redeemed within 15 days from the date of allotment.

Revised load: 0.50% if redeemed within 30 days from the date of allotment.

PRAMeRICA AsseT MANAGeRs, the Indian asset management venture of US based Prudential Financial, (Pramerica Financial), announced that Pramerica Mutual Fund has received the certificate of registration from the SEBI. Pramerica Asset Managers has received approval of SEBI to act as the Investment Manager of Pramerica Mutual Fund. This was the final approval needed from SEBI for Pramerica Financial`s mutual fund business in India to start its operations.

Pramerica Mutual Fund will soon file products for SEBI approval and hopes to launch its first product by the end of June. Over the next 18 months, Pramerica Mutual Fund will launch two to three equity funds and four to five debt schemes, subject to SEBI approval. uTI MuTuAL FuND has approved May 25, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of uTI Fixed Income Interval Fund - Half Yearly Interval Plan I and UTI Fixed Income Interval Fund - Monthly Interval Plan I. The face value of per unit is Rs 10.

The quantum of dividend will be 100% of distributable surplus as on the record date.

Max India Lt, 174.1, 178.9, 174.1, 175.25 Maytas Infr., 188.95, 192.05, 184.5, 187.9 Moser-baer (, 60, 61.4, 57.4, 57.8 Mrpl, 68.9, 70.25, 68.15, 68.5 Nagarjuna Co, 162.9, 164.8, 160.6, 162.15 Nagarjuna Fe, 30.5, 30.6, 28.55, 28.75 National Alu, 405.15, 409, 397.15, 398.35 Neyveli Lign, 143.75, 144.85, 140.2, 140.9 Ntpc Ltd, 201.8, 205.85, 199.2, 204.55 Oil And Natu, 1064.7, 1142, 1064.7, 1118.65 Omaxe Limite, 92.7, 93.45, 89.1, 91.75 Oriental Ban, 326, 333.7, 325.05, 327.4 Pantaloon Re, 402.1, 405, 394, 396.5 Parsvnath De, 118.55, 121.8, 117, 117.85 Petronet Lng, 83.1, 84.9, 80.65, 81.5 Power Fin Co, 281.6, 291, 275.5, 288.6 Power Grid C, 102.25, 104.6, 101.25, 104.1 Praj Industr, 81.1, 82.35, 78.2, 79.85 Punj Lloyd L, 135.25, 136.75, 131.75, 132.9 Punjab Natio, 1010, 1017, 993.5, 1002.55 Rajesh Expor, 121.1, 123.4, 121.1, 122 Ranbaxy Labs, 425.05, 433.9, 415, 425.15 Rashtriya Ch, 78.1, 79.45, 77.1, 77.55

Rel. nat. re, 46.9, 47.5, 43.8, 44.85 Reliance Cap, 638, 644, 625, 630.35 Reliance Com, 138, 141.9, 135.15, 136 Reliance Ene, 947.8, 947.8, 910.7, 924.03 Reliance Ind, 746, 753.7, 721.05, 728.35 Reliance Ind, 1001, 1013, 993.75, 999.95 Reliance Pow, 140.75, 142, 137.8, 138.8 Rolta India, 165.75, 170, 164.2, 169.25 Satyam Compu, 84.2, 85.4, 83.05, 84.3 Sesa Goa Ltd, 360, 366.4, 345.25, 351.15 Shipping Cor, 159, 159.75, 155.15, 157.45 Siemens Ltd, 679, 681.45, 670.1, 674.3 Sintex Indus, 289.4, 293.9, 285.35, 287.6 Sobha Develo, 302.6, 307.9, 296.5, 299.2 State Bank O, 2222, 2282, 2221.1, 2267.5 Steel Author, 203.65, 205.95, 198.2, 200.75 Sterlite Ind, 640, 658, 624.15, 652.2 Sun Pharmace, 1564, 1579.8, 1540, 1563.9 Sun Tv Netwo, 415.5, 420, 410.15, 415.35 Suzlon Energ, 60, 61, 58.75, 59.25 Tata Communi, 249, 249.5, 242, 242.85 Tata Consult, 729, 732.3, 716.15, 730 Tata Motors, 718, 732.3, 695.35, 711.9

Tata Power C, 1308, 1329, 1282, 1289.35 Tata Steel L, 515, 522, 504, 508.15 Tata Tea Ltd, 1105, 1123.75, 1095.2, 1105.95 Tata Teleser, 20, 21.4, 19.75, 19.9 Tech Mahindr, 685, 689, 655.05, 661.85 The Ge Shpg., 281, 285.8, 276.4, 282.7 The Phoenix, 210, 210.95, 202.5, 204.95 Thermax Ltd, 698, 698, 680, 688.6 Titan Indust, 2267, 2289, 2229.35, 2251.55 Torrent Powe, 336.1, 336.1, 323.15, 326.25 Triveni Engg, 101, 103.9, 94.6, 95.7 Tv18 India L, 75, 76, 73.8, 74.9 Uco Bank, 71, 71.65, 69.6, 70.7 Ultratech Ce, 963, 963, 941.5, 950.35 Union Bank O, 348.8, 348.8, 292.4, 300.15 Unitech Ltd, 72, 72.85, 69.55, 70.2 United Phosp, 163, 168.2, 163, 166.35 Videocon Ind, 210, 212.65, 204.1, 205.3 Vijaya Bank, 56, 56.6, 55.4, 55.9 Voltas Ltd, 174.5, 182.15, 173.5, 180.45 Wipro Ltd, 650.2, 662.8, 644, 654.1 Yes Bank Lim, 264, 275.95, 262.65, 274.35 Zee Entertai, 289.5, 297.45, 286.6, 295.25

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China tells US to put fiscal house in order ReuTeRs BEIJING, MAY 20

Europe's debt crisis has laid bare the fragility of global finances and the US, too, must tame its fiscal deficit, a senior Chinese official said, spelling out Beijing's concerns before talks with Washington.

With China facing US criticism for yoking its currency to a de facto dollar peg, Assistant Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao shifted attention to Beijing's own worries about the euro zone's woes and Washington's rising indebtedness, ahead of the two countries' Strategic and Economic Dialogue next week.

China wants "quiet discussions" about exchange rate issues, and loud lobbying will only delay movement on the yuan, Zhu told a news conference.

SBI MF for better penetration

PTI AHMEDABAD, MAY 20

SBI Mutual Fund with over Rs 38,000 crore assets under management wants better penetration into markets of tier II and tier III cities in the next couple of years, a top company official said here today.

"Nearly 80 per cent of our business is from the top 16 cities in the country. And, out of that only 25 per cent is through SBI bank branches, rest is from other channels,"

company's National Head, Sales & Distribution, D P Singh, who was here to announce its new fund SBI PSU Fund said.

"There is too much congestion in the metro or big cities.

We want to decongest them and try and reach out to the investors in the tier II and III cities where mutual fund penetration is very low," he said.

"In the next couple of years we target to get 40-50 per cent of our business from tier II and III cities," Singh said adding

that they have launched a special drive to achieve this goal.

Singh said that they are trying to train more people from these cities into becoming certified mutual fund distributors.

"We have begun a loyalty programme and are also approaching campuses in small cities. The SBI has good reach in tier II and III cities, but they are not able to get the investors there to put money in mutual funds," he said.

"We have developed a team

Frustrations fail to deter investors in India ReuTeRs MUMBAI, MAY 20

Who needs reforms?

A year into office, the government has disappointed on hopes it would usher in a new wave of economic liberalisation.

Foreign firms and investors, however, are getting on with business undeterred. Despite the dimming of reform expectations, India's long-term potential is too compelling to ignore.

The economy is booming, funds are pouring in, and overseas firms from Toyota Motor Corp to Standard Chartered and Wal-Mart Stores are investing to tap surging demand, cheap labour, a 300 millionstrong middle class and a demographic outlook more attractive than China's.

"Lots of companies want to be in India now, so they don't really have to open up new sectors to attract money," said Andrew Holland, CEO for equities at Ambit Capital in Mumbai.

"It could be a lot quicker if they opened up a bit like China, but they obviously want to control it a lot more."

Freed from its alliance with the communists, the Congress government led by Manmohan Singh was re-elected last year amid high expectations for reforms but has refrained from liberalising foreign investment in retail and financial services.

The window to do so will narrow as state elections approach.

Still, the economy is poised

to grow 8.5 percent this year and 9 percent the next, behind only China. Cellular carriers are adding 16 million users a month and April car sales rose 40 percent year-on-year -growth trajectories that exceed China's.

A young population -- nearly 31 percent of Indians are under 15, compared with 20 percent in China -- and a much lower level of urbanisation mean that even though China is a larger and richer economy, India arguably offers more upside for investors.

To exploit that potential, automakers such as Volkswagen are investing a combined $5 billion in India, while Wal-Mart and Tesco are working around restrictions through wholesale outlets and joint ventures to access a market where organised retail makes up just 6 percent of the total.

Foreign direct investment in the first 11 months of the fiscal year that ended in March was $33 billion, which if the trend holds would be an all-time high.

Overseas portfolio investors, who must be selective in a market that tends to be expensive, poured nearly $24 billion into India in the same period, also on track for a record.

Indian stocks trade at nearly 15 times forward earnings, the second-highest in Asia after Sri Lanka, but UBS expects returns on equity (ROE) to improve, helped by domestic consumption. UBS expects the ROE for Sensex index firms to rise to 17

percent in this fiscal year and 17.5 percent the year after from 15.8 percent last year, driven largely by manufacturers.

THE ELEPHANT'S MARCH While China awes by doing big things quickly, change in the largest democracy moves at the proverbial elephant's pace.

In the most recent parliamentary session, the government was bogged down by a no-confidence motion, a cricket scandal, and the embarrassing realisation that it lacks the cohesion or muscle to push through even modest legislation without a struggle.

"Quite a bit of the political capital is being deployed on what I might call the social agenda ... because that is seen to be politically kind of popular," said Suman Bery, director general of the National Council of Applied Economic Research.

Plans to build much-needed roads and power plants miss targets, corruption and red tape remain endemic, and state and local decision-making adds layers of complication.

which trains SBI bank employees in mutual funds in various cities in order to get more business out of the small cities," Singh said.

About the new Fund SBI PSU fund, Singh said that they were thinking about launching the fund ever since the UPA government came to power for the second time in 2009.

"After observing the working of the government for the last one year we were convinced that government's decisions were in favour of the investor hence we decided to launch the PSU fund," Singh said, adding that they are targeting Rs 1000 crore during the NFO which opened on May 17.

SBI Mutual Fund, Fund Manager (equity) Jayesh Shroff said in the next three years PSU sector would be giving better results than its private counterparts.

"We are very bullish on the PSU sector which is trading at a discount at present. I believe that looking the economic scenario in India, PSUs are going to trade at a premium in the next three years," Shroff said.

SBI Mutual Fund has also tied up with banks like Bank of Maharashtra and Union Bank for sale of SBI PSU Fund.

"External pressure and noise will do nothing but slow the reform process," he said of the yuan exchange rate.

The global economy's priority should be to steady financial conditions in Europe after Greece's debt crisis, Zhu said.

The United States also needs to control its fiscal settings, he said.

"The European sovereign debt crisis is a challenge not just for the countries that are party to it, such as Greece. In fact, it is a challenge to the stability of the entire international financial market," he said.

"We have noted that President (Barack) Obama and Treasury Secretary (Timothy) Geithner have stressed they are paying attention to the problem of the excessively high US fiscal deficit", Zhu said, noting that it was also "a matter of

concern to China."

"We hope that the US fiscal deficit will fall as a proportion of GDP as the economy recovers and reach a sustainable level," said Zhu.

Domestic private air-carrier, Jet Airways, today said that it plans to return all of its leased CRJs being operated by its budget arm, JetLite, to lessors

by September this year.

Once the process is completed, JetLite would have an all-Boeing fleet, it said.

"On the Jetlite front, all of our CRJ aircraft are in the process of being returned to the lessors and by September, we will have an all-Boeing fleet in Jetlite," Jet Airways said in a press release here today.

Jetlite has also shown a strong turnaround in operating performance and it is achieving higher yields as compared to other low-fare operators, the company said.

The company today posted a net loss of Rs 467.64-crore for the financial year ending March 2010 as compared to 402.34crore registered during the previous fiscal.

Total income of the firm dropped to Rs 10,622.92 crore in FY 10 from Rs 11,786.88 crore in the 2008-09 fiscal.

It, however, posted a net profit of Rs 58.58-crore in Q4 FY 10 as against Rs 52.99-crore during the corresponding quarter of the year-ago period.

The total income of the airline rose to Rs 2,877.17 crore in the January-March quarter of FY 10, from Rs 2,566.21 crore in the corresponding period a year earlier.

The airline industry has been adversely affected in the recent past by the general economic slowdown. This, coupled with weak domestic currency and high fuel cost, had affected the performance and revenue of the company and its subsidiary, resulting in substantial erosion in net worth.

Jet Airways is exploring ways to raise funds for meeting its various short-term and longterm obligations, including financial support to its subsidiary, JetLite.

Sounding bullish on the market for the next few months, the airline said that trends were looking healthy for the domestic aviation industry and the the capacity situation had been under control for the last few months.

Chinese vice premier Wang Qishan, a leading economic decision-maker, has had many "frank exchanges" with Geithner about the US debt burden, said Zhu.

Jindal Steel to buy Oman Co for $464 m ReuTeRs NEW DELHI/MUMBAI

Jindal Steel & Power said on Thursday its unit will buy Oman's Shadeed Iron & Steel Co LLC for $464 million expanding its reach in the Middle East, a move that will boost its profitability in coming years.

The deal which includes liabilities of $79 million, will be financed by $400 million of debt, which is already tied up, and equity of $64 million, director Sushil K Maroo said.

"This (the acquisiton) is our entry into Gulf countries where the construction sector is doing well," Maroo said, adding the produce from the Oman facility can also be exported to China, which has strong demand for hot briquetted iron.

Shadeed is investing $500 million to install a gas-based hot briquetted iron plant with annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes at Sohar in Oman, which is likely to be operational in a year with revenue expected to kick in by July-Sept 2011, Maroo said. This plant, if commissioned on time, is likely to boost Jindal's profitability in FY12, analysts said.

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI

THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INVITES SUGGESTIONS ON THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2010.

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JetLite to replace CRJ with Boeing PTI MUMBAI, MAY 20

The US budget deficit hit $1.4 trillion in 2009, roughly 10 percent of the economy. The White House projects the deficit this year will reach $1.6 trillion.

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The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 as introduced and pending in Rajya Sabha has been referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development headed by Shri Oscar Fernandes, MP, Rajya Sabha for examination and report.

The proposed Bill seeks to amend the Copyright Act, 1957 to bring it in conformity with World Intellectual Property Organisation’s WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT).

The WCT deals with the protection for the authors of literary and artistic works such as writings, computer programmes, original databases, musical works, audio-visual works, works of fine art and photographs. The WPPT protects certain ‘related rights’ of the performers and producers of phonograms.

Amendments proposed in the Bill inter-alia seek to: (i) give independent rights to authors of literary and musical works in cinematograph films; (ii) provide storing of copyrights material by electronic means and musical works in the context of digital technology and provide for liability of internet service providers; (iii) enhance the term of copyright for photographers to ‘life plus sixty years’, introduce copyright term of 70 years for principal director and extend the copyright term for producer for another ten years in case of agreement with the principal director. (iv) make provision for compulsory licensing for certain entities for publication of copyright works in other formats, introduce statutory licensing for version recording of all sound recordings and statutory licensing for radio broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recordings. (v) allow the physically challenged persons access to copyright material in specialized formats; (vi) make provision for formulation and administration of copyright societies by the authors instead of the owners and introduction of tariff scheme by copyright societies. (vii) ensure that the authors of the works, in particular, authors of songs included in cinematograph films or sound recordings receive royalty for commercial exploitation of such works.

The Committee has decided to invite memoranda containing views/ suggestions from individuals/organizations interested in the subject-matter of the Bill.

Those desirous of submitting memoranda to the Committee may send their written memoranda, either in English or Hindi, to Shri J.Sundriyal, Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, 141, First Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi- 110001. (Tel: 23034541 and Fax: 23793633) E-mail: sundrial@sansad.nic.in and rsc_hrd@sansad.nic.in within fifteen days from the date of publication of this advertisement. Those who are willing to appear before the Committee for oral evidence besides submitting the memoranda may indicate so. However, the Committee’s decision in this regard shall be final.

The memorandum submitted to the Committee would form part of the records of the Committee and would be treated as confidential and would enjoy privileges of the Committee.

The Bill has been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, dated the 19 April, 2010. Copies of the Bill can be had on written request to the above-mentioned Officer or can be downloaded from the official web-site of the Rajya Sabha(http://rajyasabha.nic.in) under the caption “Bills with the Committees”. th

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government is doing its best to revive the traditions and keep the farming culture alive. The Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd is trying its best to revive this lost profession by setting up a new office building at Tonca-Caranzalem, for which the foundation stone will be laid today.

Horticulture is one major sector of the agricultural industry that includes fruit, vegetables and spice cultivation; the cashew and coconut plantations also form a large part of the horticultural produce. But very often the farmers who cultivate these crops are left at a loss as to where to put up their produce for sale or even store their harvest especially during the monsoon months. This and many other problems that plague the Goan farmers today are to be addressed by the setting up of the headquarter office of the corporation at Tonca.

“Like any other office it will be beneficial to those who are connected to it,” says Orlando Rodrigues, Managing Director of the GSHCL and adds, “in case of the horticultural department, the two storey building, is designed to include a vegetable shop and a well- ventilated storage area for the vegetables and a space for the cleaning and sorting of the vegetables, while the other two floors will comprise of the offices for the staff.” The schemes and facilities will be all concentrated in one premise which will enable the farmer to get help sooner.

The Director of Agriculture, SSP Tendulkar said that is will benefit the farmers of the State in a way that will ensure a wider distribution of the crops. “The headquarters will be a meeting place where the farmers form all over the state can store their crops and from there they can aim at a wider distribution area through the other centers of the GSHCL.” The Goa State Horticultural Corporation was set up in the year 1993 and since then the Corporation has helped farmers in all their horticulture ventures. They have promoted the cultivation of all horticultural crops and help in the marketing of these products. “The Storage facility is one aspect that is being looked forward to, as at present we don’t have a proper go-down,” says Rodrigues. With the growing population, there is an ever growing demand for food crops, “Right now we have to satisfy this demand by importing from other states; vegetables, flowers and other crops are brought in from Karnataka and Maharastra,” informs Rodrigues about the plight of the horticultural scene in Goa. The Lack of youth joining these sectors is what he finds a real drawback, “With the facilities and schemes available now, it is very viable to have coconut or mango or any other crops grown commercially, with the ever increasing demands, the potential is always on rise, and more youth should join this sector, after all, food is always in demand,” concludes Rodrigues.

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A good listener, you pick up on nuances others miss -- so share what you hear. You're (23 Sep – 22 Oct) suffering from a surplus of details -- maybe you have to work with a large database, or you're getting too much information from a neighbor who can't stop talking.

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It's a good day to clear the air -- clarify some details and misunderstandings. You're predictably (23 Oct – 21 Nov) good with secrets -- both keeping them and creating them!

Today you need to do a little of both, and your energy is just right for acting furtively, in a way that keeps others from acting on suspicions.

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Expect good things in (22 Jun – 22 Jul) your inbox today -- good news is surely on the way. You may want to pass along a little good news of your own to all the right people, as communication is free and easy for now.

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Journalists represent the world for others. Their sole role is to report the truth and highlight important issues. But are people viewing them as robotic entities and using them only as mediums for promotions? To an extent that there is fear in forming sound friendships or getting into genuine relationships

BY CHRISTINA VIEGAS HERALD FEATURES became a journalist to become as close as possible to the heart of the world!” Magnificent words by American Publisher and Editor, Henry Luce. And for a genuine journalist for whom journalism is a calling, there can be no better concurrence. But getting to the heart of the world warrants journeying into people’s lives to highlight issues not to promote people or their brands.

The travails for a journo are many: signing conflict-of-interest policies that may deter them from engaging in civic activity as innocent as voting or supporting a publicly supporting a cause or movement. Risks in forming friendships with non journalists: people who may be called upon to write about or use as sources one day. Often friendships may make them vulnerable to attempts at self-serving manipulation by those friends. A journo is even criticised for allowing emotion to creep into her/his story and may even be labelled sensationalistic if it is done. Theirs is a job that keeps them away from families for long. A non journalist often cannot understand the intensity and love of chasing a story that a journalist experiences thereby making it hard for the two to discuss or resolve their marital problems.

And despite society wanting journalists to be emotionless and robotic entities, in reality, they are not robots; they are human. Some are very, very human who even feel emotional pain when they talk to others who have witnessed tragedy. Yet, in today’s self serving times, most journalists are expected to be society’s or corporates’ well paid servants. In such a frightening scenario it is interesting to delve into emotional issues. Can a journalist ever make a great friend or enjoy a genuine relationship? It is an emotionally exhausting experience where virtually every phone call or invitation is for a favour. You are only looked at as a means for promotions. Every event you are invited to is with an ulterior motive. Every topic of discussion inevitably leads to a promotion.

So, whom do you trust? How do you get away from being dragged down the path of being used by someone who doesn’t care about you as a person?

Like every other human being, journalists too are constantly looking for something meaningful – true validation. But getting used by someone, never provides the soul the validation it longs for.

Get chatting with some of our psychologists and the advice is, “Be cautious about who wants to be your friend. Yes, be yourself, but make no mistake in going overboard on being generous until you see that they are sincerely giving back to you. Keep them far as just acquaintances until they have proven that they deserve to be your friend/friends.”

They warn, “It’s far better to have a small number of quality friends, than to have tons of shallow acquaintances that only like you only during good times and as long as you are fun and willing to cater to their every whim.” They continue, “If you have had the bad fortune of being used by someone

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‘Kites’ to fly Sky High Set to make its biggest ever release worldwide today

he record breaking streak of the much awaited movie ‘Kites’; starring the dashing Bollywood actor Hrithik and the sensuous Mexican lady Barbara continues. The Anurag Basu helmed flick which is already being sold at a record breaking price of whooping 150 crores will have its first show as early as 6:30 a.m today. The movie is also poised to make a new record of the biggest ever release in the history of Indian cinema as it will be shown in over 2,300 screens worldwide on May 21, 2010. This much anticipated film will be shown across 1800 screens in India and over 500 screens outside India. Reliance BIG Pictures is the distributor of this film.

It is reported that Kites will be released in two phases. On May 21, it will be released in India, US, UK, UAE, Australia, South Africa and 30 other countries in its first phase. In the second phase, it will release in 30 additional countries including various non-traditional markets.

you trusted, the only way forward from that slimey feeling, is to forgive yourself for allowing it to happen in the past, accept the fact that it happened because you allowed it to, and make a conscious decision to only invest your time, energy and emotions in quality people who value you as a person.

Hold yourself to a high standard and stay away from anyone who is even a potential user. Because you can’t really change any other person’s behaviour, but you can change your own. This applies to both friendship and love.”

When everyone around is constantly only wanting something from you, it gets stifling and suffocating. Is it ever possible to be loved for being just you? Tired, you perhaps hope and crave to meet an angel who will walk into your life and love and regard you for just you. Perhaps in the form of an elderly acquaintance who genuinely blesses you. Or in the form of a little child who will love you selflessly. Or perhaps a true friend who will hold your hand without any ulterior motive – where you can cry instead of saying you’re fine, or scream when you are seething with anger; someone who you can act crazy with when you’re feeling low, instead of putting up a strong veneer.

Yes, journalists are human too; not mediums to be used and abused!

(Left) Gloomy plight of women and kids and (above) the misery and futility of war are just two of many issues that desperately need to be highlighted.

Journalism warrants the highlighting of important issues not promoting brands or people

‘Mahila Melava’ – To Discuss Women A literary symposium, ‘Mahila Melava’ will be held at the Gomant Maratha Samaj, Panjim on May 22 where three current concepts concerning women will be brought to the forefront HERALD FEATURES ith the Indian woman bringing a whole new perspective to spheres that were traditionally a haunt of men, a shift in the typical Indian male mindset was forced to commence. Women leaders is one concept that can be discussed for hours on end, such is its relevance in present times. Getting to the crux of the matter at hand, through studies and surveys and experimentation and research it is concluded without doubt that women are as good as their male counterparts when it comes to leadership.

In fact certain studies state that the inborn traits that enable a woman to nurture, bring about positive change in her family and keep them together, sit by her side when she is in a position of leadership, enabling her to have a hand above most men. Her communication and interpersonal skills coupled with other key traits needed for leadership make her, in most cases a good leader.

This is one among the many topics that will be discussed at length at the literary symposium, ‘Mahila Melava’, organised by the Institute Menezes Braganza, Panjim. It will take place on May 22 at the Gomant Maratha Samaj Hall, Panjim. There will be three discussions/symposiums. ‘Mahilanche Netepad’, the first, will begin at 11:30am and be presided over by Amol Morajkar. Manisha Naik and Sabina Martins will present speeches. The second discussion, at 2:30pm, ‘Rudi/Parampara/Dharma Bhavana and Bailanchi Sanhyachi Shithi’ will see Dr Nutan heading the session and Hema Naik and Madhavi Sardesai giving speeches.

The last at 3:30pm will be ‘Vivah Shivay Sahijivan’ and will see Priyadarshani Tadtodkar leading the discussion while Pramod Salgaonkar gives a speech.

The inauguration ceremony will take place at 10am at the Gomant Maratha Samaj Hall, Panjim. The Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat will be the chief guest and Asha Kamat will preside over the function. Varsha Usgaonkar will be a special guest at the symposium.

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vorim. Call 2411187 or 2411194.

A free dental check-up camp for children between the ages of 5 to 8 years will take place on May 23 at 10am at the Sneha Mandir Complex, Bandora. It is being organised by the Sneha Mandir Bandora and the Indian Medical Association, Ponda.

The Gomant Vibhushan Award will be handed over to Dr Anil Kakodkar on May 29 at 5:30pm at the Kala Academy. Call 2420452.

Anti Terrorism Day will be observed on May 21. The Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat will administer the antiterrorism pledge at the Secretariat, Porvorim at 11am.

The examination of International Certification of Portuguese as a Foreign Language has been announced open by the Institute Camoes, Panjim till June 18. Call 6647737 or 24202237.

‘Awareness Week’ will be celebrated by all the polytechnic educational institutions in Goa from May 31 to June 4 from 10am to 11am. Call the Government Polytechnic, Panjim on 2432667, the Government Polytechnic, Curchorem on 2654400 or 2967602, the Government Polytechnic, Bicholim on 222717, 361235 or 2361235, the Agnel Polytechnic, Verna on 2791206, 2791208, 2791266 or 2791268 and the Institute of Ship Building Technology, Vasco on 2524097.

Daily River Kayaking Expeditions, organised by Goa Kayaking will be held till May 23. Call 9422056037 or 2541715.

E-mail goakayaking@gmail.com.

‘Damselflies and Dragonflies’, a talk by Parag Ragnekar will be held on May 23 frm 5:30pm to 7pm at Earthworm Eco Store, Porvorim. Email earthwormgoa@gmail.com. Call 2410871.

‘Paltadacho Munis’ or ‘The Man Beyond The Bridge’ will be screened from May 21 to 25 at 6pm and 8pm at the Maquinez Palace, Panjim. Call 2428111, 2428113 or 2428115.

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Musical Concert to mark 'Murti Punha Pratishthapana' at Dhavli

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Zee Marathi Little Champ Mughdha Vaishampayan with Goan child singers Rushikesh Sane, Rughveda Dessai, Swarali Panshikar, Vaishnavi Pai Cacode, Komal Sane and Ashwek Shanbhag at the musical concert

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BY DOLCY D'CRUZ HERALD FEATURES ith 700 students performing on stage, the expectations of watching a good performance were high. Students from 33 Bal Bhavan centres participated in 'Balotsav 2010,’ an annual programme organised by Bal Bhavan that celebrated the theme of sustainable environment. For the past four years, at the end of the one and a half month summer camp, students showcase the performing arts they have learnt at these classes. The creative performances included folk dances like ‘Koli’, the dance-cum-procession ‘Tonyamell’, the peacock dance ‘Morulo’ and the famous ‘Dhalo’.

The children were so excited to perform in front of the audience that one could sense the vibe just looking at them. Vijayadevi Rane, Chairperson, Bal Bhavan said, “Bal Bhavan started with a hand full of students, 25 years ago in Goa. Today, we have 10,000 students and 33 centres in this state. Students should be exposed and encouraged.”

A special issue of Bal Varta, a quarterly issue published

by Bal Bhavan, Panjim was released in the presence of MP, Francisco Sardinha, the Chief Guest for the function, Amita Shaw, director, National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi, the guest of honour, Vijayadevi Rane and Columba Sardinha, former chief minister of Goa.

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Devika (Tracy), who is considered as the iron lady, is elected as the leader of the opposition party. Initially, she vows to fight against all sorts of corruption prevailing in the political circle. On the other hand, the Chief Minister (Ali) and his two ‘chamchas’, namely Raj the media (Philip Almeida) and businessman Franklin (Franklin) try their level best to win Devika as they believe that that initiative will only help in their security and assist to reign in power through corrupt practices.

Devika’s active involvement in politics forces her to educate her only son Joshua (Oldrin) and only daughter Sakshi (Senida) by admitting them in a boarding school. After completion of education, Joshua becomes an IPS officer with his posting in Goa, while Sakshi concludes her higher studies successfully. But both realise that their mom has failed to provide them sufficient time and love, forcing Shakshi to get into bad company and resort to drugs.

One fine day, Franklin is caught red-handed by Joshua while dealing with drugs but the entire episode is pushed under the carpet by his higher-up with the help of the CM and the media partner Raj by portraying a wrong

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The afternoon session was led by Eddy de Quepem and his team presenting their plays ‘Devan Sonsar Ghodlo’ Monxak Sonsarant Dhadlo’ and ‘Devcharan Taka Nadlo’.

The evening session was presented by Xavier de Sanguem and his team with their plays ‘Tem Tuka Somzunk Na’, ‘Mhonis Mhonn’ and ‘Mhaka Polleunk Naka’.

Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar, MLA, Quepem was one among the audience enjoying the performances.

The performances on all three days were not just enjoyable but reminded the people of a traditionally Goan form of entertainment sadly being compromised for other forms. It also managed to leave a mark on most present.

HERALD FEATURES ee Saregamapa fame little champ Mughdha Vaishampayan and Goan child singers enthralled the audience with their melodious voice at Shree Bhagawati Temple, Dhavli in the musical concert organised to mark the Murti Punha Pratishthapana Celebrations. The concert was attended DAILY GROOK in large numbers by music lovers across the state.

TRICK ANALGESIC The musical concert began with the song " Renuka Mauli" by Goan child singer Rughveda Dessai.

by Francis Rodrigues Miss Komal Sane than presented the popular Marathi natyageet "Mama Atma Gamala". Master Ashwek Shanbhag than presented a devotional Abhang "Vrundavani Venu" which received loud if u get a headache applause from the audience. Little Champ Mughdha Vaishampayan took the stage with devotional from glazing a wall, songs like "Amrutahuni God", " Shanbhar Ugadh Nayan Deva" and a popular natyageet "Radhadhar get a relief break Madhu Milind". She also sang Hindi songs like "Yashomati Maiyase", "Pavan Divani" and "Bada taking tile-n-all!

Nathkhat Hai Krishna Kanhaiya". The musical evening was compeered by child artist Vaishnavi Pai Cacode. Goan child singers Rushikesh Sane, Swarali Panshikar also presented songs like Ja Pakhara Ja and others. The programme Instructions concluded with songs " Parikathetil Rajkumara","Padaravarti Jartaricha" and for Sudoku SUDOKU SOL 557 "Ek Vira Ayi" sung by Mughdha Vaishampayan.

9 x 9 letter: The musical accompaniments were provided by noted Goan key board To solve a Sudoku player Balkrishna Mest, Rohit Bandodkar(Tabla), Vishnu Chari (Octopad), puzzle, every numAvadhoot Chari ( Dholak) and Dattaraj Surlakar (Harmonium). ber from 1 to 9 must Earlier the president of the temple Mohan Dhavlikar felicitated all the artists.

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HERALD FEATURES ith healthy audience participation, day three completed the three-day staging of carnival plays at the Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The day began with young director Salvador Alfonso and his team leading the stage with their plays ‘Mog’, ‘Rag’ and ‘Dusmankai’.

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The foundation stone for the new office building of the Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd is being laid at Tonca, Caranzalem on May 21 at 10:30am at the hands of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, in the presence of Pratapsingh Rane, Vishwajeet Rane, Deepak Dhawalikar and SSP Tendulkar.

‘Mahila Melava’, a literary symposium, organised by Institute Menezes Braganza, Panjim will be held on May 22 at the Gomantak Maratha Samaj.

The inauguration ceremony will take place at 10am. Call 2224143.

An art, craft and clay exhibition, organised by the Bal Bhavan, Miramar is being held till May 22 from 10am to 7:30pm at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.

‘Mahaquizzer’, a national level quiz, organised by the Karnataka Quiz Association and the Sunday Evening Quiz Club will take place on May 30 at the Goa Pharmacy College, Panjim.

The last date to register is May 23.

E-mail mahaquizzer@gmail.com, seqcgoa@gmail.comor rajivdsilva@gmail.com.

Visit www.seqc.blogspot.com.

‘Padmashree M Boyer Hanchea Kantarancho Ugddas’, a musical programme which will highlight memorable songs sung by the late M Boyer will take place on May 23 at the Ravindra Bhavan, Sanvordem. It is organised by Konkani singer Andrew D’ Souza and the Tiatr Academy of Goa. A 6-month fisherman training course will begin on June 1 at Fisherman Centre, Ela-Dhauj, Old Goa. The last date to register is May 26.

Contact Fisherman Training Centre, Ela-Dhauj, Old Goa. An aptitude testing programme for the students of standard X, conducted by the Goa Education Development Cooperation will be held on May 22 at the Teachers Training College, Por-

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a picture before the general public. Joshua makes efforts to expose the truth at a felicitation function. But does he succeed in his endeavour?

How does the CM along with his two ‘chamchas’ blackmail Devika? What are the consequences?

Tracy stands out in her lead role as the opposition leader with sharpens in her voice and apt dialogue delivery. But Ali as the CM and Franklin as the businessman failed to maintain their respective positions as they appeared to be any ordinary citizens on stage. Efforts put in to bring in the atmosphere of politics on stage through stage setting and background music needs to be appreciated.

Comedy roles in between the acts by Kenny, Sandy, Jane and Anthony did not actually tickle the ribs of the audience. A couple of songs by Connie M, Rocky Dias and Bonny Alwin also had a message or two for the viewers.

Overall, there has been a good effort to expose the truth and the prevailing situation in the field of politics. How some of the MLAs and ministers forgo their human dignity and stoop down to any level, thus ruining their image in the society and destroying their family in the long run has been aptly portrayed on stage.

HERALD CROSSWORD - 558 Across 1- Reason to cancel school; 5Moisten while cooking; 10Boxer Spinks; 14- Soft drink; 15- Perrier rival; 16- Cube creator Rubik; 17- Indigo; 18Cavalry weapon; 19- Former name of Thailand; 20- Implements; 22- Liquid hydrocarbon; 24- Island of Hawaii; 27Heavy book; 28- Powerless; 32- Atlas feature; 36- Compass pt.; 37- Verity; 39- Conical native American tent; 40- Not much; 42- Of great breadth; 44- Calamitous; 45- Open to bribery; 47- Perfidious; 49German article; 50- Kind of question; 51- Liver of a lobster; 53- Remain sullen; 56- Land in water; 57- Cotton fabric used for bedsheets; 61- Pass into disuse; 65- Andean country; 66- Thaws; 69- Vincent Lopez's theme song; 70- Coffee dispensers; 71- Depressed spirits; 72- Goddess and sister of Ares in Greek mythology; 73Prescribed amount; 74- Aquatic mammal; 75- Network of nerves; Down 1- Beat it!; 2- Taboo; 3- A dish with many ingredients; 4- Beat soundly; 5- Babylonian title; 6- Actress Gardner; 7- Gravitate; 8- Be silent, musically; 9- Diciembre follower; 10- Diminished; 11- Ashtabula's lake; 12- Son of Judah; 13- Iditarod terminus; 21- Cure, in a way; 23- Drop; 25- Aromatic plant; 26Encroach; 28- Leaden; 29- Lauder

of cosmetics; 30- Inclines; SOLUTION - 557 31- Corpulent; 33- Longwinded speech; 34- Causing goose bumps; 35- Itty-bitty; 38- Capital of Vietnam; 41Female ballet member; 43Dulls; 46- Boor; 48- Cry out; 52- Less fatty; 54- Midway state; 55- Proposed, perhaps; 57- Potato; 58- Illustrious warrior; 59- Sea eagles; 60- Excess; 62- Go (over) carefully; 63- Split; 64- Alleviate; 67- Driving aid; 68Georgia, once: Abbr.;

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Pune thrash Churchill Pune...4

Churchill...1

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Pune FC demolished Goan giants Churchill Brothers 4-1 in an ONGC I-League match at Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on

Thursday evening to go second in the table.

Pune's topscorer Brazilian Edmar Figueira bagged a brace while Izumi Arata also got on the scoresheet.

But the most interesting

part of the match was the fact that goalkeeper Subrata Paul also scored from the penalty spot.

For Churchill, Felix Chimaokwu scored a consolation goal.

Bob opts for Bulpin PTI NEW DELHI, MAY 20

India coach Bob Houghton has recommended experienced Englishman and current Philippines national side manager Desmond Bulpin to guide the AIFF Under19 team to be fielded in the ILeague next season.

The All India Football Federation will take a call on Houghton's recommendation of Bulpin in its executive committee meeting next month, president Praful Patel said today.

“Houghton has recommended Desmond Bulpin's name as coach for the AIFF team for next I-League. But it does not mean that he will be made coach. We will take up the mat-

ter in our meeting next month," Patel told PTI. Bulpin, who has a one-year contract with the Philippines National team till November, was former manager of English Championship side Queens Park Rangers and youth team coach at EPL side Tottenham Hotspur where he discovered England international strikers like Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe.

Meanwhile, the AIFF conducted a seminar on Transfer Matching System (TMS) for the I-League clubs which will be put to effect starting June 1 when the transfer window opens in India.

The new system will be used for all the transfers relating to

international players and every club which needs to avail the services of any foreign player has to process it using the TMS. Interestingly, TMS applies only to professional players and according to the AIFF, any player who receives more than Rs. 4,999 per month is considered as professional.

For the clubs that would qualify for next season’s I-League, the AIFF does plan to hold the educational seminar again.

But the question of the hour is that there are several clubs across the nation who rope in foreign players receiving more than the desired amount to be considered professional player.

Faiyaz Beig declaring open the all-India floodlit cricket tournament organised by Valpoi Dubai Sports Club In association with Citizens SC, Valpoi at Nagvem, Satari ground on Thursday in the presence of Mustufa Aga , President of Valpoi Dubai SC Azim Aga, captain Javed Shaikh and other members of Valpoi Dubai Club.

Photo: Ashraf Khan

Sakibo stars for Vasco 2nd div i-league Vasco…4

Oil India…0

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Vasco Sports Club injected some new blood in their run-up for a place in the next edition of ILeague thrashing Oil India 4-0 in a final round match at KSFA Stadium, Bangalore on Thursday.

Three goals by Nigerian striker Koko Sakibo and a goal by in-form striker Joy Ferrao helped Vasco to take their tally to 12 points from six matches.

But their chances still depend on the fate of other matches especially ONGC and HAL fixtures.

They have to win their last tie against Mohammedan Sporting,

while a win for ONGC and a point for HAL will be enough to see them locking horns with the best clubs of India in the next season.

Sakibo started the riot in the 30th minute when he converted from the spot after he was brought down by Oil India defender Raju Konwar inside the box. Oil India were lucky not to concede any more goals in the first half as Vasco went for the breather with a 1-0 precarious lead.

The second half totally belonged to the Goan outfit as they pumped in three goals to outclass the struggling and depleted Oil India.

Joy Ferrao booked his name in the scoresheet and doubled his side lead in the 58th minute.

Oil India could have decreased the margin in the 63rd minute but H.L. Routa failed to convert the spot-kick.

Sakibo then took the match away from Oil India’s reach netting his second and his side third in the 76th minute, while he scored his last goal in the 83rd minute as Vasco rallied home with ease notching up three crucial points to stay in the contention.

An 87th minute strike by Satish Kumar Jr. helped HAL to overcome NISA 2-1 in another match.

GOA DIARY U-12 cricket trials

PANJIM (HSD) – The Goa Cricket Association will conduct selection trials for U-12 boys on May 22 from 9.30 a.m. at indoor academy ground, Porvorim. Players may report with kit, original birth certificate. The cut off date is September 1, 1998 to 1999.

Details may be obtained from Sanjay Kanekar on 9326126466.

Nerul Panchayat Cup quarters: Anjuna Gymkhana v.

Sodiem Siolim Sports Club, Nerul ground, 4.30 p.m.

Lakhanpal Novino Gold Cup soccer semis: Candolim Sports Club v. United Club of Nerul, Dr. Gustavo Monteiro Stadium, Candolim, 4.30 p.m.

St. Anthony soccer: Mix Friend, Cortalim v. St. Caitan, Merces, Firguem bhatt ground, Goa Velha, 5 p.m.

Shooting Star soccer : Union of Villagers Chinchinim v. St Anthony Colva, Ambelim ground, 4.30 p.m.

Atlanta Georgia Trophy football: Cuncolim Union v.

Saligao United SC, Rosary ground, Navelim, 4.30 p.m.

St Anthony soccer: Mix Friends, Cortalim v. St Caitan, Merces, Firguem bhat ground, Goa Velha, 5 p.m.

Sai Avatar Super Soccer: St. Savio’s SC v. Milagres SC, Anjuna Gymkhana ground, Tembi, 4.45 p.m.

2nd All-Goa Cuncolim Union Trophy soccer: Ambelim Sports Club v. Betalbatim Sporting Club, Cuncolim ground, 4.30 p.m.

United Boys volleyball semis: Beta Boys St cruz v.

Haushi YS Band, Moloca court, Merces, 8 p.m.

Football trials at Calangute

PANJIM (HSD) – The Goa United Academy will conduct selection trials on June 2 at Poriat ground, Calangute at 4 p.m. to select boys for South African Academy. Details may be obtained from Fabian on fabianodsouza@yahoo.com

Aliens basketball in Panjim

PANJIM (HSD) – The Aliens Basketeers, Panjim will organise the 18th all-Goa Aliens Basketeers basketball tournament for men and women from May 26 at Don Bosco Oratory, Panjim.

Entry forms may be obtained from Don Bosco office, Panjim upto 1 p.m. on May 25. Details may be obtained from Andrew Cardoso on 98822123428 or Clyde Lobo on 9823993129.

Tie-breaker at Santa Cruz

PANJIM (HSD) – The 5th all-Goa tie-breaker soccer organised

by St Thomas Sports Club, Ubo Dando, Santa Cruz will be held on May 23 at Ubo Dando volleyball court, Santa Cruz. Rs 4000, Rs 3000 will be awarded. Details may be obtained on 9158506801.

Spot entries will be accepted.

Carrom tournament at Fatorda

PANJIM (HSD) – The Jago Citizens Welfare Trust will organize their 1st all-Goa carrom tournament for men singles and doubles on May 23 and 30 at Shane's Carrom Club, near Rosary Church, Fatorda from 9 a.m. Those interested may contact Shane Antonio Vaz on 9604359482.

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Sex workers fear missing the party REUTERS JOHANNESBURG, MAY 20

Maradona runs over cameraman in car REUTERS BUENOS AIRES, MAY 20

Argentina coach Diego Maradona yelled insults at an injured cameraman after accidentally running over his leg following his World Cup squad announcement.

Driving a Mini to a news conference yesterday, the 1986 World Cup winner was surrounded by newsmen but one was hit and he fell to the ground.

According to a Reuters witness, Maradona's car then rolled over the lower part of his leg. ''What an asshole you are,''

Maradona shouted from the car. ''How can you put your leg there where it can get run over, man?''

Paramedics ran to the scene to attend to the cameraman who was taken away for further treatment.

The 49-year-old coach, then delivered the names of the 23man squad for the World Cup finals (June 11-July 11) to the media.

Maradona's World Cup preparation was earlier disrupted in March when he needed minor facial surgery after being bitten by his dog.

Like other Johannesburg prostitutes, Zandile dreamed of getting rich from World Cup fans.

Now she complains that foreigners will be scared off by fear of AIDS and crime and there will be no World Cup bonanza.

South Africa has the world's biggest HIV caseload, with 5.7 million cases, and foreign fans have been repeatedly warned in their home countries about the dangers of casual sex.

Last year, some officials warned that 40,000 sex workers would invade this country from around Africa, but with the tournament only weeks away, the reality looks very different.

Zandile and her colleagues fear the refusal of authorities to create safe areas for prostitution during the tournament

will make it nearly impossible to attract clients.

Advocacy groups also unsuccessfully urged the government to put a moratorium on prostitution-related arrests. ''There are so many logistical and political issues inherent in the World Cup that sex work is very low on the agenda...it's politically much more expedient to ignore the problem than to deal with it head on,'' said Marlise Richter, a researcher who collaborates with sex worker advocacy groups.

Germany changed its criminal law around sex work ahead of the event, but in South Africa ''that opportunity has been wasted'', Richter said.

The host cities have few plans for how to protect sex workers or their clients, saying that with prostitution still illegal, they were limited in what they could do.

Goa Velha retain 1st Div spot HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, May 20

Goa Velha Sports Club registered a 3-1 victory over Youth Sports Club of Colvale in the Taca Goa U-20 play-off at Dr Remigio Pinto ground, Taleigao on Thursday.

All goals were scored after the lemon break.

The victory enabled Goa Velha to maintain their Taca Goa First Division status next season.

Goa Velha held the ball well

in the midfield and in the second half they managed to move the ball to the flanks attacking through crosses. Colvale tried to contain their opponents, but in the end Goa Velha proved to have the stamina to retain their place.

The first half did not produce many chances for either team.

Colvale came closest to breaking the deadlock in the 15th minute, but the Goa Velha goalkeeper

Goa Velha team in celebratory spirit at Teleigao on Thursday.

Sangolda in finals HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 20

Sangolda Lightning trounced Friends XI, Vaddem 3-1 to book a place in the finals of NagoaArpora Panchayat Cup inter-village soccer at Salt Lake ground, Arpora on Thursday.

Sangolda began on a promising note but a Haldankar try hit the bar. Making amends for the miss, Sangolda shot into lead in the 15th minute through Agnelo Quadros. Later, Agnelo doubled the lead in the 25th minute.

Changing over, Vaddem mounted pressure but Saxy failed to score off a good move by Dwein Ticlo.

Sangolda increased the lead through Haldankar who beat the off-side trap to score. Shailesh reduced the margin for Vaddem.

palmed the ball over the bar from a long range free kick.

Blake Haldankar opened the scoring for Goa Velha in the 62nd minute after heading in a free kick taken by Pedro Gonsalves.

In the 79th minute, Joston Pereira was put through on goal after receiving a long ball and he calmly slotted past the Colvale goalkeeper.

With seven minutes to go,

Photo:Aldrid Da Costa

Adarsh YS win

novino lakhanpal gold cup HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, MAY 20

Adarsh Yuvak Sangh scored a solitary goal victory over hot contenders Calangute Association to move into the finals of Novino Lakhanpal Gold Cup inter-village football tournament organised by Candolim Sports Club at Dr. Gustavo Monteiro Stadium on Thursday.

Adarsh could have forged

ahead in the very 2nd minute but a Melvyn try hit the post. Francis Fernandes put Adarsh ahead in the 20th minute off Siddesh Kersarker.

Siddesh could have doubled the lead but his try hit the goalpost.

Changing over, Calangute tried to bounce back but were unable to convert the chances that came their way.

Agostinho had a golden opportunity to level the score in the dying minutes but he ballooned over.

Beta Boys in semis HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Beta Boys of Santa Cruz beat Goa Police 22-25, 25-23, 26-24 in the quarter-finals of all-Goa

floodlit volleyball tournament organised by United Boys of Moloca, Merces. Pappu, Sanjay excelled for Beta Boys. Filomeno and Jeet played well for Police.

Deep Govekar pulled a goal back, neatly lobbing the ball over the Goa Velha custodian, to give Colvale a glimmer of hope.

Deep into injury time, Alber Gonsalves put the result beyond doubt, heading in a cross from the right wing.

Speaking to Herald Goa Velha coach Seby Noronha stated, “Our game plan was to finish the match in the first half. Unfortunately, the boys took a little time to adjust to the ground conditions but in the second half we managed to spray the ball around well.”

Colvale coach, Domnic Pereira said, “My boys gave it a good shot. We were only together for ten days as the players were answering exams. Today I felt our opponents had more experience in finishing off the game.”

Goa Velha trio, defender Joyner Lourenco, midfielder Pedro Gonsalves and striker Jostan Pereira will be flying to Kolkata on Friday to play for Sporting Clube de Goa in the U19 I-League competition.

Nerul prevail over Saligao sai avatar super soccer HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, MAY 20

Nerul Sports Club registered a comfortable 2-0 win over Saligao Sporting to enter the quarterfinals of Sai Avatar Super Soccer Cup organized by Sai Avtar Sports Club at Anjuna Gymkhana ground, Tembi on Thursday.

They led 1-0 at the break.

Umakant Mandrekar broke the deadlock in the 25th minute as he guided the ball into the goal off Clyde Dias pass.

Clyde Dias further consolidated the lead, with a neat placement, this time receiving a pass from Umakant Mandrekar.

Sao Miguel storm into semi-finals

Cuncolim union trophy HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, MAY 20

Sao Miguel de Taleigao Sports Club defeated Cuncolim Union 2-1 to storm into the semi-finals of All-Goa 2nd Cuncolim Union Trophy inter-village football tournament organised by Cun-

colim Union at Cuncolim on Thursday. All goals came in the opening session.

Caetano Pinho opened the account in the 7th minute finding the target off Thomson Fernandes pass.

Eight minutes later, Valencio Estrocio doubled the lead after he picked up a through pass from Thomson Fernandes.

Stung by double blows, Cuncolim Union tried their best to

reduce the margin and came close to scoring twice but Ryan Colaco and Denzil Fernandes ballooned over from close range.

Perryson Rebello brought Cuncolim Union into the match unleashing a snap shot off Daulat Dessai in the 23rd minute.

Cuncolim Union put a better display on resumption and their efforts nearly bore fruits when Daulat Dessai‘s swerving shot beat the rival goalkeeper but it

came off the horizontal.

Cuncolim Union made last ditch efforts to level the score but it was in vain.

At the fag end, Taleigao nearly scored their third goal, but Cuncolim Union goalkeeper Rowan Colaco thwarted Caetano Pinho’s effort.

Sao Miguel de Taleigao will meet Union of Chinchinim Villagers on May 22.

Temba Boys, winners of all-Merces interward football organised by Vaddy SC, Merces. They beat Gaunchembhatt, Merces 4-3 via the tiebreaker in the finals. Best goalkeeper Gladstone Serrao. Best player of tournament Shawyn Fernandes. Best defender Paulo. First scorer Richie Fernandes. Upcoming player Nackly Joao.

Orlim in quarters varca cup

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, MAY 20

Orlim Sports Club got the better of Ambelim Sports Club 2-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals of All-Goa Varca Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament organized by Varca Sports Club at Varca ground on Thursday.

Orlim led 2-0 at half time.

Orlim found the net early on when Tennyson Rocha slotted past the rival goalkeeper after he was fed by Francis Fernandes.

Midway into the first half,

Francis Fernandes increased the tally when he blasted home.

Crossing over, Ambelim put up an improved performance and showed greater urgency and repeatedly raided the Orlim citadel.

Their hard work bore fruits when Samson Fernandes punted the ball to the far corner of the net.

Spurred by the reducer, Ambelim tried their best to find the equalizer but they failed to get past the Orlim defence.

Samson Fernandes of Ambelim was adjudged man-of-the match.

Chandor beat Betalbatim

PANJIM (HSD) -- Chandor Sports Club moved into the quarterfinals of Atlanta Georgia Trophy All-Goa Inter-Village Football Tournament organised by Enfermos Sports Club at Rosary ground Navelim. They beat Betalbatim Sporting Club 1-0. There was no score at half time. Chandor scored in the 45th minute through Gilmnos Fernandes.

SPORTS GOA, FRIDAY, 21 MAY, 2010

We gave away matches in Oz: Afridi lSome

were ogling girls lParliamentary panel orders probe

UNI NEW DELHI, MAY 20

Accusing few of his team members of lack of concentration while fielding, Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi said the Pakistan side gave away some of matches during their disastrous tour of Australia.

Following the match-fixing allegations of national coaches in the leaked video footage of a PCB's hearing on Pakistan's tour of Australia, the recent name to be featured in another video was the Pakistan T20 captain.

Afridi blasted few of the Pakistan players, who he feels are good with bat but while fielding they concentrate on other things like signing of autographs, talking to girls, etc. ''As far as the fielding is concerned, we do very well in the practice sessions but we have a few players who perform well with the bat and then do not concentrate while fielding. They stand near the boundary, sign autographs and talk to girls. I have my eye on a few such players. ''If you watch all the matches we have played recently, we have not been beaten in the

matches, we have given away those matches. I think the reason is that we are not mentally strong. We had decided in our heads that we cannot beat Australia even before the match had started,'' the video shows Afridi as saying.

However, the flamboyant all-rounder denied to have personally known any such player involved in match-fixing. ''I have heard from others that such things exist but I do not know of any such player myself.''

Afridi has also blamed coach Intikhab Alam for demoralising the team and told the committee that time should be given to the captain to allow them to settle down and let them have a longer tenure.

A Parliamentary committee on Thursday summoned top officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to probe the allegations of match-fixing in the Sydney Test against Australia earlier this year.

"The (parliamentary) standing committee on sports has summoned PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt, Australian tour coach Intikhab Alam, former captain Younis Khan and other officials on Monday," the committee said in a statement.

The officials were summoned a day after video footage of a PCB meeting was leaked to the media.

Bopanna-Qureshi enter semis Somdev move up, Bhupathi-Mirnyi out UNI NICE (France), MAY 20

Top seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were shown the doors in the quarter-finals, but Rohan Bopanna of India and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi stormed into the doubles semifinals at the Open de Nice here.

Bhupathi and his Belarusian partner Mirnyi were made to sweat in both the sets as Italians Andreas Seppi and Potito Starace won 6-3, 6-3 in their doubles quarterfinal encounter.

Bopanna and Qureshi, meanwhile, registered a comfortable

win over Britons Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski 6-3, 6-3 here on Wednesday. The Indo-Pak duo will next take on Czech Leos Friedl and Dusan Vemic of Serbia.

Somdev Devvarman stormed into the third round of the qualifying event of the French Open with a straight set thrashing of Daniel King-Turner of New Zealand in Paris on Wednesday.

The sixth seeded Indian scored an easy 6-1, 6-2 win over his Kiwi opponent in one hour and 12 minutes in the second round of the clay court Grand Slam's qualifiers.

McLaren takes five as SA beat Windies AGENCIES WEST INDIES, MAY 20

Seam bowler Ryan McLaren took five for 19 to lead South Africa to a 13-run win over West Indies in their Twenty20 international at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium on Wednesday.

On a tricky, two-paced pitch and in windy conditions, Jacques Kallis struck 53 from 51 balls and skipper Graeme Smith made 37 as South Africa reached 136 for seven.

The dismissals of South

African openers Smith and Loots Bosman were both curious in that the batsmen "walked," declaring themselves out. Both could have survived had they stood their ground.

Bosman flicked a leg-side delivery from Jerome Taylor to keeper Andre Fletcher but the umpire signalled a wide while Smith was stumped off Nikita Miller but the television replay showed his foot was behind the crease when the bails were removed.

South Africa: G Smith st Fletcher b Miller 37, L. Bosman c Fletcher b Taylor 7, J Kallis c Sarwan b Pollard 53, AB de Villiers c Taylor b Pollard 11, JP Duminy b Roach 0, J. Botha c Fletcher b Roach 0, A. Petersen run out 6, R. McLaren not out 6, RE van der Merwe not out 4. Extras: 12. Total: 136 for 7. Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-88, 3-111, 4-115, 5-115, 6-122, 7-127. Bowling: Roach 4-0-25-2 (1nb, 1w), Taylor 3-0-16-1, Benn 3-0-20-0, Sammmy 2-0-11-0, Bravo 1-0-14-0 (1w), Gayle, 1-0-12-0, Miller 2-0-13-1, Pollard 4-0-22-2 (2w).

West Indies: C. Gayle c Smith b McLaren 14, A. Fletcher c de Villiers b McLaren 0, D. Bravo c Amla b Botha 20, R. Sarwan c Petersen b van der Merwe 13, N. Deonarine st de Villiers b Botha 0, K. Pollard b McLaren 27, D. Sammy st de Villiers b McLaren 17, N. Miller c de Villiers b Langeveldt 5, J. Taylor run out 7, S. Benn c Amla b McLaren 4, K. Roach not out 3. Extras: 13. Total: 123 all out.

Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-28, 3-48, 4-50, 5-52, 6-88, 7-99, 8-111, 9-120, 10-123.

Bowling:Van der Merwe 3-0-17-1 (1w), Steyn 4-0-23-0 (1nb, 7w), McLaren 3.50-19-5 (2w), Langeveldt 3-0-31-1, Kallis 2-0-13-0, Botha 4-0-19-2 (1w).

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