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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 28, 2003
GOA, CANADA UNIVERSITY JOIN HANDS: Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
with Concordia University for commencing a master's degree in "Aviation and
Airport Management" and a nod by International Civil Aviation Organisation
for consultancy on Mopa Airport, is the immediate fall-out of Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar's US tour. (GT)
"NRIS IN US EAGER TO HELP": The nine-day visit of the Chief Minister,
Manohar Parrikar, to North AmericaUS and Canadaand his interaction with the
people of Goan/Indian origin there, has thrown up quite a few possibilities
of their involvement in various activities. These are in the sectors of IT,
education and tourism. Setting up retirement townships, upgradation of
existing educational institutions and development of new ones, were among
the activities, which were mentioned during the talks. Another possibility
lies in the opening of a branch or bank office of Citi Bank. (H)
"MAKE GOA A MODEL STATE": The State Governor, Kidar Nath Sahani, has
appealed to the people of Goa to continue their support and co-operation to
make Goa a foremost and model State in the country in every respect. He was
speaking at the Republic Day Parade function at Campal Grounds in Panjim. (H)
CHURCH EMPHASISES ON KONKANI PROMOTION: With Konkan-Marathi Sahitya
Sammelan drawing close and brining once again to its fore the status of
Konkani language in our State, it is pertinent to note the voice of the
Catholic church and its attempts at strengthening the language both in and
outside it. In this month's pastoral bulletin "Renovacao", Fr Francisco
Caldeira has strongly voiced his view on how the church can give or rather
should give importance to promoting the language. (H)
22 MAJOR PROJECTS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has announced that work
of 22 major development projects would be taken up in the state by end of
December this year at a total estimated cost of Rs.300 crore. Parrikar made
the statement after laying the foundation stone for the proposed Rs.3 crore
bus stand on the Republic Day at Canacona. (GT)
FORGED CERTIFICATES: Margao Municipal Council Chief Officer, GP Naik, has
begun an inquiry into the issue of forged income certificates, which were
used for securing a loan from a co-operative bank. (GT)
CONCERN OVER GROUNDWATER DEPLETION: Even as the much-awaited Goa
groundwater Act 2002 has run aground for want of suitable rules to curb a
booming private water supply trade, the activity is pushing the aquifers
down perilously towards salt water incursion. Alarm bells have already
started ringing in Saligao, regarded by experts as the most-stressed area,
even the traders "suck and sell" regimen to cope with a heavy demand from
the hotel industry has started causing distress in Bardez, among other
talukas. (Paul Fernandes in GT)
SARZORA SACRISTAN HELD: The Cuncolim police have arrested the sacristan of
Sarzora church on suspicion for the theft from the church premises worth
Rs.80,000. (GT)
UNDERGROUND SUBWAYS MOOTED: Freedom fighter Madhav Pandit has urged Margao
Municipal Council to construct two underground sub-ways on either side of
the municipal garden to alleviate the hardship faced by pedestrians. (GT)
BUS RAMS INTO MADEL CHAPEL: The St Francis Xavier Chapel at Maddel on the
National high No.17 between the Old Market circle and KTC bus stand was
partially damaged on Sunday after it was rammed by a bus. (H)
SYMPOSIUM ON MASS SPECTROMETRY: While inaugurating a five-day symposium on
Mass Spectrometry at Hotel Cidade de Goa on January 27, Dr Anil Kakodkar,
Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission and secretary of Department of Atomic
Energy, underlined the need to maintain a synergy between the developer and
user. Spectrometry will continue to play an important role in the field of
atomic energy hereinafter too, he added. (GT)
HELD FOR RAPE: A 22-year-old man from Andhra, Laxman Y Nayak, has been
arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old maid servant at Pilerne. As she
was going to work sometime between 3 pm and 4 pm, the accused caught hold
of her and dragged her into the nearly bushes, where he allegedly raped
her. (H)
YOUTH WAYLAYS WOMAN: A 34-year-old woman was allegedly waylaid by a youth,
who forcibly took away the keys of the Santro car she was driving after
blocking her car with his motorcycle at Dr Bernard Costa road around 2.05
pm in Margao. (H)
YOUTH COMMITS SUICIDE: A 20year-old youth, Dominic Fernandes, Vaidongrem,
Parsem, hung himself to death on a "jamboll" tree on January 27 afternoon.
Police sources said the boy was depressed over a failed love affair with a
girl while studying at a Catering College in Arambol. (NT)
"REVERT PERNEM TO PANCHAYAT": Residents of Pernem on January 26 moved a
resolution to demand an urgent need for the Pernem Municipal Council to be
reverted to a panchayat. PMC ex-chairman, Vishnu Desai, said there are only
12,000 people in the municipality, of which there are 5,000 voters. (H)
CONSOLATION DAY: The Movement of Amity towards Roads in Goa, under the
chairmanship of Mr Gurunath Kelekar, will organise Consolation Day on
January 30 at Azad Maidan, Panaji, to remember those who have died in the
road accidents. "At the functions, mothers will tell the grief and pangs of
losing their son or daughter," says Mr Kelekar. (NT)
PANJIM CORPORATION: "The Panjim Municipal body will soon become a
Corporation. Normally a Municipal Council is given the status of a
Corporation when the population or the area of the civic body becomes so
large that a more effective administrative model is needed to conducts its
affairs. The new Panjim Municipal Corporation is unique in that the
population and the geographical area covered by it will, in fact, be less
than that of the existing Council." (Edit in GT)
MEETING FOR TIATRISTS: Kala Academy has convened a meeting of all the
senior performers, directors, writers and tiatr groups active in promotion
and propagation of Goan traditional tiatr in the specific context to tiatr
competition of Kala Academy at the Black Box, of the Kala Academy today at
4 pm. (GT)
PLATINUM JUBILEE OF MARIO'S TIATR: The non-stop tiatr "Mhoji Maim Mhoji
Dushman" celebrated its platinum jubilee show at the GVN hall recently. The
former mayor of Margao, Monica Dias, who was the chief guest for the
function, congratulated the writer/director, tragedy king Mario Menezes,
and his troupe for the high standard of the drama. The guest of honour was
Lawrence Fernandes of the Dubai Goan Cultural Society. (H)
SLAMMER CREATES HAVOC IN INDIA: Indian business raced to clean up their
computer systems on Monday as a rapidly spreading Internet work (SQL
Slammer", slowed down access for users across the world. Industry observers
say the outbreak of the computer worm in India, dubbed as SQL Slammer",
badly affected private business and government Internet networks in
different parts of the world on Saturday. (IANS in NT)
XAVIER'S EX-PRINCIPAL FR PEREIRA IS DEAD: Former Principal of St Xavier's
College, Mapusa, Fr Nicolau Gracias Pereira, passed away on January 26,
following a prolonged illness. He was 76. In a message of condolence, CM
Manohar Parrikar, a student of St Xavier's College, described late Fr
Pereira as a disciplinarian and an educationist of a high calibre, a
scholar whose death has caused a void in the educational sector and Goa as
a whole. "Late Fr Pereira as an educationist served in several committees
and was responsible in promoting social several reforms in the education
system," the chief Minister said. (H)
S P O R T S
SALGAOCAR HAMMER TOLLYGUNGE: Former champions Salgaocar Sports Club
trounced Tollygunge AGrgami, Kolkata, 3-0 in the 7 th Oil PSU National
Football League at Fatorda on January 26. (GT)
DUNG LIVES IN PENURY: Poverty-stricken Moscow Olympic Hockey gold medalist
Sylvanus Dung Dung is fighting hard not to put the medals under the hammer
to get temporary relief. (PTI report in GT)
D E A T H S
25 Jan: Crawley-UK: FLORA CAMPOS DE ARAUJO (formerly of Aden and
Nairobi, Kenya, wife of late Charles, mother of Cecil, Carmen/Alfred,
Ivan/Debbie (Canada), Alfred/Blandy, Cynthia/Mike (Canada), passed away
peacefully in Crawley, West Sussex, England. Funeral Service on 3rd
February 12.15pm at The Friary, Haslett Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex,
followed by a cremation. Condolences or details: Cecil Araujo, Tel: 01293
535898
26 Jan: Majorda: REV DR A NICOLAU GRACIAS PEREIRA (B 25-09-1926),
former principal of St Xavier's College, Mapusa, son of late Jose
Rogaciana/late Maria Josefina Rodrigues, brother of Tomas/Tereza, Fr
Antonio Jerves, Francisco/Maura.
26 Jan: Siolim: JOAQUIM ANTONIO FERNANDES, husband of Margarita, father
of Francis, Joseph/Assumption, Assencao/Minino, Gabriel.
27 Jan: Borim: NATALINA PEREIRA, WIFE OF Jose Francisco, mother of
Milagres/Georgina, Peter/Inacina, Josephine/Michael.
26 Jan: Assagao-Badem: HONORINA D'COSTA, wife of late Antonio, mother
of diogo/Mary, Savio/Diana, Fr John, Eliza, Alzira/Angelo, Luiza/Joseph,
Prisca/Andrew.
26 Jan: Quepem: INACIO M D'COSTA, husband of Julianas, father of Zerita
and Anupa.
27 Jan: Margao: GANGADHAR GOVIND PALEKAR (92), husband of Gulab, father
of Anil.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.6 deg C (76.3 deg F) at 9.15 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 29.5 deg C, Humidity: 59.0% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: A fine morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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