GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 12 March 2004 GOACOM VIDEO NEWSCAST at http://www.goacom.com/news goacomNews10 Mar 04. Uploaded: Mar-11-04 | 3 am; Duration: 6:21 H I G H L I G H T S : - Mr Shripad Naik, who has been re-nominated as the BJP candidate for North Goa parliamentary constituency, speaks about the development work he has carried out during his tenure in the Central cabinet. - Congress president (Goa) Luizinho Faleiro avails of every opportunity to criticise the BJP government. - Congress spokesperson Jeetendra Deshprabhu demanded to know the parameters used while declaring 71 booths as sensitive areas. - Restored Tonca Pillar inaugurated. - EDC is about to break even, says EDC chairman PFX D'Lima. - The USS Boxer, the world's largest warship, is at the Mormugao Harbour. Goacom News Clippings: http://www.goacom.com/news Webzine "GoaNOW": http://www.goacom.com/goanow
COSMETIC CHANGES, SAYS CHURCHILL: Churchill Alemao, former member of parliament and Congress party candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls yesterday (Mar 11) termed the BJP's claim of development of the State as justice cosmetic changes. Addressing a press conference, he said that installing fountains and renovating traffic islands does not amount to beautification or development of the State. With increase in water and electricity taxes, survival of common man has become difficult, he said. (GT) BJP WILL CLINCH SOUTH GOA: Power Minister Digamber Kamat, who has been declared the chairman of the South Goa campaign committee for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, said that the BJP party will win the seat by more than 25,000 votes. He said that he is confident of polling more than 1.5 lakh votes for the party candidate Ramakant Angle giving him an easy win. Kamat said it does not make a difference who the rival is as the party campaign will be on the positive note. (GT) MANGROVES DYING A SLOW DEATH: An infestation in the estuary of River Mandovi is slowly wiping out mangrove plantations along the Panjim-Ribandar-Ponda national highway. While 80 per cent of the plantations have already been affected, a total destruction of the plantations along this stretch is now feared. The reason behind the mortality of the mangroves is the infestation of the barnacle, 'a shrimp like animal' which has vigorously attacked the plantations during the last two years. (H) CHILD KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP: Shilpa Lakhani (8) was killed on the spot when an autorickshaw dashed against her as she was crossing the road at Kuncheli-Mapusa on March 11. (GT) COLVALE 'STORM' REACHES BSNL OFFICE: "Margao, Ponda, Vasco (Telephone) rental Rs.180; Colvale rental Rs.250. Is Colvale a metropolitan city?" screamed one placard prominently displayed at a morcha taken out by villagers of Colvale, Sodiem-Siolim, Guirim, Revora, Nadora, Aldona, Parra, Moira and Nachinola on March 11. An estimated 1,000 villages, led by Colvale sarpanch, Nilkanth Halarnkar, participated in the protest. (H) PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION AT APOLLO: Dr Uday Khanolkar, renowned Interventional Cardiologist with over 20 years experience and now a full-time consultant with Apollo Victor Hospital, Margao, has commenced implantations of permanent pace-maker for treatment of irreversible slow heart rates. Three patients underwent dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation without general anaesthesia. With the availability of Goa government's Mediclaim facility, the benefits of these interventions are now available at the Apollo Victor Hospital, Margao, for all residents of Goa. (H) GOA'S MANY ELECTRICITY WOES: Goa claims to be having a surplus in electric power, which it is selling to other states at a good margin of profit. Yet people in the state face poor quality of electric service, in the form of frequent power outages, inadequate load/voltage handling capacity for even simple household items such as the TV and the refrigerator. (Brian Antao in Herald) COURT REJECTS SUIT BY BUYAO: The district and session judge, Mr Nelson Britto on March 11 dismissed private suit filed by Konkani singer, Ulhas Buyao, against Shusti Vision, Rajendra Talak, music director Ashok Patki, Singer Asha Bhonsle and Suresh Wadker, and HMV, holding that he has no musical rights in the musical composition on the song "Chanyacha Rati". (NT) 'GRAFT PROTEST': The Nitoll Jin Trust along with Bailancho Ekvott, Borda Citizens Welfare Committee, Goa Desk, Sanatan Saunsta will stage a dharna in front of the Collectorate office on March 13 to protest against corruption in Margao Municipality and the offices of Goa State. (H) SEWAGE IN WATER SPARKS CRISIS: Even as the work is in progress to replace a small stretch of the pipeline through which water contaminated with sewage flowed into taps of the couple of households in Mala ( in Panjim), a section of the locality here is in the throes of a severe water shortage. "We are not receiving proper water supply for oven ten days," says a housewife in Mala. (GT) US MARINERS IN GOA: The mariners from "USS Boxer" have been making the best of their stay in Goa, with visits to famed beaches, clubs, resorts, restaurants and other most wanted sites in the State. Most of the crew is reported to be staying in some of the starred resorts along the South Goa coastal belt, with mariners making the best of the hotel recreation centres. The noted Anjuna flea market was also included in the itinerary. The "USS Boxer" is scheduled to leave Goa on March 13 morning. (H) SALIGAO BJP MINORITY MORCHA: Mary Coutinho, a panch member of Saligao panchayat, was unanimously elected president of BJP Minority Morcha of the Saligao constituency. (GT) BEHIND THE FIGURES: Would you believe that, on an average, a resident of Goa has nearly Rs.80,000 as deposits in the bank? That's true. Official figures tell us the per capita bank deposit for every man, woman and child in Goa is 79,333. Averages tend to be misleading, but figures sometimes help us to comprehend the reality. Finally, the government is now conceding the role played by the State's expatriate population. As official quarters recently put it: "An important characteristic of deposits in Goa is the significant contribution from the Non-Resident Emigrants (NREs) which account for about 30 per cent of the deposits". (Edit in Herald) BAHRAIN TO FINGERPRINT FOREIGNERS: Indians and other foreign nationals taking up jobs in the Kingdom of Bahrain would be fingerprinted and their personal data included in smart cards by the year-end. Interior ministry's nationality, passports and residence affairs General Manager Brigadier Abdulghaffar Abdulaziz said the smart card would help prevent entry of blacklisted people from around the world. (H) BEST SCHOOL: Our Lady of Snows High School, Raia, bagged the Institutional Award as one of the Bet schools at the Surubhi All India Child and Exhibition Society, Mumbai, and has been awarded a trophy. (GT) 'NIDLOLO KOMO, ZAGO ZALO: Lawrence de Tiracol has presented a Konkani album "Nidlolo Komo.Zago Zalo" featuring some of the well-known singers from the tiatr world. Recorded at Buss-In studio, Mumbai, and Whitney, Margao, the album contains a total of 11 songs, with Lorna singing one of the songs. (H) RAIA SARPANCH RESIGNS: Three days after five members of the Raia Panchayat tabled a no-trust motion against her, sarpanch Flory Monteiro has tendered her resignation from the post. In her resignation letter Monteiro apprehended that a plot has been cooked to remove her from the post by some panchayat members for their selfish motives. (H) GOA'S VANESSA AMONG FEMINA MISS INDIA FINALISTS: Goa's Vanessa Rodrigues figures among 29 contestants who will vie for the prestigious crown, Pond's Femina Miss India 2004 at ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai, on 24 March. Sparkling eyes, soaring dreams, nervous excitement! The event will showcase the 29 bright new faces selected from an astounding 6000 entries. (GT) S P O R T S EAST BENGAL OVERCOME VASCO: A 43rd minute strike by Christiano Junior helped East Bengal cement their position at the top of the National Football League ladder overcoming Vasco Sports Club 1-0 in Kolkata on March 11. (GT) GOA BOW OUT: Goa bowed out of the 40th Junior U-19 national football championship for Dr BC Roy trophy when they lost to Kerala 1-4 in group A league match in Jharkhand on March 11. Earlier Goa went down fighting to hosts Jharkhand 1-2. (GT) D E A T H S 15 Feb: Mumbai: ALICE DE SOUZA: wife of late Dr Menino, mother of Anne/late Rui de Braganza Cunha, Dr Cherie/Dr Oscar Martins, Dr Mario/Anne de Souza. No condolence visits. 11 Mar: Cuncolim: DIANA PEREIRA: daughter of Sebastiao/Conceicao, sister of Sandy and Julroy. 11 Mar: Socorro: ANA LUIZA FERNANDES: wife of late Francis, mother of Nobert/Bridget, late Peter/Rosy and Victor. 11 Mar: Fatorda: AURORA MIRANDA E FERNANDES: wife of late Domingos, mother of Rosario/Cecilia, Xavier/Esperance, Rosalina, Cecilia, Clarina and Piedade. 11 Mar: Benaulim: MANUEL FRANCISCO RODRIGUES: husband of Marianinha, father of Pascoal/Netty, Maxie/Lina, Teofilo, Marcus, Clay. 11 Mar: Varca: SEBASTIAO BARRETTO: husband of Neolida, father of John/Margret, Hortencia/Miguel. 10 Mar: Anjuna/Siolim: FLORENCIO D'SOUZA: son of late Pascoal/late Ana Rita, brother of Martha/late Jerome Britto and Luizinha Fernandes. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 28.0 degC (82.4 degF) at 08.30 am today in Assagao. Max Temp: 32.6 deg C; Min Temp: 22.7 deg C; Humidity: 80% (Official figures for yesterday) Weather: A cloudy morning in Goa today. Courtesy: H=Herald; NT=The Navhind Times; GT=Gomantak Times; WE=WeekEnder JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
