GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
19 May 2002
CM SAYS COPS PROBING REPORT ON COMMUNAL TENSION BY CONG: Chief Minister,
Manohar Parrikar, has stated that the police were enquiring into several
reports that some Congress leaders are deliberating on 'creating' communal
tension in the State in view of Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi's
scheduled visit to Goa on May 23. (WE-GT)
GOA NEEDS PARTY WITH MAJORITY: Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dixit, who
arrived in Goa yesterday, said, "People in 14 different States in the
country have rejected non-Congress governments and I am sure Goa will be
the 15th State that will opt for the Congress Party." (H)
ARE THEY DEFECTORS: Veteran politician, Dr Wilfred de Souza (NCP), when he
said that the Congress list of nominees was packed with defectors, was
asked whether his own list was sans any blemish. The former Saligao MLA
asserted that the Bombay High Court at Goa had given a verdict in his
favour and he was not disqualified under the provisions of the
Anti-Defection Act, suggesting that he had a majority to form a splinter
group. Dr de Souza said that only three politicians, Sanjay Bandekar, Dr
Luis Proto Barbosa and Ratnakar Chopdekar, had been disqualified so far
under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule. According to him, it would be
best to call them (defectors) "splitters". (WE-GT)
BASKETBALL PLAYER'S BODY RECOVERED: The body of basketball player DR Rajesh
from Bangalore, who drowned at Baga beach on 17 May, has been recovered by
the police. (WE-GT)
SEX WORKER DIES OF BURN INJURIES: A 20-year-old-commercial sex worker,
Padma Bugadi, from Andhra gulley in Vasco, reportedly doused herself with
kerosene and set herself ablaze. (H)
AGRO EXPO IN VALPOI: The Sahayadri Nature Club of Sattari in association
with the Forest Department and Agriculture department has organised an
agriculture exhibition on May 22 at the Forest Training School in Valpoi
from 10 am to 5 pm. (H)
WORKSHOP ON MEDICINAL PLANTS: Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with the Forest
department, is organising a one-day Regional Workshop for the western zone
of India on medicinal plants at International Centre, Dona Paula, from 10
am onward on May 21. (H)
CAMURLIM FEAST: The feast of St Rita de Cascia was celebrated in Camurlim,
Bardez, on May 12.
FULANCHO KHURIS: The solemn feast mass of the Holy Cross Shrine, Fulancho
Khuris, at Alto Bambolim, will be conducted today at 10 am with Fr Carmo
Martins being the main celebrant.
SUMMER CAMP FOR SLUM KIDS: A summer holiday camp was organised for the slum
children by Jan Ugahi at Rajendra Prasad stadium, Margao, From April 15 to
May 18. Around 350 children participated in the camp. (NT)
JOSE INACIO DE LOYOLA (from Orlim in Salcette) was a charistmatic figure.
He was at the beck and call of all who needed his servicesrich or poor made
no difference. He founded the Partido Indiano, the political wing of his
drive. The Partido presented Cristovam Pinto as its candidate and won. The
rather irascible governor General, Vasco Guedes, dissolved the Salcete
Municipality and ordered fresh election, which led to the fateful September
21, 1890, in which 23 Goans lost their lives in police firing. Dr Loyola
was the mayor of the Municipality of Salcete and in the capacity erected
the present municipal building, the Novo Mercado, expanded the city limits
and built most the main roads of Salcete. (From a report by Dr Bailon de Sa
in Herald)
DECLINE OF KADAMBA POLITICAL POWER: The Kadamba rule over Goa is often
referred to as the "Golden Age". They were a powerful dynasty styled as the
Goa Kadambas, an off-shoot of the Banavasi Kadambas of the Utter Kannada or
North Canara region of Karnataka, which was a part of Konkan. Some Goa
Kadambas like Jayakeshi-II received epithets like 'Konkan Chakaravarthi".
(Prajal Sakhardande in Panorama-NT)
GOAN SCIENTIST SHINES IN USA: Richard W. D'Souza, who is a Goan origin and
migrated to the US, from Pakistan in 1978, invented the Cool Mint Listerine
Pocketpaks and lauched it in October 2001. Pocketpaks has become the
fastest selling mouth freshner generating more than $100 million in sales.
D'Souza, who was the VP of Pfizer, lives in New Jersey with his wife
Venetia, son Russell and fraternal twins Adrian & Alicia. D'Souza is also
nicknamed as " Cool Dad " (A message to Goanet from Seby Mascarenhas
[EMAIL PROTECTED])
S P O R T S
GOA VELHA QUALITY: Goa Velha Sorts Club edged out Football Club of Siolim
4-3 via the tie-breaker and entered the quarter-finals of 10th Nerul
Panchayat cup soccer at Nerul grounds. (NT)
CAC TROUNC PVC PARRA: CAC, Cansaulim, coasted into the quarter-finals of
Anjuna Villagers Cup soccer with a 3-0 win over PVC, Parra, at Anjuna
grounds. (NT)
MANDAR WINS STATE CHESS: Mandar Tamhankar from Pernem shrugged off a
last-round defeat at the hands of Suhas Asnodkar to be crowned state chess
champion with a tally of 7.5 points. (NT)
D E A T H S
20 Apr: Canacona: TELVIN FERNANDES, son of late Agnelo/Inacina, brother
of Threza/Valentino Dias. Expired in Dubai.
20 Apr : Panjim: PIEDADE CRASTO, widow of Joao Francisco, mother of
Agnelo/Celia.
18 May: Arpora: ANTONIO MARIA VIEGAS, husband of Sara, father of
Erasto/Zenna, Erson/Nilza.
19 May: Cuncolim: EPM GOMES, husband of Lourdina, father of
Newton/Sima, Nixon/Leila, Nisha, Nelcom.
17 May: Cavelossim: HILARY DIAS, husband of Maria, father of Isidoro,
Daniel and Vincy.
18 May: Taleigao: RITINHA D'SOUZA, wife of Francisco, sister of Miguel,
Maia, Candida.
G O A W E A T H E R
Min Temp : 30.1 deg C (86.2 deg F) (At Assagao at 7.30 am today)
Max Temp: 34.4 deg C, Rel Humidity: 69% (yesterday-Panjim)
Weather: Dull and humid weather. There was a slight drizzle in Assagao
this morning. The sky is very cloudy and a heavy shower could descend
anytime. In fact, rain would be welcome since there is water shortage
almost all over Goa. Power supply also plays truant. Of course, the
ministers are busy with the election campaign.
The daily talk and news of elections and innumerable candidates and their
prospects makes one virtually sick in Goa these days. The elections
messages and slogans are heard from passing vehicles fitted with blaring
loudspeakers, there are street corner meetings and some candidates have
embarked on door-to-door visits in their constituencies.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times
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