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January 11, 2003
LPG FIRE KILLS 3 IN VASCO: In yet another tragic incident in the port city,
Chaintanya Shetty (45), his son Pritesh and wife Nayana (38) perished and
their daughter Pritiksha got seriously injured in a domestic gas cylinder
blast on January 11. The family of four were sleeping in the bedroom, next
to the kitchen, the blast occurred on the second floor of Utkarsha
Apartments at Sasmolem in Baina. Police assume that the knob of the gas
stove must have been kept on resulting in leakage of gas spreading to the
kitchen as well as the bedroom. One of the family members must have
switched on the light to ascertain the cause of the gas smell, and the
spark from the electrical fitting must have caused the fire and the blast. (GT)
IT'S HELMET TIME AGAIN: Beginning from January 20, the Goa police will make
wearing of helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders in the State.
Announcing this at a seminar in Margao on January 10, DIG Karnal Singh said
the rule will be implemented initially on the highways and then gradually
to other road routes. (H)
MODI BACKS PM'S GOA MUSINGS: After winning the elections on the Hindutva
plank, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi yesterday parried questions on
VHP's Hindutva and hailed the prime minister for his "boldness" in defining
the concept through his Goa musings. (PTI report in GT)
SECURITY ID CARDS FOR GOANS: The Chief Secretary, Mr Baleshwar Rai, said
that all Goans above the age of 15 will be issued multi-purpose national
security identity cards in the next 2 years. In the first phase, residents
of Tiswadi taluka would be covered under the project. (NT)
CITIZENS IDENTITY CARDS: "The move to issue national identity cards is not
only welcome but long overdue. India, in fact, is one of the few countries
in the world which does not have such a system. The issuance of the card is
being contemplated primarily for security reasons�As in the rest of the
country, in Goa also there is a large number of foreign nationals. Besides
the Pakistanis, who are in Goa officially and un-officially, there are also
an increasing number of Nepalis who have entered the hospitality industry
in a very big way. There is also a sizable European expatriate community in
Goa many of whom have been in the State for over two decades." (Edit in Herald)
TANUJA MURDER CASE: Tanuja Naik murder case action committee has filed a
writ petition in the Bombay High Court at Goa in Panaji praying that the
state government be directed to hand over the investigations of the case to
Central Bureau of Investigation. (GT)
POLICY ON PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION: A day-long meeting on making Goa a "Child
Friendly State" has strongly recommended that the government adopt a
definite policy on pre-primary education so that pre-primary schools are
all registered with the authorities, that education is imparted on the
principle of "joy of learning" and that an alternative education should be
formulated to take care of school drop-outs. (H)
CHORAO FERRY STRANDED: All the passengers on board ferry "Sanguem" plying
from Chorao to Ribandar were stranded for over one-and-a-half hour on
Wednesday when the "platform" (used by commuters and vehicles to cross over
when the ferry is anchored at the jetty) gave way and collapsed. (GT)
CABLE TV SYSTEM: Seeking the intervention of the Chief Minister, Manohar
Parrikar, in the vexed issue, the All Goa Cable TV Users Association has
suggested that the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation should take
over the cable TV system in Goa on no-profit no-loss basis. (GT)
MMC MEET POSTPONED: The chairperson of Mapusa Municipal Council deferred
the special council meeting fixed at 10.30 am yesterday to consider the
motion of no-confidence against the vice-chairperson Sudhir Kandolkar, for
lack of quorum. Meanwhile, the Director of Urban Development has convened a
special meeting of Mapusa Municipal Council on 14 January to consider the
motion of no-confidence moved against the chairperson by vice-chairperson
Sudhir Kandolkar and Councillors Shubhangi Vaingankar, Prabhakar Vernekar,
Farida D'Souza, Sandeep Falari and Oscar D'Souza. (GT)
WARDENS ON MIRAMAR BEACH: The Panjim Municipal Council will shortly be
cracking the whip at Miramar beach by deploying environmental wardens to
ensure that the sandy shores at Miramar are kept free from plastic and
non-biodegradable waste. (H)
A CASE FOR AEROBUS: Expressing surprise of the government's decision to
implement the Skybus project, Aerobus, an American company which claims to
have varied experience in transit systems like the Skybus, has asked the
state government to form a committee that will undertake feasibility
studies of various proposed modes of mass transit. Aerobus representative
Dinesh Menon said that the company had submitted a proposal to the state
government to set up an Aerobus network from Mapusa to Panaji. (GT)
ONE DIES OF ELECTROCUTION: Mithe Gaonkar (25) of Malkarnem in Quepem died
of electrocution while she was working in her property. (GT)
MAN TRAPPED WITH RS.10 LAKH: The railway police helped seize Rs.10 lakh in
cash from Jayantlal Purohit, a native of Rajasthan, who was found moving in
a suspicious manner the Margao railway station. (GT)
ONE DISAPPEARS WITH RS.9 LAKH: The general manager of Kartik Alloys at
Cuncolim Industrial Estate, has lodged a complaint with the Cuncolim police
against Nagsoef Sethi, a native of Hospet, for disappearing with Rs.9 lakh.
Shetty was working as an accountant with the company. (GT)
DAVORLIM SARPANCH VOTED OUT: Davorlim-Dicarpale village Sarpanch, Esperanca
Costa, was voted out of office at a no-confidence motion meeting held
yesterday. (GT)
IN NETURLIM: Four of the seven panchas of Neturlim panchayat have moved a
no confidence motion against Sarpanch Anjali Satyawan Dessai. (H)
PUNJABI "LOHRI" FESTIVAL IN GOA: "Mak-ke-roti" and "sarson-ka-saag" along
with the tunes of Bhangrah will reminiscent the Punjabis settled in Goa of
the "golden Punjab" on January 13. The Goa-based Punjabi Samaj (nearly 300
families) will celebrate Lohri for the fifth consecutive year at Kadam
Plaza, Fatorda. (NT)
PHD FOR VARSHA: Varsha Jaiswal has been awarded PhD in Botany by Goa
University for her thesis work entitled "Studies on arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi in coastal sand dune vegetation of Goa". (GT)
BIOREMEDIATION OF LAND: The Mineral Foundation of Goa has initiated the
process of bioremediation of silt-affected agricultural land in association
with National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Lamgao,
Bicholim. (GT)
BEST CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS: The secretary for Higher Education, Dr Vijay
Madan said that the government would provide all support to help realise
the ambition of the staff and faculty of Goa College of Art of making the
institution one of the best centres for visual arts in the state. (NT)
STAMP EXHIBITION ON INDO-SOVIET RELATIONS: Noted poet and scholar, Dr
Manoharrai Sardessai, inaugurated the stamp exhibition by well-known Goan
philatelist, Mr VR Navelkar on the theme Indo-Soviet Relation, at the Kala
Academy art Gallery. The stamps range from 1957 episode till the break-up
of Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. The exhibition will remain open till
January 15, between 3 pm and 7 pm. (NT)
BOOSTING BIOTECH REVOLUTION: The Zoology department recently equipped with
modern equipment focuses on animal biotechnology and related areas. Having
critically noted the progress made by the faculty of life sciences and
environment, the UGC team which had visited the Goa University in the month
of November regarding the allocation of funds under the Xth Five Year Plan
called the faculty as the "backbone of Goa University". It is high-time the
industries in Goa and the Goa government uses this backbone to launch a
bio-technology revolution. (Nandkumar Kamat in Zest-NT)
BOOK RELEASE: The book titled "A Study Challenge on Creation" by George
Latham, USA, will be released by Auxiliary Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao, at
the Jesuit House in Panjim on January 24 at 6 pm. (H)
S P O R T S
BASEBALL TITLE FOR GOAN WOMEN: Goa yesterday won its first ever senior
national baseball title when the women's squad defeated last year's
champions and hosts Madhya Pradesh by the narrowest of margins (1-0) in the
finals of the 17 th edition of the championship at Indore. (GT)
TOP PLACE FR AGNEL BOYS: Fr Angel High School, Pilar, emerged state
champions in the U-19 boys inter-school football tournament organised by
the Directorate of Sports when they knocked out St Thomas High School,
Cansaulim 5-3 in a penalty-shoot-out at Fatorda on January 10. (GT)
D E A T H S
10 Jan: Colva: HILDA RODRIGUES E SEQUEIRA, wife of Antonio Sequeira,
daughter of late George/Joanita.
10 Jan: Betalbatim: LIBIANA MARIA REBELLO E RODRIGUES, wife of
Cristovam Maximiano, mother of Leslie/Jesline, Brian/Cynthia and Christopher.
10 Jan: Chandor: CARMO PINTO, husband of Eliza, father of Zemira,
stalia and Melanie.
10 Jan: Santa Cruz: FRANCISCO MENINO FERNANDES, husband of Natalia,
father of Boyer, Joe, Jessy and Arurola.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 26.2 deg C (79.2 deg F) at Assagao at 9.30 am today.
Max temp: 29.5 deg C, Humidity: 59.0% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: Today too...it is not a brightly lit morning in Goa.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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