GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 February 2004 COPS ARREST HARD CORE CRIMINAL: A hardened criminal Carlos Cardozo alias Packlo of Pomburpa and presently staying at Ucassaim was arrested by the Mapusa police on the charge of seriously assaulting a bar owner (Manoj Mhambrey) at Aldona on Monday night. (GT)
12 INDIANS AMONG 44 DEAD IN UAE PLAN CRASH: Forty-four people died and two survived when an Iranian plane crashed and burst into flames yesterday, narrowly missing a crowded residential area in the United Arab Emirates. The dead comprised 19 Iranians, 12 Indians, four Egyptians, two Filipinos, two Algerians, one Bangladeshi, one Chinese, one Nigerian, one Syrian and one more person. (GT) COMUNIDADE "GHOTALA": Mapusa police have registered two cases of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation against the former office bearers of the managing committee of Mapusa Comunidade for collecting money for allotment of plots and not depositing the amount received from the applicants in the Comunidade account during the year 1993-1995. (GT) KONKANI MEET AT CALICUT: Not far from the place where Vasco da Gama landed and where Goans fleeing their land centuries ago carved out their home, the Konkani diaspora will meet for three days to discuss about their linguistic identity and think of better ways to preserve it. Calicut in Kerala is home to 500 Konkani-speaking Hindu, Catholic and Muslim families and here the curtain will go up on the 24th session of All India Konkani Parishad on 13 February at Vatsala Manjunath Rao Nagar at 5 pm. (GT) BODY FOUND: Vasco police on Tuesday recovered a highly decomposed male body of about 30 years at Chicalim ground. Police has sent the body to the mortuary at the GMC. (H) PAY PARKING FOR PANAJI: More than a month after the government's time-frame to the Corporation of the City of Panaji to commence pay parking in Panaji expired, the CCP is still grappling with the issue. (NT) KONKANI ACADEMY TO REVIVE FOLKLORE: The legacy of Konkani music in all its splendour was witnessed at the 2nd Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet Sammelan over the weekend in Panjim but it seems it was the beginning of a new chapter for the organizers-the Konkan Sangeet ani Natak Academy. Having brought together different facets of Konkani music from the Konkani-speaking region, the Academy is now gearing up to take up various activities for enrichment of Konkani music and theatre besides some research work. (H) BRITON CARRYING CHARAS: Forty-year-old British National John Donohoe, who was arrested by Anjuna police on charges of possessing 18.5 kilos of charas, was on Tuesday (Feb 10) remanded to police custody by Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class. (H) JAPANESE STEEL INDUSTRY TEAM: Mr Kunito Akita, senior vice-president, Raw Materials and Machinery Purchasing and Mr Hiroshi Daimon, staff manager, raw materials department of Messrs JFE Steel Corporation, Japan, were received on arrival at the Dabolim airport by managing director, Mr Vijay V Chowgule, and other senior officers of Chowgule and Company Ltd. (NT) WILD BOAR FLESH IN TEMPLE PREMISES: When thousands of devotees attended the zatra of Shree Santeri Shantadurga Devasthan at Xeldem-Quepem from January 30 till February 10, they kept alive a practice unparalled in the state. The celebration of the Zatra after very 12 years, the hunting of a wild boar and the cooking of the flesh in the temple premises are all unique traditions of the Xeldem zatra. The Xeldem zatra traces its origin to the inhabitants of Xeldem, most of whom are Gauns Dessais, who were originally from Bicholim, Amona and Shendrem. Well in advance of the zatra festival, the mahajans go hunting for 12 days. They are expected to hunt a wild boar, else they cannot celebrate the zatra in that year. (H) LEOPARD FEAR HAUNTS POINGUINIM: A leopard prowling out at night in search of livestock and that too, at a residential area, has once again set the alarm bells ringing at Tirvan and Kalshi in Poinguinim panchayat areas. (H) COMPUTERS DISTRIBUTED: As many as 45 computers were distributed to students at the annual social gathering and prize distribution function of Vivekanand Higher Secondary School, Balli. (H) GOA DAY AT NIRMALA INSTITUTE: The Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho, will be celebrating its annual feature "Goa Day" on February 11 from 10 am to 5 pm. The teacher trainees will put up presentations on and off the stage as a follow-8p of their project work on various aspects of Goan lifestyle. A tiatr titled "Axea" (Greed) will also be staged on the occasion. (NT) TIATR FESTIVAL AT KA: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, will inaugurate the tiatr festival organised by Kala Mogi, Candolim, as part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations on February 13 at the Kala Academy at 6.30 pm. Kala Mogi will present three prize-winning tiatr, "Ontoskorn ani Kaido" on February 13, "Mhonvall Vikh", on February 16 and "Orth" on February 18. The inaugural function will be attended by well-known personalities of the Konkani stage including Rita Rose and Roseferns. (NT) CONG CAMPAIGN FROM TOMORROW: The Congress is likely to launch its election campaign in Goa from tomorrow as AICC general secretary in-charge of Goa desk, Ramesh Chennithala, will address a meeting of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee office-bearer at the Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji, at 3 pm. (GT) JP MAY SPLIT SECULAR VOTE: The Goa Su-Raj party has said that the statement made by Mr Subramaniam Swamy, the National president of the Janata Party that the JP would align itself with the AIDMK led by Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu, would definitely have ramifications in Goa. (H) CONDOLENCE FOR PROF MAHALE: A meeting will be organised to condole the death of Prof Kashinath J Mahale on February 11 at 5 pm at the Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panjim. (H) PHOTO EXPO AT CALANGUTE: An exhibition of photographs and painting by Dieter Lechner will be inaugurated on February 13 at 6 pm, at Kerkar Art Complex, Gauravaddo, Calangute. The exhibition will be opened by Sonja Weder and it will remain open to public till February 22. (H) S P O R T S MAHINDRA HIGH ON CONFIDENCE: Dhofar Club, Oman, had a strenuous training session at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, yesterday evening, ahead of their AFC Cup clash against Mumbai's Mahindra United today at 4 pm. (GT) D E A T H 10 Feb: Divar: MARIA CAETANA PEREIRA E PACHECO: wife of late Francisco Xavier, mother of late Gonzaga/Rita, Blagio/Hortencia and Joaosinho/Francisco. 10 Feb: Navelim: MARIO F GOMES: son of late Joaquim/late Antonette Gomes, brother of Agnes/Anthony, Camilo/Filu, Sefina/Tony, Lena/Uday. 10 Feb: Colva: FRANCISCO ROSARIO FERNANDES: husband of Eusebia, father of Leena/Filipe, Matilda and Benny. 10 Feb: Chinchinim: AIRINA ALEMAO: wife of late Antozino, mother of Olinda, Olga, Onesta, Ozana, Ofella, Ceasar, Thaddeus and Tony. 10 Feb: Navelim-Sinquetim: JOSEPHINA FERNANDES, wife of Domingos, mother of Maria/Vincent, Benjamita/Diogo, Cecilia/Inacio, Santana/Ignatius, Marquina/Jose, Idina/Hermoge, Philomena/Lawrencin, Divina/Claudio, Janet/Sylvin, Francisco/Nancy and Christalina. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 21.9 degC (71.4 degF) at 8.30 am today in Assagao. Max Temp: 31.0 deg C; Min Temp: 19.6 deg C; Humidity: 81% (Official figures for yesterday) Weather: A cool morning, a clear sky and fine sunshine.perfect for a Goan holiday. Courtesy: H=Herald; NT=The Navhind Times; GT=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. Website: www.goacom.com Goacom News Clippings at: http://www.goacom.com/news ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
