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Amchem Cantar, a documentary on Goan music (Bernado Colaco) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:34:20 +0100 > From: Mervyn Maciel <mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com> > To: Brenda Rodrigues <brendarodr...@gmail.com> > Cc: goa...@goanet.org, Frederick FN Noronha ????????? ???????? > *??????? ??????? <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] The House at 43 Hill Road > Message-ID: > <CAL65L0ujcbJP1nBDNykOW4XeHmUpKnxY0guznY=tryydua6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Many thanks, Brenda for your prompt response. > Will pass this on to my cousin who lived in Bandra > for many years. > My late brother(Rev. Joseph Maciel, S.J.), was Parish Priest > at St. Peter's and also Rector at St. Stanislaus for a time. > . > > Best wishes . > > > Mervyn Maciel > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:00 AM, Brenda Rodrigues <brendarodr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Attention: Mervyn Maciel >> >> The book launch was scheduled for July in Mumbai and August in Goa, but >> the publisher had to postpone both due to some technical problems. The >> Mumbai launch is now expected to be some time in August and the Goa launch >> will probably coincide with the lit fest in December. In the meantime, >> here's something about the book: >> >> >> ?The House at 43 Hill Road >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=43+Hill+Road&entry=gmail&source=g>? tells of >> the aristocratic Braz Rodrigues, who built his house in the mid-1800s, on >> the plot where it all happened, with family vignettes, and how his grand >> daughter-in-law Lydia made the address known worldwide for the exquisite >> wedding gowns she designed. It goes on to provide a meticulously documented >> account of how government authorities (Police, Bombay Municipal >> Corporation, Electricity Department, Fire Brigade, Cooperative Society >> officials) actively assisted land-grabbers who were out to take over that >> property in Bandra?s prime commercial area. For six years, the author, >> Brenda and her husband, Joe, great grandson of Braz, single-handedly fought >> over 70 court cases, faced assaults, threats to their lives, and even had >> to hide their children in a distant place. The book is a charming family >> saga and also a scathing indictment of an all-too-common social scenario in >> Mumbai. The tale ends with an unexpected twist. >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:43:08 +0530 > From: Marshall Mendonza <mmendonz...@gmail.com> > To: goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] The Baby scandal > Message-ID: > <camhuf+ggnhjdrvyotgdovn+j86yyna+1mf6osmjofad68yp...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > PRESS RELEASE ON THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT NIRMAL HRIDAY, MISSIONARIES OF > CHARITY HOME AT EAST JAIL ROAD, RANCHI. > (Missionaries of Charity, Mother House, Kolkata - July 17, 2018) > We are deeply saddened and grieved by the recent developments at > Missionaries of Charity Home - Nirmal Hriday at East Jail Road, Ranchi. > Even while we place our full trust in the Judicial process that is > underway, we wish to express regret and sorrow for what happened and desire > to express in unequivocal terms our condemnation of individual actions > which have nothing to do with the Congregation of the Missionaries of > Charity. We are fully cooperating with the investigations and are open to > any free, fair and just inquiry. In this context, specially in view of many > myths being spread, information distorted and false news being diffused and > baseless innuendos being thrown about regarding the Mother Teresa Sisters, > it is expedient to lay down the turn of events as they actually transpired. > Sr. Concelia MC was appointed as the sister-in-charge of the ?unwed > mothers? section at Nirmal Hriday, East Jail Road, Ranchi on June 06, 2017. > She was responsible for admission, hospitalization, counseling, record > keeping, accompanying mothers and babies to CWC, when necessary and for > discharge of the unwed mothers from the Home. > Mrs. Anima Indwar began working at Nirmal Hriday from January 2012. > Initially, she worked as a ward helper and then as a staff member to care > for the unwed mothers. She learnt the work very well and ably assisted Sr. > Concelia MC. Mrs. Anima Indwar thus, came to enjoy the trust of the Sisters > at Nirmal Hriday. As and when Sr. Concelia MC got engaged in pressing > responsibilities, Mrs. Anima Indwar would escort the unwed mothers, their > babies and their guardians to Sadar Hospital, RIMS and CWC office as was > required, by herself. > On June 29, 2018, at around 12.30 pm, the Child Protection Officer, Ms. > Seema and other Social Welfare officers, about five of them, came to Nirmal > Hriday. They called for the admission and attendance registers containing > information about the inmates at the Home. They seized the registers and > records maintained by Nirmal Hriday without providing the receipt for such > seizure to the Home. >> From the records maintained for ?unwed mothers?, the said officials > particularly enquired about Ms. Karishma Toppo and her baby. Ms. Karishma > Toppo had taken admission in Nirmal Hriday on March 19, 2018 and had > delivered her baby on May 01, 2018. After her delivery, Ms. Karishma Toppo > had declared in the Home?s register that she would surrender her child to > CWC. Mrs. Anima Indwar, Ms. Karishma Toppo and her guardian thus, took the > baby from Nirmal Hriday to surrender the child. Neither Nirmal Hriday nor > the Sisters had any way to ascertain whether the child was actually > surrendered to CWC. This is so because CWC as matter of practice did not > give any acknowledgement to the Home after obtaining custody of a child > from an unwed mother. > On July 03, 2018, Mrs. Anima Indwar when summoned by CWC, admitted that Ms. > Karishma Toppo?s child was not surrendered to CWC. Upon such admission, she > was handed over to the police by CWC. Ms. Karishma Toppo?s child too was > surrendered to CWC by Mrs. Anima Indwar and Ms. Karishma Toppo on the same > day. > On July 04, 2018, Sr. Concelia MC and Sr. Marie Deanne MC, Superior of > Nirmal Hriday were also questioned by the police. Sr. Concelia was arrested > by the police while Sr. Marie Deanne MC after being kept in police custody > till 7 pm the next day, was finally let off. > On the evening of July 04, 2018, CWC along with Child Protection Officer, > Ms. Seema without serving any notice to Nirmal Hriday, carried away the 11 > unwed mothers, one unwed mother along with her baby and one guardian from > the Home. The said women were subjected to utmost humiliation and public > embarrassment by the officials as they were carried in full view of the > media. > For reasons unknown, our Shishu Bhawan Home at Hinoo was raided by CWC with > a police force consisting about 7 members on July 06, 2018. 22 children > lodged in the said Home were > carried away by CWC, which included a one month old baby. One such baby > took very ill in the custody of CWC and was admitted in the ICU at Rani > Hospital. The records and registers of this Home too were carried away by > the officials without providing the Home a receipt of such seizure. It is > distressing that > CWC has meted out such treatment to a Home which its officials themselves > had described as having an ?excellent environment for the care of children? > only about two weeks before. > The Missionaries of Charity following the footsteps of our foundress St. > Mother Teresa is caring for the poor, destitute and the afflicted since > 1950. Today, there are 5,167 sisters, both active and contemplative, with > 760 houses in 139 countries. The Missionaries of Charity have 244 houses in > India including those in Jharkhand. Our works include running homes for > leprosy patients, TB patients, AIDS patients, physically and mentally > challenged children and adults, night shelters, indoor primary healthcare > facilities, homes for women in distress, girls in danger, abandoned > pregnant women, and for women whom poverty and starvation have driven into > the streets. > The Congregation of Missionaries of Charity vows to continue their > whole-hearted and free service to the poorest of the poor, by serving the > needy and vulnerable even in the middle of the unprecedented and unfounded > criticism that it faces today. We have full faith in the courts of law and > the investigating authorities and are confident that justice shall prevail. > We pray for all those who have been hurt by the recent developments and we > ask God to bless all those who are standing by us in these painful and > difficult moments, and we lift up to God in prayer all people of goodwill. > May our Mother, St. Teresa of Calcutta intercede for us before our Almighty > Father. > > Sr. M. Prema MC > > (Superior General) > > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/180551338720654/permalink/1601225839986523/?hc_location=ufi#> > > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=1601225839986523&av=100000530312997> > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=1601225839986523&av=100000530312997> > 1111 > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=1601225839986523&av=100000530312997> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:27:54 -0400 > From: Venantius J Pinto <venantius.pi...@gmail.com> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Cc: goanet <goa...@goanet.org> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Religious Bigotry On An Airplane > Message-ID: > <CAOY3LjN9gdexiw3BVz9uc=diqUyiQs8pboDrh=u3HX_=oap...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Years ago, when I was very accepting (To a large degree I will always be), > and on at least three occasions had to deal with India shitheads who > "suggested" that I give up my seat. In two case I requested that as soon as > the plane lands that I should be permitted to disembark first, being that I > was almost at the head of the plane. No surree! The Fheads. Upon landing, a > smarmy shit-eating grin. Desis in a hurry, jalebees in a tizzy. > > Venantius J Pinto > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:14 PM, Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> While Hemant Mehta may be discussing Orthodox Jews? seating demands on an >> Israeli plane, this could also apply to an Imam on a Saudi Arabian aircraft >> or a Mulla on Pakistan Airlines. >> >> Other unusual situations that have nothing to do with religious beliefs >> can present themselves. >> >> Are you prepared for an obstinate crew bent on preventing a scene by a >> demanding passenger, to just treat you like a doormat to save the situation? >> >> https://youtu.be/pZM0-PQUF0w >> >> Roland Francis >> Scarborough. >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:17:07 +0530 > From: "John Eric Gomes" <joe...@dataone.in> > To: "goanet org" <goa...@goanet.org> > Cc: "Goanet Lists" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Fw: ROAD ACCIDENT > Message-ID: <325D835DC8454C4EBF327D2F914257D0@xp> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > WHO IS GUILTY? > It is reported in the wee hours of Sunday, at Demani, Cuncolim a van hit two > cows killing them on the spot. The cows were not deemed guilty(they have an > owner?), but the driver who escaped unhurt, was reportedly arrested for rash > and negligent driving. Why were the cows on the road in the first place? Who > will hold the municipality/panchyat/the police or the government > guilty/negligent? The same thing applies to flooding and pot holed and washed > out roads. A joke says "In India we drive on the left. In Goa we drive on > what is left!". For too long the government has been going scot free from > suffering the consequences of their wrong acts of commission or omission! If > government leaves everything to "the wisdom of the courts", what does that > prove? That the executive lacks in taking responsibility or in wisdom? Who > will give us quick justice? Even our fish is being poisoned, our fruits and > vegetables also with chemicals. Human life, especially that of the common > man, is becoming very > cheap in our country these days and transparency and accountability a distant > dream? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:43:30 -0400 > From: Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Baby scandal > Message-ID: <834c87f1-a81c-415e-ae48-b0df504c6...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > The following is is a questionable paragraph and throws doubt on effective > supervision of the Missionaries of Charity authorities. > > Quote > On July 03, 2018, Mrs. Anima Indwar when summoned by CWC, admitted that Ms. > Karishma Toppo?s child was not surrendered to CWC. Upon such admission, she > was handed over to the police by CWC. Ms. Karishma Toppo?s child too was > surrendered to CWC by Mrs. Anima Indwar and Ms. Karishma Toppo on the same > day. > Unquote > > Concern 1. > Why was Karishma Toppo and her guardian not accompanied by Anima Indwar to > CWC to hand over the baby to CWC since the former had declared in the MofC > books that this would be done and since this was Indwar?s duty. > > Concern 2. > Why was MofC handing over babies to the CWC without getting any written > record of it. Not an excuse that they were not being given any > acknowledgement. > > Concern 3. > Why were MofC books surrendered to CWC without any court order or receiving > written acknowledgment of books and files seized? Can CWC be trusted not to > tamper with material they took. > > Concern 4 > A massive lawsuit should be filed by the Church authorities against the > police and CWC for openly parading the unwed mothers to their offices in > violation of the very privacy they most needed and at the expense of the > health and safety of just-born babies. > > If the Superior General puts out such ambiguous press releases, do they > expect to clear the matter in a direct transparent manner. > > If the MofC were experiencing problems with CWC, would it not be prudent to > have brought up such issues with the Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal of that > jurisdiction? > > At best the MofC are guilty of very lax supervision and procedures, at worst > dishonesty and Baby-Trafficking on the part of some staff who have brought > them to disrepute. Which is a shame considering they started this with all > the good intentions at their command. > > Quote >> The Congregation of Missionaries of Charity vows to continue their >> whole-hearted and free service to the poorest of the poor, by serving the >> needy and vulnerable even in the middle of the unprecedented and unfounded >> criticism that it faces today. > Unquote > > There is a valid criticism from even sympathetic secular sources that there > is no transparency in the receiving and disbursement of funds from > international charities and other sources. That only 7% of the money is > retained for use by MofC for its work and that a large chunk of the remainder > is first sent to the Vatican. > > I have no idea where that figure comes from. I am just repeating the > allegation. Whether unfounded or not the Missionaries of Charity hold the > power to make known the truth although I have strong doubts they will ever do > so. > > Roland Francis > Scarborough. > > >> On Jul 18, 2018, at 4:13 AM, Marshall Mendonza <mmendonz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> PRESS RELEASE ON THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT NIRMAL HRIDAY, MISSIONARIES OF >> CHARITY HOME AT EAST JAIL ROAD, RANCHI. >> (Missionaries of Charity, Mother House, Kolkata - July 17, 2018) >> We are deeply saddened and grieved by the recent developments at >> Missionaries of Charity Home - Nirmal Hriday at East Jail Road, Ranchi. >> Even while we place our full trust in the Judicial process that is >> underway, we wish to express regret and sorrow for what happened and desire >> to express in unequivocal terms our condemnation of individual actions >> which have nothing to do with the Congregation of the Missionaries of >> Charity. We are fully cooperating with the investigations and are open to >> any free, fair and just inquiry. In this context, specially in view of many >> myths being spread, information distorted and false news being diffused and >> baseless innuendos being thrown about regarding the Mother Teresa Sisters, >> it is expedient to lay down the turn of events as they actually transpired. >> Sr. Concelia MC was appointed as the sister-in-charge of the ?unwed >> mothers? section at Nirmal Hriday, East Jail Road, Ranchi on June 06, 2017. >> She was responsible for admission, hospitalization, counseling, record >> keeping, accompanying mothers and babies to CWC, when necessary and for >> discharge of the unwed mothers from the Home. >> Mrs. Anima Indwar began working at Nirmal Hriday from January 2012. >> Initially, she worked as a ward helper and then as a staff member to care >> for the unwed mothers. She learnt the work very well and ably assisted Sr. >> Concelia MC. Mrs. Anima Indwar thus, came to enjoy the trust of the Sisters >> at Nirmal Hriday. As and when Sr. Concelia MC got engaged in pressing >> responsibilities, Mrs. Anima Indwar would escort the unwed mothers, their >> babies and their guardians to Sadar Hospital, RIMS and CWC office as was >> required, by herself. >> On June 29, 2018, at around 12.30 pm, the Child Protection Officer, Ms. >> Seema and other Social Welfare officers, about five of them, came to Nirmal >> Hriday. They called for the admission and attendance registers containing >> information about the inmates at the Home. They seized the registers and >> records maintained by Nirmal Hriday without providing the receipt for such >> seizure to the Home. >> From the records maintained for ?unwed mothers?, the said officials >> particularly enquired about Ms. Karishma Toppo and her baby. Ms. Karishma >> Toppo had taken admission in Nirmal Hriday on March 19, 2018 and had >> delivered her baby on May 01, 2018. After her delivery, Ms. Karishma Toppo >> had declared in the Home?s register that she would surrender her child to >> CWC. Mrs. Anima Indwar, Ms. Karishma Toppo and her guardian thus, took the >> baby from Nirmal Hriday to surrender the child. Neither Nirmal Hriday nor >> the Sisters had any way to ascertain whether the child was actually >> surrendered to CWC. This is so because CWC as matter of practice did not >> give any acknowledgement to the Home after obtaining custody of a child >> from an unwed mother. >> On July 03, 2018, Mrs. Anima Indwar when summoned by CWC, admitted that Ms. >> Karishma Toppo?s child was not surrendered to CWC. Upon such admission, she >> was handed over to the police by CWC. Ms. Karishma Toppo?s child too was >> surrendered to CWC by Mrs. Anima Indwar and Ms. Karishma Toppo on the same >> day. >> On July 04, 2018, Sr. Concelia MC and Sr. Marie Deanne MC, Superior of >> Nirmal Hriday were also questioned by the police. Sr. Concelia was arrested >> by the police while Sr. Marie Deanne MC after being kept in police custody >> till 7 pm the next day, was finally let off. >> On the evening of July 04, 2018, CWC along with Child Protection Officer, >> Ms. Seema without serving any notice to Nirmal Hriday, carried away the 11 >> unwed mothers, one unwed mother along with her baby and one guardian from >> the Home. The said women were subjected to utmost humiliation and public >> embarrassment by the officials as they were carried in full view of the >> media. >> For reasons unknown, our Shishu Bhawan Home at Hinoo was raided by CWC with >> a police force consisting about 7 members on July 06, 2018. 22 children >> lodged in the said Home were >> carried away by CWC, which included a one month old baby. One such baby >> took very ill in the custody of CWC and was admitted in the ICU at Rani >> Hospital. The records and registers of this Home too were carried away by >> the officials without providing the Home a receipt of such seizure. It is >> distressing that >> CWC has meted out such treatment to a Home which its officials themselves >> had described as having an ?excellent environment for the care of children? >> only about two weeks before. >> The Missionaries of Charity following the footsteps of our foundress St. >> Mother Teresa is caring for the poor, destitute and the afflicted since >> 1950. Today, there are 5,167 sisters, both active and contemplative, with >> 760 houses in 139 countries. The Missionaries of Charity have 244 houses in >> India including those in Jharkhand. Our works include running homes for >> leprosy patients, TB patients, AIDS patients, physically and mentally >> challenged children and adults, night shelters, indoor primary healthcare >> facilities, homes for women in distress, girls in danger, abandoned >> pregnant women, and for women whom poverty and starvation have driven into >> the streets. >> The Congregation of Missionaries of Charity vows to continue their >> whole-hearted and free service to the poorest of the poor, by serving the >> needy and vulnerable even in the middle of the unprecedented and unfounded >> criticism that it faces today. We have full faith in the courts of law and >> the investigating authorities and are confident that justice shall prevail. >> We pray for all those who have been hurt by the recent developments and we >> ask God to bless all those who are standing by us in these painful and >> difficult moments, and we lift up to God in prayer all people of goodwill. >> May our Mother, St. Teresa of Calcutta intercede for us before our Almighty >> Father. >> >> Sr. M. Prema MC >> >> (Superior General) >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/180551338720654/permalink/1601225839986523/?hc_location=ufi#> >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=1601225839986523&av=100000530312997> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=1601225839986523&av=100000530312997> >> 1111 >> <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=1601225839986523&av=100000530312997> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:17:07 +0530 > From: "John Eric Gomes" <joe...@dataone.in> > To: "goanet org" <goa...@goanet.org> > Cc: "Goanet Lists" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Fw: ROAD ACCIDENT > Message-ID: <325D835DC8454C4EBF327D2F914257D0@xp> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > WHO IS GUILTY? > It is reported in the wee hours of Sunday, at Demani, Cuncolim a van hit two > cows killing them on the spot. The cows were not deemed guilty(they have an > owner?), but the driver who escaped unhurt, was reportedly arrested for rash > and negligent driving. Why were the cows on the road in the first place? Who > will hold the municipality/panchyat/the police or the government > guilty/negligent? The same thing applies to flooding and pot holed and washed > out roads. A joke says "In India we drive on the left. In Goa we drive on > what is left!". For too long the government has been going scot free from > suffering the consequences of their wrong acts of commission or omission! If > government leaves everything to "the wisdom of the courts", what does that > prove? That the executive lacks in taking responsibility or in wisdom? Who > will give us quick justice? Even our fish is being poisoned, our fruits and > vegetables also with chemicals. Human life, especially that of the common > man, is becoming very > cheap in our country these days and transparency and accountability a distant > dream? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:50:50 +0000 (UTC) > From: Bernado Colaco <ole_...@yahoo.co.uk> > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Amchem Cantar, a documentary on Goan music > Message-ID: <1649807462.9422798.1531911050...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > That's my cousin doing the mando, a cultural ambassador for Goa! > BC > > > > Thanks for this posting FN. > Doriacha larari(spelling) is one of my favourites, > Enjoyed the singing - wish the musicians/singers > would smile ! > > > Mervyn Maciel > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:32:41 +0530 > From: Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> > To: Goanet <goa...@goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Hindu tinge to last Pravasi Bharatiya Divas > Message-ID: > ??? <camcr53+-fb-cxbrrocvud2ggpz0d1ap7+fbm5uwfwqnarpu...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Anirban Bhaumik (@AnirbanDHdel) tweeted at 7:21 pm on Sun, Jul 15, 2018: > Hindu tinge to last Pravasi Bharatiya Divas https://t.co/qJ2BxtBTdP > @deccanherald > (https://twitter.com/AnirbanDHdel/status/1018493188951166976?s=03) > > Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download?s=13 > > -- > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > _/ > _/? FN * ????????? ???????? * ??????? ???????? +91-9822122436 > _/? RADIO GOANA: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha > _/ > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 08:58:14 +0100 > From: Mervyn Maciel <mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com> > To: "Estb. 1994! Goa's Premiere Mailing List" > ??? <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Subject:? Amchem Cantar, a documentary on Goan music > ??? by Ruth > Message-ID: > ??? <cal65l0ubzhmjzhe2izsr1wnvnzopl76vsn5uh+r3_cn3jlm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I'm sorry, my earlier comments were made in a hurry - having listened to > the entire video, I was pleased to see that smiles were not lacking in > the couple dancing the mando! > Apologies. > > > Mervyn Maciel > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 23:34:31 +0900 > From: Joao Barros-Pereira <joaobarrospere...@gmail.com> > To: goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Some fish, please? > Message-ID: > ??? <CAHg__J49D=NEH3OK0GRY9UbJ6W9yAJtu9ThDckTj=bxbuew...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Don't worry, the growing scare of having eaten polluted fish will > subside, and we Goans tomorrow will forget about what we are blowing > hot and cold today. That is the story of Goa, and our politicians know > it only too well. > > What will not go away is the basic problem; the fishing ban for two > months during the monsoon when no mechanized fishing is allowed in > Goa. We have a fishing ban, and yet we want business to go on as > usual? We love our fish curry and so we import fish from outside Goa > during the fishing ban. Is the ban on fishing only symbolic, and we do > not understand the implications of it? Our politicians will find a > solutions to this problem - as they always do - in a way in which > their pockets and suitcases do not become any lighter. > > This attitude of ours is seen in more than one activity area, and is a > characteristic of the Goan, visible in all its glory in the so-called > development of our state. Now, we have a great new clean fish market > building full of contaminated fish laced with formalin. And, we are > told differently than earlier - the formalin is within the permissible > limits. Good news for fish eaters? > > With fish imported from far away states, don't we need chemical > preservatives to make the fish look smart and taste edible? We can't > have it both ways or can we? Was it Marie Antoinette who said, if > there is no fish, eat meat or vegetables? Can this problem be solved > easily? It can if you don't mind eating fish which has dangerous preservatives > in it. > > Our fruit are are often sprayed with chemicals so they ripen early, > and the early bird catches the worn by making a killing in the fruit > market. If you - the consumer - happen to get killed in the process, > bad luck. There is nothing fishy in the recent FDA discovery regarding > contaminated fish. It is to be expected, to say the least. > > Either we withdraw the ban on fishing or shut down the wholesale and > retail fish markets during the two-month fishing ban during the > monsoon. The fish available in Goa through non-mechanized methods is > of a small quantity and can be said to be food on the table for a > small percentage of Goans, very small. > > We need to keep a strict watch on our borders because of the way we > are; some people will try and slip a few truckloads through our sleepy > borders as we Goans love fish very much but love easy money even more. > People who want to eat fish during the ban on fishing during the > monsoon season can eat it but maybe at their own risk. > > Like the fishermen, the wholesale fish agents and sellers can take a > well-deserved two-month vacation for the good of Goa,? Goans, and > above all, themselves. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 11:53:08 +0000 (UTC) > From: Bernado Colaco <ole_...@yahoo.co.uk> > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Good-bye Goa, Good-bye! > Message-ID: <716889714.6767424.1531655588...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Interesting to note that Goans have been blind for so many decades.? > BC > > No, I'm not applying for a Portuguese passport with the intention of > settling in Swindon, England. Nor am I contemplating suicide in the > near future, using rat poison. I'm only saying my last good-bye to the > Goa which I have known, and loved. > > > ************************* > ? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:31:52 +0530 > From: Goa Desc <goad...@gmail.com> > To: goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Uncontrolled trade destroying ROEN OLAMIS, the > ??? edible mushroom > Message-ID: > ??? <CAGV7Psw6Sb5GKAf0+BFMVLeHFUfDoe94JAfdi5Yp=hvvk-e...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your > family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. > Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Uncontrolled trade destroying ROEN OLAMIS > > http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/storyImages/2018/07/01/88065.jpg > > --------------------------------------- > The Navhind Times 01/07/18 > ---------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:32:18 +0530 > From: Goa Desc <goad...@gmail.com> > To: goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Novel mushroom pigment discovered in Goa > Message-ID: > ??? <cagv7psxuvro8txwjmfwtce2omlefextd28oraljvgawp6ad...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your > family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. > Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Novel mushroom pigment discovered in Goa > > http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/storyImages/2018/07/15/89164.jpg > > ------------------------------------- > The Navhind Times 15/7/18 > -------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:57:19 -0400 > From: Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> > To: goa...@goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] If Babies Could Talk. > Message-ID: <ac80b287-b7a0-40c2-b593-88d5a8970...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset=utf-8 > > The Story. > The Nirmal Hriday at Ranchi, the Jharkhand State branch of Calcutta?s Sisters > of Charity missionary order that looks after destitute adults, children and > the dying, find themselves in the middle of a case of alleged baby-selling by > a nun and a lay employee. Also involved are 256 missing babies that the state > government says are not accounted for. > > The Ranchi police have come up with evidence of a ?confession? by the nun who > has not been allowed access to her Mother House, the Church Authorities or > their lawyers. > > Dramatis Personae: (beside those mentioned above) > 1. The Chief Minister of Jharkhand State is a BJP member. Jharkhand is part > of northern India?s cow belt, notorious for Hindu extremism, mob killings, > tribal uprising supported by the Communist Party and suppression of ?low > caste? communities and religious minorities. Despite this, Christian > missionaries find this State, fertile ground for their work. > 2. The Police. > This is basically part of a chaotic and? lawless forested region of India and > was carved out of the Chotanagpur plateau of Bihar, one of India?s tribal > dominated and poorest states. Police in this and neighbouring states (except > West Bengal) have to operate hand-in-glove with politicians, local gangsters > and organized crime like the Coal Mafia, the Mining Mafia, the Liquor Barons, > roving dacoits, you get the picture, or their own lives will be in danger. > 3. The CBI. > Usually a process that requires Home Ministry sanction is required for a > probe, but in this case, a senior police official is asking for investigation > into the Charity?s foreign donations, although unrelated to the baby-selling > allegation. > 4. The Catholic Church. > Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, Archbishop Felix Toppo and Bishop Theodore > Mascarenhas with the latter as spokesman are, the area?s top officials. They > are standing squarely beside the Sisters. So are other Indian Church related > NGOs. > 5. The opposition parties consisting of the Congress Party, the Trinamool > Congress? Mamta Banerjee and the Communist Party?s (Marxist) Brinda Karat are > firmly supporting The Sisters of Charity who are headquartered in Banerjee?s > State West Bengal which borders Jharkhand. The CPM controls the tribals of > Jharkhand who form a substantive segment of that state. > > It is in such circumstances that justice must find a way to prevail. > > Roland Francis > Scarborough. > > > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 13, Issue 310 > *************************************** > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 13, Issue 316 > ***************************************
