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HERALD CORRESPONDENT

CANACONA, JUNE 6

With the authorities and rescueteam not leaving any stone un-turned, one of the three labour-ers bur ied at the Agondaunder-construction well site waspulled out alive in the wee hoursof Sunday, while the bodies oftwo other labourers were re-trieved at 5 a.m.

In an overnight rescue oper-ation that lasted over 12 hourssince Saturday evening, author-ities including National DisasterResponse Force (NDRF) teamwithdrew from the site only after6 am on Sunday.

Residents and relatives, whohad gathered in large numbersafter the unsavoury incident thattook place on Saturday at about5 pm, finally heaved a sigh ofrelief only at about 1.35 am,when the NDRF team success-fully brought alive Narayan Pagui(38) from the imminent jaws ofdeath.

It was one of the longest op-erations ever taken up by theNDRF team, who commencedtheir salvage operations at about

Rescue team saves buried alive labourer Bodies of two others retrieved

7 pm on Saturday at the underconstruction well, which col-lapsed at Val ward in Agonda.

Several tactics were used bythe rescue team under thewatchful and guiding eyes ofSouth Goa Disaster Manage-ment In-charge Ashutosh Apte,Canacona Deputy CollectorDeepak Dessai, Deputy Su-perintendent of Police Guru-das Mhapne, Canacona Police

Narayan Pagui, after he was pulled out from the well on Saturday. Photo by Kathy Pereira

PTI

BHOPAL, JUNE 6

After a trial lasting more thantwo decades, the judgement onthe Bhopal gas tragedy, theworld’s worst industrial disasterwhich killed and maimed thou-sands of people, would be pro-nounced tomorrow.

Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM) Mohan P Tiwari will pro-nounce the judgement after a23-year-long trial in the toxicleak case from the now defunctUnion Carbide factory on theintervening night of December2 to 3, 1984.

During the trial, a total of 178prosecution witnesses were ex-amined and 3008 documentswere produced while eight de-fence witnesses deposed in thecourt.

Out of the nine accused triedfor the offences, R B Roy Choud-hary, the then former assistantworks manager Union CarbideIndia Ltd (UCIL), Mumbai, diedduring the trial.

The remaining eight accusedin the case are Keshub Mahen-dra, the then UCIL Chairman,Vijay Gokhle, the then ManagingDirector, Kishore Kamdar, thethen Vice President, J Mukund,the then Works Manager, S PChoudhary, the then Production

Manager, K V Shetty, the thenplant superintendent, S I Quer-shi, the then production assis-tant of UCIL and UCIL Calcutta.

The three accused — the thenchairman of Union Carbide Cor-poration of USA Warren Ander-son, besides Union CarbideCorporation, USA and UnionCarbide Eastern, Hong Kong —escaped the trial.

A first information report(FIR) in the tragedy was filed onDecember 3, 1984 and the casewas transferred to CBI on De-cember 6, 1984. The CBI filedthe chargesheet after investiga-tion on December 1, 1987.

Subsequently, the CJM framedcharges against the accusedunder Section 304 Part (II) (cul-pable homicide not amountingto murder), Section 326 (volun-tarily causing grievous hurt bydangerous weapons or means)and other relevant sections ofthe Indian Penal Code (IPC).

After the accused moved theapex court, it amended thecharges on September 13, 1996to 304 (A) (causing death bynegligence), 336 (acts endan-gering life or personal safety ofothers, 337 (causing hurt by en-dangering life or personal safetyof others) and other sectionsof IPC.

Verdict on Bhopalgas tragedy today

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, JUNE 6

Former Tourism Minister MickkyPacheco who is in eye of a stormover the death of his close friendNadia Torrado, remains elusiveeven as the police said the politi-cian was not treated as an ac-cused in the case.

“We have not sa id thatPacheco is an accused. We wanthim for questioning as a part ofthe investigation,” policespokesman Atmaram Desh-pande told Press Trust of Indiatoday.

Goa Police who have launcheda massive search for Pacheco,have also issued a look out cir-cular against Mickky at all in-ternational airports on Sundayevening.

Pacheco could not be tracedon Sunday too, even as policeare believed to have launcheda massive hunt for him. Accord-ing to sources, the Benaulimlegislator managed to slip outof the State and is holding con-sultations with his team oflawyers over his next move.

The police continued theirsearch of the ex-minister on Sun-day and raided his house at Be-talbatim. Similarly, Nadia’s houseat Loutolim was searched as apart of the investigation evenas rumours were rife throughoutthe day that he was likely to ap-pear before the investigatingteam in Panjim.

Meanwhile, the Crime Branchcontinued interrogation ofNadia’s family – mother Soniaand two brothers, for the thirdday on Sunday. Women activistsTara Kerkar from Vasco and AudaVeigas from Margao were also

Search on, Mickky still elusiveNot treated as accused yet, say cops

Pressure on Pawarto quit NEW DELHI: Political pressuremounted on Sharad Pawarover the Pune IPL bid rowwith BJP and SS today de-manding his resignation andthe CPI-M seeking a joint par-liamentary probe into theissue. The twists and turns inthe Pune bid row continuedwith City Corporation MDAniruddh Deshpande refutingallegations. - (PTI)

NIA dodges mediaCHICAGO: The four-memberteam of Indian investigators,here to question DavidHeadley, has remained elusiveand has been dodging themedia since they arrived inthe US a week ago. - (PTI)

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, JUNE 6

With former Tourism MinisterMickky Pacheco going under-ground since the last two days,skipping his questioning by theCrime Branch during the week-end, there appears a strong pos-sibility of the Benaulim legislatormoving the South Goa SessionsCourt for anticipatory bail onMonday.

Sources in the law enforcingagencies, however, do not ruleout a long legal battle forMickky, even if he obtains bailfrom the Sessions Court, goingby the indications and mood ofthe police in getting their handson the flamboyant former min-ister.

That the former ministerhas been consulting legal ex-perts is no secret, with hisOfficer on Special Duty, Lyn-don Monteiro confirming toHerald on Saturday that aSupreme Court legal counselwas scheduled to come downto Goa to take up the casefor the beleaguered memberof the legislative assembly(MLA).

Incidentally, Monteiro had in-formed yesterday that Mickkywould report to the CrimeBranch for the second round ofquestioning on Saturday eveningafter the arrival of the legalcounsel, but apparently changed

the strategy sensing the moodof the police in alerting the po-lice stations and issuing a lookout notice for the former min-ister.

In fact, all eyes are nowfocused on the South GoaSessions court on Monday,as expectations are high thatthe MLA would file his an-ticipatory bail applicationthrough his lawyer.

Last year too, Mickky hadmoved the South Goa SessionsCourt for anticipatory bail in thecasino extortion case. And, hehad obtained the anticipatorybail from the court with condi-tions that the Crime Branch re-lease the applicant on a bailbond if arrested.

A senior police officer, how-ever, said the situation is differ-en t now, w i th the Nad iaTorraddo death case hoggingthe limelight, with many ques-tions remaining unanswered tilldate on the circumstances driv-ing the young woman fromLoutolim to commit suicide afterallegedly consuming Ratol.

Sources in the Pacheco camp,however, are optimistic of get-ting a bail, as and when he ap-proaches the court, on groundsthat he had cooperated with theinvestigating agency for a fullday, when he was grilled byCrime Branch sleuths for aroundnine hours on Friday.

...May apply foranticipatory bail

summoned for interrogationtoday.

The first post mortem reportand dying declarations that wererecorded in Mumbai and Chen-nai in the presence of Sub Divi-sional Magistrate are yet to bemade public.

Nadia, died last Saturday nightat Chennai, almost a fortnightafter allegedly consuming Ratol.

Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) legislator Pacheco put inhis papers from the DigamberKamat cabinet yesterday beforegoing underground.

RATOL RACE l Mickky Pacheco does not surface on Sunday. Police con-tinue hunt.

l Police search houses of the ex-tourism minister and Nadia.l Look out circulars issued to international airports.l Indications are that Mickky has slipped out of the Stateand is holding consultations with team of lawyers on thenext course.

l The Benaulim MLA is likely to seek anticipatory bail. l Police claim they want him only for questioning and havenot treated him as accused so far.

l Crime Branch continue interrogation of Nadia’s motherSonia and two brothers. Women activists Tara Kerkar andAuda Veigas also summoned for interrogation.

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GRAM SABHAS

Mega project dominatesSanta Cruz meet

Residents want license renewal stayed HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MERCES, JUNE 6

The issue of construction of amega housing project nearBondaval Lake rocked the SantaCruz gram sabha yet again withvillagers demanding that thepanchayat should not renewthe license of the project,which expires on June 28.

Initiating the discussion,Reggie Pinto of Santa Cruz Ed-ucation and Action Movement(SCREAM) brought to the no-tice of the villagers that the li-cense for the project wasissued in 2006 and subse-quently it was renewed in 2009for a period of one year.

“The renewed license ex-pires on June 28 and it is myfervent appeal to the villagersto take the issue seriously asthe project threatens the Bon-daval Lake as garbage andsewage would find its way inthe lake and contaminate it,”Pinto informed and asked thevillagers for their say in thematter.

The villagers later passed aresolution demanding the pan-chayat should not renew thelicense for the project since itwould be detrimental for thesurvival of the Bondaval Lake.

However, speaking to Her-ald, panchayat secretary P RPednekar informed that theissue will first be dealt at length

at the panchayat meeting andonly after taking all the legalaspects into considerationwould a decision be made inthe matter.

Pinto then suggested thatthe panchayat should explorethe possibilities of startingfresh water fish production inthe Bondaval Lake and also ap-proach the government to givesubsidy for the fishermen whoshow interest in the venture.

The absence of the panchasalso created a furore at themeeting with villagers ques-tioning why all the panchas arenot present and demanded thatstrict action should be takento ensure that all the panchasremain present at the gramsabha so that the problems ofeach ward are highlighted andresolved.

Some villagers even de-manded that those panchaswho remain absent for morethan three meetings in a rowshould be disqualified. How-ever, with the Panchayat Actnot clearly defining what actionshould be taken against anypanch who remains absent fora gram sabha, the issue headedfor a dead end.

Later, the villagers passed aresolution urging the pan-chayat to issue show cause no-tices to all the panchas whowere absent for the meet. How-

ever, this resolution, too, willbe reviewed at the panchayatmeeting, informed secretary PR Pednekar since it involves is-suing show cause notice to anelected person.

The issue of open spaceswas also discussed at the gramsabha and Peter Pires broughtto the notice of Sarpanch RosyFernandes that open spacesare being freely encroachedupon and no action has beenforthcoming from the pan-chayat in the matter.

He further sought to knowwhy panchayat is hesitant toact against the offenders anddemanded that the panchayatimmediately take possessionof all the open spaces in thevillage.

Sarpanch Rosy, however, in-formed that nobody is handingover the possession of openspaces to the panchayat de-spite sending several re-minders, which is acting as ahindrance in developing openspaces.

When questioned what ac-tion would the panchayat takeagainst builders/developerswho are refusing to hand overpossession of open spaces,the sarpanch informed Her-ald that she has run out ofoption and now the onlyway is to forcibly take pos-session.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MERCES, JUNE 6

The proposal of the Santa Cruzpanchayat to make construc-tion of composting units com-pulsory for housing societiesreceived a further boost as thegram sabha gave its approvaland passed a resolution statingthat all buildings/housing so-cieties should construct com-post ing units in i ts ownbackyard for treating wet andbio-degradable waste.

The resolution was passedwhen one of the villagerssought explanation fromSarpanch Rosy Fernandes overthe issue.

Speak ing to Hera ld ,Sarpanch Fernandes said nowthe issue will be discussed atthe panchayat meeting andafter getting approval, it wouldbe made mandatory for allbuildings/housing societies totreat wet and bio-degradablewaste on its own.

She also informed that dur-ing the course of time, the pan-chaya t wou ld make i tmandatory for individualdwellings, as well, to treat bio-degradable waste.

However, instead of hav-ing separate compostingunits for each dwelling, thepanchayat has come up withan idea of building a com-mon composting pit so thatthe cost is shared, she in-formed.

... also want housing societies to have compositing units

Benaulim deputy sarpanch quits over ‘false’ affidavit HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, JUNE 6

Cornered over an affidavit filedin the high court on garbagedisposal in the village, whichthe villagers claimed was bla-tantly false and full of lies, theBenaulim deputy SarpanchStanley Fernandes resignedfrom the post at the gramsabha meeting on Sunday.

Midway through the meet-ing, Stanley put in his papersto the Panchayat secretary afterthe gram sabha members ac-cused him of filing a false affi-davit in the high court in a writpetition.

In his resignation, Stanleysaid he is resigning from thepost due to tremendous pres-sure and on moral grounds.Stanley, who has been the act-ing Sarpanch for some timenow with Sarpanch CarmelinaFernandes proceeding onleave, further stated in his let-ter that he is unable to handlethe panchayat affairs very well.

Gram sabha members, how-ever, pointed out that the rea-sons cited by the deputySarpanch are not acceptableand they felt that Stanleyshould have resigned owningresponsibility for filing a “false”affidavit.

Stanley, on the other hand,

maintained that he stand bythe contents of the affidavit,although on the same vein, heaccepted that the ground re-ality ought to have been muchbetter that what it is today.

He said he has put in his pa-pers since he cannot fulfill allthe expectations of the vil-lages. Moreover, he said thatgram sabha members havebeen demanding the presenceof the Sarpanch Carmelina Fer-nandes to answer queries atthe gram sabha meetings.“Gram sabha members says thesarpanch is healthy and movingaround the village, but not at-tend to Panchayat work. Theyhave also questioned over therepeated absence of the Panchmember for the gram sabhamembers”, he added.

Former Sarpanch Benny Fernan-des, however, charged the deputySarpanch for filing a false affidavit,adding that the gram sabha mem-bers have vowed to file a criminalcase against Stanley if he fails torectify the contents of the affidavit.

Benny took strong exceptionto the affidavit stating that areain Benaulim is low lying andheavy populated and that theonly open sites available are“lower fields”. “This is utterfalsehood. If the Panchayat isof the opinion that entire Be-naulim is low lying, how comethe Panchayat body approvesmega housing projects”, hequestioned.

Gram sabha member RudolfBarretto also picked up holes inthe affidavit stating that the pan-chayat had started collecting plasticwaste by engaging labour. He alsotook strong exception to the con-tention of the deputy Sarpanchthat whenever any site was iden-tified for garbage disposal, it wasimmediately opposed by the vil-lagers.

Earlier, the gram sabhamembers demanded to knowfrom the chair over the pres-ence of only three panch mem-bers. They also criticized thepanchayat for ignoring the res-olutions adopted at gramsabha meeting.

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, JUNE 6

Fisheries department move to ac-quire land admeasuring 30,000square meters at the Cutbona fish-ing jetty has come in for strongopposition from the Velim gramsabha on Sunday.

Strongly opposing the pro-posal, agitated Gram sabhamembers asserted that thegovernment should immedi-ately drop the land acquisitionproposal in order to set up afish mill and an ice plant.

Members said the villagerswould oppose tooth and nailacquisition of Khazan, cul-tivable land for the industrialpurpose, and adopted a reso-lution asking the governmentto leave the land in questionfor the farming community.

Incidentally, this is the sec-ond time that the proposal toacquire 30,000 square metersof land came in for opposition

at the Velim gram sabha.Sarpanch Renny Caeiro said

the Panchayat body wouldsoon convene a special meet-ing to discuss the issue andsought views of the gramsabha vis-à-vis the proposal.

Gram sabha member DrArvind Almedia demanded toknow whether the governmenthas carried out any study overthe nature of land sought tobe acquired for the proposedfish mill and ice plant.

Another gram sabha mem-ber said the proposed acqui-sition of land is certainly notfor a public purpose. “This pro-posal appears to have beenmooted only to benefit a smallsection and not public as awhole. People in Velim stillhave no regular water supplyand there is no basic infrastruc-ture to meet the requirementsof the local population”, as-serted Ramona Almeida.

She demanded to know howthe government can have a fishmill and ice plant when thefisheries department is onrecord saying that there’s a de-cline in the fish catch. “If thereis a fish decline in the state,what is the purpose of thisproposed industry in a minifishing jetty at Cutbona”, shedemanded to know.

The gram sabha membersalso raised serious concernsover the rise in malaria casesin and around Cutbona jettyinhabited by migrant labour.“We have asked the health de-partment and the Panchayatto initiate strict against themigrant labour working at thejetty without the mandatoryhealth cards”, she said, addingthat the concerned authoritesshould maintain a close vigilat the jetty on the malaria frontin view of the ensuing mon-soons.

Velim locals oppose land acquisitionfor fish mill, ice plant

Ferry comes to astandstill after

barge runs aground HERALD CORRESPONDENT

OLD GOA, JUNE 6

Passengers on a ferry boatalong the Gaundalim-Cumbarjuaroute had a lucky escape, aftera barge ran aground along theferry route, forcing the ferryboat to come to a standstill forover an hour on Sunday at about12 pm.

The barge Sunrise, carryingiron ore, was on its way fromBanastarim towards Tolta ferryin Mandovi River.

According to sources, thebarge that ran around due tolow tide created problem forthe locals from Gaundalim andCumbarjua areas. The passen-gers had to wait in the ferrynear Gaundalim ferry point forover an hour, as the ferry boatwas unable to move ahead.

Speaking to Herald, Coxswainof the Gaundalim Cumbarjuaferry boat Victor Bernard Ro-drigues said: “The barge ranaground at about 12 pm, dueto which we had a problem tomove the ferry boat along theroute. We were afraid that if theferry boat touches the barge,then it could create a problem

for the ferry and that is why wedid not move the ferry.”

“However, some locals movedout of the ferry and went fromthe main road towards Cumbar-jua or else they would have hadto wait for hours,” said Ro-drigues.

Cumbarjua Sarpanch Suren-dra Naik said: “Earlier on twooccasions, ferry boats were hitby barges, but no action wastaken in the matter by the Cap-tain of Ports department. Theissue was even discussed in thegram sabha meeting.”

“We also tried to stop bargesalong this route a number oftimes, but the State governmentseems to be least botheredabout it and about the safety ofthe locals,” added the sarpanch.

“The government has donenothing to solve our problem.This has been going on till dateand this year, barges have juststarted to move along the route.Today, it has created a problemfor a ferry boat. I feel that thegovernment should take strictaction and stop barges frommoving along this route,” saidthe sarpanch.

The barge that ran around along the Gaundalim-Cumbarjua route. Photo by Kanzil Rodrigues

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, JUNE 6

Though the State Governmentexpedited the process for re-moval of M V River Princess afterpeople of Candolim exertedpressure on the government forits removal as also moved HighCourt by way of a public interestlitigation, it’s now certain thatthe grounded vessel can’t be re-moved before monsoon ends.

Grounded off Candolim beachnine years ago, in June, M VRiver Princess will remainmoored in Candolim beach wa-ters for yet another monsooneven as the government gaveup its futile attempt to find abidder to tow a way the vesselwithout breaking it.

Finally, two months back, ten-

ders were floated for removingthe vessel by breaking it intopieces but it will be a few moremonths before the actual workbegins. The government has notcome to a decision to whom togive the contract.

“Sub-committee for DisasterManagement Committee (DMC)has short listed two parties andreport has been submitted tothe main committee,” said oneofficer from the Tourism Depart-ment. The core committee islikely to meet this month anddeliberate on the report andtake the decision.

The Sub-Committee in itsmeeting held last month, has

technically qualified M/s TitanSalvage, Singapore and M/s

Madgaonkar Salvge , Panjim,

and they were called for openingof the financial bids.

M/s Madgaonkar Salvagequoted five different rates ascharges for removal of thewreck. For removal of entirewreck it quoted Rs 98 crorewhereas for removal of wreckand reinstatement of erodedsection of the beach to the max-imum extent possible, it quotedRs 180 crore.

On the other hand M/sT i tan Sa l vage quoted Rs112.50 or Rs 25 million US dol-lars for removal of the wreck.However, this cost doesn’t in-clude cost of disposal of thescrap. Also, its transportationand disposal would have to betaken care by the government,clarified the company.

River Princess to stay for the mosoons

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, JUNE 6

Maintaining pressure on thegovernment to abandon plansto rehabilitate migrants on lushgreen fields, women farmersfrom Aquem-Baixo has nowknocked the doors of the GoaState Commission for Women(GSCW) to request the govern-ment not to acquire their fieldsat Rawanfond opposite the Mar-gao railway station.

In a petition to the Commis-sion, the women farmers soughtthe intervention of the Women’spanel to save their fields fromforcible acquisition by the gov-

ernment to rehabilitate the mi-grants.

Saying that the fields are tobe acquired to rehabilitate 18men displaced from the Rawan-fond road junction, the womenfarmers said this amounts to in-justice to the women farmersand asked the commission totake up the matter with the gov-ernment on a priority basis.

“These fields belong to ourancestors and we are our fami-lies have been cultivating themfor more than 75 years. This isour only means of livelihoodand most of us are dependenton agriculture for our survival”,

the farmers claimed.They pointed out that the

men who are displaced from theRawanfond road junction are ac-tually illegal encroachers in pri-vate property belonging to alandlord. “They were aware thatthe Eastern bypass was passingover the junction and inspite ofthat they had erected their struc-tures on the road side”, the pe-tition said, adding that “whilemost of the displaced peoplehas lost land admeasuringaround 10 sq mts, the Chief Min-ster has sough to rehabilitatethem by providing them 50 sqmts, besides cash”.

The farmers said the localMLA Churchill Alemao is alsosupporting them for fear of loos-ing his Ministership.

Saying the farmers are noteducated, and falling under theOBC category, the farmers saidthe Goa government took theopportunity to manipulate theland acquisition process withouttheir knowledge. “We havelearnt that the government ifoffering Rs four per squaremeter for our land in a primelocation, right opposite the Mar-gao railway station”, the farmerstermed it as cheating by the Goagovernment.

HERALD REPORTER

VASCO, JUNE 6

Criticizing the duplicity of cer-tain environmental activists, Cor-talim MLA Mauvin Godinho saidcertain environmental activistshave no moral ground to opposelegal projects as they themselvesare involved in illegal activities.

Godinho was addressing thegathering during note book dis-tribution function at ChicalimPanchayat on Sunday morning.

Without naming any one,Godinho said: “That person hashimself grabbed the childrenpark at Chicalim for his com-mercial activities, thereby deny-ing access to children fromplaying and he has no moralground to oppose legal proj-ects.”

He warned that panchayatand government would take upthe issue aggressively to revertback the children park for play-ing activities.

“The people, who deployedheavy machinery for hill cuttingearlier, have now turned to bethe saviours of environment. Dothey have moral ground to op-pose the legal project of thegovernment,” questioned God-inho.

“Where were these activistswhen entire Consua hill was cutdown in a haphazard manner?I along with the villagers wasthe first to highlight the Consuahill cutting,” he said.

“These are the propagandato misguide the people, whohave faith in this government,

in the name of saving environ-ment by deliberately opposinggovernment projects,” addedthe Cortalim MLA.

“We are concerned about theenvironment and to save the en-vironment, for instance, we havebuilt the St Jacinto Island Bridgeto protect the ecology and en-vironment,” said Godinho.

“People are with us, as it wasevident during the recently con-cluded Zilla Panchayat election,as people have shown faith inour government,” added God-inho.

He, however, appreciated therecent demolition drive carriedout by Chicalim Panchayat andclaimed that few structures thatwere razed down were utilizedfor prostitution activities.

Mauvin flays activists for opposing legal projects

Says some are involved in illegal acts

Children enjoy their last day of the summer holiday at Miramar beach on Sunday evening. School reopens for the new academic year onJune 7. Photo by Rozario Estibeiro

Two tourists die in Dabolim mishap

HERALD REPORTER

VASCO, JUNE 6

Two tourists died, while an-other tourist was seriously in-jured in a self-accident alongthe NH-17B near Alto Dabolimon Sunday afternoon.

According to Verna police,Mustakim Anwar (25) of Bihar,Kalim Ekramuddin (20) of UPdied on the spot, while RizwanKalamuddin (20) from Bihar wasseriously injured and was in anunconscious state.

The accident occurred whenthe trio was proceeding on theirBajaj Discover motorcycle fromVerna towards the airport. How-

ever, while negotiating a turnalong the NH-17B near AirportPlaza Hotel, they lost controlover the vehicle and dashedagainst the roadside rock.

Police claimed that it appearsto be rash and negligent driving,as all the three youth on themotorcycle were without thehelmet.

“It is not yet known whowas riding the motorcycle,as the third victim is in un-conscious state at GMC Hos-p i ta l a t Bambol im,” sa idVerna PI Jivba Dalvi.

“It appears to be rash andnegligent driving,” he said.

The ill-fated motorcycle that met with an accident site along NH-17Bnear Alto-Dabolim. Photo by M Prabhav

Housesescape

fire scare inCarambolim

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

OLD GOA, JUNE 6

Residents from over 10 housesin and around Kalpora-Caram-bolim had anxious momentsafter fire lit in the nearby fieldsthreatened to spread in the areaon Saturday afternoon.

According to Old Goa Fire Sta-tion Officer Michael Braganza,after they received a call fromone Sadanand Kuttikar at about2 pm that some people lit firein the fields at Carambolim, Bra-ganza along with 12 fire stationofficers rushed to the site andtried to put off the fire. Braganzafurther informed that no onewas injured in the incident.

“About two water tankerswere pressed into service toput off the fire. We managedto put off the fire, whichcould have spread further inKalpora-Carambolim area,”added Braganza.

Women farmers seek GSCW help to save fields

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HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, JUNE 6

A few residents of Tiracol onSunday morning gathered bythe Arabian sea to raise fearsover the acquisition of approx-imately 13 lakh square metresof area for a tourism-relatedproject which the locals appre-hend will change the characterof the entire village.

Former Sarpanch Francis Ro-drigues claimed the 13 lakhsquare metres of area amountsto purchase of 95 per cent ofTiracol that has around 50 to60 mundkarial and tenantedhouses belonging to Catholicswhose population is roughly300.

Rodrigues, who addressed theresidents that gathered for themeet ing today, s a id oneSandeep Ganguly from Delhi andRyan Semelhago of Dona Paulahad purchased the entire Tiracolvillage, barring the fort area anda few other properties, from theKhalap family of Mapusa.

He said the sale deed wasdone in 2007 between the Kha-lap family and Sandeep Ganguly,but the fact had come to lightin 2009. “Tenanted property can-not be sold. The law has made

us owners of the land and thesame law cannot tell us to evict,”he asserted.

Rodrigues accused Gangulyof asking a few residents to re-linquish their rights so that theirproperty goes back to the land-lord. He filed five cases in thecourt of civil judge junior divi-sion at Pernem and managed toget eviction proceedings against

them, he stated. However, none of the resi-

dents against whom evictionproceedings were issued werepresent at the meeting today.

Advocate Joseph Vaz ob-served eviction proceedingsagainst mundkarial and ten-anted occupants cannot be filedbefore the civil court, but if it isany other occupant they can befiled before the said court.

Adv Vaz said in the case ofTiracol village even if the landis bought by the new ownersthe mundkarial and tenancyrights don’t change, so the ap-prehensions raised by the vil-lagers have to be studied takinginto consideration the legal as-pects.

Ryan Semelhago said he andSandeep Ganguly were partnersand the name of the companywhich intends to set up thetourism-related project in Tira-col was called Leading HotelsPvt Ltd, New Delhi. Most of thevillagers are with us and todaytoo only a handful of them par-ticipated in the meeting, hestated.

Ryan maintained the opposi-tion to the project was fromFrancis and two other people

close to him. We are assuringthe villagers we don’t want toencroach on anyone’s rights.Tenants will remain tenants andmundkars will be mundkars, headded.

He, however, didn’t specifyon the nature of their tourism-related project, but claimed thesame will create jobs for the vil-lagers and they had plannedschools, a 15-beeded hospital,upgrading of houses and otherfacilities that will benefit the vil-lagers.

But Francis Rodrigues claimedthe villagers were uniting to op-pose the illegal purchase of sucha huge area covering entire Tira-col and they had now decidedto take the mater up with GoaLaw Commission headed by Ra-makant Khalap.

Many other activists de-scended on the village affirmingtheir support to the villagers.Some of them were John PhilipPereira (Voice of Villagers) ofVerna, Prajal Sakhardande (GoaBachao Abhiyan), Vasco daGama, Sandeep Kambli andEdwin Mascarenhas.

Fr Anselmo D’Souza, a res-ident of Tiracol, was alsopresent.

Tiracol villagers claim entire village bought for projectFear change in character of their hamlet

n Former SarpanchFrancisRodriguesclaimed the 13lakh squaremetres of areaamounts topurchase of 95per cent of Tiracolthat has around50 to 60mundkarial andtenanted housesbelonging toCatholics whosepopulation isroughly 300.

CoP chieffavours more

dry docks,slip ways

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, JUNE 6

Goa is one of the prime extrac-tor and exporters of mineral oreand relying heavily on its wa-terways for transportation ofiron ore to larger vessels butironically, it lacks adequate re-pair facilities for barges.

Currently available repair fa-cilities are sparse and also haveto cater to needs of vessels com-ing from outside the State forrepairs here. Consequently,sometime export is delayedwhen vessels are not ready tocarry ore to the port for exports.

Goa has about 350- oddbarges. The barges go for repairsduring lean period; monsoonseason when mining activityslows down.

At least, 20-30 per cent bargesbeeline for repairs but due tolimited repairs facilities, thereis congestion at repairs sites.

James Braganza, Captainof Ports who has recentlytaken over the reigns agreesthat more repairs facilitiesare required as pressure isalso being felt from the ous-taation vessels come to Goa.

“Even vessels from Gujarat comehere for repairs because of qualityof work,” Says Capt Braganza.

“There are few enterprisesthat provide repairs facilitieseven as new ship buildingv e n t u re s h a v e c o m e u p ,“pointed out Braganza whobelieves more dry docks andslip ways have to be builtconsidering high quantum ofrepair service needed.

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, JUNE 6

Taking up cudgels for the retiredGoan seamen, Chief MinisterDigambar Kamat and South GoaMP Francisco Sardinha spoke tothe general secretary of NationalUnion of Seafarers of India(NUSI) Abdulgani Serang overthe Rs 200 ex-gratia relief paidto the retired seafarers and wid-ows.

The Chief Minister spoke tothe NUSI general secretary aftera delegation of the retired sea-farers Associated led by Presi-dent Ifron Dias, AgostinhoFernandes and Peter Crasto metthe former over the ex-gratiarelief.

Kamat told Herald that Ab-dulgain has said that NUSI hasmooted a proposal to enhancethe ex-gratia relief from Rs 200to Rs 400 per month.

“When I spoke to Abdul-gani, he said that NUSI doesnot pay the relief, but a trustwhich is being managed in-dependently”, Kamat said,adding that NUSI has pro-posed to now increase ther e l i e f t o R s 4 0 0 p e rmonth.

On the other hand, South GoaMP Francisco Sardinha is be-lieved to have questioned theNUSI general secretary over the

pittance paid to the retired sea-farers and widows.

The MP questioned Abdulganiwhether the ex-gratia relief ofRs 200 is adequate to even meetthe basic needs of a humanbeing.

Sardinha is bel ieved tohave reminded the NUSI gen-eral secretary that even theGoa government is paying Rs1000 monthly dole for seniorcitizens and point blank tele-phonically told Abdulganithat the monthly ex-gratiarelief of Rs 200 paid to theretired seafarers is totallyunjustif ied and unaccept-able.

Incidentally, seafarers haverecalled the assurances given bythe NUSI general secretary toseamen way back in 2007 at ameting held at NUSI MaritimeAcademy to enhance the ex-gra-tia relief to the retired seafarersand widows.

In fact, seafarers in the knowsaid the NUSI bulletin has beenhanding out assurances in recenttimes to enhance the ex-gratiarelief, but in vain.

The retired seafarers hadbeen asked for a hike in theex-gratia relief of more thanRs 1000 given the economicplight of the seamen andwidows.

CM, Sardinha want ex-gratia paid to

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HERALD CORRESPONDENT

VALPOI, JUNE 6

The long-pending demand ofthe residents of Guleli-Padeli,Sattari, is likely to be fulfilledsoon, as the work on the bridgeis going on in full swing.

Guleli residents informed thatthe bridge, which is built across

Mhadei River, will be beneficialto residents of Guleli, Padeli-Bhomwada, Bironde, Advoi andsurrounding areas.

“If we wanted to go to Padelifrom Guleli or return from Padelito Guleli, we had to travel a longdistance, but this bridge willminimize the distance by about

6 kms,” informed residents.“The actual work of con-

structing the bridge started adecade ago, but due to variousproblems, the work had to behalted at least three times. Butthis time we hope that thebridge will be completed soon,”said the residents.

Finally, Guleli-Padeli locals to have bridge soon

Work on Guleli Padeli, Sattari, bridge in full swing. Photo by Ashraf Khan

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MAYEM, JUNE 6

The Rotary Club InternationalBicholim handed over the keysof the new house constructedby them to one Ganpat Mayekarof Nanora.

The house keys were handedover to Mayekar at a specialfunction organized at RotaryClub International Bicholim of-

fice on Wednesday.Bicholim MLA Rajesh Pat-

nekar, Nanora Panch EknathSawant, Rotary Governor Guru-datta Bhakta, President PrithvirajSardesai, Secretary DamodarPrabhu, Sudatt Mandrekar,Parish Khanolkar, Anand Desai,Vallabh Salkar, Praveen Gadekar,Milind Karpe and Anthony D’-Souza were present on the oc-

casion.It may be recalled that Ganpat

Mayekar’s house was destroyedduring the last monsoon andsince then he was renderedhomeless.

Meanwhile, Panch EknathSawal, Ganpat and his wifeSaraswati have expressed soli-darity towards Rotary Club forthe selfless service.

Rotary Club donates houseto Nanora resident

Rotary Club district governor along with the rotary members at the newly constructed house at Nanora-Bicholim. Photo by Vishant Vaze

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

CALANGUTE, JUNE 6

A new brand of pure sunfloweroil imported from Germany hasbeen recently introduced in theState.

The ‘Brolio’ has been im-ported and marketed by ShreeImporters & Exporters, whichis based in Candolim.

Speaking to Herald, the Man-aging Director of Shree Im-porters & Exporters, India Mr.Candido de Nazareth said theGerman oil is especially de-signed for the health of the con-sumers.

“Brolio is pure sunflower oil,rich in vitamin E and essentialfatty acids. Its high polyunsatu-rated content (of which absolute

60% is linoleic acid) is of particularimportance for nourishment sincethe human organism is not ableto form linoleic acid. Only highquality oil seeds are processedin the oil and are not mixed withany other oil,” said Nazareth.

“Concerned about health, wethought it right to market thecholesterol free oil ‘Brolio’ inthe Goan market. This oil ismade up of sown sunflowerseeds from the most beautifulEuropean gardens. Using the oilfor one’s kitchen use, the fami-lies can enjoy a fit and healthylife at work, sports and games,”he added.

Added Benjamin de Nazareth,director of the company: “Broliois a health treasure for one and

all. The product has been bot-tled in Germany and marketeddirectly in the Goan markets tomaintain the quality standards.”

The directors of the companyhave promises guaranteed orig-inal products which meet theinternational standards for themarket in the State.

Brolio is presently availablein 1 ltr and 10 ltr packs at dif-ferent shopping centres inCalangute (Newton Arcade,Valanka Shopping Mall, MenezesSupermarket), Candolim (New-ton Supermarket and LawandeSupermarket), Mapusa (Ajay Su-permarket and Monalisa), Vasco(Carfa Food World), Porvorim(Pink 2 Blue) and Margao (Big GGosalia Ventures Pvt Ltd).

German sunflower oil l aunched in State

Candido de Nazareth (extreme right) stands in front of the Brolio oil products in the presence of Ben-jamin de Nazareth.

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, JUNE 6

Commissioner for NRI Affairsand former Union Minister forExternal Affairs, Eduardo Faleirosaid that the most effective re-sponse to terrorism is to rootout the causes that generate it,perceived social or political in-justice.

Faleiro was speaking at theconcluding function of the in-ternational seminar on Mediaand Terrorism in South Asia or-ganized by International Centre,Goa, Foundation for Media Pro-fessionals and Fredrich EbortStifftung-India at InternationalCentre Dona Paula on Sunday.

Speaking further Faleiro saidterrorism is highly controversialissue in contemporary interna-tional politics. The controversyexists as to its nature, causesand consequences. Hence, it isoften said that ‘One man's ter-rorist is another man's freedomfighter.’

Reuters, a major internationalnews agency with a reputationfor objective reporting, doesnot use the word "terrorists" inits reports and prefers wordssuch as "insurgents", "militants"or "rebels".

Faleiro said South Asia is aregion of protracted animosityand ethnic cultural and religious

Root out causes generating terrorism, says Eduardo

Commissioner for NRI Affairs and former Union Minister for External Affairs, Eduardo Faleiro address-ing the seminar. Also present are Saikat Datta and Director of International Centre, Goa Nandini Sahai.

conflicts, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lankaand Nepal are increasingly bogged down by mil-itancy arid insurgency. If the Governments andthe people of South Asia work together and thereis sustained interface between them, they canrespond to terrorism in manner that it is effectiveand long term.

Speaking further Faleiro said, Media shouldopinion in all countries of this region in favour

of a South Asian Union, a confederation of India, Pakistan and other countries of South Asia onthe lines of the European Union.

Rajeshwar Dyal, of FES India, Anmrudh Bahalof FMP and Director of International Centre Goa,Saikat Datta and others were present.

The function was compered by Arjan Halarnkar,Nandini Sahai introduced and later proposed thevote of thanks.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

OLD GOA, JUNE 6

Chorao Sarpanch PandurangBandodkar inaugurated the li-brary, approved by the educa-t ion depa r tment , a tMadel-Chorao on May 31.

Addressing a function, Ban-dodkar lauded the Rathang YuvaSangh (RYS) for its initiative tostart the library in the village,which would enable locals toread newspapers and maga-zines.

Others present at the functionincluded former sarpanch andheadmaster of Dayanand highschool Premamand Mhambre,Panchas Shrijaya Haldankar,Madhuri Kubal, former sarpan-chas Rama Kubal and ShrikrishnaHaldankar and former deputysarpanch Mukund Khande-parkar.

Earlier, RYS President BapuGaonkar welcomed the gath-ering and provided details ofthe library and membershipfees.

RYS Executive Member Naren-

Library opened at Madel-Chorao

Chorao Sarpanch Pandurang Bandodkar addresses a function atMadel-Chorao.

35-yr-oldsuccumbs to

assault injuriesHERALD CORRESPONDENT

PONDA, JUNE 6

A 35-year-old man from Adan-Marcaim, who was allegedly as-saulted by his brother, passedaway at the GMC Hospital atBambolim recently.

It may be recalled that on May20, deceased Sanjay Gopi Gaudeand his elder brother Tulshidashad a fight over some matter.Tulshidas allegedly assaulted San-jay with a wooden stick on hishead.

Sanjay, who had received se-vere head injuries, was rushed toGMC Hospital, where he breathedhis last on Thursday night.

It is learnt that Tulshidas,who was earlier arrested inconnection with the assault,has now been booked for mur-der. Ponda police is investigat-ing the case.

NIOH invites applications

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, JUNE 6

National Institute for the Or-thopaedically Handicapped(NIOH) is a Central Governmentautonomous organization underthe Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment, Govt of India andengaged in Human Resource De-velopment, Model and Researchand Development programmes.

Under Human Resource De-velopment Institute is conductingBachelor and Master Courses inPhysiotherapy, OccupationalTherapy and Prosthetist and Or-thotics. WBUHS is conducting anentrance test for the admissionfor MPT, MOT and MPO in NIOHon July 11. The application alongwith a crossed Demand Draft forRs.1 000 in favour of 'The WestBengal University of Health Sci-ences' payable in Kolkata is to besubmitted, either by hand or bySpeed/ Registered Post to the of-fice of the 'Controller of Exami-nations, West Bengal Universityof Health Sciences, DD-36, Sec-tor-1, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064.

The application must reach theoffice of the WBUHS within 11June, 2010. Candidates are re-quested to write name, courseand telephone no. (if any) on theback of the bank draft.

For details visit the universitywebsite on www.thewbuhs.orgor www.thewbuhs.in through in-ternet.

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, JUNE 6

Elections to the vacant posts ofGPMSA organised by several ZPmembers was held at the sem-inar hall, Secretariat, Porvorimrecently.

According to a press release,Director of Panchayats, MeninoD’Souza issued an order to thateffect appointing HerminiaCosta from the Directorate ofPanchayats as the presiding of-ficer to re-constitute the GeneralBody of GPMSA and to fill upthe vacant posts of the Office –Bearers in the State ExecutiveCommittee, North Goa DistrictCommittee and South Goa Dis-trict Committee of GPMSA.

Herminia Costa while givingnomination papers told theelected women representativesto vote and elect deserving andefficient candidate with in-tegrity.

The newly re-constitutedGPMSA Committee is as follows:State Executive Committee Of-fice – bearers elected were Pres-ident: Nelly Rodrigues, Vice-President Abelina Menezes, Sec-retary Carmelina Franco, Jt Sec-retary Rashmi Lambor, Treasurer

Martha Saldhana, Jt TreasurerPrajakta Kannaik.

While North Goa DistrictLevel Committee Office Bearerselected were: President JanitaMadkaikar, Vice- President ShilpaNaik, Secretary Shaila Borkar, JtSecretary Urmilla Naik, TreasurerSushanti Naik and TreasurerPoornima Naik.

The South Goa District LevelCommittee Office- Bearerselected were: President AnnaCarneiro , Vice- President LuizaFernandes, Secretary AparnaNaik, Jt Secretary Maria Mi-randa, Treasurer Sabrina Dias,Jt Treasurer Cintia D’Silva.

In all 28 out of 33 EWRs par-ticipated in the said election.All the participants expressedtheir happiness and praisedHerminia Costa, presiding of-ficer for efficiently and peace-fully conducting the election.All other ZP Members wouldbe members of the governingbody. Earlier, Herminia Costa,Nodal Officer explained theaims, objectives and duties/re-sponsibilities of the office–b e a re r s o f t h e w o r k i n gcommittees of GPMSA for itseffective functioning.

Nelly re-elected GPMSA president

Newly elected Office- bearers of GPMSA seen with Nodal OfficerHerminia Costa and State Office Bearers Nelly Rodrigues, AbelinaMenezes, Carmelina Franco, Martha Saldhana, Rashmi Lambor, Pra-jakta Kannaik, and District Presidents Janita Madkaikar and AnnaCarneiro.

Book on govt’sachievements to be released

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, JUNE 6

“Goldern Glow” a publicationbrought out by Department ofInformation on the achievementof Government led by Chief Min-ister Digambar Kamat and hisCouncil of Ministers will be re-leased on June 7 at 11 am onthe eve of completion of 3 yearsby the Ministry.

A film ‘Goa Marches On’brought to focus on the devel-opment that has taken place willalso be released at the functionwhich is to be held at auditoriumno: 1, Maquinez Palace, ESGComplex, Panjim.

Home Minister, Ravi Naik,Civil Supplies Minister, JosePhilip D’Souza, Transport Min-ister Sudin Dhavlikar, Chief Sec-retar y San jay Sr ivastava ,Development Commissionerand Secretary Narendra Kumar,Vishnu Surya Wagh and otherswill be present on the occasion,says a press release.

Goa Meat Complexgets new MD

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, JUNE 6

The Deputy Director of AnimalHusbandry and Veterinary Serv-ices Dr Benjamin Braganza hasbeen transferred and posted asManaging Director of Goa MeatComplex with immediate ef-fect.

St Xavier’sAcademy excelsat SSC results

HERALD NEWS DESK

PANJIM, JUNE 6

St Xavier’s Academy, Old Goa,a special school for studentswith disabilities, achieved centpercent results in the SecondarySchool Certificate Examinationsconducted by the Goa Board ofSecondary School.

Caritas-Goa, who managesthis project, feels deep joy tocongratulate these students, theheadmistress, staff and parentsfor accepting a challenge to getexcellent results, says a pressrelease.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MARCEL, JUNE 6

The PWD has completed thehot-mixing of NH-17B fromBaithekhol to Curti junction, butthe leaking pipeline is yet to berepaired.

A portion of the road hasbeen kept unattended, as roadengineers have claimed that itwould of no use to put tar onthe surface.

Enquires at PWD (water de-partment) revealed that the pipe

joint often witness problemwhenever hot-mixing of the roadis undertaken.

PWD Assistant Engineer DilipDhavlikar informed that thepipeline will be shifted and theyare waiting for its approval.

“The PWD (roads division)had written to us about theproblem and it will be repairedsoon,” said Dhavlikar.

He further said such problemis witnessed at Baithekholwhenever hot-mixing is under-

taken, once the pipeline isshifted the problem will besolved,” added the assistant en-gineer.

“After the National Highwayscontacted us last year to shiftthe pipeline, we subsequentlyforwarded it our concernedhigher-ups in November, lastyear. Once it is approved, wewi l l sh i f t the p ipe l ine a tBaithekhol admeasuring 150mtrs on both the sides of theroad,” informed Dhavlikar.

PWD completes hot-mixing of

NH-17B to Curti junction

A portion of the road left out due to a pipeline leakage at Baithekhol. Photo by Amresh Parab

dra Naik compered the function,while executive member NileshSalgaonkar proposed the voteof thanks.

Former Pale MLAremembered,

blood donationheld on occasion

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MAYEM, JUNE 6

ZP member Laxmikant Parab hasstated that all-round develop-ment of Navelim and Pale con-stituency with selfless motivewill be the real tribute to formerPale MLA late Gurudas Gawas.

He was addressing the villagersof Navelim-Bicholim on the oc-casion of 2nd death anniversaryof former Pale MLA Late GurudasGawas at Vividha Higher Second-ary School hall on Friday.

Pale MLA Pratap Gawas, SMCCouncilor Laxmanrao Desai, Pand-hari Gawas, Sadashiv Mangeshkar,Pratap Gaonkar, DigambarNarvekar, Umesh Gawas andteachers of Vividha Higher Sec-ondary School and villagers werepresent on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, MLAPratap Gawas promised to fulfillthe dreams of his brother late Gu-rudas Gawas by dedicating to thecause of Pale constituency.

On the occasion, a blood do-nation camp was organized.Sadashiv Mangeshkar and ClaraD’Mello put in sincere efforts tomake the programme a grandsuccess. Earlier, villagers andspeakers paid their tributes tolate Gurudas Gawas.

Mardol residentaccused of

abusing p’yatstaff on dutyHERALD CORRESPONDENT

MARCEL, JUNE 6

Priol Veling Deputy SarpanchKanta Gaude has accused a res-ident from Mardol of abusingthe panchayat staff on duty.

In his compliant, Gaude toldPonda police that the residentbarged into panchayat premisesand abused the panchayat staffon duty on Wednesday. Thecomplainant further stated thatthe accused in a fit of angerbroke the glass kept on thetable.

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BELGAUM, JUNE 6

Karnataka has notched up a record invest-ment of Rs 4 lakh crore with the signing of361 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)during the Global Investors’ meet, whichconcluded in Bangalore on June 4.

The investments ranged from aerospaceto textiles, steel, cement, power, food pro-cessing, tourism, health to infrastructure.According to the state government sources,the meet was successful beyond expecta-tions and carries a promise to provide directemployment opportunities to a record 8.9lakh persons and indirect employment toanother 2 lakh persons.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa andMedium Industries Minister Murugesh RNirani left no stone unturned for the successof the meet while the state government re-ceived assurances of full support from theCentre.

While Union Law Minister Veerappa Moilyand Union Food Processing Minister SubodhKant Sahai expressed their support, UnionLabour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge prom-ised Karnataka all help from the Centre.

“A new era of industrial revolution ofKarnataka has begun,” stated Yeddyurappa,adding that the signing of MoUs or the totalvolume of investments generated was onlya first step in the long journey in the pathof Karnataka’s industrial progress.

In its effort in keeping its promises tothe investors or meeting the deadlines, thechief minister himself will be regularly re-viewing the progress while the governmentwould take every possible steps to cut red-tapism and procedural bottlenecks.

Development of all-round economic ac-

tivities, new employment generation andinfrastructure facilities will happen through-out the State. The meet will generate ad-ditional revenue to the state exchequer andwill be an important milestone in Kar-nataka’s developmental history,” ministerMurugesh R Nirani said.

Dr K V Raju, economic advisor to theChief Minister, in his over-view on the entireGIM exercise said that tremendous responsefrom the industry and investors had givena big boost to the government. “As manyas 66 companies came forward to sign MoUsduring the two days with Rs 50,000 croreinvestments,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion Union LabourMinister Mallikarjun Kharge said that it wasnecessary to focus on upgrading the skillsof labour force and all other stake-holdersin the present context of liberalization,globalization and changed economic sce-nario. “Over 400 institutes were being up-graded with World Bank assistance andanother 1,396 institutes through public-private partnership,” he said.

“By 2022, India will create 500 millionskilled workers under the scheme,” headded, calling for industry should join handswith the government on the public-privatepartnership model.

K’taka secures record investmentduring Global Investors meet

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa along with Union Labour Minister MallikarjunKharge and Karnataka Medium Industries Minister at the investors meet in Bangalore.

PTI

MUMBAI, JUNE 6

The Income Tax department hasrequested the Finance Ministryto approach the authorities inSwitzerland and other taxhavens for details of overseasaccounts of "non-residents" whoinvested in the Indian PremierLeague.

The step is part of the ongo-ing investigations into invest-ment of foreign funds in theIPL.

The investigating unit inMumbai has written to the For-eign Tax Division in the CentralBoard of Direct Taxes (CBDT)to obtain information about"foreign entities in IPL teams"after its probe into the cash-rich tournament found invest-ments by "non-res idents"especially in teams like KingsXI Punjab, Rajasthan Royalsand Royal Challengers Banga-lore.

The Ministry has also writtento the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) seeking information on theforeign investments brought byall the IPL franchises and haveasked the Enforcement Direc-torate to check violations underthe Foreign Exchange Manage-ment Act (FEMA).

I-T sleuths investigate NRI funds in IPL

"The bid documents revealhuge funding by NRIs in vari-ous IPL franchises. But the doc-uments do not reflect theentire financial details of theseindividuals," a top I-T officersaid.

In order to establish theamount of tax evasion, if any,the department has approachedthe concerned CBDT wing to ex-ecute Direct Taxation AvoidanceAgreements (DTAA) with coun-tries such as Switzerland, Ger-many and Mauritius to facilitateexchange information, the offi-cer added.

The Foreign Tax Division inthe Finance Ministry looksinto the tax liabilities and eva-sion by non-residents and for-eigners in respect of both thecountries under the agree-ments.

The overseas remittancesof certain IPL franchises arealso under probe, I-T sourcessaid.

The Income Tax departmenthad collected documents re-lated to bidding, payment oftaxes and various other finan-cial details during its country-wide survey of various IPLfranchises, with the first suchoperation being conducted onApril 15 at the BCCI and IPLpremises, including the officeof suspended IPL CommissionerLalit Modi.

The I-T department in Mum-bai has created a special cell ofofficers to monitor the IPL asthe metropolis hosts the IPLmarketing and advertising of-fices.

Almost eight investigationwings of the department invarious cities like Chandigarh,Kochi, Jaipur and New Delhiare also probing the taxationaspects of the IPL transac-tions.

BJP Executive Committee meet today at Udyambag

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

BELGAUM, JUNE 6

The State BJP Executive Committee meeting will be held at FoundryCluster at Udyambag on June 7 and 8.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and his cabinetmembers, MLAs, MPs, state and national office bearers, districtpresidents and seven presidents of various morchas of the statewill attend the meeting.

National leaders Vasundara Raje Scindia and Bhupendra Yadavwill guide the party workers. Chief Minister Yediyurappa and partypresident KS Ishwarappa will inaugurate the meeting.

The meeting will discuss issues related to the polls, growingnaxalism and some of the important issues pertaining to northKarnataka.

Govt employeesbooked forswindling Rs 50 lakh

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

BELGAUM, JUNE 6

In a shocking incident that hasrocked the district, two govern-ment employees have bungledwith the government treasuryand swindled about Rs 50 lakhfrom the flood relief funds.

The two employees at the of-fice of Ramdurg tehshildar havebeen booked for misappropria-tion of the flood relief funds.

According to a police com-plaint lodged by RamdurgTehshildar Geeta Koujalgi onWednesday night, a first gradeassistant and a female typisthave forged signatures of theTehshildar.

The money with forged sig-natures was withdrawn from abank State in Ramdurg.

According to Tehshildar GeetaKoujalgi, the accused had forgedher signature on 269 cheques.What is more interesting is thatthe act was carried out in collu-sion with the bank employees,the details about which werenot available.

The accused were not ar-rested till Thursday and two ofthem were absconding, whilethe lady typist was admitted ata local hospital.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commis-sioner Dr Ekroop Kaur has sus-pended the accused and hasinitiated a detailed enquiry inthe alleged fraud.

UNI

MUMBAI, JUNE 6

The Bombay High Court is likelyto decide a lawyer for AjmalAmir Kasab this week, who hasbeen awarded death sentence

for his involvement in Mumbai26/11 terror attack.

Recently, Kasab had writtena letter to the Free Legal AidPanel, seeking a lawyer to chal-

lenge his conviction in the HighCourt.

It was drafted by one ofArthur Road jail staff on behalfof Kasab.

The 22-year-old Pakistani wasawarded capital punish-ment on May 6 by desig-nated Judge M L Tahaliyanion five counts of murder,conspiracy to murder, wag-ing war against the country,abetting murder and in-dulging in terrorist activi-ties.

In addition, he has alsobeen awarded life impris-onment on five

other counts, which in-cluded attempt to murder,criminal conspiracy and vi-olation of the explosive sub-stances in Mumbai duringthe terror attacks on No-vember 26, 2008.

As per the law of theland, the death penaltyawarded to him needs tobe confirmed by the HighCourt. At the same time,Kasab has a legal right to

challenge the designated court'sorder in the High

Court, praying to set aside itsorder and covert the death sen-tence to life.

HC likely to decidelawyer for

Kasab this week

K’taka govturged to

change liquorsale timingsHERALD CORRESPONDENT

BELGAUM, JUNE 6

Coming down on the govern-ment’s proposal to sell liquortill 2 am, the Environment Pro-tection Forum of Belgaum hasurged the Yedyurappa-led BJPgovernment to withdraw thedecision.

In a memorandum forwardedto the chief minister throughthe district administration, theforum on Monday listed out theill-effects of extending the dead-line. Terming the proposal asanti-society, they also demandedthe removal of Excise MinisterRenukacharya from the cabinet.

According to the forum, thedecision would spoil peace andthe crime rate would increaseif implemented, the memoran-dum added.

Excise Minister Renukacharyahad said that the governmenthad proposed to extend theliquor sale timings to help for-eign visitors and the rich. Sus-pecting the lobby of people inthe liquor business, the forumhas asked the Minister to revealwho had given a representationin this regard. Governor HansrajBharadwaj should also intervenein this matter, the memorandumadded.

PTI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 6

Striking a different note in theworld of music, a Keralite hasentered Limca Book of NationalRecords for developing thesmallest musical instrument,through which he could producescores played on saxophone orthe ‘nadaswaram’ (double reedwind instrument).

The Limca certificate whichG Jayaprakash, designer of theinstrument, received last week,said "he has developed thesmallest musical instrumentcalled 'Sushiri'....and developedthe art of playing it and hasgiven public performances."

With 4.5 cm length, 1.5 cmwidth and 1 mm thickness,“Sushiri” resembles the shapeof a miniature mouth-organ.

Capable of playing all sevenmusical notes with it, the gadgetproduces music similar that ofinstruments like saxophone, clar-inet, shehnai and nadaswaram,Jayaprakash told PTI.

“It is the outcome of my 15-years of rigorous research. Ac-tually I did not mean to developsuch a small instrument. My aimwas just to mould a differentone. But, in course of time, I re-alized that the clarity of musicwould increase with the decreaseof size and weight,” he said.

Made o f s anda lwood ,“Sushiri” has a number of holeson its surface. It is played bycontrolling the movement of airthrough the holes with peculiarmovements of fingers and lips.

A thin piece of cloth is used

as a cover and a button micro-phone will be attached to itwhile playing, Jayaprakash said.

“I usually play “Sushiri” byholding on the clip of micro-phone. But, the sound is crystalclear even without it. I use thecloth and microphone to protectit from getting damaged as theinstrument is too small. Theholes on the surface are alsospecially aligned to produce alltypes of sound varieities,” hesaid.

Though Jayaprakash, a Thiru-vananthapuram-based pharma-ceutical manufacturer, has noformal education in music, heperforms hour-long concertsboth carnatic and western with“Sushiri”.

"I did a ‘Sushiri’ kacheri (con-cert) at the Surya cultural festivalhere in 2003.I conducted a con-cert as part of the LIMCA selec-tion process also.Though I couldplay the instrument only half anhour initially, the duration hasbeen extended to one to one-and-half hours eventually"Jayaprakash said.

“Sushiri” has a range of three-and-a half octaves and can beplayed along with other instru-ments in joint instrument con-certs, but its distinct sound makesit different from others, he said.

The 46-year-old old musicbuff said he drew inspirationfor the innovation from thetoy instrument made of haircomb and paper with whichchildren used to produce mu-sical notes.

Though he tried to carve theinstrument in the shape of hair-comb with open gaps in be-tween, it did not work out.

“When I made a comb-shaped instrument, I did notget much satisfaction. Soundwas getting distracted and pitchwas also not good. So I drilledholes on the board and that wasthe discovery of Sushiri,” hesaid.

Jayaprakash also had to sweathard in the selection of woodfor the instrument. Though hetried teak, rosewood and manyother medium, sandalwood onlygave the desired perfection andresults. The rich powder contentin it would make the sound com-ing out of it clear and audible,he said.

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WASHINGTON, JUNE 6

Declaring that India is destinedto be a nation of global influ-ence, the US has said bilateralties are moving towards "fullmaturity", encompassing coop-eration in areas like defence,climate change and energy aswell as on nuclear and regionalgeo-political issues.

"Obviously, India is on a path

of ascendancy. It is destined tobe a nation of global influ-ence," US National Security Ad-viser Gen (Retd) James Jonestold PTI here.

His remarks follow US Presi-dent Barack Obama's state-ment that India is a rising andresponsible global power "in-dispensable" to a future Amer-ican strategy.

Jones said it is extremely im-

portant that countries likeIndia and the United Stateshave "a national affinity" forone another as expressed bythe strong friendship betweenthe two sides, including theirheads of State.

"We have converging values,we both want better lives forour citizens and our children,we want to eliminate thescourge of terrorism, we would

like to have a better climate, abetter management of ourfragile planet and nations of in-fluence can shape that globally.

"When there are two coun-tries like ours that are workingtogether along those lines thathas a huge effect in other partsof the world for the better,"Jones said.

On that scale of things, therecent successful Strategic Di-

India destined to be nation of global influence: USalogue, the first between Indiaand the US at the Cabinet-levelco-chaired by External AffairsMinister S M Krishna and hiscounterpart Hillary Clinton, is avery encouraging develop-ment, he said.

"The Strategic Dialogue high-lights in very concrete ways theclose relationship that existsbetween India and the UnitedStates; between the Prime Min-ister (Manmohan Singh) andthe President (Barack Obama),between the multiplicities ofthe organs of our governmentsthat have to do with a varietyof things," he said.

It is not just a uni-dimen-sional relationship but it ismuch broader, Jones said. "AndI think, the Strategic Dialogueis taking the relationship to un-precedented levels of coopera-tion between the twocountries."

"Whether it is security or de-fence or energy or climate ornuclear issues or regional geo-political issues, it's a relation-ship that is moving towards fullmaturity," he said.

The top aide to the US Pres-ident on national security mat-ters said the cooperationbetween India and the UnitedStates is a two-way street.

"I think from day one, it hasbeen a two way street," Jonessaid when asked how the bilat-eral relationship has pro-gressed in the field of securityand counter-terrorism in theObama Administration.

PTI

KOLKATA, JUNE 6

Making it clear that TrinamoolCongress would remain a"trusted" ally of UPA govern-ment for its full tenure, partychief Mamata Banerjee haskept her cards close to herchest on an alliance with Con-gress for the West Bengal As-sembly polls, saying that"nothing is closed".

"I will speak on what is hap-pening today. I will not speakabout the future. We havegone to the people when allothers had left us and they(people) have supported us.When opportunity comes inthe future, we will speak. Noth-ing is closed," Banerjee told PTIin an interview after her party'striumph in civic polls which itfought without a tie-up withthe Congress.

"When the UPA-II govern-ment was formed, we as an allymade a commitment to remainin it for five years. We will stayunless we are pushed out,"Banerjee said.

55-year-old Banerjee, how-ever, said, "those who are say-ing that we are not to betrusted, should understandthat we are more trusted thenanybody else. There cannot becomparison between our com-mitment and those of others.We only want love and re-spect."

Stating that the Left partieswere the main allies of theUPA-I before they quit on thenuclear deal issue, she saidher party will remain in UPA-II "as long as CPI(M) is notthere.

"If there are relations withthe CPI(M) we cannot stay. Wecannot co-exist with the CPI(M)just as and DMK and AIADMKcannot coexist," the TCsupremo, whose party is thesecond largest ally in the UPAwith 19 MPs, said.

On her ties with the UPA, theRailway Minister said thatthere should be reciprocity "inthe way we love and respectthem. We also want a recipro-cal gesture. We don't want any-thing more than that."

Describing Prime MinisterManmohan Singh as "a goodman and a gentleman", shesaid, "We have got all hisblessings and support. He is agood administrator. He has in-formation about who is doingwhat."

Asked about a senior Con-gress leader saying in the acri-monious run-up to the civicpolls that alliance could not bemade at the cost of the party,she said, "I respect senior lead-ers of the Congress.

"I have no comment. Any-body can make some com-ment. It is their prerogativeand their choice."

On suggestions by a sectionof Bengal Congress leadersthat the party could not bewritten off because of the civicpoll outcome and was in a po-sition for seat-sharing on hon-ourable terms with theTrinamool for the 2011 assem-bly polls, she said, "They gotthe verdict of the people. Theverdict itself speaks about per-formance."

To a question on CPI(M)Politburo member BimanBose's statement that ChiefMinister Buddhadeb Bhat-tacharjee would not stepdown and there was no ques-tion of advancing the assem-bly elections, she reiterated,"We are in favour of the earlyelections.

She accused the CPI(M) ofraising the bogey of post-pollviolence.

"If there was violence, itwould have erupted within 72hours," she said when askedabout CPI(M) statement thatthe chief minister had skippedthe CPI(M) Politburo meeting inNew Delhi to control post-pollviolence in the state.

"That there was no post-pollviolence, credit should go to ussince we have told our workersnot to take out victory proces-sions maintain restraint. Byraising the bogey of violence,the ruling party is trying to in-stigate violence."

Trinamool to stay with UPA for full tenure: Mamata

Security personnel marching on the Boulevard road leading to hotel Centure housing the SKICC Complexon the banks of world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh willaddress the fifth convocation of Sher-I-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology ofKashmir on Monday.

Rathore back in jail after check up

PTI

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 6

Former Haryana DGP SPSRathore, serving an 18-monthsentence in Ruchika Girhotramolestation case and lodged atBurail jail here, was todaybrought back to prison after acheck up at PGIMER after hecomplained of chest pain andbreathlessness.

68-year-old Rathore, who isa heart patient, was taken toPGIMER here late last nightafter he complained of breath-lessness and discomfort in thechest. He was discharged earlythis morning after doctorsfound his condition stable, Ad-ditional IGP (Prisons) NPS Rand-hawa said.

He said Rathore was taken toPGIMER's emergency ward bythe Burail jail authorities,where several tests were con-ducted on him and he was ex-amined by senior cardiologists.

"After remaining there forabout three hours, he was dis-charged early this morningafter doctors found his condi-tion stable. He was later takenback to Burail jail," the officersaid.

After Rathore complained ofuneasiness, a medical team wassummoned from sector 16 gov-ernment hospital, which re-ferred him to PGIMER. Rathorewas initially reluctant to betaken to PGIMER, but the jailauthorities succeeded to con-vince him, Randhawa said.

The former top police officerhad two years back undergonea heart surgery.

The Punjab and HaryanaHigh Court had on Friday de-ferred the pronouncement ofthe verdict on his revision peti-tion in the molestation case toJune 29.

PTI

COLOMBO, JUNE 6

Aamir Khan starrer '3 Idiots' swept the IIFAawards this year bagging eight honours in-cluding Best Film and megastar AmitabhBachchan took home the Best Actor trophyfor his role as a progeria-afflicted child in'Paa'.

The Best Actress award was shared byVidya Balan for 'Paa' and Kareena Kapoorfor '3 Idiots'.

The Best Director trophy went to Rajku-mar Hirani for '3 Idiots', while he, alongwith Abhijat Joshi and Vidhu VinodChopra, bagged the Best Story award forthe same film.

'3 Idiots', a coming-of-age comedy aboutthree students at a top engineering col-lege, had been nominated in 12 of the 13main categories in the 11th Indian Inter-national Film Academy (IIFA) awards.

It has already won eight of the 12 tech-nical awards announced last month, in-cluding Best Screenplay and BestCinematography.

Sharman Joshi won the Best SupportingActor award for his role in '3 Idiots', whileDivya Dutta received the Best SupportingActress award for her performance in'Delhi 6'.

'3 idiots' won another award with Boman

Irani clinching the statuette for his negativerole in the film. Sanjay Dutt laughed all theway to bag the award for Best Performancein a Comic Role in 'All the Best'.

Composer Pritam pipped maestro A RRahman to win the Best Music Directoraward for 'Love Aaj Kal' while Shaan wasadjudged the Best Singer (Male) for 'Behtihawa sa tha woh' (3 Idiots). Kavita Sethwon the Best Singer (Female) for 'Iktara'from 'Wake Up, Sid!'.

Swanand Kirkire won the Best Lyricsaward for '3 Idiots'.

Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandezjointly won the Best Female Debutante ofthe year along with Mahie Gill for theirrole in 'Aladin' and 'Dev D', respectively.

Omi Vaidya aka Chatur Ramalingam of '3Idiots' shared the Best Male Debutante ho-nour with Jackky Bhagnani for 'Kal KissneDekha'.

Veteran filmmaker J Om Prakash, mater-nal grandfather of Hrithik Roshan, and yes-teryear's screen siren Zeenat Aman werefelicitated with the Lifetime Achievementaward.

The awards were given away at a glitzyceremony in the Sri Lankan capital, whichwas overshadowed by protests from mi-nority Tamils and was boycotted by theSouth Indian stars like Kamal Haasan and

director Mani Ratnam.Many top Bollywood stars also gave it a

miss, including brand ambassador AmitabhBachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.

The technical awards, given away inMay, had '3 Idiots' upholding its positionabove all other films, bagging awards forDialogue, Background Score, Editing, BestSound Recording, Best Song Recording,Sound Re-recording as well.

The dance moves in Imtiaz Ali's 'Love AajKal' won Bosco Caesar the Best Choreog-raphy Award, while the Best Costume De-signing went to Anahita Shroff and DollyAhluwalia for the same movie.

Sabu Cyril got the Best Art Direction andCharles Darby (Eyecube Labs) won BestSpecial Effects (Visual) for 'Aladin'.

Sham Kaushal was favoured with theBest Action Award for Vishal Bhardwaj's'Kaminey' and the Best Makeup Awardwent to international make-up artistsChristien Tinsley and Dominie Till for 'Paa'.

The award ceremony was a glamorousaffair with actor Salman Khan making agrand entry on stage with a host of otherBollywood celebs.

They danced to the beats of Khan's su-perhit numbers from films like 'Veer', 'Part-ner' and 'No Entry' and his upcoming movie'Dabangg'.

‘3 Idiots’ sweeps IIFA awards, Big B adjudged best actor

PTI

LUCKNOW, JUNE 6

In a unique initiative, a Muslimbody here has launched anawareness drive on water con-servation beginning frommosques.

Activists of Sunni Board ofIndia are out appealing to Mus-lims since the past two monthsto save water during 'Wazu',the customary cleansing ritualbefore prayers.

"Saving water is the mostpious duty and the Prophethimself had advocated it some1400 years ago asking the de-vout to use it in minimumquantity even while doingWazu", president of the SunniBoard of India Mohd Sha-

habuddin Khan said here.The importance of water

conservation is being propa-gated among the Muslims bythe organisation through sem-inars and discourses inmosques especially after theFriday prayers.

"We are telling the devout touse pots (lotas) while perform-ing Wazu instead of using run-ning water from the taps tocheck water wastage," Sha-habuddin said.

The body has also been dis-tributing pots free of cost tothe mosques, he said.

The aim is to reach out tosome 100 mosques everymonth, he said adding that theresponse to the campaign so

far has been very encouraging. "People are realising that

unknowingly they hadadopted the wrong practicewhich was also against theteachings of Islam which for-bids unnecessary use andwastage of things," Sahabud-din Khan said.

He cited a verse from theholy Quran which asks the"pupil to take care of every-thing on the earth and thealmighty would take care ofall".

Stressing the far sightednessand relevance of the preach-ings of the Prophet in today'scontext, Khan said had the hu-manity heeded them, the scenewould have been different.

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While disputes over caste and communalissues continue to erupt in some partof the country or other, the recent de-

mand for a caste-based census by some politicalparties is certainly a regressive step. Caste systemsin India are primarily associated with Hinduism,but also exist among other Indian religious groups.Muslims deny that they have castes, but obser-vations reveal the existence of caste-like groupswithin the social hierarchy. Among Indian Chris-tians, too, differences in caste are acknowledgedand maintained.

The enumeration of castes has a long history,starting from the earliest period of our historywith Manu the law giver. Medieval chronicles con-tain descriptions of communities located in variousparts of the country. During the British colonialperiod, listings were undertaken after 1806, onan extensive scale. The process gathered momen-tum in course of the censuses from 1881 to 1931.

Owing to discrimination on the basis of caste,certain sections of the people remained backward.To remove this backwardness, reservations wereintroduced even before Independence, in a largearea comprising both the Presidency areas andthe Princely States south of the Vindhyas.

In Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj ofthe princely state of Kolhapur introduced reser-vations in favour of the backward classes as earlyas 1902, to eradicate poverty amongst them and togive them their due share in the state administration.The notification of 1902 created a 50 per cent reser-vation in services for backward classes/communitiesin the state of Kolhapur. This was the first governmentorder providing for reservation for the welfare ofdepressed classes in India.

Reservation provides for a quota system. A per-centage of posts are reserved for employment ingovernment and public sector units, as well asfor students in all public and private educationalinstitutions, except in the religious/linguistic mi-nority educational institutions, to accommodatesocially and educationally backward communitiesas well as scheduled castes and tribes, which donot have adequate representation in these servicesand institutions.

As of now, there is nearly 50 per cent reservationin jobs and education based on caste in India.The government list consists of Scheduled castes(SC), comprising 16 per cent (around 160 million)of the country’s population, for whom 15 percent seats are reserved. Scheduled Tribes (ST)

comprise 7 per cent (70 million) to whom 7.5 percent reservation is given. Other Backward Castes(OBC) are around 52 per cent, for whom 27 percent seats are reserved as per the recommenda-tions of the Mandal Commission, which has iden-tified over 3,000 castes in the OBC category.

The Supreme Court ruling that reservationscannot exceed 50 per cent has put a cap on reser-vations. However, there are some states who ex-ceed this 50 per cent limit and are at presentinvolved in litigation before the Supreme Court.For example, in Tamil Nadu, caste-based reserva-tion stands at 69 per cent, which is applicable toabout 87 per cent of the state’s population.

The Sachar Committee set up by the centralgovernment to look into the causes of backward-ness among Muslims has recommended severalconcessions for the community. Besides, PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh has also drawn up acomprehensive 15-point programme for the wel-fare and empowerment of minorities.

To ensure equitable share in economic activitiesand employment, to improve the conditions ofliving of minorities, and to prevent communaldisharmony and violence is the basic aim behindproviding reservations. But history shows us thateven after reservations are doled out, agitationsby different communities for a bigger slice of thepie also continue. In 1980, the Mandal Commis-sion recommended that members of educationally

and socially backward communities be given ex-clusive access to a certain portion of governmentjobs and slots in educational institutions. However,when the V P Singh government tried to imple-ment these recommendations in 1989, massiveviolent protests broke out in North India.

Even the earlier caste-based reservations haveled to widespread protests, with many complainingof reverse discrimination against the forwardcastes, which do not qualify for reservations. Itmay be recalled that when the decision to reserveseats for OBCs was taken in May 2006, medicalstudents protested throughout the country, exceptin Tamil Nadu. In May 2008, the Gujjars in Ra-jasthan launched a violent agitation for a five percent quota in state jobs. In the 25-day agitation,43 people died.

Despite 60 years of reservations, over the years,various incidents of violence against Dalits – likethe Khairlanji massacre in Maharashtra – havebeen reported from many parts of India. Similarviolent protests by Dalits (during 2006 in Maha-rashtra) have been reported as well. Our countryhas always witnessed a considerable amount ofviolence and hate crimes motivated by caste. TheRanvir Sena, a caste-supremacist fringe paramilitarygroup based in Bihar, has committed ghastly violentacts against Dalits and other backward castes.

Renowned woman dacoit Phoolan Devi, whobelonged to the Mallah lower-caste, was abducted

and raped by upper-caste Thakurs at a youngage. She then became a bandit and carried outviolent robberies against the upper-caste landedgentry. In 1981, her gang massacred 22 Thakurs,most of whom were not involved in her kidnappingor rape. Eventually, Phoolan Devi surrendered,spent time in jail and went on to become a politi-cian and Member of Parliament.

Gautam Buddha and Mahavira, the foundersof Buddhism and and Jainism, were against anykind of caste structure. Bhakti saints such asDnyaneshwar, Nanak, Kabir, Namdeo, Chaitanya,Eknath, Ramanuja and Tukaram rejected caste-based discrimination and accepted disciples fromall castes. Many modern Hindu reformers likeSwami Vivekananda believed that there was noplace for the caste system in Hinduism.

Yet, many political parties in India have openlyindulged in caste-based vote bank politics. TheBahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Samajwadi Party(SP) and the various Janata Dals claim that theyrepresent backward castes. They rely on OBC sup-port, often in alliance with Dalits and Muslims,to win elections. Strangely, the BSP won the UPAssembly election with a thumping majority in2007, with the unlikely combination of Dalit andBrahmin votes! Throughout India, individuals areranked according to their wealth and power. Thereare many Indians, particularly among the educatedurban elite, who do not follow the traditional pu-rity and pollution practices. By and large, theiractivities are associated with the economic classto which they belong. Yet, the caste factor con-tinues to dominate.

India's Census 2011, the 15th national censussince 1872, formally began on 1 April 2010. How-ever, the actual headcount of an estimated pop-ulation of over 1.2 billion people will take placein February next year. Some parties have de-manded that enumeration of caste, stopped afterthe 1931 census, be restored. Now the union cab-inet has referred the issue of whether to includecaste in the census to a group of ministers (GoM),which is yet to be formed.

To remove backwardness, reservations couldbe continued for some time, but to divide thecountry on the basis of caste in the 21st centuryis certainly not advisable. There is no denyingthe fact that politicians are trying to cash in on acaste-based census for purely pragmatic electoralpurposes. However the caste-based census is cer-tain to split the society and create more divides.

Speak in KonkaniLector Mascarenhas, Curchorem

How can we safeguard our Goan identityin these difficult times when we are likelyto become a minority in our own land?There are several ways. Here is one of them:Speak Konkani, both at home and outside.

A couple of days ago, I halted at the Bam-bolim Cross to pay my respects. I then wentto a general store nearby. It was hot, so Iasked for a cold drink saying: “Kya hai?” Ayoung boy, aged around 12, smiled and said“Soglem Asa.” As I was about to leave theplace, he smiled again and said: “AmkamKonknni kollttam.” This very importantmessage of speaking in Konkani came froma migrant boy. It’s time we do this for thesake of our children and our motherland.

Underage Eduardo!Bruno G Pinheiro, Raia

With reference to your news report: ‘Bookon Eduardo’s sports feat to be releasedsoon’ (Herald, 5 June), the age of our hon-ourable ex-MP and union minister EduardoFaleiro has been mentioned as 54 years old.Mr Faleiro was born in April 1940, makinghim 70 years old. He might have been 54

years old when he swam across the Mandoviin 1994!

Cricket at AsiadMauro Fernandes, Anjuna

For the first time in history, Cricket willmake its debut in the 16th edition of theAsian Games in Guangzhou, China, in No-vember. This will go a long way towardsglobalising the gentlemen’s game. Sadly,the financial powerhouse of Cricket, India,will not feature because the all-powerfulBCCI has declined to participate in Asia sgreatest sporting extravaganza.

It is true that India hosts New Zealandduring that time for a test and ODI series,and the test matches, in particular, arecrucial for India to retain its number onespot in the ICC test rankings. Reschedulingthe series in an already packed cricket cal-endar is impossible.

But instead of refusing to participate,BCCI could have easily send the team thatis currently playing in the Zimbabwe tri se-ries; it is by no means an inferior team. TheBCCI top brass should reconsider its decisionand field a strong team for the GuangzhouAsiad. Money is not everything; most im-portant is the game of Cricket. Goans in Defence

Nelson Lopes, Chinchinim

The articles by Valmiki Faleiro in HeraldMirror have cleared the web of ignoranceabout the commitment of Goans, especiallyCatholics, towards patriotism. The sincerityof intentions of Goans in the defence serv-ices is without doubt.

Since for 450 years of the Portugueseregime, Goans were discouraged from join-ing India’s defence forces, most Goans whoentered the services were based outsideGoa. It is only after Liberation that Goansare now drawn towards this opportunity.

Nevertheless, we are proud of Goans whoserved the motherland and sacrificed theirlives in the call of duty. The hypothesis thatCatholic Goans are less patriotic than thoseof the majority community is belied by thereal facts.

Kadamba bus at stationVenan B Dias, Santo Estevam

If one happens to reach Margao by train

early in the morning, one is at the mercy oftaxi and autorickshaw drivers who chargeexhorbitant rates just to go to the MargaoKadamba Bus Terminus. Private buses arerarely seen. Those most affected are Goansthemselves.

As there are many trains arriving from5am onwards, the government should plyKadamba bus services from Margao Stationto the Margao Kadamba Bus Stand at regularintervals, making it easy for the aam admito reach the destination without beingcheated by these taxi and autorickshawdrivers.

LCD TV in CPI index!S Kamat, Alto Betim

Our government seems to be traversing anabsolutely consumerist path. How does oneexplain the inclusion of LCD TVs in thebasket of products considered for calcu-lating the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?How many people can afford to buy LCDTVs?

Considering the average unit price of

other products in the CPI basket, the inor-dinate imbalance in the unit price of LCDTVs makes no sense. Either it will distortthe CPI index completely or, if given a lowweightage, it will make no impact at all onthe index. The LCD TV should be immedi-ately removed from the basket of productsfor the CPI index!

Health reimbursementsAdv Sheela Pednekar, Vasco

I agree with your editorial: ‘Campaign instyle’ (Herald, 17 May). Our ministers areacting like they are Ministers of South Goa.That is why North Goa has water shortageand other problems. Our Chief Minister isonly bothered about his chair. He protectshis flock, caste and religion, and is againstother communities.

The greatest problem facing Goa is ill-nesses, especially among the old. Thoughthe Goa government has Mediclaim, theclaims are delayed for over six months bythe Health Department. Same is the casewith medical reimbursements. Sick peopleare harassed a lot by the Office of the Med-ical Superintendent and the Department ofPublic Health. People like Adv Aires Ro-drigues should take up this issue; it will beappreciated by Goans.

Why caste-based census? Er Jayesh Shrikant Rane, Mumbai

This refers to the report ‘Govt may includecaste in census’ (Herald, 26 May). Censusas per caste will create a partition in thesociety. It is all for a study of vote banks.Politicians always show this typical smart-ness for their own benefit.

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had saidreservations for Dalits should end in10 years. But 60 years later, it still con-tinues. Dr Ambedkar wanted the op-pressed classes to develop, butpoliticians want only vote banks. Dueto this selfishness, Dalits have remainedunder-developed.

The government should think of how itcan bring all castes into the national main-stream. That is the only way caste barrierswill go down and we can focus on the de-velopment of the nation, which should beour main goal.

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Letters to the EditorLetter of the Day

Politicians must read letters Adv Suresh K Raikar, Alto Dabolim

People’s representatives, be they panchas, councillors, MLAs, MPs or Rajya Sabhamembers, are worthy of felicitation. Contesting an election requires courage. Winningan election requires bravery. Our representatives are now in the seat of power. Theyhave rights and privileges. Simultaneously, they have duties. There is no right withoutduty; it is two sides of a coin, and one cannot exist without the other.

Newspaper letter writers remind the people’s representatives about their dutiesthrough letters on various social burning problems. This writer, for example, has beenfocusing on social issues and suggesting remedial measures through his letters sincetwo decades. In many cases, my letters have brought about prolific results.

Newspaper letter writers are responsible citizens of the society. Their writing bringsabout social change. It be not be an exaggeration to call them social reformers. Everyelected representative must read readers’ letters regularly. They must immediatelyredress issues pertaining to their area of work. If every representative pledges towork with proficiency and efficiency, we will become a zero-problem society conduciveto the progress of every individual.

If our representatives do not awake and arise from their complacency, the identityand integrity of Goa will be lost. Goans will ask them: “Where is my Goa; which is myvillage?” And Goa, which gained identity and integrity by thinkers and intellectualslike Shenoy Goem Bab, will vanish into the pages of history. Awake, arise oh people’srepresentatives; either perform or quit!

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Paths of Wisdom

the demand for a caste-based census by some political parties is a regressive step, says rAJU VerNeKAr

Caste-based census is pure politicsOHERALDO

BlAst from cAste

The best gift that we could ever offer to this world is our ownself. You are a unique expression of God and by giving whatis uniquely yours, you are allowing the rest of us to experience

an aspect of God unlike any other. Everyone is born original, so beoriginal yourself rather than trying to be like somebody else.Express the uniqueness of who you are. In this world, true originalityis rarer than we think it is.

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation withthe bricks that others throw at him or her. Not everyone mayaccept or appreciate what you do, but there are those who will.You are not here to please men but to please God; the spirit thatis seeking expression through you. When you try to please othersyou will never be truly happy, because you are distorting yourselfto fit what is supposed to be acceptable to others rather thanbeing that which you truly are, and desire to express.

When you please God, you will be truly happy. The greatestpeople cannot be compared with anyone else, because they expresstheir own uniqueness; their own gifts to the best of their abilities.They are completely in a league of their own. People seek them

for who they are, rather than how much better they are comparedwith others. Such people are the best the way they are.

If you allow all that you are to shine in the brightest way, thereis room for the whole world to experience and enjoy what youoffer. We have to learn to be our own best friends, because we falltoo easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies

There is only one you. There is no one else like you and therewill never ever be anyone else like you. You have a gift to offerthat can touch the world in a way that no other person can. It isnot the gift; it is you. The whole world would be denied experienceof that gift without you. No one else can take the place that Godhas purposed for you. He never creates extras or substitutes. Everyperson is significant in their contribution, no matter what it is.

The trouble with what most people do is that they are followingsomeone else and trying to be like that person. Just because thatperson is successful in his or her own way doesn't mean that you'resupposed to do exactly the same thing to get exactly the same re-sults. Your way of doing things and your kind of results are yoursalone. People who are truly successful, happy and fulfilled led their

own way rather than follow the identical steps of another. Many of our problems and sufferings in life can be related to a

lack of awareness and expression of who we really are. This canoften lead to distress. When we are not expressing ourselves au-thentically, we are not living fully; something's missing. The beautifulthing is that there is only one you.

Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift given only to you. Enjoy itand share it. Let it flow freely among your family and friends, aswell as people you meet in the rush and clutter of living, whereveryou are. That gift of yourself was given to you to enjoy and share.

We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents.We do not choose the country of our birth, or the circumstancesof our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die. Nor dowe choose the time and conditions of our death. Nevertheless, wecan choose how we live!

Let me end with a quote by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: “People arelike stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sunis out. But when darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealedonly if there is light from within.”

wise counsel

By Arlette Azavedo

OHERALDO

Parable ofthe calf

By Sri Ramakrishna

The misfortune that befalls a manon account of his egotism can be re-alised if you only think of the conditionof the calf. The calf says: “Hamma!Hamma!” or “I! I!” Just look at its mis-fortune.

It is yoked to the plough and madeto work in the field from sun-up tosundown, rain or shine. Again, it maybe slaughtered by the butcher; theflesh eaten and the skin tanned intohide, from which shoes are made.People put on these shoes and walkon the rough ground. Still, that is notthe end of its misfortunes. Drums aremade from its skin and mercilesslybeaten with sticks.

Its entrails are made into stringsfor the bow used in carding cotton.When used by the carder the stringmakes the sound “Tuhu! Tuhu!” or“Thou! Thou!” that is to say: “It isThou, O Lord, it is Thou!” It no longersays, “I! I!” Only then do the calf'stroubles come to an end, and it is lib-erated. It doesn't return to the worldof action.

Likewise, when the embodied soulsays: “O God, I am not the doer; Thouart the Doer. I am the machine andThou art its Operator,” only then doesits suffering of worldly life come toan end; only then does it obtain lib-eration. It no longer has to be rebornin the world of action.

A devotee: How can a man get ridof his ego?

Sri Ramakrishna: You cannot getrid of it until you have realised God.If you find a person free of ego,know for certain that he has seenGod.

(From the book: ‘Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna’)

Wherefore artthou, Francisco?

Just a few days ago, former Tourism Minister Francisco aliasMickky Pacheco complained to Chief Minister DigambarKamat that he was the victim of a ‘witch hunt’. On Saturday,

Mr Pacheco resigned from the cabinet, and vanished. He is yetto surface at the time of writing, and the police arehunting for him. They have issued a ‘look-out notice’ toall police stations and border posts. So who’s the ‘witch’then?

The resignation of Mr Pacheco ought to generate a feelingof satisfaction; that the high and mighty can and do get calledto account. That they too, like the aam admi, have to take re-sponsibility for their actions. A head has rolled. Someonewho thought he was above the law has been caught by itslong arm. There is every hope that he can be brought tojustice…

Why, then, does it not bring a sense of vindication? Maybe it is because Mickky is just one in a cabinet that

closely resembles the Dirty Dozen. This minister was allegedto be having an affair with a woman when he not only wasalready married to another but was facing a charge of bigamyfrom a third! Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist CongressParty (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar may be facing problems ofhis own in the Cricket Board, but at least he knows whenenough is enough. Unlike Mr Pacheco.

The minister’s propensity to put his ‘foot in his mouth’ withcompletely uncalled-for comments was another issue. WhenMr Pacheco was charged with bigamy by first wife Sara, theminister gave what he thought was a snappy answer to a stupidquestion (vice versa?) that he could “have as many women” ashe wished!

The fact that the former minister has been untraceable afterhe was quizzed by Crime Branch officials for over nine hourson Friday suggests that the line of inquiry was deeply embar-rassing. The question now is whether the resignation will takethe focus off the probe into the case. That would be tragic. Ayoung woman took her own life in suspicious circumstances.It must be investigated in full.

But the bigger problem is that the contagion in the cabinetneither starts nor ends with Mr Pacheco. What about the nexusbetween the police and large scale drug dealers, which is beinggiven short shrift by the Police Department, allegedly becausethe son of a senior minister is deeply involved? Do we notdraw the line somewhere?

Often, many people tend to overlook corruption, saying thatit is a ‘lesser evil’ than communalism. But when corruptiontranscends all limits and boundaries, it can be much worsethan communalism. Politics in Goa is dangerously close to thebrink. This is something that each and every MLA and minister,not to forget our honourable Chief Minister, must bear in mind.If nothing is sacred and money is all, then we are approachingArmageddon.

Pure politics

Having tasted blood with Tourism Minister Francisco aliasMickky Pacheco’s resignation, certain NGOs that tookthe lead in demanding the minister’s head have now

redirected their crusade against the Chairperson of the GoaState Commission for Women (GSCW). They say that since shedid not take up the case of Nadia Torrado on a suo motu basis,Ezilda Sapeco should resign.

This is pure politics.Let us not forget that both Auda Viegas (Bailancho Ekvott)

and Tara Kerkar (Savera) are also active politicians and Congressmembers. Let us also not forget that the GSCW is a statutorybody, not an activist NGO. It is obliged to give every complainta hearing and, if possible, give both sides a hearing beforetaking a stand. No marks for the politicians wearing NGO capshere.

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NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Bhartiya Janata Party veteran Lal KrishnaAdvani credits "Reds themselves" for thecollapse of the Marxist citadel in Kolkatawhile stressing that Trinamul Congresschief and Railway Minister Mamata Ban-nerji served only as an instrument evenwhile making "history."

He compares the development with the1977 rout of Congress in the Lok Sabhaelections and says late Jaya PrakashNarayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and lateMorarji Desai were only instrumental asMamata in West Bengal. "The roots of Con-gress downturn lay in the Emergency. Ifthere had been no emergency there wouldhave been no 1977," he says in his latestblog.

Advani goes on to point out that evenin 1977, despite the Emergency, Congresswon hands down in Andhra Pradesh thathad to await one more election and thearrival of an N T Rama Rao to see the endof Congress Party’s hegemony in thatState.

Referring to a Kolkata daily headliningMamata's victory as "Queen of Calcutta,not of Bengal yet," he writes that she maywell become that also. His advice to her is"not be impatient for an Assembly en-

counter earlier than scheduled" as "pa-tience may pay her richer dividends."

"If the Marxist citadel of Kolkata has col-lapsed, Mamata has served only as an in-strument. The real achievement is of theReds themselves. The ‘achievement’ is neg-ative: ‘alienation’ from the people, asPrakash Karat has rightly commented," Ad-vani said in the blog titled "Left's crumblingcitadel."

Stressing that "single-party dominanceis an enemy of democracy," he said: "Whenthe history of Indian Democracy is written,the names of all those who have con-tributed towards smashing this one-partyhegemony either at the Centre or in theStates will always be remembered."

Neither the erstwhile Jana Sangh leaderslate Dr S P Mookerji nor late DeendayalUpadhyaya played any role in breaking theone-party hegemony, but they too figurein the list Advani gives. "This is a long list,which includes not only national stalwartslike Dr S P Mookerji, Dr Lohia, DeendayalUpadhyaya, Jaya Prakash Narayan and AtalBihari Vajpayee but also leaders like C NAnnadurai, M G Ramachandran and N TRama Rao. I think that what Mamata Ban-nerji has done is also a significant contri-bution to the strengthening of democracy,"says the blog.

As for the Left's crumbling citadel, Ad-vani recalls collapse of the USSR, pointingout that the Americans by themselvescould never have achieved the disappear-ance of the gigantic USSR empire. "An un-ending series of Stalinist excesses, ofHungarys and Czechoslovakias, and agrowing arrogance that it was only a mat-ter of time before, as used to be the Britishboast in the days of UK’s colonial domi-nance, the sun would never set on theMarxist empire!

"Not many soothsayers could have pre-dicted how revolutionary 1989 wouldprove. This was the year that saw theBerlin Wall crumble, the USSR disintegrateand the Cold War dramatically come to anend!"

Advani says the year 1989 also proveda turning point in national politics ofIndia as the BJP which in 1984 could winonly two Lok Sabha seats made a spec-tacular leap forward and won 86 LokSabha seats and from then on, the partyled by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, kept growingfrom strength to strength until in 1996it outbeat the Congress and became thelargest party in the Lok Sabha and dis-lodged the Congress from Delhi in 1998to rule the large country for "six stableand fruitful years."

Advani gloats over ‘Left’s crumbling citadel’

Sikhs hold placards during the 26th anniversary of operation Blue Star in Amritsar on Sunday. Troops stormed the Golden Temple, the Sikhs'holiest shrine, during operation Blue Star to evict armed Sikh separatists taking shelter there.

PTI

IMPHAL, JUNE 6

The indefinite economic block-ade of lifeline routes NH 39(Imphal-Dimapur) and 53 (Im-phal-Silchar) in Manipur by ag-itating Naga groups enteredthe 55th day today as prices ofessential commodities haveskyrocketed with hundreds oftrucks remaining stranded.

The All Naga Students' Asso-ciation (ANSAM) launched theblockade on April 12 to protestagainst holding of elections tosix autonomous district coun-cils in the Hills which, it al-leged, were given not enoughpower to carry out develop-ment works.

The charge was, however,denied by the state govern-ment.

Due to the blockade, whichwas intensified after the staterefused entry to NSCN (IM)general secretary ThuingalengMuivah on May 3, regular sup-ply of essential commoditieshave been stopped, causingthe prices to shoot up.

A litre of petrol now costs

between Rs 120 and Rs 150,onion Rs 28 and rice Rs 26 perKG. But despite the exorbitantprices, many essential com-modities were not simply avail-able, official sources said.

Before the blockade, be-tween 300 to 400 trucks carry-ing the essentials were plyingdaily on the two national high-ways, the sources said.

On May 12, the Manipurgovernment had decided tobring hundreds of strandedtrucks, loaded with essentialitems, from Silchar to Imphalvia Jiribam, a distance of 212Kms, by providing security.

However, the authorities inspite of the cabinet decisionused NH 150 from Silchar toImphal via Aizawl, a distance of512 Kms. Sources said very fewtrucks could be brought alongthis route because of the diffi-cult terrain.

Some local organisationslaunched a counter-blockadeand prevented trucks going toHill districts, where the Nagapopulation is concentrated,but it was later withdrawn on

the request of Food and CivilSupply Minister Y Erabot.

Sources said on May 22, Er-abot with the help of around14 personnel security officersbrought more than 300stranded loaded trucks fromJiribam to Imphal.

Meanwhile, thousands of ve-hicle-owners were having a dif-ficult time in refuelling theirvehicles. Only a few petrolpumps are open, that too onceor twice a week, the sourcessaid.

Although the elections toautonomous district councilsended on June 2, the ANSAM isstill continuing with the block-ade.

Last Friday, Union Home Sec-retary G K Pillai during a visit toShillong had asked the stu-dents organisations to lift theblockade or face consequences.

The situation assumed aneven more sinister dimensionwhen the Naga Students Feder-ation launched a blockade onthe Nagaland side of the vitalNH 39 on May 4 on an entirelydifferent issue.

The NSF blocked Manipur-bound vehicles after the Ma-nipur police barred a group ofstudent leaders from enteringinter-state Mao Gate on May 3.

The NSF, while reacting toPillai's statement, today said ifthe Union Home Secretary wasreally interested in solving thecrisis, he had to be "more sen-sible and impartial".

In a statement, NSF Presi-dent Mutsikhoyo Yhobu saidthe agitation had beenlaunched by different Nagaoutfits in protest against the"oppressive policies of O IbobiSingh government in Manipur".

The NSF alleged that theblockade was first imposed bythe Ibobi Singh government torestrict the movement of Nagapeople by deploying policeforces on NH 39 at Mao Gate.

The All Assam Students'Union (AASU), in a letter to theNSF, appealed to Naga studentsto end the over a month-longblockade and to explore possi-bility of entering into a dialoguewith the parties concerned toresolve the issues.

Commodity prices skyrocket as Manipur blockade enters 55th day

Vice President leaves for

2-nation tourPTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Vice-President Hamid Ansaritoday left for a two-nation tourto Czech Republic and Croatiaduring which several bilateralagreements on economic coop-eration, social security andhealth care will be signed.

In the first leg of the tour inCzech Republic, Ansari willmeet President Vaclav Klaus,President of Senate PremyslSobotka and sign three agree-ments on cooperation in eco-nomic and social issues.

"Under the Social SecurityAgreement with Czech Repub-lic, citizens working in eithercountry for less than five yearswould be exempted from socialsecurity contributions," Secre-tary (West) in the Ministry ofExternal Affairs Vivek Katju toldreporters here.

Besides, the contributions ofthose who return after fiveyears will also be protectedthrough the proposed pact.

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

The procedure of Collegiumappointing judges to highercourts may undergo transfor-mation with the governmenttoying with the idea of chang-ing the system in the wake ofallegations of lack of trans-parency and delays.

Union Law Minister M Veer-appa Moily says the govern-ment is "thinking" of makingchanges in the appointmentprocedures as the presentpractice (Collegium) does not"fully reflect" the two SupremeCourt judgements, which ledto creation of the existing sys-tem.

India may be among the fewcountries in the world wherejudges appoint themselves, apractice that started after 1993replacing the system of gov-ernment picking the judges forhigher judiciary.

Moily told PTI in an inter-view that the changes could bemade either through judicialaction or legislative method.

"The 1993 Supreme Courtjudgement and the 1998Supreme Court judgement led

to the present Memorandumof Procedure (which governsthe appointment of judges ofthe Supreme Court and HighCourts). But the system doesnot fully reflect the two judge-ments in their letter and spirit,"Moily said.

He underlined that at themoment, the government is"thinking" and "no decision hasbeen taken".

Refusing to give details ofthe government plan, the min-ister said there were two op-tions to go about it. "Either weamend the Constitution ormake a fresh law, or the pres-ent Memorandum of Proce-dure is reviewed by a biggerbench of the Supreme Court,"he said.

Moily said the draft of re-vised Memorandum of Proce-dure was referred to the thenChief Justice K G Balakrishnanfor his opinion. But the Minis-ter did not say whether any re-sponse was received.

After the two apex courtjudgements, the Memorandumof Procedure was adopted withthe consent of the governmentand the judiciary.

The changes in the proce-dure to appoint judges arebeing contemplated in view ofallegations of lack of trans-parency in the present system.

Asked whether the govern-ment was considering doingaway with the Collegium sys-tem for appointment of judges,he said, "Don't draw any con-clusions."

Under the Collegium system,top five Supreme Court judgesrecommend names of judgesto the government for theirtransfer or elevation.

A Vision Statement of theLaw Ministry issued on Octo-ber 24 last year had said thepresent Collegium system ofappointment of judges to thehigher judiciary was coming inthe way of ending shortage ofjudges and suggested involve-ment of executive and legisla-ture to hunt for the best talent.

"The increased number ofmembers of Collegium hasmade the consultation processcumbersome and hence thereis delay in the selection and el-evation of judges," the state-ment presented by Moily toBalakrishnan had said.

Procedure to appoint judges in higher courts could be changed

PTI

BERHAMPUR (ORISSA), JUNE 6

Kandhamal, known as Kash-mir of Orissa for its cool cli-mate, has now become oneof the hot spots in the statewith the temperature risingabove 40 degree Celsius.

With 60 per cent area ofthe district covered with for-est, average annual rainfallrecorded at 1587 mm and thealtitude ranging between 300and 1100 metres contributedtowards its coolness.

The minimum and maxi-mum temperature in the dis-trict was recorded at 1degree Celsius in Decemberand 35 degree Celsius inMay, sources said.

Most parts of Kandhamalare now reeling under 40 de-gree Celsius temperaturesince the beginning of June.

Environmentalists andweathermen attributed therising temperature to the ef-fect of global climate change.Not only in Kandhamal, thetemperature has been in-creasing in many places in-cluding Simla," a senior forest

officer said.Simla, well-known of its

coolness with maximumtemperature of 15 degreeCelsius, is now recording 20to 25 degree Celsius, he said.

There are several factorsincluding the increase ofpopulation, automobileemission and shrinking offorest cover are some of thereasons for the increase oftemperature, the forest offi-cer said.

"Effect of global warmingand climate change couldhave led to rise in tempera-ture in many areas of thestate including Kandhamal,"P C Mohanty, an expert inMarine Science, said.

"We have analysed thetemperature data of the lastsix years in different parts ofthe state and observed thatthe minimum temperature inmost places except Puri in-creased from the 1990s," Mo-hanty, the coordinator of aprogramme on Participationof Youth in Real time field ob-servation to benefit educa-tion (PROBE) said.

‘Kashmir of Orissa’ witnesses heatwave

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

The controversy over Spanishwriter Javier Moro's book 'TheRed Saree', a fictionalized ac-count of the life of SoniaGandhi, is getting murkier withthe author threatening to sueher counsel Abhishek Singhvi,who in turn terms Moro'scharges as comic if not tragic.

The book, which was firstpublished in Spanish with atitle 'El Sari Rojo' in 2008 and isset for India release, has stirreda storm with Congress chief'slawyers describing it as con-taining "untruths, half truths,falsehoods and defamatorystatements" and served Morowith a legal notice.

Claiming that Singhvi was

"terrorising the publishers",Moro said, "I don't know howAbhishek Manu Singhvi or oth-ers have got their hands on theversion when the book is noteven in the market yet. He hasgot a version (of the book) inan illicit manner. I plan to suehim."

"My book is a book on theglory of the Gandhi family. Itdefends the ideals of theGandhi family. These ideals Imyself defend," Moro told PTIover phone from Madrid.

"I have said that the lawyerAbhishek Singhvi is terrorisingthe publishers that does notmean that the Congress Partyis censoring me. It has nothingto do with the Congress Partyitself.

"I think nobody in the Con-gress has read the book. Theyare taking lines out of contextand manipulating the text...They are already manipulatingthe text that is what Singhvi isdoing. I think Sonia Gandhi isbeing surrounded by all thesewatchdogs to show he can bethe toughest lawyer. All this hasled to a ridiculous and absurdcontroversy," the author said.

Maintaining that the legalnotice was issued to Moro al-most six months ago by autho-risation of the victim of hisdefamation, Singhvi said,"Moro's comments would becomic if they were not tragic.He does not seem to under-stand the ABC of law or prac-tice.

Spanish writer threatens to sue Singhvi on Sonia book

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Delhi accounted for half thecases of drunkenness amongpilots detected last year, ac-cording to the Directorate Gen-eral of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Out of the 42 cases of pilotsreporting drunk for duty, asmany as 21 cases were detectedat Delhi airport. Another 11were found under the influenceof alcohol at Mumbai airport.

In response to an RTI en-quiry by Abhishek Shukla, theDGCA has now revealed somedetails of the disciplinary ac-tion taken against the "tipsy"pilots.

Eight of the pilots whotested positive for alcohol onduty were sacked and the re-mainder were suspended or

taken off flying duty for peri-ods ranging from 30 days tothree months.

The DGCA did not disclosethe names of the pilots, the air-lines for which they were work-ing, or the details of the flightsthey were preparing to operate.

As many as 28 of the 42 pi-lots are still flying, presumablyafter serving out their suspen-sion period.

The DGCA is the regulatorybody for civil aviation in Indiaand is responsible for ensuringsafety of operations.

Aviation authorities aroundthe world, including the Inter-national Civil Aviation Organi-sation, mandate a zerotolerance to alcohol as far aspilots and cabin crew are con-cerned.

Eight ‘tipsy’ pilots sacked: DGCA

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Delhi residents will have towait a little longer to have adigitised and transparentmechanism for registration ofproperties as planned by thecity government to replace theexisting archaic system.

The Delhi government,which had drafted a bill mod-elled on the lines of the one ex-isting in European countriesfor property registration, hasbeen asked by the Centre to in-clude certain provisions of theLand Titling Bill prepared by itin the proposed legislation.

"We were asked by the Cen-tre to examine the Land TitlingBill 2010 prepared by the UnionRural Development Ministrybefore finalising our bill," ChiefSecretary Rakesh Mehta said.

He said the Delhi Govern-ment will finalise the new draftof the Delhi Urban PropertyRegistration and Titling Billwithin a month. The Govern-ment had prepared the billafter detailed discussions withexperts and other stake hold-ers for the last three years.

The city government de-cided to introduce a new sys-tem of property registration toprevent fraudulent transac-

tions under which an onlinedatabase of all genuine proper-ties will be put in place to en-sure transparency.

After clearance from theCentre, the bill will be tabled inDelhi Assembly.

"Now we are reworking on itto adjust key features of thecentral bill. The process will becompleted within one month,"Mehta, who is the brain behindthe scheme, said.

He said under the new sys-tem, the government plans toissue unique identificationnumber and title to genuineowners of the properties.

The Land Titling Bill draftedby the Rural Development Min-

istry also seeks to make thecumbersome and time-con-suming property registrationsystem into a modern and pro-gressive mechanism.

Mehta said considering thepotential of real estate devel-opment in Delhi, it wasstrongly felt that an electronicsystem of dealing with immov-able properties should be de-veloped.

He said to ensure efficientadministration, it was necessaryto have a single repository formaintenance of such recordsand to avoid multiple authori-ties maintaining title records.

The Chief Secretary also saidthe government plans to set upa dispute resolution mecha-nism to ensure speedy disposalof cases related to propertydisputes.

"The proposal will ensurecreation of a single, secure,electronic and efficient system.It will be made mandatory toget titles for all the properties,"he said.

He said the transparentrecording system will reducelitigations dramatically, valueof property will go up andlarger mortgage finance will beavailable at competitive inter-est rate.

Delhi govt reworking on bill on registration of properties

n The Delhi govern-ment, which haddrafted a bill modelledon the lines of the oneexisting in Europeancountries for propertyregistration, has beenasked by the Centreto include certain pro-visions of the Land Ti-tling Bill prepared byit in the proposed leg-islation.

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President Lee Myung-bak vowedSunday to continue to make dili-gent efforts for national securityand a revitalized economy, de-spite any challenges facing hisadministration.

"Undaunted by any predica-ment, the government will con-centrate efforts, without beingswayed at all, on defending thecountry and reviving the econ-omy," Lee said during a Memo-rial Day speech at the NationalCemetery in Seoul.

Lee's pledge came as his ad-ministration struggles to ad-dress tensions on the KoreanPeninsula, which have been soar-ing since Seoul last month ac-cused Pyongyang of torpedoingits warship Cheonan, killing 46young South Korean sailors.

Since then, the South hashalted nearly all trade and aidto the North and referred the

incident to the UN SecurityCouncil. Pyongyang, meanwhile,has repeatedly denied involve-ment and threatened “all-out”war against punitive measures.

In addition, the ruling GrandNational Party (GNP) took a hitin last week's local electionswhen the main opposition Dem-ocratic Party won seven mayoraland governor posts to the GNP’ssix. The loss was seen by many

as a referendum on Lee’s hard-line approach toward inter-Ko-rean relations.

The President did not dropany hints as to whether his ad-ministration will change itsstance toward Pyongyang.

Instead, he drew upon thedream of a reunified Korea inwhich North Koreans, currentlysuffering from poverty and op-pression, will one day enjoypeace and prosperity alongsideSouth Koreans.

Lee, in his first televised ap-pearance since the June 2 elec-tions, paid tribute to those whohave fallen while protecting thecountry.

He also said the governmentwill redouble its efforts to locateand excavate the remains of sol-diers who died in the KoreanWar (1950-53), and of the inde-pendence fighters who foughtagainst Japan's colonization ofKorea (1910-45).

South Korean president vows to protect nation

AP

KABUL, JUNE 6

Afghanistan's president has or-dered a review of all Taliban sus-pects being held in Afghanprisons and says those detainedon doubtful evidence must bereleased.

President Hamid Karzai's de-cree Sunday is his first officialresponse to a national confer-ence last week on ways to endthe country's nearly 9-year-oldinsurgency.

The conference recom-mended that all militant sus-pects being held in Afghan jailsand in US military custody bereleased if allegations againstthem are not substantiated.

Karzai ordered Justice Min-istry and judicial officials to iden-tify prisoners "who are in jailswith not enough evidence" andarrange for their release.

The decree applies only tothose being held in Afghan jailsand does not mention US mili-tary custody.

Meanwhile, a roadside bombattack in southern Afghanistankilled a police officer and twocivilians Sunday, an official said.

A police truck was drivingdown a main road in Kandahar

province's Panjwai district whenthe bomb exploded, said ShahBaran Noorzai, the district gov-ernment chief.

A car carrying civilians wasdriving nearby and was caughtup in the blast. In addition tothe deaths, one police officerand 11 civilians were wounded,including six children, Noorzaisaid.

Panjwai is on the edge of Kan-dahar city, the main city in thesouth and the focus of a majormilitary push starting this sum-mer to drive the Taliban out oftheir southern strongholds.NATO has widely publicized thecoming offensive as a combina-tion of military strikes and gov-ernment-boosting programs ithopes will win over the popu-lation.

The Taliban, meanwhile, havelaunched a series of high-profileattacks as part of their own sum-mer offensive against the Afghangovernment and internationalforces. The area in and aroundKandahar city has become par-ticularly violent in recentmonths, with regular bomb at-tacks and assassinations of peo-ple seen as allied with thegovernment.

Karzai orders reviewof Taliban detentions

Bangladesh lifts ban onFacebook

PTI

DHAKA, JUNE 6

A week after it blocked Facebookfor hosting a page with blasphe-mous caricatures of Prophet Mo-hammed and "obnoxious"images of its leaders, Bangladeshtoday lifted a ban on the popularsocial networking website.

The Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission(BTRC) ordered the country's in-ternational Internet gatewayproviders to unblock the siteafter the US based companyagreed to remove the obnoxiousimages and content.

"We opened Facebook to theusers at 11:40pm following aBTRC directive," Masud Kabir,managing director of MangoTelecom Services, one of the In-ternet gateways handlers, said.

Bangladesh imposed a banon Facebook on May 29 aftercartoons of Prophet Mo -hammed posted on the site hurtthe religious sentiments of thecountry's Muslim population.

Thousands of people be-longing to Muslim communityprotested over the cartoonswhich they branded as "anti-Islamic propaganda", and de-manded the site be banned.

Nearly 90 per cent ofBangladesh's 144 million peopleare Muslims who regard depictionsof Islam's prophet as blasphemous.

The BTRC also said that somelinks in Facebook contained "ob-noxious" images of the country'sleaders including the prime ministerand that the site would be reopenedafter Bangladesh had permanentlyblocked the offending pages.

Pak defence spending up by 17%

PTI

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 6

Pakistan has hiked its defencespending for 2010-11 to Rs Rs442.2 billion (USD 5.18 billion),marking an increase of nearly17 per cent over the spendingfor the past fiscal. The "Budgetat a Glance" document said Rs442.2 billion had been allocatedfor "defence affairs and service".

REUTERS

BAGHDAD, JUNE 6

A suicide bomber drove a carpacked with explosives into acrowd of officers outside a policestation in Baghdad today, killingfour and wounding 12, a sourcein Iraq's Interior Ministry said.

The bomber struck as the of-ficers were changing shifts inthe mainly Shi'ite Amil districtin the south-western area of theIraqi capital, the source said. An-other six officers were woundedwhen a bomb attached to aparked car exploded near theirpatrol in eastern Baghdad.

Tensions have been runninghigh since a March 7 parliamen-tary election that produced noclear winner, forcing potentiallydivisive negotiations betweenIraq's Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish

political factions to agree a newgovernment.

Although overall violence hastumbled since the worst of Iraq'ssectarian warfare in 2006-07killed tens of thousands, civiliandeaths have climbed since thevote.

Iraqi authorities said 275 civil-ians were killed in bomb blastsand other attacks in May and274 in April, up from 216 inMarch and 211 in February.

In Mahmudiya, 30 km southof Baghdad, the head of the localcounci l , Tal ib Abbas, waswounded today when a roadsidebomb exploded as his convoyheaded to the council building,a police source said. His deputyand seven other people, includ-ing bodyguards, were alsowounded.

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Rescue team saves Inspector Raju Raut Dessai and Canacona Mamlatdar C B Shetkaramong others, who were present at the site till 5.30 a.m. whenthe operations finally ended.

The rescue operation which was becoming harder and harder,finally bore fruits, when Pagui, assisted by his own efforts, waspulled out from around 8 feet deep collapsed well almost soundand healthy despite long hours under the landslide consisting ofmud and sand.

Pagui was rushed to Canacona Community Health Centre, butwas soon declared safe. He returned back to his home later in themorning to the happiness of his family and only son.

Incidentally, Pagui, who otherwise works on a fishing trawlerfor six months during fishing season and does the odd jobs duringrest of the year to run his household, blames his stars for beingat the wrong place at the wrong time.

“I am happy to be reunited with my only son and wife and otherfamily members after that long and terrifying ordeal, during whichtime I just prayed and hoped for the success of the rescue teamand my villagers doing their bit to save all of us. However, I feelpained that two of our colleagues could not be saved,” said Pagui.

Two of his companions were not so lucky, as NDRF teams couldsucceed only in excavating their bodies, recovering one at 4.30a.m. and another at 5 am.

The deceased were identified as Kamlakar Velip and SukdoVelip. The bodies were sent for post mortem at Hospicio in Mar-gao.

Later in the day, the bodies were handed over to relatives. Thebody of Kamlakar Velip, a resident of Ambdem-Khola, was crematedat 3.30 pm and that of Sukdo Velip at 6.30 pm on Sunday, informedsources.

Meanwhile, Canacona police informed that a criminal offenceunder Section 304 (a) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been reg-istered against one Dominic Fernandes, who had allegedly hiredthe labourers to dig a house well.

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DHAKA, JUNE 6

The death toll from a fire in theBangladeshi capital, Dhaka, hasclimbed to 117, making it thedeadliest blaze in recent mem-ory, the national news agencysaid.

The country on Saturday flewits flags at half staff and ob-

served a day of mourning forthose who perished in the firein the old section of Dhaka.

"The toll remained 117, butmany others are being treatedwith critical burn injuries in hos-pitals," Dhaka AdministrativeChief Mohibul Haque told thenews agency.

The explosion of an electric

transformer in Dhaka Thursdaycaused the blaze, fire officialstold the Bangladesh SangbadSangstha agency.

The fire then engulfed a plas-tic factory and four nearby build-ings, the agency reported.Flames jumped some 300 feetin the sky as firefighters strug-gled to control them.

Death toll in Bangla fire at 117

Relatives mourn the death of a victim of a fire in Dhaka.

Australianpolice probe

GoogleREUTERS

MELBOURNE, JUNE 6

Australian police have beenasked to investigate internetgiant Google over possiblebreaches of telecommunicationsprivacy laws, Attorney GeneralRobert McClelland said today.

The investigation followscomplaints from members of thepublic about activities of Googleemployees while taking photo-graphs for Google Maps, thesearch engine's maps page. Itcomes amid a wave of criticismover the use of personal infor-mation by the internet giants.

The matter was referred tothe Australian Federal Police onFriday after complaints frommembers of the public, McClel-land said in Melbourne.

''On Friday the attorney-gen-eral's department did refer thoseallegations and those reports tothe Australian Federal Police,''McClelland said.

' 'They relate to possiblebreaches of the Telecommuni-cations Act, which preventspeople accessing electroniccommunications other than forauthorised purposes.''

A police spokeswoman con-firmed a referral had been re-ceived.

A Google spokesman in Aus-tralia could not be immediatelycontacted for comment on Sun-day.

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Acknowledging India's "legiti-mate concerns" about terrorismemanating from Pakistan, theUS has hoped the Indo-Pak talkswould "blossom into a full-blowndiscussion" to resolve issues likeKashmir and offered to be ahandy and helpful "interlocutor"if the two sides desired so.

"I think that is a legitimateconcern," US National SecurityAdviser James Jones told PTI,when asked about Indian con-cerns about terrorism emanat-ing from the Pakistani soil thatis targeted against India.

"I would even actually go be-yond that I think, whether it isPakistan or any other countryin the 21st century, if a countrywants to have a serious progres-sive position in the world wheretheir economy develops, wheretheir society develops and theinstruments of governance arestrong, you have to reject allforms of terrorism," he said.

Encouraged by the decisionof Prime Minister ManmohanSingh and his Pakistani coun-terpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to re-sume their peace talks, he saidthe US is offering assistance inthis regard based on what boththe countries would like.

"We take the directionfrom India and Pakistan totry to be interlocutor that ishandy and helpful. But basi-cally, this has to be done bythe Indian and Pakistani au-thorities. In whatever waywe can be helpful, we arehappy to help," he said.

"We know that there are cer-tain things that must be done,in order to bring about any kindof a long-term resolution andthat's why bilaterally with Pak-istan, we are focusing on prob-lems of terror ism," Jonesasserted.

He was in particular highlyappreciative of the leadershipof the Prime Minister.

"I think that the Prime Minis-

ter has shown great courageand leadership by pulling troopsfrom the Pakistani border. Werealise that there is a politicalcost for him. And we admirethat gesture," he said.

"He has been patient in sup-porting the talks that havestarted. So I actually think, weare not in a position to giveIndia advice. I think, if we canbe in a position to be helpful insome ways that is how I wouldcharacterise our position rightnow," Jones said when askedwhat the US would like India todo in terms of improving tieswith Pakistan.

When referred to Pakistan'swish list to the US on resolvingthe Kashmir issue, as was widelyreported in the mainstream USmedia early this year, Jones said:"It would be wrong to think thatthe United States is going to beable to come up with a formulafor it that somehow can bedropped down on the two coun-tries."

US hopes Indo-Pak talks turn into full discussion

People in traditional costumes dance at the Swiss traditional costume festival in Schwyz, Central Switzerland. The folklore Festival takes place every 12 years. Thelast one took place in Bern in 1998 and the next one is scheduled for 2022.

AP

NICOSIA (Cyprus), JUNE 6

The Vatican said on Sunday thatthe international community isignoring the plight of Christiansin the Middle East, and that theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, thewar in Iraq and political insta-bility in Lebanon have forcedthousands to flee the region.

A working paper released dur-ing Pope Benedict XVI's pilgrim-age to Cyprus to prepare for acrisis summit of Middle Eastbishops in Rome in October alsocites the "extremist current" un-leashed by the rise of "politicalIslam" as a threat to Christians.

In his final Mass in Cyprus onSunday, Benedict said he waspraying that the October meet-

ing will focus the attention ofthe international community "onthe plight of those Christians inthe Middle East who suffer fortheir beliefs."

The Vatican considers mostlyGreek Orthodox Cyprus as abridge between Europe and theMiddle East and invited bishopsto come to the Mediterraneanisland to receive the workingpaper to counter the exodus ofthousands of Christians in recentyears because of war and harsheconomic conditions.

The Vatican estimates thereare about 17 million Christiansfrom Iran to Egypt, and thatwhile many Christians have fled,new Catholic immigrants —mostly from the Philippines,

India and Pakistan — have ar-rived in recent years in Arabcountries to work as domesticor manual laborers.

The 46-page document saidinput from clerics in the regionblamed the Israeli occupationof Palestinian territories for in-hibiting freedom of movement,the economy and religious life,alleging that access to holyplaces is dependent on militarypermission.

It said "emigration is partic-ularly prevalent" because of the"menacing social situation" inIraq and political instability inonce heavily Christian Lebanon.

A further exodus of Christiansfrom the Holy Land would be agreat loss to the church in the

"very place where (Christianity)was born," it said.

It said the rise of "politicalIslam" in Arab, Turkish and Iran-ian societies and its extremistcurrents are "clearly a threat toeveryone, Christians and Mus-lims alike."

With the rise of Islamic fun-damentalism "attacks againstChristians are increasing almosteverywhere," it said.

It complained that Muslimsoften make no distinction be-tween religion and politics"thereby relegating Christiansto the precarious position ofbeing considered non-citizens,despite the fact that they werecitizens of their countries longbefore the rise of Islam."

ME Christians threatened: Vatican

AGENCIES

JERUSALEM, JUNE 6

Accumulating evidence in theIsraeli Defence Forces’ (IDF) in-vestigation of the Gaza flotillaincident is pointing to the facta separate group of Islamist rad-icals whose sole intention wasto initiate a violent conflict wasaboard the Mavi Marmara, IsraeliPrime Minister Binyamin Ne-tanyahu said at the opening ofSunday’s cabinet meeting.

He said that a group of street-fighters "boarded the ship at aseparate port, did their own pro-visioning, and were not subjectto the same security check oftheir luggage as all the otherpassengers.”

The prime minister's remarksfollowed IDF reports that agroup of about 50 men – of the700 on board – had been iden-tified as being well-trained, anda ringleader recruited them.

‘Mercenarieswere aboardGaza ship’

Congo suspends

police chief REUTERS

KINSHASA, JUNE 6

Democratic Republic of Congo'stop police officer has been sus-pended to facilitate an inquiryinto the death of a prominenthuman rights activist.

The dea th o f F lo r ibe r tChebeya, head of local campaigngroup Voice of the Voiceless(VSV) and whose body wasfound last week, prompted con-cern from the United Nationsand major donors such asBritain, France and the US.

' 'Inspector General) JohnNumbi was suspended so thatthe Attorney General can focuson his enquiries smoothly andmake sure nothing gets in theway of the investigations,''Daniel Lubo, an advisor at theInterior Ministry, told Reuters.

AP

CAIRO, JUNE 6

Egypt's Supreme AdministrativeCourt upheld a ruling on Satur-day, that orders the country'sInterior Ministry to strip citi-zenship from Egyptians marriedto Israeli women.

The court said that the Inte-rior Ministry should presenteach marriage case to the Cab-inet on an individual basis. The

Cabinet wi l l then rule onwhether to strip the Egyptianof his citizenship, taking intoconsideration whether a manmarried an Israeli Arab or a Jewwhen making its decision to re-voke citizenship.

Saturday's decision, whichcannot be appealed, comesmore than year after a lowercourt ruled that the InteriorMinistry, which deals with citi-

zenship documents, must im-plement the 1976 article of thecitizenship law. That bill revokescitizenship of Egyptians whomarried Israelis who haveserved in the army or embraceZionism as an ideology. The In-terior Ministry appealed thatruling.

The lawyer who broughtthe original suit to court,Nabih el-Wahsh, celebrated

Saturday's ruling, saying it "isaimed at protecting Egyptianyouth and Egypt's national se-curity."

The government has not re-leased figures of Egyptians mar-ried to Israeli women, but someestimates put the numberaround 30,000.

Israeli officials said they hadno comment on Saturday's rul-ing.

2 arrestedin NY for

terror tiesREUTERS

NEW YORK, JUNE 6

Two men were arrested at JohnF Kennedy International Airportwhere they were believedheaded for meetings with mili-tant groups in Somalia, The NewJersey Star Ledger reported.

The men were arrested asthey tried to board flights toEgypt. They were charged withconspiring to commit an act ofinternational terrorism througha group tied to al Qaeda, thenewspaper said, citing officialsfamiliar with the arrests.

Both in their twenties andboth residents of New Jersey,the two men had been underinvestigation since October2006, the Star Ledger said.

An unidentified official toldthe newspaper both men wereunmarried American citizens.

The US Attorney's Office con-firmed the arrests but said thepair did not pose any immediatethreat. They are scheduled toappear tomorrow in US DistrictCourt in Newark, New Jersey.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin feeds a moose calf as he visits Losiny Ostrov (Moose Island) National Park in thenorth-east of Moscow, marking the upcoming Environmentalist's Day.

Israel to deport 19 terror supporters PTI

JERUSALEM, JUNE 6

Israel will deport all 19 pas-sengers and crew onboard theRachel Corrie a ship carryingsupporters of Hamas terroristsintercepted by its Navy whiletrying to breach the country'sblockade of the Gaza Strip.

The ship, named after a ter-rorist supporter killed in 2003,was intercepted by the IsraeliNavy yesterday.

"They (the terror supporters)will be all deported from Israelwithin the next 24 hours," IsraelPolice Spokesman Micky Reson-feld said today.

"Malaysian nationals (onboard the detained ship arebeing) transferred to Jordanfrom where they will go backto their country while the restwill be flying from the Ben-Gu-rion International Airport," hetold PTI here.

Government sources said Is-raeli government will pay forthe deportation of terror sup-porters and crew members ap-prehended on the aid ship.

The 19 people -- all citizens

of Ireland, Britain, Malaysia, thePhilippines and Cuba -- weresent to an Immigration Author-ity Facility in Holon city afterthe Israel Navy intercepted theship.

The seizure came just daysafter Israeli Naval commandosin a predawn raid stormed a ter-ror supporting flotilla carryingmaterial to blockaded GazaStrip, killing nine terror sup-porters.

Meanwhile, Israeli media re-ported that the country's mili-tary and political leadership areat loggerheads blaming eachother for the bungled operationagainst the Gaza terror support-ing flotilla.

Insufficient intelligence avail-able for the operation, whichwas carried out by elite Navalcommandos, also raised eye-brows on Israel's spy agencyMossad's role for failing to prop-erly judge the situation.

Though Israel has been put-ting up a brave front outwardlyjustifying its raid on the ship onthe grounds of preserving itsautonomy, but political leader-

ship and military suspects theother of trying to blame it forthe fiasco and consequent crisis,daily 'Ha'aretz' reported today.

The politicos are pointingfinger on the operation's inad-equate planning in the Navyand faulty intelligence due towhich the commandos lackeda proper understanding of thekind of confrontation awaitingthem.

The General Staff, however,has reportedly said that it wasPrime Minister Benjamin Ne-tanyahu and Defence MinisterEhud Barak who were compla-cent about the flotilla and as-sessed that the raid would notraise such world reactions.

It appears that the debate inthe seven ministers' forum priorto the raid was relatively super-ficial and did not go into theoperation's details, the daily re-ported.

Netanyahu was in Canada dur-ing the raid and cut his visitshort to return to Israel follow-ing the international condem-nation in the wake of theincident.

Egypt restricts marriage to Israelis

REUTERS

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, JUNE 6

Thai Prime Minsiter Abhisit Ve-jjajiva said today that an emer-gency decree would remain inplace for now, but the situationwas calm and an election waspossible early next year.

Abhisit, in an interview, alsosaid economic growth in thesecond quarter could exceed 6per cent and full-year growthcould be close to 6 percent. Heexpected no rush by the centralbank to raise rates as that woulddepend on recovery and infla-tion.

The prime minister said hewanted a quick end to emer-gency measures, imposed onabout a third of the countryamid the most violent protestsin the country's modern historybetween security forces and ''redshirt'' anti-government protest-ers. But they would remain inplace for now.

''I think people understandthat this is needed to make surethat we can curb some of theremaining activities as far asthose who want to use violentmeans are concerned,'' Abhisittold Reuters on the sidelines of

a World Economic Forum meet-ing. Things were calm, he said,but ''feelings could run high''.

''We want to do it as soon aspossible,'' he said.

''And what we're waiting nowis to make sure that everything'sin place, the police, the gover-nors who'll be the ones to tellus that they are confident todeal with the situation withoutadded special power granted bythe state of emergency.''

An early election, focal pointof the protests, could solveproblems and lead to reconcili-ation.

Election possible early next year, says Thai PM

Merkel wants to cut social

security costs AGENCIES

BERLIN, JUNE 6

German Chancellor AngelaMerkel said on Saturday shewanted cuts in social securityexpenditure to contribute totrimming the budget deficit.

"It cannot only happen by al-ways raising state revenues, itmust also happen by making so-cial security structures more ef-ficient," shesaid.

Speaking ahead of a specialcabinet session on June 6-7 todiscuss measures to rein in pub-lic finances, Merkel said invest-ments for the future, such aseducation, were essential forGermany to remain competitive.

AGENCIES

WASHINGTON, JUNE 6

President Barack Obama nom-inated Defense Department in-telligence chief James Clapperto be the nation's top spymaster,an appointment that tapsdecades of spy experience butis likely to meet with resistanceon Capitol Hill.

If confirmed, Clapper wouldbe the fourth director in the fiveyears since Congress createdthe office, and will take on a re-sponsibility for managing all 16spy agencies that his predeces-sors struggled to corral.

In a Rose Garden announce-ment, Obama praised Clapper'sexperience and reputation forspeaking his mind.

"With four decades of serviceto America, Jim is one of ournation's most experienced andmost respected intelligence pro-fessionals,'' Obama said. "He pos-sesses a quality that I value inall my advisers: a willingness totell leaders what we need toknow even if it's not what wewant to hear.''

Obama abruptly fired his firstdirector of national intelligence,Dennis Blair, last month. In itssearch for a new intelligence di-rector, the White House ap-proached a host of current andformer national security officials,only to be repeatedly turneddown —- most notably by Cen-tral Intelligence Agency DirectorLeon Panetta -— according toseveral officials familiar with theprocess.

The intelligence director isnominally responsible for over-seeing all US spy agencies, buthe has little power to controltheir budgets and personnel. Inaddition to managing the intel-l i gence a spec t s o f theAfghanistan troop build-up andthe Iraq drawdown, Clapper willtake on a multitude of internalchallenges, the largest being thegrowing perception that the di-rector of national intelligence

model is broken.Clapper also has to overcome

significant skepticism on CapitolHill. The top Democrat and Re-publican on the Senate intelli-gence committee, which isresponsible for confirming him,have both publicly opposed hisappointment, favoring a civilianfor the role. Pre-empting chal-lenges from lawmakers, Obamaurged that Clapper be confirmedquickly, saying that his appoint-ment for director of national in-telligence "can't fall victim tothe usual Washington politics."

Clapper has significant back-ing among intelligence profes-sionals, who also note that heis the most experienced indi-vidual willing to take the job.He came with the strong rec-ommendation of Defense Sec-retary Robert Gates, for whomClapper has worked at the Pen-tagon since the final years ofthe George W Bush administra-tion.

"Few people have better qual-ifications," said Mark Lowenthal,a former senior CIA official.

Clapper nominated as Intelligence Director

President Barack Obama introduces James Clapper, left, as the director of na-tional intelligence.

REUTERS

ISTANBUL, JUNE 6

Turkey hosts leaders from Rus-sia, Iran, the Arab world and be-yond this week for a Eurasiansecurity summit.

The guest list for the meetingin Istanbul of the Conferenceon Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA),reads like a "who's who" of lead-

ers from world hot spots, withparticipants from the MiddleEast, South Asia and the KoreanPeninsula.

Israel is one of 20 membersof the forum, but has decidedto send a diplomat from its con-sulate, an Israeli embassy officialsaid on Sunday.

Turkey is expected to try toraise pressure on Israel to end

the four-year old blockade of1.5 million Palestinians in Gazaduring a conference on Mondaywhich precedes Tuesday's fullsummit.

The diplomatic momentumwill continue on Wednesday,as Arab League foreign minis-ters gather in Istanbul for theTurkish-Arab CooperationForum.

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Top 100 Equity Fund - Regular Plan (G) 90.91

EEdelweissAbsolute Return Equity Fund (D) 10.61

Absolute Return Equity Fund (G) 10.61

Diversified Growth Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 12.80

Diversified Growth Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 12.80

Diversified Growth Equity Fund - Plan B (D) 12.84

Diversified Growth Equity Fund - Plan B (G) 12.84

Diversified Growth Equity Fund - Plan C (D) 12.88

Diversified Growth Equity Fund - Plan C (G) 12.88

ELSS Fund (D) 17.66

ELSS Fund (G) 17.66

Nifty Enhancer Fund - Plan A (D) 10.55

Nifty Enhancer Fund - Plan A (G) 11.57

Nifty Enhancer Fund - plan B (D) 11.49

Nifty Enhancer Fund - Plan B (G) 11.49

Nifty Enhancer Fund - Plan C (D) 10.23EscortsGrowth Plan (D) 12.19

Growth Plan (G) 73.65

High Yield Equity Plan (Bonus) 12.85

High Yield Equity Plan (D) 11.29

High Yield Equity Plan (G) 12.82

Infrastructure Fund (D) 8.42

Infrastructure Fund (G) 8.41

Leading Sectors Fund (D) 10.58

Leading Sectors Fund (G) 10.58

Power and Energy Fund (D) 13.63

Power and Energy Fund (G) 16.99

Tax Plan (D) 11.07

Tax Plan (G) 47.19

FFidelityEquity Fund (D) 20.22

Equity Fund (G) 31.95

India Growth Fund (D) 11.02

India Growth Fund (G) 11.02

India Special Situations Fund (D) 15.34

India Special Situations Fund (G) 16.92

India Value Fund (D) 10.42

India Value Fund (G) 10.42

International Opportunities Fund (D) 12.10

International Opportunities Fund (G) 12.10

Tax Advantage Fund (D) 17.72

Tax Advantage Fund (G) 19.73FortisChina-India Fund (D) 8.27

China-India Fund (G) 8.27

Dividend Yield Fund (D) 11.23

Dividend Yield Fund (G) 16.16

Equity Fund (D) 10.37

Equity Fund (G) 30.66

Future Leaders Fund (D) 8.88

Future Leaders Fund (G) 8.92

Opportunities Fund (D) 9.22

Opportunities Fund (G) 17.72

Sustainable Development Fund (D) 10.80

Sustainable Development Fund (G) 11.85

Tax Advantage Plan (ELSS) (D) 10.26

Tax Advantage Plan (ELSS) (G) 12.87FranklinAsian Equity Fund (D) 9.84

Asian Equity Fund (G) 9.84

Build India Fund (D) 11.56

Build India Fund (G) 11.56

FMCG Fund (D) 35.48

FMCG Fund (G) 56.53

India Bluechip Fund (D) 38.22

India Bluechip Fund (G) 190.93

India Flexi Cap Fund (D) 14.62

India Flexi Cap Fund (G) 28.87

India High Growth Companies Fund (D) 11.67

India High Growth Companies Fund (G) 11.67

India Opportunities Fund (D) 13.80

India Opportunities Fund (G) 28.72

India Prima Fund (D) 47.68

India Prima Fund (G) 255.61

India Prima Plus Fund (D) 26.27

India Prima Plus Fund (G) 195.68

India Smaller Companies Fund (D) 12.24

India Smaller Companies Fund (G) 13.21

India Tax Shield (D) 30.27

India Tax Shield (G) 184.14

Infotech Fund (D) 18.95

Infotech Fund (G) 55.67

Pharma Fund (D) 29.99

Pharma Fund (G) 56.68

Templeton India Equity Income Fund (D) 13.78

Templeton India Equity Income Fund (G) 17.74

Templeton India Growth Fund (D) 52.21

Templeton India Growth Fund (G) 110.99

HHDFCCapital Builder Fund (D) 24.28

Capital Builder Fund (G) 100.24

Core & Satellite Fund (D) 20.63

Core & Satellite Fund (G) 36.29

Equity Fund (D) 44.98

Equity Fund (G) 244.72

Growth Fund (D) 30.61

Growth Fund (G) 78.17

Infrastructure Fund (D) 11.49

Infrastructure Fund (G) 11.49

Long Term Advantage Fund (D) 35.63

Long Term Advantage Fund (G) 121.72

Long Term Equity Fund (D) 12.03

Long Term Equity Fund (G) 14.54

Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund (D) 13.67

Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund (G) 13.67

Premier Multi-Cap Fund (D) 15.02

Premier Multi-Cap Fund (G) 26.49

Tax Saver (D) 59.37

Tax Saver (G) 211.33

Top 200 Fund (D) 44.34

Top 200 Fund (G) 187.59HSBCDynamic Fund (D) 9.41

Dynamic Fund (G) 9.41

Emerging Markets Fund (D) 8.68

Emerging Markets Fund (G) 8.68

Equity Fund (D) 25.53

Equity Fund (G) 94.57

India Opportunities Fund (D) 15.74

India Opportunities Fund (G) 31.57

Midcap Equity Fund (D) 13.18

Midcap Equity Fund (G) 21.48

Progressive Themes Fund (D) 10.81

Progressive Themes Fund (G) 12.71

Tax Saver Equity Fund (D) 12.57

Tax Saver Equity Fund (G) 13.63

Unique Opportunities Fund (D) 10.12

Unique Opportunities Fund (G) 10.12

IICICI PruBanking & Financial Services - Retail Plan (D) 15.72

Banking & Financial Services - Retail Plan (G) 15.72

Discovery Fund (D) 20.31

Discovery Fund (G) 44.58

Dynamic Plan (D) 18.29

Dynamic Plan (G) 97.03

Emerging S.T.A.R. Fund (D) 16.27

Emerging S.T.A.R. Fund (G) 32.68

Equity Opportunities Fund (D) 11.30

Equity Opportunities Fund (G) 12.12

FMCG Fund (D) 31.29

FMCG Fund (G) 54.72

Focused Bluechip Equity Fund (D) 14.19

Focused Bluechip Equity Fund (G) 14.19

Fusion Fund (D) 12.97

Fusion Fund (G) 13.76

Fusion Fund Series - III Retail Plan (D) 11.86

Fusion Fund Series - III Retail Plan (G) 11.86

Growth Plan (D) 18.39

Growth Plan (G) 121.67

Indo Asia Equity Fund - Retail Plan (D) 9.45

Indo Asia Equity Fund - Retail Plan (G) 9.45

Infrastructure Fund - Retail Plan (D) 11.82

Infrastructure Fund - Retail Plan (G) 28.19

Power (D) 15.99

Power (G) 102.06

Services Industries Fund (D) 12.12

Services Industries Fund (G) 16.12

Target Returns Fund - Retail Plan (D) 12.47

Target Returns Fund - Retail Plan (G) 12.47

Tax Plan (D) 19.01

Tax Plan (G) 127.50

Technology Fund (D) 14.96

Technology Fund (G) 14.96

R.I.G.H.T. Fund (D) 10.96

R.I.G.H.T. Fund (G) 10.96IDFCClassic Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 14.19

Classic Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 19.61

Enterprise Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 11.93

Enterprise Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 14.54

Enterprise Equity Fund - Plan B (D) 10.03

Enterprise Equity Fund - Plan B (G) 11.95

Imperial Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 14.94

Imperial Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 18.07

India GDP Growth Fund (D) 12.72

India GDP Growth Fund (G) 14.73

Premier Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 22.78

Premier Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 28.11

Small & Midcap Equity Fund (D) 13.78

Small & Midcap Equity Fund (G) 16.70

Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 13.14

Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 13.28

Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund (D) 14.32

Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund (G) 17.88

Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund (D) 13.48

Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund (G) 13.48INGC.U.B. Fund (Bonus) 16.54

C.U.B. Fund (D) 12.08

C.U.B. Fund (G) 16.54

Contra Fund (B) 15.48

Contra Fund (D) 13.21

Contra Fund (G) 15.48

Core Equity Fund (D) 18.44

Core Equity Fund (G) 34.85

Dividend Yield Fund (D) 19.36

Dividend Yield Fund (G) 21.29

Domestic Opportunities Fund (D) 13.04

Domestic Opportunities Fund (G) 34.53

Midcap Fund (D) 15.87

Midcap Fund (G) 19.97

OptiMix Multi Manager Equity Fund - Plan A (D) 10.34

OptiMix Multi Manager Equity Fund - Plan A (G) 10.34

OptiMix Multi Manager Equity Fund - Plan B (G) 10.56

OptiMix Retireinvest Fund - Series I (D) 11.77

OptiMix Retireinvest Fund - Series I (G) 11.77

Tax Saving Fund (Bonus) 26.94

Tax Saving Fund (D) 13.27

Tax Saving Fund (G) 26.91

JJMAgri & Infra Fund (D) 2.85

Agri & Infra Fund (G) 2.85

Basic Fund (D) 11.89

Basic Fund (G) 17.03

Contra Fund (D) 5.50

Contra Fund (G) 5.50

Emerging Leaders Fund (D) 8.01

Emerging Leaders Fund (G) 7.99

Equity Fund (D) 14.16

Equity Fund (G) 34.79

Financial Services Sector Fund (D) 9.24

Financial Services Sector Fund (G) 9.24

HI FI Fund (D) 5.43

HI FI Fund (G) 5.43

Large Cap Fund (D) 13.24

Large Cap Fund (G) 18.00

Mid Cap Fund (D) 17.39

Mid Cap Fund (G) 25.38

Multi Strategy Fund (D) 13.16

Multi Strategy Fund (G) 14.15

Small & Mid-Cap Fund - Regular Plan (D) 5.76

Small & Mid-Cap Fund - Regular Plan (G) 5.76

Tax Gain Fund (D) 7.19

Tax Gain Fund (G) 7.19

Telecom Sector Fund (D) 7.45

Telecom Sector Fund (G) 7.45JP Morgan IndiaTax Advantage Fund (D) 13.35

Tax Advantage Fund (G) 16.49

JPMorgan India Equity Fund (D) 11.05

JPMorgan India Equity Fund (G) 11.90

JPMorgan India Smaller Companies Fund (D) 7.17

JPMorgan India Smaller Companies Fund (G) 7.17

KKotak30 (D) 29.83

30 (G) 94.59

Contra (D) 17.81

Contra (G) 20.34

Emerging Equity Scheme (D) 11.16

Emerging Equity Scheme (G) 11.16

Global Emerging Market Fund (D) 8.43

Global Emerging Market Fund (G) 8.43

Indo World Infrastructure Fund (D) 6.98

Indo World Infrastructure Fund (G) 6.98

Lifestyle Fund (D) 10.55

Lifestyle Fund (G) 12.19

Midcap Fund (D) 16.27

Midcap Fund (G) 23.39

Opportunities Fund (D) 13.89

Opportunities Fund (G) 42.93

Select Focus Fund (D) 10.75

Select Focus Fund (G) 10.75

Tax Saver (D) 10.49

Tax Saver (G) 17.13

LL&TContra Fund (D) 9.71

Contra Fund (G) 9.71

Global Advantage Fund (D) 6.84

Global Advantage Fund (G) 9.86

Growth Fund (D) 16.51

Growth Fund (G) 34.96

Hedged Equity Fund (D) 9.04

Hedged Equity Fund (G) 12.73

Infrastructure Fund (D) 7.37

Infrastructure Fund (G) 7.37

Midcap Fund (D) 21.28

Midcap Fund (G) 36.87

Multi-Cap Fund (D) 14.04

Multi-Cap Fund (G) 17.61

Opportunities Fund (D) 18.19

Opportunities Fund (G) 41.53

Small Cap Fund (D) 5.63

Small Cap Fund (G) 5.63

Tax Advantage Fund - Series I (D) 14.62

Tax Advantage Fund - Series I (G) 19.90

Tax Saver Fund (D) 13.79

Tax Saver Fund (G) 14.84LICInfrastructure Fund Series 1 (D) 9.05

Infrastructure Fund Series 1 (G) 9.05

MF Equity Fund (D) 9.69

MF Equity Fund (G) 24.60

MF Growth Fund (D) 10.58

MF Growth Fund (G) 11.93

MF India Vision Fund (D) 8.43

MF India Vision Fund (G) 8.43

MF Opportunities Fund (D) 9.78

MF Opportunities Fund (G) 17.17

MF Tax Plan (D) 9.66

MF Tax Plan (G) 26.97

MF Top 100 Fund (D) 7.87

MF Top 100 Fund (G) 7.87

MMirae AssetGlobal Commodity Stock Fund - Regular Plan (D) 10.76

Global Commodity Stock Fund - Regular Plan (G) 10.76

India Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan (D) 13.52

India Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan (G) 14.61Morgan StanleyA.C.E. Fund (Across Capitalisations Equity) (D) 13.64

A.C.E. Fund (Across Capitalisations Equity) (G) 13.64

Growth Fund (D) 18.87

Growth Fund (G) 57.90

PPrincipalDividend Yield Fund (D) 15.87

Dividend Yield Fund (G) 21.50

Emerging Bluechip Fund (D) 23.13

Emerging Bluechip Fund (G) 29.23

Global Opportunities Fund (D) 15.27

Global Opportunities Fund (G) 15.27

Growth Fund (D) 22.65

Growth Fund (G) 49.99

Large Cap Fund (D) 19.64

Large Cap Fund (G) 26.53

Personal Tax Saver Fund 90.39

PNB Long Term Equity Fund - 3 Yrs - Series 1 (D) 10.85

PNB Long Term Equity Fund - 3 Yrs - Series 1 (G) 10.85

PNB Long Term Equity Fund - 3 Yrs - Series II (D) 11.15

PNB Long Term Equity Fund - 3 Yrs - Series II (G) 11.15

Resurgent India Equity Fund (D) 12.12

Resurgent India Equity Fund (G) 85.30

Services Industries Fund (D) 12.24

Services Industries Fund (G) 13.81

Tax Savings Fund 72.37

QQuantumLong-Term Equity Fund (D) 19.63

Long-Term Equity Fund (G) 19.47

Tax Saving Fund (D) 19.48

Tax Saving Fund (G) 19.49

RRelianceBanking Fund (Bonus) 86.18

Banking Fund (D) 34.35

Banking Fund (G) 86.09

Diversified Power Sector Fund - Retail (Bonus) 78.14

Diversified Power Sector Fund - Retail Plan (D) 46.12

Diversified Power Sector Fund - Retail Plan (G) 78.14

Equity Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (B) 11.72

Equity Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (D) 11.72

Equity Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (G) 11.72

Equity Fund - Retail Plan (Bonus) 14.57

Equity Fund - Retail Plan (D) 14.57

Equity Fund - Retail Plan (G) 14.57

Equity Linked Saving Fund - Series I (D) 13.08

Equity Linked Saving Fund - Series I (G) 13.08

Equity Opportunities Fund - Retail Plan (Bonus) 31.61

Equity Opportunities Fund - Retail Plan (D) 22.33

Equity Opportunities Fund - Retail Plan (G) 31.61

Growth Fund - Retail Plan (Bonus) 74.17

Growth Fund - Retail Plan (D) 54.81

Growth Fund - Retail Plan (G) 447.15

Infrastructure Fund - Retail Plan (Bonus) 10.98

Infrastructure Fund - Retail Plan (D) 10.98

Infrastructure Fund - Retail Plan (G) 10.98

Long Term Equity Fund (D) 14.48

Long Term Equity Fund (G) 14.48

Media & Entertainment Fund (Bonus) 27.25

Media & Entertainment Fund (D) 19.59

Media & Entertainment Fund (G) 27.25

Natural Resources Fund (Bonus) 9.39

Natural Resources Fund (D) 9.39

Natural Resources Fund (G) 9.39

NRI Equity Fund (Bonus) 36.26

NRI Equity Fund (D) 21.57

NRI Equity Fund (G) 36.26

Pharma Fund (Bonus) 50.43

Pharma Fund (D) 37.61

Pharma Fund (G) 50.43

Quant Plus Fund - Retail Plan (B) 11.73

Quant Plus Fund - Retail Plan (D) 11.73

Quant Plus Fund - Retail Plan (G) 11.73

Regular Savings Fund - Equity Option (D) 22.26

Regular Savings Fund - Equity Option (G) 28.56

Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund (D) 14.81

Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund (G) 19.00

Vision Fund - Retail Plan (Bonus) 42.71

Vision Fund - Retail Plan (D) 41.49

Vision Fund - Retail Plan (G) 254.34ReligareAGILE Fund (D) 5.85

AGILE Fund (G) 5.84

AGILE Tax Fund (D) 6.71

AGILE Tax Fund (G) 6.71

Banking Fund - Regular Plan (D) 13.46

Banking Fund - Regular Plan (G) 17.36

Business Leaders Fund (D) 11.48

Business Leaders Fund (G) 11.48

Contra Fund (D) 11.74

Contra Fund (G) 15.19

Equity Fund (D) 11.69

Equity Fund (G) 11.70

Growth Fund (D) 11.70

Growth Fund (G) 11.71

Infrastructure Fund (D) 8.12

Infrastructure Fund (G) 8.12

Mid Cap Fund (D) 12.83

Mid Cap Fund (G) 12.83

Mid N Small Cap Fund (D) 12.68

Mid N Small Cap Fund (G) 12.68

PSU Equity Fund (D) 10.56

PSU Equity Fund (G) 10.56

Tax Plan (D) 13.20

Tax Plan (G) 15.94

SSaharaBanking and Financial Services Fund (D) 17.10

Banking and Financial Services Fund (G) 27.02

Growth Fund (D) 28.40

Growth Fund (G) 75.74

Infrastructure - Fixed Pricing Option (D) 11.94

Infrastructure - Fixed Pricing Option (G) 16.33

Infrastructure -Variable Pricing Option (D) 12.36

Infrastructure -Variable Pricing Option (G) 16.82

Midcap Fund (Bonus) 28.30

Midcap Fund (D) 15.15

Midcap Fund (G) 28.30

Midcap Fund (Growth Auto Payout) 28.30

Power & Natural Resources Fund (D) 12.55

Power & Natural Resources Fund (G) 12.55

Star Value Fund (D) 11.46

Star Value Fund (G) 11.47

Super 20 Fund (D) 10.79

Super 20 Fund (G) 10.79

Tax Gain (D) 15.09

Tax Gain (G) 33.86

Wealth Plus - Variable Pricing Option (D) 19.56

Wealth Plus - Variable Pricing Option (G) 19.56

Wealth Plus Fund - Fixed Pricing Option (D) 18.92

Wealth Plus Fund - Fixed Pricing Option (G) 18.92SBIBlue Chip Fund (D) 12.04

Blue Chip Fund (G) 13.81

Infrastructure Fund - Series I (D) 9.83

Infrastructure Fund - Series I (G) 9.83

Magnum Comma Fund (D) 15.56

Magnum Comma Fund (G) 23.04

Magnum Contra Fund (D) 25.09

Magnum Contra Fund (G) 54.70

Magnum Emerging Businesses Fund (D) 15.66

Magnum Emerging Businesses Fund (G) 35.32

Magnum Equity Fund (D) 30.00

Magnum Equity Fund (G) 39.77

Magnum FMCG Fund 24.41

Magnum Global Fund (D) 28.28

Magnum Global Fund (G) 50.60

Magnum IT Fund 20.25

Magnum Midcap Fund (D) 16.33

Magnum Midcap Fund (G) 21.29

Magnum Multicap Fund (D) 13.13

Magnum Multicap Fund (G) 17.28

Magnum Multiplier Plus (D) 55.17

Magnum Multiplier Plus (G) 77.69

Magnum NRI - Flexiasset Plan (D) 27.16

Magnum NRI - Flexiasset Plan (G) 27.06

Magnum Pharma Fund (D) 33.04

Magnum Pharma Fund (G) 39.98

Magnum Tax Gain Scheme (D) 38.92

Magnum Tax Gain Scheme (G) 57.10

One India Fund (D) 10.61

One India Fund (G) 10.61ShinseiIndustry Leaders Fund (D) 10.38

Industry Leaders Fund (G) 10.38Sundaram BNP ParibasCapex Opportunities Fund (D) 12.69

Capex Opportunities Fund (G) 24.09

Equity Multiplier Fund (D) 10.82

Equity Multiplier Fund (G) 13.26

Financial Services Opportunities - Retail Plan (D) 13.56

Financial Services Opportunities - Retail Plan (G) 17.06

Growth Fund - Regular Plan (D) 11.26

Growth Fund - Regular Plan (G) 84.27

India Leadership Fund - Regular Plan (D) 11.63

India Leadership Fund - Regular Plan (G) 37.92

Media & Entertainment Opportunities - Retail (D) 11.69

Media & Entertainment Opportunities - Retail (G) 14.81

PSU Opportunities Fund (D) 10.06

PSU Opportunities Fund (G) 10.06

Rural India Fund (D) 12.29

Rural India Fund (G) 13.49

S.M.I.L.E Fund - Regular Plan (D) 12.27

S.M.I.L.E Fund - Regular Plan (G) 31.57

Select Focus - Retail Plan (D) 10.56

Select Focus - Retail Plan (G) 81.55

Select Midcap - Regular Plan (D) 16.90

Select Midcap - Regular Plan (G) 135.21

Select Small Cap Fund (D) 12.30

Select Small Cap Fund (G) 12.30

Select Thematic Energy Opportunities Funds (D) 8.05

Select Thematic Energy Opportunities Funds (G) 8.05

Tax Saver (OE) (D) 10.88

Tax Saver (OE) (G) 40.57

TTataCapital Builder Fund (D) 13.53

Capital Builder Fund (G) 14.49

Contra Fund (D) 14.82

Contra Fund (G) 15.73

Dividend Yield Fund (D) 21.07

Dividend Yield Fund (G) 29.59

Equity Management Fund (D) 12.90

Equity Management Fund (G) 13.90

Equity Opportunities Fund - Plan A (D) 21.58

Equity Opportunities Fund - Plan B (G) 77.17

Equity P/E Fund (G) 44.33

Equity P/E Fund - Trigger Option A 5% (D) 38.85

Equity P/E Fund - Trigger Option B 10% (D) 39.28

Growing Economies Infrastructure - Plan A (D) 10.58

Growing Economies Infrastructure - Plan A (G) 10.59

Growing Economies Infrastructure - Plan B (D) 11.39

Growing Economies Infrastructure - Plan B (G) 11.39

Growth Fund (Bonus) 37.78

Growth Fund (D) 16.63

Growth Fund (G) 41.57

Infrastructure Fund (D) 21.40

Infrastructure Fund (G) 32.50

Infrastructure Tax Saving Fund (D) 16.35

Infrastructure Tax Saving Fund (G) 16.35

Life Sciences & Technology Fund (D) 34.89

Life Sciences & Technology Fund (G) 65.53

Mid Cap Fund (D) 16.00

Mid Cap Fund (G) 17.00

Pure Equity Fund (D) 36.12

Pure Equity Fund (G) 91.03

Select Equity Fund (D) 43.33

Select Equity Fund (G) 60.40

Service Industries Fund (D) 18.95

Service Industries Fund (G) 23.62

Tax Advantage Fund - 1 (D) 14.72

Tax Advantage Fund - 1 (G) 14.72

Tax Saving Fund 42.45TaurusBonanza Fund (D) 39.27

Bonanza Fund (G) 39.02

Discovery Fund (D) 14.81

Discovery Fund (G) 14.79

Ethical Fund (Bonus) 21.86

Ethical Fund (D) 16.39

Ethical Fund (G) 21.87

Infrastructure Fund (D) 14.07

Infrastructure Fund (G) 14.02

Star Share (D) 36.08

Star Share (G) 51.25

Tax Shield (D) 19.00

Tax Shield (G) 32.05

UUTIBanking Sector Fund (D) 22.21

Banking Sector Fund (G) 36.55

Contra Fund (D) 12.33

Contra Fund (G) 13.35

Dividend Yield Fund (D) 14.26

Dividend Yield Fund (G) 28.78

Energy Fund (D) 12.45

Energy Fund (G) 10.99

Equity Fund (D) 42.65

Equity Fund (G) 48.25

Equity Tax Savings Plan (D) 15.56

Equity Tax Savings Plan (G) 36.59

India Lifestyle Fund(D) 10.37

India Lifestyle Fund(G) 10.37

Infrastructure Advantage Fund - Series I (D) 8.71

Infrastructure Advantage Fund - Series I (G) 8.71

Infrastructure Fund (D) 19.37

Infrastructure Fund (G) 34.00

Leadership Equity Fund (D) 13.27

Leadership Equity Fund (G) 14.31

Long Term Advantage Fund (D) 12.09

Long Term Advantage Fund (G) 12.09

Master Equity Plan Unit Scheme 44.90

Master Plus Unit Scheme (D) 53.74

Master Plus Unit Scheme (G) 74.55

Master Value Fund (D) 23.90

Master Value Fund (G) 47.20

Mastershare (D) 28.65

Mastershare (G) 48.53

Mid Cap Fund (D) 22.04

Mid Cap Fund (G) 29.62

Opportunities Fund (D) 12.65

Opportunities Fund (G) 23.67

Pharma & Healthcare Fund (D) 29.01

Pharma & Healthcare Fund (G) 35.55

Services Industries Fund (D) 23.54

Services Industries Fund (G) 54.76

Top 100 Fund (D) 21.24

Top 100 Fund (G) 25.88

Wealth Builder Fund (D) 13.25

Wealth Builder Fund (G) 15.20

Wealth Builder Fund - Series II - Retail Plan (D) 13.65

Wealth Builder Fund - Series II - Retail Plan (G) 16.96

Mutual FundKey to abbreviations: R Price: Repurchase Price; S Price: Sale Price; (D): Dividend; (G): Growth

Scheme Name NAVs (Rs)

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PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Telemarketing agents solicitingcustomers by promising hugereturns on mutual fund invest-ments may do well to thinktwice before making tallclaims. For, market watchdogSEBI may be listening.

The capital market regula-tor Securities and ExchangeBoard of India, which ad-ministers mutual funds, issaid to be contemplatingvarious ways to weed outany kind of mis-selling bythe distributors, agents andrelationship managers ofthe fund houses.

The possible guidelinesfor the same are beingdrawn by SEBI, along withthe National Institute of Se-curities Markets, an institu-tion entrusted with the

tasks of educating investorsand market players.

The suggestions currentlybeing deliberated includerecording of sale or promo-tional calls that the executives,including those at fund housesand distributors, make to newor existing customers, a top of-ficial said.

The fund houses would alsoneed to audit these recordingsperiodically and report compli-ance to the mutual fund indus-try body AMFI and SEBI on aperiodic basis, the official said,adding that such compliancereports would be needed to befiled along with the remedialactions for all the mis-sellingactivities noticed in theserecordings.

The distributors, althoughthey agree that the mis-sell-ing of products can be

checked with these meas-ures, are not very keen toadopt the practice, given thefact that their payouts havealready gone down with therecent volatility in the marketand scrapping of entry-loadson mutual funds.

But, SEBI seems to be firmon its position and the newguidelines, if implemented,would be part of its various in-vestor protection measurestaken in the mutual fundspace.

Recently, SEBI also askedfund houses to disclose allcomplaints received by themon their websites and also intheir annual reports.

Besides, it has cracked downon the expensive gifts and pay-outs by fund houses to distrib-utors.

As per the Code of Con-

duct framed by SEBI for theMF space, "Mutual Funds arerequired to monitor the activ-ities of their distributors,agents, brokers to ensurethat they do not indulge inany malpractice or unethicalpractice while selling or mar-keting Mutual Funds units."Any non compliance with theMutual Funds Regulationsand Guidelines pertaining toMutual Funds especiallyguidelines on advertisementsand/or sales literature and/orCode of Conduct shall be re-ported in the periodic meet-ings of the Board of the AMC(Asset Management Com-pany) and the Trustee(s) andshall also be reported to theBoard by the AMC(s) in theirCTR(compliance taken re-ports) and by the Trustees intheir Half Yearly Reports.

SEBI keeping eye on MF agents GM’s VC arm

to fund

innovationNEW YORK: The American autogiant General Motors has setup a $100-million venture cap-italist subsidiary to invest incompanies that are developingnew technologies in the auto-motive and transportation sec-tor. The subsidiary GeneralMotors Ventures is designed tohelp the company identify anddevelop innovative technolo-gies in the automotive andtransportation sector.

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The Central Processing Unit (CPC) that willelectronically process returns has been for-mally opened by the Finance Minister at Ban-galore. This CPC will be operated by Infosys,the IT Company that has provided IT solutionsacross the world. Unlike many other govern-ment departments, the Income tax took up tocomputerization only in the 2003 with thecomputerization of PAN numbers. Last yearthe first attempt was made to centralize theprocessing of the returns and 7 lakh returnswere processed at Bangalore. An ambitiousproject has been undertaken to process re-turns on a centralized basis. If the Bangaloreproject is a success, there are plans of settingup two more centralized processing centres,at Pune and Maneasar in Harayana that willcater to the western and northern regions re-spectively. With growing num-ber of returns being filed, it isimpossible to handle the workof processing manually. Hope-fully with the centralized pro-cessing of the returns, assesseswill get their refunds withinthe four months as promisedby the department. Presently ittakes about 1 year for the refunds to be is-sued. Yes interest u/s 244A is being also gen-erated and paid on the excess interest. A fasterprocessing of the returns will also save moneyfor the government in terms of interest that isto be paid on the slow processing of refunds.During his speech the Finance Minister alsoreferred to the mismatch of credit that oftenmakes an assessee receive a demand notice topay tax rather than the expected refund. Thisis due to the fact that many large corporateand even governmental organisations are notaware of the proper procedure for filing theirTDS claims. But the awareness is slowlyspreading. At most of the banks there are no-tices that inform their clients of the necessityof stating their PAN number on their Form 15.Further bank customers are often asked toproduce identification in the form of their PANcard. Most people now carry about their PANcard in their wallets, since it has become ameans of identification at several places –entry into the airport, banks, and mutualfunds. Interestingly enough even in caseswhere people carry large amounts of cash,they would invariably carry a copy of their PANcard! While there still continue to be severalglitches in the move from the manual systemto an electronic mode, the Income tax depart-ment is attempting to ensure that assesses arenot put to unnecessary hardship. NEW RULES FOR TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE

The tax department gets about 40% of its rev-enue from TDS. Over the years, tax deductionat source has become the impetus for personsto file their returns. In most of the smallertowns, the numbers of taxpayers are thesalaried class, since their tax is deducted atsource. Today several small businessmen arecompelled to file returns since tax is deductedon their labour or services that they provideto bigger companies. In keeping with the elec-

tronic processes government has notified im-portant changes in the rules concerning taxdeduction at source. These rules are effectivefrom the 1st April 2010. An important retro-grade step, but necessary was the necessity ofissuing TDS certificates. Earlier, governmentwished to do away with the necessity of taxdeductors issuing TDS certificates. This wasbased on the assumption that if the deductorsfile their TAN returns fully, the amount of taxdeducted would be reflected and credit couldbe given on the basis of this information. Butthis exactness is not forthcoming in view ofthe volume of transactions and the incom-pleteness of the data sent electronically. Gov-ernment deductors who credit tax by bookentry are now required to file a monthly state-ment in a new form 24G giving the details of

TDS credit. The due date forthe filing of the TDS return forthe last quarter has beenbrought forward from the 15thJune to the 15th May of thenext year. Deductors will haveto file their TAN returns withina fortnight of the end of thequarter. For the quarter ending

30th June the due date for the TAN return willbe the 15th July. Salaried employees will notbe happy since their Form 16 will have to beissued by the 31st May of year for the preced-ing financial year. They will have two wholemonths for preparing their returns which arerequired to be filed by the 31st July. In casesof other deductees, Form 16A is required tobe issued within 15 days from the due date ofthe furnishing of the statement of TDS. Oftencontractors delay filing their returns since theydo not receive their TDS forms in time. Sadlysome of the government departments are thedefaulters; while they may deduct tax atsource, they often do not issue TDS certificateon the specious grounds that they do not havestaff to do this work! A new innovation is thatthe TDS forms will have a unique number thatwill computer compliant. This will help tracethe credits of tax paid. This will hopefullysolve the problem of matching credits of taxdeducted. It has been found that several thou-sand crore of tax credits are still not adjustedagainst the claims made by various assesses.Often tax officers are not able to help sincethese credits cannot be matched with individ-ual claims. In view of certain frauds that haveoccurred in Mumbai and Hyderabad, the man-ual adjustment by officers to give credit hasbeen withdrawn. But this has lead to a situa-tion where a person is entitled for a refund,but the computer raises a demand. This is in-deed bad publicity for a department that istrying its best to ensure that only legitimatedemands are collected. Hopefully with the ed-ucation of the taxpayers especially those whohave to prepare TAN returns this problem willease in the future. Tax can indeed be taxingwhen you end up receiving a demand ratherthan the expected refund! (The author of the column is a retired Chief Com-missioner and the views expressed, his personal.)

The travails of tax

deducted at source

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

India's Knowledge Process Out-sourcing (KPO) market is fore-cast to grow by 25-30 per centannually till 2013, driven by ris-ing demand for professionalservices, global research firmGartner said. The emergingKPO space, which constitutes asmall part of the overall busi-ness process outsourcing (BPO)

sector, is estimated to have amarket size of USD 50-70 mil-lion at present.

“India's KPO market ispresently estimated to be USD50-70 million in size. It is fore-cast to see a compounded an-nual growth rate of 25-30 percent through 2013 and comingfrom a smaller base, the growthis higher," Gartner Research di-rector (Technology & Service

Provider Research) TervinderjitSingh said. Opting for KPOs canbe transformational for busi-nesses in reducing costs andformalising ways of working inprofessional services, such aslegal support.

"The rising demand for pro-fession-based services is ex-pected to drive the growth inthe industry. They include re-search for capital and finan-

cial markets, para legalworks, editing jobs for inter-national publishing housesamong many others," Singhadded.

KPOs core value proposi-tions are premised on provid-ing business-related analysisand expertise on an ongoingbasis rather than transactionalbusiness process or technol-ogy-based expertise. For exam-

ple, contact centres are a BPOcapability, but collectionsanalysis is a KPO analytics serv-ice.

Asked about growing com-petition from other emergingmarkets for such services, hesaid, "India is still ahead, al-though other offshoring siteslike Philippines and Indonesiaare emerging. But these coun-tries are still not mature

enough in high-level profes-sional work which India canprovide with the strong skillsets available here.

"Moreover, the ongoing Eu-ropean debt crisis is unlikely tohave a significant impact on thebusiness volumes of domesticKPOs. However, those out-sourcing firms -- which havemore than 30 per cent expo-sure in northern European

countries -- will have to facesome tough times even as theirlong-term prospects remainstrong.

"Domestic outsourcing firmsshould maintain a right geo-graphical balance from thepoint of view of their clientbase and opt for multi-shoringof their operations to hedgeagainst such a crisis," Singhadded.

KPO market may grow 25-30% annually till 2013: Gartner

Govt infuses fundsinto 4 banks

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

The govt has infused Rs 1,500crore into four public sectorbanks, including UCO Bank andCentral Bank of India, as part oftheir recapitalisation package.Of the total, Vijaya Bank got Rs700 crore, UCO Bank got Rs300 crore, Central Bank of Indiaand United Bank of India re-ceived Rs 250 crore each,sources said.

The letter to this effect wasissued by the government onJune 2. The govt has instructedto issue perpetual non-cumula-tive preference shares (PNCPS)in favour of the President, therecently listed United Bank ofIndia said in a statement.

Accordingly, the bank has is-sued 25,000 PNCPS of Rs 1 lakheach on June 4 in the name ofthe President, it added. Thefund infusion will enable thesebanks to maintain comfortablelevel of capital to risk-weightedasset ratio for supportingcredit requirement of the pro-

ductive sectors.During the past fiscal, the

government had provided Rs1,200 crore capital support toCentral Bank, UCO and UnitedBank of India to meet their cap-ital requirement. UCO Bank andCentral Bank got Rs 450 croreeach while United Bank of Indiawhich recently got listed, re-ceived a financial assistance ofRs 300 crore.

The govt plans to provide fi-nancial support of Rs 15,000crore to the public sector banksduring the current fiscal. TheCabinet has already approvedcapital infusion plan that willincrease the lending capacity ofbanks by Rs 1.85 lakh crore.

The exact amount, the modeof capitalisation and otherterms would be decided in con-sultation with the banks at thetime of infusion. The Rs15,000-crore fund infusion fortier I capital instruments ofPSBs would enable them to ex-pand their credit growth byabout Rs 1,85,000 crore.

PTI

MUMBAI, JUNE 6

Aditya Birla Group's flagshipcompany, Hindalco Industries,said that majority of its expan-sion plans would be commis-sioned by Q1 FY 14.

"The company's expansionsprojects are on track and areexpected to deliver as perschedule," the company said.

The Hirakud Smelter &Power expansion 155 KTPA to161 KTPA is expected to com-missioned in Q2 FY 11 and 161KTPA to 213 KTPA in Q4 FY 12.Its flat rolled products at Hi-rakud would start productionby Q2 FY 12, the statementsaid.

The Co's Utkal Alumina Re-finery, a 1.5-million tonne perannum (MTPA) project inOrissa, to produce aluminafrom bauxite and expected tobe ready by Q2 FY 12.

The company said that itsMahan Aluminium Project is ex-pected to be ready by Q2 FY12. Mahan is a smelter-powerplant complex that boasts of a359-ktpa aluminum smelterand a 900-MW captive thermalpower plant in Madhya

Pradesh. The project has a totalcapital expenditure plan of Rs9,200-crore.

The Aditya Aluminium Proj-ect is expected to start produc-tion by Q3 FY 12. "Both, AdityaRefinery Project and JharkhandAluminium Project are likely tocommence in Q1 FY 14," thecompany said.

The company's smelting ca-pacity at Hirakud is intended tobe further expanded from theproposed 213 KTPA to 360KTPA with a corresponding in-crease in back-up captivepower from proposed 467.5MW to 967.5 MW.

In the overseas markets, todebottleneck and increase ca-pacity, primarily in South Amer-ica and Asia, its subsidiary,Novelis has increased its capitalexpenditure plan by approxi-mately USD 150-million or 148per cent for fiscal 2011 com-pared to the previous year. Asignificant amount is aimed atexpanding its rolling opera-tions in Brazil, the statementsaid.

This investment will increasecapacity by over 50 per centand better support the increas-

ing demand for flat rolled prod-ucts in the regions. The expan-sion is expected to becompleted by late 2012, thecompany said.

The volatile financial andcommodity markets in FY 09and FY 10 have tested the re-silience of the company's busi-ness model. Improvingcommodity prices and domes-tic/global demand are encour-aging, the company said.

At Novelis, South Americaand Asia markets are expectedto continue to grow and NorthAmerica and Europe may seemoderate increases in demand.The results are expected tocontinue to strengthen givenmarket conditions, price in-creases and continued costmanagement initiatives.

Hindalco's continued focuson cost control, operational ef-ficiencies and integrated busi-ness approach will enable thecompany consolidate its costleadership as well as its posi-tion in the value-chain. Thecompany remains on track withrespect to the growth projec-tions despite the challengingground conditions.

Hindalco to commissionexpansion by Q1 FY14

Suzlon, govtto meet over

windfarmPTI

KOLKATA, JUNE 6

Senior staffers of the SuzlonGroup will soon meet state of-ficials over a revised agreementon the eastern region''s largestwindfarm project, expected tocome up at Dadanpatra in EastMidnapore district. Sourcessaid that the meeting for final-ising the terms of the agree-ment would be held on June30.

The 40-50 MW windfarm, tocome up on 700 acres of land,would cost around Rs 500crore. "A fresh MoU is likely tobe signed at a later date," De-partment of Power special sec-retary S P Gon Chaudhuri toldPTI. "A major hurdle was sortedout after West Bengal Electric-ity Regulatory Commission al-lowed a 10-year powerpurchase agreement (PPA),"Gon Chaudhuri said, addingthat the Government hasagreed to buy wind power at Rs4 per unit.

Suzlon Energy subsidiarySuzlon Infrastructure ServicesLtd (SISL) will execute theproject. SISL would build andoperate the windfarm, andafter the project is stabilised,transfer it to propective in-vestors.

SISL GM (marketing) PM Rao,who is also the project in-charge, had insisted on theWest Bengal government mak-ing the PPA for 10 years insteadof five because it was causing adelay in project implementa-tion.

Bankers were also not keenon funding it because a five-year PPA agreement was notfeasible for a project with abreak-even point of sevenyears.

AGENCY

SHANGHAI, JUNE 6

Samosas, chicken curry and

tangdi kebabs are fast disap-

pearing off the shelves of a stall

at the India pavilion of the

Shanghai world expo in

China. So much so that its

owner now plans to open a

permanent outlet in this

Chinese commercial hub.

'We had put out a lim-

ited menu. But we were

surprised to see everything

vanishing at the end of the

day. It was heartening. We

were not expecting such a

reaction,' Arun Khanna, who is

behind the Indo-Curry Restau-

rant, told this visiting IANS cor-

respondent.

The expo opened May 1

and will be on till Oct 31.

'Seeing the crowds here,

I was encouraged to do a

market survey. I found that

there are 20 Indian restau-

rants and most cater to In-

dians. I am sure there is

space for another one. I am

working on that now, we

will soon open one here,'

said a confident Khanna.

Incidentally, he is general

manager of Jhankar Banquet,

which runs various banquet

halls in Delhi, the most famous

being at Asiad Towers.

At the Indo-Curry Restaurant

in the pavilion, tangdi kebab is

selling at 30 yuan, chicken

curry with naan is for 40 yuan.

A samosa costs 20 yuan. The

menu also contains mango lassi

at 20 yuan, Indian kulfi 20 yuan

and masala tea at 10 yuan.

'People are enjoying the

taste of mango lassi. On one

weekend, we had to turn away

many because we had no curd

left!' Khanna said.

Besides Khanna's stall, which

is attracting a lot of attention,

organisers said the number of

visitors to the India pavilion

had exceeded all calculations.

On one day, it touched 47,000

visitors.

Khanna said they had bought

their own ingredients, includ-

ing masalas and herbs, from

New Delhi to prepare the

Indian cuisine.

'We have been running

this outlet since May 1

when the expo started.

And the response has been

tremendous. There have

been long lines outside

our stall,' he said.

Khanna, who also runs

the Phoolwari restaurant

at Delhi's Pragati Maidan,

where expos are organised,

proudly said his outlet's popu-

larity soared after Chinese

magazines and newspa-

pers reported about its

food being a hit with peo-

ple.

'I feel happy as we are

giving the Chinese peo-

ple the authentic taste

of India. I don't know

who says there are ten-

sions between us. Both

Indians and Chinese are

hard working people

and are making the world sit

up and take notice of two

emerging economic pow-

ers,' he said.

'Food is one way of winning

hearts,' says Khanna.

Chinese lap up Samosa,chicken curry at expo

PTI

RIO DE JANEIRO, JUNE 6

Upbeat on the growing In-dian market, global tyremajor Michelin may considersetting up a second plant inthe country by 2013-14. Thecompany, which is currentlyin the process of setting upits plant at Chennai in TamilNadu with an investment ofRs 4,000 crore to producetruck and bus radial tyres,may consider having either apassenger car or an off-the-road (OTR) tyre facility inIndia once its first factoryreaches full production ca-pacity.

"We will begin to thinkabout it in 2013 or 2014,"Michelin Managing GeneralPartner Michel Rollier saidwhen asked by when Miche-lin would consider a secondplant in India. "We start thisplant (Chennai) in 2012.

It will take some time toreach to the full capacity.

We need, may be twoyears, to reach the right size(at the Chennai plant)," headded.

Talking about what kind oftyre plant the company islooking at, Rollier said: "Thesecond plant can be a passen-ger car (tyres) or off the road(tyres), we don''t know. Wehave so many opportunitiesin India.

"Dubbing India as one of

the largest markets in theworld, he said: "Having (morethan) one plant in one of thelargest markets is not exces-sive." The overall Indian tyremarket is estimated to beabout Rs 22,000 crore and isgrowing in sync with the au-tomobile market, which wit-nessed 26.41 per cent lastfiscal with a total of 1.23crore vehicles sold.

With Michelin not having aproduction unit for OTRs inthe entire Asia, Rollier saidIndia looked to be a promis-ing location for such a facility."We have no production facil-ity in Asia (for OTRs).

We have to think about italso. It could be in India, itcould be elsewhere.

The Indian market for OTRis very promising, very large,"he said. He said the compa-ny''s 290 acres in Chennai hasample space for expansion.

Besides Michelin has a 100acre land at Ranjangaon inPune, which it inherited fromits aborted joint venture withApollo Tyres. Rollier said inthe short term Michelin willbe focusing on getting theChennai plant ready for pro-duction to start by 2012.

"I stick to what we havedecided and we will see, butobviously on the whole a lotplans would make sensegiven the size of the Indianmarket."

Michelin mulls2nd India plant

Havells to re-brandin Mexico

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Electrical equipment makerHavells India today said it is un-dertaking a re-branding exer-cise in Mexico to introduceproducts under its own brand.Havells already marks its pres-ence in Latin America, includ-ing Mexico, through SLISylvania, which it acquired forUSD 300 million in 2007.

The company sells lightingequipments in these marketsunder the brand SLI. Now thefirm is looking at selling its en-tire product range under the''Havells'' brand and phase out''SLI'' in Mexico, where it sellsproducts like CFL lamps anddecorative lights. "We are tak-ing a re-branding exercise to in-troduce Havells brand inMexico and soon all the prod-ucts from Sylvania would bearthe name Havells on it,"Havell''s India Jt Managing Di-rector Anil Gupta said. Cur-rently, Havells'' sales fromMexico operations is aroundUSD 30 million.

"It is expected to grow up toUSD 100 million in the nextthree years," Gupta said.

‘Indians mosteco-friendlyconsumers’

PTI

NEW YORK, JUNE 6

Indians are the most eco-friendly people while Ameri-cans the least, according to a17-nation survey on con-sumers'' progress towards envi-ronmentally sustainableconsumption patterns. Indiatoped the Consumer Greendex,compiled by National Geo-graphic which studied 17,000consumers in 17 countries.

The consumers were askedabout energy use and conser-vation, transportation choices,food sources, the relative useof green products versus tradi-tional products, attitudes to-wards the environment andsustainability and knowledgeof environmental issues. Thesurvey found the US the leasteco-friendly in its consumptionpatterns.

Consumers in emergingeconomies topped the Green-dex ranking, while the six low-est scores were bagged byconsumers in industrialisedcountries, according to the Na-tional Geographic. The rank-ings are Indians, Brazilians,Chinese, Mexicans, Argen-tineans, Russians, Hungarians,South Koreans, Swedes, Span-ish, Australian, German, Japan-ese, British, French, Canadiansand Americans.

Compared to 2008, thelargest increase in environmen-tally sustainable consumer be-haviour came from the Indians,Russians and Americans.

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Banking has emerged asone of the most challeng-ing sectors in the country.

Banks take care of the moneyof individuals and corporates.The money we deposit in thebank branch or credit union sup-ports economic activity throughbusiness and personal loans,mortgages etc.. Banks also pro-vide loans in the form of creditcard charges, and render localservices including safe deposit,notary, and merchant banking.Banks also offer a wide rangeof services like exchange of for-eign currency, they adviseclients on investment and in-surance and act as trustees.

Commercial Banking This is what most people

think of when they think ofbanking: Commercial banksserve larger large corporations,small businesses, as well as thegeneral public.

There are three types of Com-mercial Banks:

Public sector/ Private sector,Foreign/Multinational. The na-tionalisation of the major com-merc ia l banks in India in1969/1980 brought almost theentire banking system withinthe public sector. State Bank ofIndia being the top commercialbank of the country. The Privatesector , with the entry of newbanks mostly promoted by themajor Financial Institutions, hasprovided competition to bothPublic sector and Foreign Banks.They are more technology savvyand offer better salaries thanPublic sector Banks. Unlike pub-lic sector banks, the promotionalavenues are not time-bound.

Foreign Banks are the mostsought after due to their salarypackages comparable to thebest in the country and betterjob profiles. However, in addi-tion to personal performance,the job security in these banksis also dependent on various ex-ternal factors, like the economyof the parent country, perform-ance of the bank worldwide,change in expatriate manage-ment etc.

Public sector Banks recruitmainly graduates at the entry

level on the basis of All IndiaLevel examination. Howeverprofessionals like engineers,doctors, technologists, lawyers,ex-defence officers etc., are re-cruited on senior positionsthrough All India tests.

Private sector/Foreign Banksprefer to take MBAs, CAs etc.,at junior positions through Cam-pus recruitment and interviews.However, at the senior positionsthey opt for exper iencedbankers. Thus the officers fromPublic sector Banks become thenatural choice for such positions.Thus job-hopping has become awell-accepted norm in the Indus-try. Therefore, joining a Publicsector Bank as Probationary Offi-cer (Direct Officer) on the basisAll India exam has become a step-ping stone for the career growthin the Banking Industry.

Merchant Banking Merchant banking implies in-

vestment management. This in-cludes management of mutualfunds, public issues, trusts, se-curities and international funds.It involves dealing with the cor-

porate clients and advising themon various issues like - mergers,acquisitions, public issues, cap-ital structure decisions etc. Thisbeing the era where mergersand acquisitions are hot, thescope of merchant banking hasgrown to a large extent.

Information Technology& Banking

With the Information tech-nology boom, a new dimensionhas been added to banking.Most banks have their branchesconnected via the computer net-work to provide customers withmore efficient service. Theyoffer the use of an ATM card sothat cash can be withdrawn ormoney can be deposited viacheques 24 hours a day. Theyalso provide credit card facility.Banks now offer Internet Bank-ing and online information tocustomers. Home banking isprovided by certain banks,wherein a bank representativevisit the customer's home toopen an account for him/her.

There is a growing need forbetter banking facilities due to

international trade and indus-trial liberalization. All this hascreated an increase in opportu-nities in banking jobs and a re-quirement for people withmarketing and technologicalskills apart from financial back-ground.

With most banks gettingcomputerized, it has becomeabsolutely necessary for a per-son to be a computer literateso that he/she is able to use thesoftware packages to performthe daily transactions.

Treasury and Forex This aspect of banking is be-

coming increasingly importantas the forex flow in the countryis increasing and the interna-tional markets are funding theoperations of corporates inIndia. The success of any busi-ness is measured by the fundmanagement. This makes treas-ury management a very criticalfinance function. Managementof treasury profit centre requiresa wide variety of knowledge inthe area of global money mar-kets and financial instruments

such as deposit certificates,treasury bills, forecasting, sourceevaluation and cost of domesticand foreign currency funds.Treasury and risk managementensures cost effectiveness inplanning strategies in this eraof deregulation.

The currency values, interestrates, share index and commodi-ties affect the financial deriva-tives like futures, swaps andother tools of risk manage-ment. Corporates thereforeemploy well trained profes-sionals to manage treasury andforex functions so that theycan ensure competent man-agement.

In a forex marketing job,which is an interbank job, a per-son needs to assess various mar-kets on the behalf of the bankto advise corporates or otherbanks who need foreign cur-rency. The job requires one tobe constantly updated about thepolicies of the regulatory bodies,monitoring the current prices,making predictions based onanalysis of trends etc. (to be continued)

Banking On A Career - I It’s a misconception that non-engineers cannot crack CAT and other MBA examinations. AshishNaik, a commerce graduate from Shri Mallikarjun College of Arts & Commerce, Canacona, recentlysecured admission into the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A). He is the first

non-engineer from Goa and the first student from South Goa to get into IIM-A.

Excerpts from an interview with T.I.M.E..

Q. How did you react when you made it to IIM A? There was no reaction. I was shocked, excited, nervous and much more. I was a like child lost

in heaven. I didn’t know what to do or say. Just thanking God so much. I remember I was at workwhen I got the call.

Q. What was your family’s reaction?I have a very supportive mother and sister. My father passed away when

I was 5 years old. My mother my sister are everything to me. When I calledmy mother to give her the news, the first question she asked was whetherI was happy. Their smiling faces said that they were happier than me. AndI know that my father somewhere in the stars looking at me is proud ofme too.

Q. Why do you want to get an MBA degree?During my college days I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities.

I was the General Secretary for my college and was frequently in situationsthat required making decisions and managing people and resources. I likedthese roles where it was necessary to take decisions and interact withpeople. So pursuing an MBA degree is a natural progression for me.

Q. How long did you prepare?I started taking CAT seriously when there were four months left. There is no particular duration

of preparation. The point is, whenever you start preparing for the exams, you should do it whole-heartedly and by also applying your mind to it. No one can tell you when to start preparing, but Ican tell you that ideally you should stop preparing with one or two weeks to spare.

Q. How did you manage working and still preparing for such a tough examination? As I am a Fresher with only 10 months work-experience , I have answered CAT under both the cir-

cumstances and I can tell you that if you can manage your time well and if you really want to crackCAT, then it doesn’t matter whether you are working or studying. If you want to do it, then just gofor it.

Q. Is it better to study in a group or alone? It depends…. because if you are in group you can learn as you discuss and you can get your

doubts cleared at that moment itself.

Q. How was the interview? Brilliant. The feeling of having the interview at IIM-A was incredible. Frankly I was nervous before

the interview but it went quite well. First we had a case study of around 10 members and thenfollowed the great interview. It started as mainly job oriented but slowly came G.K and thenacademics where I was asked to explain some concepts from Economics. All this was like a dreambecause I was well prepared for these questions.

Q. What subjects are you planning to specialize at IIM - A?I would like to wait and see the areas of my liking in First Year and then decide accordingly.

However being a Commerce student I would personally prefer Finance.

Q. What are your future plans?Speaking of short term - after post graduation I would like to see myself in an important decision

making role in an organization where I can learn and get some experience. As far as long term isconcerned I see myself in top management of a firm or maybe starting something of my own.

Q. What would you like to tell other MBA aspirants?Do not get stressed during the preparation. Please be honest in your interviews, do not pretend.

We have to understand that these are just small tests and even if there is failure we have to learnfrom them as that is the only way to excel in life. Just trust God, he will test you a bit but somedayyou will get more than you had asked for.

AchieverSpeak

“I know that my father somewhere in the stars looking at me would be proud of me”

The idea behind writing ar-ticle is not to criticize any-body or any board but to

guide the parents and the stu-dents seeking admissions in en-gineering colleges / polytechnicsand to throw light on how bet-ter education can be imparted.

The Std X and Std XII exami-nations of the various boards inthe country are over and soontheir results will be declared.Then there will be big rush foradmissions to various collegesand polytechnics.

Brighter students from theStd X will take admissions forStd XI and continue their studiesup to Std XII. The brighteststudents from the Std XII willtake admissions for degreecourses in engineering col-leges and pursue their degreecourses.

But what happens to averagestudents? They can’t secure ad-missions in degree colleges andmost reluctantly, and manytimes against their own wishesand many times because theyare forced by parents, they takeadmissions in polytechnics tocomplete their diploma in vari-ous branches of engineering.Students are admitted in poly-technics after passing Std X andStd XII examination, and manyparents feel that completing StdXII examination would be wast-ing two years of life and theyadmit their children after com-pleting the Std X examination.

This is not correct. It won’tbe wrong if I draw a simile be-tween this situation and situa-tion of marriage. In our country

the marriageable age for a girlis 18 years. This is because after18 years of age the body of thegirl is developed properly andshe can conceive better. The un-derstanding power of averagestudents of engineering subjectsjoining after Std X examinationis low. They are confused in theclass. The basic subjects are notunderstood by these students,with the result many studentsfail in their examinations.

What is needed to be doneis to make them understand thebasics of all subjects well. Thesemester starts and within 20weeks they have to appear forfinal examination. Every fourweeks there is a Personal As-sessment Test for each subject.The students are warned by thesubject teacher of failure butnobody takes cognizance of itincluding the parents. The teach-ers are effectively given on anaverage 40 hours to completethe syllabus. If a teacher is lucky,he or she gets 36 actual hoursto teach. This does not allowthe teacher to make the basicsclear. With the result the per-centage of passing is very low.Another factor that comes inway of teaching is that somestudents come with the inten-tion of having fun in the class.They do not like to listen to theteacher and they do not allowother good students to listen.Would the polytechnics holdextra classes for deserving stu-dents to make the basics clear?

Up to Std X and Std XII ex-aminations, there are somegood tuition classes but for en-

gineering polytechnic subjectsthere no such classes. Most ofus are against these private tu-ition classes but some good tu-tors have really helped somegood students to score highmarks and even hold ranks inthe Std X and Std XII exami-nations. Sincere and devotedteachers can start such classesto help the students to getgood knowledge of the sub-jects.

I have found that most ofthe students joining polytech-nics after passing the Std X ex-

amination have very weak basicknowledge of Mathematics,Physics, and Chemistry. And aresult is such students find itvery difficult to understand var-ious subjects including Mathe-matics I ⅈ Applied MechanicsI ⅈ Applied Physics I and II;Applied Chemistry I & II; BasicShip Theory I & II, Theory ofMachines, Strength of Materialsetc. etc. As far mathematics isconcerned, I suggest that par-ents should promote their chil-dren to learn Abacus Arithmeticsystem. Abacus is an amazing

technique that assists studentsto perform basic arithmetic cal-culations accurately and quickly.This method activates the rightas well as the left side of thebrain and helps students inachieving very high calculationspeeds. It helps students to im-prove their concentration, memoryand enhances their creativity andvisualising power.(to be con-tinued)

(The writer is a formerMarine Engineer and visitingfaculty at ISBT, Vasco for thelast seven years)

Education in our polytechnics-IBy Anil Sadashiv Raje

From sharing office spaceto being on time, to social-ising with work contacts,

acceptable workplace etiquetteis essential. The way you greetand interact with the peopleyou encounter every day at workcan make long-lasting positiveor negative impressions and af-fect success in your job.

Good manners are good forbusiness, while great mannerscan set you apart. Here, there-fore, are some workplace eti-quette pointers:

Desk-iquetteTake pride in your work area

and be more efficient at yourjob. If your work area is a cubicleor open plan, you can hear yournext-door neighbour tell his wifehe's working late and close animportant deal.

* Unclutter your desk. Try toset yourself a rule that wheneveryou're out of the office for morethan a certain time -- say an hour-- you'll clear everything fromthe desk.

* Avoid strong smelling foodand drink at desks. And don'tleave curled up sarnies lyingaround.

* Make sure your decorationsare tasteful and that you don'tput up anything that could beconsidered offensive.

Phone-iquetteSince customers are the ones

who put the profits into a busi-ness, they don't appreciate beingtreated with rudeness - espe-cially over the telephone.

*Try to answer before thethird ring.

* Always answer with thename of your company or busi-ness. If it's someone's office, youmay use their names: "Goodmorning, Mr. de Sousa's office.This is Mr. de Sousa." Nevertransfer a caller without tellingthem you're doing so.

* If you must put the calleron hold, come back to let themknow what's happening. Offerto call back so they don't haveto wait.

Mobile-iquette.* Know when to turn your

mobile phone off or vibrate it.* When you get a call, keep it

short.* Inform others at the begin-

ning of a meeting if expectingan important call and ask fortheir permission.

* Keep your ringtone sensible-- not everyone will necessarilyenjoy your selection.

Net-iquetteAlmost two million e-mails

are sent every second. But whileHR professionals have con-cerned themselves with privacyissues and the amount of timespent sending personal e-mails,few have focused on the do'sand don'ts.

* Make sure your email isproperly laid out; written inplain English without jargon andtext-speak.

* Use an accurate subject linerelated to a business issue.

* Review the e-mail beforeyou send it.

* Don't overuse the CC func-tion. Who really needs to receiveit?

Meeting-iquetteWorkers in the United King-

dom believe that more thanone-third of meetings are notjust unnecessary, but counter-productive. So how should youmake the best use of the time?How can you think smarter andmake meetings count?

* Respect others' time and al-ways arrive promptly.

* Don't leave your phoneswitched on, take calls or sende-mails on your BlackBerry orlaptop.

* A senior business psychol-

ogist, recommends egg-timersin every meeting room, alongwith a strict policy of 20-, 40-or 60-minute meetings.

* Create a meaningful agendaand make the chair responsiblefor keeping to it.

* Ensure each meeting is con-cluded with an action plan that'sfollowed up.

Dress-iquetteIn business, impressions

count. One person's easygoingdress-down Friday is another'sslovenly bad manners, while asuit can make you look like youmean business.

* Don't dress as if you're offto a nightclub.

* Clothes must be high-quality,clean and ironed; hair and nailswell cared for and shoes pol-ished.

* Accessories for both sexesshould be sensible and func-tional.

At the end of the day, goodmanners really do matter andcould make the difference be-tween gaining the respect of su-periors and peers -- or beinglooked upon with disdain. If youdo make a slip up, such as beinglate or forgetting to turn offyour phone in a meeting, thenhow you deal with it will makeall the difference to how you'reperceived.

Workplace Etiquette

y-

The workplace can be aminefield of emotions.The relationships that de-

velop there are both unique inhow they affect you and com-monplace in how difficult theycan be to manage. So is it betterto avoid any personal interactionwith your colleagues in orderto avoid conflicts? Or will yoube happier in the workplace ifyour co-workers become yourbest friends?

Avoiding any personal inter-actions on the job can be diffi-cult, to say the least. This isespecially true if you work long

hours or work in an area inwhich you also live, shop, andparticipate in recreational ac-tivities. However, one shouldnot despair in this situation.Simply maintaining a profes-sional demeanour can go a longway toward preventing emo-tional conflicts.

Also, remember to not takeyour co-workers' annoyinghabits and remarks personally.Even if something is obviouslydirected straight at you, chancesare that they are just letting offsteam. No matter how inappro-priate your fellow employees'

behaviour, as long as you main-tain an air of professionalism,at least you'll always be the big-ger person. This will also makeyou look better to the bosswhen the time comes aroundfor potential promotions andraises.

This method is obviously theeasiest since it basically requiresno effort from you other thanthe effort it takes to not reactto the people around you. Doingthis can even be beneficial toyour own health and your per-formance at work, as it will helpreduce stress by forcing you to

look at things in a far less urgentlight.

However, for those of youwho are more social animals,being friendly with the personin the next cubicle may be animportant part of your day.There may even be a way to uti-lize this habit to reduce stressfor both you and your co-work-ers. There are some importanttips that may help you do this,and these same tips can oftenbe used to maintain the con-genial atmosphere in the work-place even when your co-workersare barely acquaintances.

The most important thing tokeep in mind if you decide tobefriend your co-workers is thatworking every day with a friend,relative, or loved one can be ex-tremely stressful for you both.It's easy to get on someone'snerves when you're in eachother's space for eight hours aday. Don't let yourself rely tooheavily on this thought: "He/sheis my friend and won't annoyme or get angry with me." Evenfriends who see each other oncea week or less can become en-emies if they don't pay attentionto each other's feelings.

Co-Workers: Friends or Enemies-I

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Colour Me

Children are eager to

get back to school,

most of them, anyway.

They want to rejoin peers

and begin a new academic

year. Parents and children

alike are anticipating rather

than dreading opening of

school. Summer boredom

was one of the reasons of-

fered. "I've been playing all

vacation, but I'm now ready

to go back to school", a 13-

year old said. "It has been a

long holiday." His mother

agreed. Unstructured time

was wonderful at first, but as

the days passed, it became

deadly. Irritations multiplied

into confrontations and by

the end of May, both parents

and children were saying,

"Please, God, let school start

When our children were

school going, I noticed that

at the end of May they

would ride their bikes past

their school just to take

note of any reopening activ-

ity.

On the day class lists were

posted the neighbourhood

excitement level soared. The

challenge was to read your

name and discover your new

teacher before any one else

told you.

School constitutes a child's

environment, his place in life,

and after a long break of too

many hours to fill, structure

and peer groups become at-

tractive and welcome, look-

ing forward for thrills!

Still, there are mixed anxi-

eties. As eager as children are

to go back, they worry: "Will

I like my new teacher?" "Will

she like me?" "Can I make it

in my grade?" "Will I have

any friends?"

Parents want their children to

be confident and happy, to

make friends and to fit com-

fortably into the school struc-

ture. When this doesn't take

place, they feel sad and help-

less.

There are positive ways of

off-setting children's school

anxieties. One is to control

our own, by telling them,

"Isn’t it great you get to start

the year with a new class and

teacher?"

This is the new beginning for

children and new beginning

means new possibilities, chal-

lenges and activities. Going

through children's new text

and workbooks with them

and making favourable com-

ments is also helpful to get

them settled. Later, they

won't feel the school year

just passing!

Instead of indicating our

happiness that school has

started , we can indicate

we are happy because our

child has started some-

thing new and exciting.

Let's not kill their eager-

ness to go back but share

in it by showing our own

enthusiasm.

School BluesBy Marc de Souza

To be charitable is a gift

from God. It is the in-

herent feeling to be be-

sotted and bestowed with to

denude the innermost satis-

faction of imparting unto

others the act of kindness

which is in actuality the joy of

giving without asking or ex-

pecting anything in return. It

is not a foregone conclusion

that while young we tend to

be selfish with no toys ever

leaving ours hands for the

others to play with nor will

we smile if we are coaxed and

cajoled to part with the

things that we tend to love

the most. If the unwillingness

to partake, is the cause of

concern during our formative

years, one can predict what

the end result will be, as it

surely will be accrued during

our maturity and old age

when we did not remedy nor

did we amend our selfish be-

haviour whilst at a tender

age. The reason therefore I

am penning this article is for

parents to teach children

early and teach them right.

For when that same child is

old enough to comprehend

the act of charity, the world

will be a better place to be.

It is agreed that charity be-

gins at home and a child de-

velops his/her mind after

seeing the parents indulge

often in acts of kindness

which are all justified and

never rued about. The same

can be made applicable in the

financial gamut, where it is

emphasized that financial lit-

eracy is never taught in

schools but it sure is incul-

cated in the home milieu.

In this regards, it is said that

when young, parents do not

encourage providing pocket

money, although in contem-

porary circumstances the

same pocket money is a us-

able commodity to make the

ends meet and live within

your comfort zone and

be not paranoid about

the same. It is to be

considered that a child

does whatever a parent

fancies and indulges

upon. For instance, the

case when parents over-

spend to show off to

neighbours or friends

with no care in the

world, do you expect

the child not follow

parental traits? Thus,

the best way to teach a

child to be charitable

and considerate is to

curtail parental spending

binge and tutor him or her to

save for a rainy day. In other

words, make the child aware

of financial literacy and make

him/her adherent of the old

saying: "Any fool can make

money, but it takes a wise

man to keep it."

However, it must be noted

that money is root of all evils,

therefore we should not en-

courage filling the young

minds with thoughts of

money as there are other pre-

rogatives which can fulfil the

desire to be charitable, like a

good word and a good deed

which can transcend the ulti-

mate in charity nevertheless

money is the mode towards

fruitful living where it can ac-

quire anything that heart desires

although it can be expressed

that money is the need, but not

always the essential.

In this heinous world, par-

ents should set the example

if they want to teach their

children to be charitable and

kind. Many-a-times when a

needy person comes to our

doorsteps we tend to drive

away that beggar, something

we should never do, as there

might be a time with role re-

versal and we might go beg-

ging, and we would not like

to see the doors slammed on

our faces, and thus we must

be tutored to let not that in-

digent go empty handed. I do

agree that with the outsiders

taking the role of the Goans

as the vagrants, the self-re-

spect is effaced and we get

flabbergasted entertaining

them, which should not be

the case as in this world

everyone is needy and we

should not suffer paranoia in

this regard.

To be charitable is not neces-

sarily availing of money, but

it helps. If you are generous,

your children will also learn

to live that way which is one

way to express generosity by

using money in helpful ges-

tures than simply allowing it

to accumulate.

In this world the best lessons

we learn are often from our

losses, and if that occurs

early a child will grow pro-

grammed not to let bigger

losses occur in later life to

pinpoint the expression: "Let

the money go but learn that

lesson". Children should be

thought a lesson on life

through the deeds of parents

and when is the best time to

rationalize in the same if not

when young?

Be Charitable When YoungBy Caetano de Abreu

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SPORTSGOA, Monday, 7 June, 2010

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Bandodkar memorial soc-

cer: Saligao United Club v.United Club of Telaulim (Nave-lim), MPT ground, Vasco, 4.45p.m.

Late Silko Miranda soccer:

Blessed Joseph Vaz v. St An-thony, Goa Velha, PAP ground,Goa Velha, 4.45 p.m.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MARGAO, JUNE 6

United Club of Benaulim edgedout Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda6-4 via the tie-breaker in the fi-nals of All-Goa Varca PanchayatCup inter-village football tour-nament organized by St RockSports Club, Fatrade at Varcaground, on Sunday.Benaulimmade their intention clear andwent on the offensive from thekick off. They shot into the leadin the 22nd minute when CarlosFernandes’ free kick just outsidethe penalty box beat the walland goalkeeper hands down.

Stung by the setback, Oratoryfought gallantly and createdumpteen openings and were re-warded when Steven Alphonsolet go a stiff grounder in the27th minute.

Stunned by the equalizer, Be-naulim went into the attackingmode again and tested the rivalgoalkeeper with well measuredsorties. Striker Rody muffed asitter after being fed by AlfredFernandes.

At the other end, Oratory hadan opportunity but striker Cliff

Baretto spurned the easiest ofchances with only the rival goal-keeper at his mercy, shootingwide from handshaking dis-tance.

The second half saw plentyof action in front of either goalas the teams tried to score but

the defenders stood tall.Benaulim scored through

Ozie Fernandes, Carlos Fernan-des, Santan Fernandes, AlfredFernandes and Rody Rodrigueswhile Danny Dias, Santan Fur-tado and Alvito converted forDon Bosco Oratory, Fatorda .

United Club of Benaulim’sstunning efforts helped themto win Rs 30,000 while DonBosco Oratory received Rs20,000.

Fo l low ing p r i zes wereawarded: Highest scorer of thetournament Vincent Barbosa of

Don Bosco Oratory. Best playerof the tournament Steven Bap-tista of United Club of Benaulim.Best goalkeeper of the tourna-ment Chudu of Wilred LeisureSports Club, Curtorim. Best for-ward of the tournament Ozieof United Club of Benaulim. Manof the final Steven Baptista ofUnited Club of Benaulim. Bestdefender of the tournamentDanny Dias of Don Bosco Ora-tory, Fatorda . Best midfielderCarlos Fernandes of United Clubof Benaulim. Best forward offinal Cliff Baretto of Don BoscoOratory. Best defender of finalLionel Fernandes of United Clubof Benaulim. Best midfielder offinal Bolvin D’Silva of UnitedClub of Benaulim. Best goal-keeper of final Denzil Dias ofUnited Club of Benaulim.

Advocate Valanka Alemao wasthe chief guest and gave awaythe prizes in the presence ofMaria Rebello,Chairperson,South Goa Zil la Parishad,V i n c e n t i n a Fe r n a n d e s ,Sarpanch of Varca, AnthonyPinto and Fr Luis Coutinho,Parish Priest of Varca .

UC Benaulim triumph at Varca

The captain of United Club of Benaulim receiving the Varca Panchayat Cup from Valanka Alemao at Var-cao Sports Club ground on Sunday, in the presence of Fr Luis Coutinho, Maria Rebello, Fatima Alemao.

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

MARGAO, JUNE 6

St Rock’s Youth Club, Majordascored a first half solitary goalover Sporting Club of Davorlim1-0 to emerge champions in At-lanta Georgia Trophy inter-vil-lage footbal l tournamentorganized by Enfermos SportsClub in the finals at Rosaryground, Navelim on Sunday.

St. Rock’s took off in attack-ing mode and maintained themomentum right through. Strik-ers Agnelo Fernandes andNaveen Mendes combined wellwith midfielders RemediousBarretto and Preston Rodrigues.The Majorda defence marshaledby Gerson D’Costa and Boaven-

tura Pacheco was compact. Bothshowed fine anticipation andalertness as they came up withtimely tackles to frustrate theDavorlim attackers with the re-sult that Venson Figueiredo andPaxton Gomes were unable tobreak free from them.

Davorlim soaked a lot of pres-sure and survived several anx-ious moments and St Rock ‘snearly found success in the ini-tial stages but midfielder Reme-dious Baretto’s rasping drivewent wide from handshakingdistance. Later, Preston Ro-drigues’ snap shot missed thetarget narrowly.

Davorlim slowly came intotheir own struck but their for-

wards hardly troubled the rivalrearguard.

The all-important goal camein the 25th minute when strikerAgnelo Fernandes beautifullynodded home giving no chanceto the Davorlim goalkeeper offa well measured cross from Al-ister Monteiro.

Stung by the setback, Davor-lim tried their best and cameclose to scoring but St Rock’sgoalkeeper Ignatius D’Souzashowed fine anticipation to stopVenson Figueiredo and kept thecitadel intact.

The second session contin-ued in the same vein with StRock ’ s en joy ing the l ionshare of exchanges with their

St Rock YC, Majorda, players receiving the Atlanta Georgia Trophy from Luisinho Faleiro at Rosary ground,Navelim in the presence of Mannel Barreto, Abdonio Furtado, Schubert Furtado.

Photo: Naveed Anjum Mujawar.

St Rock YC lift Atlanta Trophyforwards working in tandemwith the midfielders. Theynearly doubled the lead butsubstitute Sandric Fernandes’volley missed the mark narrowlyafter he was fed by Alister Mon-teiro.

Earlier Preston Rodrigues’scorching shot missed the marknarrowly after he was fed byRemedious Baretto.

St Rock’s Youth Club werericher by Rs 30,000 while Sport-ing Club of Davorlim had to con-tent with Rs 20,000.

Fo l low ing p r i zes wereawarded Best disciplined teamSaligao United. Best goalkeeperof final Ignatius D’Souza of StRock’s. Best defender of finalPiedade Colaco of SportingClub of Davorlim. Best for-ward of final Andrew Colacoof Davorlim. Best midfielderof final Remedious Barettoo f S t Ro c k ’ s . P ro m i s i n gplayer of the tournament Stan-ley of Enfermos.

Luizinho Faleiro, CongressWorking Committee memberand ex-chief minister was thechief guest and gave away theprizes. Manuel Baretto was theguest of honour. Former MRFgoalkeeper Avertano Furtadowas the guest of honour. Earlier,Schubert Furtado, general sec-retary, Enfermos Sports Clubwelcomed. In all, 16 teams par-ticipated.

HERALD SPORTS REPORTER

MAPUSA, JUNE 6

United Club of Nerul defeatedhosts Sai Avtar in the Sai Avtarsoccer 2010 football tournamentf inals at Anjuna Gymkanaground, Anjuna on Sunday.There was no score at half time.

A solitary goal by Nerul's Ag-nelo Lobo two minutes afterhalf time disappointed the largeSunday crowd.

Charles Pereira came close forNerul in the first half, but hisshot was saved by the Anjunagoalkeeper.

After drawing first blood, theNerul custodian had to be at hisbest to save a curling free kickfrom Sai Avtar.

With time running out, SaiAvtar brought in striker JosephNoronha for Christopher d'-Souza and his presence was feltas he caused the Nerul defend-ers problems on the wing, butstill Anjuna could not find theequaliser.

Nerul who introduced pacey

attacker Xavier Clemente near-ing the end saw his shot savedby the Anjuna keeper.

Fo l low ing p r i zes wereawarded: Fair Play PVC Parra.Man-of-the match GauthamDiukar of Sai Avtar. Goal of thetournament Rakesh Shirodkarof Sai Avtar. Player of the tour-

nament Siddesh Morje of Nerul.Best defender Benit of Nerul.

Dayanand Mandrekar, MLAwas the chief guest. RichardPereira was the guest of honour.Special invitees were GFA Exec-utive Committee members,Lavinio Rebello and Francis Fer-nandes. International Dempo

defender Samir Naik, panchm e m b e r s D i n e s h Pa t e l ,Maria D 'Souza and AgnesD'Souza were the specia linvitees.

Sai Avtar president, FaustoLobo proposed the vote ofthanks. Secratery Louis D'Souzacompered.

The captain of UC Nerul receiving the Sai Avtar Trophy from Dayanand Mandrekar, MLA in the presenceof Lavinio Rebello, Francis Fernandes at Anjuna on Sunday. Photo: Aldrid Da Costa

UC Nerul claim Sai Avtar Trophy

HERALD REPORTER

VASCO, JUNE 6

Sao Minguel de Taleigao SportsClub came from behind to scorea 3-2- victory over hosts BainaSports Club to enter the quar-ter-finals of 37th BandodkarMemorial Football Trophy tour-nament at MPT ground, here onSunday.

Baina surprised Sao Minguelin the 20th minute with PauloSequeira scoring after SayedAhmed Gani had done thespadework. But their joy wasshortlived as Valencio Estrocioequalized shooting over advanc-ing goalkeeper Elister D’Sa.

After the change of ends, ex-perienced Taleigao started withrenewed ideas and scored twogoals in quick successionthrough their prolific forwardCedric Peixoto who was laterdeclared man-of-the match.Hard working Damu PascoalHerzog reduced the margin forBaina during the dying minutes.

Earlier, the tournament wasinaugurated by Revenue Minis-ter, Jose Phillip D’Souza in thepresence of Rajan Bhosle, pres-ident of Baina Sports Club andother office-bearers of the club.A one-minute’s silence was ob-served in memory of DayanandBandodkar in whose memorythe tournament is being or-ganised.

In all, 16 teams, seven fromNorth, seven from South andtwo from Ilhas are participatingin the tournament.

Meanwhile, Jose Philip dis-tributed soccer kits to the teama longwi th coach UmerMuthavali during the new jerseylaunching ceremony at La PazGarden Hotel, on Thursday. Oth-ers present were, BSC president,Rajan Bhosle, former MMC chair-man, Kritesh Gaonkar, BSC ex-president, Andrew Rodriguesand Adv TT Sashidaran.

Jack Fernandes compered.Navnath Naik welcomed. Tul-shidas Gadekar proposed thevote of thanks.

SM Taleigao down Baina

Calangute’sSt Savioin semis

fr chico cupHERALD CORRESPONDENT

CALANGUTE, JUNE 6

Hot favourites St. Savio SportsClub, Calangute got the betterof Holiday Club, Arpora 6-4 viathe tie-breaker after both theteams were involved in athrilling 1-all draw to book theirplace in the semi-finals of Fr.Chico Cup inter-village footballtournament organized by Can-dolim Sports Club and spon-sored by Bayside PropertiesPrivate Limited at Dr. GustavoMonteiro stadium, Candolim onSunday.

Both teams began on a prom-ising note. Arpora had the firstlook at the Calangute goal butan Adnan Beig try was brilliantlysaved by Calangute keeper Ag-nelo in the 25th minute. Im-mediately, Arpora had a closeshave when a good try by PedroGonsalves off Bruno Coutinhomissed the mark narrowly.

Making amends for his earliermiss, Pedro Gonsalves found themark fo r Ca l angute o f fAgostinho Rodrigues in the 28thminute.

Down by a goal, Arporafought back and mounted pres-sure on the Calangute defencebut their forwards were foundwanting.

Calangute could have doubledthe lead but a good SarvanandKorgaonkar try was saved bymakeshift Arpora keeper FidelisD'souza.

Arpora levelled the score offa superb free kick by LawrenceRodrigues which landed into thenet beating ever agile Calangutekeeper Agnelo in the 48thminute.

Calangute kept their nervesto prevail on penalties 5-3. Ra-jkumar Naik, Sarvanand Kor-gaonkar, Francisco Fernandes,Bruno Coutinho and Pedro Gon-salves converted for Calangutewh i l e S t an ley Cout inho ,Lawrence Rodrigues and SaishPalyekar were on target for Ar-pora. Gaurish Naik’s kick wassaved by Calangute keeper Ag-nelo.

Carmonaoust Margao, in quarterssuper soccerHERALD CORRESPONDENT

MARGAO, JUNE 6

Carmona Sports Club stunnedMargao Sports Club 3-2 via thetie-breaker to cruise into thequarter-final of 18th Super Soc-cer tournament organised byUnited Boys of Dando at St JohnBaptist ground, Dando, Be-naulim on Sunday.

There was no score at fulltime.

Carmona had the lion ofshare of exchanges and weemore dominant. They put theopponents on the backfootfor most part of the gameand had scoring chances butAlex Rodrigues muffed threesitters.

In the penalty shoot-out,YuriFerrao, Polyson D’Sa, BrunoAlmeida converted for Carmonawhile Pratap Naik and Jose Co-laco scored for Margao.

AGENCIES

KOLKATA, JUNE 6

The All India Football Federation(AIFF) has called for a meetingwith the probable list of AIFFXI players as a first step towardsforming the new I-League teamfrom the national capital.

As part of their preparationfor the 2018 World Cup quali-fiers, the Indian National teamthink-tank considered it a viableoption to get the youngsterswho don’t avail an opportunityat the club level to be part of agroup where they could gain ex-perience and enough matchtime in order to gel together.

The same group of boyswould represent India at theAsian Games this November in-stead of the U-23 side whichwon the SAFF Cup underSukhwinder Singh.

It is believed that the young-sters would be briefed aboutthe plan the AIFF has for them

though the contract negotia-tions isn’t part of the agenda.

Interestingly, the likes of PuneFC, Dempo SC and East Bengal haverefused to budge to the AIFF andaren’t keen to relieving their playerswho are on long term contracts tobe part of the Delhi team.

The only interaction betweenthe AIFF and the clubs over thisissue has been a circular whichstated the name of the proba-bles for the I-League team fromDelhi and that they shall be con-tracted by the AIFF for a periodof four years.

One has to question as to whythe I-League clubs were nevertaken into confidence and onlysent a letter informing themabout the brief plan which neverreally gave a chance for a dia-logue between the two parties.

The AIFF XI might just not ac-tualize given that the proceed-ings are way behind than whatit must be at this stage.

Uncertainty over possible

AIFF XI team from Delhi

Bengal eye

David Booth

as chief coachUNI

KOLKATA, JUNE 6

East Bengal are considering tohire David Booth as a chiefcoach, club secretary Kalyan Ma-jumder said.

Club coach Phillip de Riderswill have to leave since the AsianFootball Confederation, thesupreme soccer body of Asia, ina directive has advised that allI-League teams in India are re-quired to have A l icensedcoaches from 2010-11 sessiononwards.

Football

probables for

Asian GamesUNI

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 6

The All India Football Feder-a t ion has announced 24p ro b a b l e s f o r t h e A s i a nGames 2010 to be organisedin November in China, ac-cording to a communicationreceived here.

P ro b a b l e s : D e f e n d e r s :V i s h a l K u m a r, R a v i n d e rKumar (Karnataka), AbhishekDas (West Bengal) , Inder-preet Singh (Punjab), DeepakDevrani (Chandigarh), RajuEknath Gaikwad (WIFA), Sou-vik Ghosh (West Bengal), Lal-rozama Fanai (Mizoram) ,Prathmesh Premnath Maul-ingkar (Goa).

Midfielders: Akshay VimalKumar Mall (Gujarat), Sub-odh Kumar (Jharkhand), OMi lan S ingh ( Jharkhand) ,Shilton D’Silva (WIFA), JewelRaja Sheikh (IFA), BikramjitS ingh (Chand iga rh ) , L a l -r ind ika Ra l te (Mizoram) ,Tirthankar Sarkar (West Ben-gal ) , Kh J ibon Singh (Ma-nipur).

Fo r wards : Mandeep(Haryana), Jagtar Singh (Punjab),Malsawmfela (Mizoram).

Goalkeepers: Ravi Kumar(TFA), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu(Punjab) and Jagroop Singh (Pun-jab).

The new jersey of Baina Sports Club being unveiled by RevenueMinister Jose Philip D’ Souza alongwith coach Umer Muthavali, formerMMC chairman Kritesh Gaonkar, ex-president Andrew Rodrigues andothers at La Paz Garden Hotel on Thursday. Photo: M Prabhav

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GROUP A

FRANCEGoalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon),Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Cé-dric Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux).Defenders: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), PatriceEvra (Manchester United), William Gallas(Arsenal), Eric Abidal (Barcelona), SébastienSquillaci (Sevilla), Marc Planus (Girondins

Bordeaux), Gaël Clichy (Arsenal), Anthony Reveillère (Olympique Lyon).Midfielders: Alou Diarra (Girondins Bordeaux), Jérémy Toulalan (OlympiqueLyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins Bordeaux),Abou Diaby (Arsenal). Forwards: Thierry Henry (Barcelona), NicolasAnelka (Chelsea), André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Franck Ribéry (BayernMunich), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon), Djibril Cissé (Panathinaikos),Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille).

MEXICOGoalkeepers: Memo Ochoa (America), LuisErnesto Michel (Chivas), Oscar Pérez (Chi-apas).Defenders: Rafael Márquez (Barcelona), Ri-cardo Osorio (Stuttgart), Héctor Moreno (AZAlkmmar), Francisco Rodríguez (PSV Eind-hoven), Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven),

Paul Aguilar (Pachuca), Efrain Juarez (Pumas UNAM). Midfielders: JonnyMagallón (Guadalajara), Jorge Torres Nilo (Atlas), Gerardo Torrado (CruzAzul), Israel Castro (Pumas UNAM), Andrés Guardado (Deportivo LaCoruña).Forwards: Pablo Barrera (Pumas UNAM), Adolfo Bautista (Guadalajara),Alberto Medina (Guadalajara), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Veracruz), JavierHernández (Guadalajara), Giovani dos Santos (Galatasaray), GuillermoFranco (West Ham), Carlos Vela (Arsenal).

SOUTH AFRICAGoalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune (KaizerChiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates),Shuaib Walters (Maritzburg United).Defenders: Siboniso Gaxa (Sundowns),Anele Ngcongca (Genk), Aaron Mokoena(Portsmouth), Matthew Booth (Sundowns),Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United),

Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa),Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates).Midfielders: Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Lance Davids (Ajax CapeTown), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), MacBeth Sibaya (RubinKazan), Thanduyise Khuboni (Golden Arrows), Kagiso Dikgacoi (Fulham),Steven Pienaar (Everton), Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs). Forwards:Surprise Moriri (Sundowns), Bernard Parker (FC Twente), Katlego Mphela(Sundowns), Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows).

URUGUAYGoalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Lazio),Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali), Martín Silva(Defensor Sporting).Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce),Diego Godín (Villarreal), Andrés Scotti (ColoColo), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Martín Cáceres(Juventus), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad

de Chile), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica).Midfielders: Walter Gargano (Napoli), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Peñarol), Se-bastián Eguren (AIK Stockholm), Diego Pérez (Monaco), Alvaro Pereira(Porto), Ignacio González (Valencia), Nicolás Lodeiro (Ajax), Alvaro Fer-nández (Universidad de Chile). Forwards: Luis Suárez (Ajax), Diego Forlán(Atlático Madrid), Sebastián Abreu (Botafogo), Edinson Cavani (Palermo),Sebastián Fernández (Banfield Argentina).

GROUP C

ALGERIA Goalkeepers: Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef),Faouzi Chaouchi (ES Setif), Raid OuhebM'bolhi (Slavia Sofia).Defenders: Abdelakder Laifaoui (ES Setif),Madjid Bougherra (Rangers), Carl Medjani(Ajaccio), Rafik Halliche (Madeira), AntarYahia (Bochum), Habib Belaid (Boulogne

Sur Mer), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth), Djamel Mesbah (Lecce).Midfielders: Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth), Medhi Lacen (Racing Santander),Yazid Mansouri (Lorient), Adlene Guidoura (Wolverhampton), Riad Boude-bouz (Sochaux), Djamel Abdoun (Nantes), Foued Kadir (Valenciennes),Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg), Karim Matmour (Borussia Monchengladbach).Forwards: Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena), Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens),Rafik Saifi (Istres).

ENGLANDGoalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, RobertGreen.Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ash-ley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Man-chester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool),Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), John Terry(Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham),

Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (ManchesterUnited), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard(Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), James Milner (AstonVilla), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Jermain Defoe (TottenhamHotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).

SLOVENIAGoalkeepers: Samir Handanovic (Udinese),Jasmin Handanovic (Mantova), AleksanderSeliga (Sparta Rotterdam).Defenders: Miso Brecko (FC Cologne), Bost-jan Cesar (Grenoble), Branko Ilic (LokomotivMoscow), Matej Mavric-Rozic (Koblenz),Bojan Jokic (Chievo), Marko Suler (Ghent),

Suad Filekovic (NK Maribor), Elvedin Dzinic (NK Maribor).Midfielders: Andraz Kirm (Wisla Krakow), Robert Koren (Unattached),Valter Birsa (AJ Auxerre), Andrej Komac (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Dalibor Ste-vanovic (Vitesse Arnhem), Aleksander Radosavljevic (Larissa), ReneKrhin (Inter Milan).Forwards: Milivoje Novakovic (FC Cologne), Zlatko Dedic (VfL Bochum),Zlatan Ljubijankic (Ghent), Nejc Pecnik (Nacional Funchal), Tim Matavz(Groningen).

UNITED STATES Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Mar-cus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wander-ers), Tim Howard (Everton).Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes),Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), SteveCherundolo (Hannover), Jay DeMerit (Wat-ford), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Oguchi

Onyewu (AC Milan), Jonathan Spector (West Ham).Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers), Michael Bradley (BorussiaMoenchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt), Clint Dempsey(Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers),Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jose Torres(Pachuca).Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy),Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Pachuca).

GROUP B

ARGENTINAGoalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar),Mariano Andujar (Catania), Diego Pozo(Colon).Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), MartinDemichelis (Bayern Munich), Walter Samuel(Inter Milan), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Nico-las Otamendi (Vélez Sarsfield), Clemente Ro-

driguez (Estudiantes), Ariel Garce (Colon).Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudi-antes), Maximiliano Rodriguez (Liverpool), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), AngelDi Maria (Benfica), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle), Javier Pastore (Palermo).Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Atlético Madrid), Diego Milito (Internazionale),Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), GonzaloHiguaín (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

GREECEGoalkeepers: Michalis Sifakis (Aris Salonika),Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), KostasChalkias (PAOK Salonika).Defenders: Giorgos Seitaridis (Panathinaikos),Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos), EvangelosMoras (Bologna), Socrates Papastathopoulos(Genoa), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Avraam

Papadopoulos (Olympiakos), Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Nikos Spiropoulos(Panathinaikos), Stelios Malezas (PAOK Salonika).Midfielders: Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena),Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), ChristosPatsatzoglou (Omonia), Sakis Prittas (Aris Salonika)Forwards: Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg), Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathi-naikos), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucharest), Theofanis Gekas (HerthaBerlin), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic).

NIGERIAGoalkeepers: Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda),Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikvah), VincentEnyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv).Defenders: Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam),Rabiu Afolabi (Red Bull Salzburg), EldersonEchiejile (Stade Rennes), Chidi Odiah (CSKAMoscow), Danny Shittu (Bolton Wanderers),

Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille), Joseph Yobo (Everton).Midfielders: Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham), Sani Kaita(Alania Vladikavhaz), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth), Haruna Lukman(Monaco), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Kalu Uche (Almeria), John Utaka(Portsmouth).Forwards: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton), Obafemi Martins (VfL Wolfsburg),Obinna Nsofor (Malaga), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim), Peter Odemwingie(Lokomotiv Moscow).

SOUTH KOREA Goalkeepers: Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan), LeeWoon-jae (Suwon), Jung Sung-ryong (Seong-nam).Defenders: Kim Dong-jin (Ulsan), Kim Hyung-il (Pohang), Oh Beom-seok (Ulsan), Lee Young-pyo (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia), Lee Jung-soo(Kashima, Japan), Cha Doo-ri (Freiburg, Ger-

many) Cho Yong-hyung (Jeju), Kang Min-soo (Suwon).Midfielders: Ki Sung-yong (Celtic, Scotland), Kim Bo-kyung (Oita, Japan),Kim Nam-il (Tomsk, Russia), Kim Jae-sung (Pohang), Kim Jung-woo(Gwangju), Lee Chung-yong (Bolton, England), Park Ji-sung (ManchesterUnited, England).Forwards: Park Chu-young (Monaco, France), Ahn Jung-hwan (Dalian,China), Lee Seung-ryul (Seoul), Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon), Lee Dong-gook(Jeonbuk).

SQUADS

AP

PRETORIA, JUNE 6

South Africa declared itself readySunday to stage the first WorldCup on African soil, with Presi-dent Jacob Zuma saying theevent had shown how the Rain-bow Nation had finally come to-gether as one.

Five days before South Africatake on Mexico in the tourna-ment opener, FIFA PresidentSepp Blatter said Africa as awhole could take a bow for itsorganisation efforts and theworld's poorest continent couldno longer be sidelined.

"We are truly pleased andhumbled to host the world inour country for this historicaland extraordinary event," Zumatold a press conference at hisoffices in capital Pretoria. “SouthAfrica is more than ready. Forus the World Cup has alreadybegun."

The event is being held inSouth Africa some 16 years after

South Africa is ready the demise of the white su-premacist apartheid regimewhich ended with the electionof Nelson Mandela as the coun-try's first black president.

While efforts to forge whatSouth Africa's Nobel Prize win-ning archbishop Desmond Tutucalled a Rainbow Nation havebeen fraught with difficulties,Zuma said the tournament haddone wonders to bridge the lin-gering racial divide.

"The enthusiasm, joy and ex-citement that has engulfed theentire nation in the last fewweeks has not been seen sincePresident Nelson Mandela wasreleased from prison" in 1990,said Zuma.

"The explosion of national

nWe are truly pleasedand humbled to hostthe world in ourcountry for thishistorical andextraordinary event.South Africa is morethan ready. For usthe World Cup hasalready begun.-- South Africa President

Jacob Zuma

pride has been a price-less benefit. It's clearthat millions of our peo-ple look upon this tour-nament with hope,

"At this point it is properfor me to acknowledge andthank our founding President

and icon, Nel-son Mandela,for his vision-a r y l eader -s h i p a n ds t a t e s m a n -s h i p , " s a i dZ u m a . " H ealso workedhard person-ally to bringus to this glo-r i o u s m o -ment."

Zuma saidhe hopedM a n d e l a

were no guarantees.Mandela's family has said that

the 91-year-old is too frail to at-tend. "He would love to be there.Whether he will be there on theday depends entirely on the for-mer President," said Zuma.

"If he did not appear wewould understand. If he is thereit will be a bonus for this tour-nament. We wish he would bethere."

Blatter, who met Mandela lastweek, said "it's his wish to bepresent and his spirit will bepresent," even if he is not ableto attend.

The FIFA President said thathe did not expect every aspectof the tournament to run with-out flaws but said organisers

had already confounded scep-tics who doubted Africa's abil-ity to stage such an event.

All 10 stadia have been builtor revamped on time, albeitwell over budget, and nearlyall tickets have been sold.Fears over crime also continueto dog the build-up. But pos-ing with the trophy, Blattersaid he was a "happy man" andthat his trust in Africa hadbeen vindicated.

"Bringing the World Cup toSouth Africa is to trust SouthAfrica, South Africans to trustAfrica and say you are strong,"he said. "Naturally it's not allperfect. No one can reach per-fection," he said.

"It is the African World Cupand all the work to organisethis competition has beenmade in this country. Compli-ments should be given toSouth Africa and the entirecontinent."

p r ide andsense of be-longing.Thisaugurs well forour na t ion -building," headded.

During hisaddress, Zumaalso paid trib-ute to Mandelawhose lobby-

ing for the tournament was seenas crucial in FIFA's decision topick South Africa.

would be present at the kick-off of the tournament in Johan-nesburg on Friday but said there

AGENCIES

PRETORIA, JUNE 6

Carlos Queiroz believes thatReal Madrid superstar CristianoRonaldo is capable of leadingPortugal to World Cup glory inSouth Africa.

Despite struggling throughWorld Cup qualifying, requiringa play-off win against Bosniaand Herzegovina to make it intothe tournament, Portugal arecurrently third in the FIFA rank-ings.

With the £80million wingerleading the squad in SouthAfrica, Queiroz believes thatPortugal can validate their highranking.

The Portugal manager thinksthat Ronaldo, who is now thecaptain of his country’s side,can be the star of the WorldCup and fire his side to a worldchampionship.

“ C r i s t i a n o i s achampion and, as aplayer, is superman,”Queiroz told the DailyStar.

“In terms of his men-tal approach to thegame, he is so strongand so confident. It hasalways been this waysince I first startedworking with him asan 18-year-old. He hasa champion mind. Heis someone who has al-ways been able to per-f o r m a b o v e t h edemands of the game.It is fantastic to workwith a really special

Ronaldo can lead us to glory: Queirozplayer in our squad, who hasshown the world that he is awinner even before the tour-nament begins.”

“And this also makes it easyto ensure his spirit and attituderubs off on the rest of the Por-tugal players.”

With Brazil, Ivory Coastand North Korea rounding upGroup G, Queiroz insists thatPortugal will haveto play well toprogress tothe knock-out stages.

Portugalwi l l k ick

off their World Cup with acritical clash against IvoryCoast, who could be withoutt h e i r t a l i s m a n D i d i e rDrogba, on June 15 in PortElizabeth.

However, should his team ad-vance from the ‘Group of Death’,Queiroz is confident that 2006semi-finalists could win theWorld Cup for the first time intheir history.

“I am sure Ivory Coast willbe fearing Portugal. As a Na-tional team and in a one-aga inst - one s i tuat ion ,

Portugal can beat any side atthis World Cup. So our ap-proach is to play the firstgame, then the second and

so on. Firstly, we have

to get through to the secondround.”

“Then our aim will be to runand run on the outside – andto be in a position where wehave the opportunity to com-pete with the very best in theworld.”

Meanwhile, Portugal wingerNani is doubtful for theirfriendly against Mozambique

due to a shoulderinjury picked

up in trainingin Lisbon,

Queiroz said as the squad flewin to South Africa on Sunday.

The winger missed thesquad's final home trainingsession in Portugal on Satur-day after falling while at-tempting an acrobatic shotand causing a traumatism inhis shoulder. He is due to bere-examined before the warm-up match against Mozam-bique on Tuesday.

"I feel better already," Nanitold reporters during the flightfrom Lisbon to Johannesburg.

On playing in the friendly,he said: "I really don't know,

now we have to see. Whenwe get there we'll haveto check again."

The other main injuryc o n c e r n i n t h e Po r -

tuguese squad is Pepe,who has been recovering

from a knee injury hesustained in December.H e h a s n o t p l a y e ds i n c e b u t w a s l a s tweek cleared by doc-tors from the Nationalside and his club RealMadrid to travel to thefinals.

The Brazil-born de-fender s ignal led hecould already be an op-tion for coach CarlosQueiroz against Mozam-bique.

"I'm in the group. I'mhere to help and nowthe matter is in thecoach's hands," Pepesaid as he boarded theplane.

Goan football fans geared up with their favourite teams’ jerseys Braziland Portugal for the coming world Cup, enjoy a ride.

Photo: Rozario Estibeiro

Messi vowsto bring out

the best AGENCIES

PRETORIA, JUNE 6

Lionel Messi has promised torepeat the performances heshowed throughout the sea-son at Barcelona on thebiggest stage to help bringthe World Cup home to Ar-gentina.

The playmaker, who willturn 23 during the tourna-ment, has been hailed as thebest player in the world aftera magnificent season with theCatalan club, scoring 47 goalsin all competitions, but hasfailed to deliver for the Na-tional side.

Talking to The Sun, Messistated, "I am confident andconvinced that I will repeatmy performances for Barca formy country during the WorldCup.”

"My dream is to lead Ar-gentina to glory in SouthAfrica. I hope we will do welland, as an individual, to beable to play as I do for myclub Barcelona and become achampion."

Diego Maradona’s sidemanaged to scrape through tothe finals after a 1-0 win overUruguay, but Messi continuedby saying, "We struggled inthe qualifiers because they arecomplicated.”

"We had to play a fewgames away at the start whereit is always difficult and wealso had the change of a man-ager when Diego Maradonatook over midway through thequalifiers.”

"But qualifying made usstronger and made us deter-mined to show that in theWorld Cup it won't be thesame as in the qualifiers."

AGENCIES

BRAZILIA, JUNE 6

Brazil President Lula da Silvatalked down Argentine chancesof winning the 2010 World Cupin South Africa, telling the pressthat he believed his belovedscratch had a far better chanceof finishing on top.

Lula made special mentionof the relaxed nature of the rivalcamp to wives and girlfriendsaround the players, saying thathe hoped their South Americanneighbours "arrive staggering"to their games.

The head of state, who is akeen football fan and regularlymeets with players and coaches,left observers in no doubt whohe thought were the better team.

"There is no doubt, Brazil aregoing to win the World Cup,"he told journalists at a pressconference.

Tongue firmly in cheek, Lulareferred to the decision by thealbiceleste management to run

a fairly relaxed camp, givingplayers certain freedom and lux-uries prohibited by more spar-tan management teams of othernations. This includes allowingaccess to the players to theirpartners, and even horizontalactivities of a certain nature.

"Sex forms part of everyone'ssocial life and in itself is not aproblem," Argentine team doc-tor Donato Villani declared onthe eve of departure fromBuenos Aires, before continuingto say that it must be with astable partner, and not include"additives" such as champagneor viagra.

The Brazilian President, how-ever, seemed perplexed at thelax regime permitted by DiegoMaradona.

" I t s eems to me tha tMaradona is the only coach toadopt such a policy," he stated."I want to see the Argentinesarrive staggering and exhaustedto their games."

Silva tips Selecaofor glory

AP

RUSTENBERG, JUNE 6

Prince William has spoken tothe England camp via video link,and tried to lift the spirits ofthe team following the loss ofinjured captain Rio Ferdinand.

The Prince addressed coachFabio Capello and the playerson Friday, shortly after Ferdi-nand was injured in training andruled out of the tournament.

After speaking to them fromWembley Stadium, William saidthat "despite Rio Ferdinand's in-jury, which is a disappointmentfor Rio himself and the Englandteam, morale in the team is high."

William will be traveling toCape Town to watch the team'ssecond match against Algeriaon June 18. England also playsthe United States and Sloveniain Group C

Prince William addresses England camp via video

AGENCIES

PETROIA, JUNE 6

Ivory Coast captain DidierDrogba has undergone a suc-cessful operation on his frac-tured elbow, but his team didnot say whether he would beable to play at the World Cup.

"The necessary surgical in-tervention has been a success,"the Ivory Coast football feder-ation said on its website(www.fif-ci.com) on Saturday.

The federation added thatmedical staff are confidentDrogba would make "a rapidrecovery" but did not elabo-rate.

The 32-year-old striker wasinjured during Friday's 2-0friendly win over Japan in Sion.

Drogba, a talismanic figurefor the Elephants with 43 goalsin 67 appearances, limped offafter a challenge from Tuliosent him falling awkwardly tothe ground after 15 minutes.

If he misses the World Cupit would be a huge blow to theIvorians, who have been trans-formed from a middle-rankingteam to a major force in Africanfootball since Drogba came onto the scene.

Born in Ivory Coast andraised in France, the Chelseaforward has helped them qual-ify for their first two WorldCups in 2006 and 2010.

He was Premier League topscorer this season as Chelseawon the title from ManchesterUnited.

On Friday, vice-captain KoloToure said a dejected Drogbahad told team mates in thedressing room he was out ofthe tournament, which startson Friday.

"It's obviously very sad, forhim he said that the World Cupis finished, we're just waitingfor what the doctor says," Touresaid.

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PARIS, JUNE 6

Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crownas the King of Clay on Sunday,and he did it with dogged de-fense.

Chasing down shots all overthe cour t , the re lent lessSpaniard won his fifth FrenchOpen title and avenged his loneRoland Garros defeat, beatingRobin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Nadal improved to 38-1 atRoland Garros, with the onlyloss to Soderling in the fourthround a year ago.

Soderling, who has yet to wina major title, finished as the run-ner-up for the second year in arow. In 2009 he lost in the final

to Roger Federer.Seeded No. 2, Nadal won

seven consecutive games mid-way through the match and heldevery serve, saving all eightbreak points he faced. He be-came the second man to winthe French Open at least fivetimes, and next year he’ll havea chance to match Bjorn Borg’srecord of six titles.

With the victory, Nadal willmove to the top of the rankingsMonday, supplanting Federer.

The weather was mild andmostly cloudy—a nice day togo running, and Nadal did plentyof it. Playing farther behind thebaseline than in their match last

year, he skidded across the clayand lunged to dig shots out ofthe corners, repeatedly extend-ing points until Soderling finallymisfired.

The big-swinging Soderlingtried to win points quickly andsometimes did, but most of thelong rallies went Nadal’s way.Before the first set ended, theSwede was panting betweenpoints.

To compound Soderling’swoes, he had an off day withhis serve, his biggest weapon.He totaled only seven aces, thesame number as his opponent.

Nadal’s march to his seventhGrand Slam title was deliberate

only between points. Advisedby the chair umpire he wastaking too much time with hismethodical ritual before serv-ing, Nadal responded, “Thankyou,” and slightly picked upthe pace.

Nadal’s persistence paid offbig early in the second set. Fac-ing a break point, he retrievedshots from both corners andpunched back a Soderling slam,then charged forward and hit adeft drop volley for a winner.The stadium shook with a roar,and Nadal threw an uppercutaccompanied by a leg kick.

Another eye-popping se-quence came three games later.

Nadal slid into the corner be-yond the doubles service lineto hit a forehand winner thatleft Soderling shaking his head.On the next point, Nadal racedto the other side and yanked alunging backhand crosscourt foranother winner.

Those points helped Nadalbreak at love for a 3-2 lead, dur-ing the run that allowed him totake firm control. He managedthree consecutive ser vicebreaks, and by the time Soder-ling finally held to stop the skid,he trailed 2-1 in the final set.

Even the points Nadal losttook a toll on his opponent, whowas coming off a grueling five-

set win over Tomas Berdych inthe semifinals. The Swede, whowas seeded fifth and upset Fed-erer in the quarterfinals, againcame up short in his 26th GrandSlam tournament.

Nadal improved to 22-0this year on clay and nowswitches to grass, where he’llseek a second Wimbledontitle after missing last year’stournament because of kneetrouble.

For the second time in threeyears, Nadal won all 21 sets enroute to the Roland Garroschampionship. Only two othermen in the Open era have wonthe title without losing a set,Borg and Ilie Nastase.

l Second to win 5 times, tops ranking

Pacer Brett Lee of Australia engrossed in shooting for a commerical slot at Japanesh Garden beach inMormugao on Sunday. Photo: M Prabhav

AGENCIES

MANCHESTER, JUNE 6

England thrashed Bangladeshby an innings and 80 runs insidethree days at Old Trafford onSunday as the tourists werebowled out for just 123 afterbeing asked to follow on.

Steven Finn claimed five for42 and his fellow fast bowlerJames Anderson took three for16 as Bangladesh capitulatedafter the entire morning sessionwas lost to rain. Mahmudullahtop scored with 38.

It meant Bangladesh lost all20 wickets in consecutive ses-sions of play after they crashedfrom 126 without loss to 216 allout Saturday evening. The wingave England a 2-0 series win.

Bangladesh, 203 runs behindon first innings, suffered theworst possible start when theirtalisman Tamim Iqbal wascaught behind for two, fendingoff a short ball, from the secondball of the innings by Anderson.

His exit had a disheartening af-fect on the team and they weresoon 39 for six as England took

advantage of ideal bowling con-ditions in breezy, overcast weather.It was the opposite to the heatand sunshine of the previous daywhen Tamim scored his secondhundred in successive Tests.

Fellow opener Imrul Kayesdeparted next, for nine, in ex-actly the same manner that hehad been dismissed the previousday, attempting to hook Finnbut managing a top edge toAjmal Shahzad at fine leg.

Junaid Siddique squirted afuller length delivery from An-derson to Kevin Pietersen in thegully. The procession of wicketscontinued when Jaharul Islamfell to make it 21 for four.

Anderson had former captainAshraful caught at first slip byJonathan Trott.

That was 37 for five, beforeShakib Al Hasan was bowled byShahzad for one.

Mushfiqur Rahim was caughtoff a Finn leg-stump half-volley,clipped to mid-on. Mahmudullah'sresistance ended when he edgedan attempted hook off Finn, whohad peppered him with short balls.

Finn, following his nine wick-ets in the Lord's Test, claimedhis fifth wicket when ShafiulIslam edged to Strauss. The re-sult was complete when AbdurRazzak was caught at deep mid-wicket off Graeme Swann.

England win series

CROWNING GLORYCROWNING GLORY4 It is the second time Nadal wonthe French Open title withoutdropping a set, having first achievedthat feat in 2008.

4The win also saw Nadal regain theworld number one spot from RogerFederer.

4The win, Nadal's fifth here since2005, put him second on the all-timelist of French Open winners, onebehind Bjorn Borg whose last titlehere came in 1981.

4Nadal is now 38-1 in matchesplayed at Roland Garros.

England's Andrew Strauss holds the Npower trophy as his team mates look on in Manchester on Sunday.

England 1st innings: 419Bangladesh 1st innings: 216Bangladesh 2nd innings: Tamim c Prior b Anderson 2, Kayesc Shahzad b Finn 9, Siddique c Pietersen b Anderson 6, Ashrafulc Trott b Anderson 14, Jahrul c Prior b Finn 0, Shakib b Shahzad1, Rahim c Sub b Finn 13, Mahmudullah c Prior b Finn 38,

Razzak c Morgan b Swann 19, Shafiul c Strauss b Finn 4, Shahadat notout 4. Extras: 13. Total: 123 all out. Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-14, 3-18, 4-21, 5-37, 6-39, 7-76, 8-97, 9-119, 10-123. Bowling: Anderson 10-3-16-3, Finn 10-2-42-5, Shahzad 7-2-18-1, Swann 7.1-0-34-1.Player-of-the-match: IR Bell. Players-of-the-series: ST Finn and Tamim Iqbal.

UNI

LONDON, JUNE 6

Deccan Chargers' skipper AdamGilchrist has revived the debateof match-fixing in the Indian Pre-mier League (IPL) claiming thatit would be ''naive'' to think it isnot happening and said it is an''easy target.''

''It has been discussed amongplayers in the IPL - more won-dering whether it goes on. Thereis a strong thought that wewould be naive to think it is nothappening, because it is a prettyeasy target,'' Gilchrist who is inEngland to play for Middlesex,said.

''There is a lot of accessibilityto players and it is early in its

governance,'' he added. He believes that there is a

need to be cau t ious andheighten the vigilance.

''We all hope that it is notthere, but there is a wide rangeof players who are exposed tothose games. We have got totry and police it,'' Gilchrist told'The Daily Telegraph'.

' 'I have been made moreaware of it since getting here,seeing some of those commentsfrom players who have been ap-proached,'' he said.

Gilchrist, who retired from in-ternational cricket two yearsago, however, said he had notseen anything concrete in thisregard.

‘Naive to think match-fixing nothappening in IPL’PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

The twists and turns in the Pune bid row continuedtoday with City Corporation MD Aniruddh Desh-pande refuting allegations that he kept the IPLin dark about his "individual bid" for the franchisebut conceded that the company's name was usedin his bid documents.

Deshpande's denial comes in the wake of mediareports that the Pune-based Real Estate firm CityCorporation had authorised him to bid on thecompany's behalf in a January board meeting.

The firm, in which Agriculture Minister SharadPawar's family has 16 per cent equity, had earlierdenied being part of the bid but BCCI PresidentShashank Manohar yesterday rejected its claim, sayingthe failed bid came in the company's name.

Deshpande said he had told the IPL that hewould float a new company after winning the bid,which was eventually clinched by the Sahara Group.Deshpande said the City Corporation allowed himto use the company's name on the documents asvery little time was left for the bids to open.

"All the documents were in the company's nameand a letter to that effect was also submitted to

the IPL Governing Council on March 21 before thebid. I told them that the stakeholders will changeif we are successful bidders," Deshpande said.

"Since we were not successful bidders, nothingfurther had to be done," he added.

City Corporation's involvement had been ve-hemently denied by Pawar and his Parliamentariandaughter Supriya Sule.

The duo had said that the Pawar family wasnot involved in any bidding process but had ad-mitted that Deshpande was allowed to go aheadin his "individual capacity".

Deshpande said the company's Board backed outof bidding for the team after a March 17 meetingwhere a fresh resolution allowing him to go aheadindividually was passed.

Asked if the later resolution had been fabricatedto save the company and Pawar further embar-rassment, Deshpande said, "Why would we doit?"

"If it was to be done in the company's name, itwould have been done in the company's name.How can I fabricate a March 17 letter that I gaveon March 21 to the IPL Governing Council in frontof all the bidders?" he told 'NDTV'.

Deshpande denies keeping IPL in dark

PTI

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6

Most of the senior players areset to return to the Indian squadtomorrow when the national se-lection committee headed byKrishnamachari Srikkanth meethere to pick the team for theAsia cup in Sri Lanka.

The selectors picked a virtu-ally second string team for thetour of Zimbabwe were therookies cut a sorry figure, failingto make it to the finals of thetri-nation series and losing boththeir matches to Zimbabwe.

It was a double set back for theIndian team which had failed toreach the semifinals in ICC World

Cup Twenty20 in West Indies.Regular captain Mahendra

Singh Dhoni, bowlers ZaheerKhan and Ashish Nehra and spin-ner Harbhajan Singh are certainto return to the squad tomorrow,while poor form and fitness casta cloud of doubt over Yuvraj Singh.

Hard hitting opener VirenderSehwag is also recovering from ashoulder injury and is going underrehabilitation at the NationalCricket Academy in Bangalore.

In absence of both Sehwagand Gautam Gambhir, India'smakeshift opening pair of DineshKarthik and Murali Vijay toofailed to impress in Zimbabwe.

Rohit Sharma, the only Indian

to have impressed in Zimbabwe,is likely to be retained in thesquad, along with Virat Kohli.

Zaheer and Nehra's comebackis virtually a certainty becausethe likes of Ashok Dinda andUmesh Yadav looked listless inZimbabwe while R Vinay Kumaris nursing an injury.

In the slow blowing depart-ment also, India looked tooth-less with neither Amit Mishranor Pragyan Ojha making an im-pression.

Offie R Ashwin will fancy hischances after making his con-tribution both with the bat andball in the only match he playedin Zimbabwe.

Senior players likely to return for Asia Cup

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