[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s APRIL 24, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
... . ... .... .. ... .... .||. Founded in 1994 || || .| '|. '' .|| || || .|...|| || by Herman |'' || || .|' || || || || || Carneiro '||||. '|..|' '|..'|' .||. ||. '|...' '|.' http://www.goanet.org .|....' To unsubscribe from this list, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you find this ezine useful, please recommend it to your friends and others from Goa. To sign-up http://newsfromgoa.swiki.net [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: Is the state functioning? Reports from the police, and Goa's hospitals. Facts from the courts, and more. Goa's second Brazilian film festival concluds in Panjim later on Sunday; it was held across four days at the Kala Academy's black box. COPS AND ROBBERS: GOA POLICE TRAINING IN THE NEW GAME Crooks and criminals have redined their modus operandi. They try to keep one step ahead of the long arm of the law. Has the Goa police honed its detection skills to cope with the new situation? Is it equipped to tackle the criminal? Though a few police officers have done well in the past, Weekender finds the picture not so rosy now. (Gomantak Times) Police officials reveal that though crime kits such as gloves have to be provided regularly to all police stations, in most of the stations there has been no supply of kits for over a year. (GT) GOA HOSPITALS RUN DRY FOR LACK OF 'SPIRIT'. Government medical facilities have no denatured spirit to even clean wounds. (H) GOA HIGH COURT STANDING ON A CRUMBLING CLIFF? Is the fate of the building of the Bombay High Court in Goa hanging on a crumbling cliff? At a time when a matter on hill-slope constructions is still pending before the bench, illegal excavations of hill slopes continue unabated, in fact right under the nose of the high court. Herald stumbled on a major hill-cutting at Cortim, which poses a severe threat to those residing below, and the High Court itself. (H) VILLAGE CULTURE THRIVING IN GOA, SAYS SHYAM BENEGAL: Noted film-maker Shyam Bengal released the book 'Kaleidoscope Goa -- A Cultural Atlas' by Dr Pandurang Phaldessai, and edited by Dr Nandkumar Kumar at a function on Saturday. (NT) CONGRESS LEADER DESHPRABHU CRIES FOUL OVER THE RIBANDAR BY-PASS PROJECT: The entire project was designed for an agency called MV Rao, which is closely associated with the former national president of the BJP. The contract was awarded by completely by-passing the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, so that it could be assigned to the favoured agencies of MV Rao and other BJP cronies on the pretest of the Exposition, Deshprabhu charged. (H) OLA! FILMS FROM BRAZIL: Goa's second Brazilian film festival concludes on April 24 at the Black Box, with the screening of three films -- 'Hans Staden', 'City of God' and 'Celest and Estrela' at 11 am, 5 pm and 7.30 pm respectively. (NT) o Traffic cell to act tough against violators. (H) o Six-year-old girl dies of snake-bite, at Valikini sColony, Sanguem.(H) o Woman Parveen Md Adil (21) of New Vaddem commits suicide at Vasco. (NT) o Woman Mahadevi Natekar (42) missing from Zorint, Zuarinagar. (NT) o Disaster management plan mooted for South Goa. (NT) o BJP trated Digambar Kamat very badly, says Uday Bhembre. (NT) o Body of 25-year-old man found by Colva police on rail track. Suicide suspected. (NT) o Vasco roads pose risk to motorists. City roads are becoming death traps, specially for two-wheller riders. Accident rates have skyrocketed, and most affected are two-wheelers. (NT) o Garbage disposal raises a stink in Calangute. (NT) o Post-dreding survey across the Aguada Sand Bar will be underway from April 25 onwards. Officials have cautioned mariners. (NT) o Hanuman Jayanti to be celebrated in Goa today. (NT) o Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) with regional HQ at Bangalore has announced admission to its management programmes. (NT) o Weekender's Sunday Branch: Alex Braganza of Mapusa. Of the Music Company. "I started off with Sting, Symphony and many more. Music bands in those days were a crazy situation for us. Life used to get very hectic and the recognition we got at that time (20 years back) was phenomenal... (In the Music Company) you blend the old with the new and you get something completely different!..." (GT) o Magic classes for adults and children. Ph 9822 121420 or 227 9563. o Arecanut leaf-plate manufacturing unit for Valpoi. (H) --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS & OBITUARIES --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALDONA: Eustaquio de Sta Rita Gomes of Carona. Son of late Francisco de Sta Rita Gomes and late Filomena de Ataide. Husband of late Lucy Rose, father of Jude, brother/in-law of late Graicana/late Bernardo, late Escolastica, late Henriqueta/late Casmiro, Teotonio (Canada)/late Effie, late Felicia, Fr Tony and Umiliana. Funeral Apr 24 at 4 pm for St Thomas Church. DONA PAULA: Liberata 'Libby' Mendes. Wife of late Hyacinth, mother/in-law of Catherine/John, Alice/Fernando, grandmum of Clarissa, Tamara and Andrea. Funeral cortage from Mendes Haven Dona Paula at 10.30 am on April 25 for St Inez Church. SALIGAO: Peter Collaco (also of Bombay and Chandor). Husband of Maria, father/in-law of Camilo/Zelia, Shanu/Peter, Letty/Domnic, Abba/Baltazar, Corina/Melville, Maggie/Shrini, brother/in-law of late Costa/Ida, Anarita/late Paulo, Carmelina/Leo, Bostian/Philip, Juju/Olav, Simon/Francisca. Grandfather of Alextair, Luis, Ralph, Aaron, Alyshea, Tyslin, Shaun, Viola and Melantha. Funeral on Monday April 25 at 10 am for Mae de Deus Church. MOIRA [EX-ENTEBBE]: Joe Dias. First death anniversary. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOA SPORTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- o Churchill Bros stay afloat, beating Mahindra 2:1. o National Football League currently topped by Sporting Clube de Goa with East Bengal second, Dempo third and Fransa (also Goa) fourth.(H) HOCKEY GETS A LIFELINE IN GOA: Goa's legioin of hockey faithfuls are in for a treat, literally, as two of India's champion hockey teams -- Indian Airlines and Air India -- agree to play exhibition matches in Goa. (H) --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER, ETC IN GOA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Max 33.6 deg C Min 24.6 deg C. 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