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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS Oct 18, 2004 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Vad'dis bore; jitle subeij monoitai titlo tum lamb jietai." (Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.) "domnic fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GOACOM VIDEO NEWS: Video Clip from Goa on the first Session of HERITAGE JAZZ YATRA organised by Armando Gonsalves of Trancemedia at Rebelo Mansion at Betalbatim on October 10, 2004, at http://www.goacom.com/news Clips_Heritage_Jazz Yatra_1: ANSWER TO BRITISH MURDER MYSTERY IN GOA? Scotland Yard detectives have reopened investigations into the mysterious disappearance of the Seventh Earl of Lucan who disappeared 30-years-ago after allegedly bludgeoning his children's nanny to death. It is expected that one of the areas of investigation will check into whether Lord Lucan surfaced in Goa and took on the guise of a hippy. They have also developed an image of how Lord Lucan would look at the age of 69, his current age if he is still alive. (GT) TOI GROUP TO MANAGE IFFI: Times Infotainment, a subsidiary of the Times of India group has been appointed as the event management company for IFFI 2004. The firm, whose bid was the lowest among 17, was chosen from a host of bidders to handle the management of inaugurals, award winning ceremony, valedictory and other functions. (GT) CURCHOREM MAN COMMITS SUICIDE: Sudesh Raikar (39) committed suicide by jumping in the river at Curchorem . (NT) "HUMANITY IS GREATEST RELIGION": Archbishop Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao called upon the masses to follow a spiritual path and dedicate themselves to the services of humanity. He was addressing a gathering of his followers at Our Lady of Grace Church Hall as a part of his pastoral visit to this Church, on October 17. "The message of peace, humanity, integrity and brotherhood should be passed on to one and all. This will make our country strong and united," he said. (GT) BATORA RESIDENTS AGAINST HILL-CUTTING: The residents of Batora-Curtorim have alleged that a hill is being illegally cut at Batora to construct a housing project comprising about 140 residential units and have asked the Curtorim village panchayat to initiate steps to curb the activity. (NT) MAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN MOIRA: One Rosario Fernandes (19), resident of Katizorwado, Moira, committed suicide on October 17 morning by hanging himself with a nylon rope to the ceiling at his residence. Although the exact cause of the suicide is yet to be ascertained, family sources said that the deceased was a cancer patient and was ailing for about four years. (GT) RAPE CASE SUSPECT GETS REMAND: Parshuram, who was arrested by the Colva police on October 16 for allegedly raping a minor girl, was produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Margao and a seven-day remand was taken. (NT) ATEC, CANADIAN COLLEGE JOIN HANDS: A memorandum of understanding was signed between Agnel Technical Education Complex, Verna, and Algonquin College, Ottawa-Ontario, Canada, as part of the ongoing Canada India Industry Institute Linkage Project. The main objectives of the MoU are the development of programmes in hospitality and tourism; the development of new curriculum in Photonics; the identification and development of other programme in areas such as health and community studies; a review of curricula, teaching methodologies and practicum's of programmes that lead to strong market demand driven programmes of study; etc. (GT) "FRENCH SCIENCE TODAY" LECTURES AT ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: Alliance Francaise de Goa will organise "French Science Today 2004", under the aegis of Alliance Francaise Network and the Scientific Co-operation Section of the Embassy of France in India. The lecture on Biology will be delivered by Dr Jean-marc Reyrat on October 20, at 6 pm at the Goa Science Centre, Miramar. Dr Richard Taillet will deliver the lecture on Astrophysics on October 26 at 6 pm, at SV Hall, Junta house, Panaji. (GT) SEMINAR ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: The VM Salgaocar College of Law organised a two-day seminar on intellectual property rights in association with the human resource department ministry. The speakers impressed upon the participants that the time has come that Goa too should take measure sot protect its heritage and thus should be the endeavour of the legal community in Goa to preserve this wealth of India. (NT) USGAO SCHOOL TO STAGE RASTA ROKO: St Joseph's church, Usgao, alongwith its school will stage a 'rasta roko' on October 18 to protest the government's failure to solve traffic problems that endanger the lives of its students. (H) TAXMEN'S LENS: Income tax assesses claiming over Rs.2 lakh as exemption will now come under the lens of taxmen in the face of the drive to check evasion, especially under the garb of agriculture income. (H) 'HINGLISH' MAY BECOME A WORLD HIT: Professor David Crystal, the author of more than 50 books on English, says 350 million Indians speak it ('Hinglish ') as a second language in India, exceeding the number of native English speakers in Britain and America. Professor Crystal argues that the growing popularity of Indian culture around the world, including Bollywood movies, means that Hinglish will soon become more widely spoken outside the continent. (PTI report in Herald) "POETRY PEOPLE" IN MAPUSA: Poetry People, a group of poets and poetry lovers, was formed at a small gathering Mapusa on October 16, at the second all-Goa poetry reading session (the first was held during the Mhapsa Fest last year). The participants of the 14-odd gathering at Cedric and Emily D'Souza residence at Merry Villa, Altinho, Mapusa, spent a few moments to reflect on the life and work of the late Dom Moraes, one of the country's best known poets. Among those who recited the poems were Anita Pinto, Tara Narayan, Alexyz, Mathew Mendes, Santosh and others. To join the Poetry People for the next reading you may contact Anita Pinto: 2250594 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Alexyz: 2272748 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BSNL BROADBAND: Connecting 198 cities, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will roll out its Broadband services by December 2004. "We plan to target one million customers year," chairman and MD, BSNL, VP Sinha said. (GT) POINGUINIM - A HISTORIC VERDICT FOR STABILITY: Mr Isidore Fernandes' political gamble has paid rich dividends. If this formula is repeated then the Congress party may lose some more MLAs unless the damage control begins promptly.People would be closely watching the rehabilitation of the neo-BJP MLA, Mr Fernandes. He would certainly expect a position of power as a "reward" for his political gamble. The state government is promoting off-shore gambling for a paltry revenue. With Mr Fernandes' victory, Goa has shown that even onshore political gambling could pay off in this weird state. (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-GT) INDOCO REMEDIES: Indoco Remedies, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies, with presence in pain management, gynaeocology, paediatric, cardiology and diabetology segments, has filed with SEBI, the draft red herring prospectus for its maiden public issue. The company is making an initial public offer of 30,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each. Commenting on the occasion, Suresh Kare, Chairman and MD, Indoco Remedies, said, "Our growth in the domestic market has been impressive." (GT) S P O R T S DBO SHOCK ICSC: Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda, shocked last years champions ICSC Paroda 1-0 to enter the second round of IVth Seagram's Imperial Blue Champions Cup football tournament at Sinquetim grounds. (GT) FRIENDS XI ADVANCE: Friends XI, Vaddem, scored a solitary goal victory over fighting Parish Youth, Morjim, to enter the second round of the Siolim Parish Youth Cup football tournament at St Anthony/s church ground, Siolim. (GT) D E A T H S 15 Oct. Mombassa, Kenya: ROBERT PETER D'SOUZA: Husband of late Rosy, Father of Rupert/Sue (UK), Reg/Sabina (Mombassa), Richard/Sarah (UK) and Ruth (UK); Grandfather of Tina, Laura, Tyrell, Tremayne, Bethany, Christopher, Mathew, Robin and Jacob. The funeral mass will be on 20 Oct. at 2:30 pm at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Tudor followed by cremation at The Hindu Crematorium. Condolences to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17 Oct: Taleigao: SIMON D'SOUZA: son of Claudiana/late Rosario, brother of Domnick/Fatima, Pele/.Thereza, Seby/Ally and Erasmo. 16 Oct: Curtorim: MARIA ANUCASAO G RODRIGUES E PINTO: wife of late Antonio, mother of Jenny, Joaquim, Quizanim. 17 Oct: Merces: LEOPOLDINA CABRAL: wife of late Martin Monteiro, mother of Baptist/Tomasin, Philomen/late Ambrose, Serviata/Benedit, Caitan/Divina, Augusta./Dennis, Joaquim/Estella. 17 Oct: Verna: DELICIOZA ANTAO: daughter of late Lourence/late Escociana, sister of Alegre (Star of Arossim)/Abelina, late Mariquinha/late Jose Costa, Florence/late Thomasin. 17 Oct: Pilerne: LUCY D'SOUZA (Ex-Kanoo Air Travel Agency & British Bank, Bahrain): wife of late Anthony, mother of Heather/GSR Swamy, Jeanita/.Tony Nunes, Brian/Angela. 17 Oct: Panjim: SHANTABAI DINKER SINAI AMONKAR (84): wife of late Dinkar, mother of Ramchandra/Leena, Shakuntala/late Dr Rajiv Mahatme, late/Dr Satish Kudchedkar, Vinay/Renee Amonkar. 17 Oct: Chinchinim: MARIA VITORIA BOAVINDA FURTADO; wife of late Valesio, mother of Jose, Nimi/Jonn, Savita/Ian. Funeral cortege will leave residence to Mount Mary's Church, Chinchinim, at 4 pm today. No flowers please. Those who wish may make a donation to Chinchinim Albergue. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 26.5 degC (79.7 degF) at 9.00 am in Assagao. Max temp: 31.0 degC; Min temp: 23.4 degC; Humidity: 86% (Yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2035.0 mm Weather: Since yesterday the weather in the morning is cool and very pleasant in Goa. Courtesy: GT=Gomantak Times; NT=The Navhind Times; H=Herald; WE=Weekender; TOI=Times of India JOEL D'SOUZA Assagao-Goa-India. ########################################################################## Goa's premier mailing list Goanet - http://www.goanet.org is 10 years old today
