GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 26 July 2003 PENSION CUT FOR TWO GUILTY TEACHERS: Two government primary teachers, who were found guilty of molesting minor students will now face punishment even after their retirement. Director of Education Ashok Dessai yesterday issued an order stating that a former teacher posted at the Government Primary School, Uste-Sattari, had been found guilty in molesting a fourth standard student in 1997. He will now be paid reduced monthly salary of Rs.1275. In another case, another government primary teacher posted at Sanguem taluka is guilty of a similar offence. The teacher retired from service and is likely to face about two-third cut in his pension benefits for the next couple of years. Inquiry against a third government primary teacher at Vasco is on. (GT)
DACOITY ATTEMPTED AT PERNEM: Barely days after the dacoity in Pernem, yet another dacoity was attempted at Korgao-Pernem on Friday night. A tempo driver was transporting goods from Mapusa to Korgao, when eight dacoits, armed with coitas and other weapons, tried to stop the tempo by placing a scooter and other hurdles on the road. The driver, however, escaped by driving over some of the hurdles. (H) GOAN LASS FOR MOSCOW: Shraddha Shrikant Naik from Bal Bhavan, Panjim, has been selected for the International Children's Festival, to be held in Moscow from August 11 to 18. During the 8-day festival the Indian delegation will perform classical and vocal music, Indian classical dance and folk dances depicting the Indian culture. (H) FONSECA SPENDS 50TH BIRTHDAY IN LOCK-UP: Instead of a grand celebration, All India Trade Union Congress general secretary Christopher Fonseca had to spend his 50th birthday in the police lock-up. To keep him company was fellow trade unionist Narayan Palekar and 46 migrant workers protesting the mysterious death of their colleague. The arrests followed a fracas at the police headquarters in Panaji yesterday. (GT) RODRIGUES IS NEW SGZP CHIEF: The Zilla panchayat member of Colva constituency, Ms Nelly Rodrigues, has been elected as the third chairperson of the South Goa Zilla Panchayat. After being elected as the chairperson, Ms Rodrigues claimed that she was approached by the Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, asking her to withdraw her candidature for the post. (NT) MAN KILLS SISTER-IN-LAW, COMMITS SUICIDE: An apparent family squabble turned into a tragedy when a 35-year-old-man allegedly murdered his sister-in-law and proceeded to commit suicide in a Santa Cruz apartment yesterday. Police officials said, that Vishant alias Sushant Narve strangled his 25-year-old sister-in-law, Sarika Narve, to death using her dupatta and then hung himself from the hook of a ceiling fan using a nylon rope. A suicide note, written by Vishant, said that Sarika was causing trouble for the family so he was going to get rid of her. (GT) MISAPPROPRIATION CASE AGAINST KHALAP: CID Crime Branch yesterday registered a fifth misappropriation offence against former Union minister and former Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Limited chairman Ramakant Khalap and former board of directors. Police sources said that the former board of directors had sanctioned a loan of Rs.3.5 crore to a Bangalore-based company, SJK Farms, a few years ago. (GT) RAPE ACCUSED CONVICTED: A 22-year-old lad from Verna was convicted by the Sessions Court for allegedly raping a minor girl. The incident occurred in June 2002. (H) FILM ON HELMETS: Power Minister Digambar Kamat will release a film on helmets "Safety of Two Wheeler Riders" at the concluding function of the session of the training programme for Secretariat drivers at the Institute of Road Traffic Education, Altinho-Panaji, at 5.30 pm. (GT) COMUNIDADE BUILDING UNDER DEMOLITION THREAT: Despite opposition by heritage-concerned NGOs, the office of the Administrator of Comunidade of North Zone, Mapusa, located in a heritage building in the heart of Mapusa city, is under threat of demolition, and re-construction of new premises is on the anvil. (H) RARE RAIN TREE AXED: Frantic efforts of a few nature lovers to prevent the axing of a rare rain tree in the compound of a residential house at Altinho could not save it from destruction. (GT) POLLUTED WATER IN CITY TAPS: Contamination of tap water due to inflow of sewage has adversely hit some hotel establishments, government departments and some other residential houses around the Azad Maidan in Panaji. (GT) GRAM SABHA RESOLVES TO DEMOLISH 'ILLEGAL' STRUCTURE: A heated discussion between the gram sabha members and the sarpanch (Josephine D'Cruz) of the Parra panchayat over the controversial construction at the Parra junction, saw the latter abruptly adjourning the meeting, and the gram sabha members in turn electing a chairman and passing two crucial resolutions. (H) CHAPEL RANSACKED: Some unidentified persons broke open a chapel door at Ambaji, Fatorda, and stole cash and other property valued at Rs.7,500. (GT) LADY SP: North Goa will have a lady Superintendent of Police, Meenu Choudhury, IPS, who has been deputed to the State's service by the central government. (H) WHERE ARE ALL THE GOAN FARMERS GONE? "As Goa embarks on the super-duper expressway to becoming the urban tourists' complete fantasy, its farmers are becoming extinct." (Edit in GT) MECHANISATION OF AGRICULTURE: The Director of the Department of Agriculture, Mr Ramesh Joshi, said the department would be introducing mechanisation in the State agriculture on a large scale, besides providing subsidies on various agro schemes. (NT) END OF A GOLDEN STROKE: Fenelon S D'Souza, Goa's popular gold-leaf painter of ancient altars and church artifacts, breathed his last peacefully at his residence in Badem-Assagao, yesterday morning, after a brief illness. Born on 28 July, 1906, the sturdy painter employed his deft strokes and traditional technique to restore the exquisite interiors of majestic churches, chapels, altars and church artifacts, not only in Goa but also in Mumbai, Surat, Daman and Diu. (GT) S P O R T S SALGAOCAR TOP GROUP: Salgaocar Juniors continued their winning streak scoring a huge 6-1 victory over Sangolda Lightning in their last league match of the GFA U-19 group A cluster, at Duler grounds yesterday. (GT) DEMPO ENTER SEMI-FINALS: Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda, entered the semi-finals of 32nd Custodio memorial football tournament organised by Raia Sporting Club when they defeated Adarsh Yuvak Sangh, Saligao 2-1, in a pulsating quarterfinal at Manora grounds, Raia yesterday. (GT) D E A T H S 25 July: Badem-Assagao: FENELON S D'SOUZA: (Fenson & Johnson gold-leaf painter), husband of late Milagrina/late Joanita Monteiro, brother of late Angelo Maria, father of Damiao/Thresa, Antonio;/Philu, John/Luiza, late Lazarus/Clara, late Hipolito, Santan/Agnelo, grandfather of Marcus. 25 July: Chandor: JOANITA D'CUNHA: wife of late Mariane, mother of late Anthony/Mary, Ivo/Menvelina, Joe/Ruby, Menino/Carmelina and Floyr/Joaquim. 25 July: Dabolim: Baby SHERYLN TANISHA D'COSTA: daughter of Cajie/Magdalena, sister of tschiniz and Shania. 25 July: Moira-Povocao: LIGORIO TAVARES: husband of Maria, father of Bartholomeo/Fatima, late Thomas/Hycinta and Romi/Cecilia. 24 July: Sto Estevam: FRANCIS ANTHONY FERNANDES, husband of Marina Fernandes, father of Hermito/Christina (Abu Dhabi), Pele, Claudius (Abu Dhabi)/Succurina, Platini. 25 July: Nuvem: ALEXIO COLACO: husband of Conceicao, father of Menino/Fatima, Natalia/Cruz, Fancisco. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 29.0 deg C (84.2 deg F) at 08.00 am in Assagao. Max Temp: 30.3 deg C, Min Temp: 25.3 deg C; Humidity: 90% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1973.6 mm Weather: The morning is dry, with a bit of sunshine too. Expected passing showers like yesterday. 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 ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
