CM
to
attend
Brahmins’
meet:
Chief
Minister
Digambar
Kamat
will
be
one
of
the
VIPs
to
attend
the
Fifth
Multilingual
Brahmin
Conference
to
be
held
in
Pune
on
January
24
and
25.
Chief
organiser
of
the
conference
Vedacharya
Moreshwar
V
Ghaisas
Guruji
told
journalists
in
Thane
on
Sunday
that
other
dignitaries
would
include
Delhi
Chief
Minister
Sheila
Dikshit,
the
shankaracharyas
of
all
the
Peeths,
Yoga
Maharishi
Swami
Ramdeo,
Yogacharya
BKS
Iyengar
and
Pejawar
Mathadipathi
Vishweshteetha
Swami.
[H]
Ban
raises
questions
of
efficacy:
In
a
bid
to
put
an
end
to
menace
of
plastic
bags,
the
Margao
municipal
council
has
decided
t
ban
sale
of
plastic
bags
from
January
26
from
areas
within
its
jurisdiction.
The
authorities
put
the
onus
on
the
general
public
for
disposal
of
plastic
waste…
There
is
no
government
function
without
welcoming
the
dignitaries
with
flowers,
which
are
wrapped
in
cellophane
wraps…
the
flowers
along
with
cellophane
wraps
are
dumped
in
the
garbage.
[Joao
Souza
M,
NT]
Schools
liable
for
students
while
on
beach
study
tours:
Any
college
or
school
that
intends
to
organise
a
study
tour
or
an
excursion
to
a
beach
in
Goa,
will
now
have
to
take
in
writing
the
consent
of
at
least
one
parent
irrespective
of
whether
the
student
is
a
minor
or
a
major.
[TOI]
Recession
beaten,
commercial
tax
revenues
soar:
The
whole
world
may
be
reeling
under
the
effect
of
the
economic
downturn
but
not
Goa.
At
least
not
if
official
figures
of
the
actual
cash
that
has
come
into
the
state
government’s
kitty
in
indirect
commercial
taxes
is
anything
to
go
by.
Collections
have
soared
a
significant
22
per
cent
in
the
first
three
quarters
of
fiscal
2008-00
despite
the
much
talked
of
economic
recession.
[GT]
Bollywood
films
in
NCERT
textbooks!
Parents
will
protest
but
the
National
Council
of
Education
Research
and
Training
is
all
set
to
adopt
themes
of
the
Bollywood
movies
in
its
curriculum
of
Class
XII
to
make
studies
more
interesting.
[H]
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PICTURE
FOR
TODAY
Joel
SHRINES:
A
beach-guard
for
the
fishermen
at
a
North
Goa
beach.
|
Daylight
robbery
at
Mapusa:
A
daylight
theft
occurred
in
which
property
worth
Rs.1.7
lakh
including
cash
of
Rs.92,000
was
stolen.
The
theft
occurred
at
10.30
am
at
the
main
entrance
of
Mapusa
Market
wherein
the
cash
was
stolen
from
the
drawer
of
the
table
belonging
to
a
lottery
seller
Prakash
Poulekar.
The
amount
of
Rs.92,000
was
a
collection
of
sale
of
Christmas
donation
coupons
received
from
various
lottery
sellers.
In
another
case,
an
unknown
thief
broke
open
the
lock
of
a
flat
on
the
4th
floor
of
Alcon
Apartment
at
Gaunsavaddo,
Mapusa,
belonging
to
one
Kavita
Gojan
Madiwal,
and
stole
a
gold
chain
and
silver
pooja
plates
from
the
cupboard
costing
around
Rs.15,000.
[GT]
Briton
robbed
of
belongings
at
Candolim:
A
Briton
was
robbed
of
her
belongings
while
she
was
on
her
way
to
a
resort
at
Candolim
on
January
9
at
about
11
pm.
Two
persons
on
a
motorcycle
allegedly
robbed
Ferguson
of
her
belongings
which
she
along
with
her
husband
and
friends
were
returning
to
their
resort
after
dinner.
[H]
Grace
marks
in
new
sports
policy:
If
chief
minister
Digambar
Kamat
is
to
be
believed,
then
Goa’s
potential
of
becoming
a
sports
powerhouse
in
the
near
future
looks
a
possibility.
Kamat
announced
on
January
12
that
anew
sports
policy
for
the
state
would
soon
be
put
into
force
once
it
is
approved
by
the
cabinet.
[TOI]
Lecture
by
Prof
Kerkar:
Institute
Menezes
Braganza
in
collaboration
with
Pratibha
Friends
Circle,
Borim,
will
organise
a
lecture
by
Prof
Rajendra
Kerkar
on
“Folk
Dances
of
Goa
and
Cultural
Heritage
of
Goa”
on
January
17
at
5
pm
at
Raghvendraswami
Sabha
Mandap,
Borim.
[H]
Collegians
take
on
cops:
Around
300
angry
students
from
GVM’s
Govind
Pai
Raiturkar
College,
Farmagudi,
held
a
morcha
in
front
of
the
Ponda
police
station
to
protest
the
incident
in
which
one
of
their
peers
–
Paresh
Bellur
(18)
-
was
seriously
injured
in
an
accident
involving
a
private
bus
around
8.30
am
on
January
12
morning.
The
students
gheraoed
Ponda
Police
Inspector
Manjunath
Desai
and
grilled
him
about
the
safety
of
students
and
pedestrians
in
the
town.
[GT]
Saligao
villagers
get
tips
on
RP
2021
from
GBA:
The
monthly
meeting
of
the
Saligao
Civic
and
Consumer
Forum
was
held
at
the
Lourdes
Covent
High
School
hall.
The
main
agenda
of
the
meet
was
to
discuss
the
Draft
Regional
Plan
2021.
Goa
Bachao
Abiyan
members
–
Mr
Pravin
Sabnis
and
Ms
Reboni
Chargesheet
filed
against
Rohit:
Calangute
police
filed
a
chargesheet
in
the
children’s
court
on
January
12
against
Rohit
Monserrate,
son
of
education
minister
Atanasio
Monserrate,
in
connection
with
the
alleged
rape
of
a
minor
German
girl.
[TOI]
Raia
sarpanch
voted
out
in
no-trust
motion:
The
Raia
sarpanch
Nazareth
Gomes
and
deputy
sarpanch
Rumaldo
Gonsalves
were
voted
out
of
office
by
6-5
votes
in
a
no-trust
motion
moved
against
them
on
January
14.
[GT]
Man
convicted
for
rape
of
minor
cousin:
A
25-year-old
youth
from
Baina,
Vasco,
was
convicted
on
January
12,
for
sexually
assaulting
his
minor
cousin
in
November
2007.
“The
prosecution
has
proved
beyond
all
reasonable
doubt
that
it
was
the
accused
who
raped
the
minor
girl
behind
her
hut,”
President
of
Children’s
Court
Desmond
D’Costa
said
in
the
order.
[GT]
Understanding
the
Science
Behind
Cashew
Feni:
The
government
of
Goa
under
its
industrial
policy
and
biotechnology
policy
needs
to
encourage
basic
and
applied
research
in
the
microbiology,
biochemistry,
analytical
chemistry
and
fermentation
technology
of
feni
production.
Besides
cashew
feni
the
simple
route
to
produce
more
valued
cashew
wine
needs
to
be
explored.
GIP
for
feni
needs
to
kick
start
the
process
of
identification
of
other
truly
Goan
products
which
could
qualify
for
similar
status.
[Nandkumar
Kamat,
NT]
Siberian
cranes
fail
to
keep
date
with
birdwatchers:
Birdwatchers
from
Salcete
are
disappointed
that
migratory
birds
from
Eastern
Europe
and
the
Himalayas
have
given
them
the
slip
this
winter.
These
migratory
birds,
especially
Siberian
cranes,
have
failed
to
swoop
over
some
of
the
Salcete
lakes
this
time.
[Minoo
Fernandes,
NT]
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D
E
A
T
H
S
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06
Jan:
NBK
Kuwait/Jhonsons
Guest
House,
Dona
Paula:
Born
on
04
June
1954;
JOSEPH
PETER
FERNANDES:
Son
of
late
Joao
Manuel
Fernandes/Carlota
Rodrigues;
Husband
of
Jeromina
(Jamina),
father
of
late
Joeldrine,
Joelson,
Joellan/Loraine;
Brother
of
Fr
Andrew
Fernandes
(London)
and
Michael/Benny
Fernandes.
12
Jan:
Madkai:
DULO
GOVIND
PHADTE:
Husband
of
Malini,
father
of
Govind,
Lalita,
Archana
and
Pramodini.
12
Jan:
Panjim:
GURUDAS
DUKLE:
Husband
of
Sulabha,
father
of
Leena/Jaiwant
Desai,
Sameer/Sweta
and
Sachin/Supriya.
No
condolence
visits.
11
Jan:
Goa
Velha:
SEBASEAO
NEVES
NUNES:
Husband
of
Paulina,
father
of
John,
Eva,
Rosita
and
Lydia.
11
Jan:
Vasco
da
Gama-Baina:
FLORIPA
FURTADO:
Wife
of
Socrates,
Mother
of
Alice/late
Hitler
(Germany),
Menino/Ninette,
Ameline/Eusebio
(Jimmy),
Hamilton/Rolinda,
Celine,
Savia/Roy,
late
Agnelo.
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