GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
October 22, 2002
PARRIKAR PARRIES LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on
Monday parried all questions relating to the news that a change in the
leadership of the BJP Legislature party is in the offing. "You can put this
question to the persons who are spreading rumours on the change in the
leadership," he said when newsmen asked him to react to rumours about the
imminent change in the leadership. (H)
ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE: The Additional Advocate General, Vilas Thali, has
stated that the High Court has agreed that an Additional Advocate General
can be appointed under article 165 of the Constitution. According to an
affidavit filed by Thali, in response to the petition filed by Advocate JP
D'Souza, the High Courts are "unanimous" in that an Additional Advocate
General can be appointed by the government. (H)
FIVE BRIDGES BY DEC 19: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, yesterday
said that 25 projects would be completed by the State Infrastructure
Development Corporation by March 2003. The Chief Minister said that by
December 19, 2002, five bridges would be completed. (NT)
"BAILANCHO SAAD" FLAYS ON-LINE LOTTERY: Bailancho Saad, a women's
organisation has flayed the State government's move to float an on-line
weekly lottery as "a strategy of selling dreams" under the cover of
generating revenue. The common people buy lottery tickets with the hope of
earning and not as a contribution to the supposedly social sector, said the
organisation statement. (NT)
NEW BUS STAND FOR MARGAO: Three major projects are in the pipeline, in and
around the KTC bus standan area which is fast turning as the new growth
centre of Margao. While the bus stand will get the much needed new looka
decade-and-a-half after it was constructed, a centre for service units and
a drive-in-market is planned adjacent to the bus stand. (H)
TEENAGER FEARED DROWNED: A teenager19-year-old Keegan Fernandeswas feared
drowned as he walked into the Mandovi river on Monday evening, and has been
missing since then. Sources close to the family informed that Keegan, a
resident of St Inez and a first-year student of Padre Agnel Engineering
College, Verna, of late had been insisting that he would not go to college. (H)
MANGUESHI-BHOMA TUNNEL: The State government is considering the
construction of a tunnel from Mangueshi to Bhoma at a cost of Rs.30 crore.
PWD minister Ramkrishna Dhavlikar said that the 2 kms (approx) long tunnel
would pass under the accident-prone Kundaim Ghat on which the Kundaim
industrial estate is located. (H)
HUNTING GROUND FOR PICKPOCKETS: Despite the low police figures, recent
happening indicate that the Mapusa market is fast turning into a favourite
hunting ground for pickpockets. Sadly, the needle of suspicion points
towards the migrant children selling plastic bags in the fish market.
Thievery is rampant in the crowded Friday bazaar but only a few bother to
go through the rigours of lodging police complaints. (Joaquim Fernandes in NT)
"SOCIAL CAPITAL": Prof Peter R D'Souza, Head of the department of Political
Science, Goa University, has said that urbanisation is the biggest
challenge facing Goa today and underlined the need for the creation of
"social capital" for fostering bonds between various communities for the
overall development of the State. D'Souza was speaking on the topic
"Decentralisation", organised by city based NGO, Margao First. (H)
CHILD-FRIENDLY STATE: As part of a collaborative effort between the
Directorate of Women and Child Development, NGOs working with children, and
concerned individuals, a North Goa district level consultation for making
Goa the most child-friendly state was recently held at the Caritas Complex,
Panaji. (NT)
"AMBIGUITIES IN PANAJI BILL": While replying to question, Prof Peter R
D'Souza said that there are a number of ambiguities in the City of Panaji
Corporation Bill in both procedure and in terms of governance. (H)
SHANTIDOOT DIRECTORS NABBED: Nine directors of the Shantidoot Finance were
arrested by the Economic Offences Cell yesterday. They have been accused of
duping Goan investors to the tune of Rs.23.16 lakh, 40 such hapless
investors had registered a complaint with the EOC in 2001. (H)
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE: After barely completing seven months of her
marriage, 23-year-old Usha Umesh Sawant committed suicide on Saturday
morning, by jumping into a well at Sawantwada in Mandrem. Police said that
a quarrel had taken place between the mother-in-law and the deceased, in
the absence of Usha's husband. (H)
MALARIA CASES IN PORVORIM: A substantial rise in malaria cases84--has been
reported in Porvorim during the first fortnight of October.
PILLION RIDER DEAD: A 23-year-old pillion rider Shabidas Rohidas Naik from
Tivrem-Marcel, died while two others were seriously injured when a
motorcycle struck a pedestrian near the Colvale Bridge at Mahakhazan-Pernem
on Saturday night. (H)
NAVY SHOULD STAY: The recent statement of the Cortalim MLA, Mr Mathany
Saldanha, that naval aviation should be moved out of Goa because of its
proximity to populated areas is absurd. If this be the case, why not stop
all civil aircraft landing as well. After all they carry more fuel and pose
as much a risk as military aircraft during landing and take-off. How about
air operations at all the major metros like Mumbai which have a much higher
density of population than Goa? (Gilbert Menezes, Margao, in Listening Post-NT)
S P O R T S
SAI ENTER U-19 FINALS: SAI Hostel, Ponda, made it to the finals of GFA's
U-19 soccer with a hard fought 6-5 tie-breaker victory over defending
champions Sesa Football Academy at Duler grounds yesterday. (NT)
SALGAOCAR JRS ROUT CURTORIM: Salgaocar Sports Club thrashed Curtorim
Gymkhana 10-1 and entered the finals of GFA's under-19 soccer at Fatorda
yesterday. (NT)
MAPUSA TT: The Mapusa Active Citizens Union will organise an all-Goa table
tennis tournament from November 1 at Peddem indoor stadium. Entries at
Tadev Sports Shop, latest by October 30. (NT)
BRAHMANAND TO GET RS.4 LAKH: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar,
yesterday said that the State government would concede to the proposal of
Arjuna awardee footballer, Brahmanand Sancoalkar, demanding a reimbursement
of Rs.4 lakh. The demand had cropped up after another Arjuna awardee Bruno
Coutinho was rewarded Rs.5 lakh by the State government. (NT)
D E A T H S
18 Oct: Cuncolim: ELCY GOMES E FERNANDES, wife of Aquino,
sister/sister-in-law of Ophelia/Francis, Tomasina/Elley (Saudi),
Joanita/Aniceto, Constantia/Concy, Glemente/Janifa, Pio/Lovina.
21 Oct: Loutulim: JAIWANTH PAI PANANDIKAR. No Condolence visits.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 25.7 deg C (78.3 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 32.0 deg C, Humidity: 73%, Rainfall total: 2155.9 mm (yesterday)
Weather: A bright morning in Goa.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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