The Mopa Airport
By Melson FM Louis
Goans should support the Citizen's
Action Committee constituted under the South Goa MP, Mr
Churchill Alemao, to oppose the new civilian airport at Mopa.
The State government should ask the defence ministry to shift
the naval air base from Dabolim, so that the present Dabolim
civilian airport could be expanded and modernised to match
international standards. The Dabolim airport is not a naval
airport for it has not been classified as a defence aerodrome
by the Government of India, ministry of Civil Aviation
No.50988, dated January 1988. (My View, NT)
ALDONA PARK PROJECT: CREATIVE,
COLOURFUL
ALDONA,
Oct 26: At the children's park near the Aldona Church, the
kids were at a different, colourful, creative game this
morning. Tiny tots to near-teenagers, with brush and colour in
their tiny hands, enthusiastically decorated the wall of the
park, led and encouraged by their elders. The elders had
earlier tidied up the park, removing all the weeds and bushes,
clearing the garbage, etc.
In what they called the "Aldona Park Project", concerned
Aldonkars set about cleaning the park and making it a place to
visit regularly for "our children and their children". The
wonderful "Colour Workshop" is something to be emulated by
elders in most other villages and their children. (DGNC)
Padri: Good social entertainer
PANJIM, Oct 22: The screening of
Prince Jacob's entertaining Konkani movie "Padri" took off
today afternoon at Ashok cine theatre here. Sindhdurg Bishop
Allwyn Barretto, Mandur parish priest Fr Conceicao D'Silva,
Pundalik Naik, Tomazinho Cardozo and others figured among
those who watched the inaugural screening of Prince Jacob's
Rs.50-lakh venture, produced by Mangalore's Raymond Quadros,
ably directed by Rajesh Fernandes and with thrilling music by
Wilfy Rebimbus.
The Konkani film has already been running to packed houses in
Mangalore for the last three weeks, reveals
comedian-playwright Jacob, who appeared justifiably excited
about the film, which takes him triumphantly from the Konkani
tiatr to the silver screen. The entire cast has worked to make
the movie memorable, however, none misses the brilliance that
Newton breathes in the role of Fr Savio, the pivotal character
of the engrossing narrative. Last week, "Padri" enjoyed the
privilege of raising the curtains for the Goa State Film
Festival 2005. (DGNC)
