GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 19 Nov 2003 CONGRESS BACKS STIR AGAINST STEEL PLANTS: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Luizinho Faleiro said his party would back the Sanguem people's demand for the withdrawal of licences to the five sponge iron plants in their taluka fearing ecological problems. (GT)
HINTERLAND RESIDENTS NEED IODISED SALT: People living in the hinterland and places where iodine rich sea food is not readily available need to be supplied with iodised salt in order to reduce the risk of getting iodine deficiency disorders. Dr Bicaji Ganekar, former Dy Director of the Health Services, said while speaking at the Zonal Workshop on National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control programme and AIDS Awareness. (H) GOA DESERVES A RIGHTFUL SHARE: Goa is contributing to the Centre primarily by way of customs, central excise, service tax and income tax. Being a tax-compliant state we have a population of 13 lakh contributing more than Rs.2100 crore to the centre and this figure is growing at almost 15 per cent every year. As against this, the State share as per the formula is barely 10 per cent. The Finance Commission members need to look into this aspect when they formulate the next five-year plan. (Mangirish Pai Raiker in NT) CHANGE IN CLP LEADERSHIP: A majority of Congress MLAs (in Goa) have petitioned the party High Command for a change in the leadership of the Congress Legislature Party. It is learnt that 13 out of the 16 party MLAs have put their signature on the memorandum suggesting a change in the leadership. (GT) TRIBUNAL MOVED: The Administrative Tribunal has issued a notice to the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation in a case filed by a non-governmental organisation alleging that the plan for beautification of the Mala lake in Panaji may result in an irreversible ecological damage.."Gomantak Times" had carried a report 'Plan to beautify Mala lake may drive birds away' in its edition dated 17 November, 2003. (GT) WOMAN RELEASED: Maria Cabral of Cucaldem-Chinchinim, who was earlier convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, has been released on the Probation of Offenders Act on Tuesday. (H) PROTEST TO OPPOSE CHANGE IN PHONE TARIFFS AT ALDONA: A public protest meeting will be held at Tercena ground Aldona at 5 pm on 21 November to oppose tooth and nail the government decision to include Aldona, Pomburpa, Socorro, Moira, Nachinola and Salvador-do-Mundo areas into Mapusa PDA and increase of telephone rentals. (GT) BODY FISHED OUT: The body of a 21-year-old lady, Tapasul Wahitullah, of Panaji, who was reported missing since Monday, was fished recovered off the Dona Paula Jetty on Tuesday. (H) LAPSES IN BENAULIM P'YAT WORK ORDERS: Auditors have made serious observations against the Benaulim panchayat in the way work orders were issued for the construction of six roads amounting to almost Rs.6 lakh during the financial year 2002-2003. (GT) CITY CORPORATION TO FIGHT MALARIA, DENGUE: The Corporation of the City of Panaji will undertake major precautionary exercise to control the malaria and dengue menace in the city. The CCP Commissioner, Mr Sanjeet Rodrigues, said that certain guidelines in this respect have already been chalked out for clearing the dirt and filth in the jurisdiction of the Corporation, especially the hutment dwellings. (NT) ALDONA TEACHER DIES AFTER FALL: A 57-year-old teacher at the St Thomas Boys High School, Aldona, had a fatal fall from the first floor of his bungalow at Santarxett, Aldona, on Monday evening. According to the police, Anthony Adrian D'Costa had come out from a bath and had gone to the balcony to hang his towel to dry. Incidentally, the balcony railings had been replaced with new ones on Sunday. D'Costa tried to lean over the newly cemented railings, when the railing gave way and he fell off the first floor. (H) ARCHDIOCESE TO HONOUR BL TERESA: Mother Teresa after being declared blessed by Pope John Paul II will be honoured by the Archdiocese of Goa in the open-air pandal in front of Bom Jesus Basilica, Old Goa, on 22 November. The highlight of the programme will be the depiction on the life of Mother Teresa, which will be staged by the famous Konkani artiste Prince Jacob and his troupe. The celebrations start at 9.30 am and will end by 12 noon. This will begin with the Eucharistic celebration to be presided over by the Archbishop Patriarch. (GT) FR CONCEICAO FOR DOHA: Fr Conceicao D'Silva of Mandur will proceed to Doha-Qatar for the ST Francis Xavier novena and feast mass in Konkani, from November 25 and shall conclude it with the solemn feast mass celebration on December 3 at 87 pm at the Parish Centre. (H) FOCUS ON ORCHIDS, ANTHURIUMS: From bonsai last year, the focus of the sixth Annual Plant Utsav at the Garcia da Orta Municipal Garden from 28 to 30 November, will be orchids and anthuriums, as part of efforts to popularize floriculture in the State. (GT) 'WATER SPORTS CANNOT HARM FISHING ACTIVITIES': Mr Anil V Madgavkar, whose water sporting activities at Betim-Verem have been opposed, has clarified that such activities cannot in any way harm the fishing activities, and that people of the area were being misled by certain vested interests. (NT) WORKSHOP AT XAVIER'S: The Departments of Sociology and Philosophy at St Xavier's College, Mapusa, will organise subject update workshop on the topic 'Globalisation of Education' in the college hall from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm on 24 November. The workshop is open to the members of the public on payment of Rs.100. Those interested may contact the college official on or before 21 November. E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GT) MAURITIUS PM COMING: The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Paul Raymond Berenger, accompanied by his wife and a 14-member delegation, is arriving Goa on a two-day visit on November 19. The delegation will visit National Institute of Oceanography at Dona Paula and Goa Shipyard at Vasco during their stay. (GT) NEW KONKANI CASSETTE: Socorro de St Cruz will be releasing his 9th Konkani album "Sat Dis" on November 20. The 12 songs have been rendered by Felcy, Sonia, Tracy, Baby Priyanka, Albert, Bab Andrew, Aniceto and Socorro de St Cruz. Music has been arranged by Norman Cardozo. The cassette is priced at Rs.60 and CD at Rs.125. (H) PHD FOR ELVIS: Dr Elvis Gonsalves, principal of St Theresa's Higher Secondary School, Candolim, has been awarded PhD in Education by the Goa University. Dr Gonsalves presented a thesis entitled "Cost Analysis in High Education in Goa", where he made an analysis of unit cost, private cost and social cost of various institutions of higher education at the graduate and post-graduate level. (GT) S P O R T S BIG WIN FOR SESA FA: Sesa Football Academy demolished Anjuna Gymkhana 8-1 to begin their campaign in great style in the under-17 GFA football league at Duler grounds in Mapusa. (H) BAINA SC OVERCOME CHICALIM: Baina Sports Club came from behind to defeat Chicalim SC 2-1 in the under-17 football tournament organised by the GFA at Tilak Maidan in Vasco. (GT) DOUBLE GOLD FOR KARISHMA: Karishma Fonseca of Assagao Union High School, Assagao, won the top places in shot put and discus throw at the Bardez taluka inter-school (under-13) athletic meet at Peddem ground, Mapusa, yesterday. Somshanker Kumbhar of the same school finished second in the 1500 m of the boys' section. D E A T H S 18 Nov: Bastora: MENINO A D'MELLO: Ex-Kenyan: husband of Olivia, father of Kenneth, Newton and Gloria. Funeral will leave for St Cajetan Church, Bastora, at 4.30 pm. 18 Nov: Aldona: TOME XAVIER PEDRO PAULO FERNANDES (Ex-KOC-Kuwait), husband of Innocencia, father of Merwyn/Lilian, Mabel/Anselm, Melinda/Vincent, Marlon/Celiza. 16 Nov: Candolim-Orda: JOHN MANUEL GONSALVES: son of Vincent/Anna, brother of Joyce, expired under tragic circumstances in Pune. G O A W E A T H E R Temp: 27.0 degC (80.6 degF) at 8.30 am in Assagao-Goa. Max Temp: 35.4 deg C; Min Temp: 24.2 deg C; Humidity: 65% (Official figures for yesterday) Weather: Clear, blue skies this morning in Goa. Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times JOEL D'SOUZA, Assagao-Goa-India. 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