Goanet News Bytes Summaries Feb 6, 2006 -----------------
o Judicial Magistrate First Class Shekhar Parab today acquitted four accused in the Mala/Fontainhas vandalism case of June 18, 2004 -- Nagesh Karmali, Vilas Satarkar, Raju Velingkar and Datta Palekar. [DigitalGoa.com] o Rane government slowly picking up pace. Major decisions include hiking of dole under DSS scheme from Rs 500 to Rs 750 per month, revival of the Tillari irrigation project, planning the IT project at Dona Paula and Socorro, expression of interest in monorail, waiting for land acquisition of a food park, and drawing a schedule for the Central Entrance Test 2006. o Weddings in open dance floors and halls, and late night parties now have to wind up early, due to sound pollution control rules in Salcete. (NT) o Youth Congress resolves to support both Dabolim and Mopa airports. [DigitalGoa.com] o Villagers in Varkhand are relieved that the land acquisition for the Mopa airport has lapsed, and they hope it will not be revived. (GT) o Go ahead with Mopa airport, Congress activists tell govt.GT o Spicejet "flying for everyone" says its Goa-Delhi 1750 flights fares start from Rs 3299 and its Goa-Mumbai 1435 HRS flight fares start at Rs 1299 (US$28). o Raj Travels is offering ten days in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore for Rs 44444. www.rajtravels.com o Dempo College students visited some 1000 houses, spreading the message of garbage segregation. (H) At Camurlim, Bardez, the Goa Housing Board has been denied a no-objection certificate for its housing project, because a garbage treatment plant is slotted for the area. (H) o Belgaum-Goa highway widening underway. (H) o Parrikar optimistic of ruling again. (GT) o Navhind Times is accepting email feedback, queries, complaints, suggestions at [EMAIL PROTECTED] o Good response to Mumbai documentary film fest (NT) o Xaviers Mapusa bags prize for debate on airports at Vasco. o Plans for setting up IT park at Socorro are on, says Narvekar. o Teacher held for raping student of Zuarinagar school. (NT) o Anti-plastics rally held in Baina. (NT) o Goa government has invited tenders for developing and training in software www.goagovt.nic.in o Cooking classes held by celebrity chef Deepa Awchat (nee Mahambre) at Goa Portuguesa, Culture Curry and Diva, Mumbai. o Bank of Maharashtra, Western Union Money Transfer tie up. (NT) o New book, Mormugao's Rich Heritage, released. (GT) o Kingfisher Airlines plans to fly to UK. (GT) The Empire Circus, which is going on at the Gandhi Chowk in Mapusa and observing its golden jubilee celebrations week, has in performance special UK artistes Ricky and Sara till February 13. The circus has daily shows at 4 pm and 7 pm. Major khadi exhibition (also other products, such as hand-made paper, honey, soya) underway at Clube Nacional in Panjim. Exhibition remains open till February 10. (NT) Electronics Test & Development Centre offers program on Linux Resource and Security Management, Feb 15-17. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goa Management Association holds two-day program in Management Development Skills Programme, Feb 14-15. ( Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Agriculture researchers working at the Tamil Nadu Agri- cultural University (TNAU) in Coimbatore have developed a new tonic named "TNAU coconut tonic" for coconut plants that prevent button shedding and increases nut size. Tonic is available in 200ml sachets priced Rs 5. (NT) QUOTE... UNQUOTE: Mopa airport would get broad support if the government adopts a pro-people and transparent policy at every level of decision making. -- Nandkumar Kamat, Navhind Times. The Official Language Act of Goa provided safeguards to the small percentage of Konkani people who supported the Devanagari script for Konkani. -- Tomazinho Cardozo in H. GOAN ELSIE CONQUERS: On Saturday evening, when eight women sailors from the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army sailed into the Goa coast from Mumbai, on two wind-powered sailboats creating a history-of-sorts, one was Captain Elsie D'Costa, a Goan lass from Falvaddo-Cansaulim in Salcete. The team did the Mumbai-Goa expedition sailing across five days. (GT) --------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES: --------------------------------------------------------- IN MERCES, Damodar Lakshman Pachangi, 30, murdered his wife Manjula (25) by strangulating her with a leather belt. (H) o DAVORLIM, MARGAO: Vincent Fernandes, 65. o GOA VELHA: Bernardo de Souza, Zuari b 1935 o NAVELIM/VELIM: Mrs Maria Rosinha 'Rosy' Colaco, ex-East Africa. o ST CRUZ/ex-FONTAINHAS: Lolita Godinho Fernandes. o VELIM: Felicia "Felizmin" D'Costa of Tolecanto, ex-Mombasa/Tanga/Nairobi. o Suhasini Somnath Kamat (Dhakankar) o AROSSIM: Mary Godinho, Cansaulim, 3rd anniv o ASSOLNA: Piedade Ashoka Paes, Bainfoll, 1st anniv o ASSOLNA: Esmeralda Rodrigues, Banda, 3rd anniv o CHINCHINIM: Avita Menezes, month's mind o MACAZANA: Minguel Almeida, Sanjoao Miguel, month's o NAVELIM: Ganpati S Colvenkar, 12th day remembrance o PILERNE: Custodio P Valles, Marra, 3rd anniv o SANTO ESTEVAM: Inacio Manuel Bruno Fernandes.1st anniv o SIRLIM: Lionel Gomendes, b 1981, 25th birthday rememb. o ST INEZ: Prof Rui de Noronha, 1st anniv. o TALEIGAO: Gabriel Silvano Paes, ex DySP Police b 1940 o Two killed from Chorao, when the TVS Fiero they were riding hit iron railings on the side of the slope near the Kenkre Estate at St Cruz. (Herald) Cross Boys of Belbhat (BBC Chorao) mourned the death of Vicky D'Souza and Otolin Tavares. Born in the 'eighties. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2006 Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. To stop receiving these messages contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feel free to recommend Goanet News Bytes to friends, relatives. ESBN 90520-060205-822334-61 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Goanet, the net-worker of all networks. Stay in touch. Send updates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------