Mickky-Alemao bonhomie headed nowhere?

When out of the blue, the Alemaos and their former bete noire Mickky did the unthinkable -- buried their almost decade-long hatchet in a single sitting of diplomacy at the office of the mining company owned by Joaquim -- tongues went wagging over the development's fallouts, how long this 'marriage of convinience' would last, etcetra, etcetra.
A forthnight later, a lot of water seems to have flowed under the Khareband bridge, from Benaulim to Navelim and back and forth, to the extent that the Alemaos are on the verge of dumping their brand new mascot Mickky for a newer, chopper-hopping one from the North East -- 'Lui'.
Even as Mickky and Joaquim keep flaunting their new found political romance in public here in Goa, elsewhere, a deal for the peaceful, political co-existence between the khumpars of Salcete politics -- Churchill and Luizinho -- is being explored. Some top central leaders who are in talks with the two are reportedly close to the point of bringing them face to face, to clinch the deal. The details of the deal are yet to get 'leaked' but should it go through, where it would leave an already beleagured Mickky, is anybody's guess.
A little bird in Mumbai, informs that Joaquim, who was there to witness Musli-powered Churchill Brothers' lacklustre essay against Mahindra United in the I-League Opener, was predicting the fall of Mickky from the Goa cabinet. According to Joaquim, his outburst against the CM and his demand for a replacement to Diggu could prove to be the final nail in his latest friend's political coffin.
Chacha, ice cream...
ith the inclusion of a certain former lawyer in its ranks, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has truly lived up to its prefix.
The former lanky government lawyer, who has in the past been granted several extensions despite a sketchy career, is better known for his overtly juvenile behaviour.
There have been times, when the former government servant walked into the Panjim police station or dropped by the numerous offices in the Police Headquarters, asking the cops to buy him a pack of a litre or two of ice cream. He’d pick up the ice cream and walk away without paying them for the treat.
Most Panjimites would see this guy thumbing down lifts anytime of the day on the city’s streets, lest he have to dig into his own pockets to foot the motorcycle or rickshaw charges.
Sounds juvenile doesn’t it? But then that’s how things work… a guy, who begs the cops for an ice cream, will now take a righteous call on juveniles in confict with the law presented by the men-in-uniform.
More moolah from casinos
The times may not be all that smooth up there in the skies for India's 'Maharaja' but here on Goa's Mandovi waters, its gonna be Maharaja all the way.
When different voices in the government recently raised cries of varied hues hinting at denial of renewed licences to the off-shore casinos, one thought the biggest loser would be the Essel Group which owns Maharja Casino.
But it's not to be. After all, the Maharaja is finally is slated to set sail in the coming month and the big factor to ensure it has a smooth sailing is obviously the moolah.
In an interview aired by CNBC-TV 18 as part of its Generation Next programme, Amit Goenka pompously said, Essel would pump in several million into Casino Maharaja, enough to keep Ali Baba and his 40 men.
Just for the record, Amit Goenka is Essel promoter, Subhash Chandra's youngest son and currently CEO of Pan India Network Pvt Ltd that runs Casino Maharaja.
It’s all about the money, honey!
The tantrum we threw up about the Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat a few weeks ago in the immediate aftermath of the visit by AICC general secretary in-charge of Goa, B K Hariprasad, and the Sancho Panza of cricket administration in India, Rajiv Shukla, is turning out to be true.
The Big B from Taleigao has spoken now. The Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat can come up in his pocket burrough after all, provided the right kind of monies reach the coffers of the.... Taleigao panchayat. Make it the cash cow of the Taleigao panchayat, and damn 'Taleigao Bachao' the abhiyanwallahs and the abhiyans. Incidentally, the Taleigao panchayat is currently manned by the Big B's woman -- Jennifer Monserrate.
After all, isn't it all about the money, honey?