On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 10:50:28 +0530, "Joel D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" wrote:
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 28 June 2003 KONKANI ACADEMY MOVING TO PANAJI? Plans are afoot to shift the office of Goa Konkani Academy, presently situated at Borim, to Panaji. Most literary programmes and other activities related to Konkani culture are held in the capital city and officials of GKA have to run from pillar to post to make arrangements. (GT) DITCHED WIFE ENDS LIFE: Police officials revealed that one Jayesh Naik had been arrested yesterday on charges of abetment of suicide and for deceiving the victim into thinking that they were lawfully married. When the victim came to know that Naik got married to the a girl from Bicholim, she attempted to commit suicide on 26 June. She expired while receiving treatment at Hospicio hospital. (GT) BOMB SCARE: A briefcase left behind by a traumatized relative of a KRC mishap victim, caused a bomb scare at the Goa Medical College hospital, Bambolim, on Wednesday night. The owner of the briefcase was so shocked by the condition of his relative that he left the case in one of the hospital hallways. (GT) PANEL TO PROBE: The North Goa Zilla Panchayat yesterday appointed a five-member committee to probe into the charges of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs.20 lakh in the ZP works undertaken in the Santa Cruz constituency. (GT) BULLS CONFISCATED: Seventy bulls were confiscated while being taken to illegal slaughter houses in South Goa on Friday. The confiscation was done under the Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995. The squad intercepted the bulls while they were being transported form the neighbouring state to slaughter houses in Vasco, Chinchinim and Margao. (H) GUIDELINES FOR BOAT RIDES: After a major hue and cry after the Anjuna boat mishap incident, the State government has finally framed guidelines for registration and regulation of boat rides and watersports activities in rivers, lakes and along the Goa coast. The guidelines called "The Goa Boat Rides and Watersports Activities Guidelines, 2003" will come into force with immediate effect. (GT) GIRL RESCUED FROM PROSTITUTION RING: A 16-year-old girl was rescued from a prostitution ring following efforts on an NGO active in Vasco's red-light area and three women were nabbed by the police. (H) TRAINING FOR POWERMEN: A major training initiative is on the cards for employees of Electricity Department to equip them in handling the changes and challenges thrown open by New Electricity Act 2003. Until May last year distribution of power in Goa was the sole prerogative of the government. However, with the passing of the new Act by the Union government, the power market no longer belongs to the seller. (GT) "GOANS MUST REJECT FROG MEAT": The massive ongoing illegal hunting of wild frogs during monsoons in Goa is a wellknown, recurrent ecological crime against the food chain timidly sanctified by the environmentally selective Goan society...The wild frog meat from our chemically polluted habitats is no longer a toxin free delicacy. Its consumption for many years could trigger paralytic strokes, cancers, kidney failure and other deformities...(Nandkumar Kamat in NT) RELEASE OF CHINESE VESSEL: The issue of the seized Chinese fishing vessel has taken a new twist with a Central government agency ordering the Coast Guard to release the vessel. (GT) BOY KILLED IN MISHAP: A 17-year-old boy from Sao Jose de Areal, Vikram Bhavan, was killed in a truck mishap at Gudi on Friday evening. (H) PANIC GRIPS VITTOZEM RESIDENTS: Panic gripped some residents from the tiny hamlet of Vittozem in Divar on Wednesday night as the water from the drainage, which flooded parts of the roads since the onset of the monsoons, spread all over the roads and virtually entered some of the houses. (H) TIATR ARTISTES: Fifty tiatr scrip-writers and artistes attended a daylong scrip-writing workshop organized by Kala Academy in collaboration with the Konkani Bhasha Mandal at the Konkani Bhavan, Margao recently. On the occasion, Fr Freddy D'Costa, who inaugurated the workshop, appealed to all the artistes to realize their short comings and try to overcome the drawbacks that have been discussed in the workshop in comparison with the modern theatrical techniques and modern Indian theatre. (H) SAO MATHIAS SARPANCH: Tulsidas Kundaik was elected the third sarpanch of Sao Mathias (Divar) on June 27, since the last panchayat elections. The outgoing sarpanch Domnic D'Souza supported the group of Kundaikar. (H) KONKANI ALBUM RELEASED IN KUWAIT: Well known Konkani stage artiste Marcus Vaz released his first Konkani audio cassette, Goinchi Girestkai, at Hawally Auditorium, in Kuwait recently. In one song, Sompele Tiatrists, his father Master Vaz lends his 'youthful' voice. (H) CHILDREN'S PLAY: Abhivyaktee, the Panaji-based theatre group, will stage a children's play, Mhaka Vaaz Yeta, at the Hanuman Natyagriha in Mapusa today at 4 pm. (GT) SANGODD AT CANDOLIM: Traditional Sangodd will be held at Orda, Candolim, on June 29, in the Sinquerim creek, at 3 pm. (H) S P O R T S FATRADE SURPRISE NAVELIM VILLAGERS: St Rock's SC, Fatrade, scored a fluent 3-1 win over fancied Navelim Villagers Union to move into the quarter-finals of the Fraxier Trophy football tournament at Benaulim. (GT) D E A T H S 26 June: Wimbledon/ex-Kampala: LINO PHILIP LOBO, son of late Francis Lawrence/late Matilda, husband of Eunata, father of David, Ian/Cheryl, Lorna/Richard, Errol, brother/brother-in-law of Joe/Bertha, grandfather of Catherine, Mathew, Patrick and Maria. 26 June: Arossim: KEVIN OZORIO SALDANHA, husband of Birgitta, father of Henry and Dina. No condolence visits please. 26 June: Taleigao: SUHSEELABAI (KAMAL) K SUKHTHANKAR, mother of Shobhana Nayak and Uday. 27 June: Raia: FRANCISCA NORONHA E DIAS, wife of late Custodio Dias, mother of Salvador/Rosie, John/Rosy, Francisco Xavier/Guilhermina. 27 June: Nagao-Bardez: MARIA MONICA FELECIDADE D'SA, wife of late Francis, mother of Raphael/Fleuret, Canute, late Julis and Irene/Manuel. 27 June: Sirlim: ETELVINA PEREIRA, wife of late Sebastiao Rozario, sister of Purificacao Rodrigues, mother of Anthony/Maria, Hipolita/Loretta, Airy/late Michael, Abrain/Rocky, Annete/Anthony, Adelaide, Aluiza/Peter. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 30.4 deg C (86.7 deg F) at 09.30 am in Assagao. Max Temp: 29.1 deg C, Min Temp: 23.1 deg C; Humidity: 87% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 844.2 mm Weather: Sunny weather in some parts. There is no steady downpour as generally expected at this time of the year. 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 Have you checked the latest edition of Audio-Video Webzine GoaNOW: http://www.goacom.com/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 # ##########################################################################
