GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
04 June 2002
PARRIKAR PROMISES STABLE GOVT: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar
expressed the hope that his government would last its full term as it was
much more stable than his previous government and came out with the
assurance to give top priority to development of the State, especially in
the infrastructure sector. He justified the 13-member cabinet by saying
that in a coalition one had to share power and that since MGP-UGDP, who are
extending support to his party were smaller parties, he had to include all
their members. He said that he could have adhered to the eight-member
cabinet had he received absolute majority. (NT)
SEVEN NEW FACES: Of the 13 Ministers in the Cabinet, two each are from the
regional United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) and the Maharashtrawadi
Gomantak Party (MGP). Another is an Independent candidate who won with BJP
support. Seven of the Ministers in the Cabinet are first-timers. Parrikar
said that the Cabinet size is one less than the outgoing one. "Though we
are committed to a small Cabinet it will take two or three more Assemblies
for us to bring down the size to eight,'' he told reporters. Unlike in the
past, Parrikar made it clear that there would be no deputy CM in his
Cabinet. "All Ministers are equal,'' Parrikar said and their names would
appear in alphabetical order, he said. The BJP has decided to retain the
post of Speaker and Dy Speaker with itself. (Raju Nayak in Indian Express)
LIST OF MINISTERS: The following minsiters were sworn in yesterday at Cabo
Raj Niwas: Manohar Parrikar (CM), Digamber Kamat, Dr Suresh Amonkar,
Manohar Azgaonkar, Ramrao Dessai, Filipe Neri Rodrigues, Francis D'Souza,
Vinay Tendulkar, Dayanand Mandrekar, Ramkrishna Dhavlikar, Pandurang
Madkaikar, Babush Monserrate and Mickky Pacheco. (H)
NOT A SINGLE "POTENTIAL" DEFECTOR: Minutes after the swearing-in ceremony
at the Cabo Raj Bhavan, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar described his
three-party coalition government as a "stable" formation and argued that
there was not a single "potential defector" among the 17 MLAs-elect of the BJP.
CABINET MEET TODAY: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has convened
the first cabinet meeting of his new council of ministers today at
Secretariat conference hall, at 11 am, and the allocation of the portfolios
to the ministers is expected to be announced later in the evening. (NT)
ASSEMBLY WITHIN A FORTNIGHT: CM Manohar Parrikar yesterday stated that the
Legislative Assembly will be summoned within a fortnight to present the
Vote of Account. However, there was no need to seek a vote of confidence
since he has the tacit support of 22 members. (GT)
DY CM'S CABIN FOR BABUSH: The cabinet minister, Mr Atanasio Monseratte
(Babush), who had been elected from Taleigao, was lucky enough to get the
cabin No.2 which was reserved for deputy chief ministers in the past. (NT)
MATHANY TO ABIDE BY PARTY DECISION: While UGDP presidium belatedly endorsed
the decision to participate in the Parrikar cabinet, its legislator, Mr
Mathany Saldanha, said that he was not a part of the government but would
abide by party decision. "I have some commitments and principles; I am not
elected just for the power's sake," he said. Mathany made it clear that his
decisions on how to react on certain issues would entirely depend on the
circumstances. (NT)
VISHWAS SATARKAR TO BE SPEAKER? Two-time BJP MLA Vishwas Satarkar is tipped
for the post of speaker following the formation of the Parrikar government.
Valpoi MLA Narahari Haldankar is likely to be the Deputy Speaker. (GT)
MGP CHIEF Ms Shashikala Kakodkar said that her party decided to support the
BJP-led alliance government in Goa for providing political stability in the
State in view of the BJP emerging as the largest single party. Ms Kakodkar
said that in view of the fractured mandate the MGP felt that the BJP was
the only party which could provide stability to the State at this crucial
juncture. (NT)
PETROL, DIESEL PRICES HIKED: Prices of petrol and diesel were hiked
yesterday by about nine per cent at Rs.2.50 and Rs.1.50 pr litre
respectively following the surge in international crude prices. (PTI report
in NT)
GIRLS EDGE PAST BOYS: Girls established their superiority over the boys
once again, though marginally at the Secondary School Examinations,
recording a pass percentage of 59.98 per cent compared to 57.03 per cent of
the boys. Of the 16602, who appeared, 10540 passed, recording an overall
pass percentage of 63.40 per cent. The Navelim centre recorded the highest
percentage of 83.59 per cent, while the lowest of 39.49 was at Canacona. (GT)
FLOODS CONTINUE TO HAUNT AMBELIM: The ghost of floods is haunting the
residents inhabiting the low lying areas of Pedda and Bandar in Ambelim
village, located on the banks of the River Sal, again as pre-monsoon
showers have begun to lash the State in the last few days. Barring last
year, the residents of these two areas had to be evacuated to safer places
during heavy rains. (H)
MATER DEI EXCELS AGAIN IN ICSE: Mater Dei Institution, Saligao, yet again
achieved cent per cent results in the ICSE examination held in March 2002
with its students securing distinction and first class. (GT)
ZACHARIAS IS GU'S NEW VC: Mohd Fazal, Governor and Chancellor of Goa
University, has appointed Prof PS Zacharias, School of Chemistry,
University of Hyderabad, as the Vice Chancellor of Goa University, for a
term of five years. Prof Zacharias, a PhD from the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Kanpur, has vast research, teaching and administrative
experience at various university levels. (GT)
WOMAN DUPES JOB SEEKERS: One Anupriya Anvekar, resident of Vasco, did the
vanishing trick after cheating more than 60 persons on false promises of
obtaining passports to go abroad. Operating through a company named Click
Services, located at Patto Plaza, Panaji, she initially took just Rs.400
from each applicant. She duped one person to the tune of Rs.69,000 before
disappearing from the state, according to the police. (GT)
MAINTENANCE OF MAYEM LAKE: The residents of Mayem village have urged the
concerned authorities to undertake immediate development of Mayem lake.
They have expressed surprise that the touristically important spot has been
not maintained properly. (NT)
DEMAND FOR MAYEM KRC SUB-STATION: The residents of Mayem have demanded
setting up of a railway sub-station with Konkan Railway Corporation, at
Mayem, between Tikhajan and Vainguinim villages. (NT)
D E A T H S
02 June: Sonsoddo: SANTIAGO LUIS FERNANDES, husband of Florinda, father
of Cheryl and Charlotte.
03 June: Borda-Margao: GERMANO AUGUSTO JORGE, husband of Clara
Fernanda, father of Valerio, Ermelinda/Sergio Fernandes.
31 May: Velsao: CLARINA FERNANDES, wife of late Esteven, mother of
Gaspar/Joanita, Asis/Jacinta, Sebastian/Santan, Filomena/Menino,
Vicentina/Pessy and Joanita.
03 June: Candolim-Camotim Vaddo: ANTHONY BOSCO PEREIRA, son of
Francisco/Especiosa, brother of Perpetua/Agnelo and Alex.
03 June: Margao: MARIA MAGDALENA JOSEFA RITINHA FURTADO E FERNANDES,
relict of late Emiliano, mother of Joaquim/guilhermina, Joana/late Peter,
Margarida/late Sebastiao, Sr Veronica AF, Hilaria/Lazarus and Jose
Maria/Maria Jose.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 26.8 deg C (80.2 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao
Max temp: 30.8 deg C; Humidity: 67 per cent. (Panjim yesterday)
Weather: The weather appears gloomy this morning too. Only during the
later part of the day did the sky clear a bit to allow some sunshine yesterday.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
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