GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
October 12, 2002
WESTERN GRID ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE: Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd's
Western region Grid is on the verge of a collapse with all of its five
constituent States (including Goa) overdrawing power in the range of
100-250 mw each at any given time thereby forcing the frequency to dip
below the safety level of 49 hz. "If the member States continue with their
indiscipline, then the entire region will suffer and the July 30 collapse
will recur again, plunging all of them into darkness," warned PGCIL
official Anjan Roy. (H)
BULLET TRAIN'S TRIAL RUN: The trial run of the much awaited Bullet train
will most likely begin this month, according to Konkan Railway Corporation
public relation manager, Baban Ghatge. It may be noted that KRC carried out
necessary changes of rail track for the running of the train, which will
have a speed of 150 km per hour. The trial run will be carried from Roha to
Margao. (GT)
FIRST-TIME MINISTERS TAKE THE GOODIES: The exercise of allocating
additional portfolios to seven of his ministerial colleagues has been
completed by the Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, with Atanasio (Babush)
Monserrate getting the Environment portfolio and Ramkrishna Dhavlikar,
Fisheries. (H)
PLEA AGAINST 'ATTACK' ON FARMING: Farmers in Carambolim turned a visit of
some local politicians to promote agriculture and hybrid varieties of rice
to good use by speaking about the 'attack' on their traditional occupation
by the government and 'terrorists'. (GT)
HANDICAPPED GIRL KILLED IN MISHAP: Sumitra Munappa, a 10-year-old deaf girl
from a poor family was crushed to death on Friday after she was run over by
a truck at Inanvaddo near the Mapusa Church complex. The vehicle was set in
reverse motion as the driver was attempting to start the vehicle. (H)
GHOST-PHONE RUMOURS IN SALIGAO: According to a rumour, a "ghost" answers
the phone when one rings up a certain number starting with 27xxxx, the
Saligao telephone exchange number. "We have been harassed by these phone
calls. Last night, till 11 pm we kept getting calls asking for information
about the 'bhoot' (ghost)," said villager Gordon Vaz, one of those plagued
by the rumours. Nobody knows how the rumours began. (H) Almost every
student from almost every school in Bardez seems to know about the "ghost
number".
SUSPENSION OF DRIVING LICENCES? Taking serious note of the spurt in road
accidents, the South Goa District Road Safety Committee has strongly
recommended suspending the driving licences of drivers involved in fatal
and grave accidents. (H)
SOCIALIST MOVEMENT: While presiding over the Jaiprakash Narayan birth
centenary programme in Panaji, the president of Goa Freedom fighters'
Association, Mr Naguesh Karmali, said that the relevance of the countrywide
agitation launched against the emergency rule in 1975, by the revered
socialist leader, Jaiprakash Narayan, is more poignantly felt in today's
times, when we are facing an 'undeclared emergency' situation, in Goa and
rest of the country. (NT)
ROBBING SPREE: It has been a robbing spree for some unidentified persons at
the Corlim industrial estate during the past two days with several
establishments suffering the brunt of their nocturnal activity. (GT)
GERMAN ARRESTED: The Vasco police yesterday arrested Mr Thomas Hallman, a
German national, for over-staying in the country without proper travel
documents. (NT)
COP RETURNS WITH STOLEN PROPERTY: DySP Umesh Gaonkar has returned to Goa
with the stolen property worth Rs.5 lakh from Uttar Pradesh. It may be
recalled that he had air-dashed to Bisnoor along with Ajutddin Noorani,
Margao, to identify the gold ornaments robbed from Noorani's residence on
20 September. (GT)
HEADMASTER'S CONVICTION UPHELD: The Bombay High Court at Goa upheld the
conviction of a headmaster, Mahaveer Hudda, who was accused of outraging
the modesty of a minor student of a primary school at Satari on 17 March
1997. He has been sentenced to undergo six month imprisonment and pay a
fine of Rs.5000, which will be awarded to the victim. (GT)
PERNEM CIVIC CHIEF RESIGNS: In a sudden move, Pernem Municipal Council
chairperson Ujwala Vishwanath Tirodkar yesterday tendered her resignation,
to protest against the alleged misbehaviour of the chief officer and
municipal staff. (H)
EXCISE EARNING: The Excise Department is hoping to rake in more revenue and
hopes to collect Rs.60 crore during the current financial year. The
department had managed to collect about Rs.46 crore during the last
financial year. (GT)
VICTORIA SEEKS DIVERSION OF HEAVY TRAFFIC: The Santa Cruz MLA, Victoria
Fernandes, has demanded the diversion of heavy vehicles passing through
Chimbel-Merces road to some other alternative route, claiming that the
vehicles apart from damaging the electrical, telephone poles and wires,
also possess risk to the safety of the residents from the area. There is
also a possibility of major accidents, involving tankers carrying hazardous
materials, she said in a representation the Transport minister. (H)
TAX ON MILK PRODUCTS: The one per cent tax imposed recently by the Goa
Agriculture Market Produce Committee, Margao, on the milk products being
brought to Goa, is likely to yield a revenue of over Rs.1.30 lakh to its
treasury. Goa largely depend on milk and milk products from Karnataka and
Maharashtra. (GT)
SUSPECTED ANTHRAX ENVELOPE: The State Directorate of Health Services has
referred the postal envelope (received by Ms Concea Pereira) containing the
white powder, suspected to be anthrax, to the Haffkine Institute In Mumbai
for verification. (H)
ORLIM FEAST: The picturesque village of Orlim in Salcete will celebrate the
feast of its patron St Michael de Archangel on October 13. The local church
was built in the 15th century by the Jesuits at the request of the locals,
who, it is said, found the coconuts full of maggots when they refused a
glass of water to the first Jesuits who visited the place. (GT)
"QUEPEMCHIM KIRNNAM" is a renowned cultural troupe from Quepem. It has been
doing yeomen service in promoting and keeping alive the cultural heritage
of Goa for over 15 years. The group consists of teachers, renowned writers,
composers and businessmen having a perfect musical background. The director
of the group, Elvis Goes, is a versatile winger, composer and writers. He
is popularly called the "The Mando Prince". (Suraj Gonsalves in Herald Insight)
S P O R T S
CHURCHILL FLOOR SAIGON: A brilliant second-half brace, including a penalty
conversion, from Ghana import Yakubu Yusif helped Churchill Bros defeat the
Vietnamese side Saigon Port FC in the AFC Championship League at Fatorda
stadium yesterday. (GT)
GOA ROUTED: Andhra trounced Goa by seven wickets in the South Zone under-19
limited over championship for the MA Chidambaram trophy at Chennai
yesterday. (NT)
D E A T H S
11 Oct: Agassaim: FR CYPRIANO X FERRAO, SFX.
11 Oct: Majorda: BEMVINDA GODINHO, relict of late Karl, mother of Myra,
Jacinto/Dorelinha, Franz, Glenda.
11 Oct: Cansaulim-Arossim: JOSE REMEDIOS GOMES, husband of Ida, father
of Albert, Roy, Bonny, brother/brother-in-law of Carafina/late Martin
Pereira, Dorin/Menino Gomes.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.8 deg C (76.6 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 30.1 deg C, Humidity: 83%, Rainfall total: 2155.9 mm
Weather: After the light drizzle of last night, the morning's weather
is quite refreshing. The sky, of course, is still very cloudy.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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