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Indian citizens living abroad due to employment, aeduation or other reason, will be able to get their names registered in the electoral rolls of their constituency of ordinary residence in India, had they been in India. They *may* also be able to contest elections. A committee has been set up under E.M.Sudarsana Natchiappan, MP to examine the issue and report on it. Those interested in submitting memoranda may send two copies (in English or Hindi) to R B Gupta, Deputy Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Room 005, Ground Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi 110001 (tel 0091.11.23034056 and fax 0091.11.23794328 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] State if you would like to give oral evidence. All submissions will be treated as confidential. The bill can be downloaded from the website http://rajyasabha.nic.in -- see under Bills with the Committee. o RANE COMMITTEE SEEKS six-month extention, to look into "all the aspects" related to the construction of a new airport at Mopa. (GT) GREEN SIGNAL FOR NEW traffic plan for Panjim. The current arrangement for entering and exiting Panjim around Pato has caused inconvenience to commuters. CCP commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues said the old Patto bridge would be used to exit from Panjim and the two new Patto bridges will be used to enter and exit the city. (GT) GOA TO STRIKE DEAL for waste disposal: In an interesting development, Goa and Maharashtra have entered into a trans-border agreement for the disposal of hazardous industrial waste at a site identified in Southern Maharashtra. Goa State Pollution Control Board says the state generates 9972 metric tonnes of hazardous industrial wastes per annum. (H) STATE'S FIRST FOUR-LANE BRIDGE TURNS TOP KILLER: They jostled to cut the ribbons and went public to claim credit for Goa's first four-lane bridge at RAwanfond. A year later, the Rawanfond Bridge appears no longer in the scheme of things of politicians of all hues, as the bridge has virtually turned into a death-trap and a traffic bottleneck. (H) o Manoj Keni elected Ponda municipal chairman.(DigitalGoa.com) o Six-lane expressway highway consultants to be named soon. o Seminar on gender sensitive and rights-based media reporting begins in Goa on Monday. (GT) o New premises of Goa Handicrafts Rural & SSI DC at Neoginagar. o Ministers, GPCC core committee to meet at least once a month. o Chief minister Rane, Ravi Naik to "work together". (GT) o Sanquelim panchayat poll on April 30. (GT) o Margao firemen demoed fire-fighting at Pimpalkatta.(GT) o Cortalim-Quelossim gram sabha on Apr 30 at 9.15 am.GT o 3 staff suspended for Sada jailbreak. (NT) o Government offers subsidy to Konkani/Marathi film producers.NT o Yashaswini scheme for self-help groups launched. (NT) o Camorlim (Salcete) plagued by hassles for birth certificates. o Legal notices (NT) dispute ownership of M/s Anderson Marine. o People won't allow food park,golf course: Naqueri sarpanchH o Goa opposes Ingo Grill's plea to inspect deportation file o Five Portuguese movies to be screened from April 25. (H) o Menino Afonso photography courses to be held in May. (H) Family of late Ulo Raghu Kunkokar has made a mundkar (homestead tenant) applicant against "unknown legal heirs" of Dr Alberto Pedro Afonso and Maria Jubeda Afonso of Amarai, Taleigao. Case to be heard on May 10, at 10.30am in their absence "in default of appearance". (GT) o Integrated disease surveillance project launched in Goa.GT o Blood donation camp, Old Goa panchayat Apr 30 morning. GT o World Book Day at Central Library, Apr 27, 10.30 am. (NT) o Sadanand Shirgaonkar, a graduate in his 40s, gets paid only Rs 400 per month as temporary librarian at Dongri in St Andre Constituency. He is fighting cerebral palsy too. (H) o Goa Union of Journalists elections on May 6. (H) o Seminar on careers in travel and tourism, Nova Goa, Apr 29. o Dempe alumni held at Hotel Mandovi. Forms for membership and alumni magazine from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GT) o Margao Asst District Educational Inspector (ADEI) building, formerly known as Escola Commercial, in bad shape. (GT) o Goa University Bachelor of Business Administration to be started at three colleges -- SV's Caculo College, Mapusa; MES College, Vasco and Rosary College, Navelim. Admission via the common entrance test of the UGAT by the All India Management Association, New Delhi. (GT) CHECK YOUR NAME IN THE ELECTORAL ROLLS: http://electionsgoa.nic.in has complete Electoral Roll details (with voters name/age/house number etc.) online. If you wish to search for your name type the following in www.google.com: firstname surname site:http://electionsgoa.nic.in You will then be pointed to a PDF file containing your name (assuming it's included). For instance, electionsgoa.nic.in/ceo-admin/reports/Margao/ AC30_23/part23.pdf which is where you are listed QUOTE... UNQUOTE: The recent hike in the CCP (Corporation of the City of Panjim) garbage collection cess has raised an opposition from hotel owners. The cess earlier charged by the CPP was Rs 300 per month, which was increased to around Rs 1500 per month and above, depending on the category the hotel or restaurant was classified in. They are demanding a reduction in the garbage collection cess. -- Sanjith Rodrigues, CCP Commissioner. QUOTE... UNQUOTE: Tiatrist Tomazinho Cardozo said that on April 24, the first Konkani film 'Mogacho Aunddo' was released and screened in Mapusa, 56 years back, but sadly today we do not have a single print of this film so that we could screen this movie on this auspicious day. -- Report in Gomantak Times. QUOTE... UNQUOTE: Churchill is opposing Mopa to please hotel lobby. -- Deshprabhu. Deshprabhu has land interests worth Rs 400 crore (Rs 4000 million) in supporting Mopa. -- Churchill Quoted in DigitalGoa.com LOUTOLIM CHANGES LAND-USE: In an unprecedented move, the Loutolim Comunidade resolved April 23 to change land reserved from 'Servidao dos Vizinhos' (reserved for the benefit of neighbouring properties) as per the Livro Tombo of the records of the comunidade, for comercial use. It is learnt that the move by the members of the Loutolim comunidade general body is mainly to deprive land owners, who are not components (members or share holders) o fthe comunidade of their right to access their properties through the comunidade land. (Gomantak Times) WRIT AGAINST TEMPLE DEMOLITION: Goa Heritage Action Group has moved the Bombay High Court in Goa with a writ on the alleged demolition of the Mallikarjun Temple in Shreesthan-Canacona, which is a state-protected document. (H) -------------------------------------------------------------- SUNAPARANT/GOMANTAK/GOVADOOT -------------------------------------------------------------- o Junta Havsant ghaani... goothanee... 'Chakachak Panjay'chee hee ek kanee. Junta House stinks. Here's a story from Clean Panjim. Photos show overflowing toilets, even as the current slogan for the cleanup of the town is 'Chakachak Panjim'. (Sunaparant) o Fight against saffron fundamentalist attack, Rashtriya Seva Dal (an anti-communal) workers told by Sudhatayee Varde. The Dal meet was at Mapusa.(Sunaparant) o If the Congress allows ministers from other backgrounds to stay in the party and take benefit of it, the Congress itself would pay a costly price in the forthcoming elections, a party panel told the Chief Minister. (Sunaparant) o Both citizens and Congress workers upset with Rane government. Strong impact likely at next elections, says Gova Doot, considered close to the BJP. o Spend funds allocated to Dabolim airport immediately, says education minister Luizinho Faleiro. (Sunaparant) o Curtorim-Shiroda to be connected by new ferry link soon. o Stick to Ambedkar's views, says Mahadev Ubali, in Pernem.GD o All Dalit organisations need unity: Adv Chodankar. GovaDoot o Youth asked to keep to Ambedkar's path, in Bicholim. GD o Margao slums face action again. GovaDoot o Mopa airport's fate hangs for another six months. Gomantak o Water shortage hits Bardez rural areas. Gomantak o Rickshaw operators oppose digital meters. (Gomantak) o 'Durga zaali goree' shows at Kala Academy on Apr 30 and May 1 and at Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda on Apr 30. Says an advert: "Don't miss this supershow (theatre)". Goa government plan to teach English as a subject from the first standard is correct, argues Principal Raghunath Gawas, Vijayanand Higher Secondary School, Tikhajan, Mayem. (Gomantak) -------------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES -------------------------------------------------------------- 22-YEAR OLD student of Dempo Engineering at Old Goa, Kishore Minigaka died from an electric shock. (GT) BID TO BOARD BUS PROVES FATAL: An unidentified male, trying to board a Margao-bound bus near the Cuncolim bazaar, lost his balance and fell under its wheels. (GT) BENAULIM: Suzana Fernandes, b 1988. Expired under tragic circumstances. MALAD (WEST): Xavier Denis, b 1952. Mitch Choki, Charkop SALIGAO: Beryl L C D'Mello of Sonarbhat. SOCORRO: Paulo Coelho, of Ambirna b 1940. ST CRUZ: Janis B Dias. (Razai Vaddo) VAGATOR: Joana Ida Albuquerque, b 1948 ALTO TORDA: Shantabai Mortu Sangodkar, 12th day ST ESTEVAM/CALANGUTE: Olga Alba de Bom Parto D'Sa Lobo,month MARGAO: Armando Gomes, 2nd anniversary. MERCES: Piedade Rosaria Monteiro Fernandes, month's mind MERCES: Alex 'Budhi' Fernandes of Vaddy, 2nd anniversary ST INEZ: Vijay Kumar, month's mind. VARCA: Baltazar Rodrigues, Chadvaddo, 1st anniversary VASCO DA GAMA: Sumedha Chandrakant Dhargalkar, 12th day. VEREM: Reginald D'Silva, 1st anniversary. -------------------------------------------------------------- DAISY'S FAVOURITES: Recipies from [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------- Lemon-Coconut Rice Pudding: 1 cup medium-grain white rice (not converted), 2 cups filtered water, 1 cup heavy cream, 2-1/4 cups milk, 1/2 vanilla bean, or 1 tsp vanilla extract, Zest of 1 lemon, 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp granulated sugar, or to taste, Lemon juice, to taste -- Topping -- 3/4 cup shredded, sweetened coconut, 1/2 cup whipping cream, 2 Tbsp powdered sugar, Fresh raspberries, blueberries or other seasonal fruit (optional). Place the rice and water into a 2-quart saucepan; bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cream, milk, vanilla bean or extract, lemon zest and sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium heat, stirring gently and continuously, until the rice is thoroughly cooked and very soft, about 20 minutes. The rice should be loose and very saucy. It will thicken as it cools. Adjust to taste with a few drops of lemon juice, if desired. Set aside. Preheat broiler and spread the coconut in a shallow pan. Keep a close eye on the coconut as it toasts, stirring frequently. Cool. Whip the whipping cream with the powdered sugar until it is thickened but still soft. Chill. To serve, spoon the pudding into individual bowls, champagne tulip glasses or martini glasses. Dollop whipped cream on top. Garnish with toasted coconut and berries. --------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2006 http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. -------------------------------------------------------------- Goanet, the net-worker of all networks. Stay in touch. --------------------------------------------------------------