*** Goa AIDS body, hotels in pact for awareness The hospitality industry in Goa, the Goa State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) have joined hands with International Labour Organisation (ILO) to spread awareness about HIV/ AIDS among workers in the hospitality sector. More at:
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php? storyflag=y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=216187 *** Noted Goan painter, Chandrakant Kerkar passes away Goa's well-known painter, Chandrakant Shankar Kerkar expired after a prolonged illness at his residence at Calangute, this morning. More at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=02241 *** CCP poll: 129 candidates in fray after scrutiny Altogether 129 candidates are left in the fray for the March 12 election of the Corporation of the City of Panaji, after the scrutiny of the nomination papers ended today evening. More at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=02243 *** Anti-plastic bags drive in city hits roadblock The campaign against the total ban on plastic carry-bags in areas within the jurisdiction of Panjim seems to be gagged. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10218 *** Garbage disposal on Mapusa road ordered The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday ordered the Village Panchayat of Guirim to remove and dispose off garbage dumped in its jurisdiction within a period of seven days. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10221 *** State begins process to take over primary school premises The Education Department has initiated the process for taking back Government primary school premises, which had been given to NGOs mainly having affiliation to Sangh Parivar in 2001. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10228 *** Temperature rises in Goa Even as summer season is yet to set in, temperatures have risen in Goa in the last two days. Temperature recorded has crossed normal level. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10219 *** Don't allow Saturday night bazaars on forest land: HC The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Forest Department to ensure that Forest area is not used for conducting events such as Saturday night bazaars. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10217 *** Orthopedic salesmen 'disappear' from GMC campus The salesmen of licensed and unlicensed dealers in orthopedic implants operating from Goa Medical College (GMC) campus, went underground following the exposure of implant sale racket in the Herald. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10226 *** Pharmaceutical factory looted It's no more only cash that thieves want. These days it seems they're going around lifting heavy things. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10222 *** Communal forces out to create discord: Rane In a veiled statement on Wednesday evening at the Campal meeting of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane referring to recent cases of vandalism of religious places, said that communal forces were out to create a social discord in the State. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10227 *** Report sought on water distribution A Division Bench of Bombay HC at Goa on Wednesday asked the state govt to report on short and long term measures to bring about equitable distrib-ution of water in the State. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/10220 *** Goa offers a home for birdwatchers at Carambolim Spread over an area of more than 70 hectares, located around 12 kilometres from Panjim, Carambolim Lake in Goa is a well-known site for bird watchers. More at: http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp? id=257521&n_date=20060222&cat=India *** BONAGURI'S CLASSICAL GUITAR RECITAL - A TREAT FOR CONNOISSEURS The music lovers of Goa were treated to a scintillating Classical Guitar Recital by Italian maestro Piero Bonaguri, Monday the 20th February in the programme held as a part of international guitar festival here at panaji. More at: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=18921&n_tit=Goa% 3A+Bonaguri's+Classical+Guitar+Recital+-+a+Treat+for+Connoisseurs+ *** ALL ROADS LEAD TO GOA - ALBUM BY RAJTILAK NAIK Rajtilak Naik, in association with an organization called MARG, recently put up an exhibition on 'Beautiful Roads of Goa'. More at: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp? n_id=18916&n_tit=All+Roads+Lead+to+Goa+-+Album+by+Rajtilak+Naik+-+Vol+1+- +Feb+23 *** Foodie Clinton is a Ganesha devotee too Most people have already heard about former Bill Clinton's special affinity for India. But not many would know that apart from appreciating Indian food, clothes and 'weddings' the Indophile former President of the United States is also a devotee of Lord Ganesha. More at: http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1014448 *** Sonia Gandhi thanks tourist state for secular stand In a first ever-public speech after the ruling Congress party survived a government fall in the tiny coastal Goa, Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi thanked the people for ensuring trust in the coalition government. More at: http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp? id=258211&n_date=20060223&cat=India Compiled by: Avelino D'Souza