------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2006 * * * Y E A R * * * O F * * * T H E * * * S E N I O R ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa Sudharop Annual Awards on November 20, 2006 @ Mandovi Hotel @ 4:30pm Chief Guest: Dr. Asha Vishwanath Sawardekar
A series of essays as a tribute to Goan Seniors can be found at: http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=524 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet News Headlines * Nov 19, 2006 * People's Movement for Civic Action secretary Patricia Pinto and Adv Satish Sonak arrested fro protest while cutting down Panjim trees. (H) * Kala Academy to hold special contests during IFFI, beginning on Nov 23. (NT) * Pre-marital counselling a must for couples, say NGOs in Goa. (NT) * NGOs say HIV testing should be voluntary, not mandatory. (NT) * Church opposed to mandatory HIV testing. (H) * Govt draws attention to court ruling on coastal zone buildings. (H) * Four Park Plaza (Panjim) hotel staff held for allegedly stealing cash. (H) * Selfish politicians stirring up langauge issue: Eduardo Faleiro. (H) Have you ever wondered why people in mining areas never complain about dust pollution? It's because they are paid by mining companies to keep quiet. GT-WEEKENDER promises to "bring you more on the deal that keeps the mining roads in interior Goa free from agitations". (GT/W) * Students seal ITI gate in Bicholim; unsolved pending issues. (NT) * Full-time chief officer sought for Canacona municipality. (NT) * Workshop on 'Right to Information and Cooperatives' held. (NT) * Hotel owners seek permit for use of domestic LPG cylinder. (NT) * Bicholim residents complain about poor mobile network. (NT) * Bainguinim anti-garbage panel defers morcha to Nov 30. (NT) * Offences registered against Chinchinim dy sarpanch. (NT) * Chinchinim dy sarpanch Olwin Antao accused of assaulting sarpanch Arcanjel D'Sa. (H) * Fatima D'Sa talks about promoting 'art tourism'. (NT) * Don Bosco seminar highlights need for media to focus on social issues. (NT) * Diogo Mensana Fernandes' book on Abbe FAria released. (NT) * Brochure released on Portugal's consul-general in Goa, Dr Pedro Cabral Adao. NT * SPORTS: Mishaps blight Rallye de Goa. (H) Mario Cabral e Sa's book 'Location Goa', highlighting Goa's contribution to the Hindi film world, to be released on Nov 21 at 10.30 am at Hotel Nova Goa. DEATHS: Leo Mario Cordeiro of Dmello Vaddo, Saligao b 1955 * Mrs Auta Dos Martires Mascarenhas e Colaco, ex-Kenya and from Velim's Colaco Vaddo b 1920 * Jorge Melo Gomes expired in Lisbon and funeral today * Anina Estefania G da Costa F e Ribeiro (Fanny Ribeiro) of Fontainhas * Maria Aninha Matildes Porfiria de Braganca e Pereira b 1902, aged 104 years of Camorlim Vaddo, Tivim * Maria Ida Salema e Heredia of Divar/USA expired suddenly on Oct 20, 2006 in USA an dinterred in the US. FABER-CASTELL, the German 245-year-old pencil manufacturers need staff in Goa for their Corlim, Ilhas plant. -- FN 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 (phone calls after 1 pm please) [http://fn.goa-india.org] [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers] _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org