GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 22 APRIL 2002 DEMAND TO IMPLEMENT OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT: The 23rd session of the All India Konkani Parishad (in Mangalore) has demanded the immediate implementation of the Official Language Act in Goa, besides to evolve a concrete programme to unite Konkani speaking people spread in four states and thereby strengthen the institution of the Parishad. (NT)
CONG CONTENDER FOR PANAJI SEAT: Dr Sushrut A Martins, consultant physician in alternative medicines, is emerging as a strong contender for the Congress party ticket for Panaji assembly constituency in the forthcoming mid-tem poll. Dr Martins' main target is to defeat Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and thereby liberate Goa from the stranglehold of bad governance. (GT) ECOLOGICAL DANGER TO TEREKHOL RIVER: With uncontrolled sand extraction in Terekhol river bed, villagers living on the banks of the river have expressed fear that besides damaged to the eco system of the river, the fresh ground water will get depleted, creating water shortage and therefore they want the government to regulate the trade. (GT) LAND CONVERSION CASE: The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court accepted the report of the chief secretary in the matter of the petition filed by Dr Jose Francisco Martins challenging the conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural use at Porvorim. (H) VILLAGERS OPPOSE ARLEM FESTIVAL: More than 100 villagers from Arlem, Raia, have urged the South Goa Collector to stop the annual five-day Arlem festival, alleging that it was causing nuisance, traffic jams and noise pollution in the locality. (GT) ANTI-PLASTIC DRIVE: The Kamaxi High School at Shiroda recently launched an anti-plastic drive in the village. (H) SIOLIM RAT RACE: According to a report GT today, the heat is literally on in the Siolim constituency, the former Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party bastion, comprising of the villages of Siolim, Assagao, Anjuna and parts of Parra. Ticket aspirants in the constituency are Dayanand Mandrekar (BJP), Pandharinath Polle, Chandrakant Chodankar, Francis Fernandes, Dr Jawaharlal Henriques, Milton Marques, Suhasini Govekar and Christopher Fonseca. VOTERS TO DELIVER SHOCK TREATMENT: The voters of Goa are watching and waiting. They would certainly come out this time, on Goa Statehood Day, in large numbers to administer a historic shock treatment to major politicians. The BJP has already lost the initial moral high ground and the advantage after the dissolution of the legislative assembly. (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-NT) THREE-HOUR WAIT: Given the advanced technology, the process of issuing Election ID cards to voters should have taken place in a jiffy. However, around 200 persons from Aldona gathered at the Panchayat office were left stranded for over three hours mainly because of electricity, technology and a nervous operator. (H) BURGLARY IN NAVELIM: Thieves entered the house of Franklin Cardozo at Culvaddo, Navelim, and stole cash and gold ornaments worth totally over Rs.4 lakh, while along with the family she was attending a wedding. (GT) FAKE GOLD BISCUIT: Maina Curtorim police on April 19 arrested one Ramu alias Gangappa, a resident of Shimoga, reported to be the main accused in the fake gold biscuits cheating case. (H) GOA'S URBAN GREENERY ISSUE: Goa's policies of having an abysmal public transport system, while allowing four-wheelers and two-wheelers to flourish, comes in for sharp questioning. Campaigns clearly made the point that transport problems-induced by faulty priorities-cannot be tackled at the cost of trees. (Frederick Noronha in Herald) EDUARDO SANCTIONS FUNDS FOR SCHOOL: Rajya Sabha MP Eduardo Faleiro has sanctioned Rs.10 lakh from the MPLADS for the construction of a government primary school building at Borda. (H) FATORDA PARISHIONERS' DREAM FULFILLED: The Our Lady of Rosary Chapel at Fatorda will be accorded the status of a church at a special function slated to be held on April 23. (NT) FOREIGNER ROBBED: Two persons traveling on a motorcycle snatched a bag from a foreigner (Helen Alisa) near the Benaulim beach on Friday late evening. Alisa was returning to her room with a shopping bag containing articles worth Rs.39,000. (GT) WORLD BOOK DAY: Books to government and government-aided public libraries will be distributed under Raja Ramohan Roy Library Foundation Matching Scheme at a function by the Central Library, Panjim, under Book Awareness Programme, to commemorate the World Book Day celebrations on April 23 at 10.30 am. (NT) TIATRISTS RISE TO HELP ROSARIO: The stalwarts of the Konkani stage, particularly khelltiatr, entertained a packed audience gathered for a grand musical show at the Kala Academy theatre in Panjim yesterday evening. The show was organised to raise funds in aid of their khelltiatr playwright and director Rosario Rodrigues, who is suffering from cancer and is battling for his life in a hospital in Mumbai. The show will be repeated at the GVN Hall in Margao today at 3.30 pm. (GoaNOW) S P O R T S MAYMOL, BLANCA SHINE: Led by the heroics of Goa's Maymol Rocky and Blanca Barretto, India scored an emphatic 6-0 victory over lowly Guam in the Asian under-19 women's football championships tie played at Fatorda. (NT) D E A T H S 21 Apr: Merces: MARIANO FERNANDES, husband of late Maria, father of Benedita, Rosy/Saluzinho, Jasmelina, Alzira/Xavier. 21 Apr: Aldona: MIRAJI RAMJI MIRAJKAR, husband of late Shrimati, father of Naresh/Laxmi, Shamsunder/Sweta, Vilas/Vidhya, Nandakumar/Sheetal, Suanda/late Mohan, Mohini/late Surendra, Sushina/Ashok, Anamika/Devaji, Minaxi/Motilal. 21 Apr: Panjim: FRANCISCO JOSE CANDIDO PIRES, husband of late Prazelina, father of Daniel/Maria. 21 Apr: Margao: ANTONIO B REBELLO, husband of Santolina, father of Esmenia, Kenneth and Charles. G O A W E A T H E R Min Temp : 28.2 deg C (82.8 deg F) Max Temp: 33.1 deg C; Relative Humidity: 79% (yesterday-Panjim) Weather: Some parts of Goa experienced light showers in the early hours of the morning today following a night of light thunder and lightning. The weather continues to be very dull and cloudy. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
