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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS Oct 04, 2004 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Ami amkanch kelelem amchea morna borobor kabar zata, punn dusreak kelelem omor urta."(What we have done for ourselves dies with us, but what we have done for others remains.) domnic fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GOACOM VIDEO NEWS http://www.goacom.com/news Clips Release of "Groove": A video clip on the release of a new lifestyle magazine "Groove" in English, on October 1. Edited by Ethel da Costa and published by Marathi daily "Tarun Bharat", the new publication will be a supplement of the Marathi daily every Sunday. The magazine was released at the hands of Wendell Rodricks. WHAT'S NEW: Goa lost to J&K 3-1. Check pictures of football of U-16 national tournament at http://www.goacom.com/goanow/whatsnew.htm Plus a few inaugurations that took place on October 1. 7-YR-OLD GIRL RAPED AT QUEPEM: The Quepem police on Sunday (October 3) arrested one Joaquim Oliveira, 21, of Ambaulim, on the charge of raping a 7-year-old girl at Chinchwadi, Ambaulim, on the previous evening. The accused alleged raped the child in the Anganwadi school verandah as it was closed on account of Gandhi Jayanti holiday. (GT) GOVT EASES PROCESSING OF PASSPORTS: As part of efforts to ease the passport issuance process, government has exempted from police verification the renewal cases having no change of residential address even as it has decided to take stern action to end corrupt practices in the services. For 'tatkal' (instant) passports, there are directions for issuance of passports without waiting for police verification report which can be obtained later, said Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed.As of August this year, more than 1,90,000 passport applications were still pending in various regional passport offices across the country. (PTI report in Herald) CHURCHILL WANTS MORE GOANS IN INDIAN TEAM: South Goa MP Churchill Alemao has strongly advocated that more Goa footballers should be given representation in the Indian team by taking into account that there are six Goan teams in the National Football League. He has also reiterated that Indian soccer coach Steven Constantine should be sacked by the All India Football Federation for India's dismal performance in the Asian zone qualifier matches for 2006 World Cup in Germany. (GT) PARRIKAR ANNOUNCES BONANZA FOR TENANTS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced on 3 October that basic facilities, such as electricity, water and toilets, would be allowed to needy tenants without obtaining the necessary no-objection certificates from their respective landlords. He was addressing a largely attended meeting at Tanshem-Loliem in Poinguinim constituency. (GT) MAMLATDARS TO MONITOR ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS: Thanks to the High Court, new illegal constructions along the coastal areas will now be monitored by the respective mamlatdars regularly. At least for some time now, it seems. However, there seems to be no political will to take action against officers who committed dereliction of duties against constructions done in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone rules. (H) IOC TO GO FOR A NEW PIPELINE: In the wake of oil leakage incident at the port town on Friday the IOC as a precautionary measure has decided to replace the entire 10-meter pipeline, which is underground. (GT) NO EFFECT ON SUPPLY: With the South Goa Collector's order of temporary suspension of operations at Oil Corporation, Vasco, in the wake of Friday's oil leakage at Khareavaddo jetty, doubts are now being raised over the availability of petroleum products in the State. IOC officials, however, have assured that there would be no shortage of supply of petrol in the state. (H) IMA CHIEF'S OUTBURSTS IRRELEVANT: SANGUEM PUBLIC: The citizens of Sanguem at a press conference held at Sanguem on October 3, criticized the "irrelevant statements and remarks" made by Dr Anil Gaunekar, president of the Goa Branch of Indian Medical Association against the agitating members of general public in Sanguem without knowing the ground reality. Prominent citizens from Sanguem spoke at length over the wrong impression created among the medical fraternity allegedly by the PHC staff responsible for September 29 incident at Sanguem PHC. (H) DOCTORS' MORCHA IN PANJIM: The Indian Medical Association, Mormugao branch, has decided to hold a morcha on October 4 to condemn the alleged attack on Dr Uday Kakodkar of the Primary Health Center, Sanguem. The morcha will be held at Panjim - from Azad Maidan to the Secretariat.All doctors have resolved to keep their clinics closed on October 4 to express unity and solidarity against this "unwarranted act of holliganism by few unscrupulous elements". (H) RASTO ROKO AT QUITAL: The Anti-Bauxite Forum of Betul has planned to stage a rasta roko at Quital on October 4 on the Niquelim bridge which is on the verge of collapse. The road block is planned specifically to block the mining trucks plying on that road. (H) SIMPLE MAN, ACHARYA: Former Minister Jagdish Acharya does not have that street-smart look. A simple man who seems to have followed a well-beaten trail as a family man, small trader and civil contractor, his life has been rather sedate. Unlike the BJP nominee Isidore Fernandes, whom he faced twice in the Assembly polls, there have been no rough patches in his life. The no-nonsense type but mild-mannered politician describes his entry into politics as a miracle. (Vithaldas Hegde in GT) OZARI VILLAGERS THREATEN AGITATION: The villages of Ozari in Pernem taluka have threatened to start an agitation and to boycott the next Assembly elections if the village was included in the Tivim constituency as per the working draft paper of the delimitation of constituencies. They demanded that Ozari should be retained in the Pernem Assembly segment. (GT) ST ESTEVAM RESIDENTS OPPOSE: The villagers of St Estevam, the voters of Cumbarjua assembly constituency in Tiswadi taluka and Cumbarjua Youth Congress have opposed the proposal made before the delimitation commission by the BJP to alienate St Estevam village from Cumbharjua and to join it to Mayem assembly constituency in Bicholim taluka. (NT) DD TELECAST ON SSIS: The Panaji Doordarshan Kendra will telecast live phone-in programme on small-scale industries with the Goa Small Industries Association President Keshav Kamat today from 6 pm to 7 pm. Those interested in seeking information regarding the SSI situation in Goa are requested to call on Tel 2220028, 2220029 during the given time period. (GT) WILD LIFE WEEK: Goa Science Centre in collaboration with WWF Goa and Centre for Environment Education, Goa has organised various programmes of celebration of Wild Life Week from today to 7 October at the Centre. Today at 11 am, a science lecture on "Wild Flowers" will be delivered by noted Pune environmentalist Shrikant Ingalhallikar. (GT) SARASWAT COLLEGE SHINES: Saraswat Vidyalaya's College of Commerce and Management Studies, Mapusa, bagged the second place at 'Nirvikalpa 2004", a national level business competition organised by BET's Bharatesh College of Management Studies, Belgaum, recently. A total of 11 students from Saraswat took part in the competition. Though all members of the team contributed to the success, Prajit, Clayton, Dattaraj, Aurea and Naved excelled in their roles. (GT) IS GOA REALLY MODERN? "It is still a mystery as to how we can call Goa modern, literate State, capable of hosting international events when there are villages which do not have drinking water for days on end. How can we welcome foreign cruise ships with all their fairytale lights when there are hamlets in interior Goa which do not get proper electricity supply. And, of yes, how can we host motor cross rallies in Goa when for some a tarred road is unthinkable. Yes, that is Goa for some, unfortunately in the second millennium." (Edit in Herald) . DON'T KNOW TO WRITE! Leave alone bringing down the spiraling crime graph and atrocities on women, the Goa Police seem unable to do even simple things right like writing down the correct registration number of a vehicle on a challan.When Prabhu was asked for his vehicle number, he decided to check the level of their alertness and gave them a different number and they blindly wrote it down in the challan. (GT) A TRIBUTE TO INDIAN POSTAL SYSTEM: The Indian post office was established by the British on October 1, 1854. This month, it has completed 150 years of its existence. It has united a sub-continental nation. Millions of Indians, villagers, workers and soldiers eagerly depend on the services of this institution..Indian post office has come a long way since 1854. Today it is the largest such organisation in the world. With 1,55,618 post offices, India has overtaken larger countries like the United States, China and Brazil.in terms of service area per post office, India ranks third in the world after the United Kingdom and Japan. (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-NT) ART EXHIBITION AT ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: An exhibition of drawing 'Paris mysteries, mythologies and memories' by Mr Vishwajyoti Ghosh will be organised by the Alliance Francaise de Goa and the French embassy in India from October 15 to 30 at the Alliance Francaise Gallery, Miramar. Mr Ghosh is a young graphic artist living and working in Delhi. (NT) S P O R T S J&K DRUB GOA: A brilliant brace by striker Bilal Ahmad helped Jammu and Kashmir to start their campaign in fine style with a 3-1 win over hosts Goa in the opening match of the 27th Sub-Junior national football championship being played at Duler ground, Mapusa, on October 1. In another match, played at the same venue in the morning, Meghalaya edged out Tamil Nadu 4-3. (GT) See action pictures of the Duler match at http://www.goacom.com/goanow/whatsnew.htm MAJORDA LUCKY TO BEAT CUNCOLIM: St Rock Youth Club, Majorda, rode on lady luck while defeating Cuncolim 10-9 via tie-breaker in the inaugural match of Royal Caribbean Celebrity Cup football tournament, at Varca grounds on 3 October. (GT) GOANS EXCEL AT TAEKWONDO: Goa sub-junior boys and girls teams excelled at the 22nd Sub-junior boys and girls Taekwondo Championship, held at Mini stadium, Rajapuram, Lucknow. In all Goa team bagged four gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Inociancia Miranda, Nisha Fernandes, Aman Kumar and Steffi Rebello bagged gold medals. (H) D E A T H S 03 Oct: Calangute-Porbavaddo: JOHN FERNANDES: husband of Annie (Fula); father of Anthony/Myola, Albino. 03 Oct: LUIS FRANCISCO X MENDES: Ex-Abu Dhabi/Ucassaim: husband of Ermelina, father of Lucia/Manuel, Angela/Gregory, Josephine/Joao, Anthony (Muscat)/Bambina, Sr Claudia (St Joseph, Nagpur), Aghata/Savio, Vilma/Angelo. G O A W E A T H E R Max temp: 31.0 degC; Min temp: 23.4 degC; Humidity: 86% (Yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1810.4 mm Weather: There was a downpour early this morning. The weather is very cloudy this morning, and the situations in unlikely to improve later in the day. Courtesy: GT=Gomantak Times; NT=The Navhind Times; H=Herald; WE=Weekender; TOI=Times of India JOEL D'SOUZA Assagao-Goa-India. ########################################################################## Goa's premier mailing list Goanet - http://www.goanet.org is 10 years old today
