########################################################################## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ##########################################################################
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS December 20, 2004. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Torneaponnar samball, zantteaponnar moddunk." (Save when you are young, to spend when you are old.) "domnic fernandes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] EMPLOYMENT TO ALL IN NEXT 2 YEARS: CM: While declaring 2005 as Unemployment-free Year, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced that the government would make efforts to provide employment to all educated unemployed youths during the next two years. The Chief Minister was speaking as chief guest at the 43rd anniversary of the Goa Liberation Day celebrations held at Parade grounds, Campal, in Panaji, on December 19. Parrikar said his government in the last four years had succeeded in eradicating corruption and providing economic solace to the people of Goa. (GT) CM UNFURLS LIST OF PLANS: During his speech on Liberation Day, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar appealed to the Goan public not to get carried away with the propaganda of the "divisive forces" who he said oppose the "positive work" of the government. Parrikar also listed the achievements of his government and specifically mentioned the Dayanand Social Security scheme and the Cyberage Scheme which he said provided "economic solace" to the people. (H) ARAMBOL TAXI OPERATORS FLAYED: Tourist taxi drivers from Madhlamaj, Askavaddo, Chopdem, Morjim and surrounding areas have condemned the action of the taxi drivers of Arambol in prohibiting them from ferrying tourists/passengers from the Arambol beach area. (H) POWER CUTS: PORVORIM IS WORST HIT: There has been no respite for Porvorim residents on the power front for the last few days even as the Electricity Department has been making efforts to normalize the situation in the area. (GT) PORT TOWN'S DEMOLITION MAN: The demolition man of Vasco, Deepak Naik (chairperson of Mormugao Municipal Council), who authorized the mass scale removal of the structures of hawkers, could now himself face the demolition of alleged illegal structures built in his own backyard. The association of hawkers and Vendors in Vasco, who were the target of MMC's demolition drive, brought to the Council's notice these alleged construction illegalities in the chairperson's residence. (GT) ACTION PLAN FOR SENIOR CITIZENS: The All Goa Senior Citizens meet cum rally held in Margao on December 19 in Margao demanded that the State policy and plan of action for elderly people in Goa should be implemented forthwith and periodically revised. (H) WOMEN'S FESTIVAL: The third women's festival was recently conducted at the Valpoi church grounds. About 300 women from all over Sattari participated in the various events. (H) KILLED IN MISHAP: Vincent Fernandes (55) a motorcyclist from Sancoale died on the spot in a collision between his vehicle and a pick-up truck near Five-Star workshop at Sancoale on December 19 afternoon. (H) MAPUSA - TOURS ABOUND: Mapusa, the commercial hub of North Goa, is the entry and exit point for many tourists and others visiting Goa by bus. Though nearly 70 buses on an average leave Mapusa daily for Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore, there is no full-fledged inter-State private bus terminus at Mapusa. Since the last three decades, all inter-State private buses operate from the main road opposite the taxi stand.The inter-State bus stand is further infested with touts, who conduct their business of fleecing tourists with the tourist police turning a blind eye to the menace. (Jerry Santamaria in Herald) MARGAO - AN EYESORE: Margao's KTC bus stand at the city's northern entrance is an eyesore given its haphazard planning and overall congestion, one would agree. Things aren't any better at the far corner of the bus stand - housing the Mumbai-bound buses. The so-called temporary stand for Mumbai-bound buses has neither a provision for a shelter or shade, nor any facility worth its name. (Guilherme Almeida in Herald) PANJIM - INCONVENIENCE CONFOUNDED: For people traveling to Panjim, it is a nightmare. The bus used to originally halt under the Patto Bridge. Trudging across the main road to the KTC bus stop was a nightmare and any one wanting to travel to interior Panjim was at the mercy of the taxi and rickshaw drivers. Now with the four-lane road having been constructed from Patto Bridge to Campal, tourists arriving from outstation face additional problems. The bus stand has been shifted to the new Mandovi Bridge. (Bindiya Chari in Herald) DABOLIM - CHAOS ALL THE WAY: If you'd like to get a feel of the chaotic rush at the Mumbai railway station, do visit the Dabolim International Airport sometime between 1 pm and 5 pm. The Dabolim airport probably has the State's highest density of man and machine during peak times. And not all passengers can cope with the chaos at the airport. (Gerard Fernandes in Herald) PHCS CRY OUT: The primary health centres of Cortalim and Cansaulim in Mormugao talukas are crying for immediate turnaround. These two PHCs are 'afflicted' with inadequate medical staff and poor facilities. This situation puts the people at risk, especially the poor who mostly visit these centres. (NT) HELD FOR THEFT: Sarvesh Sharad Kolvalkar of Angod-Mapusa has been arrested by Mapusa police in connection the theft of a motorcycle belonging to Balchander Pokle of Duler, who had gone to attend the fete at St Xavier's college. (H) INTEREST-FREE LOAN SCHEME: The interest-free loan scheme of the Directorate of Higher Education is in the third year of implementation and the first lot of 321 beneficiaries will be given the first instalment at the Kala Academy at 4 pm today. (GT) COUPLE ABANDON CHILD: A two-year-old child, who was being abandoned by a couple suspected to be his parents, was noticed by the former MLA, Mr Jose Philip D'Souza on December 19 evening near Hotel La Paz Gardens on Swatantra Path Road. The parents were about to flee from the scene after leaving behind the child. (NT) 'NCC SHOULD BE COMPULSORY': At the flagging off ceremony of the seventh batch of the All India 'Ocean to Sky' Goa Trek 2004 at PJN Stadium, Margao, Power & Urban Development minister stressed that NCC activities should be made compulsory in schools and colleges. (GT) DAMAGED VELIM ROAD: The road to Cutbona in Velim has turned into a serious hazard for movement of vehicular traffic as it is damaged and the traces of asphalt are almost gone. (GT) TALAK'S INTERVIEW ON DD: The Panaji Doordarshan Kendra will telecast live phone-in programme with Konkani film maker Mr Rajendra Talak on December 20 between 6.15 pm and 7 pm. The subject of the phone-in programme is 'Konkani film development'. (NT) GOA SCIENCE CENTRE'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY: The Director, Department of Tourism and Captain of Ports, Mr Elvis Gomes, said that the Tourism Department would give maximum publicity to Goa Science Centre and impress upon the tour operators that they bring the tourists to the centre.Mr VN Joshi said that nearly 2 lakh visitors have visited the centre during the past three years, including 1.20 lakh students. "Next month, an exhibition on the topic Human Genome and Beyond will be held at the centre," he observed. (NT) SADOLSHEM: MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Sadolshem is a tiny village in the tranquil valley of Talapona river.The politicians who camped in the constituency during the by-election had discovered this place. They could not believe that a government high schools could be maintained so well in addition to its unique garden of rare medicinal plants. The Chief Minister reached there, toured the place and then wrote in the visitors book in his beautiful, straight handwriting "excellent work.fit to be a model school". (Nandkumar Kamat in Glimpses-NT) US EXPERT LECTURES ON DELINQUENCY: A visiting Professor, Dr Haroun Ansar MD, professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Law, University of California, gave a provocative lecture on 'Producing Delinquency' at a programme organized by the Psychiatric Society of Goa in collaboration with the Institute of Change Research and International Centre, Goa. He discussed various theories of delinquency especially recent research on the Biological theory of criminality. When questioned, he pointed out that the causes of delinquency hold different meaning sunder 'law' and 'medicine'. (GT) PORTUGUESE COURSE STUDENTS: The convocation ceremony for the 8th Portuguese language condensed course 'Portugues Sem Fronteiras' organized by the Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society, Goa, in association with Fundacao Cidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, was held on December 18. (NT) NO ORDER, BY LAW: Goa has added new meaning to sweeping away problems under the proverbial carpet. The State simply sweeps all its criminals into jail and forgets about them. While the world moves forward towards 'rehabilitation' and 'reformation' of criminal elements, this State has remained backward in every sense. (Reuven Proenca in GT) S P O R T S SALIGAO SPORTING RELEGATED: Saligao Sporting Club got relegated to the GFA's Third Division when they went down 2-4 to Friend XI, Vaddem, in the 2nd Division (Bardez) league match at Duler. (H) SIOLIM BEAT MIRACLES: FC Siolim beat Miracles, Sanguem, 2-0 to enter the quarter-finals of Honda Eterno soccer tournament at Cuncolim. (NT) DELHI'S LEAD AGAINST GOA: Middle order batsmen Aditya Jain (113) and Gaurav Chhabra (100 not out) helped Delhi take 114-run first innings lead on the second day of the Cooch Behar (Under-19) Elite Group A cricket match against Goa at the Elf Academy grounds in Mumbai. (H) G R E E T I N G S 19 Dec: We greet RAJAN FULARI (Siolim) and AARTI SACHDEV (Delhi), who tied the wedding know yesterday at a function held at Camroon Kingdom Hall in Bastora. D E A T H S 19 Dec: Corlim: MARIA ESTER FERNANDES E SEQUEIRA: wife of late Lourenco, mother of late Alexandre/Maria Rita. 19 Dec: Sancoale: VINCENT FERNANDES: husband of Fransquinha, father of Cristo and Cony. 19 Dec: Nuvem-Guirim: ISIDORIO FELIX D'COSTA: husband of Socorinha, father of Eufrates/Liberata, Thelma/Bonnie and Richard. 19 Dec: Ribandar: JOAO ROBERT FROIS: husband of Arcanja, father of Jose/Elvira, Cynthia/late Paulo Fernandes. 15 Dec: Mapusa-Ansabhatt: ESTEVAO JOSEPH (JOSE) D'CUNHA; husband of Guilhermina, father of Francisca (Peary) and Plasly. 19 Dec: Santa Cruz: SADANAND VITHAL VAIGANKAR; husband of late Premabai, father of Ashok/Vinaya, Kishore/Usha, Uday, Gajanan, Ravindra, Priya. G O A W E A T H E R Max temp: 35.0 degC; Min temp: 20.6 degC; Relative Humidity: 67% Weather: Clear blue sky and cool weather in Goa. Courtesy: GT=Gomantak Times; NT=The Navhind Times; H=Herald; WE=Weekender. JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao, Bardez, Goa