GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
20 May 2002
ONLY BJP TEAM CAN DELIVER GOODS: Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday
stated that Goa's principal issue of underutilized potential could be
effectively tackled by a better quality of polity comprising clean and
principled politicians wedded to stability and well being of the people. (GT)
RANE ACCUSES CM: Senior Congress party leader and former Speaker,
Pratapsing Rane, on Sunday, told reporters that he had asked Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar to take trouble to tell us who burnt the Soccoro mosque.
"The Chief Minister has hatched a conspiracy to instigate communal violence
before Congress chief, Ms Sonia Gandhi's visit," Mr Rane charged. (H)
FONSECA'S APPEAL TO SIOLIM VOTERS: Communist Party of India candidate
Christopher Fonseca appealed to Siolim voters to give him one opportunity
to work for the development of the Siolim constituency, while addressing a
meeting at Raiant-Siolim on Saturday. (GT)
BJP WOULD BE THE LARGEST PARTY: The BJP has an overwhelming advantage in 18
constituencies. The Congress, despite the challenge from the rebels, has an
edge in 15 constituencies. The outcome in seven constituencies would depend
on the percentage of voting, and other factors�A three-way division of the
minority votes between the Congress, NCP and UGDP has made the BJP's job
easy. (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-NT)
ELECTION WORK FOR MARKS? A former teacher of a prominent college in South
Goa who is a candidate for a party, has engaged some of the students to
write the voters' cards and assured them of certifying in their booklets
that they had done an assignment. (GT)
YOUTH TRAINING WORKSHOP: A Youth Training Workshop was conducted by World
Wide Fund for Nature-India, in collaboration with the Directorate of Extra
Mural Studies and Extension Services of Goa University under the United
Nations Development Programme recently at the Goa University. (H)
REPORT ON AGING: The Research Institute for Women, Goa, on May 16, in
Panjim, released its report titled "Age and Wisdom undervalued: An inquiry
into the social process of aging in Goa at the turn of the third
millennium", at the hands of Dr Jolly Mascarenhas, former professor of Goa
Medical College. The report studies the conditions of the elderly persons
in Goa, gauges the changes in the status of senior citizens and analyses
the cause of such changes. The report surveys the conditions of retirement
homes in Goa, which is dismal, and makes specific detailed recommendations
to the government, panchayats, other local bodies, NGOs, religious
organisations and families. (NT)
CONVOCATION: The convocation ceremony for VI Portuguese Condensed course,
"Portugues Sem Fronteiras" recently conducted by Indo-Portuguese Friendship
SocietyGoa, and Fundacao Cidade de Lisboa, Portugal, will be held at Hotel
Solmar, Panjim, today at 6 pm. The certificates and prizes will be
distributed by Prof Elsa Barros, directora em Goa do Centro de Lingua
Portuguesa do Instituto Camoes.
PHOTO, PAINTING EXHIBITION: A photography and painting exhibition by
Ajaykumar Lotlikar and Hitesh Pankar respectively, is being organised at
the Kala Academy art gallery, from May 21 to 23. (NT)
DROWNED OFF BAGA BEACH: A resident of Mayem, Purshottam Karbotkar, aged 45,
got drowned off Baga beach around 8.30 am yesterday. He had gone along with
his family to the beach for bath. (H)
NEW SUPERIOR GENERAL: Sr Perpetua Vaz, the headmistress of Little Flower of
Jesus High School, Calangute, has been elected the new Superior General of
the Congregation of the handmaids of Christ. She hails from Naikavaddo,
Aldona. (GT)
S P O R T S
FC SIOLIM ENTER LAST FOUR: FC Siolim thrashed Benny Union, Mapusa, 4-0 to
storm into the semi-finals of the Saligao Villagers Trophy soccer
tournament, at Adarsh grounds, Saligao. (H)
DBO VETERANS CLINCH TITLE: In an exciting match DBO Veterans outplayed
Young Blood 9-2 to win the all-Goa DBO flood-lit rink hockey tournament, at
Don Bosco Oratory outdoor basketball courts. (H)
BHATLEM CC CHAMPS: Bhatlem Cricket Club, Bhatlem emerged winners of the
first Association cup 2002 tennis ball cricket tournament, defeating
Carambolim Cricket Club, at Old Goa. (H)
BENNY XI PIP CALANGUTE: Benny XI defeated Calangute Association 5-4 via the
tie-breaker to advance into the quarter-finals of St Savio Super Soccer,
organised by St Savio Sports Club, Calangute. (NT)
D E A T H S
18 May: Agassaim: JOSE MARIA SEVERIANO FERNANDES, husband of Tomacina,
father of Celestino, Veriano, Alberto, Trindade (London), Menino, Roberto
(mv Mercury), father-in-law of Maria, Inacina, Reina.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 30.0 deg C (at 7.30 am at Assagao)
Max temp: 32.0 deg C; Humidity: 72 per cent. (Panjim yesterday)
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
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