GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
07 May 2002
KHALAP QUITS BJP: Ramakant Khalap tendered his resignation as a primary
member from the BJP yesterday morning to save what he termed as any mutual
embarrassment" to either side due to his continuation in the party. It
appears that he may contest as an independent from Mandrem. (GT)
SC DIRECTIVE: The Election Commission is unable to enforce the Supreme
Court guidelines, aimed at giving voters an exposure of the candidates'
criminal antecedents, for the 30 May assembly polls due to paucity of time.
(GT)
VOTERS IDENTITY: The Election Commission has also decided to allow voters
to exercise their franchise on 30 May, if they can produce any of the 19
documents, ranging from a ration card to a passport and from a driving
licence to property documents, scaling down from its earlier stand of
making voters identity cards compulsory. (GT)
WATER SCARCITY HAUNTS PERNEM: The residents of Pernem talukas are yet to
receive adequate water supply, inspite of the commissioning of the Chandel
Water Supply Project commissioned, especially for the areas in and around
far North Goa. It is observed that the level of water in the wells from the
villages had reduced. (NT)
POLICE MAY FILE CHARGESHEET AGAINST MAUVIN: The Crime Branch is likely to
file a charge-sheet following a probe into the disproportionate assets of
former power minister Mauvin Godinho. (H)
BULLS FALL PREY TO HOME-MADE EXPLOSIVES: Two bulls are reported to have
been killed by home-made explosives at Cotigao (Canacona) on Friday,
prompting farmers to demand action against the hunters. (H)
MONSOON SEEN NORMAL THIS YEAR: The southwest monsoon, vital to the
country's economic performance, is expected to be normal in the season
beginning June, a state-run scientific agency said in a forecast. (From a
PTI report in GT)
GOA IS AN IDEA: Goa is an idea. Not a geography, not a history, not a
religion, but an idea of living together while living differently. It is
essentially a secular idea that has evolved through a troubled history.
Multiple influences, from the Arab traders, to the Portuguese colonialists,
to the charter tourists, to the migrant labour, and so on, have shaped the
culture of the land. We are a coastal people, accommodative, forward
looking, cosmopolitan, non-aggressive. Our people have gone out from Mumbai
to Mombassa, and brought back traces of the lands and culture they have
visited. Others have come from Bengal to Bahrain and incorporated Goa into
their lives. Goa is a syncretic idea and any party that seeks to undermine
this is a party that looks at a rainbow and sees only a single colour.
(Peter Ronald de Souza in NT)
MINERAL FOUNDATION HELPS: The Mineral Foundation of Goa helped sponsor the
operations of three school students at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, in
mid-April. Out of the three students, two were suffering from congenital
heart problem. (GT)
FISHING BAN: The National Fish Workers Forum will resort to an indefinite
agitation from 25 July in support of its 42 demands, one of which is the
strict implementation of a nationwide common ban on fishing during the
spawning season. (GT)
ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES: A 40-year-old Tivim resident, Shekhar Verlekar,
succumbed to head injuries he sustained after a jeep dashed his scooter at
Guirim on Sunday morning. (NT)
EXHIBITION: Sushma Naik, in association with the Kala Academy, will
organize her first exhibition "Papier Machie Handicraft" at the KA art
gallery in Panjim. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate the
exhibition today at 11 am, and it will be open till May 9. (GT)
S P O R T S
THIRD TITLE IN A ROW FOR GOA GIRLS: Goa's supremacy was maintained with a
brilliant display of aggressive baseball as Goa pricked the Andhra Pradesh
bubble of hope to clinch the 12th sub-junior national baseball girls' title
for the third time on the trot, at Fatorda, yesterday. (GT)
D E A T H S
03 May: Carmona: FRANCISCO XAVIER PINTO (Dar-es-Salaam), husband of
Elvira, father of Seby/Aurita (Dubai), Henry/Luiza (Canada).
06 May: Macasana: CONSTANCIO A ESTIBEIRO, husband of Catarina, father
of Anita, Angela, Rene, Laura, Agnelo, Rocky and Nicolas.
04 May: Navelim: LUIZINHA RODRIGUES, mother of Andrew/Mila,
Elvino/Annie, Jack/Linda, Maria Santan, Dolorosa, Catty.
03 May: Aldona: LUIS COLACO, son of late Adriana/Joaquina,
brother/brother-in-law of Francis/Martha, Rosa/Jerome, Sr Christalina HC,
Felly/Jose.
06 May: Maina: ANA LAUREANA DIAS, sister of Diogo/Jacquin,
Pascoal/Josefin, Educiana/late Santan, Maria Angela/late Nicolau, late
Gloria/Alex, Angelina/Joaquim.
06 May: Benaulim: MARIA ROSA PIEDADE JOANES, wife of late Menino,
mother of late Augustino/Deodre, Sabeena/Glorio.
06 May: Bombay: RONAL SEQUEIRA, husband of Cecilia, father of Jane/Dr
Peter Rodrigues, Roy/Cheryl, Ricky (Dubai), Jacqueline/Omar Hejazeen
(Bahrain), Reevis (Dubai), Randolf/Megan.
06 May: Kumbarjua: PROF BHASKAR L BHANDARE (90), father of
Anila/Shantaram, Bharati/Ramchandra and Dr Deep/Dr Dalia Bhandare.
06 May: Moira: ORLANDO THOMAS DE SOUZA, husband of Isolda, mother of
Oreen/Canute, Karl/Josephine.
02 May: Corlim: MICHAEL SILVEIRA, husband of Paquela, father of
Mecanzi, Mecklina and Precila.
G O A W E A T H E R
Min Temp : 30.6 deg C (87.1 deg F) (Recorded in Assagao-Goa)
Max Temp: 34.7 deg C, Rel Humidity: 77% (yesterday-Panjim)
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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