GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 29 Sep 2003 "PARRIKAR IS DARLING OF MASSES": The combination of good governance and strong party organisation in Goa is heading in the right direction, and Goa is the role model for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the country said BJP National president Venkaiah Naidu yesterday. He was addressing a mammoth gathering of people at the EDC ground at Patto in Panaji for a day-long 6th State convention of the party in Goa. Naidu appreciated the tasks achieved by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar by saying "he has become the darling of people due to his ability, mobility and stability". (GT)
CM'S ABILITY BROUGHT STABILITY: The national president of the BJP, Mr Venkaiah Naidu, said that a strong and disciplined organisation, long-term objectives, Mr Manohar Parrikar's good governance and workers' commitment have been the main factors for the ascent and the popularity the party enjoys in Goa today. Goa, he claimed, was poised to become a model state and number one in the country with the world 'defection' becoming history and 'affection' replacing it with all communities beginning to look at the party. With 1.04 lakh people becoming the party members out of Goa's 9-lakh plus electorate, it has become the State with the highest percentage membership. (H) BJP WOOS BHANDARI SAMAJ: The BJP at its VIth State convention yesterday assured it workers that it will take up on priority the work of getting the Bhandari community included in the Central OBC list and demanded that the government should immediately set up an independent autonomous corporation for scheduled tribe community.On the occasion, the Vasco MLA, Rajendra Arlekar, was officially declared elected unopposed as the new president of the party in Goa. (H) GOA WILL BE ROLE MODEL: The BJP president yesterday claimed that the BJP's good governance and effective party organisation contributed to the party's success in establishing itself in Goa and complimented the Parrikar government for taking steps to transform the State into a model state without acquiring any special category status. (NT) MANIC FRENZY IN CURCHOREM: People near the KTC bus-stand in the Curchorem market yesterday were stunned to see a mentally unsound person (Dattaram Gaonkar) on top of a highmast light, about 36 metres in height. The fire brigade team put a ladder for the man to come down but the lunatic just pushed it aside and refused to come down. Two employees of the electricity department tried to force him to come down but the enraged man jumped on the man on the electricity ladder, slipped down and fell on the mobile van, breaking its front glass. He was shifted to the Margao Hospicio in a serious condition. (GT) KBM ANNIVERSARY: Konkani Bhasha Mandal will celebrate its 41st anniversary Day on September 30 at the Konkani Bhavan in Margao. Renowned Konkani writer, columnist Felix D'Cruz will be honoured and award the Ligorio Furtado Trust award sponsored KBM's journalist award for the year 2003 at the hands of Fr Peter Raposo, editor of "Vavraddeancho Ixtt". (H) CAMP FOR KONKANI WRITERS: The Goa Konkani Akademi in association with periodical "Vavraddeancho Ixtt" has organised a one-day guidance camp for Konkani writers in Roman script. This programme will be held on October 19 at Pilar Seminary from 10 am to 5.30 pm. Mr Anthony Vaz has been appointed as the convenor of the camp. (NT) POLICE PLAYING DIRTY: The parishioners of St Jose de Areal yesterday demanded an impartial investigation into the act of vandalism of the holy cross, St Joseph's Church and Bethany convent on the night of 21 September. The parishioners refused to believe that one person (who is deranged, according to the police) could break the cross, church and school selectively even though the distance between the cross and church is kilometers apart. (GT) MAKING GOA'S ROADS SAFE: With the number of vehicles reaching a critical point and considering the high density of roads, Goa has indeed become a hazardous state for driving. There is a multiplicity of departments involved in the planning, maintaining the roads and highways and in traffic management and road safety. Roads, highways and intersections are poorly designed and it is absolutely a free-for-all situation without any consideration towards the safety of drivers and passengers. (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-NT) YOUTH DROWNED AT COCO BEACH: Chaitanya Ayu Tari (28) from New Vaddem, Vasco, got drowned at the Coco beach at Nerul yesterday afternoon. He had gone to the beach for a picnic. (H) OPPN SET TO GRILL GOVT: The four-day session of the Goa assembly which starts at the New Assembly Complex, Porvorim, at 2.30 pm today, is likely to witness noisy scenes over the government's failure on various fronts. (GT) BISON DEATHS: After the revelation of the heinous killing of eight bisons, near the Mahavir sanctuary at Mollem, the Forest department's wild life wing has intensified its patrolling in all the four sanctuaries. Massive raids have been conducted at several places, but in vain. (NT) BODY FOUND: The Maina Curtorim police yesterday morning recovered a dead body of Salvador Collaco, 60, of Carvota-Loutulim, from the Zuari river. (GT) ANTI-PLASTIC DRIVE AT MORJIM: Vidhya Prasarak High School, its PTA and the Morjim panchayat have decide to launch an anti-plastic drive in Morjim village to make the village plastic free. The drive will be launched on Gandhi Jayanti Day at 10 am near the Morjai temple at Devoolwada. (GT) PLASTIC COLLECTION DRIVE IN ALDONA: The Aldona Panchayat has announced that it will start a plastic and non-biodegradable waste collection drive starting from October. A pickup van, which will move around Aldona every month on the first Sunday, will collect plastic waste for appropriate disposal. The move comes after the Social Action Cell of the Parish Council of Aldona asserted a need for proper disposal of non-biodegradable waste. (H) COUNTRY'S FIRST SKYBUS PROJECT: The country's first skybus project estimated at a cost of Rs.350 crore will be built in Goa, according to Union Minister of State for Railways, Basavaraj Patil Yetnal. (GT) EXHIBITION ON RECYCLING GARBAGE: Garbage is not a problem but a source of wealth and processed garbage is sold as "black gold" in Bangalore, said Francis X Borges, while speaking an exhibition held recently at Auxilium High School, Caranzalem. The exhibition was inaugurated by Capt Leo Lobo of PMCA. (GT) EXHIBITION ON MEDICINAL PLANTS: A four-day exhibition on medicinal plants titled 'Nature's secrets of Healthy Living' has been organised by the Social Welfare Association of St Andrew's Parish Pastoral Council, Vasco, in association with the Ayurvedic Natural Health Centre, Saligao. (NT) GOA DD BAGS AWARD: Mr Vitthal Naik, programme executive, and Mr Uday Kamat, transmission executive of Doordarshan Kendra, Panaji, received the Doordarshan's West Zone Monthly award for the best programme for the months of July and August. The August award is for the cultural magazine programme entitled "Goencho Itihas", produced by Mr Naik, researched and scripted by Mr Prajal Sakhardande. The title songs are written by Pundalik Nayak and sung by Pratap Amonkar, Interviews ere taken by Jyoti Kunkolienkar. (NT) JOELYN TOPS: Joelyn de Lima was adjudged the winner of the orator contest in Carmel College, recently. She spoke on "Pottermania: The Secret of its Global Success". (H) S P O R T S INDIA LIFT ASIA CUP: On a brilliantly crafted script by three unsung adivasis-Dilip Tirkey, Bimal Lakra and Ignace Tirkey-India scored two incredulous goals in the dying minutes to waltz past Pakistan 4-2 for their maiden Asia Cup hockey triumph at Kula Lumpur yesterday. (UNI report in Herald) SALGAOCAR SURPRISE SPORTING: Defending champions Salgaocar SC crossed a stiff hurdle in their title run when they scored a solitary goal victory over Haywards 2000 SC in an absorbing battle to move to the top of the group in the GFA Videocon Pro League at Duler grounds yesterday. Skipper Climax Lawrence scored for the winners. (GT) CHURCHILL BROS HUMBLE FRANSA: Churchill Bros ended a bad week on a high note when they carved out a convincing 3-1 victory over Fransa Football Club to snatch full points in the Videocon Pro League tie at Tilak Maidan in Vasco. Rajesh Meetei scored for Fransa while Rajesh Meetei, Riston Rodrigues and Mohd Najeeb were the Churchill scorers. (GT) GOA PIP ASSAM: Goa started their campaign on a winning note in group A quarter-finals league match of the third U-19 national girls football championship when they defeated Assam 1-0 at Uttaranchal yesterday, the goal being scored by Dumiana Gomendes. (GT) D E A T H S 28 Sep: Santa Cruz: MARIA ROSHAN DO REGO: wife of Massod Ali (Muscat), sister/sister-in-laws of Gabriel/Brigitte, late Alvito/Monica, Fernanda/Pio. 24 Sep: Bahrain/Calangute: IDALINA CARDOZ: wife of Sebastiao, mother of Yvette and Cheryl. 28 Sep: Ambelim: MARIA ROSADA SILVA: wife of late Diego Piedade, mother of Socorro/Arsenia, Paulina/late Sebastiao, Laura/Vincento, Shalina/Gabriel, Rosalina/Anton Conceicao, Cyril/Joaquim, Aurora/Caitan. 28 Sep: Carambolim: DOMINGOS PAULO FERNANDES: husband of Martha D'Costa, father of Francis/Bernadette, Jose/Betty, Carlos/Fatima, Fr Soccorro (Pallotine, Pernem). G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 28.1 deg C (82.6 deg F) at 8.00 am in Assagao-Goa. Max Temp: 30.6 deg C; Min Temp: 23.8 deg C; Humidity: 79% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2624.1 mm Weather: Not a bright morning. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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