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WHAT'S ON IN GOA:
* Oct 04-06: Natl conf on Alzheimers, Hotel Majestic
* Oct 04: Dr Anil Seth speaks on late Prof Dijkstra, CSI 6.30 pm
* Oct 03-06: Wildlife Week, Goa Science Centre
* Mid-Oct: 2-day ornithologists workshop, Bondla southernbirdwing.com
* Oct 12: Goa State Strings Orchestra performs at Kala Academy (Corelli, Bach)
* Nov 29-Dec 1: Plant Utsav 2k2 at Panjim (demo, contest, sale of plants)
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GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
October 04, 2002
GOVERNMENT FINED: The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has fined the
State government a sum of Rs.20,000 for "negligence" and "repeated lapse"
on the part of the Additional Advocate General VP Thali in disobeying the
Court, as a "lesson" to those who may behave in a like manner. (H)
ACTION AGAINST ERRING PANCHAYATS: The Director of Panchayats, Mr PM Borkar,
will initiate action against those village panchayats which failed to
convene a special gram sabha on October 2. (NT)
GOAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES: A 22-year-old motorcyclist, Mukesh Naik, of New
Vaddem-Vasco, who had sustained 90 per cent burn injuries in the Navy
aircraft collision, succumbed to his injuries at the GMC, taking the toll
in the crash to 18. (H)
TOUCHING FAREWELL: Amidst emotional scenes, the bodies of nine of the 12
Naval personnel, who perished in the October 1 tragic mid-air collision at
Zuari Nagar, were consigned to flames on Thursday noon at the Sada-Vasco
crematorium. (H)
RS.60 CR PROJECT: The high power coordination committee yesterday cleared a
single Rs.60-crore project of M/s Hindustan Lever Limited, to manufacture
toothpaste, body lotion, bathing soaps and detergents. It will have an
employment potential of 525 jobs and will come at the Colvale Industrial
Estate. (GT)
FIVE HURT IN LOUTOLIM: Five persons, including two women working in the
paddy field, were injured when a tanker transporting furnace oil collided
with an oncoming truck and later fell into the fields at Loutulim on
Thursday afternoon. The names of the injured were provided as Concessao
Fernandes, Clara Fernandes (both of Vanxem), tanker driver Kalandar
Bhandgisab, cleaner Ashok Mahadev and another person, Laximan Malappa. (H)
COLD RESPONSE: A World Bank-funded 3-day workshop for teachers failed to
get started thanks to the inefficiency of the Education Department. (H)
JAILED FOR FORGERY: The Mapusa police yesterday arrested Nandan Walke, a
chemist attached to Asilo Hospital pharmacy, for allegedly producing a
forged salary certificate for obtaining a loan from the bank. (GT)
GARBAGE DUMPING AT RAIA: The Raia panchayat has cautioned private
contractors involved in garbage lifting of stringent action for dumping
waste in the open areas in its jurisdiction, at Bacbhatt and Colleandongor. (H)
WOMAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING: Chandrakala, a 30-year-old woman, working at a
quarry was killed after she was struck by lightning at about 8.15 pm last
night at Sao Jose de Areal. (GT)
FOUND IN THE FOREST: A 35-year-old manShrikantfrom Mashem in Canacona, who
had disappeared four days ago, was yesterday located deep in the jungle,
four km from his residence. (GT)
MISSING PERSONS: Cajetan D'Costa (36) from Orda-Candolim has been reported
missing since September 16. KV Rajesh of Cannanore District, Kerala, has
been missing from Mangor Hill, Vasco. In a complaint with Old Goa police,
Ashok A Wagle stated that his daughter, Arti Ashok Wagle, has been missing. (H)
KONKANI TRANSLATION: Goa Konkani Academy, Borim, has signed an agreement
with Biblioteca Nacional of Ministry of Culture, Government of Brazil, for
translating and publishing a Brazilian novel "Dom Casmurro" by Machado de
Assiz, into Konkani. (H)
ROOF OF ANJEDIVA CHURCH CAVES IN: A portion of the roof of the historic
492-year-old Church of Our Lady of Springs on Anjediva island, where
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama had halted for a few days, has caved in
recently. (GT)
KONKANI DRAMA BOOKS: Two Konkani books"Yugant" and Ram Ram Bahu"--of drama,
written by Bharat Naik, were released recently by Konkani poet Nagesh
Karmali at a function held in the Sahitya Sevak Mandall Hall in Panjim. (H)
SAHANI TO TAKE OATH: Governor of Sikkim, Kedar Nath Sahani, will take oath
as Governor of Goa at a special swearing in ceremony to be held at
Rajbhavan, Dona Paula, between 4 and 4.30 pm on 26 October. (GT)
OFFICERS OR BOORS: If the planes that crashed on Tuesday had fallen on the
MES college, which was teeming with over two thousand students or the Zuari
fertilizer factory, the result would have been horrific. The planes just
missed the Naphta pipeline and the main water pipeline. The planes could
also have fallen on the oil storage facility of the petroleum companies.
The overwhelming sentiment in the port town on Tuesday is that it should be
the naval installation and not the civilian airport that should be shifted
to Mopa. (Edit in Herald)
SWAMP FOREST FOUND: Myristica swamp forests are known to occur in the
evergreen forests of Kerala. In Goa, one such example of a swamp forest is
the Nirankarachi Rai at Bhambar in the Sattari taluka. Swamp forests have
always been referred to Myristica Swam forests because of the presence of
Myristica trees. (GT)
S P O R T S
SALGAOCAR DOWN SPORTING: Salgaocar Sports Club continued their winning
streak coasting to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Haywards 2000 Sporting Clube,
in the 11th encounter of Kingfisher GFA Professional League football at
Fatorda. (H)
SESA FA EDGE PAST VASCO: Sesa Football Academy got the better of Vasco
Juniors 2-1 in the GFA U-19 (Final Phase), league football match at Duler
grounds yesterday. (GT)
BHUTIA IS PLAYER OF MONTH: India's key striker Baichung Bhutia has been
chosen as Asian Football Confederation's player of the month, according to
a communiqué to All India Football Federation secretary Alberto Colaco in
Panaji yesterday. (GT)
PRATIMA CASE: A little less than a year after athlete Pratima Gaonkar
breathed her laston October 9, 2001investigations in the now-infamous case
continue with the Departmental Inquiry of the Sports Authority of India
still to effectively draw its conclusions and table its report. (H)
D E A T H S
29 Sept: London: LESLIE CARVALHO, 49. (ex-Nairobi). Son of late
Alexander & Clara. Survived bybrother Ronnie (Boreham Wood), sister Maureen
(Uxbridge) and partner Betty Fernandes. Les was best known as the drummer
of the band Question Mark, that played atmost of the Goan functions between
1970-1975. FUNERAL: 10.00 am,11th October, All Saints Church, Kenton Road,
Kenton. Cemetery: Carpenders Park.Condolence messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
03 Oct: Borda: FRANCISQUINHO WILSON ANDRADE, brother/brother-in-law of
late Olga/late Dr Jorge, Joaquim/Olga, Fr Wilfred, Goheen,Alveto/Hermiria
(Canada), late William/Etelvina, Gladdy/Legia and Maria.
01 Oct: Florida-USA/Aquem-Margao: JULIUS VAZ, brother of Deluna,
Belina/Alan Noronha (Florida), Ivan (Gainsville-USA), Fila/Anup
(Fort-Lauderdale-Florida), Joel/Eudecia, late Oscar, Jennifer/Cyril da
Silva (London), Maurice/Alinda (Davie-Florida), Elvis/Daisy (Penibroke
Pines-Florida).
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 26.0 deg C (78.8 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 33.2 deg C, Humidity: 83%, Rainfall total: 2109.5 mm
Weather: The morning's weather gives the impression that the later part
of the day will be quite hot.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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