GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
06 March 2004
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BOTH GOA SEATS FOR CONGRESS: Both Lok Sabha seats in Goa have been allocated
to the Congress Party As per the seat-sharing arrangement between the
Congress, NCP and other allies. This was confirmed by state party president
Luizinho Faleiro late last night. (GT)
BJP KEEPS FAITH IN SHRIPAD, ANGLE: North Goa Member of Parliament and Union
Minister of State for Finance, Shripad Naik, and South Goa MP Ramakant Angle
will seek re-election from their respective constituencies. The decision of
the State election committee was announced at a press conference by BJP
president Rajendra Arlekar in the presence of Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar at the party headquarters in Panjim on March 5. (H)
BALLOT BATTLE TURNS COSTLIER: Conducting a general election, they say, is a
mammoth exercise involving huge money, manpower and machinery. And rightly
so, if one takes a look into the poll preparation exercise currently
underway in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The South Goa
parliamentary constituency-having 21 assembly segments-is a case in point.
Rough estimates have put the total requirement as follows: 328 vehicles,
4300-odd polling staff, 1500 police personnel, while the total expense to
conduct the poll is put at over rupees half a crore. (H)
ASILO NURSE FOUND MURDERED: The body of Maria Jennifer Vaz (25), a nurse at
Mapusa's Asilo Hospital, who was allegedly murdered, was found floating at
the Rua da Ourem creek in Panjim on March 5. Maria, who hailed from
Cortalim, had signed off duty on March 4, but she went missing thereafter.
(H)
COPS YET TO TRACE MISSING BRIDE: Police are still groping in the dark in
tracing the 24-year-old bride, who disappeared into thin air from 26
February. It may be recalled the 24-year-old girl, who had legally wedded
Dipesh Raikar (27), a goldsmith by profession, had allegedly gone to meet
her fiancée. Since then her parents could not trace her. Finding the groom
giving evasive replies, the girl's brother lodged a kidnapping complaint
suspecting the accused. (GT)
YOUTH SUCCUMBS TO BURN INJURIES: Mr Dilip Gaunker, aged 22, from Morpila,
who had sustained burn injuries at home, died in the GMC, Bambolim. The
deceased was lighting a kerosene lamp, when he sustained burn injuries. (NT)
SHIGMO CAPTIVATES MARDOL: Eulogizing Goddess Mhalsa of Mardol, Shigmo
festival began with a bang at Mardol yesterday with groups of Romtamell from
adjoining villages. Thousands of enthusiastic onlookers lined up the streets
cheering the participants as they dances to the beat of
Dhol, Tashe, Samel, carrying banners of their respective deities and
traditional Tarang on their shoulders. (GT)
BOLLYWOOD ACTORS FOR PONDA: Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt and Aditya Pancholi
will lend a starry touch to Shigmo festivities in Ponda, the cultural
capital of Goa, by gracing the Romtamell and the float parade in the
evening. (GT)
LANKA PASSPORTS MASTERMIND HELD: Janet Vaz of Cuncolim, the agent believed
to have masterminded the forged passports of two Sri Lankan nationals, was
arrested by Vasco police at Mumbai and was brought to the State on March 5.
(H)
FALL IN UREA SALES: Zuari Industries Limited, chief manager, liaison and
sales, P Subba Rao, yesterday (Mar 5) expressed concern over the decline in
fertilizers consumption in the State, specially urea during the last three
years and said the company had initiated steps to increase the consumption.
Subba Rao said that the sales had slumped from 12,248 metric tones during
1994-95 to 9,184 MT during 2002-2003. (GT)
ONE ELECTED UNOPPOSED IN TALEIGAO: One candidate was elected unopposed
while, it will be a straight fight in other five wards even as 29 candidates
remained in the fray for the Taleigao panchayat elections slated on 14
March. Former sarpanch Santan Barreto was elected unopposed from ward II. He
is learnt to be backed by Town and Country Planning Minister Atanasio
Monserrate. The straight fights will be between Anjali Naik and Geeta Naik
in ward I, Elsa D'Cunha and Goretti Martins in ward III, Kushalaya
Shirwaikar and Saraswati Murgaonkar in ward V, Jennifer Monserrate and
Minguel Martins in ward VI, and Jennifer Mascarenhas and Wilma Cardozo in
ward VIII. (GT)
NO INFO CENTRE ON GOA: Since 2000, Goenkarancho Ekvot, a Delhi-based NGO,
has been demanding that the Goa government set up an information centre with
attached library, having literature pertaining to Goa. But the government
has turned deaf to their demand, complained Suman Kurade, president of GE,
at a press conference in Panjim on March 5. (H)
LIFE-SAVING TRAINING: Rashtriya Life Saving Society (India) training 25
unemployed youth from Goa in the art of first aid, life-saving and
life-guarding at Bogmalo beach. The Society is a member of the International
Life Saving Federation and a branch of Royal Life Saving Society
(Commonwealth). (GT)
'ADVISE' TO BUSINESS: Businesses should look at advertising agencies as an
extension of themselves, Goan advertising professional Francisco Saldanha
told the audience gathered at the International Centre Goa yesterday (March
5). Saldanha was speaking at 'Advise', an advertising seminar conceived by a
group of Goa-based advertising agencies to disseminate information about the
industry. (GT)
SMOOTH SAILING FOR CRUISE LINERS SOON: Goa will soon receive a boost as a
major cruise destination with plans on the anvil to simplify various
bureaucratic procedures and ensure smooth sailing for cruise liners. The
State is already included as part of the 'Indian Cruise Circuit'-which also
includes Mumbai, New Mangalore, Cochin and Tuticorin-where the government is
planning world-class cruise terminals. Meanwhile, yet another cruise liner
will drop anchor at Mormugao on 8 February. The "MV Christopher Columbus",
part of the Germany-based Hapang Lloyd fleet, will visit the state with 400
passengers, mostly Germany nationals. JM Baxi and Cox & Kings will be the
shipping and ground-handling agents respectively. (GT)
ALLIANCE'S SUMMER SESSION COURSE: The Alliance Francaise de Goa will begin
its summer session course on 1 April 2004 at its centres in Panaji, Margao,
Mapusa, Ponda and Vasco. The courses will be for beginners as well as
intermediate levels. Contact Tel 2462485/2462253. (GT)
PAINTING EXHIBITION: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures will be
organised on March 7 at the Kala Academy's Art Gallery at 4 pm. The
paintings will be by Oswaldo Savio Palha, Swapnesh Vaigankar and Savio
Viegas Peres. "The exhibition will be open for public viewing from March 8
to 11 between 10 am to 7 pm. (H)
MANOHAR SHETTY'S POETRY READING: At 8.00 am today on the All India Radio
station, Panjim, the listeners head wellknown poet Manohar Shetty reading
his poem. Few tune into the radio nowadays, and most of those who do so
listen to the FM broadcasts only. (GoaNOW)
IT DREAMS: For a State, which has been headed by well-educated politicians,
Goa has done rather poorly in implementing IT solutions to make a difference
to the average citizen. Politicians with IIT, FRCS, BBA or LLB degrees could
have surely done better in harnessing a new technology with immense
potential.We have computers scattered across students' homes across the
State, but it's a million dollar question whether students are learning to
use software to the optimum or even make the most of the Internet. We have
16,000-or even more-Internet subscribers in the State. But see how poorly
and trouble-prone the services are, including by the main Internet Service
Provider in the State, the BSNL. (Edit in Herald)
GO VEG: The Vegetarian Society's Goa Chapter and the Corporation of the City
of Panaji are hosting the Vegetarian Fiesta at the Menezes Braganza gardens,
today and tomorrow. Gorge on some delicious veg cuisine from Delmon and the
Mandovi, drink fresh fruit and vegetable juices from the Goa Marriott Resort
and Navtara, and snack on some 'corny' delicacies from the Corn House. The
fiesta begins at 5 pm and ends at 10. (GT)
S P O R T S
CHURCHILL SC THUMPS IB: Indian Bank languishing at the bottom of the league
table with just two points against their name did not give in without a
fight but ultimately succumbed to a 1-4 defeat at the hands of Coca Cola
Churchill Brother Sports Club in the eighth National Football League
encounter at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on March 5. (H)
G R E E T I N G S
May God bless u ALISHA.
Happy Birthday wishes from uncle Dominic.
(cele [EMAIL PROTECTED])
D E A T H S
05 Mar: Sangolda: BISHOP WILLIAM GOMES (Ex-Bishop of Poona):
brother/brother-in-law of late Edward, late Tiburtius/Lorna and Elfreda/late
Peter; uncle of Corinne/Gregory, Malcolm/Alison, Carlisle/Cheryl,
Ingrid/Steve; grand uncle of Sheldon, Sherwin, Charmaine, Ben, Will, Alanna,
Tiana, Cheleste, Keith and Tiffany. Expired in Arizona, Phoenix, USA.
05 Mar: Verna: CONSTANCIO PAULO FURTADO, husband of Dionisia, father of
Johnson, Jeslan, Jafton and Jason.
Cortalim-Novo Palmar: MARIA JENIFER VAZ, daughter of Paul/Filu, sister of
Eulario, Cliff and Belinda.
05 Mar: Corlim-Ilhas: HENRIQUETA FERNANDES E LOBO: wife of late Veriano,
sister/sister-in-law of late Joao Luis/Ismenia, mother of
Margarida/Prudencio (UAE), Annette/Luis, Lucia, Joaquim/late Maria,
Romaldo/Elma, Carlos/Sylvia(Australia); Mario/Leonora (Canada). Grandmother
of Cajetan, Maryann/Ajay, Lizane, Andy, Jacqueline, Michelle, Aaron/Sonia,
Kim, Krystal, Karl,
Shawn,
Sherwin, Jeffery; great grandmother of Christina.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 28.7 degC (83.7 degF) at 07.30 am today in Assagao.
Max Temp: 35.0 deg C; Min Temp: 25.4 deg C; Humidity: 89% (Official
figures for yesterday)
Weather: A dull, cloudy morning in Goa today.
Courtesy: H=Herald; NT=The Navhind Times; GT=Gomantak Times; WE=WeekEnder
JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India.
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