log on to thegoan.net @thegoaneveryday SATURDAY MAY 13, 2023 GOA 14 pages PRICE ` 8 MMC staffers give office the slip, thanks to non-functional bio-metric scanner page 7 Mega 2-day culture, music and food festival in London Pilar Society’s mission in the Himalayan country IN SHORT >> Alcohol worth ` 22L seized at Patradevi post PERNEM: An excise team at the Patradevi check post seized alcohol worth Rs 22 lakh which was being transported in a vehicle from Goa to Maharashtra. The officer suspected something fishy and checked a vehicle, only to find alcohol hidden in the middle and covered by cement bricks around. The truck and alcohol were later seized and were handed over to police for further investigation. Union Min to chair Smart City meet PANAJI: The Smart Cities Mission meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs will be held on May 22 at a resort at Dona Paula. The meeting will be held under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. Facebook.com/thegoaneveryday 2 The Goan (Playstore) PANAJI MARGAO GOA VOLUME VIII, NO. 325 GOA No Goan will be found as a roadside destitute in State, assures CM 5 THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI Finally after a long drawn battle and the High Court’s intervention which had struck down an earlier  reservation policy, the State’s reserved categories are likely to get an aggregate 41% quota in admissions for post-graduate courses at the Goa Medical College from the upcoming academic year. The State government decided to implement its regular 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 12% for Scheduled Tribes and 2% for Scheduled Castes in Post Graduate courses, hitherto devoid of any reservation as the Bombay High Court had struck down an earlier reservation policy. The new notification was issued recently with instructions to the GMC Dean to send BOOSTER DOSE „„Govt to implement its regular 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes, 12% for Scheduled Tribes and 2% for Scheduled Castes in Post Graduate courses „„New notification issued recently with instructions to GMC Dean to send the reservation proposal to Health Dept for govt approval „„Roster for reservations to be prepared by Social Welfare department „„Recommendation for reservations made to govt by expert committee headed by Health Secretary in consultation with Advocate General Devidas Pangam the reservation proposal to the Public Health Department for seeking government approval.  It also stated that the roster for reservations will be prepared by the Social Welfare department.  The recommendation for reservations was made to the government by an expert committee which was headed by the Health Secretary in consultation with Advocate General Devidas Pangam. It may be recalled that the Bombay High Court at Goa had struck down the 2020 decision of the State Government to implement reservations for post-graduate seats Railways complete Velsao culvert work  >> See pg 3 WEATHER >> Max: 35 C Min: 28 C Humidity: 81% TIDES Low: High: 10:36 ---04:24 17:59 kanda in Konkani, these berries are usually found only during the summer months.   Narayan Pissurlenkar Porvorim PI gets contempt notice for failure to register murder case THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI In yet another instance questioning the conduct of the police, the Judicial Magistrate First Class (FIR) at Mapusa has issued a show cause notice to Porvorim Police Inspector Anant Gaonkar for not complying with its order to register a murder case into a suspicious death reported in January 2022. The notice was issued based on a petition filed by one Melcy Pinto, who accused Delhi govt says Centre still not cooperating Moves SC again on transfers NEW DELHI Delhi’s AAP-led government moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre is not implementing the transfer of its services secretary and there could be contempt of the apex court order delivered just a day earlier. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over the administration of services, except for public order, police and land. Chief Justice D Y Chandra- at the GMC, citing the arbitrary fashion in which it was notified, merely based on recommendations of the State’s SC/ST and OBC Commissions. In their 95-page judgment, Justices M S Sonak and M S Jawalkar had said that such a decision to provide reservation quota in post-graduate courses at the GMC ought to have been preceded by “proper” said well thought out process which accounted for a plethora of issues raised in multiple decisions of the Supreme Court of India on the subject. The Bench also pointed out in the judgement that the rules for admission to post-graduate courses both at GMC and the Goa Dental College, which encompassed only the merit consideration, had never been amended  to factor in the reservation policy and dilute the merit criterion. PTI A DAY AFTER VICTORY… PTI Apple Cider Vinegar: Home remedies to prevent dark armpits CBSE Class 12 results: Girls shine, but pass percentage dips VERY, VERY, BERRY: A woman displays black berries in Panjim on Friday. Also known as chud said he would constitute a bench to hear the matter next week. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, said the top court delivered the judgment just yesterday and now there can be contempt. Under Article 141 of the Constitution, there can be contempt of this court’s order and a bench needs to hear this urgently, Singhvi said. “They are saying we will not transfer anybody. I can file contempt in view of judgement passed yesterday. But it will take time. So kindly list the matter,” he said. the PI of not registering murder case in her father Nicolao Pinto’s death on January 3, 2022. The victim was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Britona which followed a complaint seeking murder charges, even as the police registered a case of unnatural death. In her petition, Melcy pointed out disobedience to the JMFC order and named the suspected persons behind her 59-year-old father’s death. Conceding contempt of the court, the JMFC has issued a notice to the PI demanding an explanation for the failure to register the case and for disobeying the Court order. The Porvorim police remained unavailable for comment. The department has come under severe scrutiny in the recent few days with similar instances being reported across various police stations. While the department has been quick to take action in some, although, with variations on punishments to its officers, it has remained tightlipped on other issues.  10 INFO GOVT TO IMPLEMENT QUOTA FROM NEW ACADEMIC YEAR PANAJI: As is the case annually ahead of the monsoon, the Captain of Ports has issued a statutory order shutting all inland navigation at the Aguada Bay sandbar between May 21 and September 30. Also the lighthouses at Malim, Campal, Tejo Front and Tejo Rear, Reis Magos and the Aguada Beacon will cease to be functional with effect from June 1, 2023 until further notice, the CoP said. PONDA: President of Sugarcane Producers Facilitation Committee and former MP Narendra Sawaikar has assured that 161 sugarcane farmers would receive pending subsidy by month end and the process of ethanol project would be completed in June.  >> See pg 3 RNI: GOAENG/2015/65729 Reserved categories to get 41% medical seats at GMC Aguada bay sandbar shut for navigation Sugarcane farmers to get pending subsidy Instagram.com/thegoaneveryday NEW DELHI Girls continued to outshine boys in CBSE class 10 and 12 exams while the pass percentage and the number of students scoring above 90 and 95 per cent marks dipped compared to last year. CBSE officials said a comparison cannot be drawn with last year’s statistics as the academic session then was split into two terms because of the Covid pandemic. School principals, however, claimed the decline was due to the introduction of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions. The pass percentage in class 10 stood at 93.12 per cent, a dip of 1.28 percentage points from last year. The pass percentage in 2019 (pre-pandemic year) was 91.10 per cent. Similarly, the pass percentage in the CBSE class 12 exam has gone down by 5.38 percentage points and stands at 87.33 per cent as against 92.71 per cent last year. In 2019 (the pre-pandemic academic session), the pass percentage was 83.40 per cent. A similar trend was witnessed in the number of students who scored above 90 per cent and 95 per cent marks. SPORTS IPL: Suryakumar’s maiden hundred hands MI 27-run win against GT 14 K’taka polls: Stage set for counting of votes today HC directs minimum 3-hours water supply to Dona Paula colony PTI THE GOAN I NETWORK BENGALURU Counting of votes polled for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections, which witnessed a fierce contest between rivals BJP and the Congress, will be taken up on Saturday. Parties, including the JD(S) wait with bated breath to know the outcome as hung assembly is a possibility. The electoral fortunes of top leaders -- Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the BJP, Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar and JD(S)’ HD Kumaraswamy, among many others will be known. The counting will begin at 8 am in 36 centres and poll officials expect a clear picture about the outcome is likely to emerge by mid-day. Elaborate security arrangements have been made across the State, especially in and around the counting centres, to avoid any untoward incidents, official sources said. PANAJI The Bombay High Court at Goa has ordered PWD to ensure water supply of at least three hours a day to the residents of La Oceana Colony, Dona Paula who had approached the court. In the letter, the residents complained that supply by PWD is restricted to only 45 minutes to a maximum of 1 hour 15 minutes a day and on several days, there is no water. “Since right to supply of clean and hygienic drinking water is an integral facet of right to dignified life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the learned Advocate General is requested to use his good offices to ensure that the residents of not only the La Oceana Colony Trust, Dona Paula, but the surrounding areas are provided adequate supply,” the Bombay High Court at Goa ruled.  “The Principal Chief Engineer, PWD shall ensure that the residents of La Oceana Colony Trust, Dona Paula and similarly situated citizens are assured drinking water supply for at least 3 hours a day, which period can be split or staggered depending upon administrative and technical exigencies,” the High Court said. Other residents too cry out for water PANAJI: Even as the High Court took up the matter of water shortages in the colonies on the Dona Paula plateau suo motu, residents from hamlets in the lower reaches -- Aivao and the ‘Hawaii’ beach -- too cried out for water at the site where Taleigao panchayat officials met them. The issue of water shortage and in some areas no supply at all >Continued on P5 Now, rice with maggots found at fair price shop in Sanguem Angry villagers storm civil supplies office THE GOAN I NETWORK SANGUEM Rice infested with maggots was found at a Fair Price Shop (FPS) in Wadem-Sanguem, prompting angry locals to confront officials at the civil supplies office in Sanguem on Friday. Led by panchayat members Josephine Fernandes and Chandan Unandkar, locals marched to the civil supplies office after officers failed to replace the bad rice which was distributed at at Wadem. Villagers informed that the rice supplied was filled with maggots and that it was unfit for human consumption. “When this matter was brought to the notice of the civil supply official Sanjiv Naik, he inspected the FPS and told the owner to stop supplying the rice,” said Unandkar. However, as the FPS owner did not get replacement for the spoilt rice and allegedly continued distributing the same to the villagers, infuriated locals marched to the civil supplies office. When confronted, Sanjiv Naik informed them that the rice supplied was old and would be replaced soon. Naik also assured the agitators that such incidents would not be The rice filled with maggots supplied to residents of WademSanguem. Civil supplies to pick up bad rice from Mormugao fair price shops VASCO: A day after the Fair Price Shop owners made a noise stating that the replacement of bad quality rice issued to them was not viable considering the costs involved for exchange, the civil supplies department are now planning to arrange a vehicle to facilitate the exchange of bad quality rice. Sources in the Civil Supplies Department said a Civil Supplies inspector personally visited some FPS in Vasco and surrounding areas.   >> See pg 3 repeated in future. Incidentally, the villagers complained that this was not the first time that inferior quality rice was being distributed at the FPS. They claimed that they were compelled to take the bad rice for the fear of cancellation of their ration cards. The villagers have now asked authorities to conduct a quality check of the rice and other commodities supplied at the FPSs. Incidentally, the civil supplies office at Sanguem pushed the blame on the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for not conducting proper checks on the rice supplied to the civil supplies department. Vindalho makes it to among the best pork dishes in the world ALEXANDRE MONIZ BARBOSA T he Goan Catholic buffet is seldom complete without a dish of pork vindalho on the table. Well, it could now turn into almost a must have, as the dish has been voted among the top 20 pork dishes in the world. Coming as quite a bit of amazement, Tasteatlas.com that has listed out the 100 best pork dishes in the world has placed ‘vindaloo’ from Goa at number 19, sandwiched between Italy’s porchetta at 18 and the Chinese twice cooked pork at 20. Chefs in Goa have given the thumbs up to the listing of vindalho or vindaloo as it is getting called and has thus been named on Tasteatlas. com, raising from traditionalists frowns of displeasure at the nomenclature. GOAN CHEFS GIVE THUMBS UP „„Peter Fernandes who runs Chef Peter’s Kitchen at Pilerne says, it’s very good thing to happen for pork vindalho especially since our food has not been showcased globally „„Restaurateur Margarida Tavora, who ran Chef Fernando’s Nostalgia at Raia says, vindalho is possibly the most favourite of dishes with tourists and especially Indians Yet, one has to admit that Tasteatlas.com does mention that ‘the name of the dish stems from the mispronounced Portuguese dish called ‘carne de vinha d’alhos’, meaning ‘meat marinated in wine vinegar and garlic’. Speaking to The Goan, Peter Fernandes who runs the restaurant Chef Peter’s Kitchen at Pilerne said, “It’s very good thing to happen for pork vindalho especially since our food has not been showcased globally.” It may come as a surprise, but vindalho is a favourite with tourists in Goa. “I get surprised when I get orders from North Indian tourists for vindalho. At times, some may not understand what vindalho is, but they want to have it. Once they have been served the dish, there have always been good reviews,” Fernandes said. Agreeing with him, Restaurateur Margarida Tavora, who for years ran Chef Fernando’s Nostalgia at Raia said, “Vindalho is possibly the most favourite of dishes with tour- Goan chef Francisco Marques has made pork vindalho his signature dish in the UK. ists and especially Indians. It has become so popular that now they make vindalho of everything, even vegetables. At our restaurant it was a top selling dish.” From the traditional pork, vindalho is now being made with other meats and vegetables too. Fernandes said, “Vindalho is done mainly of pork, but it can be done on other meats too. Mutton vindalho turns out great. I have also done vindalho of ladyfingers (okra) with potatoes and brinjal.” Tavora, however, is a stickler for tradition. “Vindalho is made of pork. Chicken and prawn vindalho came much later, and were aimed at tourism.” Traditionalist that she is, Tavora, as most other Goans, stress that the dish has to be called “vindalho” and not “vindaloo”. That, they say, must be the first task of Goan foodies, to ensure that the name is not corrupted. Dr Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues who has written books on Goan food also pointedly made a reference to the dish now being called “vindaloo” and explained why it was not “vindaloo.” She said, “Vindalho was adapted from the original Portuguese to Goan cuisine and we have made our own vindalho. It is vinha da alho, which is wine and garlic, but for us, when we make it in Goa, instead of wine we use vinegar.” Tasteatlas does make a reference to it, when it describes the dish and says, “The Portuguese explorers brought the dish to Goa in the 15th century, when it was adjusted to local conditions – since there was no wine vinegar in India. The Franciscan priests made their >Continued on P5