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- College and School Children be informed about cyber crimes : Goa MP
- Ex-Goa minister Pacheco seeks bail
- Divine hand guiding me: Goa CM
- Eleven injury marks on Nadia’s body: Goa police
| College and School Children be informed about cyber crimes : Goa MP Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:36 AM PDT Government should organize seminars and literacy programmes on CyberCrimes to acquaint college and school going children about the seriousness of Cyber Crime Offences, said Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. at Margao on Tuesday.Mr. Naik, who was inaugurating a computer laboratory of Konkani Bhash Mandal commissioned with the MPLADS funds and Rotary Club's assistance, further said that Information Technology Act 2000, which has been amended in the year 2008, specifies severe punishment from 3 to 5 years of imprisonment relating to misuse of internet and transfer of data and images.
Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. inaugurating Computer Library of Konkani Legal Aid Committees in their Legal Literacy Drive should include a project of making people aware of these crimes, which young students and other computers savvy people, may commit knowingly or unknowingly. Mr. Naik said that e-libraries full of e-books, side by side with hard copies of books , will be common in the country in the next few years and Goa cannot be an exception. Mr. Naik said that some institutions with the help of the government are developing software to translate data from English into Indian languages, to start with, languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. Mr. Naik said that 3G services have started on trial basis in Goa and in a few days time the service will be formally commissioned. This service will make downloading of data on the mobiles faster besides one will be able to see not less than 10 channels on their mobiles on the payment of reasonable fees. Students who secured high marks at recent Xth standard examination and who had taken their primary education through Konkani, were felicitated on the occasion. Mr. Ashish Keni, President of Rotary Club of Margao explained various social schemes of the club. Mr. Prashant Naik, President of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, gave welcome speech. Gunaji Desai introduced the Chief Guest. Mr. Pandarinath parab proposed a vote of thanks while Mrs. Sugandha Vadolkar, compered the proceedings of the meeting. |
| Ex-Goa minister Pacheco seeks bail Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:25 AM PDT Mickky Pacheco, former Goa tourism minister who was questioned in connection with the suspicious death of his alleged paramour, Tuesday applied for anticipatory bail at a local court. Preparations are also on to induct a new minister in the 12-member cabinet to replace him. Pacheco, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator who already faces charges of bigamy, extortion and assault, went ‘missing’ after Crime Branch officials grilled him for nearly nine hours Friday. He applied for anticipatory bail at the Margao district and sessions court. Pacheco has been caught in the whirlwind after his 28-year-old alleged lover Nadia Torrado died May 30 at a Chennai hospital after consuming rat poison. Women activists and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or judicial enquiry into the woman’s death. Pacheco himself demanded a judicial probe into Torrado’s death, calling the police investigation a “witch-hunt” against him. Meanwhile, preparations are being made to swear-in a new minister. Sources said a meeting of the respective high commands of the NCP and the Congress had finalised the name of Nilkanth Halarnkar, an NCP legislator from Thivim to replace Pacheco in the Congress-led coalition government. The present ruling dispensation includes the Congress, the NCP, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), one Independent legislator and one unattached legislator. “Since an NCP minister was dropped, we insisted that an NCP legislator should be inducted. Two cabinet berths for the NCP is part and parcel of the alliance agreement with the Congress,” an NCP functionary said. While Halarnkar’s name has not been formally announced, Raj Bhavan grounds have been readied for the swearing-in ceremony to be held Tuesday afternoon. Goa legislative assembly has 18 Congress legislators, 14 BJP, 3 NCP, 2 MGP, two Independents and one unattached legislator belonging to the United Goans Democratic party (UGDP). Courtesy:TOI |
| Divine hand guiding me: Goa CM Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:29 AM PDT Goa chief minister Digamber Kamat has said that a divine hand was guiding him in the governance which is helping him overcome the obstacles. Kamat, in a booklet released by the state government on the completion of three years, said, “I am conscious of the fact that the divine hand is guiding me to fulfill my life mission of service to fellowmen and helping me overcome obstacles in my path.” The chief minister has faced two major revolts during last three years of governance when its coalition ally - NCP, along with supporting legislators raised banner of discontent against him. The revolt was calmed down by intervention of Congress and NCP high commands. “There is a feeling that much more could have been accomplished had there been a totally favourable ambience,” Kamat said in the booklet ‘Golden Glow,’ released yesterday. When questioned on what was the non-favourable ambience, Kamat avoided a direct answer. “I mean I could have done better. I feel, I could have done better which I am trying to do in future,” he said. Kamat said some areas of concern and challenges are decline in agrarian economy and making agriculture an economically viable proposition. “Existence of unemployment and underemployment, rising migration, slums and related social issues, solid waste management, disposal issues, coverage of sewerage and sanitation facilities, sustainable development with environmental protection and adequate availability of financial resources are the challenges faced by government,” he said Courtesy:TOI |
| Eleven injury marks on Nadia’s body: Goa police Posted: 07 Jun 2010 09:41 AM PDT The body of Nadia Torrado bore 11 injury marks as per her autopsy report, officials said Monday even as the ex-Tourism Minister of Goa remained untraced following his questioning in connection with his close friend’s death allegedly after consuming poison. There were 11 injury marks on the body of the girl which were reported during a post-mortem in Chennai. “The bruises were also visible in the second autopsy conducted in Goa,” a senior police officer said. Torrado, 28, died on May 30 at Chennai after allegedly consuming rat poison and thereafter a post-mortem was conducted on her body. The second autopsy was conducted when the body was brought to Goa next day. Torrado’s alleged suicide triggered trouble for former minister Fransisco Micky Pacheco, who was her close friend. After facing intense questioning by Crime Branch on Friday, Pacheco went underground since Saturday and has been untraceable. Police spokesman Atmaram Deshpande said look-out circulars has been issued against the minister, especially at international airports. “There are no arrests executed in this case, but Nadia’s family was quizzed even today,” he added. NCP legislator, who quit the post, termed his resignation as a move to allow free and fair investigation. Pacheco’s officer on special duty, Lyndon Monteiro, on the other hand, moved his own anticipatory bail petition in district court at Margao after being summoned by Crime Branch. Monteiro, 37, who is also vice president of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), has distanced himself from Pacheco claiming that his relations with minister were purely professional. “I am not concerned with his other personal aspects and life,” Monteiro had said in his anticipatory bail plea. Courtesy:Z |
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