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CHARRED TO DEATH AS CRACKERS SET CAR AFIRE
PORVORIM:
Two brothers were charred to death and four others were
seriously injured in a fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers
in a vehicle at Malim-Betim yesterday evening. The police
gave the names of the deceased as Deeptesh Sawant (14),
and Dheeraj Sawant (10), from Betim. The incident occurred
when the boys were bursting firecrackers from a Maruti Omni
van in celebration of a new "Palkhi" which was
brought in a procession to Vithoba Rakhgumai Temple, Betim.
A spark accidentally fell on the firecrackers stored in
the van and the vehicle soon caught fire. The driver and
two minor girls, who were sitting on the front seats jumped
out to safety while, six persons were trapped in the fire.
The vehicle was completely gutted in the fire. Meanwhile,
gloom descended in Betim village following the tragedy.
(GT)
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PICTURE
FOR THE DAY
A view of the famed picnic beach at
Vagator in North Goa.
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SBI
STRIKE CALLED OFF
NEW DELHI: The week-long strike by
SBI employees was called off yesterday night following a
settlement, which gives higher pension to 2.10 lakh staff
of the country's largest commercial bank. Finance Minister
P Chidambaram told reporters that the employees getting
up to Rs.21,040 salary will get 50 per cent of last drawn
pay as pension and above that 40 per cent. Earlier, the
cut-off salary for 50 per cent pension was Rs.8,500, which
has been raised to Rs.21,040. (GT)
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AICHEA
DISAK CHINTOP
(Thought for Today)
Amchean Deva porim divnk zainam, punn jerul amchean Deva
porim bhogsunk zata. (We cannot give like God, but
surely we can forgive like God.)
Domnic Fernandes, Anjuna/Dhahran,
KSA jyodom@hotmail.com
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GOATOON
BY
ALEXYZ
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MOPA
AIRPORT NIRDHAR SAMITI TO STAGE RASTA ROKO
PERNEM: The Mopa Airport Nidhar Samiti
yesterday resolved to stage rasta roko in Pernem taluka
(at Colvale, Siolim and Pirna bridges) on April 17, in protest
against the government's failure to start the work of the
proposed international airport. The Samiti also decided
to foil any attempt by South Goa MP Churchill Alemao to
hold a public meeting in Nagzar. (GT)
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STABBING
CASE: ACCUSED NABBED
MAPUSA: Mapusa police have solved the daylight robbery
case within eight hours of the incident. It may be recalled
that an unknown person stabbed one Maria Pinto (50) and
snatched her gold chain in a daylight robbery at Grand
Morod, Mapusa, on April 8 afternoon. Ajay Bhike, the accused
arrested by the police, initially denied his involvement
but later confessed having committed the offence. (GT)
IMPROPER
TIME FRAME DELAYS PURCHASE OF LAND BY MUNDKARS
PANJIM: The state government might have put the issue
of the rights of thousands of Goa's mundkars back on the
rail but its failure to work out a time frame for the
purchase of the land from landowners is likely to drag
on for some more time. The government came to the rescue
of the mundkars by bringing a new Act after the Bombay
High Court at Goa by an order dated December 16, 2003,
in the wake of a writ petition filed by Dr Vassudeo Deshprabhu
of Pernem in 1987 against the Goa government and others,
praying that the mundkars be asked to purchase the land
at the prevailing market value since the Act was not assented
by the President. (GT)
WORLD
KONKANI DAY PROPOSED
UK-based Goan NRI, Rene Barretto, the initiator of the
World Goa Day, now proposeS to celebrate World Konkani
Day on 20-8-2006. He says, "We need to do so unitedly
if we are to make headway in whatever we do for Konkani.
Our failures in making any progress in our Romi Konkani
has been due to our working in solitude rather than in
unity." (rene barreto <goanint@yahoo.co.uk>)
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THE
ARTIST'S WAY
PANJIM,
Apr 08: The Artist's Way, a special series of presentations
at Lila has featured the work of artists from various
disciplines, enabling them to interact and share their
journey from their perspective, offering an unique opportunity
to come closer to the art and to the soul who created
it. On 12 April at 5.30 pm, the Artist's Way features
Goa's versatile architect and designer, Dean D'Cruz, whose
architectural idiom has sought to capture the vernacular,
using local materials that are economical and eco-friendly.
Dean will retrace his creative journey from his early
years till the present moment. On 12 April, come over
and meet the beetles! An exhibition of beetles collected
painstakingly by Shraddha Rangnekar, an ecologist. The
beetles are from the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary and are
a feast for the eye and mind. Drupad Gaokar, a mime artist
takes up residence at Lila from 11 am to 5.30 pm. Come
over then, and be entertained as he dishes out various
offerings from his mime menu. 7/F1 Kamat Plaza, St. Inez
Panjim deochar@yahoo.com
9822158469
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RESIDENTS
OPPOSE GARBAGE DUMPING AT CUNCOLIM
MARGAO: Around 200 Cuncolim residents gathered at Siddhanagar,
Cuncolim, in protest against the dumping of garbage at the site.
The residents hailing from the nearby wards of Gotton, Deussa,
Zuzegad and others protested against the action of the Cuncolim
Municipal Council of dumping the site in a valley since the waste
would percolate into the water table,
creating a health hazard for the residents. (GT)
Girl
killed in mishap
CANACONA: A 7-year-old girl, Shreya Naik, of Udupi, karnataka,
died on the spot after their jeep collided with an oncoming pick-up
at Canacona this evening. (H)
Four
injured in Mishap at Bogmalo
VASCO, Apr 9: Four persons were injured when a Bogmalo-bound mini-bus
dashed against an electricity pole at Gallint, Bogmalo, this afternoon.
The steering of the bus got locked and it went off the road. Filomena
Pradeep, Piedade Camilo, Shivlita Shankar Gamanili and driver
Mrutuza Dhawalsaab Karadi sustained injuries. (NT)
MODERN
COMUNIDADE SYSTEM NEEDED
The recent amendment by government to acquire land without
any restrictions and without the formality of auction
is yet another modus-operandi by government to deprive
Comunidade bodies of their rightful revenue of prevailing
market land prices. It is also an attempt by politicians
to make quick money at the cost of the Comunidade...If
Government is keen to improve the functioning of Comunidades,
then it can very well issue an ordinance for a complete
overhaul of the code of Comunidade and enact a new law
to bring Comunidade on similar lines of functioning to
that of a Limited Company government under provisions
of the Company Act 1956. (Juino de Souza, Herald)
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KEITH
VAZ TO DELIVER LECTURE AT GOA UNIVERSITY
PANJIM: Keith Vaz, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom,
will deliver a lecture on the topic "Globalisation
and New Technology" at Goa University conference
hall at 11.30 am today, under the "Goa University
Distinguished Lecture Series".
(GT)
BOOK
ON ST FRANCIS XAVIER RELEASED
PANAJI, Apr 9: "Saint Francis Xavier, A Man for All
Others", a book by Dr Miguel Correa Monteiro, commemorating
the quincentenary birth anniversary of St Francis Xavier
was today released and presented before invited audience,
in the city. The book is brought out by the CTT Correios
de Portugal, the Portuguese Post Office. It was earlier
presented to the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Rev Felipe
Neri Ferrao, on April 7, during a mass held at Old goa,
which formed a part of the celebrations of the revered
saint's 500th birth anniversary. (NT)
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Thieves
decamp with valuables in Loutulim
MARGAO, Apr 8: Unknown persons effected entry into a locked residential
house of Anthony Dias at Orgao, Loutulim, yesterday and decamped
with gold items, a TV set and stock of masala claimed to be worth
Rs 5 lakh.
The inmates, who had proceeded to Mandur church for a retreat
on Friday, were shocked to find their house burgled after returning
on Saturday morning. When the reporters visited the site, some
bill books were found burnt in one of the rooms. (NT)
All
roads lead to Lord Nagesh temple
MANGUESHI: The annual festival of Shree
Nagesh devasthan of Bandora, which began yesterday and will continue
upto April 15, is drawing devotees from all over. Of around 200
temples of various deities in Goa, often termed as 'Dev Bhumi'
(Land of Gods), only seven to eight are famous throughout the
country and the Nagesh temple is one of them. Seeped in history,
this temple is situated at Bandora, 4 kms east of Ponda. It is
dedicated to lord Naguesh, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. (Arun
Priolkar, GT)
Deadline
on Mopa land process nears
PANAJI,
Apr 9: Land acquisition process for the entire 53 lakh sq mts at
Mopa plateau will be lapsed if the state government fails to issue
a notification so as to complete the formalities by May 4. (NT)
Dabolim
Airport: new panel to fight for cause
PANJIM,
Apr 9: Frustrated with the ongoing fight led by South Goa MP Churchill
Alemao under the banner of Dabolim Airport Action Committee, various
Pro-Dabolim airport supporters have decided to start a genuine
agitation by forming a new outfit comprising of youth in the name
of Save Dabolim Airport Action Committee. The decision was taken
today at a meeting held at Cortalim under the leadership of Adv
Greg de Barros. (H)
PALM
SUNDAY CELEBRATED
PANAJI, Apr 9: The Catholic Church today
celebrated the Palm Sunday in various parishes to mark the beginning
of the Holy Week. Faithful flocked to their respective churches
to participate in the solemn celebrations, where the main celebrant
blessed the palms outside the church and distributed them to all
the devotees. (NT)
PROTECTING
OUT ENDANGERED SPECIES
The government of Goa, the wild life lovers in the state
and the nature loving Chief Minister of Goa, Mr Rane, need
to take note that the apex body of the UN in the world for
conservation of nature and natural resources - the IUCN
- has put the species Panthera pardus, the 'bibto'
of Goa in the 2004 red list of threatened species. This
casts a special responsibility on the government to spend
any amount of money to save the last few members of this
species in Goa. But it looks like the panther would just
remain as a poster animal in the public memory. (Nandkumar
Kamat, NT)
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KOKOY
TO RECEIVED 'FR FREDDY J DA COSTA JOURNALIST AWARD' TODAY
 MARGAO:
Noted writer of Konkani in roman script and journalist John
Gomes (Kokoy) will be bestowed with the Fr Freddy J da Costa
Journalist award for the year 2005, in Margao today. The
award is instituted in honour and memory of its founder
President, late Fr Freddy J da Costa, and is annually awarded
to a Konkani writer in roman script for his contribution
to Konkani journalism. John Salvador Hipolito Roquelino
Gomes is a journalist, writer, composer and singer of high
repute. He has been actively working in the field of Konkani
for the last six decades. He has acted in over 500 tiatr,
composed and sung over 3000 Konkani songs, besides writing
and directing a number of tiatr. (GT)
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PARAS
MHAMBREY IS GOAN
I don't think it is correct to say Dilip Sardesai is the
only Goan cricketer to play international cricket as reported
in sections of the press. He is perhaps the only 'Goa born'
Goan cricketer to play for India. Mumbai-based Paras Laxmikant
Mhambrey (Mumbai) is another Goan cricketer to achieve this
feat. I don't know whether he was born in Goa but he is
a 'Mumbaikar Goan' who visits Corjuem (Aldona) once a year
during Ganesh Chaturthi. He played 2 tests and 3 one-day
matches and also 91 first class matches, capturing 284 wickets.
Some say Pandurang Mahadev Salgaonkar is of Goan origin
too. He was born in 1949 at Malvan. He was one of the fastest
bowlers India has ever produced. He is the only bowler to
have inflicted injury on Sunil Gavasksar with a bouncer.
By the way, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar have their
kuldevs (ancestral deities) in Goa at Ramnathi
and Mulgao respectively. (Mahesh Divekar, Bicholim,
in Letters to the Editor, GT)
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Dempo
drub AI 4-1
DULER, Apr 9: Dempo Sports Club rode on
the brilliance of Ranty Martins to register a 4-1 win over Air
India in the 10th ONGC NFL match played at Duler grounds here
today. With today's outing Dempo have 16 points while Air India
stay on 13 points. (H)
FC
Siolim in quarters
DULER, Apr 9: FC Siolim started with a bang o down PVC, Parra,
3-0, in the inaugural match of the Morjim Villagers Cup 2006 played
at Morjim grounds, here today. (H)
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B I T U A R Y |
09
Apr: Aquem-Malbhat: CLAUDIO MENDES; Son
of late Jose Menino/Rosada, brother of late Palmira/late
Felix Saldanha.
08 Apr: Loutulim: DOMINGOS ROQUE SF VAZ:
Husband of Pasquela, father of Anucencia/late Anthony Ribeiro,
Analia/Charles Diniz, Leandro/Anisha, Fr Mario, Rosario/Sebastiana,
Maxiana/Anthony.
09 Apr: Margao - Aquem Alto: EUFEMIA CORDEIRO
(LEENA): Wife of late Thomas, mother of Gregory, William/martha,
Joania/\Frederick, Jerry/Mary, leo/Anita, Marcus.
09 Apr: Saligao-Cruz Vaddo: SEVERINA FERNANDES:
Aunt of Luiza/Salvador D'Costa and martha Fernandes.
07 Apr: Cansaulim: MSGR CARMO DA SILVA:
Born: 16-07-21; Ex Rector Saligao Seminary and Rachol Seminary,
Ex-Parish Priest of Panjim Church, son of late
Camilo/late Chagarina, brother of Graciano/Olive, Pat/Yolanda,
Calisto/Noemia, Zelia/Lazarito, Zeferino/Yvonne, Nonaldo,
Fausta/Migdonne, Ivo/Mecla. Funeral on 10th April at 4 pm,
at St Thomas Church, Cansaulim.
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GOA
WEATHER |
Weather:
A hot and humid weather in Goa today.
Max. temp: 32.3 DegC; Min. temp:
23.0 DegC; Humidity: 58%. (Yesterday in
Panjim)
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GT=Gomantak
Times, WE=Weekender, H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times |
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APR
2006