23 NOV: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS

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GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
November 23, 2002

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM: Mr AB Bardhan, the general secretary of Communist 
Party of India said that the Central and state BJP-led governments are 
boosting the "job losses" and "job insecurity" in Goa, which already 
suffers from acute unemployment, by planning to privatise and hand over to 
contract labour such concerns as Goa Shipyard, Goa Electronics, Goa 
Antibiotics and even Goa Electricity Department, though the latter is 
contributing high revenues to the state treasury. (NT)

WILLY FILES PLEA: Nationalist Congress Party state president and Saligao 
MLA, Wilfred de Souza, has intensified his fight against the illegal 
construction coming up at the Jackni junction in Parra by filing an 
application yesterday in the Directorate of Panchayats, Panaji, seeking a 
stay order on the construction, which is in full swing. (GT)

ARRESTED UNDER ARMS ACT: The Maina-Curtorim police on November 22 arrested 
the alleged accused Bouventur Rodrigues, wanted by them in connection with 
the case registered under the Arms Act. Earlier the police arrested 
Bulliver Rodrigues of Varca and Miguel Dias in connection with the case. (NT)

"PARAISO" BACK IN NEWS: Bryan D'Souza, manager of Paraiso de Anjuna, was 
arrested after Anjuna PI Wilson D'Souza found that amplified music was 
being played at the restaurant at about 1.10 am without any permission from 
the competent authorities?.Residents said that loud music in the area is a 
serious problem that needs to be tackled. (GT)

MILK SUPPLIERS CHALLENGE CESS: Milk Producers' Society Union from Karnataka 
supplying milk to the State have challenged the imposition of a 15 paise 
cess per litre on milk imported, and have asked that the Rs.30 lakh 
collected by the government be returned to them. On an average, the total 
quantity of milk and milk products being transported into the state for 
sale is in the order of 17 lakh (approx) metric tonnes per month, and the 
retail selling price of this is Rs.14 per litre. (H)

CHARGES AGAINST LAWYER: The Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of 
Maharashtra has framed charges against an advocate for misconduct after a 
personal hearing. The petition was filed by Alvaro Joaquim Santana Gomes, 
Margao, before the Bar Council against Frazier T Rebello alleging illegal 
practices by him. (GT)

JUVENILES ESCAPE: Three juvenilesManjunath Shankar Prasad of Merces, Bala 
Rajendra of Calangute and Ganesh Ashok Chawan of Mumbai--lodged in Apna 
Ghar at Merces, escaped from the legal custody on November 21.

DUMPING ALONG MARGAO-SERAULIM ROAD: After the Eastern bypass, the 
Margao-Seraulim road opposite the KTC bus stand has come in handy for 
contractors for dumping of garbage and construction debris. (H)

PORVORIM LOCALS TO CLEAN VILLAGE: The Porvorim Residents Welfare 
Association has organised a "Sweep the Streets Drive" on November 24. They 
will collect plastic and other garbage all over the plateau as well as 
clear the overflowing garbage containers. (H)

PARRIKAR'S CLAIM REFUTED: Congress MLA Jeetendra Deshprabhu, addressing a 
press conference in Panjim yesterday, claimed that the report, which the 
chief minister has quoted from, refers to Goa as third-ranked in terms of 
development only in the smaller states. He also claimed that the industry 
was in doldrums in Goa due to the State government's lopsided policies. (H)

FOREIGNER FOUND DEAD: The dead body of an unidentified foreigner was found 
at the Anjuna seashore around 4.30 on November 22. Aged between 25 and 30 
years, the man had two tattoo marks on his bodya five-star mark on his back 
and "Om" sign on his right arm. (NT)

STRAY CATTLE AT BAGA BEACH: Sullying Goa's reputation as a tourist 
destination, hordes of cows and bulls daily colonise Baga beach. And as if 
the irksome Lamani vendors were not enough, the cattle potter about the 
sunbathing foreigners nosing around for food to eat and depositing cakes of 
dung in the white sand. Surely, the foreigners are getting much more of 
nature then we promised in our tourism brochures. (Joaquim Fernandes in NT)

TREASURES FROM SEA: The National Institute of Oceanography may have 
unlocked several secret from the depths of the ocean but a few of the rare 
treasures found by its scientists lie almost hidden in one of the recesses 
of its complex at Dona Paula. A modest collection of artifacts gathered 
largely during off-shore explorations in Tamil Nadu, Dwarka and in Goa has, 
over a period of time, grown into an unique museum, perhaps the only one of 
its kind in India. (GT)

LECTURE ON KONKANI LITERATURE: The Konkani Bhasha Mandal's Readers Advisory 
Committee, Margao, has organised a lecture on literature of eminent writer, 
Jyoti Konkolienkar, in its literary programme Sahitya Upasana, on November 
23 at Laxmi Ravalnath Hall at Marcel, at 5 pm. (H)

WHITE COLLARED JOBS: Governor Kidarnath Sahani has expressed concern over 
the mindset of graduate youths who only opt for white collared jobs. He 
said, such an attitude on the part of youth increase the volume of 
unemployment. He was speaking to principals of various colleges in Goa when 
they called on him at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday. (H)

FIRE AT META STRIPS: A finishing mill worth Rs.20 crore was severely 
damaged when a fire broke out at Meta Strips at Sancoale on Friday evening. (H)

PROLIFIC WRITER: As a young and dynamic priest, Sirlim-born Fr Antonio Luis 
Pereira, sj, has walked into practically every village in Goa and won the 
hearts of the masses by delivering his heart-rending sermons. As a prolific 
writer, he has also contributed much to literature, especially Konkani, 
through is 32-odd books and regular features in various dailies. (NT)

CENTENARIAN EMIRENE: Emirene Carvalho Fernandes of Campal in Panjim 
celebrates her 100th birthday today. The Campal Residents Association will 
host a party in her honour at the Luis Gomes Garden at 5 pm today. (GT)

S P O R T S
CHURCHILL GO DOWN FIGHTING: Churchill Brothers lifted their game a few 
notches in their Oil PSU 7th National Football League clash with defending 
champions Mohun Bagan. But that was not good enough to stop the Kolkata 
giants from winning 3-2 at Nehru stadium, Fatorda, yesterday. (GT)

D E A T H S
   15 No: Sydney: LOURECINHO (LAWRENCE) NORONHA, (ex Manager, Railway Goan 
Institute, Nairobi), Husband of Manuella  Father of Sainora, Delilah, 
Caesar, Carol and Sarita.Condolences to synoronha-PkbjNfxxIARBDgjK7y7TUQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [He was 
visiting Australia from the UK when he died].
   22 Nov: GERSON CHARLES D'SILVA, son of late Liburno and Queenie, 
brother of Rui/Joyce, Bosco/Mary and Carol/Joe.
   22 Nov: Macasana: MINGUEL FILIPE FERNANDES, husband of Maria Piedade, 
father of Caitan, Clemente, Pedrinha, Rosy/Santan, Meera, Meena, Laura and 
Espy.
   22 Nov: Verem: RODOLFO BOULET RIBEIRO, husband of Maria Angelica, 
father of Francisco/Fatima and Cintia/Valerio Antunes.
   22 Nov: Panjim: SHRIDHAR SITARAM SARDESSAI, husband of Premal, father 
of Dinar/Varsha, Sameer/Prabha, Smita/Suhas Naik, Binata/Sanjay Naik, 
brother of late Dr Morto Sardessai and brother-in-law of Hirabai Morto 
Sardessai (Portugal).
   22 Nov: Chinchinim: EDVIGES MARIA LACERDA, wife of late Aniceto, mother 
of Caetaninho/Mercy, Elias/Luisa, Menino/Suzie and Edward/Melba.
   22 Nov: Corjuem-Cuxem: APLONIA CANDIDA SEQUEIRA E D'SOUZA, wife of late 
Luis Xavier, mother of Philomena/Vincent and Albertina/John.
   22 Nov: Siolim-Sodiem: CALISTO A FERNANDES, husband of Cristina Agnes, 
father of Shelly/Crispino, Eufemia/Paul, Judas/Melanie, Cleto and Nancy.
   15 Nov: Varca: ROSITA FERNANDES, wife of late Romano, mother of 
Glenda/Kennedy Rebello (Kuwait), Glency/Peter D'Costa (UK).
   19 Nov: Alto Porvorim: BRAZ SEBASTIAO REMEDIOS, husband of Mabel, 
father of Reggie, Edwig and Macbeth, brother/brother-in-law of Rosy/Tony, 
John/Rosy, Cajie, Thereza, Daisy, Daina, Freddy, Willy and Nelvis. Funeral 
on 23 November at 4 pm at Alto Porvorim.
   22 Nov: Mapusa-Gaunsvaddo: LAURA ANNA BRAGANZA, wife of late Angelo 
Maria, mother of Edgar/Gladys (UK), Edna/Anthony Rocha, Elma/Valentine, 
Grand mother of Russel/Grace (UK), Sabrina/Edwin (USA), Rowena/Junot 
(Singapore) and Greta/Toswyn.
   22 Nov: Taleigao: MARIA DIVINA LOPES, sister/sister-in-law of late 
Rezina/late Jose,Fransquina/Miguel Jose, Felicio/Natalina, Abel/Ivette and 
Rosario/Siamo.
   22 Nov: Chimbel: ASPULQUETO CONCEPTION, brother/brother-in-law of late 
Servulo, John, Manuel/Cynthia.

G O A   W E A T H E R
   Temp: 25.6 deg C (78.1 deg F) at Assagao at 10.00 am today.
   Max temp: 34.3 deg C, Humidity: 62% (Official figures for yesterday)
   Weather: A refreshing morning in Goa.

Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times

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What's On In Goa (WOIG): 
Nov 06 Children's book exhibn opens, Walkabout, Anjuna... (all weekdays)
Nov 06 ArtHouse, Calangute: Chaitali's acrylics on canvas till 19.11
Nov 07 Revision of electoral rolls (till Nov 30) See schedule.
Dec 01 Two day conference, Goa Agenda. IT For Society. (Ends 2.12) 
Every Sunday: Music therapy sessions at Moira, 5 pm. 278, N.Portugal

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