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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 12, 2003
LAW TO TACKLE ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS SOON: Suitable amendments to the Goa
Panchayat Raj Act 1994 will be placed before the next session of the Goa
Legislative Assembly in a bid to eliminate the large scale illegal
construction on panchayat land by people in the State. This assurance was
given by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during the question hour on
February 11 while replying to a starred question from Curtorim MLA
Francisco Sardinha. (GT)
LANGUAGE ROW: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar continued to come in for
sharp criticism for raking up the language issue, again on February 11
during the debate on the motion of thanks to the governor's address. Dr
Wilfred de Souza (NCP) and Francisco Sardinha (Cong) devoted a major part
of their speeches to take strong stands on the language issue. (H)
GOVT FLAYED FOR NEGLECTING CONSTITUENCIES: Opposition MLAs accused the BJP
government of neglecting their constituencies and that genuine
beneficiaries were not receiving the benefits of the Dayanand Social
Security Scheme. The Opposition also charged that the government had
committed injustice to minorities, failed to provide play grounds in every
village and to frame rules to Goa groundwater Regulation Bill, for a slump
in industrial growth and units closing down at several places, for not
protecting khazan bunds against incursion of saline water, failure to
select candidates from the minority community during the recruitment, for
providing wrong information as far as crimes against women were concerned.
TENDER KICKS UP ROW: Pernem MLA Jitendra Deshprabhu and Power Minister
Digambar Kamat locked horns over the issue of granting 15 per cent price
preference to a Small Scale Unit surpassing the lowest bidder for supply of
galvanized iron rods and plates. (GT)
BAKRI ID CELEBRATIONS: Idd-al-Azha, popularly known as Bakri-Idd, would be
celebrated in the State today with Idd prayers being held at Idgahs and
mosques all over the State. (NT)
ROAD WIDENING IN CALANGUTE: The road widening initiatives of the Calangute
panchayat, already in progress, are expected to broaden the market-beach
road to an amazing width of 15 mt, according to Calangute Sarpanch, Mr
Joseph Sequeira. (NT)
"MAKE SPORTS COMPULSORY SUBJECT": In a bid to encourage students to
participate in sports, Aldona MLA Dayanand Narvekar has insisted that the
State government should make sports a compulsory subject in the school
curricula. Narvekar was addressing the Sports Meet 2003, organised by the
Penha da Franca panchayat for the students at Porvorim. (H)
PM TO VISIT GOA: The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, will make a
halt of 10 minutes in the State on February 14, while on his way from Hubli
to New Delhi via Dabolim. (NT)
MORMUGAO COUNCIL CHIEF, DY OUSTED: The chairperson ,Milton Barreto, and his
deputy, Dhanajay Naik, of Mormugao Municipal Council were ousted on
February 11 by 11-0 votes. (GT)
FRAUD IN VASCO BANK? Lt Commander TH Chowfsin, a retired Navy officer, has
alleged that some staff of the Vasco branch of a leading bank committed
criminal breach of trust and transferred a processing fee of Rs.8000 to an
unidentified person's account and withdrew the same. (GT)
AAG THALI QUITS: Additional Advocate general Vilas Thali has tendered his
resignation from the post, it is learnt. According to reliable sources,
Thali quit following an inquiry ordered by the Bombay High Court at Panaji
in connection with a petition filed by Advocate Peter D'Souza stating that
Thali was paid excess bills amounting to Rs.1.12 lakh. (GT)
INJURED FOREIGNER DIES: One Ave, a foreigner, succumbed to his injuries
after the motorcycle, which he was riding, collided against an oncoming
bike near Goa Medical College Hospital on February 10. (GT)
ONE DEAD, SIX HURT: One person died while six others were injured in three
separate mishaps involving as many as six trucks and a car, at Mollem,
Sancorda and Sanvordem on Tuesday. The mishap at Sanvordem disrupted the
flow of traffic, as about 500 mining trucks plying along the route were
held up for nearly two hours. (H)
TWO HURT: In an accident reported at Porvorim police station, Rhyaz D'Costa
and Fina Cardozo of Alto Duler, Mapusa, were injured after their motorbike
dashed against a scooter near ACDIL School, Porvorim. (GT)
JOURNALIST'S BIKE STOLEN: The Hero Honda "Splendor" motorcycle belonging to
journalists Raju Nayak parked below his flat near Sahakar Bhandar,
Pajifond-Margao, was robbed in broad daylight on Monday afternoon. (GT)
MINI HYDRO PROJECT IN MHADEI BASIN: The Mhadei Basin National
Hydro-electric Power Corporation Limited, a government of India undertaking
enterprise, which has been entrusted the task to prepare a feasibility
report on a hydro-electric power project in Sattari taluka, has identified
seven mini hydro projects and is working on the estimated costs. (GT)
GOA, FIRST FOR GOANS: "When Government of Goa talks of providing 'gainful
employment', one presumes that the employment would be for Goans first and
others later. This is as it should be since the objective of all economic
planning activity in every State is to create opportunity for gainful
employment to and increase the standard of living of the people of the
State. Among the instruments the State generally used to ensure that locals
get a priority over non-locals in Government and private sector employment,
the Official Act of the State is the most effective." (Aravind Bhatikar, in
Herald)
FIVE YEARS LATER: "The CM, at the Konkan Marathi Meet, has rightly said
that he needs five years to settle the language row. By that time there
will be hordes of Marathi-speaking Maharashtrians coming down to Goa and
settling here while an equal number of Goans settling abroad. The equation
will favour the pro-Marathi protagonists." (Tomas Lobo, Caranzalem, in
Response-Herald)
TO RELAX BAN ON "PAN MASALA": The All-Goa Merchants Federation has sought
chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's intervention in the controversy regarding
the sale or distribution of sweet supari and allied products, which are
claimed to be different from "Gutka" and "Panmasala". (H)
LOVE-LETTER WRITING CONTEST: Chandor Jaycees are organizing their annual
Valentine love-letter writing contest on February 14. Entries should be
sent to Gleen Antao, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GT)
BUYAO'S KONKANI AUDIO: Renowned lyricist and music composer, Ulhas Buyao,
announced that his fourth Konkani audio album "Roop Tujem Laita Pixem",
would be released on 28 February. The album has songs sung by renowned cine
actress Varsha Usgaonkar. (GT)
EXODUS OF ARTISTS: Lack of infrastructure and the right environment forced
many a talented Goan artists to seek greener pastures in foreign lands.
However, things were changing for the better now, said Goan Hindi film
actress Varsha Usgaonkar. When newsmen asked her whether her recent
association with Konkani has come a bit late in her career, Usgaonkar
replied in the negative. "I don't think I am late. The infrastructure might
have kept me away but now I will devote more time for Konkani because it's
my mother-tongue," she asserted. (H)
S P O R T S
VASCO HOLD SALGAOCAR: Former champions Salgaocar SC and formidable Arlem
Breweries Vasco SC played out a goalless draw and shared points in the
second leg Oil PSU National Football League at Nehru stadium at Fatorda on
February 11. (GT)
D E A T H S
11 Feb: Malbhat: QUITERINA PATROCINA FERNANDES, wife of late Antonio
Caetano, mother of Piedade/Nelson, Augustin/Cecilia, Lucas/Antonio,
Florence/Rosario, Annie/Nicholas, Rosy/Bernard.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 23.8 deg C (74.8 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 32.5 deg C, Humidity: 63% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: Even the birds seem to be pleased with the pleasant weather in
Goa this morning. There is so much harmonious chirping in the air at the
moment.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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