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The car was trailing a 'palki' procession of Vitthal Rakhumai at Malim-Betim in Bardez, with the passengers in the process of throwing out fire-crackers from the ill-fated car. Porvorim police disclosed that due to the wind, the sparks of the crackers that the passengers were lighting entered the vehicle which was laden with crackers and ignited the other boxes. (Herald) o SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Shreya Naik of Udupi, Karnataka, died on the sport after their jeep collided with an oncoming pick-up at Canacona this evening. (Herald) o Anti-Mopa meet at Pernem fails to take off. Pernem MLA Babu Azgaonkar and Mopa activists from Pernem were seen geared up to thwart any move to hold an anti-Mopa meet at Dhargal. Divisional magistrate Mahesh Khorjuvenkar refused permission to hold the proposed meet at Dhargal due to 'law and order problem'. (Herald) o Government Registrar of Co-operative Societies is housed in a two-storey house at Mala-Fontainhas, and is one of the stuffiest government offices with 50-odd staff. Visitors have to struggle through tables, chairs and cupboards that occupy most of the space. POLIO VACCINES were administered to nearly 122,000 children below the age of five on Sunday. (H) The government and its staff seems to have invested a lot of energies into making sure all kids got these drops, in a battle to fight polio. DR MIGUEL CORREA MONTEIRO'S book Saint Francis Xavier, A Man for Others, was released in Panjim, to commemorate the quincenteneary of the birth anniversary of Xavier. It was brought out by CIT Correios de Portugal, the Portuguese post office. This is the latest of over a hundred titles published (with postage stamps inside) by the Portuguese post office, many of them now completely sold out and already much valued in the secondary markets. (NT)ks o Palm Sunday observed in Goa. (NT) o Dearth of health workers highlighted at World Health Day.H o Save Dabolim Airport Action Ctee formed under Adv Greg Barros o Councillors fail to turn up at Aquem meet. (H) o Maddel residents demand government return land to farmers. It was acquired for a truck terminus, that was scrapped.(H) o Electrification of Mungul bridge gets green signal. (H) o Motorcycle pilot Ajay Bhike arrested for armed robbery. o After 5 yrs, govt struggling to acquire 250 sq.m.of land for road widening near Guirdolim church. (H) o Hospicio panel seeks Government aid to frame laws. (H) o Goa's deadly cocktail: mix of religion and politics. (H) o Posco (South Korean) team in Goa to naugurate transshipper mv Goan Pride. Welcomed by V M Salgaocar & Bro Pvt Ltd. Another advert welcomes a team from Qingdao Iron and Steel (obviously from China), with the ad from the Dempo Group. Other guests welcomed in large newspaper adverts are from the Nippon Steel Corporation (Japan). o Goa Carbon Limited is issuing 46,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 70. This Dempo-promoted company was in the news over pollution issues at St Jose de Areal. o Kokoy 'John Gomes' to receive Fr Freddy Award today.GT o Four injured in mishap at Bogmalo. (NT) -------------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE KONKANI, MARATHI PRESS -------------------------------------------------------------- o Crackers set car ablaze, two youth killed. (Gomantak) o Just one meet held so far to decide fate of Goa's airport by the Rane Committee. (Gomantak) o Over one lakh kids get pulse polio vaccines. (Gomantak) o Padmashree winner Prasad Sawkar felicitated. (Gomantak) o Chandreshwar Buthnath Sanstha celebrates its annual zatra at Parvat Paroda this week. (Gomantak, advt) o Protests as Indo-UK Guwahati match is cancelled due to bad weather. (Gomantak) o Opposing Mopa is an injustice to North Goa: Deshprabhu (Gova Doot) o Mopa causes dissentions within Congress (Gova Doot) o Luizinho Faleiro planning to contest South Goa Lok Sabha seat? Planning to place son Ravi Faleiro as candidate for Navelim seat. (Gova Doot) o Laxman Joshi (former Gomantak editor, now with Gova Doot) writes on the edit page: Mopachya pateent Luizeen Falerocha khanajeer. o Edit on Gova Doot is about Salelim, where there was a revolt against the feudal control and mining pollution, amidst some backing from the BJP. o Quarter-page front-page Government of Goa advert in the Sunaparant promises that it is "insuring smiles... working towards a prosperous Goa". o Edit page article in Sunaparant is titled: "Hosheeyar! Khabardar" and is by Sayyed Zain-ul Ubedin (Bacchu). Sunaparant has come in for some criticism for giving out its columns to RSS voices to spread what critics call "hate speech". -------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS FROM THE ONLINE WORLD: http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php -------------------------------------------------------------- Goa Minister meets Sonia to demand scrapping of Mopa project: State Education Minister Luzinho Faleiro today met Congress party president Sonia Gandhi to demand shelving of the proposed international airport at Mopa in north Goa. http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=39643 A New Generation of Pilgrims Hits India's Hippie Trail: There ain't nothing like this in the real world. Come to Goa. Change your mind. Change your way. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/travel/09goa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Merlyn Vaz Scholarship for teachers launched: Designed to bring education as a key issue between Britain and Goa, the Merlyn Vaz Scholarship instituted in memory of Merlyn Verona Vaz, the mother of British Asian MP Keith Vaz for Goan teachers was launched on Saturday. http://oheraldo.in/node/12121 GCA to reimburse tickets of unlucky cricket fans (ThatsCricket.com): Goa Cricket Association (GCA) yesterday announced that some cricket fans who failed to get entry into the stadium on April 3 for the One-day International (ODI) match between India and England, despite valid tickets, would get refund and also receive complimentary passes for the next ODI in the state. http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/news/2006/04/08/0804gca-tickets.html Dempo crush Air India (The Telegraph): Duler (Goa): Dempo rallied superbly in the second half to fashion 4-1 victory over Air India in the 10th national football league for the ONGC Cup on Sunday. For Dempo Isfaq Ahmed scored a brace while Roberto Silva and Ranty Martins scored a goal each. For the airmen Bashir Abbas reduced the margin. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060410/asp/sports/story_6079849.asp Md. Sporting lose 0-3 (The Telegraph): Calcutta: Riding Dudu Omagbemis hattrick, Sporting Clube de Goa trounced Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in a National Football League match in Mapusa, Goa on Saturday. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060409/asp/sports/story_6076870.asp India State Of Goa To Proceed With Plan To Require HIV Tests For Marriage (Medical News Today): The government of the Indian state of Goa plans to proceed with its plan to require couples registering for marriage to undergo HIV tests, the Hindu reports (Hindu, 4/1). The government of Goa last month announced that it plans to amend the Goa Public Health Act to require HIV testing for couples wishing to marry... click link for more info. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40997&nfid=rssfeeds Wipro Peripherals to put up shop in Goa (Navhind Times): Margao, April 6: Wipro Peripherals Ltd (WeP), one of the largest employee owned companies in India plans to set up a BPO in Goa. However, this BPO does not read out as Business Process Outsourcing, but instead as Business Printing Outsourcing. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=040710 Enough drinking water to meet Goas needs: Dhavalikar (Navhind Times) Panaji, April 5: The PWD Minister, Mr Ramkrishna Dhavalikar today refuted the allegations of the leader of the opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar and added that there is sufficient drinking water in the state to meet Goas needs till June end. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=040640 SC full bench to examine Parrikars plea (Navhind Times): New Delhi, April 7: The Supreme Court today referred to a constitution bench a petition filed by former Goa chief minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar challenging the dismissal of his government last year. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=040828 Suicide cases on the rise among the young (Navhind Times): Panaji,April 7: Suicidal tendency is on the increase, particularly among teenagers and youth, and this has been a matter of serious concern for the Goa police. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=04082 GKA selects 5 field workers for research (Navhind Times): Panaji, April 7: The Goa Konkani Akademi has selected five field workers on the basis of their experience and their expertise in the field of folklore and academic background.A fellowship of Rs 15,000 each will be given to them to collect Dhalo a form of folk-song. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=04081 Devotees throng 500th birth (Navhind Times): Panaji, April 7: The 500th birth anniversary celebrations of St Francis Xavier were largely attended by priests, religious and the laity from different walks of life at Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa today. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=04086 Ultra nabbed (Navhind Times): NT Staff ReporterPanaji, April 7: The Director General of Police, Mr Neeraj Kumar this evening disclosed that Shammim Ahmed, who was nabbed in Gulbarga by the Karnataka police for suspected involvement in terrorist activities, has been brought to Goa. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=04085 Vice-Admiral Sangram Singh Byce to visit Goa naval base (Outlook India): Western Naval Command chief, Vice-Admiral Sangram Singh Byce, will be visiting Sea Bird Naval Base at Karwar in Karnataka tomorrow, officials said here today. http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=376476 CM delegation to meet PM (Deccan Herald): Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Thursday agreed to lead an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek release of 7.56 tmc ft of water by Goa from Mahadayi river to Karnataka, for drinking water purposes. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr72006/state191512200646.asp Bring white paper on Sanvordem riots, says Milli Council (Navhind Times): Panaji, April 6: The All India Milli Council has demanded that the government of Goa must bring out a white paper telling the people the truth about the communal violence in the twin towns of Sanvordem and Curchorem. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=040748 India, France hold joint naval exercises off Goa coast (Islamic Republic News Agency): India - France - Naval Exercises The second phase of the Joint Indo-French naval exercise Varuna VI began on the coast of Goa. http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0604034307124729.htm PLIVA Research (India) to commence operations at Goa facility by May 2006 (PharmaBiz): PLIVA Research (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of Croatia-based PLIVA Group, is expecting to start its operations at its new research facility at Goa by May 2006. The facility is to conduct bio-equivalence, bio-availability and pharmaco-kinetics studies for the company's in-house developed products. http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=32670 Heat and humidity comes into play as cricket caravan rolls into Goa (The Star Online): MARGAO, India (AP): Goa's stamina-sapping heat and humidity will play a major part in the game plan of the Indian and English teams ahead of Monday's third limited-overs international at this coastal province. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/2/apworld/20060402183801&sec=apworld 'Bombay To Goa' to be remade (Deccan Herald): The original film had the entire country in splits and established Amitabh Bachchan as a comic actor as well. Now the classic 'Bombay To Goa' is being remade with the newest stars on comedy scene. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr22006/update64839200642.asp -------------------------------------------------------------- FROM HERE AND THERE IN CYBERSPACE -------------------------------------------------------------- REQUEST FROM GOA: My name is Riza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. I am seven years old. I started blogging recently and enjoy it. It's lot of fun, I feel, because it's nice to write about many things. Some of my recent blog entries are about Bombay, my Konkani book and Coco Rio. If I had one wish, I hope to be a vet doctor, because I like animals, kittens, puppies and butterflies. Thank you, Riza. http://rizagoa.blogspot.com ROAD ACCIDENTS IN GOA: Eddie Fernandes eddie at fernandes.u-net.com makes an interesting comment: Valmiki Faleiro has provoked a fascinating discussion, in particular with regard to the driving test and overtaking. I feel that the main problem with the driving test in Goa is the local practice of driving schools charging learners a flat fee with a guaranteed licence at the end of the course. The learners receive minimal instruction and the driving schools bribe the examiners to pass the candidates. With the low fees charged it is the only way they can survive. If driving schools were compelled to charge fees per lesson it would improve standards. The schools would have a vested interest in preparing candidates thoroughly and the incidence of bribery would decrease. I use a self-drive car during my annual visit to Goa and though I have a British Driving licence, I decided to apply for one in Goa in order to acquire yet another local identity document. The test was absolutely pathetic. In the oral part the examiner asked me what I should do before overtaking. I listed the checks I would make but he was not satisfied and kept on repeating the question. I listed a few more cautions but he was still not content. I finally gave up and asked him what else I should do. "Blow the horn, BLOW THE HORN," he screamed in my ear. I told him that I did not see the need to do so since I would only overtake when it was safe to do so and in any case I did not like adding to the noise pollution. The rest of the test was completed in a tense atmosphere and perhaps he did not take me through the full practical routine. I was not asked to perform a three point turn, hill start or reverse parking. I was surprised to pass the test. I too have had Gabriel's experience of indicating an intention of turning right and it being interpreted as a signal for a vehicle behind to overtake me. One tip regarding driving in Goa - with long drives and in rural areas wherever possible I drive behind another vehicle. This is particularly useful at night to avoid the glare of full headlights from oncoming traffic. One feature that does puzzle me is the total absence of traffic lights in Goa, even at busy road junctions. Unmarked road breakers are used sometimes and they are a hazard to those not familiar to their location. Traffic lights are common in other parts of India. Why not in Goa? -- Eddie Fernandes London TRIO ORLANDO: Ilidio de Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes in to say: "I'm Orlando's brother. I happened to read your mail on Goanet. He may be contacted on 91+832+2431900, 9823086867; Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " This was in response to a recent query about Trio Orlando's contact details. Orlando is into fusion (sitar-tabla-guitar) music and also azuleijos tiles. ANTHOLOGY ON GOA: Jerry Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> announces that work has begun on an anthology on Goa, to be published later this year from Delhi. NIRMAL KULKARNI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has just conducted an exhibition titled Hinterlands-A walk through Goa's Interiors. He writes: "(This is) of images taken from Goa's hinterlands for the past one decade for conservation and documentation." These images were displayed at the Myriad Art Gallery, Opp Hotel Venite, 31st January Road, Panjim from 10 am to 7.00 pm from April 1 to 10. It was organised by Nirmal and Asavri Kulkarni www.wildernest-goa.com Phone-9326107079 UNTIMELY DEATH: Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes about the dealth of Orvil Pereira (15), a tenth standard student of St Britto's at Mapusa, found dead just before his SSC exams. Britto's Old Boys Network offers its condolences http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brittos COMMENT FROM PORTUGAL TO RAHUL GOSWAMI'S ARTICLE: Claudia Pereira claudiapereir at gmail.com writes: "My name is Cláudia Pereira, an anthropologist from Portugal who's doing research among Hindu and Chrisitan Gauddis in a village situated in Quepem. I would to say that I truly enjoyed your article, specially the way you deeply cover the different aspects of the social reality of Goa. I was just thinking what is the right word to describe the relation between Hindus and Christians in Goan Villages. One of them is tolerance, but at the same time they hardly mix, which is a conditionated tolerance." Mariola Sequeira msa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: "Rahul, Thanks. That was an interesting piece, well-researched i think. Based in Rajasthan for more than 25 years now, I sometimes feel I have jumped on the diaspora bandwagon. Mariola" SAD NEWS FROM BAHRAIN: Thanks to Tony Borges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for reports on the Bahrain boat tragedy. He quoted the Gulf Daily News saying, "ANOTHER victim who died in last Thursday's boat tragedy was discovered floating in the sea yesterday - just over 11km from where the Al Dana capsized. It takes the number of people known to have died in the accident to 58. The body of Indian Gabriel Fernandes, aged 44, was spotted floating in the morning, south of Fesht Al Adhm.... Mr Fernandes was a timekeeper with Nass, Murray & Roberts. He leaves a wife, Anita, and two sons Elvin, 21, and Fernandes, 20, who live in Mumbai. The family is originally from Goa." TRIBUTE TO ALFIE: As a tibute to a life cut short by a maasive cardiac arrest, this group was started by Kevin Saldanha to get friends of Alfie together to remember the good old times and how best we can help his family cope with this tragic loss. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alfie/ -------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTE OF THE DAY: -------------------------------------------------------------- I haven't done anything of note so far. There is lots of work ahead. -- Milian Fernandes, 17, grandson of former St Andre MLA Teotonio Pereira, who is now bracketed among the promising footballers in Germany. FIFA's all-powerfull president Sepp Blatter felicitated him, along with nine others, in his hometown of Hamburg last week. The youngster currently dons colours for Niendorfer TSV. His father Venacio Fernandes, originally from Chorao, migrated to Germany when he was still a kid. -------------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES -------------------------------------------------------------- AQUEM: Claudio Mendes, Malbhat, Margao. AQUEM ALTO: Eufemia Cordeiro 'Leena' b 1924. LOUTOLIM: Domingos Roque S F Vaz (Domnic) b 1934. MAPUSA: Dr Madhukar Subray Chodankar of Peddem, expired on April 9 in Switzerland. SALIGAO: Severina Fernandes, Cruzvaddo, b 1917. EX-ENTEBBE, UGANDA & UK: Bernard Lobo. Rodrigues Vaddo, Sodiem, Siolim. Funeral will leave Casa Lobo at Rodrigues Vaddo, Siolim on Tuesday April 11 4 pm for Tropa Church. MSGR. CARMO DA SILVA, b 1921. Cansaulim. Ex-rector of Saligao Seminary and Rachol Seminary. Ex-parish priest of Panjim Church. Funeral April 10 at 4 pm at Cansaulim. AQUEM: Luis Pinto, Margao. Month's mind. CANDOLIM: Maria Christaline Fernandes, month's mind. FATORDA: Assis Francisco Noronha, 3rd anniversary. MARGAO: Royston Pacheco, first anniversary. MERCES/GERMANY/PORTUGAL: Calisto F C Joao Assis, 1st year. SANCOALE: Menino John Barretto, month's mind. Cortalim/Novo Palmar. Ex-Bharat Petroleum, Bombay SIOLIM: Franklin Conrad Sequeira, 1st anniversary. SIRLIM: Aquila Jac Rodrigues, 1st anniversary. TALEIGAO: Nadia M Menezes, schoolgirl, died in accident. First anniversary. ST ESTEVAM: Luis Manuel Afonso, one week remembrance. 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