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Ongoing: Exhibition of paintings, Art Chamber, Calangute www.goa-art.com
Dec 13: Dance workshop, with Jaap Van Maanen. Tel 2275733 BB Cafe
Dec 14 onwards: Shireen Mody's Goa 2002 exhibition, Arpora. Tel 2276759
Dec 14: Customer Relationship Mgt Seminar, Xaviers, Mapusa Tel 2262356
Dec 17, 18, 20: Indo-Portuguese furniture, lectures Fundacao Ph 2230728
Jan 18-19: International kite carnival at Morgim beach, Pernem
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GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 12, 2002
GRAFT CASES AGAINST PWD ENGINEER: The CID Crime Branch has registered a
total of three cases against PWD Superintendent Engineer, Margao, JN
Ambikar and others under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly
illegally hiking the reasonable cost of public projects. (GT)
CURTAIL TILLARI PROJECT: The rapid assessment of Tillari Irrigation Project
undertaken by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini's Centre for Development Planning
and Research has recommended restructuring of the project by reducing some
command areas, deletion and deferment of certain works, which are not
needed in the short run. (GT)
JOB SEEKERS DON'T NEED GKA CERTIFICATE: The president of Gomantak Marathi
Academy, Mr Pandurang Nagvekar, opined that there is absolutely no need for
government job seekers to possess a certificate endorsing their knowledge
of Konkani language. He observed that a deliberate attempt was being made
by the state Konkani language body to deny Marathi the equal status as the
state language. (NT)
DIG TRANSFERRED: After a short stint with the Goa Police, Deputy Inspector
General of Police (CID) Pradeep Kumar Srivastava has been transferred to
Delhi police. (H)
HC RESERVES ORDER: The Bombay High Court at Goa yesterday reserved its
judgment on the writ petition filed by Advocate Peter D'Souza charging
illegalities on the part of Additional Advocate General Vila Thali. (GT)
MICKKY GIVEN CLEAN CHIT: The Benaulim Constituency Citizens Committee has
said that no contributions have been solicited for the felicitation and
celebration of Mickky Pacheco's birthday (December 12), asserting that the
Tourism Minister does not need to get sponsors from any five star hotels or
for that matter any source. (H)
NO ADS PLEASE: The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has appealed to his
well-wishers not to insert advertisements on the occasion of his birthday
on December 13. Instead, he urged that donations be made towards the Chief
Minister's Relief Fund. (H)
BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED: The Panaji Town police arrested a city businessman,
Mr Baban Naik, in a case relating to the Negotiable Instrument Act
yesterday evening. (NT)
MEDICAL ITEMS SHORT: Every Tuesday when a team of Hospicio Pharmacy leave
for Panjim to replenish medical items from the Director of Health Services'
medical depot, they return minus some of the badly required medical items.
This premier hospital catering to the needs of South Goa district has been
hit by a short supply of medical items in recent times. (H)
BOATING FACILITIES: Panaji will soon have boating facilities right in the
heart of the city, thanks to the innovative enterprise of the country's
leading water sports equipment manufacturerSunny Water Sports Private Ltd,
Pune, who have started it at Rua de Ourem Creek, Panaji, on December 11. (GT)
SARPANCH OUSTED: Sao Mathias (Divar) Sarpanch Anil Sawant was ousted on
Wednesday in a no confidence motion moved against him by the Deputy
Sarpanch, Bernadettte Azavedo, and two of its five members. (H)
RAPE ACCUSED COMMITS SUICIDE: Sameer Panjikar, 22, a rape accused,
committed suicide at Nerul on Wednesday. He was found dead in the bushes by
the villagers. (H)
PLAINT AGAINST BUILDER: The residents of Neelam Apartments, near the Vaddem
Lake in Vasco, have in a written complaint to the PDA and the municipality
have alleged that a builder has overnight dug eight large pits
(foundations) for WCs on the road itself, thereby totally blocking their
gate, and preventing access to the apartment. (GT)
"CONGRESS GRASS" CONVERTED: A wild plant, which is spreading in Goa at a
menacing pace to the detriment of the environment, can be put to productive
use and a progressive farmer has shown the way. The uncontrolled growth of
Euphatorium weed or Congress grass can be converted into a cheap liquid
fertilizer and a pesticide. Fr Inacio Almeida of Pilar Society Nature
Farming Centre has tapped it to produce low-cost manure for use on his
farm. (GT)
"LIBERATION UTSAV": "To challenge the World Economic Forum and tell the
people that another world is possible, a new movement called "World Social
Forum" took off with two massive conventions of people from all walks of
life at Porto Alegre in Brazil in 2000. The few Indian representatives, who
participated in the conventions, brought the message back home and thus was
born the India counterparts in Delhi and Hyderabad," says Christopher
Fonseca, General Secretary of AITUC and a Committee member of World Social
Forum, India. In a telephonic conversation last evening, he also told me
that "Goa too has joined the bandwagon with members of the trade unions,
NGOs and other social forums warming up to put their own show on Goa
Liberation Day (December 19) to tell the world that Another Goa is
Possible". The grand Liberation Utsav, organised by the Forum, will be held
at the Azad Maidan from 9.00 am. It will feature talks, discussions, street
plays, music with a brass band, entertainment and eats kiosks, and a
Complaint "Buddkulo" (pot), to celebrate the Liberation with meaningfully
and with the basic understanding and requirement that one needs to be
anti-imperialist, secular and against globalization. Check
www.wsfindia.org. (GoaNOW)
DRIVE AGAINST LAMANIS: The Colva police started a drive against lamanis
conducting business on beaches and causing harassment to visitors,
specially foreigners. (NT)
S P O R T S
MAHINDRA SNATCH POINT: Mahindra United, Mumbai, held Arlem Breweries
sponsored Vasco SC to a 2-2 draw in the 7th Oil PSU National Football
league at Fatorda on December 11. (GT)
D E A T H S
10 Dec: Mungul: MENINO ROSARIO FELIX FERNANDES, husband of Bernadita,
father of Vincentina, Fatima, Francis, Ino and Lourdes.
11 Dec: Navelim: LUIS BENEDITO PIRES, husband of amelina, father of
Laurentina/John, Anthony/Fatima, John/Clara, Luis Caetano/Flora (UK), late
Agnelo, Rosario/Cynthia, Sofia/Eustaquio and Nercy.
11 Dec: Merces: LUIZA MARIA MONTEIRO FERNANDES, wife of late Anacleto,
mother of Gustavo/Agnes, Rodolfo/Secia, Seria/Januario, Adelina/Abbey,
Tilda/Llewelyn.
11 Dec: Pernem: ANANT RAMCHANDRA SHENVI DESAI, father of Vishnu, Madan,
Ramchanbdra and Shridar.
10 Dec: Moira: CIPRIANO JULIO DOMINGOS COELHO, husband of Lucy, relict
of late eulalia, father of Joaquim/Romaldina, roque/Lavita,
Romaldina/Thomas, Lourdes/Sylvestre, perpetua/Benedicto, Isabel/Honorato.
11 Dec: Mapusa: CLOTIDLDA PAULINA D'SOUZA, wife of Lourenco, mother of
Philomena/Raymond, george/Rosy, Xavier/Telma and Dorothy/Gaspar Almeida.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 22.8 deg C (72.9 deg F) at Assagao at 10.00 am today.
Max temp: 33.6 deg C, Humidity: 61% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: The sun has shed a bit of its fierce tropicality since the
last few days. The weather is quite pleasant in Goa now.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news
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