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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 25, 2003
FONTAINHAS FESTIVAL TAKES OFF TODAY: The Fontainhas ward in Panjim's
celebrated Latin Quarter wears a totally new, lovely and utterly festive
look. The Goa Heritage Action Group, funded by the Goa government and the
partnered by the Panjim Municipal Corporation, has worked up the magical
change. Banners, colourful paper lanterns and buntings flying high. The
heritage houses painted, the sidewalks cleaned, repaired, streamlined. Till
late last night everyone was busy�the various artists setting up their pads
in the private houses allotted to them for the festival period. The longest
banner, of course, is at Rajan Fulari's Art Installation at the Lima House.
Rajan and Apurva Kulkarni have pioneered the Art Installation scene in Goa,
and both are participating in the Festival, which will be inaugurated today
(January 24) at 8.00 pm by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Noted musicians
like Lucio Miranda, Remo Fernandes, Bondo and Chote Rehmat Khan will
entertain the audience on the occasion and Alexyz will release a
commemorative Fontainhas tile. (GoaNOW)
MULTI-FACETED POLARISATION: That the language controversy has polarized the
Marathi and Konkani linguistic schools of thoughts comes as no surprise. It
is the multi-faceted polarization in the already fragmented Opposition on
this particular issue, which makes for news today. (H)
GUTKA BANNED: In the interest of public health, the state government has
prohibited the manufacture, distribution and sale of Gutka Pan Masala with
or without tobacco in Goa from 26 January 2003. (GT)
CURBS ON KHAZAN LANDS: With the Salcete revenue authorities tightening the
screws this season, the tenants associations of khazan lands along the
Loutulim-Raia-Rachol-Curtorim belt, have begun to feel the heat now.
Auctioning of fishing rights, the main revenue-generating source for the
associations, has not been conducted by most of these tenants' bodies till
date. (H)
PLASTIC WASTE: "This is God's gift. I did not have money to buy food for my
children but God has provided!" The 'windfall" for this unnamed woman from
Bihar came in the form of the form of the Panjim Municipal Council's PET
bottle collection scheme. The scheme was an instant success. (GT)
FINED FOR USING FOOD COLOUR: Taking heed of a complaint filed by Food and
Drugs inspector against a city hotelier in Panaji who added colour to
Biryani, the Bombay High Court at Goa upheld a conviction order of the
lower court and passed an order directing the hotelier to pay a fine of
Rs.7,000. (GT)
MAN FALLS INTO WELL: A 43-year-old man from Khadpabandh-Ponda, Shankar
Bhika Naik, died after accidentally falling into a well at Sadar-Tisk on
Friday morning. (H)
MAUVIN'S PLEA OPPOSED: The State has opposed the application for discharge
of Mauvin Godinho, former power minister, in the disproportionate assets
case, stating that there "is material evidence on record against him". (H)
KTC TRAINS A BOON OR BANE? KRC trains might be a boon to interstate
travellers, but it is surely a bane to intra-state commuters. On an average
railway crossings are blocked for road traffic very frequently, which
causes traffic congestion and chaos specially in Margao. (GT)
BARGE HITS TRAWLER: Three of five crew members of a fishing trawler were
rescued when their boat was hit by a barge off the Fort Aguada lighthouse
at 4 am on January 24. The crew members Anthony, Francis and Shankar
managed to stay afloat with the help of empty cans until 8 am when they
were picked up by a trawler from Vasco. (GT)
3 INJURED: Kapil Bhatt (18) of Khorlim, Ashok Aangdi (25) of Pedem and
Valentino Fernandes (20) were injured in a collision between a scooter,
motorcycle and a jeep at a four-road unction at Ansabhatt, Mapusa,
yesterday evening. (NT)
SPEAK OUT FOR GOA: "If the Marathi and the Maharashtrawadis have their way
it will be the Konkaniwadis to blame. The Konkaniwadis seem to be totally
oblivious to the fresh threat posed by the proposed Konkani Marathi Sahitya
Sammelan to be held in Goa. The whole objective of this meet is to malign
Konkani and conspire to secure equal official languages status for
Marathi." (Edit in Herald)
"NOT POLITICAL": Former Union minister, Mr Ramakant Khalap, yesterday
deplored the attempt by a few people to give 'political colour' to the
three-day 8 th Konkan Marathi Sahitya Sammelan and asserted that it was a
literary conference and had nothing to do with politics. (NT)
GSCB ELECTIONS: A fierce battle is on the cards between Vistar floated by
the ruling BJP and Shahakar Panel of the Opposition, for the Goa State
Co-operative Bank elections scheduled for Saturday. (H)
"RIVER PRINCESS": Global tenders have been invited for refloating and
towing away the vessel "River Princess", grounded off Sinquerim coast for
the last two-and-a-half years. (H)
PARRIKAR RETURNS: The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, returned from his
visit to the US on Friday. Parrikar along with Development Commissioner,
Vijay Madan, visited the Silicon valley on an invitation from an
organisation of IITians from India. (H)
STAGE SET FOR GOA YUVA MAHOTSAV: The state is set for the 8 th two-day Goa
Yuva Mahotsav (Goa Youth Festival) organised by Konkani Bhasha Mandal and
Kaladarpan, Curchorem, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
at 9.30 am on Saturday (Jan 25) at the Government Sports
Complex, Curchorem. (H)
S P O R T S
CHURCHILL, DEMPO SHARE SPOILS: Churchill Bros Sports Club managed to split
points with league leaders Dempo Sports Club following a goalless draw in a
ninth round match of the OIL PSU National Football League at Fatorda on
January 24. (H)
D E A T H S
24 Jan: St Inez: LUIS JT PIRES (Ex-Kenya), husband of Lina, father of
Christopher, Francis, Sylvia and Joan.
17 Jan: Candolim: LUCAS ANTHONY FERNANDES, husband of Boavinda, father
of Jenny, Vincy, Lillian.
24 Jan: Cavelossim: LEAO FERNANDES, father of Cecil/Jessie,
Julieta/late Eziquel, Francisco/Santana, Geraldo/Cristina, Emmy/Lourence.
24 Jan: Benaulim: PETER M FERNANDES, husband of Lina, father of Aldrin,
Bro Blair (OFM.Cap), Annette, brother/brother-in-law of Emy/Rio,
Conception/Francis, George/Gracy (Bahrain).
23 Jan: Margao: FILIPE NERI CAETANO PEREIRA PIMENTA: husband of
Xantipa, father of Regalado/Georgina, Nivea/Antonio, Nisha/Jose Fillipe,
Nielle/Sidney, Nandita/Royston, Nolette.
22 Jan: Mumbai/New Jersey: SUHAS VAMAN SARDESAI, husband of Tanuja,
father of Mayura and Mital, son of Vaman/late Hirabai (Drogaria
Central-Panaji), brother/brother-in-law of Mukund/Shobha, Ulhas/Arjuna
(Houston-USA) and Madhuri/Dinker, expired in New Jersey, USA.
24 Jan: Panjim: NILIMA VASANT CHODANKAR, daughter of Vasant/Alka,
sister of Ashish, Nilesh and Leena M Naik.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.8 deg C (76l6 deg F) at 10.00 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 29.5 deg C, Humidity: 59.0% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: A bright morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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