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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS Oct 07, 2004 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Jednam doulot xendta tednam kainch xendonam Jednam bolaiki xendta tednam kitem tori xendta. Punn jednam bhavart xendta tednam soglench xendta." (When wealth is lost, nothing is lost. When health is lost, something is lost. When faith is lost, all is lost!) domnic fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GOACOM VIDEO NEWS http://www.goacom.com/news Clips Release of GrooveA video clip on the release of a new lifestyle magazine "Groove" in English, on October 1. Edited by Ethel da Costa and published by Marathi daily "Tarun Bharat", the new publication will be a supplement of the Marathi daily every Sunday. The magazine was released at the hands of Wendell Rodricks. WHAT'S NEW: Check Sports pictures of Sub-Juniors National Football tournament at http://www.goacom.com/goanow/whatsnew.htm DGP FEARS ANOTHER LEAKAGE: Director General of Police Amod Kanth said that the leakage of petroleum product could occur again in Vasco if the Indian Oil Corporation pipeline, which is patently defective, is not rectified immediately. (GT) NEARLY 300 GOVT SCHOOLS UP FOR ADOPTION: Nearly three hundred government primary schools have been identified which could be adopted by government-aided institutions under the new scheme announced by the State government on October 5, to prevent their closure. (H) POWER FAILURES IN CITY: The city of Panaji has been facing repeated power failures for short periods during the past few days due to the ongoing works for the International Film Festival of India and the situation would continue for the next few days. An electricity department source said that the construction of a multiplex complex, renovation of Kala Academy and the beautification of the city, all of which are presently carried out on a war-footing, have forced the load shedding in the city. (NT) VILLAGERS STAGE RASTA ROKO: Residents of Naquerim-Betul along with neighbouring villagers blocked traffic on October 6 morning, to protest against the transportation of bauxite ore in the area.The agitators stopped around 20 trucks loaded with bauxite ore. (H) NOC FOR BOATS FOR WATERSPORTS: Operators of watersports activity in Goa, for long on tenterhooks due to the delay from the Mercantile Marine Department in renewing NOCs to their boats, may now take heart. The Captain of Ports will now issue the NOCs for the forthcoming tourist season provided the boats are first inspected and passed by the Indian Register of Shipping.the MMD had cleared around 145 boats last year. (NT) MMC CHIEF'S HOUSE BURGLED: In a daylight burglary, gold and cash worth Rs.1.53 lakh were stolen from the residence of Mormugao Municipal Council Chairman Milton Barreto near Desterro Church in the port town on October 6 evening. Mr Barreto, his wife and their two children were out of the house at the time of the burglary. (H) PROSECUTE TOGADIA: CONGRESS: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Luizinho Faleiro on October 6 demanded that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar initiate prosecution proceedings against VHP General Secretary Dr Praveen Togadia for his recent "anti-secular and anti-national outbursts. "If Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar fails to dos so by 6 pm (Thursday), we will assume that he supports the stand of Togadia and had invited him to make the statements ahead of the Poinguinim assembly by-election" Luizinho told mediapersons at the Congress House. (GT) NCP URGES CATHOLICS IN CABINET TO QUIT: The Nationalist Congress Party has urged the Catholic community members in the BJP-led cabinet to resign forthwith. Referring to Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia terming the minority community as demons, NCP spokesman Surendra Furtado said that if the minority community members in the cabinet, rank and file of the BJP have any self-respect left, they ought to distance themselves from the party and the government which it supports. (H) MATANHY URGED: A delegation representing the residents of Panzorconne-Cuncolim on October 6 called on the Sports Minister, Matanhy Saldanha, and requested him to scrap the housing board planned in the area. (H) RAVE PARTIES WILL BE CHECKED: While DGP Amod Kanth had a thing or two to say about the need to control and check raves (rave parties), he had precious little to say about a plan to bring down the gory "rape parties" that have dominated the State. Kanth admitted what Goa knows. Rapes in the State are increasing. 26 rape cases were reported in the state from January to September this year, and 12 victims were minors, he informed. But there appears to be no tangible gameplan to bring down these figures. (H) TOURIST POLICE TO BE REORIENTED: The Goa police would "breathe life" into its 80-odd strong Tourist police force to effectively deal with tourism-related policing, including child abuse and narcotics-related crime, Director General of Police, Amod Kanth, announced on October 6. (H) TRAVEL GRANT FOR WRITERS: The Kala Academy has invited application from Goan Marathi and Konkani writers to avail the benefit of Travel Grant Scheme. The interested writers may apply on plain paper along with relevant details so as to reach the Kala Academy's office latest by 25 October, 2004. Under the scheme, the Kala Academy will grant maximum Rs.4,000 each for one writer in Konkani and one in Marathi, every year. (GT) CHILD DROWNS AT SHIRODA: A three-year-old girl, Kaveri Ishwar Torgal of Hubli, accidentally drowned in a well at Vazangal-Shiroda on October 6 at 5 pm, while playing with her friends. (H) INFANT ABANDONED: The Ponda police have found an abandoned 15-day-old female child in front of the staircase of building M-20 at Curti, Ponda. The child has been sent to the Apna Ghar, Merces. (GT) MINOR GIRL FOUND: The police have found a minor girl of 8 years at the Ponda Municipality on October 5. The girl has given her name as Savita Babu (from Karnataka) but is not in a position to give any other information regarding her whereabouts. (GT) COURTS MUST NOT DISSOLVE MARRIAGE LIGHTLY: SC: Putting a premium on the sanctity of the marriage, the Supreme Court has ruled that courts should not dissolve marriages lightly and grant divorce on the ground that it has broken down irretrievably. Mr Justice SN Variava, writing for the bench, said "It is only in extreme circumstances that the court may use this ground for dissolving a marriage." (NT) SABOTAGE RULED OUT: Director General of Police, Amod Kanth, said there was no evident to suggest that the September 25 mishap during the trial run of the Konkan Railway's Sky-bus technology was caused by sabotage. (H) PARRIKAR PROTECTING ISIDORE: LUIZINHO: The Congress on Oct 6 accused Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of putting the brakes on the investigations in four cases of bank loan frauds to "protect" the BJP candidate for Poinguinim, Isidore Fernandes. (H) FISHERMEN BACK ISIDORE: The Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott has thrown its weight behind the candidature of BJP's Isidore Fernandes in the Poinguinim bye-elections. The GRE president Agnelo Rodrigues gave an open call to the traditional fishermen in Poinguinim constituency to support Isisdore in he October 13 polls. (H) BOY HURT IN MISHAP: A 9-year-old boy, Roland Mascarenhas, sustained a fracture on his left leg after he was knocked down by a motorcycle at Kirbhat-Buvem on October 6. (H) UNPLANNED GROWTH AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE: The Chief Secretary, Mr Dev Singh Negi, said that the fast spreading urbanization has resulted in an unplanned growth of the cities including encroachment structures affecting the quality of life of the people and that the planners and administrators could effectively use the techniques in remote sensing and Geographical Information System for preventing further damage. Mr Negi was speaking at the Goa Science Centre after inaugurating a training programme on 'Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems'. (NT) WORKS ALONG MANDOVI "The tremendous speed with which the development works along the Mandovi river waterfront are being done makes us think whether these works will withstand the test of time. There are two things which are of deep concern. One, the quality of the works undertaken in a hurry, and environmental impact on the Mandovi river. Concrete requires certain time for gaining the requisite strength and we hope consultants and contractors are paying adequate attention to this aspect. The second, is the reckless dumping of earth into the Mandovi river under the proposed roadway for facilitating the driving of concrete pillars. It has been observed near the Secretariat that after driving the piles the precast superstructure is being laid directly on the filling. (Sylvester D'Souza, Dona Paula, in My View-NT) KONKAN RAILWAY ARRANGEMENT FOR EXPOSITION: The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd has made special arrangements in stoppages and connections for trains to meet the transportation needs of pilgrims during the Exposition of the solemn sacred relics of St Francis Xavier scheduled to be held from November 21 to January 2, 2005. (H) DANGER BECKONS BENAULIM BEACH: "I had expected the Benaulim Beach to be clean and illuminated when I decided to go there for a walk one recent evening. But alas! I found the place both dirty and immersed in total darkness. This is true of most beaches in south Goa, which are potentially dangerous places for local visitors and tourists." (Vasudeo Mopkar, Curchorem, in a letter to the GT Editor). THE QUINTESSENTIAL PIANO PLAYER: Born Francis Xavier Lobo, pianist Sonny Lobo (from Calangute) excelled in ballroom music and a was a great bandleader who believed in semi-classic and the old dance music. Jazz was not exactly his cup of tea. But a grand bandleader, he certainly was, regaling music lovers at Mumbai's famed Taj Mahal hotel for five years, beginning sometime around 1946. "I had a 17-piece band at the Taj Mahal Hotel, I worked with Mehli Mehta at the Taj and the Government House," Sonny unwinds snatches of the sunny days of his musical career. (GT) S P O R T S MIZORAM, WEST BENGAL RECORD VICTORIES: Mizoram overcame a stubborn Tripura 4-3 at Raia Ground, while West Bengal hammed MP 11-0 in the 27th Sub-junior National Football Championship on October 6. (H) AREAL POCKETS HONEYBEE CUP: St Jose de Areal emerged supreme beating the enterprising Ambelim SC 6-5 via sudden-death to lift the Honeybee Friendship Cup at Sinquetim grounds in Navelim. (GT) D E A T H S 06 Oct: Guirim: BEMVINDA VAZ E SOUZA: wife of late Diogo, mother of Lino (Nairobi) and Lenny (Customs & Excise)/Anette. 29 Sep: Australia: RENATO SA CORDEIRO, expired in Australia. No condolence visits. 01 Oct: Portugal-Viseu: DR ELVIDIO GOMES CARDOSO: son of late Joao/late Maria Jose; husband of Maria Margarida Veloso, father of Ligia, Ana Carolina/Jose Helder Amaral and Vasco Miguel; brother/brother-in-law of Eurico/Maria da Gloria (Cascais, Portugal) and Elmira/Joe Menezes (Panjim); No Condolence visits. 04 Oct: Nagao-Salcete: LIBERATA D'CRUZ: wife of late Caetano Alleluia, mother of Linda/Stanley, Lucia/Savio. 05 Oct: Assolna/Colva: DIANA BARRETO: wife of late Anthony Wilson, mother of Deidre and Jemina. 04 Oct: Quepem-Cusmona: LUIZINHA GOES; mother of Agostinho (Saudia and Maria. 06 Oct: Raia: MARTHA FILOMENA PEREIRA: wife of late Izu Maxcy, mother of Millicent/Arif, Merville. 06 Oct: Sinquerim: ANTHONY NICHOLAS LOPEZ; husband of Antonette, father of (Albania Drug Stores)/Johnny, Agnelo/Elena. G O A W E A T H E R Max temp: 30.8 degC; Min temp: 23.5 degC; Humidity: 90% (Yesterday) Rainfall so far: 1885.7 mm Weather: Some light showers early this morning. The morning weather is cloudy today too. Courtesy: GT=Gomantak Times; NT=The Navhind Times; H=Herald; WE=Weekender; TOI=Times of India JOEL D'SOUZA Assagao-Goa-India.
