Saturday, May 1, 2010

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Parallel Econony of IPL be Investigated:Goa MP

Posted: 01 May 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Mr Shantaram Naik M.P has demanded that parallel economy run under IPL should be investigated to curb the dangerous money generation.

Speaking on the Apropriation Bill 2010, Mr Naik said one team is sold for an amount as high as 1700 crores and then one does not know who owns a company.

Ex-chairman of IPL has been staying in a hotel suit paying 10 to 20lakh per day, Mr Naik said.

Mr Naik urged upon the Finance Minister to constitute the committee for the purpose of examining laws dealing with finances, which he announced during the budget, at the earliest as this examiniation will also cover rules governing administration of the government.

Mr Naik said that according to his estimates that there are also other laws numbering not less than 500 hundred which require small amendments to make them more useful. He suggested that if need be a special session be called for passing such amendments.

Mr Naik strongly pleaded the case of Union Territories and said that UTs like Lakshyadwip and Anadamans and Nicobar Islands are ruled by Administrators who are advised by Advisory Councils.

Mr Naik said that the advce of these Councils normally are not accepted by the administrators , and therefore, the law governing UTs should be amended to make it binding just as the advice given by a Council of Ministers in the States is binding on the Governors.

Mr Naik also said that Goa which was ruled by Portuguese got the status of statehood but Pudicherry which had a French regime has still not got the status and therefore urged upon the government to consider their case for statehood.

‘Feni’ fun time at Ancestral Goa

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:22 PM PDT

The festival of 'Feni' began at Ancestral Goa, The Big Foot, Loutolim on April 24 where stalls displaying varied products of cashew - the nut and the coconut - vied for attention with stalls selling flavoured distil 'Feni'.

Goa: Feni

These were either flavoured with ginger, lemon-grass, herb, lime, coriander, cumin and the 'Dudhshiri' roots. This festival showcased the traditional flavoured alcoholic varieties.

Feni the traditional alcoholic beverage of Goa – both of the cashew and coconut – is still considered to be a poor man's drink. But this crystalline extract has a history that is as colourful as it is colourless.

Coconut feni - is made from the sap of the coconut palm, and cashew feni is made from the fermented juice of cashew fruit, is also called 'caju feni'.

Recently cashew feni got its GI registration as a specialty alcoholic beverage from Goa. There are known to exist around 4,000 such traditional mini-distilleries or stills in Goa that manufacture cashew feni and about 2,200 manufacturing coconut feni. About 75 per cent of stills making cashew fenny are in north Goa while the rest are in south Goa. Of the stills making coconut feni, south Goa has about 65 per cent of them while the rest are in north Goa.

The friars are said to have taught the locals the process of distilling the beverage and down the ages this came to be a process that got improved on and evolved into the variety that we have before us, today. The bright red, gold and pale yellow luscious fruit that is the cashew apple had finally come into its own.

Courtesy: NT

Recall Currency To Weed Out Black Money: Ramdev in Goa

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said recalling currency was the only way to weed out black money from the country.

“I have insisted that Central Government recall the currency. If not the small notes but at least notes of high denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000,” Ramdev told a news conference here.

He feels that the currency recall will weed out black money from the country.

“Only genuine money could be exchanged during currency recall and that will cease the menace of black money and corruption,” the Yoga guru, who is planning to launch a political party, said.

Down in Goa, Ramdev will be holding the first yoga camp in the tourist state heralding the series of camps targeting the rural population.

“Raiding people to curb black money will not help. Those who raid and unearth disproportionate money themselves are bribed forcing the authorities to raid houses of the raiding officers,” he quipped.

Ramdev said that currency recall is a way out from the issues of black money, corruption, fake currency and terrorism.

“Terrorism flourishes on black money and fake currency. Once these elements are out, the terrorism will cease to exist immediately,” he suggested.

Fondly talking about his plans to launch a political party, the guru said that if his life gets a threat, ruling party would be responsible for it.

“If there is a threat to my life then ruling party would be responsible for it. I have accepted the challenge to change the world and we will do it,” Ramdev said.

The yoga guru insisted that political outfits knock out corrupt, criminal and characterless activists from their organisations.

Ramdev said that other political parties should not feel threatened with his political plans as he will support all the candidates who are genuine irrespective of their party affiliation.

“We will contest next Lok Sabha polls and will offer clean faces to the voters. If there are existing good candidates of other parties, we will support them,” he said clarifying that his political party, which is yet to be named, is not interested in contesting against good candidates.

Courtesy:Outlook
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