GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 21 Sep 2003 WIFE KILLS HUBBY: A housewife allegedly picked up a knife and in a fit of anger allegedly stabbed her alcoholic husband as he was eating his meals at Aquem Alto in Margao on September 20. The husband, Anthony Alex Menino Rodrigues, a 45-year-old mechanic, and his wife Olga, who is a sister of Tourism Minister, Francisco X Pacheco, were residing at Aquem. According to reports, there were regular fights between the couple. The 40-year-old woman has been arrested by the Margao police for allegedly murdering her husband and also for an attempt on the life of her mother-in-law, Anarita. (WE-GT)
BARGE SEIZED: A transhipper "MV Orissa" belonging to a mining company was detained by the Customs authorities at Britona on Friday night, after they intercepted a barge carrying contraband goods worth Rs.20 lakh from the said vessel. The goods were unloaded from the transhipper which had recently returned from a journey to China. These were transferred to a barge "Gloria" and were meant to be unloaded at Sirsaim. (WE-GT) STATE PLANS THREE-DAY MEET: In a bid to up the quality of tourists, both local as well as foreign, Goa will host a three-day Goa Tourism Meet from October 6. Developing backwaters and possibly setting up golf courses, GCCI president Nitin Kunkolienkar said, could be the thrust areas to up Goa's infrastructure and consequently the quality of tourists that visit the State. Goa hosts some 1.5 million tourists annually, and almost three-lakh of these are international tourists. But, the hospitality industry has for years now been lamenting the 'economy class' tourists that have been flocking to this essentially beach-tourism destination. (H) CHILDREN'S FILM FEST CONCLUDES: With the screening of "Kabhi Pass, Kabhi Fail" in Panaji yesterday, the curtain came down on the six-day Children's Film Festival, amidst queries about Goa as a permanent venue for the international film festival from next year. (WE-GT) RISING STATE DEBT: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Luizinho Faleiro, has said that the yearly borrowings of the State government have been more than the 10 per cent rate of the previous year's borrowings, which should be observed by every State, and that he was concerned about the riding debt of the State. (NT) ESI LIMIT: Extending Employees State Insurance facilities to those drawing a monthly salary of upto Rs.10,000, strict implementation of reservation of 25 per cent seats in Industrial Training Institutes for women and setting up of a super speciality hospital in Goa were some of the important decisions arrived at the Labour Ministers' Conference in New Delhi recently. Strict implementation of the Manisana Sing Wage Board for journalists employed in newspapers was another important decision arrived at this meet. (WE-GT) ANOTHER VISA FORGING CASE: In yet another visa forging case, the Vasco police on September 19 arrested one more Nigerian national, Sanni Oliatian Michael (18), A FOOTBALL TIED UP WITH Vasco Sports Club. The Vasco police arrested Michael for possessing a fake visa, which carries expiry date of May 28, 2002. (NT) INDIAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN GULF: The World Bank should help end the exploitation and abuse of migrant workers in the Persian Gulf and beyond, the Human Rights Watch said as the international financial institution prepares to hold its annual meetings in Dubai. In a letter to the bank president, Mr Jim Wolfensohn, the group urged the World Bank to champion an international convention for the protection of migrants that recently entered into the work force. (UNI report in NT) MALE BODY RETRIEVED: A male body was found floating in the sea off the Candolim beach on Saturday evening. A small piece of paper on the clothes of the deceased provided the police with a Bangalore address. (H) MAN COMMITS SUICIDE: Suhas Shantaram Khavte, a resident of Fatorda, committed suicide by jumping into the Zuari river on Friday. (WE-GT) GELATINE STICKS IN SEA: A number of fishermen from Agonda-Canacona have expressed unhappiness over the use of gelatine sticks in the sea waters at Val-Agonda, for over a week now. "The blasting of gelatine kills not only large fish, but small fish as well. The large fish is collected by the killers after the blasts, while the small fish is just killed and abandoned," complained a fisherman. (H) INDIA, INTERNATIONAL HUB FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR: India is turning out to be an international hub for the manufacturing sector with the concept of 'beyond world class' gripping the corporate world, stated Mr Alok Tyagi of Tata Chemicals Ltd while delivering the keynote address on 'Taking manufacturing beyond world class'. Mr Tyagi was speaking as the chief guest at the 28th annual general meeting of the Goa Management Association. (NT) NO ETHICS IN POLITICS: "When the elected members change parties out of greed for money, power and positions, the ethics and principles of democracy are thrown in the dustbins. This has destroyed the very foundation of democracy not only in Goa but also in many other states of our country." (Tomazinho Cardozo, former Speaker, in an interview with NT) SEMINAR ON CYBER CRIME: Law Graduates Guild will host a one-day seminar on Cyber Law and Cyber Crimes on 11 October from 9 am to 5.30 pm at Nanu Resort, Betalbatim, with a resourceful exposition of latest cyber crimes and the existing cyber laws, by advocate Rohas Nagpal, president of Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune. (WE-GT) MEMORY WALK: The Dimentia Society of Goa will be organizing a Memory Walk from Church Square to Caritas Hall, Panjim, at 4 pm on September 21. Memory walks such as these will be organised world wide to observe World Alzheimer' s Day. Everyone is invited to join the walk and express their concern for those who cannot remember. (H) GOA'S 'KHAIRNAR': Sanjeet Rodrigues can now be called as 'Goencho Khairnar' because he managed to raze the concrete structure in the old municipal market in the presence of the cops and super-cops on Wednesday thereby paving way for the construction of the second phase of the Panaji market complex. Panaji at last has got a posh market, which was due for a long time. (NT) ECAP INAUGURATED: The Computer Society of India, Goa Chapter's ECAP-Margao 2003, was inaugurated at the ND Naik Hall, Near Adarsh School, on 20 September. This year's ECAP has a total of 15 stalls, 10 displaying hardware and peripherals, two showcasing training and international certification and one ach displaying software, Linux and digital imaging. (WE-GT) S P O R T S SPORTING SURPRISE DEMPO: An injury time goal by Alvito Rodrigues enables Hayward 2000 SC score a solitary goal win over fighting Dempo SC to remain at top in the Videocon GFA Professional League at Tilak Maidan in Vasco. (WE-GT) VASCO TASTE VICTORY: Vasco SC, down by a first half goal, made a spirited second half comeback to get past Cabral SC 3-2 in the Videocon Pro League match played at Duler yesterday. Cabral scored through Nicholas Borges. Vasco scored through substitute Sukhwinder Singh and Levy Coelho. (WE-GT) ROSARY GIRLS U-17 CHAMPS: Our Lady of Rosary High School, Dona Paula, scored a convincing 2-0 victory over Holy Cross High School, Siolim, in the inter-school girls U-17 finals (North District) football tournament played at Peddem grounds in Mapusa. (WE-GT) MAHINDRA FOR MALDIVES: Federation Cup champions Mahindra United, Mumbai, have been invited by the Football Association of Maldives to participate in the President of Maldives Invitation Soccer Cup scheduled to be held from 14 October at Male. (WE-GT) CHURCHILL THREATENS: Flaying the GFA's decision to serve show cause notices, Mr Churchill Alemao, patron of Churchill Bros, yesterday hit out at the association for turning a Nelson's eye to the acts of omission and commission on the part of the referee who supervised their match against Dempo SC on September 17 and threatened to withdraw the team from the Professional League until the show-cause notices issued the GFA are withdrawn. (NT) D E A T H S 20 Sep: Merces: INACIO FAUSTINO RODRIGUES: husband of late Luiza Bertha, father of late Domingos, Fredrick/Shopie, Niquela/Joaquim, Aurora/Agnelo. 20 Sep: Panjim: SUHAS SHANTARAM KHAUNTE: husband of Samila (Kala). G O A W E A T H E R Max Temp: 31.1 deg C; Min Temp: 24.4 deg C; Humidity: 75% (Official figures for yesterday) Rainfall so far: 2594.0 mm Weather: A sunny morning in Goa. No sign of the rain since the last two days. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, WE-GT=Weekender-Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. Website: www.goacom.com Goacom News Clippings at: http://www.goacom.com/news Webzine "GoaNOW": http://www.goacom.com/goanow ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################