Friday, October 29, 2010

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Big B takes a break in Goa

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan decided to take a sudden sabbatical in Goa and is thoroughly enjoying his stay there.

'It is a boon at times to just spring out of circumstances and travel to just anywhere! I just did that and find it most invigorating to be able to not be specific or scheduled. And Goa it is,' Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.

The 68-year-old says he loves Goa.

'Quiet and peaceful, green and warm, sea and sunshine! The silence whispers gently in the ears, time takes time to pass and nothingness has no value at all,' he wrote.

Courtesy:TN

Goa: Fishing Community Protests CRZ Notification

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:37 AM PDT

Fish markets and fishing jetties across the state wore deserted look as the fishing community struck their work protesting the draft coastal regulation zone notification.

The All India strike call, given by the National Fisherworkers Forum (NFF) evoked tremendous response in Goa, which has fishing as third largest economic activity after tourism and mining.

NFF President Matanhy Saldanha said that all the stakeholders of fishing industry cooperated in the strike.

“Trawler owners, fish merchants and fish vendors participated in the strike,” he said.

Saldanha said that the central government should now atleast realise about tremendous dissident against it because of the draft CRZ notification.

The activity at Malim jetty, tucked across Mandovi river overlooking the capital city of Panaji, came to a standstill since morning.

Mandovi Fishermen Welfare Co-operative Society Chairman Menino Afonso said that those trawlers which have already ventured in the sea have been asked to stay there and not to return to the jetty.

“Those who are at the shore have been asked not to go today,” Afonso said expressing his full support for the agitation.

Afonso heads the co-operative society at state’s one of the biggest jetty, which has 300-odd trawlers venturing from it.

The strike will continue for a day and fishes would be available only by tomorrow, Saldanha added.

Courtesy:Outlookindia

Goa police check sea security ahead of Obama’s visit to Mumbai

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 10:24 AM PDT

The security agencies in Goa today checked their preparedness to counter seaward terrorist attack, but claimed that the exercise was nothing to do with US President Barack Obama’s scheduled visit to Mumbai. Police spokesman Atmaram Deshpande said that operation Sagar Kavach was a routine exercise to check the preparedness of the agencies.

“It has nothing to do with US President’s visit,” he said, adding that Goa will be on general alert along with other states during Obama’s visit.

“We have no intimation of whatever (about specific security requirement) and we have no role to play in the security aspect,” Deshpande said when asked about Obama’s presence in neighbouring Mumbai city.Responding to a question on Goa’s role, as it shares common waters with Mumbai, Deshpande said entire western states share common waters with Mumbai.

“We are just 105 km long stretch,” he added.

Police said that Sagar Kavach exercise held today was a routine thing.

Goa had held similar exercise in last May. “This time, we were better than the last time,” Deshpande said.

“There were certain targets that were explored for infiltration and at majority places, the police teams managed to identify them,” he said, refusing to divulge more details of the `security operation’.

Courtesy:HT
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