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Matanhy
wants scrapping
of SEZs in all
forms
PANJIM: Goa's
Movement Against
SEZ yesterday
expressed its
strong apprehension
of the use of
terminology "not
in the present
form" by
the Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat,
which lads to
ambiguity and
demanded scrapping
of SEZs in all
forms including
food parks, IT
parks, IT resorts,
IT Habitats, IT
retreats and new
townships.
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Focus
now shifts on
SEZ land allotment
PANJIM,
Jan 1: Leader
of Opposition
Manohar Parrikar
has demanded
investigation
against persons
who have
violated the
process of land
allocation and
also a White
Paper on land
allotted for
SEZs. Parrikar
said on Tuesday
that only the
decision to
scrap SEZ is
not sufficient
but government
has to also
come out with
the White Paper
explained the
land dealings
and how lakhs
of sq meters
of land was
allotted. [H]
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GOA
TOON by
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Scrapping
of SEZ:
some in
govt grumble
PANJIM:
Rumblings
have surfaced
in the
Digambar
Kamat-led
government
with some
ministers
and MLAs
favouring
the establishment
of Special
Economic
Zones
in the
state,
miffed
with the
decision
of the
Chief
Minister
to scrap
all SEZS.
It is
reliably
learnt
that three
ministers
and two
MLAs of
the ruling
dispensation
met in
a city
hotel
on Monday
night
and expressed
strong
resentment
at the
decision
of the
Chief
Minister.
[GT]
'Youth
for Goa'
postpones
debate
PANJIM:
The debate
organised
by the
Youth
for Goa
on the
topic
'SEZs
- Boon
for Bane'
scheduled
today,
2 January,
at 5 pm,
has been
postponed
until
further
notice.
In a press
release
issued
by its
convenor
Malisa
Simoes,
the debate
stands
postponed
in view
of the
statement
made by
Chief
Minister
Digambar
Kamat
on 1 January
regarding
scrapping
of all
SEZs in
the state.
[GT]
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Don't
take credit for
scrapping SEZs,
Cong told
PANJIM: Asking
the Congress party
and the government
not to take credit
for scrapping
SEZs, Opposition
Leader Manohar
Parrikar has termed
the same as a
'New Year victory
of the people
against a tyrant
government'. [GT]
Goa
Broadband a big
scam: Parrikar
PANJIM, Jan 1:
There was no need
for another Broadband
service in Goa
when the service
of the BSNL is
already in, said
Leader of Opposition
Manohar Parrikar,
at a press conference
on January 1.
Pointing out the
futility of Goa
Broadband Network,
Parrikar alleged
that it is a big
scam. The GBBN
is slated to be
completed in March
when all 189 villages
will be connected.
[H]
Drop
in tourist inflow
during this season
PANAJI,
Jan 1: Tourism
industry in Goa
appears to have
been hit by various
unforeseen problems,
that it would
have preferred
not to encounter,
which prompted
tourists not to
come in the same
numbers as was
the case till
a year ago, especially
during the Christmas-New
Year season. According
to sources in
the tourism industry,
for the first
time in the last
decade quite a
few rooms remained
vacant during
Christmas in various
hotels across
the state. The
sources said that
the tourism industry
lost over 10 per
cent of its income
during the peak
season. [NT] |
 Elvis
is back
as director
of tourism
PANJIM,
Jan 1:
After
virtually
being
hounded
over the
"MV
River
Princess"
issue,
senior
scale
officer
of the
Goa Civil
Services
Elvis
Gomes,
appears
vindicated
in the
matter
with the
State
government
reappointing
him as
the Director
of Tourism
late on
January
31 evening.
[H]
KONKNNI
COURSE
IN ROMAN
SCRIPT
Thomas
Stephens
Konknni
Kendr
(TSKK)
will conduct
Konknni
course
in Roman
script
from 14
January
to 13
February
2008,
both the
days inclusive
at TSKK
premises
at Alto
Porvorim.
The classes
will be
held in
the morning
from 10.00
am to
01.00
p.m. For
details
contact
TSKK during
office
hours
2415857,
2415864.
N
Shivdas
bags literary
award
PANJIM:
Noted
Konkani
writer
and social
activist
N Shivdas
has been
selected
for "Tuka
Mhanne
Sahitya
Puraskar"
in Buldhana,
Maharashtra,
for his
book "Bhagdadd"
in Marathi.
This is
the first
time where
a Goan
Konkani
writer
and winner
of several
literary
awards
including
Central
Sahitya
Academy
and NCRT,
New Delhi,
has been
awarded
for writing
in Marathi.
[H]
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Case
booked
against
5 persons
PANJIM:
Panjim
police
have booked
a case
against
one Shana
Xavier
Dias and
four others
of Caranzalem
on charges
of assaulting
an employee
of Cuzinheiro
restaurant
and threatening
the parents
of the
restaurant
owner,
one Joe
Martins.
[GT]
Consumers
Road Safety
Fortnight
GOACAN
will observe
a Consumers
Road Safety
Fortnight
from 4th
to17th
January
to create
awareness
among
the Consumers
on linkages
of Road
Safety
issues
and the
Consumer
Protection
Act. While
the statistics
of injuries
and deaths
on the
roads
of Goa
for 2007xc
are shocking,
a lot
needs
to be
done in
the area
of Road
Safety
and Traffic
Management
with the
direct
involvement
of the
Goan consumer
to Organise
and not
just Agonise
over the
matter.
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Betul
residents
up in
arms
PANJIM:
Nakeri-Betul
residents
are up
in arms
over the
alleged
double
standards
of the
local
MLA Chandrakant
Kavlekar
for prevailing
upon the
villagers
to oppose
the proposed
increase
in production
of bauxite
ore and
the renewal
of the
mining
lease
of Shakti
Bauxite
Mining
project
at Betul
while
endorsing
the Food
Park at
the same
site.
[GT]
Number
of beggars
swelling
in Vasco
VASCO,
Jan 1:
The number
of beggars
in the
city has
gone up
causing
inconvenience
to domestic
as well
as international
tourists.
A visit
around
the city
reveals
that there
are a
number
of beggars
occupying
footpaths
causing
inconvenience
to the
pedestrians.
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Goa's
very
own
'Wren
&
Martin'!
"Romi
Lipient
Konknni
Kors"
by
Fr
Mathew
Almeida,
SJ,
is
simply
outstanding.
The
book
is
primarily
meant
for
beginners
and
uses
the
Bardeshi
dialect,
which
is
adopted
by
all
the
Church
publications
in
Goa.
The
graded
lessons
are
based
on
grammatical
structures
of
Konkani.
The
grammar
is
explained
in
English
and
there
are
extensive
exercises
for
the
learner.
With
structural
table
drills,
vocabulary
at
the
end
of
each
lesson
and
50
pages
of
Konkani-Inglez/English-Konkani
dictionaries,
the
book
at
once
reminds
you
of
"Wren
&
Martin",
the
old
classic
for
a
generation
of
students
and
teachers
alike.
[Walter
Menezes,
GT]
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Mater
Dei
students
top
in
international
assessment
PANAJI,
Dec
31:
For
a
third
year
in
succession,
Mater
Dei
Institution,
Saligao,
has
topped
the
Educational
Assessment
Australia
of
the
University
of
New
South
Wales.
Seventeen
students
of
the
school
have
been
awarded
gold
medals
for
securing
the
highest
grade
in
2007
IAIS/IAS
in
the
respective
categories
and
subjects
viz
English,
Mathematics,
Science
and
Computer
skills.
[NT]
"Gulab"
silver
jubilee
celebrations
to
end
MARGAO,
Jan
1:
Goa's
only
illustrated
Konkani
magazine,
"Gulab",
will
close
its
Silver
jubilee
celebrations
with
the
publication
of
the
January
2008
issue.
A
function
will
be
held
at
the
Maharaja
Hall,
Goa
Woodlands
Hotel,
Margao,
on
January
3
at
3.30.
On
the
occasion,
John
Aguiar
will
deliver
a
talk
on
the
future
of
Konkani
periodicals.
[H]
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"Tiatristes":
Photography
Exhibition
CALANGUTE:
Literati
will
start
the
New
Year
with
a
photographic
exhibition
by
Alex
A.
A.
Fernandes
"Tiatristes",
at
5.00
pm
on
January
3.
Tiatristes
is
a
series
of
portraits
made
in
Goa
and
Mumbai
in
October
2005.
The
8”x12”
digital
photographic
prints
in
B&W
are
made
on
archival
paper
using
archival
inks.
Tiatristes
will
be
on
display
at
Literati
until
January
30.
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Surya
Art
Gallery:
PA
Suryawanshi,
an
artist
from
Pernem,
who
has
exhibited
several
drawings
and
paintings
for
the
last
40
years,
has
established
his
new
"Surya
Art
Gallery"
at
Bandawalwada
in
Pernem.
It
will
be
open
for
all
between
4
pm
and
7
pm
till
March
15,
2008.
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P
O
R
T
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Talasha
bags
silver,
bronze
PANAJI,
Jan
1:
Talasha
S
Prabhu
kept
Goa's
flag
flying
high
at
the
national
women's
swimming
festival
lifting
a
silver
and
a
bronze
in
Vashi.
Her
sterling
performance
in
swimming
a
the
South
Asian
level
won
the
silver
in
100
m
backstroke.
The
bronze
came
in
200
m
individual
medley.
She
is
the
first
Goan,
and
only
one
so
far,
to
have
been
selected
for
the
international
event
in
which
76
nations
will
vie
for
top
honours.
[NT]
Ivana
invited
for
Asian
chess
PANAJI,
Jan
1:
Double
world
U-8
chess
champion
Ivana
Maria
Furtado
will
participate
in
the
3rd
Asian
Schools
Chess
Festival
organised
by
the
Chess
Federation
of
Sri
Lanka
and
recognised
by
FIDE
from
January
3
to
10
in
Kandy.
[NT]
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31
Dec: Ex-Zanzibar/Dar-es-Salaam/Vancouver/Goa:
THOMAS
(TOMMY)
PHILLIP
DE SOUZA:
Husband
of Yvonne,
father
of Gerard/Josette,
Michele/Douglas,
Jacqueline/Godwin,
Caroline,
Elaine/Dr
Zelio,
Bosco/Michelle,
Savio/Ruby;
grandfather
of Lycette,
Bernadette,
Victoria,
James,
Nolan,
Calvin,
Derek,
Chelsea,
Zaneta,
Kevin,
Rebecca,
Steve
and Molly;
brother/brother-in-law
of late
Joseph/Fara,
late Eugene/Theresa,
Dina/late
Joseph,
brother-in-law
of Jeanette/late
Jasso
Lopes.
Funeral
to be
held in
Goa, date
to be
announced
later.
01 Jan:
Sanguem-Cotto:
LURDINA
PLACIDA
FERNANDES:
Wife of
late Sebastiao,
mother
of Filomena/late
Pio Antonio
Coutinho,
Caitano/Damiana
and Martin/Violet.
1st Jan:
Seraulim:
ARCANJELA
FERNANDES:
Wife of
Catarino,
mother
of Diago/Melvy.
01 Jan:
Caranzalem:
SULEMAN
INAMDAR:
Father
of Abdul
Karim,
Noorjahan,
Salim,
Abdul
Kadar,
Jabib,
Sajid.
01 Jan:
Miramar:
PARAMILA
ANAND
KAMAT:
Mother
of Vaikunth,
Subhash
and Neeta
Prakash
Kamat.
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GOA WEATHER |
TEMP:
27.4
degC;
81.3
degF
&
HUMIDITY:
74%
(at
08.30
hrs
today).
The
mornings
are
a
bit
misty
this
week
in
Goa.
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