GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 04 Nov 2003 GEORGE FERNANDES HAILS INDIA-CHINA-RUSSIA ALLIANCE: Union Defence Minister George Fernandes hailed the formation of India-China-Russia alliance, opining that such unity would enhance friendship between the three countries and also help their economies grow. Fernandes was speaking to journalists after commissioning the Advanced Offshore Patrol vessel "CGS Sagar" built by Goa Shipyard Limited, at Mormugao Port yesterday morning. (GT)
MORE ORDERS FOR GOA SHIPYARD: The Indian Coast Guard is expected to place orders worth Rs.450 crore with Goa Shipyard Ltd for the manufacture of advanced offshore patrol and five fast patrol vessels. Announcing this during the commissioning ceremony of "Sagar", Coast Guard Director General Vice Admiral Suresh Mehta said the fleet of Coast Guard would expand shortly with the induction of 38 new ships and 20 aircrafts. (GT) NRI'S VOTING RIGHTS: Are seafarers and those working abroad, who are not ordinarily residents, ineligible to vote? For the moment, the status quo vis-a-vis the voting rights enjoyed by the group of Indian citizens remains unchanged, but the Election Commission Office, Goa, has thought it fit to refer the question to the Election Commission for India for a final decision. (H) PARRIKAR FOR IFFI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has suggested to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that it would be more advisable to hold the 35th International Film Festival of India in December 2004 after the feast of St Francis Xavier. Parrikar opined that this would help draw a better crowd as people not only from neighbouring states but from other parts of the world flock to Old Goa for the feast. (GT) MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME: Primary schools in the State will re-commence after the Divali vacations with a nutritious mid-day meal scheme, which will kick start again in Sattari taluka from November 11. The commencement of the Rs.2.5 crore scheme had been delayed due to the outbreak of jaundice epidemic. (H) POROBO'S RE-APPOINTMENT: Adv Aires Rodrigues has urged the North and South Goa Advocates' Association to convene a joint emergency meeting to discuss the re-appointment of Zoivonta Esvonta Probo as Goa Administrative Tribunal president. Adv Rodrigues has stated that the meeting should be convened to discuss the flagrant violation of the independence of Judiciary by the State government in appointing Porobo to a senior judicial post without following the provisions of the Constitution. (H) FLYING SQUAD FOR ILLEGAL BARS: A flying squad-cum-enforcement cell of the Excise department is to commence random raids on illegal activities related to liquor sale, particularly carried out during the night. (H) CRACKDOWN ON LAMANIS: The Colva police on Monday launched a crackdown on Lamanis wandering on the stretch of beach between Sernabatim and Colva. (H) LOUTULIM VILLAGERS THREATEN RASTA ROKO: The villagers of Loutulim have threatened to stage a rasta roko on Monday next if the concerned authorities fail to take action in respect of the contamination of the Rassaim spring water in a week's time. This was decided at the gram Sabha meeting of the village panchayat on Sunday. (H) 35-YEAR-OLD COMMITS SUICIDE: Shantappa Temna Harijan, a 35-year-old man committed suicide in his house, hanging himself with a wire, yesterday afternoon at Tonca, Camrabhat. (GT) HOUSES, TREES FACE AXE FOR MARGAO BYPASS: Around one thousand trees and nine residential houses will face the axe to make way for the eagerly-awaited Margao western-bypass, proposed to divert heavy traffic on the National Highway No.17 between Nuvem and Dramapur. (H) SC PULLS UP 13 STATES: The Supreme Court yesterday pulled up 13 states (including Goa) for their failure to comply with its directions to make functional all their sanctioned fast-track courts and set a deadline of 31 December for them to do so. (UNI report in GT) ANOTHER FORGED PASSPORT CASE! After a gap of barely 12 days, yet another case of forgery was detected by immigration police at the Dabolim airport yesterday, when a female passenger (Salma, wife of Mohammed Faiyaz) of Bangalore, tried to board the Sharjah-bound flight. According to the immigration police, the passenger had substituted the photograph and the passport cover page had also been changed. (H) NEW POSTULATOR FOR THE CAUSE OR VEN FR AGNELO: Fr Antonio Marazzo from Rome and belonging to the Redemptorist Congregation was appointed the new Postulator to promote the cause of the Beatification of Fr Agnelo D'Souza. Fr Antonio is the fourth Postulator to be appointed to promote the cause of Beatification of Fr Agnelo, a saintly priest belonging to the Society of Pilar, who died on 20 November 1928. In 1953, D Jose Viera Alvernaz, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa, initiated the process of his Beatification. On November 1986, Pope John Paul II declared him Venerable in Rome. (GT) ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK: The Italian embassy Cultural Centre is organizing an Italian Language Week 2003 in Goa to be celebrated on 6 November at 2.30 pm in collaboration with the Faculty of Literature, Goa University, according to Ashish Jacob Thomas, AR-Public Relations. (GT) EXPO ON PLASTIC ILLS: The Green Group of Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho-Panjim, will organise a small exhibition on "Hazards of Plastic Bags" on November 7, at the KTC bus stand, Panjim, from 10 am to 4 pm. (H) AWAITING E-GOVERNANCE? For a State headed by an IITian, Goa has been surprisingly slow in taking to e-governance. Leave aside that, it would appear that the majority of the bureaucrats are mortally afraid of using the computer, let alone becoming e-responsive to the average citizen. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has built up a reputation of sorts for replying or reacting to e-mail sent on his [EMAIL PROTECTED] address. But one individual being proactive is no substitute for working towards a more responsive administration. (Edit in Herald) 'BMX' MEET IN TORONTO: The idea of BMX, an association of all ex-students of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's-the BMXers-was born in Toronto when Lucindo Faria from Mapusa was talking with ex-Britto boys settled in Canada. Since quite a few of them are married to ex-St Mary's Covent girls and, often, both of them had studied in St Xavier's College, Mapusa, BMX was an unifying factor for Mapshemkars, Saligaokars, Parrikars, Aldonkars, Moidekars, Asnodkars, Revodkars, Siolkars, Anjunkars, Arporkars, Calangutkars, etc. A meeting was convened by Lucindo Faria at St Britto High School on November 22 to discuss the plans for a grand reunion in Canada in July 2004. Details at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GT) S P O R T S FOUR GOAN SAILORS TO REPRESENT INDIA: Chaitanya Chowgule of ITTC school, Vasco, Kabir Tombat, Amir Noronha and Trisha Sabir, all of Sharada Mandir School, Panaji, have been selected to represent the country at the Asian Optimist Championships held by the International Optimist Dinghy Association from 26 December to 3 January, and the Asian Sailing Championship held by the International Sailing Federation, from 7 to 14 January 2004, both at Mumbai. (GT) SALGAOCAR ADVANCE: National Football League runners-up Salgaocar Sports Club took a big step to advance to the semifinals of Durand Cup football tournament beating Tata Football Academy XI 4-1 in New Delhi. (PTI report in GT) D E A T H S 04 Nov: Assagao: FRANCISCA SALES D'SOUZA (B 29-1-1914): wife of late Caitan Maria D'Souza (formerly of EA Railways, Nairobi), mother of Lucy/late Cosma Oliveira (Ucassaim), Vithina/Peter Noronha (Bombay), Victor/Claudine (Texas, USA), Lawrence/Irene (Texas), John/Anne Marie (Texas), Joseph/Sandra (Calgary, Canada), Tiburcio (Ex-Sesa footballer)/Effie (Assagao), Anne/Trindade Fernandes (Siolim), Frantina/Simon D'Souza (Moira), grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 03 Nov: Calangute: JOSE BATISTA D'SOUZA: husband of Arcanj, father of John, Jason and Ricardina. 03 Nov: Mardol: JOHN RODRIGUES (born on 13-6-1936): husband of Marcelina Lobo, father of Julio/Bertha, Flavia/Anthony Rodrigues (London), Fatima/Caji Falcao, grandfather of Stanford, Clayson and Joyster. Funeral on 4th Nov at Our Lady of Piety Church, Mardol, at 3.30 pm. 03 Nov: Cuncolim: EPIFANIA M FERNANDES: wife of late Inacio, mother of Fermis/Everesto, Felix/Sabina, Silvan/Myra and Lorraine/late Leonido Dias. 03 Nov: Curtorim: ISABELA D'COSTA E FERNANDES: wife of late Alexio, mother of late Jose/Maria A, Custodio J/Rosa C, Cosntantine/Florinda, Antonio/Irene, Milagres/Mary, Filomena/late Concy. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 26.8 degC (80.2 degF) at 8.00 am in Assagao-Goa. Max Temp: 32.3 deg C; Min Temp: 24.0 deg C; Humidity: 67% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2705.0 mm Weather: The weather is a bit cloudy this morning. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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