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GoaNOW Webzine May 2004 Issue at http://www.goacom.com/goanow TWO GOANS AMONG DEAD IN SAUDI: Two Goans figure in the list of victims in the Al-Qaeda attack episode on a luxury housing complex in the Saudi Arabian city of Al Khobar. Their names are given as Joe Fernandes and Charles Clethens Carlos. While Lawrence Gregory Monice from Mangalore, one of the eight Indians, was killed in the cross-fire between Saudi security forces and the militants, the other Indian nationals were gunned down by the Al Qaeda operatives, sources in Saudi Arabia said. (PTI report in Herald) JOE FERNANDES: While Joe Fernandes hailed from Comba Central, Panzorconi Cuncolim, no information was available about the other person. Even the Control Room of the Goa Police was ignorant of any Goan having been killed in the terrorist hostage drama in Saudi. Till the time of going to the press, no official information about his death had been received from the company he was working for. Joe's wife and 18-year-old son are in Cuncolim. Joe underwent a by-pass operation when he was on leave in Goa some months ago. It was only a few months ago that he left to resume work in the Gulf. (H) IFFI DEBATE PUTS GOVT OFFICIALS IN A TIGHT SPOT: State government officials were today (May 30) put in the hot seat at an interactive debate (organised by the Jaycees at the Menezes Braganza Hall in Panjim) on IFFI and infrastructure development where it seemed imminent that time is running out and Panjim may just be in a big mess before it supposedly hosts IFFI-2004 in November. (H) NGOS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF IFFI: Voicing displeasure over hurriedly taking up various projects for hosting the International Film Festival of India in Goa, the participants in the interface programme with the State government officials suggested postponement of the festival by one year so that all necessary infrastructure could be built. (NT) GIRL KILLED: Sharad Mangesh parpati (30) died on the spot at Borim when a truck rammed into a shop. The vehicle later collided with parked Maruti and knocked down a parked scooter before falling into a nearby nullah. (H) GSIDC ASSURES TRANSPARENCY: Principal Secretary (Information & Publicity) Jayshree Raghuraman and Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation MD Rajib Sen tried to allay fears about lack of transparency regarding the IFFI preparations and likely non-utilisation of the infrastructure after the ten-day festival. (GT) PYTHON CAUGHT: A team from the Animal Rescue Squad of the Forest department caught a nearly 2-metre long python at around 9.30 pm on May 30 near the house of Mr Hillary Pereira at Mercurim-Agacaim. (NT) "VAURADDEANCHO IXTT" NEWSLETTER: Started in 1933, Goa's oldest Konkani weekly "Vauraddeancho Ixtt" launched its online newsletter on May 29. Apart from the online newsletter "V Ixtt" can be viewed at www.v-ixtt.com. The digital edition of "V Ixtt" is brought out by HotPress. The company enables publishers to easily offer readers digital editions through their site www.hotpress.info using no extra infrastructure at the publishers' end. HotPress is currently thing up with publishers across the country to offer digital editions of Indian publications to a global readership. (GT) INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: The installation of the Executive Committee of the Indian Medical Association (Tiswadi Branch) was held at a function at Marriott Hotel, Miramar, on 29th May. The outgoing President Dr Bicaji Ganecar installed the new office bearers -- President: Dr Suresh Dubhashi, Vice President: Dr Ravi Rivonkar; Secretary: Dr Rufino Monteiro; Jt Secretary: Dr Shyam Talwadkar; Treasurer: Dr Amol Tilve. The incoming President, Dr Suresh Dubhashi, Director of Vintage Hospital, St Inez, in his inaugural address whilst thanking the members for giving him the opportunity to serve in this high post, reiterated his stand to work for the betterment of the doctor community not only in Tiswadi but all over Goa by identifying areas of concern like IMA library facilities for doctors in private practice, simplifying procedures for private blood bank and forensic/mortuary services, etc. Dr Uday Khanolkar, renowned cardiac interventionist, delivered a talk on "Hypertension" followed by a question and answer session. Dr Rufino Monteiro, Secretary of IMA Tiswadi proposed a vote of thanks. ST INEZ NULLAH: Goa Action Group in association with Kala Academy, Goa, will hold a programme on the present status of St Inez nullah at the KA premises on 5 June on the occasion of World Environment Day. A study with suggestions for improvement of the St Inez nullah has been done by a lecturer of St Xavier's College, Mapusa. (GT) MALA LAKE: Engineers of the Mala Lake beautification project (in Panjim) have a major challenge at hand: to ensure that the residential area is not flooded this monsoon. Excavation work of the lake was underway when heavy showers lashed the State on May 30. If the rain water gets the better of the lake before the excavation work is completed, then the government would have to literally wait for a miracle to take place to stop floods visiting the area again. (H) GOGOL LAKE: The lake near Mutt at Gogol-Vidyanagar is being beautified and further developed under MPLAD Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs.14 lakh and 50 per cent of its work is nearing completion. (NT) CORLIM P'YAT: Ganu Jalmi and Naresh Naik were unanimously elected sarpanch and deputy sarpanch respectively of the Corlim panchayat at a special meeting held at the panchayat office on May 28. (GT) HSSCE RESULTS: The HSSCE results of the March-April 2004 examinations conducted by the Goa Board will be released today, May 31. (H) BULLOCK-CART: An ox-drawn cart on narrow village roads is a rare sight in Goa today, and rapid urbanization of villages will soon make this 5000-year-old mode of transport extinct. (Suhas Parsekar GT) ANJEDIVA CHURCH: With the onset of monsoon only hours away, the fate of the dilapidated Nossa Senhora das Brotas Church, originally built in 1502, at Anjediva island, near Karwar, is delicately poised. (GT) S P O R T S CALANGUTE ASSOCIATION TOP: Calangute Association fought gallantly in the finals to clinch the Lakanpal Novino soccer title, organised by Candolim Sports Club, getting the better of Sao Miguel, Taleigao, 4-2 via the tie-breaker, at Dr Gustavo Monteiro Stadium, Candolim. (H) GOA IN U-21 SEMIS: Goa thrashed Orissa 7-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the National U-21 Inter-Zonal Football Championship at Patan, Bihar. (H) D E A T H S 29 May: GAYLE BRAGANZA (Born 29-05-2002): daughter of Gregory/Emma, sister of baba Gibson, granddaughter of Joaquim/Mary Braganza and Filu/Rita Gomes. 30 May: RUI LOBO: husband of Maria Elsa, father of Leslie/Sandra. 30 May: Carmona: FRANCIS (CHICO) LUIS LINHARES: husband of Artemizia, father of Maria/Steve, Jude/Jennifer and Dominica. 30 May: Nagoa-Verna: AURORA PINTO E BRITTO: wife of late Custodio Francisco, mother of late Francis Antonio/Elvira, Apolinario/Magdalene, Mialgres/Fidelis, Fatima/Antonio and Olinda/James. 19 May: Verna: ROQUE VINCENT RODRIGUES: husband of late Laura, father of Alvito, Bonny/Julieta, Clarina/Clement, Derrick/Sylvia, Edwin/Gail, Fredrick/Sandra, Gemma/Danzil and Hector/Loraine. 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