Thursday, June 3, 2010

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BJP Demands Judicial Probe into Goa Woman’s Death

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 07:27 AM PDT

Main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded a judicial probe into the death of a 28-year-old woman, in which a Goa minister’s name has cropped up.

The death of Nadia Torrado, who allegedly committed suicide by consuming rat poison, has sparked a political controversy in Goa with women outfits alleging involvement of Tourism Minister Fransisco alias Micky Pacheco in the case.

Pacheho has rubbished the allegations claiming Nadia was his family friend.

“Since the accusations are against a cabinet minister, a state police officer will not be able to investigate this case properly. Chief Minister Kamat should appoint a former high court judge to probe Nadia’s death,” Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar told reporters today.

Police had summoned Pacheco, who himself has demanded judicial probe into her death.

“Since his own cabinet minister has made a request for judicial probe, the CM should accept it,” Parrikar said.

The BJP leader also alleged that Kamat was not ready to probe scams and scandals, involving his cabinet colleagues.

“There are drug scams ..Excise scam… Mining scams. Why there is no action in any of these scams?” the former chief minister asked.

Courtesy:Outlook

Both districts of Goa in top 20 well-being list

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:44 PM PDT

South Goa got  14th position, north Goa got 18th position in NSSO survay out of over 6oo districts in India.

In what further cements Delhi’s pre-eminent position as the most liveable Indian city, three of the Capital’s districts grabbed the top three slots in a well-being index reflecting the quality of life while one more made it within the top 20.

Central Delhi topped the index, based on the NSSO survey, followed by north Delhi and New Delhi districts while south Delhi was at 20th position. The lowly rank for south Delhi would come as a surprise, given the posh tag attached to it, but taken as a district, it is also home to several urban villages where amenities are not exactly top-notch.

Mumbai and Mumbai suburban were at fourth and fifth positions in the first-ever such index measured on eight criteria — education, hygiene, entertainment, communication, healthcare, transportation, home amenities and kitchen facilities.

Among the metros, Bangalore urban was at ninth followed by Chennai at 10th and Kolkata at 11th.

From Maharastra, Pune made it to the list of districts with better quality of life at seventh position. Two cities from the north-east found places in the top 20 — Dimapur at 6th and Aizawl at 13th position. Three Punjab districts featured in the list — Fatehgarh Sahib (15), Patiala (16) and Jalandhar (19) — while Chandigarh was at 8th.

South Goa was at 14th position, north Goa at 18th. Kerala’s Pathanamthitta was at 12th and Ahmedabad could manage only 17th rank.

Districts from Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand figured prominently in the bottom 20 of the well-being index, reflecting poor quality of life in the region. Seven districts of Orissa, six of Bihar and two of Jharkhand were in the bottom 20 list.

Rayagada and Kandhamal of Orissa ranked first and second in the bottom 20 of the list. Other districts of Orissa which were poor performers were Nuapada (4), Balangir (9), Koraput (10) and Bargarh (19).

Among the Bihar districts in the bottom 20 were Banka at 3rd position, Sheohar (5), Nalanda (12), Kaimur (13), Khagaria (14) and Araria (20). Kawardha (6), Lohardaga (16) and Dumka (17) of Chattisgarh were also on the list.

But when it came to female security index (FSI) — well-being, status and treatment of women — there was a clear divide between north and south India. The worst rating was found in Punjab, MP, western UP, Haryana and Delhi.

While central Delhi topped the bottom 20 list of female security index (FSI), seven of the Capital’s districts — south-west Delhi (5), north-east Delhi (7), east Delhi (9), south Delhi (12), north-west Delhi (15) and north Delhi (18) were in the bottom 20 list.

From Haryana, Panipat figured at number 3 followed by Rohtak at 10 and Gurgaon at 13 in the bottom list. Six districts of Madhya Pradesh, including Gwalior (4), Shivpuri (6) and Vidisha (14), were also on the list.

Courtesy:TOI

Geet who is in Goa blasts BCCI for Asian Games snub

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Eight-time world billiards champion Geet Sethi today lashed out at the Cricket Board for not sending the Indian teams for this year’s Asian Games in Guangzhou, saying the BCCI is only concerned about commercial benefits and country’s pride comes last for it.

The BCCI yesterday said that due to prior international commitments it will not send either the men’s or the women’steam for the Asian Games, where cricket in the form of Twenty20, will make its debut in the multi-discipline event to be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to 27.

India would host New Zealand for a three-Test and five ODI series during the same time when the Asian Games is scheduled and Sethi said BCCI’s decision was influenced by commercial interests.

“It is a wrong decision as it will deprive India of one gold medal,” Sethi told reporters here.

“Those who are running the BCCI should not think commercially but instead should take into consideration the nation’s pride,” he said.

Sethi, who is in Goa to participate in the second national selection tournament for the Asian Games, said he was confident that India would win at least two gold medals each in billiards and snooker.

The former Khel Ratna Awardee said it was the sheer love for the sport that motivated him to continue playing billiards.

“I played snooker also but was not good in it. So, I concentrated in billiards since 1992,” said a modest Sethi, who was the first amateur in the world to compile the maximum 147 break in snooker.

Courtesy:IT
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