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What's On In Goa:
* Oct 11: Konkani translation of Satre book, Alliance Francaise
* Oct 12: Goa Orchestra performs at the Kala (Corelli, Bach)
* Oct 15: Magic in town... Illusion India magic show, Pnj then Vasco
* Mid-Oct: 2-day ornithologists workshop, Bondla southernbirdwing.com
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GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
October 09, 2002
CHARTERED FLIGHTS: Setting speculations at rest, around 360 chartered
flights, majority of them from United Kingdom, have confirmed their
schedule for this season. The first chartered flight from the UK will
arrive on October 13, according to the director of Tourism, Mr
Suryanarayan, who said that a leading travel firm from Bahrain has also
shown its inclination for operating a chartered flight to Goa this season.
Besides, he said, Israel and Russia will be two additional destinations to
operate chartered flights to Goa. (NT)
GULF OFFICIALS: About eight senior officials from different travel
companies in Bahrain and Qatar arrived in the State on Tuesday evening,
with an aim to promote Goa as a major tourism destination for the Middle
East. (H)
CONTROVERSY HITS QUEPEM CHURCH: When the parish priest of Holy Cross
Church, Quepem, made an announcement last Sunday that a new church building
would be constructed in front of the existing one, little did he realize
that he was stirring a hornet's nest. The announcement has divided the
parish down the middle with one group led by Fr Michael Rebello and the
other by senior parishioners, who are opposed to it. (GT)
NO HIKE IN BUS FARES: Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar yesterday
stated that the government would neither hike bus fares nor encourage
sleeper coaches. He said that the government will not succumb to the bus
operators' pressure and hike bus fares. (GT)
CAUGHT IN THE ACT: The Crime branch of Goa Police caught a village
panchayat (Davorlim) secretaryAtul Naikred-handed while accepting a bribe
of Rs.50,000 on Tuesday evening. (H)
NEW CITY MARKET: The capital city will have a scientifically designed user
friendly modern market latest by 2004. The foundation stone for the
redevelopment of the Panjim Municipal Council market will be laid by CM
Parrikar on Dussehra Day. (GT)
COUNCIL CHIEF VOTED OUT: Chairperson of Mormugao Municipal Council, Carlos
Almeida, was yesterday voted out of office by 11 votes to nine, in a
no-confidence motion alleging dictatorial attitude. (GT)
BOMB HOAX: Without disturbing the heart patients or raising an alarm over a
bomb scare in the intensive care unit of the Goa Medical College Hospital,
the bomb disposal squad and the police made a frantic search for nearly two
hours in the ward (125) only to find out that it was a hoax. (NT)
ENGG STUDENTS BOYCOTT CLASSES: Students of all three engineering colleges
in the State boycotted classes on the second day yesterday and held gate
meetings opposing the new pattern of assessment. Nearly 3000 students have
gone on strike from Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi, Padre Conceicao
College of Engineering, Verna, and Rayeshwar Institute of Technology,
Shiroda. (H)
SALARIES TO VP, ZP MEMBERS: The Director of Panchayats released the grants
to a tune of Rs.3 crore as "salary" (on October 7) for the first time to
all the elected members of the village panchayats and Zilla Panchayats. (NT)
NARVEKAR, PHADKE SEEK DISCHARGE: Goa Cricket Association chief, Dayanand
Narvekar and secretary, Vinod Phadke, have prayed to the court here for
their discharge from the fake cricket tickets case saying there is nothing
on record to implicate them in this infamous case. (H)
POST-MONSOON SHOWERS: Goans heaved a sigh of relief after moderate
post-monsoon showers, accompanied by thunder and lightning, drenched the
State yesterday afternoon, which brought down the temperature from 32.5 to
25 degree centigrade. (NT)
INJURED IN LIGHTNING: Lightning struck at Margao, Palolem and Telaulim. Two
girlsMangala and Gayatriwere injured when lightning struck their house near
Cine Late in Margao yesterday. A woman from UK was injured at the Palolem
beach when she was struck by lightning. Ms Adelina Pereira (62) of Colva
was injured in a house collapse after her house was struck. (NT)
ON-LINE REGISTRATION: On-line registration of vehicles as well as issue of
learners' licences is in the office as the Transport department and the
government have agreed "in principle" to the introduction of the new
facilities in Goa. (H)
OFFER TO SCRAP OLD BUSES: The Minister for Transport, Mr Pandurang
Madkaikar, said that the government is planning to offer a new proposal to
the bus owners in which it would buy old buses for up to Rs.2 lakh and sell
them as scrap, after dismantling them. (NT)
ROAD MISHAP: Andrew Simon Fernandes (34) died on the spot when a bus dashed
against the cycle he was riding at Ramangri-Maina on October 8. (NT)
DAMAGE ESTIMATE: The sources from Sanguem mamlatdar's office said the total
estimated damage due to the storm that hit Sanguem and neighbouring areas
is likely to cross rupees fifty lakh. (NT)
RIBANDAR-PATTO BRIDGE CLOSURE: The Ribandar-Patto bridge will be closed for
all vehicular traffic, for carrying out load testing on October 10, from 2
pm to 5 pm. (H)
"GLOBAL EMBRACE 2002" IN CHORAO: Residents of Chorao recently celebrated
"Global Embrace 2002", an initiative of the World Health Organisation to
promote active ageing to mark the UN Day for older persons. (H)
ALFRED ROSES' "GOLDEN VOICE": The Konkani album "Alfred Roses' Golden
Oldies, Vol I" was released by Msgr Athanasius D'Cruz, chancellor, Arch
Bishop's House, Mumbai, in the presence of promoters Felix Correia and
Cyril Santa Maria recently in Mumbai. Alfred Rose, born to sin into every
Goan heart, hails from the rustic village of Aldona. (H)
RESORT AT CANACONA: Billed as the country's finest beach resort, Goa Grand
Inter-Continental, is a 253-room resort, spread over 85 acres of land in
Rajbag-Canacona, and is straddled between two rivers and offers an
880-metre beach front. (H)
YOUNGEST MAGICIAN: Flying in the air and driving a Maruti car blindfolded
are some of the magic tricks to be performed by the world's youngest and
fastest magician 11-year-old Suhani at Gomant Vidya Niketan, Margao, today
evening at 4 pm. (GT)
BEST ORATOR: Yolanda Lobo of St Xavier's College, Mapusa, was chosen the
best orator at the All Goa Inter-Collegiate Elocution competition organised
by the Literary Association of the VNS Bandekar College, Assagao, recently.
(GT)
S P O R T S
CHURCHILL BROS THUMP SALCETE: Churchill Bros Sports Club thrashed Salcete
Football club 7-0 to move a step closer to qualification in the GFA U-19
soccer tournament yesterday Sao Jose de Areal ground. (H)
D E A T H S
08 Oct: Parra: FR PETER M DE SOUZA, son of late Camilo/late Magdalina,
brother of late Ildefonso/Elvira and late Stanislaus/late Beryl de Souza.
Carmona-Olvaddo: CUSTODIO MENINO MENEZES, husband of late Vicentina,
father of Agnelo/Dolly, Mathew/Rosa, Robert.
06 Oct: Velim-Zaino: MATHEUS XAVIER ANDRADE, husband of Alvi, father of
Rodney, Auxilia/late Diniz, Capt Cedric/Eva and Shamina/Domnic.
08 Oct: Dona Paula: SUSHILABAI SADANAND SUKHTHANKER, wife of late
Sadanand, mother of Manguesh/Kumudini, Ulhas/Pratibha, Shekhar/Snehal,
Pushpa/Haresh Phaldesai, Sarita/Gajanan Pai Fondekar and Geeta/Radhakrishna
Desai.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 25.7 deg C (78.3 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 32.6 deg C, Humidity: 95%, Rainfall total: 2109.5 mm
Weather: The skies are cloudy but the weather is not so hot this
morning, after a prolonged thunder shower last night.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times
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