GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
September 22, 2002
CLIMATIC CHANGES CAN AFFECT GOA: Goa could be severely vulnerable to the
impacts of perceived global climatic changes and its planners will have to
take this into account opined Dr RK Pachauri, Director General, TERI, while
addressing a press conference in connection with an ongoing core training
course on infrastructure regulation and reform. He said that Goa being
located along the sea coast could be "extremely vulnerable" to global
changes particularly sea-level rises. Inundation of low-lying coastal
areas, salinity intrusion into ground water reservoirs, besides global
climate change related disasters were some of such impacts enlisted by Dr
Pachauri as seemingly possible in this tiny State in the next six to seven
decades. (H)
MUMBAI-GOA PASSENGER SHIP: Although the government has given the green
signal for the renewal of the Mumbai-Goa passenger ship service, the
RTOtraffic sectionhas refused to provide the necessary clearance for the
parking of vehicles outside the Captain of Ports jetty, in Panjim…Satyagiri
Shipping and Shahi Shipping had approached the River Navigation Department
with a proposal to start a passenger liner with a capacity of around 300
passengers plying between Mumbai and Goa in the beginning of 2002. (H)
JUNGLE SAFARIS FOR TOURISTS: The process of tying the jungle safari with
reputed charter tour operators is being considered so that the limited
number of foreign tourists, interested in jungle treasure could be
identified before sailing. Some charter operators have shown the
inclination to join in the jungle safari. (NT)
HOUSE BURGLED IN SIOLIM: The residence of Sunita Nagvekar, an Assistant
Public Prosecutor, at Pilimbi in Siolim, was burgled and cash and gold
ornaments totally valued at Rs.2.5 lakh stolen. The thieves entered the
house by breaking the grills of the rear window. (WE-GT)
UNHEIGIENIC BEEF SEIZED: In a raid conducted on Saturday morning, a team
lead by the Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, Dr H Faleiro and Dr
PM Rane, seized around 3,000 kg of beef from a pick-up van at Arlem while
it was proceeding to Margao. The department has clamped a crackdown on beef
imported into the State in unhygienic conditions from across the border,
mostly from Karnataka. (H)
POACHERS HAVING A TIME: Although there are two range Forest officers, one
forester and 8 Forest guards to protect the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
spread over 86 sq km, they are heavily outnumbered by poachers in the area
who prefer the jungle paths for hunting, to evade the forest guards.
Poachers with double barrel guns and crude bombs kill wild animals like
boar (randukor), bison (gaur) and mouse deer, the last one being on the
endangered list. (H)
ORLIM'S OUTSTANDING DUES: Financial position of the Orlim village panchayat
is not very sound, concerted efforts maybe made to collect all outstanding
dues in order to improve the same. This is one of the observations made by
the auditors in the yearly audit for the year 2000-2001. (WE-GT)
FOR ALZHEIMER PATIENTS: The Dementia Society of Goa will shortly be opening
a Day Care/Respite Centre at Britona for patients suffering from Alzheimer
disease, the most common cause of dementia. This was announced by Dr Chico
Vas, the Vice President of the Society. (H)
NOISE POLLUTION: Following a host of complaints received over the use of
loud speakers during religious ceremonies, the authorities on Saturday
issued instructions to the police to observe the Supreme Court directives
as well as the Madhya Pradesh Noise Pollution rules vis-à-vis religious
places…The Additional Collector instructed the police not to allow use of
loudspeakers after 10 pm and before 6 am, irrespective of the places of
worship. (H)
SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR CANDOLIM, CALANGUTE: The managing director of Goa State
Infrastructural Development Corporation, Mr Suresh Parulekar, said that he
would undertake sewage construction project at Candolim and Calangute
Village, very soon. (NT)
CONGRESS FLAYS GOVT DECISION ON PUBLIC HOLIDAY: The executive committee of
South Goa District Congress Committee has strongly condemned the action of
the Goa government of canceling Gandhi Jayanti public holiday (on October
2), terming it as an "anti-national act" and not an administrative
decision. (NT)
FUNCTIONS AT CHILDREN'S PARK: Forum for Senior Citizens and Senior Citizens
Forum, Goa, at its general body held recently in Margao, unanimously
demanded a stop to religious functions in the children's park which is
exclusively for the use of children. (WE-GT)
PLAY ON SHIVAJI: "Janata Raja", an audio-visual mega stage production on
the life of Shivaji will be staged at the Goa Engineering College ground
Farmagudi from December 2 to 7. The biographical play, which captures the
life span of the Maratha King during the 17th century, consists of 150
artistes, besides an elephant, horses, camels and a bullock cart. The
50-feet tall set takes 20 days' work by 25 artisans for completion and 7
days to dismantle it. (NT)
NARVA-DIWAR: A pre-historic later palaeolithic cave, an ancient,
Gaunkari-Gaunponn system, the heritage bundhs, Saptakoteshwar ruins, the
"ashtadalankamala" panel on the ceiling of a chapel of the Ganapati temple,
the beautiful crown in the form of the Piedade Church worn by this charming
island, the festival of Bonderam, Portuguese style houses, and the lovely,
amiable Diwadkars, all this and more make "Ilha de Diwar", the island of
Diwar, a historian's and heritage lover's delight. (Prajal Sakhardande in
Panorama-GT)
S P O R T S
SALGAOCAR, SPORTING CLUBE WIN: Salgaocar Sports Club swamped St Anthony's
Club, Colva, 4-0 at Tilak Maidan in Vasco, while 2000 Sporting Clube de Goa
defeated Dempo Sports Club 1-0 at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, in the second
leg match of the Kingfisher GFA Professional League. Salgaocar SC, the only
undefeated team so far, continue to top the League table with 22 points,
followed by Vasco with 16 points. Sporting Clube with 13 points scaled up
to the third berth.
FLAME OF HOPE: The Special Olympics torch "Flame of Hope" will arrive in
Goa on September 28 as part of the torch run which will cover 18 cities all
over the country. (NT)
D E A T H S
08 August: London, England: AGNES MITCHELL nee FERNANDES(ex-Nairobi),
daughter of late Alex and Maria Santan Fernandes (Aldona, Goa), sister of
Helen Fernandes (Canada), Monica Tavares (Canada) and late Joe Fernandes
(Canada).
21 Sept: Mapusa-Peddem: CARMELINA NORONHA, wife of late Nicholas,
mother of Florian/Theresa, Henry/Luiza, Leena/Francis, Clara/Nelson and
Mabel/Sleyum.
21 Sept: Taleigao: CARMINA RODRIGUESD, wife of Lawrence, mother of
Crecencia/Jacky, Liza/Peter, Sheron/Alfred and Brenda.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.0 deg C (75.2 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 32.1 deg C, Humidity: 78%, Rainfall 2109.5 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: It is a misty Sunday morning in Goa today. It's like saying:
that was the monsoon departing, get set for some hotter sun for about a month.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times
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