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G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MAY 7, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
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IN TODAY'S EZINE: An Internet scam in Goa... and did you believe you could
earn ten thousand rupees from just typing in a few names and numbers into a
computer hooked to the Net.... Goa is currently seeing fruit and wine
festivals. Summer's here, and so are the fruits! Can a Goan team win the
national football league?
INTERNET SCAM AFFECTS thousands of Goa investors. Salient Online, a
Chennai-based network, sold many Goan youngsters that they could
earn upto Rs 10,000 per month by just typing in a few names and
numbers via the Internet. Over the past few months, one could see
several dozen youth, sitting behind cybercafe terminals, keying in
Western-sounding names and numbers. Each had to pay Rs 3000 to get
an 200 names to type in each day. Many thought of buying multiple
accounts, to earn a decent 'wage' each month.
On Friday, investors reaching the company's office at the Unitech
City Centre in downtown Panjim were shocked to find the office
closed and the website not functioning. There was no news of the CEO
Rajesh Sunder. Police said they sent a team to arrest Sunder in
Chennai. They claimed Sunder had duped his "employees" of between Rs
70 to 90 crores (Rs 700-900 million), Herald reports. But details
figures or a break-up were not available.
Some 500 individuals gathered outside the company office in Panjim
and Herald says "tens of thousands" of Goans had invested, and faced
a bleak future. Reports said the fury of the crowd was so much that
the angry mob broke into the locked office, damaged five computers
and scattered files in search of cash that was to be repaid to them.
Police said they were acting on a complaint of Ashley Afonso of
Quepem. See http://www.salientonline.net
GONE GOA: Defaulting operators may cripple Goa charter market, warns
Gomantak Times. It reports that a second operator "joins the default
queue" after the Transhow honcho dies. Earlier reports cited the
suicide of a prominent Russian charter operator, who owed 5-7 crores
of rupees to Goa. (GT)
o Panjim-based Anthony Lobo, known as 'Dr' Tony, was arrested for
molestation and unnatural sexual offences around 11.30 pm on May 5.(H)
Residents at Nirancal, Bethoda punctured the tyres of a garbage truck
and man-handled the crew, protesting the garbage dumping in their area.GT
o Convict Maruti Tirumali, 40, originally from Belgaum, jumped to his
death at the Aguada jail. (GT)
o South Goa electoral officer to act tough against code violations. (H)
o Goa Congress elects 5 vice-presidents and treasurer un-opposed. The
VPs are Jitendra Deshprabhu, MK Sheikh, Domnic Fernandes, Agnel
Fernandes and Dr Wilfred Mesquita. Moti Desai has been elected treasurer.H
o Parrikar to blame for the Goa Common Entrance Text mess (for admission
to professional colleges), alleges Pratapsing Rane. (H)
o Vasco police nab 10 sex workers. (H)
o Konkani books in Roman script dwindling, says Tomazinho Cardozo. (H)
o Transport Department suspends licenses of two motor driving schools. (H)
o Fr Agnel Pilar selected for free coaching classes for minorities to
face competitive exams. (NT)
o Frequent overflow of underground sewage irks Baina residents. (NT)
o Soulmate, from Shillong, performs live at Sweet Chilli, Sinquerim.
TIPS FROM THE KONKAN FRUIT FEST: Did you know that a ripe banana
could be used for preventing wrinkles, pimples and softening skin?
And that coconut milk applied all over the scalp and massaged into
the hair roots is beneficial in the treatment of hair loss? For more
beauty and health tips, visit the Konkan Fruit Fest, underway till
Sunday (May 8) evening opposite the Old GMC Heritage Building. Some
12 students of the Carmel College under lecturer Suvarna Fonseca e
Antao came out with these little-known facts. H
ONE MAN POST OFFICE AT POMBURPA: When he's not sweeping the premises,
he collects letters, sells stamps, handles transactions, and
maintains registers, before travelling all over Pomburpa to deliver
mail. In short, Rashikant Adfadkar (38) of Pomburpa happens to be
the postmaster, postman and peon at the Pomburpa Post Office.
Rashikant has been alone ever since the branch postmaster left
Pomburpa PO on February 22. (Melvyn Misquita in Herald)
GRAPE ESCAPE: Celebration of wine and haute cuisine. May 6-8
from 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm at the Inox Courtyard, Campal.
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DEATHS & OBITUARIES
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CALANGUTE: Sr Brigida Lobo of the Handmaids of Christ. Funeral on May 7 at
10.30 am.
MOIRA: Antonio Jose D'Mello. b 1925. Husband of Ana Felicia, father/
in-law of Fr Arlino, Arthur/Reyna. Granddad of Ryan, Annalou and Ashlynn.
Brother/in-law of late Espiciosa/late Lawrence, Peter Leo Carmello/late
Claudina, Francis/late Severina.
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GOA SPORTS
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SOFIA COTTA, 30, an engineer by profession, who has never run a mile
but is an "excellent ballroomdancer" was the only Goan face among
35,680 people who started the high-profile London Marathon recently.
She also completed it in 5 hours and 13 minutes -- way behind world
marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe (two hours, 17 minutes and 42
seconds)... but that was no disappointment! Her mother Selma Cotta
is based in Chinchinim, Salcete. (Marcus Mergulhao in the Herald).
CALANGUTE PANCHAYAT SHOWS THE WAY; It raised Rs 46 lakh in funds and
came up with an exquisite football ground. Named Poriat (Calangute),
the ground spreads over 27,000 sq m and is among the biggest in Goa.
And with a playing field of 108x72 mts, it remains, for the moment,
even bigger than the one at the Nehru Stadium. It has a lush green
outfield and is to be inaugurated on May 8 (H) This article has
praise for local politicians (who have however been criticised
elsewhere for their role in other matters, including overseeing the
village become a concrete jungle.)
Fransa Pax 2 Salgaocar 2 in a highly volatile encounter in the National
Football League. Three red cards, four goals make for interesting second
half. Sporting Clube de Goa leads the table with 45 points from 21 games.
Dempo, also of Goa, is second, with 44 points from 20 matches. East Bengal,
current title holders, is third with 40 points from 20 outings. (H)
o Dempo SC down PVC Parra 3-1 in Air India-GFA's under 14 tourney
at the Duler Grounds. (H)
o Team TVS Racing, a leading name in Indian motorsports, has a strong
line-up for the MRF National Supercross Championships to be held
on Sunday, May 8, at the Campal parade grounds. (H)
o 2STC of Bambolim managed to beat Odxel SC of Taleigao 25-23, 25-19,
20-25, 27-25 to emerge champs in the all Goa volleyball at Sanvordem.H
o St Michael Goa Velha entered the finals of the GIC Housing Finance
football tournament organised by St Agostinho SC at Sta Cruz. They
beat St Caitan of Marces 5-3 via the tie-breaker, in a closely
contested semis. (H)
o Raitura SC scored a 4-2 win via the tie-breaker over US Nerul at
the Kanekar Soccer in Sanquelim, thanks to two splendid saves by
keeper Cosme Oliveira. (H)
o Nerul SC moved into the semis of the 12th Arpora Sporting
Soccer scoring a narrow 5-4 win via the tie-breaker over Friends XI
Vaddem at the Salt Lake Grounds in Arpora. (H)
o Benny XI down UC Nerul 2-1 in the Pilerne panchayat cup at
Maddani Grounds, Pilerne. (H)
o St Dominic Savio Sports Club of Calvin conducted a 15-day football
coaching camp for Under-14 boys. 22 trainees from Calvim, Punolem and
Mayem participated. It was supervised by coach Gregory Fernandes
and director of sports at St Xavier's College Mapusa Milton Fernandes.
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WEATHER, ETC IN GOA
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Max 33.5 Min 25.0 Day humidity 74% and night 56%. (Navhind Times)
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G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MAY 7, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
... . ... .... .. ... .... .||. Founded in 1994
|| || .| '|. '' .|| || || .|...|| || by Herman
|'' || || .|' || || || || || Carneiro
'||||. '|..|' '|..'|' .||. ||. '|...' '|.' http://www.goanet.org
.|....'
To unsubscribe from this list, contact goanet-admin at goanet.org
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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
IN TODAY'S EZINE: An Internet scam in Goa... and did you believe you could
earn ten thousand rupees from just typing in a few names and numbers into a
computer hooked to the Net.... Goa is currently seeing fruit and wine
festivals. Summer's here, and so are the fruits! Can a Goan team win the
national football league?
INTERNET SCAM AFFECTS thousands of Goa investors. Salient Online, a
Chennai-based network, sold many Goan youngsters that they could
earn upto Rs 10,000 per month by just typing in a few names and
numbers via the Internet. Over the past few months, one could see
several dozen youth, sitting behind cybercafe terminals, keying in
Western-sounding names and numbers. Each had to pay Rs 3000 to get
an 200 names to type in each day. Many thought of buying multiple
accounts, to earn a decent 'wage' each month.
On Friday, investors reaching the company's office at the Unitech
City Centre in downtown Panjim were shocked to find the office
closed and the website not functioning. There was no news of the CEO
Rajesh Sunder. Police said they sent a team to arrest Sunder in
Chennai. They claimed Sunder had duped his "employees" of between Rs
70 to 90 crores (Rs 700-900 million), Herald reports. But details
figures or a break-up were not available.
Some 500 individuals gathered outside the company office in Panjim
and Herald says "tens of thousands" of Goans had invested, and faced
a bleak future. Reports said the fury of the crowd was so much that
the angry mob broke into the locked office, damaged five computers
and scattered files in search of cash that was to be repaid to them.
Police said they were acting on a complaint of Ashley Afonso of
Quepem. See http://www.salientonline.net
GONE GOA: Defaulting operators may cripple Goa charter market, warns
Gomantak Times. It reports that a second operator "joins the default
queue" after the Transhow honcho dies. Earlier reports cited the
suicide of a prominent Russian charter operator, who owed 5-7 crores
of rupees to Goa. (GT)
o Panjim-based Anthony Lobo, known as 'Dr' Tony, was arrested for
molestation and unnatural sexual offences around 11.30 pm on May 5.(H)
Residents at Nirancal, Bethoda punctured the tyres of a garbage truck
and man-handled the crew, protesting the garbage dumping in their area.GT
o Convict Maruti Tirumali, 40, originally from Belgaum, jumped to his
death at the Aguada jail. (GT)
o South Goa electoral officer to act tough against code violations. (H)
o Goa Congress elects 5 vice-presidents and treasurer un-opposed. The
VPs are Jitendra Deshprabhu, MK Sheikh, Domnic Fernandes, Agnel
Fernandes and Dr Wilfred Mesquita. Moti Desai has been elected treasurer.H
o Parrikar to blame for the Goa Common Entrance Text mess (for admission
to professional colleges), alleges Pratapsing Rane. (H)
o Vasco police nab 10 sex workers. (H)
o Konkani books in Roman script dwindling, says Tomazinho Cardozo. (H)
o Transport Department suspends licenses of two motor driving schools. (H)
o Fr Agnel Pilar selected for free coaching classes for minorities to
face competitive exams. (NT)
o Frequent overflow of underground sewage irks Baina residents. (NT)
o Soulmate, from Shillong, performs live at Sweet Chilli, Sinquerim.
TIPS FROM THE KONKAN FRUIT FEST: Did you know that a ripe banana
could be used for preventing wrinkles, pimples and softening skin?
And that coconut milk applied all over the scalp and massaged into
the hair roots is beneficial in the treatment of hair loss? For more
beauty and health tips, visit the Konkan Fruit Fest, underway till
Sunday (May 8) evening opposite the Old GMC Heritage Building. Some
12 students of the Carmel College under lecturer Suvarna Fonseca e
Antao came out with these little-known facts. H
ONE MAN POST OFFICE AT POMBURPA: When he's not sweeping the premises,
he collects letters, sells stamps, handles transactions, and
maintains registers, before travelling all over Pomburpa to deliver
mail. In short, Rashikant Adfadkar (38) of Pomburpa happens to be
the postmaster, postman and peon at the Pomburpa Post Office.
Rashikant has been alone ever since the branch postmaster left
Pomburpa PO on February 22. (Melvyn Misquita in Herald)
GRAPE ESCAPE: Celebration of wine and haute cuisine. May 6-8
from 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm at the Inox Courtyard, Campal.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
DEATHS & OBITUARIES
---------------------------------------------------------------------
CALANGUTE: Sr Brigida Lobo of the Handmaids of Christ. Funeral on May 7 at
10.30 am.
MOIRA: Antonio Jose D'Mello. b 1925. Husband of Ana Felicia, father/
in-law of Fr Arlino, Arthur/Reyna. Granddad of Ryan, Annalou and Ashlynn.
Brother/in-law of late Espiciosa/late Lawrence, Peter Leo Carmello/late
Claudina, Francis/late Severina.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
GOA SPORTS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
SOFIA COTTA, 30, an engineer by profession, who has never run a mile
but is an "excellent ballroomdancer" was the only Goan face among
35,680 people who started the high-profile London Marathon recently.
She also completed it in 5 hours and 13 minutes -- way behind world
marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe (two hours, 17 minutes and 42
seconds)... but that was no disappointment! Her mother Selma Cotta
is based in Chinchinim, Salcete. (Marcus Mergulhao in the Herald).
CALANGUTE PANCHAYAT SHOWS THE WAY; It raised Rs 46 lakh in funds and
came up with an exquisite football ground. Named Poriat (Calangute),
the ground spreads over 27,000 sq m and is among the biggest in Goa.
And with a playing field of 108x72 mts, it remains, for the moment,
even bigger than the one at the Nehru Stadium. It has a lush green
outfield and is to be inaugurated on May 8 (H) This article has
praise for local politicians (who have however been criticised
elsewhere for their role in other matters, including overseeing the
village become a concrete jungle.)
Fransa Pax 2 Salgaocar 2 in a highly volatile encounter in the National
Football League. Three red cards, four goals make for interesting second
half. Sporting Clube de Goa leads the table with 45 points from 21 games.
Dempo, also of Goa, is second, with 44 points from 20 matches. East Bengal,
current title holders, is third with 40 points from 20 outings. (H)
o Dempo SC down PVC Parra 3-1 in Air India-GFA's under 14 tourney
at the Duler Grounds. (H)
o Team TVS Racing, a leading name in Indian motorsports, has a strong
line-up for the MRF National Supercross Championships to be held
on Sunday, May 8, at the Campal parade grounds. (H)
o 2STC of Bambolim managed to beat Odxel SC of Taleigao 25-23, 25-19,
20-25, 27-25 to emerge champs in the all Goa volleyball at Sanvordem.H
o St Michael Goa Velha entered the finals of the GIC Housing Finance
football tournament organised by St Agostinho SC at Sta Cruz. They
beat St Caitan of Marces 5-3 via the tie-breaker, in a closely
contested semis. (H)
o Raitura SC scored a 4-2 win via the tie-breaker over US Nerul at
the Kanekar Soccer in Sanquelim, thanks to two splendid saves by
keeper Cosme Oliveira. (H)
o Nerul SC moved into the semis of the 12th Arpora Sporting
Soccer scoring a narrow 5-4 win via the tie-breaker over Friends XI
Vaddem at the Salt Lake Grounds in Arpora. (H)
o Benny XI down UC Nerul 2-1 in the Pilerne panchayat cup at
Maddani Grounds, Pilerne. (H)
o St Dominic Savio Sports Club of Calvin conducted a 15-day football
coaching camp for Under-14 boys. 22 trainees from Calvim, Punolem and
Mayem participated. It was supervised by coach Gregory Fernandes
and director of sports at St Xavier's College Mapusa Milton Fernandes.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WEATHER, ETC IN GOA
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Max 33.5 Min 25.0 Day humidity 74% and night 56%. (Navhind Times)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
We need your help to promote Goanet, a volunteer-driven network:
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____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by
||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha
|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| fred at bytesforall.org
Copyleft Goanet 2005 Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org
You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained.
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