GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
25 June 2002
SIOLIM'S GRAND "SAO JOAO" SCENE: "Viva Sao Joao" chant was heard virtually
all over Siolim yesterday as the riverine village celebrated the feast of
St John with traditional fervour. The colourful Sao Joao Traditional Boat
Parade, Pietro's pure Goan music, Wilson-Sharon's songs and jokes, and the
felicitation of the boat groups formed the highlights of the day. At
Fernandes vaddo, it was a whole-day affair. But the traditional, Goan fun
and festivity was witnessed at Gaunsavaddo. Some details and pictures at
http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/SaoJoao2002/Sao%20Joao.html
"Brazillian Samba", led by Dominic D'Souza of Pequeno Chinvar, Anjuna,
bagged the first prize of Rs.3000. The second and third prizes went to Zhor
Boys of Anjuna and FIFA World Cup by Vaddy Boys. John of Fenson & Johnson,
Badem, received a special prize for being a consistent participant in the
boat festival for several years. Their tableau depicts different of facets
of St John's life.
MHADEI: CM SMELLS A 'RAT': The State government has demanded the setting up
of a Judicial Commission to inquire into the clearance given by Central
Water Commission in principle to Karnataka to divert 7.56 TMC of water for
Khalsa-Haltar Nall Project and Bhandur Nallah Project to Malaprabha river
without any reference to Goa government. Addressing reporters, Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the letter, issued by CWC Secretary on
the eve of his retirement to Karnataka government permitting such diversion
of water, is dubious in nature and cannot be held valid under any
circumstances. (GT)
BJP MINISTERS CORNER PLUM PORTFOLIOS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
conducted the much-awaited exercise of allocating additional portfolios to
his ministers and has apparently neutralized the "hurt feelings" from
within his own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ranks. (H)
MINISTERS & PORTFOLIOS: MANOHAR PARRIKAR (Chief Minister): Home, Finance,
Education, Personnel, General Administration, Information & Fisheries;
DIGAMBAR KAMAT: Power, Urban Development, Mine; DR SURESH AMONKAR: Health,
Labour, Employment, Factory & Boilers; RAMKRISHNA DHAVLIKAR: PWD, Archives,
Archaeology, Museums; MANOHAR AZGAONKAR: Panchayat Raj, Civil Supply,
Housing Board; RAMRAO DESSAI: Industry, Art and Culture, Social Welfare;
PANDURANG MADKAIKAR: Transport, Revenue; FILIPE NERI RODRIGUES: Water
Resources, RDA, Weights & Measures; FRANCIS D'SOUZA: Information
Technology, Law and Judiciary, Legislative Affairs; BABUSH MONSERATTE: Town
& Country Planning and Provedoria; VINAY TENDULKAR: Forest, Co-operation;
DAYANAND MANDREKAR: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services;
MICCKY PACHECO: Tourism, Sports, Youth Affairs.
COPS NOW 'MICE' IN FRONT OF MICKKY: Before the elections Miccky Pacheco
found himself on the wrong side of the law. After the election the tables
were turned and the cops found themselves on the wrong side of the Tourism
Minister. (GT)
PACHECO'S PASSPORT RELEASED: The District and Session Judge, Mr Nelson
Britto, has ordered the authorities to hand over the passport of Mickky
Pacheco, the Tourism minister. It may be recalled that the Colva police had
registered an offence against Mr Pacheco and others for allegedly damaging
a restaurant at Betalbatim. (NT)
CUT-OFF AGE FOR STD I: The State government will amend the Goa Education
Act to retain the cut-off age for admission to the first standard at
5-and-half years instead of six. (H)
ONE DROWNED AT VERLA-CANCA: At Verla-Canca 17-year-old boy, Vishal
Saudagar, got drowned when he took a plunge into a quarry around 5 pm
yesterday evening. Being the "Sao Joao" day he had gone for a swim along
with one of his friends.
WATERY GRAVE: According to Cuncolim police, Placido Leitao was celebrating
San Joao and keeping up with the tradition of taking a dip, jumped in a
pond, but never surfaced again. (GT)
WOMAN RESCUED: A middle-aged married woman was rescued from drowning by a
trawler-hand yesterday morning. The woman, who had jumped from the Panjim
end of the new Mandovi bridge, was sighted by a labourer aboard a trawler
incidentally passing by. (H)
BODY FOUND: A body of a male person aged around 45 was recovered from an
abandoned house in Tariwada in Bogda. (NT)
DECOMPOSED BODY RECOVERED: A highly decomposed body was recovered from Dona
Paula waters yesterday evening. (NT)
REGULARISATION OF SLEEPER COACHES: The issue of operation of sleeper
coaches on some inter-state routes, which had kicked up a controversy after
the Transport department had raided the vehicles, is now likely to be
resolved with the government thinking in terms of regularizing this mode. (GT)
"VATTA POORNIMA": Daily "Herald" today features a picture of a Hindu woman,
who ties thread around a banyan tree as she wishes for the same husband for
her next seven lives on the occasion of "Vatta Poornima" at Porvorim on
Monday (June 24).
ROAD AT ANMOD GHATT TURNS DANGEROUS: A 10-kilometre stretch of road at
Anmod Ghat has turned perilous, following the collapse of the retaining
walls at a few places due to the recent incessant showers. (H)
PINEAPPLES FALL PREY TO POLLUTION: The size of pineapples grown nearby the
Kundaim industrial estate has reduced drastically. And the reason many
pineapple growers cite is due to pollution caused by "polluting industries"
in the industrial estate. (GT)
MOBILE PHONE, INTERNET SERVICES TO COST LESS: The mobile phone and internet
services will go cheaper in Goa along with the other states of the country
shortly after the completion of works of laying the underground cables for
which the excavation of the trenches was being carried out along the
National Highway 17. (NT)
ONCE GRUDGING VENDORS�: A year back on June 25, when Margao's market was
shifted to the newly constructed SGPDA complex, the vendors seethed over
the move and alleged it would rundown their business. But today, while
celebrating the first anniversary of their shifting, the vendors sing a
different tune. They themselves have organised a programme to celebrate
their one-year in the complex. (NT)
TAMIL CLASSIC TRANSLATED: Mr N Purushothama Mallaya, honorary secretary of
Konkani Bhasha Prachar Sabha, has translated into Konkani in verses all the
1,350 couplets of "Tirukkural" believe to be 2,000 years old and written by
Saint Tiruvalluvar, and brought out in book form. (NT)
SUZETTE WINS TRIP TO FRANCE: Suzette Fernandes-Dias has won a trip for two
to France and a week's stay at Odeon Hotel in the Latin Quarter of Paris,
for her poem "Quo Vadi". She is a pedagogical co-ordinator of Alliance
Francaise de Goa. The poem was written for a contest organised by Alliance
Francaise to mark the second birth centenary of Victor Hugo. (H)
TANZANIA TRAIN MISHAP: At least 200 people were killed and many injured on
Monday when a passenger train derailed in central Tanzania. (from AFT Report)
D E A T H S
24 June: Divar: GREGORIO AUGUSTO AZAVEDO (Auto Popular, Mapusa):
husband of Rosy, father of Eusebio/Sincleta, Walter/Maria, William/Sarina,
Wringo/Maria, Weena/Neilson.
24 June: Chandor: POSSIANO ANTAO, son of late Joaquim/late Pionila,
brother/brother-in-law of late Michael/Estrelina, late Alba/Joaquim, late
Xaverito/Rosaria, Binaca.
24 June: Margao-Dovandem: FILOMENA FERNANDES, wife of late Marcelino,
mother of late Lucrencia/Antonio, Antonio/Monica, late John/Fatima,
Domnic/Rosalina, Marianni/Prabhu, Minguel/Lily, Concessao/late Polly,
Baptist/Socorina.
24 June: Cansaulim: PIEDADE ALMEIDA, wife of Anthony, mother of
Aliston, Alex and Anushka.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 27.0 deg C at 7.30 am at Assagao.
Max temp: 30.7 deg C; Humidity: 81 per cent. (Panjim yesterday)
Rainfall so far: 1100.8 mm
Weather: Another dry morning today.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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