GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 17 January 2004 FILIPE NERI FERRAO IS NEW ARCHBISHOP: Auxiliary Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao was appointed the Archbishop Patriarch for Goa and Daman yesterday (Jan 16). The much-awaited appointed was made public at 4.30 pm by Archbishop Patriarch Rev Raul Gonsalves. The Archbishop-designate will also be the primate of the East and the Patriarch of the East Indies-titles attached to the Archiepiscopal See of Goa. He will be officially installed at the Se Cathedral at Old Goa at a later date. (GT)
MAKING OF THE ARCHBISHOP: Filipe Neri Ferrao, who has been appointed as the Archbishop by his Holiness Pope John Paul II, is the 34th Archbishop of Goa and Daman and the seventh Patriarch of the East Indies, since the inception of the Church in Goa in the 16 century. The Archbishop-Designate will now head the entire Catholic community in Goa and Daman, numbering 4,50,130, which includes priests (619) and religious (1,391). After his primary school studies in Aldona, he joined the Seminary of Our Lady, Saligao-Pilerne, for his secondary school studies. He completed his Baccalaureate in Philosophy and Theology at the Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth (Papal Athenaeum) in Pune. After a brilliant academic career, he was ordained priest on October 28, 1979, and Bishop on April 10, 1994, at the Cathedral Church in Old Goa. (H) ALDONA ECSTATIC: When Fr Filipe Neri Ferrao was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman in 1994, the entire Catholic community in Aldona was ecstatic, as Aldonkars celebrated the elevation of their son of the soil. And just when the Aldonkars were preparing to commemorate the 10th Episcopal anniversary of Bishop Ferrao, came the news of his appointment as Archbishop of Goa and Daman. (Melvyn Misquita in Herald) GOA BUDGET SESSION: In view of the Lok Sabha dissolution which is likely on 5 February, the Budget Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly will be held on 16 February 2004 for presenting of the State Budget 2004-2005. (GT) KONKANI DAILY "SUNAPARANT" GETS A RELAUNCH: "Sunaparant", Goa's only Konkani daily in Devanagri script, was re-launched with a new look on January 16 on the 37th anniversary of the historic Opinion Poll Day, at a simple function at the Kala Academy. The rejuvenated newspaper will come out daily with 10 pages and 14 pages on Sundays. On the occasion, the "Sunaparant" management reiterated its resolve to "promote Goan culture and help reserve Goa's identity". (H) SHOULD POPULARISE KONKANI: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, said that the daily "Sunaparant" has dual roles to play in the Goan setting: the first one as an instrument for popularizing Konkani language and second, disseminating authentic news, thus proving its credibility. (NT) A BIT OF THE "SUNAPARANT" RELAUNCH at: http://www.goacom.com/news/avnews/realbox.php?ontv=Konkani_Daily_Sunaparant_ Relaunch DAHANUKAR RECALLS INFLUENCE OF GAITONDE: There was a flavour of a sudden homecoming when Prafulla Dahanukar arrived to deliver the fourth lecture in the Modern master's series at Fundacao Oriente (as part of the ongoing Fontainhas Festival of the Arts). She firmly believes in letting the viewer find the meaning in her painting without her having to explain. (Prava Rai in Herald) A QUICK VIDEO LOOK at the "Fontainhas Festival of Arts" at: http://www.goacom.com/news/avnews/realbox.php?ontv=Fontainhas_Art_Festival_2 004 KITE-MAKING WORKSHOP: The second international Kite Festival took off today with the kite-making workshop for school children at the Fontainhas Festival. The three-day event is being organised by the Nomad Heritage Trust. Ajay Prakash, the Festival CEO, says, "It is not a competition but just a celebration of the theme "One Sky One World-Kites for Peace.". "In the present circumstances, when our country is facing a threat to its communal harmony, this theme should be promoted," says Shailendra Mehta, another member of the organizing group. (Bovina Arunan in Herald) POWER WORKER BOOKED: Lower division clerk in the Electricity department, Suresh Parab, has been chargesheeted by the police in connection with misappropriation of Rs.40 lakh during a period between 1989-1995 during the discharge of his duties in the billing section. He was entrusted with work of remittance, collection preparation of daily cash collecting and receipts of the Electricity Department. (GT) GOA TO INTER-LINK RIVER BASINS TOO: Take 3500 to upto 550 mm rain, nine river basins and what do you have? Lots of rainwater wasted, and running straight into the sea. Now the State is thinking big. Like ambitious plans across the country, the State too is thinking in terms of inter-linking its river basins. (H) "PRIDE PENNSYLVANIA" REPAIRS: "Pride Pennsylvania", the jack up oil rig of M/s Pride International, Houston, USA, arrived on January 16 at the Western India Shipyard Ltd., Vasco, for repairs. The rig is to undergo power upgrading and extensive steel and pipe renewals during the next 55 days. (H) "GOA SUDHAROP" AWARDS: Goa Sudharop Community Development Inc, a US-based non-profit, volunteer NGO working for the betterment of Goa and Goans worldwide, will present its Goa Sudharop Fellowships Awards 2004 at the Caritas Complex, St Inez, Panjim, on January 18, at 4.30 pm. (H) BUS SERVICE TO HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured Goans living in Hyderabad that their long-standing demand of a Kadamba luxury bus service from Goa to Hyderabad will be fulfilled on a priority basis. He has also assured to move the aviation authorities in the Central government to commence a direct flight from Goa to Hyderabad. (GT) RAIL TOURS TO DUDHSAGAR: Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd is introducing rail tours to Dudhsagar Waterfalls, the most popular destination for trekkers, hikers and nature lovers, by attaching a special coach on the Amravati Express of South Western Railway. The Dudhsagar Waterfall Tour will be operated on Saturday by 2nd class coach. The first tip will be on 31 January, starting from Vasco at 6.40 am and Margao at 7.25 am, before reaching Dudhsagar railway station at 9.40 am. The return journey wills tart from Dudhsagar at 14.45 hrs. Tel: 2224132, 2226515, 2226728. (GT) TOURISM THREAT TO CHILDREN: The tourism season may be a boon for many in Goa, but it certainly is a threat to innocent and vulnerable children, especially along the coastal areas, says Child Rights NGO Jan Ugahi. Jan Ugahi and other children's rights group in Goa organised street plays, slogans, songs and exhibition at the Colva beach earlier this week. (H) CAR CATCHES FIRE: A Maruti 800 car was saved from burning to ashes late evening in Panaji by the Goa Fire and Emergency Services. The inmates of the car, Joseph Coutinho and his wife, who were returning to their home at Miramar after visiting the eye specialist at around 9.40 pm, escaped unhurt. The members of the public, who noticed the fire made them stop the car. (NT) CANSAULIM LADY CHEATED: A lady employee of Park Hyatt, Goa Resorts and Spa, Cansaulim, was cheated to the tune of Rs.1.5 lakh, using a credit card which was allegedly robbed from her in the month of December. The culprit is still at large. The police informed that Ms Farida Ahmed came to know about the incident only when she received the debit bills. (NT) "TRAVEL GOA": Travel Goa, the monthly bulletin on travel and tourism in Goa, is participating in World Book Fair, along with Competition Success Review, New Delhi. The 16th World Book Fair will be held from 14 to 22 February 2004. (GT) BRIT ACCUSED: A British national has been accused of having sexually assaulted a fellow 36-year-old British woman at the Palolem Beach on January 11 at 8 pm. The woman lodged a complaint at the Canacona Police Station against the accused. (H) FEW NIGHT PHARMACIES: If you need medication urgently at night, can you be assured of getting it? Strange but true: there are no regulations in place making it mandatory for even one pharmacy in a city to remain round the clock. (H) DIVAR FERRY SERVICE: The ferry service on St Pedro-Diwar route will be suspended from 20 January until further orders to carry out the work of widening of the ferry ramp at St Pedro. (GT) 'DISBELIEF' AT BRITON'S X'MAS DAY MURDER: The murder of 43-year-old British national, Catherine Campbell, stunned people who knew the mother of four and her companion of five months, Adrian Duggan. Speaking to the BBC, Jonathan Williams, the couple's neighbour in South Wales, said that he could not make sense of what happened. Explaining that he had known the victim for eight years, he said that she seemed 'extremely happy with Duggan". (GT) DIRECTORATE OF VIGILANCE WEBSITE: On line registration of complaints with the Directorate of Vigilance will be possible with the launching of its website in a month's time. The Directorate is also contemplating to issue a circular directing government servants, who have to deal with cash on duty, to declare their personal cash at the time of reporting to work everyday. The Department examined 124 complaints against government servants and public functionaries in 2003. (GT) PHD FOR NEELAM: Neelam Komarpant from the School of Ocean Sciences, Karwar, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Karnataka University for her research on pearl spot fish. Since the pearl spot is fish of commercial importance, the research findings are of interest and applied value to the fishery sector in Karnataka and Goa. The research topic is "Some of the Eco-biological Aspects of Pearl Spot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch) from the kali estuary". (GT) SARASWAT BRAHMINS IN KERALA: Hindu Saraswat Brahmins migrated southwards from Goa and settled down along the Kerala coast, much before the forcible conversions by the Portuguese. Initially, making Kochi their abode, they have now spread across Kerala. However, they (some 270 families) are concentrated in Calicut. In addition, in the city famous for the Zamorin, who welcomed Vasco da Gama, the penetration of Goan Saraswats in finance, transport, textiles and the automobile sector has awed Keralites. But it is their domination of the bullion markets that has surprised social observers. (Nilesh Khandeparkar in GT) S P O R T S SPORTING CLUBE STUN SALGAOCAR: Debutants Haywards 2000 Sporting Clube capitalized on a judgement error by defender Bello Rasaq to snatch a thrilling 1-0 victory over Durand Cup champions Salgoacar Sports Club in the National Football League at Fatorda yesterday. The goal was hammered in by Nigerian import Dudu M Omagbemi. (GT) VASCO WIN: Indian Bank fell to another defeat, conceding a brace to Vasco Sports Club in the National Football League in Chennai. Brazilian striker Edson Tadeu de Castro and Denis Cabral scored for Vasco. (GT) D E A T H S 16 Jan: Oxel-Khairatt: JOSE PIEDADE LOBO, husband of late Luzita, father of Salustian/Clara, Sancia/Dirk and Lydia/Joseph. 16 Jan: Moira-Kalizor: ANTONIO D'CUNHA: son of late Roque Santana/Geraldina D'Cunha, brother/in-law of Philomena and Peter Castelino (Carona). 16 Jan: Utorda: FELECIANA REBELLO E SILVEIRA: wife of late Francisco, mother of Aninha/Rock, Agustinho/Margarita, Domnic/Joanita, Michael/Julie, Antonio Joao, Nicholas/Flora, Maria Joaquina/Anthony, Gaspar/Bonny Silveira. 12 Jan: Margao-Ambajim: JOHN VAZ: husband of Divia, father of Jesper, Debbie and Veverly, brother/in-law of Diogo/late Mary, Hamilton/Fatima (Muscat), expired in Jordan. 16 Jan: Velim-Baga: FERDINAND FX TORCATO: husband of Celina, father of Flancy/Edwin, Sidney and Cedric. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 24.1 degC (75.4 degF) at 8.30 am today in Assagao. Max Temp: 31.7 deg C; Min Temp: 21.0 deg C; Humidity: 871% (Official figures for yesterday) Weather: Not so cool today. 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