GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
24 Oct 2003
H A P P Y D I W A L I
CM, GOVERNOR, ARCHBISHOP EXTEND DIWALI GREETINGS: Governor Kidar Nath
Sahani, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and his cabinet colleagues,
Archbishop Raul Gonsalves and other leaders have extended warm greetings to
the people of Goa on the occasion of Diwali. (GT)
PARRIKAR COMPLETES 3 YRS OF HIS TENURE: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
completes three years of his tenure today. The government has released a
brochure "Goa-3 years of Good Governance: Towards peace, progress and
prosperity" to mark the occasion. "Three years of BJP-led governance has
transformed Goa into a forward-looking State, with all-round economic and
social development," the brochure states. (GT)
MAN JUMPS TO DEATH: A 48-year-old man, Vinayak Vishwanath Kavlekar, jumped
to death from the Borim bridge on October 22 afternoon, leaving his
motorcycle on the bridge. The body was fished out at Durbhat, Ponda,
yesterday. The police informed that the deceased was suffering from an
incurable disease and was discharged from the hospital a few days back. (H)
ROMI AND DEVNAGRI NECESSARY FOR KONKaNI'S DEVELOPMENT: "Romi and Devnagri
scripts are the two wheels of the larger Konkani vehicle, and if one of them
fails, the development of the language will be affected adversely," said
Konknni writer Prabhakar Tendulkar, who was awarded the "Jezvit Anton
Pereira Puraskar" at the hands of former Speaker and tiatr personality
Tomazinho Cardozo at the Mapusa Municipal Hall yesterday evening. In his
address, Tomazinho Cardozo lauded Thomas Stephens Kendr for selecting
Tendulkar, who has served Konkani for several years, particularly among the
romi reading Goan Catholic community. He also said that those who have
worked hard silently for the upliftment of the mother-tongue should be
brought into the limelight and awarded similarly. Fr Pratap Naik of the SKK
introduced Prabhakar Tendulkar, while Fr Mathew Almeida, conveyed the vote
of thanks. Several Konkani writers and others attended the function, at
which veteran Konknni lover Bertha Menezes garlanded Tendulkar and also
recited a poem dedicated to him, besides singing it with the audience.
(GoaNOW)
GOVT WARNS ILLEGAL SHRIMP FARMERS: The State Level Aquaculture Committee has
warned the few shrimp farms that are being operated within the state
adopting improved technology and without proper authorization from the
Aquaculture Authority of India. The Supreme Court direction completely bans
the construction of shrimp ponds in agricultural land, saltpans, mangrove
area and in the area preserved for public utility. (NT)
PANEL FOR FILM FESTIVAL: The government has constituted the Infrastructure
Development Committee for International Film Festival of India 2004. The
committee to be chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, comprises of
architect Lucio Miranda, industrialist Dattaraj Salgaocar, industrialist
Dattaraj Salgaokar, Corporation of City of Panaji Mayor Ashok Naik, Sangam
Kurade and Ministers Digambar Kamat and Dr Suresh Amonkar. (GT)
MMC COMPLETES THREE YEARS: The present Margao Municipal Council which
completes three years today, has till date spent only Rs.3.30 crore on
development works, as against an expenditure outlay of Rs.18.80 crore. (GT)
SLUM-FREE CITY: Completing three years in the office without interruption,
the Margao Municipal Council chairperson, Ms Kamalini Poinguinkar, vowed to
make Margao a slum-free city within the next two years. (NT)
NO PARKING SPACE FOR AUTORICKSHAWS: With the number of autorickshaws
crossing the 100-mark, the Calangute panchayat has decided not to allow them
to park in the village. The panchayat members were upset as the Transport
department has been issuing permits for new vehicles and allotting the stand
without consulting the panchayat. (GT)
COMMISSIONING OF VESSEL: Fourth Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel, Coast Guard
ship "Sagar", will be commissioned by Defence Minister George Fernandes on
November 3, at berth No.10, Mormugao Harbour at 9 am. (H)
GREAT GOAN FARM DECAY: To start with, the politicized 'land to the tiller
law' might have helped build (temporary) vote banks. But this has certainly
not made agriculture more productive in Goa. Over time, the tiller no longer
tills the land he suddenly came to own. The ownership makes it tempting for
him to sell fertile agriculture land to builders, set up petrol pumps on it,
use it to suck out large quantities of water, then sold for a few paise per
litre, convert it into a garbage dump, or just keep it fallow with an eye on
future possible 'conversion'. (Edit in Herald)
TEARFUL ADIEU TO ALFRED ROSE: Hundreds of fans besides relatives and family
members bid a tearful farewell to Konkani music and stage icon, Rosario
Alfred Fernandes, popularly known as Alfred Rose at Mumbai on Thursday.
Alfred, who had breathed his last after a brief illness, at his Beau Monde
residence at Mahim, was laid to rest at Mahim on September 23. Fr Rodrigues,
who presided over the Eucharistic celebration, described Rose as not only a
"legend" of Konkani stage and music, but also a man who lived his life as a
true Christian, in his homily. Several personalities from the Konkani
theatre community including Joe Rose, Prem Kumar, Tony Martin, Titta Pretto,
Paul Roamy, Antonette and S Lemos, were among those who attended the funeral
services. (H)
ALFRED ROSE DEATH CONDOLED: Kala Academy's Chairman, Pratapsingh Rane, has
condoled the death of eminent Goan 'cantaram' singer, musician and actor of
Konkani stage Rosario Alfred Fernandes alias Alfred Rose. With the passing
away of Alfred Rose, the State has lost one of its eminent sons and
artistes, Mr Rane said. (H)
MEET IN MEMORY OF ALFRED ROSE: The Konkani Sangeet and Nattok Akademi, Tiatr
Artistes and Writers, will hold a condolence meet in the memory of late
Alfred Rose on October 25 at 5 pm, at the TB Cunha Hall, Panaji. Organisers
of the event have invited fans and well-wishers of the late tiatr
personality to attend the meet in large numbers. (GT)
TEMPLE ROBBED: In a theft at a small temple at Prabhuwaddo, Calangute, two
brass samai (lamps), two silver lamps and one copper vessel were stolen
yesterday. (GT)
FROM AFRO-ASIAN.: I am collaborating with a musician from London, William
Hall Jr, on a piece of music, that we're working through the Internet. He
has composed a basic theme, and I'm composing and adding my own Indian tunes
to it. I'm excited about this, because William and I have never met, and
this is working out to be a real British-Indian collaboration across the
oceans. (Remo Fernandes in Herald Insight).
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! "I wonder the nature of people we're gullibly
throwing the red carpet to, and I'm wondering whether they'll respect, abide
and honour the law of the land in its totality. I'm wondering whether in our
desperate attempts to glamourise ourselves, are we short-changing the sanity
we've maintained even in our most trying moments, putting up with falling
systems." (Ethel da Costa in an open letter to Ms Veronica Kayla, who was in
Goa recently in connection with setting up Goa as the permanent site for the
International Film Festival Centre)
KONKANI ARTIST IN GUINNESS BOOK: Konkani artist Vasant Bandekar's amazing
talent of mimicking musical instruments, has fetched him an entry into the
Guinness Book of World Records. The 56-year-old man from Sadashivgad has
staged his mimicry shows for decades in four languages non-stop for 100
minutes-Kannada, Konkani, Hindi and Marathi. He has also performed his shows
in Goa, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. His specialty is the unique
prowess to mimic 30 musical instruments, using only nasal, facial and vocal
muscles. "A Konkani artist's achievement is for the Konkani community,"
Bandekar says.
S P O R T S
GOA U-19 SQUAD: The following Goa U-19 players have been selected to
participate in the Jharkhand trophy from 1 November: Gerard D'Mello, Alfroy
Gomes, Samson Fernandes, Rosevelt Telles, Vaibhav Raut, Alister Ferrao,
Norbert D'Silva, Agnelo Conceicao, Vilas Morje, Francisco Rodrigues, Stanley
Carvalho, Aldis Rebello, Albano Rebello, Donald Rocha, Wesley Coutinho,
Clinton D'Souza, Mario Mascarenhas, Drupesh Dessai, Lourdes Fernandes and
Santan Rego. (GT)
ANITA IS MANAGER OF INDIA SQUAD: DySP Anita Rodrigues has been appointed
manager of the Indian athletic team which will participate in the first
Afro-Asian Games, to be held from October 24 to November 1, at Hyderabad.
(H)
CURTORIM DRUB COLVA: Strong contenders Curtorim Gymkhana drubbed St
Anthony's
Colva 3-0 to sail into the quarter-finals of the Piety Memorial rolling
trophy football tournament at Cuncolim. (GT)
G R E E T I N G S
Many Returns of the Day to ALEXYZ
Rene Baretto in London and all your Goenkar fans and friends, all over
the world, wish you a JOLLY good year ahead.
D E A T H S
23 Oct: Ucassaim: TOME LUIS VAZ: husband of late Theodore Marceline,
father of Maxcy, Inacio, Francis (Kuwait), Mario (Kuwait), Filomena,
Maria/peter Carvalho (Kuwait), Cristina/Salvador Baretto.
22 Oct: Velsao-Pale: JERRY RODRIGUES: husband of Philomena, father of
Sylvia/Aires (Dubai), Daisy, Rodney and Rosley.
23 Oct: Curchorem: JOAQUIM MASCARENHAS: husband of Manima, father of
Delfy/Delton.
18 Oct: Divar: BENEDICT SOCORRO FERNANDES: husband of Zeferina, father of
Zinia and Brian, expired in a tragic in Kuwait. Funeral in Divar on October
25 at 3.00 pm.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 28.8 degC (83.8 degF) at 9.30 am in Assagao-Goa.
Max Temp: 32.2 deg C; Min Temp: 25.4 deg C; Humidity: 75% (Official
figures for yesterday)
Rainfall so far: 2700.8 mm
Weather: A bit cloudy weather this morning in Goa.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India.
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