*** GOA NEWS: Mar 16/06 - Comba cross vandalised, Man goes wild, GMC to tackle DVT, Alert over Jalgaon bird flu, Sports...
*** Riots, damned lies and terrorists The question now that is troubling the police - what came first - the bomber or the bomb? And while everyone is trying to find an answer to that, comes the second question - who came first the militant or the riots. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11104 *** Shock and awe as Cross is vandalised at Comba Shock and outrage overwhelmed the residents of Margao as they woke up on Wednesday to hear the news of a century-old Holy Cross being vandalised at Comba by some unknown miscreants. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11108 *** GPYC chief condemns demolition GPYC President, Girish Chodankar has condemned the cowardly act of demolition of age old cross at Comba by some miscreants. More at; http://oheraldo.in/node/11115 *** Comba Cross was never in dispute, say residents The Holy Cross which was vandalised by miscreants was venerated by all and has never been in dispute since ages, claimed residents of Comba even as they stood perplexed over the vandals targeting the Cross. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11116 *** Is CCP poll a 'curtain call' for Zuwarkar? The defeat of Somnath Zuwarkar's candidates in 11 wards yesterday, has drastically reduced the former minister's chances of taking up the gauntlet combatively against Town & Country Minister and Taleigao MLA Babush Monserrate in the next assembly election. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11117 *** Terminal cancer patients can hope for home care service soon Terminally ill cancer patients might not require active treatment like chemotherapy or radiotherapy but instead they require the support, care and counselling to cope with the physical pain, social, psychological and financial pressures that grip their lives. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11125 *** Man goes wild; takes 10 cops to contain him The Anjuna Police Station officials late Wednesday evening were confronted with the task of containing an over-violent and medium-built German national, who went berserk kicking around passers-by and whatever came his way. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11123 *** Draft rules for VP panels under process The Department of Panchayat is in the process of finalizing draft rules for formation of vigilance committees for panchayats. As per Sub-Section 3 of Section 6 of Goa Panchayat Raj Act every gram sabha has to constitute a vigilance committee. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11118 *** GMC to draw up measures to tackle DVT It is an ailment which results in sudden death of a patient and the Goa Medical College (GMC) will shortly draw up preventive measures to tackle this ailment - Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) . More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11121 *** Foundation stone laid The foundation stone of the new building of Sunshine Worldwide School, was laid in Bainguinim, Old Goa on March 11. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11113 *** Seminar on 'performance appraisal' at Mapusa Academicians, industry professionals, HR personnel from various parts of India will get together at the St Xaviers College, Mapusa for a National Seminar on "Performance appraisal: emerging trends" on March 20 and 21. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11122 *** AHVS officials on alert over Jalgaon bird flu With the reports of bird flu in Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AHVS) here has taken all precautionary and security measure and altered veterinary officials. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11119 *** A riot of colours at Sanvordem After witnessing communal riots early this month, the town of Sanvordem today saw riots of colour with the streets - that were once dotted with vandalized materials - filled with a rainbow of colours. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11105 *** State has a Holi time! The city went into celebration mode since Wednesday morning with every nook and corner of Panjim turning into a riot of colours. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11106 *** KTC to press in more buses during strike In view of the Goa Bus Owners' Association (GBOA) one-day strike on Thursday, Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) Ltd, has decided to press in 15 to 20 additional buses. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11109 *** Public transport in Goa affected following one-day strike The public transport was affected in Goa today as private bus operators went on a day's token strike demanding tariff hike. More at: http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=26219 *** Top artists to perform at classical festival in Ponda Top most performing artists from Calcutta, New Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Bhuvaneshwar will perform at the national festival of Indian Classical Dance and Music which begins from March 17 in Ponda. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11120 *** Boat catches fire off Miramar A boat ride to sight dolphins miles off the Panjim jetty on Wednesday proved too scary for two UK nationals and three crew members. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11107 *** SVESA conducts health check-up Saraswat Vidyalaya's Ex Student Association (SVESA) Mapusa conducted basic health check-up for the primary students of the school. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11149 *** DBHPS samelan held Pernem MLA Jitendra Desprabhu recently inaugurated the annual seminar cum samellan of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (Goa Branch). More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11147 *** Dempo, Sporting Clube sweep IFC awards 2005 Dempo Sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa expectedly swept the IFC Awards 2005. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11132 *** Central Excise take it easy Central Excise XI defeated Customs XI 5-2 in an exhibition soccer match played at Don Bosco High School grounds, Panjim on the occasion of Central Excise Day. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11129 *** Curtorim Gym surge ahead Curtorim Gymkhana scrapped through with a 6-5 sudden death victory against Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11130 *** AIFF eyes players of Indian origin Taking a cue from neighbouring Pakistan, the All India Football Federation is in the process of identifying players of Indian origin who could help Indian football make the leap forward. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11133 Compiled by: Avelino D'Souza