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DAILY
GOA NEWS CLIPS
19
NOV 2007 |
Cops
to seek
US Planet's
aid in hacking
case
PANJIM:
The Goa
police's
CID/Crime
branch,
which is
investigating
into the
hacking
of Department
of Information
and Publicity's
website
on Saturday
managed
to get the
translated
version
of the entire
text with
the help
of a Turkish
national.
The investigators
have also
decided
to take
the assistance
of the US
Planet during
the course
of investigation.
Police suspect
that though
the text
was not
related
to any terrorist
activity
in the state,
the department's
website
was hacked
since many
foreign
tourists
visiting
the state
read it.
[GT]
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Alarm
bells ring over
fuel thefts
PANJIM, Nov 18:
Pilfer 1,100 litres
of high speed diesel
and get away with
a paltry fine of
Rs.4.55 per litre.
Instances of petrol
and diesel being
siphoned by fraudsters
are taking place
with alarming frequency
in the State. And,
the law is such
that those caught
pilfering petrol
or diesel can be
penalised a maximum
of Rs.5,000 irrespective
of the quantity
of fuel that was
pilfered. [H]
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GOA
TOON
of the Week
By
ALEXYZ |
Woman
murdered in Pernem?
MAPUSA:
Mystery shrouds
the death of a 40-year-old
Darshana Dayanand
Sawant, whose body
was found lying
at an isolated place
at Chandel, Pernem,
yesterday afternoon.
Darshana had gone
to a nearby pond
to wash clothes
at around 9.30 am.
As she did not return
home for a long
time, her son Santosh
went in search of
her and found the
clothes kept nearby.
Later, Santosh with
the help of neighbours
launched search
operations and found
the body lying at
an isolated place,
a few metres away
from the pond. [GT]
MMC
to award citizens
for best garden,
house
MARGAO, Nov 18:
Any Madgaunkar who
maintains his or
her garden the best,
will walk away with
an award on the
Republic Day. Similarly,
any Margao citizen
who paints and maintains
his house better
than others, will
also be honoured.
In an innovative
step to beautify
Margao and inculcate
a sense of pride
amongst its citizens,
the Margao Municipal
Council has decided
to honour the best
citizen for keeping
the town clean and
prim. [NT]
Student
asked to
refund IFFI
poster cash
prize
PANJIM:
Shivani
Sharma,
a PG student
in Commercial
Arts, Delhi,
who had
won the
best poster
contest
at the International
Film Festival
of India
in 2006,
had to refund
the cash
amount of
Rs.21,000
after it
was found
that she
had submitted
her colleague's
poster for
the competition.
The incident
came to
light after
the relatives
of the other
girl, residing
in Delhi,
noticed
the IFFI
2006 poster
during the
telecast
of IFFI
programme
and immediately
contacted
the Entertainment
Society
of Goa.
[GT]
Adopting
Cautious
Approach
Over SEZs
All
the issues
and movements
in Goa are
now revolving
around the
precious
land. The
present
land use
shows that
only 80,000
hectares
of non-agricultural
land would
be available
for future
use. After
accounting
for the
land to
be affected
by sea level
rise and
the new
areas required
to resettle
the populations,
only 50,000
hectares
would remain
for any
spatial
planning
including
demands
of urbanisation
and industries.
In a small
state the
government
is taking
a big risk
by parcelling
out pockets
of land.
The government
does not
know the
maximum
carrying
capacity
of the land
assets to
locate new
projects.
[Nandkumar
Kamat, Glimpses-NT]
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PICTURE
FOR TODAY
There
were quite
a few Konkani
books written
in the Roman
script at
the exhibition
on the occasion
of the National
Book Week
at Menezes
Braganza
Hall in
Panjim.
[Joel]
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Naqueri
Park: Food for thought!
MARGAO,
Nov 18: Whether
a food park forms
part of the controversial
Special Economic
Zones, or not, is
a matter of debate.
But, Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat's
assertion that "there
would be no more
SEZs in Goa"
while 15 SEZs are
under review, does
not seem to be justified
if one goes by the
proposed food park
on the Quittol-Naqueri
plateau, overlooking
the picturesque
Arabian Sea. [H]
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Old
Goa villagers
to hold morcha
at CM's residence
PANJIM:
The Old Goa
gram sabha
yesterday
strongly resolved
to oppose
the government's
move to set
up a garbage
treatment
plant at Bainguinim
with all force
and decided
to take out
morcha at
the official
residence
of Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat
at Altinho
at 4 pm today,
November 14.
During the
meeting, Old
Goa Action
Committee
was also formed
under the
chairmanship
of former
Cumbharjua
MLA Krishna
Kuttikar.
Transport
minister Pandurang
Madkaikar
and Director
of Caritas,
Old Goa, Fr
Valeriano
Vaz were also
present.
[GT]
Old
Goa Bachao
Samiti opposes
Bainguinim
waste plant
proposal
PANJIM,
Nov 18: The
Old Goa Bachao
Samiti has
strongly opposed
the government's
proposal for
setting up
a solid waste
landfill-cum-treatment
plant at Bainguinim.
The Samiti
led by former
MLA of Cumbharjua,
Mrs Nirmala
Sawant, today
said that
the notification
of the Ministry
of Environment
and Forests,
Government
of India,
clearly specifies
that a landfill
site for garbage
must be away
from habitation
clusters,
forest areas,
national parks
and places
of cultural,
heritage,
religious
and historic
importance.
[H]
Tivim
village sarpanch
ousted
MAPUSA:
A motion of
no-confidence
moved by the
Tivim panchayat
members against
the sarpanch
Vijay Kandolkar
was passed
by 5-3 votes
during a special
panchayat
meeting held
in the panchayat
office yesterday
morning. Panch
members Tulsidas
Shinde, Arjun
Aroskar, Ramita
Bugde, Elizabeth
Ferros and
Shubhadha
Palkar voted
in favour
of the motion.
[GT]
Ingo's
night market
licence to
be revoked
Arpora
Village Panchayat
has decided
to revoke
the licence
granted to
Ingo's night
market that
opened last
Saturday.
The panchayat
decided to
revoke the
licence issued
to Ingo Grill
on the grounds
that it causes
traffic congestion,
gives poor
opportunity
for locals
to conduct
business and
pollutes the
area.
[H]
Mumbai
students drowns
at Baga
MAPUSA,
Nov 18: Sujeet
Shankar Harjee,
a 19-year-old
student from
Malad-Mumbai,
drowned in
the Arabian
Sea at the
Baga beach
on Sunday
afternoon.
According
to the Calangute
police, around
20 students
along with
their teacher
had come to
Goa on an
excursion.
[H] |
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MONDAY
MUSE |
PRAVIN
SABNIS
|
H
A B I T
In
India, if
you visit
someone's
home, a
cup of tea
will be
served sans
the formality
of asking
whether
you want
it. But
it is a
custom that
agreed with
me for I
simply loved
tea. Perhaps
it was a
habit picked
up in childhood
whilst going
with my
father for
radio recordings
of theatrical
and music
shows. By
the time
I was in
college,
I would
down at
least a
dozen cups
of tea in
a day.
But, habits
do hurt!
A splitting
headache
would seize
me if I
missed my
afternoon
cup of tea.
And my predicament
was worst
while on
a trek in
the Sahayadris.
I would
start off
cheerfully
but by afternoon
my migraine
would have
developed
deadly dimensions.
There were
two options
before me:
quit trekking
or break
the tea
habit. I
chose the
latter.
It was traumatic:
my nerves
were on
tenterhooks,
my mood
was edgy
all day
long and
the withdrawal
symptoms
had turned
me into
a jittery
mess! Over
a month,
I held my
resolve
and was
able to
get out
of the habit.
The liberation
from the
habit was
a major
learning.
I realised
that habits
are born
out of the
conditioning
of our psyche.
And hence
the habit
needs to
be divorced
in the mind
before the
body can
be freed.
More importantly,
we need
to stop
becoming
slaves of
habit. I
have now
learnt to
accept and
enjoy tea
with or
without
sugar, with
or without
milk, with
or without
flavours
or coffee
in all its
variants
or juices
of all types
or plain
water, too.
If we embrace
the wide
spectrum
of plurality,
habits have
no space
to form.
So whether
it is food,
drink, music
or any choices,
choose not
to be a
victim of
habit by
keeping
an open
attitude
toward every
new thing
that comes
before you.
Whether
it is things
we like
or technology
we use,
we must
ensure that
we do not
become slaves
of habit.
Therefore
we must
try out
the changing
choices.
We should
break the
conditioning
of the mind
and empower
our self-belief.
By exploring
the various
dimensions,
we will
develop
a fuller
personality
that can
adapt to
every emerging
change and
challenge…
because
we will
be habit
free!
No habit
can seize
us without
our compliance
and permission,
Let's break
every conditioning
to 'develop
new dimensions'!
[Pravin
Sabnis
pravinsabnis@gmail.com:
A life coach
with a passion
to connect
people to
their potential,
Pravin Sabnis
conducts
unlearning
unlimited
workshops
for leading
corporate
and other
groups.
The Monday
Muse series
(since 2004)
is dedicated
to the annual
theme of
JCI-India.]
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Exhibition
of ODPs by GBA
PANJIM: The Outline
Development Plans
(ODPs) of Mapusa
and Panjim have
been kept open by
the North Goa Planning
and Development
Authority, for the
public for viewing
and objections if
any, till 15th December
2007. For those
who need to understand
the Outline Development
Plans, the Goa Bachao
Abhiyan (GBA) is
once again holding
a day long exhibition
together with presentations
and explanations
on the ODPs on 20th
November, from 10.00
am to 7.00 pm, at
the Clube Vasco
da Gama, Panjim.
The GBA urges the
general public to
make it a point
to attend as it
is only through
awareness and knowledge
that accountability
can be demanded
from the policy
makers, planners
and law enforcing
agencies. The GBA
shall be holding
repeat presentations
in order to make
it convenient for
the public to attend.
These presentations
will be held at
11.00 a.m., 2.30
p.m. 4.30 p.m.and
6.00 p.m. The GBA
will also provide
assistance in helping
to draft individual
objections, if so
required by any
persons/ group,
says a note issued
by Patricia Pinto,
General Secretary
of Goa Bachao Abhiyan.
[GoaNewsClips]
Chief
Secretary
releases
'Goa Guide'
PANJIM:
Chief Secretary
JP Singh
on Saturday
released
"Goa
Guide",
a book brought
out by the
Department
of Information
and Publicity
in collaboration
with the
Indian National
Trust for
Art and
Cultural
Heritage
(INTACH),
New Delhi.
The 200-page
book attempts
to capture
the essence
of the culture
that surrounds
the beauty
of the state
punctuated
by treks
and boating
expeditions
and grand
churches.
There are
chapters
on history,
literature
and architecture,
which explain
the genesis
and evaluation
of the complex
Goan inheritance.
The book
is price
Rs.270 and
is available
in the Department
of Information
and Publicity,
Panjim.
[GT]
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At
the Young
Masters'
Exhibition
 CALANGUTE:
Resuming
their "Master"
series,
Castelo
Vermelho
art gallery
here have
put on display
another
collection
of superb
paintings
by young
Goan artists
- Julio
D'Souza,
Mahender
Padte, Swapnesh
Vaigankar,
Rajesh Salgaonkar,
Loretti
Pinto, Prashant
Nagueshkar,
Dondu Kedar,
Shripad
Gurav and
Hitesh Pankar.
All these
young painters
are products
of the Goa
College
of Arts,
with some
of them
having done
their post-graduation
at MS University
of Baroda
and elsewhere.
Exhibition
period:
Nov 11 to
Dec 5, 2007.
Castelo
Vermelho,
Gauravaddo,
Calangute,
Goa, India.
Mobile:
09823217435
Familiar
Art Websites
IRENA
VEZIN:
German artist
Irena Vezin
MAHUA
GALLERY
HARSHADA
ART GALLERY:
Portrait
artist Harshada
Kerkar
GOA-ART:
Art Chamber
Galeria
de Bellas
Artes, Goa.
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Goods
worth Rs.2 lakh
stolen
MAPUSA,
Nov 18: Unknown
miscreants decamped
with a laptop, camera,
American Dollars
and some other items
amounting to Rs.2
lakh from the house
of Mr Lewis David
at Grand Pedem,
Anjuna. The robbers
opened the door
by using a stick
and unlatched the
door from inside
when he was asleep
between 1 am and
7 am. [NT]
Husband
gets wife raped
over dowry
GHAZIABAD/GREATER
NOIDA: In a gruesome
incident, a 24-year-old
woman was allegedly
raped by seven people,
repeatedly, at the
instigation of her
husband. Reason?
She could not bring
Rs.2 lakh as dowry.
[GT]
India
now a key factor
in British trade
and industry
LONDON
(IANS), Nov 18:
The resonating tenor
of currency was
not exactly on the
mind of maverick
Tory MP, Mr Enoch
Powell, who once
described the relationship
between India and
Britain as a "shared
hallucination"
but it seems to
have become just
that. The relationship
has acquired such
hues that as Indian
businessmen circle
over British airports
to swoop down on
companies to buy
them out, several
British companies
take out time to
celebrate after
winning major contracts
in India... The
flow of Indian investments
into Britain that
began as a trickle
in the late 1990s
has now turned into
a flood. [NT]
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S
P O R T S |
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CHURCHILL
BROS LIFT
SUPER CUP
MARGAO: Churchill
Bros rode
on to a fine
brace by Nigerian
striker Mboyo
to make short
work of Dempo
SC 4-1 to
lift the Super
Cup trophy
football tournament,
organised
by GFA at
Duler grounds,
Mapusa yesterday.
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OBITUARY |
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18
Nov: Ponda-Tisk:
MARY
PEREIRA:
Wife of
late Domingos
Luis, mother
of Inacinha/Mathias
Afonso.
18 Nov:
Caranzalem:
PETER FRANCIS
CONCEICAO:
Husband
of Philomena,
father of
Nisha, Alice
and Raymond.
18 Nov:
Panjim:
ROSA MARIA
GUIOMAR
MESQUITA:
Daughter
of late
Dr Jose
Roberto/late
Claudina,
sister of
Carlos/Filomena,
Mario/Marta,
Helena/late
Renato Borges,
Marta/late
Abel Lourenco,
Aires, Dr
Maria Ines/Dr
Jacinto
Estibeiro
and late
Antonio.
18 Nov:
Benaulim-Majilvaddo:
FILIPE DO
ROSARIO
FERNANDES:
Husband
of Carmela,
father of
Joao Vicente,
Savio, Maria
Joyce/Angelico
gracias,
Carmo/Vita
and Anastacio/Lisa..
18 Nov:
Parra-Salis
Vaddo:
CEASAR SALES
XAVIER DE
ALMEIDA:
Husband
of Sheila,
father of
Anita/Anthony
D'Souza,
Alan/Milena
and Brian/Nita.
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GOA WEATHER |
TEMP:
25.1 degC; 77.4 degF &
HUMIDITY: 63% (at 09.00 hrs
today).
Perfect holiday weather in Goa
this morning.
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