goanet-digest Tuesday, August 13 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4217
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[Goanet] Message for World Goan Heritage Day
[Goanet] Sport TT Tournament (Aldona)
[Goanet] Banyan trees on Sinquerim Plateau: Goan Heritage ?
[Goanet] HERALD: Tuesday Tunes
[Goanet] Re: GOANWORLD - GOAN HERITAGE...........events and celebrations for Month
of August 2002
[Goanet] 13 AUG: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 05:51:10 -0700
From: "rene barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Message for World Goan Heritage Day
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From: Archbishop House
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:48 PM
Subject: Message for World Goan Heritage Day
Archbishop's House,
Mumbai 400001
13th August 2002
Message
On the occasion of World GOAN HERITAGE Day I send my greetings and best
wishes. It is indeed heartening to note that Goans all over the world will
be celebrating their heritage of which they need to be proud of. I appeal to
everyone who will be celebrating this event to always remember the rich
cultural traditions by which Goa and Goans, in particular, can be
identified with anywhere in the world. May the occasion be memorable.
Ivan Cardinal Dias
Archbishop of Bombay
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:11:47 +0530
From: "CALISTO DESOUZA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Sport TT Tournament (Aldona)
BATTLE OF THE BROTHERS
Amit Naik will clash with his brother Arun Naik in the finals of
Men's singles table tennis tournament conducted by Aldona Institute,
Aldona.
In the semi-finals, Arun came from behind to overcome stiff opposition from
Simon D'Souza in a set extended to seven games 9-11, 9-11, 15-13,
11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6. His brother Amit defeated Michael Correia in a
straight set of 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8.
The finals will be held at 10 A.M on 15 August at the Club premises
before a large crowd that will gather for the flag hoisting ceremony and
the General Knowledge Quiz exclusively for individuals in the
audience. The prize distribution of the Juniors and Seniors TT tournament
and felicitation for academic excellence will be held immediately after
the quiz.
There will be a jam session with DJ. Ryan Sparks to provide
electrifying music for the youth and the young at heart from 6 pm on wark.
Macbeth Rocha Miguel Braganza
President Treasurer
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 08:28:20 +0000
From: "Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Banyan trees on Sinquerim Plateau: Goan Heritage ?
As Goans worldwide celebrate Goan Heritage Day, Goa Desk (Mapusa) issued a
warning of resistance to a massive hotel project on Sinquerim Plateau. Goa
Desk could also bring it to the notice of the authorities concerned and the
Goan public in general the existence of 2 banyan trees that can be seen
from the Panjim bridge on the top of the Sinquerim plateau. These trees
duas �rvores de gralha" are mentioned in the early 16th century Portuguese
rutters to their ship-pilots to recognize their arrival in Goa. If they were
such good land marks at that time, they must have been already very old by
then! A pity that no one so far has declared them to be Goan national
heritage. It is important that Goans concerned with celebrations of Goan
Heritage widen their concept of heritage to include more than just the
language, songs and sorpotel!
Teotonio R. de Souza
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:25:01 +0530
From: "Frederick Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] HERALD: Tuesday Tunes
www.oherald.com dated August 13, 2002
TUESDAY TUNES
Parrikar, RSS & Gujarat
CHIEF MINISTER Manohar Parrikar was all glee when Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) national president Venkaiah Naidu was in Goa on a two-day visit last
week.
At the press conference as well as at the workers' meetings, Naidu
addressed, lauding Parrikar, he said it was the party under his leadership
which had reversed the national trend of BJP losing one state after another.
Wait a moment, that was not all. He announced that Parrikar would be one of
the main speakers for the assembly elections to be held in some states later
this year or early next year.
To begin with, the BJP should make it a point to take Parrikar to Gujarat as
Narendra Modi apparently learnt quite a few things from his Goa counterpart,
though it didn't click the first time the party decided to go in for
dissolution of the house.
Parrikar succeeded against the odds and public opinion on the dissolution
issue and would be the right person to advise the saffron organisation there
how to get maximum seats. After all, Parrikar takes great pride in being a
RSS member!
Modi can get a few suggestion from his BJP top brass as to how they managed
to get 17 seats and what made a difference for the party to overtake the
Congress: use (and misuse) of government machinery especially the police
force, appointing the right bureaucrats at the right place, hi-tech media
managing campaign and of course, indulging in, at least to some extent, in
election "fixing". May 30 elections, witnessed unprecedented "fixing" like
match-fixing.
DI's 'performance' on Madei
CHIEF MINISTER Manohar Parrikar led an all-party delegation to the national
capital on July 26 - to meet the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee
against the "in principle" clearance given by the Central water commission
secretary to Karnataka for diversion of water from Madei (better known as
Mandovi in Goa) to Malaprabha.
For reasons unknown, the government failed to issue any statement about the
talks in Delhi on the issue that day, though this was expected from the
self-proclaimed efficient government.
Not that the Department of Information and Publicity did not issue any press
release on the high-level delegation which visited Delhi. It did. The press
release came almost one week after the members of the delegation had
returned! The only extra thing, it issued was a photograph of the delegation
members with the Prime Minister. Does it take one week for a photograph to
reach Goa from the national capital particularly when the government takes
pride in e-governance and IT?
Naphtha, aag kahi lagi hai
WHEN there was a Naphtha leakage at the Zuari pipeline, the Chief Minister
is reported to have promptly ordered that the pumping of Naphtha should be
stopped till the company worked out an action plan to prevent similar
leakages.
The company was also asked by the Chief Minister to post security personnel
round the clock to ensure that any leakages are promptly attended to. The
Chief Minister also has directed the company to conduct extensive
hydrological tests under high pressure to identify weak links in the
pipeline.
There is also talk of asking the company to replace the thirty-year-old
pipeline. All of which is of course excellent and the Chief Minister needs
to be commended for adopting a tough stand on the issue.
But we have only one question. Why was the Indian Oil Corporation not asked
to submit a similar action plan when pilferage of petrol was detected. How
has the company been permitted to resume pumping of petroleum products even
though it is not taken any measures to step up security along the pipeline.
Presumably, public sector companies can get away with compromising the
safety of citizens. Or is the Chief Minister being indulgent to the Indian
Oil Corporation because one of its senior managers is very close to the
Sangh Parrivar.
Unmanageable cattle menace
GOVERNMENT authorities have a strange knack to delay taking necessary action
until a catastrophe occurs. Cattle has virtually been on the rampage this
monsoon. Several accidents have taken place and a young lady lost her life
in Salcete recently due to the cattle menace.
The BJP government, apparently, does not want to involve the police men in
getting the cattle off the road. Francisco Sardinha had initiated the
process of taking care of the menace as a short-term solution. Perhaps the
police department may be opposed to it as around 2-3 men in uniform were
injured in the Cattle Hatao operation two years ago. The BJP may not want to
antagonise the police force by deploying them in handling the four-legged
animals on the roads.(Quite understandable as they have worked hard for the
government and vice-versa!)
For nearly a year, the government has been saying that a scheme is being
formulated to take care of the danger to the motorists. One scheme prepared
by the department of animal husbandry was rejected by the government as it
involved huge funds. Despite the scheme having been revised, the government
is still dragging its feet on the matter.
One wonders whether the government is waiting for a major mishap to take
place on the national highway.
Mapshekars blues..
LAST SATURDAY, a function was organised by Dr Digambar Naik to mark the
award of ISO 9000 certificate to his Vrundavan Hospital. The occasion saw a
gathering in force of all the prominent Mapshekars. It is only then that we
realised what a significant role Mapshekars play in the political life of
Goa.
Heading the list of prominent Mapshekars was of course the Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar, who returns to his home in Mapusa every single day, not
before dropping in at his favourite fast-food fruit stall next to the
Alankar Cinema in Mapusa. Then there was the former information technology
minister and former chairman of the Mapusa Urban Bank, Ramakant Kalap and
the present Information Technology Minister, Francis D'souza, who also
coincidentally has taken over the reigns of Mapusa Urban. There was Surendra
Sirsat former president of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party or Prof.
Sirsat as he prefers to be called. There was of course the mass molestor of
cricket fans, Dayanand Narvekar, who also has a house at Mapusa, though he
represents the Aldona Constituency. It was a gathering of North Goans with
the majority being Mapshekars. This is a change since in most functions you
only find Sashtikars. The only prominent Sashtikars present were the Power
Minister, Digambar Kamat and the Margao based industrialist, educationist
Ramnath Kare.
It is tribute to Digambar Naik's networking skills that he had the Union
Minister of State, Shripad Naik, the Information Technology Minister and the
Chief Minister on the dias and the several past MLas from Mapusa and
neighbouring constituency off the dias.
Congress toomuch to handle
AS FAR as the Congress is concerned, at least one decision came faster than
expected. Subodh Kant Sahaye, the AICC emissary deputed to Goa, found the
wrangling in the party too much to handle as there are too many claimants
for the president's post. The incumbent had tendered her resignation after
the Congress debacle but her resignation has not been accepted. Though two
and a half months have passed since the Congress was pushed to the second
position in the assembly, the party is busy conducting post-mortem.
The decision which came faster was the election of deputy leader of the
Congress Legislature Party (CLP). Dayanand Narvekar who has been the main
opposition member taking government to task on several issues, was elected
to the post in its typical style - "unanimously."
It is not only for his performance that he has been given that post. Sources
in the Congress say that he has proved to the High Command that if all
Congress MLAs are united, he has the capacity for a political surgery which
can bring Congress back to power.
Long-suppressed transfer
AT LAST one officer of Goa police service who is admitted to the IPS, will
be out of Goa for some time - on transfer. Efforts to transfer him in the
past had not yielded any results. The reason: he possess the art of being on
the right side of the situation. He has always been known to get close to
the Chief Minister's Office.
Now, the orders have come once again and he is to go to North East. It seems
he cannot get the order changed anymore.During the debate on police
administration, only one legislator took digs at such police officers.
One question which is being asked is where will the officers have a bash for
their senior colleague who is being transferred out of Goa? A suggestion has
come to this diarist that it would be better to have it along the coastal
belt.North Goa would be preferable. Do you know why?
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:32:41 +0300
From: "Patrick S. De Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Re: GOANWORLD - GOAN HERITAGE...........events and celebrations for
Month of August 2002
"rene barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: on 08/13/02
Goemkars !
YOUR support is OUR SUCESS.
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Let us Be Proud of
OUR GOAN HERITAGE
GOANWORLD - GOAN HERITAGE
events and celebrations for Month of August 2002
rene barreto
Coordinator
WORLD GOAN HERITAGE celebrations
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I can't seem to understand how celebrating Goa Day by wining and dinning is
going to benefit common people in Goa in any manner.
I would have understood had this event been some sort of fund raising day
for needy and derserving Goans back home.
Fun, games and dance? Who does this benefit? The organisers and
participants should think about this.
I wish the organisers of each event wherever it is held would embark on a
fund raising drive each year the event is held. The proceeds so collected
can then be cannilized to sponsor needy kids in different schools in Goa,
help support a charity, help temples, churches, forts and monuments of
heritage in need of urgent attention or repair, etc...
It is never too late to make a start, this year's events could be a
starting point. Is the coordinator listening?
Patrick De Souza
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:48:54 +0500
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 13 AUG: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
August 13, 2002
SHEKHAWAT IS VICE-PRESIDENT: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was yesterday elected
the country's 12 th vice-president with an easy and predictable victory
over the joint Opposition candidate Sushil Kumar Shinde of the Congress.
(PTI report in Herald)
PATROLLING OF NAPTHA PIPELINE: The Zuari Industries Limited has undertaken
to maintain safe operation of Naphta transport through its pipeline by
maintaining round the clock patrolling of the entire line. (GT)
CURBS ON BARS ON HIGHWAYS: Minister for Finance Manohar Parrikar stated in
the House on August 12 that the State government may consider imposing
restrictions on issue of licences for opening of bars on national highways
and State highways. (H)
OWNERSHIP OF "RIVER PRINCESS": Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the
Goa Assembly on Monday that efforts are on to assume the ownership of the
grounded "mv River Princess" off Candolim-Sinquerim coast and that it would
take the necessary steps to float and dispose off the vessel accordingly.=
(H)
TIME FRAME RULED OUT: The Chief Minister yesterday refused to fix a time
frame for the removal of "River Princess" of the Candolim coast. The matter
is sub-judice and hence prevents the government from coming out with an
assurance in this regard, he told Calangute MLA Mr Agnelo Fernandes. (NT)
GOACOM-INSYS TO DIVERSIFY: Goacom-Insys at their Board of Directors meeting
held recently has decided to introduce a new division that will focus on
real estate management. Visiting overseas Director, Tim de Mello, advised
the Board of Directors meeting that their offices in Canada and the USA
have received numerous queries from NRGs about professional services to
look after ancestral properties of Non-Resident Goans. Goacom-Insys will
also be diversifying its activities into other areas. (H)
KARNATAKA "PLOT": The Chief Minister has asked the Chief Secretary to
appoint an officer to look into the alleged mischief on the Goa-Karnataka
border near Surla village=85Opposition leader Pratpasingh Rane claimed that
Karnataka had encroached by removing the border stones on Goa-Karnataka
border and setting them up near a nallah, which they are planning to
divert. (H)
ON-LINE LOTTERY LIKELY: The Chief Minister yesterday announced in the
legislative assembly that the decision on introducing the on-line lottery
will be taken by month end in consultation with the Opposition parties. (NT)
TOURIST TRAFFIC: The attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11,
2001, tension on Indo-Pak border, Gujarat riots and the drought in the
country, were the four prime reasons cited by Tourism minister Francisco
Xavier Pacheco for the decline in foreign tourists in 2001. Pacheco said in
1999, in all 9,60,114 domestic and 2,84,298 foreign tourists visited the
State, where as in 2001, 9,76,804 domestic tourists and 2,92,709 foreigners
came to Goa. In 2001, the number of domestic tourists was 11,20,242 and
foreigners 2,60,071. (GT)
BULLET TRAIN: In view of the scheduled trial run of the proposed bullet
train between Mumbai and Margao-a distance of 590 kms-the Konkan Railway
Corporation has taken up work on a war footing. (H)
MIRAMAR BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN: Replying to a debate for grants, the Chief
Minister said: as cleanliness of the beach is becoming a major problem, the
Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation would supervise the cleanliness
of the beach and modify the Miramar beach management plan before it is
executed. (H)
HERITAGE MARKET COMPLEX LIKELY: A new Rs.12-crore market complex, which
will have a fashion shoppe and a permanent exhibition and sale centre,
would be designed to blend with the heritage character of the old GMC
Complex in Panjim. (GT)=20
CHARGES AGAINST BABUSH: The Second Additional Sessions Court at Panjim has
upheld the order of the JMFC, Panjim, directing that charges be framed
against Atanasio Monserrate alias Babush, Minister for Town and Planning,
for alleged extortion, cheating and threatening to kill one Oscar D'Souza
of Mapusa. (H)
GARDEN PROPOSED IN LOUTULIM: The gram Sabha of Loutulim panchayat has
proposed to beautify the open spaces in the village with parks and gardens.
A number of development projects were also proposed during the meeting. (H)
DOC ROUND THE CLOCK: In a major decision, the Loutulim gram Sabha, took a
resolution demanding that a doctor be made available at the local health
centre for 24 hours as this would be of great help to not only villagers
from Loutulim but also neighbouring villages. (GT)
FOR MARGAO TIATR LOVERS: Come August 23 and the Konkani tiatr scheduled on
that day at Salcete's popular auditorium-Gomant Vidya Niketan-will
certainly turn out a show with a different. Because the auditorium, which
has been synonymous with tiatr and dramas for many Sastikars, will be fully
air-conditioned from that day. (H)
FERRY FLEET: The present strength of the River Navigation department
(following the inauguration of the Siolim-Chopdem bridge) is 45 ferries,
with 27 of them being operated on 20 routes throughout the Sate, with 4 or
5 ferries kept on standby duty. (NT)
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NAGPANCHAMI CELEBRATIONS: The festival of Nagpanchami is being celebrated
today, the fifth day of the moonlit-fortnight in the month of Shravan. With
traditional fervour, devotees were seen purchasing idols of the snake for
the religious ceremony. On Nagpanchami day, live cobras or their pictures
are revered and religious rights are performed to seek their good will. (H)
All our Hindu neighbours have been coming to my house with "patolleo" (a
traditional Goan sweet), goddxem (a sweet dish) and the popular Goan dish
"ros".
S P O R T S
FOOTBALL: An self-goal enabled Arlem-sponsored Vasco Sports Club to
register a narrow 1-0 victory over Salcete Football Club and advance to the
quarter-finals of the Servo Indian Governor's Cup football tournament in
Vasco. Fransa Pax survived some anxious moments in the end to score a 2-1
win over Goa Police and march into the second round of the governor's Cup.=
(H)
CROWN FOR SALGAOCAR LAW: VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, overcame a
stiff resistance from Saraswat College, Mapusa, to emerge victorious in the
Inter-Collegiate Weightlifting championships at Peddem Sports Complex,
Mapusa. (H)
PAX SERVE LEGAL NOTICE ON MICKKY, GFA: Pax of Nagoa Sporting Club, Nagao,
Salcete, yesterday served a legal notice on Sports Minister Mickky Pacheco
and the Goa Football Association following attempts being made by Pacheco
to change the name of the football team from Fransa-Pax Football Club to
Fransa Football Club, Goa. (GT)=20
D E A T H S
09 Aug: Siolim-Vaddy: MARIA E CASTELINO (92), mother of Francisco
Antonio (Antu)/Alleluia, Philomena/late Simon Simoes and Mariano (Maru),
grandmother of Anne/Jenulfo, Ursula/Sebastian, Lorraine/Degracio, Savio,
Luis and Selwyn.
15 June: Chandor-Cavorim: ANICETO J PEIXOTO, husband of Leena, father of
Velmon, brother of Remedios, Franky, died in Saudi Arabia.
10 Aug: Colva (Abu Dhabi): ROSARIO PACHECO, husband of Necy, father of
Anishka, nephew of Inacio/Netty (Abu Dhabi), Remy/Maria (Abu Dhabi).
12 Aug: Colva-Gandaulim: CONCEICAO FERNANDES, wife of Jose Agustinho,
mother of Cynthia/Menino, Seby/Vera and Simon.
11 Aug: Navelim: MICHAEL MAXIE J PINTO, husband of Carmelina, father of
Melanie.
12 Aug: Arossim: EULARIA D'COSTA, wife of late Mateus, mother of
Clotilda/Manuel, Doren/late Mathias, Lucilia/late Francis, Remedios/Maria
(Bahrain).
12 Aug: Majorda: ANTONIO JOAQUIM D'SILVA, husband of Lavina, Father of
Bartolomeu/Susan, Alex/Livia, Francis/Elaine, Teresa and Marca/Godwin.
12 Aug: Navelim: ASSIS FERNANDES, husband of Terezinha, father of
Manuel/Petsy, Velarie/Lazario, Cruzinha/Anthony, Mary/Julio, Ruby/Benny,
Anita/Salvador.
12 Aug: Margao: JORGE ALVITO BARRETO, husband of shanty, father of Neil,
Carmen and Elaine.
12 Aug: Chandor-Cavorim: HORTENCIO LUCIANAO D'SILVA, husband of Martha,
father of Elizabeth/Oscar, Capt Savio/Brenda.
12 Aug: FR ALCANTRA CIRILO ARNAUT FERNANDES, son of late Antonio
Romualdo/late Maria Malvina, brother of late Zemira/late Dr Jose Figueredo,
Dr Teofilo/Celisa (Portugal), Ester/Alberto Sena (Portugal), late
Luisa/Theo (UK) and Yolanda (Portugal).
=20
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 25.9 deg C (78.6 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 29.1 deg C, Humidity: 89%, Rainfall 1828.1 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: Weather is dull this morning, with intermittent drizzling.=20
Courtesy: H=3DHerald, NT=3DThe Navhind Times, GT=3DGomantak Times
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