Re: [Goanet] From Goanet Admin
Vivian , I owe you a reply but bear with me till I manage to get my net account sorted out as it means I have to dig deeper into the archives... cheers __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] NEWS: Gujarat has mixed feelings about war
Gujarat has mixed feelings about war By Sukrat Desai, Indo-Asian News Service Ahmedabad, June 10 (IANS) For nearly three months, Gujarat endured sectarian violence that numbed India for its scale and brutality. But some people here are still all for a war between India and Pakistan. But not everyone agrees because they fear it will only cause more deaths and destruction. Dilip Trivedi, state general secretary of the rightwing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), prefers a military showdown with Pakistan, heedless of the possibility of a nuclear holocaust and the devastating effect on the economy. It's time we stopped the drama of friendship and fought it out, Trivedi told IANS, wielding Hindu mythology as a weapon. We Hindus are not frightened of death. According to our theory of reincarnation, a Hindu never dies. His soul is simply transferred from one body to another. Kaushik Mehta, the VHP's spokesman in the state, is also not averse to war. India should have waged war against Pakistan on December 13 when Pakistan-sponsored terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament, he said. The reference was to a terror strike that left nine people dead in the Indian capital before security forcers shot dead all five gunmen who New Delhi said were Pakistanis. Rightwing groups such as the VHP and Bajrang Dal allied to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been blamed for the sectarian violence that plunged Gujarat into madness starting on February 27. The violence has left around 950 people dead. Most victims have been Muslims. Tens of thousands of Muslims also lost their homes and took shelter in hurriedly set up relief camps all over the state. The VHP's comments came even as tensions were slowly beginning to abate between India and Pakistan, which have deployed a million troops along their long border sparking fears of a war between them. But the VHP's founder member in Gujarat, K.K. Shastri, strongly opposed war. As an individual, I strongly stand against war, he said. The people of Gujarat have not realised the grave dangers of war. Both India and Pakistan have nuclear warheads. It would not be like the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union. While these two former enemies are geographically distant, India and Pakistan share a border. If war erupts, it is bound to cause widespread destruction. More people echoed the anti-war sentiment. Girish Patel, a lawyer and chairman of Lok Adhikar Sangh, a human rights organization, reiterated that war would mean death and destruction in both the countries. Patel accused the BJP of whipping up war hysteria to deflect people's attention from its all-round failure and the sectarian violence in the state. The BJP has a multi-pronged agenda to create a Hindu nation. The war hysteria is part of it, Patel said. Inamul Iraki, one of the organisers of a relief camp for Muslim victims at Dariakhan Ghummat, wondered if the state was equipped to face a war. Gujaratis have not experienced the terror of war, he said. A single bomb explosion can send chills down their spine. --Indo-Asian News Service =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
goanet-digest V1 #4063
goanet-digest Monday, June 10 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4063 - In this issue: Re: [Goanet] From Goanet Admin [Goanet] About Goanet Admin [Goanet] TIMES: Balcony View [Goanet] NEWS: Gujarat has mixed feelings about war [Goanet] Calangute weddings in May See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 23:09:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Lawrie D'souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] From Goanet Admin Vivian , I owe you a reply but bear with me till I manage to get my net account sorted out as it means I have to dig deeper into the archives... cheers __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 23:58:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulysses Menezes - GOA-WORLD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] About Goanet Admin Goanet is an Entity and not a person to have attitudes against Subscribers. - if that is so how come, one of them planned to be a memeber of a rival gulf goans list and use material from the actual gulf goans mailing list while the other member of the admin team promoted it. But if they ask them they will have their own justified excuses. However, Goanet Administration Team changes from time to time, perhaps due for a change. - -- What they feel is right should and forcefully be right for everyone. They enjoy and abuse the freedom on other Goan mailing list but when it comes to their own mothership they are so protective they even go as far as promoting goanet on other mailing list. Moreover, the current Goanet Admin Team is honest and very responsible team - -- how can I believe that after what they did to me ? No one will believe it, until it happens to you. In my opinion 'Goanet Admin Team' will not hesitate to publish the account what they have collected and spent so far, if any Goanetter is interested. - - If your right Cip I do want to see the entire advertising accounts published here on GoaNet. and if they don't Cip I hope you will change your views about them. Its nice to listen to a one sided story, its not good to judge people from a one sided story. Regards Uly = http://www.goa-world.net/ http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Live Konkani Music Goa Related Mailing Lists In Your Area - Gulf Goans etc : http://www.goa-world.net/community/mailing_lists/ Other Websites From Goa-World : http://www.mahableshwar.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 13:24:32 +0530 From: Frederick Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] TIMES: Balcony View www.timesofindia.com Balcony View: Slip between cup and lip CYRIL D'CUNHA TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SUNDAY, JUNE 09, 2002 11:12:47 PM ] PANAJI: Call it wrong timing or just plain bad luck. Isidore Fernandes, after he won the Poinguinim seat in the 1999 elections as an Independent, had to be content with just a chairmanship of a corporation. On the other hand, another Independent candidate __ Felipe Neri Rodrigues, backed by the BJP, not only retained his Velim seat this time, but also his ministerial berth. Isidore must have fancied his chances of cornering a ministerial chair as he won on a Congress ticket this time. Unfortunately for him, all went awry as he ultimately found himself on the other side of the fence when his party was pipped to the `gaddi' by the BJP. Backing the wrong horse is not always the prerogative of the race-goer, as Ramakant Khalap, Suresh Parulekar and a few others found out. For many, though, Lady Luck catapulted them from being ordinary citizens to the corridors of power. RAIN WOES When it rains, roads in Goa turn into rivers. At the receiving end of public ire, the Panjim municipality pulled its act together this year. It desilted the drains and built new ones along the sidewalks to prevent the watery nightmare. It all looked good after the work was done and people hoped that those perennially flooding roads would be a thing of the past. It took just the pre-monsoon showers to prove otherwise and the municipality was left high and dry. Not only was there knee-deep water, but in many cases, the flood waters claimed hitherto dry zones. Nature, after all, is one great leveller. Now, motorists and pedestrians dread the fact that once the monsoon strikes in full fury, they will have to relive the wet, wet conditions. But the Panjim municipality is not willing to dishearten its people. So what if the Rain God does not fall under its jurisdiction, it still has the power to control the power situation. It has taken up trimming
[Goanet] NEWS: 100 varieties of mangoes at Indian fest
Mangoes all the way in Tamil Nadu From Indo-Asian News Service Chennai, June 10 (IANS) A little over 100 varieties of mangoes were on display as south India's biggest mango festival got under way in the Tamil Nadu town of Krishnagiri. Tamil Nadu Education Minister M. Thambidurai inaugurated the festival Sunday. The All-India Mango Exhibition, as the show is known, is an annual event that takes place in different parts of India. It showcases mangoes from all corners of the country. At a seminar, experts will present papers on India's national fruit. A music festival has been organised on the occasion. Authorities at Krishnagari, 400 km west of Chennai, have set up a mango park for children where all decorations resemble mangoes. --Indo-Asian News Service =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] CANONIZATION OF A GREAT SAINT NAMED PIO
MASSIVE WEEK WILL CULMINATE IN DRAMATIC CANONIZATION OF A GREAT SAINT NAMED PIO It's a massive week ahead, and the high point will be the dramatic, historic canonization of Padre Pio -- sure to take his place among the pantheon of greatest-ever saints. The largest crowd in the history of canonizations in Rome -- between 400,000 and 800,000 -- is expected as wave after wave of groups and nationalities parade their banner into St. Peter's Square for the climax. There has not been a mystic of this stature since St. Francis of Assisi, so don't be surprised to hear accounts of miracles in and around the canonization Sunday. Pray for your own miracle. Pray for this great saint's intercession! And pray always for the protection of Rome against terrorism. We'll bring you constant reports. It's a week that has already started with word the Orthodox Patriarch has said Mass at a Catholic basilica for the first time in more than 1,000 years; that a bishop in Holland has approved an apparition know as the Lady of All Nations; that Sister Lucia of Fatima's new book contains a motherlode of spiritual direction; and that the Pope may be speaking out on climate change. We'll have more on these stories as well. On a down note, it's also a week that will see the U.S. bishops meeting over the sexual scandals. It's a crucial meeting, and we believe that bishops must take the strictest route to recover credibility. Those who have abused children, past or present, should be defrocked and sent to do penance in a monastery. A public that sees such action -- a sudden barrage of abusive priests sent away -- will be greatly encouraged and relieved and a healing process will have started. The key is going to be for the bishops to take the role of spiritual leaders instead of that of a religious government. It is bureaucracy, liberalism, and psychology -- which so readily excuse sin -- that threw the Church into this fix to begin with. At the same time, the media should be cautioned that, unless and until there are additional major revelations (which may in fact occur), its coverage has reached the point of saturation. While we believe evil should be uncovered, we are aware, at the same time, that many in the media have a hidden or at least subconscious agenda, and that's to damage Catholicism (starting, of course, with the priesthood). In truth, the scandal of immorality pervades our entire culture, more so outside the Church than inside -- and in large part was brought to be by the same media. We'll take a look at phenomena like Ozzie Osbourne. And we'll continue to cover the scandal. But we'll stay focused on Padre Pio, for this will be the most historic aspect of the coming week, when all is said and done. Forwarded from http://spiritdaily.com _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
Re: [Goanet] 09-10 JUNE: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
ANCIENT CROSS YIELDS SECRETS: An inscription in Persia's Pahlavi language on a unique granite cross found by a Pilar Society priest at Dando, Agassaim, has been deciphered by an Indian scholar in Rome. The ancient cross was noticed on the banks of River Zuari by Fr Cosme Costa. (WE-GT) It would be good if the English version of the deciphered inscription could be made known to the general public. Also, could Joel D'Souza let us know if Fr. Cosme Costa is endeavouring to discover the remaining part of that Martomite Cross? Did GoaNetters know that one such cross figured in a 20p. postal stamp released in India on July 3, 1973 to mark St. Thomas 19th Death Centenary 72 - 1972? Jorge de Abreu Noronha =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] Threats from Gaspar and Ulysses to shut down goanet
Hi Sonali, It is very good to hear from you albeit under your phony alias. Would you by any chance happen to be related to an Ashok Chodnakar who apparently sabotaged Gaspar Almedia's computer on a number of ocassions? Anyway, to answer your question: No, goanet is not violating yahoogroups policies. For one thing, the mailing list is actually hosted on goacom, not yahoogroups. GOACOM offers this service to goanet for free, with no strings attached. Secondly as was posted by the goanet-admin team, Goanet/Herman collects advertizing money on goanet to support non-commerical activities and promotional activities in Goa. Hence even if Goanet were hosted by Yahoogroups, it would not be breaking their rules as goanet is a non-commerical entity. If asked by yahoogroups, I expect Herman to be able to provide all the necessary documentation/receipts. Now rather not surpisingly, Ulysses and Gaspar have in private threats raised exactly the same issue as you and have threatened to shut down goanet by bringing this issue up with yahoogroups. You will be happy to know that goanet will continue to function regardless of what they try and do. If it is anyone who should be worried about violating the rules of yahoogroups, it should be them. They have consistently promoted the floral business of their business partner in Goa on a number of their mailing lists. Since they and their partner obtain clear material and non-material gains through this collaboration, the phrase dont throw stones in glass houses comes to mind. To the rest of the netters: What we are seeing here is a set up by this junta. One of them willfully breaks the rules after apparently having been told several times (in private) to stop promoting their business on this mailing list. Upon removing this person, the rest of the junta jumps in by making private threats against goanet. Next, new members we never knew we had (such as our beloved Sonali), jump into the fray and repeat the same in public. Man, these guys make some of our politicians in Goa look good. Marlon -- Original Message -- From: Sonali Prabhudesai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Sonali Prabhudesai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 9 Jun 2002 03:20:22 - Since you appear to be such a stickler for following the 'rules', why are you in such a hurry to flagrantly abuse yahoogroups rules ? They explicitly say : 10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service Would the goa-net admin care to comment on this ? - Sonali =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] Don't start a war, you morons! - There is Nowhere to Hide
[Fool are exactly what they are. Don't know what rushes to and into their heads but something does. Is it their ego or is this just hype and sabre rattling. Those two silly old rivals The Rt. Wingers in India and Pakistan, please read this article and take your vacation. From all indications, this sabre rattling is related to electoral and political interests in their respective constituencies. Politicians are drama experts. But as in the case of WWF wrestling, NOT everybody might know that this is only a chess game where a certain number of lives are sacrificed every now and again. Some..nutcase trigger happy moron might flip and let go the first strike. That will be the end. Pull back you foolsPull back. Don't sacrifice the nation for a tiny piece of real estate! TGF = India and Pakistan: Nowhere to Hide In nuclear attack, few would find shelter By Paul Watson and Tyler Marshall LOS ANGELES TIMES June 8, 2002 New Delhi - With India and Pakistan on the brink of war over Kashmir, their people face a frightening reality: If nuclear missiles ever rain down, there is nowhere to hide. Among the 1.2 billion people of the Asian subcontinent, the only people with any hope of finding shelter from a nuclear attack are top political and military leaders and, if regular rules apply, people with enough money to ease their way into a few protective bunkers run by the governments. India's capital, New Delhi, a prime target for what nuclear strategists call a decapitation strike by Pakistani missiles, has no air raid sirens, no public fallout shelters and no known evacuation plan for almost 13 million residents. Indian officials in local and national departments responsible for handling emergencies referred journalists from one office to another when asked about civil defense planning. Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, is said to have fallout shelters for the generals and politicians. In the past month, Pakistan's interior ministry has run drills for police, fire and hospital workers, but hasn't educated the public on how to increase their chances of surviving a nuclear attack. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf have said repeatedly that they don't want a war, certainly not a nuclear one. But experts warn the two countries have slipped steadily closer to Armageddon since first testing nuclear weapons in 1998. You can't really say that they're going to have a nuclear war, of course, said Achin Vanaik, an Indian scholar and political activist. All you really can say is that the likelihood of a nuclear conflict in this part of the world is greater than anywhere else. Anti-nuclear campaigners such as Vanaik have long argued that civil defense is a waste of money, and that the only way to prevent mass death from nuclear war is to get rid of the weapons. India and Pakistan continue to build up their arsenals and test new missiles to deliver them farther and more accurately. But the countries' people haven't been told the most basic precautions such as how prevailing winds would carry the fallout plume or how iodine tablets would could help them survive radioactive poisoning. In 1999, New Delhi's government proposed a phased plan costing more than $240 million to handle the aftermath of a nuclear attack, which assumed the blast would create a dead zone with a radius of 14 to 30 miles. The plan included emergency medical bunkers, a disaster alert system, more than 200 protective suits for emergency workers and 750 decontamination and first aid kits, The Hindu newspaper reported. But there is no evidence that plan was ever implemented, Vanaik said. Indian hospitals are notoriously overcrowded and understaffed, and health care is worse in Pakistan. There is only one doctor for every 2,337 Indians, compared with one physician for every 406 Americans. According to a 1999 study on the likely effects of a nuclear attack on Bombay, India's largest city and commercial hub, the blast, fire and radioactive fallout from a 15 kiloton explosion would kill between 160,000 and 800,000 people in a population of more than 16 million and injure several hundred thousand more. These estimates are conservative and there are a number of reasons to expect that the actual numbers would be much higher, wrote physicist M.V. Ramana in his report, Bombing Bombay? He added that the estimates don't include long-term effects such as cancer and birth defects. = Recommended Goan Sites in Cyberspace Goa-World at http://www.goa-world.net The Goan Forum is at http://www.colaco.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet ===
[Goanet] 11 JUNE: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 June 2002 SATARKAR FOR SPEADER'S POST: Priol MLA Advocate Vishwas Satarkar of the BJP filed his nomination for the post of Speaker of the Goa State Legislative Assembly yesterday. The Speaker will be elected on 12 June and the deputy Speaker on 14 June. (GT) HC ADMITS PLEAS AGAINST HIKE IN CONTINGENCY FUND: The Panaji Bench of Bombay High Court has admitted a plea challenging the ordinance promulgated by the state Governor, Mr Mohammad Fazal, on February 29 enhancing the Contingency Fund of the state from Rs.10 crore to Rs.690 crore. (NT) CHARGE-SHEET AGAINST AGA BROTHERS: Aga brothers of Gokulwadi-Sanquelim, the accused in the alleged assault on former Union Minister Shripad Naik have been chargesheeted on the charges of attempt to murder. The escort of Shirpad Naik, in his complaint said that Irfan Aga (28) and Ayas Aga (2) picked up a quarrel after they dashed against the car carrying Shripad at Sao Pedro on 16 December 2001. (GT) GOA, AP SIGN MOU: A Memorandum of Understanding to promote tourism through mutual cooperation in Goa and Andhra Pradesh was signed at Hyderabad on Friday by the tourism development corporations of both States. (GT) DOMESTIC TOURIST FIGURES UP: The arrival of domestic tourists for the year 2002 in Goa has shown an increasing trend. Last year i.e. 2001, the tourists visiting Goa were 11.2 lakh as against 9.76 lakh tourists who visited in the year 2002, showing an increase of 15 per cent. (GT) MANOVIKAS ICSE RESULTS: Manovikas English Medium School secures 21 distinctions, 26 first classes and 9 second classes. It is also proud to announce that 47 of the 57 candidates secured distinction in Hindi. (GT) WORKSHOP FOR BJP WORKERS, MLAS: President of the party's state unit Laxmikant Parsekar announced at a press conference at the party head quarters that the party has on schedule a three-day training workshop for its workers, MLAs include. (H) WHO CARES? When asked to react to the presence of charge-sheeted MLAs in the cabinet, President of the state BJP, Laximikant Parsekar, said, They may not have been charge-sheeted after the elections. The charge-sheets must have been filed much before the polls. (H) PARRIKAR'S LARGESSE ANNOYS PARTYMEN: How is it that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is so liberal to those from non-BJP groups, who have joined his ministry? This question looms large over the corridors of power right from the day Parrikar distributed the first lot of portfolios on 4 June. (Edit in GT) WHY GOANS ELECT A HUNG ASSEMBLY: The Goan electorate has shown maturity and sagacity. It has discarded the opportunists and habitual defectors, wherever options were available to them; but were forced to re-elect the same old known devils as they did not want to chase the unknown saints. (GT) LOUTULIM'S DEVELOPMENT: At the Loutulim Gram Sabha meeting on Sunday members resolved to develop the open spaces donated to the panchayat as well as take up the work of construction of a play ground in the village. (GT) RENAMING OF ORMUZ ROAD: The PMC yesterday approved the renaming of the Ormuz Road (from Cine Nacional to ferry wharf) in Panjim city to TB Cunha Road. A demand for the renaming of the road was made by several freedom fighters. (H) MPHIL IN MARINE ZOOLOGY: The Goa University is launching a two-year programme in MPhil in Marine Zoology from the current academic year. (GT) TWINNING OF PANJIM WITH VIGAN: The Panjim Municipal council has in principle approved the proposal for the twinning of the city of Panjim with the city of Vigan in Philippines, as proposed by the Ambassador of India in Manila, Philippines. (H) FIVE KIDS SUFFER FROM FOOD POISONING: Five minor children residing in the slum area near Khareband in Margao were admitted to Hospicio Hospital, Margao, due to food poisoning late this evening. (NT) PALMOLEIN SEIZED AT CURTI: The Legal Metrology (Weights Measures) Department raided a factory at Curti-Ponda and seized Palmolein oil packets worth Rs.3.06 lakh sold in violation of the Package Commodities Act. During the raid it was found that the rates were charged for 500 ml and mentioned 400 ml free with this pack thus confusing the consumers. (GT) SALARIES FOR PANCHAYAT MEMBERS LIKELY: The sarpanchas and panchayat members will come on the payroll of State government only in August 2002, according to the Director of Panchayats, Mr PM Borkar. (NT) CARANZALEM BOY MISSING: A 15-year-old boy, Aaron Madeira, has been reported missing from his residence in Caranzalem since Sunday afternoon. He is believed to have run away from home after being distraught over his school results. (H) NO BUNKING FOR GOVT ENGINEERS: In a sharp note of caution to all engineers supervising government projects, PWD Minister, Sudin Dhavalikar, has insisted that the presence of a civil engineereither a degree or diploma holderis mandatory at the construction sites of the important projects. (H) DE SOUZA
