GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
September 08, 2002
VILLAGERS RESOLVE TO INTENSIFY STIR: Citizens of all the villages, which
are proposed to be included, fully or partly, in the greater Panjim
Municipal Corporation, ably backed by the Congress Party, took out a huge
rally in Panjim to protest against the Bill and threatened to intensify
their agitation from the third week of this month. As a symbolic protests,
copies of the Panaji City Corporation Bill, 2002, were burnt after the
rally culminated near the Customs House, Panjim. (H)
VASCO SHUTTLE SERVICES: The mini buses of the Kadamba Transport
Corporation's shuttle services between Vasco and Panjim will be plying
between TB Cunha junction in Vasco and Panjim city, from September 9.
BEAT THE GHUMOT BEAT: For some nature lovers, the rhythmic beat of "ghumot"
this festive season may be a sad reminder that many of the percussion
instruments in use may have been made by slaughtering a beautiful creature
from the wild. A recent unearthing of a cache of around 700 monitor lizard
skins (locally called "gar") at Xelpem, Mapusa, has indicated the existence
of a rampant trade in selling and making of "ghumot". (WE-GT)
EDUCATION FAILS: Magsaysay winner and Delhi Police Training Joint
Commissioner Kiran Bedi yesterday called on the teaching fraternity to
utilise their mind, heart and hands to mould youth into sound character who
respect moral values in life. She wad delivering a speech on "Education for
social responsibility" at the Nirmala Institute of Education at Altinho
yesterday. (WE-GT)
WORKERS IRKED: The workers of the ACGL company in the bus building section
at Honda, Sattari, have flayed the companies decision to recruit 100 new
employees in the company as they felt that the management was working
against the interest of the company. To boost the company's morale the
Chief Minister has sanctioned Rs.2 crore as loan to the company besides
appointing JB Singh as its director. (WE-GT)
CUT DOWN BACKLOG OF CASES: The judiciary and the Bar should work jointly to
expedite and bring down the backlog of cases pending in the country, the
amendments are made in the CPC so as to facilitate faster disposal of
cases, said justice Ferdino Rebello, High Court judge of Bombay, while
speaking on the topic of "Will the amended Civil Procedure Code lead to
justice?", at a symposium at the GR Kare College of Law. (WE-GT)
POLITICAL INSTABILITY HITS PLANS: A leading information technology
entrepreneur and chairman of Wipro company, Mr Azim Premji, said that the
political instability in Goa has forced him to rethink about setting up an
unit in the State. Mr Premji was delivering the key-note address on the
subject, "Value-based leadership in these changing times", as the chief
guest during the 27th annual general meeting of the Goa Management
Association held in Panjim on September 7. (NT)
NEW MARKET FOR PANJIM: Should everything go as planned, Panjim could have a
sprawling new, ultra-modern market complex embodying the current municipal
market, the adjoining Governador Pestanha Road and the eastern part of the
Old Goa medical complex. All this in less than twenty months! (H)
MAPUSA GEARING UP FOR CHATURTHI: Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in Mapusa are
all set to begin. The Mapusa market, known to be the biggest in North Goa,
is literally bursting at the seems with shoppers and a spectacular range of
fruits, flowers and other Ganapathi-related wares. A spectacular range of
Ganapathi idols is on display at about 20 different shops in Mapusa. (NT)
THIEVES TARGET WOMEN: From handbag snatching to chain snatching now,
thieves in Margao seem to have made women their target, specially between
dusk to dawn. (H)
CORPORATION: NOT IN TRUE SPIRIT: "Everything said and done, the city of
Panaji corporation bill should have been studied in detail taking the
councilors, panchas and people into confidence before passing it. This
would have been in true spirit of democracy." (Patricia Pinto in NT)
FOR WANT OF MONEY: 40-year-old Ghauramma Chavan, wife of a coolie from
Hubli residing at Sanquelim, expired at the Asilo hospital on September 5,
after a brief illness. Her husband Raju Chavan is running from pillar to
post to seek financial aid to perform her final rites. (H)
NIGHT VIGIL AT SANTANA: Fr Xavier Mascarenhas, parish priest of St Ann's
Parish, Santana, Talaulim, and his team will organise the third night vigil
on September 9. It will start at 8.30 pm and will culminate with mass at
4.30 am on September 10. (NT)
TM COURSES: Opening the doors of Transcendental Meditation to Margao
residents, the Maharishi Ved Vigyan Bhawan, a charitable institution has
inaugurated its branch in Margao. Mr S Ramanuzan, administrator of the
institution, stated that one can practice this technique by sitting
comfortably at any place. He also highlighted the benefits of
transcendental meditation. (NT)
BRING BACK PAST GLORY: The iron board installed near the Viceroy Arc, Old
Goa, says, Visit Divar Park for panoramic and enchanting view. But alas!
You are welcomed to witness wild grown plants, stillness of the surrounding
and totally dilapidated condition of the parknot a soul around. (Bindiya
Chari in Herald Mirror)
WORKSHOP ON CORAL REEF: The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network South Asia
node, in association with the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, and
the Indian Coral Reef Monitoring Network, is organising a 3-day workshop on
coral reef networking at the Goa International Centre from September 8 to
10. (NT)
STAR TV ROW: Television viewers "hooked" to watching programmes on Star TV
channels may not be able to watch their favourite programmes during the
Ganesh Chathurti holidays as no end was in sight for the deadlock between
the Star India Pvt Ltd and Goa Cable TV Headend/Network Owners'
Association. (NT)
HISTORY READING AT FUNDACAO: The second history reading on "Beyond the
selfSanta Case de Misericordia de Goa" by Dr Fatima da Silva Gracias will
be held on 14 September at 5 pm at Fundacao Oriente. Wendell Rodricks will
chair this session. (WE-GT)
S P O R T S
VASCO, CLUBE WIN: Arlem-sponsored Vasco Sports Club celebrated their 51st
anniversary with an impressive 3-1 victory over defending champions
Churchill Bros at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco, while Haywards Sporting Clube
de Goa thrashed St Anthony's Club, Colva, 3-0 at Fatorda, in the Kingfisher
GFA Professional League on Saturday. (H)
FC SIOLIM defeated Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda, by a solitary goal to move
into the finals of the Gold Silver Trophy soccer tournament, at Rosary
grounds, Navelim. (H)
D E A T H S
05 Sept: Sto Estevam: SUSAN C RODRIGUES, WIFE OF Lazarus (Ex-Wellington
Sports club, Bombay), mother of Oswald, William (Photographer)/Cynthia,
Savio (USA)/Maria, Gladys/Louis (Portugal), grandmother of Wilbur, Marcio
and Criszelle. Funeral will leave residence at St Francis Vaddo on 9th
September at 5 pm.
06 Sept: Bombay: SR MARIA JULIA, Missionary of Charity (Formerly Alice
Maria da Silva), daughter of late Caitano Xavier/Julia, sister of late
Clement/Alcina and Nicolau Francisco/Maria Iria Tereza.
06 Sept: Taleigao: AISHA BI, wife of late Yusuf, mother of Adam/Zakira,
Halima/Hassan, Sharifa/Suleman, Roshan/Mutalib, sister of Umer.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.5 deg C (76.1 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 28.5 deg C, Humidity: 80%, Rainfall 2106.2 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: A sufficiently bright morning today in Goa.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times
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