GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 May 2002 DAY OF THE DEFECTORS: The Congress Party stuck to tradition in choosing winnability over anything else and allotted ticked to all defectors (14) barring former Vasco MLA Jose Philip D'Souza. Tickets in four segments-Mapusa, Siolim, Saligao and Tivim have been kept on hold in view of the talks with the Nationalist Congress Party, head by Dr Wilfred de Souza. (WE-GT)
SHRIPAD LIKELY TO BE PROJECTED AS NEXT CM: Stung by the exit of Ravi Naik and its likely fall-outs on the huge Bhandari Samaj vote bank, the ruling BJP is taking damage control measures. They strongly feel that he should be given a ticket from Madkai probably. Some leaders feel that only Naik would be able to salvage the situation as the elections are hardly two weeks away. Sources said Shripad may even be projected as the prospective chief ministerial candidate in place of Manohar Parrikar. (H) NCP TO CONTEST 40 SEATS: Giving clear indications of failure of talks aimed at forming an alliance with the Congress Party, the state unit of Nationalist Congress Party has decided to contest all the 40 seats to the State assembly, at the May 30 elections. (NT) CONG USING GUJARAT ISSUE FOR SELFISH GAINS: Anticipating that the Congress may play the Gujarat card for the Goa elections, the BJP leaders have appealed to the people to beware about the Congress' act of politicizing the issues of national interest. "May be a budget, Gujarat violence or POTA, the Congress attempted to draw mileage from it," alleged the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ms Sushma Swaraj, who is campaigning for BJP in Goa, at an election rally in Margao yesterday. (NT) BOY ELECTROCUTED BY BROTHER: A five-year-old boy, Rahul R Pujari, from Poinguinim-Canacona, was electrocuted at his residence last night. The playing with electric wires, the deceased put the two wires in his ears while his brother put the plug in the socket and put on the power. (WE-GT) DROWNED IN MINE PIT: A truck operator Chandresh Gajanan Naik (35) from Rivona-Quepem died due to drowning as his truck, accidentally fell in a water-filled mine pit at Sesa-Goa mines in Codli-Kirlapal. (WE-GT) MAGICIANS' CONFERENCE GETS UNDERWAY: Magicians from across the world and 20 Indian sates will converge in Goa for a massive magic convention. The chief advisor of the convention, Mr CH Krishnamurthy from Andhra Pradesh, said that the unflinching love fro magic emerging from the tender hearts of Goans has compelled them to have the second All-India Magician Convention in Panjim on May 12 and 13. The first such convention was held in 1999 and had received tremendous response. (NT) PENTHOUSE FILES SUIT: Penthouse Builders and the owner of Penthouse Beach Resort have filed a civil suit against EDC accusing it of fraudulently auctioning its property to RG Bhakale, nephew of then chairman and former Madkai MLA Ramkrishna alias Sudin Davlikar. (WE-GT) HIV/AIDS CASES: The Goa State Aids Control Society has requested all private practitioners to refer all suspected cases of HIV/AIDS to GMC/Hospicio/Asilo, for diagnosis/treatment. (H) MASSANO D'AMORIM BUILDING, ANNEXES: Despite assurances given by the Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar on World Heritage Day, the Massano de Amorim building and its annexes would not be interfered with the Town and Country Planning Department has not received any instructions from the government to revoke its earlier notification converting these structures from institutional to commercial. (H) DE SOUZA TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS: The British Council, Mumbai, invites application for the De Souza Trust Goa scholarship for the year 2002/2003 from Indian nationals domiciled and resident in the State of Goa or born of Goan parents. Applications superscribed "DE Souza Trust" should reach the British Council, Mittar Tower 'C' Wing, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, before may 31. (WE-GT) DEMOCRACY HAS BROUGHT LOWER CASTES TO FORE: After Liberation, there was an upsurge of the lower castes against the dominant castes. But this happened more in the Hindu community than in the Christian community. The MGP took up the cause of the 'bahujan samaj', the masses. That was how the caste element came into politics. It was a sort of outburst of a pent-up hatred the oppressed castes had for the upper castes who were with the rulers. The MGP emerged as the single largest party. (Olivinho Gomes, Acting vice-chancellor of the Goa University, in Reflections/Panorama-Sunday NT) RISE AND FALL OF PORTUGUESE EMPIRE-1: At no time in her long and chequered history did India dream of an overseas empire for her self-aggrandizement--as was the case with Portugal, Great Britain, France, Spain and the Dutch--but she earnestly strove to stimulate world interest in her civilization and in the products of her commerce and industry. From the most ancient times downwards, all nations have directed their wishes and longings to gaining access to the treasures of this land of marvels as also treasures or wisdom. (Armando S Pereira, Flowers of Grass/Herald Mirror) YOUNG GOAN ARTISTS MUST STICK TO THEIR VISION: "Youngsters really do very good work. They should stick to their vision and not be influenced by market trends. Talent in Goa is in loads; one has to utilize it properly. People should also feel proud to have painting in their homes." (Well-known artist Suhas Shilkar in an interview with Sunday NT) A GOAN ON TINIAN ISLAND: For the members of Soka Gakkai, an international group believing in humanistic principles based on Buddhism, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Daisaku Ikeda deserve emulation as the three are the paragons of non-violent change. The members of the group from Japan, Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Marianas and local government officials unveiled on May 7 monuments honouring Gandhi, King and Ikeda at the Leadership Cultural Park on Tinian island, from where were flown the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. During the unveiling ceremony, Nina Braganza, a scholar in literature and the life and works of Gandhi, said the Indian leader's "humble life" will serve as an inspiration for many generations. Nina, wife of Ivan Braganza from Assagao-Goa, added that Gandhi's "non-violent attitude" can also work politically. (Mariana's Variety, Micronesia's leading newspaper. Report by Annie Ruth C Sabangan at http://www.mvariety.com/localpage/lnews54.htm) S P O R T S OPTIMIST NATIONAL SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS got underway yesterday, with the Executive Director of Sports Authority of Goa, VM Prabhudessai, flagging off the traditional pre-regatta practice race at Hawaii Beach, Dona Paula-Goa. The young sailors battled 18-knot (30 kmph) winds and one-metre-high waves to get ahead of each other and to the finish line. (H) D E A T H S 08 May: Navelim: MINGUEL JOSE NORONHA, husband of Concesao, father of Xavier (Abu Dhabi), Vincent, Domnick, Peter Xavier, Manuelina, Antoneta and Nicaela. 06 May: Chaudi-Canacona: JOHN D'SILVA, husband of Anita, father of Anushka. 11 May: Chinchinim: LILIA ALEMAO: wife of late Vicente, mother of Mina/late Pascoal Vaz, Lourdes/Fatima, Linda/Ronaldo. 11 May: Benaulim: FILOMENO JOANES, husband of Filomena, father of Anthony/Netty, Brigida/Domnick and Jerry. 11 May: Curtorim: ARCANJA RODRIGUES, wife of Pancracio, daughter of Joaquim Xavier/Matilda, sister of Maria, Sebastiana,Domnick and Antonio. 1 May: Corlim-Ilhas: CECILIA BRAGANZA E GOMES, wife of late Joaquim, mother of late Gregorio/Eliza, Luizinha/late Adriano, Babina/late Joseph, Joe/Lira and John/Angela. 11 May: Anjuna: MANUEL S D'SILVA, Ex-Sesa Goa, Ex-Bahrain), husband of Elizabeth, father of Michelle and Melissa. G O A W E A T H E R Min Temp : 30.8deg C (87.4 deg F) Max Temp: 34.4 deg C, Rel Humidity: 69% (yesterday-Panjim) Weather: A brisk breeze, which makes the summer heat a bit bearable, scatters the white and grey (rain) clouds across the blue skies. There could be a shower in the offing…sometime later in the day. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news Website: http://www.goacom.com Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goan =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
