GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 16 July 2003 PLEA CHALLENGING FORMATION OF CORPORATION: A petition challenging the government's action of superimposing a Corporation in place of the existing Panaji Municipal Council and the vires of the City of Panaji Corporation Act has been admitted by the Bombay High Court at Goa yesterday. The petition filed by People's Movement for Civic Action and Goan People's Forum stated that Panaji Municipal Council was upgraded as class 'A' municipal council after its population crossed the 50,000 mark, after including the urban area of Taleigao, in 1996. While passing the Corporation Act, the government reverted Taleigao into a village panchayat. As a consequence, the population of the city dropped to 43,349. (GT)
TALEIGAO PARADING CASE: Bombay High Court at Goa has converted a letter written by the wife of one of the two victims, alleging violation of human rights, in their parade by the police in a semi-naked condition at Taleigao, into a suo moto petition. (GT) MONSOON MAGIC: In recent years even non-Goans have been going ga-ga over the traditional "Sao Joao Feast" celebrate by Goans on June 24. Please check at www.goacom.com/goanow/Events.htm what Tim de Mello has to say about the two unique monsoon festivals. MICKKY DECIDES TO JOIN BJP: Minister for Tourism and Youth Affairs, Mickky Pacheco, who represents Benaulim constituency, has decided to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. "Yes, I have made up my mind," Mr Pacheco said when contacted by the Herald on Tuesday. He was elected on UGDP ticket in the last assembly elections held in may 2002. (H) PROBE INTO LOCKING OF STUDENT IN CLASS: The Education department has taken a serious note of the incident in which a student (seven-year-old) remained locked up in a primary school at Dona Paula for four hours yesterday. (GT) " BJP ENTANGLED IN CORRUPTION": President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Luizinho Faleiro yesterday came out strongly against the ruling BJP saying it is entangled and embedded in nepotism and corruption and citied several examples to prove his point including a ration card registration and birth certificate racket in South Goa. (H) 'LAME DUCK': Nationalist Congress Party, Goa unit president, Dr Wilfred de Souza yesterday dismissed as a "lame-duck affair" the reported resolution passed by the Congress legislature party condemning Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's alleged attempts to engineer defections of MLAs. Dr de Souza said whether good, bad or indifferent, Mr Parrikar's government will continue and no amount of CLP resolutions can change anything. (H) KERI WEEPS FOR HER LOST CHILDREN: Keri, a small village to the farthest end of Goa, situated right at the bank of river Terekhol, had never in the past witnessed such a tragedy as the one that occurred on Monday in which four members of Talkar family died and five others from the village were injured in a motor accident at Oras, while they were returning after attending a religious congregation, at Nanij. (GT) NGPDA BIFURCATED: Law Minister and Mapusa MLA Francis D'Souza and a businessman, John F Rodrigues, will head the newly created Planning and Development Authorities for Mapusa and Panjim respectively. (H) TOURISM MEET FROM 6 OCTOBER: Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry will organise a Tourism Meet from 6 to 8 October 2003 to give an impetus to the State to achieve a status of global premier tourist destination. (GT) PIG-TYPE TOILETS TO BE PHASED OUT: Margao has finally decided to get rid of the centuries-old "pig-type toilets" from the municipal area. If a MMC proposal is any indication the toilets are proposed to be converted into dry latrines. (H) DANGEROUSLY LOCATED HOUSES: Mormugao MLA Karl Vaz alongwith the deputy collector and mamlatdar of Vasco visited Vasant Manerkar, Jayashree Barua, Mohan Noroji and Diosina Rodrigues, whose houses are dangerously located. The municipality has issued notice to the above persons to vacate the houses due to danger of landslide, considering the heavy rainfall for the last few days. (GT) SALINE WATER TURNING KHAJAN LAND FALLOW: Growing weeds and aquatic creatures in the khajan land at Camurlim, Salcete, is proving to be hindrance to the farmers in cultivation of paddy. (NT) MISCREANTS FAIL TO BREACH BUNDH: Some unknown miscreants made an abortive attempt to breach the Bondouchem bundh last night at Santa Cruz. If they had succeeded, part of the village would have been in danger as the Bondel lake which is barricaded by the bundh, would have released water flooding the surrounding areas. (H) OFFENCE OF FORGERY: The Maina-Curtorim police registered an offence against one lady panchayat member for cheating and forgery under Sections 420 and 468 of the IPC, for allegedly issuing bogus birth certificates. (NT) FOSTER MOM CLAIMS MATERNITY LEAVE: An interesting application has been received by the Education Department from a teacher in South Goa, who has adopted a newborn. Her contention is that she should be allowed to avail of 135 days of maternity leave, which is permissible under the Central Civil Rules. She has stated that she requires the leave to attend to the infant and to give the child a mother's warmth, tender love and care in the initial four months. (GT) ATTEMPT TO CHEAT: The Margao police have arrested nine persons in connection with the case of making an attempt to cheat one Tony D'Costa from Macazana to the tune of Rs.1.5 lakh. (NT) ORCHID PROJECTS LAUNCHED: The Anthuriums and Orchids Growers Association have in consultation with the Director of Agriculture undertaken implementation of orchid projects for South Goa. (H) ELIMINATION OF STRAY DOGS: The State government has agreed to approach the High Court and seek its permission to eliminate stray dogs, using methods other than shooting, in a bid to control rabies. (GT) S P O R T S GOA VELHAS LIFT BANDODKAR SHIELD: Crowd-pullers Goa Velha lived up to their reputation as they defeated local challengers Mundvel SC 1-0 to win the 30th McDowell's Bandodkar Memorial Shield football tournament organised by Baina SC and played at MPT grounds, Vasco. (GT) GOMENDES NETS FOR SAI: SAI Hostel, Ponda, got the better of Sangolda Lightning SC 1-0 in the GFA U-19 (Group A) league match played at Duler grounds in Mapusa, yesterday. (GT) D E A T H S 15 July: Betalbatim: BOADITA DESA NORONHA, wife of late Jose Piedade, mother of late Joseph/Immaculate, Lamartine/Cedric, Octavia, late Francis, late Angela, Jose/Linda. 15 July: Majorda: JOHN D'COSTA, husband of Piedade, father of Franky/Jacinta, Edna/Roque, Mila. 13 July: Mapusa: AUGUSTO PLACIDO NAZARE, husband of Julia Marques, father of Pramila/Eddie de Menezes, Sabita/Alwyn Nazareth, Peter/Celine (Canada), Vinita/Carlos de Noronha, Sandita/Orlando Gouveia, Cyntilla/Edgar Menezes. 15 July: Chandor: SANTANO F ANTAO, husband of Carlota, father of late Peter/Sabina, Felicia/Peter, Pascoal/Anastacia, Immaculate/Zeno, Tomco, Netty/Agnelo (Saudi), Joseph/Rosy, Aggie/Leopold (Saudi). 15 July: Margao: ANTHONY FRANCISCO SOUZA FERRAO (TONY), husband of Sharmila, father of Nikita and Bakita, son of Jack/Mary. 15 July: Cuncolim: FATIMA MASCARENHAS, wife of Diago, mother of Cathrey and Vincy. 15 July: Margao-Comba: DINANATH RAMA NAIK, husband of Lata, father of Rajeev/Binda, Rahul/Sayee and Ajay, brother of Anand. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 27.8 deg C (82.0 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao. Max Temp: 29.1 deg C, Min Temp: 24.2 deg C; Humidity: 98% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1874.2 mm Weather: All the indications of a rainy day. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. Website: www.goacom.com Goacom News Clippings at: http://www.goacom.com/news Webzine "GoaNOW": http://www.goacom.com/goanow ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################