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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 08, 2003
PRIORITY FOR I T, AGRICULTURE: Goa Governor Kidar Nath Sahani, on February
7, said the government is attaching top priority to sectors like
agriculture, rural industry, tourism and information technology in its
endeavour to create "sustainable livelihoods" for the Goan populace.
Delivering his maiden address to the Goa Legislative Assembly in Hindi, Mr
Sahani said that tourism being the single largest economic activity in the
state, would continue to be a strategic area of development. (H)
BILLS AMIDST WALKOUT: The government on February 7 introduced three bills,
each seeking to amend the existing laws on panchayats, sales tax and luxury
tax, amidst noisy protests and walkout by MLAs of the Opposition Congress. (H)
VASCO'S PROGRESS HAMPERED: Political rivalry and toppling games have proved
to be a stumbling block to progress in port town Vasco. In just over a
couple of years, two chairpersons and three vice chairpersons (of the Vasco
Municipal Council) have fallen by the wayside. As if this was not enough,
the incumbent, Milton C Baretto, is likely to be the latest casualty after
being in office for just 105 days. (GT)
FISH EXPORTS: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, on February 7 stated
that a number of initiatives are being taken for the promotion of marine
exports and urged the exporters to concentrate on value-added exports. Mr
Parrikar was presiding over the 14 th India International Seafood Show 2003
at Campal. (NT)
MID-DAY MEAL: 10 BICHOLIM STUDENTS FALL SICK: Around ten students from two
primary schools in Bicholimthe Government Primary School and the Our Lady
of Grace Primary Schoolcomplained of stomach-ache, nausea and vomited too,
on Thursday (Feb 6) after eating fungus-infested bun bread being given
distributed under the state mid-day meal scheme. (NT)
"GIVE CHILDREN THE FOOD THAT NOURISHES THEM": What Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar described as "teething troubles" of the government's mid-day meal
scheme, has upset many a stomach of primary school children. When it
happened to the students in Sattari, the powers that be tried to hush it
up. But its recurrence in Bicholim taluka on Thursday (Feb 6) exposed the
cavalier fashion in which the government introduced the scheme rather
post-haste. (Edit in GT)
ASSEMBLY CONDOLES KALPANA CHAWLA, PALKHIWALA'S DEMISE: The Goa Assembly
yesterday condoled the death of two prominent personalities, eminent jurist
Nani A Palkhivala and woman astronaut of Indian origin, Kalpana Chawla, who
passed away recently. (GT)
"THIS AIN'T BUSINESS": The government was yesterday put on the mat by the
Congress MLAs over its lackadaisical attitude to business procedures and
inadequate sittings of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Aldona MLA Dayanand
Narvekar said that in any given Assembly session business has to be
transacted for 60 days. He charged that presently the sessions called twice
in a year were only to fulfill he constitutional obligation. (GT)
FUNERAL PUT OFF: The funeral of one Francisco Manuel Fernandes of
Calvim-Aldona, who died on Thursday afternoon, was postponed by a day due
to a complaint by his son Anthony Fernandes, presently residing at Mumbai.
Anthony lodged a complaint with the Mapusa police station against his
mother Carolina, brother Melwyn and sister. (GT)
'NOT A HIGHWAY': IRTE president, Rohit Baluja, has said the national
highway passing through Goa does not merit being called a highway due to
the traffic pattern and the location of houses and shops adjoining the
route. He was speaking at a function at Nuvem to mark the commencement of a
five-day programme to bring about traffic awareness among the villagers. (H)
CORK ON WINE MAKERS: The Salcete taluka excise office has commenced an
intense drive to check evasion of excise by distillery owners in the
taluka. Excise inspector Vinod P Palyekar during the drive intercepted a
vehicle transporting liquor worth Rs.15,000 from one of the distilleries
without proper documents. (GT)
SOCORRO PETROL PUMP: The Panjim bench of the Bombay High Court has vacated
the earlier interim order directing M/s Ticlo & Sons to stop operating
their petrol pump at Socorro along the National Highway as the petitioner
Sitaram Bandodkar, Panjim, under whose name a petition was filed
challenging the construction, has now stated that he did not file the
petition. (H)
ARRESTED FOR MURDER ATTEMPT: Acting on a complaint filed by Margaret Moraes
from Veroda, who is a member of the Cuncolim Municipal Council, the police
arrested on Dharamji Dessai, a resident of Beklevaddo, Cuncolim. (GT)
KONKANI DRAMA FESTIVAL: Goa Konkani Akademi has a real treat in store for
theatre lovers in Pernem in the coming week with the eleventh Konkani Drama
Festival of the Akademi set to begin from 11 February at Parshem. At the
festival theatre lovers will get to see prize-winning dramas and tiatros
from the competitions held this year by the Kala Academy and Sankalp
Theatre. (GT)
HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE EXPO: The two-day exhibition organised by the Goa
college of Home Science will conclude on February 8. The exhibition is open
to the public from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. (H)
PROMOTING HERITAGE: "The recently concluded Fontainhas festival has
dramatized the potential that heritage tourism in the state offers. The
festival saw a large number of foreign and domestic tourists flocking to
it. Besides a lot of Goenkars, who only vaguely knew about Panjim's famed
Latin quarter, and even residents of Panjim, who had not discovered its
unique flavour and charm, came to the festival. The fact that the residents
of Fontainhas threw open their living rooms embellished by art exhibitions
contributed to the success of the festival." (Edit in Herald)
FEAST AT VALPOI: The parishioners of Valpoi will celebrate the feast of
their patron, Our Lady of Lourdes, on February 11. Fr Savio D'Souza shall
be the main celebrant for the vespers while Fr Carlos Mendes as the main
celebrant for the High Mass at 10 am. (NT)
BRITISH NATIONAL DIES: John Painter, a 52-year-old British national, died
while jogging at Baga beach at 11.30 am on February 7. He was living in a
Candolim hotel and used to go to the Baga beach for jogging, where he
apparently suffered a heart attack, according to the Calangute police. (NT)
S P O R T S
SALGAOCAR DROP POINT: Salgaocar Sports Club, Goa, paid for their poor
finishing and ended up with a 1-1 draw against a desperate Tollygunge
Agragami in a seventh National Football League match in Kolkata on February
7. JCT Mills, Phagwara, and Vasco played out a goalless draw at Ludhiana. (GT)
D E A T H S
07 Feb: Margao: DR CAMILO DA SILVA, husband of late Louisa Barros
Pereira, father of Lourdes/late Bruno, Rui/Marjorie, Tessie/late Franky.
07 Feb: Benaulim: JULIANA RODRIGUES, wife of late Nicolau Agostino
Joao, mother of Ligorio/Rosy, Joaquim/Tomacinha, Caroline/Michael Pires and
Agnelo/Conny.
07 Feb: Cansaulim-Arossim: MARY GODINHO, wife of late Cruz, mother of
Flory/Cecil D'Souza, Rosy/Teofilo D'Costa, late Denzil/Lenet Godinho, late
Anthony/Gracy Godinho and Meena/late Christopher Leitao.
07 Feb: Guirim: CAETANO FERRAO (Ex-Sacristan), husband of Cecilia,
father of Beningo, Martha/Anthony, Liberat, Britta/Sebastian, Sabina,
Clara, Alexander.
07 Feb: Pilerne: CUSTODIO P VALES (Ex-PWD), husband of Piedade, father
of Vellannie and Ciona.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 25.9 deg C (78.6 deg F) at 09.45 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 29.5 deg C, Humidity: 59% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: The weather appears a bit cloudy, but is cool otherwise this
morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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