GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 22 June 2002 IT'S BURGLARY TIME IN GOA AGAIN: The monsoon brings rain as well as burglaries in its wake to Goa. In the early hours of June 21, a gang of burglars raided the residence the late Babu Naik, a former minister and political heavyweight, at Aquem in Margao. The culprits decamped with cash and ornaments, totally valued at around Rs.2.75 lakh. The police, who promptly appeared on the since within minutes, nabbed two suspects--Garibdas Daheliya and Dada Pawarfollowing a hot chase along the railway tracks. However, a woman accomplice, carrying the box containing the booty, escaped by dodging the police dragnet. Further South in Quepem, six shopsa grocery shop, a cold storage, a tailoring shop, a wholesale liquor and gift shop, a video library and a fast food counter--were attacked by burglars, who lifted CDs, broilers, booze, soft-drinks, cigarette cartoons, perfume bottles, cash and other items, all worth around Rs.50,000. (Sources: Various)
DIFFERENCES WITHIN DELAY PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION? The Chief Minster Manohar Parrikar has one again deferred the allocation of additional portfolios to his cabinet colleagues. Major differences within the ruling BJP and between the partners of the coalition government over portfolios distribution, seem to be the reasons for the postponement. (H) BOARD MULLS ORAL EXAMS: Written examinations in language subjects for Std X may shortly be reduced to 80 marks with the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education proposing to introduce oral exams from this academic year. (H) BODY FOUND: A male body was found by the roadside near Vadem-Calangute on June 21. (H) SHOPS DEMOLISHED AT CORTALIM: A cluster of shops constructed on PWD land Cortalim Cross junction was demolished by the government authorities on June 21. (H) FILM ON LIBERATION: A 60-minute film on Goa's Liberation produced by reputed Marathi actor-director Ramesh Deo, is now complete but a preview left many of the viewers unenthusiastic about the final product. The State government had provided finances for the film made at a cost of Rs.60 lakh. (GT) NRI GOA DIRECTORY: The NRI (Goans) Facilitation Centre, formed by the Government of Goa with a view to strengthening the cultural roots of Goans who are working/living abroad, is in the process of compiling a Directory of NRI (Goans), identifying their problems and ways and means to solve them.The Centre will also prepare schemes to provide insurance cover to them and/or their family members and exploring the possibility of mobilising their resources/talents for the development of Goa. While the compilation process of the Directory has already started and insurance cover schemes are being discussed, I seek your guidance for giving concrete shape to various other schemes in the light of the expectations and needs of NRI (Goans). Similarly I would like to have the names and addresses of fellow Goans in your country, for inclusion in the proposed directory. [From a message to Goanet by Chandrakant Keni, Chairman NRI Facilitation Centre "nrigoa" [EMAIL PROTECTED]] GREEN TO GREY CONCRETE: Fly by Goa, and you'll be in for a shock to minutely observe the changes brought about in India's smallest State over just three decades, as an innovative and just-completed video documentation using hi-tech satellite imagery says. Bridge, industrial estates, sprawling across hilltops, small towns getting fast congested and destroyed sand-dunes are some of the features that emerge from Padmanabh Sathe's thirty-minute short video, which is titled "Fly by Goa: The Changing Shores". (Frederick Noronha in Herald) GUIRDOLIM CHAPEL COMPLETES 100 YEARS: The chapel of St Francis Xavier in Guirdolim celebrated the centenary of its inception with great pomp and grandeur. (GT) GOVT POLYTECHNIC WEBSITE: A website on the Government Polytechnic, Panaji, has been recently launched by the National Informatics Centre, Panaji, at http://www.gpp.nic.in. (GT) RESTRICTIONS ON BRITISH VISAS: Due to a reduction of staff at the British High Commission in New Delhi and the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai, visa applications will only be accepted from those qualifying under the drop box criteria, visitors traveling on an emergency basis and those intending to settle in the United Kingdom, states a press note. (GT) RESTRICTED WATER SUPPLY: The Public Works Department has informed that due to a sudden breakdown of raw water supply pipeline of the Assonora water works, there will be restricted water supply to Mapusa, Calangute, Siolim, Porvorim, Penha-de-france and several other villages in Bardez. (NT) GOODBYE TO SCHOOLS: Did as many as 43.85 per cent students drop out from their schools after joining in standard one and before they reached SSC in 2000-2001? The officials of the Directorate of Education insist that the rate of drop-outs calculated by it though rather unusual for a highly literate state like Goa is "methodically erroneous but statistically correct". The survey has been based on the formulas and guidelines from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi. The method is faulty because it has not taken into consideration the status of repeaters and those students who leave a particular school to join another School. (GT) LORNA TO SING AT BAMBOLIM: Nightingale Lorna will perform at Bambolim Beach resort at a function organised in view of "Sao Joao" on Jun 22 and 23. (H) "WAR AND THE ART OF INVESTING": "Whenever the spectre of war looms large, the markets of the respective countries involved start falling. The reason is capital markets project into the future and it is natural for players to feel that any prospect of war will be detrimental to the economy." (Tensing Rodrigues quotes from the book "War and the Art of Investing" by Vivek Reddy, in NT) 30 MONTHS FOR TEENAGE DRUG SMUGGLER: A 15-year-old Swedish girl from Uppsala, near Stockholm, was arrested as she came through Manchester Airport on April 11, having flown in from Bombay. The girl pleaded guilty at Manchester Youth Court to importation of 646 grammes of the Class A drug diamorphine - heroin - and was sentenced to 30 months in youth custody. She had been persuaded to act as a courier by "Henry", a 23-year-old Nigerian, who she described in her diary as her "boyfriend", the court heard. The couple met in September last year after a plan to open a restaurant in Goa with her mother was thrown into disarray by the September 11 terrorist attacks. ["Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quoting Evening Standard, London, 21 June: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/top_story.html?in_review_id=619869&in_review_text_id=589728] INDUSTRIALIST RNS BANDEKAR'S DEMISE: Chairman and founder of the Bandekar group of companies, Rajaram NS Bandekar, passed away at his residence in Vasco yesterday. Born on 23 March, 1909, Bandekar is survived by his two sons and two daughters. He was a pioneer in the Mining Industry. (GT) BLIND STUDENT EXCELLS: Vignesh Laxman Pagi, a blind student who studied in Shri Nirakar Vidhalaya at Mashem, Canacona, has passed the SSC exam of the Goa Board of Education, securing distinction with 75.47 per cent marks. He was given coaching by the National Association for the Blind, Santa Cruz. (H) TODAY'S QUOTE "My main aim is to prove that justice is not for those who can afford it but for the oppressed and the exploited," Advocate Shanti Maria Fonseca in Women Power-Zest-NT. S P O R T S REGINA EXCELS: Regina Dourado of Goa Shipyard Limited excelled at the 23rd All-India veterans athletic championship organised by the Karnataka veteran Amateur Athletic Association in Bangalore, claiming two bronze medals for Goa in 100 m and 200 m sprint. (NT) D E A T H S 21 June: Vasco: RAJARAM NS BANDEKAR, husband of late Tarabai, father of Naryan/Manda, late Laxman/Jyoti, late Anant/Deepa, Suvarna/Dr Seema, Nayan/Naryaan Teli, Kanchan/late Dr Damodar Mapsekar. 20 June: Porvorim: JOS PINTO, brother of eppy Mascarenhas and Manuel, uncle of Oscar/Joy, Odette/George, Omega/Santan, Dr Otilia/Lothar, Oslinda/Roland, late Major Orlando/Pearl. 21 June: Majorda-Motivaddo: JOSE MENINO BRAGANZA, husband of Aspulqueta, father of late Freddie, Clemy/J Iyer, Newton/Lourdes and James/Berthy. 21 June: Margao: LEELABAI VASUDEO NAYAK, mother of Srikrishna, Mahesh, Uday and Sushma Ashok Naik. 21 June: Reis-Magos: PASCOAL FERNANDES, husband of Helen, father of Carlos/Rosetta, Remedian/Paul, Martha/late Rocky, Patrick/Gracy, Meena/Xavier (Ahmedabad). 21 June: Margao (Clergy Home): FR LOURENCO RODRIGUES of Cortalim. 21: Calangute-Agarvaddo: ROSITA D'SOUZA, wife of Florence, mother of Bosco and Clifford. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 24.7 deg C (76.5 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao. Max temp: 28.1 deg C; Humidity: 92 per cent. (Panjim yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1010.1 mm Weather: A light drizzle has been persisting since breakfast time today ,but the skies are dark enough for a heavier downpour. 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'
