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Goa: Kelekar Cremated with State Honours

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:28 PM PDT

Jnanpith Award winner and noted Konkani litterateur, Ravindra Kelekar's mortal remains were consigned to flames with the state's guard of honour at his Nagar-Priol, (Ponda taluka) residential courtyard on Saturday, August 28, afternoon.

He was 85 years old and breathed his last on Friday morning after a prolonged illness resulting from age-related complications.

Priest, Achut Bhatt Tottekar conducted the prayer service and the funeral pyre was lit by his only son, Girish Kelekar in the presence of relatives, friends, writers, politicians, businessmen and a large number of villagers.

Fr Alfred Almeida also offered final prayers to the departed soul. The state government was represented by the Governor Dr S S Sidhu's representative. The Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat paid floral tributes to late Ravindra Kelekar. Ministers Churchill Alemao, Joaquim Alemao, Alex Sequeira, Jose Philip D'Souza, leader of opposition, Manohar Parrikar, local MLA, Pandurang Dhavalikar, MLAs Damodar Naik, Laxmikant Parsekar, Chandrakant Kavlekar, Subhash Shirodkar, ex-MLAs, freedom fighters, Registrar and Vice-Chancellor of Goa University, social activists, historians, scientists and senior and noted Konkani and Marathi writers also paid tributes to the departed soul.

The village of Priol was in grief since Friday when the body of the noted Konkani litterateur was brought to his ancestral house here.

Courtesy: daijiworld

Goa: Public hearing on critical wildlife habitat status arranged

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:21 PM PDT

It is proposed to declare Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary and Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and the adjoining mangrove areas at Chorao as critical wildlife habitats for the purpose of Scheduled Tribe and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006, says a press communiqué issued here.

The public hearing of the State Level Expert Committee (SLEC) over issue of critical wildlife habitat status to Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary will be held at the Cotigao panchayat hall, Cotigao village on September 30 at 11.30 a.m. to recognize the rights and claims of the affected villagers, if any.

All the gram sabha members of villlage panchayat of Cotigao or any other persons whose rights are being affected by declaration of such critical wildlife habitat are requested to attend the hearing along with relevant documents before the SLEC on the aforesaid date, time and venue.

Also, the public hearing of the State level Expert Committee (SLEC) over the issue of critical wildlife habitat status to Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and the adjoining mangrove areas at Chorao, which was postponed earlier is scheduled to be held at the Chodan Madel Village Panchayat Hall on September 24 at 11 a.m. to recognize the rights and claims of the affected villagers, if any.

All the gram sabha members of Village Panchayat of Chorao or any other persons whose rights are being affected by declaration of such critical wildlife habitat are requested to attend the hearing along with relevant documents before the SLEC on the aforesaid date, time and venue.

Courtesy: Navhind Times
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