NYC Trophy: Exciting Draw on the Cards

21st NYC Trophy
Fair Draw on the Cards 

Kuwait: Hosts Navelim Youth Centre will meet Indian Strikers in the first match of the Navelim Youth Centre (NYC) organized 21st Edition of NYC Trophy football tournament commencing from 9th April 2010 at the MOI Grounds, Shuwaikh.

The tournament will be played under the auspices of Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) and officiated by KIFF referees.

The draw, a unique one, was conducted during the finals of Goa Maroons Trophy finals in presence of NYC President Agnello A. S. Fernandes, KIFF President Fidelis Fernandes and representatives of participating teams.

Other matches on day one will be Kuwait Goan Association taking on United Friends Club in the second match while Rising Stars will play United Goans in the last match.

Ten strong teams affiliated to Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) are vying for the prestigious, perhaps one of the most uniquely sculpt trophies worldwide, instituted in the year 1993. The finals of this edition are slated for April 30, 2010.

The tournament is sponsored by international corporate houses like Gulf Custody Company, Axis Bank and My Money Mart.

NYC President Agnello A. S. Fernandes speaking on the occasion said, "NYC has over the years, whenever it has embarked on a project, always tried to create awareness with a theme. For our 21st edition NYC Rolling Trophy, in coordination with our sponsors, we have decided on the 'Go Green' subject."

 

 Mr. Charles D'Sa picking up a team at the Draw.

Later in a statement Mr. Agnello said, "Our Sponsors have stressed that NYC should try to create an awareness on climate change in their own possible way. NYC have reiterated its commitment to feature in brief, simple  valuable hints that should enable us to cultivate habits this change.  For statistics show that some of the greatest threats to future resources come from things we throw away every day. Batteries and electronics often contain dangerous chemicals that could pollute the earth. These items should be disposed in a proper manner - not by throwing them out the window.  These can contaminate everything from the soil in which our food grows, to the water that we drink."

The President further added, "Many of these chemicals cannot be removed from the drinking water supply, nor from the crops that are harvested from contaminated fields. The risk of these elements to human health is tremendous. Throwing away items that could be recycled diminishes energy, water and natural resources that could be saved by recycling."

"In our own way, within our homes, we can do many things to help the climate change so that our generations can have a cleaner future. Don't leave a planet for your children that will have no climate. If we don't start to change our habits now then the culture, wealth and treasures we will leave behind for our generations will be of no use to them. THINK ABOUT IT!" concluded the President.

First Round Fixtures (09/04/2010):
Navelim Youth Centre v/s Indian Strikers at 6.45am
Kuwait Goan Association v/s United Friends Club at 8.15am
Rising Stars v/s United Goans Centre at 9.15am

 

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INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR.

It is indeed good to know, that the Prime Minister and the Planning Commission are showing, the desire to revamp the infrastructure in the country, as per the R & T Minister Mr. Kamal Nath, starting 2012, it will be the decade of infrastructure. No doubt late, but anytime, better than never, is what comes to mind.

Under the 12th five year plan, the centre proposes, to double the infrastructure spending, to one trillion dollars. It is a very beefy amount indeed, but deemed fit to meet the needs of growing and glowing India. The authorities will have to make sure, that utmost efforts are made to translate this beefy talk into colossal action. Infrastructure development is the need of the hour.
It is most certainly a welcome action in the right direction.

The bug from Delhi must have flown to Goa, as few days ago, our very own CM said, that greater stress would be given to infrastructure development in the state. In case of Goa it is much easier said, than done. The track record of Goa, as far as performance is concerned, is abysmal and the Planning department’s forays leave much to be desired, and should be rightly named as the non planning department.

In Goa we are still surviving on more than two decades old infrastructure, planning departments are suppose to plan for adequacies, a couple of decades ahead, taking into consideration the fast growing needs, of the fast growing people, but unfortunately in Goa our politicians and bureaucrats alike, certainly lack the required foresight, as their sights are locked and hooked only on accumulation of wealth and power for themselves. The cruel paradox is that, insatiability and self indulgence, which many of us find repulsive, seem to be, an inherently 'natural' phenomena in most of our politicians.

As a result of the prevailing high level of corruption and greed in Goan politics, the developmental progress has taken a heavy beating and has suffered sever setbacks, as the policies of our Government are neither seminal nor enlightening, but seem to be scattershot combination of inept and derogatory measures rather than cohesive, constructive and viable strategies for development.

For infrastructural development, land is the most essential or pivotal commodity, in Goa because of the destructive development and the fraudulent large scale sale of communidade land and encroachment on the remaining, land has become a very scarce commodity, and to add to the woes, Government has acquired disproportionate amount of land in the name of SEZ, the coastal areas have been taken up by the CRZ and the forest area and mountains have been hijacked by miners and the common man is left with very little to squat on, this has set extremely dangerous precedent, and if not tackled now could be disasterours for the future.

Tolerance and forbearance of the Goan people, should not be mistaken for lack of interest or timidity or even cowardice by our politicians, just thinking that we are on the right track, will not help us because, even if we are on the right track, if we don’t move along with the flow, there is a distinct possibility that we could get run over.

Goa badly needs to upgrade and outgrow it’s infrastructural inadequacies, so as to help growth, because infrastructure development does help to fuel economic growth in more ways than one. I sincerely hope that our politicians will work for the growth and prosperity of Goa and Goans rather then their own.

Freddy Agnelo Fernandes,
Dubai - UAE