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Goa News Clips
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No prized catch as
fishing season opens
MARGAO, Aug 1: Where have
the solar shrimps gone? This question did the rounds at the
fishing jetties as the prized shrimp eluded the mechanised
boat owners on day one of the new fishing season, which began
on August 1. Instead, fishing vessels returned to the jetties
with moderate catch of sardines. [H] |
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Heavy rains lash Goa
PANJIM: Heavy rains lashed
Goa yesterday disrupting normal life across the state. A total
of six inches rainfall was recorded in the state during the
last 24 hours taking the total rainfall to 64 inches,
according to Indian Meteorological Observatory, Altinho.
[GT] |
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Of cultures and Roman
script
They cannot do anything without the English language although
it is a foreign language and is written in Roman script. They
have to love Roman script because they cannot achieve their
own progress and that of their families without the English
language. But on the other hand, they hate the Roman script
only when it comes to the demand of equal status to it along
with Devnagri. [Tomazinho Cardozo, GT] |
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2 drown as boat capsizes
off Calangute
CALANGUTE: Goa’s fishing
community was hit by tragedy yesterday (Aug 1) as two crew
members aboard a fishing boat were feared drowned off Baga,
Calangute, when it capsized while returning ashore with the
catch yesterday evening. The body of one of the crew members
was recovered while the other is missing. Six other crew
members were rescued by the fishermen present on the shore.
According to the Calangute police, the boat belonging to Jose
Fernandes from Sauntavaddo, Calangute, had gone for fishing
with eight crew members aboard. [GT] |
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Painter falls to death
MAPUSA: Parmesh Nanikeri
(22) of Bijapur, but presently residing at Assagao, succumbed
to head injuries he had sustained in a fall. He was working on
a building in Assagao when he accidentally lost his balance
and fell down. [NT] |
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Labourer dies after
falling into cement furnace at Bicholim
BICHOLIM: One Vishalkumar
Bin (30), a native of UP and a labourer at Desai Cement Co,
Maina-Navelim, died after he accidentally fell into a cement
producing furnace at around 11 am. The incident came to light
during the lunch time when a search was conducted for the
victim after he was found missing. [GT] |
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Round 2 of Alfred Rose
singing contest
PANJIM, July 29: The
second round of eliminations of the Solo singing competition
of songs composed and sung by Alfred Rose at the Woodlands
hotel was a tremendous success with participants coming from
all over Goa despite the inclement weather. The finals are
scheduled at the Kala Academy on August 5, 10.30 onwards and
the competition is organised by Vandana Productions, Borim,
and supported by Herald. [H] |
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Konknni Course in Roman
Script
PORVORIM, July 25: Thomas
Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) will publish the long-awaited
course to teach Konknni in Roman script to beginners, "Romi
Lipient Konknni Kors: Konknni Course in Roman Script". The 252
pages book, prepared by Dr. Matthew Almeida, S.J., will be
released at the end of September 2007.The book teaches the
standard Konknni found in the recently published Konknni
Bible, Povitr Pustok, and other recent church literature using
the Roman alphabet to write Konknni.
There will be a special pre-publication offer for those who
book their order (within India only) before 31st August 2007.
For details, contact Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr at 2415857
or 2415864 or
pnaiksj@yahoo.co.in [GoaNewsClips] |
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