Friday, May 14, 2010

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Goa constable wanted for drug-mafia link surrenders Today.

Posted: 14 May 2010 08:10 AM PDT

A Goa Police constable, who was evading arrest for over two months in a police-drug peddler nexus case, in which six of his colleagues and seniors are behind bars, surrendered before a local court Friday.

Sanjay Parab surrendered to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Court at Mapusa, about 10 km from Panaji, Deputy Superintendent of Police or DSP (Crime Branch) Chandrakant Salgaonkar said.

The 30-year-old will be arrested once he is handed over to Crime Branch by the court, the DSP said.

Parab was amongst seven policemen booked by Crime Branch for alleged links with Israeli drug peddlers Yaniv Benaim alias Atala and David Driham alias Dudu.

Crime Branch has arrested six of them - Inspector Ashish Shirodkar, Sub-Inspector Punaji Gawas, a head constable and three constables.

Parab was on the run since the first week of March when a case was filed against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act and NDPS Act. Crime Branch issued a lookout notice against Parab when he failed to respond to its summons.

Police were expecting Parab to surrender Thursday after his lawyer withdrew an anticipatory bail petition filed in the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court, claiming his client will surrender to the investigating agencies.

The nexus was exposed after Atala confessed on video tape about his links with the Police.

Courtesy: HT

Kareena on Golman & Diamands in goa

Posted: 14 May 2010 06:13 AM PDT

I've moved bag and baggage to Goa!” claimed Kareena Kapoor in a recent interview. The clearly excited and relaxed actress was also endorsing a diamond brand while she was taking a break from shooting for Golmaal-3. Talking about men, the actress said, “All men know how to woo their women. And one way is to buy them diamonds!” And when she was questioned as to whether beau Saif Ali Khan had bought her any diamonds, she quickly exclaimed, “Of course! But a woman is never satisfied with one diamond…there has to be a number of it!”

Talking about her character in Golmaal-3, she confirmed that this time round she will not be playing a television serial watching wife. “I'm playing one of the heroes this time. She's more like a tom-boy. But she's still feminine because she is the only girl in the film!”

She also spoke about Agent Vinod, her upcoming film with Saif Ali Khan. “What will work for Agent Vinod is the director Shriram Raghavan. His films are slightly edgy.” But her most controversial comment came when she spoke about her recent set of dud films. “Actors don't fail the script; the script fails them. The director is the captain of the ship. The actor just listens to whatever the director says or does.”

Courtesy:Bollyspice

SIT to probe desecration of religious places in Goa

Posted: 13 May 2010 09:25 AM PDT

Police on Thursday said the SIT, currently assisting the Margao blasts probe, will now investigate the incidence of desecration at religious places in the coastal state.

“Since Margao blast case investigation has reached its fag end and the chargesheet is to be filed on May 17, SIT officers will now work on the idol desecration cases in temples and churches,” a senior Crime branch official told PTI today.

Goa, with almost 30 per cent Catholic population, had witnessed several incidents of Church desecration in recent past. These incidents were besides idol desecrations in temples witnessed during last three years.

State Chief Minister Digamber Kamat had assured to look into these cases when a Guardian Angel Church at Curchorem town was desecrated by vandals last week.

Curchorem police said miscreants had vandalized statues of St Benedict and Our Lady of Lourdes erected outside the Church. These statues were specially brought from Portugal and placed here almost 50 years ago by the parishioners.

In the same premises, statues of Christ the King and Fr Agnelo were also damaged. This was second Church to be targeted within a month.

The vandals, earlier, had desecrated a Church at Chandor, a remote village in south district.

Crime branch’s SIT will be now asked to crack these instances of idol desecration which may flare communal tension in the state.

Interestingly, SIT was formed almost one and half year ago when temple desecration had become order of the day in the state. But the team could not make much headway as it was marred with frequent transfers of the officers.

Crime branch officer said a few officers attached to SIT were transferred. “Whoever is left in the team will begin the probe. If needed, more officers can join them later,” he added.

Courtesy:TOI
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Fiona will testify in Scarlett murder case in Goa: Lawyer

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:17 AM PDT

, the mother of slain British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, will come to India to assist the prosecution in her daughter’s murder case as her sentence has been suspended for two years by a United Kingdom court, her lawyer said today.

“Fiona is ready to come to India and assist the court as soon as date for her deposition is fixed,” her lawyer Vikram Varma said.

Fiona’s presence for the trial was uncertain after she was sentenced eight months imprisonment for alleged benefit fraud.

The British court has suspended Fiona’s sentence for two years and has not barred her from visiting India, Varma said.

A juvenile court in Goa is hearing the murder case of Scarlett, who was found dead at Anjuna shore on February 18, 2008

Courtesy:PTI

Goa Police to Send Seized Drugs to Hyd for Forensic Test

Posted: 12 May 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Goa Police will send the stock of drugs seized in the past one decade for forensic test to Hyderabad within the next couple of days, police sources said today.

The drugs would be sent via road under tight security, a crime branch officer said.

State police have began an exhaustive exercise to probe the pilferage of drugs from its official locker after an Israeli drug dealer Atala alias Yaniv Benaim, claimed that he used to get narcotics from the police safe-house.

A senior police officer said that all the packets would be forensically examined to check whether the drugs were later adulterated with other material, after pilfering them.

In their submission to the court, police had said that around 24 kg charas was missing from its lockers. They also claimed that white ants had feasted on the drugs.

Officials said the drugs stored in the lockers were not disposed off since the last decade, although a designated drug destruction committee was formed.

A senior crime branch officer said that during the investigation they have found that seals of some packets were broken.

“We need to check whether they are open accidentally or purposely. Once drugs are confiscated, it is sealed and resealed during the prosecution,” he said.

Learning lessons from the revelations after police-drug peddler nexus was exposed, the anti-narcotic cell (ANC) has now recommended that the drugs seized during the raids be disposed off immediately after the case was finalised.

Incidentally, ANC, which was formed to curb the drug trade, was not given representation on the destruction committee.

ANC Superintendent of Police, Veenu Bansal has asked his seniors to give proper representation to ANC on this committee.

Courtesy:Outlook
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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CBI arrests Ukrainian fugitive after his goa visit

Posted: 12 May 2010 08:26 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) (Interpol - India) coordinated the arrest of an International fugitive who was wanted by U.S. department of Justice on charges of fraud in the United States of America, said an official statement on Wednesday.

It was learnt that the fugitive, a red corner notice subject, would arrive at New Delhi from Goa in the night of May 8, and would leave for Istanbul in early hours of May 9.

Further, a request for provisional arrest of the wanted fugitive was also received through diplomatic channels for taking further action as per the extradition treaty between India and the United States of America.

It is alleged that the fugitive and others were part of an International Crime Racket engaged in trafficking stolen and counterfeit credit cards and other criminal activities. The credit card industry has reported fraud losses on these particular accounts to be over US$ 17 Million.

The U.S. authorities discovered over 16,000 stolen card account numbers on the fugitive's email account. The timing of his arrest was particularly significant in that his extradition and prosecution would have been very unlikely had he reached his final destination of Ukraine.

On May 8 it was decided to effect the 'arrest' of this subject u/sec.41(1)(g) Cr.PC by the Police Station of Domestic Airport, New Delhi upon his arrival from Goa.

All the concerned authorities i.e. Delhi Police, CISF and Immigration authorities were coordinated by Interpol Wing of CBI and this fugitive was arrested at Domestic Airport, New Delhi in the night of May 8 by Delhi Police. He was produced before the concerned jurisdictional Magistrate on 09th May, 2010 and has been granted Judicial Custody till May 22.

The concerned officials of US Embassy, New Delhi have been suitably briefed as per Extradition Treaty for procurement of 'Extradition Documents' so that MEA could set up the Extradition Court.

Courtesy:India Blooms

Key witness in Goa drug nexus contacted after two months

Posted: 12 May 2010 07:16 AM PDT

The Goa police, repeatedly accused of sabotaging investigation into the police-politician-narcotics mafia nexus, has contacted a crucial witness nearly two months after the probe was initiated in March.
IANS has access to documents which reveal that the Goa police contacted Lucky Farmhouse, a 33-year-old Swedish model and former girlfriend of Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim, only Tuesday (May 11) and that too after the whistleblower model complained to the media that the Goa police were "not trying to find me at all".

Lucky's spycam videos of Atala boasting of his links to the police and politicians had exposed the nexus, resulting in the arrest of six policemen, including a police inspector - Ashish Shirodkar, who formerly headed the anti-narcotics operation, and Atala himself.

In their e-mail sent to Lucky dated May 11, the crime branch requested the Swedish model to come to Goa with all the spycam videos shot by her that prove the involvement of police and politicians in Goa's narcotics mafia.

"She is an important witness. We have sent her some questions. When she comes… we have asked her to come with all the evidences (spycam videos) which she has," Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Salgaonkar told IANS Wednesday.

Salgaonkar also said that full security would be provided to Lucky when she comes to Goa with the sensational videos. The model has also said that she has spycam videos of a leading politician's son conducting transactions with drug dealers in Goa.

In his e-mail to Lucky, Salgaonkar has also said that the police were seriously probing the involvement of politicians in the narcotics mafia and asked Lucky to co-operate.

"In her reply to our e-mail today, Lucky said that she would be able to return to India only by August. We have requested her to come early. August might be too late," he said.

The local media and the opposition have repeatedly accused the police of sabotaging and 'going slow' on the investigation.

Leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar has also demanded the arrest of Salgaonkar for allegedly trying to sabotage the probe in order to save a leading politician and asked the state government to hand over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Courtesy:Thaindian
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Decision on Sanatan ban after examining Goa blast charge sheet by NIA

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Goa home minister Ravi Naik has said that the government would examine the chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency in the Margao bomb blast case before deciding a ban on right wing Hindu organization ‘Sanatan Sanstha’.

“We will go through the charge sheet by NIA before deciding anything,” Naik told reporters here yesterday adding that the director general of police (DGP) Bhimsen Bassi will be asked to examine the chargesheet.

Naik said that the state government had not thought about the ban earlier and is solely waiting for NIA investigation to get over.

“I can’t say whether the ban would be recommended or not,” the Home Minister said.

NIA, which is probing the Margao bomb blast case is expected to file the charge sheet by May 17, 2010 in two different courts at Margao and Vasco.

The blast at Margao on Diwali eve last year had killed two people on the spot while police had diffused unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at Sancoale, 20 km away from Margao.

Four accused were arrested for hatching conspiracy to execute bomb blast at five places in the state.

All four were commonly linked to Sanatan Sanstha, which is operating through its Ashram at Ramnathi village, 35 km away from here.

Gadkar visited Goa to threaten CBI from prosecuting Parrikar

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:21 AM PDT

Mr Shantaram Naik , Rajya Sabha member from Goa has said that BJP President Shri  Mr Nitin Gadkari's Goa visit was to pressurize  CBI  not to file charge –sheet against Shri Manohar Parrikar Ex-Chief Minister of Goa and the present Leader of Opposition in the matter of crimes allegedly committed by Mr Parrikar during the Goa International Film Festival 2004.

Addressing a press conference in Congress House, Panaji today, Mr Naik   said that Shri Gadkari who was  on a Goa visit  to Goa ,recently, has charged the Government of India of misusing CBI to take revenge against the political opponents of Congress Party.

press-conference

Shri Shantaram Naik M.P. addressing a Press Conference in Congress House Panaji, on Tuesday.  Also seen in the photograph are Shri Altinho Gomes General Secretary GPCC and Shri Gurudas Natekar, Secretary, GPCC.

Mr Naik has said that the whole exercise of Mr Gadkari is to protect  Shri Narendra Modi , Chief Minister of Gujrath whose role in Gujrath riots is being investigated by a team of Supreme Court and Shri Parrikar whose role in  International Film Festival Goa 2004  is being investigated under serious criminal provisions of law.

Mr Naik said that BJP going to the President of India on this issue amounts to seeking pardon before conviction.

Mr Naik said that BJP calling CBI as Congress Bureau of Investigation to shield the crimes of their leaders can very well be understood as BJP is notoriously  called as  "Bhartiya Jhooti Party"

Mr Naik said that BJP is attempting to murder SECULARISM in the country every now and then without any success, and said that, unfortunately, there is no provision in the law to book such murders except for the offence of waging of war.

Mr Naik states in his statement that  as many as 22 allegations are being investigated by the CBI against former chief minister Manohar Parrikar and others in connection with the International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) when Goa hosted it for the first time in 2004.

Mr. Naik said  that as per the reply given by Union Minister of State for Personnel Shri Prithviraj Chavan  to him (Mr Naik)  in a written reply to an unstarred question on 15th April,2010,  a case is registered under No.RC15(A)/07-CBI/Mumbai dated 19.04.2007 under sections 409 (creaminal breach of trust) 421 (dishonest or fraudulent removal of or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors) 423 (dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration), 431 (mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel ), 432 (mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage etc.), 463 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471  (using as genuine a forged document or electronic records) & 120B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code and Sec 10 & 12 of the Prevention Corruption Act 1988 against Mr Parrikar.

Mr Naik says that Shri Chavan  also said in his reply  that "the case involves also recording of statements of the Entertainment Society of Goa, senior officers of the Government of Goa, and members of various committees"

Mr Chavan further stated in his reply that projects undertaken during the
IFFI 2004 are also required to be inspected by various
technical authorities/bodies.

Mr Parrikar was summoned by CBI   on  15th April,2010   and was grilled extensively, Mr Naik says in his statement.  Mr Naik said BJP has become panicky on seeing its two leaders falling in  net of investigating agencies , and therefore , are out to damage control exercise.

Mr Naik said that raising an issue of Government's interference  in CBI matters can be understood, if their party feels so, but to organize a nation-wide agitation on the issue indicates that more and more BJP leaders are involved in the commission of crimes in country. And therefore, BJP proposes to insulate them from criminal investigation.

Mr Naik recalled that in 2005 CAG had indicted Mr Parrikar and therefore, the then Congress Government led by Shri Pratapsingh Rane  had asked police to investigate into the matter and, subsequently the case was handed over to CBI.

Mr Naik stated that the  Goa Pradesh Congress Committee too had constituted a Committee under  his (Mr Naik's) Chairmanship to inquire into the matter and had submitted a report to the Goa PCC ,listing out several grave illegalities involved in the Goa International Film Festival 2004.

Replying to a query regarding Chief Minister Digamber Kamat's statement, Mr Naik said that the C.M. has said that he was misquoted in the matter.

He requested the pressmen to ask the question again to CM, in order to get the clarification of his statement.

Regarding the issue of ban on Sanathan Institution, Mr. Naik said that he feels that Government of Goa would make necessary request to the Union Government after the NIA files Charge Sheet against the culprits.

The copy of NIA Charge Sheet and the material already with the government will make a strong case for banning the institution, Mr. Naik said.

Mr Naik said that CM has not expressed his opinion against baning but has simply said that the Home Ministry has not sent any proposal to him.

I’ll not be seen smoking in public again: Arshad Warsi

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:33 AM PDT

Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi has promised that he will not be seen smoking in public places again.

National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE), an anti-tobacco organisation had asked the actor to quit smoking for betterment of his health after he was allegedly spotted smoking on a college campus in Margao Goa town, 40 kms away from here, during a shoot recently.

Responding to the letter by NOTE, Warsi said, “henceforth I will ensure that I throw away the cigarette before I make public appearance.”

The 42-year-old actor further said that he was smoking in his vanity van parked far away from the college building, when a group of youngsters knocked on the door.

“As usual I go out of my way for my fans and I came out to sign the autographs, involuntarily holding the cigarette in my hand,” the actor said

Courtesy:PTI
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Monday, May 10, 2010

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Anyone in chappals or lungi can be a Mercedes owner

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:13 AM PDT

Wealth generation in India is happening on a massive scale and anyone wearing plain clothes and chappals can be a Mercedes Benz owner, a top official of the luxury car maker said on Monday.

Wilfried Aulbur, the auto company’s managing director, said there was no way one could profile a person from his outward appearance as a prospective Mercedes Benz customer.

“In India, persons wearing plain white shirt and pant or lungi and chappals can buy the car (Mercedes Benz),” Aulbur told reporters, inaugurating a dealership near Panaji.

Aulbur also said that smaller cities like Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Panaji were the next frontier for the luxury car makers.

“We are looking at a 25 per cent growth in these cities. There is a massive wealth generation happening in India,” he added.

Citing the example of Aurangabad, Aulbur said this Maharashtra city was an example of the changing and expansive lifestyle of smaller cities in India.

“There is an order for 125 Mercedes Benz cars in Aurangabad. This shows the importance of such cities to us.”

He said there were around 250 cars already on the roads in Goa, despite the fact that the state did not have a full-fledged dealership until now.

Courtesy:Hindustan times

Mac Mohan of Bombay to Goa no more

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:12 AM PDT

Mac Mohan, the lovable salt-and-pepper haired character actor best known for his role as Sambha in the super-hit Sholay, passed away Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer, a family member said.

“He had been suffering for long of a tumour in the right lung and breathed his last at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital this (Monday) evening,” his daughter Manjiri told IANS.

Mac Mohan was 71 and is survived by his wife Mini, another daughter Vinati and son Vikrant.

Mac Mohan was the maternal uncle of wellknown Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who was present at his home when his body arrived from the hospital, Manjiri added.

During his career in Bollywood, Mac Mohan worked in about 200 films and mostly played negative roles. Some of his films are Zanjeer, Majboor, Rafoo Chakkar, Don, Shaan and Satte Pe Satta. His last film was Journey Bombay to Goa: Laughter Unlimited.

Courtesy:NDTV

Giving false information during census is punishable: Goa MP

Posted: 10 May 2010 07:29 AM PDT

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Ajay Maken told Mr Shantaram Naik in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, last week that as per Clause (d) of sub section (1) of Section 11 of the Census Act, 1948 any person who intentionally gives a false answer to, or refuses to answer to the best of his knowledge or belief, any question asked of him by a census-officer which he is legally bound by section 8 to answer,  shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

He further told Mr Naik the First Phase of Census of India 2011 i.e. Houselisting and Housing Census has already commenced in 25 States/UTs.

Minister said that in respect of remaining 10 States/UTs, this is to commence between 7th May, 2010 to 15th June, 2010. He further informed that the Second Phase of Census, i.e., Population Enumeration is scheduled to be conducted between 9th February, 2011 to 28th February, 2011 with reference date as 00.00 hours of 1st March, 2011 in the entire country except the snow-bound areas of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The revisional round will be undertaken during 1-5 March, 2011.

The host of data on housing stock, amenities and assets available with each of the household are being collected in Houselisting Operations. During Second Phase-Population Enumeration data on various socio-economic and demographic parameters like age, sex, literacy, SC/ST status, religion, languages known, economic activity status, migration etc. will be collected in respect of each individual, minister said.

As regards Naik's sub-question regarding the information sought for the first time, Mr Maken one new question on availability of Computer/Laptop with internet or without internet is included.
The exact questions for the second phase of Census-Population Enumeration will be finalized by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) comprising of eminent Demographers, Social Scientists, Data Users and senior government officers, minister said.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

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The stars come down to Goa!

Posted: 09 May 2010 06:58 AM PDT

At any given time, the sets of Rohit Shetty's Golmaal-3 in Goa has an additional set of Bollywood stars present.

Saif Ali Khan is there to spend time with Kareena Kapoor, Kajol is there with Ajay Devgn on weekends, Soha Ali Khan flies in to see Kunal Khemu, Yogeeta Bali is expected to spend time with her husband Mithun Chakraborthy soon. In short, the sets has a standby artiste unit ready at all points.


The news is that Rohit and Ajay got a novel idea when they saw the heavyweights visiting the sets. "The director and his hero are seriously thinking of having all these actors (who are a craze in their own right) put in a one-shot appearance in the film. Normally one sees the crew in the end of the credit titles. Rohit and Ajay were wondering whether they should perhaps request all their star guests to put in a joint appearance too. This is just a thought. No one has been approached for it yet," says a source.

Incidentally, Ratna Pathak Shah is also in the film. And, though chances are slim that Naseeruddin Shah will pay her a visit, the unit is excited at the prospect of seeing this Bollywood legend too amongst the visiting actors.

Courtesy:TOI

Goa blast: NIA to file chargesheet by May 17

Posted: 09 May 2010 04:32 AM PDT

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) would file the chargesheet in the Goa blast case by May 17, a senior officer said.

“We will file the chargesheet in two different courts at Margao and Vasco,” the officer said.

The agency has arrested four persons — Dhananjay Ashtekar, Dilip Mangaonar, Vinayak Patil and Vinay Talekar — for allegedly conspiring to execute serial bomb blasts in the state on October 16, on the eve of Diwali last year.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Vasco had last week granted bail to Vinayak Patil and Vinay Talekar as NIA had failed to file a chargesheet despite having the duo in custody for 180 days.

Two persons had died in a bomb explosion at Margao town while police had defused two IEDs at Sancoale, 30 kms away from Margao.

Courtesy:PTI

HC flays Goa govt for giving land sans agreement

Posted: 08 May 2010 07:41 PM PDT

In a case involving a claim of over Rs 24 lakh towards license fees for the premises of Club Paradiso in Anjuna, the high court of Bombay at Goa has denounced the government for not entering into an agreement while entrusting the public premises to a private party in 2001.

The court observations came in the wake of a petition filed by one Nandgopal Kudchadkar, who is also facing eviction from the club premises following an order of the estate officer in February 2010.

Kudchadkar approached the high court as the district court in March 2010, directed him to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 24 lakh in the matter while staying the execution of the eviction order of the estate officer.

Before the high court, the petitioner contended that that he was not liable to pay more than Rs six lakh. According to Kudchadkar, the district court could not have directed him to give a bank guarantee for the sum of Rs 24 lakh without finding out what the dues payable by him were.

While dismissing the petition, Justice N A Britto observed, “The petitioner was put in possession of the suit premises from November 7, 2001 and since then has been continuing in possession without any agreement and without paying the licence fees regularly. One fails to understand how public property was entrusted to the petitioner without entering into an agreement.”

Upholding the order of the district court for asking the petitioner to give the bank guarantee to secure the amount, the high court further held that the petitioner, who did not have any agreement executed with the Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd nor was regular in making payments, cannot be shown any further indulgence. The high court has granted the petitioner, at his request, two week’s time to furnish the bank guarantee before the district court.

Courtesy: TOI

Swedish model wanted by Goa cops

Posted: 08 May 2010 09:59 AM PDT

Even as Goa police officials continue to hunt for Swedish model Lucky Mangarda, who uploaded a video on YouTube that showed her boyfriend and Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim boasting of his connection with the Goan police, the model was keeping a low profile in Mumbai since the scandal erupted.

Mangarda who had briefly worked in Bollywood as an extra revealed that she shared breathing space with several Bollywood stars, including Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Arjun Rampal. She did not reveal her present location, said she was in Mumbai last week.

She answered our question via email. “I was in Mumbai for 14 days between January and February and I shot at four different locations in the city. I shot for Stepmom in a Bollywood studio, that one on the hill,” she said, presumably referring to Film City.

The model said she also shot for Devgn-starrer ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’ at Tulip Star Hotel, Juhu, and at Nitin Desai’s studio. She also mentioned Vama Apparels at Peddar Road, where she reportedly shot for Mani Shankar’s film ‘Knock Out’.

In one picture, where Mangarda is dressed in a steel blue ghaghra choli, she is apparently on the sets of ‘Stepmom’, Karan Johar’s remake of the Hollywood movie of the same name. “I was in a wedding scene. Kareena Kapoor was in the same scene and maybe Arjun Rampal too, but he had a false beard on, so I don’t know,” she said.

Mangarda has fond memories from the sets of ‘Once Upon a Time’. “I especially liked Ajay Devgn; everything he did was so professional,” said Mangarda, who added that Benaim never left Goa to join her in Mumbai.

The model now has plans to return to Mumbai in August and learn Hindi. “I have got a better agent and this week’s audition here went very well,” she said.

Crime Branch officials in Goa had told local reporters that they had not gotten in touch with Mangarda yet. “We have been trying to trace her,” said Crime Branch deputy superintendent Chandrakant Salgaokar.

Coutersy:NDTV
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

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Rane wants Government to crack down un drugs in Goa

Posted: 08 May 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Goa’s Speaker of Legislative assembly Pratapsingh Rane today expressed his dissatisfaction over Goa’s image being portrayed as drug heaven outside due to prevalence of narcotic trade in state’s tourism belt.

Rane, the longest serving chief minister of the state, also adviced Chief Minister Digamber Kamat to take non government organizations into confidence while destroying the drugs so that it is not pushed back into the market.

“Who supervises this destruction of drugs? We need at last two to three NGOs at the time of destruction so that it is not pushed back in the market,” Rane, former Goa chief minister, said participating in a seminar on media at International Centre DonaPaula.

He said that Goa’s image has been maligned to a great extend globally due to drug trade in the tourism belt.

Courtesy:DGGoa

Goa police asked to check if naxals using state as a shelter

Posted: 08 May 2010 04:56 AM PDT

On the wake of recent arrests of some naxal leaders here, the Goa government has asked the police to check whether naxals are using the state as a shelter to bide their time.

Chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava told PTI that home ministry has asked the police to submit a report verifying whether some of the ultras were using the state as a shelter.

The government’s action came in the wake of recent arrest of Sambu Beck, a Maoiwadi Trushul Manch leader from Orissa, who was taking shelter in the state.

One of his accomplice was also arrested by Goa police from Mapusa town and handed over to Orissa police.

Srivastava said that home ministry “wants to know whether there are other similar groups working here and what action the police are taking to identify them.”

Superintendent of police Veenu Bansal, who headed the operation to nab Beck this week, said yesterday that the naxal leader was in the state as ‘he wanted to lie low’.

Bansal said that Beck was also working in one of the industrial units in Goa and was hiding here for last one and half month before state police zeroed in on him.

State chief minister Digamber Kamat told PTI today that steps are being taken by police to verify antecedents of all those people who migrate here from other states.

“I don’t think that naxalites are trying to spread their roots in Goa. Their agitations are on various issues,” he said.

Courtesy:DNA

Indian ,Goa-origin MP Keith Vaz wins in British Elections

Posted: 07 May 2010 09:04 AM PDT

Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz held the Leicester East constituency for the Labour party in the British general election.

He defeated Conservative candidate Jane Hunt and Liberal Democrat candidate Ali Asghar.

Indian filmstar Sanjay Dutt had campaigned for Vaz in his constituency, that has a large population of South Asians, where he secured 53.8 percent of the vote. Vaz's parents were from Goa and the family migrated to Britain from Yemen in 1965.

Keith has been a member of parliament for Leicester East since 1987. On July 26, 2007, Vaz was elected chairman of the influential Home Affairs Select Committee.

Courtesy:Calcuttatube
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