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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS Dec 10, 2004 FEATURE: Goacom-Goanow Feature on the Feast of St Francis Xavier at http://goacom.com/goanow/sfxfeast/SFXfeast2004.htm IT'S GOA NEXT YEAR: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Culture S Jaipal Reddy on Thursday (December 9) announced that Goa would be the venue for the IFFI next year also, adding that the infrastructure facilities be further augmented and expanded in the State. However, the suspense continued over Goa's choice as the permanent venue. Reddy was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 35th IFFI 2004 at the Kala Academy, Panaji. He said that Goa provided unique opportunities and added impetus to the event. (GT) PARRIKAR FEELS SATISFIED, RELIEVES; "I am feeling very satisfied and relieved," was how the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar reacted to Union I&B Minister Jaipal Reddy's statement that IFFI would be held in Goa next year. On the question of funds, he said the Central government had never promised the state funds for IFFI. Grants were expected from the Planning Commission. (H) 'BEAUTIFUL CITY' EXCELS; The critically acclaimed movie by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, Beautiful City, swept two of three prizes of the Asian Competition section of the 35th IFFI while debutant Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham (Beautiful Boxer) took home the third. (GT) DELEGATES, LOCALS MADE IFFI SUCCESSFUL: The Director of IFFI Goa 2004, Neelam Kapur, has said that the ten-day festival has been a success with high involvement of the delegates and local people despite handicaps like lack of adequate world-class theatres. She said only five movies could be screened per day instead of 10-12, and every movie had to be screened only once instead of twice. She said that 25 per cent of the seats were reserved for the members of the public. (H) A SEA OF PEOPLE: Thousands of people turned up for the musical programme at Campal grounds marking the end of the 10-day IFFI on December 9 night. Pop stars Remo Fernandes and Hema Sardessai and percussionist Bondo and Vaishali Samant regaled the music lovers for more than three hours. (H) GOVT AID FOR PRE-PRIMARY VERNACULAR SCHOOLS: After primary schools, the State government is now offering financial assistance for vernacular language run pre-primary schools in the state of Goa. The government has formulated a new scheme for supporting pre-primary schools imparting education in Konkani and Marathi languages. (H) UNDERGROUND POWER CABLE: Power Minister Digambar Kamat stated the work of laying the underground power cable for Margao city has been already tendered and awarded to the Larsen and Toubro Company while for Panaji city, it would be tendered soon. The estimates for laying underground cables for Mapusa, Vasco and Ponda towns has been also prepared and would be taken up in the third phase under the centrally-sponsored Accelerated Power Development Programme. (GT) GOAN GIRL FACES HARROWING ORDEAL: When 24-year-old Flory Nevidita D'Souza of Fortavaddo in Betim opted to take up housework in Kuwait, she was hopeful of a bright future. Instead, she was mercilessly beaten black and blue by her boss when she refused to be drawn into prostitution and after repeated death threats barely got away with her life, after relatives paid a huge sum to secure her release. (H) PEDESTRIAN INJURED: One Sebastian Francis Colaco, aged around 40 and hailing from Peddem-Canacona, was injured when a motorcycle dashed against him at Chaudi, Canacona. (GT) WOMAN FOUND MURDERED: An unknown woman aged around 40 years was found murdered at Mardol-Farmagudi on December 9. (GT) REHAB CENTRES: Setting up of government rehabilitation centres for alcoholics seems to be the need of the hour according to psychiatrists in the state. (H) "PARMAL" RELEASE: The latest issue of Goa Heritage Action Group's flagship publication "Parmal" will be released at the Museum of Christian Art, Old Goa, on December 11 at 5 pm. The volume contains articles on humankind's collective memory (Bojan Djuric), an examination of Catholic Religious Orders in Goa (Olivinho Gomes), essay on early Portuguese influences on Goan architecture (Ketak Nachinolkar), Goa's slave trade (Teotonio R de Souza). WESTERN MUSIC CONCERT: A western music concert presented by Fundacao Oriente and Pro Musica will be held at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount, Old Goa, on December 12 at 11 am. The Ensemble will play works by Bach, Beethoven, Gluck, Kreisler, E Grieg and B Bartok. Contact: Tel 2230728 or 2436108. (H) SUN, SAND, RUSSIAN WOMEN AND HIV: The coastal belts of Goa - North and South - are already established hotbeds for the HIV virus. The coastal talukas account for 71.3 per cent of the total number of recorded HIV cases in the State. According to reliable sources in the coastal belts, Goan men are increasingly falling prey to sexual exploitation from foreign women.Also, sources say, a number of infected Russian women have been spreading the virus during their contact with local men. (GT) "ALEESHA" TO BE RELEASED: Konkani regional film, Aleesha, which had its world premiere at the International Film festival of India recently, would be released on 10 December at INOX in Panaji. Shows would be held daily at 6.20 pm. Filmed in cinemascope, "Aleesha" was completed in a record time of 51 days. (GT) "SOOD" PREMIERES AT INOX: Actor-producer Sanjeev Prabhudesai's maiden Konkani film "Sood" was premiered at the INOX on December 9.Addressing a press conference, Prabhudesai informed that the film would be released in two languages - Konkani and Hindi. "While the Konkani version will hit the cinema halls by this month end, the film in Hindi will be released next month," he said. (GT) JULIANA MEETS CM: Dempo Sports Club football star, Cristiano de Lima Junior' s wife, Juliana, called on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in connection with a second autopsy on her husband's body. (GT) EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY WOMEN ARTISTS: 'Mind of a Woman', an exhibition of paintings by three women artists from varied backgrounds - Preetam Bhatty from Nagpur, Yolanda de Souza from Goa and Eleanor Viegas from England - will be inaugurated at Art Chamber Galeria de Belas Artes, Calangute, on December 11. The show will be open to the public from December 12 till January 11. (H) MUSICIAN JUJU'S DEMISE: Jose A Fernandes, popularly known as Juju, a very good saxophonist and band leader expired at his residence at Pedda in Benaulim on December 9. As a musician Juzu was very popular on the Konkani tiatr circuit, particularly in South Goa. Being an excellent composer, he has scored melodious music not only for his own audio cassette "Bhiradd" but for over 35 others. He was the recipient of "Flying Film Production 2000 and "Gulab" awards. (Bonaventure D'Pietro) S P O R T S KARNATAKA SWAMP GOA: Karnataka trounced Goa by an innings and 29 runs with a day to spare in the three-day Cooch Behar Trophy under 19 Elite Group A league match at the Bombay Gymkhana in Mumbai on December 9. (GT) TODAY IN GOA: - Kite Carnival at the Miramar beach from 4 pm onwards. - Friday Balcao at the Goa Desc Resource Centre, Liberty Apartments, Mapusa, from 4 pm to 6 pm. The discussion will focus on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relevance to Goa. D E A T H S Cavelossim: ESTEVAM JOSE RODRIGUES (Ex-Education Dept); husband of Philomena (Ex HQ 2STC Panaji), father of Rouchelle (NIO), son of late Marcus Camilo/Cristina; brother of Leonora/Joe (London), Thomas/Philomena (Porvorim), Celina/late Joaquim (Saligao). Funeral cortege will leave Rodrigues Vaddo, Cavelossim, Salcete to Holy Cross Church at 3.30 pm on 10-12-2004. 09 Dec: Benaulim: JOE FERNANDES (JUZU), Saxophonist. 09 Dec: Varca: SEBASTIAO CARVALHO: husband of Natalina, father of Francisco, Joseph, Maria/Jose. 08 Dec: Cuncolim: TITUS DAVID RODRIGUES: husband of Anita, father of Daisy and Kevin. 09 Dec: Velim/Chicalim: SERAPHINO ANTHONY LEMOS: husband of Norma, father of Sharmila/Conrad Fernandes, Zarina and Gladstone. 09 Dec: Sancoale: LAWRENCE FERNANDES E CARVALHO (Chonekan): mother of late Antonio Philip/Magdalene, Joaquim/Rita Maria, Paulo/Maggie, Gracien/Erodion; grandmother of Antonette, Mathew, Vitus, Santana, Pulkeria, Maurelio, Joel, Lourencia, Sheila, Seby, Eltor and Velency. 09 Dec: Tivim-Comprem/Mandur-Dongrim: CARLOTA FERNANDES: wife of late Vitorino, mother of Aurora/Lino, Natalina/Carmino and Irene/Luis. 29 Nov: Canacona: ANTHONY FERNANDES: husband of Christina, father of Simren. G O A W E A T H E R Max temp: 34.9 degC; Min temp: 19.7 degC ; Humidity: 64% (Yesterday) Weather: Clear blue skies and lovely holiday weather in Goa. Courtesy: GT=Gomantak Times; NT=The Navhind Times; H=Herald; WE=Weekender. JOEL D'SOUZA Assagao-Goa-India. ########################################################################## Goa's premier mailing list Goanet - http://www.goanet.org is 10 years old today