To Joel and Viviana, thanks for your replies to my concerns bhk23 --- Joel D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS > 14 June 2003 > > FOUR SSC STUDENTS MOVE HC: Four SSC students have > approached the Bombay > High Court at Goa praying that the Goa Board of > Secondary and Higher > Secondary Education, Alto Betim, be directed to > declare their reserved > results immediately. The students argued that the > decision of the Board to > keep their results reserved was arbitrary and > illegal since they had not > violated any rules during the SSC examinations. (GT) > > DOUBTS OVER GOA AS PERMANENT IFFI VENUE: The Annual > International Film > Festival of India, which has until now remained a > "Caravan" festival in > keeping with the policy of spreading cine literacy > all over the country, is > to have a permanent home in the tourist seaside > resort of Goa--a place > ideal for carnivals--but film buffs including film > societies, feel it is > ill-suited for the purpose. (UNI report in NT) > > OVER-ENTHUSIASTIC COPS SUSPENDED: Two police > constables manning a police > control room van have been suspended for doing a la > Mickky a few days ago. > Police sources informed, that the duo who were > manning a police control > room van chased and manhandled a truck-driver, after > the latter overtook > them in a manner, which Pratap and Anil did not find > very amusing. After > the mauling, the vehicle driver complained to a BJP > minister about the > affair. The two were suspended last week and a > departmental enquiry has > been initiated against them. (H) > > TREES UPROOTED: Several trees were uprooted at many > places in the state, > following the incessant rains during last 24 hours. > A huge tree fell on the > house belonging to Mr Bruno Rodrigues of Santawaddo > Betalbatim causing a > loss of around Rs 80,000. Two trees were uprooted at > Dramapur and Sirlim in > South Goa. In Vasco, a coconut tree was uprooted and > traffic was obstructed > for few minutes. The major tragedy was averted when > a tree fell on a house > at St Cruz. Another tree fell on the wall of Kala > Academy. In Pernem a huge > tree fell on the cow shed belonging to Hanuman > Shetgaonkar, causing damage > to the shed. A mango tree fell on the electric wires > at Ibrahmpur which > disrupted power supply for few hours. (NT) > > REMANDED TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY: The four persons > arrested by Colva police for > committing theft in a hotel in Colva were produced > before Judicial > Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Margao and 14-day > remand for judicial > custody was sought. According to Colva police, the > alleged accused > Rajeshwar Nagraj, Mohamed Shakeel, both of Banglore > , Shaik Yakub of Mumbai > and Arun Sharma of Panjab, arrested last Thrursday > night, will be handed > over to Margao police to see their involvement in > theft cases reported in > Margao jurisdiction. (NT) > > CONTRACEPTIVE PILL SPARKS DEBATE: Introduction of > the new emergency > contraceptive pill (ECP) by the government, has > created a flutter in a > section of the medical fraternity. The very > relevance of this pill has come > under scrutiny, with doctors indicating that ECP was > likely to promote > pre-marital sex. As part of the family planning > programme, the Goa > government, in keeping with the national programme > will soon be introducing > the new ECP, which is to be taken within 72 hours of > unprotected sex. (H) > > CANACONA PAYS DEARLY: As many as 1,155 persons from > Canacona taluka were > found to be infected with malaria between January > 2000 and December 2002, > as per the statistics provided by the Department of > Health. Every year, the > concerned authorities ritually blame the migrant > labour force in Canacona > as carriers of deadly malarial virus, that of vivex > and falciparum. But a > look at the civic hygiene maintained by the Canacona > Municipal Council > (CMC), the health department and the seven > panchayats in the taluka > suggests that the labourers are not the only > culprits for the spread of the > disease. (H) > > BUS ACCIDENT VICTIM SUCCUMBS: The number of dead > persons in the accident to > the ill fated bus at Chicalim has gone up to 5. An > injured passenger, > Prakash Surya Chari (64) of Shiroda succumbed to his > injuries today at 1.30 > pm. The deceased was admitted to Goa Medical College > (GMC) Hospital, > Bambolim. He had sustained injuries to his head and > chest. (NT) > > JUDICIAL CUSTODY FOR MURDER: A labourer, Rajesh > Janardhan Das, resident of > Udipi, arrested in connection with the alleged > murder of Malikarjun, has > been remanded to 14-day judicial custody . The > deceased and alleged accused > were working at a construction site at Varca. (NT) > > BODY RECOVERED: The Maina Curtorim police on Sunday > afternoon found a dead > body of an unknown person at Sonsodo, in the hilly > area. Police said that > the person is aged about 45 years and was wearing a > long blue pant and a > white shirt. (NT) > > HOUSEWIFE SUCCUMBS TO BURN INJURIES: Renuka > Shivanand Malgi (23), a > housewife, resident of Mangor Hill, succumbed to her > injuries at Goa > Medical College (GMC) Hospital, Bambolim yesterday > at 8.30 am. It is > revealed that the deceased had suffered burns while > lighting a stove on > June 11 at 8.30 pm. The police disclosed that it was > not a suicide case. (NT) > > FORENSIC LABORATORY PLANS: The proposal of police > department to set up > forensic science laboratory in South Goa district > for improving the quality > of police investigation is pending for a long time. > Police sources said > that there is a need of setting up such a laboratory > to improve the quality > of police investigations and also to curtail > expenses and manpower > presently spent on obtaining the report from faraway > places like Hyderabad > and Kolkata. (NT) > > SAHANI MEET PM: Governor of Goa, Kidar Nath Sahani, > who is currently on a > visit to Delhi, called on the President of India, > the Vice President of > India and the Prime Minister and discussed with them > matters relating to > Goa.The governor has extended an invitation to the > President of India to > visit Goa, which the latter has promised to do as > soon as possible. During > the visit, the governor had detailed discussions > with the Union Minister > for Tourism, Jagamohan, and senior officers of the > ministry, and sought > help and assistance for accelerated promotion of > tourism in Goa. (H) > > CONSULAR WARDENS MEET: Anthony Gaffino, managing > director of Gaffino > Ventures INC, California; Gaffino Beach Resort, > Mobor, and Mobor Beach > Resort, Mobor, is representing Canadians of Goan > origin for a three-day > conference of Consular Wardens at Oberoi Hotels in > New Delhi which > commenced from June 13. The event is hosted by the > Canadian Embassy in New > Delhi and will be attended by all the Consular > Wardens, representing > different parts of India. Anthony Gaffino, who > originally hails from > Navelim is Consular Warden for Goa. The agenda for > the conference is "Safe > evacuation procedures to be followed in an emergency > for Canadian > citizens". (H) > > ITI COURSES FOR DROPOUTS: Considering the large > number of school dropouts > during standards 9th and 10th of their schooling, > government has decided to > introduce the ITI courses with 8th standard pass as > the minimum entry > qualification. The trades and ITIs are as follows: > Wireman: ITIs Bicholim > and Vasco; Plumber: ITIs Margao, Honda and Pernem; > Cutting and Sewing: ITIs > Margao, Canacona, Cacora, Pernem, Bicholim and Honda > Sattari; Mechanic > Tractor: ITIs Bicholim and Cacora; Mason (Building > constructor): ITI Vasco; > Carpenter: ITI Canacona and Painter (general): ITI > Mapusa. > > HOTEL CATERING TRADES OPENED: Chief Minister, > Manohar Parrikar inaugurated > the commencement of Hotel and Catering Trades at the > ITI Panjim recently. > According to a DI press release, Parrikar went round > the newly constructed > block and evinced keen interest in all the sections > of the training > provided at the Centre.Minister for Craftsmen > Training, Francisco D'Souza > was also present. (H) > > WOMAN DROWNS IN CHAPORA RIVER: Shakuntala Laxman > Shetgaonkar (30), a > resident of Voilovaddo, Morjim, drowned in the > Chapora river on Friday. She > fell into the river accidentally and was carried > away by the strong > current. (GT) > > ADVOCATE FINED: Advocate Purshottam M Kantak was > enjoying a cup of tea > while smoking a cigarette at a kiosk opposite the > South Goa police > headquarters in Margao. Suddenly a police officer > approached him and called > him to the police station, where he was handed his > conviction order (for > smoking at a public place). The advocate had to > shell out Rs.100 as fine. (GT) > > VOCATIONAL TEACHERS: The 400 odd vocational teachers > in Goa are still a > neglected lot. Year after year these teachers, who > impart training to > students in various courses, are waiting for the > government to treat them > on par with the permanent teachers. In a private or > an aided higher > secondary there exist three types of > teachers--permanent drawing a salary > of about Rs.8,000 along with pension benefits; > part-time teachers who draw > Rs.4000 salary, double part-times earning Rs.2,000 > fixed, irrespective of > lectures engaged. (Amol Faldessai in GT) > > MAY QUEEN BALL IN QATAR: The Goan Overseas > Association (GOA) held its third > Annual May Queen Ball 2003 at the Al-Jewan Banquet > Hall, Qatar, with over > 1000 guests. The president of GOA, Simon D'Silva, > inaugurated the show. The > chief guest was pop star Remo Fernandes, accompanied > by his wife Michele. > GOA honoured the pop star with a memento. Remo > picked up a guitar and sang > a popular Konkani song "Undra Mhojea Mama". Candida > Nazareth of Raia was > crowned May Queen 2003 by Remo and Laura Fernandes > was the runner-up. (GT) > > ALBERTO COLACO FOR KUWAIT: All Indian Football > Federation secretary Alberto > Colaco will leave for Kuwait to be the chief guest > at the final of the > soccer league conducted by the Kuwait Indian > Football Federation on 27 June > at the Kuwaiti Stadia. A Veronica Fernandes said > that Goa and Goans should > be proud of Alberto Colaco because he keeps the flag > of Goa flying higher > and higher. (GT) > > ADMISSIONS FOR ENGINEERING COURSES: St Francis > Institute of Technology > (engineering college), Mount Poinsur, SVP Road, > Borivali (W), Mumbai 400103 > -- approved by AICTE and affiliated to the > University of Mumbai -- has put > out its admission notification for Roman Catholic > minority and management > quota 2003-2004, in the following branches against > the 50% Roman Catholic > minority quota and 15% management quota: 1. > Electronics & > Telecommunications Engineering--Intake 60 seats; 2. > Computer > Engineering---Intake 60 seats; 3. Information > technology Intake 120 seats > Application form at the college office on any > working day from 16.06.2003 > to 28.06.2003 between 10 am and 4 pm, against > payment of Rs 500. Last date > 30.06.2003. > > S P O R T S > > GOA HOLD ORISSA: Last year's finalists Orissa were > held to a goalless draw > by Goa in the quarter-final league of the eleventh > National Women's > Football championship at Chennai yesterday. (GT) > > SANGOLDA LIGHTNING VICTORIOUS: Fancied Sangolda > Lightning lifted the > glittering Calangute Panchayat Cup rolling trophy > when they scored a hard > fought 8-7 tie-breaker victory over fighting Raitura > SC, Raia, at the > Calangute grounds yesterday. (GT) > > D E A T H S > 15 June: Aldona-Goddar: ANA FRANCISCA LETICIA > LOBO, > Mother/mother-in-law of Engr. Francis/Jean, > Clara/late Florence, > Grandmother of Marisa, Alan & Lisa. Funeral on 16 > June at 4.30 p.m. for > Eucharistic Service at St. Thomas Church. No > Condolence visits please. > 12 June: Vasco: MARIA RODRIGUES DESA, wife of > late Xavier, mother of > Agnelo (Germany)/Fatima, Guilhermina/Romula D'Souza > (Portugal), > Catarina/Antonio Figueredo (Paris), Lourdes/Manuel > Fernandes (Portugal), > Carmelina/Inacio Desa (Maputo). > 15 June: Mapusa-Cunchelim: NAPOLEAN D'MELLO, > husband of Luiza, father > of Klanes and Morgan. > 15 June: Panjim-Altinho: VIRGILIO PEDRO PAUL > COUTINHO, husband of > Filomena, father of Ana (Nirmala Institute), Anita > and Sr Wilber HC, > father-in-law of Xavier and Raymond (Qatar). > 14 June: Raia-Arlem: LUIS DIAS (Konkani stage > artiste), son of late > Aristidis Dias/Margarita, husband of Pramila, father > of Sepra. > 12 June: EDGAR SALDANHA (87), retired Surgeon > Commander of the Indian > Navy, husband of the late Marie, father of Ellen and > Clint Ayling > (Australia), Carol/Denis D'Silva, Gloria/Rajiv > Rodrigues, Derek/Peggy, > Austin/Anna Marie, grandfather of Nicola, Fiona, > Gillian, Allison, Peter, > Matthew, Kristen, Lindsay, Brandon, Jessica, Austin > Jr. and Sean. > Friends may call at the DIXON-GARLAND FUNERAL HOME, > 166 Main St. N. (Hwy. > 48), Markham on Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass > in the Church of > St.Patrick, 5633 Hwy. No. 7, Markham on Tuesday at > 11 a.m. Interment Holy > Cross Cemetery. > > G O A W E A T H E R > Temp: 27.5 deg C (81.5 deg F) at 08.00 am in > Assagao. > Max Temp: 28.0 deg C, Min Temp: 23.0 deg C; > Humidity: 91% (Official > figures for yesterday) > Weather: With a couple of showers this morning, > the day, with overcast > skies, is likely to be a wet one. > > Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, > GT=Gomantak Times > > JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. > Website: <http://www.goacom.com/>www.goacom.com > Goacom News Clippings at: > <http://www.goacom.com/news>http://www.goacom.com/news > Monthly Webzine: > <http://www.goacom.com/goanow>http://www.goacom.com/<http://www.goacom.com/goanow>goanow > > > > > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), > and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at > http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## >
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