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05 APRIL 2004
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goacomNews02 Apr 04
H I G H L I G H T S
-- Churchill Alemao is the South Goa Congress candidate -- Christopher
Fonseca (CPI) is from North Goa - Dr Willy confident of winning -- Municipal
market tenants stage morcha -- IFFI website inaugurated.
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MGP TO FIELD SANDIP RAUT: The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, which has
decided to go it alone in the Lok Sabha polls has decided to field Zilla
Panchayat member Sandip Raut as its candidate for the Panaji seat. The MGP
has decided to contest both seats in a bid to revive the party and also to
keep its existence alive, according to the MGP chief. (GT)
TRAFFIC DISCIPLINE NEEDED: Director General Police, Mumbai, Dr PS Pasricha,
IPS, yesterday stated that traffic control and death on roads was a serious
problem and stressed the need for better traffic discipline and education on
the traffic. He was speaking at the first two-day Goa Road Safety conference
organised by the Movement of Amity towards Roads in Goa, at the Institute
Menezes Braganza hall, Panaji. (GT)
STOP BARS ALONG HIGHWAYS: Use of helmets, removal of liquor outlets on
highways, improving road engineering, enhancing enforcement and traffic
education, was today (April 4) described by Maharashtra's Director General
of Police, Dr PS Pasricha, as some of the key factors that will effectively
contribute towards improving road safety in the State. (H)
BARGE EMPLOYEE'S BODY FOUND: The Panjim police recovered the body of one
barge employee who is suspected to have committed suicide by jumping out of
the moving marine vessel early today (April 4) morning. The barge 'Cuncolim'
was proceeding Amona to Vasco when the incident took place. (Clemente)
Fernandes (33, from Seraulim) jumped from the moving vessel and his body was
recovered near the Campal swimming pool. (H)
DEBT CASES TO BE REFERRED TO MUMBAI: All pending and future disputes
involving recovery of Rs.10 lakh and more between all co-operative banks in
Maharashtra and Goa and their borrowers and guarantors would have to be
referred to Bombay bench of Debts Recovery Tribunal. In a landmark
judgement, the full bench of High Court Judicature at Bombay held that the
Central and State Registrars of Co-operative Societies and also the nominees
appointed by them have no jurisdiction to decide the dispute pertaining to
recovery of loans above Rs.10 lakh give by the co-operative banks. (GT)
VOTERS NEED TO DEMAND BETTER ROADS: Road culture in Goa is identified with
the fashion of converting old, untarred roads into asphalted, pucca roads.
There is no consideration of the durability, geometry, quality of riding
surface, alignment, drainage and safety. In Bardez and Salcete the road
density is so high and the intersections are so confusing and hazardous that
almost every house is connected to a road. The condition of the
8,000-km-long road is pathetic. Only 50 per cent of our 225 km national
highways have double-lanes. Our 23-km state highways have single lane. Out
52 major district roads running into 815 km are very narrow. The
4,000-km-long narrow village roads are not properly maintained. (Nandkumar
Kamat in Glimpses-NT)
PLEA TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY IN ITS TRUE MEANING: The Diocesan Service Centre
for Social Action has called upon the citizens to act for restoring
democracy in its true meaning and character. In an appeal to voter's the
Centre said over 26.24 crore people live below the poverty line toiling
under oppressive conditions to earn their meager basic needs for survival.In
democratic India, the people are 'sovereign'. We have the right to freely
decide what is 'necessary' and 'good' for our benefit and progress. We give
the mandate to the persons we elect as our representatives, to legislate,
govern and administer. These persons are fully accountable to us.Hence major
proposals, projects and plans that impact the lives of the people, deserve a
wide consultation. (NT)
DIVAR SUMMER CAMP: The students of Our Lady of Divar High School, Divar, are
all set to develop their talents with the launch of a summer camp under the
banner "Divar Son of the Soil Project 2004" from April 5 to 18. Secretary of
the DSE, Fr Tony Salema, will inaugurate the camp on April 5. Organised by
the Parents and Teachers' Association of the school with the help of the
ex-students and villagers, the camp is divided into four sections-sports,
eco, culture and leadership programmes-held between 8 am and 12 noon. During
the camp prominent personalities of Goa will share their knowledge on
various topics in their field: NIO Director Dr Satish Shetye, cartoonist
Alexyz, Sangeeta Naik of Digital Goa, North Goa SDPO Allan D'SA, Sabina
Martins of Bailancho Saad, SAG Director Dr VM Prabhudesai, Mr Gaonkar from
Food and Drugs Administration, Fr Mario Pereira of Pilar, Fr Francis
Silveira from Childline, freedom fighter Nagesh Karmali and Director of
Alcon Victor Group Victor Albuquerque. (H)
BJP IN SALCETE: Following Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's series of
closed-door meetings with the minorities in South Goa, especially his 49
visits to Salcete-stronghold of the Congress-there is a talk "of the lotus
blooming in the hearts of Salcetkars". According to top BJP organizers, who
planned the tour meticulously and went around with him, the minority
community in Salcete is "getting excited" by the personal visits of the
CM, "who was accused of not seeing or hearing anything beyond his files and
his pet-the capital city Panaji". (GT)
COWDUNG HAS MEDICINAL VALUE: Dung of cows of Indian breed not only can be
used as organic manure but also has medicinal properties, according to
Govindyan Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur, which is doing intensive research on
the subject. Director of the Kendra, Sunil Mansinghak told a press
conference in Panjim that there is a high content of medicinal properties in
dung of cows of Indian breed and expressed the need to take a patent of the
same. (H)
COMPUTERS ROBBED: Unknown culprits stole two computer systems worth
Rs.50,000 from a higher secondary school at Borda in Margao. (GT)
A TREAT FOR KONKANI DRAMA LOVERS: The last 'tiatr' season saw some hits,
some misses and a record created by the success of Prince Jacob's saga of
love and sacrifice "Padri". Completing a run of nearly 250 shows, the play
is all set to captivate the audience in the new season as well. Mario
Menezes' "Sounsarant Konn Nhoi Konnacho" had a good run of more than 75
shows and was appreciated for the fine script and a novel ending while John
D'Silva's "Pordo", an experimental mystery drama, a rarity on the Konkani
stage, had the audience enjoying the suspense till the very end. (JP Pereira
in NT)
"RUCHCHIK" BOOK RELEASED: The 5th edition of the cookery book "Ruchchik",
written by DD artiste Amita Salatry, was released at the hand of noted film
actress Varsha Usgaonkar at Hotel Delmon, Panjim, recently. (H)
BOOK RELEASE: Girish Karnad will release a publication "Goa: A Daughter's
Story" by Maria Aurora Couto on April 16 at Goa Marriott Resort, Panjim, at
6.30 pm. A discussion will be held wherein Manohar Rai Sardessai, Mario
Miranda, Lucio Miranda and Maria Aurora Couto will be the panelists. (H)
TALK SHOW WITH ROSEFERNS: FM Rainbow will be featuring Roseferns as Star of
the Month. The programme will be broadcast on April 5 from 9 to 10 pm.
Callers can call on 2224457 and 2242260 to talk to Roseferns. (NT)
S P O R T S
MOHAMMEDAN STUN CHURCHILL: Mohammed Sporting stunned Coca Cola Churchill
Bros 2-0 in the 17th round of the National Football league played at Nehru
Stadium, Fatorda, yesterday and avenged their defeat in the first leg to
boost their hopes of avoiding relegation. (GT)
ARPORA ENTERS QUARTERS: Hosts Arpora Sporting moved into the quarter-finals
of the Arpora-Nagoa Panchayat Cup soccer tournament, defeating Nerul 5-3
margin via the tie-breaker, at Salt Lake grounds, Arpora on April 4. (H)
ST ROCK MAJORDA WIN: St Rock, Majorda, struggled before getting the better
of Saligao United Sports Club 2-0 via the tie-breaker to enter the
quarter-finals of the Alexander Franco Memorial soccer at Duler grounds. (H)
VINTAGE AND CLASSIC CAR RALLY: Auto Sports Association of Goa in
co-ordination with MMSA along with the convenor, Pradip Naik of Ashvek
Motors, organised the first Vintage and Classic Car Rally in Margao, with 44
vintage and classic cars participating in it. The oldest car was a Chevrolet
model 1928 belonging to Mayur Lotliker and the oldest vehicle in the Jeep
category was a Willys Jeep of 1942. The oldest Mercedes Benz of 196-
belonged to Mr Pradip Naik. The oldest Wolkswagen of 1959 belonged to Dinar
L Barros of Switzerland. (H)
D E A T H S
04 Apr: Chimbel: ESTEFANIA DIAS A CARVALHO: wife of late Agostinho,
mother of Rumaldo/Soccorina, Roy/Rupali and Anthonetta.
04 Apr: Navelim: CUSTODIO PRIES: husband of Lucy, father of Corina,
Julio, Manuel, father-in-law of Gabriel Furtado.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 29.8 degC (85.6 degF) at 09.00 am today in Assagao.
Max Temp: 34.1 deg C; Min Temp: 26.3 deg C; Humidity: 93% (Official
figures for yesterday)
Weather: The sky is a bit clearer this morning than what it used to be
during the last week.
Courtesy: H=Herald; NT=The Navhind Times; GT=Gomantak Times; WE=WeekEnder
JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India.
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