log on to thegoan.net @thegoanonline SUNDAY JULY 28, 2024 MOVIES »PAGE 16 Grandfather’s legacy and impact Vardhaan Puri recalls fond memories with Amrish Puri, learning from him, his thoughts about nepotism. Stars cheer Team India Facebook.com/thegoan The Goan E-Paper (Playstore) 16 pages PRICE ` 10 PANAJI MARGAO GOA VOLUME X, NO. 41 PLAY & PAUSE »PAGE 13 Instagram.com/thegoanonline RNI: GOAENG/2015/65729 LIVE SMART »PAGE 14 Distilling success SPORTS »PAGE 7 What is Naked resignation? Jitin Merani, co-founder of The Glenwalk, actor Sanjay Dutt-backed blended scotch brand, talks about the spirit and more The Gen Z trend of quitting without a safety net SOUND OF MUSIC: A piano by the bay JUGAAD: DIY homemade cleaning sprays Govt buckles, drops Sunburn mention at NITI Aayog meet T20I: India beats Sri Lanka by 43 runs Dominant India eves eye eighth Asia Cup title PM pushes for zero poverty target at NITI Aayog meet HAD EARLIER LAUDED IMPORTANCE OF FESTIVALS FOR TOURISM THE GOAN I NETWORK MAGAZINE MAGAZ Vital role of grandparents: Nurturing, teaching and supporting families How Christian priests are producing Olympians Dealing with monsoon hair problems Fight against Glioblastoma: Prevention, diagnosis and treatment Café Rakhumai’s: A family’s passion, a community’s delight Medical negligence under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 >> SEE PG 2 HERITAGE STANDS EXPOSED IN THE RAINS IN SHORT >> Bank manager told to apologise PANAJI: The Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has directed a written public apology and voluntary service at special schools from a Canara Bank manager after finding him guilty of humiliating a customer with a disability.  >> See pg 3 Cops hold meet over rising temple thefts PANAJI: Given rising temple thefts, the Goa Police have instructed the temple committees to implement security measures such as mandatory installation of CCTV cameras, burglar alarms and adequate illumination in temple areas.  >> See pg 5 MAMATA STAGES WALKOUT, CLAIMS HER MICROPHONE WAS SWITCHED OFF PTI PANAJI In a swift yet belated twist, the Goa government made a surprising alteration to its presentation made before the NITI Aayog. Nearly 10 hours after initially promoting the influx of tourists due to various international events including the controversy-ridden Sunburn festival, the government retracted its statement. No specific mention of any festivals or events was made in the revised copy shared with the media late Saturday night. In the initial version, the Chief Minister’s office lauded the importance of these events to put Goa on the international cultural map amidst controversy surrounding Sunburn’s plans to relocate and GIDC’s subsequent refusal to host the event at its Quitol property. The 9th Governing Coun- Reference to foreign languages, Tourist Ambassador Course at all govt ITIs also dropped cil meeting of NITI Aayog was held in Delhi on Saturday. The initial speech mentioned Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated that events like the Sunburn, Carnival, Shigmotsav, etc attract tourists. “The famous Carnival of Goa, Sunburn festival, Shigmotsav, International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and International Purple Festival for the persons with Disability (Divyangs) are just a few examples of happenings that have put Goa on the global cultural map. These events not only attract tourists but also provide a platform for Several bunds in critical condition: Assembly data THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI Nearly one-fifth of Goa's notified bunds, crucial to fertility and agrarian sustainability of khazan lands, are damaged and require major or minor repairs besides other interventions. Some of these are managed by non-functional farmer/tenants associations, Revenue Minister Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate has told the Goa legislative assembly. In Bardez taluka, as many as 15 of the 40 notified bunds are damaged and many of these are managed by non-functional tenants associations. In some cases, these damaged bunds require minor repairs which are in progress, he said. Monserrate provided this information related to the state of the bunds crucial to the age-old Khazan land system, in reply to an unstarred query posed by Aldona MLA, Carlos Alvares Ferreira. Two bunds in the latter's Aldona constituency -- Asnoi Khazan Tenant Association, Aldona and Zuva Khazan Tenant Association, Aldona -- need major repairs each estimated IN DIRE STRAITS „„Three bundhs in Aldona need major repairs estimated to cost over Rs 10 crore „„In Tiswadi, 12 of 41 notified bunds are damaged or are in non-functional condition „„Bicholim too has 21 of 27 notified bunds damaged while in Pernem there are no complaints of damage or need for repairs for any of its 15 notified bunds „„Ponda has five bunds -- two each in Marcaim and Kundaim and one in Shiroda -which are damaged. to cost over 2.4 crore, the minister said. A major portion of a third bund in Aldona -- Podwal Khazan Tenant Association, Aldona -- also needs to be >Continued on P6 PANAJI: Promoting foreign languages at Industrial Training Institutes level also disappeared in the presentation release late night. The previous speech mentioned about rolling out a “Tourist Ambassador Course” at its ITIs to cater to the diverse influx of international tourists and boost local job opportunities. The move was ironically in contrast with NEP 2020 under which foreign language option in high schools is being phased out. The new initiative, NITI Aayog precious speech copy stated, would equip students with skills in Russian, local artists and entrepreneurs,” he stated. With Quitol as a proposed venue, the government faced criticism for promoting the event often associated with drug culture and contradicting Goa’s cultural and traditional values. Subsequently, the IDC, in its board meeting on Monday, rejected Quitol as a venue. However, sources claim that discussion about other possible locations in South Goa continues. The ‘revised’ presentation emphasized on creating job >Continued on P6 Portuguese, French and German in a bid to bridge the language gap for non-English speaking tourists. “In order to cater to the needs of the international tourists and generate employment opportunities among the youth, the government is in the process of implementing the “Tourist Ambassador Course” at Government ITIs to facilitate tourists arriving to Goa from non-English speaking countries to Goa. Under this initiative, linguistic training in four foreign languages such as Russian, Portuguese, French and German will be imparted,” he said. O LY M P I C S THE MEDAL QUEST As the 2024 Paris Olympics began, Indian athletes were all set to make their mark on the global stage with an ardent quest for medals. BADMINTON Chirag Shetty/ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy along with Lakshya Sen won their first matches. OINT SHOOTERS DISAPPed ppoint disa Indian shooters qualify for the could not as they d team final. 10m air rifle mixe m air pistol 10 The shooters in d not qualify ul (men's) also co for the final. TABLE TENNIS Harmeet Desai got off to winning start beating Jordan’s Abo Yaman Zaid 4-0 in the preliminary round. EYES ON BOXING Tokyo Olympics br Lovlina Borgohai onze medallist n to become the fir will be aiming st Indian boxer to win two Olym pic m she competes in edals when th 75kg event. Focu e women’s s the Nikhat Zareen is also on -le to fetch at least tw d squad o podium finishes. CHINA WINS FIRST GOLD MEDAL HOPE Manu Bhaker produced a supremely confident performance and entered the women’s 10m air pistol final at the Paris Olympics HOCKEY: INDIA BEATS NEW ZEALAND Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored in the dying minutes to help India start their Paris Olympics hockey campaign with a 3-2 win against New Zealand. China’s Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10 metres air rifle mixed team event. HINDI SHINES A notable moment during the segment honoring prominent French women at the inaugural was when Hindi was included as one of the six languages chosen to highlight their contributions. (See pg 8) NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for setting zero poverty target starting at village level at a meeting of NITI Aayog Governing Council that witnessed high drama with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walking out in a huff alleging her mic was switched off. In his address to the ninth Governing Council meeting, Modi emphasised the need to tackle poverty on an individual basis rather than just at a programme level. “We must target zero poverty as a priority for a Viksit Bharat starting at village level,” Modi said, adding it would bring about a transformational effect in our country. The NITI Aayog meeting held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre witnessed a walkout by the West Bengal chief minister, who claimed 10 States, UTs skip meeting NEW DELHI: As many as 10 States and UTs did not participate in the Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog. The absentees were Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Puducherry, said CEO B V R Subrahmanyam. that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech, despite being the sole representative of the opposition. The government, however, rejected her claim and said Banerjee's speaking time was over. Modi encouraged states to provide an investor-friendly environment and directed the NITI Aayog to prepare an Investment-friendly Charter' of parameters which would include policies. No cheer for Goa in Khelo India project, gets lowest funds MIN SAYS FUNDS ARE ONLY FOR ʻKICsʼ THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI Central government’s flagship ‘Khelo India’ project, launched to inculcate sports culture from the grassroots level, has seen Goa government receiving only Rs 4.24 crore for sports infrastructure under the scheme -- lowest allocation among all states and union territories. Interestingly, even the National Games The Central government’s data reveals that Uttar Pradesh received the highest allocation at Rs 438.27 crore followed by Gujarat with Rs 426.13 crore and Arunachal Pradesh with Rs 148.91 crore, out of a total of Rs 2168.78 crore. Minister for Sports Govind Gaude, however, defended the allocation, stating that the funds are only for the functioning of the two Khelo India Centres while Rs 19 crore has so far been received for overall infrastructure under the central project. “We received Rs 19 crores for the infrastructure development for Khelo India. For WHAT THEY GOT Uttar Pradesh  Gujarat  Arunachal Pradesh  Karnataka  Rajasthan  Ladakh  Puducherry  Goa  (Source: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports) the current fiscal year, we will soon receive. The amount of Rs 4.24 crores is for KICs as we have just three disciplines and 90 students so far. We are a small state…and moreover, we utilize our own funds too,” he said speaking to The Goan, comparing Goa to larger states with more students, multiple disciplines and a greater need for infrastructure. Gaude also mentioned that the State received allocations for recurring and non-recurring expenditures covering salary components for manpower such as a high-performance director, head coaches, and scientific and support staff. For expenses like diet, >Continued on P6 Rain effect: Prices of Cancers in head & neck rising in India, cautions study STUDY: KEY OBSERVATIONS veggies turn volatile PTI THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI The heavy rains in Goa and adjoining regions of Karnataka and Maharashtra have brought in extreme volatility in the retail prices of vegetables with prices of some daily use items fluctuating widely on a daily basis. Tomatoes for instance had shot up to between Rs 80-100 per kilo depending on their quality in the middle of last week but by the weekend they eased to Rs 50-60 per kilo. Similarly onions and pota- toes which were priced at Rs 70-80 on Thursday dropped to Rs 50 per kilo on Saturday. Cabbage and cauliflower had also become cheaper on Saturday at Rs 50 per kilo and traders in Panaji market said, they expect prices to shoot up again next week with operations in the 'mandis' in Belagavi and other areas badly affected by the heavy rains. Dampness causes some of these vegetables to rot faster and costs of handling and transportation shoot up which reflects in the end retail price of the vegetables. NEW DELHI round 26 per cent of cancer patients in India have tumours in the head and neck, and there is an upward trend of such cases in the country, a study has found. The findings of the study, conducted on 1,869 cancer patients across the country, were released on the World Head and Neck Cancer Day observed on Saturday. Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation, conducted the study by collating data from calls received on its helpline number from March 1 to June A „„Around 26% of cancer patients in India have tumours in head and neck „„80-90% of oral cancer patients have been found to use tobacco -- smoking or chewing „„Nearly two-thirds of cancer cases are detected late likely due to low adoption of proper screening „„If found early in stages one or two, most head and neck cancers are curable in more than 80% of patients „„Head and neck cancer closely followed by gastrointestinal cancers which account for 16% „„15% cancers in India are breast cancers while blood cancers make up 9% 30. Dr Ashish Gupta, a senior oncologist who is heading the Cancer Mukt Bharat Campaign in India, said that India is seeing surge in head and neck cancer cases, especially among young men, due to increased tobacco consumption and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. “Around 80-90 pc of oral cancer patients have been found to use tobacco in some form, be it smoking or chewing. Most of the head and neck cancer are preventable, unlike other cancers for which the reason is unknown. It is a preventable cancer that can be prevented with lifestyle modification. “There is a need to raise awareness to quit tobacco and early check-ups for early pickup of disease,” Gupta said. In India, nearly two-thirds of cancer cases are detected late likely due to low adoption of proper screening, he said. Gupta added the Cancer Mukt Bharat campaign aims to reduce the incidence and impact of cancer on individuals and communities through education and detection. “If found early in stages one or two, most head and neck cancers are curable in more than 80 pc of patients. In the field of cancer treatment, we get new medicines almost `438.27 cr `426.13 cr `148.91 cr `109.11 cr `107.33 cr `13.58 cr `8.75 cr `4.24 cr every week which can treat cancer in better way leading to better outcomes and good quality of life. “A combination of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy can be used for treating head and neck cancer. Latest cancer treatment has evolved to prioritize not just curing the disease, but also ensuring a good quality of life for survivors,” he said. Under the Cancer Mukt Bharat Campaign, a free national helpline number (93-555-20202) was launched recently, which is operational from 10 am to 5 pm from Monday to Saturday.