GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 18 Nov 2003 'GOVT FEE HIKES HAS HIT COMMON MAN': Deputy leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Dayanand Narvekar, yesterday pooh-poohed the government's oft-repeated claims of improved revenue collections, and accused it of "severely" burdening the common man with huge hikes in service costs, amidst growing living costs in the state. (H)
REMEDIES FOR GMC MALADIES: The Goa Medical College hospital will be procuring a multi-slice Computed Tomography (CT) Scan machine, costing around Rs.2.5 crore, which is the most advanced machine in the CT Scan machine series. (NT) PIL ON PISCICULTURE: A writ petition alleging the existence of illegal shrimp farms in Goa has been filed by students of Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar. The petitioners Anand S Kuvalekar, Aruni Naik, Ashwini Naik, Suvarna Khanolkar and Shashank Marathe alleged that about 50 to 60 such pisciculture farms are illegal. (GT) MASTER PLAN FOR REIS MAGOS FORT: For the first time in the archaeological history of Goa, a Master Plan is being prepared for the restoration and conservation of a monument of ancient and historical important. The Reis Magos Fort at Verem is back in the news once again as the state government has granted its approval for the preparation of a Master Plan for Reis Magos Fort by the Delhi based Indian National Trust for Art and Culture. (H) GOA'S TRAFFIC SCENARIO: Goa is seriously in contention for gaining the notorious tag of being the numero uno killer State in the country. With entire families getting wiped out on the killer roads, this fact becomes undisputable. Apparently, Margao heads the list in so far as the maximum number of accidents are concerned. (GT) BRITISH NATIONAL FOUND DEAD: A British national was found dead in a hotel at Arpora yesterday. According to the Anjuna police, Anthony William Edward Tony Cliff, aged 32, was found dead in his room by his room mates. He was residing in the hotel for the past 15 days. The body has been sent to the Goa Medical College Hospital for post-mortem. (NT) RADIO PROMOTES TIATR MORE THAN TV: "I see no threat or pressure from these forms (TV, cable or FM radio) on tiatr..In comparison to the local TV, radio has been promoting tiatrs by broadcasting the same on AIR for the past several years." (Cesar D'Mello, author of the recently released Konkani publication "Kolakar", in an interview with Anthony Fernandes in Herald) WOMAN DIES OF BURN INJURIES: Ms Izabel Carvalho, a seventy-year-old woman from Santa Cruz, who had come to Sheldem at her relative's place and sustained burn injuries there, died on November 16 at the Goa Medical College Hospital. (NT) GANJA SEIZED: Drugs worth Rs.50.000 were seized from a Belgaum youth at Calangute, on 16 November evening. One Karim Rajasab Budhiyal, aged 27, and hailing from Belgaum, who was found moving in a suspicious manner, was arrested and ganga weighing 1.765 kg worth recovered form him. (NT) NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY KIDNAPPED: A nine-year-old boy (Lav, twin son of a non-Goan mason, Parshuram Yamanappa Talwar) is reported to have been kidnapped by an unidentified person on Saturday, in Curchorem. (H) HOARDINGS RAZED: The Margao Municipal Council on Monday razed down half a dozen hoardings along the highway passing through the city. (H) THREE BODIES FOUND IN PERNEM: Pernem police on Monday evening recovered a decomposed male body (of Chandan Shiva Pinto from Karnataka) in some bushes at Khalchawada in Virnoda. Meanwhile, two unidentified bodies were found--a female body at Hasapur and a male body near the Konkan Railway station at Malpan. (H) FATAL FALL: A slip from a mango tree resulted in the death of a 45-year-old man, Marian Alfonso, from Girkarwada in Arambol. He breathed his last while being shifted to the Goa Medical College Hospital. (H) MAN HELD FOR ASSAULT: The Verna police yesterday arrested Adrian Almeida of Cansaulim in connection with a case of assaulting John Moniz with a sword on October 25. (NT) HELD FOR ASSAULTING LANDLORD: The Curchorem police is on the lookout for one Jose from Chikonoli-Kakoda, who allegedly assaulted a landlord, Florencio Pereira, with a sharp weapon on Friday. (H) VOTERS URGED TO CHECK DRAFT ELECTORAL ROLLS: The voters from the state are requested by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer to check their names in the electoral rolls in view of the publication of the Draft roll as part of the Election Commission of India's programme of Summary revision of Electoral Rolls with reference to 01-01-2004 as qualifying date. The electoral roll will be available for scrutiny by the public from November 17 up to December 12 in the premises of the respective polling stations. (H) GENESIS AND MAKING OF "MANDO": The "Mando" arose in a world of heightened Goan political consciousness. Enkindled by French Enlightenment of the 18th century, with its ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity, that consciousness was further inflamed by the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Portugal in 1820, in consequence of which elections were mandated all over the Portuguese empire. (Fresco-painter, Sanskrit scholar, author, Dr Jose Pereira in Herald) TURTLE PROTECTORS: Over 9,000 young turtles hatched since 1999 owe their existence to the concern and care of authorities and people of Canacona taluka. Galgibaga, a picturesque village situated 5 kms from Poinguinim panchayat, has become a hub for the endangered species Olive Riddley turtles. These turtles were first given a new lease of life from man's commercial greed in September 1999, when a group of NGO volunteers headed by Harvey D'Souza and his team conducted a snake demonstration at the premises of Galjibaga church. (Albert Fernandes in Herald) TELEPHONE DIRECTORY FEATURING GOANS: A telephone directory featuring contact numbers of Goans based in Delhi will be released by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi on November 23. The directory carrying around 500 telephone numbers was compiled by Goenkarancho Ekvott, a Goan organisation active in Delhi. "Five hundred is a conservative figure. I am sure there are more Goans," claimed president of the Ekvott, Suman Kurade. (H) BOOKS TO BE RELEASED: Jait Prakashan, one of the state's leading publishers, will release seven books on November 18, at a function to be held at the Black Box of the Kala Academy at 5 pm. The books are being released under the scheme of Goa Konkani Academy's "Poilo Chonvor", Bal Sahitya Anudan Scheme and Kala Academy's Sahitya Prakash Scheme. (H) EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS: Town and Country Planning Minister Atanasio Monserrate will inaugurate "Moods of Nature", an exhibition of paintings by Gretta Eva Victor Pereira, at the Kala Academy art gallery, Panaji, on 21 Nov at 4.30 pm. The exhibition will be on till 24 November from 10 am to 7 pm. (GT) KONKANI DRAMA COMPETITION RESULTS: The results of the 28th Konkani Drama Competition organised by the Kala Academy recently have been declared, and the play "Saad Antarmanacho" staged by Gramin Kala and Saunskritik Saunstha, Valpoi, has been selected for the first prize for best performance. "Chitraswayamvar" by Atashree, Ponda, and "Astitva" by Sankalp Theatre Cultural Institution, Curchorem, have been selected for the second and third prize respectively. Altogether 19 institutions staged their plays in the competition. Other prizes: Dilip Desai (direction), Pandurang Naik (best acting, male), Bina Keshav Nayak (acting, female). (GT) MEDICAL CAMP AT ASSAGAO: The Village Panchayat of Assagao will organise a medical camp at the Assagao Union High School. There will also be a diabetes detection camp from 8 am onwards. Agriculture Minister Dayanand Mandrekar will inaugurate the camp in the present of Health Minister Dr Suresh Amonkar. FIRST WOMAN CHAIRPERSON IN SANGUEM: Graciana Fernandes created history of sorts by becoming the first woman chairperson of the Sanguem Municipal Council, since the inception of the Council in 1970. (H) S P O R T S NAPOLI, SARZORA WILL: Sloppy defending by Raitura Sports Club allowed Napoli Sports Club, Benaulim, snatch a narrow 3-2 victory, in the GFA First Division League, at Duler in Mapusa. In Vasco, prolific striker Anthony Pereira's fine brace helped Sarzora Sports Club register a fluent-2 2-0 victory over Corps of Signals. (H) PHADKE TO LEAD GOA: Mandar Phadke has been designated to lead the Goa Ranji cricket team, which will begin its Plate B campaign this season with the four-day match against Orissa at Cuttack from 23 to 26 November. (GT) D E A T H S 15 Nov: Divar: SANTANO F GONSALVES: husband of late Catherine, father of late Paul/late Agnes, Tony/Rosy (London), Felix/Sherona (London), grandfather of Agnes, Queenie, Alemao, Agnes/Agatha, Dexter and Pearlie Gonsalves. Funeral on 18 Nov at 4 pm at Our Lady of Piety Church, Divar. 17 Nov: Aldona: ADRIAN D'COSTA (Teacher at St Thomas Boys HS, Aldona): husband of Flavia, father of Althea, Aditya, Cornelia and Zuricka. 11 Nov: Aldona-Goncoi: ANNIE LOBO: wife of late Tome Jose, mother of Lawrence/Marilyn, Finian/Louis, Maria/Trevor, Fr Raphael (sdb) and Bernadette/Antonio Francis, passed away in Mumbai. 17 Nov: Cavelossim: FRANCISCO XAVIER FERNANDES: husband of late Ana Severina Gomes, father of Ancelcao, Sebastiao, Gladston, Emidio, Welington, late Remetina, Joanita and Victoria. 18 Nov: JULIA COELHO: wife of late Jean d'Arc, mother of late Marilette/late Nevio, Rommel/Cherlyn, Rinette/Rousseau, late Suzette/Renzo. Funeral date to be announced. 15 Nov: Siolim: CAROLINA JD FERNANDES, wife of Santan, mother of Alex/Joaquina Fernandes, Irene/Felix D'Souza and Domnic. 17 Nov: Taleigao: MIGUEL X AFONSO: husband of Magdalena, father of Luis X/Flavia, Caitano, Antonette/Thomas, Lucio/Thereza, Alice/Jose, Assis/Santana, Estefania/Tony, Jacinto. Navelim-Sirvoddem: FRANCISCO SEBASTIAO VAZ, husband of Paulina, father of Catherine/Joseph, Julia/Silvano. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 26.5 degC (79.7 degF) at 8.30 am in Assagao-Goa. Max Temp: 34.0 deg C; Min Temp: 30.0 deg C; Humidity: 65% (Official figures for yesterday) Weather: A cool morning in Goa today. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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