GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
September 26, 2002
GOA VHP GIVE CALL FOR BANDH: The Goa unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad,
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Goa University Students Council have
appealed to the people and students to participate in the Bharat bandh
today, in protest against the gunning down of 30 devotees at the Akshardham
temple complex at Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Tuesday. (GT)
COPS ON HIGH ALERT: Police patrolling will be stepped up and khaki presence
near sensitive areas would be intensified, specifically in view of the
Vishwa Hindu Parishad sponsored band today. (H)
ESSENTIAL SERVICES EXCLUDED: Essential services like milk and medicine will
be excluded from the bandh. (H)
WIDOW STABBED BY INTERNET BOYFRIEND: Sources say that a 47-year-old widow
from Siolim, was allegedly stabbed by one Ivor D'Souza, a resident of
Goregaon, Mumbai, in her bathroom, apparently to rob her of Rs.15,000 plus
her jewellery. The accused tried to stab her on the throat with a knife.
Her screams brought the neighbours, who overpowered the accused. (GT)
CASE AGAINST PACHECO: Mrs Maria Angelica Coelho, owner of the shack which
was allegedly burnt down at Betalbatim on 3/4/2002 by Micky Pacheco and 20
others, has demanded immediate completion of the investigation of the
criminal case and filing of charge sheet against Mr Pacheco and others. In
a legal notice sent by her legal counsel Aires Rodrigues to the Chief
Secretary and the Director General of Police yesterday, Mrs Coelho
expresses dismay at the police dragging their feet in filing the charge
sheet and alleges that Mr. Pacheco is misusing his office to ensure that
the police close the case registered against him.
BABUSH'S CASE: The hearing of the case pertaining to framing of charges of
extortion and cheating against Atanasio Monserrate (Babush), Minister for
Town and Country Planning, has been adjourned for one month on the request
of the complainant Oscar D'Souza. (H)
MULTI-RELIGIOUS SOCIETY: Bharatiya Janata Party's month-long "gaon chalu
abhiyan" got off to an impressive start in the Catholic dominated Velim
constituency with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar assuring the minorities
of the party's commitment to a multi-religious society. "The variety in
religions need to be maintained," he said while speaking at a function held
in Dramapur village in the Velim Assembly segment. (H)
HEAD CONSTABLE CRUSHED TO DEATH: In the third fatal mishap involved a truck
in the past 24 hours, Arjun Pandurang Palyekar, a head constable attached
to the Goa Reserve Police, was crushed to death on Wednesday, after he was
run over by a tipper truck along the national highway at Carasvaddo in
Mapusa while he was a pillion rider on a motorcycle driven by his colleague
Umesh Dhavjekar. (H)
YOUTH MEETS WATERY GRAVE: A 23-year-old youth, Ajith Singh, from Mumbai,
drowned in the sea at Khobravaddo, Calangute at around 6.30 pm yesterday. (NT)
NOORANIS FAIL TO IDENTIFY SUSPECTS: Businessman Noorani and his son at
whose residence dacoits had struck recently at Aquem, Margao, and robbed
them of jewellery and cash worth Rs.6 lakh, failed to identify the suspects
arrested by Islampur police, Kolhapur. (GT)
MID-DAY MEALS FOR SCHOOLS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the
government would implement mid-day meal to school children by the eyar end.
Parrikar was speaking as the chief guest after inaugurating the renovated
panchayat house at Assagao, Bardez, on September 24. (H)
AGAINST DIVERSION OF MHADEI: Only strong and united struggle against
diversion of Mhadei river can stop the sinister designs of a sate like
Karnataka, which even violates Supreme Court directives on the issue of
releasing Cauvery water, cautioned nationalist Congress Party leader
Nilkanth Halarnkar. The "Osmitao Jyot" of Konkani Bhasha Mandal's Goa Yuva
Mahotsav was lit by Halarnkar at the martyr's memorial of Bala Mapari in
Assonora on Sunday. (GT)
MARINE BOATS FOR COPS: The Goa police have acquired four marine boats to
clip the wings of smugglers, anti-social activists, violators of fishing
band and anti-national activists. The long cherished dream of the Goa
police has finally been fulfilled with the setting up of a separate Marine
Police Cell headed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police and Mapusa SDPO,
Mr Allen D'Sa. (NT)
PRODUCER DISCHARGED: Judicial Magistrate First Class, Margao, has
discharged the producer of Shrusti Vision, Rajendra Talak, in connection
with a criminal case filed by noted Konkani singer Ulhas Buyao for alleged
copyright violations of the song "Chandneache Rati". (H)
SHY OF GOA: Lack of political will and inconsistent polices have taken the
toll of the IT sector in Goa, feel the experts. Thanks to the State
government's recent action of stirring the topic through IT policy, a
thinking process has started about how to really go ahead to promote the IT
sector in this tiny but resourceful State. (Rupesh Samant in NT)
THEFT IN CHINCHINIM: Valuable documents and cash of Rs.1,800 US dollars
were stolen when burglars broke into the house of one Anthony Dias at
Dandevaddo in Chinchinim in the wee hours of Monday. (H)
TOURISM POTENTIAL AT SELAULIM: Surrounded by wildlife, the idyllic
picturesque spot at the Selaulim dam is about 12 kms from Curchorem and 2
kms from Sanguem town. The Tourism department had declared this dam as a
tourist spot some 13 years ago, but till date the department has not taken
any steps to improve this tourist spot. (H)
ISARELIS WANT RE-OPENING OF TOURISM OFFICE: While Israeli charters are all
set to arrive in India for the first time and be a part of tourism related
activities in Goa from October 28, Israelis feel the Government of India
tourism office should be re-opened in Tel Aviv for better promotion of
India in that country. This request has come from a 7-member team of
journalists from Israel currently on a brief visit to India for a
first-hand experience of tourism in Goa. (H)
MOST PREFERRED DESTINATION: Over 1,000 up-market Israeli tourists will be
visiting Goa this tourist season. In an interaction with the local media at
Betalbatim on Tuesday, the Israeli media personnel revealed that the people
in Israel are always looking out for a new destination to spend their
holidays. They said that the low income Israeli tourists, who have visited
Goa on earlier occasions, travel on their own and prefer to stay in any
condition. (NT)
DOCTORATE FOR MENDES: Gervasio SFL Mendes has been awarded the degree of
doctor of Philosophy in Economics, by the Department of Analytical and
Applied Economics, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. The
topic of his research was "A Socio-Economic Analysis of Mining Industry: A
Case Study of Bicholim Taluka in Goa". (GT)
S P O R T S
CHURCHILL WIN: Churchill Bros Sports Club survived a barrage of attacks,
particularly in the second session of play as the defending champions
huffed and puffed their way to a solitary goal victory over Haywards 2000
Sporting Clube in the Kingfisher Profession League at Duler grounds in
Mapusa. The goal was scored by Ghanian defender Osuman Hussein. (H)
D E A T H S
25 Sept: Cansaulim-Cuelim: MILAGRINHA MONIZ E SOARES, wife of Domingos,
mother of Adler and a newborn baby.
25 Dec: Penha-de-France: MATHEW JOSEPH, husband of Albertina D'Souza,
father of Zuze, Lucas, Johny, Baptista, Maxilia and Mary (Bahrain).
20 Sept: Mangalore: BENJAMIN GONSALVES (Phonecia Hotel, Dubai), husband
of Adelina, father of Sharon and Shafina.
24 Sept: Marcel: FLORIANO GOMES, husband of Ermelinda, father of Maggie
and Linda.
25 Sept: MARIA LUCILIA BEATRIZ FERREIRA DE GOUVEIA PINTO, relict of
late Caetano, mother of Maria do Carmo/HG Misra, Oscar/Isabel,
Annie/Michael Ferns.
25 Sept: Caranzalem: VASUDEV VASANT PAI, husband of Lalita, father of
Vaishali, brother/brother-in-law of late Shantaram/Kumudhini Kamat, Mala
Khaunte, Manisha/Madhav Nayak, Manohar/Nisha, Subraya/Anita.m8888
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.5 deg C at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 31.1 deg C, Humidity: 75%, Rainfall 2109.5 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: The morning is bright.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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