GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 08 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Tujean sompurn zavnk zainam punn moriadicho zavnk zata." (You cannot be perfect but you can be honest.) "domnic fernandes" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RLY COMMISSION TO ASSESS SKYBUS VIABILITY: The indigenously developed Sky Bus technology will now come under the scanner of the Commissioner of Railway Safety to assess the technical viability and other safety aspects before its commercial use, even as the Konkan Railway Corporation has decided to engage private companies to execute and implement the project in major cities. (H) DUAL CITIZENSHIP TO ALL OVERSEAS INDIANS: Accepting the long-standing demand of overseas Indians, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, announced on January 7, granting dual citizenship to all those who migrated from India after January 26, 1950. Inaugurating a conference of overseas Indians attended by nearly 2,500 delegated from 61 countries, the Prime Minister also asked the Indian diaspora to invest in infrastructure development in India as well as in extending education to the vast population. He promised that the government would work towards creating an environment conducive to the "growth of spirit of adventure and enterprise". (PTI report in NT) GU PANEL TO DEBATE ON PHOTOCOPIES OF PAPERS: The Executive Council of the Goa University will meet on January 8 to decide on the decision taken by the Academic Council to provide the law students conditional photo-copies of their answer sheets of the examination held last year in which the pass percentage was just 16%. (H) DEMAND FOR DESTRUCTION OF VCDS ON FREEDOM STRUGGLE: Not satisfied with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's announcement to withhold the screening of the controversial VCD on Goa's freedom struggle, Lok Shakti has demanded the destruction of all copies of the VCD, saying it depicts over-dramatised picture of Goa's distorted history and has the potential to tear the fabric of communal harmony existing between Hindus and Christians. (H) 'FILM ON GOA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE INACCURATE': The government's version of Goa 's freedom struggle, as encapsulated in its controversial VCD, has an many as 30 inaccuracies in the documentary. This was stated by journalist and freedom fighter Flaviano Dias, at the screening of the documentary at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research at Porvorim, which drew widespread criticism from the large crowd at the programme. (H) PLAINT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE DISMISSED: The Children's Court has dismissed a complaint filed by a resident of Ribandar against the parish priest for alleged sexual assault on the ground that a private complaint is not maintainable under Goa Children's Act, 2003. (GT) WEST COAST ALMOST SAFE FROM TSUNAMI WAVES: NIO CHIEF: According to existing records, the seismic activity in and around the Arabian Sea is non-existent and hence the possibility of a tsunami hitting the west coast of India is negligible, the National Institute of Oceanography Director, Dr Satish Shetye, said on January 7. Dr Shetye was answering questions from the media after he made a presentation to them on 'An intro to tsunamis, with special reference to the events of December 26, 2004'. (NT) NIO DIRECTOR STRESSES ON STRICT COASTAL REGULATIONS: The Director of National Institute of Oceanography, Dr SR Shetye, on January 7, expressed the need to examine the coastal regulations so as to reduce the impact of natural disasters like tsunami on human population. (H) CALANGUTE 'POWERLESS': Residents of Naikavaddo, Calangute, have been at the receiving end of erratic electricity supply even as they squarely placed the blame on nearby tourist establishments for hogging the power supply. (GT) BAMBOLIM FEAST: The Confraria da Igreja de Bambolim will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Bethlehem on January 9 at the Bambolim church. The concelebrated High Mass will be at 10 am with Archbishop Emeritus Raul Gonsalves as the main celebrant. A drama "Goencho Saib" by Prince Jacob will be staged at 8 pm near the Govt Primary School. (H) GALGIBAGA FEAST: The feast of St Anthony, the patron saint of Galgibaga church, Canacona, will be celebrated on January 16. (H) JHARKHAND PARTIES SEEK PERMISSION TO CONTEST ON TWO LEAVES SYMBOL: Goa's regional outfit, the United Goans Democratic Party was once again approached by the Jharkhand Democratic Front - a conglomerate of smaller political parties - for the use of the Two Leaves symbol in the ensuing polls. In the outgoing Assembly, two of the seven candidates fielded by Jharkhand Democratic Front under the Two Leaves symbol had won the polls, of which one rose to become the state's Tourism Minister. (H) ONE HELD FOR MOLESTATION: The Panjim police have arrested a contract worker Tushar Shetye in connection with the molestation of two minor British girls in a ladies' washroom of the Marriott Hotel at Miramar. (H) DRUG AT GTDC SHOP: The Food and Drug Administration sleuths on January 7 raided a public telephone booth operated from a shop at Calangute and seized "Ketamine" drug injection worth Rs.1.30 lakh from the premises. The shop belongs to the Goa Tourism Development Corporation and is rented to one N Azavedo. (NT) CM PATS DEPTS: The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has praised the working of concerned departments in making the 43-day solemn Exposition of St Francis Xavier a success. The staff posted on duties shouldered their responsibility with great zeal and enthusiasm, he said. (H) TALK ON 'INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GOA': The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Panaji, will organize a talk on 'Industrial Development of Goa - Need for SEZ" at its convention hall, Panaji, at 5 pm on 10 January, so as to take this idea further and create awareness amongst the Goan authorities. (GT) COURSE IN PORTUGUESE: A Portuguese course for beginners and intermediate level will be conducted from January 12 at Communicare, Porvorim. (NT) PALOLEM RISES 'N' SHINES: Tsunami waves that destroyed four shacks in Palolem beach have not effected the psyche of Palolem residents. The beach itself is choc-a-bloc with foreigners. All 300 tents lined along the beach are occupied and it is business as usual despite the terrifying Tsunami disaster. (Santosh Gaonkar in GT) RASTA ROKO AT VELGUEM: Agitated over the dust pollution affecting their areas, residents of Velguem poured on to the streets on Thursday, 6 January, and stopped all mining trucks carrying iron ore. According to information available, the villagers were peeved over the 'lackadaisical attitude' of a mining company over demands to stop plying of trucks after 6 pm. (GT) ADARKAR BAGS AWARD: Ms Nayana Adarkar bagged the Late Champa Prasad Award for her poetry collection "Mansavar" at the 5th All India Poetess' Meet held at Hyderabad between December 20 and 22. Her collection also received Konkani Bhasha Mandal's award for 2004. (NT) 'GOA MESSENGER MAN OF THE YEAR': Director of Childline 1098, Goa, and the Don Bosco Salesian Society Services, Fr Francis Silveira, has been named the 'Goa Messenger Man of the Year 2004' for his immense service to distressed children in the State, despite great odds, and as such making Goa a safer place for children. (H) S P O R T S D E A T H S 05 Jan: Hamilton: WILLIAM AMARIO MASCARENHAS (1918 - 2005); husband of Anne Melwyn; father of Ruth (Tony), Jude (Brigitte) Merl (Toddy), Mark (Clarerose), Hazel (Bob), Denzil (Yhuela), Nigel (Lysandra), and cherished grandfather to Michelle, Ryan, Darrell, Rachael, Daniel, Michael, Melissa, Tanya, Samantha, Kyle, Tyler, and Emma; son of late Rosario/late Estrelina, brother of Olive, Alfred, Timothy, Joe, Hilda, and survived by Gabriel, Felix, and Sonny. Visitation at the P.X. DERMODY FUNERAL HOME, 796 Upper Gage Avenue (between Fennell and Mohawk) on Friday from 5-9 p.m. Parish Prayers at 8:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church on January 8, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Burial at Resurrection Cemetery. On-line condolences www.pxdermodyfuneral.com 07 Jan: Siolim-Tropa: SR EVANGELIST D'SOUZA, Sister of the Cross. 07 Jan: Raia: ROSA MARIA APS ANTAO: wife of Roque S Antao, mother of Estelita, Rany/Olaf, Mispa/Mario, Agnelo Savio and Domnic Bosco. G O A W E A T H E R Max Temp: 33.0 degC; Min Temp: 19.4 degC; Relative Humidity: 80%. Weather: Bright, clear weather in Goa this morning. Courtesy: NT = The Navhind Times; GT = Gomantak Times; H = Herald; WE = Weekender Joel D'Souza Assagao, Goa, India. www.goacom.com
