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Welcome to O Herald Team 700 to attend Gomant Vishwa Sammelan: Negi Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:50am. goa PANJIM, DEC 10 (HND) Chief Secretary D S Negi has stated that 700 delegates will attend the Gomant Vishwa Sammelan to be held in the State from January 3 to 5, 2004. He was addressing the executive committee meeting held to review progress achieved in the preparations made for the Sammelan since the last meeting at Kala Academy, Panjim. >> read more | administer 2 killed, 5 hurt in separate mishaps Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. goa PANJIM, DEC 10 (HR) A routine attempt to push-start his tempo proved fatal on Wednesday, when the 25-year-old driver died on the spot near his residence at Dabem-Sattari. Another person was also killed while five persons were injured, two of them seriously, in three separate mishaps near Old Goa, Bicholim and Vasco. >> read more | administer Pay-parking in major cities from Jan 1 Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:50am. PANJIM, DEC 10 (HR) Five main cities in the State * Panjim, Margao, Mapusa, Vasco and Ponda * will start pay-parking system for vehicles from January 1.This was finalised at a meeting of all municipal executive officers chaired by the Urban Development Minister, Mr Digamber Kamat in the Secretariat on Wednesday. >> read more | administer Roads remain Goa's giant killers Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. PANJIM, Dec 8 (HR) Road accidents, together with suicides, have been a major killer in Goa over the past two years. On an average, Goa reports a little under one suicide case a day * with those opting to give up their lives touching 248 in the year 2001 and 283 in the past year. >> read more | administer Misappropriation case against Siolim sarpanch Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. goa MAPUSA, DEC 10 (HC) A case of misappropriation and criminal breach of trust has been registered against Siolim-Sodiem Sarpanch Francis Fernandes.According to Mapusa PI Sammy Tavares, then sarpanch Dr Jawaharlal Henriques had complained to Mapusa police alleging misappropriation of panchayat funds to the tune of Rs 2 lakh by Francis Fernandes six months ago. >> read more | administer 'Smart' cop for a ride! Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. MAPUSA, DEC 10 (From Jerry Santamaria) A police official attached to Mapusa police station has been accused of defrauding a bank to the tune of Rs 84,000, by allegedly forging signatures of his immediate superior. >> read more | administer Goan freedom fighters cry foul over pension Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. PANJIM, DEC 10 (HR) Prominent freedom fighters from Goa have urged the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee to reconsider the arbitrary decision sanctioning Swantantra Sainik Samman Pension (SSSP) to 4000 persons merely on the basis of their presumed participation or dubious willingness to participate, in the satyagraha against the Portuguese in Goa in 1954-55. >> read more | administer Vasco driver found murdered at Bondla Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. goa PONDA, DEC 10 (HC) A 23-year-old Sumo taxi driver from Mestwada-Vasco was allegedly murdered along the Bondla road on Tuesday evening. According to Ponda police, the driver Bumkin Sarkar, a native of West Bengal left Vasco on Tuesday morning, transporting three unidentified tourists on a tour to the Bondla Wildlife sanctuary. >> read more | administer New plan promises less exam blues Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. PANJIM, DEC 7 (HR) The new draft proposal for the education policy has incorporated a shift from the examination-oriented system to one of continuous evaluation, where the student*s progress will be tracked from Class I right through his school career. >> read more | administer Loutolim MLA heads Chicalim communidade Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. CORTALIM, DEC 7 (FOC) Some of Goa*s over a millennium old communidades have entered election mode. On Sunday, two of these bodies from South Goa * Chicalim and Sancoale * both considered among the richest, completed the process. >> read more | administer COMUNIDADE NEWS / Serula comunidade poll off; Gaunkars upset Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. PORVORIM, DEC 7 (FOC) The election to the managing committee of the Serula Communidade which was to be held today at 10.30 am in the communidade meeting hall at Porvorim has been postponed by North Goa District Collector, Panjim S S Keshkamat.The same has been rescheduled on January 4, 2004. >> read more | administer New voters make bee-line in Salcete Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. MARGAO, DEC 10 (From Guilherme Almeida) Around 6049 new voters have sought inclusion of their names on the electoral list in the eight constituencies of Salcete, with the urbanised areas of Margao, Fatorda and Navelim recording the maximum applications during the summary revision of rolls. >> read more | administer Crowd, cops clash at Colva bash Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:49am. MARGAO, DEC 8 (By Guilherme Almeida) The crowd went on a rampage and the men-in-uniform went berserk as the last day of the Viva Goa festival held at Colva turned into a free-for-all affair on Sunday night after the police ordered that the music beyond the 10 p.m. deadline be stopped. >> read more | administer Mining spoils water source at Kazorsai Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. SANGUEM, DEC 10 (By Alfred Fernandes) A water tank constructed by the government at Kazorsai-Colomba over 20 years ago, has been completely silted due to the run offs from a mining concession in the area. >> read more | administer Xavier's College stresses it is keen to grow further Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. goa PANJIM, DEC 7 (HR) Mapusa-based St Xavier*s College may have touched 40 years of age, but it*s still finding it difficult to grow in the direction it would like to. *Goa University has become a big bureaucratic giant. St Xavier*s has a good infrastructure and among the largest number of students (among colleges) in Goa. But we*re find it difficult to grow beyond the Arts and Sciences courses,* said principal Newman Fernandes. >> read more | administer COMMENT: Breaking the 'Bela Goa' myth (By Constantino Hermanns Xavier) Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. Though being one of the largest Goan communities around the world, Goans in Portugal are also one of the most unknown and invisible ethnic groups. As most of the Goan communities are located in English-speaking countries, like Canada, the UK or Australia, the Portuguese Goan community has been living apart from most of the trends within this worldwide Goan reality. But this is slowly changing. >> read more | administer Churchill firm on contesting LS elections Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. MARGAO, DEC 9 (By Guilherme Almeida) Congress senior vice-president, Churchill Alemao has reiterated his firm decision to contest next year*s Lok Sabha polls from South Goa constitutency. In an informal chat with newsmen on the occassion of the announcement of his team*s tie-up with Coca Cola, Alemao said *I stand by my decision. I will shortly undertake a tour of South Goa soon after my return from Calcutta*. >> read more | administer HERITAGE: When Taleigao led Panjim Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. According to an inscription of 1107 AD of the Kadamba period, the city of Panjim was referred to as *Pahajani Kalli*. In 1510, when the Portuguese invaded Goa, it was still attached to the village of Taleigao. >> read more | administer Communidades: plan to freeze leasing of land Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. PANJIM, DEC 8 (HR) The revenue department is working on a proposal to freeze lease of communidade land 5 km around Panjim. Official sources said that this proposal is being moved as data collected by the revenue department shows that communidades are freely leasing out prime land for construction of houses and even for commercial ventures using some lacunae in the law.This is visible in Porvorim where two communidades - Serula and Pilerne have huge tracts of land. >> read more | administer Vigilance raids ZP office in Margao Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. MARGAO, DEC 10 (From Guilherme Almeida) Officials of the Vigilance Department on Wednesday morning swooped down on the office of Zilla Panchayat, South following a complaint that the body allegedly undertook and completed work on a culvert and its approach road in Betalbatim village sans work order. >> read more | administer Xavier Radio awaiting trials Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. PANJIM, DEC 7 (HR) Radio listeners living close to the Altinho locality of Mapusa might just hear a new voice on the airwaves * Xavier Radio. This low-powered educational radio station has sought a license from the Prasar Bharati, India*s broadcasting regulator which recently announced plans to allow educational centres to run their own FM stations. >> read more | administer Canacona primary students to taste mid-day meals Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. CANACONA, DEC 8 (HC) Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar will launch the Mid-Day Meal Scheme for Canacona primary students on December 10 at 3.30 pm at St Theresa of Jesus High School. >> read more | administer Duo's prank at Governor's home exposes lax security: court Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. PANJIM, DEC 9 (HR) The Sessions Court, while granting bail to the masquerading couple who were given a stay at the Goa Governor*s residence at Dona Paula last week, has observed that this episode pointed out the casual security prevalent at the Raj Bhavan and said that necessary measures be taken to prevent such incidents in future. >> read more | administer COMMENT: The sea beckons (by Marc de Souza) Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:45am. The sea forms one of my earliest memories. Once, when the rest of my family still slept, I pulled on my wet little bathing trunk, still damp from the day before, and went down myself to the sea. The hour couldn*t have been much after dawn. >> read more | administer Parrikar assures Mushcaurem locals Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:43am. SANGUEM, DEC 10 (HC) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured villagers that mining companies would not be allowed to use ground water from a pit in Mushcaurem village. The chief minister, who was on his way to Neturlim village in Sanguem, made a brief halt at Mushcaurem at the request of people from Mushcaurem, Dandolem, Kevona and other neighbouring areas. >> read more | administer Govt team to woo Gulf Goans Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:43am. PANJIM, DEC 9 (HR) The State Government is sending a delegation to the Gulf countries to woo Goans working there to attend the Goa NRI/NRG meet - Gomant Vishwa Sammelan - to be held at Kala Academy, Panjim from January 3 to 5. >> read more | administer Photography curators meet in Goa Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:43am. PANJIM, DEC 8 (HND) Power Minister, Digambar Kamat, today inaugurated the five-day *21st Oracles Meet* at a function organized at the Taj Holiday Village in Sinquerim-Bardez. Jayshree Raghuraman, Secretary, Information and Publicity, Rajesh Singh, Director, Information and Publicity, David Haberstich, head of photographic collection, National Museum of American History, USA, Niyaty Shinde and Menino Peres, Jt Director, Information and Publicity were also present. >> read more | administer EDITORIAL: Political promises Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:43am. Governments come and government go. Elections are won and lost. But do citizens remember all the promises made by our many different rulers? At a time when our senior officials and politicians are busy planning for the coming year*s Goa budget, it might be useful to remind them of some of the promises they have made in the not-so-distant past. >> read more | administer New corporation in offing for 'welfare' of Scheduled Tribes Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:43am. PANJIM, DEC 10 (HR) One more government-run corporation is in the offing. This time for the *welfare* of Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday announced that a Scheduled Tribes Corporation will be set up within a month*s time. >> read more | administer Goa threat to PIFF, admits Kalmadi Submitted by Herald Cybernew... on 11 December, 2003 - 4:43am. PANJIM, DEC 10 (HNB) A few weeks ago, award winning Malayalam film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan had questioned the choice of Goa as the venue for the International Film Festival of India. 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