GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 Nov 2003 SALGAOCAR DAZZLE: In a repeat of the 1999 final, Salgaocar Football Club upset defending champions East Bengal 5-4 via tiebreaker, capitalizing on costly misses by star strikers Baichung Bhutia and Mike Okoro in the penalty shootout, to lift the Durand Cup in New Delhi on November 10. The two teams, who finished as the champions and runners-up in the last National Football League, were locked 1-1 at the end of the full time and golden goal extra time. (PTI report in GT)
TRIBUTES TO TEAM: Thrilled by his Club's triumph against all odds en route to the Durand Cup title, Salgaocar Sports Club patron Shivanand Salgaocar, yesterday said that conquering teams like Mohammedan Sporting, Mahindra United and eventually East Bengal, was Herculean effort with limited resources. (GT) THEY HAVE DONE GOA PROUD: Salgaocar Sports Club have done Goa proud. They have brought to the State the oldest and the prestigious football trophy in the country-the Durand Cup-a second time. It is an unprecedented feat in the annals of Goa's footballing history. (GT) TN DEVELOPMENT UNFORTUNATE: Governor of Goa, Mr Kidar Nath Sahani yesterday criticised the repression of Press in Tamil Nadu saying it was "unfortunate for the success of democracy". Interacting with journalists at the Raj Bhavan, Sahani said whether it is in Tamil Nadu or any other State, such a thing is unfortunate. (H) OLD GOA TO GET NEW LOOK: The World Heritage site at Old Goa will be beautified in view of the International Film Festival of India scheduled to be held between 6 and 16 December 2004 and also the decennial exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier. (GT) BEAUTIFICATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS: The Goa government will shortly undertake a project costing around Rs.32 lakh to give a face-lift to the surroundings of various state monuments of historical importance. The spots include Mahalsa temple at Verna, Mahadev temple at Agapur, Kapleshwar temple tank at Kapleshwari, Kavlem, besides the rock carvings in South Goa, temple at Tambdi Surla, Safa Masjid, etc. the noted Architect, Mr KD Sadhale, has been appointed as the architect for this project, said CM Manohar Parrikar. (NT) PLEAS AGAINST MICKKY, BABUSH: Has the United Goans Democratic Party resigned to its fate that it has little choice in its pursuit to disqualify its two former MLAs, Miccky Pacheco and Babush Monserrate? It's a little over month and half since the regional outfit filed the disqualification plea against the duo-both occupying ministerial berths in the Parrikar-led government-with the office of Goa Speaker on August 20. (H) THREE WOMEN HELD: Three women-Manjula (25), Shanti (25) and Sarita (18)--were held in a chain snatching case, which occurred yesterday morning at Zuarinagarin a Vasco-bound mini bus. A 60-year-old woman, Duminga Carvalho of Sancoale, boarded the bus at Sancoale. After some time, sensing something touching her neck, the aged women realized that her golden chain was missing and shouted for help. The chain snatchers were caught by the travels in the bus and handed over to the Vasco police. (NT) TEENAGER COMMITS SUICIDE: A 17-year-old student, Melwin Pascoal Fernandes, from Orgao, Loutulim, committed suicide by hanging himself to a rafter from the room of his house yesterday morning. (GT) ALTERNATE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has stressed the need to propagate ayurvedic and homoeopathic system of medicine. He was speaking after felicitating ten ayurvedic and homoeopathic doctors, who have worked for more than 25 years in their profession, at a function organised by the Goa Board of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy at Margao. (NT) GROWING UP WITH INDISCIPLINE: Lately, as is widely acknowledged, problems of indiscipline in schools are fast increasing. One school recently had to resort to "red chilly powder" treatment to control the students. "Children today have got a high IQ (intelligence quotient), but a low EQ (emotional quotient). Both parents are usually working. They have become more attention seeking and defy rules to get attention," says a head-master of a school in Guirim. In Panjim, the head master of another school agrees, "Parents today have no time to mind their children. They give their children a lot of money, as a compromise for love and affection". (Sharon Sequeira in Herald) ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT: The Maina Curtorim police arrested Socorro Barreto, Francisco D'Costa, Agnelo D'Costa and Santano Colaco, all from Nuvem for assaulting Pobre Miranda and Socorro Pinto, also from Nuvem. (GT) HONORARIUM TO COUNCILS HIKED: Honorarium payable to all municipal council chairpersons has been hiked by Rs.1,500 while those to councilors by Rs.1,000 from immediate effect. The cabinet yesterday approved the hike. Accordingly, the chairpersons of 'A' class municipal councils will get Rs.4,500 as monthly honorarium, 'B' class Rs.3,500 and 'C' class Rs.3,000. (GT) CONGRESS 'AWAKENING MEET': In an effort to revitalize and revive a moribund cadre, particularly at the grassroot level, the Congress party held an "Awakening Meet" in the city under the leadership of the Mapusa Block Congress president Mathew Braganza. (GT) 'HELP NAB BANK CHEATS': A special reward has been announced for anyone offering information about two suspects, Rudolf Patrick Crasto and Surekha Apanna Naik, who had allegedly cheated Bank of India, Vijaya Bank and three other individuals to the tune of nearly Rs.2 crore. (GT) AD HOC PANEL OF 'GOA TOMORROW': An ad hoc committee of 'Goa Tomorrow' was elected at Martins Beach Corner yesterday. Caetano Martins, president, Vassudeva Ganesh, vice president, VA Kamat, secretary, Allen D'Lima, treasurer, Members are Prof Dr Olivinho Gomes, Dulba Halankar, Balchandra Naik, CB Fernandes, John Gonsalves. Dr Olivinho Gomes was elected chairman for drafting the constitution. (GT) VG SOCIETY MEET: A meeting of the Vegetarian Society Goa Chapter will be held at the Youth Hostel, Miramar, at 6.30 pm today. Noted dietician Rohini Cardozo e Diniz will deliver a talk on 'Diet During Menopause'. "DULPOD", "DEKNNI" IN DISTANT AUSTRALIA: Mando-dulpods and deknnis-one form of Goan folk music-will get a boast from an unexpected quarter, when expat Goans based in Australia sponsor a publication of a book on the subject. Goan Overseas Association of New South Wales in Australia recently decided to sponsor the publication of Folk Songs of Goa-mando-dulpods and deknnis. This sponsorship involves financial support of Rs.60.000. It is an endeavour initiated in 1933 by Maestro Micael Martins and continued by Dr Jose Pereira, Professor Emeritus of Theology of Fordham University, New York, and Fr Antonio da Costa, psychotherapist, ministering to the elderly in Metro Phoenix, Arizona, USA. (H) SITAR RECITAL: Kerkar Art Complex will present a sitar recital by Chote Rahimat Khan today from 6.45 to 8.30 pm. ADORABELLE CROWNED "MISS GOA": A perfect combination of beauty and brains saw 19-year-old Adorabelle Amaral, from Panjim, clinch the coveted Miss Goa 2003 title, while Valerie Rodrigues was the first runner-up, at the beauty pageant in Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa on November 9. The six finalists had to go through three rounds each of beach wear, their best attire and casuals, while also exhibiting their wits during the question and answer round. (H) PI FABIAN DIES YOUNG: Police Inspector Fabian D'Souza, in-charge of the State Crime Records Bureau, died on Monday, after a prolonged but brave battle against cancer. (H) S P O R T S RAIA WIN: Raia SC scored an emphatic 3-0 victory over Raitura Sports Club to move into the finals of FC Siolim Cup at Siolim grounds. (NT) D E A T H S 01 Nov: Quepem: CLARINA PURIFICACAO VAZ: daughter of late Lawrence/late Leonora, sister/sister-in-law of Arzelina/late Teotonio, Ezilda/late Frontao, late Emiliana/late Bruno and late Ida Vaz. 10 Nov: Porvorim: MOHAMMAD ALI: husband of Mehrun Ali, Father of Mumtaz, Rehmat, Shammi, Zaira, Aspak, Rehana. 10 Nov: Margao-Pajifond: SURYA UPENDRA RAIKAR (84): proper of Raikar Photo Studio. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 27.8 degC (83.7 degF) at 9.00 am in Assagao-Goa. Max Temp: 35.0 deg C; Min Temp: 25.3 deg C; Humidity: 72% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2705.0 mm Weather: It's a sunny morning in Goa today. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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