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-----GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 02, 2006 * DATELINE GOA------- CONGRESS FEELS THE HEAT: The political climate in the Congress stronghold in the Salcete-Mormugao belt is tense with Churchill Alemao kick-starting his pro-Dabolim (airport) movement from Vasco, and equally determined Congress leaders gearing up to ward off any possible damage to the party in its bastion. (Herald) SAYS AN ADVERT: The fight is on. Dabolim forever. Mopa never! Public meeting at Vasco opposite Municipality at 5 pm today. Attending in large numbers as in this meeting, it is you the people who will decide the future course of action. Churchill Alemao, South Goa MP. POLICE, ON THE DRUG TRADE: The Goa Police are in touch with the US, UK and Israeli authorities through the Narcotics Control Bureau of India (NCBI), to check drug trafficking in the State, said Director General of Police Neeraj Kumar.(H) MONTE MUSIC FESTIVAL, bringing together the Indian and Western classical music festival, is being held on March 3-5. Recitals by members of the Forum of the Art with Nauzer (piano/violin) and Susan Badyari (flute), santoor, vocal rcital (by soprano Joanne Marie D'Mello), Bharatnatyam, Goa State Strings Orchestra (conducted by Nauzer), Kala Academy String Orchestra (conducted by Teresa Figueiredo), sitar recital by Chhote Rahimat Khan) and a choral recital by Ensemble Peregrinacao (Pilgrimage Ensemble of Portugal) with Joanne Marie D'Mello and conducted by Teresita Gutierrez. The Ensemble Peregrinacao will also perform at the GVM Nargao on March 6 (Mon) 7 pm. Entry free. Open day (Fri) admission by invite only. o Navy must allow devotees on Anjediva Island: MP Shantaram Naik.(H) o Santona sponge iron plants challanged in High Court. (H) o Hectic activity ahead of crucial Margao Council trial of strenght. o Contest CCP poll independently, Youth Congress tells Zuwarkar.(H) o Meet to discuss water woes at Quepem today. (H) o Thousands witness carnival floats at Quepem. (H) o CM promises to name Cansaulim sports complexl after TB Cunha.(H) o Seraulim-Duncolim Farmers' Club under NABARD launched. (H) o Scrap kabrastan proposal at Raia, say Manora citizens. (H) o Bus at Quepem damaged when a new electric pole fell on it. (H) o Hospicio management stagnant without DHS bylaws. (H) o 17-year-old reportedly kidnapped from Dona Paula secondary. (H) 0 983 CDs, 60 DVDs seized in Bicholim, copyright violation.6 held.(H) o Dr RajendraKanekar and Dr Deelip Vernekar in homeopathy council race. o St Mathias Sports Club annual meet March 19, 10.30 am at its premises. o George Menezes' latest book Sugar and Spice to be released March 3. o Malwan Food Festival, Mar 1-12 at La Paz Gardens, Vasco. o Oral health care and HIV/AIDS workshop, March 4-5 at Dental College. 41 floats take part in Vasco carnival. Goan Brass Band, Maggie and Hero Honda won prizes in the sponsored category. Goenchem Godd, Goenchim Festam and Goencho Sao Joao topped in the traditional category. (H) Enumerators in the recently-concluded six-day, wildlife census 2006 have collected material to suggest that there may be at least three tigers in Goa's western ghats. This is a more authentic confirmation of the last 2002 exercise, which had suggested the presence of five big cats. (Paul Fernandes, in GT) Ward 17 -- covering Bhatlem, Chincholem and Vhodlem Bhat -- in Panjim wears a neglected look, says Gomantak Times. Residents wish for construction of new drainage, cleaning and maintenance of existing drainage, and construction of toilets for migrant labour. (GT)(GT) o Mahiti ghars owe over Rs 11 lakh to the government. (NT) o Garbage collection drive launched inMormugao. (NT) o M K Shaikh is chairman of Goa Education Dvpt Corporation.(NT) o Hotmixing of roads in Priol begins. (NT) o Dr R G Wiseman Pinto feted in Rajasthan, Jodhpur.(NT) NINE YEAR OLD Reeya Ashish Bhadiye, student of Kendriya Vidyalaya of INS Mandovi Verme and five-and-half year old Richa Arun Bhandiya, of Shree Niketan, Porvorim, swam across the Mandovi recently. (H) IN THE MARATHI PRESS: The two-word headline is 'Bush aale' (George Bush is here) in the Gova Doot. Another main story also looks at the dust pollution issue in the port-town of Vasco da Gama. -------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATIONAL -------------------------------------------------------------- o Three day workshop planned on identifying and preparing reference material in Physics, at GVM Nelly Joildo Aguiar Higher Secondary at Ponda. (H) o Education minister Luizinho Faleiro said his department will issue a circular authorising government-aided to purchase furniture for computers from the dealer of their choice. (H) o R Schwartz-founded ISEAF, founded to help poor and meritoriousstudent, was launched in 1991, with just four students enrolledinitially. Today, it has provided assistance to 700 students to complete their education. Scholarships have gone to 10 medicalstudents, 15 in engineering, 39 engineering diploma, 11 post-grads, 257 graduates, 1 CA, 11 pharmacy, 2 LLB, 1 LLM, 1 in fine arts, 18 ITI, 2 BEd, 3 DEd and 329 higher secondary students. (H) o Road safety to be taught in high schools.(NT) o CM distributes play-kits to balwadis (govt-run nurseries). NT o Rajya Sabha passed the National Commission for Minority Education Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2005. Government said certain reasons were behind this amendment, main being that minority institutions were facing many problems in securing NOCs. (UNI) -------------------------------------------------------------- GOA GETS NEW NON-RESIDENT COMMISSIONER -------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNOR S C JAMIR has appointed former union minister Eduardo Faleiro as the Commissioner for NRIs with immediate effect, and with rank of a Cabinet minister. His office will be at the new Secretariat, Alto Porvorim. Development commissioner J K Dadoo has been relieved of his additional charge of the NRI Cell. (H) -------------------------------------------------------------- RELIGION -------------------------------------------------------------- Pope drops 'Patriarch' title: Pope Benedict XVI has dropped the title of 'Patriarch of the Occident', one of the many he holds as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, saying it could herald a clash with the Russian Orthodox Church. (AFP) -------------------------------------------------------------- GOA BUSINESS LINK -------------------------------------------------------------- o Lorenz, Margao offers digital prints at Rs 5 only. o Dr Chandrakant P Shetye opens super speciality eye hospitality at the Mapusa Trade Centre. -------------------------------------------------------------- GOANET NEWS BYTES ASKS YOU A FAVOUR.... -------------------------------------------------------------- We ask our readers to help Goanet News Bytes to grow. Send us a list of 10 email addresses of your friends/relatives from Goa who you think should receive a free trial subscription of Goanet News Bytes. If the like the same, they're welcome to continue receiving the same. Send in the same to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH AND REMEMBRANCES -------------------------------------------------------------- ASSOLNA: Rosy D'Costa, Bairo Premiero, b 1943 CARMONA: Menino F Pereira, Xiro. b 1945. CARMONA: Violeta D'Costa of Xirro. MAPUSA: Eugene Rebello, ex-Glaxo Bombay b 1945. MARGAO: Jose Conceicao do Pedro Paul da Costa "Zecost" 1921 PANJIM: Padmanabh Ramnath Kamat, Aparna Bldg. QUEPEM: Piedade D'Silva, b 1939. VASCO: Christalina de Souza e Fernandes, New Vaddem b 1952 AROSSIM, CANSAULIM: Walfrido Antao, 4th anniversary CANDOLIM: Joanita D'Sa, month's mind. CANSAULIM: Remediana Mascarenhas e Fernandes, 3rd anniv CARMONA: Oliveiro Antonio Jorge, Xetmalem, 1st anniv CORTALIM: Caetano Fernandes, Almabhat, 3rd anniv CORTALIM: Maria Jennifer Vaz, Novo Palmar, 2nd anniv Ex-DAR ES SALAAM/Ex-VELIM/NAVELIM: Maria Rosy Josephina C Colaco. In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl got drowned in a well in Khandiwaddo, Curchorem on Wednesday morning. Megha Durgappa was returning home after attending anganwadi class, when she fell into an open well. (Herald) Many unaswered questions about Patto suicide, says the Herald. Gomantak Times frontpages the story. -------------------------------------------------------------- CULINARY CORNER Special from Daisy Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------- Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. Lent begins on 1 March 2006, Ash Wednesday and ends on 15 April 2006, which is the day before Easter. In many countries, the last day before Lent (called Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Carnival, or Fasching) has become a last fling before the solemnity of Lent. For centuries, it was customary to fast by abstaining from meat during Lent, which is why some people call the festival Carnival, which is Latin for farewell to meat. Try some of these meatless recipes during Lent. Pancake Tuesday is celebrated the day before the beginning of Lent. This is the time we remember the forty days Jesus spent in the desert. It is known by different names in different countries. In Scotland it is sometimes known as Shrove Tuesday, from the word shriven which means you are cleansed of your sins by the priest before Lent begins. Traditionally fat and flour was used up before the fasting of Lent began and pancakes were the best way to do this. Sweet Pancakes 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoons salt, 1 cup milk (preferably whole), 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, plus more for cooking crepes 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Put the flour and salt and in a large mixing bowl. Gradually whisk in the milk. Whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time, and then whisk in the sugar, melted butter, and vanilla. Cover and let rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Melt a small pat of butter in the pat and swirl around so that it lightly coats the surface. Add 1/3 cup of the batter and move your wrist in a circular pattern to coat the pan with thin even layer of batter. Cook for about 1 minute or until the first side browns lightly, then flip and cook 45 seconds to 1 minute longer. Remove to a plate and repeat with remaining batter. Fill with jam, honey, sugar, chocolate hazelnut spread, peanut butter, bananas, coconut mixed with grated jaggery or anything sweet that you enjoy from your pantry. --------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2005 http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. -------------------------------------------------------------- Goanet, the net-worker of all networks. Stay in touch. --------------------------------------------------------------