GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 01 May 2002 PARRIKAR IN TIGHT SPOT? The move of keeping a consensus candidate against Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in Panjim constituency has gained momentum with a group of prominent citizens from Panaji having met presidents of various political parties. (GT)
KHALAP MAY BID ADIEU TO BJP: In a clear indication of his intention to quit the BJP, the Law Minister Rakamant Khalap on Tuesday returned his official car and a computer to the government. Sources disclosed that Mr Khalap may say good bye to the saffron party in the next few days. (H) YC SEEKS SIX TICKETS: The Goa Pradesh Youth Congress has staked its claim for seeking representation to six of its members for contesting on Congress Party ticket in the ensuing assembly elections. (GT) HANDS-TIED ATTITUDE: If the admitted inability of the Police Department to trace the vandalisers of Socorros Muslim prayer hall on the eve of Eid betrays a hands-tied attitude of the Goa Police, its investigations into an incident of arson, which occurred on the VHP-sponsored bandh day, is quite embarrassing. (H) THIEVES MAKE GOOD WITH LAMPS: Unknown thieves decamped with 3 sodium vapour lamps from the garden on the Betim side of the Mandovi bridge. The representative of the Souza Group of Companies, which maintain the garden on the road divider near the Secretariat complex, has claimed that each lamp costs Rs.20,000. (NT) FIRMS LITTERING ASKED TO RESTORE SITE: Mapusa mamlatdar SP Shetye has passed an order restraining about eight units in the industrial estate at Carraswada, Mapusa, from dumping the waste materials in the open space at Madel, Tivim. (GT) YOUTH CONGR PADYATRA: Goa Pradesh Youth Congress president, Girish Chodankar, yesterday claimed that the 156-km Padyatra organized by the partys youth activists across the length and breadth of rural Goa, has galvanized support for the Congress Party at the grass-root level. (H) WOMEN POLICE STATION ILL-EQUIPPED: The social action groups espousing the womens cause, at a workshop organized to review the functioning of women police station, assailed the police for running it with skeleton staff not enough to deal with ever increasing cases, since its inception. (NT) SR USHAS HEALING RETREATS: Sr Mary Usha, a sister of the Notre Damme Congregation of the Roman Catholic Church, is now in India. She conducts Inner Healing Courses of 5 days duration. For more details contact Rodo Pereira on Tel 735115/735086 or Francis Borges on Tel 268822. (GT) PETROL SOLD IN SHOPS AT CANDOLIM, BAGA: Though the sale of petrol through shops is prohibited under law, petrol is being illegally sold in many shops in Candolim and Baga at prices ranging between Rs.30 and Rs.35 per litre. (H) SARPANCH VOTED OUT: St Andre Sarpanch Annie Fernandes was voted out 6-2 after a no confidence motion against here was put to vote yesterday. (GT) NAGOA PANCHAYAT IN SUPER MESS: Financial irregularities have become the hallmark of the Nagoa (Verna) village panchayat, which is in a financial mess thanks to gross mismanagement by the former sarpanch and secretaries. (GT) MILK VAN DACOITY CASE: Ponda police arrested Danny Rodricks of Santa Cruz in connection with the dacoity at Dharbandora on May 13, 2001. A gang of six persons on two-wheelers had intercepted the milk van and assaulted the salesman, while decamping with Rs.65,000. (H) NIGHT CAMPS: To help the public to avail of the voter identity cards, the Salcete Mamlatdar is holding night camps in different wards of Margao and villages in the taluka from 7 pm to 10 pm. (GT) CASTLE BEER LAUNCHED: South African Breweries India Ltd launched its famous brand of Castle Lager beer in the State. Goa is predominantly a mild beer market and we hope to do very well here, said Richard Rushton, Managing Director, SAB India. (H) CHANCES OF TOWING AWAY RIVER PRINCESS: The grounded vessel River Princess appears destined to remain in the same position for yet another monsoon after its charterer, M/s Salgaocar Mining Industries, appealed against an order for its removal passed by the competent authority. (GT) FM MUSIC AT NOON TOO: The FM channel of All India Radio, Panjim, will be on air during noon-time (12 noon to 3 pm), in addition to morning and evening, from May 5. (H) ISIDORE REJECTS BEST CITIZEN OF INDIA AWARD: Ex-Poinguinim MLA, Isidore Fernandes, who was recently awarded the Best Citizen of India Award by International Publishing House, New Delhi, has rejected the award. Fernandes said that he was skeptical about the criteria applied by the awardees and proclaimed that the love and adoration of the people was his cherished award. (H) SU-RAJ PARTY WANTS CANDIDATES: The Goa Su-Raj Party, in an advertisement in the press, has invited candidates, who are successful professionals, to fight the forthcoming elections and provide good governance. Their website: www.goasu-raj.org PARISHIONERS HONOUR FR MARTINS: Taleigao parish priest, Fr Carmo Martins, was felicitated by the parishioners on the occasion of his Sacerdotal silver jubilee at St Michael Church, Taleigao, recently. (H) FOOD FESTIVAL: The Food and Cultural Festival 2002 will be inaugurated at the National Institute of Water Sports Grounds, Caranzalem, Panaji, by Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, today evening. MAY DAY RALLY IN MAPUSA: The members of the trade unions affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress took out a substantially large rally in Mapusa city this morning. The rally culminated into a meeting on the road near the Childrens Park and it was addressed by Narayan Palekar, Mathany Saldanha, Subhash Naik, Raju Mangueshkar, Christopher Fonseca and others. The government at the Centre came under heavy fire for its attempts to curb the rights of labour following pressure from the US. The speakers said that besides maintaining solidarity at the place of work, members need to be politically active to ensure that the government that comes to power will not betray the workers interests. (GoaNOW) S P O R T S AI-PAX DRAW: Air India and Pax of Nagoa split points with a two-all draw in their last league matches in the Second Division National Football League in Pondicherry. (H) D E A T H S 30 Apr: Varca: REGINALDINA SAUDE COLACO MARTINS, relict of Narcis Thomas, mother of Querobin, Steven (Dubai)/Herodian and Jovito. 30 Apr: Benaulim/Fatorda: SALVADOR GOES, husband of Penny Carmelina. 30 Apr: Borda: LUIZ LEOPOLDO FLORES, husband of Elsa, father of Caroline/Wilburn, Carmela/Blaine. G O A W E A T H E R Min Temp : 29.6 deg C (85.3 deg F) Max Temp: 33.3 deg C; Relative Humidity: 67% (yesterday-Panjim) Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news Website: http://www.goacom.com Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To unsubscribe from Goanews Send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: 'unsubscribe goanews'
