Re: 23-24 DEC: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS

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> GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
> December 23-24, 2002
>
>     We wish you all a
>        VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
>        and a
>        PEACEFUL & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2003
>        on behalf of
>        Goacom Clippings, Goacom Website & GoaNow
>
> GOAN NRI CONVENTION: The State government will make serious effort to
> enlist Goan NRIs to collect data for formulation of a policy/Scheme to
help
> them. For accomplishing the task, the NRI Felicitation Centre has
organised
> a day-long convention of representatives of various associations of Goans
> living abroad on December 29 at the Kala Academy. (NT)
>
> FIRE SPEWS FROM A WELL: A well at Dhaktalem, Mangor Hill, Vasco, caught
> fire on December 22 morning after a petroleum product, which is learnt to
> have been accumulated with the water in the well, exploded. The police are
> yet to identity the product and also the cause of the explosion. (H)
>
> VASCO ENGULFED IN FIRE PHOBIA: Though the fire is believed to have erupted
> as a result of the leakage of some petroleum product in a public well at
> Dactulem, Vasco, the residents are yet to come to grips with the changed
> situation. The fire brigade personnel, assisted by police and Zuari
> (factory) officials, were busy removing the petroleum product from the
well
> on December 23. The residents, who had gathered in large numbers were
> looking very tense and frightened. They informed the GT representative
that
> the authorities have asked them not to light gas stoves until further
> instructions. Hence they could not cook food and the same had to be
brought
> from neighbouring areas. (GT)
>
> SABOTAGE RULED OUT: A day after the incident of fire in a well at Vasco,
> the district administration has ruled out any sabotage, and confirmed the
> theory of possible leakage of petroleum products. (NT)
>
> CLASH OVER HELMETS AGAIN: An emergency meeting of the Motorcycle Action
> Group, held at Panaji on December 22, resolved to strongly oppose fresh
> moves by the authorities to make use of helmets mandatory in the state
from
> 1 January 2003. (GT)
>
> GOA DEMANDS REVIEW OF MHADEI WATER: The Goa government is pressing for a
> reassessment of water yield of Mhadei river prepared by the Central Water
> Commission. The state government put forth its demand to scrap the CWS
> water yield, describing it as incorrect, in a meeting, which was convened
> among the states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka by the Union Water
> Resources Ministry in New Delhi on December 20. (NT)
>
> GOANS TO BE HIT BY SC RULING: Goan students are likely to be adversely
> affected following an Apex Court ruling which directs the use of the
> yardstick of institutional preference over domicile for students seeking
> admissions for post graduation medical course. The National Congress
Party,
> Goa Unit president Dr Wilfred de Souza, said while furnishing details of
> the case. (H)
>
> "PRAKASH YATRA" IN ANJUNA: Beginning the year-long celebrations of the
> fourth centenary of St Michael's Church in Anjuna, the parishioners took
> out a long "Prakash Yatra", a lantern-lit procession, soon after sundown
> yesterday evening. The procession, which comprised of a tableau of the
> birth of Jesus, had the laity singing praises to the Lord through
Christmas
> carols, and passed through the main roads of the village. Earlier in the
> evening, the spiritual preparations for the centenary celebrations began
> with the eucharistic mass at the church, where Goa's Archbishop, Dr Raul
> Gonsalves, was the main celebrant. The Archbishop said that the prayer
> houses should spread the message of love and peace keeping in view that
all
> belong to one united family of God and the Church in reality is not one
> made of inanimate stones but of living people. (GoaNOW)
>
> HOUSE BURGLED IN ORLIM: Unknown culprits entered an old residential house
> of Pagy Viegas and committed theft of gold ornaments and cash totally
worth
> about Rs.68,000. (GT)
>
> DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES: A demand for fresh delimitation of Goa
> Assembly constituencies has been made with Chief Election Commissioner JM
> Lyngdoh by the Goa Forum for Good Governance. Juino de Souza, convenor of
> the Forum, has pointed out that there were large-scale discrepancies in
the
> voter population among the 40 assembly segments and that certain vested
> interests were keen to perpetuate the situation. (GT)
>
> LADEN "SCARE" IN GOA: A number of images and speeches of the latest
> "badshah-of-terror" Osama Bin laden, downloaded on computers in several
> cyber cafes, have had the Goa Police on the run. The police are more
> alarmed by the fact that these cyber café's have some students hailing
from
> Arab countries listed as members on their membership list. (H)
>
> SANCOALE STINKS OF FISH: Residents of Upasnagar, Sancoale, in a
> representation addressed to the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has stated
> that the owner of M/s Bismilla Fisheries, Vasco, is illegally drying fish
> in an open area adjacent to their houses. The trucks while transporting
> fish, spill the fish water along the roads, thereby making them slippery.
(GT)
>
> KONKANI BOOK: Datta D Naik's Konkani book "Zai Kai Zui" will be released
by
> former MP Amrut Kansar at the Gomant Vidhya Niketan, Margao, in the
> presence of Mukesh Thali, Prashanti Talpankar, and Purnanand Chari, on
> December 27 at 5.45 pm. (GT)
>
> GRAPHITE ISSUE: Sea Goa Ltd top officials have dispelled any apprehensions
> that graphite released from their industrial plant at Amona has any
adverse
> effect on the human system. (H)
>
> LOUDSPEAKER USE ALLOWED TILL MIDNIGHT: The state government has decided to
> permit use of loudspeakers during Christmas and New Year celebrations till
> midnight and to allow bars and restaurants to be open till 2 in the
> morning. In view of the Supreme Court order pertaining to noise pollution
> the government had restricted use of loudspeakers till 10 in the night.
The
> state government sought a relief under the recent Central government
> notification, wherein states were asked to identity 15 days in a calendar
> year for permitting the use of public systems till midnight. (NT)
>
> PM VAJPAYEE IN GOA: The Prime Minister, Mr AB Vajpayee, is expected to
> celebrate New Year in Goa along with hordes of dignitaries and
> personalities from the glamour industry including Miss India, Shruti
> Sharma. (NT)
>
> PIEDADE FELICITATED: Piedade Sequeira, wife of late Robert Sequeira of
> Calangute, ex-Army man, was felicitated at the hands of Jaishree
> Sasidharan, in the presence of Brig MK Sasidharan, Station Commander, at a
> function held on the eve of Liberation day at the Army Head Quarters in
> Panjim on December 18. (H)
>
> MIDNIGHT MASS AT SE CATHEDRAL: The Christmas Midnight Mass at Se
Cathedral,
> Old Goa, will be celebrated by Archbishop Patriarch Msgr Raul Gonsalves.
> Free rosaries will be distributed to all present. (GT)
>
> WORLD CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY (VIRTUAL): Ismilda  Research Consultancy wish
> goanetters a Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year. "Let your heart stretch to
> the victims of war and terrorism. Le, through your efforts, this world be
a
> better and safer place to live in. In this New Year, we invite you from
> your cozy homes, to join the World Constituent Assembly (Virtual) in order
> to build a better and safer world, free from the looming clouds of war,
> threat and fear. Contribute your thoughts and join the World Constituent
> Assembly (Virtual)." www.goacom.com/community/ismilda/constitution.html
(A
> World Constitution) and
> www.goacom.com/community/ismilda/con_assembly.html  (World Constituent
> Assembly (Virtual) (Carmo D'Souza).
>
> S P O R T S
>
> VASCO, SALGAOCAR WIN: Vasco defeated ITI 2-1 in Bangalore, while Salgaocar
> downed Mahindra United 1-0 at Cooperage, Mumbai, in the Seventh Oil PSU
> National Football League on December 23.
>
> D E A T H S
>     22 Dec: Nuvem: REGINA MARTINS E GOMES, wife of late Joao, mother of
> Mariano/Felicia, Santano/Nasimenta, Valeriano/Mariazinha, Margarita,
> Cecilia/Irineu.
>     22 Dec: Revora: ANGELO INOCENT REBELLO, husband of Severina, father of
> Brigit/Norbert, Antonette/francis, Agnelo/Melani, William Roy/Genevive.
>     23 Dec: St Albans, UK: IRENE FERNANDES(Ex-teacher Catholic Parochial
> School, Nairobi), wife of late Moses Fernandes, mother / mother-in-law of
> Daphne/ Ronald and Martin. FUNERAL DETAILS: Service at 10.00 am on 31 Dec,
> St Alban and St Stephen Church, Beaconsfield Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1.
> Burial:St Albans cemetery, London Rd, St Albans. Condolences
> todaphnesole2001-sZYbRm74+0k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     23 Dec: SHALIBAI MAHADEV KANTAK, wife of Mahadev, mother of
> Manohar/Asha, Savitprasad/Sharmila, Nirupa/Milind Borkar, Smita/Shekar
> Kamat, Sangeeta/Vikas Nayak. No condolence.
>     23 Dec: Curchorem: PREMANAND NARSHIMA SHENVI BORKER, husband of
Pushpa,
> father of Prasad/Prasanna/Shreyas.
>     23 Dec: Dona Paula: MARION DE SOUZA, wife of late Peter A de Souza,
> mother of Judith/late Edwin Barreto, Barbara/Charles MacMath, Peter/Ligia,
> Edwina/Filipe Cordeiro, sister/sister in law of Clare/Nazar da Silva,
> Flavia/late Edwin Soares, late Ronald Sequeira. Sister/in-law of late
> Thelma/Joao Souza, Grace. Joseph Franklin.
>     23 Dec: SOTER GUALBERTO DE VITORIA RODRIGUES, husband of Maria
> Conceicao, father of Catarina/Agnelo Vicente (Kuwait), Agnelo/Gracy,
Vicent
> (Kuwait.)
>
> G O A   W E A T H E R
>     Temp: 19.7 deg C (67.5 deg F) at Assagao at 8.15 am today.
>     Max temp: 33.0 deg C, Humidity: 89% (Official figures for yesterday)
>     Weather: The weather at nighttime in Goa is cool enough to warrant
> wearing of a festive suit for the Midnight Christmas Mass this year.
>
> Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
>
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>
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> Dec  19-22: Gauri Divan's studio pottery, Rust, Aguada Rd Ph 2479340
> Dec 23-Jan 7: Dayanita Singh's photo exhibition, Art House Tel 2276123
> Jan  18-19: International kite carnival at Morgim beach, Pernem
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