GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 10, 2003
MID-DAY MEALS SUSPENDED: After being compelled to review the operation of
the mid-day meal scheme (for primary school students) due to complaints
about the quality of the food items, the government has decided to effect a
couple of changes in the menu and suspend its operation in Bicholim and
Canacona talukas. The authorities have decided to drop "bun pao" and cake
from the list of the six items, which were being distributed to the
students in primary schools and substitute it with "shankerpalli" and
"mugacho ladu". (GT)
TANZANIAN HELD WITH COCAINE: A Tanzanian national, who had allegedly hidden
a packet of cocaine in his underwear, was nabbed on February 10 by the
Anti-Narcotic Cell at Calangute outside a hotel at Naikavaddo. The search
revealed a polythene bag containing 31 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs.1.24
lakh in the international market. (GT)
MORMUGAO COUNCILS MUSICAL CHAIR GAME: In a fresh twist to the game of
musical chair in the Mormugao Municipal Council, its president, Milton C
Barreto, who is on the verge of being ousted, has now joined hands with his
predecessor, Carlos Almeida. (GT)
MALA RESIDENT FATALLY KNOCKED DOWN: One Bala Salgaonkar of Mala in Panjim
was killed after he was knocked down by a car near the General Post Office
on Sunday. The car was being driven by one AM D'Costa. (H)
HINDU JANAJAGRUTI MORCHA: A procession under the banner of Hindu
Janajagruti Samiti, Bicholim, was held to awaken others against those who
are defying Hinduism. In a press note, the Samiti stated that there are
some including the Hindus themselves who are denigrating their deities and
saints and national figures through the media, dramas, advertisements and
discourses. (GT)
DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN GUIRIM: Major developmental works are underway in
Guirim due to the initiatives taken by the Sarpanch Carmeline Menezes and
her members of the panchayat. The foundation for the overhead tank at
Arradi-Guirim was laid on R-Day by Dr Wilfred de Souza, MLA. Other works
include the Arradi to Parra junction and a community hall at the panchayat
ghar. (GT)
DEVELOPMENT WORK IN SANCOALE: The Cortalim MLA, Matanhy Saldanha, has urged
the residents of Sancoale to report to his office, in writing, before
February 24 of any development activities to be undertaken in their
locality. (H)
POULTRY UNITS IN ASSAGAO: Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Services, Dayanand Mandrekar, distributed poultry units worth Rs.500 each
to 30 beneficiaries at a function organised at the Assagao village
panchayat office recently. (H)
BAG LIFTERS' GANG BUSTED: The Panaji Town Police busted a gang of four bag
lifters in Panjim on February 9. The police arrested Raju Poojari, who
during the course of investigation revealed that along with him there is a
gang of three engaged in lifting bags from cars. The accused had hired a
room in a city hotel and one of them every morning, with the help of a
duplicate key, used to open the car doors to lift the bags. To avoid any
suspicion, he always accompanied a woman, who used to stand in front of the
car. (NT)
NATIONAL ARTIST CAMP: Lalit Kala Academy, new Delhi, will organise its
National Artist Camp in collaboration with the Kala Academy from 14 to 20
February at the Rehearsal Hall of the Academy. The aim of the camp is to
try and understand the different techniques and creativity in paintings. (GT)
RESTRUCTURING OF FINE ART COURSE: The Goa College of Art is on the verge of
a major academic transition in its curriculum beginning June 2003. The
present five-year course (either Painting or Applied Art) after SSCE, will
now be replaced by a new course of four years after the twelfth standard of
HSSC examination. (GT)
1.30 LAKH POLIO DOSES: A total of 1.30 lakh children were administered
polio doses under the second phase of the national pulse polio programme in
over 500 centres in Goa. (GT)
BAILANCHO SAAD PAYS TRIBUTES TO KALPANA: Bailancho Saad launched its
month-long International Women's Day celebrations on February 8 by paying
tributes to Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman into go to space. (H)
PADGAONKAR ATTENDS POETS' MEET: Prakash Padgaonkar, a well-known Konkani
poet attended the South Indian poets' meet at Thunchan Memorial Trust,
Tirur, Kerala recently. At the meet Padgaonkar presented two papers:
"History of Konkani Language and its Literature" and "My Poetry, My
Message", for which he was invited by the South Zone Cultural Centre,
Thanjavur and Department of Culture, Government of Kerala. The meet was
literary festival of six languages: Konkani, Kannada, Tulu, Telugu, Tamil
and Malayalam. (H)
FISHING V/S SPORTS: "The fishermen should always come first. Because
fishing activity is all about ensuring that Goans can continue to enjoy
their "xit-codi", never mind that all the prime catch now either goes to
the starred hotels or is exported. The fact remains that the beaches and
their environs have been the home of the fisherfolk for centuries and they
should be given priority. It is fishermen and fishing activity that should
enjoy pride of place in any beach management plan or tourism promotion
including the licensing of water sports activities. On the face of it, the
basic conflict (at the Coco Beach) would appear to be between water sports
and fishing. But, on the ground, it is more complicated than that." (Edit
in Herald)
THE NEED TO EMPOWER KONKANI: "I am genuinely worried about the future of
the Konkani language despite the recent advances made by the Konkani
publishing, theatre and music industries. Sixteen years have passed. The
official language act has not empowered it to dominate the cultural, social
and economic spheres of Goa. The flow of crores of rupees which was
promised after its inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of our Constitution has
not materialized. Organisations devoted to Konkani educational language,
literature have to exclusively depend on the Goa government. There are very
few supporters outside Goa, among the NRIs who are willing to contribute
substantially and consistently. Probably focused efforts have not been made
in that direction." (Nandkumar Kamat, Glimpses-NT)
"CANCOES PORTUGUESAS": The Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society, Goa, in
collaboration with Fundacao Cidade de Lisboa, will be organising "Noite de
Cancoes Portuguesas" at Club Vasco da Gama, Panaji, on 15 February at 8.00
pm. (GT)
S P O R T S
GOA WOMEN ENTER FINALS: Goa women defeated Chhattisgarh by eight wickets in
the semi-final of eleventh Federation Cup tennis ball cricket in Jammu.
They meet Bihar in the finals. (NT)
SHARDA MANDIR WIN GERMANIA TITLE: Ilyas Naroo's brilliant all-round
performance (70 not out and 3-21) enabled Sharda Mandir, Mira Mar, score a
comfortable 30-run victory over Progress, Panaji, and lift the all-Goa
under-16 inter-school cricket Germania Trophy at Campal. (NT)
D E A T H S
08 Feb: Margao: MARIA FILOMENA GOMES E SOUZA, wife of Nelson, mother of
Hugo and Lia.
09 Feb: Cuncolim: LOURENCINA COUTINHO E FERNANDES, wife of late
Mariano, mother of late Vermilla/late Aluiz, late Miss Enviet,
Flora/Everest Gomes, Reny/Marcus Caiero.
06 Feb: Varca: AVESON JULIANO RODRIGUES (Purser Officer, SCI) husband
of Delma, father of Dr Jandy/Dr Mario, Joyvyan, Jacketta.
09 Feb: St Inez: XERIFAM BI SHAIKH, wife of late Shaik Ussen,
mother-in-law of Ashraf Agha, mother of Sheikh Jameel Ahmed, Dafia bi Agha,
Abdul Malak, Abdul Odud, Abdul Caiumo and Khurshid.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 22.7 deg C (72.9 deg F) at 09.00 am in Assagao.
Max Temp: 35.2 deg C, Humidity: 60% (Official figures for yesterday)
Weather: The morning is cool in Goa today.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
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