Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Saif follows Bebo to Goa but gets busy with trainer

Posted: 19 May 2010 07:13 AM PDT

Saif Ali Khan is working really hard on getting his physique right for the character of a spy in Agent Vinod. He has been in Goa for two weeks, accompanying girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, who is shooting for Golmaal 3. But instead of making it a pleasure trip, Saif has decided to spend some quality time at the gym. He doesn’t want to waste time and has even brought his personal trainer along. We wonder how Bebo feels about it.

Saif, who is looking forward to shooting his second production Agent Vinod from next month, is already planning its release date.

“It is a big movie and we want to shoot it properly without any hurry. I guess our plan to release Agent Vinod next summer is perfect,” he says.

The thriller will be directed by Sriram Raghavan, and shot in Europe, Delhi, Morocco and probably Pakistan.

Courtesy:IT

Goa industry mulls conveyor belts to transport ore

Posted: 19 May 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Mining industries in Goa are mulling the possibility of setting up a network of conveyor belts to transport ore from the mining pits to the port from where it is exported, an industry insider said Wednesday.

Secretary of the Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) Glen Kalavampara said a string of conveyor belts may be the answer to increasing pollution and accidents, which occur as a result of transporting ore by trucks from extraction sites in the hinterland to shipping points along the coast.

“Although a bit expensive, the industry may look at conveyor belts to transport ore in the future,” Kalavampara said in a presentation to senior officials of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF).

“Conveyor belts, especially in congested areas will cut down pollution and ease the traffic scenario,” the GMOEA secretary said.

The GMOEA, which has a representation of nearly all the mining industries on its board, is the spokesperson for the industry on matters related to the Rs.6,000 crore mining industry in Goa, which includes big names such as the Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa Ltd.

An increasing number of fatal vehicular accidents involving mining trucks had led to an impasse in various mining towns spread across Goa’s hinterland.

In March this year, after a local was crushed under the wheels of a mining truck, protesting residents of mining towns of Quepem and Curchorem had barred movement of mining ore-laden trucks, which had in turn forced the state administration to intervene and forge an amicable situation.

Nearly 40 million tonnes of iron ore is exported out of Goa annually.

Courtesy:ET

Shantaram Naik ,MP,Goa inaugurats community hall

Posted: 18 May 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. inaugurating a community hall at Balli, buitat the cost of 47 lakhs,  under MPLAD Scheme,  said that since the commencement of the scheme in 1993, projects worth 1310 crores have been commissioned through the country, and that, credit goes to the Congress government at the centre which started the scheme.

Mr. Naik said that the land for the project was gifted by Shri Shantadurga Ballikaran Saunsthan  to the V.P. Balli-Adnem, so that the people of Balli, Adnem and surrounding areas could take benefit of the hall.

Mr. Naik said peoples' participation in democracy is not now restricted to sending their representatives but people expect that the be consulted by their elected representatives from time to time.

Mr. Naik said that at Panchayat level, this is possible through the institutions of Gram Sabha but at Parliament and Assembly level,elected representatives can undertake  the exercise of consultation
only to a  limited extent.

MLA of Quepem Shri Babu Kavlekar praised Mr. Naik for giving a huge hall to the Panchayat for which people will remember Mr. Naik for generations together, he said. Shri Govind Phal Desai, Sarpanch of Village Panchayat of Adnem, Balli

welcomed the gathering.Shri Subhash Phal Desai compared the proceedings of the meeting.

Shri Sandeep Phal Desai said that the people of Adnem-Balli, were fortunate that Mr. Shantaram Naik was elected to the Rajya Sabha , as otherwise, he said,  they would never have got such a marvelous hall.

Shri Mohandas Phaldesai, President of Shri Shantadurga Ballikaran Saunsthan proposed a vote of thanks.
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