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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 23, 2003
PMC HIRES RAG PICKERS: The Panjim Municipal Council has enlisted the help
of city-based rag pickers to clear unwanted plastic waste in return for
monetary rewards and the effort received an overwhelming response with a
total of 95 kilos of plastic being deposited at a single collection counter
on January 21. According to Chief Officer Sanjit Rodrigues, the PMC will
pay Rs.0.25 for 1.5 litre bottles and Rs.0.15 for smaller containers. On a
larger scale the council will pay Rs.6 for every kilo of plastic deposited
at its counters, which will be equipped with compact presses which will
flatten the bottles which will then be shipped to the GSSIA Unit at
Sancoale for recycling. (GT)
COCO BEACH TENSE AS RAMPONKARS PROTEST: The simmering tension at Coco
beach, Nerul, between traditional fishermen (ramponkars) and a water-sports
operator erupted in violence yesterday morning when the fishermen perceived
that the operator was attempting to restart the activity. The fishermen
have objected to the water sports claiming that the high-powered and noisy
motor boats scare away the fish and thereby deprive them of their
livelihood. (NT)
"BELIEVERS" FORCED TO LEAVE MANDREM: A group of 14 young people, who called
themselves Believers and wanted to propagate their cult among the local
folk of Mandrem, had to face the wrath of the local people, who asked for
unconditional apology and then putting garlands of chappals (footwear)
paraded them through the streets from Sawantwada to Korgao. (GT)
CHARAS SEIZED: The Panjim town police seized charas worth Rs.1.5 lakh from
a resident of Manali, Deepak Sharma, who was staying in a lodge in Panjim. (H)
CHEAP LAND DEALS: The next time you come across a sale deed executed in the
Salcete Sub Registrar's office, do not even imagine that land in urbanized,
rural and the coastal areas of Salcete is available at throw away prices.
For, it is only the office of the registrar, which offers false hope for
cheap land when in reality a square meter of land is quoted in thousands, a
fact pointing to the gross under-valuation of land, causing loss to the
State exchequer. (H)
SALGAOCAR CONDEMNS ANTI-INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Noted industrialist and mineral
ore exporter Anil Salgaocar has accused the Parrikar government of pursing
an anti-industry police on account of which the unemployment problem in the
state had deteriorated further. He was addressing a function organised to
hand over a cheque of Rs.2 lakh for the construction of Shri Mauli temple
at Menkurem recently. Salgaocar alleged that 52 industrial units, big and
small, had been closed down and 8,000 workers had been rendered jobless
during the last one year alone. (GT)
KONKANI ACTIVISTS THREATEN: Konkani writers and activists have warned that
there will be serious retaliation if there is any move for the imposition
of Marathi language on the people of Goa by Marathiwadis living outside the
state. (H)
HELD IN MERCES: A man from Cumbarvaddo in Merces, Andrew Felix Fernandes,
was arrested on Wednesday, on charges of threatening one Hemant Golatkar of
the same village of dire consequences. (H)
SCOOTERIST KILLED: In a tragic accident that occurred near the Kakoda
industrial estate yesterday, a scooterist (Pundalik Hanuman Patil) died on
the spot, while the pillion rider was seriously injured. (GT)
COPS TOW AWAY JUDGE'S CAR: A mob forced the traffic police to tow away a
judge's car which was allegedly parked in a "No Parking Zone" near the
Panaji municipal marked yesterday morning. (GT)
NOT WITH HELMETS ALONE: "Helmets are meant to protect the rider when he is
thrown off his two-wheeler; but why should he be thrown off in the first
place? The Goa police have been shirking their responsibility in enforcing
traffic sense among motorcyclists and scooterists. All they have been doing
is checking their licence somewhere along the main road and imposing fines
on or taking bribes from them." (Edit in NT)
CRICKETERS TO ENDORSE GOA ON TV: Buoyed by the encouraging response to its
promotional campaigns last year, the state government is now getting
cricketers to endorse Goa as the best destination for 365 days holidays on
Star Plus during the forthcoming World Cup tournament. (H)
PIRNA-VAZRI BRIDGE: Foundation stones will be laid for a Rs.9-crore
Pirna-Vazri bridge in Bardez and a bus stand at Canacona by the chief
Minister, Manohar Parrikar, on January 26. (H)
LAND FOR WESTERN BYPASS: The long awaited dream of the Western bypass (from
Nuvem to Telaulim) seems to be finally becoming a reality with the district
authority in the final stage of the process of land acquisition. (GT)
ALL HOUSES WILL GET POWER: Power Minister Digambar Kamat has assured that
not even a single house in the State would be left without electricity by
the end of 2004. Kamat was addressing a gathering during the "Bijlee
Adalat" at Shristal panchayat in Canacona on 25 Jan. (H)
REBATE ON PHONE BILLS: Goa Telecom is offering its subscribers in the State
a one per cent rebate on telephone bills if paid through the Electronic
Clearance Scheme. Under this scheme a telephone bill will be automatically
paid through a bank avoiding waste of time as well as avoiding the
inconvenience of standing in long queues for payment of bills. (H)
RASTA ROKO AT BORDA: After a long wait to get their grievance of dust
pollution solved, around 60 residents of St Joaquim Road, Borda, yesterday
morning blocked the road a few metres from St Joaquim chapel for over an
hour. The blocking of the road disrupted the traffic. (GT)
INVESTORS UNITE: Various investors, who had deposited money in non-banking
finance companies recently, have decided to put up a united fight against
these companies. At a meeting in Margao, Advocate Lida Joao, who filed
cases in the court against one person for duping her, briefed the
depositors abut her case. (GT)
GOA BAGS HONOURS: The 40-member state youth contingent deputed by the
Directorate of Youth Affairs to the 8 th National Youth Festival in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has won the first position in the all-India
folk song competition besides a number of prizes and cash awards. Goan
mando by Chandorchim Kirnam won a cash prize of Rs.10,000 . (NT)
NIC LAUNCHES WEBSITE: Directorate of Marketing & Inspection recently
launched agricultural marketing information network (Agmarknet). Computers
have been set up in around 800 markets all over India to collect daily
information on commodities' arrival and prices under this project. The
market yards at Margao, Mapusa, Ponda, Curchorem, Canacona and Sanquelim
are covered under the project. (GT)
NEW CATAMARINE: The much awaited new Catamarine built by M/s Anderson
marine Private Limited, Sancoale, will be put into operation along with
Santa Monica soon. (GT)
S P O R T S
IT'S EAST BENGAL AGAIN: Goalkeeper Sangram Mukherjee emerged the hero as
Kolkata giants East Bengal retained the IFA Shield pipping Churchill Bros
5-0 via sudden-death in a heart-stopping final in Kolkata on 23 January. (GT)
AGASAIM YC HOLD GOA VELHA: Agassaim YC held fancied Goa Velha SC to a 1-1
draw at Duler grounds in Mapusa while Wilred Leisure SC went down to
Sarzora SC 1-3 at Fatorda, in the GFA 2 nd Division inter-zonal final phase
league matches. (GT)
D E A T H S
20 Jan: Queensway: IMMACULATE ANGELA COELHO, sister of Sircula, Elma
and Magneric (Anthony)(Ex-Nairobi). Funeral Service at St. Catherine of
Siena Church on Thursday 11 a.m. Viewing at Turner & Porter on Wednesday,
January 22 between 6-9 p.m. Both locations at Hwy. 10 and Queensway.
22 Jan: Loutulim-Vanxem: ADELINA MONTEIRO, wife of Caraciolo,
daughter-in-law of Eliza/late Custodio, mother of Joaquim/Lorraine,
Custodio, flaviano, Savio.
22 Jan: Navelim-Sirvodem: MARIANO ANTONIO D'SILVZA, husband of Remiza,
father of Ana/Franky, Thelma/Bibian, Henry/Flory, Flavy,Rosita/Marcus.
22 Jan: Margao: FRANCISCO XAVIER FERNANDES, husband of late Remiza,
father of Jessie.
22 Jan: Quepem: INACIO FERNANDES (Ex-Navy), husband of Joaquina, father
of Marcus/Ida, Petson, Martha/Owen.
22 Jan: Dongri: SITARAM MOGU SHIRODKAR (Vattekar).
22 Jan: Dabolim: ALI KARIM AGA, brother of Sadru and Jafar, husband of
Rashida, father of Faiyaz (Dubai), Noreen, Sabreen, Smiya and Amin,
father-in-law of Sayed Sharfuddin.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.7 deg C (76.5 deg F) at 08.30 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 32.5 deg C, Humidity: 63.0% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: Is it so terribly cold out there? The several comments from
Goanetters to my remark on weather yesterday, nearly froze me. I had to
look away, and out of my window, and watch the early morning golden glow of
our Goan sunshine. Such lovely weather…here…in Goa this morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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