GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
September 03-04, 2002
SC DECLINES TO INTERFERE: In a clear setback to BJP's plans for early
assembly elections in Gujarat, the Supreme Court yesterday declined to
interfere with the Election Commission's decision on holding the polls in
November-December this year and expressed its inability to give its opinion
on the presidential reference immediately. (PTI report in Herald)
GTDC "GOLMAAL": An audit report into the finances of Goa Tourism
Development Corporation during its former chairman Vishwajit Rane's tenure
has revealed misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs.4 lakh. (GT)
FRAUD IN BANK OF GOA: Irregularities and fraud of bout Rs.20 crore in the
financial affairs of the Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank Limited (Bank of
Goa) has come to light. (GT)
DECISION ON IAS CADRE: The Goa cabinet yesterday deferred taking a decision
on restructuring the Indian Administrative Service Cadre for the State. (H)
CORPORATION BILL: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday dismissed the
opposition to the government's City of Panaji Corporation Bill and said he
would go ahead with holding consultations with people's representative on
the issue soon. (H)
PILERNE VILLAGERS OPPOSE: The Gram Sabha meeting of Pilerne-Marra village
panchayat on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the City of
Panaji Corporation Bill 2002 and decided to launch peaceful agitation to
force the government to withdraw the same. (H)
AGNELO WINS IN CORTALIM: Former Velsao Sarpanch, Agnelo Dias alias Opel,
has won the bye-election to the Cortalim Zilla panchayat, which also saw
the defeat of Anti-Meta Strips Citizens Action Committee Convenor, Joel
Fernandes, and general secretary, Nelson Fernandes. (H)
VELIP WINS: Mr Prakash Arjun Velip got elected from the Fatorpa
constituency in the Zilla panchayat by-election on Sunday, defeating his
rival Babu Velip by a margin of 899 votes. (NT)
NAPHTA LEAKS YET AGAIN: The pipeline supplying Naptha fro the Mormugao Port
to Zuari Industries Limited at Zuarinagar leaked for the third consecutive
in less than two months. (GT)
DONKEY PROTEST: More than 300 Congress agitators on Sunday took out a
procession (in Tirupati) carrying a headload along with four donkeys with
weight tied on their backs. Inscribed on it were the words 'various taxes
imposed by the Naidu government'. (UNI report in GT)
COP SWINGS TO BHAJANS: Head Constable Durgakumar Shrikrishna Navti, a copy
for the last 21 years, is set to release his booka compilation of 48 essays
on bhajans in Goa, which were published in a vernacular daily over the last
few years. Mr Navti also possesses a Masters Degree in music conferred by
the Kala Academy. (H)
PRIEST THREATENED: Fr Cajetan Lawrence, a priest at ST Anne's Church at
Ponda, stated in a complaint to the police that Luis Gomes of Silvanagar
entered his office with a 'coita' and damaged the table glass, besides
threatening him. The incident occurred due to a property dispute. (H)
KNIFE WOUNDS: In a near tragic re-enactment of the biblical tragedy of Cain
and Abel, the Mapusa police said that 42-year-old Jimmy Correa stabbed his
younger brother, Maria, twice on the abdomen and once on the chest in front
of their aged mother.(NT)
TO BELGAUM FOR GANESH FESTIVAL: There is a strong bond between Goa and
Belgaum. Goans visit Mumbai and Pune to witness Ganeshotsav celebrations,
but majority prefer visiting Belgaum every year for the festival. Local
hoteliers and the tourism industry are upbeat over Goan visitors to Belgaum
city. (NT)
CALANGUTE WANTS PETROL PUMP: With the closure of the only petrol pump in
the northern coastal beltCalangutethe vehicle owners are forced to travel
as far as Betim, Porvorim or Mapusa to top off their fuel tanks. (GT)
PACKAGE FOR BEACH SHACK OWNERS: The licence fees for setting up beach
shacks will be drastically reduced to Rs.10,000 from Rs.25,000 but it will
be mandatory for owners to install mobile toilets as per the new guidelines
frames by the Directorate of Tourism, Panaji. In all a total of 180 shacks
will be permitted on beaches. (GT)
LAND SOUGHT FOR CHARTER HANGAR: The Airports Authority of India has
proposed to the Indian Navy to provide 15 acres of land around Dabolim
airport for construction of a hangar for charter aircraft arriving in Goa.
On an average the charter aircraft remain in a hangar for a period of ten
to 12 days. (NT)
QUEPEM PARISHIONERS PROTEST: The Parish Council of the Holy Cross Church of
Quepem is up in arms with another church body, over an age-old place,
Palacio de Deao, spread over an area of 1,125 square metres, and which was
built by Fr Jose Paul Costa de Almeida, sometime between 1810 and 1815. (H)
NEED TO RELATE LITERATURE: While speaking at the one-day seminar in Margao,
noted Konkani poet and writer Ramesh Veluskar has stressed the need to
relate literature to life. (H)
CITY OF PANAJI IN 2010: "It is a bright morning in September 2010. I have
just returned by the Pushpak skybus after visiting and interviewing the
last batch of agitators and activists lodged in the new state central jail
at Curca, which had been commissioned in 2004. They were sentenced for
their active participation against the formation of the municipal
corporation of Panaji." (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-Nt)
S P O R T S
CHURCHILL BROS CRASH: Dempo Sports Club avenged their Governor's Club final
defeat to Churchill Bros Sports Club with a 1-0 win in the third round of
the Kingfisher GFA Pro-League at Fatorda on Sunday. In Vasco, Haywards 2000
Sporting Club proved too good for Cabral Sports Club 4-1. At Duler, four
splendid goals from Irenio Fernandes guided St Anthony's Club, Colva, to a
deserving 4-2 victory over Fransa Football Club, at Duler in Mapusa.
FOOTBALL RESULTS: Sports Authority of India Hostel and Curtorim Gymkhana
were involved in a goalless draw while Sirlim SC rained 12 goals over
Merces Sports Club, who could not reply even once, in the GFA Under 19
League matches yesterday.
ASSAGAO WIN: In the Under-14 match at the Peddem grounds, Mapusa, Assagao
HS scored a facile 4-1 victory against Holy Cross High School, Siolim,
with strikers Ganesh Shigvand, Sankalp Korgaonkar, Chandrajit Nagvenkar and
Buddesh Parsekar scoring for Assagao, in the Under-14 Boys Football
Tournament for schools. In another match St Joseph HS, Calangute, defeated
St Anne HS, Tivim, 4-1.
D E A T H S
02 Sept: Saligao-Donvaddo: ANTHONY CARNEIRO, husband of Efrem, father
of Aileen and Julius.
02 Sept: Santa Cruz: DOMINGOS MIGUEL MERGULHAO, father of Anita/Diago,
Jonita/Robert, Liza/Casmiro, Urbano/Angela, Renato, Nixon, Rei, Raymond,
Justino, Livia.
01 Sept: Santa Cruz: CONCESAO MARIA AZAVEDO, wife of Philip, mother of
Macidon and Malbert.
01 Sept: Mapusa: PEDRO DAMIAO JOSE REBELLO, husband of Maria Emma,
father of Maria Lourdes/late Garetta, Rolando/Zena, Ludomilla, Noel.
01 Sept: Mapusa-Ansabhatt: FRANCIS XAVIER LIBERATO D'SOUZA, husband of
Marie, brother of Coral, late Eileen, late Edmund, late Tommy, late Daisy
and late Plassey.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.2 deg C (75.6 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 30.7 deg C, Humidity: 85%, Rainfall 2013.0 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: A light shower has been persisting since morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times
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