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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 12 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Hanso tujea mukamollachem mol vaddoita." (A smile adds to your face value.) "domnic fernandes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW PATTO BRIDGE SINKS BY MORE THAN 3 INCHES, CLOSED: The new parallel Patto bridge which was constructed at a cost of Rs.6.36 core has been closed since January 10 night as precautionary measure after a small part of it sank with vehicular movement. The mud filling near the joint of the bridge along the river and on the city side had been showing signs of settlement for several days. (GT) FIRE DESTROYS TWO WWF GALLERIES: A major fire at Goa State Museum on January 11 afternoon has totally destroyed two galleries set up by the World Wildlife Fund. However, all antique items, paintings and other property of the museum are safe.The WWF had setup two galleries as part of creating awareness among students about the natural heritage of Goa and as such had models and dioramas depicting environmental aspects placed in a natural heritage gallery, which were completely destroyed in the fire. A batch of 40 students form Kudal, Maharashtra, had left the gallery some 20 minutes before the fire broke out. (H) OPPOSITION POOH-POOHS GOVT'S CLAIMS: The Opposition on January 11 came down heavily on the government for its "total failure" on law and order, agriculture, panchayat raj, health and its policy of appointing certain employees on a contract basis or giving extensions in service to them. (H) REALITY CHECK: THE IFFI BILL: The total expenditure of completing the infrastructure required for the International Film Festival of India and of hosting this 11-day event in Goa cost a total of Rs.61.87 crore. As per the figures provided to the House, the IFFI cost the tax payer just over Rs.61 crore. (GT) RS.1.2 CR SPENT ON FOREIGN INVITEES: The State government spent Rs.1.2 crore on foreign invitees attending IFFI even as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar swore by mega-festival saying it has placed Goa on the international map. (H) 30 LAKH FOR IFFI SONG 'N' DANCE: Replying to a starred question tabled by Curtorim MLA Francis Sardinha, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the state government spent Rs.30,06,500 for entertainment during the IFFI. The highest paid artiste during the Festival was Shantanu Mukherjee (Shaan), who got Rs.6.5 lakh for his performance at the Miramar Beach, followed by Remo Fernandes who was paid Rs.6 lakh for his closing night act. Other highly paid artistes included Amrit Lala (Rs.4 lakh), Hema Sardessai (Rs.2 lakh), Bondo (Rs.1.5 lakh) and Vaishali Samant (Rs.1.25 lakh. (GT) PARRIKAR UNHAPPY OVER PERFORMANCE OF POLICE: Replying to queries/objections raised by the Opposition members during the discussion on supplementary demands, the Chief Minister, however, said that though the State has made all-round progress, he was not very happy with the performance of the police force and the way criminal investigations were being carried out. Mr Parrikar further said that he hated crime and promised stern action against those responsible for shoddy investigations. (NT) 'BETTER THAN ANY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN': Strongly advocating the holding of IFFI in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that publicity (internationally) to the state was much more than any advertising campaign. Congress MLA Ravi Naik who had tabled the question on the cost benefit ratio of IFFI along with six other party MLAs questioned the need for holding the film festival when the state's financial position was precarious. (GT) DRUG TRADE ALONG COASTAL BELT: Deputy Leader of the Opposition Dayanand Narvekar came down heavily, on January 11, on the State government for granting extension to its retiring employees and demanded immediate action into the ongoing narcotic drugs activities in the coastal areas. (GT) "GOA FIRST, NAGALAND LAST": Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told members in the Goa Assembly on January 11 that Goa had attained number 1 status while Nagaland was last in the list of 14 smaller states as per the report of the Delhi-based National Productivity Council. Incidentally, Nagaland is the home state of Governor SC Jamir, who was also the state's longest serving chief minister. (GT) TWO KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT: Two persons were killed and two injured when a truck collided against an on oncoming pickup near NUSI Apollo Hospital, Panzorconi, Cuncolim. The truck driver Mahadev Ucheppa (26) and one of the occupants from the picked identified as Serikant Hanumanth Harrikant (18) died on the spot, while two others sustained head injuries. (GT) SKY BUS GETS A SAFETY CHECK: Konkan Railway Corporation's indigenously developed sky bus technology was inspected on January 11 by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Sudhir Kumar, at the test rail site in Margao. (H) ALLEGED RAPIST GETS REMAND: Nagraj Bajanth, the 19-year-old youth accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old kindergarten girl student was produced before the court and remanded to four-day custody. (NT) BURNT FEMALE BODY IDENTIFIED: The partially burnt body of a female found on January 10 in Aquem, Margao, has been identified as that of Renuka Raju, hailing from Bellari, Karnataka. (GT) "KEEP RIGHT" PROJECT: "Keep Right". This will be message the Movement for Amity Towards Roads in Goa will spread among as many pedestrians as possible this year. MARG convenor Gurunath Kelekar has said that leaflets detailing 11 most crucial points on how to conduct on the roads by pedestrians will be distributed to the maximum number of schools, village panchayats and municipalities for distribution to students and citizens alike. (H) SPURT IN GASTROENTERITIS CASES: There has been a sudden spurt in cases of gastroenteritis in Panjim. Enquiries revealed that many of those who received water from private tankers when PWD taps ran dry for three days, became victims of the malady. (H) GOA'S VULNERABLE COASTAL ZONE: Goa's coastline has an interesting geological and sedimentological history. To elucidate, the Salcete coastline, Campal, Miramar, Caranzalem's estuarine coastline is also fairly young. The Salcete coastline is linear and shows an emergent profile.Goa's coastline and the mouths of the estuaries had a dual defense system. It included the sand dunes and the mangroves. The coconut plantations acted as windbreaks and also trapped a lot of sand. Silica sand mining in north and south Goa destroyed most of the big sand dunes. The saline sand was used to adulterate the alluvial sand mined from rivers. (Nandkumar Kamat in NT) I-T OFFICIALS VICTIMISING GOANS, ALLEGES GPYC: Goa Pradesh Youth Congress has criticized local Income tax authorities for "wrongly" interpreting section 5B of the Income Tax Act 1961 vis-à-vis housing loans. "If you are a Goan salaried person, married as per Portuguese Civil Code in Goa and have taken a housing loan, than it's time to worry about the income tax authorities in Goa," remarked GPYC chief Girish Chodankar. (H) TALK ON DEVELOPING SEZ: With a view of creating an awareness about developing Goa industrially and setting up of a special economic zone (SEZ) in the State, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, organized a talk on 'Industrial Development of Goa - Need of SEZ'. (NT) BOOK ON BL JOSEPH VAZ: A book on "207 Stories of Blessed Joseph Vaz", written by Fr Romulado Robin Rodrigues, ex-rector and ex-vice-postulator of the cause of canonization of Blessed Joseph Vaz will be released by Emeritus Bishop Raul Gonsalves on January 16 at the Sanctuary of Bl Joseph Vaz, Sancoale, at 10 am. The author has compiled the stories from various books and sources in Goa, Kanara and Sri Lanka. (NT) BOOK ON FOOTBALL LAWS: A new book on football rules titled "Football Laws Simplified", written by former FIFA referees' instructor, Mr Alex Vaz of Cuncolim, was released by the Union Spots Minister, Mr Sunil Dutt, in Mumbai recently. "The book is produced with the purpose of training, educating and guiding physical education teachers, sports teachers, coaches, referees, footballers and football fans so that they can enjoy the beautiful game better," stated Mr Vaz who is the only Indian till date to be selected as FIFA Referees' Instructor, having conducted courses for referees in Iraq, Hong Kong, Singapore besides India. The Mumbai-based Mr Vaz, who won the Maharashtra state award (Shiv Chhatrapati) as its only football official, is presently the president of 112-year-old Mumbai Schools Sports Association and a qualified national athletics official. (NT) INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AT PARSEM: The 8th Music Festival in memory of the violin maestro late Shridhar Parsekar, to be held at Parsem in Pernem, on January 22 and 23, will witness performances in Indian classical music by celebrated vocalists and instrumentalist. (NT) 'GOA 4 TSUNAMI RELIEF SHOW': The "Goa 4 Tsunami relief Show", a variety entertainment programme in aid of tsunami victims will be held on January 15 at the Big Foot dance floor at Loutulim, from 6 pm. Bands like the Big City Band, Blue Heaven, spot singers, tiatrists, magicians and face painters will also perform. The morning session will include artisans' camp with interaction, display and sale of handicraft items, painting, photographs and caricatures. Tel 2777034, 2750401 and 2424888. (H) S P O R T S D E A T H S 11 Jan: Sydenham, London, UK: ROSANA LOURDES RODRIGUES (ex Nairobi); Wife of the late Martin; Mother of Dr Peter and Bernie/Flavio Gracias; Grandmother of Martin Gracias. Funeral details will appear at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Condolence messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09 Jan: VIRGINIA MARIE (VIRGIE) DE SOUZA, wife of the late Frank, mother of Margaret, Irene Gracias/Mark, Delphine Francis/Errol, Joan Francis/Tom, grandmother of Jeannine/Chris, Jacqueline, Karen/Jerome, Gavin, Dwayne and Kyle; great-grandmother of Hannah. Funeral Mass on January 13 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Clement's Church, 409 Markland Drive, Etobicoke. Interment at Assumption Cemetery. 11 Jan: Betul: SAKHU KANHOBA JUVEKAR; mother of Dashrath/Sunaina, Santosh/Savitri, Vijaya Juvatkar. Panjim: LILABAI VASANT NAIK; wife of late Vasant, mother of vishant/Vaishali, Vivek/Valehi and Vijesh. 11 Jan: Vasco-Baina: IDA ASSUCENA ESPEDIANA DO R GOMES BARRETO: wife of Antonio Gabriel, mother of Bismarck/Luzia, Aurito/Florides; sister of Sr Angela (Sancoale Convent) and late Dr Norton Gomes. 10 Jan: Bicholim: LUDIVINA FERNANDES; wife of late Caitano, mother of Bertha/Richard (Kuwait), Fr Victor and Nevis (Kuwait). 11 Jan: Salvador do Mundo: DIOGO TEOTONIO BORGES: husband of Irene, father of Aruna, Anthony, Terezita/Frankie, Salito and Purity. Expired in Spain. Calangute-Maddovaddo: ADRIAN JOHN (AGNELO) PEREIRA; husband of Cristalin, Peter (Dubai)/Peppy, Leslie (Dubai)/Clara. 11 Jan: Salvador do Mundo: VIOLANTE CARMINA FERNANDES E DIAS; relict of late Sebastiao Salvador, mother of Clara/Alfredo Braganza, Vitoria/Salinas Coutinho, Francisco/Socorinha and Xavier/Philomena. 11 Jan: Margao: MARIA FILOMENA FURTADO DA COSTA: wife of late Eulogio, mother of Shashi/Anu, Shaila/Francis, Sunil, Sabita/Roffie, Sajiv/Roslyn and Selma/Eric; sister of late Julie/late Rudy, Bella/Jose, Lucille/Victor, Joe/Alvita and Olga/late Raymond. G O A W E A T H E R Max Temp: 30.5 degC; Min Temp: 17.9 degC; Relative Humidity: 71%. Weather: Clear, blue sky and pleasant weather this morning in Goa. Courtesy: NT = The Navhind Times; GT = Gomantak Times; H = Herald; WE = Weekender Joel D'Souza Assagao, Goa, India. www.goacom.com