GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 20 July 2003 MGP SPLITS, MADKAIKAR FORMS OWN PARTY: In order to circumvent the Anti-Defection Law and also to avoid being expelled from the MGP, Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar yesterday split from the parent MGP and formed his own splinter group, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (Nationalist). A stage was set for Madkaikar's expulsion from the MGP, following his decision to cross over to the BJP. (WE-GT)
"MY WORKERS SUPPORT ME": UGDP MLA from Benaulim, Mickky Pacheco, speaking to Weekender, said that his joining the BJP was imminent and it was only a matter of time for him to formally join the party. He also said that his workers were supporting the move. (WE-GT) VIOLENCE AT DISCO IN BENAULIM: A disco at a hotel near Maria hall, Benaulim turned into a free-for-all, involving two groups of youth from Mumbai and Margao shortly past midnight of Friday. Three persons, Christopher Alwyn Sergee and Satyanarayan Nanjappa, both from Malad-Mumbai and their friend, one Sylvester O Gomes from Comba-Margao are cooling their heels in the Colva police lock-up. They are facing charges for causing grave injuries and issuing threats to kill. (H) "IMPLEMENT RULE RELATING USE OF HELMETS": Hundreds of people, particularly young two-wheeler riders, die every year due to head injuries, sustained in road accidents, but hardly few care to use helmets which could save them from head injuries and their lives. The rising number of deaths of people, many of whom are young, has drawn attention of the state Governor, Mr Kidar Nath Sahani, who has recently written to the state government to look into the matter and implement the rule relating to compulsory use of helmets by motorcyclists. (NT) OVERFLOWING SEWAGE CONTAMINATES WATER SOURCE: Devotees and tourists visiting Shree Kamakshi temple at Shiroda, face serious threat to their health because of the sewage water overflowing from the septic tanks of the Kamaxi Niwas building in the vicinity of the religious complex. The sewage water flow, from the building situated along the slope leading to the temple, has virtually become the source of contamination of natural water bodies in the area such as the temple well and the tank. (NT) KHALAP FILES FOR BAIL: Former Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank Limited chairman and former Union Minister Ramakant Khalap and former MUCB assistant general manager AK Punge yesterday filed anticipatory bail applications in connection with the misappropriation case registered against them by the CID/Crime Branch, Panaji. (WE-GT) VERNA-DABOLIM 4-LANE HIGHWAY: The 10.7-km stretch of the four-lane highway from Verna to Dabolim Airport would be thrown open for traffic on October 2, 2003, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. This was decided during the review meeting held, yesterday, at the Mormugao Port Trust convened by the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Mr Shripad Naik. (NT) NEW CONCEPT TO HELP CHILDREN TACKLE MATHS: When the 9-yr-old Manasvi Wadhava took one minute and twenty seconds to solve eight mathematical sums without any calculator or piece of paper, it came as a pleasant surprise to everyone present. Parents and enthusiasts who attended a demonstration on Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic system (UCMAS), had a mind-boggling experience as the organisers showed how the concept can be used to teach mathematics to children using the Abacus. (NT) META STRIPS: CASE AGAINST 11 ACCUSED WITHDRAWN: Amidst the looming political crisis, the United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) had good news in store for them on Saturday, particularly for its Cortalim MLA, Mathany Saldanha, a leading figure in the Anti-Meta Strips agitation. Seven months after the government decided to withdraw certain cases against Anti-Meta Strips activists, as categorically demanded by the UGDP at the time of lending support to the BJP-led Coalition, a Fast Track court headed by Assistant Sessions Judge, Pramod Kamat, has granted an application moved by the Prosecution to withdraw a criminal case against Auda Viegas and 10 others. (H) EMPTY MILK SACHETS SCHEME: In the year 2002 at the height of anti-plastic drive, Goa Dairy had decided to join the campaign against the use of plastic and a scheme was formulated to accept its milk sachets from its consumers. The offer was - return 100 milk sachets of Goa dairy to your booth manager and in exchange earn one packet of 500 ml Goa dairy milk. One year later it seems the humble offer of the Dairy has not done well as expected for neither the booth managers nor the people showed enthusiasm in the scheme. (H) NOT PAYING TAXES REGULARLY: The Goa government has initiated measures to recover Rs.5.50 crore pending as arrears in the form of motor-vehicle taxes since the Transport department's inception. (WE-GT) LANDSLIDE IN RATNAGIRI: A landslide was reported at the Ratnagiri stretch of the Konkan Railway route on Friday night, disrupting rail services for a few hours. KRC Manager, Public Relations, Baban Ghatge, confirmed of the landslide at Ratnagiri section, but termed it as a "minor one". He said the landslide brought down only a handful of loose soil on the tracks. However, for the passengers of the Mumbai-bound Konkan Kanya Express, the minor landslide made a big difference, as it made a hell out of their journey. (H) TO TACKLE DOG MENACE: The Sanguem Municipal Council (SMC) in a letter addressed to the additional director of Municipal Administration have sought the services of dog catcher in order to tackle the increasing stray dog menace in Sanguem. (H) DIARRHOEA CASES IN MAPUSA: With cases of diarrhea on the rise, Asilo hospital seems to be running short of beds for treating patients. Sources in the medical superintendent's office informed that the 200-bed hospital is fully occupied beyond capacity and doctors at Asilo hospital are forced to refer serious patients to Goa Medical College Hospital at Bambolim. (H) PAC REJECTS MOVE FOR ACCREDITING EDITORS: Members of the Press Accreditation Committee (PAC) with the exception of the chairman, Pramod Khandeparkar, editor of Gomantak Times, rejected outright the suggestion that editors be granted accreditation. A emergency meeting of the PAC was convened by the Member Secretary, Rajesh Singh, director of Information & Publicity, on a demand by Tarun Bharat owner and publisher, Kiran Thakur, that editors should also be granted accreditation by the state government. In fact, three nominees of Goa Editors' Guild are on the PAC. (H) SHELTERLESS DAYS FOR VASCO JOURNALISTS: The Mormugao Municipal Council yesterday resolved to issue a notice to Murgao Patrakar Lekhak Sangh (Vasco Journalists Association) to vacate the premises situated near Bank of Baroda, Vasco, on the pretext of taking up a project by demolishing the same. (WE-GT) TIATR CONTEST: Kala Academy, Goa, has invited entries for participation in the 29th Tiatr competition which begins from 15 September. (WE-GT) GOA'S FIRST MAN: The Mhadei river is Goa's priceless natural heritage which gave birth to Goa's first civilization along her sacred banks. The footprints of the early humans in Goa can be traced along her banks and archaeologist M Nambirajan in his article "Early Man in Goa: New Discoveries and Significance" talks about the explorations carried out in Goa by the Archaeological Survey of India which yielded the first early Paleolithic tool from Goa. A single unifacial chopper was reported from Shigao on river Dudhsagar, a tributary of the Mhadei in the Sanguem taluka. (Prajal Sakhardande in Panorama-NT) DR SARAPH HEADS COMPUTER SOCIETY: The Goa Chapter of the Computer Society of India at its annual general body general meeting elected Dr Anupam Saraph, advisor to the government on e-governance, as its Chairman for the year 2003-04. (WE-GT) KRISHNA, WANTING TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN: It takes courage to fix sights on just one career. That too a dicey one like modelling with an eye to making it big someday in Bollywood. Krishna Bhagwan Chandalia, a resident from St Inez, though a shy person by nature, has been making it in the modelling world as a conduit to the film world. He completed his studies in Don Bosco High School, Panaji. Besides being photogenic, Krishna is fluent not only in his mother-tongue, Hindi, but also in Kannada and Marathi. (Pio Esteves in NT) S P O R T S SANGOLDA EDGE PAST SIOLIM: Sangolda Lightning prevailed over Football Club of Siolim 2-0 in the GFA league match at Duler grounds in Mapusa yesterday. (WE-GT) SIRLIM EMERGE CHAMPS: Sirlim Sports Club decimated Borda 3-0 in the final of CRC Cup under-15 soccer tournament, at Church Grounds, Chinchinim. (H) G R E E T I N G S We greet FR FREDDY J DA COSTA, editor of "Gulab" Konkani monthly magazine, on his 50th Birthday. D E A T H S 18 July: Vasco: JOAQUIM ANTONIO AUGUSTO RODRIGUES: husband of Maria Claudina Lima, father of Flora/Franklin (London), Marina/Seby (London), Roque (London), Eugenio/Pascoela, grandfather of Fernando & Fiona (London), Sebrina (London), Jason, Rohit and Aaron. 19 July: Santa Cruz: CEZARIO FERNANDES (Luis Pausakar): husband of late Isabel de Araujo, father of Carlos/Sebastiana, Rosario/Elvira, Fr Michael (Parish Priest of St Jacinto Island), late Sebastiana/Jose Araujo. 19 July: Navelim-Dongorim: ROQUE SANTANO SOARES: husband of Faustina, father of Benecia. 17 July: Mississauga: BRIDGET D'SOUZA: mother of Loretta Flower, Lancet and Derrick, Mother-in-law of Myrna and Iona D'Souza and Kenneth Flower. Oma and Nana of Warren, Natasha, Avril, Chryselle, Sheryllyn, Clayton, Darren and Earl. Friends will be received at the NEWEDUK FUNERAL HOME - ''MISSISSAUGA CHAPEL'', 1981 Dundas St. W., from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church (2473 Thorn Lodge Dr.). Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Kidney Foundation. Neweduk Funeral Home 905-828-8000 G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 28.1 deg C (82.6 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao. Max Temp: 30.7 deg C, Min Temp: 26.2 deg C; Humidity: 85% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1923.8 mm Weather: Likely to be a fair weather Sunday though the sky is not so bright. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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