Hullo Goans everywhere specially in Goa, I refer to Joel D'Souza's "Goacom news clippings for 18th September"
VERY GOOD: I am sure that with NGOs monitoring Government projects, there should be some real activity (and not just paper entries) and strict accounting of monies and other resources utilized on these projects. TIGER CUB: I am really happy that there are still tigers in Goa -- they are getting extinct in the rest of India and we should do as much as possible to trace the mother of this cub -- I hope she has not been killed. UNDERGROUND GAS / POL PIPELINE: If properly laid and regularly maintained there should be no SAFETY HAZARD, but Indian experience of POL pipelines between Bombay and Pune and Manmad has not been all that good -- tampering and tapping of the pipeline has resulted in bad incidents. Proper policing of the pipeline particularly the booster stations has to be strictly carried out. HOLIDAY ON GANDHI JAYANTHI: We goans are known as LAZY people and always readyto take a holiday. Maybe we should agitate that on Gandhi Jayanthi, all Government employees work extra and try to clear the back-log of files which exist in each and every section of Government. That would be a much better tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who propagated the hand charkkha to be used when having time on one's hands -- rather than sit idle. In fact it is high time that throughout India we cut down on holidays -- what with the normal Sundays off, second and fourth Saturday off, plus around another fifty holidays through the year and casual leave, sick leave and privilege leave -- HOW MANY DAYS ARE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY AT THEIR PLACES OF WORK EACH YEAR -- leaving aside days actually worked??? KONKANI AWARD: I am very glad something positive is being done to promote Konkani -- I wish more could be done. Cheers Aloysius D'Souza ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: [Goanet] 18 SEPT: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS > GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS > September 18, 2002 > NGOS MAY MONITOR: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said the time has > come for the government to entrust the NGOs like Parents-Teachers > Association, Sarvajanik Mandals, Sports Clubs, etc, with the task of > monitoring and overseeing the implementation of schemes. (H) > > TIGER CUB CAUGHT: A month-old tiger cub, apparently moving about without > its mother, is being nursed at a Forest department rest house at Dodamarg > after being caught on Goa's border with Maharashtra. (GT) > > NO SAFETY ASPECT RAISED: For a change, no written submissions were made nor > serious objections about the safety aspect raised even as NGOs skipped a > hearing on a proposed underground pipeline for natural gas from Goa to > Hyderabad. (GT) > > MASS LEAVE: Former parliamentarian and senior Congress leader, Mr Shantaram > Naik, has called upon the State government employees to go on one day mass > leave if the State government does not restore the Gandhi Jayanti public > holiday. Mr Naik said that the list of public holidays for the year 2002 > does not mention Gandhi Jayanti as a public holiday. (NT) > > KONKANI AWARD: Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendra, Alto Porvorim, has chosen > Antonio da Piedade Morais of Veroda, Cuncolim, as the recipient of their > Jezvit Antonio Pereira Konkani Puroskar for the year 2002, for honest and > selfless life-time service to promote Konkani at all levels and at all > times. The award comprises Rs.20,000 in cash along with a shawl and a > special memento. (GT) > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-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 !
