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DAILY
GOA NEWS CLIPS
13
NOV 2007 |
THREE-PRONGED
ASSAULT
ON SEZs
PANJIM:
While consolidation
of people's
groups under
the banner
of Goa Bachao
Abhiyan,
rightly
shorn of
political
elements,
successfully
ran the
Regional
Plan 2011
aground,
another
agitation
of identical
dimensions
to oppose
the Special
Economic
Zones in
Goa is now
shaping
up, albeit
under three
different
banners,
inclusive
of political
forces.
Even as
a collective,
Goa's Movement
Against
SEZs, led
by former
MLA Matanhy
Saldanha
and comprising
a few NGOs
had already
announced
its plan
to resist
the setting
up of the
SEZs, a
new apolitical
forum christened
the SEZ
Virodhi
Manch -
actually
a conglomeration
of four
NGOS - Goa
Bachao Abhiyan,
Jagrut Goem,
Council
for Social
Justice
and Peace
and People's
Movement
Against
SEZs - also
unveiled
its plan
to join
the stir
And the
NCP, an
ally of
the Congress-led
government,
has also
pledged
to support
every effort
to prevent
the large-scale
industrial
development.
[GT]
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GOA
TOON
of the Week
By
ALEXYZ |
Govt
to re-issue 'stop
work' order against
Aldeia project
 PANJIM:
Chief Minister Digambar
Kamat yesterday
assured the Goa
Bachao Abhiyan that
the government will
revoke the withdrawal
of the 'stop work
order' issue to
Goan Real Estates
Private Limited
on its 'Aldeia de
Goa' project at
Bambolim. Kamat
also sought details
of the entire project
even as he ordered
the North Goa Additional
Collector to re-issue
'stop work' orders
for the ongoing
works here. Kamat
gave the assurance
to the delegation
of GBA comprising
Dr Oscar Rebello,
Patricia Pinto,
Anand Madgaokar,
Claude Alvares,
Soter D'Souza, Ritu
Prasad, Shridhar
Kamat and others.
Dr Rebello said,
the Goa Bachao Abhiyan
was not targetting
any project but
their concern was
that the rules and
regulations of the
Town and Country
Planning be strictly
followed. [GT]
TCP
exposed on hill
cutting
PANJIM, Nov 12:
The Town and Country
Planning department
was today thoroughly
exposed by the Goa
Bachao Abhiyan over
the project at Bambolim
when at a meeting
it came to light
that the TCP department
succumbed to pressure
from the project
developers for withdrawing
stop work orders
and the police complaint.
[H]
Girl's
throat slit in cold-blooded
murder
VASCO, Nov 12: In
a clod blooded murder
a young girl was
done to death by
slitting her throat
at an isolated place
in Cortalim close
to Verna Industrial
Development Corporation.
According to investigating
officer PI Nolasco
Raposo, a 25-year-old
girl was found murdered
at an isolated place
in Cortalim and
whose body is yet
to be identified.
[H]
Dasmunshi
to review
IFFI preparations
PANJIM:
Union Minister
of Information
and Broadcasting
Priyaranjan
Dasmunshi
is arriving
in Goa on
Sunday to
review the
ongoing
preparations
for the
38th International
Film Festival
of India
in Goa starting
from November
23 even
as nearly
6000 applications
have been
submitted
online for
registration.[GT]
'Cidade
de Forasteiros'
The
builders
of the 'Hill
Station
by the Sea'
have done
the unimaginable:
raped the
hill and
robbed the
sea. 'Aldeia
de Goa',
in fact,
will be
a 'Cidade
de Forasteiros',
forasteiros
being the
Portuguese
word for
foreigners/strangers/
outsiders/outlanders/
visitors.
No locals
can afford
the luxury.
[Mario
Cabral e
Sa, GT]
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PICTURE
FOR TODAY
Welcome
for tourists
at the idyllic
Bambolim
beach, whose
green hills
would soon
sport a
sprawling
colony for
rich non-Goans.
[Joel]
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CCP
stops lifting city
garbage
PANJIM:
The Corporation
of City of Panjim
on November 12 decided
to stop lifting
garbage in the entire
city after the people
blocked the dumping
of garbage at Tonca-Panjim,
even as the CCP
has called an emergency
meeting at 4 pm
today, November
13, in an attempt
to resolve the issue.
[GT]
Film
Bazaar
PANAJI, Nov 12:
The Film Bazaar,
designed to create
a facilitative environment
for the Indian film
industry during
the forthcoming
International Film
Festival of India,
will work on three
key thrust areas
- export of Indian
content, establishing
and positioning
India as a location
for global content
creation, and creating
a platform for new
digital entertainment
streams for Indian
films. [NT]
Mob brutally assaults
Arambol businessman
ARAMBOL: One
James D'Souza, proprietor
of J's Lounge, of
Arambol was brutally
assaulted by a group
of 18 people, on
November 12 afternoon.
It is learnt that
the assailants are
also residents of
Arambol and the
motive behind the
attack is learnt
to be business rivalry.
[GT]
MMC
to go biometric
MARGAO, Nov 12:
Come December 1
and the Margao Municipal
Council may dispense
with the muster
roll registers and
punch cards for
its employees. For,
the civic body,
like many a private
firm, is to set
to switch over the
biometric finger
scan reader - a
devise used to check
attendance of employees.
[H]
Festival
of Lights
with a difference!
PONDA: Hundreds
of lamps
(pontis)
glowed along
the steps
of Mount
Carmel Chapel,
Ponda, as
members
of the Hindu
and Catholic
communities
mingled
freely to
celebrate
Diwali,
in keeping
with the
traditional
communal
harmony
here.
[GT]
Thousands
participate
in lantern
procession
MARGAO,
Nov 12:
Thousands
of devotees
participated
in the traditional
lantern
procession
from Our
Lady of
Mount Carmel
Chapel,
Telaulim,
to Our Lady
of Rosary
Church,
Navelim,
in the wee
hours of
Monday,
marking
the commencement
of the novenas
of the feast
of Our Lady
of Rosary
church.
Carrying
colourful
lanterns
and candles,
people from
all walks
of life
and from
beyond the
boundaries
of Navelim
and Telaulim
villages
participated
in the procession,
which later
culminated
in an eucharistic
celebration
at the church
grounds.
[H]
Dindi
Festival
from Nov
18
MARGAO,
Nov 12:
The famous
Dindi festival
of Hari
Mandeer
Devasthan,
Margao,
will be
celebrated
on November
23. The
festival
of Dindi
began in
1909. This
year the
programme
will be
held for
seven days
and religious
as well
as entertainment
and Sangeet
Baitaks
are being
organised
to mark
the festival.
[NT]
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GOACAN
to observe
Children's
Road Safety
& Traffic
Management
Awareness
Fortnight
The Goa
Civic and
Consumer
Action Network
(GOACAN)
through
its Young
Civic and
Consumer
Movement
(YCM) will
organise
a Children's
Road
Safety &
Traffic
Management
Awareness
Fortnight
from 14
to 27 November.
Starting
on Children's
Day - 14th
November
- GOACAN,
through
the village
based Consumer
Forums and
the campus
based Consumer
Clubs &
Cells, will
highlight
the importance
of providing
children
information
on road
safety and
traffic
management,
protecting
them from
harassment
& danger
during travel
and ensuring
their right
to complain
& their
right to
redressal
of their
grievances.
[GoaNewsClips]
Book
exhibition
at IMB
PANJIM:
The week
from November
14 to 21
will be
celebrated
as the National
Book Week
all over
the country.
Institute
Menezes
Braganza
has arranged
a book exhibition
during the
period,
besides
other programmes
such as
discussions,
lectures,
etc for
readers
and writers.
[GT]
Shack
owners threaten
to disrupt
tourist
season
PANJIM,
Nov 12:
The Shack
Owners'
Welfare
Society,
Goa, has
threatened
to disrupt
the tourist
season next
year if
the government
accords
step motherly
treatment
to shack
operators
in the ongoing
allotment
process
this year.
[H]
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Mapusa
MLA's sister allegedly
assaulted
PANAJI,
Nov 12: The sister
of Mapusa MLA, Mr
Francisco D'Souza,
was injured in an
assault by seven
persons from Arrao,
Pomburpa, who allegedly
wrongfully restrained
and physically assaulted
her this afternoon.
The victim, Ms Maria
Lobo from Pomburpa,
lodged a written
complaint with the
Mapusa police station.
Ms Lobo informed
the police that
this was a fall
out of a civil suit
filed against them
before the court
of civil judge,
Mapusa. [NT]
Home
away from
home
Viva
Panjim has
an unusual
feel, it
is not merely
a restaurant,
but a place
where home
cooking
is the order
of the day.
Linda de
Souza is
the proud
owners and
manager
of Viva
Panjim,
a cosy family
restaurant
nestled
amidst the
narrow and
picturesque
lanes of
Fontainhas,
Panjim.
Set in a
heritage
house, this
charming
restaurant
is frequented
by locals
as well
as tourists
who are
fond of
traditional
Goan cuisine.
[Arti
Das, GT]
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Exhibition
of charcoal
drawings
CALANGUTE:
Harshada
Kerkar will
hold an
exhibition
of charcoal
drawings
at the Kerkar
Art Complex,
Calangute,
from November
14 to 20
from 9 am
to 9 pm.
Novenas
begin at
Pilar
PILAR:
The 80th
death anniversary
of Venerable
Fr Agnelo
will be
celebrated
on November
20 at the
Pilar Monastery,
and the
novenas
in preparation
of the anniversary
have started
from Sunday.
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Mormugao
beaches could do
with more lifeguards
VASCO,
Nov 12: The deployment
of lifeguards on
the beaches on the
coastal belt of
Mormugao have helped
reduce the drowning
cases. The stage
government recently
deployed trained
lifeguards at Bogmalo
beach and Baina
beach. However,
Bogmalo beach records
over two thousand
tourists and thus
needs at least one
more lifeguard in
order to maintain
vigil on the beach,
Mr Laxman Kavlekar,
the Chicolna-Bogmalo
sarpanch, said.
[NT]
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Goa
give Bihar
football lessons
MARGAO, Nov
12: Hosts
Goa made a
flying start
to the 53rd
National School
Games Under-19
football championship
overpowering
Bihar 5-0
in the inaugural
match, at
Nehru Stadium,
Fatorda. The
Goan forwards
Snehal Morajkar
and Sabrina
Carvalho constantly
troubled the
opposition
defenders.
[H]
Goa
suffer 111-run
defeat
PANJIM: Goa
suffered a
humiliating
111-run defeat
to Karnataka
in the under-15
Polly Umrigar
Trophy South
Zone cricket
tournament
at Trivandrum
yesterday.
Chasing the
target of
240 for victory
set by Karnataka,
who declared
their second
innings at
99-3 for an
overall lead
of 239, Goa
were bowled
out for 128
in 82.2 overs
on the third
and final
day. [GT]
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OBITUARY |
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12
Nov: Siolim/Beira/Lisbon:
ROSA JUSTINA
FERNANDES,
wife of
late Andre
Lourenco
Rodrigues;
Mother of
Loretta/late
Lino Fernandes
(Lisbon),
Diana /Gonzaga
Fernandes
(Lisbon)
and Jaime/Lavina
Rodrigues
(London);
Grandmother
of Deborah/Louis,
Sheila,
(Dublin)
and Rui/Sonia
and Neuza.
[lavina_rodrigues@btinternet.com]
12 Nov:
Vasco:
SUNDERABAI
(PREMABAI)
GOVIND DHUME:
Wife of
late Dr
Govind,
mother of
Shanta,
Sulabha
Suresh Wagle,
Durga Mohan
Kamat, Vishwanath,
Krishnanath
(Satish)
and Yeshwant.
12 Nov:
Mashem:
PREMANAND
ANAND LOLYENCAR:
Husband
of Prabhavati,
father of
Jaya Jagdish
Bandekar,
Sharaya
Kerkar,
late Gurudas,
Mahendra/Alka,
Naresh/Seema
and Rajesh/Angha.
12 Nov:
Reis
Magos:
MARIA ROSALIA
EMA PEREIRA
DE SA: Born
05-05-1920;
Wife of
late Dr
Referico
Rodolfo
de Sa, mother
of Juliet/late
Rix D'Souza
(Nairobi),
Nelson/Beulah
(Canada),
Joe (Bitu)/Marina
(Kuwait),
Rose/late
George Fernandes,
late Fatima,
Allen (SP
Goa Police)/Fernanda
(Nanda).
Funeral:
13th Nov
at 4 pm
to Reis
Magos church.
12 Nov:
Pilerne-Moicavaddo:
ROSY (ROSEMARY)
D'SOUZA:
Wife of
late Peter,
sister of
Angelo Correia,
aunty of
John/Flora,
Josephine/Julius,
Vinnie/Anthony
and Bento/Mingueline.
11 Nov:
Raia/Kuwait:
SAVIO
BAPTISTA:
Husband
of Alice,
son of Anthony/Philomena,
son-in-law
of Augustine/Mariquinha,
brother
of Rose
Ida/John,
brothter-in-law
of Ephrem/Vanessa
(Abu Dhabi),
Lourdes/Milton,
Eunice/Crisol,
David/Grace,
Marcelia/Steven
and Andrea.
Funeral:
13th Nov
at 3.30
to Raia
Church.
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GOA WEATHER |
TEMP:
28.7 degC; 83.5 degF &
HUMIDITY: 64% (at 10.30 hrs
today).
The nights are cooler in Goa in
the last 48 hours. The morning is
bright today.
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