GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
14 June 2002
CM TO PRESENT BUDGET TODAY: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to
present a tax-free Budget for the year 2002-2003 in the Goa Assembly today
evening. The Chief Minister will also seek a Vote of Account for the next
four months. (GT)
"POLITICAL STABILITY WILL BOOST DEVELOPMENT": The Governor, Mr Mohammed
Fazal, expressed confidence that the mandate for political stability given
by the people of the State would definitely be a forerunner for economic
stability and growth. Delivering his 20-minute-long ceremonial address to
the newly-constituted State legislative assembly, the Governor stressed the
need to maintain economic rationality if the development process was to be
sustained in the State. (NT)
PACHECO'S PLANS FOR TOURISM: Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco (Mickky)
Pacheco disclosed his intentions of approaching the High Court to seek a
further extension to the present 10 pm time limit for playing amplified
music in the State. In an exclusive interview to "The Navhind Times: he
informed that "there is a need to promote night life in Goa, as after
working hard six days a week, a person requires some kind of activity to
relax on weekends". (NT)
GROUND WATER CELL: With the Governor Mohd Fazal giving his assent to the
Ground Water Regulation Bill, 2002, protecting and regulation of ground
water resources in the State will be governed by Ground Water Cell, which
will be constituted by the government. (H)
CONTEST LIKELY FOR DEPUTY SPEAKER'S POST: While the BJP got its candidate
for speakership elected unopposed on June 12, there will be a contest for
the Deputy Speaker's post, election for which is slated for today
afternoon. The Congress has fielded Santa Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes,
while Valpoi MLA Narahari Haldankar is the BJP candidate. (H)
PARRIKAR SEES "SOFT POLARISATION": In an interview published in the latest
issue of "Outlook" magazine, Chief Minister Parrikar said: "Catholics were
among those who voted for us. That means they have faith in us." In a
three-part article by Mani Joseph, "Outlook" also quotes Church
spokespersons as saying that "in Panjim (assembly constituency) over 3000
names, mostly belonging to Christians, went missing from the voters list". (H)
SCHOOL ADMISSION AGE: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has asked
the parents, whose wards are facing possible loss of their educational year
due to age limit condition, to draft their grievance in the form of a
memorandum and forward it to him. The issue will be taken up for discussion
during the Assembly session, he assured. (NT)
PROBE INTO PURCHASE OF LUXURY BUSES: The Public Undertakings Committee has
urged the State government to conduct a thorough inquiry into all the
decisions of the Board into the purchase of 15 High-Tech luxury KTC buses
(at a cost of Rs.2.10 crore) through a professional agency. (GT)
HEARING ON ASSEMBLY DISSOLUTION: The petition filed by MLAs Luizinho
Faleiro and Jitendra Deshprabhu challenging the dissolution of the 9th Goa
Legislative Assembly by Governor Mohd Fazal will come up for hearing before
a single bench of justice VC Daga on Thursday next week. (GT)
MANDREM ROAD WIDENING POSES DANGER: A number of residents of Mandrem have
complained that the road widening work that is being done in their area has
posed danger to their houses and paddy fields, and have asked the concerned
authorities to take necessary steps to avoid any loss to houses and fields
during this monsoon. (GT)
SHRIPAD ASSAULT CASE: The two brothers, Irfan and Ayas Aga, who allegedly
were involved in a scrimmage with former Union Minister Shripad Naik on
December 16, 2001, at Sao Pedro-Ribandar, have been charge-sheeted for
attempted murder. (H)
DHAVLIKAR FINDS DISCREPANCIES: PWD Minister Sudin Dhavlikar has come across
several discrepancies in his department, specially in allotment of work
orders and works being carried out by the contractors without "proper work
orders". He expressed utter disappointment at the quality of the work. (GT)
JOAQUIM ALEMAO NOT TO VACATE CUNCOLIM: Former Benaulim MLA, Churchill
Alemao, has ruled out the possibility of his brother, Joaquim Alemao,
quitting as MLA to pay way for him to contest from the Cuncolim
constituency. (H)
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS IN NAVELIM: Some of the villages in the Navelim
constituency had to spend the second consecutive sleepless night yesterday
due to the apathy of the electrical department personnel. (GT)
MEMO TO ARCHBISHOP: Vide a memorandum, an organisation called Goan
Organisation Against Communalisation of Politics and Society by Church
Authorities, with Velsao-based Freddy Dias as its convenor, has urged the
Archbishop to look into an alleged deviation by the clergy in some parishes
of the guidelines issued by Diocesan Centre for Social Action to the
faithful to elect honest persons in the just-concluded elections. (GT)
TO COURT OVER NOISE POLLUTION: The residents of Digas-Panchawadi, Ponda,
have gone to court complaining about the noise pollution being caused by
the loading and unloading operations of mineral ore in the vicinity.
Neonita D'Costa, Carmelina D'Costa and Piedade Mascar of Ponda, together
with the Goa Foundation have filed a petition in the Panjim bench of the
Bombay High Court. (H)
GARBAGE IN FRESH WATER RIVULET: A few years ago, a 17-km long fresh water
rivulet, which passed through three panchayats and a municipality, was a
vital source of water for agriculture, fishing and drinking. The rivulet,
which originates in Bondbag near Bethora and passes through Curti-Kandepar,
Ponda city and Kavalem before merging into Zuari river at Agapur, has now
been converted into a man-made garbage dump. (GT)
MYSTERY OBJECT AT ARAMBOL: The unidentified object recovered off the coast
of Arambol on Wednesday which created shock waves due to its semblance to a
missile, has been identified as a torpedo (spent) by the experts. (GT)
SENIOR FELLOWSHIP FOR PUNDALIK NAIK: Well-known Konkani writer and
playwright Pundalik Narayan Naik has been awarded a senior fellowship by
the Department of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, for a period of
two years. The fellowship is for the research of Konkani theatre after
Goa's independence and the period from February 2002 to February 2005.
Pundalik Naik will contact and collect the information for the project from
various dramatists and eminent stage personalities of the Goan stage as
well as of outside Goa. The project will also include Goan Marathi stage
and Konkani tiatr. (H)
UNIVERSITY RESULTS: The results of TY BA and TY BCom are available at
www.goatelecom.net
D E A T H S
13 June: Mombasa, Kenya: JOHN PIRES (BWANA), husband of late Ida, father of
Charlotte/PhilMcdowell, grandfather of Leslie-Ann and Brendan (UK).
Condolences to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (From Maureen D'Souza).
13 June: Candolim: BENEDITA ABEL BARETO, wife of late Santarita, mother
of late Exu/Tilda (USA), Lucille/Reginald (USA), Josephine/late Thomas
(Mosuma), Egidio/Dorothy (Mombassa), late Vicky, Thommy/Maria (USA), Maria
Barretto, grandmother of Albert/Imelda, Bernadine/Luis, Carol/Rui (USA),
Cleta/Menino, Bonny, Rita, Maria Theresa, John Steven (Dar-es-Salaam),
Mariella (Mombassa), Candice, Vanessa, Jocelyn (USA). [Condolences to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (From Maureen D'Souza)].
13 June: Velim-Colaco Vaddo: LYDIA ALMEIDA COLACO, relict of late
Amaro, mother of Ralph/Roenna (Sydney), late Francis Rennie/Maxine,
Elizabeth/Alex, grandmother of Rennie/Reena/Renet (Sydney), Melanie/Leonard
(Murrori).
13 June: Mapa-Panchwadi: DURGABAI BHAGVANTH SINAI BHANGUI, mother of
Adv Fatu/Geeta, Sanjay/Nishta, Shivaji/Amita, Shailendra/Bina and Vijaya.
12 June: Velim-Tollecanto: ROQUIZINHO F ROCHA, husband of Jeromina,
father of Rafira/Jackson, Vijay/Freeda, Allancy/Freddy, Fatil and Caflyn.
13 June: Curtorim-Fondegal: LUISA PASQUELA D'CUNHA, wife of late
Thomas, mother of Maria Antoneta/Piedade.
11 June: Sirlim: Xavier de Souza, husband of Concilvia, father of
Donald, Denvil and Deneela.
13 June: Taleigao: UMELIANA FERNANDE E MARTINS, sister of Maria Luiza
and late Quiteria Gonsalves, wife of late Jose F Martins, mother of
Caitan/Mauricia, Querobino/Lavina, Mariquinha/Arivin, Lourdes/Ralph,
Alice/Oscar, Miguel Joao/Goretti, Fernando/Rufina, Fatima/Robert,
Antonio/Savia and Francisco.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 27.0 deg C (80.6 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao
Max temp: 30.4 deg C; Humidity: 78 per cent. (Panjim yesterday)
Weather: Goa experienced a downpour last night along with lightning and
thunder claps. The rain has resumed around 9 am this morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
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