GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 27 July 2003 RS.15 CR BOTANICAL GARDEN: The Forest department and Goa Forest Development Corporation have joined hands to promote and set up a botanical garden costing Rs.15 crore in the near vicinity of the Selaulim dam. The garden will be developed on the lines of the famous botanical garden at Bangalore and Union Tourism Minister Jagmohan is expected to visit Goa shortly in this connection. The garden will be set up on 24 demarcated plots spread out on 27 hectares of land near the dam. It will comprise a nursery of plants, a glower garden, water sports facilities, artificial springs, fountains and illumination. (WE-GT)
MOTHER TONGUE ISSUE: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday said that people in the State are free to decide whether Konkani or Marathi should be their mother tongue, and added that English cannot be the mother tongue of Goans. Mr Parrikar, commenting briefly on the language issue in his inaugural address at the Marathi Melawa, said it is difficult to increase usage of Konkani or Marathi in the administration because 70-80 of the officials do not know these languages. (H) WATER HARVESTING FEATURES IN ASSAGAO GRAM SABHA: Water harvesting, stopping of sale of water form the village wells, transfer of house tax collection from Mapusa Municipal Council to Assagao panchayat, maintenance of internal roads, proper water supply, acquisition of land for a playground, etc figured among the various issues discussed at the Gram Sabha held at the Assagao Village Panchayat this morning. Sarpanch Victor D'Souza stressed on the issue of water harvesting and the necessity of stopping the sale of water from the wells in the village, where some areas faced a serious water shortage during summer. He requested the Agriculture Minister, Dayanand Mandrekar, who was the chief guest, to give a serious thought to the matter. (GoaNOW) HISTORY WITH A GOAN TOUCH: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that a study has been conducted to change the syllabus of history subject in Goan schools with emphasis on local history from the next academic years. While inaugurating a get-together of students organised by the Konkan Marathi Parishad at the Kala Academy yesterday, he told students that it was more important to acquire knowledge rather than strive to capture top position in the examinations. (WE-GT) "RAGGING ON THE DECLINE": During an interactive session with college students, organised at the Konkan Marathi Parishad, the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, yesterday said that ragging cases in colleges in the state had come down due to the measures taken by the State government. (NT) SCHOOL CHILDREN TARGET OF EVE TEASING: Eve teasing seems to be taking an ugly turn in Vasco, with school children becoming targets of eve teasers. School authorities too are reported to have called in the services of the police. In one such case, a student studying in a primary school refused to get to school in fear of eve-teasers, who had made her life miserable. (H) MIGRANT JUVENILE DELINQUENTS: The burgeoning migrant population in Margao has put the city police in a predicament. They don't know how to tackle juvenile delinquency, which emanates from squalid living conditions in slums in the South Goa district headquarters. The teenagers, who are involved in the crime to make a fast buck, sometimes 'outperform' hard core criminals and history sheeters. (Rupesh Samant in NT) PEOPLE'S COOPERATION: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has stated that governance does not only comprise the chief minister, ministers and MLAs but also the involvement of the people to ensure the smooth functioning of the government. The CM was addressing party workers after announcing the new Vasco BJP mandal committee on Wednesday. (H) FISHING BAN HELPS: The imposition of the fishing ban in Goa for two months during the monsoons should help increase fish production in the long run as has been demonstrated in Kerala, states a report by the National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula. (H) STUDENT'S BODY WASHED ASHORE: The body of Prachi Basmi (19) of Mumbai which was washed ashore yesterday morning was handed over to the relative of the deceased by the Calangute police. Prachi was on a trip to Goa along with a group of students from Yadav College, Bhandup-Mumbai. (WE-GT) BOY COMMITS SUICIDE: Eldin P Godinho, a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing, committed suicide by hanging himself at Panchawadi in Ponda on July 24 night. (H) WOMAN MISSING: Ms Parul Dvivedi, wife of a naval officer, residing at Nofra Colony, Dabolim, has been reported missing since July 25 afternoon. (NT) "BEST BEFORE" DATE: A public notice by the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Panjim, Goa, states that under the provisions of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 and Rules thereunder, manufacturers of soft drinks are required to declare on the bottles of the said product with the date of manufacture and "best before" date on the body of the bottles instead of giving such a declaration on the crown of the bottles. ALLEGED MURDERER WAS A DESERTER: It was a piece of paper which recorded two vital actions of Vishant alias Sushant S Narve (31), who allegedly murdered his sister-in-law Santa Cruz on 25 July, before committing suicide sometime later in the day. One side of the paper was an official letter, informing Vishant that he had been a deserter in the police force, while the other side was used by Vishant to scribble his suicide note. (H) UGC INCLUDES KONKANI: National Educational Testing, University Grants Commission, has decided to include the subject Konkani in the next Maharashtra state level eligibility test. This subject has been deleted from the list of UGC-NET subjects and accredition of SLET, Maharashtra, will be for the entire country. (WE-GT) REMEDIAL TEACHING: Claiming that the circular issued by the government dated April 13, 2003, in respect of mandatory 200 hours of remedial teaching for every teacher, is ultra vires of the provisions of Education Rules, 1986, the President of All Goa Secondary School Teacher's Association, Ravindra Nagvekar, has termed the same as an anti-teacher act on the part of the government. (H) PG DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM: Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Miramar-Panaji, will commence Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from 4 August. This course was recognized by and affiliated to the Goa University. (WE-GT) AN ESCORTS TRACTOR SOLD EVERY 15 MINUTES: Every 15 minutes an Escorts tractor is sold the world over. With the forecast of retail sales touching 37,500 tractor units this year, Escorts plans to achieve the 10 minute hit ratio for its tractors. India has a competitive advantage in agriculture and in agricultural machinery. The company has so far set up in eastern countries like Poland, Turkey apart form the US. Escorts has exclusive distributory agreement in Sri-Lanka, Bangaldesh, Nepal, Afghanistan and other West-Asian countries. (WE-GT) MUSIC COLLEGE REVAMPS COURSE: The Goa College of Music has revamped its course this year, offering a 6-year Bachelor of Performing Arts degree in contrast to the 5-year Bachelor of Music degree last year, together with a new model curriculum laid down in conformity with the rest of the country. (H) "TOUXEACHEM FEST": The villagers of Santana, Telaulim, are celebrating the Touxeachem Fest (the feast of cucumbers) today. It is the feast of their patroness St Anne, reputed to be a great giver and Christians and Hindus alike flock to her with offerings of spoons, 'urid' (pulses) and cucumbers, chanting: Senhora, tomai esta colher e dai-me mulher (Lady, take this spoon and give me a wife); Senhora, tomai este urido e dai me marido (Lady, take this 'urid' and give me a husband); Senhora tomai este pepino e dai-me um menino (Lady, take this cucumber and give me a child. (Satish Nayak in WE-GT) GOA'S BEST VOCATIONAL TEACHER: Deepak A Karmalkar, a computer engineering graduate and teaching at Dnyanprassark Mandal's PVS Kushe Higher Secondary School and Institute of Vocational Studies, Assagao, has been presented by the country's Ministry of Human Resource Development the best "Vocational Teacher Award 2003", for his excellent contribution towards the implementation of Vocational Education Programme in Goa. (WE-GT) S P O R T S GOANS IN EAST BENGAL TEAM GREETED: Goa's sports officials and footballers lovers are all praise for Goan players-Alvito D'Cunha and Mahesh Gowali-both of whom are important members of the East Bengal team, which defeated BEC Tero Sasana 3-1 in Jakarta in the finals of the Asean Club Championship, and created history for Indian football. Nigerian Mike Okoro, Baichung Bhutia and Alvito D'Cunha scored for East Bengal. DEMPO IN SEMIS: Dempo Juniors made it to the semi-finals of the GFA U-19 football tournament , getting the better of SAI Hostel, Ponda, 301 in a Group A match at Duler grounds yesterday. (GT) SALGAOCAR DRUB INDIAN BANK: Salgaocar Sports Club gave ample indication of class drubbing Indian Bank, Chennai, 4-0 in the inaugural match of the Tata Federation Cup football tournament in Kolkata. (WE-GT) D E A T H S 25 July: Benaulim/ex-Dar-es-Salaam: ROSA PIEDADE FRANCISCA FERNANDES: relict of Constancio, mother of Maxcy/Candy, Jane/Mike, Fausto/Eliza, Johnny/Emmy, Tito/Meena, Eugenio/Antonetta and Joaquim/Pedrinha. 25 July: Santa Cruz/Ex-Nairobi: JOAO MARIANO DIAS JULIAO: husband of Adelina, father of Cynthia/Thomas, Late Sheila/Lazarus, Francis/Alda, Finola/Alvarez, Zara/Peter. 26 July: Salvador do Mundo/ Ex-shell, Dubai: GRACIANO SILVEIRA: husband of Elita, father of Rosettee, Ross and Roy. 26 July: Badem-Assagao: CAITAN FERNANDES: husband of Matilda, father of Lizzie/Ronald de Lima, Jacqueline/Elvis de Lima. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 28.2 deg C (82.8 deg F) at 08.30 am in Assagao. Max Temp: 30.6 deg C, Min Temp: 25.2 deg C; Humidity: 80% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1978.1 mm Weather: The Sunday morning in Goa has taken off on a rather wet note with short showers. 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