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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 25 June 2004 GOACOM VIDEO NEWSCAST at http://www.goacom.com/news goacomNews22 June 04 H I G H L I G H T S * Karnataka minister visits Baina demolition site, meets Karnataka origin people * Congress misguiding people on CET: CM * Government days numbered: Willy de Souza. GoaNOW Webzine June 2004 at http://www.goacom.com/goanow VIVA SAO JOAO: The feast of St John, more popularly known as Sao Joao, was celebrated with the traditional pomp and piety. Even the dry weather and absence of heavy showers hardly affected the celebrations as the revelers found a way out. Many took the usual leap in the well or a nearby water body.It was a heady mix of pomp and fun as artistically decorated boats participated in the boat festival at Siolim. (GT) GOA CELEBRATES SAO JOAO FEST (http://www.goacom.com/goanow/2004/jun/SaoJoao.htm) "I AM EITHER LOVED OR HATED": ".I am either loved or hated. Even in IIT, when I was a very popular mess secretary, I reduced the mess bills massively. At times, some people loved me and others with vested interests hated me. Those who execute and deliver create enemies. When you take decisions, all your decisions cannot be popular." (Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in an interview with Sujay Gupta, Gomantak Times) ALLOCATED POWER TO BE RESTORED: The Union Power Minister, Mr PM Sayeed, yesterday assured the State government of restoring the allocated power from the Southern grid. The Union government on June 23 decided to cut 25 per cent allocation of power to Goa from the Southern Grid (Ramagundan) while re-allocating the power to other states. (NT) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Revamping of vocational education in Goa is on the anvil, as the State government proposes to raise the standard of this form of education and simultaneously attract students to it. This process is being undertaken after a period of almost 15 years and based on a report submitted by a review committee tow years ago. (H) "STOP KONKANI MOVEMENT FROM TURNING IN A CESSPOOL": 'Sunaparant' editor Sandesh Prabhudessai yesterday (June 24) gave a clarion call to widen the scope of the Konkani movement while cautioning Konkani lovers at the same time. "Failure to implement this step on a war footing will transform the entire Konkani movement into a cesspool," he said at a function organised by the Konkani Bhasha Mandal to commemorate the 127th birth anniversary of Shenoi Goembab. Prabdudesai observed, "Goan politicians have used Konkani language to feather their own nest and the Goan sons-of-the-soil must guard against such elements." (GT) NO CENTRE-STAGE FOR TIATR IN PANAJI: Hundreds of tiatr lovers in North Goa, specially Panaji and adjoining villages, are likely to be without their usual weekend entertainment. With the closure of the Kala Academy, there is no suitable alternative, they say. Prince Jacob experimented by holding a show at Menezes Braganza Hall. But the response was poor, according to sources. (GT) GAIN FOR MARATHI ART LOVERS: The loss of Panaji citizens will be a gain for the Marathi art lovers in rural areas. The cultural czars of the Marathi stage have decided to move the state to the mofussil areas, specially Ponda and Curchorem. (GT) SALCETE PANCHAYATS NO MATCH FOR REST! Salcete may boast of having 30 panchayats, but sadly, none of them were found eligible for this year's State-level awards instituted by the Director of Panchayats for overall performance. Not a single panchayat from Salcete figures in the first three places in all the four categories of panchayats. (H) GOA HAS EXCELLENT R&D ENVIRONMENT: Goa provides an excellent environment for research and development of industries for pharmaceuticals and diagnostics alike. However, considering its small population and hence smaller potential, it is imperative that industries have to look regionally, nationally or internationally if they have to succeed. (Deepak Tripathi, Direct of Tulip, in an interview with NT) NABBED: Francis Baptista Rodrigues of Guddem-Siolim, who allegedly stole cash and whisky bottles from Krishna Bar at Raim-Siolim, was nabbed on June 24 by a police patrol. (H) ROMAN MUSHROOM DISCOVERED: Mycologists from the botany department of Goa University have reported a very rare and beautiful species of the famous European mushroom - the "Roman imperial mushroom" - from the banks of Ragada river in Sanguem taluka. This species was reported in India only from two other sites, from Khasi hills, Assam, in 1856 and Baroda, Gujarat, in 1948. The species was identified by mushroom researcher and one of the principal investigators Dr Nandkumar Kamat, who has extensively mapped the mushroom biodiversity of Goa since 1986. (GT) HINTERLAND TOURISM: The new Tourism and Sports Minister, Mr Mathany Saldanha, has the vision of shift the focus of tourism from the coastal belt to urban areas and the hinterland. (NT) NO NONSENSE MAN! Tourism Minister Matanhy Saldanha yesterday warned that he was totally against fanaticism of any kind in the tourism sector and would try to promote it by creating better infrastructure in order to increase the staying period of tourists in the state.He said that the old house of the great Goan, Abade Faria, situated at Candolim, would be converted into a museum depicting his life. "I will also try to project the Pinto revolt, which according to him, was the war of independence in the country," he said. (GT) TOP COP WITH A DIFFERENCE: Amod K Kanth promises to be a Director General of Police with a difference. Kanth said, "I am completely for giving all information. Knowledge of power and information is the people's privilege. People should know whatever is happening. In a democracy, in my opinion, information is a fundamental right. Democracy without information is no governance. 90 per cent of policing will be transparent. Only 10 per cent will not be shared at all because of its sensitive nature." (GT) SERAULIM GETS FOURTH SARPANCH: Seraulim panchayat achieved a dubious record of sorts on June 24. The panchayat got its fourth sarpanch in little less than two years-and-a-half when the panchayat members elected Tiburcio Gomes as the new head. (H) PROFESSIONALS TO CHECK CRIME: The new Director-General of Police has come up with a novel system to check crime in the State and thus improve police-public relations. Explaining the novel idea to reporters, he said the system entails joining of hands by the police with social workers, advocates and doctors to check crime. "The police, social workers, advocates and doctors would reach the spot of the crime and work independently and would submit reports to the investigating agency," he said. (NT) TRIPLETS DELIVERED: The ever short-staffed Asilo Hospital, Mapusa, reported a rare occurrence on Friday last. Ujwala Gaokar, a 24-year-old resident from Mauling, Bicholim, delivered triplets, her first children on June 18. She delivered two males and a female. (H) AS CSW FLEE: Following the demolition of the cubicles at the erstwhile Baina red-light area, the fate of many NGOs now seems to hang in balance. (Gerard Fernandes in Herald) TO MONITOR SOFT DRINKS: In a move that will delay the framing of standards for carbonated water and soft drinks, a government sub-committee on pesticide residues yesterday decided to set up another expert group to monitor soft drinks throughout the country. (GT) 74-YEAR-OLD MISSING: Jose Mary (Vincent) D'Souza, resident of Poitomado-Cuncolim, is reported to be missing from 24 May. (GT) KSHAMA TOPS: Kshama Damodar Gaitonde stood first in the final year BDS (dental) examination held by the Goa University for the year 2003-2004. She has achieved highest marks in Periodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. She completed her primary education from Vidya Bhuwan, Konkani Bhasha Mandal, secondary from M&N English High School, higher secondary education from Chowgule College, Margao, and thereafter joined the Goa dental College. Kshama is the eldest daughter of Damodar (Subhash) Gaitonde and Rajana from Ambaji, Fatorda. (GT) S P O R T S NARROW VICTORY FOR USC: United Sports Club, Seraulim, got the better of fighting Ambelim Sports Club 1-0 to sail into the quarter finals of the 19th Fraxier Trophy football tournament, organised by Young Strikers, Benaulim, and played at St John Baptist Dando grounds. (GT) D E A T H S 24 June: Guirim/Porvorim: MEERABAI RAMKRISHNA KAMAT: wife of late Ramkrishna, mother of Pradeep/Chitra, Paresh/Asha, Prasad/Nirmala and Devika/Krishnanath Singbal. 18 June: Portugal: MARIQUINHAS GONSALVES E ALMEIDA: wife of late Faustino Filomeno, mother of Terezinha/Joerge Rodrigues, Lourecinho. 24 June: Ucassaim: CHRISTALINA PAULINA MARTINS: relict of Caetano Francisco, mother of Cosme/Esmeralda. 23 June: Orlim: CRISTINA D'SILVA: wife of late Roquezinho, daughter of late Joao Romano Goes/late Maria de Graca Ferrao. G O A W E A T H E R Max temp: 31.7 degC; Min temp: 28.6 degC; Humidity: 84% (yesterday) Total rainfall so far: 479.9 mm Weather: Monsoons have resumed in Goa since yesterday evening. Courtesy: H=Herald; NT=The Navhind Times; GT=Gomantak Times; WE=WeekEnder; TOI: Times of India JOEL D'SOUZA Assagao-Goa-India.