GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 03 Aug 2003 DUAL CITIZENSHIP BY YEAR END: Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani yesterday said the country will have a dual citizenship law by the end of the year. He said Indians living abroad will get Indian citizenships as well as of their adopted country. (WE-GT)
MICKKY PUTS OFF PLANTS TO JOIN BJP: In a sudden turn of events, the flamboyant Benaulim MLA and Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco, has put of all plans indefinitely to join the BJP, just three days before the planned function next week. (H) NEED TIME TO THINK: The Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco, yesterday said that he would give a second thought to his decision of joining the BJP as he did not want o take any hasty decision. (NT) DR WILLY'S 'MEDICINE'? Did Dr Wilfred de Souza, the Goa Chief of Nationalist Congress Party, play his due role in persuading Mickky Pacheco to finally change his mind? Sources said the NCP chief walked into the Betalbatim residence of Pacheco on Friday evening and was closetted with the latter for quite some time. (H) FOREIGNERS SAVED AT PALOLEM: Four foreigners and an Indian were saved by the local youth and a lifeguard off Palolem beach late Friday evening. (H) COPS 'DOZE': Though the Zuari bridge is yet to be re-opened for heavy vehicles like trucks and six-wheeler vehicles, many truck drivers have been found to be using the bridge at night, inspite of police personnel being posted on duty on both ends of the bridge. (WE-GT) SKYBUS PROTOTYPE: With the completion of the skybus prototype, the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd is eagerly awaiting for a suitable date from the Prime Minister's office for the inauguration of the project. Rs.7 crore have been put into building the prototype at the Margao railway station. If the project gets through, Goa would be the first Sate to have such a project. The mode is considered to be cheaper and safer than the usual railway. Kochi and Goa are slated to be the first two cities to have skybus service. (NT) VELSAO-CANSAULIM LOCALS DEBATE: "What exactly is it going to be? Will the benefits percolate down to the local populace? What is the gain for the locals in case the village gets the privilege to host the annual mega event. And, what negative impact, if any, will it have on the life-style of the citizenry? These are simple questions coming from simple residents along the coastal Velsao-Cansaulim belt, one of the two shortlisted places in Goa for the proposed venue of the International Film Festival of India. (H) FOCUS ON LEGISLATION ON ALCOHOL, TRAINING: Legislation banning consumption of alcohol by youngsters below 21, compulsory military-type training and a need to revamp education-based on Indian values, were some of the key suggestions which were put forth during the two-day inter-active sessions organised by the National Commission for Youth. (H) INAUGURATED TWICE: The rivalry between the political parties surfaced at Molkornem when a newly erected electricity transformer was inaugurated twice (by Quepem MLA Chandrakant Kavelkar and Molcornem sarpanch Sulaksha Talwadkar) on 1 August. (WE-GT) REMEDIAL TEACHING: The Goa Headmasters' Association has reiterated that 'remedial teaching' is not a new concept and it was introduced by some schools in the past. It has proved beneficial to weaker students to improve themselves and the talented ones to excel in intellectual pursuits. (NT) ASSONORA-PORVORIM PIPELINE: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar stated that the laying of the new water pipeline from Assonora to Porvorim is nearing completion and the residents of Porvorim would receive water for 12 hours per day by October. He was speaking at the Aldona BJP workers' mela organised at Socorro. (H) FRUSTRATION AMONGST YOUTH: The National Commission for Youth observed that the growing cases of unemployment in Goa and lack of job security have made frustration creep into the new generation. The absence of adequate job-oriented educational avenues like agricultural and fishery colleges have compounded the situation, it deduced. (NT) NO PLANS TO PRIVATISE BSNL, MTNL: Union Minister of State of Communications S Thirunanvukkarasar yesterday ruled out any plans to privatize BSNL or MTNL. REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT: Reserve Bank of India is planning to implement the Real Time Gross Settlement system, a modern method of settlement process at real time, by next year. (UNI report in Herald) DIGITAL PHOTO-LAB: The Noritsu 3001 Digital Photo Lab will be inaugurated at Souza & Paul, Panaji, by Manoj Nanavati of Kodak, on August 4 at 11 am. (WE-GT) DVD PLAYERS DELAYED DUE TO SARS: Akai has informed its customers that there has been a delay in delivery of Akai DVD players which were on offer on the World Cup scheme floated by Akai during the cricket World Cup. The delay has been caused due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. (H) GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF GOA: Noted geologist and senior lecturer of Geology at the Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Prof Orlando A Fernandes, has carried out extensive field work at Palolem-Canacona, the location of one of the oldest rock formation of Goa, namely the Tondhjemite Gneiss. Goa has a rich and long human history but its geological record of the past is far more daunting. Here the oldest rock in India has been dated at 3.8 billion years. The rock is a thondhjemite gneiss from the Anmod ghat. (Prajal Sakhardande in Panorama-NT) LESOTHO PM ARRIVES: The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Mr Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili, accompanied by First Lady Mrs. Mathato Mosisili and 16-members delegation arrived in Goa on August 2. (H) 'DAL' FESTIVAL: The Regency, Hotel La Paz Gardens, Vasco, has started 'Dalon ka Zaikedar Safar' from August 4 to 17. (H) DAMODAR SAPTAH IN VASCO: The traditional Shri Damodar Bhajani saptah festival at Vasco gets underway on today with various bhajan programmes accompanying 'paars' (tableaux) depicting scenes from the puranas, livening up the atmosphere in and around Shri Damodar Temple. The festival completes 104 years this year. (NT) SLIPDISC: THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE: Slipdisc is the name behind some of the most successfully organised events in Goa. The professionally managed agency concepts from start to finish. Slipdisc is Keith Fernandes, Edwin Lobo and Bina Nayak, all Porrikars. All young, ambitious, and with a never say die attitude. (WE-GT) BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Come August 14 and the Battle of the Bands will unleash at Club Westend, Saligao from 7 pm onwards. Bands from all over Goa will match their talents in a mind-blowing contest to find out who rocks. (WE-GT) DIGITAL ECHO LAB: Dr Francisco Colaco has set up a fully digital complete Echo Lab in the State. Fr Colaco obtained his training in Alabama, USA, under the world renowned Dr Navin Nanda. He evinced a passion for Echocardiography, the revolutionary non-invasive modality that, with the help of sounds, provides unique information about the heart in health and disease. In 1991, he introduced the Doppler technique and in 1996 Color Doppler Echocardiography for the first time also. (H) S P O R T S SANGOLDA TAKE IT VERY EASY: A hat-trick by striker Prashant Khandeparkar enable Sangolda Lightning Club thrash Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda, 3-0 to move into the semifinals of the Honeybee Friendship Cup Football tournament in Navelim. (H) MORE FOOTBALL RESULTS: St Savio Sports Club, Calangute, defeated Holiday Sports Club, Arpora, 1-0 to enter the semis of the Custodio Memorial Cup at Raia. Parish Youth, Nuvem, marched into the quarters of the Brunie and Brunet tournament in Curtorim. D E A T H S 02 Aug: Agassaim: MANUEL SILVEIRA: husband of Leopoldina, father of Antonio/Liberty, Rosario/Filomena, Francis (MLA of St Andre)/Antonetta, Menino/Luiza, Benny, Socorina/Menino (Qatar). 02 Aug: Varca: ANTONIO AMARANTE RODRIGUES: husband of Flory, father of Allwyn (Muscat), Agnes/Noel (Muscat). 02 Aug: Anjuna-Tembi: LUIS FRANCIS D'SOUZA: husband of Legina, father of Angela, Felix, Semren. 02 Aug: Sirlim: PELAGIO PEREIRA: husband of Maria Cristalina Rodrigues, father of Sandra/Santan, Jervis/Lisa, Olwyn (P&O Cruises). G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 27.5 deg C (81.5 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao. Max Temp: 30.0 deg C; Min Temp: 24.7 deg C; Humidity: 83% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2042.8 mm Weather: The Sunday morning has begun with a couple of heavy showers. A bit of thunder too. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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