GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS August 10, 2002 MAJOR NAPTHA SCARE IN VASCO: Panic gripped parts of port town Vasco on August 9 evening, following a major leakage at the liquid naptha pipeline, belonging to the Zuari Industries Limited at Dabolim. This is the second leakage in less than two months. Efforts to plug the leakage became difficult due to the heavy showers in Goa. (H)
ADVICE TO PARTY FUNCTIONARIES: While addressing a press conference in Panaji yesterday, the Bharatiya Janata Party president, Mr Venkaiah Naidu, strongly favoured that the "highest party functionaries" should avoid appointments on government committees and observed he was trying to evolve a system within his own party on this line. (NT) REVIEW OF I.T. PROJECTS: Minister for Information Technology, Francis D'Souza, on Friday informed the Goa assembly that all the IT projects cleared haphazardly in the past would be reviewed and that the government's IT policy would be ready by this month end. Leader of the Opposition, Pratapsing Rane, during Question Hour raised serious concerns over the Hi-Tech IT projects taken up in the State and the indiscriminate usage of the world "hi-tech" for most IT projects undertaken. "Everything is Hi-Tech? Hi-Tech Habitat, Hi-Tech Park. This work started with the hi-tech KTC buses and is now being used everywhere very freely," Mr Rane queried. (H) CARANZALEM WATER SPORTS PROJECT: The Goa Assembly resolved to urge the Central government to expedite the setting up of a water sports facility on the 18-acre plot of land offered by the State in 1986 at Caranzalem. A resolution tabled by MLA Jeetendra Deshprabhu to request the Centre to set up the required infrastructure and facilities was adopted by the House. (GT) AMENDMENT TO SUCCESSION LAW LIKELY: Following a statement from Opposition Leader Pratapsing Rane on the necessity to amend the Portuguese law of succession for the benefit of the Catholic community in Goa, the Minister for Law, Francis D'Souza, on August 9 told the Goa Assembly that the government would consider studying the aspect of amending the Succession Law. (H) AWARDS TO EMINENT GOANS: Following a private member's resolution move by Ms Victoria Fernandes, Chief Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar yesterday assured the State legislative assembly that the government will institute awards to honour eminent Goans who have excelled in various fields like science, arts, economics, business, etc. (NT) UNIFORM BUILDING NORMS: Urban Development Minister Digamber Kamat told the Assembly yesterday that the State would soon have uniform building regulations that will be followed by the various licencing authorities-panchayats, municipalities and PDAs. (H) LPG, PUMP CONNECTIONS IN GOA: More than 21 persons were allotted distributorship for LPG by the Union Minister for Petroleum while around 15 were sanctioned dealership for setting up petrol pumps in Goa since 2000, the year from when the allocations have been cancelled by the prime minister following expose of nepotism. (H) COMPUTER STUDENTS: Exasperated final year computer engineering students (diploma) of Fr Agnel Polytechnic, Verna, supported by the All Goa Students Union, yesterday gheraoed the curriculum in-charge at the Directorate of technical Education, Porvorim, to protest against the abrupt change in the procedure of allocation of seats for the second year computer engineering degree course. (NT) FISHING BAN IN KARWAR TOO? Fishing activities by trawlers in Karwar have come to a standstill from August 1, following initiatives by the Karwar Deputy Commission to enforce Theban. Trawlers owners in Karwar, however, have decided to resume fishing activities from August 10. (H) PETROL PILFERAGE CASE: The case involving petrol pilferage from the pipeline of Indian oil Company in Vasco, which was being investigated by the Harbour police, has been transferred to the crime branch, Panaji. (NT) TRAWLER OWNERS in the State have now decided to adopt the policy of eliminating the services of middlemen when conducting their business. Cutbona Trawler Owners Union president, Mr JB Ferrao, said, "We are trying to do away with the sea food commission agents and wholesale fish vendors, who raise fish prices." (NT) HORTICULTURE: While speaking at a function in Pale, the Health Minister Dr Amonkar advised farmers to take up farming activities in vegetable, horticulture lines and in a big way to make Goa self-sufficient in farm products and raise their monetary gains. (GT) GOVT E-PORTAL: Minister for Information technology Francis D'Souza informed the house, that the State government was planning an e-portal, which would render information to the users on most non-confidential matters of governance. (H) INTERNET ACCESS: The Goa State Consumer Commission in a decision has directed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to grant to Adv Bernard F D'Souza 63 hours of access to e-mail and Internet services, which he could not avail of due to deficiencies in service by the telecom department. (H) E-MAIL HACKING CASE: Manguesh Yadav, a resident of Bhatulem in Panjim has complained that he received three threatening e-mails from one Prakash Sharma asking the complainant not to interfere with his girl-friend. The accused hacked the password of Manguesh's fianc�e and blocked her e-mail account. (H) BUS RUNS OVER LECTURER: Carmel College Botany lecturer Nirmala Mendonca succumbed to grievous injuries after she was run over by a Kadamba Transport Corporation bus at Nuvem yesterday afternoon. Nirmala was returning to Margao from work on a scooter when the but hit her from behind. (GT) LADY COPS FOR BAINA OUT-POST: Close on the heels of the suspension of a "sexy" cop for alleged harassment of a woman at Baina in Vasco, South Goa SP ID Shukla posted six lady constables at the Baina outpost to protect the interest of women at the red light area. (GT) NEW SP FOR GOA: SS Garewal, an IPS officer, has taken over as senior Superintendent of Police. (GT) "AMBADE": I don't know whether you have discovered the refreshing green sourness of the hog plum, wild mango or "ambade" as it's called in local Konkani parlance, but I'm discovering it this monsoon in Goa and am quite taken up with it. They're selling "ambade" in the Panjim market these days, little green ones or big green ones at Rs.10 per 15, 20 or 215 if you bargain hard. (Tara Narayan in Herald Insight) FR TONY, SUPERIOR GENERAL OF PILAR: Fr Tony Lopes was elected the new Superior General of the Society of Pilar in a close and secret conclave of 33 delegates yesterday at the Pilar Seminary Annexe during the 16th General Chapter of the Society. Fr Lopes, who hails from Chinchinim and ordained in 1984, is well known for his austere and exemplary lifestyle. (GT) S P O R T S DERECK, REMY SHARE HONOURS: Goa's Remy Fernandes and Dereck Menezes were neck and neck, having collected 10 points each after discarding one race, as the windsurfers yesterday battled the elements as much as each other in the National Windsurfing Championship off Mandovi in Panjim. (NT) CHATUNNY'S LAMENT: TK Chathunny voiced his dejection over the undue interference from the team management when he coached Churchill Brothers in the last season. Chathunny disclosed this while speaking exclusively to "The Navhind Times" from Kerala, citing reasons for parting away with Churchill this season. (NT) D E A T H S 09: Margao: NIRMALA MENDONCA (Lecturer in Botany, Carmel College), wife of Derrick. 09 Aug: Neura: LAZARUS FERNANDES (Musician), husband of Charlotte, father of Edwin. 09 Aug: Benaulim: ALCINA FURTADO E GOMES, wife of Cornelio, sister/sister-in-law of Jose Vaz/Alba, late Bosco/late Lydia, late Proto/Alba (Portugal). 09 Aug: Chicalim-Vasco: ALBERTINA EREMITA JOSEFA REBELLO COSTA (Ex-Salgaocars), relict of Ivo dos Milagres, mother of Felix/Maria, Philip/Susanna, Alvaro/Avita. 09 Aug: Panjim-Mala: AL-HAJI SHAIKH SHAMSHUDDIN CHANDSAB, husband of Al-Hajieh Khutbunnisa, father of Rasida/Bi/Hussein, Ka4imi, Moinoddin/Chamshad, Iqbal/Nassem, Nassem/Abdul Salam, Bilkees/Dawood Khan, Guinar/Shaikh Dawood, Chandsab/Arifa, Salim/Shabnam, Shaina/Nasir Saikh. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 25.7 deg C (76.5 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today. Max temp: 27.6 deg C, Humidity: 100%, Rainfall 1719.2 mm (Yesterday) Weather: Heavy rains continued to lash Goa during the last 24 hours. The morning session today, however, is a bit relaxed though the skies are overcast. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news Website: http://www.goacom.com Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-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 !!
