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GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS Nov 24, 2004 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Chukh mandun ghevunk ek forkatai nhoi, punn ek takotichi kuru." (Admitting an error is not a confession of weakness, but a sign of strength.) "domnic fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "EXPOSITION 2004" PHOTO FEATURE: A small photo feature on the Exposition of the Sacred Remains of St Francis Xavier which opened at Old Goa on November 21. Please Check at http://goacom.com/goanow/exposition/Exposition2004.htm ULTRA-MODERN THEATRE FOR IFFI 2005: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced the construction of an ultra-modern festival theatre for hosting the inaugural and closing ceremony of the International Film festival of India in Goa next year. He also announced the four-laning of St Inez-Tonca road at the cost of Rs eight crore. The new Patto bridge is expected to be fully thrown open to traffic on 26 November. The Chief Minister said that plans are already afoot to prepare for the next year's IFFI, the present work of IFFI related infrastructure works having been completed in time. (GT) UPGRADED KA: A fresh coat of paint, structural renovation and infrastructure upgradation, all worth a whopping Rs.24-crore, has given the famed 20-year-old Charles Correia-designed Kala Academy a look as good as brand new. (H) BOMB THREAT TURNS TO BE A HOAX: A prankster's call that a bomb has been planted in the newly constructed multiplex turned the authorities organizing the International Film Festival of India particularly the police into a tizzy on November 23 night. Fortunately for them, the threat proved to be a hoax. (H) CONG BOSSES IN DELHI UNHAPPY WITH RANE: The All India Congress Committee in New Delhi has taken a serious view of the feedback from Congress MLAs on Pratapsing Rane's 'failure' as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party. It is reliably learnt that an old representation signed by 12 MLAs about a year ago for Rane's removal as the CLP leader, is being revived and is likely to be submitted afresh. (GT) 35 NEW KTC BUSES: Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd acquired 35 new buses to be put into operation during IFFI 2004 and the Exposition of St Francis Xavier's sacred relics. In addition, the KTC also acquired two luxury Volvo buses from Bangalore which will be fully used for the convenience of the IFFI delegates during the 11-day festival. (GT) KITE CARNIVAL: Adding to the buzz of IFFI, Kite Carnival returns to the Miramar beach from December 10. As it begins a day after IFFI concludes in Goa (December 9), the three-day 3rd International Goa Kite Festival is sponsored by the Goa department of Tourism, IFFI and The Nomad Heritage Trust and Nomad Travels. On December 10, the kite festival will begin at 4 pm with a display of kite surfing and kite ballet, etc. There will be a film/slide show on kites by Scott Skinner, president of Drachen Foundation. December 11 and 12 will be two days of kite flying experience from 11 am till sunset followed by a musical concert. (H) YOU TOO CAN BE A FILM-MAKER! Thanks to the International Film Festival of India, young people in Goa now have an opportunity to shoot their own short films and have them screened at the IFFI. The IFFI Director, Ms Neelam Kapur, told mediapersons that for the first time in the history of the IFFI, a new Special Talent competition called 24X7 has been introduced for young people. 24X7 will give an opportunity to the young participants to conceive, shoot and edit their own films. The duration of the film has to be between 24 seconds to 24 minutes long. Only persons below 24 years are eligible for this workshop. The theme of the competition is 'Nature and Violence' and it has to be completed within 24 hours. (NT) I'LL PLANT FIVE TIMES MORE TREES: CM: In a bid to reassure activists, who raised doubts about environmental rules being flouted during the course of preparing for the IFFI, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that "everything will be brought back to its original position". Parrikar said that he would be planting five times the number of trees cut down and that he was only waiting for the debris to be cleared from various places. (GT) ST CATERINE'S FEAST: The feast of St Catarine of Alexandria, patroness of the Se Cathedral, Old Goa, will be celebrated in the Se Cathedral on November 25 at 9.30 am. Archbishop-Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao will be the main celebrant. There will be no veneration (kissing) of the relics of St Francis Xavier from 9 am to 11 am. No masses will be celebrated in the pandal during this time.The main doors of the Se Cathedral have been thrown open to devotees since November 23 morning. After venerating the sacred relics, pilgrims can now re-enter the Se Cathedral through the main entrance, and pray within its cool confines. (GT) TURNOUT OF PILGRIMS LIKELY TO PICK UP: An assortment of devotees, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis and foreign tourists, filed past the sacred relics at the Se Cathedral in Old Goa on Tuesday. With a modest turnout on the first two days, devotees did not have to queue up as such. >From today, the number of devotees is likely to go up with the commencement of the novenas. (GT) 'SHWAAS' TO BREATHE FREELY IN GOA: The State government has exempted the award winning Marathi film "Shwaas" from liability to entertainment tax payable under the Goa Entertainment Tax Act, throughout Goa, with immediate effect. (GT) GIORGIO WOULD UNDERGO DNA TEST: The police have said that they would carry out a DNA test on the Italian national Lazinni Giorgio to discover whether he had sex with the minor girl. The police sources also said that they are checking whether the accused had submitted a medical report that he was HIV free. (GT) AGAINST ERECTION OF CELLPHONE TOWER: The villagers of Corlim, near Old Goa, are the latest to rise in opposition to the erection of a mobile tower in the village. Yesterday, about 100 villagers staged a rasta-roko at Corlim in protest against the erection of the tower in what they said was "the centre of a residential area". (NT) OIL-PALM GROWERS: In a bid to motivate oil-palm growers in Goa to boost the production of oil-palm in the State, the government has launched a "Production-linked incentive scheme" which is described as the first such scheme in the country for the oil-palm crop. (NT) BOAT FESTIVAL: The Deepavali Utsav Samiti will celebrate Tripurari Poornima on 26 November, at Vithal Mandir, Vithalpur-Sankhali. During the celebrations, entertainment programmes would start from 8 pm, which would be followed by the palanquin procession and the burning of the demon king Tripurasur. AT 11.45 pm, Deep Daan ceremony where colourful lamps will be set afloat in the Valvanti river, fire works will mark the onset of the Boat competition, which is expected to draw thousands of citizens from all over Goa, besides tourists in large numbers. (GT) FRIDAY BALCAO: Friday Balcao fortnightly discussion to be held on November 26 from 4 to 6 pm at Goa Desc Resource Centre, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa, will focus on the Goa Police Women and Children Protection. (GT) ART EXHIBITION AT MARRIOTT: The Goa Marriott, Miramar, is holding an art exhibition titled "Xpressions' by Vrinda on November 26 to December 1 from 10.30 am. Expressions features the uniqueness of Vrinda in a way of her traditional, modern, abstract, miniature art and sketches. (H) GOA'S PMG IS A PROLIFIC URDU POET: 'Ghonsla' by Deepak Budki perhaps best conjures up images of what Kashmir once was and what it has become today. This Kashmiri Pandit, who is also the Post Master General of Goa region, didn't even know proper Urdu before he actually decided to write short stories. (GT) GOMANT SHARADA PURASKAR FOR KENI: The Kala Academy has conferred the prestigious 'Gomant Sharada Puraskar' on senior Goan author, Chandrakant Keni, for his outstanding and life-long contribution to the field of literature. Mr Keni has been writing for four decades and his first collection of short stories was published in 1964. Then onwards he consistently penned Kathikas (short stories), novels and novellas, essays, books for children, educational books, translations and worked as editor for many representative collections of Konkani short stories as well as commemorative volumes on different occasions. (NT) MOVIES SHOWING TODAY AT INOX: Veera-Zaara (Hindi): 11.45 am, 1.30 pm, 3.15 pm, 6.45 pm, 8.30 pm, 10.15 pm Aitraaz (Hindi): 12.55 am, 3.55 pm, 6.55 pm and 9.55 pm Naach (Hindi): 11.00 am, 5.30 pm Garfield (English): 10.30 am, 6.40 pm, 8.10 pm Mughal-e-Azam (Hindi): 12.00 pm, 3.20 pm, 9.40 m. Agent Cody Banks: 11.00 am INOX, Behind Old GMC Bldg, Campal, Panaji. Tel 2420999 S P O R T S WINDSURFING C'SHIPS TODAY: The National Windsurfing Championships 2004 will get underway on November 24, at Hawaii Beach, Dona Paula, at 10.00 am. The championship will conclude on November 28. National champion Remy Fernandes along with Derrick Menezes will lead Goa's challenge. (H) CALANGUTE THRASH ANJUNA: Calangute Parish Youth scored a comprehensive 7-1 win over Anjuna Parish Youth, in the Assagao Parish Youth Cup, at Assagao Union ground. (H) D E A T H S 23 Nov: Macazana/Aquem Baixo: MARIA ANGELA MENEZES: wife of late Roque; mother of Avinash and Novina. G O A W E A T H E R Max temp: 34.5 degC; Min temp: 21.0 degC; Humidity: 63% (Yesterday) Weather: The weather is cool and bright this morning in Goa. Courtesy: GT=Gomantak Times; NT=The Navhind Times; H=Herald; WE=Weekender. JOEL D'SOUZA Assagao-Goa-India.
