GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 27 Oct 2003 ORE LOADING AT NEURA OPPOSED: A proposal to set up an iron ore loading plant at Neura to facilitate transportation of ore from railway to barges, was opposed by some villagers who expressed fears of environmental degradation in a virgin tract of cultivable land. The matter dominated the proceedings at the gram Sabha of the Neura panchayat yesterday. A resolution to oppose the setting up of the facility, which envisages unloading of ore brought from Karnataka by rail at Neura to be transferred to barges bound for Mormugao, was also passed at the gram Sabha. (GT)
GOA: A BANKER'S PARADISE: Goa has the highest proportion of bank account holders in the country. Compared to 35.5 per cent of Indians, who have their own bank account, this highly banked small state has 72.8 per cent of its people having their own accounts, according to Census statistics recently published. Goa has the fourth-highest proportion of televised household, and the fourth-largest proportion of households having their own telephones. Goa ranks third in the proportion of households owning a car, van or jeep. (H) MOUNT CARMEL CHAPEL CELEBRATES DIWALI: Hundreds of lamps glowed on the precincts of Mount Carmel Chapel (at Ponda) as members of the Hindu and Catholic communities mingled freely to celebrate Diwali, marking the start of a new chapter in communal harmony. Chapel priest Fr Richard D'Silva, who seemed to put into practice what he preaches, played host to the precedent-setting even in association with the parishioners as both communities came together to share the joy of the festival of lights on Saturday evening. (GT) TANUJA MURDER: SUSPECTS TAKEN FOR LIE-DETECTOR TEST: Two suspects in the Tanuja Naik murder case reported at Parampai-Madkai in July last year, were taken to Hyderabad by the CID/Crime branch police to undergo the lie-detector test. Police said that Glen Aguiar and his brother Caitan, both from Madkai, were taken to Hyderabad on Saturday in a bid to obtain a vital breakthrough with the help of this method. (GT MARUTI LANDS INTO WATER: A Maruti van yesterday went off the road and fell into water 15 metres below, near Anderson Marine Pvt Ltd at St Jacinto Island. No casualties were reported in the incident. (NT) PWD SEALS PIPELINE AT GOA VELHA: Public Works department officials have sealed a section of the water supply pipeline at Mascarenhas Vaddo in Goa Velha, following complaints from consumers of receiving contaminated water. (H) PIPELINE SINKS INTO GUTTER: While the panic caused by the recent outbreak of viral hepatitis in the (Panjim) city due to inflow of sewage into tap water has died down, it appears that there are still some areas where the PWD could do its bit to eliminate the danger. One such spot is Bhatulem where the residents have expressed fears of health hazard as the water supply pipeline passes through the gutters. (GT) STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED: Margao police have recovered all the stolen property (worth Rs.9.86 lakh), except cash of Rs.42,000 from the suspected accused arrested in connection with the theft case reported in the postal department. Police have registered and offence for theft, criminal conspiracy and concealing of stolen documents and cash against Ujwala Kamble, Amarsingh Kamble, Avinash Kamble, Kalappa Mang and Vinayak Chinchawar. (NT) NEW SCHEME FOR DISCONNECTED PHONES: Under a new scheme introduced by BSNL recently, a telephone disconnected for non-payment of bill may be reconnected without payment of the rental for the period from the date of disconnection. The subscriber, who applies reconnection should pay all the outstanding dues or should agree to make equal monthly installments before the telephone is restored. (H) HERBAL AIDS CURE: Two men from Hyderabad, AM Krishna and CH Bhoomeshwat, who claim to have invented a herbal cure for HIV/AIDS, have approached the Delhi High Court to seek direction for constituting a committee to test the efficacy of their medicine, christened 'Immuno Herbal Sanjeevani'. (PTI report in GT) FATHER HELD FOR ABUSING SON: The Mapusa police on Friday arrested a resident of Bastora on the charge of sexually abusing his 10-year-old son, police said. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the victim's mother, a vegetable vendor had gone to Belgaum to make purchases. (GT) TO COMBAT MOSQUITOES: The Ponda health authorities have urged the Ponda Municipal Council to undertake immediate steps to combat the mosquito menace in view of the dengue cases reported there. (GT) PAEDOPHILIA-A SHAME FOR GOAN SOCIETY: For many years, we were led to believe that paedophilia is a practice indulged in only by some perverted foreign tourists. After the notorious Freddy Peats case, which could happen in front of unsuspecting Goan neighbourhood, this belief was further strengthened. The Goan paedophiles must be then having a good laugh. They could get away with their horrendous crimes because of their modus operandi. Domestically bred Goan paedophiles maintained a low profile. (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-NT) PEACEFUL SOCIETY MARKS 20 YRS OF EXISTENCE: To mark the 20 years of its existence the Kundaim based Peaceful Society organised a two-day workshop recently, to critically review its programmes and define the way forward for the next 20 years. (H) AGACAIM WINTER FESTIVAL: A 3-day Agacaim Winter Festival of Food, Art and Culture will be organised from November 3 to 5 at the Agacaim football grounds, from 6 pm onwards. (H) MADAME ROSA'S LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES: Chef Dharmadhikhari of the Goa Marriott's Cake Shop has developed exotic liqueur chocolates with the Madame Rosa's range of Almond, Chocolate Mint, Anise (Saurif) and Mango liqueurs. These chocolates are available at the Goa Marriott's cake shop at Rs.80 per box of 6 chocolates. (H) S P O R T S CHURCHIL BROS RETAIN GOVERNOR'S CUP: Churchill Bros are the new champions of Servo Governor's Cup. They beat Haywards 2000 SC 5-2 via tie-breaker in the finals played at the Nehru stadium, Fatorda on October 26. (GT) FC SIOLIM LIFT ANJUNA-KAISUA CUP: Crowd favourites FC, Siolim, scored a fluent 3-1 victory over their rivals St Savio's Sports Club, Calangute, to lift the glittering Anjuna-Kaisua Cup at Chapora ground yesterday. (GT) G R E E T I N G S Birthday greetings to CLINTON SOANS, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] May god bless n keep u healthy an loving. Love from Dad, Mom, Nana, antys, uncles and all ur cousins G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 26.5 degC (79.7 degF) at 7.30 am in Assagao-Goa. Max Temp: 31.5 deg C; Min Temp: 25.5 deg C; Humidity: 70% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2700.8 mm Weather: There is a slight change in the weather in Goa this morning. It' s nice and cool.Perhaps the beginning of the local winter! Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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