[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MARCH 03-04, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news Goanet-News Archives http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet Goanet Archives http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet-news To subscribe (c) Goanet 2005 Creative Commons -- http://www.creativecommons.org Feel free to reproduce this compilation in its entirety, with all credits retained. [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] o UGDP Matanhy Saldanha's disqualification case comes up Friday, Mar 04. o Rane seeks confidence vote later today, Friday, in an evenly divided Goa assembly. o Whips have been issued by the UGDP asking its lone MLA, Matanhy Saldanha, to back the confidence vote. o Tight security expected in the Goa assembly. Buses and mini-buses unlikely to be allowed before the gates. o BJP questions role to be played by pro-tem Speaker. Parrikar argues that pro-tem Speaker's job is to help elect the new speaker, nothing else. o No application received yet to review Filipe Neri's disqualification, says pro-tem Speaker Sardinha. o Crucial paper from Filipe Neri's disqualification file missing, says Sardinha. o Deputy CM Wilfred de Souza promises to solve Vasco's coal pollution issue by end-May 2005. GOMANTAK TIMES TELLS IT BLUNTLY: Virtually minutes after former Speaker Vishwas Satarkar read out his resignation from a clumsy handwritten note and adjourned the Goa Assembly sine die, he quietly took home with him a sensitive and crucial file on which the future of the Rane-led government hinges -- the deputy chief minister Felipe Neri Rodrigues' disqualification case. It now transpired that Satarkar kept this file with him for close to 44 hours after he ceased to be the Speaker. It was only after his successor, interim Speaker Francisco Sardinha announced that the file was missing and a police complaint was lodged that Satarkar rushed to the Assembly on Wednesday morning and returned the file to Secretary (Legislature) S B Narvekar.(GT) Earlier headlines: o Disqualification plea filed against Matanhy. (NT) o Filipe Neri resigns as minister. (Governor Jamir had urged CM Rane to divest him of his ministership as he had been disqualified from the assembly). o BJP leaders Sadanand Shet Tanavade and Satish Dhond and partyworker Rajendra Janu were summoned by the police in connection with the forgery case filed by Filipe Neri Rodrigues. All three obtained ad-interim bail from the court. (NT) o Pre-Emergency days are back, claims Parrikar. Says Congress making blatant use of power to install its own governments in the state. He accused Rane of running a 'police raj'. (NT) o Satarkar returns Filipe Neri's file; crucial membership form carrying the allegedly forged signature of Rodrigues is missing. Satarkar returned the file to the legsiature secretary Sudin Narvekar, and the latter communicated to the Porvorim police that the file had been found. Satarkar told the media he had kept the file with him for the last 15 days "to keep it very safe". (NT) o POLICE TRANSFER: Deputy IGP Muktesh Chander has been transferred to Delhi, designated as Additional Resident Commissioner of of Police at Goa Sadan, New Delhi! (NT) o PRINCE JACOB Moves from tiatr to films, with the launch of the shooting of his Konkani film Padri. The cast includes himself, Humbert, Annie Quadros, Diana, Thappan Acharya, Dr Kiran Kerkar, Roseferns, John D'Silva, Justino and Aruna Fernandes of Mangalore. He said a lot of care has been taken over the script, so the Konkani-speaking people from the Konkan region would understand the script, and that the film would appeal to a larger audience. The film is to be released by the first week of May. Lyrics and scores are to be set by the veteran Wilfy Remembus of Mangalore. (H) o KALA ACADEMY advertises for lecturer in voice (solo singing) one post, and teacher in piano, two posts. Pay scale starts at Rs 8000 and Rs 5500 respectively. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VILLAGE GOA --------------------------------------------------------------------- o BAMBOLIM's Goa Medical College is to get alterations to its first floor, foyer block, to accomodate a HIV/AIDS counselling centre. o DIVAR tender for construction of end block and repair to the ramp at its and Ribandar's old ramp. Also other tenders for ramps/blocks at MADKAI, RACHOL, ADAN-MARCAIN, POMBURPA, VOLVOI-SURLA and MAINA, DONA PAULA jetty, etc. o DONA PAULA's Cabo Raj Bhavan is going in for "remedial measures" following reports that part of the building was sinking. o ELA's Indian Council of Agricultural Research is to get street lights in its new area. o KUNDAIM Industrial Estate units Jay Bee Lamination, Goa Foods & Pharma, Shalimar Multilayer, Aakar Fluxes Pvt Ltd are coming up for auction, the EDC Limited (formerly Economic Development Corporation) said. Others coming up for auction include a hotel in VARCA (Max Hotels), Shiva Metallurgical at CUNCOLIM Estate, Sal-Funn 1 motor passenger vehicle at CAVELOSSIM, High Tensil Wire Company at HONDA, former minister Ratnakar Chopdekar's in PENHA DE FRANCA, Omkar Industries at HONDA, and M/s Packers India offset printing at MIRAMAR. o PONDA taluka's water supply system seems to be under stress, with the government going in to hire water tenders to supply water to SHIRODA, PANCHWADI, BORIM, BETHORA, NIRANCAL, WADI TALAULIM, DHURBHAT, MARCAIM, KUNDAIM, KHADPABAND, SHANTINAGAR, DHURBHAT, USGAO, GANJEM, PALE, FONDCHEBHAT, SAVOI-VEREM, KERI, etc. o SALVADOR DO MUNDO panchayat chief's ouster sought. (H) o VERNA'S D-Link is promosing an amalgamation with Virtual Computers --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPORTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- o NATIONAL LEAGUE: Churchill Brothers hold Dempo 0-0 at Fatorda. (NT) o NATIONAL LEAGUE: Bagan slip further with 0-0 draw ag Salgaocar.(NT) o GFA 3RD DIVISION: UC Nerul beats Holy Cross Arambol 2-0 to enter finals. Nerul was lead 1-0 at half-time. o VM SALGAOCAR TROPHY: Navelim Villagers Union scored a 4-3 tie-breaker win against FC Siolim, in the quarter-finals at Saligao. (NT) o LONDON TROPHY: Goa Velha SC edged out Verna SC 5-4 via the tie-breaker and entered the semis at Goa Velha grounds. (NT) o Goa veterans bagged 25 (12G, 10S, 3B) at the 26th national master athletic championship held in Chennai recently. (NT0Those who won included Ana Figueira (2 gold) and Anita Rodrigues (2 gold). NT o Bruno Coutinho, SAG's joint director of coaching, said he was denied entry to the Fatorda stadium by a security guard for the Dempo-East Bengal match. (NT) o Velsao Pale SC president Aggie Alcasoas denies allegations over 12 life members resigning. (NT) --------------------------------------------------------------------- OBITUARY COLUMNS: KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE WHO LEFT US --------------------------------------------------------------------- SIRLIM-SALCETE ABU DHABI: Rosario Pereira, b 1949. Husband of Carmelina Pereira, father of Prinson (Rosary HS Navelim) and Cletus (Perpetual Convent, Navelim), brother/in-law of late Conceicao/ late Seby Noronha (Mandopa), Martha/Xenkar (Bombay), Juliaum/Maria. expired suddenly at Abu Dhabi. Funeral leaves residence Mar 3, at 4 pm to OL of Merces Chapel, Sirlim. ST ESTEVAM: Estanislau Dias, b 1930. Husband of Lucinda Dias, father/in-law of Francisco/Santana, Clary/Savana, Ernie/ Francisca, granddad of Nigel, Edsel, Stanford and Staley. Funeral March 3 at 4.30 pm to St Estevam Church. ROHIT A JAIN, b 1979. Son of Anil andTrishla Jain, brother of Rezula and Anant. Died after brief illness. Cremated on March 2. AQUEM BAIXO-FIRGULEM: Benny Fernandes, b 1934, 6th anniv CANDOLIM-DANDO: Romina Menezes, month's mind. Offered by husband Michael, daughter Glenda D'Mello and family. March 4 at 4.45 pm OL of Good Hope Church, Candolim. CHINCHINIM-2nd PAVLEM: Felicia Lacerda, month's mind. CUNCOLIM-MOLANGINIUM: Pedrinha Soares, 73th birth remembrance. CUNCOLIM-GOTTON: Abdonio Babazin Vaz, 3rd anniversary TALEIGAO-NEAR CHURCH, GALLI: Joaquim Floriano Telles, b 1905 month's mind. March 4, 7.45 am St Michael's. Advocate Mukund P Shinkre, b 1919. 11th death anniversary. VASCO-DABOLIM AIRPORT: Charudatta Naik 1st anniv. --------------------------------------------------------------------- We need your help to promote Goanet, a volunteer-driven network: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Discuss the news. 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