GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 22 May 2002 CM WARNS AGAINST SCREENING OF GUJ RIOTS TAPES: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has sounded a clear and loud warning to those who are screening some video tapes on Gujarat riots with the intention of inciting communal violence in the State. (GT)
CUNCOLIM POLICE SEIZE CASSETTE OF RIOT CLIPPINGS: The police have decided to act tough in the wake of reports that video clippings of Gujarat carnage are screened at the Congress meetings in some part of Salcete. On Tuesday evening, the Cuncolim police descended at an alleged unauthorized meeting in Velim constituency and seized video clippings of Gujarat carnage. (H) PARRIKAR SWEARS BY 8-MEMBER CABINET: Stating that the menace of large sized cabinet has to be tackled by making a law, Chief Minister Parrikar said his party would propose the amendment for smaller states like Goa to restrict the cabinet size to 20 percent of its elected capacity. Personally he would prefer to have a single digit cabinet, Parrikar remarked. (GT) SAFFRONISATION CAN HIT TOURISM BADLY: Addressing reporters yesterday, All India Congress Committee General Secretary Kamalnath yesterday said that Goans must understand that tourism is the backbone of the Goan economy. "Goans must understand that saffronisation will have great repercussions in Goa," he stressed. (GT) NINE CRPF COMPANIES: As many as nine companies of the Central Reserve Police Force have been dispatched to Goa to ensure peaceful conduct of assembly elections. (H) MGP MANIFESTO: A pro-Goan employment policy, accountable and transparent government and protection of the environment are some of the commitments the nearly 40-year-old MGP has made to voters in its manifesto. (GT) 'BJP HAS PROPPED UP UGDP': All India Congress Committee central observer, Ramesh Chennitala, yesterday accused the BJP of being involved in all sorts of hara-kiri to split votes of secularism allegedly promoting the UGDP and NCP at the forthcoming Goa assembly election. (GT) GIVE NO MLA MORE THAN ONE TERM: UGDP Cortalim candidate, Mathany Saldanha, advised the people to ensure that no MLA was elected for more than one termthat is 5 yearsso that there is constant and healthy inflow of fresh faces and fresh idea that will ensure a better functioning of our democracy, particularly keeping in mind the present depressing political scenario in Goa. (GT) EFFECTIVE LEARNING WORKSHOP: Smt Pavatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science will hold a workshop for students and parents on May 23, from 3 to 5.30 pm, at the Parvatibai Hall of the college. The interactive sessions will include career counseling and effective parenting besides strategies to improve the performance of students. (NT) WORKERS CONVICTED: The Additional sessions court convicted Subhash Volvoikar and Pandurang Gawde, workers of Chowgule & Company, accused of entering into a criminal conspiracy with other workers and murdering the deputy general manager and injuring the general manager of the company in a dispute over their demands three-and-a-half-years ago. (H) ST ANTHONY'S FEAST: The feast of St Anthony at Praias Chapel, Anjuna, will be celebrated on May 26. FELLOWSHIP FOR LIBRARIAN: The nominations for awarding a Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation Fellowship are invited from the librarians, library scientists or heads of organisations and social activists dedicated to inculcating the spirit of reading habit among the masses and spreading the library movement in the country. Nomination forms available at the Curator, Central Library, Panaji. (NT) NO WATER, ELECTRICITY: "I had lived in Mombassa, Kenya, the then British East Africa, for 20 years from 1946 to 1966. Mombassa is an island with a population that is more than a lakh. It used to get hardly 20 inches rain per year, yet we had never experienced any shortage of either water or electricity. There was always abundant water and power supply round the clock. In fact, we never ever stored any water or used any emergency lamps as we do here." (Martinho J Fernandes, Goa Velha, in a letter to the Editor, Herald.) INDIAN AMBASSADOR CROWN'S G.O.A.'S MAY QUEEN IN QATAR: The Goan Overseas Association (G.O.A) held its May Queen Pageant 2002 on 16 May at the Giwana Ball-room, Ramada Hotel, with over 500 guests, well-wishers and sponsors from all walks of life in attendance. The Chief Guest for the evening was His Excellency Ranjan Mathai, the Indian Ambassador to Qatar. The compere Savio D'Silva flew specially from Dubai for the event and. Goa's leading band "ARCHIES" played fantastic music. Alex Gonsalves the DJ of Desert Thunder with his exquisite choice of music ensured that everybody had a tumultuous time. The May Queen Pageant was very glitzy. Ms Sabina Fernandes and Ms Valia Gonsalveswere crowned May Queen 2002 and Runner-up by H.E. Ranjan Mathai, Ambassador of India and Mrs. Maria Rodrigues who was May Queen 2001. ("Simon D'Silva" [EMAIL PROTECTED]) S P O R T S FOOTBALL: Calangute Association edged past host Nerul Sports Club 3-1 via the tie-breaker to book a place in the semi-finals of the 10th Nerul Panchayat Cup. Host FC Siolim squeezed past Sangolda Lightning Club 2-1 to storm into the semi-finals of the Siolim-Marna Panchayat Cup soccer Tournament at st Anthony Church grounds, Siolim. Adarsh Yuvak Sangh, Saligao, defeated host St Savio Sports Club, Calangute, 4-1 via the tie-breaker to move into the St Savio Super Soccer tournament, at Calangute Grounds. Holiday Sports Club, Arpora, hammered St Rock's Youth Club, Majorda, 5-0 to advance to the next round of the Anjuna Villagers Cup soccer tournament. (H) BOXING: Gaurish Kerkar of Porvorim Boxing Club outboxed Budesh Parsekar of Anjuna to emerge triumphant, at the 3rd Novices Boxing Championships organised by the Goa Amateur Boxing Association, at Campal. (H) D E A T H S 21 May: Divar: JULIO ROSARIO RODRIGUES, husband of Fatima, father of Oliver/Arlyn, James/Meena. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 27.6 deg C (81.7 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao Max temp: 33.8 deg C; Humidity: 65 per cent. 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