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HERALD CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, FEB 11 According to

a poll on 3,000 British women,

Size 14 women are the happi-

est with their life and looks.

British Size 14 usually means a

38-inch bust, a 30-inch waist

and 40-inch hips.

A quarter of those wearing

Size 14 clothes said they

were “extremely thrilled” with

life.

Over half said their careers

were just what and where

they wanted them to be,

while almost a third said their

love life was “extremely satis-

factory”. Second came Size 12

women (36-28-38), followed

by sizes 8 (32-24-34), 16 (40-

32-42) and 10 (34-26-36).

“It’s great to discover that

being ‘Size Zero’ (equivalent

to a UK Size 4, or 29-22-24)

doesn’t necessarily bring you

happiness; the curvier Size 14

woman is much more com-

fortable with her shape and

has a happier outlook on

life,” a spokesperson for Spe-

cial K, the company that

sponsored the poll, said.

However, this does not mean

that being fat makes one

happy. In fact, Size 24 (49-42-

51) women said they were

“most dissatisfied”, not only

with the way they looked,

but also that they were ex-

tremely unhappy with life (18

per cent). Less than four per

cent of Size 24 women were

happy with their careers,

while 10 per cent rated their

love lives as “extremely un-

happy”.

Size 20 (44.5-37-46.5)

women placed second in the

list of unhappiest clothes

sizes, while Size 22 (47-40-49)

women came in third. Size 6

(31-23-32) and Size 18 (42.5-

35-44.5) women came

fourth and fifth in the poll for

most unhappy women.

Size Zero women not happy, says UK poll

SIZE DOES MATTER: Size 14 women, like celebrity chef Nigella

Lawson, are the happiest, says a UK survey

VIbha Verma aNd

sujay Gupta

PANJIM, FEB11 The Panjim

police never gives up. Even

after Shabaji Shetye’s report

to the government details the

role of every police officer, in-

cluding those who could be

directly responsible for their

assault on him leading to his

death, the FIR (first informa-

tion report) has been regis-

tered only against “accused

policemen on duty”.

According to top-level offi-

cial sources, the unnamed

nature of the FIR gives ample

scope for manipulations at a

later stage. There are strong

indications that Police In-

spector Sandesh Chodankar

and Sub Inspector Vijay

Chodankar, who has not

been suspended, are trying

to get out of the ambit on

grounds that they were not

directly involved. Circum-

stantial evidence and eyewit-

ness accounts prove

otherwise.

These are the apparent

manipulations which might

come in handy for the ac-

cused

MANIPULATION 1: The

FIR is also very clever. And

also very shocking. Look at

the critical timings men-

tioned in the FIR. Police per-

sonnel on duty between 22.30

hours of 07.01.2011 and 11.55

hours of 8.01.2011, have been

named as accused. This is

manipulation of the highest

degree.

Cipriano’s ordeal started

much before 22.30 hours. He

was picked up from Porvorim

close to an hour ago and was

tortured on his way to the po-

lice station as clearly men-

tioned in the statement of his

lady friend Georgina Nunes.

If this critical period is not

taken into account in the FIR,

will the police officers and the

driver of the car be absolved

of all acts of torture commit-

ted during the journey from

Porvorim to Panjim, when

every human right in the

book was violated ?

Let’s now take a look at a

crucial paragraph in Georgina

>Continued on pg 10

Murder charge against “unnamed” officers: Is this a joke?Has the FIR in Cipriano case been manipulated to help guilty cops?

MubarakHo! Egypt

PTI

CAIRO, FEB 11 Hosni

Mubarak, who ruled Egypt

with an iron hand for over

three decades, stepped down

as president today and

handed over power to the

army capitulating under

mass protests sweeping the

country’s streets for the last

18 days.

President Hosni Mubarak

resigned and handed over

power to the military, an-

nounced the recently ap-

pointed Vice President Omar

Sulaiman on State television.

Tahrir Square, the epicen-

tre of the anti-government

protests, erupted in joy with

tens of thousands of people

shouting “Egypt is free”.

The end of a despotic

regime in the most populous

Arab nation came one week

after the protesters set a

deadline of ‘Departure Fri-

day’ for 82-year- old Mubarak

to step down as

President.

Mubarak is the second

leader to quit after protests

broke out across Arab streets

in what is called the ‘Jasmine

Revolution’. A fortnight ago,

Tunisian President Ben Ali

fled the country after protests

rocked his nation.

>Continued on pg 10

Mubarak finallysteps down

Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate outside the presidential palace in Cairo after

President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday.

Stories we heard from the Panjim police after Cipriano’sdeath

• Cipriano was epileptic and had convulsions.

• Cipriano suffered from fits after which he was rushed tothe Goa Medical College and Hospital.

• Cipriano was an alcoholic and vomited alcohol in the po-lice station, which was why he was rushed to the hospital.

kIllers aNd lIars

Murder Accused? Whether on duty on Jan 7,8,9 officiallyPI Sandesh Chodankar (suspended) NOT CLEARPSI Radesh Ramnathkar (suspended) January 7, 8am to January 8, 8am. PSI Vijay Chodankar (not suspended) January 8, 8 am to January 9, 8amHC Sandip Shirvaikar (suspended) NOT CLEAR

the taINted

In the State of MP and Shyamsunder Trivedi and otherscase the High Court held “Generally speaking, it would be police officials alone whocan only explain the circumstances in which a person intheir custody had died. Bound as they are by the ties ofbrotherhood, it is not unknown that the police personnel pre-fer to remain silent and more often than not even pervertthe truth to save their colleagues.”

Is the uNIform thIcker thaN the law?

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, FEB 11 On Friday,

court proceedings in lower

courts, including Ponda,

Pernem, Quepem, Vasco,

Mapusa and Canacona, were

disrupted as lawyers from

these sub-district courts also

joined the agitation against

the suspension of Additional

Sessions Judge Desmond

D’Costa

A delegation led by South

Goa Advocates Association

(SGAA) President Ana-

cleto Viegas gathered at

the entrance of High Court of

>Continued on pg 10

Support for Desmondgathers steam

Sub district courts’ lawyers join protest

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, FEB 11 Advocates

from South Goa boycotted

courts for the second day on

Friday and have vowed to

boycott all proceedings in the

court of District and Sessions

Judge U V Bakre from Mon-

day. (Related reports on pg 5)

Functioning of the both the

lower courts and Sessions

Court was badly hit today

with the advocates deciding

to continue their boycott.

Agitating advocates as-

sembled outside the South

Goa District and Sessions

>Continued on pg 10

South advocatesstay away again

Late Chef Cipriano

New guidelines tomake mining difficult

Around 100-odd mining

leases in Goa surrounding

wildlife sanctuaries and a

national park may face an

uncertain future with the

recent guidelines of the

Ministry of Environment

and Forests (MoEF).

The guidelines bans mining

within 10 kms radius of

wildlife sanctuaries or na-

tional park borders.

(Detailed report on pg 3)

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goaTaleigao MLA is feeling jittery now. The NCP hasalso declared to field candidates for CCP elec-tion saying they will take on the might ofTaleigao MLA and expose his corrupt corportors.

-- Adv Bhoshle

SNAPSHOT

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

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AIn a little over a month, the people of the city of Panjim will exer-cise their votes and elect a panel that will be in charge of clean-ing up and helping Goa’s capital prosper. Right in the middle ofPanjim are two wards that definitely need to breathe. With con-stant congestion, traffic jams, parking problems and more, wards12 and 14 need immediate attention. Shweta Kamat lookscloser

BATTle fOR pANjIM wARDs 12 & 14

Man found dead in well

BICHOLIM (HC): A 36-year-old man from Atil Peth

Bicholim was found dead in the old and dilapidated well at

Bairo Alto Warcha Wada, Bicholim, on Thursday morning.

According Bicholim Police, Vivek alias Deepak Datta

Govekar (36), who had gone missing from September

25, 2010, could be recognized due to his foot wear and

clothes. It is suspected that Govekar might have com-

mitted suicide making use of the old well which was

without use in the remote area. PSI Ditendra Naik is

investigating the case.

One held for molesting minor

MARCEL, FEB 11: Ponda Police on Friday arrested

a 55-year-old man from Cuncolim-Ponda on charges of

molesting a minor girl. According to Ponda Police, the

incident occurred on Thursday at about 3 pm when Kr-

ishnath Naik allegedly lured the victim to his home and

molested her. The complaint was lodged by victim’s aunt.

The accused has been remanded to four-day custody.

Two arrested held with Rs 6.2 lakh worth drugs

PORVORIM (HC): Mapusa and Pernem Police

jointly nabbed two persons, including a Nigerian na-

tional, on charges of possessing drugs worth a com-

bined Rs 6.2 lakh on Thursday night.

According to DySP Sammy Tavares, under whose

guidance the raid was conducted, Mapusa and Pernem

Police received information that a resident of Anjuna

was involved in the drug activity at Morjim.

Acting on the tip-off, Pernem Police kept a vigil on

the movement of the local from Anjuna for a few days.

On Thursday night, Mapusa PI Rajesh Kumar and

Pernem PI Uttam Raut Dessai laid a trap at Morjim and

arrested Sagar Pomburpekar of Zorwaddo-Anjuna

near a supermarket at Bagwada.

Police recovered 10 grammes of Cocaine and 90

grammes of Charas, all valued at Rs 73,000, from the ac-

cused. On interrogation of the accused, it was learnt that

a Nigerian national, residing at Verla-Canca, was al-

legedly supplying the drugs to Sagar.

After collecting all details from the accused, the police

team then laid a trap at Verla on Friday at about 1.30 pm

and nabbed Olumide Christopher near panchayat office.

Police recovered 110 grammes of Cocaine, worth Rs

5.50 lakh from the Nigerian national.

BINDYA CHARI

PANJIM, FEB 11: Has

“winability factor” of

Taleigao MLA Babush Mon-

serrate for Corporation of the

City of Panjim (CCP) election

dropped? Though it’s too

early to predict which of the

panels will win, clear signals

have emerged that Taleigao

MLA who was so very confi-

dent of its panel, Panjim City

Corporation Development

Front (PCCDF) riding back to

power, is now on the back-foot.

Monserrate displayed high

level of confidence in his

panel when he announced

candidates for all thirty

wards of the CCP even before

notification for reservations

of CCP wards was out. More-

over, he retained all the cor-

porators who were

infamously labelled as “rot-

ten apples” even though he

had earlier indicated that

“tainted candidates” will be

dropped. Some of the ruling

corporators are deeply al-

leged to be involved in many

scams that afflicted CCP dur-

ing last five years.

But the first sign of drop in

his confidence level became

evident when one of this can-

didates Nagesh Karishetty,

who was to contest from

ward 8, very surprisingly is-

sued a public statement

claiming he has opted out of

the panel. Karishetty was al-

leged to be the main player in

pay parking scam that had

hit the CCP like thunder-

storm.

Adv Avinash Bhonsle, who

was elected on Babush’s

panel but was dropped this

time, quite vociferously

pointed out the obvious.

Uday Madkaikar who was al-

leged to be involved in mar-

ket scam was next to find

himself dropped from the

Babush pane.

“He has reshuffled his

panel -- first it was Karishetty,

second Uday Madkaikar and

it is likely to drop some more,

“says Adv Bhoshle. Accord-

ing to Adv Bhonsle , also a

general secretary of Nation-

alist Congress Party (NCP)

says, “Taleigao MLA is feel-

ing jittery now. “ The NCP

has also declared to field can-

didates for CCP election say-

ing they will take on the

might of Taleigao MLA and

expose his corrupt corportors

. The NCP has not yet de-

clared its panel.

Babush replaced his can-

didate Gangaram Kale who

was to contest election from

ward 21 with Adv Kedar

Shirgaokar but later dropped

Adv Shirgaokar like a a hot

potato to bring back Kale.

“Though Taleigao man

had started with a big bang

on January 1 by announcing

his panel well ahead of others

, today he is not so sure is

demonstrated by his action,”

retorted Adv Bhonsle.

Former mayor Ashok

Naik, who is heading a BJP

supported panel , says Pan-

jimites are thoroughly frus-

trated with the outgoing

ruling corporators. “They are

waiting to throw all corrupt

corporators out and probably

realising the mood of the

electorate he has made dras-

tic changes in his panel. “

Other major change in the

panel is that a former mayor

Tony Rodrigues who was

nominated to contest from

ward 18 has been shifted to

ward 8 which is represented

by Karishetty.

Whereas Vilas Naik , hus-

band of seating corporator

Uma Naik is contesting from

ward 18. Vilas Naik was hop-

ing to contest from his wife’s

ward but his name was

dropped in order to accommo-

date Rodrigues . He has been ac-

commodated after Rodrigues was

shifted to ward 8 from ward 18.

Ward 16 which is represented by

Rodrigues has been reserved for

women.

Babush had named Anjaly

Naik for ward 16 but recently

replaced her with one Pas-

cuela Mascarehas.

ccP polls: Has Monserrate’s confidence level dropped?

Rubbishing the claims of his critics that

“he is no more confident” about victory

of his panel in CCP election , Taleigao

MLA said, “I’m not at all confused and

very much confident of my success in

CCP election, “ when contacted by this

paper on Friday.

“ I have not lost my confidence, my oppo-

nents should not bother about my con-

fidence. Let him (Adv Avinash Bhonsle)

first come out with his panel, “ he retorted.

The NCP which had gallantly declared to float panel to

fight corruption of some ruling corporators, has not an-

nounce the list of its candidates even as there is hardly a

month for election. The election notification is likely to be out

on February 13.

Justifying the changes he has made in his panel, Monserrate

said, “changes have been made considering views of the peo-

ple and not to allow upper hand to opponents.”

Accepting that there have been complaints against certain

persons and which became more vocal after he declared his

panel, he said there is always a room for development and

he always believed in healthy competition..

The soft-spoken Vaidehi

Naik, a CCP corporator, had

the hardest task at her dis-

posal in last five years. Get-

ting sorted out vexed traffic

congestion problem in city’s

arteries – 18th June Road

and M G Road, is something

which she is still struggling to

accomplish.

The narrow 18th June Road

is mess almost through the day,

with cars and bikes parked er-

ratically all along the road. The

city fathers had thought that

making this road a pay parking

slot would fill CCP’s coffers

and also regulate the un-

wanted parking here.

But, the proposal has been

lying unattended to in Collec-

tor’s office and constant re-

minders have fetched no

results. The locals especially

businessmen raise the red

flag to pay parking fearing

that asking people to pay

means they will stop visiting

this busy lane. Actually, traffic

police had recommended

pay parking here. Although

CCP conceded to it, now

there is no follow-up from the

corporation, which has kept

the file pending in collec-

torate.

Ward Number 12, repre-

sented by the BJP supported

Vaidehi Naik, is actually

Panaji’s metropolis. It’s the

place where Panjim gener-

ates maximum revenue. But

when it comes to spending,

the CCP have not spent a sin-

gle pie. The work costing ap-

proximately Rs 30 lakh was

done from local MLA

Manohar Parrikar’s funds.

And if traffic was one prob-

lem that Vaidehi could hardly

solve, there is another issue

that she is battling with.

Around 40-odd names of the

voters from the ward have

been shifted elsewhere. The

voters are caught napping

and their names shifted to

wards 11 and 28. Vaidehi

claims that the move was po-

litically motivated and names

were shifted keeping her in

the dark.

The district collector, who

is also a returning officer, has

been asked to look into the

matter. She says the collector

has started the process of rec-

tifying the error. For CCP

even few votes can decide the

fate of candidates.

Garbage is yet another

problem which dogged this

ward until recently. But

Vaidehi says it is now a thing

of the past as the issue is

solved. The corporator, how-

ever refused to speak about

the various works under-

taken by her, as she believes

that works were not done by

CCP but by Manohar Par-

rikar.

congestion, crowds and shifting of votes

The ward number 12 has 912

voters.

I Did This… (total cost Rs 30

lakhs) nCleaning of drains

nSettling garbage issue

nPavements

Prasad Amonkar, candidate,“cleanliness is a biggest prob-lem that the ward is facing.Drains are been hardlycleaned here. Traffic mess issomething, which alone shewould not be able to control”

A reluctant office area If Junta House is the

power hub for the entire

state, for ward number 14

represented by Yatin Parekh,

it is also posing as an impedi-

ment. The incessant traffic

that encircles this building

adds to the woes of locals who

blame CCP for non-planning.

There are thousand odd em-

ployees working here, who

mostly travel by two-wheel-

ers or four-wheelers. Simi-

larly there are equal numbers

of vehicles which come to

visit these offices.

The locals here admit that

CCP alone cannot handle

this traffic issue and it re-

quires proper planning with

the active support of Urban

Development Ministry. Peo-

ple are of the opinion that the

government offices should be

shifted from this congested

area or multi level parking fa-

cilities built somewhere near.

“Traffic has been a real

worth problem that the city is

facing today. Inadequate plan-

ning and political issues have

led to this mess,” a local says.

Also the narrow lane here has

not been widened. And now

it’s impossible to widen it, as

shops have sprung on its edge.

Any widening means demoli-

tion of shops which would cer-

tainly evoke angry reactions.

It can be recalled, that the

shopkeepers here had ob-

jected to the CCP’s pay park-

ing scheme fearing a drop in

business.

Local corporator and

Deputy Mayor Yatin Parekh

feels that the state govern-

ment agencies along with

CCP should drum up sup-

port for the congestion free

18th June road and sur-

rounding areas.

Parekh had won this ward

in 2006 by defeating Azim

Khan. This time, Parekh is

pitched against BJP-panel’s

Mayor Candidate Ashok Naik

in this ward. The ward, which

is spread from one side of

18th June road’s right up to

the St Inez Church and right

side of Atmaram Borkar road,

has 1048 voters. Parekh, who

remained a favoured corpo-

rator, has maintained this

ward well. Works to the tune

of Rs 3.4 crores have been un-

dertaken by CCP and PWD.

The open spaces are de-

veloped properly and

garbage problem has been

catered to promptly.

I Did This…(total cost Rs 3.4

crore) nGarbage problem solved

nWater Availability

nCleanliness of drains

nDevelopment of open space

Albert Furtado, a local says,“He has been a very goodleader, who has kept all hispromises. Solving almost allissues pertaining to the ward,he has been successful in car-rying out development of theward.”

Saints needed to clean this nullahIn the run up to the CCP elections, we will focus on one big issuea week which needs urgent attention in the city. We begin withthe St Inez nullah. Bindya Chari reports

Panjim: It’s the sight before

the stink. Walking on the

promenade of Panjim along

the Patto bridge to Campal

gives way to the stink and

stench of

the St Inez

N u l l a h ,

w h i c h

could have been a very good

artery. Today it virtually

chokes Panjim.

A 4.2 kilometer Nullah

runs across the city from

Old GMC building up to

Camrabhat. The Camrab-

hat area which is a tail end of

the Nullah, has a high con-

centration of illegal hutments

Illegal huts on the bank of

nullah in Camarabhat area

which are without any sani-

tary facilities, conveniently

release sewage in the nullah.

Commenting on “illegal

huts” however Commis-

sioner of Corporation of the

City of Panjim ( CCP) Elvis

Gomes said “illegal hut-

ments” have to go. A for-

mer councilor Patricia Pinto

who is well aware of inher-

ent problems afflicting the

city, said cleaning of nullah

alone will not end the problem.

It has to be seen that no sewage is

released into the nullah. And that

is a tough task.

City fathers have though

time and again talked about

the need to clean the nullah

nothing concrete has been

done except for their feeble

attempts get funds under

the Jawaharlal Nehru Na-

tional Rural Development

Mission (JNNURM) .

“Though a Detailed Proj-

ect Report (DPR) of Rs 23

crore for cleaning and up-

grading St Inez nullah was

prepared but it has not been

forwarded to the govern-

ment. The sub-committee

that examines DPRs pre-

pared to avail funds under

the JNNURM scheme have

suggested cer-

tain changes ,

pointed out

Gomes who

also believes there has to be

some arrangements to see

that no waste is released into

the nullah once it is reno-

vated and de-silted.

Nullah was disilted about

year and a half ago after

some active Panjimites in a

letter to the High Court

complaint that Nullah had

turned into a health haz-

ard. The CCP reluctantly

took up the work and de-

silted the nullah on the di-

rective of the High Court.

But the nullah continues to

look filthy as ever as dump-

ing of waste and sewage has

not stopped.

CCP Polls: THE BIG IssUE

“City fathers have though time and againtalked about the need to clean the nul-lah nothing concrete has been done ex-cept for their feeble attempts get fundsunder the Jawaharlal Nehru National RuralDevelopment Mission (JNNURM) .

Ward No. 12

Ward No. 14

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goa “We had preserved DNA samplesfrom the dead body after it wasfound lying abandoned. The sam-ples will be sent to the Forensic lab-oratory for testing”.– DySP Umesh Gaonkar

The new responsibility given to me isnot to silence me or gag me. My ap-pointment as Chairman of PECCmeans appreciation of my goodwork. – Mauvin Godinho

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New Central guidelines to make mining difficult shWeTA KAMAT

PANJIM, FEB 11: Around 100-

odd mining leases in Goa sur-

rounding wildlife sanctuaries

and a national park may face

an uncertain future with the

recent guidelines of the Min-

istry of Environment and

Forests (MoEF).

MoEF’s National Board for

Wildlife in its recent meeting

has circulated guidelines for

declaration of eco-sensitive

zones around national parks

and wildlife sanctuaries

which bans mining within 10

kms radius of wildlife sanctu-

aries or national park bor-

ders.

The circular which is is-

sued to Additional Principal

Chief Wildlife Warden, last

week, has said mining activ-

ity on the periphery was pro-

hibited.

The wildlife board’s circu-

lar is part of the National

Wildlife Action Plan 2002-

2016. “The areas outside the

protected area (PA) network

are often vital ecological cor-

ridors and must be protected

to prevent isolation of frag-

ments of bio-diversity which

will not survive in the long

run,” the circular empha-

sises.

Deputy Inspector General,

Wildlife, Prakriti Srivastava,

in the circular observed land

and water-use policies will

need to accept the imperative

of strictly protecting ecologi-

cally fragile habitats.

The board has prohibited

or regulated several activities

around the sanctuaries. The

MoEF has asked the State

Government to identify the

eco-sensitive zones around

the sanctuaries and national

park, where this activity will

not be allowed.

Mining comes as a first and

foremost economic activity

that is prohibited in the 10-

km radius of the wildlife

sanctuaries. The prohibition,

however, does not cover dig-

ging of earth for construction

or repair of houses and for

manufacturing of country

tiles or bricks for housing or

personal use.

Forest officials said that

there are nearly 100-120 min-

ing leases in these areas,

which were required to be

stopped if ever these guide-

lines are made applicable.

The Forest Department

would be soon filing its reply

pertaining to the guidelines,

whether these could be made

applicable to Goa or not. The

reply would be first placed

before the State Government

for suggestions and changes

after which it will be for-

warded to the Central min-

istry.

The felling of trees has also

been regulated under the

new circular while establish-

ment of hydro-electric proj-

ects have been completely

banned. Activities related to

tourism like flying over the

national park area by any air-

craft or hot air balloon too will

not be allowed.

The prohibitions come

under section 5 C (1) of the

Wildlife (Protection) Act,

1972, Section 3 of the Envi-

ronment (Protection) Act

1986 and Section 5 (1) of the

Environment (Protection)

Rules, 1986.

The ministry, talking in the

national context, has said that

many of the existing pro-

tected areas have already un-

dergone tremendous

development in close vicinity

to their boundaries. “Some of

the protected areas are actu-

ally lying in the urban set

up,” it adds.

The circular says that

defining the extent of eco-

sensitive zones around pro-

tected areas will have to be

kept flexible.

“The width of the eco-sen-

sitive zones and type of regu-

lation will differ from area to

area. However, as a general

principle the width of the

eco-sensitive zone could go

upto 10 kms around a pro-

tected area as provided in the

wildlife conservation strat-

egy-2002,” it reads.

In case, where sensitive

corridors, connectivity and

ecologically important

patches, crucial for landscape

linkage, are even beyond 10

kms width, these should be

included in eco-sensitive

zones.

MoEF has said that the

eco-sensitive zones are cre-

ated so that there is no nega-

tive impact of activities on the

wildlife sanctuaries and na-

tional parks.

the Forest Department would be soon filing its reply per-taining to the guidelines, whether these could be madeapplicable to Goa or not. the reply would be first placedbefore the State Government for suggestions andchanges after which it will be forwarded to the Centralministry.

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heRAlD RePoRTeR

MARGAO, FEB 11 : The Maina

Curtorim police seem to have

finally cracked the sensa-

tional headless body murder

case, with the police recover-

ing the remnants of burnt

pieces of fat, hair and ash of

bones at Xelvona-Quepem

on Friday.

A police team headed to

Xelvona at the instance of ac-

cused Nitin Bhonsle, who po-

lice said was one of the

occupants of the car on that

fateful night.

Margao Sub-divisional Po-

lice officer, DySP Umesh

Gaonkar said that the police

found burnt hair, pieces of fat

and ash of bones at the spot,

which is some meters away

from the Novadut factory.

As far as the skull is con-

cerned, DySP Gaonkar said

the skull is either taken away

by the accused or might have

been taken by animals. “The

police dog, which was

pressed into service at

Xelvona led the team to a dis-

tance of 50 meters in the

bushes”, he said.

Replying to a question, he

said though the possibility of

animals taking away the skull

is not ruled out, the arrests of

the two accused persons,

Vinod Kumar Yadav and an-

other accused from Mumbai,

will finally throw light on the

skull.

He, however, said that the

burnt hair, pieces of fat and

ash of bones will be dis-

patched to Forensic labora-

tory, adding that the police

had already taken DNA sam-

ples of the body of the de-

ceased.

“We had preserved DNA

samples from the dead body

after it was found lying aban-

doned sans the head at Nes-

sai. The samples will be sent

to the Forensic laboratory for

testing”, he added.

Replying to another question,

DySP Gaonkar said the police has

cracked the case and the Maina

Curtorim police led by PI Sidhant

Shirodkar are now collecting

pieces of evidence in support of

the case. “The police on the

look out for the two abscond-

ing accused, Vinod Kumar

Yadav and the native of

Mumbai”, he added.

He further said the police

are trying to find out from the

accused where exactly they

had kept the deceased for

one full day after his abduc-

tion from Benaulim on the

night of January 9-10, before

his body was found aban-

doned at Nessai.

Cops close to solving headless murder case

‘Role change will not keep my mouth shut’ I will call spade a spade, asserts Mauvin

heRAlD RePoRTeR

PANJIM, FEB 11 : “I will con-

tinue to call spade a spade. I

will not stop my opposition to

certain things,” said Deputy

Speaker and newly elected

Chairman of the Pradesh

Election Campaign Commit-

tee (PECC) of Goa Pradesh

Mauvin Godinho on Friday.

Addressing a press confer-

ence in his role as Chairman

of PECC found himself an-

swering a volley of questions

by media persons. Godinho,

who has been very vocal on

certain issues on his own gov-

ernment’s functioning, main-

tained accepting a new

responsibility by him should not

be read as “he will keep mum on

issues concerning the State.”

“The new responsibility give to

me is not to silence me or gag me,”

he asserted and added further,

“My appointment as Chairman of

PECC means appreciation of my

good work.”

Over a question whether

the new role was to silence

him from speaking against

his own Government, God-

inho replied, “The party had

recognized a person who

stood for the cause.”

Replying to another query,

he said in-fighting within the

party was a big challenge and

it will have to be seen how

things have to be worked out

in this situation. “My job will

be to campaign and highlight

the achievements of the Con-

gress party,” he stated.

Though he maintained

Congress was is in a position

to get the required numbers

on its own and the mood in

the party was it should go

solo, final decision on this

issue will have to be taken by

the party high command.

He further said new

faces will be considered for

tickets in 20 constituencies

where currently Congress

has not made inroads. Re-

acting to the decision of

the Public Accounts Com-

mittee (PAC) which has de-

cided to drop charges

against Manohar Parrikar

in the IFFI 2004 scam,

Godinho said it was like

the former giving himself a

clean chit.

the burnt hair, pieces of fat and ash of bones will be dis-patched to Forensic laboratory. Earlier, the police had alreadytaken DNA samples of the body of the deceased.

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xaxtiamchi There is no system being followed by the civic

body. What the civic body badly requires is a

system of follow ups to ensure that revenueflows into the coffers on a regular basis.

- Ex-MMC chief Savio Coutinho

For effective implementation of the ABC

program, we want the civic body to provide

a full-time van driver and a dog catchingworker.

- SGWTA’s Sandra Fernandes

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

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SNAPSHOT

Science festival MARCEL (HC): Goa Vidhyaprasarak Mandal’s As-

tronomical Observatory in association with Sci-

ence Centre, Farmagudi-Ponda, will organise All

Goa Inter-higher Secondary School Science Festi-

val ‘Scientia 2011’ at Maquinez Palace, ESG,

Panjim, on February 12.

A press note stated that Michael D’Souza, direc-

tor of department of science and technology and

environment, will be the chief guest. Wilson Vaz

is the event coordinator, Scientia 2011.

The registration will begin at 9 am and the prize

distribution ceremony will be held at 4.30 pm.

Competitions such as Q Test, Earth 2040 and

discovery will be organised. Cash prizes of Rs

4,000 (first), Rs 2,000 (second) and Rs 1,000

(third) will be awarded to the winners in Earth

2040 and Q Test. For discovery, cash prizes are

Rs 2,000 (first), Rs 1,000 (second) and Rs 500

(third).

Professor Suresh Ramaswamy, head of BITS pi-

lani, Goa Campus, wil deliver a talk on the occa-

sion.

Fr Jerry’s retreatPANJIM (HND): Fr Jerry Sequeira of Divine Mission

Society of Mangalore will conduct a retreat at Emer-

ald Lawns, Parra on February 14 and 15, from

10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Free buses are available.

Contact Br Willy on 9823055659, for further de-

tails.

Bible course at PilarPANJIM (HND): The second session of the Bible

course on ‘prophets’ will begin on February 20 at

Pilar Theological College, Pilar. Every Sunday,

from February 20 to March 20, the classes will

begin at 9.30 am and end at 12.30 pm. Dr Max

Gonsalves will be the resource person. Those

who wish to attend the course should contact the

Programme Director Fr Lino Florindo, to register

their names. Interested may contact on 2218521

or 2219459.

Nuvem gram sabhaMARGAO (HR): The ordinary gram sabha of Nuvem

panchayat will be held on February 20 at 10 am in

front of the panchayat office.

Sarpanch Antonio Barreto said that if any person

wants to put up any proposal or suggestion regard-

ing development in the village, they should give in

writing on or before February 17.

He said the house repairs files received by the of-

fice under Rajiv Awaas Yojana 2008 will be placed

before the gram sabha.

Anti-TB WeekPANJIM (HND): The foundation day of the Tuber-

culosis Association of India, New-Delhi is ob-

served every year February 23 by its affiliated

associations throughout the country as ‘Anti-TB

Day’.

On this occasion to create mass awareness

about the tuberculosis problem, the TB Associa-

tion Goa will organise a ‘Anti-TB Week’ from Feb-

ruary 17 to 23, in collaboration with various units

of the Directorate of Health Services, Goa State

TB Control Society/National TB Control Pro-

gramme, Goa State AIDS Control Society, Goa

Medical College, Indian Medical Association, In-

dian Red Cross Society, Rotary, Lions Clubs and

other voluntary institutions.

Honorary Secretary of the TB Association of Goa,

Dr Damodar Bhounsule has appealed to the

medical, para-medical and others to intensify TB

control activities during the ‘Anti-TB Week’. The

necessary health education material on tubercu-

losis is available for free distribution at the office

of the TB Association of Goa, 403, Nizari Bhavan,

Panjim.

Saraswat food festival PANJIM (HND): The 11th Saraswat Food and Cul-

tural Festival 2011 will be held from February 25

to 27 at the Panjim Gymkhana grounds. Stalls at

the venue will offer variety of Saraswat cuisine

and showcase Saraswat culture through talent

contests and other events onstage as well as off-

stage.

The onstage events include competitions of

dance, fancy dress, monologue, singing, quiz, Ba-

lika and Bal Saraswat, Kumari and Kumar

Saraswat, ideal Saraswat Couple and a special

Saraswat family-in-action event. Off stage con-

tests include best-out-of-waste, vegetable and

food carving, fabric painting, flower arrangement,

picture colouring, mehendi, drawing and painting

competitions.

Preliminaries for events will be held on February

13, at Nalanda Hall, EDC house, Panjim, at 9.30

am.

Form for participating in various events and book-

ing of stalls are available at the shop Shakti.com,

opposite Hotel Manoshanti, Panjim

(2422909/9822004518), Maya Book Stall, Mar-

gao (2731759), Hotel Manish, Vasco

(2511110/2511175), S D Prabhu Salgaoker, Ma-

pusa (2262311), Aparna Medical Stores, Ponda

(2313043), Subhash Phaldessai, Canacona

(9890842310) and Vaibhav Kenkre, Sawantwadi

(9422963917).

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, FEB 11: Chief Minister Digambar

Kamat-supported Margao Municipal Coun-

cil has come under close scanner as the civic

coffers has virtually turned empty and out-

standing arrears running into crores of ru-

pees.

If the Municipal administration headed by

Chief Officer Prasanna Acharya had to fall

back on two fixed deposits certificates to make

salary payments to the employees for the

month of January, the administration has to

blame itself for its utter failure to recover huge

outstanding revenue.

Be it the recovery of house tax, rents from

municipal property, advertising and trade tax,

the civic body has failed miserably over the

years resulting in the sorry state of affairs.

A glance at the audit report compiled by the

Accountant General of India cuts a sorry fig-

ure of the municipal administration, with the

audit exposing glaring discrepancies on the

revenue recovery front.

MMC stares at empty coffers even as arrears run into crores

The audit has taken strong

cognizance of the failure by

the municipal body to re-

cover the arrears from the

Sopo contractor running

into over Rs 24 lakhs per-

taining to the last several

years. And, if officials are to

be believed, the arrears may

have increased further with

no concrete attempts forth-

coming from the municipal

body, again resulting in a loss

of revenue to the civic body.

The revenue recovery sec-

tion of the civic body ap-

pears totally directionless in

effecting recovery of the out-

standing revenue. With offi-

cials heading the municipal

administration having other

priorities, there’s no senior

official around to guide the

tax recovery section or to

put a mechanism in place.

Believe it or not, a new fi-

nancial year is staring at the

civic body, but the recovery

section is still in the process

of serving bills on the

households for tax pay-

ments of the current year.

The tax recovery section,

sources in the know say, is

hit by manpower shortage,

but the biggest problem

facing the section is the ab-

sence of a dedicated cell to

recover the revenue due to

the civic body.

Says former MMC

Chairperson Savio

Coutinho, who tried to put

a system in place during his

two year old tenure: “There

is no system being followed

by the civic body. What the

civic body badly requires is

a system of follow ups to en-

sure that revenue flows into

the coffers on a regular

basis”.

Recovery section in doldrums! License feesbased on old rates

The audit has exposed the

Margao civic body on the loss

of revenue to the extent of Rs

48.38 lakh due to non-adop-

tion of the revised plinth area

rate for the construction of li-

cense fees. Though the PWD

had revised the plinth area

rate prior to May 2009 and

again in May 2009, the Margao

Municipal Council has not

adopted the revised plinth

area rate for working out the

estimated cost of the construc-

tion and continued the assess-

ment and collection of license

fees based on the plinth area

prevailed during 2000.

The situation on the recovery of trade license

and advertisement tax is no better either.

Though Margao enjoys the status as the

State’s commercial capital, the civic body has

not benefited in a big way on the revenue

front from these two heads. Officials in private

admit that there may be more business estab-

lishments registered in Panjim and other mu-

nicipal areas than Margao due to utter

indifference and callousness by the municipal

administration to bring these establishments

under the tax net. Due to municipal adminis-

tration’s sheer lethargy, thousands of estab-

lishments across the city are operating sans

basic trade license and display advertising

boards without paying the advertisement tax.

Inquires has revealed that the civic body can

be richer by at least Rs one crore annually if

the establishments are made to pay the trade

license and the advertising tax.

Are trade license, advert fees optional?

The house tax arrears is believed to have

crossed the Rs three crore figure during the

last financial year. But, the civic body has suf-

fered a further loss of Rs 1.15 crore during the

financial year 2007-10 due to non-levy of inter-

est on arrears of house tax. Interestingly, it was

revealed that A Class Mormugao Municipal

Council levies interest at the rate of 12 per cent

and 18 per cent per annum against dues for

house tax and rent. However, the Margao civic

body has been caught on the wrong foot not

only in the collection of the yearly house tax,

but to levy interest on arrears, resulting in a

huge loss of Rs 1.5 crore.

House tax arrears over Rs 3 crore?

Rent not revised on municipal shopsThe collection and revision

of rent is a case in point. The

audit has pointed out that

the civic body has suffered

an annual loss of Rs 7.64

lakh due to irregularities

and violation of the Act in

leasing of shops in the

Gandhi market area.

What’s interesting to note

is that the audit found the

total establishment expendi-

ture incurred on the market

turned out high as compared

to the income due to the fail-

ure to collect rent of shops in

time, impose interest on ar-

rears and effect an annual in-

Sopo contractors have field day

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO: Portuguese pass-

port holders, beware. Booth

Level Officers (BLOs) have

fanned out to various corners

of Salcete to strike down the

names of voters, who are now

Portuguese passport holders,

from the electoral rolls.

Three months after the

Foreigners branch came out

with a detailed list of hun-

dreds of Portuguese passport

holders across the state, elec-

tion officials right down at the

booth level are tracking down

the names as part of the exer-

cise to delete the names.

Says Salcete Mamlatdar

Paresh Faldessai: “Booth level

Officers have been entrusted

with the job of deletion of

names of Portuguese passport

holders from the electoral list.

The exercise is already under-

way at the booth level”.

With the Election Commis-

sion appointing one Assistant

Electoral Returning Officer

for each of the eight assembly

constituencies in Salcete, the

exercise is being supervised

by these AEROs as per the

directions of the Election

Commission.

Incidentally, information

revealed that many a Por-

tuguese passport holders

have voluntarily made their

presence felt before the

AEROs for deletion of names

from the electoral list.

“My office itself has seen

many Portuguese passport

holders applying for deletion

of names from the electoral

list. Apart from this, the

Booth Level Officers are car-

rying out the exercise at the

booth level”, Faldessai added.

Electoral Officer, N S Navti

says the Election Commission

has initiated the exercise after

receiving a list of names of peo-

ple who have acquired Por-

tuguese passports. “No sooner,

the Electoral Office receives a

report from the police depart-

ment, the same is forwarded to

the Assistant Electoral Return-

ing Officers, who in turn marks

the same to the Booth Level

Officers for action”, Navti said.

Saying that a Portuguese

passport holder ceases to be

an Indian citizen after acquir-

ing the passport of the foreign

country, Navti said only citi-

zens of India are entitled to

enroll their names on the

electoral list and to cast vote.

Salcete Portuguese passport holders under radar of poll officials

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO: When the Margao Munici-

pal Council inked an agreement with

the South Goa Welfare Trust for An-

imals (SGWTA) to tackle the burning

problem of stray dog menace, many

in the corridors of the civic body felt

that the days of the stray menace will

finally be a thing of the past.

Nearly one year down the line,

and the much-hyped deal is yet to

make an impact on the citizens of

the Commercial Capital – with stray

dogs on the prowl on the city’s roads

and lanes.

The reasons are not far to seek.

Though the Margao Civic body has

signed the agreement with the NGO,

the support and assistance required

to take the menace head on has not

been forthcoming from the civic body.

Just imagine a situation when dog

catching hit a block after the civic body

took nearly a month to repair and re-

place the battery of the dog catching

van. Or, that the NGO is made to wait

for days and months to receive the

meager amount of Rs 11,000 a month

from the civic body in lieu of catching

the dogs. And, not to mention the in-

ordinate delay in implementing the

expansion plan to meet the growing

requirements under the Animal Birth

Control program.

Indeed, the Margao civic body

seems to have abdicated its respon-

sibility in tackling the stray dog

menace under the premise that the

body pays a monthly remuneration

of Rs 11,000 to the SGWTA.

Says SGWTA incharge, Sandra

Fernandes: “We are facing difficult

times in continuing with the opera-

tions. The Margao Civic body is not

prompt in making the payments

every month. Payment for the

month of December is yet to be

made by the civic body till date.

How can the NGO continue the op-

erations with such half-hearted sup-

port from the civic body”.

“For effective implementation of

the ABC program, we want the civic

body to provide a full-time van

driver and a dog catching worker.

This will help in attending to call

late evening or night”, she added.

Incidentally, the council had re-

solved to tender expansion work of

the dog shelter at a cost of Rs 2 lakh,

but a change of guard in the civic

body has apparently put the pro-

posal in cold storage.

Says former MMC Chairperson

Savio Coutinho: “The expansion

plan was mooted as the existing dog

shelter was found inadequate to

meet the growing requirements.

But, after my departure, things ap-

pear to have come to a standstill”.

Coutinho recalled the attempts

made by vested interests to sabotage

the ABC program by putting spokes

in the construction of the dog shelter.

Sadly, though it would one year in

March since the civic body entered

into an agreement with SGWTA,

the municipality is yet to make

available space for the disposal of

animal carcass. “We were promised

adequate land to dispose off the eu-

thanized dogs, but nothing has ma-

terialized till date”, Sandra said.

A civic official in the know said the

senior officials and elected represen-

tatives are still unaware of the fact

that tackling stray dogs is the basic

responsibility of the Municipal Coun-

cil. “We cannot abdicate our respon-

sibility just because the council pays

Rs 11,000 to the NGO. As per the high

court directions, the civic body is re-

quired to set up a help line for dis-

tressed people to call for assistance.

There’s not even a dedicate help line

number announced by the civic

body till date”, the official remarked.

MMC’s lethargy comes to fore in tackling stray dog menace

Stray dogs on the prowl in the commercial capital. Photo by Santosh Mirajkar

The State Electoral office is

investigating into the na-

tionality status of Majorda

Sarpanch Visitation Da

Silva.

Electoral Officer, N S

Navti said the office is

seized with the matter in

view of a complaint that the

Sarpanch is a Portuguese

passport holder.

Incidentally, the

Sarpanch has vehemently

denied that she has ac-

quired a Portuguese pass-

port, making it categorically

clear that she is an Indian

citizen holding an Indian

passport.

In yet another twist to the

controversy, Majorda panch

Piedade Baptista has de-

nied that he has com-

plained to the election

authorities stating that the

Sarpanch is a Portuguese

passport holder.

Mickky’s nationality: ball in Home dept’s court

The complaint against former Tourism

Minister and Benaulim MLA Mickky

Pacheco that he is a foreign citizen has been

forwarded to the Home department.

Assistant Electoral Returning Officer,

Barad informed that the complaint against

the Benaulim MLA has been forwarded to

the Home department for details on the na-

tionality status of the former Minister.

Sources in the know said the Home de-

partment may approach the US embassy to

throw light on the nationality status of

Mickky Pacheco as was done earlier.

It may be recalled that the Home depart-

ment had on an earlier occasion written to

the US embassy vis-à-vis Pacheco’s nation-

ality, but sources in the know said the em-

bassy is yet to reply to the correspondence.

Probe underway in Majorda Sarpanch’s case

“

crease in the rent. The audit

observed that the irregulari-

ties tantamount to violation

of the Act and extension of

undue benefits to the occu-

pants of the municipal prop-

erties resulting in huge loss

of revenue to the council.

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“Goa is incomplete without an independentHigh Court. Now is the time to demand forit. There cannot be one court for twostates.

— sGaa president adv Viegas

The Bombay High Court should have a spe-cial cell comprising those who are wellversed with the practical situations in theState.

— adv amrut Kansar

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

“

SNAPSHOTRTI program organisedCALANGUTE (HC): The Calangute Legal Aid Cell of

V M Salgaocar College of Law in collaboration with

Bailancho Saad organised a legal awareness pro-

gramme for the residents of Saligao at Saligao

Panchayat Hall on Sunday.

The main emphasis of the awareness programme

was laid on the Right to Information (RTI) and

rights of women.

Adv Yatish Naik explained and guided the audi-

ence into the property rights under the Goa Por-

tuguese Civil Code, while Adv Shankar Phadte

addressed the villagers on Women Protection Act.

Adv Benaulikar spoke on Right to Information Act.

Others who spoke on the occasion were Assistant

Parish Priest of Mae De Deus Church, Saligao Fr

Domnic Sequeira and Rui de Gama, who called

upon the gathering to make the best of the Right

to Information Act to weed out corruption, illegali-

ties and make the society a noble one.

A large gathering of villagers including Sarpanch

Lucas Remedious, Panchayat members Bholanath

Ghadi Sankhalkar and Eknath Oraskar and others

were present for the function.

The students of V M Salgaocar College of Law pre-

sented a skit depicting domestic violence in the

society, especially on the daughter-in-laws.

Anusha Kaisukar compered the function, while

Natasha Nazareth proposed the vote of thanks.

Major power shutdown at PernemPANJIM (HND): A major power shutdown is

arranged on February 13, from 6 am to 5 pm, at

Pernem and Chandel feeders to undertake major

repair works at Tivim sub-station.

Accordingly, the following areas will have no power

supply, which include Pernem municipality and

surrounding areas, VP Dhargal and surrounding

areas, VP Varkhand-Nagzar, VP Allorna, VP Ozarim,

VP Ibrampur, VP Hassapur-Chandel, VP Casar-

varnem, VP Torxem, VP Ugvem-Mopa, VP Corgao,

VP Naibag Porascadem, VP Parsem, VP Agarwada-

Chopdem, VP Tuem, VP Virnoda, VP Mandrem, VP

Morjim, VP Arambol, VP Paliem, VP Keri, Tuem In-

dustrial Estate and Tuem Hospital.

Vacancies in DRDOPANJIM (HND): Defence Research and Develop-

ment Organization, Centre for Personnel Talent

Management (CEPTAM) Delhi, invites applications

to fill 591 vacancies in different subjects/trades.

Written examination will be held on April 24. The

last date for submission of application is February

18. For more details log on to www.drdo.org. or

contact Secretary, Department of Sainik Welfare,

Panjim.

Chairperson of Uttarakand State Women’s Commis-

sion Geeta Thakur seen with the Chairperson of

Goa State Women’s Commission Ezilda Sapeco and

members of GSWC Jyothi Gaonkar and Vijaya

Sheldekar at the commission’s office in Panjim.

Thakur had a wide range of discussion of women’s

issue pertaining to common interest of both the

States.

Gruha Shobha inauguratedPORVORIM (HC): Chairman of Law Commission

Ramakant Khalap inaugurated the Gruha Shobha

– Living Style exhibition at Mapusa on Thursday

evening.

The five-day family shopping event has been or-

ganised by Simon Executors from Bangalore. Ma-

pusa Municipal Council (MMC) Chairperson Sudhir

Kandolkar was also present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Khalap said such type

of exhibitions provide opportunities for the people

to purchase essential goods under one roof and

that too at reasonable prices.

He complimented the event company for taking

the initiative to organise this type of big exhibition

in Mapusa and appealed to the people to take

benefit of it.

Simons Executors Director M S Nagachandra in-

formed that about 35 traders/companies are par-

ticipating in the five-day exhibition, which will

continue till February 14.

“In this exhibition, various products ranging from

home appliances, electronics, cosmetics, con-

sumer goods, books, carpets and furniture, etc,

are on display. This is the first time they are organ-

izing this type of exhibition in Mapusa,” added Na-

gachandra.

Chairperson Sudhir Kandolkar also spoke on the

occasion.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

PERNEM: Agitated over the

suspension of South Goa

Additional Sessions Judge

Desmond D’Costa, the

Pernem Advocates Associa-

tion on Friday boycotted the

court proceedings.

Pernem Advocates Asso-

ciation President Prasad

Shahapurkar demanded im-

mediate revocation of the

suspension order of D’Costa.

According to sources,

there were no court pro-

ceedings at First Class Mag-

istrate Court at Pernem and

also at Mamlatdar’s and

Deputy Collector’s offices at

Pernem, as the agitating ad-

vocates abstained from at-

tending the court.

MARCEL CORRESPON-

DENT: Ponda advocates

have also joined the band-

wagon protesting the sus-

pension of Judge Desmond

D’Costa.

Though the Ponda JMFC

was functioning as usual, the

members at a meeting on

Friday decided and resolved

to abstain from appearing in

the Court on Monday to

show their solidarity in re-

spect of suspension of Judge

D’Costa.

VASCO REPORTER

ADDS: Lawyers from Vasco

continued their agitation in

protest against suspension of

Additional District Judge

Desmond D'Cots for the sec-

ond day on Friday.

Lawyers abstained from

attending to the court mat-

ters for both sessions in Ju-

dicial Magistrate First Class

Vasco. Lawyers and advo-

cates of Vasco Advocates As-

sociation (VAA) staged a

demonstration and boy-

cotted the court proceed-

ings.

On Thursday, only

evening court proceedings

were held up, as most of the

lawyers refrained from at-

tending their duties, while

on Friday both the sessions

were held up as none of the

advocates turned up for the

proceedings.

“Suspending a judge like

Desmond D’Costa is sending

a wrong signal to the entire

judiciary,” said VAA Vice

President Adv Rajan Naik.

Most of the advocates affil-

iated to VAA were present

during the protest on Friday,

as most of them unani-

mously agreed that D’-

Costa’s suspension should

be revoked as soon as possi-

ble.

It may be recalled that

Judge D’Costa was recently

in the news, after he acquit-

ted 40-year-old serial killer,

Mahanand Naik, in a mur-

der case involving one of his

16 victims.

QUEPEM CORRE-

SPONDENT ADDS: The

functioning of Judicial and

Revenue courts in Quepem

was affected for the second

day on Friday, as all the ad-

vocates boycotted the court

proceedings in protest

against suspension of Addi-

Laywers strike to protest judge’s suspension continues

SGAA President Adv Viegas addresses the lawyers outside the District and Sessions

Court, in Panjim. Photo by Sachin Ambdoskar

their clients in court matters

at JMFC Canacona on Fri-

day, the second day of the ad-

vocate’s protests. However,

the seasoned and senior

lawyers reportedly stayed

away from the proceedings

for the second day.

“It was the similar scene

on Thursday also,” con-

firmed the source.

Sources further informed

that court matters on the

second day were however

called to order as per the

day’s listing and there was

no let-up or shortfall from

the courts administrative

functioning.

However, few juniors who

attended the matters for the

day pleaded for new dates.

On Friday, around 18 cases

were listed for morning ses-

sion, while another 12 were

taken up in the evening.

Lawyers demand separate

High Court for Goa

Alongside the demand to

reinstate Judge D’Costa,

the agitating lawyers have

now demanded an inde-

pendent High Court for

Goa.

“Goa is incomplete

without an independent

High Court. Now is the

time to demand for it.

There cannot be one court

for two states (Goa and

Maharashtra),” SGAA

President Adv Viegas said.

Adding to his statement,

another lawyer said that

an independent High

Court will help several

Goan lawyers a fair work

experience of this court.

“There are several

lawyers in the State, but

only selective lawyers

practice in the HC because

they are in good books

with the judges. We don’t

want this practice to con-

tinue and hence want an

independent court,” he

said adding they will press

for the demand till it is ac-

complished.

tional Sessions Judge

Desmond D’Costa.

As the advocates boy-

cotted the court proceedings,

not a single matter could

come up either in the judicial

or in the revenue court.

Though some advocates

appeared before courts, they

did not mark their presence

and requested the court to

mark the presence of the

parties only.

MAPUSA CORRESPON-

DENT ADDS: Most of the

advocates from Mapusa and

other adjoining areas did not

attend court proceedings in

protest against the suspen-

sion of Additional District

and Sessions Judge

Desmond D’Costa.

The advocates gathered at

the Advocates room on Fri-

day at about 10 am and re-

solved not to participate in

court proceedings for the

day in order to show solidar-

ity to Judge D’Costa.

A delegation of some sen-

ior lawyers comprising Adv

Gopal Kanekar, Adv Sauda-

gar, Adv Rajesh Narvekar

and Adv Anthony Braganza

went and informed all the

judges in the Mapusa Court

Complex about their deci-

sion to boycott court pro-

ceedings for the day.

Addressing the lawyers,

Adv Amrut Kansar said the

decision to suspend Jude

D’Costa, who is highly re-

spected among the legal fra-

ternity, is most deplorable

and unacceptable.

While claiming that every

lawyer in the State is anxious

to know the reason for the

suspension of a judge, who is

known for his honesty and

high standard of integrity,

Adv Kansar said that the

suspension of Judge D’Costa

is arbitrariness.

He appealed to all the

lawyers not to turn a blind

eye and be silent spectators

to such acts of high handed-

ness as suspension of good

judges like on petty issues

can prove to be detriment of

entire judicial system.

Sympathizing with the

lower court judges, Adv

Kansar said many times the

lower court judges have

been asked to work under

tremendous stress which

quite often results in most of

them suffering from various

ailments and frustrations.

“The Bombay High Court

should have a special cell

comprising those who are well

versed with the practical situ-

ations in the State to deal with

the administrative aspects of

Goa’s judiciary and not to per-

mit people sitting in Mumbai

to decide administrative mat-

ters of Goa arbitrarily,” sug-

gested Adv Kansar.

Mapusa Advocates Forum

Chairman Adv Anthony

Braganza has condemned

the suspension of Jude D’-

Costa without even conduct-

ing a fair enquiry.

CANACONA CORRE-

SPONDENT ADDS: The

civil and criminal court cases

at Canacona JMFC have

been partially affected since

Thursday, as most lawyers

abstained from court mat-

ters as part of the state-wide

protests against the suspen-

sion of Additional Sessions

Judge Desmond D’Costa.

According to sources,

some juniors represented

More Goa news on pG 9

As a training consultant, I meet

hundreds of professionals every

month across different parts of

the country. During these interactions, I

realized that a lot of participants voiced

their inability to control their temper or

emotions as a concern area. In business

– what you say and what you do are the

only two things that matter.

When we lose control over our tem-

per, we end up saying and doing a lot of

things that have an adverse affect on our

business and, in turn, our careers. Once

you say something, you can never take it

back. Once you say something, it stays.

Irrespective of whether you mean it or

not – words once uttered cannot be

taken back. Be careful of what you say

when you are in a bad state of mind. One

thing said could damage a relationship

you built over years. Professionals usu-

ally lose their cool on people they believe

they can afford to lose their cool on – like

small customers, subordinates, etc. The

manager blows his top on his team but

will not do the same with his own boss

since he knows the repercussions would

be detrimental to his own career. That,

by itself, is proof that all professionals

can keep their calm and control their

emotion even if they are seething from

inside.

The difference between a good profes-

sional and a mediocre one is one’s ability

to soak work pressure and not pass it on

to the colleagues. This passing on of

anger and frustration in business is

called emotional leakage. Pass on the

message, not the nasty words because it

may not help the cause. The same is true

while dealing with a customer. You could

have had a tough interaction with one

customer which could put you in a bad

state of mind. But if you pass on those

frustrations on to the next customer, you

have created bad blood with both cus-

The key to being a good professional is

your ability to manage and control your

temper by being totally conscious of

your behavior. Irrespective of what the

situation, learn to control your temper.

Each person will have his own way of

doing it, find yours. For some people it

comes naturally. For others it does not.

The easier thing to do is to let go and say

the nasty thing. It will definitely make

you feel better for the moment. But

managing your temper will help you

long term and lead to you making

progress in your career.

Swapnil Kamat is one of India’s leading

Training Consultants and heads Work

Better India. Contact him at

swapnil@workbetterindia.com.

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Though Goa leads on a number of

counts such as education, GDP,

health and standard of living, in

many of the national surveys, there is no

proper planning or direction for Goa’s

growth. Earlier, agriculture, trading,

tourism and mining were the chief com-

mercial activities in Goa. In hinterland

Goa, mining became the backbone of

the economy. A lot of people got direct as

well as indirect employment and it be-

came another avenue for earning along

with agriculture. Zuari, MRF, Ciba, and

some of the local groups were some of

the established industries in existence in

Goa. Their immense contribution to the

state cannot be ignored.

The emergence of Verna Industral Es-

tate from 1988 as an electronic city made

a huge difference to the state. Many

Electronic units also started in Verna like

DLink, Titan, Magic Electronics, Spar-

row Tech, Siemens etc. GIDC though

was set up much earlier it became very

active after emergence of Verna Indus-

trial Estate. In 1992, with the opening up

of the economy and ushering of liberal-

ization, Goa also benefited. Industry was

granted a tax holiday u/s 80 IB of the In-

come Tax Act – 1961 in the 1993 budget.

Availability of land and labour, com-

munal harmony, good law and order sit-

uation, peaceful labour and clean

environment and the State’s emer-

gence as a cheaper alternative to ex-

pensive and congested places like

Mumbai spurred investment in Goa.

The Planning Commission had then

rated Goa as the second best state in

India for investment. Today, Goa is

among the largest pharma manufactur-

ing locations in its industrial develop-

ment. But along with pharma, a sizable

number of steel units which were power

guzzlers also set base in the state. Also

Zinc, Copper, Cobalt manufacturing

units started their base in Goa which

should not have been allowed. But en-

tire formation in the Government was

going through a phase of building expe-

rience that this error took place. In 1994,

the Thapar-Dupont Nylon 6.6 plant was

vociferously opposed because Dupont

had not taken adequate measures to en-

sure pollution control in Goa. Off late,

people started to oppose the new proj-

ects and many agitations were seen in

Goa like Nylon mentioned above, Meta

Strips etc. They were more attributable

to the environmental concerns. Three

categories of people who are involved in

agitations are people genuinely con-

cerned who are thinking of betterment

of Goa and Goan’s, people sadistic in na-

ture who just go with the crowd and

third category are people who agitate for

their personal gains like for money, con-

tracts etc. The cause of agitations are

that people feel that new projects won’t

benefit locals. This is due to the belief

that of Goans that they are not a part of

the state’s economic progress.

What has to be explained to people at

the grass roots is how industry brings

development and money. And include

them as beneficiaries in development

and growth growth In Goa, the benefit

of improved infrastructure due to in-

dustrialization has also percolated down

to the common man. Goa has a road

length of 2245 km per 1000 sq.km of land

compared to the national average of 730

km. The Konkan Railway commis-

sioned in 1998 is a project of great public

and commercial utility. It has not only

saved time but also ensured tremendous

savings on fuel, decongestion of Mum-

bai-Goa hilly terrain and is eco-friendly.

It has facilitated the scope of trade & in-

dustry tremendously. The bottom line

therefore, is to continue in the same di-

rection but by making people the real

beneficiaries of the state’s growth.

Nitin Kunkolienkar is known in business

circles as Mr Industry. One of Goas most

prominent pro industry voices, he will do

a monthly audit of aspects of the Goan

industry. He begins with a bit of the

past. He is the Vice-President of

Smartlink Network Systems Ltd, Vice

Chairman of Economic Development

Corporation ltd and the Immediate Past

President of Goa Chamber of Com-

merce and Industry.

A Rich past needs a peoplefriendly future

nitin

KunKolienKar

Managing Your Temper

SwaPnil Kamat

This is a story from the latest issue of the Forbes India mag-

azine, headlined “Bribeless in Bihar”, which details a

complete turnaround of the state from lawlessness and

corruption to a change agent which is doing a cleanup act. The

change agent is the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his tool for

change is an extraordinary legislation initiated and enacted by

him called the Special Courts Act 2009.

In a single stroke, Kumar developed a tool which would take

away the main after affect of corruption-ill gotten wealth. The

new law provides for a summary confiscation of property of al

government officials found to be having more assets than their

income justifies. The act comes into force when investigating

agencies are convinced that an official owns assets in excess of

his known source of income. Then even as it pursues a corrup-

tion case against the official, the state separately seeks to take

control of his assets.

The vigilance department moves one of the six special courts

set up for the purpose to fast track the hearings declaring that an

official has amassed unexplained wealth. The property is then

held while the court conducts speedy trials within six months and

decides if the property should be confiscated or not. If acquitted

the property is returned with five percent interest. If not the state

takes over the property for a public purpose.

Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Vigilance officials

have to get a clearance to prosecute a bureaucrat from his very

own department. The Special Courts Act has made this redun-

dant by hitting where it hurts. Property. And that is not all. A Spe-

cial Vigilance Unit has been set up by the Bihar government to

go after the big fish. This unit consists of crack team of former CBI

officers and sits in a separate office. This team caught the former

Director General of Police, Bihar Narayan Mishra and state drug

controller YK Jaiswal with wealth, which according to Forbes

Magazine, is “enough to finance annual budgets of entire villages”.

Both of them will have one or more properties confiscated.

All this has been possible only because Bihar has a Chief Min-

ister with a political will to do this. Does Goa’s Chief Minister have

the will to do the same?

We do not have the time to do any further lip service on cor-

ruption. Goa should without fail draft a Special Courts Act along

the lines of the Bihar Act, form a Special Vigilance unit with

handpicked team of officers, most definitely from outside the state

and start zeroing in on government officials, including police of-

ficers who have built giant bungalows all over the state. Even IPS

and IAS officials who were posted in Goa have bought land and

houses, as their holiday homes. While these may be legal, a look

at these properties is justified.

Moreover given the stench of corruption and criminality asso-

ciated with the Anti narcotics Cell, a special vigilance unit should

probe the assets and wealth of every officer, inspector and consta-

ble associated with the ANC for the past five years at the very least.

Next on the list-politicians. There are so many rags to riches sto-

ries of Goan politicians, that the stories have reached a level of

boredom . Some worked in factories, others were contractors, one

senior controversial politician started off as a motorcycle pilot and

now has properties dotting every town of Goa. Another reportedly

has a flat in very building project he helped by way of licences and

permissions. If there is a strong belief that these properties were

built through ill gotten wealth or were the actual bribes, they

should be seized and held till special courts dispense justice .

If this successful model wasn’t in place in Bihar, this debate

would have been dumped as a wishful exercise. But no state in-

cluding Goa has an excuse now. The Bihar Special Courts Act

2009 has been eventually signed into law by the President of India

in March 2010. Though this has been challenged , the challengers

are mainly officers from Bihar whose properties have been con-

fiscated in disproportionate assets cases.

Bihar has shown the way. Does Goa have the guts to follow?

Seize property of thecorrupt, Bihar style

lways the leader

The new look of Herald is attractive, and most

welcome. Now the print is sharp. The format

lay out and news features gives satisfaction to

your loyal readers. The length of the paper is

something that must change, preferably to a to

tabloid size, for easy handling. The world over,

newspapers of that size, are a norm.

Herald must give it a serious thought to

come out first, and is expected to be the leader,

as always.

Nelson Lopes, Chinchinim

Scams affect stockmarkets

The country’s attention has been drawn to the

various scams that have taken place and has se-

verely dented the government’s prestige. The

scamsters are protected by the Congress gov-

ernment at the Centre, for reasons best known

to them. This has triggered a collapse at the

stock markets with the Sensex and the Nifty

witnessing a fall. Those who invested their

money under the ULIP plans are at the mercy

of the falling Sensex. These investors will not

get their money back for at least three to four

years from now. Dr Manmohan Singh may not

be corrupt, but he is protecting the corrupt

‘babus’ of his government.

Marcos Alemao, via email

It’s raining scamsWe have all kinds of scams coming out with the

latest being the ISRO-Devas S-band spectrum

scam. One does not understand why contracts

are drafted in such a manner, that the licensees

like ISRO cannot trade in, or sell what is not its

own. It is also said that for every scam that sees

the light of the day, a hundred scams remain un-

veiled. This is definitely true for India and with

scams tumbling out like proverbial skeletons

out of a closet, this government is seeing a com-

plete erosion of credibility. It is not enough for

the PMO to say that in the ISRO-Devas case,

there was no scam and we will now cancel the

contract. The question now uppermost in the

aam admi ‘s mind is that if this had not come

out, would the PMO have cancelled the con-

tract?

S Kamat, Alto-Betim

Deplorable suspension

The sudden suspension of Judge Desmond D’-

Costa is deplorable. This cannot be tolerated. It

is all the more, when it is meted out to a person

of outstanding calibre and impeccable integrity.

The justice delivery system has failed a very

knowledgeable, talented and honest judge. If

the injustice meted out to Judge Desmond is not

immediately rectified, the credibility of the ju-

diciary, which is the third and vital pillar of our

Constitution, is at stake.

While the learned judge’s suspension came

about due to his alleged expeditious disposal of

one of the cases against Mahanand Naik, no ac-

tion is being taken against another judge who

has documented evidence of grave judicial im-

propriety. It is time the High Court cracks the

whip.

Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar

Committed allies atloggerheads

The case of Raymond A Davis, a US embassy

staffer in Pakistan, held in connection with the

murder of two Pakistanis, has stirred a diplo-

matic rumpus which could possibly endanger

the fragile relationship between the two coun-

tries. Pakistan is already teeming with scores of

US nationals who roam the country freely.

Moreover, clandestine activities carried out

under the guise of diplomatic affairs by the US,

misleads none. With a penchant for turning its

embassies and consulates in other countries into

virtual espionage dens, Pakistan is undoubtedly

getting a bitter taste of its own medicine.

Pachu Menon, Margao

Stability of ourdemocracy

61 years isn’t long in a nation’s history, but

almost a lifetime for most of us and soon, we

reminisce about the good old days, no matter

how bad they were. It is quite possible to be-

come disillusioned when we hear reports of cor-

ruption which perhaps was not heard of during

colonial rule. It has more to do with media cen-

sorship where even the mildest criticism of our

then rulers, would have been enough to get a

scribe punished for sedition.

We have seen landmark legislations (Right

to Information Act, Rural Employment Guar-

antee) etc. A lot of the progress is measurable

with increased life expectancy, literacy and

GDP growth.

We have to give credit to the foresight of

our founding fathers, who introduced a largely

illiterate population to electoral politics from

the very beginning with universal adult suf-

frage. This was something never tried out be-

fore. The commonsense of our common man,

expressed at the voting booth, has proved to

be the main reason for the stability of our

democracy.

Vijayan Almeida, Navelim

For letters to the edi to r con tact us at mai l@hera ld-goa.com

Goa shining still adistant dream

Dr. Joe D’SouSa, PanJim

It is good to understand a business

man’s perspective of development

and his vision for Goa. Blaise

Costabir’s “Goa Shining” story in the

weekend edition dated 5th February

clearly indicates how a businessman’s

vision often is at logger heads with the

aam aadmi like me.

Growing up in Goa for the last over

60 years, I wish to declare that Goa is

degrading or surely not shining.

The views expressed by Costabir

that narrow roads often lead to acci-

dents and Goa require roads to speed

up travel and save time and lives.

Surely broader roads lead to quicker

travel but it is the total disregard to

traffic sense and the neglect shown to

the needs of pedestrians , senior citi-

zens and the physically challenged by

the arrogant motorists, that is respon-

sible for the chaos on Goan roads.

Goans do know that a politician’s in-

terest in 6-lane highways is not in the

interest of economic development but

to siphon off commissions by cutting

across residential areas, agricultural

fields and destroying mangroves.

Thus by wiping out agricultural

productivity, basic fisheries and dis-

placing people by demolition of their

houses, Goa’s infrastructure would be

promoted. Doesn’t the columnist re-

alise that roads built along mining

areas have already reached below the

water table. Again, he seems to feel

that mobile towers in Goa should

reach in large numbers to remote vil-

lages. Mobiles today are a source of

harassment and exploitation of the

urban common man. Besides signals

from mobile towers may be harmful

to our health.

Again Costabir feels strongly about

airline connectivity for Goa. He de-

sires that flights in the morning and

evening more frequently which would

usher prosperity to Goa. It would

make Mumbai, Delhi and other cities

in India in closer proximity with the

people of Goa. Goa has several visitors

coming to Goa and heading straight

to the casinos. After leaving behind

loads of garbage our esteemed guests

head straight back to the airport

There is just a passing reference on

corruption. Today, the business

houses and politician nexus operates

on the KHA-DI (eat and give) princi-

ple. There was uproar in the assembly

on the gifting of water tanks by PWD

Minister to the voters during election.

Is Costabir aware of it? These experi-

ences, if shared in his column would

have helped the aam aadmi of Goa.

Would it hurt if he spoke about degra-

dation of Goa instead of the Goa shin-

ing story? Only the business man can

answer and tell the common man.

and utilise our very strong

distribution network which

today is about 1 lakh outlets

across India.

2002, P&G gave marketing,

distribution and sales back

to us. It was the greatest ac-

knowledgement of our mar-

keting of Old Spice in India.

Why Old Spice was doing

better with us is probably be-

cause that was our only

brand and all our focus was

on it. About 85 per cent of

our turnover today comes

from Old Spice.

2006, we closed the factory

in Goa and outsourced our

manufacturing to Maha-

rashtra and Uttaranchal. We

moved out because the gov-

ernment of Goa made some

exaggerated claims and then

acted in an indecisive man-

ner.

Today, 2011, Old Spice in

India continues to be market

leader in the aftershave seg-

ment of mens’ toiletries with

a share of about 30 percent.

The aftershave market in

India is about Rs 60 crore

and growing at about 10 per

cent annually.

In the Rs 200 crore shav-

ing cream market, Old Spice

enjoys a market share of

about 10 percent and ranks

third. The shaving cream

market in India is growing at

about 10-12 per cent annu-

ally.

Deodorants, which is the

most exciting market in

India with a size of Rs 500

crore and growth rates of

close to 20 per cent is where

Old Spice is hurting. Its mar-

ket share in this segment is a

negligible two per cent de-

spite being the number one

player globally with a mar-

ket share of about 30 per

cent.

The concept of deodor-

ants has been misunder-

stood in India. Indians

use deodorants on

shirts rather than

on skin, which is

not the case

globally. Old

Spice is a func-

tional product

with specific cause

and effect, just like med-

icine. It’s a toiletry rather

than a cosmetic. The way it

works is it kills fungi which

grows under the arm and

hence kills smell. If you use

it on shirts its effectiveness is

lost.

As the market evolves this

misconception will rec-

tify itself.

7 www.oheraldo.in

bizlife “The Shulton Company, original producer ofOld Spice, was founded in 1934 by GeorgeSchultz in America. He started selling Old Spice to the army as a convenient substitute for alum.

Unlike their father and grand-father, the third generation ofRaikars is no longer into goldart. Sanjay Raikar, 36, now re-pairs spectacles.

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

“

There was a time

when your jew-

ellery was hand-

made, with

techniques and traditions

passed down over the years.

Many families in Goa can

trace their jewellery making

history over centuries. But

today, the art is dying a slow

painful death, with more in-

terest in the government cer-

tified Hallmark certification,

which means that year by

year, more traditional arti-

sans are moving on to other

avenues of financial stability.

It is sad, but true. Gold art is

a heritage that has earned

Goa prestige in years gone by.

Intricate Goan gold artwork

like esmalt (meena work),

setting stones, engraving, cut-

ting and embossing was pop-

ular during the Portuguese

era. Old photographs and

artefacts are now displayed at

the Rachol Museum and

Bom Jesus Basilica.

“Gold used to arrive from

Europe to Old Goa. My great-

grandfather Kamu Shet Shi-

rodkar was the Assayer of the

Mint in 1875. Known as

Kamon Sheti in Ribandar, he

lived in Cumbarjua and had

the contract of minting gold

coins and stamps,” says for-

mer Director of Archives and

Archaeology, Dr Prakash P

Shirodkar. Another man with

a strong heritage is retired

principal of MES College, Dr

Harischandra Nagvekar, who

proudly says, “My father

Tukaram Nagvekar was

awarded the Mathagramas-

tha Suvarnakar Puraskar, the

Mahabaleshwar Puraskar

and the Kalika Puraskar for

his gold art. In 1890, my great-

grandfather was awarded by

the Portuguese for his larger-

than-life gold statue Kajulo. A

few decades ago, in 1980,

there was a documentary

film on him called Govyache

Karagir (Goa’s craftsmen)”

Today, the picture has

changed. Sanjay Raikar, 36,

now repairs spectacles, shar-

ing a space with four other

goldsmiths in Margao. San-

jay now earns between Rs

100 to 300 per day. His elder

brother Sachin works in a

gold shop in Margao but, he

no longer makes ornaments,

because of the toll it took on

his eyesight, he now runs er-

rands. Their eldest brother is

mentally challenged, so San-

jay and Sachin must share

the responsibility of a family

of six. Unlike their father and

grandfather, the third gener-

ation of Raikars is no longer

into gold art.

The Gomantak Suvarn

Karagir Sangh, formed in

1963 to oppose the Gold Con-

trol Act imposed by the then

Finance Minister Morarji

Desai, is presently inactive.

“We successfully forced the

government to grant a con-

cession in 1968, to melt old

gold ornaments and redesign

them in 22-carat gold. The

Act was abolished in 1978,

after many goldsmiths in Ma-

harashtra committed sui-

cide,” says Com Madkaikar,

who is 101 years old and was

one of the Sangh leaders.

Though Goa did not witness

any suicides, the law forced

Goan goldsmiths to work ille-

gally and pay huge bribes.

General Secretary Pradip

Karekar, who is now trying to

revive the Sangh, laments,

“There is no business today.

The Bengalis have captured

the market with their light-

weight, delicate designer jew-

ellery, which involves lot of

hand-work. They hire child

labourers for low wages.

They came to Goa 10 years

ago, and live in clusters in

rented flats, willing to work

anywhere. It is surprising

that the government is not

taking any action to curb

their illegal activities.”

Dhiraj Shirodkar, Mad-

hukar Lotlikar, Uday

Karekar, Rajesh Lotlikar, and

Gajanan Karekar are all

unanimous: “Gold rates are

skyrocketing and we’re un-

able to stock sizeable quanti-

ties. Machine-made jewellery

is fast replacing traditional

Goan designs. People go for

‘Hallmark’ certified gold; it

has resale value. We get a few

orders that fetch meagre

making charges. We need an

institute to train Goans in the

art and give certificates.”

President of Goa Gold

Dealers Association and Joint

Managing Director of Ulhas

ART OF GOLD? ...no longer

Is the rich gold art of Goa on the brink of extinction? Why is the num-ber of traditional goldsmiths quickly dropping? Bharati Pawaskar

delves deeper into history of goldsmiths in Goa for some answers

Henry Crasta, a

s e l f - t a u g h t

farmer in Man-

galore, has raised

a profitable cashew nut plan-

tation on what used to be a

barren hill. On seven acres

(28,000 sq metres) of land on

a hill with a slope of 45 de-

grees that belonged to his

family behind Kelarai

Church in Neermarga, near

Mangalore, he has shown

that Gulf-returnees like him-

self can take up agriculture as

a viable profession.

According to a report in

Daijiworld.com, Crasta, 52, is

a diploma holder, and

worked as a mechanic in

Saudi Arabia from 1979 to

1984. But after his return, his

passion for agriculture has

given him success, prestige

and a handsome income

back home.

In Mangalore, like in Goa,

cashew plants are normally

left to grow on their own on

barren hills, without any in-

dividual care taken about

their growth and well-being.

But Henry observed that

cashew trees near coconut

plantations got much more

yield than those on hills, as

they get better manure and

more water.

This led him to a way of

farming that was quite differ-

ent from the local practice.

He bought improved cashew

nut saplings of different

species like Ullal1, Ullal 2,

Ullal3 Dana, Baskar (Goa),

Priyanka, Vengurla 7, as well

as local species, from the local

Agriculture Research Sta-

tion.

Usually, cashew trees bear

two to three fruits in a bunch.

But the cashew trees in

Crasta’s plantation each bear

between 40 to 50 fruits in a

bunch. Crasta says the rea-

son for this is his use of good

manure and regular water-

ing of the trees.

He wakes up at 5.30am

each morning and heads to

the plantation with a torch, to

check for worms that eat the

stems of the cashew trees. He

has employed five full-time

labourers to manure and

water the cashew trees, and

maintain the plantation. He

sells raw cashew nuts to local

factories. For manure, he

uses cowdung compost and

cashew fruit. Apart from

cashew, he also has 200 co-

conut trees and 500 pepper

vines on his land.

In Goa, this kind of planta-

tion would be even more

profitable, because the fruits

can be used to distil ‘feni’.

This is not allowed in Kar-

nataka, as a result of which

Crasta is forced to sell them

as fruits in the market at a

low price, or use them for ma-

nure.

Crasta says he gets an av-

erage yield of 10kg of cashew

nuts from every tree. The

cashew saplings start bearing

fruits in two to five years, de-

pending on the variety. Alto-

gether, he has planted 1,000

cashew trees, investing one

lakh rupees per year for the

past seven years. Gradually,

he hopes to have more and

more improved varieties –

which are higher yielding –

on his land. He says that this

year, he expects a bumper

yield of 3,000kg of cashew

nuts from his seven-acre

plantation, judging from the

flowers that have bloomed.

Crasta says he would be

happy to provide guidance

about cashew farming to any-

one who is interested to ven-

ture into agriculture.

Goa’s Gold HistoryThe Heritage of

Rauluchantim, pub-

lished in 1998 records

n Afonso de Albu-querque sent notedGoan goldsmithRauluchantim (RavlooShet) to Lisbon

n Rauluchantim wascommissioned to de-sign the crown of KingDom Manuel I.

n On Rauluchantim’sreturn three yearslater, he was ap-pointed Mukadam (incharge) of the Goa Is-land Council in 1517-18.

Cashew can convertrock into goldWho said barren land will be dead forever? HenryCrasta didn’t think so either. Team Herald headsover to Mangalore, where Crasta has cultivatedcashew and more on a once forlorn hill

Jewellers Vikram Verlekar

sympathises: “I would re-

quest the Goa government to

look into the matter and pro-

tect Goan gold artisans and

the art from dying. The gov-

ernment should come up

with schemes, training insti-

tutes and offer monetary in-

centives to gold artisans to

adopt new technology and

upgrade their businesses. If

Goans are to remain in the

gold business, we have to face

the competition and accept

challenges. Last but not least,

we all must follow ethics.”

CASHEW BARON: Henry Crasta with his bountiful

cashew trees

GOLDEN TOUCH: Dhiraj Shirodkar keeps the tradition alive

The same Old Spice

1961, the year Goa

got liberated, was

the year a choice

had to be made.

Traders earlier we decided

to get into manufacturing.

Industrial licenses 1, 2, 3 and

5 in Goa belong to the CMM

group. Prior to 1961 we were

importers and we had al-

ready developed relation-

ships with manufacturers

abroad. So, my uncle P J

Menezes and father Tome X

Menezes went scouting for a

partnership.

Shulton at that time was

an already established com-

pany. So when we ap-

proached them, they

laughed at us saying, “what

India needs is bread, not af-

tershave”. Anyway, we (as

Colfax Laboratories India)

entered into a joint venture

(60:40) with Shulton for

India with rights to manu-

facture, market, distribute

and sell.

1964-65, Colfax Laborato-

ries, Industrial Licence No 2

in Goa, bought the plot for

manufacturing at Ponda.

The start was difficult and

the problems endless. For in-

stance, the brand Old Spice

couldn’t come into India just

as Old Spice, as foreign

brands were not allowed. It

was required to have the In-

dian partners’ suffix or prefix

featured in the brand name.

However, it was due to the

intervention of Jawaharlal

Nehru, that Old Spice was

allowed. Nehru argued that

industry in Goa in 1961

should enjoy the same status

allowed to the rest of India in

1947.

In those days, getting

quality bottles was a prob-

lem, packaging was a prob-

lem and perfume

concentrate was not allowed

to be imported. So, we had to

get suppliers from India it-

self and try to match the

quality. The quality suffered

a lot in the initial years, but

now it is much better.

1969, Old Spice Original

was launched in India. Talk-

ing about Old Spice it is a

classic. George Schultz first

introduced it in America in

1937 to the army as a con-

venient substitute for alum.

Since then it has grown to be

the number one brand glob-

ally in the under-arm de-

odorant market.

1970, we introduced Old

Spice Lime in the Indian

market.

1988, Old Spice Musk was

launched after a long gap of

18 years. We tried a lot of

things in between and it just

goes to show it is not easy to

get everything correct.

1991, Procter & Gamble

(P&G) acquired the brand

Old Spice from the Shulton

Company worldwide.

1993, P&G took over the

sales, marketing and distri-

bution from us while we con-

tinued to manufacture. This

is when the growth trajec-

tory of Old Spice started

slowing.

1994, MCPL India Pvt Ltd

was formed. Colfax re-

mained as contract manu-

facturer while MCPL took

over the marketing, distribu-

tion and sales. The forma-

tion of MCPL also allowed

us to take up other brands

Old Spice – the familiar scent of your father’s aftershave? The visual of a handsome surfer riding the waves are memories that are hard to erase. The brand and its connection to Goa too cannot be ignored. Eric Menezes, third generation of Cosme MathaisMenezes and the current custodian of the brand in India narrates a fragrant tale to Kirth George.

8 www.oheraldo.in

biznews “IIP numbers are very unfortunate and it isdisappointing but it was on expected linesas it was on yearly basis. Monthly, weeklynumbers do not reflect correct picture.

— FM, Pranab Mukherjee

I think expansion of IMF bas-ket of currencies to includeChina's yuan, in an effort formonetary stability.— IMF MD Dominique Kahn

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

“

SNAPSHOT

Tata to ramp-up nano production MUMBAI: Tata Motors

which today reported a

2.46 per cent increase in

net profit at Rs 410-crore

in the quarter ended De-

cember 2010, said that it

plans to ramp-up the pro-

duction of its small car, the Nano, next fiscal.

Tata Motors' CFO, C Ramakrishnan, said that the

small car's production is expected to reach

12,000-15,000 units per month from April against

about 10,000 units now.

rbI for study on FDI slowdown MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is con-

sidering setting-up a panel to study the slowdown

in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, a

top RBI official said.

He, however, said that "there is no concern over

FDI slowing down."

The report is to understand why FDI is slowing

down and what should be done about it, he said.

"If we know why it is slowing down then may be we

will get some clue. If a research paper is available

then the concerned people may take some correc-

tive measures," Chakrabarty said.

The panel will be an internal RBI one, he said.

RBI Governor, D Subbarao, had earlier said that

plans are in the works to form a panel to study the

slowdown in foreign direct investment.

Subbarao said that the panel would suggest ways

to encourage FDI.

India received less foreign direct investment in

2010 than the previous year, courtesy a modest

recovery in the global economy which reduced the

risk and expansion appetite of corporates across

the world.

n Is it good to do business

for home grown entrepre-

neurs like you?

The Government of Goa

has nothing at this point of

time which can encourage

an entrepreneur to set up

new enterprise here. We

have grown in Goa, this is

our land, we have hearts

here and we want this place

to grow. But as an entrepre-

neur, I have far better oppor-

tunities outside Goa, I should

say.

n Maharashtra, Gujarat

and Karnataka are opening

their economies for indus-

trialisation. Are you plan-

ning to move there? If yes,

then why?

Certainly! We have just

visited Gujarat. We are look-

ing at what we can do out-

side Goa. Gujarat is a very

natural destination looking

at the liberal industrialisa-

tion policy there. We are al-

ready in Maharashtra.

n Your company Creative

Manufacturing Solutions

(CMS) that makes Earth

Moving Equipments for a

multinational company, has

commenced production in

Maharashtra. Why not

Goa?

We wanted to start this

project in Pernem but did

not get the right land. There

were issues on the permis-

sions. So we had to shift and

set up the project in Maha-

rashtra. Even today our ap-

plication is pending for

50,000 Sq metres land in

Tuem. Our two-three expan-

sion projects are pending for

over a year-and-a-half for

want of land.

n What are the problems

in Goa?

The situation is bad in

Goa. High cost of land and

basic infrastructure. There is

no power reliability. People

are hoarding land, they are

not buying it for use, just

buying it to hoard. People,

power, roads - everything is

a challenge in Goa.

n You speak of power con-

straints. Can you explain?

There is no reliability of

power in Goa. Right now no

new connections are being

given. If we put up a project

here there are no new power

connections. You can’t en-

cash the production without

Goa’s PPP drawbacks People, Power, ProductivityHe is the Gen Now of Goa’s industry. At 42, Atul D Pai Kane,belongs to a select group of young Goan businessmen who are trying to make it worth investing and manufacturing in Goa. His PaiKane Group designs, manufactures and supplies power generationequipment. He talks business with Bharati Pawaskar

gEnErATIng busInEss: Atul Pai Kane wears his brand lose

to his heart.

BOARDROOM

power. The uncertainty itself

kills the project.

n What about the opposi-

tion from people?

People oppose for the sake

of opposition. Pollution free

projects should be a wel-

come. I don’t know whom to

educate. People must them-

selves realise, this attitude

cannot be carried on. In-

stead of saying what we can-

not do, tell us what we can

do.

There is opposition to

every project, without un-

derstanding whether it is vi-

able or not. See Meta Strips.

Unnecessarily they closed it

for 11 months. Now it’s

working. Have you heard of

any pollution?

n Started off a trading company in 1971

n Entered into market with manufacturing in 1995

n The Pai Kane Group works in two areas – GenSets

and earth moving equipment.

n Sells 4000 odd GenSets anually

FACT FILE

Sachin Ambadoskar

Sensex rebounds 265 pointsPTI

MUMBAI, FEB 11

Ignoring weak industrial production data, the BSE bench-

mark Sensex bounced back over 265 points today, after three

days of sharp decline, to 17,728.61 on buying at lower levels

in the recently dumped interest-rate sensitive stocks despite

weak global trends. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share

barometer resumed the day higher but fell back by over 167

points from its last close to a new 8-month low of 17,295.62 on

weakness in Asian stocks.

Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general

manager of HP Palm, introduces the HP Palm

tablet, TouchPad in San Francisco, California.

PTI

NEW DELHI, FEB 11

More than 10 years after

opening up of the insurance

sector, regulator Irda today

proposed to allow mergers

and acquisitions in the gen-

eral insurance business that

requires consolidation

among the 24 industry play-

ers, most of which are loss-

making.

To protect the interest of

policyholders, they must be

given right to exit from the

insurer, which is on the block

for acquisition, IRDA said in

its draft guidelines.

"The transacting parties

shall ensure that policyhold-

ers of the transferor entity

are migrated in a manner

which ensures that their ex-

isting policies are continued

to be serviced by the trans-

feree entity on terms and

conditions no less favourable

than those existing prior to

the merger," IRDA said.

An acquirer will need ap-

provals from IRDA, the Re-

serve Bank and the finance

ministry, in case it has for-

eign direct investment.

Most of the 22 players in

the private sector have for-

eign investment, which is

capped at 26 per cent. IR-

DAhas also said that the in-

tent of the acquirer should

be clearly spelt out.

The regulator has re-

tained with itself the power

to vet the valuations arrived

at by the companies involved

in M&As.

"The Authority reserves

the right to appoint an inde-

pendent actuarial consultant

to carry out actuarial valua-

tion of the insurance busi-

ness of the proposed

transacting parties, the

guidelines said.

Norms out for merger ofgeneral insurance Cos

PTI

NEW DELHI, FEB 11

Industrial expansion

plunged to a 20-month low of

1.6% in December, causing a

blip in India's growth track,

but policy makers remained

unfazed on the prospects of

robust GDP numbers for the

current fiscal.

Though the December

factory output growth has

somewhat "disappointed"

FM Pranab Mukherjee, ex-

perts are not surprised in the

backdrop of a very high ex-

pansion a year ago.

The Index of Industrial

Production (IIP) had grown

by 18 per cent during the

same period last year, mak-

ing it a daunting challenge to

maintain the expansion mo-

mentum this fiscal due to the

high base.

Industrial growth during

April-December this fiscal

stood at 8.6 per cent, un-

changed in comparison to

the corresponding period of

the previous year, official

data released showed.

The "disappointing" num-

bers came just days after the

Government's prediction of

"encouraging" 8.6 per cent

economic growth this fiscal,

against 8 per cent in 2009-10.

IIP drops to 1.6%in December

SBI ups interest ratesby 25 bp

NEW DELHI: The country's

largest lender State Bank of

India today raised lending

and deposit rates on select

maturities by 25 basis points

in response to policy rate

hike announced by Reserve

Bank last month.

SBI revised the base rate

or the minimum lending rate

25 basis points to 8.25 per

cent, the bank said in a state-

ment.

With the increase in base

rate, all kinds of loans ex-

cluding housing and auto

loans would be dearer by at

least 25 basis points (0.25 per

cent).

Aban Offshor, 552, 572, 533.15, 568.3Abb Ltd., 647, 655, 626.9, 642.95Abg Shipyard, 325.2, 334, 311.3, 331.1Acc Limited, 949, 988.9, 940, 975.3Adani Enterp, 579.55, 589, 574.25, 584.45Aditya Birla, 730.05, 785.9, 729.1, 763.95Allahabad Ba, 188, 199.75, 186, 198.3Alstom Proje, 528, 547.75, 517.05, 542.9Ambuja Cemen, 117.4, 117.75, 111.6, 116.45Andhra Bank, 138.05, 142.75, 135.4, 141.5Ashok Leylan, 52.5, 54.1, 51, 53.7Asian Paints, 2499.35, 2521.05, 2456, 2498.55Axis Bank Li, 1165.1, 1229.7, 1163.15, 1221.7Bajaj Hindus, 70.45, 74.25, 69.15, 73.2Bank Of Baro, 795.25, 863, 795.25, 856.75Bank Of Indi, 415.15, 417.9, 397.5, 415.75Beml Limited, 602.45, 625.1, 586, 614.45Bharat Elect, 1640, 1678, 1615, 1654.2Bharat Forge, 303.35, 317, 302.15, 315.15Bharat Petro, 585, 592.8, 547.3, 582.95Bharti Airte, 322.7, 322.7, 314, 318.9Bhel, 2032.1, 2059.85, 1998.1, 2035.95Bhushan Stee, 364.5, 381.6, 359.6, 378.55Biocon Limit, 312.95, 328.9, 312, 325.45Bombay Dyein, 308, 311.2, 290, 297.5

Bosch Limite, 5985.1, 6025, 5901.1, 5981.25Brigade Ente, 92, 98.2, 92, 95.15Cairn India, 324, 330.6, 317.6, 325.85Canara Bank, 533, 548, 519.1, 541.8Central Bank, 146.15, 155.1, 142.05, 154.25Century Text, 302, 310, 290.25, 308.6Cesc Ltd, 270.5, 299.7, 270, 296.35Chambal Fert, 68, 70.4, 67, 69.9Chennai Petr, 204.5, 204.5, 191, 200.1Cipla Ltd, 312, 313.5, 306.95, 311.15Colgate Palm, 820, 836, 819, 828Container Co, 1099.95, 1099.95, 1058.1, 1069.9Crompton Gre, 258, 266.85, 253.05, 260.75Cummins Indi, 630.95, 630.95, 603, 619.55Dabur India, 91.5, 92.4, 90.15, 91.8Deccan Chron, 75.5, 85.4, 75.05, 83.4Dish Tv Indi, 60.4, 63.75, 59, 62.9Divi’s Labor, 631.65, 638, 616, 635.2Dlf Limited, 244, 248.9, 240.2, 247.65Dr. reddy’s, 1485, 1516.85, 1480.3, 1497.25Edelweiss Ca, 35.15, 37.95, 34.85, 37.45Educomp Solu, 409, 439.9, 401.3, 436.45Eih Limited, 91.5, 98.75, 88.85, 93.6Engineers In, 279.55, 289.35, 275, 286.2Essar Oil Lt, 102.6, 109.5, 100, 108.6

Essar Shippi, 82.6, 86.4, 79, 85Exide Indust, 125.35, 125.35, 116.3, 121.9Federal Bank, 352.05, 376.4, 344.15, 368Financial Te, 740.55, 768.95, 740.55, 765.8Gail (india), 448.55, 452.05, 438.1, 445.85Gammon India, 105.15, 111.8, 104.15, 110.2Glaxosmithkl, 2161.15, 2235, 2161.15, 2213.9Glenmark Pha, 284, 289.9, 281, 285.6Gmr Infrastr, 29, 37.9, 29, 37.7Godrej Indus, 161.5, 168.75, 155.75, 167.1Grasim Indus, 2215, 2260, 2204, 2227.1Great Offsho, 251, 258, 243, 256.15Gtl Infra.Lt, 36.25, 36.8, 35.1, 36.65Gujarat Mine, 110.15, 112, 105.5, 111.05Gujarat N R, 50.2, 50.2, 47.75, 48.75Gujarat Stat, 92.95, 96.2, 92.05, 94.2Gvk Pow. & I, 25.6, 28.2, 25.1, 27.65Hcl Technolo, 452, 474.35, 452, 469.5Hdfc Bank Lt, 1995, 2060, 1995, 2059.3Hdfc Ltd, 600.45, 626.05, 597.2, 623.15Hero Honda M, 1426, 1494.9, 1426, 1469.5Hindalco in, 216, 216.95, 201.55, 210.95Hindustan Co, 32, 34.1, 31.65, 33.55Hindustan Ma, 56.1, 57.9, 55.3, 57.25Hindustan Pe, 341.15, 343.9, 325.6, 341.4

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Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, FEB 11: Stating that

women are occupying high

positions in social, economic

and political field, Minister

for Women and Child Devel-

opment Ravi Naik said that

women are partners of

progress and development

of the State.

Naik was speaking after

distributing cheques of finan-

cial assistance of Rs 15,000

each to 115 persons from eco-

nomically weaker sections to-

wards expenses of marriages

of their daughters under the

Kanyadan Scheme. Sarees

and dress materials were also

handed over to 1926 families

from below poverty line

under the Vastra Bhet

Scheme at a function held at

Shree Shantadurga Bal-

likarin hall, Balli, Quepem.

Speaking further, Naik

said that the benefits of the

government’s welfare

schemes are meant for help-

ing the people to achieve

progress in life, irrespective

of caste, creed and party af-

filiations. “The government

has framed these schemes

with specific objective of

helping the weaker sections

to improve their living condi-

tions,” Naik added and ex-

plained various schemes of

the Women and Child Devel-

opment with stress on Shika

Shikva and Kamva scheme.

Later, local MLA Chan-

drakant Kavlekar listed the

development activities that

he has taken up in the area

and also the proposed devel-

opment projects. He said

that it is his endeavour to

give maximum benefits to

the people.

The assistance disbursed

under Kanyadan scheme

works out to Rs 5.7 lakhs

while the sarees and dress

materials were worth Rs

17.25 lakhs.

Women arepartners inprogress: Ravi

Minister for Women & Child Development Ravi Naik dis-

tributes cheques under Kanyadan scheme and Vastra

Bhet scheme to the beneficiaries at a function held at

Balli. Also present are MLA and GSIDC chairman Chan-

drakant Kavlekar and vice chairman of South Goa ZP

Khushali Velip.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

CALANGUTE, FEB 11: Resi-

dents of Anjuna-Caisua and

members of Anjuna Rakhon

Manch on Tuesday drove to

Panjim to watch the

Konkani movie ‘O Maria’,

which highlights the ills in

the society.

The villagers came all the

way from Anjuna for the

Konkani movie by hiring

four buses to get a feel of the

issues highlighted in the film

which are also engulfing

their own village.

Incidentally, the Anjuna

Rakhon Manch members

initially felt they would not

cross 50 persons interested

in the movie, but the over-

whelming response from the

villagers was beyond their

expectations.

The Anjuna Rakhon

Manch members then had

to make available another

150 tickets so as not to disap-

point the villagers.

Herald caught up with a

few Anjuna Rakhon Manch

members and villagers of

Anjuna-Caisua for their

views on the film.

Elaborating on the movie,

Anjuna Rakhon Manch

President Damas Fernandes

said: “The burning issues

that are haunting our village

have been highlighted in the

movie.”

“The hills being cut and

developed in the name of

farming, the illegal tree-

felling to make way for a

concrete jungle besides

many other issues are the

real issues haunting us,” said

Fernandes.

“The protests by the vil-

lagers also do not count in

the scheme of things of the

present aam admi govern-

ment, as no action is forth-

coming against the

irregularities and illegali-

ties,” added Fernandes.

Another villager Agatha

Coutinho said: “The idea of

taking the villagers together

for the movie cropped up

after watching it earlier with

my family members and

friends.”

“The movie is for all

Goans to see, as the destruc-

tion of the village begins with

the greed for money,” said

Coutinho and advised Goans

not to fall prey to the urge of

making fast bucks and save

their villages.

Social activist of Anjuna-

Caisua Pradeep Harmalkar

was surprised and pleased

with the number of villagers

attending the movie ‘O

Maria’. “The attendance for

the movie shows that the so-

cial awakening or transfor-

mation is taking place in our

village, which is really a good

sign,” said Harmalkar.

Anjuna locals driveto Panjim to watch ‘O Maria’

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PTI

ShIlloNg, Feb 11: NCP leader and former Lok Sabha

speaker P A Sangma today slammed the Congress-led

Meghalaya Government saying it had no "respect for democ-

racy", a day after NCP’s state unit working president and

seven other senior leaders joined the Congress.

"Meghalaya has been the worst State in terms of develop-

ment, and now it is the worst where there is no rule of law,

no respect to democracy and no respect for the constitution",

Sangma told a press conference.

His outburst came a day after state NCP working president

E K Sangma and seven other leaders – all elected members

of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)

shifted their allegiance to the Congress, paving the way for

the ruling party to clinch power in the Garo council.

"I am happy to return to the parent party. I will be able to

serve the people better from the Congress fold," E K Sangma

said.

With the joining of the seven the MDCs (members of dis-

trict council), the Congress now has 18 members in the 30

members GHADC. Following that, the state cabinet last night

decided to revoke the Administrator rule in the GHADC and

convene a special session for trial of strength and subsequent

installation of a popular executive council. The GHADC was

placed under Administrator rule since April 1 last year in the

wake of a political instability set off after allegations that the

ruling NCP had clutched on to power despite losing majority.

P A Sangma, however, said the State Government was trying

to forcibly install the executive committee of the GHADC that

is in violation of a recent Gauhati High Court ruling that had

asked the government to maintain status quo.

"A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court had ruled

that till the inquiry into the alleged financial irregularities in

the GHADC is over, there cannot be any installation of the

executive council (EC). The government’s move to install the

EC is purely violation of the court verdict. The NCP will file

a contempt of court against the government," the NCP leader

said.

PTI

New York, Feb 11:India's move to re-

sume talks with Pakistan on all out-

standing issues was a "conscious

decision", External Affairs Minister S M

Krishna today said, adding that it was

"necessary" for both sides to also discuss

Afghanistan.

"It is a conscious decision that was

made," Krishna, who arrived here yes-

terday on a two-day visit, told PTI.

Krishna, who is here on his first visit

to the United Nations after India be-

came a non-permanent member for a

two-year term last month, said: "We will

have to sort out all the outstanding is-

sues between our two countries."

"We are hopeful the talks between the

foreign secretaries will go in a direction

that is positive and pave the way for a

bigger meeting (between the foreign

ministers) whenever that will be," he

added.

The composite dialogue between the

two sides were put on hold after 10 Pak-

istani terrorist carried out coordinated

attacks in Mumbai in November 2008,

killing 166 people. Before entering into

talks with Pakistan again, India wanted

the perpetrators of the attack to be

brought to justice.

Responding to why India was now

agreeing to talks, Krishna said, "Noth-

ing is static in relationships between

countries."

The minister, however, stressed that

New Delhi still expected Islamabad to

act expeditiously on the Mumbai at-

tacks.

"India expects that Pakistan will take

continue to take steps to bring to justice

all those perpetrators of the Mumbai at-

tacks," he said.

"Having taken that position it is nec-

essary for our two countries to engage

on various other issues where we will

be able to come to reasonable agree-

ments, which will be beneficial to the

people for both the countries," he

added.

The stage was set for renewed talks

when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao

met her Pakistani counterpart Salman

Bashir in Thimphu on Sunday.

The talks will include issues like

Siachen, Kashmir, counter-terrorism,

peace and security, economic issues,

humanitarian issues, the Wullar Bar-

rage/Tulbul Navigation Project and

Afghanistan.

Krishna also said that it was "neces-

sary" for India and Pakistan to discuss

Afghanistan.

"I think it was necessary for us to dis-

cuss Afghanistan... India has been play-

ing a very positive role in trying to build

Afghanistan in terms of our volunteers

who have gone there for capacity build-

ing and so I think Afghanistan had to be

included," he said.

Afghanistan is the new item on the

agenda for discussion.

So far, Pakistan has been wary of

India's ties with Kabul. Islamabad con-

tinuously questions why New Delhi has

so many consulates in Afghanistan.

Pakistan also accuses India of using

Afghanistan as a base to establish a mil-

itary presence against it on its eastern

border.

A recent report published by New

York University claimed that concerns

of Kabul and New Delhi becoming too

close in the post-2001 period, was one

reason why Pakistan was hesitant to act

against Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Resumption of talks with Pak ‘conscious decision’: Krishna

Sangma slamsMeghalaya govt

Murder charge...Nunes statement to the Police Complaints Authority which

we presume is the same as deposition before Subdivisional

Magistrate Shetye on the basis of which the FIR has been

filed. “I saw Shirvaikar and the other constable dragging

Cipriano’s body to a room attached to PI Sandesh

Chodankar’s cabin. Then, I also saw Shirwaikar going to the

counter at the entrance of the police station taking a khaki

colour belt and going back to the room where Cipriano had

been taken. After that I heard sounds of blows given with the

belt inside that room. The driver (Ryan who drove the Bolero

in which Cipriano was brought and is also accused) came

near me and told me to go home. This was about 10.30 pm

(on January 7)”

In all trials, every second and every minute counts. We do

not know if the murderous assault commenced exactly dur-

ing this time or not. But this is a very critical eyewitness ac-

count and the time mentioned is significant. If the FIR is

against officers on duty from 22.30 hours (10.30 pm), will all

acts committed by officers in the overall saga of assault before

this time be taken in to account? It legally should.

The FIR is a clear indication that accountability will be

fixed from the time Cipriano was officially arrested. This itself

is against Supreme Court guidelines. In the Paramhansa

Jadab and another, appellants versus the State, respondent

the Orissa High Court observed “As soon as an accused or

suspected person comes in the hand of a police officer, he is

in custody within the meaning of Sections 26 and 27 of the

Evidence Act”, Any good lawyer should be able to demolish

the timings which are the basis of this FIR.

MANIPULATION 2: The FIR mentions 11.55 hrs (am) on

January 8 as the end time which would be taken into account

for the accused officers. This is surprising. Is 11.55 hrs the

time when Cipriano was released from police custody? This

is ridiculous, since eyewitness Kenenth Silveira and his friend

saw Cipriano lying unconscious on the floor of the Panjim po-

lice station around noon. His friend saw his still body being

carried to the 108 ambulance close to 1’O clock. In his press

conference and his subsequent deposition he said that he saw

Sandesh Chodankar and Vijay Chodankar kick the still body

of Cipriano during that period. His begs two questions ‘Which

officer/s came into the police station after 11.30 am? Was there

any further post 11.55 a.m.

Next comes the SDM’s order of Cipriano release. This

order was issued at 5.30 pm on January 8. So Cipriano was

on record in custody till then. So why aren’t their actions

going to be accountable between 11.55 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. on

January 8?.

Let there be no mistake. As watchdogs, the first battle has

been won. Bringing the culprits to book will take all our time,

energy and attention to detail because we are dealing with

killers who may be protected by the State.

Sub district courts’ Bombay at Goa and later marched to the registrar’s office

where they submitted a memorandum.

In the two-page memorandum, the lawyers have de-

manded revocation of the suspension order and immediate

reinstatement of the judge.

“The suspension of Judge D’Costa for a matter which he

judicially decided and against which no appeal was filed by

the State is highly deplorable. The judgment is not found

to be erroneous, nor the trial vitiated. We urge the High

Court to withdraw the suspension and deal with the matter

in a just and proper manner,” reads the memorandum

copy.

The protesters later marched to the North Goa District and

Sessions Court where they addressed a gathering outside the

main entrance.

The South Goa additional sessions judge’s suspension

order came following a report by South Goa District and Ses-

sions Judge U V Bakre in the Mahanand case, which was

handled by D’Costa during his leave period.

“You cannot punish a judge like D’Costa who has made an

impact with strong judgments. We are not saying that he is

victimized, but the HC is wrongly briefed by judge Bakre,”

Viegas alleged.

The gathering comprising of some 100 lawyers echoed the

same opinion and reiterated its demand to reinstate him

back.

“We have to bring an end to corruption and not get sup-

pressed by anyone. The judges from Maharashtra trans-

ferred to Goa don’t know the local language. Honest Goan

judges are being crucified,” a member from the North Goa

Advocates Association said.

The delegation later met Chief Minister Digambar Kamat

who absolved himself from interfering in the matter.

South advocatesCourt and resolved to continue their agitation till justice was

done to the suspended judge.

Some of the advocates were highly critical of Bakre for

lodging a complaint against D’Costa without any rhyme or

reason.

Triofonio Jacques said that Bakre did not just send infor-

mation to the High Court, but also called for action

against D’Costa.

Jacques said that D’Costa deserved to be appointed not just

as judge to the High Court but the Supreme Court as well be-

cause of his honesty, diligence and added “time has come for

a do or die battle.”

Addressing members of the legal fraternity, Gopal Tamba

said it is a sad reality that the business of “maska polish” had

made its way into the judicial system in Goa.

“We fought against Goa’s merger with Maharashtra during

the Opinion Poll, but are still under the Bombay High Court

despite being a separate State,” he said, adding the recruit-

ment in the courts has favoured people of Maharashtra

rather than Goans.

Criminal lawyer, Alban Viegas said that what Bakre in-

formed the High Court amounts to a direct complaint made

against the suspended judge.

City-based criminal lawyer, Radharao Gracias said that this

was the second Goan judge to be placed under suspension

by the High Court. If judges are to deliver justice, they should

first get justice, he added.

Mubarak steps down“President Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down as

president of Egypt and has assigned the higher council of the

armed forces to run the affairs of the country,” Suleiman said

in a brief televised address.

Mubarak and his wife left their presidential palace in Cairo

today and international media reported that he had fled to

the Red Sea resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, his favourite holiday

destination.

Suleiman’s statement was greeted with uproar by the lakhs

of people gathered at the Tahrir Square as flag-carrying

youth danced in joy and hugged each other.

Earlier, protesters marched to the president’s palace and

to the State television headquarters, seen as symbols of the

State authority, angered by Mubarak’s refusal to quit and the

army’s statement declaring support to him.

Thursday night, Mubarak’s told the nation that he would

remain in office but cede some powers to his hand-picked

Vice President Omar Suleiman.

In response, throngs of people gathered in cities across the

country, their anger and frustration mounting. “Mubarak

must go! He is finished!” protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

shouted, as a sea of people waved Egyptian flags.

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“I met the High commissioner at my resi-dence. I raised the issue of killing of ourfishermen by the Sri Lanka Navy. He prom-ised to convey my concerns to the highestauthority.

-- Sushma Swaraj

If you are in politics, your aimshould not be just to become anMLA, a minister or a chief minis-ter. Instead you should aim ateradicating poverty.

-- Nitin Gadkari

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

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SNAPSHOT

A P P O I N T M E N T S

HEADS HELD HIGH: Hindu devotees carry offerings as they take part in a "Kalash Yatra" a Hindu religious procession in-

auguration of goddess Durga’s idol in Amritsar on Friday. The procession was organized by Maha Durga temple.

Karmapa gets clean chit in cash haul case

Wearing revealing dress

ground for divorce: Court

PTI

NEW DELHI, FEB 11: Wearing

a revealing dress during her

honeymoon proved costly

for a woman as a court

granted divorce to her hus-

band saying improper dress-

ing by the woman brought

mental cruelty to the man.

“Cruelty includes not only

physical but mental cruelty

as well. Ostensibly, she (wife)

has indulged in bloating

falsehood beyond propor-

tions,” Additional District

Judge Manmohan Sharma

ruled, accepting the hus-

band's plea that he suffered

mental agony due to his wife

wearing “vulgar” dresses

regularly since their honey-

moon.

The court allowed the

husband's divorce plea say-

ing “mere living under one

roof without the necessary

ingredients of love and faith,

which are the hallmark of a

fruitful matrimonial rela-

tionship, is nothing but ani-

mal existence.”

The husband, in his peti-

tion seeking divorce on the

ground of having been sub-

jected to cruelty, had con-

tended that his wife wore

vulgar clothes during their

honeymoon.

“During their honey-

moon, she dressed herself in

a very vulgar manner and

when he asked her to

change the dress she re-

torted that she had dressed

herself that way to be no-

ticed by at least 50 people,”

the husband had said in his

plea.

The court gave divorce

decree to the husband after

hearing some audio record-

ings, played by the woman's

father-in-law, proving that

she had conspired with her

parents to torture her hus-

band and in-laws.

”The additional districtjudge said “Cruelty in-cludes not only physicalbut mental cruelty aswell. Ostensibly, she(wife) has indulged inbloating falsehood be-yond proportions.”

TOTALLY UNFAIR

PTI

SHIMLA, FEB11: The Hi-

machal Pradesh govern-

ment today gave a clean chit

to Karmapa Ugyen Trinely

Dorji in a foreign currency

haul case, saying he has no

links with the money seized

from his transit home near

Dharamsala.

“The huge foreign cur-

rency recovered during

raids from the Gyuto

Monastery, the transit home

of the Karmapa, are dona-

tions and offerings from

devotees and the Karmapa

has no

links with it as the affairs

of the trust are managed by

trustees,” Chief Secretary

Rajwant Sandhu told re-

porters here.

“The Karmapa is a

revered religious leader of

the Buddhists and the gov-

ernment has no intentions to

interfere in religious affairs

of the Buddhists,” she said,

adding there was no ques-

tion of any action against the

Karmapa and also no reason

to believe that he has links

with the foreign currency

seizure to the tune of Rs 7.5

crore from Sidhbari.

When asked whether

there was any chance of the

Karmapa “being arrested”

in connection with the

seizure, she said there was

“zero” possibility of any such

thing happening.

Nirupama Rao on Twitter

NEW DELHI Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday

opened her Twitter account, becoming the first senior

Indian bureaucrat to do so.

Her first post went out from her account

www.twitter.com/forsecnrao) at about 12.10 pm on Fri-

day - "Leaving4NewYork tonite."

According to a foreign ministry official, Rao will be her-

self sending out tweets through her Blackberry phone.

"It will be mainly used to inform about her events," he

said

Ex-army jawan kills 4 children

MUZAFFARNAGAR: An ex-

army jawan allegedly killed

his four children before com-

mitting suicide by consuming

poison at Rampuri locality

today, police said.

Vijay Kumar, who was de-

pressed over some family

dispute, allegedly killed his

four children by giving them

poison and later committed

suicide, they said.

Kumar killed his four children

identified as Swati (11),

Shashank (9), Shweta (8)

and Suriyan (7). His wife

Gudiya had allegedly com-

mitted suicide. (PTI)

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SNAPSHOT

Parents put up for

auction in PakistanISLAMABAD: Five handicapped siblings, suffering

from a degenerative disease, put up their old par-

ents for auction in Pakistan’s Punjab province as the

family had nothing to eat and had been starving for

the past two days.

The auction of the parents was organised outside

the district coordination officer (DCO) office in

Khanewal town, Express Tribune reported on Friday.

The disabled brothers and sisters invited bids to sell

their parents, saying that their family was starving

and that their parents had volunteered to be sold if

the money could pay for their treatment.

Retired railways official Muhammad Sarwar’s five

children - Tanveer, Badar, Safdar, Zaheer and Nadia -

have become disabled due to a genetic degenerative

disorder. Sarwar had sold off his entire property, in-

cluding furniture, to pay for his children’s treatment

and were not able to afford the medical bills.

china activist beaten over

video, says rights groupBEIJING: A Chinese activist lawyer and his wife have

been beaten by police and state security officials for

making a secret video that shows their life under

strict house arrest, a rights group said on Friday.

China Human Rights Defenders said a reliable

source told it that Chen Guangcheng and his wife,

Yuan Weijing, have been blocked from going to a

hospital after Tuesday’s beating, which was de-

scribed as “not light” but not life-threatening.

Chinese officials could not be reached for comment,

and the group’s claims could not be independently

verified.

The US-based China Aid Association released a

video on Thursday of Chen and Yuan talking about

life under months of round-the-clock surveillance in

their rural home after Chen’s release from prison

last fall.

Davis’ self-defence plea was con-sidered and keeping in view thewitnesses and the forensic (re-ports), that has been rejected bythe investigators.

-- Lahore police chief

Davis charged with murder, US-Pak stand-off intensifies

PTI

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, FEB 11: The tense stand

off between the US and Pakistan intensified

today as the Lahore police charged American

official Raymond Davis of “cold-blooded”

murder, ignoring pressure from Washington

for his immediate release.

The tussle became murkier as an American

channel reported that Obama’s National Se-

curity Advisor Tom Donilon threatened to

“kick out” the Pakistan envoy Hussain

Haqqani, if Islamabad failed to release Davis

by today.

But later, both Haqqani and a US embassy

spokesperson in Pakistan termed the report

as inaccurate.

Davis, 36, who was arrested for shooting

down and killing two Pakistanis, was re-

manded to a further 14 days of judicial cus-

tody by a court till the next hearing on

February 25.

Rejecting the self defence plea of Davis,

Lahore police chief Aslam Tareen said they

had framed murder charges against him

after finding no proof to back his claim that

he had shot and killed two men in self-de-

fence.

“His self-defence plea was considered and

keeping in view the witnesses and the forensic

(reports), that has been rejected by the inves-

tigators,” he told a press conference. The

killing of the two men was an “intentional”

and “cold blooded murder,” Tareen said.

The stand-off between Pakistan and the US

over Davis, who Washington says enjoys

diplomatic immunity, has taken the already

tense relationship between the two countries

to a new low.

The US has suspended all high-level con-

tacts with Pakistan and reports have sug-

gested they will not be resumed till Davis is

freed. But, top Pakistani leaders have so far

rebuffed US demands for Davis to be freed,

saying the matter will be decided in court ac-

cording to the country’s laws.

US lawmakers have also warned that the

matter could affect American civil and mili-

tary aid to Pakistan running into billions of

dollars.

Meanwhile, officials in Lahore said police

are expected to submit a ‘challan’ or charge-

sheet against Davis in court after the comple-

tion of his judicial remand.

The ABC report earlier said that US NSA

Donilon told Pakistani envoy Haqqani on

Monday that the Obama administration will

“kick him out of the US”, close consulates in

Pakistan and cancel President Asif Ali

Zardari’s upcoming visit to Washington if

Davis is not released by Friday.

Rejecting the self defence plea of Davis,Lahore police chief Aslam Tareen saidthey had framed murder charges againsthim after finding no proof to back hisclaim that he had shot and killed two menin self-defence.

courT baTTle

American gets 14 days judicial custody

PTI

ISLAMABAD, FEB 11 :Shah Mah-

mood Qureshi, who was known

for his less-than friendly attitude

towards India, is no longer the for-

eign minister of Pakistan as Prime

Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani re-

constituted his cabinet today.

A voluble leader, 54-year-

old Qureshi, who headed the

foreign ministry in the PPP

government since March

2008, today refused to take

oath as a cabinet minister

after it became known that

he was not going to get the

foreign affairs portfolio.

Qureshi was dropped from

the foreign affairs portfolio

shortly before India and Pak-

istan are to resume their stalled

dialogue process.

Offered Water and Power

portfolio, the former foreign

minister was apparently reluc-

tant to join the government,

PPP spokesperson Fauzia

Wahab told PTI. A lawyer by

profession, Qureshi was con-

sidered a hardliner because of

his apparent proximity to the

Army. At a press conference

with External Affairs Minister

S M Krishna in July last year,

he equated Home Secretary G

K Pillai's comments to those of

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed. He also

said that Krishna often got

calls from India during the bi-

lateral talks and left the room

for consultations.

For now, the foreign ministry

will be looked after by Hina

Rabbani Khar, who was minis-

ter of state for finance in the dis-

solved cabinet, sources said.

The 34-year-old has been

participating in discussions

with the World Bank and the

IMF for financial reforms in

Pakistan and is familiar with

western leaders.

Qureshi stayed away from

the swearing-in ceremony for

Gilani's new cabinet after he

was informed that he would

not be reallocated the foreign

affairs portfolio.

PTV reported earlier that

Qureshi would be among 23

ministers who would take oath,

but he was not present when

President Asif Ali Zardari ad-

ministered the oath of office to

21 federal ministers and a min-

ister of state at a ceremony in

the presidency this afternoon.

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-e-Islami chant slogans during a rally against Ray-

mond Allen Davis, a US consulate employee suspected in a shooting, in Karachi on Friday.

PTI

WASHINGTON, FEB 11 : Pakistan-based al

Qaeda’s senior leadership remained commit-

ted to acquiring weapons of mass destruction

including nuclear weapons, a top Obama ad-

ministration official said.

In his testimony before the House Perma-

nent Select Committee on Intelligence,

Michael Leiter, director of National Counter-

terrorism Centre said, “We assess that al

Qaeda’s senior leadership in Pakistan remains

committed to obtaining all types of weapons

of mass destruction.”

“But thanks to some outstanding and effec-

tive offensive action against al Qaeda senior

leadership in Pakistan, we also assess that

their ability to do so is greatly diminished

since 9/11,” Leiter said in response to a ques-

tion from Congressman Mike Rogers, chair-

man of the Committee.

“So you would rate their intention as high

to try to secure that?” Rogers asked. “Yes” an-

swered Leiter.

“I think the intent remains high, in par-

ticular in Pakistan and in Yemen,” Leiter

said.

Expressing concern over the current situa-

tion in Pakistan, Congressman Ben Chandler

said, “Pakistan is one of the most dangerous

places on the planet.”

“You have got a state in Pakistan which has

enormous volatility and nuclear weapons.

What can you tell us about the security of the

nuclear weapons under the control of the

state of Pakistan? Are we in decent shape

there? And what needs to be done to make

sure that those weapons are secure?” he said.

“I think what I can say in public is that our

assessment is that the nuclear weapons in

Pakistan are secure. And that’s probably all

we should say about that in public,” said

James Clapper, director of National Intelli-

gence.

CIA director Leon Panetta said his greatest

concern was to avoid another 9/11.

“The reality is that our biggest concern

about al Qaeda was that they could con-

duct 9/11-type attacks in this country. We

have focused on that. I think as a result of

the work that’s been done at going directly

at them in the FATA, I think we’ve seri-

ously undermined their ability to be able

to conduct those kinds of attacks,” Panetta

said.

“Having said that, they are now resort-

ing to other ways to come at this country.

And those ways are through trying to in-

spire sleepers, to try to go after lone wolves,

to use the Inspire magazine, to use Awlaki,

who’s basically been urging people to do

whatever they can to do something in a

terroist way, someplace, somehow, some-

where,” he said.

Qureshi droppedfrom Pakistan’s foreign ministry

Embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,

fighting an extradition case over sexual mis-

conduct, has at least “four love children”

with mistresses across the world, according to

leaked excerpts of a tell-all book by a WikiLeaks

defector.

Former WikiLeaks spokesman Daniel Domscheit-

Berg, who left the organisation amid tensions

with Assange, has revealed in his forthcoming

book that the 39-year old Assange used to

“boast” about how many children he has fathered

across the world.

“Often I sat in large groups and listened to Julian

boast about how many children he had fathered

in various parts of the world. He seemed to enjoy

the idea of lots and lots of Julians, one on every

continent.” “Whether he took care of any of these

alleged children, or whether they existed at all,

was another question,” Domscheit-Berg writes in

his book, an excerpt of which was leaked to gos-

sip website Gawker.

Last month, Domscheit-Berg launched a rival site

OpenLeaks.

“From his bombastic OKCupid profile to his creepy

love letters to a 19-year-old girl, Wikileaks founder Ju-

lian Assange’s has some strange romantic proclivities.

Strangest of all is his apparent obsession with littering

the world with offspring,” the report in Gawker said.

According to leaked police documents on As-

sange’s ongoing rape and sexual molestation

case, WikiLeaks volunteer and Swedish journalist

Donald Bostrom has told investigators in Sweden

that Assange had “at least” four children.

Gawker said this was a number “independently

confirmed” to it by a former WikiLeaks volunteer

and a former friend of Assange.

The youngest little Assange is a mere six months

old, according to the former friend. The oldest,

and the only one of Assange’s offspring previously

reported, is 20-year-old Daniel Assange who lives

in Melbourne, Australia.

Assange fathered him in his teens with his then-

girlfriend. Daniel however has not seen his father

since 2007. Gawker said ages of the other two

children are unknown but both are in Australia. It

is not known who the mothers of these children

are.

“The fixation on seeding the world with mini-leak-

ers springs from a sense of inborn superiority,”

Gawker quotes a source as saying.

“He (Assange) feels obliged to spread his genes. In

other words, he thinks he is so good that the

world needs more of his kids.”

Assange is currently fighting extradition in Lon-

don. The WikiLeaks founder is wanted by Sweden,

which is investigating charges of sexual-assault al-

legations against him.

He is accused of sexual misconduct by two

women he met during a visit to Stockholm last

year. He denies any wrongdoing.

The US government has also been trying to prose-

cute Assange for espionage after his whistle-

blower website released thousands of secret

documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

as well as a flood of State Department cables. No

specific charges against him have been framed.

Assange has four love kids, says WikiLeaks defector

Qaeda committed to acquiring WMDs: US

Held underblasphemy law, man gets bailPTI

LAHORE, FEB 11:A Pakistani

court has granted bail to a

man arrested under the con-

troversial blasphemy law for

allegedly defiling the Quran.

Legal experts said this was

the first instance in several

years of a person accused of

blasphemy being granted

bail.

Justice Anwarul Haq of the

Lahore High Court yesterday

issued an order stating that

Shahid Hasan Sheikh, who

was arrested for blasphemy,

could be released on furnish-

ing surety bonds worth Rs

200,000.

Sheikh, a resident of Bata-

pur, told the court through

his counsel that he was impli-

cated in a fake case by people

belonging to a rival religious

sect.

The man who filed the

FIR against Sheikh had

acted at the behest of one

Malik Iftikhar, the counsel

said.

15 top Pak officials maylose jobsPTI

ISLAMABAD, FEB 11: Fifteen

top Pakistani officials, includ-

ing the investigative agency

FIA’S chief and close aide of

the President may lose their

jobs with a high-level panel

recommending the termina-

tion of their services.

Establishment Division

Secretary Abdur Rauf

Chaudhry, appearing before a

seven-judge Supreme Court

bench headed by Chief Justice

Iftikhar Chaudhry, said FIA

chief Wasim Ahmed and the

Sindh Police chief were

among the 15 officials whose

termination had been recom-

mended by a committee of the

secretaries.

Ahmed is considered a con-

fidant of President Asif Ali

Zardari and was made head of

the FIA after being hired on

contract after his retirement

from government service. The

committee of secretaries con-

ducted a review of contractual

employees holding senior offi-

cial positions on the orders of

the apex court.

54-year-old Qureshi, who headed the foreign ministry in the PPP governmentsince March 2008, today refused to takeoath as a cabinet minister after it be-came known that he was not going to getthe foreign affairs portfolio.

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sportsGoa I Saturday 12, February 2011

SNAPSHOT

Aldona Cup footballPANJIM – The Aldona Cup football tournament or-ganised by Quitula Sports Club, Aldona will be inau-gurated with the opening match between RossmanCruz Nagoa SC and PVC, Parra on February 12 at4.45 p.m. at Quitula ground. In all, 16 teams areparticipating. The winners and runners-up will takehome Rs 25,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.

Volleyball at ShrigalPANJIM – Shrigal Sports Club, Dhargal will organise

their All-Goa volleyball tournament on February 13

at Shrigal SC court, Shrigal at 4 p.m. Only four Goa

teams have been invited. In the first match, Goa Po-

lice will lock horns with Da Cruz, Mala while Crown

Club, Santa Cruz will take on Churchill Brothers at 5

p.m. The finals will be held at 7 p.m. Details may be

obtained from Sameer Raul on 9158472938.

Cricket tourney at DarbandodaPANJIM – Sanjivani Sports Club will organise their

5th All-Goa cricket tournament on February 13

and 20 at Sanjivani ground, Darbandoda. The win-

ners and runners-up will walk away with Rs

20,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively. The semi-final

losers will get Rs 5,000 each. Spot entries will be

accepted. Details may be obtained from Rupesh

on 9765781529.

Swimming classes at CampalPANJIM – The Sports Authority of Goa will organ-

ise their learn-to-swim classes at Campal, Panjim.

Morning 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. (gents), 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

(ladies). Evening 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. (children),

5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. (ladies and gents mixed).

Details may be obtained from the reception

counter, SAG Campal, Panjim from 6 a.m. to 12

noon and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on all days except Mon-

days and holidays.

Tennsi cricket at SanvordemPANJIM -- Shri Krishna Sports Club, Tisk Sanvor-

dem will organise their 9-a-side tennis ball cricket

tournament on February 13, 19 and 20 at pan-

chayat ground, Anandwadi, Sanvordem. Only 16

teams will be allowed to participate. The winners

and runners-up will take home Rs 10,000 and Rs

7,000 respectively. Details from Prakash on

9049556887 or Raju on 9850456625.

Fr Pires volleyballPANJIM -- United Boys of Ambaulim will organise

their 12th Fr Aurilio Pires memorial South Goa

floodlit volleyball tournament from February 20 to

27 at Ambaulim court. The winners and runners-

up will take home Rs 8,000 and Rs 6,000 respec-

tively. Individual prizes will also be awarded.

Details may be obtained from John on

9822169547 or William on 9823456358.

Civil services tourneysPANJIM -- The Directorate of Sports and Youth Af-

fairs will organise the State level civil services tour-

nament in cricket, volleyball and kabaddi for the

benefit of Government employees to encourage

them to keep healthy, fit and mentally alert in pro-

viding their best services to the State. Cricket – Feb-

ruary 15 to March 13 at Chicalim Sports Complex,

Chicalim. Volleyball – February 15 to 18 at Mas-

sano de Amorim, volleyball court, Panjim. Kabaddi

– March 1 and 2 at Campal sports complex, Panjim.

State handball tourneyPANJIM -- The senior men and women State hand-

ball championships organised by Goa Handball As-

sociation and SAG will be held on February 13 at

Nehru Stadium, Fatorda from 9 a.m.

I-League: Dempo SC v.

Churchill Brothers SC,

Nehru stadium, Fatorda,

Margao, 3.45 p.m.

GFA Second Division: Mer-

ces SC v. St Sebastian SC,

Taleigao ground, 4 p.m.

GFA U-16: Macasana Wel-

fare Club v. Salcete FC,

Curtorim ground, 3.30

p.m.

GFA U-14: Colmorod Rat-

waddo SC v. AA de Ma-

jorda-Utorda-Calata,

Rosary ground, 4 p.m.

Aldona Cup soccer: Ross-

man Cruz Nagoa v. PVC

Parra, Quitula ground,

4.45 p.m.

St Sebastian soccer semi-

finals: Vailankani Boys,

Calangute v. Carmona

Boys, 4 p.m. Inter-ward

soccer semi-finals: Se-

gundo Bairo SC v. Cujira

SC, 8.15 p.m., Greenfield,

Santa Cruz.

All-India inter-YMCA bas-

ketball: Bombay YMCA ‘A’

v. Secunderabad YMCA, 7

a.m.; Guntur YMCA v. Er-

nakulam YMCA, 8.30 a.m.;

Bombay YMCA ‘B’ v.

Palakkad YMCA, 10 a.m.;

Coimbatore YMCA v.

Bareilly YMCA, 11.30 a.m.;

College of P Ed. Chennai v.

Kalyan YMCA, 1 p.m.; Cal-

cutta YMCA v. Visakhapat-

nam YMCA, 3 p.m.; New

Delhi YMCA v. Fort Cochin

YMCA, 4 .30 p.m.; Bareilly

YMCA v. Palakkad YMCA, 6

p.m.; Hyderabad YMCA v.

Panjim YMCA, 7.30 p.m.;

Bombay YMCA ‘B’ v. Poona

YMCA, 9 p.m., Don Bosco

indoor court, Panjim.

HERALD SPORTS DESK

Panjim, Feb 11 : The pace

at Don Bosco’s Fr Benedict

Furtado Memorial indoor

basketball stadium picked

up on day two with the 17

teams vying for the All-India

inter-YMCA basketball title

intensifying for the four

semi-final slots at stake.

Pallakkad YMCA notched

up their second win with a

determined showing against

Coimbatore YMCA. The

final scoreline read 71-58 and

the winners earned leads in

the first two quarters to be

up by a clear ten points (38-

28) at half time. But, Coim-

batore came back strongly in

the third quarter and

seemed poised to snatch vic-

tory from their opponents.

They took the third quarter

and cut the deficit by three

points but unfortunately,

they failed to carry the mo-

mentum forward into the

final quarter and ended up

on the losing side.

Shinto was the star of Pal-

lakkad’s play accounting for

nearly half his team’s score

with 34 points. B Jose and

Dinesh Anand chipped in

with valuable contributions.

For Coimbatore, Joshua (15),

Bombay win Muzammil (14) and

Sivasankar (12) did most of

the scoring.

Later, Pallakkad YMCA

seemed to have lost their

rhythm and lost their next

match to Poona YMCA with-

out much of a fight. The

Poona lads, with some accu-

rate long-range shooting in-

terspersed with fast-paced

offensive play outplayed

their rivals 93-64. The Irani

brothers – Rashid (25) and

Sarfaraz (16) – were Poona’s

mainstay. Shinto (24) and B

Jose (18) were the only play-

ers in Pallakkad’s line-up

who displayed some consis-

tency.

Other results: Bombay

YMCA ‘B’ defeated Bareilly

YMCA 59-21. Javed Shaikh

(14) for Bombay YMCA

while Sunail Khan netted a

dozen for Bareilly.

YMCA’s Physical Ed Col-

lege, Chennai defeated Fort

Cochin YMCA 86-33. Shri-

dar (24) and Moonakshi (23)

for Chennai while Nibin (11)

for Fort Cochin.

Calcutta YMCA defeated

Hyderabad YMCA 103-77. H

Khatri (29), Dennis Osta (19)

and Tenzing Bhutia (18) for

Calcutta. For Hyderabad,

Thirupathi (33) and Gopi (15).

HERALD SPORTS REPORTER

Mapusa, Feb 11: Holy

Cross HS, Siolim overcame

Little Flower of Jesus HS,

Calangute by a solitary goal

in the finals of girls U-13 pri-

mary school football tourna-

ment at Peddem.

In the boys U-13 third

place play-off, St Joseph’s

HS, Calangute defeated St

Xavier’s HS, Moira 1-0.

The U-13 boys finals be-

tween St Britto’s HS, Ma-

pusa and St Anthony’s HS,

Monte de Guirim is sched-

uled for Saturday morn-

ing.

Holy Cross in finals

Vasco in finalsHERALD SPORTS REPORTER

Mapusa, Feb 11: With a

penalty shoot-out looming, a

brilliant strike from Basilio

Rego in the 115th minute

was enough to put Vasco

Sports Club in the finals, as

they knocked out United

Mhow, Indore 1-0 in FDF in-

vitational football tourna-

ment in Bhopal on Friday.

Vasco will meet B G Pune in

the finals at 2.30 p.m. on Sat-

urday.

Great news came in for

Vasco as Nigerian striker

Koko Sakibo, who was sent

off in the quarter-finals and

handed a two-match sus-

pension was allowed to play

in the finals.

VJM-04, Force India's car for the 2011 Formula Oneseason, completed its first ever laps with AdrianSutil on driving duties on the first day (Friday) of thesecond pre-season test at the Jerez de la Fronteracircuit in Spain.

Swashbuckling opener Virender

Sehwag will return to lead the Delhi

Daredevils in the fourth edition of the

IPL as Gautam Gambhir will be now

playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.

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sports “It doesn’t matter how strongthe team is on paper. Moreimportant is to win games inthe World Cup

— Yuvraj Singh

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

SNAPSHOT

Sharada Mandir High School, Mira Mar winners of U-17 girls State level basketball championship organised by

DSYA at Youth Hostel, Mira Mar on February 9. They beat Presentation Convent School, Margao 17-7. The team along-

with Dilip Ghosh (SAI coach) and Stany Lobo (PE teacher).

By SUPRIyA BAKHT

If you’re still reeling from

last weekend’s goal feast

in England and mid-

week international friend-

lies, don’t forget - we still

have four days of Premier

League football to look for-

ward too! Can the 20 clubs in

the Premiership top the

record-breaking 41 goals

scored last Saturday? Or

will we see yet another col-

lective collapse of top-flight

sides? Even if one was in

the business of making pre-

dictions, last weekend’s

football results could not

have been imagined in a

million years.

Arsenal drew Newcastle

United after being four

goals up. Bizarrely enough,

it’s true. Carroll-less New-

castle were the comeback

kings and a late goal from

Tiote sealed the draw and

heroically salvaged a point

for his club, from what

looked to be a one-sided

drubbing at half time. Mov-

ing onto the United –

Wolves fixture, not a soul

and definitely not Sir Alex

Ferguson expected that

their 29 game unbeaten

streak was going to be

brought to an end by a club

in the relegation points.

Equally unexpectedly, it was

United to bounce back after shock lossManchester’s two famous clubsare both con-tenders for thePremier Leaguetitle. Evidently,there’s a lotmore than localbragging rightsat stake on Saturday. A win forCity will close the gap at the topof the league between the twosides to a mere two points.

all quiet on the fitting Liver-

pool - Chelsea front, not a

squeak from the combined

total of 100 million pounds

of debuting talent (Torres,

Suarez, Luiz and Carroll) on

the pitch, instead a sole goal

from Meireles winning the

game for Liverpool.

Manchester United –

Manchester City: The first

of two derbies to be played in

England this weekend, City

travels to Old Trafford to

take on United. United will

hope to bounce back from

their shock loss to the Wolves

and will rely on their formi-

dable form at home. After

having won 12 and drawn 1

of their 13 games at Old Traf-

ford, it’s no surprise that 37

of their 54 points have come

at home. The last meeting

between the two sides

ended in a draw and for the

first time in decades, Man-

chester’s two famous clubs

are both contenders for the

Premier League title. Evi-

dently, there’s a lot more

than local bragging rights

at stake on Saturday. A win

for City will close the gap at

the top of the league be-

tween the two sides to a

mere two points, leaving

the title up for grabs,

equally for Arsenal, United

or City. Saturday’s derby is

a must watch, not merely

for the traditional rivalry

between the two but be-

cause the outcome of this

fixture could be decisive in

the race for Premiership

glory.

Fulham – Chelsea: An-

other classic game to watch

is Monday night’s London

derby as Chelsea travel to

Fulham in an attempt to res-

cue their season. Chelsea are

ten points off leaders United

in fourth place. After last

weekend’s disappointing

debut for Torres, the Blues

are left wondering how best

they can up their bid for the

title. Liverpool without their

expensive new signings and

just the sole goal from Meire-

les were enough to beat

Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

and Fulham will be hoping to

capitalize on the surprise

loss. Both sides have been

equally inconsistent this sea-

son and both have drawn

one, lost one and won one in

their last three fixtures. With

West London pride and im-

portant points at stake, this

derby is going to be a

cracker!

Arsenal – Wolverhamp-

ton Wolves: While the

Wolves may have done Arse-

nal a favour by ending

United’s unbeaten record as

they won 2-1 at home on Sat-

urday, Arsene Wenger and

his boys will continue to be

weary of their recent form

against mid-level and relega-

tion teams and will be trying

their best to avoid dropping

critical points as they have

done against West Ham,

West Brom and Newcastle

last Saturday. This weekend,

they travel to the Emirates

now in the hope of continu-

ing this winning form

against the top clubs in the

League. The Wolves will

hope for an exact replay of

last weekend’s result, earn-

ing them another three im-

portant points to help lift

them out of the relegation

battle at the bottom of the

league.

West Bromwich Albion –

West Ham United: One of

the other matches this week-

end that could prove to be an

entertaining watch is going

to be the hard-fought battle

of the relegation sides, as

West Bromwich Albion takes

on West Ham United at

home. Both teams suffered

losses last weekend and lan-

guish at the bottom of the

table, so be rest assured that

both West Brom and West

Ham will be looking to earn

those much-needed three

points to help them stay in

the Premier League next

season!

Junior volleyball squadPANJIM – The SAG has deputed the State volley-

ball team for 37th Junior National volleyball cham-

pionship for boys and girls in Bijapur. Boys: Aaron

Pereira, Girish Andrade, Kirtesh Pereira, Shubham

Dauskar, Rahul Dessai, Sunil Velip, Swapnil

Lokare, Vinod Kondiokar, Nitesh Morgaonkar, Ak-

shay Gawde, Narayan Gawde, Nil Diukar, Suresh

Shirodkar (coach) and Sachin Bansi (manager).

Girls: Ketki Naik, Danzila Pereira, Sweta Mendes,

Melisa Pereira, Neekasha Araujo, Umadevi Chal-

wadi, Deepali Harmalkar, Komal Naik, Ashwini

Chowgule, Anjali Jha, Ankita Arolkar, Archana Velip,

Conception Pereira (coach) and Arthi Talkar (man-

ager). Hugo Gonsalves, vice-president, Goa Volley-

ball Association (GVA) addressed the players

alongwith V M Prabhudesai, SAG’s ED.

Pentair cricket tourneyPANJIM -- Pentair Water India Pvt. Ltd. will organise

their 10th Pentair Cup cricket tournament for indus-

tries within the Verna Industrial Estate on February

13, 20, 27 and March 6 at SAG ground, Chicalim.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

Margao, Feb 11: A cracker

of a contest is on the cards in

the derby clash when

Dempo Sports Club and

Churchill Brothers meet in

the 14th round match of I-

League at Nehru Stadium,

Fatorda on Saturday at 3.45

p.m.

Both teams showing re-

spect for each other, are de-

termined to adopt a positive

attacking approach and go

all out for a win to grab three

points on offer.

Both Dempo and

Churchill will be under pres-

Churchill, Dempo promise acracker of a contest today

TODAY’S FIXTURES

Dempo v. Churchill

HAL v. JCT

M Bagan v. Pune FC

ONGC v. E Bengal

sure. Dempo, who occupy

the fourth spot with 22

points, will try to avoid a de-

feat. On the other hand,

Churchill who are placed

third on the league table

with 26 points will go all out

for a win to chase the title.

Dempo chief coach Ar-

mando Colaco and his

Churchill Brothers counter-

part Vincent Subramanian

admitted that Saturday’s

clash was big for both the

sides.

“The morale of the players

is high and I am confident

that they will play to win,”

said Colaco after the team

had a light training session at

University ground, Taleigao

on Friday morning.

“Churchill Brothers are a

good side and it’s going to be

very difficult for us. We will

try out best to record a win

as we want to go forward. We

are keen to be on the top and

stay closer to the leader,” Co-

laco told Herald on the eve of

the match.

There was some more

good news for Colaco as de-

fender Sameer Naik and Va-

leriano Rebello have

recovered from their injuries

and will figure in the playing

18. However, Colaco will

miss Brazilian playmaker

Roberto Mendes da Silva

due to a double booking.

“The boys have worked

hard but injury to some play-

ers and missing key players

has affected our progress in

the league. But the players

intend to give their best and

perform well against

Churchill Brothers. The two

successive victories against

HAL and Viva Kerala have

given the boys plenty of con-

fidence and I expect good

showing from them,” added

Colaco.

Dempo’s midfielder

Nigerian Ogba Kalu who

was with Churchill Brothers

last season should start

against his former club.

Dempo’s supply line looks

good with international Cli-

max Lawrence operating in

central midfield and upcom-

ing Clifford Miranda and

Peter Carvalho operating on

the flanks. Striker and cap-

tain Ranty Martins who has

regained his scoring touch

will lead the attack along-

with young striker Joaquim

Abranches, who will surely

keep the Churchill Brothers

defenders on their toes. In-

ternational Subhashish Roy

Chowdhury will be tending

to their goal while interna-

tionals Mahesh Gawli, John

Dos or Domnic Noronha,

Samir Naik and Debarata

Roy will form the back four.

However, Dempo will be

without attacking midfielder

Anthony Pereira who is

nursing an injury.

Churchill Brothers are not

ready to take things lightly

and have prepared for their

big match. Coach Vincent

Subramanian has some

other ideas for the visitors.

He is set to try out new

strategies and look for a win

to earn full points.

Boasting several interna-

tional players and key for-

eigners in their ranks, they

will also strengthen their de-

fence to keep Ranty Martins

and Joaquim Abranches

away.

Subramanian spoke on

similar lines. “Tomorrow’s

match is a big, very big one

for us as we have to catch

with table toppers East Ben-

gal,” he said after the team

had a long practice session

on Friday evening at Cun-

colim ground. “The team

which capitalises on chances

to score goals and cut down

on errors will emerge victo-

rious,” Subramanian said.

AGENCIES

Gurgaon, Feb 11: Indian

Arrows and Chirag United

played out a goalless draw in

a Round XIV I-League

match at Tau Devi Lal Sta-

dium, Gurgaon here on Fri-

day.

Playing at home, Indian

Arrows not only had better

ball possession, but also dic-

tated terms right from the

word go. On the other hand,

Chirag United found hard to

come up with something

concrete and were found

struggling.

Indian Arrows 0 Chirag 0

Man-of-the match: Jeje Lalpekhlua (Indian Arrows)

Arrows, Chirag ingoalless draw

AGENCIES

New Delhi, Feb 11: Chirag

United rounded off the

transfer deadline day by

signing Indian National

team striker Sunil Chhetri

till the end of the season.

Sunil was released by MLS

outfit Kansas City Wizards

earlier this month.

Chirag sign Chhetri

PANJIM (HSD) - WIM

Bhakti Kulkarni beat Tesik

Csaba (2275) of Hungary in

the 6th round of First Satur-

day Round Robin IM Bu-

dapest chess tournament in

Hungary. Bhakti is now on

3.5 points after six rounds.

Bhakti wins

The ‘noisy neighbours’ have been generally a bit quieter in recent weeks and should ManchesterUnited beat Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday their title claims will be just about silenced.

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— Kiwis skipper Daniel Vettori

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HERALD CORRESPONDENT

Margao, Feb 11: Raia

Sporting Club scored a com-

fortable 3-0 win over St

Rock’s Sports Club, Fatrade

in GFA’s First Division

League at Raia panchayat

ground, on Friday. Raia led

1-0 at half time.

Raia began in right

earnest and showed better

application in their approach

with midfielder Danny Dias

and Remedious Barretto

keeping forward Clemente

Xavier busy with a stream of

passes.

On the other hand, St

Rock’s slowly took over the

reins and created forays into

the rival territory and had

scoring chances to break the

deadlock but striker Colum-

ban Noronha squandered

easy sitters.

Raia went into the lead in

the 26th minute when mid-

fielder Danny Dias un-

leashed a blistering 40 yard

shot that crashed into the net

keeping St Rock’s custodian

Samroy Cardozo in a daze.

The early goal spurred

Raia to pile up pressure and

fired well sorties against the

rival citadel but their strikers

either shot wide or shot

straight into the hands of the

rival keeper.

Crossing over, Raia were

dominant and breached the

rival defence an umpteen

number of times with striker

Clemente Xavier taking

shots from handshaking dis-

tance. In the 55th minute,

Raia doubled the lead when

Deslie Fernandes’ snap shot

beat the rival keeper hands

down off a cross from Ozie

Fernandes.

At the other end, St Rock’s

struggled to contain Raia’s

strikers and beat a hasty re-

treat and seldom troubled

the rival defence.

Raia nearly made it 3-0

midway in the second session

but striker Clemente Xavier’s

goal-bound try was thwarted

by St Rock’s defender.

St Rock who were at the re-

ceiving end had a chance but

William Fernandes’ set piece

missed the mark narrowly.

Substitute striker Alvito

Fernandes drove the last nail

in the 85th minute off a pass

from Eusebio Fernandes.

With this win, Raia col-

lected eight points from

seven matches while St

Rocks suffered their fifth de-

feat and have four points

from seven matches.

Big win for Raia Sporting

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

Margao, Feb 11: Don

Bosco Oratory, Fatorda

weathered a storm before

getting past Navelim Sport-

ing Club 6-5 via the sudden

death to enter the finals of

3rd Wilred Leisure Cup

inter-village football.

In the tie-breaker, Rozer

Azavedo, Sanjay Borkar,

Wilson Barbosa, Ovido Dias

and Simon Barbosa were on

target for Don Bosco while

Richard Costa, Sanford Car-

dozo, Carlos Pereira, Alvito

Colaco, Samson Pereira and

Joseph Dias converted for

Navelim.

In the sudden death, Charl-

ton Pereira was successful for

Don Bosco, while Chandrakant

Naik failed for Navelim.

Don Bosco Oratory, Fa-

torda will now meet Betalba-

tim Sporting Club in the

finals on February 13.

DB Oratory enterWilred finals

holy rosary Convent High School,Nuvem winners of U-17 boys State handball championship organised by DSYA.

They defeated Don Bosco High School, Panjim 21-10. Standing (l to r): Clevinton, Suraj, Selvin, Joel, Rajesh, Royston,

Standley, Shubham and Milton. Sitting: Sr Divya AC (principal) and Selvin (PE teacher). Squatting: Slyvester, Alvito, Rea-

gan, Nikhil, Savio and Nivio.

The Cheerleading Association of Goa team which will participate in 2nd National

cheerleading championship at Goa Museum Hall, Patto, Panjim on February 12 at 6.30

p.m. They will participate in the all-girls elite event. Team: Saili Naik, Debanshu Naik, Dik-

shita Borkar, Projoti Naik, Cimona Pereira, Sailee Naik, Ratika Naik, Sanisha Naik, Aarti

Shirodkar, Asmita Veer, Arti Gaonkar, Sneha Gaude, Mishel D’Cruz and Priyanka Vaglekar.

HERALD SPORTS REPORTER

Mapusa, Feb 11: Hayden

Fernandes netted a brace for

Salgaocar Sports Club Juniors,

but that was not enough for

victory as Vasco Sports Club

hung on to draw 2-2 in GFA’s

U-14 league at Tilak Maidan,

Vasco on Friday. Vasco led 2-1

at the lemon break.

With Salgaocar recently

defeating Dabolim Youth

Club 23-0 and Vasco nearly

matching them a few days

later defeating Dabolim 22-0,

all eyes were on this match

but neither team could find

the winner and both had to

settle for a point each.

On Thursday, United Boys

of Palolem defeated Sarzora

Sports Club 4-0 at Agonda

ground.

At Raia ground, Guardian

Angel Sports Club defeated

Raia Football Club by a soli-

tary goal.

Vasco hold Salgaocar

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

Margao, Feb 11: Shirgao

Cricketers beat Babu

Brothers, Quepem by 5-

runs to storm into the finals

of Union Trophy T20

cricket.

Shirgao scored 150 runs in

20 overs. Salman Ahmed

(66) and Rajendra Dab-

holkar (36).

In reply, Babu Brothers

faltered to achieve the target

and were bundled out for

144 in 19.1 overs.

Shirgao beat Babu Bros, enter finals

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

Margao, Feb 11: Sanquelim

RCC scored a 28-run win

over MCC-RCC to enter the

last four of late Shubhan

Naik U-14 inter-RCC cricket

tournament organised by

Shumham Naik Trust in as-

sociation with SAG.

In another league match,

Mapusa RCC scored a 155-

run win over Shiroda RCC

at Karai ground, Shiroda.

Brief score: Sanquelim

RCC, 225 for 7 in 40 overs.

Vrushant Govekar (44),

Sohan Naik (25), Omkar

Kulkarni (21). Rohit Naik 3-

25, Siddhant Solanki 2-45,

Shivam Amonkar took a

wicket beating MCC-RCC,

197 for 8 in 40 overs.

Navdeep Shirodkar (63),

Siddhant Solanki (29), Rohit

Naik (23). Balkrishna was

adjudged man-of-the-match.

Sanquelim up

Goa beatenagainHERALD SPORTS DESK

Panjim, Feb 11: Tamil Nadu

beat Goa by 100 runs in

South Zone S Pillay 1-day

cricket tournament in Malip-

puram on Friday.

Tamil Nadu scored 334

runs for 6 wickets in 50

overs. They won the toss and

elected to bat. S Badrinath

104 off 8 balls with 8 fours

and 3 sixes, S Anirudha 30

off 30 balls with 6 fours, Mu-

rali Vijay 41 off 61 balls with

2 fours, Dinesh Kartik 41 off

29 balls with 6 fours, Satish

Rajgopala not out 16 off 8

balls 1 four, 1 six, Vasudeva

Das 7 off 5 balls 1 four, C

Ganapathy not out 4 off 2

balls with 1 four. Extras: 16.

Fall: 1-44, 2-109, 3- 186, 4-302,

5-318, 6-328.

In reply, Goa scored 234 for

7 wickets in 50 overs. V U Naik

38 off 55 balls 6 fours, Swapnil

Asnodkar 37 off 55 balls 3

fours, R D Asnodkar 30 off 36

balls 3 fours, A S Rathra 2 off

6 balls, R V Keni 3 off 6 balls,

Shadab Jakati 1 off 5 balls,

Amit Yadav not out 44 off 57

balls 5 fours, S S Duri not out

65 off 74 balls 7 fours, 2 sixes,

Reagan Pinto 0 off 3 balls. Ex-

tras: 14. Fall: 1-74, 2-97, 3-99, 4-

111, 5-111, 6-114, 7-116.

Dempo Jrs heldHERALD SPORTS REPORTER

Mapusa, Feb 11: Dempo

Sports Club Juniors and

Young Boys of Tonca played a

goalless draw in GFA’s Second

Division at Dr Remigio Pinto

ground, Taleigao on Friday.

This was Dempo’s final

match and after eight games

they accumulated 17 points,

with five wins, two draws

and only one loss. Tonca are

currently on five points from

five matches.

The wood work came to

the rescue of both teams in

the first half. After just two

minutes, Elvis Fernandes saw

his free kick attempt pushed

onto the bar by Dempo custo-

dian Reagan Julio.

Eight minutes before the

break, Tonca’s Peter Ro-

drigues hit the cross bar with

a dipping shot.

HERALD SPORTS DESK

Panjim, Feb 11: People’s HS

and Our Lady of Rosary HS,

Dona Paula claimed victo-

ries over Hedgewar HS and

Auxilium HS respectively in

D G Narvekar U-16 girls

cricket.

Hedgewar batted first.

Mridula Khade (52 not out),

Surbhi Kerkar (11). Prachi

Kerkar 4-17. People’s Sha-

heen Shaikh (22) and Kiran

Vaigankar (13). Aditi

Kundaikar 2-34 and Anjali

Surlikar 1-25. The match

was tied and the winners

were decided by super over.

Auxilium batted first.

Karuna Kunkolkar (12),

Medha Kunkolkar (9).

Heena Shaikh 2-10 and

Shilpa Kunkulkar 2-12.

Leena Gaunso (11). For Aux-

ilium, Manisha Kankonkar

2-15.

People’s, Rosary top

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sports “I definitely look to the 1983 World Cup winfor inspiration as we want to get the Cupback. We were pretty close to winning in2003 and hopefully we can turn it aroundand win this time.

— Gautam Gambhir

We are used to the pressuresof playing in India and if wehave to play our knockoutmatches in India we are pre-pared for it.

— Shahid Afridi

Goa I Saturday 12, February 2011

“

Sehwag eyes 50-over stay PTI

BANGALORE, FEB 11: At

his destructive best, In-

dian opener Virender Se-

hwag can turn a match on

its head with just a short

stint at the crease but

come this World Cup, he

plans to prolong the

agony for his rivals by

being there for the entire

50 overs -- a feat he has

not achieved before.

"I think I have never

played 50 overs in one-day

cricket. The maximum I

have played is 43 or 44 overs.

But this time I will try to bat

50 overs and give a good

start to the team. I have been

unsuccessfully trying this for

the last 10 years and the ef-

fort is still on and will be

there," Sehwag told re-

porters in an open media

session ahead of the mega-

event starting February 19.

Expectations are sky high

but Sehwag says he does not

feel the pressure as he his

captain Mahendra Singh

Dhoni and coach Gary

Kirsten have

asked him to

play his natural

game no mat-

ter what the sit-

uation.

"I think no-

body is telling

me what to do, that's the

good part of our team. The

coach and captain just allow

me to bat the way I bat.

So, they are not putting

any pressure on me. They

said you just go and

play your natural

game. If you score

runs we are happy

and if you don't score

runs then also

we are happy,"

Sehwag said.

"My role is to

go out there and

enjoy my-

self and

give a good

start to the

team. If I score 20 runs in 10

balls or 100 in 70, 80 balls I

am happy with that," he

added.

The 32-year-old's trade-

mark style is to go after the

bowling from the word go,

but he said he has slightly

toned down his aggressive

instincts.

"For the last three years, I

was in a good frame of mind.

I have changed a little bit.

Now I give respect to the

new ball. I make sure that I

spend four-five overs before

taking on the bowlers and

try to give a good start.”

"I know that I have Dhoni,

Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan,

Yuvraj Singh and Suresh

Raina in the middle-order, so

I can go after the bowling

straight from the first ball.

But now I am trying to look

for three-four overs and en-

sure that I give a good start

to the team," Sehwag said.

Sehwag has been a prolific

run-scorer for India in Tests

but his performances in

ODIs are not that impressive

compared to his deeds in the

five-day format.

But Sehwag seemed

hardly bothered by the sta-

tistics and said what matters

for him is his contribution to-

wards the team's success.

Sehwag was a member of

India's disastrous 2007 World

Cup campaign in the West

Indies, where they crashed

out in the opening stage after

losing to Bangladesh.

Asked about the much-an-

ticipated opening match

against Bangladesh, he said

the Indians are eagerly wait-

ing to avenge their 2007 de-

feat on February 19 in Dhaka.

"I think we lost just one or

two games against

Bangladesh, one in the

World Cup and may be one

in Bangladesh only. So, our

record against

Bangladesh is

very good. We

know that in

the last World

Cup, we lost to

them,so we are

waiting for the

match against Bangladesh.

We are charged up for the

game and hopefully, we will

do well against them this

time," Sehwag said.

Asked whether he has re-

covered fully from his shoul-

der injury that cut short his

South Africa tour, he said, "I

am taking regular treatment,

so hopefully, I will be com-

pletely fine."

He also said that despite

concerns about his shoulder,

he would bowl in the World

Cup but not before recover-

ing fully.

"Of course, I want to bowl.

I want to contribute for

Team India."

I think I have never played 50 overs in one-daycricket. The maximum I have played is 43 or 44overs. But this time I will try to bat 50 overs and givea good start to the team. I have been unsuccessfullytrying this for the last 10 years and the effort is stillon and will be there.

DESTRUCTIVE BATSMAN LONG FOR

Kiwis face Ireland in warm-up Nagpur: Last edition’s semi-finalist New Zealand and sur-

prise package Ireland will square up for a day-night warm-

up game here at the VCA’s Jamtha stadium on Saturday.

From behind the bars they willchurn out cricket pads, foot-balls and badminton rac-

quets and other sport goods.Inmates of Meerut DistrictJail will now produce sportsgoods, gaining skil l andmoney in the process to assisttheir families.

Three-four sports goods com-panies have already been enlistedfor the innovative scheme by thejail authorities which will see inmatesearn a regular monthly income.

“Be it the stitching of gloves, cricketpads, footballs or knitting of badmintonracquets, all would be done by the in-mates, which would then be suppliedto these companies,” informed MeerutDistrict Jail’s Senior Superintendent R KKesarwani.

“The best thing about the projectis that it will enable the inmates

to provide financial assistanceto their family members.

On most occasions,families have to deal

with severe eco-nomic s t re s swhen the solebread winner ofthe fami ly isj a i l ed , ” headded.

Ac-c o r d -

ing toofficials, at

present the in-mates i n U t t a rPradesh are entitledto a meagre amountof Rs.10-18 per dayfor the menial jobs

they do inside prison.Officials expect the new

project to help inmatesearn anywhere betweenRs 3,000 and Rs 4,000 permonth.

“Besides extending fi-nancial help, the in-mates would also be

able to utilise the income forhiring lawyers for their cases,” said an-

other jail official.

At present around 50 inmates are under-going the training for stitching footballs.There are around 2,000 inmates in the MeerutDistrict Jail.

“We are receiving an overwhelming re-sponse from the inmates as well as the sportscompanies. While the inmates are willing toundergo the training lessons for generatinga regular income, sports companies too arecoming to us in search of labour,” said Ke-sarwani.

(Courtesy: IANS)

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Many a times, we come across people living on thestreets; a small piece of plastic to save them fromthe weather and just a few grains of rice to sustainthem through the day. The most we can do is offerthem food and money or just pity. But now, thereis Karunalaya, a home just for those who have no

support at all, family or financial. Karunalaya is a home for peoplebelonging to any caste, creed or sex, which provides them with freefood, clothing, housing and medicine; it is run and managed by themembers of the Leomel Society who provide selfless service to theresidents of the home. The society was founded by Anita Rodricks,a retired headmistress of St Paul’s High School, Belgaum.

Anita’s husband passed away early in her marriage and she feltemptiness even though she was always surrounded by her three chil-dren and her siblings. “I was a teacher at St Paul’s High School andthen I became the headmistress of the primary section of the schoolbefore I voluntarily retired. During school holidays, I used to volunteerat Sneha Sadan, Hubli, run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.Working for the dying, destitute, terminally ill and poor was very ap-pealing to me. The work I did there at the home really touched myheart and moved me tremendously. The selflessness and generosityof the Sisters of Mother Teresa inspired me to do something similar.My children who were young then, told me that they would build ahouse for the destitute and dying.”

“I founded the Leomel society with a few close friends fromdifferent religions who extend their dedicated and selfless serviceto the residents of the home, without whose help and supportKarunalaya would not be where it is today. My children built thehouse for it six years ago in Belgaum. The word Karunalaya means ahome of compassion and love. The home is about providing physical

nourishment, emotional support, med-ical assistance and care to the dying,destitute, abandoned and poor. WhenI see homeless people on the streets,

I just take them in and care for them like my family, my parents orsiblings. When we started the home in Belgaum, we had five inmatesand now the number has gone up to 40. We have a trained staff often who give attention to each one of them,” says Anita about theBelgaum branch of Karunalaya home.

In Goa, Anita got a house in Pirna, Bardez which was donated byIsabella Vieira and her son Carmeio to run the home. The house re-quired some renovation to make it suitable for the inmates like aramp for wheelchairs and parking space. “Karunalaya is not an oldage home. The criteria for admission to the home is that the personshould be a destitute, someone without anyone to look after them.We used to get a lot of patients from Goa and it was not easy to takethem to Belgaum. In Goa, there will be 25 beds with visiting doctorswho check blood pressure and diabetics and a physiotherapist forparalysed inmates. There will be six trained staff to give medicinesand to care for them. The friendly environment makes it look like itis a big family living together.”

She adds, “Every evening, there is prayer service which is open toall the inmates of different religions. We say the rosary and singhymns. We share the same food and live in the same home and treateach member as family. Most residents have only known abuse, re-jection and poverty all their lives. At Karunalaya, we try to teach theresidents to be respectful, polite and courteous to other residentsin the same way love, care and affection is shown to them by thestaff and society members.”

She concludes, “The home solely depends on the generosity andkindness of the general public. The Leomel Society encouragespeople to reach out to us so that we may be able to reach out to thedying, destitute, poor and abandoned residents in our home.” Thehome will be formally inaugurated on February 14 at 4pm.

Karunalaya, a homewhich cares for thedying and thedestitute, will havei ts opening onFebruary 14, 2011.Anita Rodricks, theperson behind thisnoble cause, speaksto Herald about thehome, its facilitiesand her struggle tostart this place

Music and the Effortsbehind It

The week that went by saw a mixed bag ofevents. From a motivating visit by the DalaiLama to some in teres t ing musica lperformances of different genres

HERALD SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT

Wearing a motorcycle helmet not only pre-vents fatal head injury but also reduces thechance of cervical spine injury, new research

shows. “We are debunking a popular myth that wear-ing a helmet while riding a motorcycle can be detri-mental to the spine during a motorcycle crash,” saysstudy leader Adil Haider, assistant professor ofsurgery at Johns Hopkins University. The new study,Haider says, offers the strongest evidence yet thathelmets significantly reduce cervical spine injury,which can result in paralysis.

His study, like many others before, found a re-duction in risk of traumatic brain injury in helmetwearers (65 per cent) and decreased odds of death(37 per cent). “Using this new evidence, there shouldbe mandatory helmet laws,” Haider says. “There isno doubt that helmets savelives and reduce head injury.And now we know they arealso associated with a de-creased risk of cervical spineinjury.”

For more than two decades,the researchers say, activists lobbyingagainst universal helmet laws have citeda small study suggesting that, in theevent of a crash, the weight of ahelmet could cause significanttorque on the neck that would bedevastating to the spine. But thenew study shows that riderswith helmets were 22 per centless likely to suffer cervical spineinjury than those without them.

The researchers mined theNational Trauma Databank, look-ing through information on morethan 40,000 motorcycle accidentsbetween 2002 and 2006. Even withwhat researchers say are mountainsof evidence that helmets reduce mor-

tality and traumatic brain injury after a collision,the anti-helmet law advocates often cite a 25-year-old study that found more spine injuries in helmetwearers. That study has been criticized by many, in-cluding the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration, for flawed statistical reasoning.

“Additionally, helmet technology has significantlyimproved since that time; now helmets

are much lighter but even sturdier andmore protective,” Haider added.

Helmets prevent Spine Injury too

Meerut JailInmates to churnout SportsGoods

BY CLARON MAZARELLO

If the concerned authorities do not take someconstructive action in dealing with tourists-related issue, the repercussions will give riseto a lot of negative emotions. While the Dalai

Lama spoke of how to combat these emotions atthe Kosambi Festival of Ideas at Kala Academy, an-other thing he categorically mentioned was howmusic definitely has the power to calm one’s mind.Of course, besides making a profound impact onall present for this talk, this simple but great manrevealed another side of his persona, as he goodnaturedly and playfully poked fun at the who’swho of Goa with his charisma and extra specialfeel.

Whenever one thinks about a happening eventin Goa, the venue is most probably in the north ofthe state. But changing that will be a music festivalof sorts which has been planned out for SouthGoa. As per exclusive sources, there will be a minimusic festival in the south somewhere aroundApril 8, this year. “Let’s do something here in thesouth as well,” opined Chris, the owner of probablythe oldest place in Mobor that promotes live music.“I still remember, the first band I had got to playat my restaurant live was incidentally a ‘morna’band,” he said. By the way, a ‘morna’ band literallymeans band of death but Chris was actually referringto a brass band that played at local funerals inGoa, speaking of which, we do need to give creditto all those entertainers who made possible manygreat musical evenings for us.

And let’s not forget the people who really makeany event successful, or at least possible – thelabourers, sound boys, stage hands, light techni-

cians and other such folk who operate the eventbehind the scenes. Ultimately, if an event has togo off smoothly, each one has to work in coordi-nation with the other.

Well we may have had a late start to the season,but come January end, we sure had quality underour belt. From Goa Chitra coming with some fab-ulous artistes like popular blues band Soulmatewhich is performing today, to some great live actsat the Saturday Night Market, things seem to begoing great.

Live music has always been pitted opposite DJsplaying out cds and adding to that argument weresome other events that took place. First it waselectronic DJ Skazi giving especially the rock fanssomething to jump about. And as he played outhis hard house electronic music to the collegiansarmed with a violinist, a drummer and a keyboardistapart from his apple, and himself on his guitar.Highlight Tribe on Thursday finally exposed themeaning of organic or natural trance. “They usuallyopen for many music festivals and they are sogood,” said Naomi after having seen them performlive before with their bongos, congos, live guitars(lead and bass) and their drummer/percussionist.So it was decided by yet another generation ofyoungsters that live music is the best to get thepeople moving.

While some may still beg to differ, according tomany musicians who graced this performance in-cluding Elvis Lobo who opened for Highlight Tribelast year at Moscow playing alongside another liveelectronic Russian band called Goatika, the mainelement of difference to look for here is feel.

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Saturday, 12 Feb 2011

10:00 Saath Nibhana Saathiya12:00 Love U Zindagi 13:00 Love U Zindagi 14:00 Sapno Se Bhare Naina15:30 Maryaada ... Lekin Kab Tak?17:00 Gulaal18:00 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 19:00 Love U Zindagi 20:00 Behenein21:00 Wife Bina Life 22:00 Pyar Mein Twist 22:30 Love U Zindagi

10:30 Khotey Sikkey11:30 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 13:00 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 14:30 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa16:00 C.I.D18:00 C.I.D19:00 Adaalat

20:00 Adaalat21:00 Jubilee Comedy Circus22:00 C.I.D

10:00 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli10:29 Ek Nazar10:30 Dance India Dance Doubles 11:59 Ek Nazar12:00 Sanjog Se Bani Sangini14:30 Sanskaar Laxmi15:59 Ek Nazar16:00 Vivah20:00 Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo21:30 Dance India Dance Doubles

10:00 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma16:00 Gili Gili Gappa17:00 Mrs. Tendulkar19:00 Papad Pol19:30 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma20:00 Malegoan Ka Chintoo20:30 Gutar Gu21:00 Ring Wrong Ring22:30 Gili Gili Gappa

08:00 Chak Dhoom Dhoom - Team Challenge 09:00 Chak Dhoom Dhoom - Team Challenge 10:00 Uttaran12:00 Phulwa14:30 Jodhaa Akbar18:30 Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya21:00 Chak Dhoom Dhoom - Team Challenge 22:00 Phulwa23:00 Chak Dhoom Dhoom - Team Challenge

10:00 Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein10:30 Rang Badalti Odhni11:00 Geet11:30 Yeh Ishq Haaye!!12:00 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani12:30 Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein13:00 Rang Badalti Odhni13:30 Geet14:00 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani14:30 Yeh Ishq Haaye!!15:00 Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein15:30 Rang Badalti Odhni16:00 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani16:30 Yeh Ishq Haaye!!17:00 Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein17:30 Geet18:00 Yeh Ishq Haaye!!18:30 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani19:00 Dhoond Legi ManzilHumein19:30 Geet

20:00 Yeh Ishq Haaye!!20:30 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani21:00 Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein21:30 Geet22:00 Rang Badalti Odhni22:30 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani

12:00 Got to Dance 13:00 Breaking The Magician's Code15:00 India's Minute to Win It16:00 Got to Dance17:00 Breaking The Magician's Code19:00 Top 20 Countdown20:00 India's Minute to Win It21:00 Got to Dance 22:00 The Saint

10:00 Koffee With Karan

11:00 American Idol 12:00 Two And A Half Men13:00 The Simpsons14:00 Friends15:00 Koffee With Karan16:00 Burn Notice18:00 Koffee With Karan 20:00 How I Met Your Mother 21:00 The Good Guys22:00 Walking Dead

10:00 ICC World Cup H/ls11:00 ICC World Cup H/ls 12:00 Venue Talk12:30 Venue Talk 13:00 Versus14:00 India Edition 15:00 Capturing the Cup 16:00 Capturing the Cup17:00 ICC World Cup H/ls18:00 ICC World Cup H/ls 19:00 Epic Encounters20:00 Gameplan20:25 Barclays Premier League 22:30 Full Time

10:30 ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament 12:00 Best of the Best12:30 World Cup Superstars 13:00 The Contenders13:30 Best of the Best14:00 Best of the Best14:30 World Cup Superstars15:00 The Contenders15:30 Best of the Best16:00 Sportscenter Weekend16:02 Premier League Preview16:30 The Contenders 16:58 Sportscenter Weekend17:00 Scorecast Saturday17:30 Primetime Premier League18:10 Barclays Premier League 20:15 Primetime Premier League20:25 Barclays Premier League22:30 Primetime Premier League

10:00 NBA 12:00 The Inside Story12:30 Great Centuries13:00 ICC Cricket World13:30 FIFA: Futbol Mundial14:00 Winning Post14:30 European Tour 18:30 WWE: Superstars19:30 WWE: Smackdown

21:30 WWE: Superstars22:30 Italian Serie A

10:00 The Contenders 10:30 Versus18:30 World Cup Journey with Mathew Hayden19:00 Advantage Australia21:00 Epic Encounters

11:00 I Didn't Know That12:00 Great Migrations13:00 Nat Geo Amazing!14:00 India15:00 True Stories16:00 Big, Bigger, Biggest17:00 Triumph of Life 18:00 Jailed Abroad19:00 Inside20:00 Megacities21:00 Dangerous Encounters22:00 Journey to the Edge of the Universe

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09:15 Ruslan11:20 Dead Man Walking 13:50 Aliens 16:35 When In Rome18:40 The Recruit 21:00 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines23:20 Pandorum

11:00 Spartacus12:00 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 15:00 Friday the 13th16:45 Staying Alive18:45 A Cinderella Story21:00 Species II22:45 Spartacus

13:25 Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh

Mera Ghar17:30 192021:00 Action Replayy

08:30 Sandwich11:30 Khoobsurat15:00 Naya Ghulam19:00 Golmaal Returns22:30 The Princess Diaries

10:00 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up11:50 The Book of Eli 14:05 The Pursuit of Happy

ness16:25 Lake Placid 318:30 Slumdog Millionaire21:00 The Bounty Hunter23:25 The Descent: Part 2

12:00 Golmaal: Fun Unlimited15:30 Badal20:00 Hisss22:30 Don No. 1

12:00 Viewers Choice16:00 Trishul20:00 Nayak

Across1- Lost in Paris?; 6- Quick look;10- Heavy book; 14- Bring tobear; 15- Area of 4840 squareyards; 16- Crowd sound; 17-Sleep disorder; 18- Coconut-husk fiber; 19- Hungary's Nagy;20- Permits; 21- Farseeing; 23-Laciniate; 25- Dated; 26- Beliefsystem; 27- Boat often made ofbirchbark, canvas, or fiberglass;29- Foremost part; 32- Summa-rize; 33- Snake eyes; 36- Ma-nure; 37- Standard forcomparison; 38- Horse color;39- Invoice abbr.; 40- Gave ameasured amount; 41- Moneypaid; 42- Shades; 43- Clumsyboat; 44- Abruptly; 47- Like acertain complex; 51- Relocate;54- Injectable diazepam, in mili-tary lingo; 55- Alleviate; 56- Mrs.Chaplin; 57- Rupture; 58- ___ boy!; 59- Mone-tary unit of Lesotho; 60- Beginning; 61-Antlered animal; 62- Primordial giant in Norsemyth; 63- Designer Simpson; Down1- Chimes; 2- Eject; 3- Oscar de la ___; 4-Salad sauce; 5- "Respect for Acting" authorHagen; 6- Walked back and forth; 7- Earth Daysubj.; 8- Ashtabula's lake; 9- Private; 10- Vac-uum tube having three elements; 11- Pizazz;12- "West Side Story" song; 13- Build; 21- Pro___; 22- Hoof sound; 24- DDE's predecessor;27- Gives up; 28- Served perfectly; 29- Rxwatchdog; 30- Grog ingredient; 31- ThunderBay's prov.; 32- Ascended, flower; 33- Littleone; 34- Move from side to side; 35- Lennon'slady; 37- Board game; 38- Ruddy; 40- Specks;41- Arab instrument; 42- Musical ineptitude; 43-Hanoi holiday; 44- Lieu; 45- Component of or-ganic fertilizer; 46- Moisten while cooking; 47-

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SOLUTION - 781

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puzzle, every num-

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each of the nine

vertical columns, in

each of the nine

horizontal rows and

in each of the nine

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06:30 Hymn Singing07:00 Rthymic Breathing07:30 Tiny Tots08:00 English News09:00 Care for Mother Earth09:30 Clown Fiesta10:00 English News11:00 Grape Escapade11:30 Jazz Gospel Concert12:00 Flavors12:30 Trendsetter13:00 English News14:00 Rthymic Breathing14:30Bharat Amcho Des15:00 Tiny Tots15:30Art of Living16:00 English News17:00 Care for Mother Earth17:30Hymn Singing18:00 English News19:00 Clown Fiesta19:30 Jazz Gospel Concert20:00 English News21:00 Chris Perry’s Musical Show21:30 Talking Talkies22:00 English News23:00 Trendsetters23:30 Rthymic BreathingNote: Subject to change

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H O R O S C O P E

‘Asturi’, an exhibition forwoman by woman organised

by the Goa Chamber of Com-merce and Industry - Women’s Wing

is underway till February 13 from 10amto 8pm at Azad Maidan, Panjim. Reg-i s t r a t i o n i s o p e n . E - m a i lgoachamber@gmail.com. Call 2424252.Landscapes of the Mind’ – Impres-

sions from near and far, anexhibition of mixed mediapaintings by Rani Sarin isunderway till February 13from 10am to 7pm at Gallery

3 of the Sunaparanta – GoaCentre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim.

Call 2421311.Third Konknni (Romi Lipi) Literaryand Cultural Sammelan, organised by

the Dalgado Konknni Academy willbe held on February 19 and

20 at Kala Academy, Pan-jim. Call 2420452.‘Color Ecstasy’, an exhibitionof paintings by Puran Singh

Jhala is underway till February20 from 11am to 7pm at SeShahHouse, Saligao.

A Solo Singing Competition, organ-ised by Omkar Cultural Asso-

c ia t ion w i l l be he ld onFebruary 19 at 5.30pm in

Dhargal. Call 9823306652 or9673997188.‘Heritage Walk throughPanjim’, organised by Goa

Heritage Action Group willbe held on February 13 from 8am to9:30am. The starting point will be themain head post office in Panjim. E-mailGHAGwalks@gmail.com.

SEQC’s Twenty Paces –Solo Knock-Out Quiz Fi-nals will be held on Febru-ary 20. Call 2452805-10.

E-mail prog@incentgoa.comHFT, jazz, fusion and world music band

will play live on February 12 at GoaChitra, Benaulim. Call 6570877.

Painting exhibition of contem-porary abstracts, acrylic andmix media on small and large,ready to hang stretched can-

vas by Piety D’Silva are ondisplay at till February 28 from5pm to 7pm at Pietyz-Ab-stractz Artz World, Borda-Margao. E-mail dasilvamaan@yahoo.com. Call9822185185.‘Sunset Art Programme’, an in-novative art programme for chil-dren, organised by KalaAcademy will be held everySunday from 5pm to 6.30pmfor 6 weeks at the Jetty. Call2420452.‘Agência – a Decade inShort Films!’ six thematic sessions ofPortuguese short films with English sub-titles, organised by the Centro de Lín-gua Portuguesa / Instituto Camõesand Agência da Curta Metragemwill be held on February 12 and13 from 3.30pm to 7.30pm atM a q u i n e z P a l a c e . C a l l6647737 or 2422237. E-mailclpicgoa@yahoo.com or clpic-panjim@gmail.com.Soulmate, blues band will perform liveon February 12 at Goa Chitra, Benaulim.E-mail goachitra@gmail.com. Call2772910 or 6570877. ‘Solving Plant Problems Organically’,a workshop by Miguel Braganza, ValmikiFaleiro and Green Essentials will beheld on February 13 from 10.30am to1pm. Call 8087000708, 9527463684or 2451360.‘Effects of promoting obscenityand sexuality for tourism’, a workshoporganised by Asha Human Rights As-sociation (AFRRA) will be held on Feb-ruary 26 from 3.30pm to 6pm at InstitutePiedade Hal l I I , Panj im. E-mailtrustasha@yahoo.co.in. Call 2256445or 9822166876. ‘Goan Kaleidoscope 2011’ - agroup show of 35 contemporaryGoan artists, organised by Gallery Gi-tanjali will open on February 19 at6.30pm at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontain-has-Panjim. The works will remain ondisplay till March 5 from 9am to 9pm atGal lery Gi tanja l i . Vis i twww.gallerygitanjali.com.Call 9823572035.

When movingforward today,

focus on whatyou believe inand choices willbe clear. Expect

at least one major argumentto flare up today -- maybe onethat you provoke. It could alsobe that you are just caught inthe crossfire, so make surethat you're well prepared.

T h i n g s a r eslowing down

faster than youhoped, but thetiming is actu-ally perfect. You

need to bounce ideas off of asounding board -- preferablyone who can match you braincell for brain cell! Your greatenergy is just right for small-group brainstorming, so gofor it!

Finding a short-cut won't save

you t ime now.The slow routeis the only wayto go. You're feel-

ing more than a little out ofsorts today, but not necessarilydown or depressed. If anything,you're just feeling like express-ing a different side of yourselfthan what people usually see.

A wave of mo-tivation grabs

you early today.H a n g o n - -you're in for onegreat ride! You

don't need to worry about thelittle details today -- someoneelse can handle them! You'reall fired up with great ideasand big plans that other folkscan follow through with.

There's littleenergy around

finishing thingstoday, althoughyou will start alot. It's all too

easy to forget what's reallyimportant today, so make surethat you're not just going alongwith your preconceptions. Askbig questions, because oth-erwise you could very wellmiss the point.

Organizationw i l l b r i n g

strength today.Sorting thingsout will put you in the lead. Your

ambitions can't take you any-where on their own -- theyneed support. Talk them upand see who can provideassistance, because today isall about making connectionsand getting things started.

Create a bufferbetween your

t rue se l f andyour public self.Protect your pri-vacy. You're at

your best when dealing withthe little details of life, andtoday's mental energy is mak-ing life even sweeter in thatregard. It's one of those dayswhen you really ought to goover your work again.

The best wayto get an un-

pleasant emo-tion out of yoursystem is byexpressing it.

Money issues are on the tabletoday -- but you need to makedecisions that affect other peo-ple's futures! That's no fun, or at least it's not trivial, and youneed to make sure that you'vegot all the info.

Keep to thesidelines today

-- the game isget t ing ug ly,and it won't ends o o n . O t h e r

people are more irritatingthan inviting today, but youcan manage -- don't you al-ways? Even if you've got toshut your door or wear ear-phones, you can get quite abit done.

The lives ofpeop le a l l

around you willbe lit up by yourclear-headed optimism. You

seem to be surrounded byparty people -- or at least itfeels that way to you. It couldbe that you're the only seriousperson in the office or aroundthe house. Just let it roll andget on with life!

Roll up yoursleeves and

d i g i n a b i tdeeper. There'swork for you to be doing now.

You're in a creative mood,and should find inspiration insome unlikely places. See ifyou can power up a work proj-ect or put a swing into yourlove life by trying somethingdeeply unusual.

Just like theysay, there's no

t ime l ike thepresent. Takethe bull by theh o r n s . L i f e

keeps switching back andforth between poles today --up one moment, down thenext, then fast, then slow andso on. It gets exhausting, butyou should be able to getsome good rest tonight.

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20 Apr - 20 May

Gemini

21 May - 20 Jun 22 Jun - 23 Jul

Cancer Leo

24 Jul - 23 Aug

Virgo

23 Aug - 22 Sep

Libra

23 Sept - 22 Oct

Scorpio

23 Oct - 22 Nov

Sagittarius

23 Nov - 20 Dec

Capricorn

22 Dec - 20 Jan

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England played a majorrole in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as

the location of the prime meridian. The observatorywas commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II. Thescientific work of the observatory was relocated else-where in stages in the first half of the 20th century, and the Greenwich site is nowmaintained as a tourist attraction. The site is home to the Shepherd Gate Clock, theclock mounted on the wall outside the gate of the Observatory building. The clock,an early example of an electric clock, was a slave mechanism controlled by electricpulses transmitted by a master clock inside the main building. The 'network' of mas-ter and slave clocks was constructed and installed by Charles Shepherd in 1852.The clock by the gate was probably the first to display Greenwich Mean Time to thepublic, and is unusual in using the 24-hour analogue dial.

What is the Shepard Gate Clock?torpedo

Pronunciationtor-PEE-doh

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Example SentenceAmong the wreckage, the divers found an unexploded torpedo.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Patiala HouseCast: Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi KapoorDirector: Nikhil AdvaniRating:

Let’s being with one simple statement – Patiala House is not an extensionof Akshay’s previous films. The film does have its share of humorous

moments, but the humour is of the subtle kind here. Patiala House is moreof an inspirational film. It’s about chasing your dreams as and when youget another opportunity, if you don’t succeed the first time. Essentially, Patiala House is a sombre film, with the focal point beingdrama and histrionics. It’s more about familial bonding, with a sport in-terwoven in the screenplay. Those exhausted of watching Akshay gettingtypecast in similar genre films will drop the charges while watching thisone. This is, without a shred of doubt, amongst Akshay’s finest perform-ances. At Patiala House lives the Kahlon family ruled by Bauji (Kapoor). Theyfollow his diktats as he tries to hold onto his Indian values in the landof the goras. The younger generation at Patiala House wants to assertthemselves and follow their dreams, but is held back by their respectand love for Bauji and the shining example of Bauji’s eldest son, ParghatSingh Kahlon aka Gattu (Kumar).

Gattu’s decision to turn cricketer and play for England is unacceptable toBauji, who tears his dream apart right in front of his eyes. A dejected Gattu decides to live the life thathis father forces upon him. Gattu genuinely cares for and respects his father’s opinion, so much so thathe is prepared to let his own dream be sacrificed in the process. Will Bauji loosen his hold and let theyoungsters find their own dreams, instead of following his? Will Gattu get a second chance to live hislife? There’s no denying that the story of this film reminds you of Bend It Like Beckham, but Patiala House is afilm about attachments, affiliations and familial bonding, about respect and trying to adjust tocontradictory values that generally crop up when one relocates to another country. More importantly,it’s about dreams and aspirations and how fate offers you a second chance in life. Gattu is a character anyone can relate to or empathise with and to portray that convincingly is indeeddifficult, but Akshay plays this part with rare maturity. It’s a complex role to portray since he has toconceal the emotional turmoil he is experiencing within, yet wear a cheery expression against alladversities. The viewer is sure to connect directly and indirectly with this character.

Rishi Kapoor, cast as the patriarch of a family settled in UK, gets it right yet again. Note his dialect andbody language in particular. As Bauji, the veteran actor delivers a sparkling performance. Anushka is anintegral part of the story. She is Akshay’s shoulder, an unconditional support for him and she fitsperfectly into her character. In fact, all the other actors are equally outstanding. On the whole, Patiala House is a compelling watch. The hallmark of the film is the merging of itsengaging drama with cricket. Do watch it.

No Strings AttachedCast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin KlineDirector: Ivan ReitmanRating:

Though Natalie Portman seems to be in a good place right now as faras life is concerned,

Her professional life has suffered the terrible blow called No Strings At-tached where the Oscar-nominee has teamed up with the painfully onedimensional Ashton Kutcher.Adam (Kutcher), a television writer and bona-fide “dude” has the hotsfor Emma (Portman) a doctor. Emma’s total disinterest in a relationshipmakes her enormously appealing to Adam, and in his desperation heagrees to partake in strictly physical interactions with her. No snuggling,breakfast, or labelling…a dream for most young men, but not forAdam. Buckle up as Kutcher puts his abs and recycled jokes to workto snag the girl!

When supporting characters outshine your leads, especially famous ones like these two, it’s time tocall cut and toss the production. The few bursts of laughter from the audience came directly afterdeliveries by Mindy Kaling and Greta Gerwig, who play Emma’s roommates.As for what didn’t work, let’s start with Ashton Kutcher. He definitely deserves a gold star for consistencywith his unwavering ability to fail at acting. As for Portman, it’s sad that the actress is aiming for an Oscar while the public has to tolerate thisflick. Portman, who rarely fails to please, came up short this time around. She hasn’t really scratchedthe surface of comedy since Garden State, and it’s quite clear why. Not only was she completely un-hilarious but generally speaking, she simply couldn’t commit to her character. Overall, plenty of teenagers will dig this movie for its eye candy but those looking for something witha little more substance, avoid it.

(Courtesy: Sources)

Photos by Ashraf khan

Velus-Sattari donned a Festive Look for Two-day ZatraBY ASHRAF KHANVALPOI CORRESPONDENT

The ‘Kalo’ festival at Velus, Sattari drew in crowds ofhundreds from all walks of life on the two days offestivities, February 8 and 9, 2011. the celebrations

ended early Thursday morning at 6am.‘Kalo’ is held every year at Ravarnath Mandir, Velus with

great fanfare and has always attracted visitors in large num-bers. The grand fair had a number of stalls erected on boththe sides of the road and children were seen crowdingaround them, enjoying shopping and playing toy games.

Many people – men, women and children –visit fromoutside Sattari, mostly to watch the ‘natak’ or dramas per-formed by special skilled groups mostly from outside thetaluka of Sattari. Also, the ‘Kalo’ festival is usually celebratedfor just one day in the other villages of Sattari hence, thefestival at Velus, which is about one kilometre away fromValpoi market, is very popular as the festivities go on fortwo continuous two days.

Many devotees were seen visiting Ravarnath templeduring both the days. The ‘nataks’ were conducted in thehall adjacent to the temple.

Velus, Sattari wearing a festive look during the ‘Kalo’ festival (left)

Ravarnath Temple lit up for the festival (extreme left)

HERALD FEATURES

“Rosary Ferns was not only a writer,director of tiatrs and singer ofKonkani songs; he was also a pro-

moter of Goan Culture in Goa as well as inKuwait,” stated Roseferns, popular tiatrpersonality and the Vice-President of theTiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) while express-ing his grief over the sudden death ofRosary Ferns on January 12, 2011 at Colva.He was speaking at the Condolence Meetorganised by TAG. Speaking further, he saidthat in the death of Rosary Ferns the tiatrstage has lost a stalwart of the Konkanistage who entertained Goans in the Gulfwith tiatr and tiatr related activities.

Other prominent tiatrpersonalities who werepresent and spoke atthe occasion were

John D’Silva, C D’Silva, Marcus Vaz, MarioMenezes and Bony Pereira. All the speakersrecounted their experiences with lateRosary Ferns and highlighted his role inpromoting Goan tiatr artistes in Kuwait foralmost 25 years.

Tomazinho Cardozo, President of TAGin his address stated that late Rosary Fernshad a very short life with huge achieve-ments. He praised Rosary Ferns’ efforts inpreserving, promoting and developingKonkani tiatr, its song and its music. Hisinvaluable contribution to the tiatr stagewill always be remembered, he concluded.

Late Rosary Ferns’ mother, his wifeCasilda and his younger son as well as hisbrother-in-law Agnelo Alcoases attended

the condolence meet.

The Tiatr Worldunited to rememberRosary Ferns

In the remembrance of a star: RosaryFerns's younger son offering floraltributes to a picture of his late father

Rural women enterpreneurs:Women from Cancona sellingsweets and food items

Colourful creations: Well designed candles and sea shell accessories and trinkets make their presence at Asturi

Go green: A lady surrounded bypots of flowering plants

ASTURI 2011 SHOWCASES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIPPhotos by Dolcy D’Cruz

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Saturday, 12 Feb 2011

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Kangana Ranaut plays a feisty girl in the upcoming

matrimonial comedy Tanu Weds Manu. But she

got cold feet at the idea of kissing the Punjabi

singer Mika.

In the movie, Mika has sung a peppy song titled Jugni.

It’s a promotional track that was recently shot on the

film’s lead actors Kangana and Madhavan with Mika

joining in for a jig.

While filming the song, director Anand L Rai came up

with the idea of making Mika kiss Kangana at the

song’s end, just the way he locked lips with the item

girl Rakhi Sawant a few years ago at his birthday.

The antic was intended to be

funny, but Kangana wasn’t

comfortable in being kissed

by Mika. So she told the di-

rector to axe the kiss! Won-

der why the diva, who has

been seen in rather bold

avatars before, was so un-

comfortable with this

kiss?

Kangana Ranaut saysNo to Kiss with Mika

Imran Khan won’t be going on his honeymoon after all. After ex-

changing vows with Avantika Malik on an island near Bangkok and

subsequently marrying her in Mumbai, the couple was expected

to go off on a three-day trip to Hawaii.

That dream has now died out. “Imran’s very busy with two films,

Karan Johar’s Short Term Shaadi and Yash Raj’s Mere Brother Ki

Dulhan.

He knew the schedule would be extremely tight, but there was always a possibility

of squeezing out a couple of days, especially when his co-star Kareena

planned to take a few days off. But it didn’t work out as he had

planned. Now he won’t be free till June, so the honeymoon

is on hold,” said a source.

Understandably, Avantika wasn’t quite pleased but Imran

has now promised to make it up to her by taking short trips

around Mumbai whenever possible.

Like Imran, newlyweds Sameer Soni and Neelam too haven’t

had a chance to go on a honeymoon. However, they did travel

to Shirdi for blessings. When asked if they are planning a honey-

moon, a close friend revealed, “Sameer has a couple of projects

to take care of. Nothing is planned as of now. But they are thinking

of going out of the country in the end of March.”

It’s all Work and no Play

for Imran Khan

Carey Mulligan says she doesn’t take an

active interest in fashion so doesn’t really

follow it. The Never Let Me Go star says

she loves wearing stunning outfits on the red

carpet but doesn’t take interest in designers so

she is not really aware about what is on trend

and just dresses in what she feels comfortable

in, says reports.

“I love clothes. In a way I have a much better un-

derstanding of the artistry involved in designing

than I did two year ago but I don’t follow fashion

all the time. I don’t take an active interest and go

to fashion shows or anything,” she said.

“Not because I don’t think they are all

brilliant at what they do, but I really

do not mind what I wear as long as it

is sort of knee-length,” she added.

Lindsay Lohan’s sexy, all-white, form-fitting, mid-thigh dress, which she

wore to court, has been selling like hot cakes. The dress from designer

Kimberly Ovitz’s pre-fall collection is selling out at online stores that carry

it, according to reports.

The dress retails for 575 dollars. Some brick-and-mortar retailers may still have

it, the report adds.

The moment the Mean Girls star stepped out of a black SUV in front of the LA

courthouse attention shifted to her dress.

On her Twitter, Lohan wrote, “I would never steal, in case people are wondering.

I was not raised to lie, cheat, or steal... also, what I wear to court shouldn’t be

front page news. It’s just absurd.”

Lohan, who completed a court-ordered spell in rehab for drug addiction last

month, allegedly walked out of a jewellery store in Venice Beach with the gold

necklace on January 22.

A queen of Hollywood nights and a favourite target of the paparazzi, the former

Disney child star was once considered one of the most promising actresses of

her generation.

But Lohan’s career has dipped many times since 2005 amid legal woes, visits

to rehab and movie flops.

Don’t expect too many gifts from your man this Valentine’s Day, says a new study, which foundthat men are cutting back on their spending. According to the research, men’s Valentine’s Daygift buying fell by 25 per cent last year, with the trend set to continue this year.

Just over 11 million romantic gifts were bought by both men and women last year, 16 per centfewer than in 2009, continuing a decline which began in 2008. But men in particular appear to belosing their enthusiasm for the event, buying 2.3 million fewer gifts in 2010 than in 2009.

Men account for more than two thirds of the Valentine’s Day giftingmarket, according to a study by Kantar Worldpanel GiftTrak.

A spokesman said thisValentine’s Day could get a

boost from being on a Mon-day.

“The fact that it fell on aSunday last year contributedto the decline in gift purchas-ing, as more partners mayhave prepared treatssuch as breakfast inbed instead,” theS c o t s m a nquoted thespokesman assaying.

The safest way of keeping good health is to eat healthy. And since we are just acouple of days away from Valentine’s Day, we are bringing you the top eight foodsthat can keep your heart healthy.

We begin with the item that features in almost every romantic date – RedWine. Pinots, shirahs, merlots – all red wines are a good source of catechinsand reservatrol to aid ‘good’ cholesterol.

Then comes another food item that brings to mind sinful pleas-ure – Dark Chocolate, more specifically, dark chocolate with 70per cent or higher cocoa content. Truffles, soufflés and even hot

chocolate can be a good source of resveratrol and cocoa phenols(flavonoids) as long as dark chocolate with a high content of

coca is used.Fish such as salmon and tuna, especially white, or albacore, tuna and salmon are

excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, and canned salmon contains soft bones thatgive an added boost of calcium intake.

Flaxseeds, either brown or golden yellow are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids,fibre and phytoestrogens. They can be ground and added to bread or roti flour or evenbreakfast cereal.

Speaking of breakfast cereal, next comes oatmeal. Cooked for a breakfast porridgeor used in breads or desserts, oatmeal is a good source of soluble fibre, niacin, folateand potassium.

Black or kidney beans can be eaten raw for an even higher source of niacin, folate,magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium and soluble fibre.

Don’t worry, we even have nuts on our list. Both walnuts and almonds containomega 3 fatty acids, vitamin E, magnesium, fibre, heart favorable mono-and polyun-saturated fats. They are not only healthy but also make prefect snacks.

Rounding up the list are delicious berries which include blueberries, cranberries,raspberries and strawberries. Berries are a good source of beta carotene andlutein, anthocyanin, ellagic acid (a polyphenol), vitamin C, folate, potassium

and fibre.

Land Rover has taken the car industry’s association with Apple productsto a whole new level by becoming the first brand to fit a vehicle withiPads as standard. The limited edition version of the Range Rover luxury

4WD has become world’s first vehicle to be offered with iPads as standard.Two of the electronic giant’s popular portable tablet devices are incorporated

into the front seatbacks of the company’s most exclusive Range Rover yet,replacing the traditional DVD screens typically found in high-end luxury ve-hicles.

The Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition’s encased iPads flip upwhen rear-seat passengers want to watch movies, listen to music or browsethe Internet, and they are removable.

The office-style back seat also adds new console extensions with Apple keyboards, aluminium laptop table and drinks chiller. Although the iPads, which start around NZ800, come free with the new Range Rover, it is unlikely that buyers will consider this

a bargain. The aptly named Range Rover Ultimate, which features a handcrafted leather interior and yacht-inspired wooden cargofloor, is likely to cost more than NZ3,20,000 pounds.

The Range Rover Ultimate will be offered with a choice of the brand’s new turbo diesel V8 engine or a 5.0-litre superchargedpetrol V8.

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