*** Goanet News Bytes * April 29, 2006 * Goa's Regional Plan approved... but will this only fuel the land-speculation market in Goa and further corruption?
| Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of | | Mapusa of the 1950s| | | | http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sidB6 | [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] / d8 Founded in e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ 1994 by 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Herman 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 Carneiro / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ Y http://www.goanet.org * Building social capital. --- GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 29, 2006 * DATELINE GOA SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006: o Goa's Regional Plan approved. Land conversions banned. Ban to hit builders the most, says Herald. o TCP Board approves Regional Plan 2011. (NT) o India, Pakistan Coast Guard to set up hotline. (NT) o Fast-patrol vessel ICGS Savitri Bai Phule launched at Vasco. o Sanquelim panchayat becomes a municipality. (NT) o Demolition of eight illegal structures in Vasco. (NT) o Car, cash stolen at Ayurvedic Centre, Saligao. (NT) o No breakthrough in Prakash Talaunekar (42) murder in Pernem. o Disclose findings on Curchorem riots, citizens tell govt.(GT) o Use comunidade land for mango cultivation, says NCP. (GT) o New slum mushrooming near Electricity Dept Bambolim. (GT) o Get-together of Saraswats, Apr 30 evening, Kakoda farm.(GT) o Archbishop releases book on Blessed Joseph Vaz. (GT) o Digambar presents Konkani 'Gnyaneshwari' to Maharashtra CM. o TB Sanatorium in Margao awaits fresh breath of life. (GT) o GT feature focuses on Mae de Deus parish in Saligao. o GT (Arti Das) writes on Int'l Animal Rescue at Arpora.(GT) o Workshop on terra-cotta, May/June 2006 at Bicholim. o Property worth crores of rupees gutted at Kundaim. (NT) o Berger Paints factory engulfed in flames at Kundaim.(GT) o Land acquired for Mopa could be used for other project-Alemao. o 'Pro-Dabolim' Luizinho had given take-off signal to Mopa.GT What does 'knowledge is power' mean in a Goan context? Simply giving 29 TV sets with direct-to-home attachments to panchayats in Bardez and elsewhere! 'Night soil' tankers are available for clearning septic tanks, on user charges, from various municipalities in Goa. (Advt, NT) Goa government is appealing to citizens to suggest an apt use for the Palacio Ialcao (the old secretariat building, Panjim) as a vibrant centre of arts and crafts. Send suggestions by May 14 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Director, Directorate of Arts and Culture, 1st Floor, Old Secretariat, Panjim. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006::: o 7-man squad to keep tabs on fair price shops grains. (NT) o Sanquelim panchayat polls on April 30. (NT) o Pernem man, Prakash Talaunekar, done brutally to death.NT o Bag full of undelivered letters found. (NT) o GT looks at promises made by political parties and the plight of Dhangars, whose struggle continues for inclusion in the Central Scheduled Tribe list. (GT) o Barges flouting navigation rules. (GT) o Selaulim pipeline bursts again; field day for Margao water contractors. (H) o Goa to divert Madei water for Vridi dam. (H) o Garbage has Salcete coastal villages in a fix. (H) o Seraulim panchayat razes illegal hutments. (H) o Promote readership, librarians told. (H) o Porvorim man victim of three burglaries in a year.(H) o Ministry of Culture, National Archives of India GoI is offering financial assistance under the scheme for preserving rare books and manuscripts. (H, advt) THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006::: Goa State Pollution Control Board to hold a meet with chief officers of all 13 municipalities on the solid waste management issue soon. (NT) o Shortage of students to hit Std V this year. (H) o Mad rush for change in land use. Regional Plan set to take shape. (H) o Goa polls should have been on delimitation lines. (H) o Colva hotel caught dumping garbage in Margao bin. (H) o Work on Bicholim market complex to begin in May. (H) o Government yut to approve GoaUniv restructured courses.H -- EDUCATION, ETC -- 7th CAREER INFORMATION FAIR: June 10-11, 2006: To be organised by the Rotary Club of Vasco-da-Gama, at Don Bosco Oratory, Panaji on the 10th 11th June 2006 (Saturday Sunday) from 2.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. on Saturday and 10.00 am to 7.00 pm on Sunday. See http://www.vascowheel.com THE DE SOUZA TRUST, GOA SCHOLARSHIP:
*** Goanet News Bytes * April 25, 2006 * Views sought for voting rights to NRIs... send in yours!
| Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of | | Mapusa of the 1950s| | | | http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426 | [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] / d8 Founded in e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ 1994 by 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Herman 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 Carneiro / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ Y http://www.goanet.org * Building social capital. --- GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 25, 2006 * DATELINE GOA SEEKING YOUR VIEWS, RIGHT TO VOTE FOR NRIs: The Represen- tation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2006, introduced on Feb 27, 2006, has been introduced with a limited purpose to give the right to vote to non-resident Indians. Says an official ad: The Government feels that conferring such (a) right will enable them to participate in the democratic process of elections in their motherland and will also boost their involvement in nation building. Indian citizens living abroad due to employment, aeduation or other reason, will be able to get their names registered in the electoral rolls of their constituency of ordinary residence in India, had they been in India. They *may* also be able to contest elections. A committee has been set up under E.M.Sudarsana Natchiappan, MP to examine the issue and report on it. Those interested in submitting memoranda may send two copies (in English or Hindi) to R B Gupta, Deputy Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Room 005, Ground Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi 110001 (tel 0091.11.23034056 and fax 0091.11.23794328 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] State if you would like to give oral evidence. All submissions will be treated as confidential. The bill can be downloaded from the website http://rajyasabha.nic.in -- see under Bills with the Committee. o RANE COMMITTEE SEEKS six-month extention, to look into all the aspects related to the construction of a new airport at Mopa. (GT) GREEN SIGNAL FOR NEW traffic plan for Panjim. The current arrangement for entering and exiting Panjim around Pato has caused inconvenience to commuters. CCP commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues said the old Patto bridge would be used to exit from Panjim and the two new Patto bridges will be used to enter and exit the city. (GT) GOA TO STRIKE DEAL for waste disposal: In an interesting development, Goa and Maharashtra have entered into a trans-border agreement for the disposal of hazardous industrial waste at a site identified in Southern Maharashtra. Goa State Pollution Control Board says the state generates 9972 metric tonnes of hazardous industrial wastes per annum. (H) STATE'S FIRST FOUR-LANE BRIDGE TURNS TOP KILLER: They jostled to cut the ribbons and went public to claim credit for Goa's first four-lane bridge at RAwanfond. A year later, the Rawanfond Bridge appears no longer in the scheme of things of politicians of all hues, as the bridge has virtually turned into a death-trap and a traffic bottleneck. (H) o Manoj Keni elected Ponda municipal chairman.(DigitalGoa.com) o Six-lane expressway highway consultants to be named soon. o Seminar on gender sensitive and rights-based media reporting begins in Goa on Monday. (GT) o New premises of Goa Handicrafts Rural SSI DC at Neoginagar. o Ministers, GPCC core committee to meet at least once a month. o Chief minister Rane, Ravi Naik to work together. (GT) o Sanquelim panchayat poll on April 30. (GT) o Margao firemen demoed fire-fighting at Pimpalkatta.(GT) o Cortalim-Quelossim gram sabha on Apr 30 at 9.15 am.GT o 3 staff suspended for Sada jailbreak. (NT) o Government offers subsidy to Konkani/Marathi film producers.NT o Yashaswini scheme for self-help groups launched. (NT) o Camorlim (Salcete) plagued by hassles for birth certificates. o Legal notices (NT) dispute ownership of M/s Anderson Marine. o People won't allow food park,golf course: Naqueri sarpanchH o Goa opposes Ingo Grill's plea to inspect deportation file o Five Portuguese movies to be screened from April 25. (H) o Menino Afonso photography courses to be held in May. (H) Family of late Ulo Raghu Kunkokar has made a mundkar (homestead tenant) applicant against unknown legal heirs of Dr Alberto Pedro Afonso and Maria Jubeda Afonso
