GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS June 06, 2003
"ONLY TWO PERSONS RAPED ME": GANG-RAPE VICTIM: In a significant development, the 18-year-old gang-rape victim has claimed that only two persons, from the six accused had actually raped her. Top police sources disclosed, that the disclosure, which could have far reaching implications in the investigations were recorded in a formal statement. "She has absolved the others in her statement," a senior police officer told reporters on Thursday, June 5. (H)
SELAULIM WATER TO OPA: PWD and Water Resources Department officials are keeping their fingers crossed as they are engaged in a tension-ridden exercise of rationing out water even as a grueling summer wears on. The water level in most rivers specially Kalna, Assonora and Opa has done down but provisional schemes made by the government and use of smaller sources interlinking the rivers has helped maintain some semblance of supply. While the water level has fluctuated at Opa, work is in progress to complete the 11.5 km pipeline from Selaulim to release water into the Kalem river, in a bid to replenish this source of water supply for Ponda and Tiswadi talukas. (GT)
MONSOON DELAY WILL NOT AFFECT WATER SUPPLY: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar said that even if the arrival of monsoon in the state is delayed till the end of June, the supply of water to Goans would go on uninterrupted. Mr Parrikar, who was speaking as the chief guest at the World Environment Day function, organised by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, in association with the Goa Chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) further observed that the Opa water works is presently supplying the conserved water to the consumers. (NT)
CONDUCIVE CLIMATE FOR MONSOONS: Conditions conducive to onset of monsoon were building up in the Arabian sea and rains were expected to lash the country in the next few days, according to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. (PTI report)
COAL DUST POLLUTION: The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) chairman, Mr P K Mohanty, today, listed out the various measures undertaken to contain the generation of dust during handling of coal and hoped that the situation would improve soon. Speaking to newspersons at a press conference, Mr Mohanty stated that the MPT is handling coal for the last five years and during the last year it had handled 2.5 million tonne coal which was much less than the year before (2.7 million tonne). He pointed out that eight major importers, including the Jindal Vidhyanagar Steel Ltd, the Goa Carbon and other industries in neighbouring states of Karnataka and Maharashtra are importing coal through the Mormugao Port. (NT)
SUPPLEMENTARY HSSC EXAMS: Prof Surendra Sirsat, president of the Janata Party of Goa has urged the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, to give government approval to the decision taken by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education regarding the supplementary examination scheduled at the end of June 2003 for the failures at the HSSC examination of March 2003. (NT)
SSCE RESULTS: the much awaited results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations held in April this year will be declared on June 6 at 4 pm. This is the first time that the declaration of results has been delayed even as STD XI classes are scheduled to begin on June 9. The results will be on the web site www.goaresults.nic.in from 4 pm onwards. (H)
INCREASED WORKLOAD FOR TEACHERS: Teachers at the secondary school level are in for a surprise when they start the new academic year next week as they will have to devote a little more time with their students in school following an increase in their workload to 21 hours per week. (H)
MANY BJP PROMISES REMAIN UNFULFILLED: The president of state unit of Nationalist Congress Party, Dr Wilfred de Souza, has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government, which completed one year in office earlier this week has not done anything worthy to deserve compliments with many promises it made to people of the state still remaining unfulfilled. Addressing a press conference this morning, Dr de Souza said that the first and foremost promise that needs to be fulfilled by this government is the removal of River Princess, which is lying grounded off the Candolim-Sinquerim beach for the last three years, the government has failed to solve problem relating to coal dust pollution affecting the people of Vasco, dust pollution in Curchorem is another problem, and unemployment and law and order are the other areas where the government has failed. (NT)
MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO MANAGE CHANGE: Education is the most effective way to manage change, stated the director of the Goa Institute of Management, Fr Romualdo D'Souza. Fr Rumualdo was speaking as the chief guest of Goa Management Association's 28th Founder's Day celebrations in the city. In his keynote address on 'Managing Change,' he said, "Our educational system has yet to realise that its main responsibility in the rapidly changing, globally competitive world is to train the students to be creative, innovative as well as independent thinkers." (NT)
GOAN TEACHERS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL AWARDS: Mr Manguesh Ajgaonkar, headmaster, Government Primary School, Duler, Mapusa, and Mr Venkatesh Natekar, headmaster, Shri Sateri English High School, Ibrampur, have been selected for the national awards for teachers for the year 2002, by the Department of Human Resources Development. Mr Ajgaonkar is known for his contribution by way of educational toys and for imparting value education through story telling, while Mr Natekar has been instrumental in inculcating the values of cleanliness and dignity of labour among the student community. These prestigious awards will be given away at the hands of the president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, on September 5, 2003, being the Teacher's Day. (NT)
WOMAN DROWNS: Ms Seeta Kambli, a 38-yr-old resident of Khariwada, Vasco, died due to drowning at the Kharivada beach yesterday evening. Police sources informed that her husband had expired 3 months ago and she was under mental stress. Her body was found floating in the water by some locals and informed the police immediately. (NT)
ANGANA MURDER CASE: The Director-General of Police (DGP), Mr Seva Dass, today disclosed that the police are inching closer towards achieving the breakthrough in the Angana murder case. He said the police have shortlisted six persons in this connection on the basis of their telephonic conversation with her. (NT)
KONKANI STALWARTS FELICITATED: As a part of the year-long celebration of Asmitai Vars and identity awareness drive, the Shenoi Goembab 125th Birth Anniversary Mahotsav Samiti will be felicitating some of the stalwarts of the Konkani renaissance at the hands of the Governor of Goa, Mr Kidar Nath Sahani on June 6, 2003 at the Kala Academy. Fr Freddy D'Costa, activist in the field of Konkani journalism will be the guest of honour. Those who will be felicitated, include Ravindra Kelekar, Fr Moreno De Souza, Msgr Alexander D'Souza, Dr Manoharrai Sardessai, Pandurang Bhangui, Prof Puroshattam Mallya and Fr Antonio Pereira�Fr Antonio Pereira is a name familiar to the readers of Konkani in Romi script. With a vast output of over thirty books in Konkani (Roman script) comprising fiction, drama, essays on Goan culture, he also wrote a few books in English. (NT)
BODY FOUND IN MAPUSA: The Mapusa police recovered the body of an unknown person at around 4.30 p.m. yesterday at Rajwaddo, Mapusa. The police said the man was aged about 42 and was wearing a pink printed shirt and black short pant. He was dark complexioned, has black hair and moustache and is about 5.6 feet tall. His body is being preserved at the morgue of the Goa Medical College, Bambolim and the post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow. The police registered a case of unnatural death.(NT)
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: The Dempo Mining Corporation Pvt Ltd observed the World Environment Day on June 5, 2003 by planting neem saplings at the hands of Mr Rajesh Patnekar, MLA, Bicholim, at the guest house premises of the company. Mr Anand Shetye, senior mines manager, Dempo Mining, informed that the company is conscious about the environment and has taken all the necessary measures to safeguard it. He also emphasised that the company would strive for protection of environment in future too. (NT)
VERODA RESIDENT HELD: The Cuncolim police on Wednesday night arrested Jackson Luis, a 41-yr-old resident of Veroda for committing theft of cash at a dispensary where he had gone for medical check-up. The police inspector of Cuncolim, Mr Manjunath Dessai, stated that the alleged accused was interrogated and stolen cash was recovered. Sources informed that the accused was a regular visitor at the dispensary for medical treatment. The Cuncolim police have registered an offence against him under Section 380 of the IPC and further investigation is in progress. (NT)
S P O R T S
CURTORIM EMERGE CHAMPIONS: Curtorim gymkhana won the CYA Cup soccer 2003 with a 1-0 win over hosts Cavelossim Youth Association at Fr Druston and Wellington Sports Complex, Cavelossim. (H)
D E A T H S
04 June: Benaulim-Mazilvaddo: GLERO REAGAN PEREIRA, son of Anthony/Maria, brother of Glena, Gleto.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 31.2 deg C (88.3 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 34.0 deg C, Min Temp: 25.0 deg C; Humidity: 70% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: A cloudy morning.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. Website: www.goacom.com Goacom News Clippings at: http://www.goacom.com/news Monthly Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow
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