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HERALD CORRESPONDENT

BELGAUM, SEPT 18

Heart-rending moments werewitnessed at the KLES hospitalas members of the Rodriguesfamily of Fatorda-Goa were in-consolable following the loss oftwo members in an accidentnear Khanapur on Friday.

While two persons of the fam-ily died on the spot, four otherswere seriously injured and areadmitted at the KLES Dr Prab-hakar Kore Hospital, here.

Joaquim L Rodrigues, elderson of deceased, Rosita, andelder brother of Conception,whose condition is critical, wasincidentally an eyewitness tothe tragedy, as he was trailingthe ill-fated Wagon-R car in hisMaruti Swift car.

Joaquim was inconsolablewhen this correspondent visitedhim in the hospital on Saturday.

It is difficult to understandGods plans. I cannot under-stand why this happened to myfamily, especially as we were re-turning from a pilgrimage,sobbed Joaquim.

According to details from rel-atives, 12 members of the familyhad left Goa in two vehicles for

a pilgrimage to Vailankani onSeptember 10.

Whi le returning on theevening of September 15, theywere at Tumkur when a dogcame in front of Joaquims car,severely damaging the radiator

of the vehicle. Perhaps, this was a sign of

the tragedy to come our way,said Joaquim.

The next morning, the vehiclewas towed to Chitradurga at11.30 am and the Rodriguesfamily members were hopefulthat the vehicle would be serv-iced at the official Maruti servicecentre there.

Despite being the officialservice centre, they took onefull day to replace the damagedradiator. Moreover, we wereshocked that a new radiator hadto be brought from Bangalore,recalled Joaquim.

As a result, all of us wereforced to stay back in a hotel atChitradurga that night. Had theservice station carried out thejob in time, my family would besaved, said Joaquim, as tearsrolled down his cheeks.

Describing the tragedy,Joaquim said the mishap tookplace at about 1.30 pm on Fri-day.

Conception was driving theWagon R in front and we weretrailing him in our car. Right infront of our eyes, we saw the

difficult to understand gods plans

GoodSamaritans reach out

to help HERALD CORRESP9ONDENT

BELGAUM, SEPT 18

Good Samaritans from Bel-gaum immediately got intothe act after injured membersof the Rodrigues family weremoved to the KLES hospital,here, as they assisted thetragedy-struck Goan familyin every possible way.

Rector of Fatima CathedralParish Fr Eusebio Fernandessent a priest and members ofthe parish to bless and con-sole the Rodrigues family.

Belgaum SP Sandeep Patil,who is particularly concerned

PTI

AHMEDABAD, SEPT 18

Sending a strong message thatthe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)was firmly behind jailed AmitShah, the partys senior leaderL K Advani today went to Sabar-mati prison to meet the formerGujarat minister who is an ac-cused in the SohrabuddinSheikh fake encounter killingcase.

The visit of Advani, who isthe second BJP leader to meetthe close aide of Chief MinisterNarendra Modi in the prisonafter Arun Jaitley visited himon September 11, came a dayafter the party broke into Con-gress bastion winning a bye-election in Kathlal assemblyconstituency for the first timein five decades.

Endorsing Modis views, Ad-vani slammed the Centre forusing the Central Bureau of In-

vestigation (CBI) s a tool in tar-geting the BJP government inthe State against the backdropof the former minister of Statefor home being booked in theSohrabuddin case by the Centralinvestigating agency.

Advani also visited Shahs res-idence in Naranpura area tomeet his family members. TheCentre is using CBI as a tool todefame our government whichis absolutely incorrect. Peoplewill give them the reply of this.The results of yesterdays by-election is not ordinary, Advanisaid after meeting the familymembers.

Advani was accompanied byState BJP in-charge Balbir Punj.Me and Advani together metShah in the jail today, Punj toldPTI.

Advanis visit assumes signif-icance as it reflects BJPs standthat the BJP has not abandoned

Shah despite him being behindbars.

The BJP has maintained thatShah is innocent and has beenfalsely implicated in the 2005fake encounter case.

Shah has been described bythe CBI as the kingpin of theentire conspiracy leading to thekilling of Sohrabuddin in thefake encounter, killing of hiswife Kausarbi and also Tulsi Pra-japati, a key witness.

Cong reaction: Congresstoday attacked BJP over Advanimeeting Shah, wondering whatmessage the party wanted tosend out to people by a gesturelike this.

If the former prime ministeraspirant of the BJP goes andmeets him (Shah) in jail, whatis the signal the BJP is trying tosend to the country in its beliefin rule of law, party spokesmanManish Tewari said.

advani meets Shah in jail, cong flays BJp

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

The Goa Government Employ-ees Association today decidedto go on an indefinite pen-down-tool-down strike from Septem-ber 22 protesting against thegovernments failure to meettheir demand on upgradationof pay scales.

A decision in this regard wasreached at a joint meeting ofthe GGEA working committeeand the taluka committees.

The GGEA general secretarysaid that the meeting unani-mously resolved to resume thepen-down-tool-down strike fromSeptember 22 till the order ofupgradation of pay scales to theleft out categories is issued bythe government.

All employees were alreadygeared up earlier and awaitingto resume the strike in case the

demand is not settled by thegovernment, he said addingHowever considering that thereis enormous delay on the partof the government, despite giv-ing a written assurance, we haveresolved to go on a strike.

He said that the taluka com-mittees expressed their totalsupport and determination tofight the injustice and informedthe working committee that theemployees of respective talukashave assured their total support.

The working committeeguided the taluka committeesabout handling the situationduring the strike period and alsoassured to depute office bearersin the respective talukas foroverall supervision, he said.

The general secretary furthersaid some secretariat employeeshave also extended their sup-port to the strike.

indefinite stir by govt stafffrom Sept 22

PTI

LONDON/KARACHI, SEPT 18

The scandal-prone Pakistancricket team today sent shock-waves through world cricket afterit was disclosed that the scoringpatterns in its innings during Fri-days one day international (ODI)match against England werefixed, prompting the Interna-tional Cricket Council (ICC) tolaunch an immediate probe.

The ICC action followed dis-closures by British tabloid TheSun that an individual in thePakistani team camp is believedto be the ringleader who wastaking money from bookies inIndia and Dubai and ensuringtheir orders were carried out.

The Sun is withholding de-tails of the alleged fix while theinvestigation continues - but wecan reveal that horrified ICCchiefs launched their investiga-tion before the Pakistan inningshad even finished.

The probe centers on an in-dividual within the team campwho is believed to be the ring-leader, taking money from book-

ies and ensuring their ordersare carried out, the paper said.

The paper reported thatbookies knew details of Pak-istans innings before the matcheven began and it had given theevidence to the games govern-ing body ahead of the game.

Immediately after the newscame out, the ICC said in a state-ment that the investigation iswarranted as information about

a certain scoring pattern ap-peared to be correct.

The ICC has launched an in-vestigation into activities thattook place during the third One-Day International between Eng-land and Pakistan at The Oval,London, on September 17, thegoverning body said.

Following information re-ceived by the ICC from a Britishnewspaper and its source, the

ICC now believes a full investi-gation is warranted, it added.

Pakistan won the match by23 runs to keep their hopes alivein the five-match series afterlosing the first two games.

According to the newspaper,the scoring patterns of the gamematched with the target thatbookies had been told in ad-vance by a fixer.

Illegal bookies in India andDubai apparently knew in ad-vance what would happen sothey could launch a bettingcoup. But The Suns undercoverteam was able to pass detailsto ICC inspectors before thematch began, the report said.

ICC Chief Executive OfficerHaroon Lorgat thanked thetabloid for providing the infor-mation and said the evidenceon table demands an inquiry.

A source informed The Sunnewspaper that a certain scoringpattern would emerge duringcertain stages of the match and,broadly speaking, that informa-tion appeared to be correct,Lorgat said.

pak team bowls another googlyPak-England ODI under scanner

fixed Scoring patternSAn individual in the Pakistani teamcamp is believed to be the ringleaderwho was taking money from bookiesin India and Dubai and ensuring theirorders were carried out.

Bookies knew details of Pakistansinnings before the match even beganand it had given the evidence to thegames governing body ahead of thegame.

The scoring patterns of the gamematched with the target that bookieshad been told in advance by a fixer.


VALPOI, SEPT 18

When Saish, the son of a post-man and hailing from a poorfamily and from a remote villagein Sattari taluka, expressed hisdesire to become a pilot, no oneoutside of his family took himseriously.

Saish Anant Naik (24) of Na-gargao-Sattari overcame variousobstac les and turbulent timesto succeed in becoming a com-mercial pilot, earning him thedistinction of being the firstpilot from Sattari taluka.

Saish, who recently com-pleted his training from theAcademy of Carver Aviation PvtLtd at Baramati-Pune, now plansto either join an airline companyor become a pilot for a privatechartered airline company.

Hailing from a poor family,Saish completed his primary ed-ucation from a Marathi-mediumschool at Nagargao-Sattari and

pursued his secondary educa-tion from the Shree HanumanVidyalaya, Valpoi, and Vidya Pra-bodhani school at Porvorim.

Saish then completed hisHSSC at Bhumika Higher Sec-ondary School at Poriem-Sattariand later his BSc at GovernmentCollege, Sanquelim.

I first played with a toy planegiven to me by my uncle, Sud-

hakar Naik, from Dubai. He gaveme details on real planes andflights, sparking off my desireto fly a plane one day, recalledSaish.

Burning with the desire to be-come a pilot, Saish approacheda number of organisations andfinancial institutions for financialsupport.

They not only discouragedme by refusing to sanction aloan for these studies, but someorganisations even claimed thatI did not have the capability tobecome a pilot, as I come froma poor family and from a remotevillage in Sattari taluka, saidSaish.

They advised me to opt foranother profession. This did notdeter me from my goal, and onthe contrary, I was more fo-cussed on achieving my dream.

I finally approached the StateBank of India branch at Valpoi

Sattari youth beats allodds to become a pilot

Saish in a cockpit during thecourse of his training.

19 perish inUttarakhandAt least 19 people werekilled and 14 were trappedunder debris as landslides,triggered by torrential rains,wreaked havoc flatteningscores of houses in the hillState of Uttarakhand today.-- (PTI)

Jailor killedby an inmate The jailor of Jodhpur centraljail, Bharat Bhushan Bhat,was tonight killed by a jailinmate inside the prisoncomplex, a police officialsaid. -- (PTI)

Father killed, daughter hurt

in mishapHERALD REPORTER

VASCO, SEPT 18

A 62-year-old man from Sada-Mormugao died while hisdaughter was injured when theirmotorcycle and a bus collidedwith each other near the fishmarket, here on Saturdayevening.

According to reports, the in-cident took place as Jaydev Jhan-jhu Divadkar (62), who residesnear Laximinarayan Temple atSada, along with his daughterMinaxi Sunil Shetgaonkar (32),were crossing an internal roadnear the Vasco fish market ontheir Suzuki bike (GA-02-T-4032).

The motorcycle was knockeddown by a speeding passengerbus (GA-02-T-4032) at the roadjunction.

Jaydev sustained serious headinjuries and was rushed to theChicalim Cottage Hospital in apolice jeep. Doctors at the hos-pital, however, declared himdead on arrival. Minaxi was latermoved to the Goa Medical Col-lege hospital at Bambolim.

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HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

In a bid to increase the number of the do-mestic tourist inflow, the State governmentis in the process of signing a memorandumof understanding (MoU) with the Gujaratgovernment to jointly promote tourism inboth the States.

Speaking to reporters Goa Tourism De-velopment Corporation chairman NikhilDesai said that the MoU would help touristscoming to Gujarat to easily facilitate a pas-sage and a holiday to Goa and vice versa.

We have already signed a similar MoUwith five other States which includes Megha-laya, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka andSikkim. Joint promotion of tourism will helpto boost tourism numbers in both the statesconcerned, he said.

Desai was speaking to reporters on thesidelines of a roadshow organised by theGujarat Tourism Development Corporation(GTDC) in Panaji Saturday.

The MoU will also ensure revenue sharingby both the signatory states on the basis ofbookings clocked in a financial year. Sharingof resources between the two states is alsokey, he said.

Desai also said that the Gujarat and Goawere also working at a proposal involvingcreation of boat cruise terminals on the west-ern coast.

Recently, the GTDC has signed Memoran-dum of Understanding (MoU) with five dif-ferent states Sikkim, Meghalaya, Rajasthan,West Bengal and Karnataka in a bid to attracttourists into Goa visiting those states.

According to the Goa Tourism Develop-ment Corporation Nikhil Desai the main ideais to expand the tourism panaroma.

The MoUs will help towards mutual pro-motion of tourism, showcasing each otherscultural heritage to the tourists and felici-tating inbound travel into the respectivestates, he said.

According to the deal, the corporations

states would mutually market their accom-modations and tourism packages.

Once a booking is made, 15 per cent ofthe amount will go to the corporation thathas made the booking, Desai said.

He said that since the GTDC accommoda-tion would not be enough to handle the in-flow of tourists, the corporation has intotalks with all category of hotel owners.

We are in talks with private hoteliers andeven they will benefit from the MoUs, hesaid. Desai further said that with these MoUs,

GTDC wants to build synergies in and out ofthose states to Goa.

Anybody who visits Goa and want to visitone of these five states we can help themthrough the corporations of these states andvisa versa, he states.

In the long run when we market Goaabroad, GTDC can act as a single window toattract tourist, he said.

Through these understandings we can in-crease the foreign tourist inflow as well asgive better packages to them, he stated.

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HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

The internationally acclaimedtourism state of Goa has muchto offer for film shootings,Chief Executive Officer of theEntertainment Society of GoaManoj Srivastava said today.

Speaking to reporters duringSouth Asian Film Festival (SAFF)interaction, the CEO braggedthat Goa comprises of every-thing except snow for filmshootings. One can convertthe background of beach sandinto dessert. Goa offers enoughlocations to shoot exceptsnow, he said.

Srivastava is besides opti-mistic to set Goa as a shootinglocation during the ensuing In-ternational Film Festival ofIndia (IFFI) 2010. Goa is an im-portant point not only astourist destination but also film

destination. In 2004, IFFI wasgiven to Goa when we had nobackgroundHowever, the at-tendance is growing now es-pecially Goan delegates, heclaimed.

He stated that ESGs motiveis to promote film culture inGoa and in the nearing future,it will support at least 10 filmsocieties in colleges to screenarchive movies. Through thismethod we can carry forwardthe film culture to genera-tions, he said.

Srivastava revealed that ESGwill set up a special stall duringIFFI 2010 that will display Goaas shooting destination for vis-iting delegates and film mak-ers.

He further said that throughvarious schemes and other ben-efits, the state can attract in-creasing film shootings.

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

Roping in Bollywood su-perstar Amitabh Bachchanas the brand ambassadorof the Gujarat tourism hasmade a huge difference,says the secretary of Gu-jarat tourism Vipul Mitra.

Mitra, along with GujaratTourism Development Cor-poration (GTDC) ChairmanKamlesh Patel are in Goaas part of a Gujarat tourismroad show.

Addressing the mediaduring the road show,Mi t r a d i s c lo sed tha ttourism landscapes inwhich the States brandambassador Ami tabhBachchan has shot promo-tional videos, have trans-formed completely andtourists are making a bee-line there.

After Bachchan shot hisad film, promoting Gujarattourism at the Gir sanctu-ary recently, a Taj group

hotel which was closed fornearly nine years, decidedto open up, Mitra said,adding that the 'Amitabh'magic had ensured that thenumber of tourists visitingGujarat had swelled bymore than 30 per cent ascompared to last year.

Bachchan had shot a se-ries of advertisements topromote tourism in Gujaratwith 'Khushboo Gujarat ki'(Fragrance of Gujarat) asthe theme. The Big B'sshort, crisp ad films at theGir sanctuary, Rann ofKutch, Somnath Templeand several other tourismsites in the backdrop im-ploring tourists to comebreathe in a bit of Gujaratare a huge hit according toMitra.

Amitabh Bachchan hasmade a huge difference.There i s t remendousamount of interest gener-ated in the places wherehe has shot the promo-

tional videos, Mitra said.Hotels in Somnath and

Dwarka are also registeringan increase in the numberof tourists since the adswere aired, Mitra said.

It was not tough at allto rope him in. Our chiefminister spoke to him andhe agreed immediately, hesaid adding the Statehopes to continue with thesuperstar for a longer pe-riod of time.

Replying further queries,Mitra said that the Stateannually receives 1.65crore tourists, which in-c lude 2 l akh fo re igntourists.

When asked whetherthe Hindu-Muslim riots andthe earthquake had anynegative impact on tourismin Gujarat, he replied thatthese were the things ofthe past.

Gujarat has come outwell from these incidents,Mitra stated.

Goa, Gujarat to sign MoU for boosting tourism

Roping in Big B helped Gujarat: official

Goa has much tooffer for shootings

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

The Afghan film fraternity is ap-prehensive over its future as theEuropean filmmakers have dis-continued film shootings thereas it has become a terror-stricken country, said Afghanactor Hamayoun Paiz.

Till a couple of years ago,European films were shot inAfghanistan. We had few moviesfrom France but the scenariohas changed now, he told re-porters during the South AsianFilm Festival (SAFF) interactionat Kala Academy today.

The 50-year-old film industryalso seeks financial assistancefrom its neighbouring countriesto produce good cinema. Wehardly produce four to five fea-ture films annually while restare short films. Our film industrylacks money power to make big

films and hence we look forwardto financial assistance from thegood neighbouring countries,he said.

Paizs 30-minute short filmnamely I want a Horse not aWife is being screened at thefestival. Afghanistan is inciden-tally the focus country of thisfestival.

The film maker remarked thatgood things about the desertcountry need to be highlightedin the global cinema instead ofshowcasing unconstructive hap-penings in Afghanistan.

Paiz however bragged thatmovies from India, Pakistan andIran are screened in the localtheaters in Afghanistan.

Afghan film industryfearful of future

Abandonedinfant dead

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, SEPT 18

The five-day old infant foundabandoned at Cabo de Rama onFriday died at the Goa MedicalCollege and hospital, Bambolimon Saturday.

Cuncolim police said the babygirl, who was rushed to GMC,Bambolim last night from Hos-picio hospital, died today.

Police said the post mortemexamination will be conductedon Monday.

Incidentally, the Cuncolim hasregistered a case against un-known persons for abandoningthe infant behind the Cabo deRama bus stand. The police saidsection 315 of the IPC will beapplied after the post mortemexamination.

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HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, SEPT 18

The governments controversialmove to acquire private land ad-measuring 16091 sq mts for theproposed kabrastan at Sonsodohas kicked up another row ofsorts.

With the government invok-ing urgency clause under section17 of the Land Acquisition Act,all doors for the land owners tolodge their objections to theland acquisition proposal standsclosed.

In fact, Deputy Collector, Mar-gao and Land Acquisition Officer,Johnson Fernandes has categor-ically told one of the co-ownersof the private property that theprovisions of Section 5-A of theLand Acquisition Act would notapply in respect of the land inquestion sought to be acquiredby the government.

The Land Acquisition officer

has made it amply clear to theparty that the objections raisedto the land acquisition does notsubsist, denying the owners theright to lodge their objectionsand hearings on the matter.

The land owners had objectedto the acquisition of the privateproperty for the proposedKabrastan for the Muslim com-munity on grounds that the landsought to be acquired is theonly land belonging to the fam-ily. The family members told thedeputy collector that the landsought to be acquired is theonly land belonging to him andhis family members and it wouldbe utilized for constructing aresidential house since they arefacing severe difficulty of hous-ing.

The party drew attention ofthe deputy collector that thegovernment has proposed toacquire the land for the benefit

of the Muslim community whenthe very same community hasopposed the acquisition ongrounds the land is not suitableto be used as a burial ground,adding that the objective behindthe acquisition made out by thegovernment would not serveany purpose.

The government had put foracquisition land admeasuring30191 sq mts, including 14100sq mts belonging to the MargaoCommunidade and the balance16091 owned by the private par-ties.

What has raised many an eye-brow on the acquisition is thefact that the Margao City Fa-thers had approved only the ac-quisition of the Communidadeland, but the government hasdecided to acquire private landgoing by the unilateral decisionof the Margao Chief Officer, YB Tawde.

Kabrastan land acquisitionkicks up fresh controversy

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

The Goa State InformationCommission in an order has di-rected the office of the Regis-trar of Cooperative Societies,here, to furnish the missingXVIIth inspection report of theReserve Bank of India pertain-ing to Goa Urban CooperativeBank Limited, here, which wassought by Adv Rui Ferreira ofPanjim.

The order of the GSIC hastaken serious note of the miss-ing document and has furtherdirected the office of the RCSto fix the responsibility and ini-tiate action against the delin-quent off icer/off icials bylodging FIR and suitable penal-isation. The same be done asearly as possible and reportcompliance, the order states.

It reads further, Issue noticeunder section 20(1) of the Rightto Information Act to the Public

Information Officer at RCS (DS Morajkar) why penal actionshould not be taken againsthim for causing delay in fur-nishing the information. Theexplanation, if any, shouldreach the Commission on orbefore October 8, 2010. ThePIO has been directed to attendthe hearing on the said day.

Adv Ferreira on April 3, 2009had asked the office of the RCSfor two documents XVIth andXVIIth inspection reports ofRBI to know whether theBanking Regulations Act wasfollowed while preparing thesedocuments.

After the RCS failed to fur-nish him the reports Adv Fer-reira approached the GSIC onAugust 21, 2009. The RCSreplied to the Commission stat-ing the documents were notavailable.

On November 13, 2009, notsatisfied with the reply of the

RCS, the Commission re-manded the matter back to RCSasking them to furnish the re-ports to the applicant. Thistime, The RCS maintained thereports were confidential.

Adv Ferreira again filed acomplaint before the Commis-sion on February 10, 2010. Butthe RCS kept on maintainingbefore the Commission the re-ports were confidential. Finally,on June 14, 2010 in its firstorder the Commission directedthe RCS to furnish the infor-mation to the applicant.

After the first order RCS fur-nished the XVIth inspection re-port of RBI to the applicant, butfailed to give him the XVIIth re-port. It maintained the said re-port was not traceable. In July,this year, Adv Ferreira again fileda complaint before the Com-mission bringing to notice non-compliance of its order by RCS.

The Commission has now

Registrar of Co-op societies told to furnish missing report

posted the matter to October10, 2010 to see whether RCShas complied with its order.

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, SEPT 18

After a three month break inview of the monsoons, watersports have recommenced onBenaulim beach from Saturday.

The activity was visible on theBenaulim beach on Saturday withthe Captain of Ports and Tourismdepartment issuing the requiredNOCs to operate water sports.

Owner of Lucky Remmy speedboat, Remy Fernandes said thathe was issued the NOC by theCaptain of Ports on Friday, afterhe completed the formalitieswith the Tourism department.

I have started water sportsoperations from Saturday. Thisis just the beginning and we allhope for the good tourism sea-son ahead, Remy said.

Water sport is a popular ac-tivity along Salcete beach belt,including Colva, Benaulim andCavelossim-Mobor, attractinghordes of tourists visiting thebeach belt. In fact, operatorssay that majority of the visitorsattracted to water sports are In-dian tourists.

In the past, water sports ac-tivity had kicked up controver-sies over the area in which they

should operate, while leavingenough space for swimming andbathing on the beach.

However, it is learnt that thelife guards manning the beachesnow earmark certain areas forswimming taking into accountthe sea condition, leaving theremaining stretch of the beachfor water sports activity.

Meanwhile, plastic and otherwaste in small quantities waswashed ashore along the Be-naulim coast on Saturday. Thewaste was found lying in certainstretches of the beach belt rightup to neighbouring Colva.

Water sports recommencealong Benaulim beach

A water sports boat being pushed into the sea as the activity has recommenced after the monsoonbreak. Photo by Santosh Mirajkar

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

Health Officials have warnedpeople to take extra hygienicprecautions as the Directorateof Health Services is coping upwith cases of viral infection -conjunctivitis.

The highly infectious eye con-dition, also called as sore eyes,has affected several peopleacross the state. DHS DirectorDr Rajananda Desai advised thatpeople should maintain hygieneas the main priority to stay awayfrom catching the viral infection.

The health centre is treatingminimum three conjunctivitiscases, daily. Whether it is H1N1(swine flu) or sore eyes, one hasto maintain hygiene. We advisepeople not to attend crowdedplaces and to avoid touchingeyes with dirty hands, she saidwhile speaking to Herald todayevening.

People are also told not toshare towels or handkerchiefsand to wash their hands often.

The doctor admits of receiv-ing cases daily though she clar-i f ied that the virus is notepidemic.

These are sporadic cases andit is mostly during monsoon sea-

HERALD REPORTER

VASCO, SEPT 18

A 62-year-old man from Sada-Mormugao died while his daugh-ter was injured when theirmotorcycle and a bus collidedwith each other near the fishmarket , here on Saturdayevening.

According to reports, the in-cident took place as Jaydev Jhan-jhu Divadkar (62), who residesnear Laximinarayan Temple atSada, along with his daughter

Minaxi Sunil Shetgaonkar (32),were crossing an internal roadnear the Vasco fish market ontheir Suzuki bike (GA-02-T-4032).

The motorcycle was knockeddown by a speeding passengerbus (GA-02-T-4032) at the roadjunction.

Jaydev sustained serious headinjuries and was rushed to theChicalim Cottage Hospital in apolice jeep. Doctors at the hos-pital, however, declared him dead

on arrival. Minaxi was latermoved to the GMC hospital atBambolim.

As fate would have it, Jaydevhad gone to visit his son at theChicalim hospital along with Mi-naxi barely half an hour beforethe mishap.

The son was shocked to seethe body of his father in the hos-pital half an hour after they hadmet each other in the hospital.

Vasco police is investigatingthe case.

Father killed, daughter injuredin Vasco accident

Health officials warnagainst eye infection

son. One has to take precautionsto avoid H1N1 or any viral in-fection, she said.

Dr Desai however could notfurnish total number of casesDHS is currently treating. Themost affected areas will beknown only in the coming week.

Those who are diagnosedwith this infection are advisedto remain at home for minimumone-week till its recovery andavoid swimming.

Carambolim local held for theft


OLD GOA, SEPT 18

Old Goa Police on Saturday ar-rested Michael Pinto (45) ofKharebhat-Carambolim oncharges of stealing electricalgoods worth Rs 1 lakh from theJames Electrical godown at theCorlim Industrial Estate.

In his police complaint on Fri-day evening, James Andrade ofTonca-Miramar and owner ofthe James Electrical Godown,stated that electrical goodsworth Rs 1 lakh had been stolenfrom his godown.

He had suspected the involve-ment of Michael Pinto, theGodown keeper at the JamesElectrical Godown.

On Saturday afternoon, anOld Goa police team went tothe residence of Michael and ar-rested him under Section 381IPC.

After interrogating Michael,police managed to recover someof the stolen electrical goods,including holders, lamps andchokes, which Michael had al-legedly kept at a friend's housein Azzosim.


PERNEM, SEPT 18

Pernem police arrested sevenpersons in two separate raidson gambling activities in Pernemtaluka.

In the first case, police ar-rested five gamblers at a barand restaurant in Naibag-Pernemand seized cash of Rs 13,605from them.

Police arrested GokuldasNarvekar, Suryakant Palni, Lavu

7 held for gambling in PernemKudav, Prasad Kavtankar andUmesh Nar vekar, a l l f romNaibag, under Section 3 and 4of the Gambling Act.

In the second case, policeraided a matka den close to thepolice station and arrested two

persons, Jotiba R Undre andSuresh A Mayekar, and seizedcash of Rs 31,410 from them.

The raids were conducted byPSI Dattaram Raut and SachinNarvekar under the supervisionof PI Uttam Raut Dessai.

Tree crashes on Bicholim school


MAYEM, SEPT 18

A tree got uprooted and landedon the Shantadurga Higher Sec-ondary School building at Shan-taram Nagar in Bicholim onSaturday morning, as heavy rainsalso damaged property in otherparts of the taluka.

Bicholim fire services rushedto the spot and cleared the up-rooted tree from the building.The school suffered a loss ofabout Rs 50,000.

Trees were also uprooted inSal, Mencurem and Latambarcemvillages, with the losses beingestimated at about Rs 25,000.

Water level at the Anjune damreached 92.75 metres and Bi-cholim Mamlatdar Pramod Bhatsaid water was being releasedfrom gates of the dam.

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UPCOMING EVENTSDiabetics detection campPANJIM (HND): Lions Club of Cavelossim in association

with Silver Star Appeal will organise a free diabetics de-tection camp on September 19, from 8.30 am to 9.30 amfor residents of Cavelossim at Holy Cross Institute,Cavelossim, and for residents of Carmona on September26. from 8.30 am at Sacred Heart of Jesus High School.People are advised to take full advantage of this opportu-nity and do the tests on an empty stomach for best re-sults.

Past pupils reunionPANJIM (HND): The Past Pupils Association of Holy Cross

High School, Bastora will convene its annual reunion on Sep-tember 19 at Barrettos Hall, Punola junction, opposite UnionBank- Ucassaim at 6.30 pm.

Fitness workshop for womenPANJIM (HND): Goa College of Home Science in collabo-

ration with the Sports Authority of Goa will organise anunique one-day state level workshop titled How Fit areYou? on September 21, from 9 am to 4.30 pm at the col-lege premises, for working women in the government of-fices/corporations in an attempt to seek improvement intheir nutrition and fitness practices.

The workshop stresses on interactive sessions and par-ticipatory techniques with fun filled learning activities, cov-ering sessions such as nutrition and health, exercise forgood health, stress management and work & family bal-ance.

Coastal clean-up drive PANJIM (HND): The Indian Coast Guard in collaboration with

Directorate of Tourism, will conduct the International CoastalCleanup Day on September 25.

Coast Guard Naval and Army personnel including families,school children, NCC cadets, personnel from police, centraland State organisation, hotels located close to beaches, NGOsand voluntary organizations will participate in the event beingconducted at all the major beaches of Goa, from 7.30 am to10.30 am.

The aim of this drive is to generate public awareness forprevention of pollution in marine environment as visitors tothe pristine beaches of Goa tend to leave unattendedgarbage/wastes behind.

The major beaches being covered are Calangute, Sinquerim,Vainguinim and Miramar in the North and Baina, Bogmalo,Arossim, Majorda, Benaulim and Varca Beaches in the South.

Co-operation from local panchayats and municipal corpo-rations is being sought to make the event success. Studentscan play an active role by organising coastal clean-up cam-paign in beaches close to their university/college/schools/res-idence. Volunteer groups desirous of participating maycontact the chief coordinator on 2520968/Fax: 2520584.

Free medical campPANJIM (HND): Merces Sanskrutik Trust will organize a free

medical camp on the occasion of 20th Sarvajanik Ganeshotsavon September 19 at Shree Sateri Mandap, Peri Bhat-Mercesfrom 9am to 12.30 pm.

Specialist doctors who will be looking into a wide aspectslike general medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, opthalmol-ogists, ENT, orthopaedics, skin and bone mineral density,checking for osteoporosis will be in attendance at the camp.For diabetic checkup, people should come fasting.

Training program in poultryPANJIM (HND): Department of Animal Husbandry and Vet-

erinary Services, Panjim will conduct a four days training pro-gramme in poultry development for farmers and unemployedyouth at Farmers Training Centre, Curti-Ponda from September22 to 25.

Farmers, unemployed youths interested in joining the train-ing programme in poultry development are advised to enroldirectly with the Assistant Director, Farmers Training Centre,CurtiPonda on or before the scheduled date. Further detailsmay be obtained by calling 2312479.

Felicitation of blood donorsPANJIM (HND): The Goa State Blood Transfusion Council will

felicitate voluntary blood donors who have donated blood fivetimes in the last two years, 10 times in the last three years,15 times in the last five years, 20 times in the last seven years,25 times in the last ten years at the State level function on theoccasion of Voluntary Blood Donation Day on October 1 atthe Seminar Hall, Secretariat, Porvorim, at 11 am.

Donors are requested to contact the doctors in-charge ofany of the following blood banks during office hours latestby September 22, and submit their names so that they canbe felicitated at the function.

The blood donors may contact Blood Bank, Goa MedicalCollege, Bambolim on 2458724/2495032/2495054; BloodBank, Hospicio, Margao on 2703801/2705664/2705754 andBlood Bank, Asilo Hospital, Mapusa on 2265119/ 2262372.


SANGUEM, SEPT 18

In an apparent bid to thwartwoman leadership at the pan-chayat level, all five male mem-bers in the seven-memberUguem panchayat abstainedfrom the special meet con-vened to elect the new womansarpanch.

It may be recalled that in theUguem Panchayat, the post ofsarpanch is reserved forwomen and was held by Mad-hevi Shiddiker since the lastover one year.

Earlier, the post was held byanother women member, Vid-hyaksha Bhandari. However inJuly, the male members, includ-ing Deputy Sarpanch DevidasNaik moved a no-confidencemotion against Sarpanch Shid-diker.

The male members allegedthat the sarpanch was takingother members into confi-dence in deciding panchayatmatters and failure in achievingany development works in thevillage.

Surprisingly, there has been'zero' development in Uguemsince the last over 10 years.

Leave aside undertaking anymajor development works, thepanchayat members have evenfailed to undertake minor de-velopment works citingscarcity of funds.

The Gram Sabha membershave been complaining of theinefficiency of panchayat mem-bers in undertaking develop-ment works in the village, but

the panchayat members havebeen constantly harping onscarcity of funds.

At the meeting held on Fri-day, presided by BDO OfficialShambu Prabhudessai, exceptfor two women members Mad-hevi Shiddiker and VidhyakshaBhandari, none of the malemembers remained present forthe meeting, thereby prompt-ing Prabhudessai to adjourn themeeting for lack of quorum.

The male members, who re-mained absent for the meetingwere Deputy Sarpanch DevidasNaik, Anil Zangale, SubhashGaonkar, Xavier Furtado andAnand Naik.

When contacted, Prabhudes-sai informed that despite hav-ing duly served with thenotices, the male members re-frained from attending themeeting.

"The report of today's pro-ceeding will be forwarded tothe Director of Panchayats forfurther action," claimed Prab-hudessai.

Political sources in theknown informed that thesarpanch's post cannot remainvacant for more than 60 days. Ifsarpanch is not elected within60 days from the date of ousterof the sarpanch, then a freshmeeting needs to be convenedby the Director of Panchayatswithin another 60 days.

"However, under no circum-stances can the deputysarpanch continue to hold thepost of sarpanch for more than120 days. In such a case, the

Director of Panchayat can callfor dissolution of the pan-chayat," informed sources.

At Uguem Panchayat, themale members do not want toempower the women to headthe panchayat for the allegedreason that women are notprone to resort to underhanddealings.

Villagers told Herald thatsince the ouster of Shiidiker,many NOCs, which allegedlycommand underhand dealings,are issued by the panchayatand the villagers are all set toraise these issues at the nextgram sabha.

Speaking to Herald, Vidhyik-sha Bhandari termed the out-come at Friday's meeting as"unwarranted" and muchagainst the reservation policyfor women.

She said if men continue tobehave in the manner they be-haved at Uguem Panchayat,then the very purpose of get-ting the seats reserved forwomen will be defeated and assuch called for some justicefrom the Director of Panchayat.

Bhandari alongwith Shid-diker claimed male membersto be fighting for what actuallybelongs to women and urgedthe Director of Panchayats fornecessary action in the matter.

The women members arealso likely to approach thewomen's forum in the State tohelp them in getting justice inthe matter, as male membersare trying to boss over womenat Uguem Panchayat.

Male panchas scuttle bid to elect woman sarpanch in Uguem

Loknayak DVD released at the hands of Home Minister Ravi Naik. Also present are producer Milind Mah-agut, Ponda Municipal Council president Pradeep Naik, Ritesh Naik, Damodar Bhatkar, Roy Naik and oth-ers.

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

The prospective Haj pilgrimshave welcomed the decision ofthe Union Cabinet wherein Goais selected as the new Haj em-barkation point. An over-whelmed former GSHCchairperson Sheikh Hassantold Herald that the fresh movewould ease out problems facedby Goan Haj pilgrims.

Goan Muslim pilgrims hadto travel to Mumbai fromwhere they boarded flights orcharters to Madina or Jata atSaudi Arabia to perform Haj.The fresh approval has proveda boom for several hundredHaj pilgrims who can boardflights from Dabolim airport,Hassan told Herald.

The approval is a result ofthree-year deliberation ofGSHC with the Union Ministryto make Goa as a Haj embarka-tion point. Hassan recalled thatGSHC had roped in Goa ChiefMinister Digambar Kamat andMember of Parliament FrancisSardinha to support theircause.

We also proposed to theCentral Government that ifGoan Haj pilgrims are limitedfor the pilgrimage then HajCommittee of India can com-

bine pilgrims from neighbour-ing districts like Sawantwadi,Ratnagiri, Karwar, Sindhudurg,etc, he added.

Interestingly, the decisionwas passed last year but due toinexorable hurdles, Goan Hajpilgrims could not make it fromGoa. Firstly, the Navy had prob-lems giving a slot for aircraftparkingand secondly, theCentral Haj Committee couldnot distribute Haj passports andvisas of Haj pilgrims in Goa, dueto lack of time, he said.

The Haj pilgrimage begins atleast one and half month afterRamzan concludes. The pres-ent calculation of Goan Haj pil-grims is under processaccording to the quota allottedto every state as against its re-spective population.

This will also include Muslimdoctors, as their presence atthe religious venue is manda-tory. As far as health is con-cerned, Indian Health Missionis the best he said.

Muslim doctors who areready to sacrifice are taken toHaj points in Saudi Arabia.

The Union Cabinet gave itsapproval to various issues con-cerning the Haj 2010 opera-tions. With approximately1,70,000 pilgrims from India will

be going for Haj, out of these 1,25,000 pilgrims will go throughHaj Committee of India.

Air travel arrangements forthese 1, 25,000 pilgrims will bemade by the Ministry of CivilAviation from 21 embarkationpoints through charteredflights. To carry this service,the Union has for the first timeadded Goa as new embarka-tion point.

The number of pilgrims whocould perform Haj during aparticular year is decided bythe Saudi Arabian Governmentalong with Government ofIndia.

This year each pilgrim goingon Haj through Haj Committeeof India will pay Rs 16,000(plus airport charges) as air fareand the balance air fare (cost ofoperations) will be borne bythe Government.

According to the CentralGovernment, most of the pil-grims, this year will be carriedby Saudi Arabian Airlines, Na-tional Private Air Services Com-pany Limited (NAS) andAl-Wafeer Air, which have beenselected through a sealed ten-der process. Air India will coor-dinate the operations andprovide support on cost basis,wherever required.

Muslims welcome selection of Goa as Haj embarkation point


PORVORIM, SEPT 18

GOACAN along with authoritiesconducted a joint inspection ofthe Kadamba bus stand at Ma-pusa on Thursday morning.

GOACAN along withKadamba Transport Corpora-tion Traffic Controller VishnuNaik, Assistant Director ofTransport Ivo Rodrigues, Assis-tant Motor Vehicle Inspector SR Parwadkar, Assistant TrafficPolice Inspector F M Gawas,Deputy Director of Directorateof Health Services Vasudas De-wari, Urban Health Centre Ma-pusa Health Officer Dr PratimaThali, Food Inspector RajaramPatil and Inspector of LegalMetrology D N Mapari werepresent during the inspection.

GOACAN Convenor RolandMartins brought to the noticeof the officials that theKadamba bus stand has be-come a dumping ground forgarbage.

Everyday, garbage is beingdumped by the shopkeepers,but it is not being lifted eitherby KTC or Mapusa MunicipalCouncil (MMC) for days to-gether. This garbage naturallybegins to rot gradually and

starts stinking, Martins toldthe officials.

A pile of garbage, which hasbeen accumulated at the KTCbus stand, is causing discom-fort for the public and is ahealth hazard.

Further, unused vehicles ofthe government departmentsare also being dumped in thebus stand and food items arebeing sold in kiosks withoutfollowing the norms of Foodand Drug Administration, in-formed Martins.

He further told the officersthat KTC had employed fourwomen on contract basis tomaintain cleanliness at the busstand.

Since the KTC failed to paytwo months salaries, thewomen have declined to work.There is no security arrange-ment at the bus stand, eatablesitems are being sold at thekiosks at the bus stand withoutfollowing FDA norms, saidMartins.

Traffic Controller of KTC busstand Vishnu Naik said theKadamba bus stand comesunder the preview of Kadambadepot at Porvorim. He has al-ready requested his senior offi-

cials to depute security person-nel at the Kadamba bus standand also informed them aboutthe unhygienic conditions pre-vailing at the bus stand.

Assistant Director of Trans-port Ivo Rodrigues said it is theresponsibility of KTC to main-tain cleanliness at the busstand.

There is no securityarrangement at the Kadambabus stand, due to which thebus stand is being misused bythe people, said Rodrigues.

Urban Health Centre HealthOfficer Dr Pratima Thali statedthat she had written a letter toKTC to maintain cleanliness atthe Mapusa bus stand, but invain.

Dumping of garbage byshopkeepers has become a reg-ular feature. KTC has to de-silt-ing the drains, she said.

I will write to the KTC offi-cials once again to remove theaccumulated garbage at thebus stand and carry out de-silt-ing of the drains within sevendays, she informed.

Urban Health Centre isspraying abate medicine oncein a week at the bus stand,added Dr Thali.

GOACAN highlights poor state of Mapusa bus stand

GOACAN Convenor Roland Martins, officials of RTO and Health department inspect the KTC bus stand atMapusa. Photo by Anil Shankhwalker


SANGUEM, SEPT 18

Want to see cascading foun-tains flowing at the rock gar-den even when they are nototherwise operated during theday?

If Goa Forest DevelopmentCorporation Managing Direc-tor Richard D'Souza is to be be-lieved, visitors can ask officialsat the botanical garden toswitch on the fountains whenthey visit the garden.

Reacting to a report in Her-ald earlier this month, D'Souzasaid the Corporation had de-cided that the fountains at therock garden, which are spon-

sored by a private company,would be made operationalfrom 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

When brought to his noticethat there is no board at therock garden specifying the tim-ings of the fountains, D'Souzasaid: "It is for the visitors to askthe officials present at the siteto switch on the fountains."

D'Souza added that one MrJohn or RFO Mr Salelkar are theofficers to be contacted if visi-tors want to see the fountainsflowing over the rock gardenbeyond the specified timing,but insisted that the timingsfor the fountains would bestrictly maintained.

Justifying the timings to op-erate the fountains, D'Souzasaid: "There are about 11 foun-tains installed at the rock gar-den and they being costlyequipments, the Corporationwill face huge losses if they aremishandled or kept on for along duration."

"Hence, the Corporation hasa restriction on the operationof the cascading fountains atthe rock garden at the SelaulimDam.

The GFDC charges a fee ofonly Rs 10 per head for visitorsat the botanical garden and therock garden is part of thesame," he added.

Now, visitors can request to switch on fountains at rock garden


QUEPEM, SEPT 18

Believe it or not, hundreds ofvoters from one ward inQuepem town also find them-selves included in anotherward.

With election to QuepemMunicipal Council (QMC) duein a month's time, the voterslist displayed for objections atthe mamlatdar's office inQuepem has been marred bynumerous errors in the voterlist.

About 100 voters from Ward2 have found themselves in thevoters list of Ward 1 as well.

Acting Ward CouncilorDayesh Naik has filed a com-plaint with this effect beforethe Quepem Mamlatdar.

Similarly, about 200 votersfrom Ward 8 also figure inWard 9 and Ward CouncillorManuel Colaso has also lodgeda complaint in this matter.

To make matters worse, over120 voters from Ward 5 are in-cluded in Ward 7 as well.

"How can officials includevoters from one ward in an-other ward, when there is nodelimitation of wards," askedan angry Councilor of Ward 5Caetani Fernandes.

Sources in mamlatdar officeinformed that the present com-plications have been created bythe house number and none ofthe officers can be blamed for it.

Civic polls: Duplicationof voters comes

to fore in Quepem

Youth commits suicideHERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, SEPT 18

A 19-year old youngster fromHousing Board, Davorlim hascommitted suicide by hanging.

Maina Curtorim police in-formed that the youngsterhang himself on a rafter in hishouse today. Police said theyouth was mentally disturbedand was undergoing treatmentin the hospital.

The police are investigating.

ICCR office in Goa soon

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, SEPT 18

Goa will soon have a regionaloffice of Indian Council for Cul-tural Relations (ICCR) whichwill be a boost to Goan artistesand cultural troupes.

Making an announcement,Ajit Gupte, joint secretary tothe Union Ministry of ExternalAffairs, and deputy directorgeneral of ICCR said that thiswould give a major boost tothe entertainment industry inGoa.

We are soon planning tohave a regional office in Goa.We have good support fromthe chief minister, Gupte saidadding we are hopeful ofopening the office withinmonths.

The official further said thatthe new office would help Goabuild cultural relations not onlyin the country but worldwide.

The cultural troupes andartistes from Goa will benefitfrom the new regional office,he added.

Chief Minister DigamabarKamat commenting on the de-velopment said he was thankfulto ICCR for opening an office inthe State.


VALPOI, SEPT 18

Valpoi Municipal Council (VMC)Chairperson Gulzar Bi Khan hasannounced plans to re-contestfrom Ward 6 (Nanus) in the mu-nicipal elections.

Gulzar, who has to her creditthe honour of being firstwoman chairperson of VMCsince its inception in 1989,broke the record of all formerchairpersons, who could notcomplete a full five-year term,as in past, instability almost al-ways plagued the VMC.

In most cases, chairpersonswere voted out of office afterno-confidence motions weremoved against them.

"I also survived two motions,when few councilors made anattempt to bring in no-confi-dence motion against me.However, I managed to over-come that situation and be-came the first chairperson tocomplete the full five-yearterm," said Khan.

Khan further said she hascompleted a number of devel-

opmental works in Valpoi Mu-nicipal area in general andWard No 6 in particular.

She gives credit to SpeakerPratapsingh Rane and localMLA Vishwajeet Rane for theirsupport in carrying out devel-opmental activities like im-provement of all roads underVMC, construction of hugewater tank, gutters at Nanus,repairs of public wells, besidesproviding employment to

many and beautification proj-ect, which is underway.

"I have the full support ofthe local MLA," claimed Khan.

Khan informed that duringthe last election, Ward No 6was reserved for women, how-ever this time the ward is gen-eral.

"Last time, I faced as many assix candidates and won theelection. This time also I willnot withdraw from the race ifmore contestants are there,due to ward being general,"said Khan.

"Although panels are beingformed to contest the election,I am not part of any such pan-els. I will contest the electionin my individual capacity," an-nounced Khan.

Meanwhile, Khan expressedignorance on reservation ofwards to OBC, SC and ST. Shealso expressed ignorance tothe rumours doing round thatone more ward among the inwards of VMC will be reservedfor women, besides Ward No 1,Ward No 4 and Ward No 7.

VMC chief to seek re-election

Valpoi Municipal Council Chair-person Gulzar Bi Khan.

Indian classicalmusic workshop

PANJIM (HND): Directorateof Art and Culture will organ-ise a workshop on Indian clas-sical music by senior andlegendary Dhrupad-Dhamarartist Ustaad Hussain Sayee-duddin Dagar, Rajasthan fromSeptember 27 to October 1,at Black-Box, Kala Academy,Campal, from 2.30 pm to7pm.

Entry forms for the abovesaid workshop are available atthe office of the Directorateof Art and Culture, 5th Floor,Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Patto,Panjim, which may be submit-ted to the Department on orbefore September 21.

my beloved husband and brother-in-law for your dedicated 25 years of service to the Konkani

stage and cheers to your brotherhood! May God confer His choicest blessings on you to achieve

many more milestones together.

Prince Jacob

Prince Jacob Productions for your completion of 25 years

on the Konkani Stage.May God bless you and keep you for

many more years to work for the Konkani.

to

Churchill AlemaoMinister for PWD, Science and Technology.

From:

Adv.Valanka Alemao (Varca) & fly

to Prince Jacob

Productions for 25 years of dedication

and devotion to Konkani.Keep up the great work!

Caji Fernandes, Jetly Fernandes

and Children Tyrell, Twain, Tanisha

and Tahira.

From:

Arossim-Goa

From:AGGIE ALCASOAS

and Fly

to

Prince Jacob Productions for completion of 25 years

on Konkani Stage. May you always touch the hearts of Goans!

From:

JOSEPH SEQUEIRA(Owner of Casa Severina

Calangute)

to Prince Jacob and Comedy Supremo Humbert

for their dedicated service to the Konkani Stage. May you continue to conquer the hearts of Goans!

From:John and

Annie Quadros and daughter Keisha

From:

MASCARARENHAS and FLYEDDIE

Dandora Cuncolim Fatorda

to Prince Jacob

on celebrating 25 years on the Konkani Stage.From:

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to Prince Jacob Productions

on completing 25 years on the Konkani stage.May you achieve many more feats in future!

From:

Mr. Rafael and Mr. Anthony

Dubai Show Organisers

to

From: Your Wife Cynthia and Children Jewel, Emerald

and Jason Fernandes

Comedy Supremo Humbert, wife Juliet and Children

Jessica, Hazel and Bosco

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and Comedy Supremo Humbertfor celebrating 25 years on the Konkani stage.

May you continue to capture Goan hearts!

to

Prince Jacob for completion of 25 years on the Konkani stage.

From:

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to

Prince Jacobfor celebrating 25 years on the Konkani stage.

May God bless your good work!

Stall No. 2, Opp. Fish Market Prop: Gurudas GavandalkarMusic House,

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From:

our dynamic Director on completion of 25 years on the Konkani stage!

May God bless you and grant you many more years to serve Goa!

Troupe members of Prince Jacob Productions

to Congratulations to our dearest son-in-law

Prince Jacob Productions for completing 25 years on the Konkani stage.

All the best for your future work!

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From:

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Prince Jacob Productions and Comedy Supremo

Humbert for celebrating 25 years on the Konkani stage. May you continue

to rule the konkani stage!

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From: FILOMENO BARRETTODirector, Sewerage and Infrastructure, Government of Goa.

Prince Jacob Productions and Comedy Supremo Humbert for

celebrating 25 years on the Konkani stage. Keep up the great work for the upliftment of Konkani!

MR.& MRS. CHRISTA FERNANDES AND FLY

FATORDA

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Congratulations to Prince Jacob Productions

for completing 25 years on the Konkani stage.

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for celebrating 25 years on the Konkani stage.

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Prince Jacob Productions

PRINCE JACOB PRODUCTIONSCelebrates 25 Years

I thank all my artistes who are with me and who were with me, and I also pray for the departed souls of those who have contributed

to my success. I thank all my organisers, well wishers, priests, nuns and a big thanks to my loving audience. Without you I would not be able to achieve success.

to Prince Jacob

for your 25 years of your service to the Konkani Stage.May you have many more years

to serve Goans!

to Prince Jacob and Comedy Supremo Humbert

for completing 25 glorious years on the Konkani stage.

to my dearest brother Prince Jacob for your glorious 25 years on the Konkani stage.May you continue to win hearts and work for the progress of Konkani!


and Comedy Supremo Humbert for celebrating 25 years on the Konkani stage! May you achieve more and more success for Konkani and Goa!

GOA, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

HERALD

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AYODHYA, SEPT 18

The security forces today stageda flag march here and in otherparts of Faizabad district inorder to maintain law and orderand instill confidence amongthe people in view of Ayodhyaverdict on September 24.

The flag march came a day afterthe special bench of AllahabadHigh Court refused to defer thedate of verdict and rejected anapplication in this regard.

The forces comprised centralforces, state police, ProvincialArmed Constabulary (PAC) andmounted police with all equip-ment and weaponary at their dis-posal.

Faizabad Senior Superinten-dent of Police (SSP) R K SRathore said the purpose wasto warn the anti-social elementsand maintain harmony in twintowns of Ayodhya and Faiz-abad.

The security in and aroundthe Ram Janmabhoomi-Babricomplex had already beenstepped up and the addi-tional force was deployed atsensitive places of the dis-trict.

Rathore said 10 companiesof central forces, 11 companiesof PAC, about 5000 home-guards and 40 companies ofstate armed police, includingone thousand constables weredeployed in this sensitive dis-trict.

H e s a i d b a r r i e r s w e reerected on the borders of thedistrict and close watch wasbeing maintained on the sus-pected visitors and rumour-mongers.

Ayodhya: securityforces stage flag march

Ten companies of central

forces, 11 companies of

PAC, about 5000 home-

guards and 40 companies

of state armed police, in-

cluding one thousand con-

stables are deployed in the

sensitive district.

PTI

CHENNAI, SEPT 18

The army today expressed the hopethat government will take a "correct"decision on the Armed Forces Spe-cial Powers Act (AFSPA) which itmaintained was an "enabling pro-vision" that is not arbitrary.

In the midst of a raging de-bate on the application of AFSPAin Jammu and Kashmir, ArmyChief Gen V K Singh said therewere "different" opinions on theissue and it was in deliberationwith the government.

"The question is under delib-eration with the government.Everybody has a different opinionabout it and I think our leader-ship is considering it in all as-pects. It is an enabling provision.

"It is not something which isarbitrary and I think the gov-ernment will take a correct onwhat is to be done about it," hetold reporters here on the side-lines of a function at the OfficersTraining Academy (OTA) here.

Asked if the AFSPA breached anycontemporary international con-

vention, Gen Singh said "No. TheSupreme Court has very clearly heldthat the provisions of the AFSPAare neither arbitrary nor are theyagainst the Constitution of India."

The army has given its viewson the issue to the governmentwhich he said will take the "cor-rect decision".

"We have told the Ministry ofDefence whatever the Army hasto say and the matter is underthe consideration of the gov-ernment," he added.

Gen Singh, who was here to re-view the Passing Out Parade at theOfficers Training Academy, alsosaid there have been more infil-tration attempts into Jammu andKashmir in the last two months.

"Not because of tension. It isa coincidence that there havebeen more infiltration attempts.There can be a linkage, somemethod in Pakistan trying to ex-ploit the situation in Kashmir,"he said when asked if the infil-tration attempts have gone upbecause of the current unrestin the valley.

AFSPA not arbitrary,says Army Chief

PTI

BANGALORE, SEPT 18

BJP today was non-committalon the issue of Gujarat ChiefMinister Narendra Modi cam-paigning in Bihar elections, in-dicating that it would take a callwhen the polls are near.

"Why are you so keen aboutcampaign details? That will beknown to you at an appropriatetime. We are now in the processof selection of candidates," seniorparty leader M Venkaiah Naidutold reporters when asked aboutit.

He maintained that campaignissues would be taken up "when

the question of elect ionscomes". "(The) party will decidewho will campaign".

"Who is there, who is therenot, that will be seen andknown," Naidu said.

Favouring continuation of the"old arrangement" during theBihar Assembly polls, Chief Min-ister Nitish Kumar has left it tothe BJP to decide whether Modiwill campaign for the party dur-ing elections.

"BJP has to solve this. We arein favour of the old arrange-ment," Kumar had said referringto JD(U) objecting to Modi'spresence during the Lok Sabhapoll campaign last year.

Kumar had indicated that theBJP would concede the demand ofJD(U) to keep Modi away from Bihar.

Naidu also sought to makelight of the tours of Congressleader Rahul Gandhi in differentpa r t s o f the count r y tostrengthen the party and saidthe Congress would suffer the"biggest setback" in the Biharpolls.

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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik of India works on a likeness of US PresidentBarrack Obama during the solo sculpting competition at the World Champi-onship of Sand Sculpting in Federal Way, Washington on Friday. More than 54sand sculptors from 16 countries who qualified by winning in regional contestsare in Washington State to compete in solo, two-man and team championshipcompetitions.

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KABUL, SEPT 18

A string of attacks hitAfghanistan's parliamentaryelection today, killing at least10 people as the Taliban triedto disrupt a poll that is testingthe credibility of the govern-ment and security forces.

Voters appeared hesitant togo to polling stations after a se-ries of rocket strikes in provin-cial centres across the country,including one which landednear the US embassy and theheadquarters of NATO-ledforces in central Kabul aboutthree hours before pollsopened at 7 am.

Officials reported violenceacross the country. In theworst attack, police said theTaliban killed one Afghan sol-dier and six pro-governmentmilitiamen in a raid on a secu-rity outpost next to a pollingstation in northern Baghlanprovince.

Significant security failureswould be a major setback, withWashington watching closelybefore US President BarackObama conducts a war strategyreview in December likely toexamine the pace and scale of

US troop withdrawals.A poll flawed by violence and

fraud would also weigh onObama when his administra-tion faces mid-term Congres-sional elections in Novemberamid sagging public supportfor the war, with violence at itsworst levels since the Talibanwere ousted in 2001.

Today's election followed asimilar pattern to last year'sflawed 2009, which the Talibanalso threatened but failed todisrupt significantly despitescores of attacks.

The Independent ElectionCommission (IEC) said 8 percent of the 5,816 polling cen-tres had either not opened ornot reported in, mainly be-cause of security fears, IECchairman Fazl Ahmad Manawitold a news conference. Ithad already decided not toopen another 1,019 sites inlight of a Taliban vow to disruptvoting.

The attacks, and the numberof polling stations that re-mained closed, raised fearsabout low voter turnout thatcould affect the outcome andcredibility of the vote.

As in every election, we do

hope that there will be a highvoter turnout and that nobodywill be deterred by security in-cidents, President HamidKarzai told reporters after vot-ing at a high school near thepresidential palace in Kabul.ROCKETS, EXPLOSIONRocket strikes in northernTakhar province and easternKunar killed three andwounded nine, officials said.Two Afghan election observerswere wounded by an explosioninside a polling centre in east-ern Khost province, a Talibanstronghold near the Pakistanborder, local police chief AbdulHaqim Eshaqzai said.

Similar attacks on pollingstations and government build-ings were reported inBadakhshan and Kunduz in thenorth, Jalalabad in the east andHerat in the west.

People are in their homesand they want to see the secu-rity situation. They will comeout later and vote, Moham-mad Omar, governor of Kunduzprovince, told Reuters.

Four polling centres wereclosed after Taliban assaults inLogar, south of Kabul, andmany stayed home after the

Taliban threatened to cut offthe ink-stained fingers of thosewho voted.

I don't want to go and votebecause of the Taliban's intimi-dation. I don't want to risk mylife, just for a candidate, saida Logar resident namedNaveed.

Others defied the Taliban'sthreats.

This is for Afghanistan's fu-ture, said student Sohail Bayatafter casting his vote in Kabul.People don't want the Talibanback, so every Afghan needs togo out and vote.

Corruption and fraud arealso serious concerns after adeeply flawed presidential bal-lot last year when a third ofKarzai's votes were thrown outas fake. Even though he is notstanding, today's vote is seenas a test his credibility.

Washington believes graftweakens the central govern-ment and its ability to build upinstitutions like the Afghan se-curity forces, which in turn de-termines when troops willleave. Obama has pledged tostart drawing down US. forcesfrom July 2011.

Election watchdogs reported

thousands of fake voter regis-tration cards acrossAfghanistan before the poll, al-though the IEC maintains it hasput measures in place to guardagainst major fraud.

It will not be clear for severalweeks who among the almost2,500 candidates have won the249 seats in the wolesi jirga, orlower house of parliament.Early results will not be knownuntil at least October 8, withfinal results not due before Oc-tober 30.

Election observers expectthousands of complaints fromlosing candidates, withAfghanistan's own poll watch-dog expecting a disputatiouselection, which could delay theprocess further.

Almost 300,000 Afghan sol-diers and police are providingsecurity for the poll, backed upby some 150,000 foreigntroops, but that was notenough to convince some disil-lusioned Afghans.

I'm not voting. I'm more in-terested in finding a job. Myfamily doesn't have anything toeat, said Faqir Jan, an unem-ployed Kabul man. If I saw anhonest man, I'd vote for him.

Afghans vote amid attacks, violence

AGENCY

KATHMANDU, SEPT 18

UCPN (Maoist) chairmanPushpa Kamal Dahal alias''Prachanda'' has said thatMaoists are in process of build-ing a new political mainstreamfor the country.

Nepalnews quotedPrachanda as saying, We are inprocess of building a new polit-ical mainstream for the coun-try, not to be part of theexisting structure, and till thetime you all don't realise thisfact, the country is bound tosuffer."

He said the Maoistsagreed to sign the 12-pointdeal that formed the basisfor the peace process not tocome into the mainstreamof national politics, but togive the country "a new po-litical mainstream".

Announcing his withdrawalof candidacy from the race forthe prime ministers post,Prachanda said: "There is nomeaning in continuing to con-test in the prime ministerialelection when seven roundshave remained fruitless.

The Maoist decision came aspart of a three-point agreementwith the Communist Party ofNepal (Unified Marxist Lenin-ist).

Both parties agreed the re-

Maoists set to build new politicalmainstream in Nepal: Prachanda

peated failure to elect a primeminister had disappointed thesovereign Nepali people andthere was a need to initiate afresh process.

"Prachanda will withdrawfrom the election," a partystatement jointly signed by himand UML chairman Jhala NathKhanal stated.

During the meeting heldhere, the parties have reachedan agreement to initiate theprime ministerial selectionprocess on national consensusbasis.

The withdrawal of theMaoists' prime ministerial can-didacy and continuation of theUML's neutrality streak in theupcoming elections have alsobeen agreed upon.

Similarly, the parties havedecided to appeal to the NepaliCongress (NC) to withdraw itscandidacy in order to end thecurrent indecisive electoralprocedure.

Talking to reporters aftermeeting, Narayankaji Shrestha,vice-chairman, UCPN-M said:"The decision would encouragethe Nepali Congress to recipro-cate. He said both the partieswould inform speaker SubasChandra Nembang in writingand request him to do theneedful.

Shrestha said if need be par-

liamentary regulations or theinterim Constitution would beamended on political consen-sus to pave the way for a newbeginning.

Despite seven rounds of vot-ing, neither Prachanda norNepali Congress leader RamChandra Poudel have managedto secure support of 300 law-makers needed for a win.

Poudel is now the sole can-didate in the contest. But toget a majority, he will need thesupport of both the UML andthe Madhesi parties in the nextround of voting on September

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ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18

Five Taliban militantssought pardon from a publicgathering for "crimes" theycommitted during their rulein Swat valley in northwestPakistan, a media reportsaid here on Saturday.

The militants told the gath-ering of residents of Kabal sub-division that they had made amistake by joining the Taliban,

whose leadership is "anti-Pak-istan and anti-Islam.

They requested the peopleto forgive them for theircrimes, the Daily Times news-paper reported.

The Taliban fighters ap-peared before the public at agathering held at the 'hujra' orguesthouse of local defencecommittee chief Idress Khan inBara Bande village.

The militants are resi-

dents of Kabal, a former Tal-iban stronghold, and werearrested during the opera-tion conducted by the Armyin Swat last year.

This was the first time thatTaliban militants appeared at apublic gathering in Swat, lo-cated 160 kms from Islamabad.

The militants were latertaken away to a detention cen-tre located at an unknownplace, witnesses said.

The Army has asked resi-dents of Kabal to keep an eyeon suspicious elements and toinform it if any wanted terror-ists are spotted.

The Taliban had set up a par-allel administration in mostparts of Swat valley.

This prompted the govern-ment to launch an Army opera-tion to flush out the militantsfrom Swat and surrounding dis-tricts.

Taliban militants seek pardon

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COPIAPO, CHILE, SEPT 18

The first of three rescue drillsreached 33 Chilean minerstrapped for six weeks half a0.70 kilometre underground,but it will still take weeks towiden the shaft enough to ex-tract the men.

The miners greeted the ar-rival of the drillhead yesterdaywith an exhilarated message ofthanks to their companions onthe surface who are workingaround the clock through thecountry's bicentennial inde-pendence celebrations.

With all of our heart: Chi,chi, chi! Le, le, le! Miners ofChile! they chanted in footagelater sent to the surface.

Now the miners will be help-ing their own cause by clearingaway the debris that falls intothe mine as the drill boresthrough the mine's ceiling.

From now on, we'll needtheir help because we're begin-ning a perforation where weneed to remove material frombelow, rescue chief AndreSougarret, manager of statecopper giant Codelco's El Te-niente mine, said.

Mining Minister Laurence

Golborne said the latest devel-opments have put governmentefforts ahead of the timelinefor an early November rescue.

In one of the most challeng-ing mining rescues ever, engi-neers are boring successivelywider holes using three drills toreach the miners stuck sinceAugust 5 in a tunnel 700 me-tres below ground after a cave-in.

Chile's Navy has designed arescue capsule that will be usedto winch the men to the sur-face one by one after the borehole reaches 28 inches (70 cm)in diameter -- just bigger thanthe width of a man's shoulders.

Chile's government broughtin a team of NASA experts tohelp keep the men mentallyand physically fit during theprotracted rescue bid. Theylost an estimated 10 kg eachduring the 17 days before theywere found alive.

The miners were initiallysent high energy foods toboost their strength, and theyare now in good health. Nutri-tionists are preparing tradi-tional meat pies to help themen celebrate Chile's bicenten-nial on September 18.

Rescue drillreaches miners

PTI

LAHORE, SEPT 18

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah on Fri-day organised rallies in severalcities of the Punjab province toprotest alleged atrocities by In-dian security forces in Jammuand Kashmir and attacked thePakistan government of being a"silent spectator".

In Punjab's capital Lahore,about 5,000 people holdingbanners and placards partici-pated in the rally which beganfrom the JuD's headquarters inthe Chowburji area.

The marchers shouted slo-gans against the Indian govern-ment for "killing innocentKashmiris".

Speaking on the occasion,Tehrik-e-Azadi Jammu Kashmirchairman Hafiz Saifullah Man-soor said the protesters wouldgo to any extent to help Kash-miris and to "liberate their ter-ritory".

India would soon be "dis-membered" due to the sacri-fices of Kashmiris, he said.

"The blood of Pakistanis and

Kashmiris is one and if the Pak-istan government cannot doanything for Kashmir's free-dom, then it should not createhurdles for the freedom ofKashmir," he said.

The United Nations and itSecurity Council had been ex-posed for not taking notice ofthe killing of Kashmiris by In-dian security forces, Mansooralleged.

Top JuD leader Amir Hamzaclaimed 800,000 Indian troopshad "completely failed to sup-press the freedom movementin Kashmir".

He said, "If India does notpull out its Army from Kashmir,it will become its graveyard.The time has come that free-dom cannot be denied to Kash-miris".

Hamza criticised the Pak-istan government for playingthe role of a "silent spectator"on the Kashmir issue.

"It is so because the Pak-istani rulers want the bless-ings of their counterparts,"he alleged.

Anti-India ralliesheld in Pak cities

China, Taiwanissue typhoon

alertsAGENCY

BEIJING, SEPT 18

China and Taiwan warned onSaturday that Typhoon Fanapiis getting stronger before itsexpected landfall on Sunday.

Taiwan issued an alert to is-land residents that heavy rainsand mudslides are possible andwarned ships to expect danger-ous sea conditions. Taiwan'sCentral Weather Bureau saysFanapi was about 285 miles(460 kilometres) offshore earlySaturday and is likely to makelandfall on the island by noonSunday.

Forecasters expect the ty-phoon to be a Category 2storm at landfall on Taiwanwith maximum winds between96 mph (155 kilometres) and110 mph (177 kilometres).

China's National Meteorolog-ical Centre says Fanapi could bethe strongest the country hasseen this year. The typhooncould hit the mainland coastsof the eastern provinces ofGuangdong and Fujian on Sun-day night or Monday morning.

Fanapi would be the 11th ty-phoon to hit China this year.Seasonal flooding in China hasbeen the worst in a decade.

Flooding from TyphoonMorakot killed 700 people lastAugust in Taiwan's worst stormin half a century.

Italy: Anti-burqabill tabled

AGENCY

ROME, SEPT 18

Italy's anti-immigrant NorthLeague party has introduced abill in the lower house of Par-liament seeking a ban onburqa, the full body veil wornby Muslim women.

According to the legislation,wearing burqa will be punish-able by a year in prison, fines ofEUR 150 to 300 for the wearerand EUR 30,000 for anyoneforcing a woman to don theface-covering Islamic garment.

Anyone coercing a minor ora disabled woman into wearinga burqa will be eligible for aEUR 60,000 fine.

If a woman is wearing theburqa of her own volition, theEUR 150-300 fine can be re-duced, if she agrees to do com-munity service aimed at betterintegrating Muslim immigrants.

"This bill represents a stepforward because we are notjust facing a problem of publicorder, but - we believe - an of-fence to women's dignity", saidCarolina Lussana, NorthernLeague Member of Parliament.

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AGENCY

SEOUL, SEPT 18

North Korea may have hit asnag in its move to anoint KimJong-Il's youngest son as suc-cessor, being forced to delay akey party conference, a govern-ment source in Seoul wasquoted as saying on Saturday.

The communist state has ap-parently put off its biggest po-litical gathering for 30 yearsdue to take place sometime inthe first half of September toelect the "highest leading body"of the Workers' Party of Korea.

"There is a possibility thatthe issues of publicly anointingKim Jong-Un as the heir and ap-pointing his patrons to key po-sitions might have not yet beensorted out," the source wasquoted as saying by Yonhapnews agency.

The source also said theSouth Korean government haddetected signs that some partydelegates who had gathered inPyongyang for the party meet-ing were packing up and re-turning home.

He noted that former USpresident Jimmy Carter hadsaid that North Korea's leaderKim Jong-Il had denied in talks

North Korea hitssuccession snag

with China that he wouldname his youngest son as hisheir, as believed by many ana-lysts.

Father killedAs fate would have it, Jaydev had gone to visit his son at the Chicalim

hospital along with Minaxi barely half an hour before the mishap. The sonwas shocked to see the body of his father in the hospital half an hour afterthey had met each other in the hospital.

Sattari youth...and the bank granted me an education loan, Saish added.

Saish admitted that he had to encounter various obstacles dur-ing his studies to become a pilot.

Some of these obstacles included the fear of flying and raggingfrom seniors, but I faced all the obstacles and did not run awaylike some of my friends, said Saish.

I never thought of returning home due to these obstacles Ifaced during my training, simply because I was determined to be-come a pilot and now my dream has come true.

I can now confidently tell people that any person, irrespectiveof his family background, can succeed in achieving his/her goals,provided they are focussed and work hard to achieve these goals,opines Saish.

He also expressed his gratitude to North Goa member of par-liament Shripad Naik for support him during the last two years ofhis training at Pune.

Saish fathers Anant, who is a postman at Panjim recalled thatSaish had always been a hard-working person and was determinedto be successful in life.

I thank my close relatives, including brother, Sudhakar, who supportedme financially. In fact, I would not have encouraged my son to pursue hispilot training without financial support from my relatives.

Though we have had to bear the educational expenses ofabout Rs 22 lakh, I am proud that my son has become a pilot, de-spite hailing from a poor family and from a remote village in Sat-tari, Anant added.

According to Saishs mother Kalpana, and uncle, Sudhakar,Saishs achievements will be an inspiration not only to familymembers or relatives, but also to other youth from other remotevillages in the State.

Saishs brother Juben, who recently completed his MSc inMumbai, was also proud of his brothers achievements.

In recognition of his achievement, the Sarvajanik Ganesh UtsavMandal of Thane-Sattari also felicitated Saish for bringing honourto Sattari taluka.

Gods plansWagon R being rammed by thetruck. We were stunned and wedid not know what to do. Wethen tried to remove all thosewho were trapped inside theaccident car, said Joaquim.

Meanwhile, the condition ofConception, his wife, Maria,and their niece, Kimberly JohnPereira, continued to be seri-ous, while Conceptions elderdaughter, Krisholda, was stableand out of danger.

Doctors at the KLES Dr Prab-hakar Kore Hospital were en-gaged in rendering treatmentto the injured family members.

The bodies of the deceased,Rosita Louis Rodrigues (63) andCanossa Conceptio Rodrigues(9), were shifted to Fatorda onSaturday morning.

Samaritans about the welfare of Goans vis-iting Belgaum, personally wentto the hospital and consoledthe family. He also ensured thatthe injured persons were beingtreated properly.

KLES Hospital Medical Direc-tor Dr M V Jali told Herald thathe too is monitoring the treat-ment to ensure that propercare is given to the injured fam-ily members.

A large number of Goanswere also seen visiting the hos-pital to extend their sympa-thies and condolences to thebereaved family.

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7-a-side football at MacasanaPANJIM (HSD) All-Goa 7-a-side min-lighting football tournament

will be organised by Povacao Boys of Macasana on September 19,at Macasana church ground, from 10 a.m. The winners will takehome Rs 6,000 while be runners-up will grab Rs 4,000. Spot entrieswill be accepted.

Course for football refereesPANJIM (HSD) -- The Goa Football Association will conduct a

new entrant referees course on weekends. Those who have reg-istered their names in Margao, Panjim and Mapusa may report onSeptember 25 at 2 p.m. at PJN Stadium, Fatorda to Anthony JohnDCosta. Unregistered clubs may also send their candidates.

7-a-side soccer at BritonaPANJIM (HSD) The Penha de Franca SC will organise an all-Goa

7-a-side soccer on October 3 near Penha de Franca church, Britonafrom 10 a.m. The winners will pocket Rs. 10,000 while the run-ners-up will receive Rs. 6000. Spot entries will be accepted.

Colaco soccer at VeremPANJIM (HSD) The Verem Youth Sports Club, Verem will organise

their 1st all-Goa inter-village football tournament in memory ofCaetano Piedade Colaco on October 2 at Verem Panchayat ground,Ambekhand, Verem. The winners will be richer by Rs. 50,000 plusa trophy while the runners-up will take home Rs. 30,000. Thesemi-finalists will be awarded Rs. 5,000 each. Details may be ob-tained from Shailesh Parulekar on 9823364400 or Raju Banavalikaron 9850481699 upto September 25.

7-a-side soccer at ValpoiVALPOI (HC) -- The Parish Youth of Our Lady of Lourdes Church,

Valpoi, will organise the 7th 7-a side one-day football tournamenton September 26 at 10.30 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes High Schoolground, Valpoi in memory of Fr. Peter Mary Mermier, founder ofthe Fransalians. Detaila may be obtained from Moses Ansari on9923654810 or Fr. Jerad on 9822124725.

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MAPUSA, SEPT 18

The Jackson 5 song states thatABC is easy as 123, but thatwas not the case as ABC SportsClub, Arambol battled to over-came Vagator Parish Youth 3-1to qualify for the GFA 3rd Divi-son play-offs at Chapora groundon Saturday. ABC were leading2-1 at the break.

Sharp shooter Audut Mamalnetted his fifth goal in threematches to set Arambol on theirway.

Russell Fernandes was in-

volved in the majority of Aram-bols attacks, with his mazy runsand unorthodox movement, cre-ating havoc for the Vagator back-line as he trooped from themidfield to the wing.

Vaagator moved the ball wellwhen in possession, but did nothave marksmen to convert theirchances.

In the 17th, the ball fell toArambols Audut and in a snap-shot he hit the ball cleanly intothe top corner, leaving the Va-gator goalkeeper Vincent Fer-nandes shocked as it caught him

off guard.Two minutes later, Christpher

Fernandes doubled Arambolslead shooting low and awayfrom the goalkeeper.

On the stroke of half time,Leaster Alburquerque volleyedexquisitely from a corner to pulla goal back for Vagator.

Crossing over Vagator had agreat opportunity to equalizewhen Stephen Fernandesheaded Tyson Fernandes crossfrom the right side, only to seehis attempt amazingly saved byArambol custodian Louis D-

Souza.Twenty-three minutes from

the end in what would prove tobe Edward Cardozas last con-tribution to the game beforebeing substituted, he swung aninviting pass to near post corner.The Vagator custodian dealtwith the danger but he couldnot hold on to the ball andhanded the ball on a plate forsub Roqui Fernandes to snatchthe winner, tapping in ratherembarrassedly on the goalline.

With one round to play AB

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