[goanews] 19 NOV: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
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NEWS CLIPPINGS DYSP THORAT SUSPENDED: Deputy Superintendent of Police and sub divisional police officer (Panjim), Shirish Thorat, was suspended on Monday following an inquiry by the Home department. Sources in the Secretariat confirmed that the officer had been indicted after the inquiry into the alleged misconduct by the gazetted officer against a city hotelier. (H) CLAMPDOWN ON MATKA: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has blown the bugle of war against "matka" by stating that his government will clamp on the menace by taking recourse to all legal and administrative measures. The chief minister out-rightly blamed the police force for overlooking matka in all nooks and corners of the State and warned that in future erring policemen will have to face stringent action, including suspension. (GT) VEGETABLES FOR EXPORTS: The State government would soon undertake a project on pilot basis wherein agricultural areas would be allotted to the local farmers for carrying out community vegetable farming with a view to export the produce to the foreign countries. Talking to the Navhind Times, the Director of Agriculture, Mr Waman Khade said, "If the project turns out to be successful, it could be applied on long-term and wider commercial basis." (NT) HUSBAND DIES, WIFE CRITICAL: One Cajetan D'Costa (39) of Guirdolim died while his wife Flory is admitted in a serious condition at the GMC. According to Maina Curtorim Police the decease was traveling on his Scooty home along with his wife when a Maruti van, driven by Milagres Mascarenhas (77) had a head on collision at Curtorim. (GT) BISHOPS CONVERGE: Thirty-five bishops representing 25 dioceses from different parts of the country will participate in a four-day animation programme by the Pontifical Mission Societies for Bishops at the Caritas Holiday Home in Panjim from November 19. The sessions will be focused on the proclamation of the Good News in the Indian context. (H) SHIRODA STILL TENSE: The Chikangal ward in Shiroda was still tense on Monday following the death of 14-year-old Socorro Vaz, with the relatives refusing to take possession of the body on completion of the autopsy, even as Ponda police registered a case of murder. Police has intensified its manhunt for the prime accused Gurudas Gaonkar. (H) TWO GIRLS MEET WATERY GRAVE: Gloom descended in the sleepy village of Naqueri-Betul on Monday after two minor girls belonging to migrant labour class families met a watery grave in an old, water-filled quarry on the plateau yesterday afternoon. (H) TILLARI RESETTLEMENT: While the much-delayed Tillari Irrigation Project is hit by a resource crunch and uncertainty, the status of persons to be displaced by the dam is even worse as they are caught in the throes of a harrowing wait for their resettlement. (Paul Fernandes in GT) ILLEGAL MOTORCYCLE PILOTS: The Department of Transport is to crack the whip against motorcycle taxi riders operating in the State without valid permits issued by the department, following complaints from the Goa Motor Cycle Taxi Rider's Union about the illegal operations of such riders. (H) TANKER-TRUCK COLLISION: A 27-year-old person, Budam Shaikh, died on the spot, while two others sustained injuries when a tanker and a truck collided with each other at Zorint, Sancoale on Monday morning. (H) ANC RAIDS: Expectedly, the Anti-Narcotics Cell's first raid for the season at Calangute bears the unit's "hallmark" of minimalism, ordinariness and unabashed continuation of its stubborn unwillingness to book bigger cases. (H) CHARAS SEIZED: Acting on a tip-off, the Colva police nabbed Shamlal Goverdan Lal, a resident of Himachal Pradesh, and seized from him charas weighing around 6.71 grams and worth around Rs.60,000, at Sernabatim-Colva on Monday afternoon. (H) IRANIAN ARRESTED: The Calangute police yesterday arrested an Iranian national, Aliza Sharam, aged about 29, at Baga, for overstaying in the country. (NT) VARCA WOMAN ROBBED: Julia Fernandes, a woman from Varca, was robbed of her gold ornaments worth about Rs.28,000 while she was in the process of purchasing earrings at a goldsmith shop in Margao on Monday. (H) COASTAL FISHERY RESOURCES WORKSHOP: The National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, will organise a workshop on "Coastal Fishery Resources Management of Goa" from 20 to 22 November. A team from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia, led by Dr Stephen Blaber, will participate in the workshop. (H) FILM ON GOA'S LIBERATION: Mumbai-based film-maker Ramesh Deo's film on Goa's Liberation movement was screened on Monday for a preview. The nearly hour-long film encapsulates the various pro-nationalist movements during the Portuguese regime including the Cuncolim revolt, the Pinto's revolt and the activities of Tristao Braganza Cunha, the Azad Gomantak Dal, etc. (H) FR AGNELO'S FEAST: The 10 days of prayer at the feet of Venerable Agnelo at Pilar will reach a fitting climax, when Archbishop Malcom Ranjit from Rome will be the main celebrant at the concelebrated High Mass to celebrate the 74th death anniversary of Fr Agnelo on November 20 at 9.15 am. (H) VENERABLE FR AGNELO: When the villagers of his (Fr Agnelo de Souza) wanted to repair the dilapidated chapel of St John the Baptist in Anjuna, Fr Agnelo was opposed to the idea saying that it would be better to spend the amount to build a home for the poor. When asked where they could get the additional money for its maintenance, Fr Agnelo replied that he was ready to beg from house to house to keep the home running. (Zito Almeida in GT) ASIA'S LARGEST PARISH: Asia's largest parish, Our Lady of Holy Rosary Church, Navelim, will be celebrating its annual feast on November 20. This parish has round 32,000 parishioners, who will celebrate the feast with religious pomp and gaiety. As per the records, this church was ransacked by Sambhaji's men on April 25, 1717, and only January 12, 1739, by the Maratha Vencotto Bau, brother-in-law of Peshwa Baji Rao. (NT) MARIO FOR BRAZIL, CUBA: Well-known Goan cartoonist, Mario Miranda, will be touring Cuba and Brazil on a month-long visit in February-March. Miranda has been invited by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, in collaboration with the Indian Consulate of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the Indian Embassy in Cuba. During his stay, he will make drawings on the life and landscape in the two countries and bring them for exhibition in Goa. (NT) GOENKARANCHO EKVOTT CELEBRATES CHILDREN'S DAY: Children's Day celebrations on 17th November took off on a lively note. A Sound and Light Show brought Goa to the stage, which was then taken over by the tiny tots and teenagers alike in a splash of colour and beautiful costumes.They regaled the audience with the Portuguese March, "Corredinho", "Coti" and Goan folk dances and songs besides a solo traditional Indian number. United by a common past and a common destiny, they tried to create a mini Goa away from home. Maxwell Pereira, Jt. Commissioner of Police, Traffic, sang along with great gusto the Goan folk songs. Shripad Naik, Hon. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and the Chief Guest, encouraged them to continue with their efforts to keep the Goan culture alive.The crowd then moved over to the recently inaugurated Goa Stall to enjoy the evening with traditional Goan food. ("Fatima Pais M (EIL)" [EMAIL PROTECTED]) S P O R T S POLICE WIN: Goa Police gave a delightful display of attacking soccer, making mincemeat of Napoli Sports Club, Benaulim, 3-1 in the GFA's first division football league at Chinchinim yesterday. (H) BOXING BRONZE: Premanand Gaonkar of the Goa Police added another feather to his cap when he became the first Goan to win a medal at the highly competitive 51st All India Police Boxing Championship at Bhivani in Maharashtra. (H) D
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O A W E A T H E R Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times Daily
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