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Today's Topics:
1. Pop is no more. (Calisto DeSouza)
2. Konkani One Act Play Competition in Kuwait (lino dourado)
3. 28 JAN 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS (Joel D'Souza)
4. HELMET ISSUE (Nicky)
5. Dropped from Goanet suddenly? (FN)
6. NEWS: Bajrang Dal welcomes CBI clean chit in Staines murder (FN)
7. NEWS-GULF: Little rush among Indians to use UAE amnesty (FN)
8. INDIAN RUPEE EXCHANGE RATES. (gabriel)
Subject: [GOANET] Pop is no more.
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:44:15 +0530
From: "Calisto DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Fr.Nicolau Pereira passes away
Fr. Nicolau Pereira (1927 - 2003), affectionately known as pop by his
students at Mapusa - Goa, passed away peacefully in the morning of the
republic day. he had been briefly hospitalized at hospicio (margao) after
a cerebral stroke in late 2002.
Fr. Nicolau’s association with St. Xavier’s College began in June 1964
when he took charge as Vice-Principal under Fr. Edward D’Cruz, S.J. the
founder - Principal. He was promoted to the post of Principal in 1965 and
was responsible for shifting the college from Bastora to the present spacious
campus at Mapusa in June 1968. He started the Higher Secondary Section
in June 1975 and was its Principal till 1989 and Manager till 1991. In
1989 the Higher Secondary Sections were separated from all colleges and
brought fully under the control of Goa Board and Directorate of Education.
In 1991 Fr. Nicolan became the founder - Principal of Fr. Agnelo College
in Pilar, Goa.
Students admired Pop’s memory for names. He remembered the thousand
of his students by name. He even remembered if the person’s brother’s and
or sisters had studied at St. Xavier’s and how well they had performed.
Pop always had kind words for students. If punishment is what we deserved
it was never the cane or angry words. We were condemned to study a bit
more in the library and were - and are - the better for it.
Even after retirement Pop was not tired of education. He involved himself
with editing and learning about local medicinal plants. With his passing
away, an era has long to an end. He will long be remembered by his colleagues,
students and the teachers that grew from amongst them.
Miguel Braganza
Subject: [GOANET] Konkani One Act Play Competition in Kuwait
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:55:58 -0800 (PST)
From: lino dourado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION
“UNITED CLUB OF UTORDA - KUWAIT” in association with
“GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY”(GWS) proudly announces that
their 2nd Annual “ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION” in Konkani
which will be held on Friday the 31st January 2003, at
3.30 p.m. at GULF ENGLISH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM,
RUMEITHIYA.
This time five Directors are taking part in this
competition and are all set to show their hidden
talents, with their new plays.
1.HO NEAI KOSLO?:Director: Domnick Araujo
Writer: Maria Rodrigues.(Mandur)
2.KHORO MONIS:Writer/Dir.:Salu Faleiro.(Betalbatim)
3 JIVIT EK ODRUXTT Writer/Dir:MarianoL.Diniz(Canacona)
4.PATANG:Writer/Dir.: Joe Ferreira (Assolna)
5.XERMAVN: Director: Lancy Rodrigues(Mungllur)
Writer: George Pinto.(Mungllur)
In addition to the above plays there will be newly
composed songs after each play and it will be sung by
the following renowned artists:
Joe Frank, Laurente Pereira, Edward Estibeiro, Seby
Mascarenhas (all from Utorda) Mario de Majorda, Bab
Agnel(Best Singer Award Winner-Kala Mogi Kuwait)
Domnick, Seby D'Silva, Donald and Jane,
Everybody's favourite Michael D'Silva, catchy duets by
Rony and Jasmine, newly formed first ever youngster
Trio group Bab Jonathan-Bab Clifford-Bab Terence will
entertain you with their first trio.
Above all, our guest appearance the Hitman of the
Konkani stage Mr.Sylvester Vaz will be back to Kuwait,
with his super hits.
For further details and gate passes please contact:
Chequinho Fernandes 6691664 or 122 Ext 3524 Res.
4343658(after 6p.m.)
Socorro Richard Rodrigues 4839984 Ext.210
Nicolau Rodrigues 9732917, Laurente Pereira 6262597
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Subject: [GOANET] 28 JAN 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:57:21 +0530
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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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
Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news
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Subject: [GOANET] HELMET ISSUE
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:29:54 +0300
From: Nicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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SEEING THE NARROW ROADS IN GOA, HELMETS
SHOULD HAS BEEN MADE COMPULSORY LONG TIME BACK. LAST
OCTOBER I WAS IN GOA FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND BELIEVE ME, DAILY WITH
OUT FAIL WOULD SEE A FATAL ACCIDENT. WHAT
EVER THE INTENTIONS OF THE POLITICIANS ARE, IT WILL GO OUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE. SEE
HERE HOW THE LOCALS DRIVE, WE GOANS GO HOME AND TRY THE SAME STUNTS BACK
HOME, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE END RESULT WILL BE.
Subject: [GOANET] Dropped from Goanet suddenly?
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 15:34:05 +0530 (IST)
From: FN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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If this happens to you, it probably means that our mailing list
software (a good Free Software program called Mailman) has set your
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jan 28 15:20:24 2003
On another subject, I realized that I suddenly stopped getting the digest
version of GoaNet discussion. Was I dropped consciously ? Is there
something I should have done or written to indicate that I am still
interested in receiving the digest ?
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jan 28 15:29:32 2003
Fred, I seem to be disconnected from the Goa Net for some reason. I
would also appreciate your adding another goan friend to your news
network.....
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Subject: [GOANET] NEWS: Bajrang Dal welcomes CBI clean
chit in Staines murder
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:12:40 +0530 (IST)
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Bajrang Dal welcomes CBI clean chit in Staines murder
By Jatindra Dash, Indo-Asian News Service
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) Hardline Hindu group Bajrang Dal Tuesday welcomed
federal investigators' decision to absolve it of blame for the murder of
Australian missionary Graham Stewart Staines.
"We were framed," Subash Chouhan, the chief of the Bajrang Dal's Orissa
unit, told IANS in this state capital. "Now the truth has come to light."
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday gave a clean chit to the
Bajrang Dal saying the group's activists were not involved in the gruesome
murder four years ago.
Staines, 58, and his two minor sons -- Philip, 9, and Timothy, 6 -- were
burned to death as they slept in a jeep in Manoharpur village of northern
Orissa's Keonjhar district on January 23, 1999.
The CBI has charged 18 people, including prime accused Dara Singh who
allegedly led the hysterical mob that torched the jeep in which Staines and
his sons slept.
Opposition parties including the Congress had alleged the hand of the
Bajrang Dal -- which is affiliated to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- in the murder.
"I found no link between the Bajrang Dal and the 18 people charge-sheeted in
the case," CBI investigating officer Joginder Nayak told a district and
sessions judge in Khurda on Monday.
Nayak was the 55th witness to depose before the court here that has been
conducting the trial of the sensational case since March 1, 2001.
"Although the FIR (first information report, or written complaint) lodged by
the CBI had identified six people, including Dara Singh, as members of the
Bajrang Dal, we did not find evidence to corroborate this claim," Nayak
said.
A 14-year-old boy, Chenchu, has already been sentenced to 14 years'
imprisonment for his involvement in the murder. Chenchu's case was separated
from those against the other accused because he is a juvenile.
The boy has appealed against the sentence.
--Indo-Asian News Service
Subject: [GOANET] NEWS-GULF: Little rush among Indians
to use UAE amnesty
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:13:43 +0530 (IST)
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Little rush among Indians to use UAE amnesty
By Mridula Krishna, Indo-Asian news Service
Dubai, Jan 27 (IANS) Nearly a month has passed since the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) offered amnesty to illegal immigrants to return, but Indian
immigrants seem reluctant to avail themselves of the facility.
The amnesty provision will allow illegal immigrants to leave the UAE without
facing punishment or a fine. The facility extends till April 30.
About 35,000 to 40,000 illegal immigrants from India are expected to leave
the country during the four-month amnesty period, compared to 50,000 in
1996.
But so far the Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi has received only 405
applications and the Consulate General of India in Dubai has got 563
applications from Indian nationals seeking the issue of travel documents for
them to use the facility.
Urging immigrants to apply at the earliest, Indian Ambassador K.C. Singh
said special guidelines have been prepared for them to obtain travel
documents from the embassy and consulate, and exit clearance from the UAE
Immigration Office.
The ambassador said there were plans to start consular visits to remote
areas like Ruwais and Liwa to interview applicants there.
Separate amnesty cells have been set up at the embassy and the consulate to
process applications for the issue of travel documents to amnesty seekers
who do not possess valid travel documents.
Consul General George Joseph said that volunteers of various Indian
associations would assist the immigrants in filling up the application forms
free of cost, at the embassy and registered premises.
The Indian diplomat pointed out that separate Air-India counters have begun
functioning from the embassy and consulate for reservations and to issue air
tickets at concessional rates to those wishing to benefit from the amnesty.
Indian Airlines and Air-India have announced a 20 percent discount on the
prices of one-way tickets from the UAE to different points in India for
amnesty seekers.
The fares will remain valid up to April 30, the last date for amnesty.
K. Shyam Sundar, UAE manager of Indian Airlines, said new amnesty prices
would be valid in Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Chennai, Kochi,
Coimbatore, New Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Trichy and
Thiruvananthapuram.
In Dubai the Indian Community Welfare Association is raising money from
corporates and individuals to pay for tickets of some immigrants, said
Joseph.
The Arab Gulf Cooperation Council states are working hard to cut their
dependence on expatriates through their jobs-for-nationals programmes.
But it seems like these states will have to continue their reliance on
foreign workers for the next one or two decades.
The council states now have a combined population of around 27 million, of
which expatriates account for 35 percent overall.
In the UAE and Qatar their population is as high as 75 percent. Bahrain has
30 percent expatriates, while they account for 56 percent in Kuwait and 27
percent in Oman and Saudi Arabia.
--Indo-Asian News Service
Subject: [GOANET] INDIAN RUPEE EXCHANGE RATES.
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:24:35 -0000
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EURO 51.70
U.S.A. 47.90
U.K. 78.23
JAPAN (100 YEN) 40.35
CANADA 31.35
SWISS 35.20
AUSTRALIA 28.12
NEW ZEALAND 26.11
DENMARK 6.95
NORWAY 6.92
SWEDEN 5.60
SAUDI ARABIA 12.77
BAHRAIN 127.09
KUWAIT 160.30
OMAN 124.40
QATAR 13.16
U.A.E. 13.04
TAIWAN 1.39
HONGKONG AND MACAO 6.14
SINGAPORE 27.65
MALAYSIA 12.61
THAILAND 1.12
SOUTH AFRICA 5.49
KENYA (100 SHS) 61.59
TANZANIA (100 SHS) 4.72
UGANDA (100 SHS) 2.58
GOLD ( PER OZ.) 17,540.15
SILVER ( PER OZ.) 229.71
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