GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 03 July 2002 SHRIPAD NAIK TAKES CHARGE: Shripad Yesso Naik yesterday took over as Minister of State for Civil Aviation, promising to establish a firm linkage between aviation and tourism in the country. (NT)
DACOITS LOOTS FACTORY IN CANACONA: After a gap of 10 days, the dacoits struck back on Monday midnight, at Dumane-Agonda in Canacona taluka and targeted a sandalwood factory and made good with Rs 50,000 and sandalwood oil worth Rs 1.5 lakh. According to factory manager, Mr Zubair, dacoits numbering around 15, armed with choppers barged into the factory premises and tied four workers with ropes after assaulting them and later ransacked the factory premises. (Details at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=070350&session_ID=7b6bbc64bd66d77383e47d0f4fb4b518 MAYEM EVACUEE PROPERTY CASE: The Vigilance Department has handed over the investigations into alleged mismanagement of evacuee property at Mayem by a former law secretary to the Crime Branch. (H) BETALBATIM CLUB HOUSE DEMOLISHED: Fourteen-years after a resident of the village (Joaquim Manuel Fernandes) first lodged a complaint, the Comunidade authorities on July 2 finally razed down the Club House of Betalbatim Sports Club, barely meters away from the residence of Sports Minister, Miccky Pacheco, at the Betalbatim market place. (H) GOA'S ANNUAL PLAN FIXED AT RS.586 CRORE: The annual plan for Goa was today fixed at Rs 586 crore, with the Planning Commission expressing concern at the fiscal position of the state government and asking it to ensure better utilisation of plan funds. The plan size was fixed at a meeting between Planning Commission deputy chairman, Mr K C Pant and Goa Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar. (Details at http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=070354&session_ID=7b6bbc64bd66d77383e47d0f4fb4b518) PWD GET SHOW CAUSE NOTICE: Panjim Municipal Council yesterday issued a show cause notice to PWD for undertaking construction of a police outpost at Dona Paula sans municipal approval. (H) RAIDS ON BREAD MANUFACTURING UNITS: The Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures), Panaji, conducted raids on two bread manufacturing and packaging unitsShail Foods at Verna and Hemanshu Food Products at Quelossim--and seized a total of 120 packets, which were less in weight than the prescribed net statistical average weight of 400 grammes per packet. (GT) CORRUPTION CAN EXIST ONLY…: "My constituency (Calangute) is the hub of tourism activity and earns very high revenue for the government, but we have not got the development in proportion to our contribution. Many of our roads are full of pot-holes and have not been touched in years…Corruption is really a two-way process and can exist only if people encourage it." (Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes in an interview in NT) TO IMPRINT THEIR SHADES: The representatives of top paint companies--Asian Paints, Berger Paints and Mumbai-based Surfa Coatsare vying with each other to provide a fitting and appropriate colour combination to be painted on the old Municipal Building in Margao. The shade chosen by Asian Paints is already adorning the pillars of the building. (H) KONKANI, MARATHI CAMPS ON CM'S "IDENTITY" REMARK: There were fresh fireworks in the Konkani and Marathi camps yesterday to the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar's statement at a cabinet briefing on Monday, asserting that he did not make any announcement on propagation of Konkani in schools at the function held recently as part of the celebration of 125th birth anniversary of Shenoi Goembab. (NT) POWER PROBLEMS HAUNT LOUTULIM: Irked by the constant failure of power supply in Loutulim and Camorlim, the villagers have strongly complained to the concerned authorities. (GT) YOUTH COMMITS SUICIDE: One Mariano Fernandes, 26, resident of Dulapi, Verna, committed suicide by hanging himself in his house. (GT) HEARING ON "RIVER PRINCESS": Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco, who is also an appellant authority, has fixed the hearing of the grounded mv "River Princess" at his chamber on 11 am on 25 July. (GT) USE OF SEAT BELTS IN CARS has been made compulsory through a Supreme Court ruling and the Traffic Police have informed the public to abide by the same. (GT) BRITISHER HELD FOR OVER-STAYING: A British national (Jane Taylor) was arrested by the Calangute police for overstaying in India without possessing valid documents. (H) SESA GROUP GETS OHSAS 180001: Sesa Goa Limited became the first company in Goa to achieve international standards in health and safety management when it was awarded the OHSAS 18001 certification on 29 June 2002. (GT) MINI BRIDGE FOR RIBANDAR: The Heritage Ribandar causeway, which has firmly withstood the vagaries of nature for almost 370 years, will get a shot in the arm with the construction of a 22 metres long bridge parallel to the existing one towards the Ribandar end. (GT) GOVT DECISION HAILED: The Asmitai Prathisthan, Margao, a registered trust for nurturing and developing Konkani language and identity, has warmly welcomed the decision of the Goa government to celebrate 125th birth anniversary of Shennoi Goembab throughout this year as "Asmitai (Identity) Year". (GT) GUJ INSTITUTES PHOTO AWARD: The Goa Union of Journalists has instituted "The GUJ Photo Award 2002" in photo journalism. All journalists, press photographers and local correspondents can participate in a photography contest. The theme for the contest is "Monsoon Musings". (H) MICHELLE SHINES: Michelle Fernandes of Padmashree Vasantrao Dempo Higher Secondary School, Miramar, has excelled at the recently held HSSC Examination securing a total of 542/600. She stood second in Dempo Secondary. (GT) D E A T H S 01 July: Candolim: EUSEBIA FERNANDES, wife of late Wenceslau Pacience, mother of Danny/Agnelo Fernandes (Calangute MLA), Rositta/Atanasio D'Souza (UK) and Alina/Trevor Antao (P&O) Cruises). 02 July: Tivim-Cansa: MARIA GRACIANA MASCARENHAS, wife of late Nacimento, mother of Simon/Jessy, Francis/Philu, Noreen/Eric, late Joel, Manuel/Audrey, Philomena. 30 June: Miramar: ANTHONY JOSEPH D'SOUZA, husband of Socorrinha, father of Rinton & Reena. 02 July: Kakoda: CUSTODIO MANUEL FERNANDES, father of Costao (Customs), Maurice, Manuel, Francisco and father-in-law of Liberata, Anni (Kuwait). G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 25.6 deg C (78.1 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao. Max temp: 31.1 deg C; Humidity: 79 per cent. (Panjim yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1143.3 mm Weather: There was a light shower this morning. However, the day is likely to be sufficiently dry. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news Website: http://www.goacom.com Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-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 !!
