GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 19, 2003
BENAULIM A TAX HAVEN? The Benaulim panchayat has not collected taxes
amounting to Rs.17.58 lakh, according to the audit report for the financial
year 2001-2002. The arrears as on 31 March 2002 was Rs.14.42 lakh as house
tax, Rs.24,131 as light tax,
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 18, 2003
BETTER DEAL FOR DOMESTICS: Passing of Domestic Workers Bill, framing of
policies to provide jobs for women without discrimination and
stereo-typing, and safeguards and living wages for traditional workers,
specially in agricultural sector were some
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 17, 2003
TEXTBOOKS TO CHANGE: The State government has decided to change the
syllabus for VIII, IX and XI standard by introducing textbooks prescribed
by the Maharashtra State Board instead of NCERT textbooks from the next
academic year starting from June 20
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 16, 2003
"GOA CAN SHOW THE WAY": Mr PV Naramsimha Rao, the former prime minister of
India, said on February 15 that Goa could play the model role for other
states of the country and become a pioneer in the development and
prosperity by adopting Gandhian conc
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 15, 2003
4-LANE ROADWAY FOR CAMPAL: The Panjim Municipal Council is actively
reviewing plans to convert the stretch of road from Campal to Miramar into
a four-lane roadway without interfering with the 'heritage trees' that now
line the road. While PMC chief
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 13, 2003
CUNCOLIM TENSE: Tension is gripping the village of Cuncolim over the sudden
blocking of traditional pathway/access, at Pazarconi, used for the yearly
procession of the deity's palanquin of the feast "Sotryo" by local
residents. This year the "story"
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 12, 2003
LAW TO TACKLE ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS SOON: Suitable amendments to the Goa
Panchayat Raj Act 1994 will be placed before the next session of the Goa
Legislative Assembly in a bid to eliminate the large scale illegal
construction on panchayat land by pe
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 11, 2003
OPPOSITION RAPS GOVERNMENT: The government's failure to draft proper
policies specially in the field of tourism, industry and agriculture and
non-implementation of some key projects was highlighted by the Opposition
on 11 February. Leader of Opposit
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 10, 2003
MID-DAY MEALS SUSPENDED: After being compelled to review the operation of
the mid-day meal scheme (for primary school students) due to complaints
about the quality of the food items, the government has decided to effect a
couple of changes in the me
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 09, 2003
RED TAPE MARS REAL ESTATE SECTOR'S RECOVERY: The recession faced by the
housing industry, third largest in the State, is over and all stakeholders
in the housing and real estate sector are looking forward to a boom period
in Goa, according to the pr
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 08, 2003
PRIORITY FOR I T, AGRICULTURE: Goa Governor Kidar Nath Sahani, on February
7, said the government is attaching top priority to sectors like
agriculture, rural industry, tourism and information technology in its
endeavour to create "sustainable livel
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 07, 2003
ENRICHMENT OF ORE A MUST: The Minister for Health, Labour and Employment,
Dr Suresh Amonkar, said that the Goan mining industry considered to be the
backbone of the state's economy shoulders 40 per cent of the country's
total iron ore export and is
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 06, 2003
BAN CONVERSIONS IN GOA: Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader and Jaipur Peethadish
Acharya Dharmendraji called upon the Goa government to enact a law banning
religious conversions in the state as some Muslim and Christian religious
heads were busy planning
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 05, 2003
PENSION FOR LIBERATION FIGHTERS: A long-standing demand of freedom fighters
of the Goa Liberation struggle was last night fulfilled with the Union
Cabinet deciding to grant pension to 3,500 participants in the second phase
of the movement in 1954-55
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 04, 2003
IT'S A RECORD: GOA NETS 150 CR: The state achieved a record revenue
collection of Rs.150 crore, including Rs.59 crore in sales tax, in a single
month during January 2003. Speaking to reporters on February 3, Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar claimed t
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
February 02-03, 2003
MARATHI LOVERS URGED TO RENEW MOVEMENT: Konkan-Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
president and noted Marathi writer Madhu Manguesh Karnik, on February 2,
called upon the Marathi lovers to start a movement with renewed vigour and
hoped that the long pendin
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February 01, 2003
CM PROMISES AID FOR MARATHI ND KONKANI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on
January 31 stated that it would require at least five years in a suitable
political atmosphere to resolve the language imbroglio in the state and
appealed to the people to pr
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 31, 2003
KONKANI "MOGIS" LAMBAST GOVT'S TENDENCY: Government's reported move to
grant Rs.10 lakh for the Konkan Marathi Sammelan yesterday drew sharp
reactions from institutions promoting the cause of Konkani language in the
State. The Konkani Bhasha Mandal a
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 30, 2003
PERMANENT EXHIBITION SITE: On par with Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Margao
city will soon have a permanent exhibition ground at the proposed Pragati
Plaza. The proposed project is to come up on 37,000 square meters of land
next to KTC bus stand which b
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 29, 2003
GOA TABLEAU IS BEST: Goa tableau, presented at the Republic Day Parade in
New Delhi, depicting harmonious Goan life style by the sea, was adjudged
the best. In all 30 states participated in the parade. Presented by the
department of Information and P
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 28, 2003
GOA, CANADA UNIVERSITY JOIN HANDS: Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
with Concordia University for commencing a master's degree in "Aviation and
Airport Management" and a nod by International Civil Aviation Organisation
for consultancy on Mopa
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 26, 2003
RS.3 CR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MALA: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar,
said that the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation has sanctioned an
amount of Rs 3 crore for upgradation project of the Mala area wherein a
lake in the ward would underg
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 25, 2003
FONTAINHAS FESTIVAL TAKES OFF TODAY: The Fontainhas ward in Panjim's
celebrated Latin Quarter wears a totally new, lovely and utterly festive
look. The Goa Heritage Action Group, funded by the Goa government and the
partnered by the Panjim Municipal
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 24, 2003
GOVT NOD FOR CORPORATION BILL: The controversial City of Panaji Corporation
Bill 2002 has been assented by governor Kidar Nath Sahani, paving the way
for reverting a part of Taleigao to panchayat status on Republic Day. The
Bill, which seeks to inclu
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 23, 2003
PMC HIRES RAG PICKERS: The Panjim Municipal Council has enlisted the help
of city-based rag pickers to clear unwanted plastic waste in return for
monetary rewards and the effort received an overwhelming response with a
total of 95 kilos of plastic be
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 22, 2003
SALIGAO GARBAGE: Bombay High Court at Goa has admitted a writ petition
praying for stoppage of dumping of garbage at Saligao plateau near the
famed Salmona spring. Villagers have expressed fears about pollution of the
spring, which was an attraction
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Maymoonara, Nicky Thomas, Querozito de Souza, Raj Bhandare, Rajan Fulari,
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 20, 2003
SKELETAL REMAINS UNEARTHED AT OLD GOA: Are the bones found by diggers on
the ruins of the 17 th St Augustine's complex the remains of a Georgian
queen, Ketevan? Archaeological Survey of India authorities are keeping
their fingers crossed after their
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 18-19, 2003
VASCO POWERMEN THREATEN: The Electricity department workers (in Vasco) have
decided to go on strike, if the culprits involved in the death of one
lineman due to electric shock are not booked by Sunday. A lineman Basappa
died in harness while he wa
INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL IN GOA
The first two-day International Kite Festival took at the Vagator beach in
North Goa today (January 18). We have a report and some pictures of the
exciting happenings at the beach. Check at
http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/kites/kites.html and let us have
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 17, 2003
"OPINION POLL GAVE SELF-RESPECT TO GOANS": The "Asmitai Dis" commemorated
on the occasion of the historic Opinion Poll Day at Lohia Maidan in Margao,
sent a message loud and clear that Goans will no longer tolerate any insult
or attempts to undermine
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 16, 2003
OPINION POLL DAY: Goa would not have been a separate entity had it not been
for the decisive vote cast on January 16 thirty-seven years ago. Salcete
and Bardez were the main talukas, among others, which had contributed for
the victory over the issue
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 15, 2003
MAPUSA COUNCIL CHIEF VOTED OUT: The chairperson of the Mapusa Municipal
Council, Mr Michael Carrasco, was on Jan 14 voted out from the post of
chairperson by seven votes to zero, despite him having resigned with
immediate effect on January 13. All th
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 14, 2003
HELMET FOR PILLION RIDER FROM APRIL 1: Considering the fatalities involving
two-wheeler riders, the government has decided to make wearing of helmets
compulsory for the rider from January 20 and the pillion rider from April
1. (H)
PARRIKAR EXPECTS S
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 13, 2003
OFFICIAL STATUS TO MARATHI RESOLUTION: Resolutions demanding official
status to Marathi in Goa and to grant more time to Panaji Doordarshan to
telecast Marathi programmes were passed unanimously on the concluding day
of the 76 th All India Marathi Li
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 12, 2003
CHILD VICTIM UNIT: The conference on making Goa a child-friendly state has
recommended that a "victim assistance unit" be set up, comprising social
workers, lawyers and others which will guide a child victim through the
entire legal procedure, right from f
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 11, 2003
LPG FIRE KILLS 3 IN VASCO: In yet another tragic incident in the port city,
Chaintanya Shetty (45), his son Pritesh and wife Nayana (38) perished and
their daughter Pritiksha got seriously injured in a domestic gas cylinder
blast on January 11. The family
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 10, 2003
KBM ASKS CM NOT TO TAKE PART IN MARATHI MEET: The Konkani Bhasha Mandal has
urged Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar not to participate in the All India
Marathi Sahitya Sammelan scheduled in Karad-Maharashtra. The KBM also
requested the CM to lodge a protest
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 09, 2003
OVER 2,000 WORKERS COURT ARREST: All the Central Trade Unions, All India
Federations, Government employees, Insurance and Bank employees under the
banner of National Platform of Mass Organisations, organised Jail Bharo and
Dharna programme at Panjim on Jan
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 08, 2003
GOA-DUBAI DIRECT FLIGHTS: Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
Shripad Naik said the direct flights from Goa-Dubai, Goa-Hyderabad and
Goa-Delhi will start soon while proceedings to acquire land for Mopa
airport will start from next month. Addressing
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 07, 2003
ANCIENT DAM FOUND: An "engineering marvel", used perhaps during the
pre-Portuguese period, for water harvesting in Ibrampur, near Goa's border
with Maharashtra, had remained in the shadows till recently. Showing
damages of the hoary past and clandestine qu
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 05-06, 2003
NIO STAFFER DROWNS: Shantaram Mochemadkar, a research assistant of the
National Institute or Oceanography, Dona Paula, got drowned in a tragic
manner after he slipped and fell into the Anjunem dam on January 6, He was
52. (GT)
COASTAL POLICE ON HIGH-AL
DEMAND FOR RIBANDAR VILLAGE PANCHAYAT:
Referendum to be held on 26TH January
The Ribandar Citizen's Committee on Janaury 5, 2003, resolved to hold a
referendum on January 26th to allow all eligible voters of Ward No 18 of
Panjim Municipal Council to cast their opinion on whether they preferred a
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 04, 2003
PFA DAYS NUMBERED: The Panjim Municipal Council has decided to enlist the
support of the Goa Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in tackling
the stray dog menace in the city from February. People for Animals (PFA),
another NGO, has been given till
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 03, 2003
PROBE INTO PATIENT'S DEATH: An inquiry has been sought into the death of
patient, Suresh Govekar, on Sunday at Asilo Hospital, Mapusa, by the
victim's kin who have alleged negligence and callousness on the part of the
staff. (GT)
CHILD-FRIENDLY STATE: The
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 02, 2003
PM GIFTS RS.305 CR: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is holidaying
in Goa, offered the Konkan Railway Corporation's "Skybus Metro" project
worth Rs.350 crore as his new year's gift to the state. The prime minister,
who showed keen interest in the d
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
January 01, 2003
We wish all Netters
A Very Happy, Peaceful & Prosperous
NEW YEAR 2003.
VAJPAYEE ATTACKS HINDUTVA CHAMPIONS: Targeting narrow-minded Hindutva
champions, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 31 deprecated
projection of the concept of 'som
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 31, 2002
GOA-US FLIGHT BY SEPT 2003: Direct flights to and from Goa to the Gulf
countries, Europe and the United States of America will materialize by
September 2003, with presently the charter flights being opened to all
Non-Resident Indians. Tourism in the State
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 30, 2002
PARRIKAR URGES NRIS' ROLE IN GOA'S PROGRESS: Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar yesterday stated that efforts will be made to register all NRIs
irrespective of caste, creed of religion, to enlist their participation in
the development of the State. Parrikar
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 29, 2002
GOANS ACROSS THE GLOBE HAVE DIVERSE PROBLEMS: The authorities trying to map
out the problems and needs of Goa's expat communities are facing a tough
time in defining the problem. So, a voluntary group based in South Goa's
Margao town, one of the focal po
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 28, 2002
RELIANCE WLL LAUNCHED: Reliance Infocomm will change the face of mobile
telephone with the launch of its Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) service
across the country today, though Goa will have to wait for at least another
week to join the revolution. The new
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 26-27, 2002
POLITICAL REASONS KEEP NRIS OUT: According to the chairman of the
Non-Resident Indian Facilitation Centre, the inability of the NRIFC to
attract a significant number of NRIs of Goan origin from the existing pool
of a lakh odd world-wide, is due to poli
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 25, 2002
We wish you
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
ARCHBISHOP GREETS GOANS: The Archbishop of Goa, Rev Raul Gonsalves along
with Auxiliary Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao have extended their greetings to
the people of Goa on the occasion of Christmas. (NT)
MIDNIGHT
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 23-24, 2002
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VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
PEACEFUL & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2003
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GOAN NRI CONVENTION: The State government will make serious effort to
enlist Goan NR
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 22, 2002
POLICE CAUTION TOURISTS: The Goa Police have taken to distributing
pamphlets to tourists visiting beaches, urging them to remain alert during
their stay in Goa. The latest endeavour is a part of concerted move by the
cops to deal with the threat of a poss
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 21, 2002
GOVT TO GO AHEAD WITH CORPORATION BILL: The Chief Minister, Manohar
Parrikar, on Friday (Dec 20) said that the government would go ahead with
its plan to form the Panjim Municipal Corporation. The jurisdiction of the
Corporation will be restricted to the
CONVENTION OF OVERSEAS GOANS
The NRI Goa Facilitation Centre is organizing a Convention of Overseas Goans
on Sunday, 29th December, 2002 at Kala Academy, Campal, Panaji, to discuss
issues pertaining to Goan NRIs spread all over the world. The Convention
will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 20, 2002
EMPLOYMENT SCHEME BY 2004: CM: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has
said that his government would implement a major scheme 'Freedom from
unemployment' within next two years. Mr Parrikar was speaking after
unfurling the national tricolour at the s
GOVERNMENT URGED TO INITIATE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST AAG VILAS THALY
The Government of Goa has been urged to institute criminal proceedings
against Mr.V.P Thali, Additional Advocate General for the defalcation of
Government funds by excess billing and for cheating the Government Treasury
a
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 18, 2002
CM, GOVERNOR EXTEND GREETINGS: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Governor
Kidar Nath Sahani extended their warm greetings to Goans on the occasion of
Liberation Day today. (GT)
41 ST LIBERATION JUBILEE: The state is all set for the celebrations of 41
s
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 18, 2002
ISRAELI FEAR ATTACK ON GOA BEACHES: Israel has said it feared a possible
terror attack in Goa during the New Year's eve celebration in which
thousands of Israelis are expected to participateĀ
It is believed that the
Israeli decision to convey such concern
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 17, 2002
MARINE POLICE LAUNCHED: The Marine Police force, which will keep a vigil on
the Goan coast and internal waterways was inaugurated on December 16. Four
boats required for patrolling duties have already been purchased by the
department. SDPO Mapusa, Allen D
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 16, 2002
CM HAILS BJP'S VICTORY: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday claimed
that he was sure of success of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Gujarat
polls and stated that the people voted for the party inspite of wrong
propaganda and lot of misinformation t
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 15, 2002
NARVEKAR IN TROUBLED WATERS: Goa Cricket Association president and MLA
Dayanand Narvekar yesterday refused summons issued by the police and filed
an anticipatory bail application before the North Goa District and Sessions
Court, Panaji. The bail applicati
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 14, 2002
DIVERSIFY FROM TOURISM: While describing Goa to be the second fastest
growing State in the country, Credit Rating Information Services of India
Ltd (CRISIL), country's top credit rating agency, has said that Goa should
diversify from the tourism section o
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 13, 2002
MAJOR DRUG HAUL AT CHAPORA: The Anjuna Police on December 12 afternoon
raided a rented premises at Bondir Vaddo at Chapora and recovered 1,822
grammes of charas from Stephan Morro, a 32-year-old Italian tourist. The
contraband, worth about Rs.10 lakh in t
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 12, 2002
GRAFT CASES AGAINST PWD ENGINEER: The CID Crime Branch has registered a
total of three cases against PWD Superintendent Engineer, Margao, JN
Ambikar and others under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly
illegally hiking the reasonable cost of pu
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 11, 2002
CONGRESS FLAYS POLICE ACTION: The Congress Legislative Party yesterday
charged that the government was misusing the police machinery to take over
most of the public institutions in the State. CLP spokesman and MLA
Jitendra Deshprabhu said that the CLP dep
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 10, 2002
PARRIKAR TO TAKE UGDP INTO CONFIDENCE: Oft-repeated complaints by United
Goans Democratic Party that the party is being sidelines by the government
on important issues seems to have been resolved with Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar promising to interact
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 09, 2002
MEND YOUR WAYS: BJP TELLS PARRIKAR: While the intended cancellation of five
public holidays by the Parrikar government has stirred a hornet's nest,
some BJP leaders, who met twice during the last few days, have expressed
their annoyance over its latest un
GPSC: SC TO HEAR SLP ON 9TH DECEMBER
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice S. Rajendra
Babu and Justice P. Venkatrama Reddy will on Monday 9th December hear the
Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed against the Judgement of the Panaji
Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissi
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 07, 2002
NO MISAPPROPRIATION: NARVEKAR: Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Goa
Cricket Association president Dayanand Narvekar yesterday clarified that
there was no misappropriation of GCA funds and alleged that one of the GCA
executive members Dr Shekhar Salkar
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 06, 2002
COURT OKAYS FIRST AIDS DIVORCE CASE: Marriage to an AIDS patient culminates
in a divorce, which has been granted in the court of law for the first time
in the history of Goan society. After a suit filed for divorce on the
grounds that the male spouse havi
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 05, 2002
YOUTH WITH KNIFE HELD: Alert personnel of Central Industrial Security Force
attached to the Dabolim International Airport nabbed a youth, Raul Delip
Bom, from Pune, who attempted to board a Mumbai-Goa flight on Tuesday
evening with an 11-inch knife, a ban
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 04, 2002
SHUN RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION: While reiterating the strong tradition of
communal harmony in Goa, Archbishop Patriarch of Goa and Daman Raul
Gonsalves exhorted the Catholic community to avoid all discrimination,
especially on the basis of religion, as the
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December 02, 2002
CM VOWS TO MAKE GOA FIRST COMPUTER LITERATE STATE: Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar promised to make Goa the first computer literate State in the
country. He appealed to the industrialists to come to Goa with their
business enterprise, and utilize the "com
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
December 01, 2002
TWO KILLED IN MISHAPS: Fatima Fernandes e D'Costa (45) sustained head
injuries and died on the spot in an accident which occurred at Nuvem on
Saturday. She fell down from the Bullet motorcycle which collided with a
scooter. In another accident near the Ve
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 30, 2002
STATUS QUO ON HOLIDAYS FOR 2003: The implementation of the notification
issued on 28 November canceling public holidays on Gudi Padva, Good Friday,
Id Milan, Dusshera and feast of St Francis Xavier for the year 2003, will
be kept in abeyance, Chief Minist
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 29, 2002
GOVT CANCELS SIX HOLIDAYS: In an important development the State government
has reduced public holidays by six days for the year 2003 implying that
government offices will be open on Gudi Padva, Good Friday, Id Milan,
Dusshera, Feast of St Francis Xavier
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November 28, 2002
TDR CONCEPT FOR HERITAGE PREMISES: Environment lawyer Farhad Sorabjee said
a concept called transferred Development Right (TDR) spelt hope for owners
of heritage houses with little means to repair or sell them. As per the
concept, the owner and the purcha
5 assaulted as Shiroda youth drowns in Zuari
NT News Service Ponda, Nov 27: Tension gripped Shiroda village today after
a 22-year-old youth got drowned in Zuari river and members of a gang who
tried to attack him at Sakrem-Shiroda, were assaulted and admitted to the
Goa Medical College hospital,
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 27, 2002
LACK OF POLICY HAMPERING HERITAGE CONSERVATION: Lack of a proper policy on
heritage matters and of transparency in designing public projects were
sorely felt as some of the reasons for the problems faced in conserving
heritage and promoting its future gro
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 26, 2002
"SUPARI KILLERS" INVOLVED: A major breakthrough in the murder of Murli
Parab at Old Goa, in the first week of October, is likely with the police
zeroing in on a gang of five professional killers also suspected to be
involved in a murder in South Goa. Pare
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 25, 2002
FIREWOOD LURES KARNATAKA LOCALS: What is the speciality of Polem border for
the people of Karwar in neighbouring Karnataka? Cheap booze, petrol diesel
and now it's free firewood! People from Majali-Karwar have been carrying
wood from the lush green forest
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 24, 2002
ELECTRICITY DEPT NOT BE PRIVATISED: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has
assured employees of the Electricity department that the proposed
corporatisation of the department will be switched off, as no public
utility services will be privatised by the State
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 23, 2002
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM: Mr AB Bardhan, the general secretary of Communist
Party of India said that the Central and state BJP-led governments are
boosting the "job losses" and "job insecurity" in Goa, which already
suffers from acute unemployment, by plannin
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Temp: 30.1 deg C (86.2 deg F) at Assagao at 10.00 am today.
Max temp: 32.7 deg C, Humidity: 67% (Official figures for ye
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 21, 2002
FOUR KILLED ON GOA-BOUND BUS: In a tragic mishap, a tourist bus coming from
Mumbai to Goa, skidded off the road and plunged 20 feet into a field at
Valope, six kilometers from Chiplun, killing four passengersPrabhakar S
Talashilkar, Priyanka S Talshilkar,
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 20, 2002
SOUND RULES RELAXATION: The government is working out a mechanism,
including enacting a suitable Act to relax the provision of Sound rules, to
give a boost to night life entertainment in the State. Briefing newsmen,
tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco disclos
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November 19, 2002
DYSP THORAT SUSPENDED: Deputy Superintendent of Police and sub divisional
police officer (Panjim), Shirish Thorat, was suspended on Monday following
an inquiry by the Home department. Sources in the Secretariat confirmed
that the officer had been indicted
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November 18, 2002
"BIG FIGHT" IN BENAULIM: Benaulim village is bracing up for the no trust
motion against Sarpanch Meena Leitao scheduled on November 19. the motion
has been tabled by the six-member Churchill backed group against Meena, who
incidentally was elected to the
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November 17, 2002
POWER CORPORATISATION LIKELY TO BE DUMPED: The much touted plans of
corporatisation of the Power department, as a part of the power reforms,
appears to have jolted out of consideration. Minister Digamber Kamat said
(at Colvale) that the electricity depart
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November 16, 2002
A BANE ON BEACHES: Powerful waves and undercurrents are not the only
dangers at Colva beach. The new threat to life and limb comes from
unauthorized water scooters, which zip around in close proximity of
swimmers. (GT)
NORMS FOR DRIVING LICENCES: The gov
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November 15, 2002
FOODGRAINS SCAM UNEARTHED: The Civil Supplies Department has unearthed a
scam in which more than 20 tonnes of foodgrains has disappeared from its
godown in Cortalim. Three officials have been placed under suspension,
sources said. It is suspected that the
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November 14, 2002
WATER SUPPLY: The below average rainfall received by Goa this year will not
result in acute shortage of water of the kind invariably faced by the
State's populace in the summer months, claims the Public Works Department.
The reason says the PWD chief, PP
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November 13, 2002
CRACKDOWN ON MATKA: In a major crackdown on matka dens, Goa's Crime branch
sleuths carried out a series of raids throughout the State, arresting at
least 30 bookies. However, the police confiscated only an amount of
Rs.6,400 during the day-long raids. (H)
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