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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 20, 2003
MICCKY STOPS 'DUMPING': Day two of Margao Municipal's waste dumping
operations from Sonsodo to the proposed wholesale fish market evoked
protests from some residents of Maddel in Margao prompting Tourism
Minister, Mickky Pacheco to order stoppage of work in the morning while the
police arrested Councillor Tadev Dias for leading the agitators. The
protestors took the MMC officials by surprise when they forcefully unloaded
waste from a tuck right in the middle of the Margao-Seraulim road. (H)
DOLPHINS FACE THREAT: Dolphin sightings along the Northern belt of Goa's
coastline, which had come alive as a tourist attraction, now seems to be a
matter of concern with dolphin deaths reportedly increasing. According to
villagers of the Nerul and Candolim coastal belt, dolphin corpses washed
ashore indicate that the same have succumbed to injuries. The main problem,
they fear, lies in the fact that activities such as adventure-related
dolphin trips, boating activities and fishing on an unprecedented level
could be affecting the dolphin habitat along this coastline. (h)
AIRPORT AT MOPA: The state government on Thursday issued a notification
intending to acquire more than one crore square metres of land for the
proposed international airport at Mopa in the Pernem taluka. This is
considered to be the largest land acquisition proposed by the government
for a public project in recent years. There was a long delay in initiating
the process of land acquisition though the Centre had given its green
signal three years ago. (H)
ALLOCATION FOR PANCHAYATS: The State government should hike the budgetary
share for the panchayat sector from the present 3 per cent besides routing
grants for gram panchayats through zilla panchayats, these were some of the
suggestions made by various panchayat leaders at a seminar on "Goa Vision
2020: Planning and Development and Role of Panchayats" held in Panaji on
February 19. (NT)
MARGAO'S PARKING WOES: The Urban Development Minister, Digambar Kamat
acknowledges the magnitude of the problem, while the Margao Municipal Chief
Officer concedes that the issue requires an immediate solution. But how and
when will Margao's acute parking problem finally find an answer is a
question dogging the motorists and pedestrians alike, what with the
situation turning worse with each passing day. (H)
20,000 RECORD BOOKS: The State Archives and Archaeology Department, which
has a huge treasury of 3 lakh volumes comprising 10 crore folios, has been
entrusted around 20,000 record books (of births, deaths, marriages, land
registration and other records from the Registrar's office in eleven
talukas) for preservation and maintenance. (GT)
SUGGESTIONS ON PANAJI CORPORATION: In an exercise aimed at notifying areas
for inclusion in the limits of the Municipal Corporation of Panaji, the
government has invited suggestions and or views from members of public, in
writing, addressed to the municipal administration director and ex-officio
joint secretary to the government, within 15 days from February 14. (NT)
RS.2 LAKH SEIZED FROM ASTROLOGER: An alleged astrologers, swamiji Kishore
Shastri, claiming to be in possession of divine powers, was arrested on
February 19 by the Panaji police and a sum of Rs.2.02 lakh was seized from
his room. The police officials have appealed to the Goans not to fall prey
to such astrologers and swamis misusing the religious ethics. (NT)
SCRIBE THREATENED: Frederick Rebello, a Canacona-based correspondent of a
local daily, has filed a police complaint alleging that he received a
number of threatening phone calls last week. Frederick alleged that an
unknown called made the calls to his office and residence after he reported
that large amounts of illegal timber was being transported by boat from
Canacona to Karwar. (GT)
PARRIKAR ADVISES POLITICIANS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has advised
politicians to emulate the principles of Chatrapati Shivaji, to ensure that
the State can prosper in all sectors. The chief minister was addressing a
state-level function at Farmagudi-Ponda on February 19, to mark the 372 nd
Shivaji Jayanti celebrations in the State. (H)
MARKET SITES AT CANSAULIM, CORTALIM: On February 19, the Chief Minister
visited the sites for the modern market complexes in Cansaulim and Cortalim
along with Cortalim MLA Matanhy Saldanha and IDC engineers. At Cansaulim,
the Chief Minister directed the authorities to ensure the plinth level of
the market gets ready before the onset of monsoons. (H)
"BIG BOSS" EXPORTED TO UAE: Madame Rosa Distillery, the leading distillers
and bottlers of the Goan spirit (fenny), have now exported their leading
brand Big Boos and Serenade to UAE agents. Madame Rosa distillery has been
aggressively promoting their brands and the Goan spirit around the globe as
an acquavitae as well as a cocktail base. (GT)
MAPUSA CITIZENS' FORUM: The Mapusa Citizens Forum will have its formal
inauguration ceremony on February 22 at the Mapusa Municipal council hall
in the presence of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar. (NT)
DR PUNDALIK GAITONDE DAY: The "Dr Pundalik Gaitonde Din" was observed on
February 17 at Palolem, Canacona, to commemorate the arrest of Gaitonde by
the Portuguese on February 17, 1954. In his speech, chief guest Brigadier
Dr Gokuldas Bhangi claimed that Goa could be an ideal place for medical
facilities, currently available in Mumbai and Chennai. (H)
FALEIRO DEMANDS FREE EDUCATION: In a special mention in the Rajya Sabha on
February 19, Eduardo Faleiro (Congress) demanded immediate implementation
of the 93 rd Constitutional Amendment Act meant to provide free and
compulsory education to all children from age six to 14 years. (GT)
FESTIVAL AT TAMBDI-SURLA: The Directorate of Art and Culture, Panaji, will
be organizing Fugadi-Dhalo festival at Shri Mahadev Temple, Tambdi-Surla,
Sanguem-Goa on March 8, from 10.30 am onwards to promote and develop the
traditional art. (GT)
MOBILE PHONE THEFT: Cuncolim police arrested two persons n connection with
the theft of a mobile phone belonging to one Jilla Teles, resident of
Chinchinim. (H)
LADY SUCCUMBS: Kala Amonkar, a 32-year-old spinster from Betim, succumbed
to burn injuries at the Goa Medical College on February 19. The clothes of
Kala had caught fire as she was lighting firewood for cooking on February 15.
DANIEL ELECTED: Daniel D'Souza has been elected unopposed as sarpanch of
Arambol village panchayat on February 18. (H)
FOLK FESTIVAL: A national level "Lokotsav 03" (folk festival) will be
organized by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa, in
collaboration with West zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, and Kala Academy,
for 8 days from March 3 to 10, at the Kala Academy Campus at Campal,
Panjim. (H)
LOCAL YOUTH INTERESTS FIRST: "To the best of my knowledge, no exercise has
ever been carried out either by the Government or by any NGO to identify
industries where Goans could be employed as against those in which Goans
may have no interest. Nor are there any reports that Government have
rejected industry on grounds of unsuitability to the Goan job-hunters. What
we have with us today are hunches and gut feelings about what Goans like
and what they don't. Experience of many employers in Goa confirms these gut
feelings; but these cannot and should not form the basis of an industrial
policy." (Aravind Bhatikar in Herald)
S P O R T S
SESA UPSET CABRAL: Host Sesa Football Academy sailed into the semi finals
of the SFA invitational inter-club football tournament, routing Cabral
Sports Club 3-0 at SFA grounds Sanquelim on February 19. (GT)
D E A T H S
19 Feb: Pomburpa: VINCENT JOAO GOMES, husband of Leonor, father of
Matilda/Michael, Rev Fr Jose Gomes (Old Goa), Luis/Ema and Adlin.
18 Feb: Raia: ROSALINE DIAS, wife of Xavier, mother of Joaquim/Laura,
Lourdino (UAE)/Ruby, Liberata/Nicholas, Sebastiana/Carmo, Inacina/Damaciano
(UASE) and Usline/Jose.
19 Feb: Betalbatim: CLEMENTINA NORONHA, relict of late Cupertino,
mother of Tina/late Jose (Acoi, Mapusa), Aquino/Fatima, Evaristo/Milena,
Filomeno/late Gloria, Visitacao/late Filomeno, Gustavo/Ula.
19 Feb: Candolim-Saipem: CANIDA SANTANA MASCARENHAS, wife of Jose
Anton, mother of Olga, Gracy/Camilo, Silvia/Rafael.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 23.0 deg C (73.4 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 31.6 deg C, Humidity: 67% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: A cool, bright day has begun.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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