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PANAJI: In a bid to promote Goa as 

an adventure tourism hub, the state 

government has invited proposals to 

set up a ‘hanging restaurant’, organise 

motorcycle tours and offer fenibrewery 

tours. 

A bungee jumping facility was 

launched in Goa on Tuesday. A senior 

officer from Goa Tourism Development 

Corporation (GTDC) said that a lot of 

young people who travel to Goa were 

looking to do something adventurous 

and the corporation was hoping to fulfil 

that demand through these new and 

offbeat projects. He added that GTDC 

was already promoting whitewater 

rafting and e-bike tours for the thrillseeking 

category of tourists. 

GTDC has floated a tender notice 

to invite expression of interest (EOI) 

and requested proposals to establish a 

hanging restaurant, motorcycle tours 

and brewery tour in the state. The 

official said that the government would 

not invest in any of these projects, but 

GTDC would promote them widely. 

The officer said that the hanging 

restaurant concept was gaining 

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popularity in many parts of the country 

and they were hoping to replicate the 

same in Goa. Explaining the model, 

the official said there was no need to 

actually construct a restaurant building. 

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He said that the dining space was 

merely a transparent capsule or ‘box’, 

suspended high up in the air by a crane. 

“The restaurant would be on the ground, 

where customers would order their 

meal. They would then sit in the capsule, 

which would be lifted up by a crane and 

can enjoy their food at a thrilling height, 

with a great view to boot,” he said. 

The tourism official said that the 

government would not appoint a 

consultant to provide a feasibility 

report for the restaurant, but expects 

the bidder to do it and then approach 

GTDC, which will help them get 


permissions for the project. 

The official said that GTDC had 

been receiving many requests for 

motorcycle tours similar to the ones 

organised in Himachal Pradesh 

and Ladakh. He pointed out that 

motorcycle clubs which travel to Goa 

on week-long rides also want to explore 

tourist spots in neighbouring states. 

“GTDC is exploring the possibilities 

of operating motorcycle tours from Goa 

to Hampi in Karnataka and from Goa 

upto Mangaluru so that enthusiasts 

can also explore Murdeshwar and 

other places,” he explained. 

On the proposed brewery tours, the 

tourism official said that many tourists 

visiting Goa were curious about the 

manufacturing process of feni ever since 

the local spirit was awarded the GI-tag. 

GTDC is planning to tie up with a few 

well-established feni brands in the state 

to offer tourists a brewery experience 

which will be complete with a guided 

tour explaining the history and the 

process of extraction of Goa’s favorite 

drink, along with a tasting and pairing 

session on the lines of vineyard tours 

offered in wine-producing countries. 

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Goa Tourism and 

Jumpin Heights 

launches Bungee 

Jumping at Mayem 

The Department of Tourism, GTDC 

in association with Jumpin Heights 

successfully launched India’s second 

Bungee destination in North Goa at 

Mayem Lake. 

The event was graced with the presence 

of Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa; 

Manohar Ajgaonkar, Tourism Minister, 

Goa; Dayanand Sopte, Chairman of 

GTDC; J. Ashok Kumar, Secretary - 

Tourism, Goa; Sanjiv Gadkar, Director- 

Tourism, Goa and other officials. 

The 55 meters bungee jumping 

platform stands tall over the gorgeous 

Mayem lake, in North Goa. 


The service provider has conducted 

required feasibility study and other 

mandatory pre-requisites for starting 

up of the bungee jumping activity 

at Mayem. This new adventure 

tourism initiative comes with no 

cost or investment for Goa Tourism 

Development Corporation. The GTDC 

however is assisting the service provider 

in obtaining required permissions 

and will be undertaking promotional 

activities for bungee Jumping which is 

being launched for the first time in Goa. 

Rahul Nigam, Director and Founder 

of Jumpin Heights said : “A little hand 

holding by an organisation like GTDC 

goes a long way in setting up such projects 

and facilitates ease of doing business.” 

Tito's Foundation felicitates 

Team Herald for exposing 

Drug Testing Scam 

Left to right: Mr Barbosa, Ricardo Joseph Dsouza, Suraj Nandrekar and Tito's CEO Brijesh Sardesai. 

Tito's Foundation by Ricky felicitated 

Herald Editor Alexandre Moniz 

Barbosa and Senior Assitant Editor 

Suraj Nandrekar for exposing a big 

scam involving the testing of drugs 

from western companies on Goan 

patients without full knowledge of the 

government or the patient.

02 World 


NASA probing 

1st ever crime 

committed in space 

AUSTIN — US space agency NASA is 

investigating what may be the first 

crime committed in outer space, The 

New York Times reported Saturday. 

Astronaut Anne McClain is accused of 

identity theft and improperly accessing 

her estranged wife’s private financial 

records while on a sixth-month mission 

aboard the International Space Station 

(ISS), the Times said. 

The astronaut’s spouse Summer 

Worden filed a complaint earlier 

this year with the Federal Trade 

Commission after learning McClain 

had accessed her bank account without 

permission, while Worden’s family filed 

another with NASA’s Office of Inspector 

General, according to the newspaper. 

PM Modi honoured with 

UAE's highest civilian 

award "Order of Zayed" 

The award has been given to several world leaders including 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Queen Elizabeth II and 

Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

McClain’s lawyer said the astronaut 

had done nothing wrong and accessed 

the bank records while aboard the 

ISS in order to monitor the couple’s 

combined finances — something she 

had done over the course of their 

relationship, the Times reported. 

NASA investigators have contacted 

both women, according to the newspaper. 

McClain, who returned to Earth in 

June, gained fame for being one of two 

women picked for a historic all-female 

spacewalk, but NASA scrapped the 

planned walk in March due to a lack 

of well-fitting spacesuits, sparking 

accusations of sexism. 

Millionaires to be hit by negative 

interest rate at Danish bank 

Jyske Bank is set to become the first major lender in Denmark to apply 

negative interest to customers’ savings accounts. 

Customers with savings of more than 

7.5 million kroner (1 million euros) will 

be affected by the change—initially, 

at least. The bank confirmed the new 

conditions as it announced results for 

the first six months of 2019. 

Interest rates of 0 percent will be 

applied to the first 7.5 million kroner 

of all customers’ savings, with -0.6 

percent applied thereafter unless 

alternative terms and conditions have 

been agreed, Jyske Bank said. 

Most customers will therefore be 

unaffected by the change initially, but 

others may be encompassed further down 

the line, according to CEO Anders Dam. 

“I hope (it won’t happen), but I can’t 

promise. It depends what happens in 

future, including whether there are 

further drops in interest rates,” Dam 

told financial newspaper Børsen. 

The CEO said the bank’s decision has 

ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi was on Saturday honoured with 

the "Order of Zayed", the UAE's highest 

civilian award, for his efforts to boost 

bilateral ties between the two nations. 

Several world leaders including 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 

Queen Elizabeth II and Chinese 

President Xi Jinping have been 

honoured with the award in the past. 

"The award in the name of Sheikh 

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the 

founding father of the UAE, acquires 

special significance as it was awarded 

to Prime Minister Modi in the year of 

the birth centenary of Sheikh Zayed," 

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) 

said in a statement ahead of his visit. 

India and the UAE enjoy warm, 

close and multi-faceted relations 

underpinned by cultural, religious 

and economic linkages which, during 

the prime minister's previous visit 

been made based on negative interest 

rates in Denmark in recent years, 

effectively costing Jyske money to hold 

customers’ savings. 

“The prevailing negative interests 

that have characterized the Danish 

market since 2012—broken only in 

2014—seem to have become more 

permanent in character,” Dam, said. 

“Market forecasts project that 

negative interests will prevail for 

several years,” he added. 

The new Jyske Bank terms mean 

that, for example, a customer with 

10 million kroner in savings will pay 

15,000 kroner annually to keep them at 

the Danish bank. 

But the bank is also open to negotiating 

rates with customers, Dam added. 

Only a small number of customers 

will in fact end up paying negative 

interest, according to the assessment 

to the UAE in August 2015, stood 

elevated to a comprehensive strategic 

partnership, it said. 

The award to PM Modi was 

announced in April this year. 

"We have historical and comprehensive 

strategic ties with India, reinforced by 

the pivotal role of my dear friend, Prime 

Minister Narendra Modi, who gave these 

relations a big boost," Crown Prince 

of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed Al 

Nahyan, had said in a tweet. 

With an annual bilateral trade of about 

$60 billion, the UAE is India's thirdlargest 

trade partner. It is also the fourthlargest 

exporter of crude oil for India. 

"A 3.3 million-strong vibrant Indian 

community in the UAE nourishes 

the vibrant people-to-people contacts 

between our two friendly countries," 

the MEA said, adding that PM Modi's 

visit would further strengthen the 

friendly bilateral ties. 

of economist Per Hansen of investment 

firm Nordnet. 

“It requires you to have more than 

7.5 million kroner – not many do, after 

all,” Hansen said. 

“Additionally, you would need to 

have no other business with the bank, 

and therefore no special arrangements, 

for negative interest to apply,” he said. 

Although the negative interest is 

the first to be applied to customers, 

businesses in the country have already 

experienced the unfavourable terms. 

Jyske Bank introduced negative 

interest for businesses under broad 

terms in 2016, according to Finanswatch. 

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carefully curated, and in most cases 

manufactured under Ricardos personal 

supervision. 

Ricardo- who is also Director of Titos 

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Mirabai's Goan Village is located on Hotel Chalston 

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03 Technology 


Scientists closer to 

solving mystery of 

why lean people get 

fatty liver disease 

Researchers from The Westmead 

Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) 

have discovered how fatty liver disease 

develops in lean people, aiding the 

development of potential treatments for 

these patients. 

Fatty liver disease—a condition 

characterised by a build-up of fat in the 

liver—affects a quarter of the world's 

population. Although it commonly 

develops in overweight and obese people, 

many individuals with a body-mass 

index of less than 25kg/m2 will develop 

the disease, and tend to have worse 

outcomes compared to obese patients. 

Professor Jacob George, co-lead 

researcher of the study said, "Cases of 

lean fatty liver disease are considered 

a bit of a mystery, as we don't know 

how and why the disease develops and 

progresses. 

"Our research team compared the 

metabolism, gut bacteria and genetic 

profiles of patients with lean and nonlean 

fatty liver disease to determine 

factors that contribute to disease 

development and progression. 

"Interestingly, lean fatty liver patients 

have a very distinct metabolism 

compared to non-lean ones, which can 

explain some of the differences we see 

in disease progression. 

"Compared to non-lean patients, lean 

patients had higher levels of bile acids, 

which play a role in the digestion of 

fats, and a protein called fibroblast 

growth factor 19 (FGF19). Bile acids and 

FGF19 increase energy expenditure, 

which can explain why lean individuals 

with fatty liver disease stay lean. This 

suggests that lean patients with a fatty 

liver may have an 'obesity-resistant' 

profile, and better adaptation to an 

excess intake of calories." 

Associate Professor Mohammed 

Eslam, co-lead researcher added, 

"Importantly, the favourable profile of 

lean patients did not protect them from 

liver fat accumulation. 

"We also identified changes in 

particular gut bacteria and novel genes 

that can influence the development of 

fatty liver disease in lean patients. For 

example, we identified that a variant in 

the gene TM6SF2, previously linked to 

fatty liver disease, is more common in 

lean patients." 

Without treatment, fatty liver disease 

can result in liver scarring, liver cirrhosis 

and, in severe cases, liver failure. 

Associate Professor Mohammed 

Eslam said, "The metabolic adaptive 

mechanisms in lean fatty liver disease 

tend to be lost in the late stages of the 

disease. This could explain why these 

patients have worse disease outcomes 

compared to their obese counterparts." 

"Now that we know more about the 

metabolic profile and processes behind 

fatty liver disease in lean people, 

we can work towards more targeted 

treatments for these patients." 

Professor George concluded, "Our 

research is now focused on understanding 

more about the condition, so that we can 

prevent its progression, and develop more 

personalised treatment regimens." 

ISRO satellite imaging tech to help tackle 

illegal sand-mining, man-animal conflict 

Plans are afoot to detect illegal sandmining 

across the country with the help 

of ISRO satellites and also augment 

water and fodder in forest areas to 

prevent man-animal conflict, Union 

Environment and Forest Minister 

Prakash Javadekar said Saturday. 

The government plans to use satellite 

image technology by ISRO (Indian Space 

Research Organisation) to map every area 

and river to check illegal sand-mining. 

Javadekar said this to reporters 

at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology 

(SACON), near here. 

"With the help of ISRO technology, we 

will know where the sand is deposited 

and the government could auction 

it, thereby the mafia is avoided and 

a sustainable sand-mining will be in 

place, he said in response to a question 

on sand-mining, which has become a 

major challenge. 

To another question on 

Alexa, who is Baidu? 

Chinese Tech company 

passes Google in smart 

speaker stakes 

Chinese search giant Baidu has 

surprisingly pipped Google to become 

the world’s second-largest vendor of 

smart speakers, according to a new 

report from research firm Canalys. 

According to the research firm’s report, 

Baidu captured 17.3% global market 

share in the second quarter of 2019 with 

4.5 million shipments. This marks a yearon-year 

sales growth of 3,700% for the 

company. The company is now second 

behind Amazon, the global leader. 

Google, in comparison, shipped 4.3 

million Home and Nest-branded devices 

in the second quarter, down 19.8% when 

compared with the 5.4 million shipments 

during the year-ago period. Amazon 

remained the market leader with more 

than 25% global market share and 6.6 

million Echo devices shipped during the 

second quarter. 

Interestingly, Baidu and Google 

cannot be considered as competitors as 

Baidu sells its products exclusively in 

China, its home market, while Google 

sells its products across the world with 

the exception of China. According 

to the research, among the other 

notable players, Xiaomi also increased 

shipments of its smart speakers by 

37.5% year-over-year. Apart from 

Google, most leading players marked 

an increase in their smart speaker sales 

during the second quarter compared 

with a year ago as the worldwide smart 

speaker shipments grew by 55.4% 

during the period. 

A sample satellite map used for mapping 

river area. Image: SatimagingCorp 

increasing man-human conflict 

due to encroachment of forest area, 

particularly elephant corridor and 

not abiding by HACA (Hill Area 

Conservation Authority) rules in 

Western Ghats, Javdekar said the 

farmers had told him that unless 

enough water and fodder was provided, 

Reon Pocket 

Sony’s Air Conditioner 

that can fit in a pocket 

Indian summers can be very unforgiving 

and sometimes, you just wish you could 

carry your air conditioner along with 

you. Sony shares the same logic and 

now has a solution to that. 

Tech giant Sony is coming up with a 

futuristic solution to solve the on-going 

heat crisis which most of us suffer on a 

daily basis. Imagine having a tiny air 

conditioner that can fit in your T-shirt 

pockets, the one which can be carried 

everywhere. 

The personal air conditioner is named 

Reon Pocket and is worn below a person’s 

neck in a pocket of a specially made 

undershirt. The device can be controlled 

with a smartphone via Bluetooth. 

The device’s battery will last up to 90 

minutes after charging for two hours. 

According to Sony, the Reon 

Pocket can decrease a person’s body 

temperature by 13 degrees Celcius and 

it can also raise it by 8 degrees Celcius, 

to stay warm in the cold winters. 

Indian girls create an 

app to connect old-age 

homes and orphanages, 

win tech prize in US 

Five girls have developed a mobile app 

that connects children at orphanages 

with senior citizens in old-age homes, 

with their innovation fetching 

them a bronze medal at global tech 

competition in the US. 

The app, called Maitri, is aimed at 

bringing together individuals suffering 

from loneliness and depression and 

those lacking the nurturing love of 

elderly role models, said the all-girl 

team "Tech Witches". 

The app, available for free on Google 

playstore, also allows users to volunteer 

and donate to old-age homes and 

the conflict would continue. 

"From this year, we have been 

asking states to take up water and 

fodder augmentation in forest areas 

and prepare contour map, catchment 

treatment plan," he said. 

The ministry is releasing the CAMPA 

(Compensatory Afforestation Fund 

Management and Planning Authority) 

funds to the states, which have pending 

for the last 15 years, so that the states 

can take up the water and fodder 

augmentation by which there would be 

no more human-animal conflict, he said. 

On wildlife, the minister said, "In 

India, we have doubled the tiger 

population before 2022 and in the 10 

years more than doubled, we have 

more than 30,000 elephants and rhinos 

in thousands. 

"Wildlife testifies our ecology chain... 

and we want to maintain the balance," 

Javadekar said. 

The Japanese consumers would be 

the first ones to get their hands on 

Sony’s newly launched device in March 

2020. It is expected to release in the U.S 

in late 2020. There is no information on 

Sony’s plan of releasing this in India, 

even though we’re the country that 

needs this ASAP. 

Sony is taking up orders for its new 

air conditioning device on its First 

Flight crowdfunding platform, with 

the cost of a single device starting from 

2760 yen, approximately Rs 1750. 

orphanages through it, they said. The 

developers include Ananya Grover, 

Vanshika Yadav, Vasudha Sudhinder, 

Anushka Sharma and Arefa, all Class 12 

students of Amity International School 

in Noida, who said they "want to change 

the stereotype of technology being a 

male-dominant space". 

The girls went to San Francisco, US this 

month to participate in the Technovation 

Challenge, the world's largest technology 

and entrepreneurship programme for 

girls, where they clinched the bronze 

medal for their innovative app. 

"'Maitri' allows old-age homes and 

orphanages to sign up and organise 

meetings, thus facilitating children and 

senior citizens to spend time together. 

The app has seen over 1,000 downloads 

till date and has 13 old-age homes and 7 

orphanages connected through it," said 

Ananya.

04 Touristic 


PM Modi launches USD 4.2mn 

redevelopment project of iconic 

Shreenathji Temple in Bahrain 

Manama: Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi launched Sunday the USD 4.2 

million redevelopment project of the 

200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple 

here and said it manifests the strong 

ties between India and Bahrain. 

Narendra Modi, the first Indian Prime 

Minister to visit the key Gulf nation, 

offered prayers at the Shreenathji 

Temple here, the oldest temple in the 

region, and also ate the ‘prasad’ that 

he bought with the RuPay card after 

launching Saturday it in the UAE. 

“Spent time at Bahrain’s Shreenathji 

Temple. This is among the oldest 

temples in the region and manifests the 

strong ties between India and Bahrain,” 

Modi tweeted and shared some of the 

blessed moments from the temple in 

his tweet. Narendra Modi also greeted 

and interacted the Indian diaspora, who 

came to witness the event at the temple. 

The Prime Minister then unveiled 

the plaque, thus officially launching 

the redevelopment project of the iconic 

temple. The facelift for the Shreenathji 

(Shree Krishna) temple in Manama will 

kick off later this year. 

The USD 4.2 million redevelopment 

project will be on a piece of land 

measuring 16,500 square feet and the 

new four-floor structure covering 

45,000 square feet will have an overall 

height of 30 metres. 

““Thank you Bahrain for the warmth 

and affection. PM @narendra modi 

concludes his historic visit with 

prayers at the 200 years old Shreenathji 

Temple in #Manama, the oldest temple 

in the region. The temple reflects 

the pluralism of Bahraini society,” 

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson 

Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet. 

The heritage and the 200-year-old 

legacy of the temple will be highlighted 

in the redevelopment and the new 

iconic complex will house the sanctum 

sanctorum and prayer halls. 

There are also facilities for 

traditional Hindu marriage ceremonies 

and other rituals, promoting Bahrain 

as a wedding destination and boosting 

tourism. The temple corridors will 

be adorned with paintings by various 

Indian and Bahraini artists and people 

of all faiths are welcome. 

Around 3,50,000 Indian nationals, 

mostly from Kerala, live in Bahrain. The 

Indian community comprise a third of 

Bahrain’s total population of 1.2 million. 

'Virasat-e-Khalsa', 

museum with highest 

footfall in India 

Built to commemorate 300 years of the 

founding of the 'Khalsa Panth' by the 

10th Master, Guru Gobind Singh, the 

'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum in the Sikh 

holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab 

has emerged as the museum with the 

highest footfall in the country. 

Just over 7 years after it was 

inaugurated in Nov 2011, the museum 

has been seen by over 97 lakh visitors 

so far. On average over 5,000 visitors 

visit the museum daily, tourism 

department officials said. 

The 'Limca Book of Records' recently 

listed the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum as 

the country's "top-ranked museum" in 

terms of number of visitors. 

"Virasat-e-Khalsa has added another 

feather in its cap by becoming the top 

ranked museum in the country. 

Located close to Takht Keshgarh Sahib, 

the second most important Sikh shrine 

(after the Golden Temple complex) 

in Anandpur Sahib, 85 km from 

Chandigarh, where the Khalsa Panth -- a 

kind of Praetorian Guard -- was founded 

by Guru Gobind Singh on April 13, 1699. 

Spread across 6,500-square metres, 

the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum narrates 

the story of Punjab and Sikhism using 

hand-crafted artefacts and the latest 

technology in an interactive manner. 

Designed by acclaimed Israeli 

architect Moshe Safdie, an urban 

planner with a celebrated 50-year career 

in designing structures worldwide, the 

museum is a story-telling repository -- 

the first on this scale in the world. 

"The museum has been envisioned 

as the world's largest cultural and 

historical museum dedicated to a single 

community. 

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05 Fashion & Lifestyle 


2019 Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureates 

Krithi Karanth and Grégoire Courtine 

Meet two of the five Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureates, whose inspiring projects will improve life on Earth as part of the 

watchmaker's Perpetual Planet campaign 

Rolex, a firm supporter of explorers 

and individuals to discover more 

about planet Earth and to find ways 

to preserve the natural world, has 

launched the Perpetual Planet 

campaign this year to further its 

commitment to maintaining the wellbeing 

of our planet. 

One of the three key pillars of 

the campaign is the Rolex Awards 

for Enterprise, an award to foster 

entrepreneurship, advance human 

knowledge and protect our cultural 

heritage and the environment. (The 

other two are marine conservationist 

Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue initiative 

and Rolex's deepened partnership with 

the National Geographic Society.) 

After a few rounds of presentations 

and selection by an independent jury, 

five Laureates were unveiled in a 

ceremony in Washington in June. 

Here, two of the Laureates—Indian 

conservation scientist Krithi Karanth 

and French scientist Grégoire 

Courtine—reveal more about their 

projects and their ambitions to solving 

Earth's key challenges. 

KRITHI KARANTH, 40 

As the chief conservation scientist 

at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in 

India, she wants to reduce the friction 

between wildlife and people living 

Gucci’s new 

Grip watches are 

inspired by Skaters 

of the 1970s 

Gucci introduces its new watch line, 

Grip, inspired 

by skaters of 

the late 1970s. 

The name of 

the collection 

references the 

way a rider’s 

sneakers 

stick to the 

grip tape on a 

skateboard. 

Giving off 

clear vintage 

vibes, Gucci’s 

Grip watches 

feature three 

windows on 

the face, as 

three white rotary disks indicate the 

hours, minutes, and date. The font is 

then inspired by early digital watches 

of the ’70s. 

Available for men and women, and 

in 38mm and 35mm sizes, the watches 

come in steel and PVD versions, as well 

as with leather straps. You will also be 

able to customize your timepiece with 

interchangeable straps available in 

Gucci boutiques. 

Gucci’s Grip watches currently run 

from $1,550 to $2,050. You can purchase 

them today. 

near Indian national parks. Every 

year, there are numerous cases which 

see animals and humans clashing, 

resulting in collateral damage, injury 

and death on both sides. Karanth’s 

team aims to mitigate the situation by 

reducing threats, raising conservation 

awareness and providing education to 

local communities, as well as assisting 

with compensation claims through 

Wild Seve, a toll-free helpline. 

Nike's rare 

'Moon Shoes' 

sold for over R3 cr 

A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the 

first pairs made by Nike Inc, sold for 

$437,500 (over Rs 3 crore) on Tuesday, 

shattering the record for a pair of 

sneakers at public auction. 

The so-called Nike "Moon Shoe," 

designed by Nike co-founder and track 

coach Bill Bowerman for runners at 

the 1972 Olympics trials, was the top lot 

in the first-ever auction dedicated to 

Creative Artist Agency 

"We’ve implemented this system at a 

local level successfully and we want 

to scale it upwards. We are now in 

two of India’s premier parks, and we 

hope to move into six more parks. 

Fundamentally, the toll-free helpline 

can be systemised. What is more 

important: if someone calls, you have 

to show up at the scene soon after. 

We are happy to share this idea with 

anyone in the world, and use this 

structure to help other people." 

— Krithi Karanth 

GRÉGOIRE COURTINE, 44 

An avid sportsman himself, 

the French scientist, who is an 

associate professor at the Center 

for Neuroprosthetics and Brain 

Mind Institute at the Swiss Federal 

Institute of Technology and a clinical 

investigator in the Department of 

Neurosurgery of the University 

Hospital of Vaud—both in Lausanne, 

Switzerland—has met many young 

people who have been paralysed due 

to serious sports injuries. Hence, he 

is developing an electronic “bridge” 

that will be implanted between the 

patient’s brain and lumbar spinal 

cord. The “bridge”, which is supported 

by wireless technology, will link 

brain signals controlling voluntary 

movement with electrical stimulation 

sneakers at Sotheby's auction house in 

New York. 

The handmade "Moon Shoe," with a 

waffle sole pattern, was one of only 12 

pairs ever made and the pair that were 

auctioned on Tuesday are the only ones 

known to exist in an unworn condition, 

Sotheby's said. 

The buyer was Canadian investor and 

car collector Miles Nadal. 

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of the lower spinal cord—there is 

potential for this to encourage nerve 

regrowth and thus, restore control of 

the legs. 

"If treatment is started early, then 

there is a good chance of recovery. It 

will help the paralysed to walk and 

their nerve fibres to grow again, so an 

individual can walk without electrical 

stimulation." 

— Grégoire Courtine

06 Music 


Jennifer Lopez 

reveals she was 

told 'you'll play 

maids' due to her 

ethnicity 

Jennifer Lopez is an icon, hands down. 

But the singer, dancer and actress 

remembers her early attempts at 

movies and how the industry pushed 

back because of her ethnicity. 

"Maybe 30 years ago, it was very 'Oh, 

you're the Latin girl. You'll do Spanish 

roles; you'll play maids; you'll only be 

limited to this little box,'" she told Variety. 

The J-Lo we know and love wouldn't 

let that kind of discrimination keep 

her down. 

"It's about getting people in the 

business — the agents, the managers, 

the Tommy Mottolas of the world — to 

believe this girl can do more. But you 

have to prove yourself too," she added. 

Eventually she was cast in "Selena" and 

Cali kicks off 

festival celebrating 

Colombia’s Pacific 

music 

Colombia’s third largest city, Cali, 

kicked off its annual Petronio Alvarez 

Festival, the largest celebration of the 

country’s rich Pacific music culture. 

This year’s edition is centered around 

the role of women in the musical 

culture of the predominantly black 

inhabitants of the Pacific region who 

share their unique culture with coastal 

inhabitants of Colombia’s neighbor to 

the south, Ecuador. 

The festival that kicked off on 

Thursday and lasts until Monday will 

offer visitors daily concerts of artists 

from the coastal provinces of Nariño, 

Cauca, Valle del Cauca and Choco. 

Additionally, visitors can take part 

in workshops or attend debates about 

the Afrocolombian music and dance 

culture with the unique sound of 

the region’s most important musical 

instrument, the marimba. 

The 2017 edition is the 21st of the 

festival named after Buenaventura 

musician Petronio Alvarez (1914 – 1966), 

the unofficial King of Currulao. 

Currulao is one of the folkloric Pacific 

music styles declared an Intangible 

Cultural Heritage of Humanity by 

UNESCO in 2015. 

The majority of events are organized 

in the Alberto Galindo sports complex, 

located in the southwest of Cali. 

says that film "made the impact that it 

needed to make," inspiring a generation 

of future Latin actresses and stars. 

Lopez spoke to the magazine to 

promote her new, empowering film, 

"Hustlers." Almost three decades after 

she got her start, the industry is now 

heading in the right direction, she said. 

In a first, book on 

Indian classical music 

in Chinese language 

released in Beijing 

In a first of its kind initiative, an 

encyclopedia of Indian classical music 

in Chinese language was unveiled. 

The book titled “The Musical Culture 

of India”, which traces back the origins 

of various Indian music forms, was 

authored by noted Chinese musician 

and scholar Prof Chen Ziming. 

The book was launched at the 

Indian Embassy here by the Deputy 

Ambassador of India, Dr Acquino 

Vimal, and renowned Bharatnatyam 

exponent Leela Samson. Launching 

the book, Vimal said the growing 

popularity of Indian music in China 

shows that is a powerful means to bring 

people of the two countries closer. 

Praising Chen’s contribution towards 

popularising Indian 

music in China, he 

said, “His book has 

great significance. 

It has systematic 

exposition of 

musical culture in 

India.” 

Chen, 86, is a 

famous violinist 

and is associated 

with China Conservatory of Music, 

a leading institution for the study of 

traditional Chinese music and musical 

instruments, had spent decades in India 

studying Indian music. 

“The book is a first monograph on 

music in India written in Chinese 

which can fill the void in the field,” 

said Chen, who was closely associated 

with sitar maestro Pandit Ravi 

Shankar and Samson. The book has 

13 chapters of content, including on 

cultural background, origin, history, 

types of Indian music, basic theory, 

ragas, talas, musical instruments, 

music genre and folk music. 

A lover of India and its music, Chen 

first visited India in 1989 as a foreign 

scholar to study Indian music. 

Nick Jonas gives his 

seal of approval to 

meme comparing his 

style with Govinda’s. 

See pic 

American singer Nick Jonas has 

shared a mene in which Bollywood 

actor Govinda is being compared to 

him. Govinda’s pic is from an old 

Bollywood movie while Nick’s pic is 

from his recently released music video 

for Only Human. 

In the picture that Nick shared on 

his Instagram stories, both Govinda 

and the American singer are wearing 

yellow rimmed shades and shiny red 

dress. While Nick has a plain and 

simple shirt on, Govinda is wearing 

one of trademark bright colour and 

printed jacket. 

This is not the first time that Nick 

appreciated Govinda and his style. 

It was only recently that Nick’s wife 

and Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra 

made him dance to a 90s Bollywood hit 

number featuring Govinda. 

Mika Singh 

apologies, FWICE 

lifts ban on him 

Days after he was banned by a film 

workers’ body for performing in 

Pakistan, playback singer Mika Singh 

on Wednesday issued an apology. 

Following his statement, the 

Federation of Western India Cine 

Employees (FWICE) revoked its ‘ban’. 

The FWICE had ‘banned’ the singer as 

he performed at a wedding in Karachi. 

Its members will not take part in his 

concerts and programs, it had said. 

At a press conference here on 

Wednesday, Mika claimed his 

performance in the neighbouring 

country at a time when tensions 

between India and Pakistan were high 

following the abrogation of Article 370 

was merely a coincidence. 

“It is a coincidence that I went there and 

Article 370 happened. If I made a mistake, 

then I apologise to the federation and the 

entire nation,” Mika told reporters. 

The FWICE said in a release that it 

had lifted the ban on the singer. 

As per reports, Mika performed in 

Karachi on August 8. He later faced 

flak on social media for performing in 

Pakistan. 

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07 Clubbing 


Happy hours at Cafe Mambo 

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Café Mambo’s Tagline “where the world 

comes together” is apt, as this is the 

place where locals, weekender visitors and 

international tourists all come together 

to enjoy a fun night out. It’s a chilled out 

zone to meet up with friends & catch up 

for a drink over some great house music. 

Café Mambo is within walking distance 

from Calangute. The café started as 

another run of the mill joint, gained 

immense popularity immediately. 

Club Tito’s offers an unforgettable 

Nightlife Experience in Goa. It is 

difficult to imagine a more idyllic 

setting for a nightclub than Club 

Tito’s which is situated on Tito’s Lane, 

a hop skip and jump away from Baga 

Beach. 

While the sun is still out you can’t 

take your eyes away from the lovely 

beach, the calm village life and the 

breezy ocean air. When it’s dark the 

lane comes to life and takes on a 

different form with loud music, people 

dancing and clubs and restaurants 

bustling with visitors both of Indian 

and foreign origin.

08 Cinema 


Akshaye Khanna feels 'Dil Chahta Hai' 

sequel will be fun when Saif Ali Khan, 

Aamir Khan and he will be 50+ 

Farah Khan reveals 

her father Kamran 

Khan died penniless 

Filmmaker Farah Khan said that 

her father, film producer Kamran 

Khan, died penniless after his movies 

flopped at the box-office, which is why 

she feels responsible as a filmmaker 

that everyone who involved in the 

filmmaking business should make 

money when a film is released. 

"I would rather have exhibitors and 

theatre owners give me an award 

saying my movies are making money 

for everybody. I think for me, that is 

important as a filmmaker. My father 

was a producer and he died penniless 

because his movies flopped. So, I 

always feel it's my responsibility as a 

filmmaker (to ensure) everyone makes 

money when my movie is released 

-- be it the samosawaala or theatres 

owners," said Farah, while interacting 

with the media at Big Cine Expo 2019 

on Tuesday in Mumbai felicitated at 

the event. 

Akshaye Khanna recently interacted 

with the mediapersons at the trailer 

launch event of his upcoming release 

Section 375. The actor was quizzed 

about a sequel to Farhan Akhtar 

directorial Dil Chahta Hai in which 

he stars along with Saif Ali Khan and 

Aamir Khan. Akshaye shared that the 

film's sequel will be a good idea when 

all the three lead actors will be over 50 

years in age. 

Interestingly, Dil Chahta Hai recently 

clocked 18 years of its release as 

well. During his interaction with the 

media, Akshaye Khanna was asked 

what would the characters of the film 

be doing as of today, in his opinion. 

Akshaye told the mediapersons, "I 

always told Farhan that wait till all 

of us are fifty plus and then make Dil 

Chahta Hai 2." 

He added saying, "Then it will be fun, 

it is no fun if you make it after 10-15 

years. So now Aamir is 50 plus, Saif 

will be there soon and I'll take a little 

more time and then we'll see!" 

Starring Aamir Khan, Akshaye 

Kumar and Saif Ali Khan in the leads, 

Dil Chahta Hai explored the different 

dynamics that the three friends share, 

how they grow apart post college owing 

to their different approaches towards 

their relationships and how they finall 

fall back together again. The film 

marked the directorial debut of Farhan 

Akhtat and remains one of the best 

movies exporing the bond of friendship 

and love in Bollywood. 

YouTube Originals will be free 

to watch starting September 24 

YouTube is making some YouTube Originals shows and episodes 

free to watch for with ads 

Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental fund 

commits $5 million to Amazon rain forest 

The alarming wildfires have also sparked widespread outrage online, 

prompting a number of celebrities to use their social media platforms to 

raise awareness. 

YouTube is finally making its original 

shows and movies free for everyone to 

watch. YouTube Originals are exclusive 

to members of YouTube Premium. 

Starting September 24, viewers will 

be able to watch YouTube Originals 

without a premium membership. 

YouTube had announced earlier this 

year that it would make some of its 

original programming free for users. 

However, these YouTube Originals will 

be ad supported. Also, not all episodes 

of a show will be available for free 

viewing. YouTube will also restrict 

some episodes for a limited time. 

“Some YouTube Original series, 

movies, and live events are available 

for viewing without a YouTube 

Premium subscription. However, 

you will see ads during this viewing 

experience and only select episodes 

may be available for streaming at any 

time,” YouTube said in its blog post. 

Interested viewers can check 

YouTube Originals channel to see 

which shows and movies are free to 

watch. Those which are still exclusive 

to YouTube Premium members will 

have the ‘Premium’ tag below the 

video. Among the YouTube Originals 

shows which are currently free or will 

be free are Cobra Kai, Groom, Impulse, 

Liza on Demand and Mind Field. 

Although free, the list of shows is quite 

limited for viewers. Popular shows like 

BTS: Burn The Stage, Scare PewDiePie, 

Youth and Consequences and Single by 30 

are still exclusive to YouTube Premium. 

Once the free viewing starts, YouTube 

could make more shows available. 

This will also work only in countries 

where YouTube Premium is available. 

YouTube launched its premium 

subscription service in India earlier this 

year. YouTube Premium is priced at Rs 

129 per month. Under this membership, 

YouTube Premium users get ad-free 

viewing, video and playlist downloads, 

all access to YouTube Originals including 

bonus scenes, free YouTube Music 

subscription and background play. 

YouTube Premium users can 

also connect to Google Home smart 

speakers and Chromecast Audio. 

Separately, YouTube Music is available 

for Rs 99 per month in India. 

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Leonardo 

DiCaprio's environmental initiative called 

Earth Alliance has pledged $5 million 

towards the preservation of the Amazon 

rain forest following the wildfires. 

The new organisation's emergency 

Amazon Forest Fund is working to 

support local partners and indigenous 

communities in their efforts to protect 

the sensitive habitats within the Amazon, 

reports variety.com. The funds will be 

donated to five local organizations. 

According to the fund's website, more 

than 72,000 fires have been reported 

by Brazil's National Institute for Space 

Research (INPE) - a sharp growth from 

2018's 40,000 fires, which can largely be 

attributed to an unprecedented surge 

in deforestation by cattle operations 

and feed crops. 

The alarming wildfires have also 

sparked widespread outrage online, 

prompting a number of celebrities to 

use their social media platforms to 

raise awareness. 

"The largest rainforest in the world 

is a critical piece of the global climate 

solution. Without the Amazon, we 

cannot keep the Earth's warming 

in check," DiCaprio had written on 

Instagram. 

Founded in July by DiCaprio, 

Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth, 

Earth Alliance is a climate change 

organisation led by an independent 

management team of scientists and 

conservationists, working to protect 

ecosystems and wildlife, ensure climate 

justice, support renewable energy and 

secure indigenous rights.

09 Goa! 


The colours of 

Bonderam in Divar 

Source: ETIMES 

The scenic Divar Island was full of 

colourful flags, traditional bands, 

authentic food and lots of excitement 

as crowds flocked to the village to 

witness the annual Bonderam festival 

that took place on Saturday afternoon. 

People took part in the Bonderachi 

Pasoi, which aimed at bringing out 

the festival’s heritage aspect, apart 

from traditional games like kattodio 

(coconut-smashing competition). There 

were also performances by a brass 

band and other Goan musicians, and 

even a float parade. Bonderachi Pasoi 

Several houses were decorated 

with flags and colourful banners to 

welcome people, with some villagers 

opening their houses and offering 

traditional sweets to those taking part 

in the heritage walk. The pasoi started 

from the church and went around the 

village, stopping at eight houses where 

the revellers were warmly welcomed 

and served chone, doce, chai, alle belle, 

pude, sanna or patoleos. “Some of the 

people had never tasted these,” says 

Marius Fernandes, who organised the 

Bonderachi Pasoi. 

The walk was led by school students 

holding flags and a traditional band 

playing music. Folk songs, dance 

performances and other presentations 

along the way ensured everyone got 

the true essence of the festival that 

has been forgotten over time. “We 

aimed at going back to our roots and 

celebrating the way our ancestors did. 

Earlier, the procession would start 

from the church and go around the 

boundaries of the village. It included 

a brass band and flag carriers, and the 

whole village would join in with mock 

guns, which have been discontinued 

due to accidents. Over time, Bonderam 

started changing because of western 

influence. So, we aimed to recreate the 

olden times,” says Marius. 

The two-hour-long pasoi, or walk, 

was attended by people from all over. 

“Apart from food, some of the houses 

offered to show their skills like playing 

the saxophone and so on. Over 60 

students of Don Bosco College joined us 

to perform traditional music. We also 

organised the Bonderachem Jevonn 

for them before the pasoi commenced,” 

says Marius. The pasoi, which was 

introduced on a trial basis last year, 

has seen a great response this year and 

will be a regular feature of Bonderam. 

Viraj Naik from Vasco, who 

frequently visits Divar and was at 

Bonderam and Bonderachi Pasoi, 

says, “It’s great to witness this festival 

because they are trying to maintain 

the cultural aspects of Goa. It also 

helps tourism in a positive way. It’s 

not commercial and brings out the 

traditions and heritage of Goa in the 

truest form. It also signifies unity, as 

all the villagers come together as niz 

goenkars do. The pasoi focused on the 

traditional sweets and highlighted the 

ghumot, which was indeed great.” 

Float parade, kattodio and more 

Tourists and Goans also gathered to 

take part in Kattodio — the traditional 

coconut-smashing competition. 

Everyone including the Goa police 

and firefighters were encouraged to 

participate. It was followed by a fancydress 

competition and very soon Johnny 

B Gud with Bushka took the stage to 

entertain the crowd with foot-tapping 

Konkani numbers. The band Double R 

also performed some Goan favourites. 

The float parade organised by the St 

Mathias Sports and Cultural Club was 

a grand event, with members of all 

four wards — Belsur, Amboi, Goddar 

and Church — taking part with their 

own floats, musicians and dancers. The 

floats depicted traditional occupation 

and village life and took the crowd 

down memory lane. 

People from Belsur ward had a float 

portraying lives of fisherfolks. With 

a strength of over 70 people, they had 

people dressed in different costumes. 

“Fishing is a traditional occupation on 

Divar island. But now, not many are 

dependent on fishing or agriculture 

anymore. Through this float, we aim to 

portray the times gone by and hope that 

it’s revived soon,” says Salu de Madar, 

a tiatrist who was a part of the float. 

“We’ve been taking part in Bonderam 

ever since we learnt to walk,” says 

Salome Pereira, who was a part of the 

float. Katia Heredia adds, “There are 

70 people in our float and it includes 

people of all ages. We practice for 

two weeks or so, and everyone starts 

showing up only closer to the date 

of Bonderam.” The group were the 

winners of the float parade. 

Alex Vaz from Goddar, who was there 

with their float depicting traditional 

workmen like the toddy tapper, poder 

and so on, says, “I have been taking 

part with my brother for a very long 

time. We make it a point to organise 

the float each year. We are around 40 

people in the float and the dancers are 

practising for two weeks now. The float 

was made within a couple of days.” 

Look who rocked Goa last weekend! 

Nikhil Chinapa dazzled the crowd 

with house music on Saturday night as 

hundreds gathered in Vagator for the 

Satellite Beachside Festival. Chinapa 

who also hosted the party was seen 

mingling with the crowd and making 

them dance to his tunes. The long 

weekend and a stellar line-up of DJs 

sure did pull the crowd in, but it was 

Chinapa at the console who got them 

grooving! 

Apart from Chinapa, the threeday 

Satellite Beachside Festival featured 

popular International DJs Nick Muir 

(UK), Modeplex (GER), Tuhin Mehta, 

Armando and others. Music lovers 

were seen with high energy levels 

and showed no sign of slowing down 

as the party went on till wee hours in 

morning on each night. 

“Satellite Beachside was a banger. 

My favourite was Tuhin Mehta on the 

last day, his drops were mental, and 

he lifted spirits all through his set. 

What a techno god! A big shout out to 

Nikhil Chinapa for bringing together 

Satellite!” said Arathe Rajeev, one of 

the party goers. The rad festival was 

jampacked with people making their 

way to the venue to enjoy the vibes 

while sipping on drinks, grooving and 

jumping to the beats of their favourite 

DJs. The three-day extravaganza was a 

treat for house and techno music fans.

10 Leisure 


Priyam Chatterjee becomes first Indian 

Chef to receive French honour 

NEW DELHI: Priyam Chatterjee 

on Monday became the first Indian 

chef to be awarded the ''Chevalier de 

l''Ordre du Merite Agricoleto'' by the 

government of France to recognise his 

contribution towards reinventing the 

gastronomic scene in India. 

Mr Chatterjee (30) is best known for 

revisiting the traditional dishes from 

his native state of West Bengal and 

giving it a French twist. 

"I am living my dream at this moment 

because any form of words or dialogue 

will not justify this moment," he said. 

Mr Chatterjee added that the 2 major 

factors influencing his culinary practice 

were that of his family and France. 

Born into a Bengali family of 

"exceptional cooks and artists", where 

feasts were a regular affair, it was only 

natural for a young Mr Chatterjee to 

love everything about food, be it eating, 

or serving. 

He realised French cuisine was his true 

calling during his very first professional 

stint at Park Hyatt in Hyderabad where 

he met French chef Jean Claude who 

trained Mr Chatterjee to "learn French 

cuisine, precisely and with passion." 

"In the process, what he did was 

he made me fall in love with France 

completely!" the chef said. 

Mr Chatterjee is currently the head 

chef at Jaan Restaurant Yacht in 

France, before which he was the head 

chef of Rooh, and Qla, both located in 

Mehrauli. 

He also takes a keen interest in music 

as well as art. 

"This is actually the first time that we 

are celebrating the talent of a young 

chef at this embassy by conferring this 

distinction. 

"This honour recognizes your talent 

and your commitment to promoting 

French cuisine," Alexandre Ziegler, 

Ambassador of France to India, said. 

The award, instituted in 1883, the 

''Ordre du Merite Agricole'' (Order of 

Agricultural Merit) is a distinction 

bestowed by the French Republic for 

outstanding contributions, among 

others, to agriculture, agro-food 

industry and gastronomy. 

In the Philippines, 

students now have 

to plant 10 trees 

before they graduate 

On May 15, the Philippine Congress 

officially passed a Bill stating that all 

students from elementary school, high 

school, and college (roughly equivalent 

to primary school, secondary school and 

university) must plant at least 10 trees 

in order to graduate, CNN reported. 

The trees can be planted in either 

forests, mangroves, reserves, urban areas, 

abandoned mining sites, or in indigenous 

territory, according to the Bill. 

According to CNN, the trees must be 

also appropriate for the area’s climate, 

and indigenous tree species are preferred. 

The Bill – named the “Graduation 

Legacy for the Environment Act 2016” 

– was introduced by congressman Gary 

Alejano to promote “inter-generational 

responsibility” over environmental 

protection. 

“While we recognise the right of the 

youth to a balanced and healthy ecology… 

there is no reason why they cannot be 

made to contribute in order to ensure that 

this will be an actual reality,” Alejano 

wrote in the Bill’s explanatory note. 

He added that the initiative would see 

at least 175 million new trees planted 

every year, totalling over 525 billion 

additional trees “in the course of one 

generation”. 

He added that these trees will become 

the students’ living legacy to the 

environment and future generations.

11 Trending 


Himesh Reshammiya records song with 

internet sensation Ranu Mondal 

"Ranu Mondal has a divine voice," wrote Himesh Reshammiya 

Triumph Rocket 3 

So, this is what a 2500cc motorcycle 

looks like 

Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya 

feels that Ranu Mondal, who became 

an Internet sensation after a video 

of her singing the evergreen Lata 

Mangeshkar hit, Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma 

Hai, went viral, has a special gift. He 

has offered her a song in his upcoming 

movie "Happy Hardy and Heer". 

Ranu Mondal will make an appearance 

on "Superstar Singer" and meet the 

kids and judges, including Himesh. 

"Salman (Khan) bhai's father Salim 

uncle once advised me that whenever 

in life I come across a talented person, 

I should never let that person go and 

keep him/her close to me. He advised 

me to help that person grow his/her 

talent," Himesh said. 

"Today, I met Ranuji and I feel that 

she is blessed with divinity. Her 

singing was mesmerising and I could 

not stop myself from offering her the 

best I could. She has a god's gift which 

needs to be shared with the world and 

by singing in my upcoming movie, 

'Happy Hardy and Heer', I think I will 

help her voice reach everyone." 

The song is titled Teri Meri Kahani. 

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Triumph motorcycles recently 

unveiled the latest generation of its 

super-cruiser in the international 

markets, the Rocket 3. The motorcycle 

is available in two variants and retains 

the title of the largest displacement 

production motorcycle in the world. 

The Rocket 3 will be available in 

two variants including the Rocket 3 R 

and the Rocket 3 GT. The R variant is 

built as a roadster with mid-position 

footrests and a more aggressive riding 

stance. The GT gets feet-forward 

footrests and a touring style handlebar. 

It also gets a more comfortable seating, 

a backrest for the pillion, a taller 

flyscreen and heated grips. Its footrest 

position for the pillion can be adjusted 

as well. 

The displacement of the motorcycles 

has increased by 164cc and they now 

get a 2,458cc engine. It makes 165 PS of 

maximum power and 221 Nm of peak 

torque. It makes 11 percent more power 

than the previous generation as it gets 

a tweaked crankcase, balance shafts 

and a dry-sump lubrication system. It 

also gets a new 6-speed transmission 

and a hydraulically actuated clutch 

with torque assist for lesser efforts in 

clutch operation. 

Triumph has not revealed the 

official prices of both the variants of 

the Rocket 3 in India, but it should be 

lower than the special edition Rocket 3 

TFC, which has a price tag of Rs 19.94 

lakh (ex-showroom). The motorcycles 

are expected to be launched in India by 

mid-2020.

Estd. 1971 

12 Tourist Map 


FREE 

TM 

ght seeing in Goa 

MAP NOT TO SCALE 

CAFE | MOTORCYCLES | RENTALS 

| 

SERVICE | GEAR | exhibits 

LIVE MUSIC EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 

7 PM ONWARD 

CAFE - 9370918155 SHOWROOM / RENTALS - 9370918151 SERVICE - 9370918156

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