GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
September 07, 2002
DOUBLE MURDER IN MARGAO: In a gruesome double murder, two persons believed
to be naives of Karnataka/Kerala were found killed with their heads smashed
with laterite stones, while they were fast asleep below the Margao flyover
past midnight. Police strongly believe that the murder could be a result of
rivalry amongst gang members, mostly involved in pick-pocketing offences on
moving trains. (H)
SEZ FOR GOA: While talking to newspersons yesterday in Panjim, the Union
Minister of State for Commerce, Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, said that the
creation of a Special Economic Zone in Goa is being studied for promoting
the export of marine products. He said, "Exports (of seafood from Goa)
increased from 412 MTs (Rs.2.39 crore) in the same period of last year, to
2,109 MTs (Rs.6.62 crore) this year. This shows an increase of 412 per cent
in quantity terms and 177 per cent in value terms, the highest for any port
in India. I have no doubt that Goa will continue go grow in the years to
come and become an important centre for the Marine Products Export
Development Authority". (NT)
ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL RELIGIOUS CONSTRUCTIONS: Any construction carried
out in furtherance of a religious place in a public place sans permission
in a municipal area is now liable for action. Following directions issued
by the Supreme Court to all the States and Union Territories, the Director
of Municipal Administration has written to the civic bodies to comply with
the court ruling. (H)
NO DEFINITE VISION: "The present Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has no
definite vision for developing Goa and also as to what should be the
administrative set up for the future of the State…He converted Sanquelim
municipality into a village panchayat and now he is proposing to convert
Taleigao, which is part of the Panjim municipality, into a panchayat. This
clearly shows lack of consistency in his planning for Goa. (Amrut Kansar in
Herald)
'HARASSING' SUBSCRIBERS: Star TV, Mumbai, yesterday accused a section of
the local cable operators of "harassing" subscribers by switching off Star
signals. Star said it was getting paid for only 38,000 subscribers for the
whole of Goa, which it claimed has over one-lakh cable and satellite homes. (H)
DON'T PANIC: The Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank (Bank of Goa) authorities
yesterday stated that there was no need for panic among the depositors as
the bank with the support of the government would resume its normal
functions. "Depositors' money is safe and there is no need to withdraw it
because of any scare," the authorities added. (GT)
SUICIDE IN ASSONORA: A 58-year-old man, Francis Fernandes from Fernandes
Vaddo in Assonora, is believed to have committed suicide by consuming
poison. The reason for the suicide is un-determined, police said. (H)
BODY FOUND: The body of Bento alias Nicholas Fernandes, who drowned off
Candolim beach on August 4 while fishing in the vicinity of "mv River
Princess", was found at the Sinquerim beach early yesterday morning. (GT)
BJP MEN WANT KHALAP ARRESTED: Mandrem constituency BJP Committee has
demanded that the former chairman of Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank
Ramakant Khalap be arrested, holding him responsible for the economic scam
in the bank headed by him since 1980. The demand was made at a press
conference held at Mandrem on Tuesday. (GT)
ECO-FRIENDLY TEXT BOOKS: The new Environment Education in School System, a
World Bank supported programme implemented by the Ministry of Environment
and Forests and a part of the Indian Environment Management Capacity
Building project, is now a part and parcel of the curriculum for middle
schools in Goa since this academic year. But only 100 middle schools (V-VII
Std) have been chosen for the programme in which new text books will be
free. (H)
WET AUGUST: Well-distributed rains during August was the saving grace of a
poor monsoon even as metereologists expect the rainfall to touch only the
"nervous nineties". (GT)
DATABANK OF COUNTRYMEN: It would soon be possible to know the whereabouts
of a dear relative or a friend in Kuwait and other such information, since
the Embassy of India in Kuwait is undertaking the task of compiling an
updated databank of the Indian community in Kuwait. All Indians have been
urged by the Embassy to provide personal data on voluntary basis as early
as possible. (H)
MARIO'S BOOK RELEASED: "Unlike residents of West Bengal, who have retained
the Bengali culture or natives of Kerala, who have preserved Malayali
culture, Goans have failed to save their traditions", lamented ace
cartoonist while interacting with the media, preceding the official release
of his cartoon book "Goa With Love", by well-known columnist and Rajya
Sabha member, Mr Pritish Nandy, at the International Centre, Goa, on
September 6. (NT)
"NATIVITY OF MARY" FEAST: The feast of Our Lady of Nativity will be
celebrated on September 8, with the feast mass at 10 am, at the chapel of
Nossa Senhora do Monte at Old Goa. The chapel, commanding a picturesque
view of the city of Panjim and its surrounding villages, was erected under
the order of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1519, nine years after the conquest
of Goa. It was probably reconstructed once or twice in the course of time
and was a parish church when the locality was thickly populated. (H)
S P O R T S
GOA FLOOR TAMIL NADU: Riding on their new found confidence Goan pugilists
belied all expectations to route Tamil Nadu 17-5 in the Inter-State Boxing
championships, organised by the Goa state Amateur Boxing Association along
with the Sports Authority of Goa, at the Campal Indoor Stadium. (H)
SAI AND CURTORIM GYM QUALITY: Curtorim Gymkhana and Sai Hostel (Ponda)
yesterday qualified for U-19 Football Tournament proper, where they will be
joined by Dempo, Salgaocar, Vasco, Sesa Football Academy and Sporting Clube
de Goa. (GT)
T O D A Y I N G O A
:: MORCHA AGAINST PANAJI CITY BILL: Congress workers along with the
Penha de Franca Citizens Committee will organise a morcha to protest
against the city of Panaji Corporation Bill today at 3.30 pm, from the
Kadamba Bus Stand up to the Secretariat.
:: SAFETY AWARENESS: To spread awareness about the hazards to safety
the Council of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, Goa, will hold
a programme on "Awareness and Preparedness in Emergency at Local Level"
atHotel La Paz in Vasco da Gama today, September 7, at 4.00 p.m.
("goasuraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
:: ECAP 2002: A two-day Exhibition of Computers & Allied Products
Computer Society of India, will be inaugurated today at Hotel Nanutel at
9.30 am. ("CSI Office" admin#[EMAIL PROTECTED])
:: CATARACT OPERATIONS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate
a project for conducting 1000 cataract surgeries with intra-ocular lens
implant for the needy people at Asilo Hospital, Mapusa, at 9 am today. The
surgeries project, funded by the Rotary Club of Mapusa, will go on till
September next year.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.5 deg C (76.1 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 28.7 deg C, Humidity: 86%, Rainfall 2105.8 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: The morning is dry and even brightened with a bit of sunlight
though clouds can be seen moving eastwards across the sky.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times
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