Protestors throw stones during a clash with police in Srinagar on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: Firmly backing the state government in dealing with the violence in the Kashmir valley, the Centre on Wednesday said that anti-national forces that were fomenting trouble were clearly linked to Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT).
Expressing satisfaction that the Goa University, within 25 years of its establishment has achieved 35th position at the all India ranking of top 50 universities in the country, the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said
PANAJI: Expressing satisfaction that the Goa University, within 25 years of its establishment has achieved 35th position at the all India ranking of top 50 universities in the country, the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said that his government would be more than happy to co-operate with the Goa University in exploring the possibility of establishing a permanent Chair at the university in memory of the Goan poet, Bakibab Borkar, in comparative literature and poetics, as well as another Research Chair in memory of the first chief minister of Goa, Dayanand Bandodkar, in political economy.
Special Leave Petitions have been filed by the former minister for tourism, Francisco Pacheco alias Mickky and his former officer on special duty, Lyndon Monteiro before the Supreme Court of India challenging the order passed by the High Court of Bombay at Goa, whereby the High Court had rejected the applications for anticipatory bail filed by Mickky and Lyndon.
PANAJI: Special Leave Petitions have been filed by the former minister for tourism, Francisco Pacheco alias Mickky and his former officer on special duty, Lyndon Monteiro before the Supreme Court of India challenging the order passed by the High Court of Bombay at Goa, whereby the High Court had rejected the applications for anticipatory bail filed by Mickky and Lyndon.
PANAJI: In an attempt to ensure better administration and management of wildlife and eco-tourism in the notified sanctuaries in the state, the government has bifurcated the state level wildlife and eco-tourism division of the forest department into two and formed the wildlife and eco-tourism division (North) and the wildlife and eco-tourism division (South).
BY JOAO SOUSA M | NT
PANAJI: In an effort to find a temporary solution to the garbage problem in villages, the directorate of panchayats has appointed a private contractor to collect plastic waste from villages.
PANAJI: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, in the backdrop of the July 5 nationwide bandh call given by the party against the rise in the prices of the petroleum products, will hold two related public awareness meetings addressed by its senior national leader, Mr Gopinath Munde on July 1, at Sirsat hall, Mapusa at 4.30 p.m and at Vishwa Hindu Parishad hall, Khadapabandh, Ponda, at 6 p.m.
PANAJI: The state government is yet to disburse the first installment of the sixth pay arrears, out of the 60 per cent dues, to the teaching and non-teaching staff of non-government aided high schools of central education zone and north education zone due to non-availability of sufficient funds.
PANAJI: With just few days left for the crucial no-confidence motion against the Merces sarpanch, Mr Prakash Naik and his deputy sarpanch, Ms Yogita Kavlekar, around 300 villagers from Voilem Bhat and Bamon Bhat met at Bamon Bhat on Tuesday evening to condemn the action of the three ruling panchas, who have joined hands with three opposition panchas to unseat them.
PANAJI: The deputy chairman of State Planning Board, Dr Wilfred de Souza on Tuesday said the office of Planning and Statistics Directorate which is decentralised at the moment, will soon be centralised. This he said will help the Directorate to work more effectively and smoothly.
PERNEM: The villagers of Mopa have received notices quoting the rates that they will be paid for their land, which will be acquired for the Mopa international airport project, and after seeing the meagre rates, they are up in arms and are demanding more money for their land.
LONDON: For the first time in eight years, Roger Federer won’t be striding onto Centre Court for the Wimbledon final this weekend.
MARGAO: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has confirmed the inter-state transfer of 20 football players after the respective association has provided the clearance for the transfers.
RAIPUR: Around 15 Naxalites were possibly killed when CRPF personnel retaliated during the Maoist ambush in a remote area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district that left 26 jawans of the force dead, a top state police official said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: Congress is "not a factor" in Assembly polls in Bihar as the situation in the state is vastly different from that in Uttar Pradesh, which had seen the revival of the ruling party at the Centre, JD(U) chief Mr Sharad Yadav claimed on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE: Only one member of a teenage gang which brutally bashed up an Indian student and blinded him in one eye was today given a suspended jail term with community work while others escaped custodial sentences.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has trashed the former President, Mr Pervez Musharraf’s four-point formula to resolve Kashmir issue, saying it was "his thinking" which did not have the endorsement of Parliament or Cabinet and suggested a fresh approach to address the vexed problem.
PANAJI: The Goa branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India had organised an interactive meeting with the Income Tax Department to discuss the TDS- related issues faced by the Tax deductees and tax deductors in Goa recently.
NEW DELHI: Days after freeing the prices of petrol from government control, the oil ministry on Wednesday said modalities like the periodicity of revision in rates in line with international oil movements will be decided in 2-3 weeks’ time.
MUMBAI: A host of banks on Wednesday fixed their new minimum lending or base rates between 7.75 and 8.25 per cent, while some small players like Dhanalakshmi Bank and DBS pegged it below the rate announced by the market leader SBI.
BY PRAFUL BIDWAI
HE contrast between BP’s response to the outrage over the US oil spill and Union Carbide’s attitude to the uproar over the Bhopal disaster couldn’t have been sharper.
WITHIN three month’s of the Dantewada massacre of 76 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force, Maoists once again on Tuesday struck at Dhaudai, in the jungles of Bastar and mowed down at least 26 CRP jawans. These jawans were ambushed by the Maoists on their way to the camp after clearing the roads of mines and explosives.
THE statement is quite revealing; the policemen are reluctant to join the traffic cell of Goa police as they have to face pollution, excessive heat during summer, rains during the monsoon and also have to work beyond stipulated working hours.
Margao CDP
MADGANVKARS will be happy that after having allowed the city to be congested with multi-storeyed buildings with less or no parking space and conversion of parking lots, the Chief Minister has at last decided that construction activity in the city needs to be frozen.
Mapusa: Hundreds of enthusiastic people on Tuesday converged at Orda jetty at Candolim to witness the traditional Sangodd that is held to mark the feast of St Peter and Paul.
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) training should be made compulsory for students for at least two years, was the firm opinion of the Commissioner for NRI affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro.
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BY CLARA A RODRIGUES|NT NETWORK
When we think of our school years we will definitely agree with Mary Hopkins ditty ‘Those were the days my friend…’ Who can ever forget those days? And reunions try to revive and relive those memories.
This year is marked as legendary poet Bakibab Borkar’s birth centenary year. Keeping this in mind, the Department of Art and culture will be holding a special programme ‘Gadad Tinsana’ on July 8 (death anniversary) at 4.30 p.m. at the Kala Academy black box.
The latest social initiative of Heritage Jazz was celebrating the 81st birthday of Armando Gonsalves’ mother, Aduzinda, at the old aged home La Santa Margarida in Divar.
While defining that which is Goan and encouraging people to participate and be proud of their rich ancestry, Goa Chitra goes beyond the walls of the museum.
Honey…Honey…
Chef Melroy of the Taj Exotica recommends
Mediterranean cuisine is characterized by its flexibility, its range of ingredients and its many regional variations.
LONDON: Reigning champion Serena Williams moved into the semi-finals, while five-time winner Venus Williams and US Open champion Kim Clijsters were a pair of quarter-final upset victims on Tuesday at The Championships, Wimbledon.
MARGAO: Parish Youth Nuvem outclassed CRC Chinchinim 3-1 to enter the last eight of Cana-Benaulim soccer tournament, organised by Cana-Benaulim SA and being played at St John Baptist grounds Dando, Benaulim. The winners led by a goal at the breather.
PANAJI: Dempo Sports Club head coach and secretary, Mr Armando Colaco has praised India’s Saina Nehwal for her tremendous effort in winning three international badminton titles, including the Singapore Open and the Indonesian Open Super Series titles, in the last three weeks.
PANAJI: Dempo Sports Club team manager Mr Custodio Almeida wants the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to have a re-look on its decision to reduce the number of foreigners to two for this year’s Federation Cup.
RAIPUR: Maoists on Tuesday shot dead 26 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and wounded eight others in an ambush in a remote area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district in the latest of a series of deadly attacks by the ultra-Left activists.
SRINAGAR: Three more youths were killed on Tuesday when the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly opened fire during clashes with protestors in Anantnag as violence spread to South Kashmir and more towns in the valley were put under curfew.
P K Patidar being escorted by vigilance department official after his office was raided his on Tuesday evening.
PANAJI: The director of animal husbandry and veterinary services, P K Patidar was caught red-handed on Tuesday evening by the sleuths of the anti-corruption bureau of the state vigilance department while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.
The Crime Branch on Tuesday interrogated Ms Sara, the estranged wife of the former tourism minister, Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky, in Nadia Torrado’s death case, informed the Superintendent of Police, Mr Atmaram Deshpande.
PANAJI: The Crime Branch on Tuesday interrogated Ms Sara, the estranged wife of the former tourism minister, Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky, in Nadia Torrado’s death case, informed the Superintendent of Police, Mr Atmaram Deshpande.
The increasing number of vehicles entering the capital city everyday is creating problems for the traffic police who find it difficult to man the traffic at strategic points.
PANAJI: The increasing number of vehicles entering the capital city everyday is creating problems for the traffic police who find it difficult to man the traffic at strategic points.
PANAJI: The Minister for Civil Supplies, Mr Jose Philip D’souza was on Tuesday appointed as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party, Goa unit, by the party’s national president and Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar. Mr D’souza is currently in Pune on an official visit.
JOAO SOUSA M | NT
PANAJI: The zilla panchayats (ZPs) are eagerly awaiting the forthcoming Assembly session, which is just round the corner, as the government had assured the court to take up the recommendations of the Second Finance Commission, which would give them more powers.
The assurance from the government was made by the Advocate General, Mr S Kantak, based on which, the High Court had disposed the petition in favour of the zilla panchayats. The petition was filed by the former chairperson of North Goa Zilla Panchayats, Ms Amol Morajkar against the Union government, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Goa government claiming that zilla panchayats in Goa were not given sufficient powers under the provisions of the Constitution of India.
The Goa bench of the Mumbai High Court comprising of Mr Justice Naresh Patil and Mr Justice R M Savant in its judgment while disposing the petition had pointed out that "Mr Kantak assured the court that the Second Finance Commission report is ready and the state would constitute a committee of ministers which would submit report to the state and thereafter in accordance with Section 199, the said report could be tabled before the state legislature."
Further in its judgment, the court had pointed out that the Advocate General had submitted before it that the Second Finance Commission report was to be laid before the State Legislature in the session after the budget session of 2010 adding that the state would deliberate in respect of the powers and directions as envisaged in Section 199 of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, subject to the constitutional mandate.
However, the wait could be longer as the validity of Second Finance Commission report expires later this year while the government is dragging its feet on the issue and it is yet to constitute a committee of ministers to study the recommendations of the Finance Commission with regard to giving more powers to the zilla panchayats.
The report was submitted to the government in 2007, and is valid till end of 2010.
Reliable sources in the panchayats ministry on condition of anonymity informed that the committee is yet to be constituted by the government and the file with the names of ministers, which are likely to be a part of the committee is pending before the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat.
He said some of the ministers, which have been recommended on panel, include the Power Minister, Mr Aleixo Sequeira, Panchayat Minister, Mr Manohar Azgaonkar, PWD Minister, Mr Churchill Alemao and others.
He said that after the committee is formed, it will issue notification based on the Second Finance Commission recommendations in accordance to Section 199 of the Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, which will then be tabled before the assembly.
Section 199 of the Panchayati Raj Act states "the government shall as soon as may be, within one year from the date of commencement of this Act and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year, constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the zilla panchayats, taluka panchayats and panchayats and to make recommendation to the government."
The second finance commission was constituted in 2005 under the leadership of late Alban Couto, who submitted his report to the government in 2007.
Further, the Section 199 states that the Finance Commission should make recommendations to the government on the distribution of funds between the state and the zilla panchayats, and panchayats and the net proceeds of the tax, duties, tolls and fees leviable by the government, which may be divided between the 80 zilla panchayats, taluka panchayats and panchayats. Besides this, recommendations on grants-in-aid to the zilla panchayats, taluka panchayats and panchayats from the consolidated fund of the state, measures needed to improve the financial position of the zilla panchayats, taluka panchayats and panchayats.
MARGAO: The resolution on land acquisition taken by the Margao Municipal Council at its Monday’s meeting is still being hotly debated even as the proposal is forwarded to the government for its approval.
MARGAO: The Velim Civic and Consumer Forum in a written submission to the Deputy Collector, Margao supporting the Velim gram sabha’s decision to strongly object to the acquisition of farming land for the construction of fishmeal plant at Cutbona Jetty, has called for the land acquisition process to be cancelled immediately.
MARGAO: The three individuals, Paul Fernandes (34) of Curtorim, Laxman Lamane (29) resident of Motidongor and Caitan (38), from Maina Waddo, arrested by the Maina-Curtorim police in a case of attempt to murder the owner of a bar, have moved a bail application before the principal district and session judge, Mr U V Bakre, the hearing of which came up on Tuesday, and the matter has been posted for orders on Wednesday.
MAPUSA: The 29 girls who were rescued by the Calangute police and the crime branch in raids conducted at different places at Calangute and Baga, have been sent to Apna Ghar, after obtaining a remand from the Bardez Deputy Collector.
PANAJI: The owner of a beauty saloon, located at Candolim, has accused police of undue harassment and obstructing her from conducting legitimate business by raiding her business premises repeatedly, and taking away the girls working there.
VASCO: The Revenue Minister, Mr Jose Philip D’Souza distributed over 5,000 exercise books to the needy and poor students from Vasco constituency.
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‘Mahan Majho Des’ the first audio album of Konkani songs on National integration produced by Tomazinho Cardozo in collaboration with Department of Information and Publicity was released at the hands of Mr Filip Neri Rodrigues, Minister for Water Resources at the Maquinez palace in Panaji.
by J P PEREIRA
Many times Goans harbour a feeling of regret. Did Goans really benefit from the liberation? Or was it better under the Portuguese rule? In his latest tiatr, ‘Ami Jikle vo Harle’, Tony Dias presents a tale of dreams many Goans had when they fought for liberation.
By Frankie Mascarenhas
Brazil stands a pretty good chance of making it to the July finals since ‘GROUP A’ consists of the following 8 teams Uruguay v/s South Korea, USA v/s Ghana, Holland v/s Slovakia & Brazil v/s Chile. In ‘GROUP A’ Uruguay, USA, Holland and Brazil are most likely to make it into the last
On the auspicious occasion of the feast of St John the Baptist, the villagers of Pedda Benaulim got together to pay homage to their patron saint. This occasion was graced by the presence of the parish priest, Fr Andrew Pereira, Asst parish priest Fr Pedro D’costa, versatile tiatrist, John D’silva and Dr Hubert Gomes.
If you are of the notion that karate is basically meant for self defence and the best time to learn is during one’s teens, then think again. A new tribe comprising of adults are all set to learn Karate not only to for defence purpose, but also for their physical fitness.
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BY CLARA A RODRIGUES|NT NETWORK
Mathematics is rarely everyone’s cup of tea. But as Dean Schlicter says, ‘Go down deep enough into anything and you will find mathematics’. It is inescapable. Right from rigorous mathematical classes in schools to having to do often taxing mental calculations when you go shopping, our every transaction has got something to do with numbers.
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Tangy and spicy-Ambot-tik
Ovita of Avanti recommends….
The Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) (from the Arabic: tamar hindi = Indian date) is used in many of our local preparations to give it the tangy flavor.
NEW DELHI: Saying that people will understand the perils of excessive populism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said diesel prices will also be decontrolled on the lines of petrol last week.
PANAJI: Mr Agnelo N Fernandes, MLA and chairman, EDC Ltd today handed over the first cheque to the beneficiary of the personal loan scheme for Government employees, launched by EDC Ltd.
PANAJI: Goa Handicrafts, Rural and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd (GHRSSIDC LTD) is organising an exhibition at Dilli Haat at New Delhi from August 26 to September 8. GHRSSIDC intends to cover 25 stalls under its umbrella for Goan artisans to sell their crafts.
NEW DELHI: The Environment Ministry has formed a new panel to look into issues related to alleged violation of forest rights of tribals in Orissa’s Niyamgiri, where it has held up clearance to a bauxite mining project of Vedanta Resources.
BY KULDIP NAYAR
CLENCHED fists in a rightist party are like outworn clothes. They neither give it a new look, nor a different entity. I imagine this is what some BJP leaders were trying to do when they stood in a row with their clenched fists to show defiance after staging a demonstration against the Congress government at Delhi.
EXPLOITING a human tragedy and taking out processions with dead bodies of people claimed to be ‘innocent’ have been an old game of terrorists and separatists in the Kashmir valley. During last couple of days the valley is on boil and this time on the allegation that the security forces have killed eight young Kashmiris in less than three weeks.
JAIL Reforms and Prison Management are two distinct and different terms. So far whatever the jail authorities in Goa have done, including introducing video conferencing facility for prisons and prison management system is purely an exercise of prison management.
Vat Pournima
THE article, ‘Changing face of Vat Pournima’ by Ms Pratima Achrekar (NT, June 25) made interesting reading. In these days of live-in relationships, contract-marriages, and ‘quickie’ divorces,
Netherlands striker Dirk Kuyt (C) carries team-mate Wesley Sneijder (L) as he celebrates the latter’s goal in the round of 16 match against Slovakia on Monday. (AFP)
DURBAN: Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder scored in each half Monday to give the Netherlands a 2-1 win over Slovakia and a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals.
JOHANNESBURG: FIFA’s refusal to use technology to help decide on close calls has left soccer isolated in major international sport, clinging to the idea that human error is somehow preferable to computer-backed truth.
CAPE TOWN: The saliva is already pooling on the floor in Cape Town as mouths water ahead of the first-ever World Cup match between neighbours Spain and Portugal, who meet on Tuesday in the final round of 16 match.
PARIS: Under-fire World Cup referee Uruguayan Jorge Larrionda was no stranger to controversy prior to his blunder in the World Cup last 16 match between Germany and England on Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG: Japan’s dead-ball prowess could hold the key to breaking down Paraguay’s stingy defence as both World Cup underdogs chase a first appearance in the quarter-finals.
ERASMIA: Less than 24 hours after their stunning 4-1 win over England, Germany were already planning for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina — and how to contain Lionel Messi.
NEW DELHI: Ajantha Mendis wrecked havoc when India toured Sri Lanka in 2008 but senior batsman Rahul Dravid hoped this time around he and his colleagues are better equipped to tackle the ‘mystery’ spinner in the forthcoming Test series beginning in Galle next month.
The Transport Minister, Mr Ramkrishna Dhavalikar on Monday said that the government will shortly take a decision regarding the bus fare hike.
PANAJI: The Transport Minister, Mr Ramkrishna Dhavalikar on Monday said that the government will shortly take a decision regarding the bus fare hike.
With an increase in the number of crimes in the state and the resulting increase in arrests of culprits as well as their convictions.
PANAJI: With an increase in the number of crimes in the state and the resulting increase in arrests of culprits as well as their convictions, the government is facing severe problem as regards unavailability of space in the state prisons/jails for detaining them.
PANAJI: The state government is currently chalking out a health insurance scheme of up to Rs 60,000 per year, which will cover every Goan family. A provision of Rs 15 crore will be made for the same.
BJP activists shout slogans against the Congress-led UPA government for hiking fuel prices, in Panaji, on Monday. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, as a part of the nationwide agitation launched by the party against the recent hike in the prices of the petroleum products by the central government, organised a token agitation near the Captain of Ports jetty, in the city on Monday, and held demonstrations against the particular decision.
PONDA: In an incident of theft, a temple at Dharbandora, near sugar factory, was burgled on the intervening night of June 27 and 28, where religious items worth Rs 24,000 including cash of Rs 5000, was reported missing.
PONDA: Ponda police inspector, Mr C L Patil informed that a complaint has been lodged in connection with a theft of Rs 21,000 at the Shiroda Progressive Finance Cooperative Credit Society, near Shiroda market, which took place on Sunday night.
BICHOLIM: The Opposition leader, Mr Manohar Parrikar said students have more inclination towards technical education and their parents are fully aware of the present situation, which is a good sign of development of this field.
PANAJI: A day-long training programme for implementing agencies of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Schemes such as PWD and Collectorate organised by Nodal Officer South Goa District was held at Margao on Monday.
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Light showers, strong winds, an overcast sky and excitement in the air! Sao Joao was celebrated with much gusto in Goa. To celebrate the spirit of Sao Joao - Goa’s rain festival, Muzic Matters and Riveira de Goa in association with beverage leaders Tuborg organised the Tuborg Sao Joao Grind on June 24 at Riviera de Goa in Arpora.
Mapusa: The annual Candolim Sangodd that is held to celebrate the feast of St Peter and Paul will be held this year at the Orda jetty. The Sangodd will begin at 2.30 p.m. sharp with a small prayer being said and hymns sung at the Holy Cross Chapel at Orda.
BY PURVI RADIA | NT NETWORK
So far whichever forms of martial art we have come across, most are aimed to train ourselves for defence. However, Tai Chi is a form of Chinese martial art, practiced to distress oneself, attain peace of mind and brings us out from unhealthy feelings.
By Aroona Reejhsinghani
If you want to prepare your own shampoo, then dry and powder the seeds of custard apple and mix with equal quantities of powder of whole green mung dal. Make into a paste with buttermilk or skimmed milk and used on the hair as shampoo.
Working parents with busy schedules have little time to narrate stories to their children and the Page-Turners Children’s Book Club brings the fascinating world of tales to the children.
Books are a man’s best friend as we grow up with them and they in a way become our companions for life. It’s very important to inculcate the reading habit among kids as it can help to explore their creative side that is hidden due to constant exposure to multi-media.
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Chef Poornima of Alegria recommends
Peri peri masala is also sometimes known as Piri piri masala. Although the origin of the peri peri masla used by us is traditionally from Portugal, there are many variations.
NEW DELHI: With their relationship on “track” in Bihar now after the row between Mr Nitish Kumar and Mr Narendra Modi, BJP and JD-U have finalised seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly election in the state.
NEW DELHI: To prevent the kind of air space violations done by Chinese helicopters in Jammu and Kashmir last year, the Indian Air Force is planning to deploy radars along its mountainous frontiers in northern and eastern parts of
the country.
PATNA: The Bihar government will approach Sri Lanka for another sapling of the Bodhi tree after the first one planted by Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama here wilted due to negligence, triggering anger in the Buddhist community.
MANALI (HP): The drilling of a tunnel through the Himalayan ranges began here on Monday to facilitate laying out of an alternative all-weather road route to strategically important areas of Ladakh and providing a year-long connectivity to the remote Lahaul-Spiti valley.
WAYANAD: With passions running high in football-loving Kerala, a 23-year-old man, a fan of the Brazilian team, allegedly committed suicide in the state’s Wayanad district after his friends made fun of him, police said Monday.
WASHINGTON: India and the US have agreed to set up four working groups to advance cooperation and establish common goals between two countries in health sector.
KATHMANDU: After keeping the house in abeyance for over a month for fear of obstruction by the opposition Maoist party, Nepal’s embattled government Monday announced that the new budget session of Parliament would convene from July 5.
Pakistani local residents search through debris for victims following an explosion in Hyderabad, some 160kms east of the southern port city of Karachi. A gas tanker exploded in the southern Pakistani city of Hyderabad on killing at least 18 people and destroying several nearby shops, officials said. (AFP)
ISLAMABAD: At least 18 people were killed and 40 others injured when a powerful explosion occurred today in Hyderabad city in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, police said.
WASHINGTON: Cash outflows of as much as more than USD 3 billion has been reported out of Kabul in the past three years, raising fears among US investigators that it could be ill-gotten gains of the top Afghan officials being stashed away to financial safe havens abroad.
KATHMANDU: Nepalese government has rejected the Maoists’ demand for bulk integration of their People’s Liberation Army in the country’s armed force.
MUMBAI: India’s premier bank, State Bank of India’s base rate (for lending) to come into effect from July 1 would be below 8 per cent, a top bank official said. “It (the base rate) will not be more than eight per cent—it will be eight per cent or below,” SBI’s Chairman, O P Bhatt, told reporters here today.
MUMBAI: IT major, Wipro, today said that it has bagged the 2010 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for India. Wipro has been chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology, a company press release said here.
BANGALORE: Mahindra Aerospace of the $6.3-billion utility vehicle maker Mahindra Group will become the India’s first private firm to manufacture smaller civil aircraft for the Indian general aviation market, which is set to boom this decade.
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today announced its seventh oil discovery in exploration block CB-ONN-2003/1 (CB 10 A&B) in Cambay basin, about 130 km from Ahmedabad.A RIL release here said the well flowed at the rate of 410 barrels of oil per day
(BOPD).
MUMBAI: Air India’s five-year turnaround plan for financial revival of the ailing national carrier was today reviewed at its Board meeting in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
Shimla: Early varieties of apples of Himachal Pradesh have arrived in the market, attracting buyers from across the country. “The season has started well.
MUMBAI: Snapping two days of losses, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed 200 points higher today on heavy buying in energy giants RIL and ONGC in the wake of a hike in fuel prices.
BY BRAHM SWARUP
RECENTLY, Mr L N Mittal, the steel billionaire, complained that India is not yet ready for big projects. If he had been to our villages, he would have said that India is not ready for any project, big or small.
IT is a paradox that the capitalist world which dictates and defines the norms of the global economy should look towards India, a developing economy, for coming out of the economic mess which incidentally is their own creation.
GOAN farmers still nurse the impression that the government would do some thing to stop usurping of the agriculture land for urbanisation and initiate effective steps to protect their precious land.
Replace Electric Poles in Vasco
IN a span of just three days two electric poles along the Swatantra Path in Vasco, the main road of the Port Town, came crashing down. In the first instance a man who was working on the pole was injured.
JAKARTA: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal notched up an incredible hat-trick of titles by successfully defending her Indonesia Open Super Series trophy with a hard-fought win over Japan’s Sayaka Sato here on Sunday.
LONDON: The annual cap of 24,100 professionals from India and other non-European Union countries to be announced on Monday will be open to challenge in the courts, an influential group representing professionals from India and other non-EU states said on Sunday.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has virtually ruled out barring Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack of 2008, from giving inflammatory speeches targeting India.
TORONTO: Making it clear that each country needed to devise its own strategy to weather the deepest global financial crisis in decades, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday asked rich nations to resist protectionism.
VASCO: Saligao United Sports Club, Bardez inscribed their name on the 37th Bandodkar Memorial Soccer Tournament, organised by Baina Sports Club, by shooting out Nagoa Sporting Club 4-2 via tie-breaker in the finals played at MPT ground on Sunday.
MANCHESTER: England survived a dramatic collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in the third One-day international at Old Trafford here on Sunday and so take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
MARGAO: Betalbatim Sporting Club came back twice to post a thrilling 3-2 victory over Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda to enter the quarter-finals of the Cana-Benaulim soccer tournament organised by Cana Benaulim Sporting Association and played at St John Baptist grouinds Dando Benaulim on
Sunday.
PANAJI: The Goa Private Bus Owners’ Association has threatened to go on a day’s strike and keep the buses off the road on July 5 if their demand to revise bus fare is not met. This was stated on Sunday by the Association’s secretary, Mr Sudip Tamankar.
The Nationalist Congress Party observer for Goa, Mr Prakash Binsale on Sunday said that NCP will try and keep the secular forces in Goa united.
PANAJI: The Nationalist Congress Party observer for Goa, Mr Prakash Binsale on Sunday said that NCP will try and keep the secular forces in Goa united.
Faiyyaz Sheikh, aged 12, and his younger brother, Yasin, aged 9, drowned in an abandoned stone quarry at Canca on Sunday afternoon.
MAPUSA: Faiyyaz Sheikh, aged 12, and his younger brother, Yasin, aged 9, drowned in an abandoned stone quarry at Canca on Sunday afternoon.
Workers clearing the mud after a landslide. (R) The upgradation work of Hathwada ground is in full swing.
VALPOI: The work on the Hathwada ground here, which is taken up for upgradation, is in full swing, however locals have expressed apprehensions over soil erosion and loss of vegetation caused due to hill cutting activity -- carried out to make way for the expansion of the ground.
MARGAO: In what could be seen as a clear sign of another awakening against corrupt practices in Goa, the gram sabhas of Chandor and St Jose de Areal village panchayats on Sunday opposed land filling in their areas.
PANAJI: Farmers of Salpem Tollem, Rawanfond, Sinquetim, Davorlim, Varca and nearby villages have resolved that no agricultural land in their villages will be allowed to be acquired.
MAPUSA: The Bardez Kala Bhawan Nirmiti Samiti (BKBNS) spearheading the movement of construction of the Ravindra Bhawan has called for a CBI enquiry into the alleged fraud in the Mapusa Communidade land.
MARGAO: The exorbitant prices of essentials commodities including the local vegetables are ruining the lives of people from the low income and middle income group. Consumers have faced a sharp rise in prices of staple food items such as pulses, sugar and edible oil.
BICHOLIM: Marathi medium government primary schools in Bicholim and Sattari villages have suffered a setback on account of low enrolment, caused due to relocation of people and shifting of students from village schools to English medium schools in the towns.
VALPOI: Mr Vishwajit Rane after joining the Congress party has brought cheers on the faces of the senior Congress workers from Valpoi. Mr Rane has served as an independent legislator from Valpoi constituency in North Goa and state Health and Agriculture Minister in the Digambar Kamat-led coalition government for
three years.
PONDA: Ponda MLA and Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik on Saturday said parents play a pivotal role in their children’s education and hence, they should cooperate with the teachers and non-teaching staff of the school.
MAPUSA: Fishermen in Goa consider June 29 as the sacred day which has been traditionally dedicated to their patron saint, St Peter. On this day instead of venturing out to catch fish, the fishermen tie their traditional wooden canoes together to form the Sangodd. Palm leaves and other flora are then used to decorate the Sangodd which is made to resemble a chapel.
BY ALBERT FERNANDES | NT NETWORK
POINGUINNIM: The potter’s wheel is truly a fascinating piece of equipment. One can stare at it for hours and be amazed at how a lump of clay, with the expertise of the potter, turns into an object of beauty.
BY ROQUE DIAS | NT NETWORK
MARGAO: Sonsoddo which is in the commercial capital of Goa – Margao, has a very colourful history. Lot of ideas, deals were planned and worked to treat piling garbage at Sonsoddo, but what finally generated from it were filth, smoke and decay.
BY SHYAM ZAMBAULIKER | NT NETWORK
MARGAO: It is often pointed out that detecting criminal cases, arresting the criminal and maintaining law and order is one of the main obligation of the police.
BY SUDESH BHOSLE|NT NETWORK
VASCO: Come monsoon and the hundreds of occupants of the houses located on the hilly area of Vasco, viz Headland-Sada and Bogda, live in fear of their lives and property.
By ASHOKKUMAR U DESAI | NT NETWORK
CANACONA: Successive governments have failed in providing adequate basic healthcare facilities at Canacona Community Health Centre particularly to the economically poor section of society.
by MINOO FERNANDES | NT NETWORK
MARGAO: Frog meat is a delicacy which is much in demand and is favoured by many, particularly the residents of Salcete taluka, who usually go out into the paddy fields and hilly terrains in search of these amphibians during the monsoons.
PANAJI: Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) felicitated Mr Anil Counto in recognition of his Outstanding Entrepreneurship at the hands of Chief Minister Mr Digambar Kamat during its recently held annual function, held at Hotel Mandovi.
NEW DELHI: Assocham has urged the government to streamline approval processes for Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in Media and Entertainment (M&E) sector.
NEW DELHI: FICCI today asked the government to replace the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) on foreign shareholders by a Withholding Tax as it would help reduce
the cost of doing business in India.
By Nandkumar Kamat
THE first vice chancellor of Goa University, historian Prof B Sheik Ali created a culture of novel initiatives. He wasn’t bogged down by protocols, formalities and red tapism. He knew that within the UGC’s framework the new state university was meant to fulfil the aspirations of Goa and Goans.
THE spectre of bonhomie between India and Pakistan following the meeting of the home ministers of the two countries appears to have fizzled out as a day after the meet the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Mr Shah Mehmood Qureshi termed India’s concern that enough was not being done by Pakistan in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks as "presumptuous" and expressed helpless over the inflammatory anti-India speeches made by the terrorists there.
APPARENTLY it may appear that the market forces prevailed on the government to take the first step towards reforming the oil sector by deregulating petro-product prices.
Hike in Liquor Prices not the Answer
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WITH reference to the letter, ‘Hike in liquor prices’ by Mr S Kamat (NT, June 26), I wish to comment as follows.
By Antony Kuriakose
Velha Goa (Old Goa) has the prestige of having a number of churches that have been included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. Among these are the ruins of St Augustine Church, once the largest in Goa.
By Prajal Sakhardande
ome of the old houses have wells set at a great depth. The well was almost sacred to the household. Laying the foundation of the house and digging a well were done simultaneously. Many of these traditional houses had a ‘nirpanas’ (bread fruit) tree planted close to the well and hence the name ‘paanpanas’ or ‘nirpanas’ wherein ‘paan’ or ‘nir’ meant water. It is unfortunate that many families have buried their wells and cut the breadfruit trees snapping ties with their ancestral heritage.
By Uma Ramachandran
"By and large the attitude of a man towards his wife is possibly worse than his attitude towards his buffalo." - Colin Gonzalves
By Tomazinho Cardozo
ahan Mhozo Des’ is an audio album of Konkani songs on National Integration. The album is scheduled to be released tomorrow (June 28). The album is dedicated to the late Rajaram U Pai. He was a freedom fighter and my teacher. Many of my friends ask me the reasons for producing an audio album of songs on National Integration. Hundreds of audio and video CD’s are produced every year in Konkani.
By Khushwant Singh
he spectacular victory of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the recently-held municipal committee’s polls will have far-reaching ramifications in the politics of the country. As the saying goes: "When Bengal sneezes, India catches a cold", she has written the last paragraph of a saga of over three decades of Marxist rule in West Bengal.
What inspired you to get into photography?
Well, I started my career in designing and advertising. I was also a freelance desk top publisher and required photographs for publishing. This gave me the idea of learning photography myself. Although I had an affinity for clicking photographs and had started clicking at the age of 15, I wanted to learn the finer points and this made me join a basic course in visual art photography. This was for a month’s duration and it gave me the knowledge which I was searching for.
This is a wake up call for young parents. The coming decades would be the toughest for the children and their children. So it makes sense to prepare them to face a very disturbing future in a different world. Nature shows no mercy to anyone. We have entered an age called Anthropocene. Geologists do not recognise it officially - for them we are still in holocene.
By Michael Walker
owntown Johannesburg staged one of those epic matches that define tournaments on Thursday, packed with drama, intrigue and goals.
The swollen Kushawati river flooded the Margao-Quepem road at Paroda, which threw the vehicular traffic out of gear on Saturday.
PANAJI/MARGAO: The state witnessed heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds on Friday night and Saturday morning with many towns and villages experiencing acute water-logging, landslides and uprooting of trees, in turn causing inconvenience to the public.
The political happenings earlier in the week, wherein two prominent members of the group of seven joined the Congress party, is likely to give a boost to the prospects of the Congress and change the course of politics in the state and perhaps give an edge to the ruling party in the days ahead.
BY ABDUL RAUF BEIG | NT NETWORK
PANAJI: The political happenings earlier in the week, wherein two prominent members of the group of seven joined the Congress party, is likely to give a boost to the prospects of the Congress and change the course of politics in the state and perhaps give an edge to the ruling party in the days ahead.
Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party has prevented an amount of approximately Rs 36 crore from going out of the pocket of common man, including Rs 18 crore from the owners of two-wheelers and equal amount from the owners of four and six wheelers, as linked to the high security registration plates, the opposition party on Saturday
PANAJI: Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party has prevented an amount of approximately Rs 36 crore from going out of the pocket of common man, including Rs 18 crore from the owners of two-wheelers and equal amount from the owners of four and six wheelers, as linked to the high security registration plates, the opposition party on Saturday
PANAJI: Incessant rains accompanied by gusty winds lashed the state on Saturday. People throughout the state were put to hardships due to the rains. Normal life was thrown out of gear due to water-logging, falling of trees and mudslides. Though the rains led to destruction of properties, no casualty was reported from any part of the state.
MARGAO: Call Centre of the Communication Department, which was closed a few years back, will be re-started and the necessary tender process is on, informed Mr Shantaram Naik MP while inaugurating 3G Mobile Service at Margao on Saturday.
POINGUINNIM: An awareness programme highlighting ills associated with drug-abuse was conducted in Canacona on Saturday, under the aegis of Canacona mamlatdar’s office.
MARGAO: Speaking to the media at a press conference held in Margao Dr Shailesh Raiturkar, Dr Venkatesh Nevagi, Dr Neena Faldesai and Dr Megha Savoikar - all consulting
MARGAO: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has issued circulars to the heads of all the recognised secondary schools to implement grading system for SSC examination from March-April 2011 onwards.
VALPOI: A meeting comprising of all heads of government departments was held recently at forest rest house, Valpoi to review the pre-monsoon works carried out in Sattari taluka.
VASCO: Long queues of applicants were witnessed in the office of the Mormugao mamlatdar on Friday, as form VI and other forms of the electorates were taken up for scrutiny.
LONDON: Defending champion Serena Williams remained on course to retain her singles’ title at Wimbledon after reaching the fourth round with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova on Saturday.
PANAJI: Nerul Sports Club overcame Ambelim Sports Club 8-6 via the tie-breaker to move into the second round of a high-scoring encounter of 39th Custodio memorial football tournament, at Raia grounds on Saturday. The teams were tied 4-4 at the end of regulation time.
MARGAO: Hosts Cana-Benaulim Sporting Association recorded a hard-fought 3-2 tie-breaker victory over Goa Velha Sports Club to enter the quarter finals of Cana -Benaulim Soccer tournament being played at St John Baptist grounds, Dando -Benaulim on Saturday.
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Film review by Sachin Chatte
Film: Edge of Darkness
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Duration: 117 minutes
Rating: * * * 1 / 2
From the director of Bond films like ‘Golden Eye’ and ‘Casino Royale’ comes a riveting thriller and certainly one of the better we have seen from Hollywood this year. Based on a television series, the story may not be exactly unique but it is the execution that keeps you entertained throughout the film.
Mandd Sobhann, the Premier Konkani Cultural Organisation, is organising the First World Konkani Cultural Convention, from November 25 to December 19, 2010 at Mangalore, Karnataka
The Institute for the History of Medicine of the Robert Bosch Foundation Stuttgart Germany has organised an exhibition on ‘Homoeopathy – A Medical Approach and Its History’ in collaboration with Shri Kamaxidevi Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shiroda – Goa.
By Aroona Reejhsinghani
Beautiful hands hold the admiring attention of the people around you. Well cared for hands and nails create an impression of spruceness and smartness. With beautiful hands you should have beautiful nails but pretty hands are often marred by brittle and weak nails.
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The chess activity centre, Taleigao along with the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula has come up with first of its kind concept of blindfold chess in Goa. The demo of the same was hosted at the International Centre, on Saturday.
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BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
Think of a cozy afternoon under the blanket, listening to the sound of raindrops outside the window, followed by a hot cup of tea with some bhajiyas. Yes, it does sound tempting especially when you have weather like this to support it.
Sunita Rodricks of Ah Goa recommends
With the season of mangoes coming to an end, here’s your chance to start the day with a smile. If you believed that Mangoes were just a tasty fruit…then look at their benefits. Mangoes contain phenols, which have powerful antioxidant and anticancer abilities.
When she signed on, Padmini Kolhapure’s sister Tejaswini Kolhapure was told her role in Raavan was a “prominent” one (she plays‑Ravi Kissen’s wife in the film). She spent two and a half gruelling months‑away from home and‑husband (filmmaker-actor Pankaj Saraswat)‑in the jungles shooting.
Yesterday, Apoorva Lakhia and Shveta Salve both denied that she was at his house. 24 hours on, their stories have changed. Read on to find out why the actress returned the earrings she had stolen...
WHAT WE HAVE HERE: Are pics of Manisha Koirala’s private wedding to businessman Samrat Dahal and the reception thereafter.
DURBAN: Portugal and Brazil played out an unsavoury goalless draw, including seven first-half yellow cards, as both sides reached the World Cup second round on Friday after completing their Group G games unbeaten.
DURBAN: Brazil coach Dunga blamed Portugal for what he considered negative tactics after the dismal 0-0 draw which ensured both sides reached the last 16.
Ivory Coast get their first goal as Yaya Toure bends a shot into the bottom corner in the 14th minute.
NELSPRUIT: Ivory Coast convincingly beat North Korea 3-0 on Friday, but the win, which could easily have been by a larger margin, was still not enough to prevent the Africans from going out of the World Cup.
RUSTENBURG: Coach Bob Bradley and his indefatigable United States team will seek revenge and a place in the quarter-finals when they meet Ghana on Saturday.
PORT ELIZABETH: South Korea and Uruguay meet on Saturday in a fascinating World Cup last 16 clash that few pundits would have predicted at the start of the tournament.
GEORGE: Exactly a month ago, a majority of Japanese wrote off their team’s chances of reaching the World Cup second round following a dismal 2-0 home defeat to old rivals South Korea in a send-off friendly.
The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has said that his government would study the situation arising after the increase of prices of petroleum products.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has said that his government would study the situation arising after the increase of prices of petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas and take appropriate decision on the matter.
The state cabinet on Friday accepted the report of the committee headed by the Chief Secretary, Mr Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava, on the High Security Registration Plates and directed the Chief Secretary to take further action in accordance with the law in terminating the agreement.
PANAJI: The state cabinet on Friday accepted the report of the committee headed by the Chief Secretary, Mr Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava, on the High Security Registration Plates and directed the Chief Secretary to take further action in accordance with the law in terminating the agreement.
PANAJI: The North Goa zilla panchayat has tendered 85 developmental works at the cost of Rs 1.98 crore in all the 30 segments in the backdrop of cancellation of a previous tender for 86 developmental works.
PANAJI: Acknowledging that investors arriving in the state have faced lot of problems in fields like special economic zones, the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Friday said the new industries coming to the state should be cautious before opening their units here, because Goa gives special preference to pollution-free, environment-friendly units, which generates employment for locals.
PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party will soon file a disqualification petition against the Education Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate for allegedly violating the anti-defection law by joining the Congress party.
PANAJI: The transport director, Mr Swapnil Naik on Friday said that the Bus Owners Association will have to make a fresh proposal before the government for revision of the fares keeping in view of the hike in diesel prices by the Union government by Rs 2 even as the bus owners association have demanded the removal of the Transport Minister, Mr Ramkrishna Dhavlikar.
The director environment education and youth services Teri, Ms Ranjana Saikia and senior general manager human resources Dempo Group of Companies, Mr B T Boke exchanging the files after signing the MOU in presence of Chairman of Dempo Group of Companies, Mr Shrinivas Dempo and Director of Dempo Group of Companies, Mr Vishwasrao Dempo at Panaji. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: The Vasudeva V Dempo Climate Change Awareness programme for Goan school students, a Dempo-TERI (The Energy Resource Institute) initiative was formally launched on Friday at Dempo House, Panaji. It coincides with the 75th birth anniversary of late Vasudeva V Dempo.
Ponda police seen with three accused arrested in connection with theft of raw sugar. (Roque Dias)
PONDA: Ponda police arrested three more persons -- Jabir Khan, 25, Abdul Karim, 24, and Asif Khan, 27, all from Gogol, Margao, on Friday, in connection with the theft of raw sugar last month. Police had earlier arrested three accused in the same case.
ISLAMABAD: The Union Home Minister, Mr P Chidambaram on Friday night met his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Rehman Malik and is understood to have pressed for urgent action against JuD chief, Hafiz Saeed and 26/11 handlers, including those who are believed to be in the Pakistani Army.
NEW DELHI: In a politically sensitive move, the government on Friday hiked prices of petrol by Rs 3.50 a litre and diesel by Rs 2 a litre, raised LPG by Rs 35 a cylinder and the poor man’s cooking fuel kerosene by Rs 3 a litre.
NEW DELHI: The International Film Festival of India ) will have a restructured two-tier jury system from this year with at least four to five regional juries.
BY ERWIN FONSECA| NT NETWORK
MAPUSA: Undeterred by the rains thousands from far and wide on June 24 turned up to witness the Siolim San Joao boat parade that was held in the afternoon. The programme at the venue consisted of a live entertainment show, spot prizes, boat parade and finally the fire work display.
The monsoon which had played hide-and-seek all these years on June 24, this year decided to lash out in full fury, thus blessing Goans with a drop in temperatures and a fantastic ambience, in keeping with the theme of Sao Joao.
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With the Soul Mind Body Healing system, healing starts with the empowerment ‘I have the power to heal myself’ and accesses the power of the soul to transform every aspect of life.
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BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
Kanchi Mehta, a Mumbai-based expert in modern and contemporary art, curator, historian, and communications director believes that Goa holds great potential in the art market, but, unfortunately, it is not being explored to its capacity.
By K D L Khan
Curry belongs to Indian cuisine and our gourmets state that there are nearly 200 authentic curries in India ranging from the Chettinad chicken curry of South India to the Yakhni mutton curry of Kashmir.
By Dr Vijaya Lunia and Gagan Bhalla
India, the country has fine heritage of culture, tradition, art, music, literature and does exhibit “Unity in Diversity” - through variegated charms of festivals, rituals, art, music, costume and languages.
By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
Well the World cup fever is on…and Joe seemed to require a thermometer, especially when Shakira shakes to her Waka Waka anthem. Well I was given to understand that the term means ‘Do it’ and so with the news that there was a special menu created for the FIFA fever, I decided to treat my better half to something that he truly loves…food.
WASHINGTON: The US Congress has overwhelmingly passed tough new sanctions against Iran, targetting the Islamic Republic’s powerful Revolutionary Guards and country’s imports of gasoline and other refined energy products.
WASHINGTON: A day after India raised the issue of visas for Indian professionals and skilled workers, a senior US official acknowledged that visas posed an “appallingly pervasive problem” in science and technology cooperation.
WASHINGTON: Since the Second World War, the use of rape as a weapon of war has assumed strategic importance and is now a deliberate military strategy, argue researchers.
NEW DELHI: Condemning the recent spate of honour killings in the capital, activists of various organisations Friday staged a protest and demanded tough punishment for the culprits.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday issued production warrants against three youths arrested in connection with the sensational honour killings of their relatives last week.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mr Satish Kumar directed Dasna jail authorities at Ghaziabad to produce the accused before the court here on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Mr P Chidambaram Friday requested Karnataka Lok Ayukta head Mr Santosh Hegde not to press his resignation, saying this would only encourage the “corrupt elements” in the state.
SRINAGAR: They smoke it, sniff it, eat it, inject it and temporarily escape into a deceptive world.
Be it a way to fight personal crisis, means to wipe the mental scars or just a sign of being cool, the youth in Kashmir have fallen into the net of drugs, with such cases increasing by 35-40 per cent in the last few years.
NEW DELHI: The government today decided to release five million tonnes of wheat in the open market and retain zero duty on sugar and wheat imports in the wake of soaring food prices. The empowered group of ministers (EGOM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, decided to offload wheat under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) at prices lower than the market price.
MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries and his younger brother Anil-led RNRL today signed a revised gas supply agreement, a development that paves the way for government to allocate gas to Anil Ambani group’s power plants.
SHANGHAI: Stockpiles of imported iron ore at China’s major ports fell by 180,000 tonnes from a week earlier to 69.85 million tonnes, industry consultancy Mysteel said on Friday.
TOKYO: Toyota Motor chief Akio Toyoda’s pay package was below 100 million yen ($1.1 million) last year, less than what his peers at Honda Motor and Nissan Motor made, securities filings showed.
LONDON: Afghanistan plans to tender in September for companies to develop its Hajigak iron ore deposit and aims to hold tenders of gold and copper deposits later in the year or early next year.
KOCHI: In a first of its kind venture by any coconut producing country, India is mulling launching a ‘Coconut Trail’ across various states producing the wonder nut which would give tourists an insight into the rural life and history of the 3000 year-old tradition of coconut culture.
MUMBAI: L&T Infotech today announced setting up of a European software development and maintenance centre in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The investment, which is supported by Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI), is expected to help create 85 new high quality jobs in Northern Ireland within the next one year, the company said in a release here.
MUMBAI: A sharp gain in energy stocks today failed to arrest the drop in the broader market, with the BSE benchmark Sensex shedding 156 points as investors feared that a hike in auto and kitchen fuel prices would lead to very high inflation.
BY INDER MALHOTRA
EVEN in the midst of the current rage, recrimination, blame game and damage limitation over the “betrayal of Bhopal” there was at least one other news item that drew attention and indeed shook those who read and followed it.
APPARENTLY it appears that with Mr Vishwajeet Rane back in the Congress and prime mover of the G-7, Mr Atanasio Monserrate joining the Congress rank, the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat is in an unenviable position and has a firm grip on the government.
THE foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan entrusted with the task to bridge the trust deficit failed to evolve a comprehensive mechanism with Pakistan unwilling to concede any ground.
Incompetent Governance-I
DEMOCRACY means making the truth powerful and power truthful. But what we see is that every position of power has conspired to manipulate, suppress, disguise or bury the truth! We are witness to the IPL saga and Bhopal gas tragedy now playing out. In Goa too, the police personnel involved in the drugs nexus are out on bail.
Italy strikers Vincenzo Iaquintam (9) and Fabio Quagliarella (18) react after being eliminated from the World Cup. Slovakia defeated the defending champions 3-2 in their final group match in Johannesburg on Thursday. (AFP)
JOHANNESBURG: Holders Italy made a humiliating exit in the World Cup group stage when they lost 3-2 to Slovakia on Thursday having been largely outplayed.
DAMBULLA: Pace battery led by Ashish Nehra demolished Sri Lanka to help India win the Asia Cup with a comfortable 81-run win on Thursday.
Dinesh Karthik top-scored with 66 as India made 268-6 after electing to bat in the day-night final, before the defending champions and hosts were shot out for 187.
POLOKWANE: Paraguay topped Group F at the World Cup on Thursday after a drab 0-0 draw with surprise packets New Zealand.
DURBAN: Pride not pragmatism will be the watchword when soccer powerhouses Brazil and Portugal meet in a mouth-watering World Cup clash on Friday to decide the winners of Group G.
POTCHEFSTROOM: Spain must ignore external criticism and show faith in the playing style that has served them so well for Friday’s showdown against Group H leaders Chile, according to midfielder Andres Iniesta.
JOHANNESBURG: Ivory Coast will make one last desperate bid to win a place in the World Cup last 16 on Friday when they face a North Korea side hoping to salvage some national pride in Friday’s Group G finale.
BLOEMFONTEIN: Switzerland’s resolute defence has won many World Cup plaudits though the focus must be on attack when the Swiss face Honduras in their last Group H game on Friday as they bid for a place in the last 16.
The Governor, Mr S S Sidhu administers the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Vishwajit Rane as minister at Raj Bhavan in the presence of the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Thursday. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: Mr Vishwajit Rane, the Health and Agriculture Minister in the state cabinet, has said that the future and growth lay for him in the Congress party and that he would stay in the Congress and perhaps retire from public life after serving the party and help it in all possible means.
The Industrial Development Corporation will soon acquire around 20 lakh sq mts of land near various industrial estates.
PANAJI: The Industrial Development Corporation will soon acquire around 20 lakh sq mts of land near various industrial estates around the state for further expansion of these estates.
Questioning as to whether there exists a collective drive between the state government and the business community in Goa.
PANAJI: Questioning as to whether there exists a collective drive between the state government and the business community in Goa, the first secretary (trade and investment) at the British Deputy High Commission, Mumbai, Mr Daniel Charles Mouawad on Thursday said that the world has changed a lot and Goa should use all key ingredients of trade and investment so as to position itself for facing the changing global scenario.
PANAJI: The revolutionary 3G mobile services provided by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited were launched in North Goa by the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, at a special function held here.
The Speaker of state Legislative Assembly, Mr Pratapsingh Rane greeting his son Mr Vishwajit Rane after he was sworn in as cabinet minister at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: The Agriculture Minister, Mr Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that hiked allocation of more than Rs 51 crore, from Rs 27 odd crore in the previous financial year,
PANAJI: The Director General of Police, Mr Bhim Sain Bassi has said that probe into drug related cases, particularly relating to Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, was carried out in a professional manner and that it got due attention of the senior officials in the supervisory capacity.
PANAJI: The government has constituted a committee of secretaries as per the guidelines of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) with the state Development Commissioner as its chairman and the secretary for Town and Country Planning and the secretary for Urban Development as its members.
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the spurt in cases of artificial ripening of fruits using chemicals, the Union health ministry on Thursday asked the states to take action against those indulging in the hazardous practice.
TORONTO: Twenty-five years after the Kanishka tragedy that claimed 329 lives, the Canadian Premier, Mr Stephen Harper on Thursday apologised for the “institutional failings” that led to the Air India bombing and took the first step towards providing compensation to the victims’ families.
ISLAMABAD: In an effort to bridge the trust deficit, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged proposals on a wide variety of issues bedevilling bilateral ties, including terrorism, humanitarian matters and Jammu and Kashmir.
‘The Navhind Times Ex-NCC Achiever Awards’ function will be held on June 30, 2010 at 10.45 a.m. at the International Centre, Dona Paula. The function is being organised by State Ex-Cadets NCC Association in coordination with The Navhind papers and publications.
All Time Party Hits
Here is a collection of dance music released by Rock & Raaga Productions (India) Pvt Ltd, Panaji. The album ‘All Time Party Hits’ has 21 dance tracks that will make you put on your dancing shoes.
‘XELLI…PUNN SANDLELI’
Pal Soares presents another impressive drama. This prolific writer has something different to present each time he releases a show. ‘Xelli…Punn Sandleli’ deals with the various groups or sects that have divided the catholic faith and the lack of unity between Christians because of misunderstandings.
By Zofeen T Ebrahim
“She will not be able to pursue her dreams,” observes Karachi-based Shirin Imani, about Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s recent marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik amidst much controversy and media hype.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR | NT NETWORK
Monsoons rejuvenate the mind and soul. This season is marked with a series of festivities–yesterday was Sao Joao and today is Vat Pournima.
By Amita Quenim
A time in life, when all needs is to count on destiny, is old age. It is a time when you are answerable to yourself, for the good or bad you think you have done to others and to yourself. I would call it a time when you cannot escape through a hidden door.
By Radhika Simon
Yes trouser options for women have gone multi-fold this year. Indian designers have gone a step further and as though the harem pant was not enough, they re-invented the ‘dhothii’ pant, and one key silhouette that is getting prominence is dhoti pants for women. Sorry guys, what was traditionally your drape is now gracing women’s wardrobes.
Chef Pradhan of Goenchin recommends
Chinese imperial food dates back to slave society. Ever since there were emperors and palaces, there has been imperial food, which was served mainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines, and the royal families.
NEW DELHI: Domestic and international air fares would rise by Rs 100 and Rs 500 respectively from July one with the government issuing a notification to bring air travel into the service tax ambit.
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) Thursday said it will pay $1.3 billion for a 45 percent stake in US-based Pioneer Natural Resources’ Shale gas assets.
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court today allowed M P Birla group company Birla Corporation to hold its AGM which was stalled yesterday following a district court order.
PANAJI: Bank of Baroda, (BoB) Vasco-da-Gama branch recently conducted Customer Meet at its premises. Shri S D Inamdar, Assistant General Manager and Regional head for Goa and Western Maharashtra Region, said a press release.
PANAJI: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Govt of India has arranged to send a 100 members Indian Youth Delegation to China with a purpose to promote mutual understanding of Values and Cultures amongst the Youth and to develop better relations between India and China.
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today pared early gains to close 25 points lower due to selling in realty and banking stocks on concerns over rising inflation. The 30-share barometer lost 25.50 points to close at 17,730.24 points.
WASHINGTON: The US President, Mr Barack Obama would meet the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Toronto, during which the two leaders would discuss a range of issues, a senior Obama administration official said today.
DUBAI: Three Indians were among four construction workers who were killed after their suspended working platform collapsed in Sharjah in UAE, police said today.
WASHINGTON: India has asked US to remove its two state-run frontline technology establishments ISRO and DRDO from the entities list, in apparent anticipation of Washington and New Delhi opening cooperation in hi-tech systems.
ISLAMABAD: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation member nations have exchanged lists of banned groups during preparatory meetings ahead of a conference of Interior Ministers of the regional grouping here on June 26.
NEW DELHI: The expelled BJP leader, Mr Jaswant Singh today rejoined the party nine months after he was summarily thrown out for writing a controversial book on Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Home Ministry has written to the Kerala chief secretary to initiate action against Tomin J Thachenkery, Inspector General of Police, currently under suspension for going on a foreign trip without official clearance and reportedly meeting people there who have cases registered against them.
SRINAGAR: As India and Pakistan opened talks on Thursday, the Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader, Mr Syed Ali Geelani was detained under a tough law and moderate Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was put under house arrest.
HUBLI: After the demise of Manohar Malgaonkar, the legendary Indian writer in his bunglow deep inside the jungles of Uttara Kannada last week, uncertainty prevails over the protection of the invaluable personal library and other priceless belongings.
BY V Y KANTAK
THE University Grants Commission will probe the issue of huge capitation fees allegedly demanded by two Tamil Nadu-based institutes, including one run by a Union Minister. The decision was taken following media reports that officials of Shree Balaji Medical College and Sri Ramachandra University allegedly demanded capitation fees in the range of Rs 40-50 lakh from students.
THE Karnataka Lokayukta, Mr Santosh Hegde known for his crusade against corruption and the mining lobby, resigned from his post at a time when the first-ever BJP government in the south is gearing up to celebrate in a grand style its completion of two years in office on June 25.
THIS time the opposition to the land acquisition for the international airport at Mopa has not come from the ‘South Goa hotel lobby’ or the ‘South Goa political lobby’; instead the villagers of three villages in Pernem taluka have questioned the rationale of issuing fresh notification to acquire another 6.69 lakh square meters of land when the Advocate General had assured the High Court that the government would not acquire more land.
Konkani Tiatr Festival
THERE is no denying that the present-day Goan tiatrists are doing a splendid job of keeping the age-old love for Konkani tiatr alive, in the process promoting the language of Konkani. But it seems necessary to initiate children into the culture of Konkani tiatr as well.
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday unveiled a national litigation policy that would dictate how it would reduce the burgeoning number of its court cases and act as "an efficient and a responsible" litigant.
COIMBATORE: The first World Classical Tamil Conference got off to a rousing start here on Wednesday with host of leaders led by the President, Ms Praibha Patil hailing the glory of the language, but the meet costing Rs 380 crore has its own share of political bickering.
The seats in the state professional colleges, including engineering and pharmacy colleges, as reserved by the All-India Council for Technical Education for girl students and economically backward students are found to be merged in the general category of seats
PANAJI: The seats in the state professional colleges, including engineering and pharmacy colleges, as reserved by the All-India Council for Technical Education for girl students and economically backward students are found to be merged in the general category of seats, thus creating confusion among parents and students.
Denials notwithstanding, Mr Vishwajit Rane, the Health Minister and Independent MLA from Valpoi, is all set to rejoin the Congress party on Thursday afternoon along with his supporters at an impressive ceremony.
PANAJI: Denials notwithstanding, Mr Vishwajit Rane, the Health Minister and Independent MLA from Valpoi, is all set to rejoin the Congress party on Thursday afternoon along with his supporters at an impressive ceremony.
PONDA: Thirty-eight schoolchildren, the driver and an attendant of a school bus given under the Indira Bal Rath scheme were injured on Wednesday morning when it was hit from behind by a speeding truck at Suktolem, Mollem.
Pernem villagers put forth their grievances with Mr M K Vasta, the special land acquisition officer for the Mopa airport, in Panaji on Wednesday
PANAJI: The villagers from three villages of Ximechi Advan, Tulaskar Wadi and Nanechewadi in Pernem taluka have strongly opposed to the recent notification issued by the government to acquire another 6.69 lakh square metre of land for the Mopa airport.
PANAJI: The BSNL 3G service being introduced in the state on June 24 is all set to bring about radical metamorphosis in the communication sector, in areas like fast downloading of information, easy access and transfer of videos and availability of diverse services on the BSNL portal – BSNL Live, the Chief General Manager of BSNL for Maharashtra and Goa Telecom Circle, Mr Aloke Kaul informed.
MARGAO: Vicar of Holy Spirit Church, Fr Ventura Lourenco on Wednesday inspected the alleged illegal hutments in the property of Lar De Estudantes, a former boarding in Modsai area, belonging to the Church. A Margao councillor was accused of encouraging the hutments.
PANAJI: Demanding that the government should take serious view about the drug trade in the state and investigate the same thoroughly, including allegations as regards the involvement of the son of a Goan politician in the same, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday
PANAJI: The Vasudeva V Dempo Change Awareness Programme for Goan School Children, a TERI-Dempo initiative, will be launched at the Dempo Corporate Headquarters, Panaji at 5 p.m. on June 25 on the occasion of 75th birth anniversary of late Vasudeva V Dempo.
PANAJI: The acting president of the Nationalist Congress Party, Dr Carmo Pegado on Wednesday said that the NCP plans to revamp the party in the state but yet to receive an official communication from Delhi that Civil Supplies Minister, Mr Jose Phillip D’souza is being nominated as the president of the state unit.
PANAJI: There is no lean season or off season for drug peddlers as well as for drug addicts in the state, said the Superintendent of Police (SP), Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC), Mr Veenu Bansal.
VASCO: Commander Dilip Donde, the yachtsman who became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo by sailing INSV Mhadei, was felicitated for his historic feat at the hands of Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area, Vice Admiral Sudhir Pillai, NM in a function held at Hotel Bogmalo Beach Resort recently, in a programme titled ‘Welcome Home Sailor.’
PANAJI: A team of budding electronic engineers from Goa College of Engineering Farmagudi, were invited by the Ex-Students Association, for a presentation on Robo World, to be given for the students of Std VIII, IX and X of St Mary’s High School, Ponda.
MAPUSA: Mapusa market, which is a hub of activity for the entire Bardez and other surrounding areas, is once again facing the brunt of the rains. Contrary to claims made by officials in the municipality that desilting and clearing of drains have been carried out in Mapusa the ground reality is that Mapusa market is still witnessing flooding.
MARGAO: South Goa Advocate Association (SGAA) has demanded for independent High Court for the state of Goa.
WIMBLEDON: Venus Williams powered into the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Ekaterina Makarova on Centre Court on Wednesday.
VASCO: Saligao United Sports Club, Bardez trounced holder United Club of Nerul 4-2 via tie-breaker to set a date with Nagoa Sporting Club in the finals of the NRB Group 37th Bandodkar Memorial soccer tournament organised by Baina Sports Club and played at MPT grounds here.
BANGALORE: Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Mr N Santosh Hegde on Wednesday quit his post frustrated at the state government’s indifference to the institution set up to curb corruption in bureaucracy.
NEW DELHI: BJP Wednesday sent mixed signals to its ally JD(U) by making it clear that conditions like keeping Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Narendra Modi and Mr Varun Gandhi away from the election campaign in Bihar for continuance of the coalition were not acceptable to it.
NEW DELHI: Saying honour killings were nothing but cold-blooded murders, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded that fast-track courts be set up to deal with the growing incidence of such cases.
BY REZAUL H LASKAR | PTI
ISLAMABAD: Bridging the trust deficit between India and Pakistan and finding the elusive common ground in efforts to tackle terrorism will top the agenda when Foreign Secretary Ms Nirupama Rao meets her Pakistani counterpart Mr Salman Bashir for talks here on Thursday.
By Betwa Sharma | PTI
NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon has set up a three-member panel to look into alleged human rights violations during the final stages of the war against LTTE in Sri Lanka.
BY LALIT K JHA | PTI
WASHINGTON: The ongoing Bhopal controversy did not figure during the meeting of the Indo-US CEO Forum here, which was attended by Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee and US Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton.
WASHINGTON: India today assured US Inc. That its concerns on infrastructure, investment restrictions and other impediments would be addressed expeditiously, and a roadmap would be prepared for discussions ahead of American President Barack Obama’s visit in November.
By Michael Fisher | NT
PANAJI: Polluted waters from mines in South Goa have started to decant onto the surface, nullahs, and rivers, with long-term devastating consequences for the environment and the health of the people, agriculture and animals of the surrounding areas. It is also believed to be polluting Salulim dam and Ponda Water Works.
PANAJI: A meeting of architects, builders, interior designers, developers and others was held recently in the city to apprise them of the light emitting diodes and LED lit products and state-of-the-art security system.
KOLKATA: The Annual General Meeting of M P Birla group flagship Birla Corporation, which is at present controlled by the Lodhas, was today stalled owing to a stay order by a city court here.
By Praful Bidwai
THE Bharatiya Janata Party - once known for internal cohesion and discipline, although not for sober or inclusive politics - is now so faction-ridden that it often ends up damaging itself by pandering to particular leaders.
IT would be naïve to expect a confessional statement from the Goa police that granting of bail to the alleged drug dealer, Atala Benaim was a set-back to it.
POLITICS is the art of managing contradictions. But in Bihar the fight for one-upmanship between the alliance partners, the BJP and JD(U), is taking a nasty turn with both the parties ignoring the basic tenet of politics. The alliance has been on rocks ever since the advertisement crediting the Gujarat government with helping Bihar was released.
SC Notice on Honour Killings
IT is simply inexplicable how there has been a spurt of honour killings in a number of states of North India including the capital itself. There is no need to elaborate on the different cases of the brutal murders of young couples of different castes, marrying against the wishes of their parents.
In Goa after a gap of 6 months, Rohit Barker is back here to do what he does best – play mind-blowing music. Marienelle DSouza caught up with Rohit as he gets set to put the DJ console on fire today at Riviera De Goa for the Tuborg Sao Joao Grind.
The Launching Ceremony of the First World Konkani Cultural Convention was held with great grandeur. The chief guest on the occasion was, Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure, Government of Karnataka, Mr G Janardhana Reddy.
BY PURVI RADIA |NT NETWORK
The monsoon covers Mother Earth once again with a lush green carpet. Man and animal alike, who have waited long for the rains, are rejoicing. Seeds have germinated, seasonal flowers bloomed, and these have brought a soothing joy to all.
BY PURVI RADIA|NT NETWORK
We all know that Sao Joao signifies the moment when St John the Baptist leapt for joy in the womb of his mother. To mark this occasion, people jump in wells as a symbolic gesture.
By Clara Rodrigues
Nearly every festival has a typical food associated with it. And so when the special event is round the corner the buzz in the kitchen gets louder than usual. The scene is not any different when we talk of Sao Joao.
Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) recently organised a meeting of tiatr and khell-tiatr artistes at TAG's Conference Hall, Campal, Panaji. The purpose of the meeting was to decide the correct format for tiatrs and khell-tiatrs.
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SYDNEY: Australia mourned colourful mining tycoon Ken Talbot and his colleagues Tuesday after an African plane crash wiped out the entire board of his Sundance Resources company, plunging it into crisis.
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party deferred a decision on continuing its alliance with the Janata Dal-United in Bihar after the party president, Mr Nitin Gadkari met state party leaders at his residence late Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: India will soon sign a civil nuclear energy agreement with Canada, paving the way for supply of uranium and cooperation in research, development, waste management and radiation safety in atomic sector.
PANAJI: Mr Vishwajit Rane, the Health Minister, has denied the reports that he was joining the Congress party.
MARGAO: The CID (crime branch) has issued summons to a brother of the deceased Nadia Torrado in connection with his sister’s death case.
MAPUSA/PANAJI: Notorious Israeli drug peddler, Yaniv Benahim alias Atala has been released on conditional bail by the Mapusa NDPS court.
In an attempt to prevent hunting of frogs and maintain ecological balance through preventive measures, the forest department has intensified vigil and its officials have been carrying out regular patrolling all over the state
PANAJI: In an attempt to prevent hunting of frogs and maintain ecological balance through preventive measures, the forest department has intensified vigil and its officials have been carrying out regular patrolling all over the state during the nights and half a dozen cases have been booked against equal number of people in both the districts of the state and over a hundred bullfrogs were rescued from captivity and released in nature.
PANAJI: The Corporation of the City of Panaji has formally requested the Department of Urban Development to declare the St Inez nullah as a creek through a government notification.
MARGAO: The principal district and sessions judge, South Goa, Mr U V Bakre on Tuesday ordered that Prashant Ashtekar, one of the accused, in the bomb blast case be remanded to police custody.
PANAJI: Suo moto writ petition concerning garbage disposal in municipalities and village panchayats came up for hearing on Tuesday before the division bench of the Bombay High at Goa.
PANAJI: The River Navigation Department (RND) is in the process of floating tenders for the construction of four new ferry boats even as the department’s plan to build one ferry boat a year still remains a distant dream with the slipway of the department remaining permanently busy with the repair works of ferry boats.
Contract workers of the electricity department seen at the site where an electric pole broke and the top part came crashing down injuring a labourer in the heart of the town on Tuesday morning.
VASCO: An electric pole, erected in the middle of Swatantra Path snapped suddenly and the top portion came down crashing down, injuring a labourer engaged in replacing a conductor on it on Tuesday morning.
VASCO: The residents of Chaferan, Merces-Vaddem have expressed fear for their safety in view of the ongoing hill cutting activity, which according to them, could trigger a landslide if it rained heavily, thereby burying their houses under the mud.
PONDA: The traffic police inspector, Ponda, Mr Salim Shaikh on Friday wrote to the superintendent of police (SP), traffic, highlighting the need for a new bridge at Khandepar, Usgao to ease the traffic congestion.
BICHOLIM: The PWD Minister, Mr Churchill Alemao has said that the power entrusted by the people in the ruling Congress government is for providing different facilities to the people, mainly to the poor sectors in the villages of the state. He also said that the government is taking initiative for all-round development of the state by developing all the constituencies without any discrimination.
Sao Joao was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm at Salvador-do Mundo, with a difference. There was none of the usual jumping into wells. Instead the villagers had organised a talent show.
The Dhempe college of Arts and Science, Miramar, established in the year 1962, recently celebrated its Founder’s Day at Club Tennis de Gasper Dias, Miramar jointly with the Goa University, which has completed 25 years.
By Meher Castelino
Don’t smirk at the next statement. It is perfect wear for the Indian executive. Ethnic clothes, is what we are talking about. Many men do consider it as the most suitable attire for our Indian climate but centuries of the influence from the occident has made western wear mandatory in the boardroom.
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By Erwin Fonseca | NT Network
For the catholic brethren in Goa, festivals and church or chapel feasts are always occasions to celebrate. And of all the months it is the month of June that is full of festivities, especially in coastal parts of Bardez.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR | NT NETWORK
Meet William D’Souza, a Carnatic percussionist who creates rhythm through a curious blend of eastern and western music. A veteran performer, he has impressed audiences both in India and abroad with his musical skills.
The glamorous and most watched spectacular sport Dancesport will be taking centre stage in Delhi where the 4th National Dancesport Championship will take place on June 27. The Goa Dancesport team is all set to win as many medals in different category.
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Spinach 500gms, silken tofu 200 gms, scallions 2 nos, sesame oil 1 tbsp, salt for seasoning, pepper for seasoning, vegetable stock 1 litre
DAMBULLA: Sunk by Farveez Maharoof’s sensational hat-trick, India slumped to a morale-shattering seven-wicket defeat against defending champions Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Tuesday.
ST KITTS: South Africa ended the fourth day of the second Test 20 runs ahead of West Indies on Monday, with the high-scoring match destined to finish in a draw at Warner Park.
MARGAO: St Anthony’s Club, Colva registered a hard fought 4-3 tie-breaker victory over Maina SC to enter the quarter-finals of Cana-Benaulim Soccer tournament, organised by Cana-Benaulim SA and played at St John Baptist grounds, Dando, Benaulim.
VASCO: In an exciting semi-final match on Tuesday, Nagoa Sporting Club, Bardez defeated Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda 5-2 via tie-breaker to make it to the finals of the NRB Group 37th Bandodkar Memorial Soccer tournament, organised by Baina Sports Club and played at MPT grounds, here.
WASHINGTON: India fears that a lingering debt crisis in the Eurozone could disrupt trade and lead to flight of capital from developing economies such as itself and end up derailing the fragile global economic recovery.
PANAJI: Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) has convened their annual general meeting (AGM) on June 25th, 4 pm at the convention hall, Hotel Mandovi, Panaji Goa. The AGM will be followed by an annual function at the same venue at 6 pm.
PANAJI: The Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (GTDC) is organising a day long cruise on board Santa Monica to celebrate Sao Joao on Thursday June 24, to facilitate tourists and local Goans to participate in the cruise and have fun, said a press release.
By Kuldip Nayar
DEMOCRATIC polity in India has been again exposed when the details of Bhopal gas tragedy have come out. There was a nexus between the judiciary, the executive and the bureaucracy. All the three joined hands to let the chairman Warren Anderson of Union Carbide, the company which owned the gas plant, escape from India.
OVER five decades since the green revolution started, farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, the food bowl of India, are realising that the health of the soil is getting worse, the water table is falling and ultimately the productivity is going to be affected. The era of intensive agriculture has brought an era of anxiety.
THE other day well-known Bollywood writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar lamented that although the Indian film industry had developed in several respects, it was still to develop in terms of screenplay.
Honouring the Dead
THERE should be no doubt that a dead person should be given a decent farewell. Death is the mother of beauty. It is a rest stop for those to travel into eternal life. But it appears that this is not what happened in the case of a woman Maoist killed in an encounter by Indian security personnel.
MARGAO: Department of Legal Metrology and Food and Drugs Administration officials along with a NGO raided kiosks at the KTC bus stand, Margao and seized packets of eatables, not conforming to the rules, informed officials on Monday.
MARGAO: The High Court issued notices to PWD and Firgulem– Dongrim bridge contractor after a contempt petition was filed by the farmers of Aquem-Baixo, a press communiqué issued by the farmers informed on Monday.
MARGAO: With the rains setting in, awareness drives by health centres in Salcete to combat and prevent diseases caused by the mosquitoes have begun.
PANAJI: As the heritage hotels are now coming up in Goa, the need for a Heritage Tourism Policy is being felt. To deliberate on this and other such issues, the Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) held their executive committee meeting at the Welcome Heritage Panjim Inn, Panaji, on Sunday.
MAPUSA: The sub-registrar’s office at Mapusa is functioning under poor and abysmal conditions.
PANAJI: Chinmay Kamat and Anushka Kuvelkar shared a common trait at the Rich Builders all Goa Major Ranking Badminton Tournament — both the upcoming youngsters won triple crowns during the season’s first tourney, organised by Goa Badminton Association (GBA) at Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji.
MARGAO: Navelim Sporting rallied from behind to record a convincing 3-1 victory over Verna Sports Club in the inaugural match of 34th Cana-Benaulim soccer tournament, organised by Cana-Benaulim SA at St John Baptist grounds, Dando-Benaulim.
DAMBULLA: Captain Shahid Afridi smashed a blistering 60-ball 124, his second century in the tournament, to steer Pakistan to a resounding 139–run win over Bangladesh in an inconsequential Asia Cup cricket match
here tonight.
ST KITTS: South Africa’s grip on the second Test against West Indies was weakened on Sunday after Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash hit hundreds.
NEW DELHI: The Group of Ministers on Bhopal gas disaster on Monday recommended a Rs 1,300-crore package for the victims enhancing the compensation for the kin of dead to Rs 10 lakh and for permanently disabled Rs 5 lakh.
Applications for anticipatory bail filed by the former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky and Mr Lyndon Monteiro apprehending their arrest in connection with the Nadia death case came up for hearing on Monday at 4.30 p.m.
PANAJI: Applications for anticipatory bail filed by the former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky and Mr Lyndon Monteiro apprehending their arrest in connection with the Nadia death case came up for hearing on Monday at 4.30 p.m. before Mr Justice A S Oka of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
With the Bombay High Court rejecting their anticipatory bail applications, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, the former tourism minister, and Mr Lyndon Monteiro, former deputy chairman of Goa Tourism Development Corporation,
PANAJI: With the Bombay High Court rejecting their anticipatory bail applications, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, the former tourism minister, and Mr Lyndon Monteiro, former deputy chairman of Goa Tourism Development Corporation,
The Taleigao MLA and Education Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate submits the entry forms to the GPCC chief, Mr Subhash Shirodkar at the Congress House in Panaji on Monday. The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat and others are also seen.
PANAJI: The Congress inched towards getting halfway mark in the state assembly on Monday after Mr Atanasio Monserrate, the "unattached" Taleigao MLA and Education Minister, joined its ranks by merging the faction headed by him with the Congress party at a simple ceremony, devoid of any fanfare, at the Congress House.
MARGAO: Reacting to the news of the admission of the Taleigao MLA, Mr Atanasio Monserrate and more importantly the statement of the GPCC chief, Mr Subhash Shirodkar that the UGDP has effectively merged with the Congress, its secretary-general,
POINGUINNIM: Canacona Health Welfare Committee (CHWC), had a meeting on Sunday at Chauri, and decided to go ahead with its decision to hold a rasta roko, and prevent and obstruct the entry and exit of vehicles at different points in the taluka, if the government doesn’t look into the woes of the residents of Canacona, as regards better health facilities and the required infrastructure that is missing, including the posting of doctors on full time basis.
MAPUSA: A sopo collector of Mapusa taxi stand, Mr Ratikant Korgaonkar has filed a police complaint against around 20 private vehicle operators who illegally park their vehicles at the taxi stand and refuse to pay the sopo.
VASCO: An emergency meeting of the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) was held on Monday in order to ratify the order placed for the procurement of vehicles, dust bins, water tanker, garbage van and other necessary equipment.
PANAJI: Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ) has directed its executive committee not to participate in any activity or programme of the state government till the probe report of the Soiru Komarpant police assault case is released by the government.
BICHOLIM: The Latambarsem zilla panchayat member, Ms Shilpa Naik said that she would take the initiative for undertaking development works in all villages of Latambarsem ZP constituency, without any discrimination and that the ZP fund would be properly utilised for this purpose.
CANACONA: The PWD Minister, Mr Churchill Alemao distributed gas connection and cheques to various BPL beneficiaries at Shristall rest house at Canacona on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: Strengthening of police cooperation will be high on agenda of the upcoming SAARC Home Ministers’ conference during which India is expected to press for visible collaboration by member countries in the fight against terrorism.
WASHINGTON: Five men have been arrested for allegedly robbing and killing a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh in the US, the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) said.
AUCKLAND: Members of a New Zealand club which denied a Sikh man’s entry because he was wearing a turban say the issue has nothing to do with racism and they are ready to defend their rules in court.
KATHMANDU: The Nepal government on Monday banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an "objectionable" illustration depicting Prophet Mohammed as a woman-like figure and containing "erroneous interpretations" of Islam.
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank India (RBI) is evaluating the possible impact of the move by China over the weekend to make its currency Renminbi more flexible.
PANAJI: Observing an increase in the number of Goan students appearing for the entrance examinations for Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Technology, namely IIT-JEE and AIEEE, as well as common proficiency test, the qualifying examination conducted in June and December, every year by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Goa Edutech, a franchisee of ‘Arihant’ and ‘Ables’ has introduced coaching classes in the city, to train such students.
PANAJI: The Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has forged ahead on various fronts, said its president Mr Cesar Menezes at the 102nd AGM. He said that it was indeed an honour to have been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the Chamber and that as in previous years we recommit ourselves to deepen our membership engagement, address industry specific issues and push advocacy for driving reforms effectively in the state.
PANAJI: Optica Oculistas, a signature name in eyeglasses, has opened an eye wear boutique at the popular Reliance Trade Centre in Margao.
WASHINGTON: Trade, investment, and an easier visa regime are expected to be the key focus as Indian and US policymakers and corporate leaders meet here Tuesday to discuss how to enhance their business ties.
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew, if the heat-wave was not bad enough, elections really poop one out. Specially, in our country which is afflicted by a new disease, PES --- Perpetual Election Syndrome which is wreaking havoc on our body politic --- right, left and centre, week-after-week, month-after-month, year-after-year, a year-long merry-go-round.
IT was quite revealing of the US double standards when it cold-shouldered demands from the Indian public and opposition parties for the extradition of the former Union Carbide chief executive officer, Mr Warren Anderson while it lost no time in subjecting the British Petroleum chief executive officer,
THE call centre industry is booming in India. According to a NASSCOM study, the key reasons why India has emerged as the most preferred location for MNCs to outsource their call centre business are a vast pool of skilled manpower, low staff costs and English-speaking manpower. Call centres make a key part of the IT-enabled services industry.
FIFA World Cup Controversies
THE contemporary world of sports is always laced with some form of controversies. Even before the mega event was to take off, the Vuvuzela (music horn) was the talk in the football circles, with a million pieces being sold out, as it was felt certain to ruin the atmosphere in the stadiums with the continuous humming sound.
PANAJI – Young and budding Goan artistes performed at a musical concert titled ‘Gomantswar’ in Pune. The concert was presented by Vaishnavi Creations, Margao The packed auditorium at the Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune was proof enough of the interest generated among music lovers from Pune for the event which was organised on the occasion of Goa Revolution Day by Pune Goans’ Social Union, Pune, in association with the Department of Art and Culture.
In a country like India where the music scene is dominated by Bollywood (film soundtracks) and Bollywood remixes, choosing a genre as eclectic and tangentially different as tribal tech or electro would be suicidal for any budding DJ’s career. Never one to conform to the norm, Tuhin Mehta did just that…with dramatic results! We caught up with Tuhin as he gets set to play in Goa at Riviera De Goa for the Tuborg San Joao Grind on June 24
BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
The essence of individualistic lifestyle has made us forgot that we are actually part of an ecosystem and interconnected with all the living beings on this globe. But, the fact is-our ancestors understood it well. An example of such understanding can be seen through our culture and traditions where respect is shown to all living beings.
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BY CLARA A RODRIGUES | NT NETWORK
“When you become a mother, you lose on your ‘me’ and ‘our’ time,” says Smitha Diaz.
Many identify with this experience.
The organisation Brahma Kumari inaugurated the good wishes card and good wishes slogan at the hands of the Chief Guest, the MD, Dempo Group of Companies, Mr Vishwasrao Dempo along with the Chairperson, Poona centre, Ms B K Surekhabehanji, the Chief Manager, Bank of Baroda, Mr Guruprasad Rege and the retired, deputy director of Health Services,
The second edition of the Marathi novel, ‘Pashan Kali’ by Jyoti Kuncolienkar was recently released at the Kala Academy premises by the Programme Executive of Kala Academy, Dr Govind Kale
By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
Well if one thinks about the origins of the kebab one would visualise simple chunks of meat grilled over the fire. And then it was redefined for the emperors and Nizams of yore.
Saina Nehwal
SINGAPORE: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal put behind a nervy start to clinch the second Super Series title of her career by winning the Singapore Open with a straight-game triumph over qualifier Tzu Ying Tai in the finals on Sunday.
RALEIGH: Double Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt will not compete at the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14 in New Delhi.
Spain defenders Gerard Pique (R), Carles Puyol (C) and Alvaro Arbeloa take part in an official training session at Ellis Park Stadium on Sunday. (Lluis Gene)
POTCHEFSTROOM: Spain are optimistic that a shock 1-0 defeat by Switzerland in their Group H opener will stun the European champions into action for their second match against Honduras on Monday.
PORT ELIZABETH: The thought of Chile against Switzerland as a top-of-the-table clash in the same group as World Cup favourites Spain would have been inconceivable only a few days ago.
When Portugal meet North Korea in Cape Town on Monday, it will be a rematch of perhaps the most remarkable game of any played at the
World Cup finals. Reuters sports editor Paul Radford was at that extraordinary 1966 encounter between the two teams when the unknown Koreans took a shock 3-0 lead and threatened to turn the sport’s established order on its head
CAPE TOWN: Portugal need to switch to attack mode against North Korea on Monday to get the big win they may need to open the door to the World Cup second round.
SILVERSTONE: Jorge Lorenzo extended his lead at the top of the world championship after a dominant performance at Sunday’s British MotoGP.
While Goa is well into the monsoon, the state is facing deficient rainfall as the intensity of the southwest monsoon has reduced.
PANAJI: While Goa is well into the monsoon, the state is facing deficient rainfall as the intensity of the southwest monsoon has reduced.
Condemning the state government for failure on all fronts during its three years in the office, through a political and a economic resolution.
PANAJI: Condemning the state government for failure on all fronts during its three years in the office, through a political and a economic resolution, the first state executive meeting of the newly constituted state executive committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday decided to finalise within next fortnight, a road map for facing the 2012 Goa assembly elections, which will include measures to increase the public support for the party and expansion of party’s organisational structure.
MARGAO: The gram sabha of the village panchayat of Benaulim, which has already seen a number of adjournments, was on Sunday, once again adjourned, over the debate of garbage and its disposal that remained inconclusive.
The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat seen distributing cheques to the SSCE students of Lok Viswas Prathistan, Kavlem, who passed in the March 2010 examination. (Roque Dias)
PONDA: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat disclosed that a file was cleared on Friday for purchasing 10 more school buses for the differently abled children in the state.
PONDA: The ideas of distributing dictionaries to the students in schools to improve their vocabulary has been a success in Marcaim, said sources, pointing that six years ago, the dictionaries were provided and now these students have attained as high as 80 per cent results and languages have figured prominently in the improvements.
The picture shows that the interstate border Excise check post at Keri is unmanned and that vehicles pass through here without any examination or checks whatsoever. (Abdulla Khan)
VALPOI: Half hearted efforts are being made by the Sattari excise department in curbing the menace of liquor smuggling from Goa via the Keri-Sattari route. The officials of the excise department are least bothered in the duty of inspecting the vehicles going to Karnataka, which often carry large consignment of liquor, illegally out of the state.
VALPOI: Two government buildings that are new and unused at Keri-Sattari opposite the irrigation department have become a center for anti social-elements to carry out their nefarious activities.
By Rohit R Phalgaonkar
The water tank of Shri Saptkoteshwar temple at Diwar is one of the sites notified as ‘Protected Sites’ by the Department of Archives and Archaeology of Goa under ‘The Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological sites and Remains Act, 1978 and Rules 1980’.
COLOMBO: A cinema hall planning to screen ‘Raavanan’ was torched here amidst protests against the film owing to its star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and director Mani Ratnam’s decision to stay away from the IIFA awards held in Sri Lanka.
With four days to go for the foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan, India on Sunday said it will focus on its continuing concerns on cross-border terror.
NEW DELHI: With four days to go for the foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan, India on Sunday said it will focus on its continuing concerns on cross-border terror and adopt “an exploratory approach” to work out steps to reduce the post-Mumbai attack trust deficit between the two countries.
RANCHI/KOLKATA: The police in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district on Sunday arrested one of the three prime accused in last month’s train sabotage, allegedly by Maoists, in West Bengal that killed 148 people, the police said.
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Bihar’s ruling allies JD-U and BJP were in open war on Sunday with the latter daring the Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar to snap ties following the Gujarat flood aid row.
NEW DELHI: The ministerial panel on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on Sunday decided to recommend a petition in the Supreme Court seeking reconsideration of its order diluting the charges against the accused and fixing criminal liability in the world’s worst industrial disaster.
SRINAGAR: One person was killed and four were injured as CRPF personnel opened fire on a group of youth who tried to storm their camp in Noorbagh area of the old city on Sunday morning, officials said.
SRINAGAR: Two porters were killed and two jawans injured today when Pakistani troops, violating the seven-year-old ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC), fired on Indian positions at Machhil sector in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.
RANCHI: The Union Minister of State for Coal, Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday held state governments responsible for enhancing illegal mining and coal theft in their respective areas.
JAJPUR (ORISSA): Five police personnel were injured, one of them critically, as a mob pelted stones at them in Orissa’s Jajpur district on Sunday evening, the police said.
GUWAHATI: In a major seizure, tiger skull and pangolin scales worth over Rs 2 crore have been seized recently from the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi international airport in Guwahati.
CHANDIGARH: In a suspected case of honour killing, two teenaged lovers were found dead and their bodies recovered from the house of girl’s uncle in a village in Haryana’s Bhiwani district on Sunday.
TORONTO: With 20 Canadian investigators still actively pursuing leads in the Air India Kanishka bombing case, the victim families have not abandoned their hope to see the guilty brought to justice.
WASHINGTON: An Indian software engineer was robbed and shot dead by a group of five people in a motel near Detroit in US, where he had gone to meet a Mexican woman.
DUBAI: Iran today hanged Pakistan-based Jundallah terror group’s chief Abdolmalek Rigi, whose outfit was responsible for killing 153 people, including some top Revolutionary Guard commanders.
MELBOURNE: African migrants face racial discrimination in Australia at every level, the Australian Human Rights Commission has found.
Africans feel racism at work places, schools, while finding house and in the criminal justice system, the watchdog said in its report on the treatment towards one of Australia’s newest migrant and refugee groups.
KHARTOUM, At least 48 people have been killed in clashes over the weekend between two rival tribal groups in western Sudan, Xinhua reported.
BAGHDAD: An al-Qaida-linked insurgent shot and killed his own father as he slept for refusing to quit his job as an Iraqi interpreter for the US military, police said, a rare deadly attack on a close family member over allegations of collaborating with the enemy.
BY ASHOKKUMAR U DESAI | NT NETWORK
CANACONA: About 20 per cent of the 105 km of the Goan coastline has been affected by soil erosion. Most of this phenomenon has been due to man-made factors such as urbanisation, destruction of mangroves, cutting down of trees on the beachfront, blocked drains that carry rainwater to the sea, etc. Nature too has played its part with high monsoon waves, winds, tides and currents.
MARGAO: The monsoons are feared by a lot of citizens, especially by those who live on the banks of rivers, at the foot of hills and on the seashore. Due to too much of construction activity, man has even encroached in the domain of nature, not even sparing the mighty sea or difficult terrain.
The well-maintained green Raia panchayat ground. (Ganadeep Sheldekar)
By TONI RODRIGUES
MARGAO: Goa’s dominance in football for more than a decade can be attributed largely due to the access and the easy availability of the contemporary requirements which is very essential for the development of the game.
The Konkan Railway station at Margao. (Roque Dias)
By ROQUE DIAS | NT NETWORK
MARGAO: The 760-kilometer line, which connects Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, is the Konkan railways and Margao is its focal point on the Goa’s 105-km route. On January 26, 1998, at around 1.30 p.m., when the first train headed to the newly built Madgaon (Margao) station, two kilometres away from the heart of the city, from Sawantwadi, excitement ran high among the Goans as the train was flagged off at Margao.
BY ALBERT FERNANDES | NT NETWORK
POINGUINNIM: Most of the state-sponsored and centrally-financed government schemes for school students have been embraced by most of the schools in the taluka, be it government or aided ones.
by SHYAM ZAMBAULIKAR | NT NETWORK
MARGAO: Goa’s coastal belt is always in news because of wrong reasons- the drug trade being one of them and South Goa coastal belt is no exception to the menace.
NEW DELHI: A fluctuating exchange rate, the debt crisis in Europe, rising input costs and a possible interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India may hit Indian exports, says a report by a leading industry lobby.
PANAJI: After 10 years or more, the Goa alcohol retailer association is being revived by registered and licensed retailers from all over Goa. The association has a list of demands for the state government, they feel can be met only if they are united.
NEW DELHI: Cracking the whip on increasing misuse of industrial plots, the Delhi government has cancelled allotment of land to three industrial units located in Bawana and Narela areas of the capital.
NEW DELHI: ASSOCHAM today urged the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) to exempt import of coal from customs duty for modern iron and steel plants, which have taken to latest technologies like Corex, Finex and PCI.
MUMBAI: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Broadcast Network (RBN) has finally announced that it proposes to enter into an equal JV partnership with US-based media firm CBS Studios International, a wholly owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation (CBS), a source said.
MUMBAI: Surging input prices are likely to push up costs for car-makers, forcing them to raise prices in the coming days. While companies like Toyota,
NEW DELHI: Weeks of violent anti-government protests have failed to stop Indian tourists and others from flocking to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand and one of the most compelling Asian destinations for globetrotters, especially shoppers.
MAPUSA: Indian Achievers Forum has announced the Indian Achievers Award for Education Excellence 2009-2010 to Mr Gurudas Natekar for his selfless contribution towards education to the society rendered by him for past several decades.
MUMBAI: Mr Harsh Purohit, the founder director of Cognito, has been invited to speak at the Global India Business Meeting in Madrid. Mr Anand Sharma, the Indian Minister of Industry and Commerce, will be participating in the meeting.
By Nandkumar Kamat
ON June 30, the only university in Goa, the citadel of higher education would complete a quarter century of its foundation. Economy, technology, society, politics have undergone profound changes in these past 25 years. When the Goa University was founded the population was less than a million and economy was one tenth of its’ size today.
INDIA has lodged a strong protest against the inclusion of the Maoist guerrilla issue as an “armed conflict” in a UN report, arguing that the violence by Maoist groups does not constitute a “zone of armed conflict” as defined by international law.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
THE most important task of the GoM constituted by the Prime Minister on Bhopal gas tragedy should be to arrange immediate and thorough cleaning of toxic waste at the Union Carbide factory site to save the neighbourhood from the toxicity and to ensure that new compensation package of approximately Rs 900 crore by the Planning Commission reaches those affected by the gas leak.
By Sudesh Bhosle | NT
VASCO: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) has planned to upgrade the existing solid waste treatment plant at Headland-Sada, in order to tackle the problem of garbage disposal of the twin constituencies of Vasco and Mormugao.
VASCO: The officials of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) destroyed the seized 12.5 tonne of artificial ripened mangoes with the assistance provided by the Mormugao Municipality at Mormugao Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Plant at Headland-Sada on Saturday morning.
PONDA: The Diversion National Highway 4A Action Committee, Goa, on Saturday gave an ultimatum to the state government to re-survey and re-align the highway without affecting the villages of Dharbandora, Usgao, Curti, Priol and Bhoma and their culture, by July 19, before the start of monsoon session of the state Legislative Assembly. The meeting was held at the Savitri hall, Curti Ponda.
PANAJI: The Minister for Panchayati Raj, Mr Manohar Azgaonkar has stressed the need to strengthen the Panchayat Raj institutions so that they can play a crucial role in accelerating the pace of development at grass-root level in the state.
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar on Saturday sought to rebuff his Gujarat counterpart Mr Narendra Modi by returning the Rs five crore aid given by him for the Kosi flood victims, drawing sharp attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other parties like the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
NEW DELHI: The possibility of government approaching the Supreme Court with a curative petition against the dilution of charges in the Bhopal gas leak case is understood to have found wide support in the Group of Ministers (GoM) which met here for the second day on Saturday.
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh was conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree at the convocation ceremony of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand on Saturday.
PANTNAGAR: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that farmers should be paid remunerative prices and the country must aim at achieving four per cent annual growth in agriculture production to ensure food security.
Applications for anticipatory bail filed by the former minister for Tourism Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco and Mr Lyndon Monteiro, apprehending their arrest, have been mentioned and will now come up for hearing on Monday, June 21 at 4.30 p.m. before Mr Justice A S Oka of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
PANAJI: Applications for anticipatory bail filed by the former minister for Tourism Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco and Mr Lyndon Monteiro, apprehending their arrest, have been mentioned and will now come up for hearing on Monday, June 21 at 4.30 p.m. before Mr Justice A S Oka of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
Stating that India should aim at green growth to alleviate poverty and at the same time conserve natural resources and environment, the chairman and managing director of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd
PANAJI: Stating that India should aim at green growth to alleviate poverty and at the same time conserve natural resources and environment, the chairman and managing director of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd,
MAPUSA: Cash and other ornaments worth around Rs 35,000 have been stolen from Vetal temple at Gaumwaddi, Anjuna on Saturday. According to the Anjuna police, the incident took place between 12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. The culprits have decamped with cash worth Rs 2,000 and some ornaments from the idol of Lord Vetal.
VASCO: The Verna police on Saturday arrested Pyara Dang, 35, a native of Jharkhand but presently residing at Sonarwada, Verna on the charges of raping a 19-year-old married woman.
BICHOLIM: A temple and a house were damaged in two incidents reported at Pato-Mayem, Bicholim as incessant rains lashed most parts of the Bicholim taluka since Friday.
MAPUSA: The Republican Party of India (RPI) has taken a strong objection to the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar that has been installed infront of the Mapusa municipality.
BICHOLIM: The state president of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr Shekhar Salkar said IMA has decided to take initiative for eradication of tuberculosis in the state with the co-operation of health department.
PERNEM: Panchayat Minister, Mr Manohar Azgaonkar said he will see that the Dhangars who will be affected by the proposed Mopa project, for which the Centre has given approval, get the best compensation package and will also try for the reduction of the width of the approach road from 120 mts to 40-45 mts, so that less people are affected.
PANAJI: The Mushtifund Higher Secondary School in city felicitated its distinction holders at the hands of the chairman of Goa Board of Education, Mr Marvin D’Souza.
PANAJI: A delegation led by a ward councillor, Mr Daji V Salkar called upon the chief officer of Mormugao Municipality, Mr Gopal Parsekar on Saturday morning and strongly condemned his action for issuing huge rent bills to the tenants without any justification.
PANAJI: Merces Villagers edged out Bardez Veterans 1-0 in an exciting final of all Goa Diago Vaz memorial football tournament, organised by Don Bosco Past Pupils played at Don Bosco grounds, here.
DAMBULLA: Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit half-centuries before Harbhajan Singh smashed a six to help India beat Pakistan by three wickets with one delivery to spare in a thrilling finish in the fourth match of the Asia Cup, in Dambulla, on Saturday.
SURREY: Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara starred with an unbeaten double hundred as India ‘A’ made a mammoth 543 for eight in the fist innings before dealing an early blow to the West Indies ‘A’ on the second day of their four-day match here.
BASSETERRE: Captain Graeme Smith hit an unbeaten 106 on Friday as South Africa’s batsmen dominated on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Warner Park.
By Pamela Philipose
First a reminder. Let’s rewind to that heady dawn of May 2004 when Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, first came to power. The preamble of the National Common Minimum Programme his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had unveiled was rife with the rosy tints of that moment.
By Antony Kuriakose
In April 2010 there was a news item that in Shimla, the owner of Maria Bros, a local bookshop, had found neatly tucked among stacks of old books of his shop an unusual document – a parchment that is one of the few surviving original printed copies of the American declaration of independence, drafted by no less than Thomas Jefferson,
By V Y Kantak
What is of relevance to us is the question of the great Indian state and the legitimacy it seemingly enjoys to do and claim all the things it does. What gives it such unassailable rights over our wealth, lands and resources?
By Mário Cabral e Sá
Six months from the day I am filing this column (19/06) it will be fifty years since the Portuguese were ousted from Goa, Daman and Diu by the Indian armed forces, liberated politically speaking, conquered in reality, and as settled, once and for all,
By Tomazinho Cardozo
The family plays an important role in the development of the society. Earlier family and family alone were responsible for the growth of mankind. The family was responsible for bringing up children.
By Prajal Sakhardande
he Portuguese left Goan shores in December 1961. Save the Escola Medica, the colonists left no legacy of higher degree education. Hence, the onus of founding a degree college in the Humanities and Sciences fell upon Goans.
By Marilia Priyanka Fernandes
he workplace is made up of various kinds of people. Some are nice, others are nasty. There are a few more who don’t do anything in particular but still rub us the wrong way. In fact, it’s precisely because they don’t do anything that really gets to us.
By Dr Kasturi Desai
n the present day world, all of us right from a newborn child to the eldest member of the family experience certain amount of stress. A mother is all tensed hoping for the safe delivery of the baby. Once the baby is born, both the parents are worried about the infections around.
By Meher Castelino
he rise of the mercury in summer pushes people up to the hills and one of the most popular towns is Ootacumand or Udhagamandalam, Queen of the Nilgiris where the maximum temperature in May could be a salubrious 19 degrees Celsius in the morning and a delightfully cold 12 degrees Celsius in the night while the plains melt in the heat.
What is the significance behind the name Purple Rain?
When we started off, the movie, ‘Purple Rain’ had just been released and finding the name catchy we decided on christening our band by that name.
By Dr Nandkumar Kamat
his article is dedicated to the vision and mission of the Vice Chancellor of Goa University, Prof Dilip Deobagkar who completes three years as Vice Chancellor. Under his leadership, science at Goa University is flourishing. Physics, electronics, earth sciences, chemistry, botany, zoology, marine sciences, biotechnology and microbiology -all are doing well in teaching and research.
By Jonathan Stevenson
areful who you say this to in South America, but something strange seems to have happened at the start of this World Cup: Argentina have become the new Brazil.
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Kareena Kapoor cannot take time out for sister Karisma Kapoor’s birthday (on June 25). In fact, she is so busy that her mother Babita is packing her bags for an overseas schedule ahead of the actress’ return to Mumbai.
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Think bizarre and Deepak Dobriyal comes to mind. After getting our goat with his animal attachment, the quirky actor went ghost hunting while shooting for Anand Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu, a few days ago.-
PANAJI: A unique proactive festival aimed at encouraging youth to learn and showcase their skills in performing arts and revive some fading traditions will be held on June 20, 2010 from 11 am to 1 pm at … Salvador do Mundo.
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Film review by Sachin Chatte
Film: Raavan
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Ravi Kissan
Directed by: Mani Ratnam
By Glenn Costa
June 21 is summer solstice or in common parlance the longest day of the year. Wow! It also happens to be the World Music Day. Hang on a minute; so what? That is at a global level. Why is this day special for us Goans?
There is no one definition to abstract art as it is interpreted by each individual according to their vision. It explores the mindset of an artist. But what about one piece of abstract art, conceptualised by eight different people and showcased on one canvas?
It was an amazing week at Gonsalves Mansion, Campal when artists Unnati Singh and Salvador Fernandes in association with Armando Gonsalves of Heritage Jazz, organised an Art Workshop with underprivileged children from the St Inez bundh, which culminated with an Exhibition of Art works produced by these kids as well and contemporary paintings by the senior artists.
Executive Chef Gyanendra Gupta of Tamari recommends
Hunancuisine, sometimes called Xiang cuisine consists of the cuisines of the Xiang River region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province, in China. Hunan cuisine is consisted of three styles: Xiang River style Dongting Lake style and western Hunan style.
Stating that tourism was the fastest track for socio-economic development of the state the Governor, Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu called upon the government to examine and consider the demand of the tourism industry
PANAJI: Stating that tourism was the fastest track for socio-economic development of the state the Governor, Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu called upon the government to examine and consider the demand of the tourism industry for reduction in taxes and cess even as he called upon the authorities to create special brand for the state that could stand alone in global competition.
The Customs officials at Dabolim airport seized 3.8 kg of smuggled white gold worth Rs 51 lakh from an air passenger, on his arrival at the airport from Dubai by Qatar Airways in the wee hours of Friday.
VASCO: The Customs officials at Dabolim airport seized 3.8 kg of smuggled white gold worth Rs 51 lakh from an air passenger, on his arrival at the airport from Dubai by Qatar Airways in the wee hours of Friday.
VASCO: The passengers of Vasco-Howrah Amaravati Express had a narrow escape on Friday when ten of its coaches derailed after the two engines attached to the coaches hit a road-roller at an unmanned level crossing between Bannikoppa and Bhanapur near Gadag in Karnataka.
MARGAO: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, promised that the government would make efforts to provide employment to the sons and daughters of freedom fighters even as the state would be entering 50th year of celebrations of its Liberation from December 19 this year.
PANAJI: Applications for anticipatory bail filed by the former minister for tourism, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco and Mr Lyndon Monteiro apprehending their arrest in the Nadia death case came up for hearing on Friday before Mr Justice N A Britto of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
PANAJI: The market issue rocked the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) meeting held on Friday morning with the opposition corporators vehemently opposing the allotment of shops or spaces to the existing tenants in the municipal building at the fish market in the IIIrd phase of the new market complex unless and until they clear all their dues, amounting to Rs 40 lakh approximately.
MAPUSA: Dilly dallying over the construction of the new fish market at Mapusa has aggrieved the Mapusa fisherwomen who are no longer in a position to have patience with the municipality.
A young boy pays floral tributes at the Martyrs Memorial on Friday, on the occasion of Revolution Day at Azad Maidan in Panaji.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Friday assured the freedom fighters that all their demands including that of providing government jobs to their children would be fulfilled before December 19, 2010, the date when Goa would begin golden jubilee celebrations of its Liberation.
MARGAO: Mr S B Faria, representing the National Investigating Agency (NIA) as the special public prosecutor in the bomb blast case, on Friday argued that the accused had prepared improvised explosive devices to be planted at five different places to create terror and hatred among members of the public.
VASCO: A motorcyclist, identified as Uday Budhaji Parab (35), a native of Khalchawada, Varkhand, Pernem but who was presently residing at Headland-Sada, was crushed to death when he came under the rear wheels of a loaded truck in an accident reported near St Andrew’s Church Square in Vasco on Friday morning, at around 9 a.m.
DAMBULLA: It will be a battle of attrition when arch rivals India and Pakistan resume their high-voltage cricketing rivalry after eight months in an Asia Cup match on Saturday.
BY STEPHEN WILSON | AP
WIMBLEDON: Roger Federer was handed a tough draw Friday in his bid for a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title.
LONDON: One lingering regret haunted Kim Clijsters during a 2-1/2 year maternity break from the women’s tennis circuit.
PANAJI: Goa’s INRC rally drivers Amol Anil Satoskar and Vaibhav Marathe emerged winners of the final leg of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare, a National Motor Rally Championship, held at Bangalore recently.
By Chandrakant Gawas
Endorsing Dr Nandkumar Kamat’s article – ‘Three years of political fire fighting’ published recently in this daily, which said "it is the corruption in the administration which has emboldened the violators of laws, in Goa, and that during the two months of IFFI the entire administration slows down, that expenditure on IFFI has totally been unproductive, Goa would miss nothing if IFFI is not held at all. … Public funds are siphoned liberally."
PERNEM: Fewer enrolments have been made in government primary schools as compared to the aided primary schools in the Pernem taluka. It is high time the government takes some measures to improve the situation.
VASCO: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vasco on Thursday gheraoed the executive engineer of Electricity department, Mr Shivsankaran in his chamber, over the problem of constant power cuts and also for not responding to the phone calls made by the residents at the time of the power failure.
MUMBAI: Facing an enormous challenge of finding jobs to 120 million people who will be entering the employment market between 2010 and 2020, India need to put in place right kind of policy initiatives to create right employment environment, RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said today.
HYDERABAD: Governor D Subbarao today indicated that the Reserve Bank would revise upwards its inflation projection for the year in view of the persistent increase in the prices of commodities and food articles.
MUMBAI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today said his firm Reliance Industries will supply natural gas to Anil Ambani Group’s power plants as and when they are ready to receive the gas.
By Inder Malhotra
SINCE the assembly elections in Bihar are due in five months from now, it stands to reason that the Bharatiya Janata Party should want to make its presence felt in the state.
The UPA government has been talking of providing food security to people by way of legislative and administrative measures. But food security is not possible when population growth outstrips agricultural growth.
The Election Commission has once again expressed serious concern over the recent phenomenon of ‘paid news’, saying it is assuming alarming proportion as a serious electoral malpractice and as an impediment to conduct of free and fair elections.
Injustice to Bhopal Victims
THE Congress party had failed to ensure a fair trial in Bhopal gas tragedy. It clearly indicates that the party has not learned from the past mistakes. By making contradictory statements and dodging the responsibility, it is making a mockery of itself. In fact being a century old organisation,
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By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
Uzbek, Sushi and Mediterranean…food from that particular region. Yes, little is known about this colourful restaurant on the beach at Ashvem where the warmth of the couple running it, Roz and Joy embraces the guests.
Shoonya, a Bangalore based world music ensemble, features musicians from all over India and around the world. The band performs every year at Bangalore's Christ college auditorium in celebration of World Music Day that's observed globally on the June 21.
Linda’s Ebony and Ivory Academy held its fourth Annual Concert and prize distribution at Grace Church hall Margao recently.
By Malvika Kaul
A report from the sociology department of Jawaharlal Nehru University about what it called ‘the rise of wives’ revived the debate. Based on a study of census data, JNU found that in nearly a third of marriages, the wife is better educated than her husband.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR | NT NETWORK
Madhuban, the global headquarters of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University or Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mt Abu, Rajasthan will soon launch a novel project - a Good Wishes Bank that will ‘bank’ not only in India but the world over.
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By Aarti Das | NT NETWORK
Margaret Mascarenhas, the celebrated Goa-based writer, who received world recognition through her first novel ‘Skin’ (Penguin India) has added a new feather to her hat by receiving the Publishers Lunch Deluxe award for her latest novel,
BY CLARA A RODRIGUES | NT NETWORK
The rains can bring smiles to farmers, children, romantics, etc. But they somehow fail to reign in a similar tide over the fish lover. To add to the heap of woes of the fish fanatic is the fact that fish breed during the monsoons and excessive fishing is detrimental to the fishing industry and consequently bans are imposed on fishing.
After the raids, fruit vendors in Vasco sans any customers on Thursday.
VASCO: The deputy director of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Mr Salim Veljee on Thursday said that following raids on three godowns involved in artificial ripening of mangoes and other fruits in Vasco on Wednesday,
In an attempt to instill confidence among the tourists and send a message to tourists all over the world that Goa was a safe tourist destination, the new Tourism Minister, Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar on Thursday
PANAJI: In an attempt to instill confidence among the tourists and send a message to tourists all over the world that Goa was a safe tourist destination, the new Tourism Minister, Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar on Thursday said that his priority would be to provide safety and security to the state’s guests and the tourism industry.
PANAJI: A special project will be implemented from this academic year, under the Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for children in the age group of 1-14 years, who are either dropouts or not going to any school.
PANAJI: A special project will be implemented from this academic year, under the Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for children in the age group of 1-14 years, who are either dropouts or not going to any school.
PANAJI: The Governor, Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu and the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat have extended warm greetings to the people of Goa on the occasion of Goa Revolution Day, which is celebrated on June 18 every year.
PANAJI: The National Highway – 17 (Porvorim) Action Committee, a group of aggrieved residents from Porvorim, on Monday taking strong objection to the proposed widening of NH-17, stated that it would not only separate all the surrounding villages located in six village panchayats, but also destroy the satellite township itself.
MAPUSA: A 2.5 feet statue of Our Lady at Vailankanni that was located on a pedestal near a cross on the Moira bridge has been desecrated by some unknown miscreants.
MARGAO: Pressure on the Margao civic employees to allow the re-introduction of the biometric finger scanner to record attendance has run into rough weather with the staff coming out openly and vehemently against it.
MARGAO: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat assured to look into the woes of the MMC and "permanently sort out their problems within 1-2 months."
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Esha Deol along with co-star Arjan Bajwa has shot for some high-octane action sequences for Tell Me Oh Khuda. The film touted as the star daughter’s comeback project is produced by her mom Hema Malini and directed by writer Mayur Puri.
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Anil Kapoor Films Company’s Aisha, starring Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol, releases in July. Here’s a ‘first look’ at the characters and their styles in the film. The romantic comedy has been shot in Delhi and Rishikesh. Rajashri Ojha directs.
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A self-confessed music-manic, Sanjay Dutt has been instrumental in the creation of Bunty Walia’s Lamhaa’s soundtrack.
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Aishwarya Rai’s dressing style at the various events to promote Raavan, since the last few days, has yet again evoked a buzz. The actress has been spotted in loose, flowing tops causing speculation.
PONDA: The driver of a bus (GA 01 W 42340, Mr Shanu Gaunkar was seriously injured, besides six passengers, when the bus he was driving hit the side of a hill at Opa, Ponda, on Thursday, at around 6.45 p.m.
VASCO: The drivers of two trucks were severely injured in a head-on collision between the two, reported at the Chiclim-Vaddem slope, opposite Pai Nursing Home, on Thursday around 7.30 a.m. The two drivers have been admitted in the hospital.
VALPOI: The Sattari Civil supply office is finding it difficult to deal with the crowd that is rushing to the office to submit their applications for various works related to ration cards including conversion of ration cards, addition and deletion of names from the ration cards.
CANACONA: The former principal of Canacona Navodaya, Mr R S Nayak who had retired on May 31 was felicitated by the commissioner, NVS, New Delhi, Mr Manoj Singh, and other officials of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Pune region during the Principals’ Conference in Pune.
POINGUINNIM: As part of disaster management, the Canacona Deputy Collector, Mr Dipak Desai held a meeting with the Canacona BDO, Mr Manuel Barreto, sarpanchas of the village panchayats, talathis, CMC chairperson, Mr Shamsunder Desai and vice-chairperson, Mr Dilip Kenkre, in his cabin at Chauri on Thursday.
PANAJI: The first State Conference of Maharashtra Federation of Women Lawyers held recently at Pune, Maharashtra was inaugurated by Ms Justice Sujata Manohar, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India and Maharashtra Law Minister, Mr Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.
DAMBULLA: Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in the third game of the Asia Cup at Dambulla on Friday.
VASCO: Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda edged out Clube Sao Minguel de Taleigao 2-1 in an exciting match to enter the semi-finals of 37th Bandodkar memorial soccer tournament, organised by Baina Sports Club and played at MPT grounds on Thursday.
PANAJI: Following is the list of state Ranji cricket probables (seniors) for the 2010-11 season, as per a press release by the Goa Cricket Association issued here on Thursday:
NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission today said the 12th Plan is likely to retain the farm growth target at 4 per cent, as the previous two Plans failed to achieve it.
KABUL: Initial discoveries of untapped mineral deposits in poverty-stricken Afghanistan are "worth up to three trillion dollars", the country’s mines minister said Thursday.
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India today said the raging double digit inflation in the country is a cause of concern as compared to the continued international crisis in the Europe zone.
BY FAZAL MEHMOOD
O country in the world can be a safe home, a financier, an in-depth training centre and protector of native grown and international terrorists and yet be a strategic ally of the US, as Pakistan is today.
THE raids by government officials conducted at fruit mandis in Vasco and the subsequent arrest of three fruit traders on charges of artificial ripening of mangoes and other fruits following an expose in this newspaper only go to prove that the official agencies given the responsibility of protecting people from adulteration in food articles have not been doing their job seriously.
MANOHAR Malgonkar will always be remembered as a pioneer in Indian writing in English. He formed a small but strong galaxy with R K Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao who emerged as icons for Indians forced to associate English literature with whites.
Need to Develop North Goa
OPINION seems to have polarised on Mopa. People of North Goa are all in favour of Mopa, while people from the South are all against it. It is as simple as that. I do not know how much the people of North Goa will benefit from Mopa or how adversely impacted the people of South Goa will be, but one thing is for sure–North Goa is in dire need of development.
By J P Pereira
After ‘Fado Portugues’ by Amalia Rodrigues, the greatest exponent of Fado, Rock and Raaga Production (India) Pvt Ltd, Panaji, have released another album in this wonderful form of music.
'Nisha', a Konkani film produced and directed by Neville Pereira was released on June 15 on VCD at the hands of Mr Tomazinho Cardozo, president, Tiatr Academy of Goa in the presence of Miss Nancy (Nisha) and other artistes from the film.
By Ranjana Kakodkar
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and cholesterol sure would agree with that statement. So what does one recommend for a healthy heart, and body? The answer to that is ‘Ask the Dietician’.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR | NT NETWORK
June 18 is marked as Goa Revolution Day. On this day freedom fighter, Ram Manohar Lohia gave a clarion call to the people of the state to oppose the oppressive policies of the colonialists in Goa in 1946.
BY PURVI RADIA | NT NETWORK
It probably all began with the super svelte bodies that exploded on the Bollywood screens in this first decade of the 20th century.
By Marilia Priyanka Fernandes
Muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, speech disorders, developmental disorders, genetic disorders like Downs Syndrome, impaired intellectual capacity, etc, are congenital disorders, present at birth.
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Hunancuisine, sometimes called Xiang cuisine consists of the cuisines of the Xiang River region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province, in China.
The deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Mormugao, Mr Levinson Martins along with other government officials during the raid at a fruit godown, in Vasco on Wednesday. (Sudesh Bhosle)
VASCO: Cracking the whip on large scale artificial ripening of mangoes and other fruits by using chemical ‘calcium carbide,’ the state administration including the deputy Collector, Vasco police, Vasco Urban Health Centre officials, and food and drugs administration jointly raided three fruit godowns located behind TB Cunha Chowk near Khariwada in Vasco on Wednesday
The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Wednesday allocated the departments of tourism, ports and housing to Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Wednesday allocated the departments of tourism, ports and housing to Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar, the Nationalist Congress Party legislator who replaced his beleaguered party colleague, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, in the three-year old cabinet.
Novelist Manohar Malgonkar passed away in his house at Jugalpet in Londa, near Karwar at 11.30 pm on Monday.
SIRSI: Novelist Manohar Malgonkar passed away in his house at Jugalpet in Londa, near Karwar at 11.30 pm on Monday. Malgonkar, who made a distinct contribution to the world of Indian English fiction, was 97.
WASHINGTON: India, often accused by American politicians of hijacking jobs from “Buffalo to Bangalore,” has actually created about 60,000 jobs in the US in the last five years with investments topping $26.6 billion, says a new study.
MUMBAI: Heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Wednesday claimed nine lives and disrupted normal life in the city where road, air and rail traffic was disrupted.
PANAJI: The department of water resources has undertaken a Rs 22.64 crore ambitious hydro-technology project for measuring of water in the state rivers as well as rain water during monsoons, besides setting up water measurement centres.
PANAJI: The celebrated author, Manohar Malgonkar who passed away Monday night in the remote village of Jabalpet in Joida, Uttara Kannada district was an imposing personality and lived a regal life, said Wg Cdr (retd), Cecil Barreto, a close friend of the writer, who resides at Porvorim.
The students of government primary school of Vithalapur-Sanquelim seen sitting on the floor of a classroom. (Ramesh Savaikar)
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BICHOLIM: Some students at the Government Primary School at Vithalapur-Sanquelim are being made to seat on the floor in their classrooms as there no sufficient number of benches and desks available with the school.
Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas (1) and defenders Carles Puyol (5), Sergio Ramos (15) and Gerard Pique (down) react after midfielder Gelson Fernandes’ upset goal in the 52nd minute. (AFP)
DURBAN: Switzerland pulled off the biggest shock of this World Cup when they beat European champions Spain 1-0 in Group H on Wednesday, their first ever victory over their opponents in 19 games.
NELSPRUIT: Jean Beausejour scored the only goal as Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their Group H opening match on Wednesday and secure their first World Cup victory in 48 years.
LONDON: German footballers can cope with the successes of their predecessors better than their English counterparts claimed former German captain Michael Ballack in his column in The Times newspaper on Wednesday.
JOHANNESBURG: Brazil are blaming North Korean “spoilsport” tactics for their dismal opening World Cup performance but have promised to do better next time — if future opponents are more obliging.
CAPE TOWN: Five days and 14 matches in and the World Cup is struggling to live up to its billing as the planet’s premier football tournament featuring the top names
in the game.
JOHANNESBURG: Argentina coach Diego Maradona will see a familiar foe in the opposing dugout when his side face South Korea in their second Group B match at Soccer City on Thursday.
DAMBULLA: India’s quest for the Asia Cup got off to a perfect start with the title contenders steamrolling Bangladesh by six wickets in a lop-sided match and also pocketing a bonus point on Wednesday.
POLOKWANE: A French team in disarray will face a Mexico lineup which is growing in confidence in a Group A match on Thursday that could be crucial in determining who progresses in the World Cup.
PRETORIA: Argentina coach Diego Maradona hit out at Brazilian legend Pele and UEFA president Michel Platini as the war of words between the former playing greats continued on Wednesday.
BLOEMFONTEIN: Nigeria and Greece go into their match Thursday knowing that defeat in Bloemfontein will almost certainly spell the end of their World Cup dreams after damaging opening defeats.
Group H, the group of death had their first game as Portugal and Ivory Coast battled it out on Tuesday evening. The pressure was clear in the faces of the audience at the ASM Football Fiesta where fans turned out in large numbers to witness their favorite teams and players.
If you are a movie buff, this is an opportunity you should not miss! The Entertainment Society of Goa in collaboration with the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune have come together to organise a Film Appreciation Course between July 3 and July 11.
By Surekha Kadapa-Bose
When half a dozen residents of a middle-class housing colony in Goregaon, Mumbai, came knocking on the Shedges’ door at around 10 p.m., the family of four was watching TV.
BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
Whenever we visit any place, the one thing that grabs our attention is its culture and tradition, as the society is based on this aspect. It is a gateway to know more about its history and roots.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR | NT NETWORK
Bollywood is one of the world’s most happening as far film industries goes. Associated with glamour and money and fame, it has held audiences mesmerised since the first silent film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ debuted.
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Knowing the consequences of the pollution plastic cause to the environment is reason enough why we should all opt for eco-friendly paper bags. We can fulfil our own needs by making paper bags at home using newspapers that lie just piled up.
Cuisine: Seafood, Must try: Continental preparations, Timimgs: Open for lunch and dinner.
Why Zeebop? Sergio, the proud owner of the restaurant confesses with a smilethat it was Carlos Santana’s Reebob-Zeebop, that made him create a seafood institution in the south.
NEW DELHI: An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) may meet next week to consider raising petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2-4 per litre and domestic LPG rates by up to Rs 25 per cylinder.
“I was trying for the EGoM meeting on Thursday (June 17) after the usual meeting of the Cabinet.
NEW DELHI: Food inflation may see a further increase in the weeks to come, but that is no reason for alarm as the rise is more a result of low base effect, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Wednesday.
MARGAO: Konkan Railway’s anti collision device has been granted a patent in United States for its Track Identification System. This patent is in addition to the ACD patents which have already been granted to Konkan Railway in India and abroad earlier.
KOCHI: Cashew exports, affected in April due to the Euro crisis, regained its momentum in May, though marginally lower than last year in the same month.
PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has notified that all industries and enterprises, mines and stone quarries, jetties and all registered companies and enterprises operating in Goa are required to register at GSPCB online and should immediately get XGN id and password issued to them through the extended green node (XGN) software.
MUMBAI: Stock markets extended gains for the sixth straight session on Wednesday, with the BSE benchmark Sensex closing 50 points higher on expectations of robust corporate earnings following healthy quarterly tax payments by companies.
BY PRAFUL BIDWAI
THE victims of the world’s worst chemical disaster, at Union Carbide Corporation’s pesticides plant in Bhopal, abandoned all hope of securing real justice in 1989, when the Indian government reached an out-of-court settlement with Carbide for an atrociously inadequate $470 million. This merely totalled UCC’s insurance cover plus interest.
TOP officials of the department of atomic energy and ministry of external affairs have agreed to drop a clause in the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill that allowed the supplier of nuclear equipment or materials a legal recourse if a nuclear accident occurs due to the “willful act or gross negligence on the part of the supplier.”
THE report that the BJP might be preparing to welcome Mr Jaswant Singh, Minister of External Affairs in the NDA government led by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, back into the party would surprise only those who take Indian politics at its face value and Indian politicians by their words.
Misplaced Records
WHEN information is requested under the Right to Information Act, some of the government departments reply that records are not traceable. Section 4(1)(a) of the RTI Act, 2005 states that every public authority shall maintain all its records duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and form which facilitates the right to information under this Act.
Having been emboldened by their success in using information technology for implementation of e-governance, envisaged by the state government
By Abdul Rauf Beig | NT
PANAJI: Having been emboldened by their success in using information technology for implementation of e-governance, envisaged by the state government, heads of various government departments and government-run corporations have decided to use the technology fully in running the affairs of their departments for the benefit of the public and faster delivery of services.
Some of the shopkeepers and vendors at the Panaji municipal market complex seen reading the notice for payment of dues put up by the CCP on a wall of the complex on Tuesday.
PANAJI: The shopkeepers and the vendors in the new city municipal market complex will soon have to go without power, water and regular maintenance, if they fail to pay the arrears for these services by July 15; the dues pending since the time they took possession of their spaces in the capacity of lessees.
The application filed for withdrawal of the application for anticipatory bail by Ms Elvina Monteiro on behalf of Mr Lyndon Monteiro came up for hearing on Tuesday before Mr Justice U D Salvi of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
PANAJI: The application filed for withdrawal of the application for anticipatory bail by Ms Elvina Monteiro on behalf of Mr Lyndon Monteiro came up for hearing on Tuesday before Mr Justice U D Salvi of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
MARGAO: The flying squad has conducted another raid, this time at Cavrem-Chandor, even as the collectorate and the TCP are at loggerheads over the filing of the FIRs in cases related to the raids.
PANAJI: The Parliamentary Committee of Estimates which held a meeting with the officials of state government and Mormugao Port Trust at the Secretariat, Porvorim on Tuesday called for proper co-ordination between MPT and state government in executing plans and programmes and extending their benefit to the state and its people.
PANAJI: The 63rd senior national hockey championships will be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 4th to
18th July.
MARGAO: Talented striker Brandon Fernandes scored in the last minute of injury time to bring Goa back from the dead to hold Punjab to a 2-2 draw in the Junior Nationals Football Championship at Salt Lake stadium, Kolkata.
VASCO: Saligao United beat St Savio Calangute 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of 37th Bandodkar memorial soccer tournament at MPT grounds on Tuesday.
PONDA: The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Ponda, Mr Serafin Dias, informed that 62-year-old Joaquim Colaco, was allegedly murdered by his nephew by strangulation with a nylon rope at Tarvalem, Shiroda, on Monday night.
MARGAO: In a daring daylight robbery reported on Tuesday evening at Akkamol-Ambaulim, five persons stopped a Canter truck, threw chilly powder into the eyes of the loaders and salesman, and after assaulting them made away with a bag containing cash of around Rs 1.5 lakh.
PANAJI: The Bail application filed by accused David Driham, alias Dudu, has been rejected by the single judge, Mr Justice U D Salvi of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
VALPOI: There were various concerns and fears raised during the summer that the Valpoi beautification projects would lead to flooding once the rains commenced and the fears of the residents were well founded as many areas of Valpoi municipality are flooded with the rainwater.
MARGAO: All Goa Unaided Schools Parents Association has accused the Education Department of adopting a casual attitude to the concern of parents with regards to the matter of fee hike in the unaided schools in Goa.
PANAJI: The director of department of Social Welfare, Mr N B Narvekar on Tuesday said that the state government is in the process of providing better health care facilities for the senior citizens and will soon be keeping beds reserved for senior citizens in all government hospitals.
VASCO: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vasco has objected to the newly-commissioned fountain around the statue of Dr T B Cunha at the chawk located at Khariwada in Vasco.
NEW DELHI: Seeking to contain runaway inflation, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday said it may take action even before the scheduled monetary policy review next month, a move that could result in higher interest rate.
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday said provident funds would not be taxed on withdrawal and dropped a proposal to levy Minimum Alternate Tax from corporates based on their assets from the revised draft Direct Taxes Code.
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday approved disinvestment of 10 per cent each in Coal India Ltd and Hindustan Copper Ltd, as it pushes its agenda to raise Rs 40,000 crore this fiscal through stake sales in PSUs.
panaji: D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business recently announced the introduction of D-Link DES-8500 series of chassis- based switches. Based on intelligent and high-performance multi-layered LAN devices design, D-Link DES-8500 series of chassis-based switches are ideal for Enterprise and Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN).
BY KULDIP NAYAR
GENERAL Ayub Khan, then at the helm of the Pakistani government, is believed to have told Soviet Union’s Prime Minister, Kosygin that if India were to come to a settlement with Sheikh Abdullah, heading the Jammu and Kashmir government at that time, Pakistan might accept the agreement.
REPORT based on a sample survey of the elderly in Goa suggests that very few of them are inclined to take advantage of the law to seek relief for mistreatment done to them. Only seven per cent of the elderly register their complaints against their abusers,
THE ethnic violence between Kyrgyzs and Uzbeks going on in Kyrgyzstan for the past several days has gone beyond the control of the nation’s interim government and cannot be brought under control without external intervention.
Accountability in Govt Offices
THE Chief Minister of Delhi, Ms Shiela Dixit has become a role-model for other states by initiating a welcome trend to induce accountability in government offices when staff responsible for delays in processing applications in some key offices will be penalised for each day of delay in responding to applications received for issue of ration cards, learner and driving licences, election cards, cast certificates, birth and death registrations etc.
BY RAMESH SAVAIKAR| NT NETWORK
BICHOLIM: The Shant Swar Brahma Sangeet Saunstha, from Bicholim will celebrate its third Foundation Day on June 18 at 5p.m. at the Bicholim Municipal Council Hall.
KalaAcademy, Goa organised ‘Rangmel’ (three short plays) for two days. ‘Cigarettes’, a short play in Marathi was staged on the first day.
BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
The gloomy weather and damp feeling is now settling in as the rains get more active. Speaking about activity, many of us restrain ourselves from indulging in any outdoor activities during the rains.
MAPUSA: The feast of St Anthony of Padua, the worker of miracles was celebrated with religious fervour at Siolim. After thirteen days of trezena, devotees in large numbers were seen in attendance for all the masses on the feast day.
Community Radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting content that is particular to a local audience but which may often be overlooked by commercial or mass-media broadcasters.
With the World Cup already in progress and surprises and upsets already pouring in, it seemed appropriate to catch up with yet another international woman footballer, Retina Pereira. She talks about the game and how they managed to achieve so much in women’s football in Goa.
With the World Cup already in progress and surprises and upsets already pouring in, it seemed appropriate to catch up with yet another international woman footballer, Retina Pereira. She talks about the game and how they managed to achieve so much in women’s football in Goa.
Myth or Fact…Rosemary was frequently associated with love and romance.
Today besides its use in food, rosemary is used as a herb in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments and problems, to treat circulation problems, in hair care and to prevent premature baldness.
Following increasing complaints from parents as regards charging of exorbitant fees by the pre-primary schools around Goa
BY RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR
PANAJI: Following increasing complaints from parents as regards charging of exorbitant fees by the pre-primary schools around Goa, the department of education (DoE) will soon ask the free-structure committee to finalise a fee structure for such schools, after taking the parents and school managements into confidence.
The information technology scenario in the state would have been different had all the heads of departments shown the same vigour as has been the case with the industries
BY ABDUL RAUF BEIG | NT
PANAJI: The information technology scenario in the state would have been different had all the heads of departments shown the same vigour as has been the case with the industries,
BY JOAO SOUSA M | NT
PANAJI: Only seven per cent of the senior citizens or the elderly register their complaints against their abusers.
Workers from fishing trawlers seen taking rest at the Malim Jetty with the arrival of monsoon in the state. Mechanised fishing is banned from June 15 in the state.
PANAJI: The fishing ban period for Goa begins from June 15, in view of the spawning period of aquatic life and would continue till July 31.
PANAJI: The former Minister for Tourism, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco apprehending his arrest in the Nadia death case has applied for anticipatory bail before the High Court of Bombay at Goa.
PANAJI: The number of government employees who would be retiring during the next two years stands at around 5,000, which indicates those much vacancies waiting to be created in the state government service.
PANAJI: Application for anticipatory bail filed in the Bombay High Court at Goa by Mr Lyndon Monteiro came up for hearing on Monday before Mr Justice U D Salvi.
MARGAO: A trust has approached the High Court asking for a writ, order or direction commanding the Margao Municipal Council to follow up on the orders to their staff and ensure attendance using the bio-metric finger scan machine.
MARGAO: The state government is to make a new BPL survey so as to get the exact status of the people coming under that purview. Initially, a pilot project would be initiated in both in the North and South districts.
MAPUSA: A container tanker, on Monday smashed into a water pipeline at Guirim, near the Green Park junction, thereby damaging the pipeline and leading to wastage of thousands of litres of water, which flowed into the nearby fields.
BICHOLIM: The Bicholim police on Monday arrested 45-year-old Shankar Sharma, a native of Jharkhand, who was employed as a security guard at Infrastructure Logistic Ltd, at Maina-Naveli in Bicholim taluka. He was placed under arrest for allegedly murdering Krisna Sahool (55), another security guard working in the same company.
BICHOLIM: The residents of Bhatwadi, Vithalapur and Bandarwada have expressed concerns over recurrence of floods this monsoon given the fact that the flood protection wall has been constructed only on one side of the Valvanti river near Sanquelim market leaving the other side of the river neglected and exposed to rain water.
POINGUINNIM: A meeting was convened by Canacona Health Welfare Committee (CHWC), on Saturday at St Theresa of Jesus School hall which was attended by Canacona MLA, Mr Vijay Pai Khot and Poinguinnim MLA, Mr Ramesh Tawadkar.
PANAJI: Suo moto petition pertaining to illegal construction in the Coastal Regulation Zone, came up for hearing on Monday, before the Division bench comprising of Mr Justice A S Oka and Mr Justice F M Reis of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
BICHOLIM: The deputy collector of Bicholim, Mr Narayan Gad on Monday inspected a flood control measure worksite at Bicholim, along with Bicholim MLA, Mr Rajesh Patnekar and the engineers of water resource and Public Works Department.
PORT OF SPAIN: Fast bowler Dale Steyn starred again as South Africa secured a 163-run victory over the West Indies in the opening Test on Sunday.
DAMBULLA: India get a chance to make amends for recent debacles, climb up the ODI rankings and break a 15-year jinx in the Asia Cup which takes off on Tuesday with home favourites Sri Lanka facing the ever-so-unpredictable Pakistan in the opening match.
LONDON: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar believes England have every chance of retaining the Ashes on Australian soil this winter.
LONDON: Rafael Nadal retained the men’s tennis world rankings lead in an unchanged top 10 issued on Monday by the ATP.
PANAJI: A proposal by the Goa Barge Owners Association (GBOA) to the state government suggests the assessment of the business potential of cargo movement through Zuari River.
PANAJI: Vision Hotels, an auxiliary venture of the Vishwasrao Dempo Group has announced its entry into the hospitality sector for the very first time with its five-star property ‘The Crown Goa’ in Panaji.
MUMBAI: The success of winners of the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) for the two wireless slots per circle during the aggressive auction will hinge on the ability of the operators to garner significant market share in the lucrative enterprise data service market.
NEW DELHI: Petrochemicals-to-refining conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, which agreed to buy a telecoms company last week, will now make a foray into power sector, the Economic Times said.
BY ANIRUDH PRAKASH
IT is not easy being a Congressman these days. In the good old days, the commands to be followed flew from one source. Genuflection was easy.
THE Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Mr Raghu Menon has said that the government was planning to set up an autonomous body for regulation of content in the broadcasting media.
THE Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee’s statement that the then Union Carbide chairman, Mr Warren Anderson was let off by the then chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mr Arjun Singh "to control the deteriorating law and order situation in Bhopal" has come as just another lame excuse to keep Rajiv Gandhi safe from any association in history with the highly objectionable decision.
Chargesheeted Ministers must Resign
IT is a well-settled practice that whenever any public figure is caught in any scam, moral turpitude, corrupt practices etc he or she tenders their resignation till the outcome of the enquiry or court verdict.
MAPUSA: Dempo coach, Mr Armando Colaco today inaugurated at Gaunsawaddo, Mapusa an exhibition that brings to football lovers various aspects of the Football World Cup from the year it was first held – 1930.
The over packed Ravindra Bhavan, Margao witnessed an enthralling performance by the five young students of Kalangan Vaishnavi Pai Cacode, Tanya Keni, Poornima Patil, Chandni Asolkar and Shruta Pai, students of the dance schools.
BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
At last the rain gods have finally blessed Goa and Goans with the timely onset of the monsoon. It is that part of the year that everyone eagerly waits for and sometimes even pray ardently for.
By Aroona Reejhsinghani
If you look after your hair regularly you will be truly proud of your crowning glory. If you want your hair to last you all your life then you should eat a diet rich in iron, iodine and B vitamins, especially B vitamins, which are responsible for preventing the hair from thinning and greying.
The Department of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation is gearing up to celebrate Statistics Day on June 29 to commemorate the birthday of the great statistician, Professor P C Mohalanobis.
By Ranjana Kakodkar
From time immemorial, aircrafts and flying, have fascinated mankind and held it in sheer enthral. When it comes to getting into aviation, most people prefer to become pilots and rule the skies or be a glamorous hostess rather than stay on ground and ‘clean up the mess’.
By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
India, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Pakistan, Afghanistan…Transcaucasia, Balkans, Middle East, Central Asia, Burma and Bangladesh… No I am not going to refer to a sporting event. These places do have one thing in common…..the tandoor.
Indian players pose with their trophy after winning the Micromax Twenty20 series 2-0 at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. (AFP)
HARARE: Skipper Suresh Raina led from the front with a blistering 72 as India signed off their Zimbabwe tour with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over the hosts in the second and final Twenty20 International on Sunday.
CHENNAI: Top seed Saina Nehwal, looking a tad rusty following a long break, bounced back in style to beat Malaysia’s Mew Choo Wong 20-22, 21-14, 21-12 in the women’s final of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Grand Prix badminton tournament on Sunday.
POLOKWANE: Captain Robert Koren’s curling right-footer fashioned Slovenia’s 1-0 win over a 10-man Algeria in a Group C match of the FIFA World Cup at the Peter Mokaba stadium here on Sunday.
PRETORIA: An Asamoah Gyan penalty six minutes from time gave Ghana a crucial 1-0 World Cup victory over 10-man Serbia in Group D at the Loftus Versfeld stadium here on Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG: Lionel Messi said he was delighted to have played a major role in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Nigeria in their World Cup Group B match at Ellis Park Stadium on Saturday.
England’s goalkeeper Robert Green fails to block a shot by US midfielder Clint Dempsey during their Group C first round 2010 World Cup football match on Saturday at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg. (AFP)
RUSTENBURG: England’s hopes of a winning start to their World Cup campaign were shattered by an extraordinary blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green that gifted the United States their equaliser in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Giving a new spin on why Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson was allowed to leave the country after the Bhopal gas tragedy.
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Giving a new spin on why Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson was allowed to leave the country after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said Mr Arjun Singh had taken the decision keeping in view the prevailing law and order situation.
Margao police conduct panchanama at the murder spot on Sunday. (Ganadeep Sheldekar)
MARGAO: In a shocking incident that occurred in Margao on Sunday, a 25-year-old woman was murdered in broad daylight, just a few metres away from the Margao police headquarters, near the old bus stand in the city.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United) ties were under strain on Sunday despite the two sides trying to soft-pedal the controversy over the Nitish-Modi advertisement.
PATNA: The Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United) ties were under strain on Sunday despite the two sides trying to soft-pedal the controversy over the Nitish-Modi advertisement.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the Bihar government for the state’s development but did not mention Chief Minister Mr Nitish Kumar following the row over an advertisement in local Hindi dailies that featured both of them.
NEW DELHI: A long-standing demand for voting rights in India by millions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) may finally see the light of the day with a Group of Ministers (GoM) clearing a draft bill on the issue, paving way for its consideration by the Union cabinet.
PONDA: Villagers of Usgao-Ganjem in their Sunday’s gram sabha, held amidst the police protection at the panchayat hall, fumed over the absence of panchas, which lead to the several questions being unanswered.
VASCO: In order to streamline vehicular traffic flow and also to minimize the traffic congestion at the Dabolim airport junction, the Airport Authority of India and the Traffic Cell, Vasco had come out with a plan for the operation of tourist taxis and yellow cab taxis, which are carry out business from the airport.
MARGAO: The number of house theft cases in Salcete has escalated in the recent past with June seeing seven theft cases. Three major thefts were reported in Salcete last Wednesday night. Gold ornaments, cash and electronic items were stolen.
VASCO: The Chicalim village panchayat, which is already groping with garbage menace, is now facing a new problem of dumping of scrap tyres by some unknown person in its jurisdiction.
PANAJI: The Directorate of Social Welfare will be granting stipend to SC/OBC students. Stipend of Rs 325 to Rs 375 per month to students studying in Std V to X depending on class of studies.
PANAJI: In lieu of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, believed to be the largest in American history, where 40,000 barrels of crude oil so far collected from a spill, has created apprehensions the world over to prepare for possible consequences.
NEW DELHI: To woo the pulses farmers to sell their produce to the procurement agencies, the government has announced a Rs 5-a kg incentive to the growers, on top of the higher support price that it had announced last week.
MUMBAI: Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd (ICEX) is working on modalities to launch the country’s first iron ore futures contract, a top exchange official said.
MUMBAI: IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), today said that it ranked fifth overall, and topped the list for IT services, in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 12th annual ‘Tech 100’, a ranking of the world’s best performing tech companies.
NEW DELHI: , June 13 (PTI) Mediclaim policyholders, who are not satisfied with the service of their existing service providers, will be able to switch to another insurer soon without any change in the premium outgo.
PANAJI: GAIL has stared implementing a 1,389 km Dabhol – Bengaluru pipeline project entailing an investment of Rs 4,543.43 crore, a company source told the Navhind Times.
PANAJI: The Central Government has amended the export of fresh frozen and processed fish and fishery products (quality control, inspection and monitoring) Rules, 1995.
PANAJI: THE Punjab-based Jagatjit Industries Ltd (JIL), the makers of `Aristocrat’ brand of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL), has launched the `AC Black’ whisky in the Goa market.
BY NANDKUMAR KAMAT
NADIA Torrado, who belongs to Goa’s post liberation, post liberalisation generation has been converted into a media commodity after her unnatural death under suspicious circumstances. Events leading to her death read like chapters from medical thriller specialist Robin Cook’s novels.
THE Central Bureau of Investigation, whose functioning has been governed by a highly restricting law, the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, has proposed a bill that would truly make it an independent, unified central government agency to undertake prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of offences related to subjects in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
TOO much is being read into the objections raised by the Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar to an advertisement in some newspapers of Patna showing him together with the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, who is there to attend the BJP national executive meet.
Innocent Unless Proven Guilty
THE Nadia death case which has rocked the state is becoming more and more baffling with every passing day. There seem to be more questions than answers. Even though the investigation is in progress, various NGOs and individuals have already passed the verdict and labelled the ex-tourism minister not only as a suspect but as the real culprit.
By Joginder Singh
When I was in service I wanted some orders on an important file, which at least appeared important to me. I had a very good pleasant and hospitable boss, who believed more in gossiping, tossing papers up and down, and socialising rather than working.
By Ma Guihua
As China steps up its pace of urbanisation, more and more women are moving into the cities to work their way up the corporate and social ladder. It’s not uncommon to see expensively dressed women, sporting a Louis Vuitton handbag in one hand and a Blackberry in the other,
By Anirudh Prakash
It never rains but pours. And May 28 was precisely that. Both India and Pakistan have come to terms with their own demons, their inefficiency, their complicity, their inability to cope.
By Shekhar Phadnis
Much furore has been raised by Sotheby’s offering for sale 12 paintings by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, with a total reserve price of British pounds 250000 (Rs 18 millions). There are two reasons for this commotion.
By Mário Cabral e Sá
What Mickky Pacheco does not know about women, call them ladies if you like, is not worth the bother. When years back an NRI mission headed by its commissioner officially visited Bahrain,
By Tomazinho Cardozo
Digambar Kamat completed three years as the Chief Minister of Goa recently. Considering Goa’s political scene, continuing in the office of Chief Minister for three full years is an achievement.
By Marilia Priyanka Fernandes
Little kids entertain us a lot with their talk and behaviour. Parents watch with great amusement and joy as their little ones curiously explore their environment, discover the wonders of speech and play.
By Dr Kasturi Desai
The eyes are said to be the windows to good health. They reflect all your emotions, be it anger, joy or sadness. It is one organ that is always exposed to the external environment and we really do not care about its health unless we have a real problem.
By Khushwant Singh
I do not mean last year but the end of the first year of the re-elected UPA government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spelt out its achievements and failures at his first meeting with the Press in his second term with usual self-confidence.
By Shrikant Chaturvedi
To be in Rishikesh is to be far away. Cut away from your world, and all its trappings. It’s both disconcerting and vaguely thrilling.
It is a chilly 3 a.m. Yet, I find myself slouching grouchily through a garden brandishing a frightfully pink yoga mat.
What made you start Silver Bells?
I had my business in Dubai initially, but always wished to start something on the lines of Silver Bells. When I returned to Goa in 2001, I decided to go ahead with my dream. Basically I had no experience in such a venture. However, with God’s blessings, the support from my family and friends, and many sleepless nights, we made this venture a success.
Dr Nandkumar Kamat
Photography was world’s greatest, liberating, democratic, portable invention. Greatest because the principles were simple - capture natural photons and transfer photons; Liberating because it gave humans immense freedom to travel, choose and exercise options; Democratic because it was for everybody and anybody who cared to use a camera.
Schiavone could certainly afford an upgrade after being handed a cheque for £927,000 for two weeks’ work, a quarter of the amount it had taken her 12 years to accumulate previously.
Australians during a training session on Saturday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on the eve of their match against Germany. (AFP)
DURBAN: The great weight of German expectation will slam headlong into a wall of Australian defensive grit and muscle when the spectacular new Moses Mabhida stadium hosts its first World Cup match on Sunday.
Players of Holiday Club Arpora receive winners trophy from chief guest Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu, National Secretary of NCP. Guest of honour Mr Uday Palyekar is also seen.
MAPUSA: Holiday Club Arpora registered an easy 3-0 win over Valankani Arambol SC to claim the glittering Late Pramodini Dattaram Palyekar trophy, organised by Football club of Siolim and played at St Anthony’s Church grounds, Siolim on Saturday.
MAPUSA: An exhibition displaying various World Cup related items was inaugurated by Dempo Sports Club coach, Mr Armando Colaco at Gaunsawaddo, Mapusa on Thursday.
CHENNAI: Top seed and World No 6 Saina Nehwal outclassed Indonesia’s Aprilia Yuswandari 21-17, 21-11 in the women’s singles semi-finals and set up a title clash with second seed Mew Choo Wong of Malaysia who got past Linda Weni Fanetri of Indonesia 22-20, 21-17 on Saturday.
PORT OF SPAIN: Half-centuries from Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, and Ashwell Prince trumped a penetrative, marathon spell of spin bowling from Sulieman Benn to put South Africa in a favourable position in the opening Test against West Indies on Friday.
HARARE: India overcame a shaky start to register their first win over Zimbabwe on the current tour as they beat the hosts by six wickets in the first Twenty20 International cricket match here on Saturday.
The petroleum and natural gas secretary, Mr S Sundareshan on Saturday informed that in Goa petrol requirement is growing at 14 per cent per annum.
PANAJI: The petroleum and natural gas secretary, Mr S Sundareshan on Saturday informed that in Goa petrol requirement is growing at 14 per cent per annum, diesel at 6-7 per cent and LPG over 10 per cent per annum. He said the entire state’s population of 14 lakh is covered with LPG connections.
Ms Viola, partner of Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, and her lawyer come out of the CID (crime branch) office at Dona Paula on Saturday. (Nandesh Kambli)
MARGAO/PANAJI: The police conducted searches late Saturday night in Colva in an attempt to hunt down the fugitive former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky – an accused in the Nadia death case -- even as the CID (crime branch) questioned Mr Pacheco’s partner, Ms Viola for eight hours.
Controversial self-styled godman Swami Nityananda on Saturday walked free after spending 53 days.
RAMANAGARA (KARNA-TAKA): Controversial self-styled godman Swami Nityananda on Saturday walked free after spending 53 days in jail on rape and other criminal charges, a day after Karnataka High Court granted him bail.
WASHINGTON: Days after ruling out any ‘new inquiries’ against Union Carbide in the wake of the Bhopal court verdict, the US on Saturday said it is prepared to give “fair consideration” to any fresh request from India for extradition of the company’s former chief, Warren Anderson over the 1984 gas disaster.
PATNA: Ahead of assembly polls in Bihar, the BJP top brass on Saturday began deliberations at its national executive meeting to fine-tune election strategy but the event was overshadowed by ally and Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar cancelling a dinner for them angry over his photograph being shown alongside that of the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi.
BY SHYAM ZAMBAULIKER
MARGAO: As Margao is the commercial center of south Goa, hundreds of people from all over the state and especially from its surrounding areas converge on the city for shopping and other purchases, that include anything from essential commodities to shopping for material needed for a marriage.
PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Youth Congress (GPYC) has demanded that government should completely ban plastic to make Goa a plastic-free state, said its president, Mr Sankalp Amonkar on Friday.
POINGUINNIM: A Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) camp was organised at Sub-Centre Cotigao, on Saturday.
PONDA: The heap of mud, piled high, reportedly dumped by the road contractor at the side of the National Highway 4A, at Ambora, Camorlim, blocks the frontal view of the vehicle riders and this could easily lead to road accidents as the stretch of road is a sharp curve.
Film: Hot Tub Time Machine, Cast: John Cussack, Rob Corddry, Directed by: Steve Pink
Duration: 99 mins, Rating: * * 1/ 2
Film: Robin Hood, Cast: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max Von Sydow, Directed by: Ridley Scott , Duration: 140 minutes, Rating: * * *
Now, that feels good
Film: The Karate Kid, Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Directed by: Harald Zwart, Duration: 140 minutes, Rating: * * * 1 / 2
The 3rd Goa Marathi Film Festival opened to a packed audience of Marathi film buffs at the Maquinez Palace, Panaji on Saturday. It was formally inaugurated by actor, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat and other dignitaries from the Marathi film fraternity.
BY ARTI DAS
‘Vihir’, a Marathi film being screened at the 3rd Goa Marathi Film Festival, is the second Marathi film to be screened at the 60th Berlin Film Festival. ‘The Navhind Times’ caught up with the writer and director of this film that explores the process of self discovery in a most subtle manner.
By Prajal Sakhardande
Crowned Miss Goa in 1973-74 and Miss Teen Princess World at Caracuss in Venezuela in December 1974 the Goa-based Radhika Bartakke made her entry in Hindi films with the 1978 blockbuster ‘Saajan Bina Suhagan’ as a leading lady opposite Vinod Mehra which also had a veteran star cast of Nutan,
PANAJI: The Governor, Dr S S Sidhu, highlighted the fact that relations between India and Portugal were warm and cordial and that both countries had made concerted efforts to further step up the excellent ties and develop a multifaceted partnership.
By Dhanvanti Keshavrao
The monsoon does the maximum damage to our hair, as a result of the high humidity, especially for people with oily hair as the sweat on the scalp, makes it possible for dirt and pollutants to clog the hair. As a result, the hair loses its shine/bounce/body.
It’s a Nostalgic trip as one tastes food at the late legendary Fernando Costa’s place at Raia. This restaurant boasts of the ‘best kept secrets’ of Hindu and Christian Goan food.
Mr Shrinivas V Dempo, chairman of Dempo Group of Companies seen with Mr Sanjiv Mehta, chairman of Amigo Sports and Mr Simon Hawkins, SVP & GM, Global Brands Group during the launch of FIFA collections in Mumbai.
PANAJI: Amigo Sports on Thursday announced the launch of FIFA collections in India. Amigo Sports has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Global Brands Group the master licensee of the FIFA brand globally.
MARGAO: Goa began their campaign on winning note with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Assam in the Junior Nationals football championship at Kolkata on Friday.
MAPUSA: Valankani Arambol registered a 1-0 win over United Club Nerul to enter the finals of the Late Pramodini Dattaram Palyekar Soccer, organised by Football club Siolim and played at St Anthony’s Church grounds, Siolim on Friday.
MUMBAI: I-League champions Dempo Sports Club of Goa are close to signing up a deal with an unnamed English football club for getting technical know-how as well as gaining ideas on how to market the game and run the entity profitably.
MARGAO: Roseman Cruz Nagoa-Verna defeated Nuvem Sports Club 2-0 to enter the finals of the St Anthony’s super soccer tournament played at Assolna on Friday.
MARGAO: Due to unavoidable circumstances the commencement of the Custodio Memorial football tournament has been postponed to Sunday June 20.
JOHANNESBURG: Hosts South Africa almost got a dream start to their World Cup finals campaign on Friday before being held to a 1-1 draw by Mexico in the opening match after Barcelona midfielder Rafael Marquez struck with a late equaliser for the Mexicans.
JOHANNESBURG: Fighter jets sped low over Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium briefly drowning out the constant din of tens of thousands of vuvuzela trumpets as South Africa opened the 2010 soccer World Cup with a celebration of African culture.
Crime branch sleuths take away computers from the office of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco at Betalbatim on Friday.
PANAJI/MARGAO: Crime branch sleuths on Friday afternoon raided the Betalbatim office of the former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky and seized some computers and other materials.
Entertainers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Friday at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg. (AFP)
JOHANNESBURG: The first World Cup football in Africa kicked off with a feast of song and dance as thousands of musicians and dancers in South Africa’s Soccer City stadium welcomed the world “home” to the continent where man took his first steps.
The All-India Congress committee general-secretary in-charge of Goa desk, Mr B K Hariprasad has said the Nationalist Congress Party ministers would retain the portfolios held by them earlier.
PANAJI: The All-India Congress committee general-secretary in-charge of Goa desk, Mr B K Hariprasad has said the Nationalist Congress Party ministers would retain the portfolios held by them earlier, thereby indicating that Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar, newly inducted cabinet minister of the pre-poll alliance partner of the Congress, would get the tourism portfolio, held by Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, who resigned recently.
PANAJI: Application for anticipatory bail filed in the High Court of Bombay at Goa by Mr Lyndon Monteiro apprehending his arrest has been fixed for hearing on June 14, 2010.
By Michael Fisher
PANAJI: The tourism industry in facing a challenging year ahead due to poor brand building, lack of a proper advertisement campaign, and allegedly a strong link between corruption and the system, a section of tourism sources opined. None of this will come as any surprise to most Goans, they said.
PANAJI: A joint delegation comprising of All Goa Freedom Fighters Forum for Social Justice and Mapusa Jana Jagruti Samiti met the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat recently and presented him with a memorandum as regards certain demands including widening the scope of the existing Freedom Fighters Welfare committee.
PONDA: The Collem police on Wednesday arrested two persons, whose names were disclosed as Prashant Narayan Matonkar and Malikjan Sanaulla Arkati, both involved in a truck theft case which occurred at Palaskata Mollem.
PONDA: The chairperson of Ponda Municipal Council, Mr Pradeep Naik on Friday visited Kireye Khandepar, the site proposed for setting up a garbage treatment plant by the PMC and took stock of the situation.
NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry is likely to recommend freezing and closure of bank accounts found suspicious during the ongoing exercise by banks to collect information under the ‘Know Your Customer’(KYC) norms.
VIENNA: A top central banker and regulator said some proposals in new capital rules for banks would be eased to ensure the industry can adjust to the new standards through retained earnings and reasonable fundraisings.
NEW DELHI: Industrial output rose 17.6 per cent in April, growing in double digits for the seventh straight month, on good showing by manufacturing, particularly capital and consumer goods. In comparison, industry grew by 1.1 per cent in April last year.
MEXICO CITY: Soft-drink major Coca-Cola will pull its products out of nearly 300,000 public schools in Mexico in an effort to comply with the government’s call to reduce obesity among children.
NEW DELHI: With the auction of airwaves for broadband services concluding Friday after 117 rounds over 16 days, the government is set to reap yet another bonanza of $8.6 billion that promises to prune the country’s fiscal deficit even further.
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today regained the 17,000 points level after rising by 143 points on buying by funds following impressive industrial growth data and firming trends in global markets. The 30-share index advanced further by 142.87 points to close at 17,064.95 points. The barometer had risen by 305 points in last two trading sessions.
PANAJI: The Bicholim Urban Co-operative Bank chairman Mr Umesh N P Zantye informed about the impressive progress made by the bank, said a press release. A cursory look at the financial parameters as on 31.03.2005 and 31.03.2010 reflected that share capital increased from Rs 3.59 crores to Rs 8.16 crores giving growth of 127 per cent.
By INDER MALHOTRA
TWO former Army Chiefs, Generals Shankar Roy Chowdhury and V P Malik, and a former Vice-Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant-General S K Sinha, who has had the added advantage of serving as governor of two insurgency-ravaged states, Assam and Kashmir, have in recent days written thoughtful articles on combating the Maoist challenge.
THE statement of the All India Congress general secretary, Mr Digvijay Singh that the then Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Arjun Singh had no role in helping the chief executive officer (CEO) of Union Carbide, Mr Warren Anderson flee the country after the Bhopal gas disaster in December 1984 has posthumously put Rajiv Gandhi in spot.
Deemed Universities
THE new Guidelines issued by the UGC to regulate deemed universities must be welcomed. Presently, these so-called universities are fiefdoms of certain families; some member of the family is the vice-chancellor, another is the pro-vice-chancellor and their relatives and friends occupy important academic and administrative positions in the university.
The ASM Football Fiesta hosted by Aviation Services Management at Club Gaspar Dias, Miramar screened the opening concert of the FIFA World Cup live great kick off for the FIFA World Cup spirit.
On the occasion of Robert Schumann's birth bicentenary on June 8, celebrated the world over by music lovers, the Xavier Centre for Historical Research, Porvorim hosted a talk by Dr Luis Dias.
BY PURVI RADIA
The beautiful lush paddy fields covering large areas of the Pernem taluka never fail to catch the eye. The narrow paths and zigzag roads leading to the village of Pali through hospitable environs lead me to the house of Tilve, fondly known as Kaka Tilve.
By Pamela Philipose
The ministry of Women and Child Development recently presented a report entitled, ‘Gendering Human Development Indices: Recasting the Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure for Index’, which said that the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) for India that was 0.416 in 1996 had increased to 0.497 in 2006 and that as many as 14 states and Union Territories achieved GEM scores of above 0.485 in 2006.
PURVI RADIA
An artist hailing from Portugal, this is Patricia Geraldes’ second visit to Goa. With the support of Sunapranta, Goa Centre for Arts, Altinho, Patricia availed of the opportunity to portray her skills once again in the bountiful state of art and culture, with a residential stay of eight months in Goa.
With the World Cup having just commenced, it was time to catch up with our own football greats of the past. One such player is Fatima Rodrigues e Gonsalves who played as a stopper from 1976 until 1980. She talks about her playing days
By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
Have you ever left a restaurant holding onto memories of a great experience? Well I had my hand clenched tight as the buggy moved us across the vast ‘greens’ of the Park Hyatt. We had just had an awesome meal at the Palms their beachside restaurant.
Both Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor suffered delays in their shoot due to rain. Shahid, who’s in Scotland shooting for Mausam, had to wait a few hours before they started the shoot due to constant rain.
For Shah Rukh Khan, the FIFA World Cup has a strong link to his late mother. The actor tweets: “I am emotional about FIFA. My mom and me used to stay up and watch all nite...because we had got ourselves a TV and only soccer post Doordarshan… used to keep up all night watching Rudi Voller, Rumeinnege, Socrates and Maradona. Mom & me, soccer & TV fans. Never miss matches and always miss mom.”
Three years ago, Kangna Ranaut proclaimed that she felt confident of her assets and could not think of going under the knife.
Sanjay Dutt and wife Maanayata are will be proud parents by the end of the year. Mrs Dutt is three months pregnant.
The additional district and session judge, South Goa, Mr B P Deshpande on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail application moved by former tourism minister.
MARGAO/PANAJI: The additional district and session judge, South Goa, Mr B P Deshpande on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail application moved by former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky, even as the police named Mr Pacheco and his OSD, Mr Lyndon Monteiro as accused in the Nadia death case.
An application for anticipatory bail has been filed by Mr Lyndon Monteiro, OSD of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, in the High Court of Bombay.
PANAJI: An application for anticipatory bail has been filed by Mr Lyndon Monteiro, OSD of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, in the High Court of Bombay at Goa apprehending his arrest in connection with the death of Nadia Torrado.
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday approved the setting up of a greenfield international airport in Mopa area of Goa through private participation and decided not to close down commercial operations at the existing Dabolim airport.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has welcomed the decision of the central government to permit construction of greenfield airport at Mopa and simultaneously allow the Dabolim airport to co-exist, once the new airport was commissioned.
PANAJI: The two flying squads formed by the government to check hill cutting and filling of low-lying areas have so far received 43 complaints from both the districts of the state and promptly acted issuing stop work in 41 cases, while two complaints were found to be false and did not warrant any action.
Mickky’s supporters assembled near his house at Betalbhatim on Thursday. (Ganadeep Sheldekar)
MARGAO: Around 1500 people gathered near the residence of the former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco on Thursday evening and expressed solidarity with him in facing what they termed as ‘police harassment’.
VALPOI: The long pending dispute between Sattari Taluka Farmer’s Society versus shopkeeper and Valpoi Municipality on the land located near Valpoi Bridge ended on Thursday with the demolition of nine shops after the court order came in favour of the society.
VASCO: The general manager of South Western Railway, Mr Kuldeep Chaturvedi on Thursday informed that around Rs 1,000 crore are required to double the railway track, connecting Vasco-da-Gama to Tinai Ghat.
MAPUSA: What could have turned out to be a major accident, an alert driver of a mini bus, which was proceeding from Valpoi towards Panaji on Thursday
MAPUSA: A Nagaland native, Sentilemla Zameer, 22, but residing at Mumbai, died after the bike on which she was pillion riding rammed into a wall at Calangute.
Black Eyed Peas signer Stacy Ann Ferguson performs during the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday. (AFP)
JOHANNESBURG: The curtain rises on Friday on the first World Cup staged by Africa with Group A rivals South Africa, Mexico, France and Uruguay in action on the opening day of the month-long tournament.
JOHANNESBURG: Football great Pele has singled out Brazil and Spain as the strongest teams at the World Cup, yet wants to see an African side take on his country in the final.
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba upon the squad’s arrival at OR Tambo international airport on Thursday in Johannesburg. (AFP)
ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST): Football fans in Ivory Coast share an uncanny confidence that Didier Drogba, broken arm or not, will be playing for the national team at the World Cup.
RUSTENBURG: England’s players have been warned by coach Fabio Capello about the importance of controlling their aggression at the World Cup, captain Steven Gerrard said Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG: As the second-lowest ranked team in the World Cup competition, South Africa is expected to lose its opening match Friday against Mexico. But to ensure victory, Michael Mvakali recommends a simple fix: a concoction of plants and animal limbs.
RUSTENBURG: Fabio Capello believes Wayne Rooney is ready to take the World Cup by storm. The Italian, who revealed on Thursday that he has already selected his starting XI for England’s World Cup opener with the United States in Rustenburg on Saturday evening, said the Manchester United striker had been banging in the goals and looking extremely sharp in training.
JOHANNESBURG: Daniel Alves comes right out and says it: Lionel Messi’s best team is Barcelona, not Argentina.
NEW DELHI: Insurance regulator IRDA today sought to assure customers that their policies would remain valid despite the withdrawal of licences of over 4,200 corporate entities, including HDFC Bank, Indiabulls Insurance Advisors and Indian Overseas Bank.
PANAJI: The formation of a strong organisation has been called to find solutions to the troubled coconut growers of the state, said Mr Christopher Fonseca, general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) at the recently held coconut growers meet for the formation of the Goa Coconut Farmers Association.
BERLIN: European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company NV (EADS) would transfer some of the development projects of its advanced fourth generation Eurofighter Typhoon or other military aircraft to India soon, a top company official said Thursday.
NEW DELHI: In a major initiative aimed at ensuring financial efficiency, the Government today approved a Rs 626 crore project to computerise the state treasuries enabling them to share data among themselves as well as with RBI and other concerned agencies.
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today closed 264 points higher on buying by funds in blue-chips led by auto and metal stocks in tandem with a recovery in global markets.
PANAJI – Bhalchandra Technologies, a computer software, hardware and networking institute, has launched short-term management courses from this academic year at its eight centres around the state
PANAJI: As the entire world waits in anticipation for the FIFA World Cup 2010 interaction to get steam, IBNLive.com has already launched a high-speed, kick-in website for crazy football fans to visit right now, said a press release.
PANAJI: Radio Mundial (main), Goa’s oldest electronics showroom in Margao, completes 21 years of business relationship with Onida (MIRC Electronics Limited), said a press release. Radio Mundial (main) was opened way back in the year 1957 by Mr Prabhakar Vernekar, father of Mr Dattanand Vernekar who currently manages the main showroom in Margao.
BY FAZAL MEHMOOD
THE two day visit of Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to J&K generated a mixed response from political parties in the Valley. The PM invited all political parties for dialogue as to prepare ground for all round development of the strife-torn state. Dr Singh’s visit only underlines the importance of reviving the political process. More than half of the solution to the Kashmir problem is within Kashmir itself.
AMONG the most prominent tasks UPA-II has assigned itself is to provide food security to the poorer sections of the population. It is assumed that food availability is not the problem in the nation, but the ability of the poor to buy it.
THE assurance of the state government that the Dabolim airport would be developed according to international standards should cheer up those sections of politicians and citizenry who were thinking that with the approval of a second airport at Mopa the old airport would be given a step-motherly treatment by the Centre—worse, it might be closed.
Obstruction on Road
THE La Marvel Colony at Dona Paula has its own power grid within the premises, accessible only by a small cul-de-sac. Construction activity is going on in the vicinity, and builders have dumped their materials on the road,
This is a collection of Spanish and gypsy music, songs sung with a lot of punch and backed by orchestration of string and brass instruments.
Released by Rock & Raaga Production (India) Pvt Ltd., Panaji
CARIBBEAN DISCO HITS
Here is a collection of Caribbean music from Rock & Raaga Production (India) Pvt Ltd, Panaji. Beginning with Hot Hot Hot, the programme continues with Caribbean Disco Show, Matilda, Agadoo, Malaika, Gimme Hop Joanna, Coco Jambo, the Benjamin Calypso, Tic Tic Tac and the Banana Boat Song.
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The followers and connoisseurs of Indian classical dance from across the state will get an opportunity to witness the Arangetram performance of five young budding artistes of Kalangan, the dance and music school at Margao, namely Tanya Keni, Chandni Asolkar, Shruta Pai, Poornima Patil and Vaishnavi Pai Cacode.
By Amita Quenim
Introducing a new “Investment plan”, with definite returns, a request, to every parent to invest in this plan for your children and yourselves. All we need is 365 days of your life and your time which you owe to your child and the country.
BY CLARA A RODRIGUES
The soccer mania is back and the feeling in the air is palpable. It’s that time when work winds off earlier than usual, and coffee is consumed in greater quantities.
By Cedric Silveira
St Anthony of Pedua is the patron of Portugal. He is also known as the saint of travelers, pregnant and barren women, of lost articles and of the poor. He is known to be invoked when the rains are delayed or scanty in Goa.
As the icon for bikers, the Harley-Davidson, makes its appearance in India, Ranjita Biswas recalls a ride on the bike.
Red checked tablecloths on the table, the bar like the taverna of old. This restaurant is the haunt of Page 1 and Page 3 celebrities…politicians, sportspersons, actors.
An apparatus to check stress of patients is seen at the GMC, Bambolim. Nandesh Kambli | NT
BY ABDUL RAUF BEIG
PANAJI: Goa perhaps has the best health infrastructure in the country to treat the sick but it somehow lacks the adequate facilities for a healthy person to go for preventive health checkup, which could help individuals and the government save a lot of amount in treating the diseases that could otherwise be prevented.
The public prosecutor, Ms T S Sardinha representing the government in the Nadia death case on Thursday sought custodial interrogation of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky as death of Nadia took place in a suspicious manner.
MARGAO/PANAJI: The public prosecutor, Ms T S Sardinha representing the government in the Nadia death case on Thursday sought custodial interrogation of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky as death of Nadia took place in a suspicious manner.
The additional district and session judge, South Goa, Mr B P Deshpande on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail application moved by Mr Lyndon Monteiro, the officer on special duty of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky.
MARGAO/PANAJI: The additional district and session judge, South Goa, Mr B P Deshpande on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail application moved by Mr Lyndon Monteiro, the officer on special duty of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky.
PANAJI: The Commissioner for NRI Affairs and former Union Minister, Mr Eduardo Faleiro said that the international community should intensify dialogue so as to build consensus to strengthen the ability of the international community to initiate concrete steps towards achieving the goal of nuclear disarmament.
PANAJI: The member of Parliament for South Goa, Mr Francisco Sardinha has asked parents to keep a constant watch on the educational performance of their wards.
POINGUINNIM: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) started in Canacona in December 2008, and the first project under this scheme was taken up in the Gaondongrem village panchayat.
MARGAO: National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has advocated the use of long lasting insecticidal bed nets as one of the measures for the control of malaria at the construction sites with the Fatorda MLA, Mr Damodar Naik inaugurating this programme at Green Valley Construction at Fatorda.
VASCO: Vasco police have busted a three-member gang, including two women, who were involved in kidnapping a 10-month-old baby boy from a sugarcane juice centre located near T B Cunha Chawk, Vasco on June 6.
CANACONA: Acting on complaints from locals Canacona excise inspector raided two places and seized liquor worth around Rs 35,000 on Tuesday evening, which was to be transported to Karnataka.
MAPUSA: Mapusa traffic police have booked as many as 1551 cases of traffic violation within just last week. Officials in the Mapusa traffic cell disclosed that these cases involve drunken driving, non-wearing of helmet and seatbelt on highways, parking in no parking zone, rash and negligent driving, over speeding, lane cutting etc.
PANAJI: The office of the chief electoral officer, has notified for the general public, that the draft Photo Electoral Rolls, in respect of all the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in the State of Goa, relating to the Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls, with reference to January 1, 2010, as the qualifying date has been published.
VASCO: St Savio Sports Club, Calangute drubbed CRC Chichinim 4-0 to book a slot in the quarter-finals of 37th Bandodkar Memorial Football Trophy, organised by Baina Sports Club and played at MPT grounds on Wednesday. St Savio led 2-0 in the first half.
MARGAO: Former India captain Ajit Wadekar has urged the budding cricketers to work hard and make the best use of whatever opportunity that comes their way to make it big in cricket.
POINGUINNIM: Palolem United emerged winners of first all-Goa open football tournament, organised by Agonda Boys, in collaboration with Pilar Fathers, in memory of Late Fr Bento Martins, the first parish priest of Agonda church and founder of the Missionaries of St Francis Xavier, popularly known as ‘Pilar Fathers’.
MAPUSA: UC Nerul added another feather to their cap, as they registered a hard fought 1-0 win over hosts Sai Avtar Anjuna, to clinch the Sai Avtar Super Soccer, played at Anjuna Gymkhana grounds, Tembi, here on Sunday.
MAPUSA: United Club Nerul entered the semi-finals of Late Pramodini Dattaram Palyekar Soccer, organised by Football Club of Siolim, with a hard fought solitary goal win over Saligao United, played at St Anthony’s Church grounds, Siolim, on Wednesday.
PANAJI: TVS backed Gomes Sports Academy, which is headed by the visionary Ashley Gomes from Calangute is right now on a fast track as far as motorsports in Goa is concerned.
NEW DELHI: With the draft direct taxes code being criticised for its proposal to tax long-term savings among others, the finance ministry on Wednesday said a revised draft will be put for public comments within a month for addressing the concerns of all stakeholders.
PANAJI: Come this Sunday and Alila Diwa Goa, a personalised boutique hotel tucked in scenic Majorda has introduced an elaborate Sunday brunch that will leave you pampered and recharged for the up-coming week, said a press release.
PANAJI: A fleet of nine Tata Nano cars rolled out from the Tata Motors plant at Sanand has begun a country-wide drive by prospective customers. The purpose is to tell all that the Nano is not only a town and city car, but drives more than 15,000 kms visiting 36 Indian cities, said a prospective customer Mr Manoj.
HYDERABAD: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has said that as many as 4,261 corporate agents, out of the total 7,000 in the country, are not authorised to sell policies from March 31, this year.
BY DAWA TSHERING
LIFE in Manipur, wracked by insurgency and under a draconian act giving special powers to the armed forces, is never easy. The blockade had made it even more perilous.
IN elections to state assemblies or parliament in India, a significant percentage of population does not come to the polling booths to vote. The percentage can range from 40 to 55 per cent. This means that roughly half of the voters do not vote.
REPORTS about ‘bandharas’ not being in proper shape in some villages in south Goa should not surprise those who have seen the decline of this old and traditional irrigation system of Goa over the past several decades.
Maintain Public Spaces
Kalangan Centre for Performing Arts, Margao, will present its seventh batch Arangetram on June 12, at the Ravindra, Bhavan at 5.30 p.m.
VASCO-Shadj Gandhar Music Academywill start classes at Mangor-Hill in Vasco from July 1. This is being done as part of an initiative with the Manda and Narayan Bandekar Charitable Trust.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR
We are well aware about the economic principle that when supply decreases, demand increases. This can be applicable to the fishing trade in Goa and as such with the start of the rains, the fish supply becomes scanty and this is the main reason why fish prices soar.
By Aroona Reejhsinghani
Women have a habit of hoarding cosmetics. They are often found using cosmetics which are past their expiry stage because most women are reluctant to part with their cosmetics especially if they are in love with particular colours of eye shadow, blusher, lipstick and lip gloss.
BY CLARA A RODRIGUES
‘Malegaon ka Superman’ was yet another film from the Malegaon film industry which is famous for their spoofs on famous films. After reading on how Shaikh Nasir (director of this film) and his men were ready to shoot a spoof on Hollywood’s ‘Superman’ with the simplest of equipment available, Faiza Khan a filmmaker from Mumbai decided to follow their every movement in a documentary ‘Supermen of Malegaon’.
Can you brief us about the new rock album, ‘Elvis Rumion’ that you released recently?
The album comprises of 12 tracks and each song is lyrically genius. While listening to the album from start to finish the listener starts on a unique inner journey.
If one is ‘Generalising’ we have some General Chinese Cooking Principles:Try to vary the meat and vegetables in a dish, so that there is an interesting variety of flavours, textures and colours.
Bryan DURHAM
Salman Khan’s a "really sweet" guy. At least, a few of his young fans seem to think so.
The group in question were club-hopping and had stopped to eat at a suburban restaurant when they spotted Salman Khan at around 2.45 am, strolling in along with sister Alvira and brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri and an all-male entourage and end up at their corner.
Tushar Joshi
It’s a fan’s dream come true. And Sanjay Gupta couldn’t be happier. The director is getting to meet Guy Ritchie and work with his crew.
The Governor, Mr S S Sidhu administers the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar as a cabinet minister in the presence of the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat at Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. The Chief Secretary, Mr Sanjay Srivastava and others are also seen.
PANAJI: The Nationalist Congress Party legislator from Tivim constituency, Mr Nilkanth Halarnkar was on Tuesday sworn in as a minister in the three-year-old cabinet of Mr Digambar Kamat, the Chief Minister, thereby ending speculations over the last few days whether the NCP would be able to retain its number of positions in the cabinet.
The superintendent of police, special branch, Mr Atmaram Deshpande on Tuesday stated that as of now the main suspect in the Nadia death case is none other than the former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky.
PANAJI/MARGAO: The superintendent of police, special branch, Mr Atmaram Deshpande on Tuesday stated that as of now the main suspect in the Nadia death case is none other than the former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky.
The embattled former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky, who has been on the run, moved anticipatory bail application through his lawyer before the session judge, South Goa, on Tuesday.
MARGAO: The embattled former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky, who has been on the run, moved anticipatory bail application through his lawyer before the session judge, South Goa, on Tuesday.
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PANAJI: The river navigation department has put forth a proposal before the central government to consider inland waterways as mode of urban transport under the Jawharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme.
MARGAO: Villagers from Benaulim on Tuesday met the block development officer (BDO), Mr Uday Prabhudessai and demanded action against the of Benaulim sarpanch, informed officials.
MAPUSA: All decks have been cleared for the acquisition of land admeasuring 8,538 sq metre at Khorlim Xim in Mapusa for the purpose of constructing a Kala Bhawan.
PANAJI: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party led by the leader of the opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar met the Governor, Dr S S Sidhu on Tuesday and apprised him of the ‘corruption and scam infested’ administration during past three years,
MARGAO: Prashant Ashtekar, one of the alleged accused in the Margao blast case, who was absconding from the day of the incident, surrendered before sessions court on Tuesday
MAPUSA: Chandrakanth Kanthaswamy from Chennai was arrested by the Calangute police in connection with a forged passport (039775329), and theft of five travellers cheques of 20
pounds each.
PONDA: Two wheelers, numbering around 35, and a few four wheelers, which were reported stolen and have since been traced and recovered by the Ponda police are seen dumped haphazardly in front of the police station in Ponda.
VASCO: Heavy rains lashed Vasco on Monday, which happened to be the reopening day of the schools, which saw students of three schools located in the vicinity of St Andrew’s Church Square face a great deal of hardship caused due to incessant rains and traffic jams.
VASCO: A solitary first half goal by Mahesh Rane enabled Saligao United to defeat United Club of Telaulim and enter the quarter-finals of 37th Bandodkar Memorial Football Trophy, organised by Baina Sports Club and played at MPT grounds on Monday.
PANAJI: The stadium is set and your seat ready. Come June 11 the football loving state of Goa will be gripped by the FIFA World Cup fever. In keeping with the spirit of the sport and to add to the excitement, Aviation Services Management (ASM) will host the ASM Football Fiesta at Club Gaspar Dias, Miramar all month long.
VASCO: A 15-member U-16 girls squad representing Goa is set to participate in the South Zone inter-state cricket tournament from June 14-19. The team left for Mysore on Tuesday afternoon on a six-day tour.
PANAJI: Akhilesh Rai and Riya Sawant, brand ambassador of Geno Pharmaceuticals, were crowned champions of all Goa U-13 state selection chess trials, organised by Lions Club of Ponda, under the auspices of Goa State Chess Association at Wagle High School, Mangeshi
VASCO: The new jerseys for the players of Baina Sports Club were released at the hands of the Revenue Minister, Mr Jose Philip D’Souza at a function, organised by Baina Sports Club here.
MAPUSA: In view of the forthcoming FIFA World Cup that will be held in South Africa, Pradeep Sports, Mapusa will be organising a football exhibition of all World Cups that have taken place since 1930.
MAPUSA: United Club of Nerul moved into the finals of Bayside-Fr Chico Cup with a 4-2 win via tie-breaker over hosts Candolim Sports Club at Dr Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim grounds on Tuesday.
A dozen new films will be screened at the Goa Marathi Film Festival 2010, which will be held at the Maquinez Palace auditorium, Panaji on June 12 and 13.
Nucleya is creating new inroads in Bollywood’s remix culture. Nucleya’s Udyan Sagar aims at pushing Bollywood music onto the international dance music charts by inventing a cutting-edge blend of new-generation electronic music and evergreen Bollywood musical hits.
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By Sachin Chatte
Robert Koehler of the popular American magazine Variety said: “As impressive for its humility as it is for its storytelling confidence. Few, if any, Indian films have recently enjoyed a better festival run.” Without a shred of doubt the accolades it has received are unparalleled in the history of Konkani cinema.
By Banalata Bipani
If eyes are the mirror to the soul, we’re sure you’d want yours to appear colourful. And if this philosophical reason doesn’t impress you much, you could don coloured contact lenses just to catch people’s eye!
Last year, Devidas alias Dada Sainekar, the priest of the temple of Shri Chamundeshwari in Vargao, Bicholim had informed local historians that many years ago the locals of Pilar had placed a sculpture of Shri Parshuram in the temple tank of Shri Chamundeshwari.
Once again the veranda of the Gonsalves Mansion is buzzing with life! It is fizzing with paints, colours, brushes, easels, canvases and young murmurs! Heritage Jazz in association with eminent artists, Unnati Singh and Salvador Fernandes have organised a 4-day painting workshop for underprivileged kids from the St Inez Bandh.
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By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
Sip and Dine, that is what Nancy Fernandes has called her small eatery…Lourencos Sip and Dine. One can see Omar Khayyam seated with his glass of wine - ‘a glass of wine and thou art mine…’ Fanciful musings when one thinks of the fresh stock of urrack available during season or the authentic distilled feni served here.
SINGAPORE: Price pressures in India will start to ease if the country gets a normal monsoon season but the central bank will further tighten monetary policy, Deputy Governor, Mr Subir Gokarn said on Tuesday.
PANAJI: With a market share of over 40 per cent and aiming at 60 per cent, Dishtv is opening a regional office in Panaji in a fortnight from now, said Mr Navid Rashid, its vice president, at the launch of its High Definition Service (Dish Tru HD) in Goa giving subscribers the opportunity to watch FIFA matches.
NEW DELHI: The government has asked CNG retailers in the national capital and Mumbai to defer by a week the hike in CNG price that had become necessary following doubling of natural gas price.
BY KULDIP NAYAR
ACROSS the world, corporates are beginning to think of ways on how to increase their contribution to social causes. Very often, industrial and commercial enterprises have been accused of not being generous enough to spend their money on anything that would not yield them profits.
MUST when things started looking bright and optimism was being expressed that the relations between India and Pakistan were getting back to track after the ‘positive’ talk between the foreign ministers of two countries, the Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr Yousuf Raza Gilani has struck a discordant note.
Judgement on Bhopal Tragedy
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The superintendent of police, special branch, Mr Atmaram Deshpande on Monday said the Goa police have alerted all the international airports besides police stations.
PANAJI: The superintendent of police, special branch, Mr Atmaram Deshpande on Monday said the Goa police have alerted all the international airports besides police stations and check-posts along the Goa borders and issued a lookout circular against the former tourism minister,
Mr Lyndon Monteiro, the officer on special duty of Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, the beleaguered former tourism minister on Monday.
MARGAO: Mr Lyndon Monteiro, the officer on special duty of Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, the beleaguered former tourism minister, on Monday moved anticipatory bail application before the sessions judge, South Goa.
PANAJI: The government on Monday announced two new schemes namely financial assistance to Goan students getting admissions to the professional institutions like IITs, IIMs and BITS-Pilani as also for the M Tech course, and financial support to tiny traditional entrepreneurs such as ‘padeli’ (coconut plucker), ‘render’ (today tapper), ‘khajekar’ (sweetmeat maker),
Black rain clouds seen gathered over the sky in the city on Monday. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: The monsoon has finally arrived in Goa as the state witnessed isolated showers to heavy showers during the last 24 hours. However, the monsoon is expected to pick up in the next couple of days.
BHOPAL: Nearly 26 years after the world’s worst industrial disaster left more than 15,000 dead in the Bhopal gas tragedy, former Union Carbide India chairman, Keshub Mahindra and seven others were on Monday convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment in a judgment that came under attack from civil rights activists and parties.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Monday informed that the unfilled post in his cabinet as left vacant by the resignation of the tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, would soon be filled.
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh (left) and the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah attend a varsity function in Srinagar on Monday. (AFP)
SRINAGAR: Visiting Kashmir amidst allegations of fake encounters, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday sent out a firm message to security forces, saying action would be taken if they do not respect human rights of civilians while combating terrorism.
PANAJI: Stressing that the state police had started suo motto investigation into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus, without receiving any complaint from anyone in this regard, the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Monday said
MAPUSA: The Mapusa KTC bus stand is in a pathetic condition. There are plans in the pipeline for the extension of the bus stand, however, the present bad state demands immediate temporary measures for easing the situation.
MARGAO: The deputy sarpanch of Benaulim panchayat on Monday said that the resignation which he had submitted at Sunday’s gram sabha was not voluntary and that he had not signed the resignation.
A home gardening workshop was recently conducted by Ms Sunita Rao, forest home gardener, Sirsi at the Earthworm Eco-store, Porvorim.
BY ARTI DAS
The biggest world event, which happens once in four years, which binds all football lovers from all over the globe – yes! the FIFA World Cup 2010 - is just around the corner and the heat is on.
Mapusa: June has always been a festive month for the people of Siolim. There are two great feasts celebrated in Siolim in June and this keeps the villagers in high spirits. The villagers of Siolim-Marna will be celebrating the feast of their patron saint, St Anthony on June 13. The trezenas have already begun.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR
Brandon Fernandes, aged 14, is the first boy to be chosen from India to join the Cape United School of Excellence for professional training. Cape United is one of the world’s first independent soccer schools, located in Cape Town, South Africa. Brandon shyly faces the questions posed to him as The Navhind Times brings you more…
Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) organised a special workshop exclusively for tiatrists on writing Konkani in Roman script correctly. The workshop was held on June 7 at TAG’s Conference Hall, Campal Trade Centre, Panaji. In all 42 tiatr artistes attended the workshop.
By Rohit R Phalgaonkar
The tri-annual festival of Paingini in Canacona called Gadyaan Jaatraa was celebrated on June 5 with great pomp and gaiety. In the evening the four Gade - Uday P Gado, Prashant M Gado, Kamlakar S Gado and Umesh S Gado - came along a traditional pathway from Khaavat to the temple of Shri Betaall at Paingini.
Chef Amit Bhardwaraj of Alila Diwa Goa recommends
The açaí palm is a species of palm tree cultivated for their fruit and superior hearts of palm. Its name comes from the European adaptation of the Tupian word ïwasa’i, ‘fruit that cries or expels water’. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in recent years,
NEW DELHI: A ministerial group on Monday deferred a decision on freeing petrol and diesel prices from government control for want of quorum, but discussed the impact of such a move on inflation.
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering demands of large ‘for profit’ companies with wide network in rural areas to act as business correspondents of banks. Such a position could realise significant synergy if such wider network of outlets of these companies are leveraged by the banking system.
BEIJING: New Delhi on Monday asked China to open up its markets for its basmati rice, bovine meat and seven varieties of fruits and vegetables to deliver on its promise to help the country reduce the heavy trade imbalance.
BERLIN: Global airlines banished two years of economic misery with an abrupt turnaround in industry forecasts on Monday, though they were laced with a strong note of caution on Europe’s carriers.
NEW DELHI: Even as the central government increases allocation under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for the current fiscal, a major chunk of the funds allocated to states during 2009-10 remains unused.
PANAJI: Samsung India has announced a limited period ‘Goal Pe Goal Offer’ on its Samsung Flat Colour Television range. The scratch-based promotional campaign that has been launched in the states of West Bengal, Goa and Kerala only, has any assured gift with the purchase of every Samsung Flat or Slim colour television.
MUMBAI: On the occasion of World Environment Day, ALD Automotive India, one of the leading car leasing and fleet management companies is launching its ‘Go Green’ CSR initiative.
KOCHI: The net profit of the Kochi-based Sree Sakthi Paper Mills Ltd went up by 49.37 per cent to Rs 127.73 lakh in the quarter ended on March 31 compared with Rs 85.51 lakh in same period in the previous year.
MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday tanked 337 points, mirroring sharp decline in world markets that were shaken by fears of widening financial crisis in Europe and fragile economic recovery in the US, besides a rush of public offers at home.
Bathers walk past a sand sculpture depicting the FIFA World Cup on the beach of Durban on Monday. The tournament starts on June 11 in South Africa. (AFP)
JOHANNESBURG: The setting is unique but a succession of pre-tournament injuries and the lessons of past World Cups outside Europe suggest the football at Africa’s first finals will resonate to familiar Latin rhythms.
PANAJI: Cricketer Darshan Misal , Vinod Dhamaskar and Chandrakant Chede will receive the first Shubham Naik cricketer award instituted by the Cricketer Shubham Naik Trust on June 9 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
PANAJI: Curtorim Gymkhana moved into the semi-finals of Mardol trophy football tournament, scoring a 3-2 win over Ambelim Sports Club, Ambelim at Mardol grounds. John Fernandes, Roy Albuquerque and Diago Dias were the scorers for Curtorim. Romeo Fernandes and Samson Fernandes reduced the score for Ambelim.
NEW DELHI: With football frenzy at an all time high due to the upcoming World Cup, a group of youngsters have come up with a shorter version of the game to give sport enthusiasts a platform to show off their skills.
JOHANNESBURG: World Cup organisers said on Monday that a stampede outside a warm-up match had nothing to do with Fifa and sought to reassure fans on security ahead of the tournament’s kick-off in four days time.
JOHANNESBURG: Brazil will be without goalkeeper Julio Cesar when it faces Tanzania in its final warm-up before the World Cup, and coach Dunga may rest other starters to protect them ahead of the opening match.
JOHANNESBURG: Spain are favourites to be crowned World Cup champions, narrowly ahead of Brazil, according to a global field of 74 soccer fan economists polled by Reuters.
BY SONDIP BHATTACHARYA
WILL the Don Quixote’s wandering in a secular garb with their rusted lances be able to upstage the BJP as the principal Opposition party in the country?
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir began on Monday on a note of assurance to the people of the state that any injustice on the part of the military or paramilitary forces against civilians would not be tolerated.
SEVERAL road accidents involving young persons visiting Goa as tourists have taken place in the past few days, leading to some tragic deaths and injuries.
The Macchil Encounter
THERE is an allegation that the army in Kashmir lured three young men to come to the line of control and killed them in a ‘fake’ encounter. On the face of it, it is hard to believe such a story. Anyway, since an enquiry has been ordered, the truth will come out as a result.
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh will visit Kashmir on Monday after a gap of seven months to take forward his peace.
SRINAGAR: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh will visit Kashmir on Monday after a gap of seven months to take forward his peace initiative in the state and is expected to renew his offer for talks with separatists.
Two youths died on the spot while another sustained severe injuries when the bike on which they were travelling skidded off the road.
VASCO: Two youths died on the spot while another sustained severe injuries when the bike on which they were travelling skidded off the road and crashed into a roadside mound at Dabolim on Sunday evening.
MARGAO: Schools from Salcette are ready for a new academic year, which reopen on June 7, following the guidelines issued by the state government while giving admissions to the candidates.
MARGAO: Children would start getting improved food in the mid-day meal programme in schools as they reopen across the state on Monday, June 7.
Angry locals seen confronting with the police. (Glenn Costa)
MARGAO: A motorcycle pilot Mr Caitano Rebello of Ambaulim and his pillion rider Mr Mandal had a narrow escape after their motorcycle came under a speeding mining truck (GA-08 U-8713) at Quepem on Saturday. The truck was coming from Curchorem to be reloaded.
MARGAO: The gram sabha meeting of the Benaulim village panchayat was held on Sunday morning and was chaired by the deputy sarpanch, Mr Stanley Fernandes, in the absence of the sarpanch, Ms Carmeline Fernandes.
NEW DELHI: Concerned over the environment impact of rampant mining of minor minerals such as sand and fuller earth, the Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh has asked the states to amend rules for such activities in line with the guidelines framed by his ministry.
PANAJI/MARGAO: Former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco is still untraceable as he failed to appear before the CID for the second day on Sunday for interrogation in the Nadia death case. However, sources indicated that he might surrender before the police on Monday.
PANAJI: St Rock Majorda pipped Davorlim Sports Club by a solitary goal to claim the title for Atlanta Georgia Trophy football, organised by Enfermos Sports Club at Rosary grounds, Navelim. Agnel Fernandes scored the winner in the 25th minute.
MAPUSA: St Savio’s Sports Club, Calangute beat Nerul Sports Club 6-4 in penalty shootout to enter the semis of Bayside-Fr Chico Soccer Cup, sponsored by Bayside Properties Pvt Ltd and organised by Candolim Sports Club, at Dr Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim Sunday.
MADRID: Spain defender Joan Capdevila is counting on the team’s recent trip to Austria for inspiration to win the World Cup. Spain won the European Championship in Austria in 2008, and the team trained in the Alpine country to prepare for the World Cup in South Africa.
PARIS: Rafael Nadal reclaimed his French Open crown in emphatic style on Sunday when he battered Sweden’s Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to win the title for the fifth time in six years.
The 24-year-old Spaniard weathered some fierce early hitting by the powerful Soderling before taking command on Court Philippe Chatrier and surging to victory in two hours 18 minutes.
JOHANNESBURG: Germany will go into the World Cup in top form despite a string of injuries that ruled out several starting players, coach Joachim Loew said hours before the team was due to depart for South Africa on Sunday.
KNYSNA (SOUTH AFRICA): Despite France coach Raymond Domenech’s perpetually upbeat attitude, confidence is running low among his players heading to the World Cup.
LONDON: The organisers may insist it as clean but Deccan Chargers’ Australian skipper Adam Gilchrist feels the Indian Premier League is an “easy target” for match-fixers as players are accessible during the event.
MANCHESTER: England produced a devastating display of bowling to beat Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runs on the third day of the second Test at Old Trafford on Sunday.
HARARE:Assured of a slot in the final after knocking India out, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe square off in the last preliminary match of the ODI tri-series, hoping to get a measure of each other before the summit clash.
NEW DELHI: A study by an industry chamber today stated that with deleveraging expected to continue in the global markets, there is likely to be flight of capital from equity markets in emerging economies including India.
NEW DELHI: As it endeavours to make the Commonwealth Games in the city a success, the Delhi government is expected to lose about Rs 65 crores in tax waivers related to the event.
NEW DELHI: Young farmers in northeast India are a concerned lot after the Delhi High Court asked the government to “consider carefully” the user industry’s demand to bring down import duty on natural rubber - a move that they feel can disturb peace.
LONDON/FRANKFURT: A key risk indicator for Europe’s banks hit a record high on Thursday as fears mounted over their exposure to Greece and amid signs that Athens’ woes could spread to hurt other economies in the euro zone.
There could be a flurry of activity in the market; with more IPO’s and promoters’ sale, market prices of shares may get impacted, writes D M Deshpande.
MUMBAI - Indian equities advanced this week, recouping earlier losses, even as uncertainty about global economic recovery persisted as the euro-zone deficit crisis spread to Hungary and the US reported a lower-than-forecast jobs growth in May.
MARGAO: Pretty Home, the professionally organized family exhibition will conclude on 8th June 2010, at the Margao BPS Sports Club, said a press release. Pretty Home has now acquired the status of Annual City Event of Margao, along with other cities like: Panaji, Belgaum, Nagpur
BY NANDKUMAR KAMAT
THE government led by the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat would complete three years tomorrow. Amazingly, these three years witnessed robust state GDP growth, buoyant revenue income and record spurt in bank deposits.
THE resignation of the Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco might prove to be the beginning of the end of a very ‘eventful’–both in the positive as well as negative sense–political career.
INDIA must thank the US for giving access to David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba operative who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai terror attacks.
Goa’s Unique Identity
IF at all one thing positive has happened for Goan identity, it is the fact that this critical issue has come out into the open; over the recent few months.
The state Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, who is being probed by the criminal investigating department of the state police in the death of his friend Nadia.
PANAJI/margao: The state Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, who is being probed by the criminal investigating department of the state police in the death of his friend Nadia Torreado, resigned from the cabinet, skipped the probe by the police and went into hiding on Saturday, apparently to evade arrest.
Rescue operation being carried out by Canacona fire personnel. (Albert Fernandes)
POINGUINNIM: In a tragic incident that occurred on Saturday, two labourers engaged in digging a well were buried alive in mudslide at Val-Agonda in Canacona when the earth suddenly came sliding down.
Israeli special forces on Saturday seized another Gaza-bound aid vessel without the repeat of the bloody violence.
JERUSALEM: Israeli special forces on Saturday seized another Gaza-bound aid vessel without the repeat of the bloody violence when commandos stormed an aid boat earlier this week, leading to death of nine passengers and triggering an international condemnation of the operation.
WASHINGTON: India has been given access to David Coleman Headley, Pakistani-American Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) operative who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai attacks, US National Security Advisor, Mr James Jones said on Saturday.
PANAJI: The May 27 emergency meeting of the governing council of the Entertainment Society of Goa, which was convened to deliberate on a report prepared by the expert committee as constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for improvement of the International Film Festival of India
PANAJI: The Goa unit of the Nationalist Congress Party, which met on Saturday, under the chairmanship of its working president, Dr Carmo Pegado, decided to stake its claim for the cabinet berth left vacant by the resignation of the Minister for Tourism, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco.
MAPUSA/POINGUINNIM: With barely two days to go for the start of the new academic year, the students will once gain be subjected to unavailability of textbooks.
The hotel at Ponda which was destroyed after a fire broke out on Saturday. (Roque Dias)
PONDA: One person lost life while four others suffered burn injuries when a fire broke out at a roadside hotel in Mardol, some 8 kms from Ponda city, in the wee hours of Saturday. Property to the tune of around Rs 8 lakh has been destroyed.
MARGAO: The additional district and sessions judge, South Goa, Mr P V Sawaiker on Saturday sentenced accused Sudir Kanrule, 29, to undergo life imprisonment for the murder his friend Paul in the year 2007.
Goa’s Allan Sequeira (C) winner of Private Foreign Open Group A upto 250cc (12 riders and 18 laps) at the first leg of MRF National Super Cross Championships held at Bangalore. This was the first instance of a Goan rider clinching top place at an outstation event of MRF while another Goan in Mohammed Kadar finished 5th in the same group. Photo shows, Allan sharing the podium with Maninder Singh Prince (2nd, Delhi) and Badal Doshi (3rd, Mumbai).
PANAJI: Top Goan rider Allan Sequeira proved his mettle in the first leg of the MRF National Super Cross Championships held in Bangalore recently, creating history for Goa as he became the first participant from the state to grab the top place in the Private Foreign Open Group A class of 250cc.
PANAJI: The FIFA World Cup is back after 4 years and is all set to kick off next Friday (June 11) in South Africa. Yes, there is no better feeling than being part of the world’s most exciting Sporting Extravaganza and Budweiser offers all its Business Associates an opportunity to be part of this excitement.
MARGAO: One of Goa’s most talented footballer, Brandon Fernandes, who was recently selected by the Cape United Soccer School of Excellence, would soon leave for South Africa after the officials came down in Goa and put pen to paper for the agreement making the Benaulim-born teenager the first player from India to hold a professional contract at U-16 level.
LONDON: The carefully laid plans of several of the major contenders for the football World Cup have been rocked by untimely injuries to key players, leaving their coaches with serious headaches with just days remaining before the finals kick off.
HARARE: A sloppy India crashed out of the cricket tri-series after Sri Lanka, riding on Dinesh Chandimal’s maiden century, thumped them by six wickets in a crucial One-dayer here Saturday.
Francesca Schiavone defeated Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) to become the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam. (AFP)
PARIS: Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday after defeating Australian favourite Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) in the French Open final.
JOHANNESBURG: The growing list of injuries to high-profile players ahead of the World Cup has become a concern for Brazil.
LONDON: Frank Lampard today confirmed that he had been installed as England’s new second-in-command.
Madri is one of the remote villages of Jhadol tehsil in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district comprising mostly of tribals. It has few basic amenities and even fewer services from the administration reaching it.
By Anthony Kuriakose
The ancient Greek explorer Hippalus landed at this port in 100 BC after discovering the patterns of the Indian monsoon trade winds on his way from the East African coast. The Greeks, the Romans (known locally as the Yavanas) and the Jews, Arabs, etc, all have come to this place at different times in its history.
By Srinivasan K Rangachary
When Shyam Saran, a disgruntled insider, resigned from the post of Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, it brought to the front pages the power struggle within the sanctum sanctorum of the executive power in the Republic: the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
By Prajal Sakhardande
History tells us fascinating tales of kings, queens, princes, princesses and their glittering palaces, which have a mysterious charm about them a result of the history they are steeped in.
“Are there any palaces in Goa?”
By Mário Cabral e Sá
I’m no longer in hospital as I have been for some months now in the care and most competent hands of one of the country’s best urologist, Dr Madhu Mohan Prabhu Desai, the consultant in GMC and one of the country’s best. I am in a new air-conditioned, spacious ward, with just 4 beds to each cubicle, and only 16 beds in all.
By Tomazinho Cardozo
I have spent almost 34 years of my life in the field of education, first as teacher and then as headmaster. As headmaster I have worked in five high schools, all situated in villages. It is a fact that students from well-to-do and educated families from village go to city schools.
By Marilia Priyanka Fernandes
The verdict is out. It is no longer restricted to the domain of bored housewives trying to kill time and entertain themselves. Whether adolescent, professional, businessman, student, employee, parent or grandparent, we are all guilty of indulging in it.
By Dr Kasturi Desai
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a serious condition that affects a major population of adults. Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries. High blood pressure is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and it contributes to hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis.
Donna’s fourth grade classroom looked like many others I had seen in the past. The teacher’s desk was in front and faced the students. The bulletin board featured student work.
By Khushwant Singh
The recent killing of over 30 innocent passengers travelling on a private bus on Dantewada highway in Chattisgarh came as a rude reminder that we are far from suppressing the Naxalite uprising.
By Vijita Fernando
Nature has been bountiful in her gifts to Singapore, the tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean. The unsurpassed greenery that provides a natural backdrop to the commercial and business sectors, the cascading floral arrangements at every intersection, the exotic bouquets of a hundred varieties of orchids - natural splendour has earned Singapore a fitting sobriquet: Garden City of Asia.
By Preetam Kaushik
Many a befuddled male executive might well ask, “What is ‘business casual’?” While the term defies a formal, standard definition, here’s what it doesn’t mean – (a) the clothes one wears to lounge around the house on a weekend or extended holiday; (b) apparel fit for attending a rave or going clubbing!
By Dr Nandkumar Kamat
Contrary to media hype, Craig Venter did not create life in the laboratory (See all his work by visiting his institutional website http://www.jcvi.org/). After 15 years of painstaking and expensive research, he demonstrated a new gene splicing technique useful in synthetic genomics – a sub discipline of synthetic biology.
Both Ferraris drivers finished in the points in Turkey as did Adrian Sutil and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi.
Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco walks out of the Crime Branch office at Dona Paula after the nearly 10-hour interrogation on Friday.
PANAJI/MARGAO: The Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco was on Friday interrogated by the CID Crime Branch throughout the day in connection with Nadia Torreado’s death.
Altogether 527 computer teachers, presently teaching subjects pertaining to computer education in various schools around the state will be recruited on contract by the department of education, from the forthcoming academic year starting on June 7.
The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Friday launched the much awaited work on the integrated domestic and international terminal building at the Dabolim airport.
VASCO: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Friday launched the much awaited work on the integrated domestic and international terminal building at the Dabolim airport.
PANAJI: The Nationalist Congress Party is keeping a close watch on the developments in the Nadia Torrado death case, where the Crime Branch is investigating possible connection of the Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco to the case.
PANAJI: The Discriminated Teachers Forum (DTF) on Friday temporarily suspended their agitation, after the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat assured that he would study the matter of compensation to 1,019 teachers, who were forced to retire at the age of 58 instead of 60 through a policy decision of the erstwhile Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state.
VASCO: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Friday carried out inspection of the site in the village of Consua in the Cortalim constituency, where a hill has been cut haphazardly.
MARGAO: Close on the heels of the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat’s visit to Sonsoddo on Thursday, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) inspected the site on Friday.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat said that the Indira Bal Rath Scheme, being implemented by the government under Social Welfare Department, has been widely acclaimed by the people of Goa and has proved to be boon to the student community.
PONDA: A chain snatcher, whose name was disclosed as Santosh Pavaskar, from Cansaule, Mollem, was held by the locals and handed over to the police, after a 65-year- old victim, Ms Carmelina D Souza, raised the alarm informed Ponda police.
VASCO: The garbage collected from the drains and dumped along roadside in view of pre-monsoon maintenance works by the Mormugao municipality has been creating inconvenience to the vehicle riders as well as the pedestrians.
The health officer of Primary Health Centre, Bicholim addressing the meeting on health care on Thursday at the PHC, Bicholim. Also seen are Bicholim MLA, Mr Rajesh Patnekar and Dr Medha Salkar.
BICHOLIM: The Bicholim MLA, Mr Rajesh Patnekar emphasised on the cleanliness of house premises and surroundings to keep away the water borne and other diseases, specially during rainy season.
PANAJI: The Salcete Sand Association, on Thursday warned of an indefinite strike if sand suppliers failed to mend their ways and provide the customers proper quantity of construction sand.
KOLKATA: The 64th National Championship for Santosh Trophy 2009-10 will be held from July 15 to August 8 at Kolkata, West Bengal.
PANAJI: Pankaj Advani survived a scare from Ashok Shandilya to remain as the only player with one-match loss so far in the league at the on going 2nd national selection tournament for billiards and snooker for 2010 Asian Games at Clube Tennis De Gasper Dias Mira Mar.
PANAJI: Top seeds Cyrus Pereira and Riya Sawant are in joint lead along with eleven others after the end of the first day of all Goa U-13 state selection trials organised by Lions Club of Ponda under the auspices of Goa Chess Association at Wagle High School, Mangeshi.
PANAJI: India’s two best women athletes (shot-put), Manpreet Kaur of Railways Sports Control Board and Goa’s Steffi Cardozo of SAG, will once again represent India at the 2nd Asian Grand Prix athletic championships scheduled to be held at Bangalore on June 5 and organised by Athletic Federation of India.
PANAJI: The following are the members of the Goa state girls U-16 cricket team participating for the South Zone KSCA inter-state tournament to be held at Mysore from 14th to 19th June:
MAPUSA: United Club Nerul registered a 1-0 win over Milagres Sports Club Mapusa, to enter the semi-finals of Bayside-Fr Chico Cup at Dr Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim grounds here on Friday.
Youth Eye in collaboration with Mandovi Entertainment conducted auditions for Mr and Ms Youth Eye on May 26. The 12 selected contestants will now be competing for Mr and Ms Youth Eye Goa.
BY ARTI DAS | NT NETWORK
Whenever we come across any social issues, we directly blame them on the government or some other authorities. We forget that we are also a part of this society and we too have a role to play.
I started my football career by playing for the village of Calangute. Although from Agassaim, my mother belonged to Calangute, and Rekha (Goa’s national winning captain) and I would play for Calangute.
Goa Chitra, Goa’s first Ethnographic museum at Benaulim, was graced by the Governor of West Bengal, Mr M K Narayanan, on May 30.
By Babita Mehta
Any seasoned traveller would know that it is much warmer in Australia in October than it is in Austria. Also, what works in New York could raise a lot of eyebrows on the streets of New Delhi. And yet, it is remarkably easy to get it all wrong.
By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
I am talking about the sounds of fulfilment that yours truly made as she descended a swanky new place at Miramar.
NEW DELHI: India Friday said it does not favour taxing banks to create a corpus for future bailouts and stressed the importance of well-placed regulations to detect and contain any deviation in financial institutions’ functioning. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee made this clear during talks with Sakong Il, chairman of the presidential committee for G-20 finance ministers meeting, in the South Korean city of Busan.
MUMBAI: Country’s largest lender, State Bank of India might look at raising money through a bond sale abroad during the next quarter provided that market conditions turn favourable and spreads narrow, an official said.
CHENNAI: Canada today invited overseas applicants in the mining industry as the employment opportunities is set to grow, according to a top government official
BY INDER MALHOTRA
NO paradox in this land of unending paradoxes could have been more painful and disastrous than what exists since May 28. On the one hand the entire country is traumatised by the horrifying rail sabotage in Midnapore that killed 148 passengers and seriously injured another 190.
IT took more than a year for the Obama administration to realise that "India is a rising power and a responsible global power".
IF Goa moved a step forward to a paperless administration with the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat inaugurating the Citizens’ Facilitation Centre at Margao, the pilot project in e-governance on Independence Day, last year, the state took a decisive step to provide transparent governance on Thursday by formally commissioning Online Updation and Integrated Land Records System (OUILRS).
India in UN Security Council
IT is heartening to note that India’s talks with China were fruitful and that steps are being taken to resolve the long standing boundary problem.
The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat presenting form XV document at the inaugural function of online updation and integrated land records system at Porvorim on Thursday. Revenue Minister, Mr Jose Philip D’Souza, leader of opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar, Secretary Revenue, Mr S Kumaraswamy, Secretary for Information Technology Mr Rajeev Verma and North Goa Collector, Mr R Mihir Vardhan were also present.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Thursday said that departmental reforms are required in order to make the government departments more public-friendly.
The limited staff of the Passport Office in Goa has now also to perform additional work of issuing passport/citizenship surrender certificate to people besides issuing passports and granting miscellaneous service
PANAJI: The limited staff of the Passport Office in Goa has now also to perform additional work of issuing passport/citizenship surrender certificate to people besides issuing passports and granting miscellaneous service,
The Crime Branch, Panaji on Thursday issued summons to the Tourism Minister Mr Francisco Pacheco asking him to appear before crime branch investigating police officer on Friday in connection with the Nadia Torreado’s case.
MARGAO: The Crime Branch, Panaji on Thursday issued summons to the Tourism Minister Mr Francisco Pacheco asking him to appear before crime branch investigating police officer on Friday in connection with the Nadia Torreado’s case.
PANAJI: Mr Winston Barretto, the estranged husband of Nadia Torrado from Loutolim, who expired at a Chennai hospital on May 29 after consuming rat poison, had accused the Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco (Mickky) Pacheco on more than one occasion of having an extra-marital affair with his late wife.
PANAJI: The Goa Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2010 has been notified by the government, thus paving way for establishing the Goa Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to safeguard the interest of the SC and ST communities.
PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded re-tendering of the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) work for the state, by following the May 12 judgement of the Supreme Court as regards similar tender pertaining to the states of West Bengal, Assam and Orissa.
PANAJI: The state police investigating the nexus between police and drug traffickers in Goa have told the Bombay High Court that David Driham alias Dudu told them that he developed good relations with the police and journalists and that he paid them money to get "protection" to carry out the drug trade.
PANAJI: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party led by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar will call on the Governor, Dr S S Sidhu early next week to discuss various issues including frequent foreign sojourns of the cabinet ministers, which is hampering the running of the state administration
PANAJI: The department of education, from the forthcoming academic year has decided to provide option to students - especially those who are weak in subjects like maths, science and languages - from class IX onwards, in terms of selecting a vocational subject instead of a main subject.
MARGAO: In a significant development in the case of the shooting death of 23-year-old Bilma Colaco from Cuncolim, the police on Thursday recovered the murder weapon used by the alleged killer, Lucky Singh.
VALPOI: Though the residents of Valpoi town and the surrounding areas of Sattari have to face acute water scarcity almost everyday, there is a lot of precious water being wasted needlessly as the PWD water supply officials fail to plug leakages in the pipelines that lead to loss of water.
POINGUINNIM: A meeting on disaster management in view of any natural calamity during monsoons or otherwise, was organised by disaster management cell of south Goa collectorate d on Thursday at Maxem, Canacona.
BICHOLIM: Battalion 6 of the National Disaster Force, Poona conducted a special demonstration at Mayem, Bicholim on Wednesday.
MAPUSA: Hosts Sai Avtar Sports Club, Anjuna sailed into the finals of Sai Avtar Super Soccer with a narrow 7-6 tie-breaker win over Milagres Sports Club at Anjuna Gymkhana grounds, Tembi, here on Thursday.
MAPUSA: Holiday Club Arpora advanced into the semi-finals of the Late Pramodini Dattaram Palyekar Soccer, with a 4-3 tie-breaker win over Candolim Sports Club at St Anthony’s Church grounds, Siolim, here today.
MAPUSA: Valankani-Arambol Sports Club registered a 4-1 win over Sodiem Siolim Sports Club to enter the semi-finals of Bayside-Fr Chico Cup at Dr Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim grounds here today. The teams were locked in a 1-1 draw at the breather.
PANAJI: Following are the Goa swimming and diving teams selected for 37th Junior National Aquatic Championships to be held from 7th - 11th July and 27th Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships to be held from 12th - 15th July at Bangalore, organised by Karnataka Swimming Association: Junior team:
PANAJI: St Rock Majorda moved into the finals defeating Youth of Manora, Raia, 6-5 via tie-breaker in the Atlanta Georgia Trophy all-Goa inter-village football tournament organised by Enfermos SC and played at Rosary grounds, Navelim.
As the icon for bikers, the Harley-Davidson, makes its appearance in India, Ranjita Biswas recalls a ride on the bike
By Amita Quenim
Introducing a new “Investment plan”, with definite returns, a request, to every parent to invest in this plan for your children and yourselves.
BY Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
Sip and Dine, that is what Nancy Fernandes has called her small eatery…Lourencos Sip and Dine. One can see Omar Khayyam seated with his glass of wine -
Camilo Gonsalves is a legend in Goa football. Having played for almost a quarter of a century, his scoring skills left everyone thunderstruck. He talks about what lacks in Goan football and his favourites for this World Cup.
BY PRATIMA ACHREKAR
The pre monsoon showers were a blessing, bringing relief from the draining heat, driving many with the enthusiasm to do more…to do some thing green in anticipation of the cool lush days ahead.
NEW DELHI: The government may, from next week, find it easier to decontrol petrol and diesel prices as softening global rates would require fuel costs to be raised by just Rs 3.50 a litre for the purpose.
PANAJI: NComputing, a California US based company, is discussing with corporates and Government departments on the benefits of its shared computing system.
PANAJI: The Government of India, Minister of Agriculture, Department Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, has approved continuation of Central Sector Plan Scheme "Poultry Venture Capital Fund" during the financial year 2010-11, said a press release.
PANAJI: In small saving collection, Goa has achieved gross Rs 719 crore and net Rs 179 crore against the target of gross Rs 675 crore and net Rs 200 crore fixed for FY 2009-2010, said a press release.
FROM street fight to promise for change; from the vanquished in 2005 to a leader of the masses in 2010, the Trinamool Congress chief, Ms Mamata Banerjee has proved that she has developed all the political skills to beat the Left Front on its turn.
EVEN after a month of the exposure of the police-drug peddler nexus and the arrest of some allegedly implicated police officers, the state government has not ordered a thorough probe into the racket.
BY ANIRUDH PRAKASH
T never rains but pours. And Friday, May 28 was precisely that. Both India and Pakistan have come to terms with their own demons, their inefficiency, their complicity, their inability to cope.
Banish Caste System
THAT honour killings are the norm only in North India no more holds good. It is a tragedy that this undesirable malady has visited South India as well. In Andhra Pradesh, a couple was murdered by six of the closest kin of the girl, who belonged to the high caste, for marrying a Dalit man.
Railway Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TC) on Wednesday ended more than two decades of Left Front stranglehold on the West Bengal’s urban municipalities.
KOLKATA: Railway Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TC) on Wednesday ended more than two decades of Left Front stranglehold on the West Bengal’s urban municipalities and humbled ally Congress, capturing the prestigious Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
Application for bail filed by Ashish Shirodkar, police inspector allegedly involved in the police-drug peddler nexus case.
PANAJI: Application for bail filed by Ashish Shirodkar, police inspector allegedly involved in the police-drug peddler nexus case, came up for hearing on Wednesday before Mr Justice N A Britto of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
MARGAO: The Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Pacheco on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into his family friend Nadia Torreado’s death. Nadia had passed away at Chennai on May 29 while undergoing treatment after consuming rat poison.
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: The Centre on Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Jnaneswari Express train disaster - a demand made by the Railway Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee - on a day when her Trinamool Congress demolished the Left in West Bengal civic polls.
NEW DELHI: An embarrassed Israel on Wednesday regretted a diplomatic gaffe by its Foreign Minister Mr Avigdor Lieberman, who had compared violence in India to its widely-condemned attack on a ship carrying aid to Gaza strip.
NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the Mangalore air crash, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a fresh directive to all airlines re-defining “correct landing” procedures and to ensure that a senior cabin crew is present in the cockpit in case one of the pilots has to go out.
NEW DELHI: Only eight of the 42 pilots who were caught in a tipsy state while reporting to duty last year were terminated from service while the rest were either grounded or suspended for brief periods.
A delegation of students from the G R Kare College of Law and V M Salgaocar College of Law seen at the Goa University campus on Tuesday. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: A delegation of students from the G R Kare College of Law and V M Salgaocar College of Law led by Ms Siddhi Usgaonkar on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor and registrar of Goa University questioning the decision of the university to suddenly increase number of subjects in the final year of the LL B course from the existing 8 to 14.
MARGAO: With declarations of results of 12th and SSC examinations, students have applied for different courses and with it comes the requirements of income, caste and residence certificates.
QUEPEM: The renovation of Quepem Municipal Garden costing over Rs 1.28 crore has come under a lot of criticism from the engineers, lawyers, and locals because of the equipment, inferior construction material and slow pace of work.
MARGAO: For Goa Juniors coach Lino Pereira, the biggest worry for the Junior National Football Championship, which starts June 5 in Kolkata, is the ‘overage’ criteria followed by the other states.
Goan taekwondo contingent receive the overall championship trophy from the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat.
PANAJI: Winning five team titles with 21 gold medals, the state taekwondo contingent won the overall championship at the 2nd West Zone Taekwondo Championship, organised by Taekwondo Association of Goa (TAG) at PJN Multipurpose Stadium, Fatorda.
Geet Sethi (R) interacts with the press on Wednesday. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: Eight-time world billiards champion Geet Sethi on Wednesday lashed out at the Indian cricket board for not sending the Indian teams for this year’s Asian Games in Guangzhou, saying the BCCI is only concerned about commercial benefits and country’s pride comes last for it.
PANAJI: Brijesh Damani emerged a surprise winner at 2nd National Selection Tournament and snooker for 2010 Asian Games, being played here at Clube Tennis de Gasper Dias, Mira Mar on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has sorted out the central contract issue with the national footballers for the Asian Cup in Doha in January.
NEW DELHI: Leaving no stone unturned in his preparation for next month’s Sri Lanka tour, stylish batsman VVS Laxman is practising on gravel wickets to fine-tune his technique against spinners.
HARARE: Back in their elements after the opening match debacle, a confident India will have a score to settle when they take on hosts Zimbabwe for the second time in the ongoing cricket tri-series on Thursday.
PARIS: Top-seeded Serena Williams was upset in the quarter-finals of the French Open by Australia’s Samantha Stosur, ending any chance of a calendar-year sweep of tennis’s Grand Slam tournaments. Four-time champion Rafael Nadal won, while No 3 seed Novak Djokovic lost.
HARARE: Brazil defeated Zimbabwe 3-0 in a World Cup warm-up on Wednesday thanks to goals from Michel Bastos, Robinho and Elano.
An almost full-strength Brazil team
made a sloppy start at Harare’s National Sports Stadium but picked up the pace
to earn a comfortable victory with less
than two weeks to go before their World Cup debut.
PANAJI : Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) of Russia, the eight largest telecom brand in the world, has decided to invest at least UDS 2.6 billion in India by this year as part of its expansion plan for its presence all over the country.
BANGALORE: Eighty five percent of Indian companies are of the view that government tax breaks are required to accelerate green investments, a survey revealed. Thirty per cent of companies in India monitor their carbon footprint compared to the global average of 19 per cent.
MUMBAI: The Monetary policy action of India was stronger to inflation gap than to the output gap, as against the period upto 1987-88 when the policy appeared more responsive to the output gap.
Mr Francis (Babush) D’Souza, MLA inaugurates Consumers Shoppee Exhibition at Don Bosco High school, Indoor stadium Panjim. CCP Councillor Mr Amondkar and organiser Ms Meenal Mohadikar also seen in the picture.
PANJIM: Consumers Shoppee, exhibition of Electronics and household products is being held at the Don Bosco High school indoor stadium, Panjim was inaugurated at the hands of Mr Francis (Babush) D’Souza, MLA. CCP councillor Mr Prasad Amondkar, organiser Mrs Meenal Mohadikar and others graced the occasion.
PANAJI: Brindavan Group of Institutions, located in lush green environment in IT hub of Bangalore is approved by AICTE and UGc. Dr Sabha (a BE, MBA& Ph D), a technocrat and his four colleges namely Brindavan College, Brindavan College (MBA & MCA), Brindavan College of Engineering and Brindavan Indp, PU College have registered excellent multi faceted growth, said a press release.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA: If the Group of 20 were a wine, a connoisseur would say that it has great potential but that a lot depends on how it matures over the years. The old root stock of the Group of Seven industrial nations has been freshened up with fast-growing emerging economies including China, India and Brazil.
MUMBAI: The key benchmark Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today bounced back by 169.81 points to finish in green at 16,741.84 on fresh speculative demand in select stocks by local operators.
BY PRAFUL BIDWAI
AS the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference concludes in New York, the United States-led Western powers are focussing on West Asia, because they want Iran to freeze its nuclear activities. But inevitably, attention is riveted on Israel, the region’s sole nuclear weapons-state (NWS).
INCLUSIVE growth remains the thrust area for UPA-II, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh reassured the weaker sections of society on Tuesday. However, the past one year’s record of his government does not inspire great hope.
OFFICIALLY the annual fishing ban in deep sea is to be implemented from June 15. But this year most of the Goan fishermen did not venture into the deep sea after May 19, the day the cyclone ‘Laila’ devastated the eastern coast.
Garbage, Garbage Everywhere
GOA is being suffocated by garbage everywhere–be it at the heritage sites, or by the side of the roads that lead to the Legislative Assembly Building.
‘TIATR SURU ZATA’
V Creations maiden venture is a new tiatr written and directed by Bro Onassis D’Cruz. The drama titled ‘Tiatr Suru Zata….’ is a fine entertainer with messages on various ills that plague society today.
Konkani Classics Revisited Vol 1 and 2
After many years, SA RE GA MA India Ltd have released two audio albums of Konkani popular music. These are modern versions of former Konkani classics from Alfred Rose, Chris Perry, Frank Fernandes and M Alphonso.
Few may be aware that Yolanda D’Souza popularly known as the hat-trick queen, also played for the women’s World Cup in 1981 apart from being in the runners up team in the 1979 Asian Football championships. She speaks about Goa’s entry into football, her climb in football and of the present World Cup.
VASCO: In an endeavor to make use of open spaces for public use, a multi-purpose garden having a fountain, playing equipment, reading room and a stage to perform various social and cultural activities was inaugurated at the hands of Revenue Minister, Mr Jose Philip D’Souza at Vaddem on Tuesday.
By Aroona Reejhsinghani
Summer is here with its scorching heat many people fall a victim to summer diseases like heat rashes, sun burns, greasy skin, boils pimples and acne, but some who know how to make lifestyle adjustments can sail through summer with beautiful skin and healthy hair.
By Rohit R Phalgaonkar
The festival of Gadyaanchi Jatra, which happens once in three years at Poinguinim, a village in Canacona, has placed the village on Goa’s cultural map. This year the jatra will be celebrated at the beginning of this month.
By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas
‘Boy! You sound just like a school marm,’ hubby dear commented when I lectured him on the perils of overindulgence, ‘you go yakitty-yak-yak, once the ‘kida’ is in your brain…’ Luckily the rest of the sentence was left incomplete otherwise it would be his brains that would get the benefit of a ‘real kida.’
Presenting his government’s report on completion of first year, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday vowed to fight terrorism “root and branch”.
NEW DELHI: Presenting his government’s report on completion of first year, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday vowed to fight terrorism “root and branch” and enforce the writ of the State in dealing with Naxalism and political extremism.
An elderly person points out at the Mopa airport site. (Nandesh Kambli)
PANAJI: With the land acquisition process for the Greenfield airport project at Mopa entering the final phase, the government is expected to finalise appointment of consultant within a week or so to go ahead with the project that has been lingering for many years, for one reason or the other.
The second autopsy on the 28-year-old woman from Loutolim, who died after consuming rat poison, was conducted on Tuesday.
MARGAO: The second autopsy on the 28-year-old woman from Loutolim, who died after consuming rat poison, was conducted on Tuesday by a panel of four doctors, informed officials.
PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has said that the Mormugao Port Trust authorities have decided to go ahead with their expansion plans without taking into confidence the state government, its officials and people likely to be affected, even as he said that the state government has already taken up the issue with the central government.
PANAJI: The scheme formulated by the Goa State Horticulture Development Corporation (GSHDC) to boost vegetable and flower cultivation in the state and called as ‘Scheme for Development of Fallow Land’ is found to have very few takers since its inception, and is in the process of being wound up.
MAPUSA: Property worth around Rs 12 lakh, belonging to Ashapura Manufacturing Company located at Colvale Industrial Estate, was on Tuesday gutted in a major fire that broke out in the company premises.
PANAJI: Shmnit Utsch India Private Ltd, which was awarded the tender for installing the high security registration plates (HSRPs), managed to fix the plates on just above 1 per cent of the total vehicles registered in the state.
PANAJI: After 30 years of service with the Captain of Ports (CoP), Panaji, Captain A P Mascarenhas, master mariner, retired on Tuesday, to be replaced by Captain James Braganza, who was his deputy.
BY STEVEN DIAS
The government is planning to start the Ro-Ro service across Zuari river, which will be operational by June 2011. The reason is that the existing Zuari bridge will not be able to take up the load of heavy traffic vehicles and also the distance will be reduced by at least 20-30 kms thus saving time and fuel.
VASCO: The panchayat body and the locals in general have raised serious concerns over the dumping of garbage on NH 17 highway by unscrupulous elements and in the latest incident garbage bags have been disposed off along the stretch of highway from Sancoale to Cortalim by unknown culprits.
Thierry Henry is happy to play super sub for Raymond Domenech.
PARIS: Thierry Henry may be France’s all-time top scorer and leader of his country’s attack for over a decade yet he is set to fill an unaccustomed role as ‘super sub’ at the World Cup in South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is riding a wave of patriotism ahead of the World Cup, which national leaders hope will heal the still-sharp racial divide 16 years after the end of white-minority rule.
PARIS: If Denmark are to progress at the World Cup in South Africa, striker Nicklas Bendtner could well be the key provided that he can put his inconsistent form to one side and fulfil his undoubted abilities.
VASCO: The 37th Bandodkar Memorial inter-village football tournament, organised by Baina Sports Club, gets underway at the renovated MPT Ground, Baina here on June 6 at 4 p.m.
MAPUSA: Hosts Sai Avatar Sports Club, Anjuna trounced PVC Parra 4-1 to enter the semi-finals of Sai Avatar Super Soccer at Anjuna Gymkhana grounds, Tembi on Tuesday.
MAPUSA: St Savio’s Sports Club, Calangute overcame Nerul Sports Club 4-1 in the tie-breaker to enter the quarters of the Bayside Fr Chico Soccer Cup, sponsored by Bayside Properties Pvt Ltd and organised by Candolim Sports Club at Dr Gustavo Monteiro stadium, Candolim on Tuesday.
MAPUSA: New entrants Valankani Arambol Sports Club stunned hosts Football Club of Siolim 4-3 in the tie-breaker to enter the semis of Late Pramodini Dattaram Palyekar Soccer at St Anthony’s Church grounds, Siolim Tuesday.
PANAJI: Learn to swim classes conducted by Sports Authority of Goa will start at Campal swimming pool of SAG from June 8 to 27. The classes will be held for man, women, children and mixed batches.
Chief Minister Mr Digambar Kamat inaugurates the new Margao branch and South Goa regional office of Candolim Urban Co-op Society Ltd at Margao on June 1. Seen are Mrs Krishni Walke woman entrepreneur and social worker, Mr P M Naik assistant registrar of co-operation, Dr Shivanand N Velecar chairman of CUCCS and Mr Anand Bandokar director.
PANAJI: Chief Minister Mr Digambar Kamat inaugurated the 7th branch of the Candolim Urban Cooperative Credit Society Ltd at Osia Complex Margao.
NEW DELHI: India’s exports increased by 36.2 per cent to $16.88 billion in April, the sixth consecutive month of growth. Last April, exports had shrunk nearly 30 per cent to $12.4 billion under the impact of the worst recession in 60 years that dried-up demand in key markets such as the US.
PANAJI: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd recently organised a 1st of its kind mega carnival wheels of India event at the Campal Parade Ground, Panaji for state and central government employees of Goa.
NEW DELHI: Inking of number of pacts
and re-launching of the CEOs forum
will be some of the highlights of the visit of South African President Jacob Zuma, who is arriving in Mumbai tomorrow on a four-day visit.
MUMBAI: With a view to build infrastructure for distributing gas to industrial consumers in the state, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) plans to enter into a joint venture with GAIL India, soon.
MUMBAI: Snapping the upward trend of the last four sessions, the Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today crashed by a whopping 372.60 points to settle in red at 16,572.03 on weak global cues.
BY KULDIP NAYAR
THE difference between a statesman and a politician is that the first looks at the future while the second remains stuck in the present. Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh shows such a streak at times and jettisons the deadening hand of politics.
EVEN while the European economy is struggling to come out of the recession, the Indian economy has expanded at a better-than-expected 7.4 per cent in 2009-10. The credit primarily goes to strong growth in manufacturing and agriculture that lifted fourth quarter numbers.
WHILE other states improve on farm yield, Goan farmers should not lag behind. Notwithstanding the fact that the primary sector has lost its charm and there has been a sustained decline in the number of Goans engaged in agriculture, efforts by the state government should continue to make farming lucrative.
Shortage of Coins
THIS is in reference to recent news headlines stating acute shortage of coins in Jharkhand. Coin management can and should be made much better to ensure their easy availability at all times throughout the year in all parts of the country apart from saving on minting-costs.
While launching its first ever Children’s Film Festival to be held at the Maquinez Palace on June 5 and 6, the Entertainment Society of Goa is all set to spread the magic of films and is in the process of setting up a network of film clubs in Goan colleges.
By Sudesh Bhosle
VASCO: ‘ABCD’, an Asli Bindaas Children’s Dhamaka (fun fest for children) was organised in the port town of Vasco with efforts taken up by city councilor, Mr Krishna alias Daji Salkar and ward-17 councilor, Mr Carlos Alemida.
NT NETWORK
To mark World No Tobacco Day, the Tuberculosis Association of Goa (TAG), as part of its regular health educational activities organised its 23rd annual ‘Anti-Tobacco exhibition’.
Goa is one of the few places in the world bestowed with mystic hills and abundant coastline. But, the constant environment degradation is taking a toll.
BY CLARA A RODRIGUES
World No Tobacco Day may be behind us but the fight and struggle to create awareness continues…
Eurico Mascarenhas’ passion and love for football knew no bounds. A lethal striker, he played football at the highest level, before calling it a day. He speaks of his playing days and his favourite teams for the World Cup.
The white sands, a few boats parked on the waterfront and the open expanse leading to the sea. A place for ‘joie de vivre’ -started by a fisherman named Jose who used to catch the fish, based on the orders got in the morning and his wife Ethelvina who would cook the food– ‘JOETS.’
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