[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Marsachi 19vi, 2006!
Sonvsarant boreantlem borem dennem gottean revoddlelem aslem. (The best gift in the world was wrapped in a manger.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] MYFIRSTJOB: Walter Saldanha
Came across this article in the Reader's Digest (December 1999) and wondered if other Goanetters would like to share their experiences too: THE STENO-TYPIST: When I failed my school-leaving exams -- maths, always my bugbear, let me down -- I knew that formal education and I had parted ways for ever. My father, who wanted me to become a doctor, was very upset, but there was no way I was going to open a mathematics textbook again. I enrolled in a typing class and in August 1947, a few months short of my 16th birthday, started working in a small Mumbai insurance company at a salary of Rs 60 a month. My first letter was a disaster. After dictating it to me, my boss said, "Type, 'By Air'." Misunderstanding him, I keyed in 'Buyer' instead -- and that too, in the letter! My outraged boss gave me such a humiliating dressing down in front of the other employees that I nearly started crying. In fact, I often felt alone and lost those days. No one showed me how insurance policies had to be typed, and I made mistakes. I realised that to make a success of my job, I had to rely on myself. So I started coming to work early and pored through old files to figure out the right formats. I worked flat out, always re-checking my work to make sure that it was perfect. I listened carefully to what people said and if someone didn't make sense, I opened my mouth and asked questions. Things began to fall into place. In the seven months I worked there, I received three raises. I moved on to other jobs and in 1951 joined the advertising agency J Walter Thompson as secretary to a senior account executive. I loved advertising, and picked up a lot of useful knowledge. After leaving Thompson, I worked in three other organizations and by 1972 felt confident enough to start my own agency. Running one's own outfit was a constant challenge, but I was greatly helped by what I learnt in my first job. It's so important to be self reliant, to always keep one's ears and eyes open, to do one's work as perfectly as possible. And, oh yes -- to never, ever criticize anyone in front of others. Respecting people is the first rule of all successful leadership. [Walter Saldanha, 68 (in 1999), founder of Chaitra Advertising Private Limited, now Chaitra Leo Burnett, recently retired as the agency's executive chairman.]
[Goanet] Goa's abysmal Driving Skills
== ALL 'n' SUNDRY By Valmiki Faleiro == Goa's abysmal Driving Skills Bad roads and too many vehicles do not cause accidents. People who drive them do. Abysmal driving skills and an appalling lack of road sense are the conjoined twins primarily responsible for death and misery on Goa's roads. Goa (must be like the rest of the country, considering outstation drivers involved in road accidents here) produces drivers licenced to kill and maim, or get killed and maimed. Sure, we have driving schools, a licensing system, RTO, Traffic Police and even a State Road Safety Council, besides NGOs like MARG and IRTE, Delhi-based Institute of Road Traffic Education (since exited) - - and a little under two deaths per day, round the year. (More on the agencies another Sunday. Today, we'll take a sampling of our four- wheeler driving skills. And on *road sense* next Sunday.) Fact is today in Goa the moment a learner barely knows to start a vehicle, move forward, change gears, steer and read road signage, s/he is issued a regular driving licence (for a price, of course -- nothing gets done at RTO without bribe or a politician's favour in lieu.) The system generates drivers who cannot park in reverse gear (the efficient way of parking) within sufficient space between two street side vehicles. Few can do it in reverse even at angular parking slots. Most would be out of depth in a metro city parking lot puddle. Ask a driver to start and move forward on an uphill road, without rolling backwards. Or the other way round, to reverse on a down slope, without falling an inch forward. How many are taught the function and use of a handbrake? How many drivers can keep a vehicle standstill with engine running and gear engaged on an uphill, without braking, but by balancing the clutch and accelerator? While this maneuver will certainly do no much good for one's vehicle, it will do a world of good to one's driving -- to inch forward in a traffic jam on a climb, for example. (This is in fact one of the earliest and best confidence-building skills an instructor can impart to a learner. Personally, this is my test for any young relative or friend who claims knowing to drive. I ask them to drive me to the Monte uphill and demonstrate their car control, by bringing the running vehicle to stationary position, hold it that way for some moments, then inch forward, halt again, move, stop, then start, move ahead without rolling backwards, etc. -- all without touching the brake pedal.) Another skill seldom imparted to learners is the simultaneous use of the brake and accelerator pedals with the right foot (heel on accelerator, toes turned on the brake pedal) -- not a very neat thing to do, I admit, but one that'd come handy in an emergency, like when the hand brake cable sags or snaps on an uphill. How many learners are taught to slow down by rapid shifting into lower gears, than by braking? Cultivating the habit of relying more on gears than on brakes (middle- and lower-end cars do not come with ABS) can be paying. Vehicles skid in monsoons due to sudden braking. Safe drivers will habitually use gears to slow down, brakes only to halt. How many drivers will routinely overtake only in third or lower gear, NEVER in top or overdrive? Braking in lower gears is far more effective and safe ... one never knows when someone or something will choose to cross the road from the blind side just while overtaking! These are but a few safe driving skills that need to be imparted to learners and, over time, cultivated as habits. Learning safe skills and developing a quick reflex are, to be sure, insufficient to survive Goa's roads. You may drive safely, but still get hit by a reckless dumbo. One needs to learn to drive defensively, and more. An excellent bible on driving is Dr. P.S. Pasricha's "The Driver's Manual." Goa government must get rights to bulk-print and prescribe it as compulsory text to anyone who gets behind the wheel or the handlebars -- starting with driving school instructors, RTO and Traffic Police officials, of course! TAILPIECE: Advocate, journalist and former MLA of Margao, the respected Uday Bhembre, is known for profound thinking, fine way with words, and excellent oratory. Not driving. Both Udaybab and his wife, daughter of a wealthy family from Curchorem, took driving lessons. Whilst the wife went on to become a proficient driver, Udaybab preferred the seat by the side. Or at the back, when chauffeured. His predecessor, son of one of Goa's leading car dealers, Babu Naik, always preferred his black Mercedes, much as *driving* from the rear seat -- whether in politics or in the Merc180. Babu's predecessor, Vassudev (Anna) Sarmalkar, also loved his Peugeots, chauffeured! Digambar Kamat is the only Margao MLA who always drove his cars ... until he became minister, that is. (ENDS) ==
Re: [Goanet] Rat as fish
25 tangas?! That would be equal to "uma rupia e nove tangas" (one rupee and nine annas), as each "rupia" had 16 "tangas". And nobody in those days spoke of or wrote 16, 17 20 or 25 "tangas". Jorge - Original Message - From: afra dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:16 AM Subject: [Goanet] Rat as fish > Hi Goanetters, > > If the Vatican can make dispensation of eating a BIG DESERT rat as fish on > fridays in the SOUTH AMERICAS, and can issue a BULL to eat beef on fridays > (they did this in the 1950s in Goa). M > My Church oarish priest issued these for 25 tangas every fridays - (the beef > itself cost 25 tangs a quaeter kg. and there was no money coming in from M'bay > due to Krishna Menon's embargo at that time). > > They can give u their almight blessing to drink as much feni as you like so > long as you go into a deep meditating mood and not aggressive. > Any thing is possible with Vatican Blessing. > Afra. > >
[Goanet] Konkan Railway: Change in Arrival time at Ratnagiri of KR3 DN Dadar-Ratnagiri Passenger
See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_extn_17032006.htm 17th March, 2006 PRESS RELEASE CHANGE IN THE ARRIVAL TIME OF DADAR- RATNAGIRI PASSENGER TRAIN For the convenience of passengers, Konkan Railway has decided to change the arrival time of KR3 DN Dadar - Ratnagiri passenger at Ratnagiri station w.e.f.20-03-2006. Train noStation Present Arrival timew.e.f.20/03/06 KR3 DNRatnagiri00.20 23.50 -- Need a *Gmail* e-mail ID? Do write to me. Will send you an invitation to open a *Gmail* e-mail account. :-)
Re: [Goanet] HIV test to be made mandatory for marriage registration in Goa
<< "We have decided to amend the Goa Public Health Act making HIV test mandatory before registration of marriage," State Health Minister Dayanand Narvekar told reporters after the cabinet meeting. : : If amendment comes through, Goa would be the first state in the country to have mandatory HIV test before marriage, Narvekar added. >> Some more nonsense from our Goan politicians!!! Wonder how many politicians (or their kith & kin) are associated with pathology/HIV testing labs. Lawrence -- Need a *Gmail* e-mail ID? Do write to me. Will send you an invitation to open a *Gmail* e-mail account. :-)
[Goanet] MURDER OF A PRIEST VANDALISATION OF CHURCHES/CROSSES
Looks like the worst is yet to come in GOA, what happened to the incident of vandalisation in fontainhas some years ago and that too during the regime of Parrikar, today he is singing a different song being in the opposition. Did he manage to catch the culprits when he was a Chief Minister. LET NO PARTY OR POLITICIAN TAKE ADVANTAGE TO THEIR OWN SELFISH INTERESTS THE ISSUE OF VANDALISATON OF CROSSES AND MURDER OF FR. EUSEBIO FERRAO THEY WILL MESS IT UP FURTHER. Its time Goans rise above petty issues, its time goans realise where the danger has reached , its time GOAN CATHOLICS realise that its just not going to end here, PRAY THAT THE OLD GOA CHURCH AND ALL OTHER CHURCHES will not fall a prey to vandalisation. Goenkars take care of your houses, take care of your sons and daughters, mothers and fathers property and all other belongings , GOA is no longer a safe place to stay , (thanks to Goans who are moving and migrating out of Goa) and dictating terms and only sermons on GOA NET what and who is right and wrong. After the sad demise of Fr. Ferrao i have observed so many articles on GOA NET but we can't do anything apart from expressing our anger on GOANET, till date i have not understood the incident of vandalisation in Fontainhas and here you go history has repeated again but in a very brutal way. We are against portugal, but never against those who are creating chaos and hatred inthe name of religion in GOA, flush out all these illegal Ghantis and those huts where politicians get their votes from. Something should be done something should be done , all this is happening because we follow the song" EACH ONE FOR HIMSELF GOD FOR ALL " S.Monteiro _ NRIs: Still paying for money transfers? Now send Money2India for FREE! http://ads.mediaturf.net/event.ng/Type=click&FlightID=20273&AdID=65990&TargetID=11172&Targets=11172&Values=202,414,1093,1264,3122&Redirect=http:%2F%2Fwww.icicinri.net%2Fmoney2india%2F%3Fm2i%3DBAC-MSN%26att%3DMSNTLM2I70CHAR%26rfr%3DMSNTLM2I70CHAR
Re: [Goanet] A first hand report on 'GLOBAL GOANS ASSOCIATION' courtesyRene Barreto
Floriano Many thanks for your post which gives someone like me, in the Goan Diaspora, information about recent goings-on in Goa. Yours was a substantial post and I will need to read it again, carefully, to get the full picture. With appreciation, Cornel DaCosta, London, UK. - Original Message - From: floriano To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:50 PM Subject: [Goanet] A first hand report on 'GLO Our only warning to Mr. Rene Barrtto is to lay-off from selling the Global Goans in the hands of the RSS. Grow-up Mr. Rene Barreto. Will you? Goa has a last chance to come out of the fudge that we Goans have created over the centuries by being self-centered and by displaying our one-upmanships for our own vested goods. Let us now collectively join-up together to save our own skins before they are put up on the drying line by the RSS goons going around in sheep's clothing. We at goasuraj had tough time in admonishing Mr. Jaime Rebello and his colleagues from inaugurating the song and dance NRI Forum at Leonora's at Verna very recently. Now we find that you are a busy-bee in selling the Global Goans to the RSS lock-stock and barrel. Floriano Lobo Goasuraj Check-out the Road Map for Goa at www.goasu-raj.org
[Goanet] MACAZANA INCIDENT NO ARRESTS MADE
The gruesome murder of the Parish Priest of St Francis Xavier Church Macasana Salcete Goa about 18 kms from Margao has sent confusing signals, as both the villagers and police are still unclear of the motive of the crime. According to information collated by this writer in situ, this evening at Macazana church and at his native place in Chinchinim Salcete the alleged two men suspected are believed to be clsoe acquantainces of the priest Fr Eusebio Ferrao n/o Ferrao wado (Mazilwado) Deussua Chinchinim Salcete Goa It is believed that the two persons hailing from Udipi (Uttar Kannada)? or Uttar Pradesh (UP) ? still uncertain came around 2.30 p.m. on 17th March. 2006 Friday to the residence of the priest adjoining the Church and informed the cook that they would be joining the priest for dinner and stay. The present cook incidentally a temporary replacement since the last seven days or so for the earlier cook one Mr Sunil? who is alleged to have proceeded to his native place in Udipi or Karwar to answer some exams. Fr Eusebio is stated to have made all arrangements for the dinner for his "guests" with purchases of eggs at a local shop. The alleged assailants came dined and were reported to have had animated discusssion well until late night. Later the cook is reported to have gone to sleep and the priest too went into his room while the "guests" slept in the adjoining room as per the bedding seen by the villagers. Early this morning the Church bells did not toll at the appointed time and villagers who procceed for the first mass at 0630 were surprised to see the Church closed. They then heard some thumping of the door and are believed to have broken the window and found the cook locked in his room, and later the priest gagged with a pillow on his face and tongue curled up. Except for some slight mark on his side rib it appears that he was suffocated to death, in the early hours of dusk. No other injury was reported either of body being mutialated or the tongue cut as per rumours doing the rounds. The police dog sniffed the trail of the alleged assailants upto the nearest bus stop, and then lost track. It is not clear whether the assailants departed by the early 0600 hrs bus but some villagers are reported to have heard the screeching of a vehicle in the early hours of dusk. The police have taken the cook for questioning and also summoned the other who had proceeded for exams. The cook doubles up as a sacristian and cook for the lone Parish priest. There is a prayer house constructed at the entrance of the priests residence which was intact. The foundation stone for the same was laid by late Fr Eusebio in 2004 and inuagurated in April 2005. The motive seems uncertain as all his belongings were intact. Robbery therefore was not the motive. The police have carried out finger print imaging and other investigations under Maina Curtorim Police Station under PI Harish Madkaikar according to the police on duty. But since the villagers also broke into the premises before the police turned up some vital prints may have been lost. The prayer room has since been open for prayers but all other parts have been declared out of bound. The priests residence is on the top floor so is the dining room cooks room and toilet and bathroom According to some gossip doing the rounds it was reported that an article on page 3 of Vavrradeancho IXTT dated 18 March, 2006 under the caption "Sanvordem Ghoddlem Purai Goem Hal"lam" could have been the cause of the murder. But a reading of this article indicates more of several questions which remain unanswered of the Sanvordem incident> But a small drawing showing a damaged pharmacy Sanvordem a General Store with a by line "Are, fator kabar zait aileat. Anik pick-up dhadd" does not show anything vindictive or provocative on a cursory reading in Konkani Roman script. It is not confirmed as to which community the assailants belong but they are believed to have spoken in Hindi and English. A visit to the residence of late Fr Eusebio at Mazilwaddo Chinchinim witnessed a small number of locals at his residence at 1930 hrs. In the well mosaicc tiled house of late Fr Eusebio was his brother Jacob and his wife,. A retired seamen he stated that his brother late Eusebio 61 years visited him last Friday and infact he had visited Fr Eusebio at Macazana on 15th. There was never any doubt in their minds of the impending dastardly in human attack. The funeral is slated for the 21st of March, 2006 when the mortal remains of Fr Eusebio will be brought from the Goa Medical College Bambolim morgue where it is lying after post partum investigations to his residence. From there (as per the professed wishes of Fr Eusebio during his lifetime to have the funeral services at the Dessua Chapel) he will be taken to his St Anthony's Chapel Deussua and then for the requiem High Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Hope at Chinchinim owing to the expected crowd for the funeral servi
[Goanet] Sex Abuse Brits Jailed in India (+ Guilty D'Souza)
Excerpts: *"Two British men have been jailed for six years in India for sexually abusing boys at a homeless children's shelter in Mumbai (Bombay)." *"The shelter's Indian manager William D'souza was found guilty of aiding and abetting the men and given three years." Full article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4819988.stm Peter D'Souza
[Goanet] Goa - The Lusitanian Impact part 2
After the Portuguese had completed their defensive positions of the land they had acquired, events took place that were to have an impact on the socio-religious life of Goans. Since the cross normally followed the flag, the missionaries may have started the process of conversion first in the boundary villages where their soldiers were stationed and they may have moved to central and coastal villages later. The conversion of Goans to Christianity took place during the period 1560 - 1640 after which the missioary zeal seem to have declined. Here we could safely state that the impact of the Lusitanian culture was clearly at its strongest in Old Goa and in the boundary villages where their soldiers were stationed. And yet, one would have thought that the boundary villages ( not to speak of other less fortunate villages ) would have become model Catholic villages a la any other village in Portugal where all inhabitants lived in spirit of Christian brotherhood. Alas ' after 450 years of Christianity.the more they changed ( especially in the mode of worship and wearing of apparel ), the more they remained the same. The rural society based on the principles of heredity remained stagnant, ''a grande missao civilizadora de Portugal, notwithstanding. Is it any wonder that missionaries were so diasappointed that they were not keen to continue with the conversion work. In the sixteen and the seventeen centuries sea voyages were dangerous undertakings and more Portuguese lives may have been lost in the high seas than in the battles for the acqusition of territories. In Portugal, there may not have been many people who would have volunteered for these dangerous missions overseas. It is possible that sailors and soldiers of lower rank and some missionaries too, were conscripts drawn mainly from the government run orphanages in Portugal. they were not accompanied by the family members and in most cases had none.. May be, for this reason , Albuquerque offered a 'magnanimous' gift to his soldiers after capturing Old Goa. The widows of muslim soldiers who were killed in the battle of Old Goa were given in marriage to his soldiers resulting in the race of mixed people called mestissos. In the next two centuries to come similarly place Portuguese soldiers settled down in Goa with women .to raise their own mestisso families. Thus there is reason to believe that Goa had a substantial population of mestissos whose skin hue was much paler than that of majority of Goans. to be concluded , hopefully, antonio
[Goanet] Good to Goa
Good to Goa Scotsman.com ALISON SMITH I had decided never to go to Goa again. My previous visit was as a wide-eyed teen in 1990 en route to a year travelling around Australia. I revelled in the impossibly exotic places and people I found in India's coastal paradise, and indulged in the decidedly un-Scottish pursuits of laziness and self-absorption, with the obligatory probe into Eastern spirituality. A five-day stopover stretched into three months. When I finally found my way from temple to phone to call home, my dad jolted me back to earth with the words: "I'm no' wantin' you comin' back wi' a shaved heid!" My hair survived, but I couldn't imagine topping the time I had there, and stories of package tour companies colonising the coast put me off further - so I decided to leave the place untouched in my memory. But years later, the lure of cheap flights and the promise of a two-week sun-fest to escape the dark, freezing winter proved too much, and I found myself aboard a crammed charter flight to Goa airport at Dabolim. The difference from 16 years ago was already apparent. Where once the committed travelled overland from Bombay to find rarefied bliss, the age of rampant air miles had made the endeavour easier for everyone and much more inclusive. For every plummy accent there was a Welsh builder, a folk-singing Scouser or a Cockney complaining about "too many northerners - no offence, love, I mean the north of England". I headed north to revisit Anjuna, long-time hangout for hippies and eccentrics, and home to the huge, bustling Wednesday market where you can haggle over 50p here and there for silks, spices and trinkets. The few bars which punctuated the beach before had multiplied, but the place had the same character of wild and woolly Bohemia. A local superstition about the bad luck of building above two storeys nicely hampers any ambitious plans for development. Villas and cafés with a Portuguese flavour (the state was a colony until 1961) stretch out behind the beach, where you can lounge on day beds or in hanging chairs sipping fruit lassis while dopey dogs bake in the sun. Tourists zip around on rented mopeds, or hire a taxi for the whole day without breaking the bank. In the nearby town of Mapusa I saw a magician make a motorbike disappear and a lady levitate, and hypnotise a bloke from the audience to entertain us in the style of a female Bollywood dancer. And the Well of Death showed off the Indian relish for dangerous driving. Young thrill-seekers wound around an open-topped, rickety wooden bowl at mad speeds, sitting sidesaddle on motorbikes, or nonchalantly on the edge of car windows, plucking banknotes out of the hands of the audience assembled at the top. By night, I found the range of dining options in Anjuna had exploded. Xavier's restaurant is reputed to have the best seafood in an area renowned for it, and their fish curry is a must. A short hop away at Baga, J&A's offers fine Italian dining on the waterfront for silly prices. Elsewhere, organic cafés run by smiley, shaven-headed health nuts offer mung bean salads, tempeh and cashew nut curries and fresh juices. Fuelled by beansprouts, it seemed a shame not to pursue the health kick and I tried a couple of drop-in sessions at the Purple Valley Yoga centre, which also runs yoga holidays. Classes take place on white net-draped platforms in the lush gardens of the Hotel Bougainvillea, before the sun gets too high. At the end of a dynamic, satisfying run through the postures, I followed the lead of a bearded teacher with a plait and a Californian accent in using laughter as the best way to release tension. This started off not being funny at all, and ended up being so hilarious that I was still shaking with mirth well into the "deep relaxation" phase. Deep relaxation was in short supply on the beach at nearby Vagator. The days around New Year are the busiest in the season and I spent the afternoon shoo-ing away a persistent holy cow trying to eat my lunch, practising diplomacy with mean-looking Russians' girlfriends over the parasols, and trying not to have my heartstrings plucked by all the pretty beach-seller girls: "Hello, madam, where you from - Scotland? See you Jimmy, Och aye the noo!" The best course of action seemed to be to head north in search of a lower sunworshipper-to-beach ratio and we found it at Ashvem - a broad sweep of sand with a few low-key cafés which rent out basic bamboo beach shacks for around 400 rupees (£5). This is when you realise all you need is a bed, a fan, a mosquito net and a nearby shower, and the urge to renounce all your worldly goods takes hold. While nightlife on this stretch of coast generally winds down with the sun, we stumbled on a night festival honouring the local saint. Sari-ed women and children gathered in an open building for a re-enactment of stories from the Bhagavad Gita: Vishnu vanquished a scary-looking black d
Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town calledJabalpur
On 18/03/06, Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am accused of memory loss. The place (Jabalpur) was > a miserable back water. I have visited the South of > India on a similar trip, and a totally different > experience. > > BC RESPONSE: Thank you once again for reiterating: I don't know how the foul abuse by Goveia was allowed. The acerbic style of writing, of Goveia, leaves much to be desired on this forum. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town calledJabalpur
Bernardo, I don't think you went to Jabalpur. I think you went to Manipur since "pea eyed Manipurs" brought you food and none of the other details of what you wrote about Jabalpur made any sense. I proved that point by point. Either that or you need to get yourself checked for premature memory loss. If you don't heve memory loss then we have to conclude that you took liberties with the truth. If you wrote so many falsehoods about Jabalpur, why should anyone believe you about anything else? --- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am accused of memory loss. The place (Jabalpur) > was > a miserable back water. I have visited the South of > India on a similar trip, and a totally different > experience. > > BC > --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Bernado > > Until now, I hadn't bothered to look up the > location > > of Jabalpur on the map > > but your great description of your visit there > > impels me to do so. It > > strikes me from your vivid account that it was a > > thorough backwater which > > seemingly curtailed the development of at least > one > > person we have heard on > > Goanet and other sites endlessly and vacuously. > > Cornel > > > > > > ___ > > Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter > now. http://www.yahoo.co.uk/blackberry > >
[Goanet] Obituary: Fr.Eusebio murdered at Macasana Church.
Dears, Mystery surrounds the death of Fr.Eusebio Ferrao, who was found suffocated to death this morning at the St. Francis Xavier's Church, Macasana , Salcete, Goa. the church is just a few kilometres away from Maina-Curtorim, the home of the Speaker of Goa's Legislative Assembly, Francisco Sardinha. Perhaps, Mr.Sardinha will bring his influence to bear on the Goa Police to solve the crime. Otherwise, the Goa Police will add this crime to the long list of church break-ins and vandalisation of crosses that remain as much a mystery today as they were a year ago, much to the consternation of the parishioners. The BJP, through the Leader of the Opposition Mr. Manohar Parrikar, have served notice that it will raise the issue of unsolved church break-ins and vandalisation of crosses in the Legislative Assembly which will have a short session from Monday, 20 march 2006. "Sarkaran kotten nak buddovpachem" ( "The government should dip its nose in a coconut shell" [filled with water and kill itself] , as the Konkani saying goes) is the headline on page 1 of the SUNAPARANT of 18 March that carries the report on his Press Conference. And one thought that the catholics were safe during Congress rule in Goa and at the centre ;-( The killing of Fr.Eusebio Ferrao leaves no place for cheer. Miguel - Original Message - From: Nacimen Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Obituary OBITUARY. FR. EUSEBIO AGNELO FERRAO( 1944-2006). With grief and sadness we mourn the untimely death of our beloved companion Fr. Eusebio A. Ferrao. At the time of his unfortunate death on 17th March, 2006, Fr. Eusebio was 61 years old and the Parish Priest of St. Francis Xavier's Church, Macasana , Salcete, Goa. Fr. Eusebio's death has robbed us of a friend, a writer,a lively, yet simple priest and an able administrator. While his death leaves us with huge void, we rejoice in our colleague's life and thank God for his gift to our Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Fr. Eusebio Agnelo Ferrao was born on August 14, 1944 and did his primary education in Portuguese in his native Chinchinim, Salcet taluka. He joined the Seminary of Our Lady at Saligao-Pilerne during the Academic Year 1956-57 and successfully completed his course in Humanity. Thereafter, he sought admission in the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol in 1962 and having completed his philosophical and theological courses was ordained priest along with his other twelve companions at St. Andrew's Church, Vasco da Gama, on 26th April, 1970. St.Andrew's Church was celebrating 400 years of its establishment [1570-1970] and the ordination was held here in this honour. Thereafter, Fr.Eusebio joined the Pastoral Institute St. Pius X, Old Goa and was appointed in 1971 ' On deputation to the Liturgical Commission at Pastoral Institute, Old Goa'. His task was to translate into Konkani the " Ritual" of the Catholic Church and also some books of the New Testament of the Bible including the Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of St. Paul to the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philomen, Letter to the Hebrews, Letter of James and the Letter of Jude, published by the Archdiocese as the "Povitr Pustok: Novo Korar" in 1974. This was necessitated by the post Vatican Council-II directive to have the Church services in the 'language of the people' from 1969, instead of the convention of Latin used universally until then.This translation in Konkani was in the Roman script and serves as referece material and Sunday readings for mass/service in Konkani throughout Goa to this day. Fr.Eusebio's next appointment was at scenic church of Our Lady of Piedade at Divar in 1975 as Assistant to the Parish Priest. Still later he was posted as a Chaplain at Ambelim Chapel at Assolna and in 1988 he was promoted and appointed Parish Priest of Carambolim, Ilhas, famous the world over for the migratory birds. He was given the additional responsibility of the Joint-Secretary of the Diocesan Commission for Liturgy in 1993. In the same year, he was appointed Parish Priest of St.Lawrence Church, Agassaim and also Dean if Goa-Velha Deanery and fimally the Parish Priest of Macassana. He was also elected member of the Council of priest in 1992 and 1998 . He contributed numerous articles to the local konkani news-papers, reviews, and magazines om various topics and lately wrote on social issues in the V. Ixtt. In the Liturgical Review " Amcho Sevadhorm" of the Archdiocese he was a regular contibutor . Fr. Eusebio was kind, unassuming, loving and a sympathetic pastor, who was always approachable and available to his parishioners and others alike. For Fr. Eusebio, his parish was the window through which he viewed God. He was one with his parishioners, knowing their joys and their sorrows, their trials and their pain. He knew the difficulties of his parishioners to raise children, what it is to fear losing a job or face an addiction. He preached about these t
Re: [Goanet] Only Olympic hatrick in Football belongs to a Goenkar!
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[Goanet] A first hand report on 'GLOBAL GOANS ASSOCIATION' courtesy Rene Barreto
RE: ATTEMPT MADE BY MR. RENE BARRETO TO FORM A GLOBAL GOAN ASSOCIATION WITH NITIN KUNKOLIENKAR OF THE GOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY. A first hand report. Following the out of the blue inter-net invitation from Mr. Rene Barreto, a U.K. settled Goan, to attend the Global Goan meet at the Braganza Hall, Mapusa, I did make manage a time slot from my busy Saturday personal activities to attend this meet. Hence I entered the venue when the Chief Guest, Mr. Nitin Kukolienkar, the President of the Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (a personal friend of mine to some extent) was delivering his emotive keynote address to a motley gathering of approximately 20-25 people. The stars on the dais were, apart from Mr. Nitin Kunkolienkar, Mr. Manguirish Pai Raikar, a GCCI member, Mr. Rene Barreto, Mr Mathew Braganza ( the host) and Mr. Vivian DSouza, the eloquent compare. I did appreciate, to a certain point, Mr. Kunlolienkars delivery which did find a resonating chord or two in me, but the delivery by Mr. Manguirish Pai Raikar was absolutely and interestingly Goa Centric which went directly to my heart, being Goa Centric myself for far too long. But the silver lining in the entire affair ( until it remained the stage-managed affair) was Mr. Jason Monserrate (btw no relations of Babush Monserrate) who gave a very distinguished delivery on Goans own IT Forum. This lad is very vocal and is polished to the extent that his two colleagues are a match to the entire enterprise of their dreams. This type of Goan young men, are so far, the extinct breed. I commend Mr. Rene Barreto for having induced him and his colleagues to come and present themselves to Goans at large at meets such as these because we need these young minds who are certainly Goan and who think Goan. We Goans do need to be affected by this virus that will make us do something worthwhile for Goa and Goans out of total unselfishness. But that is another matter altogether. Coming back to the meet, I have visibly WALKED OFF from the interaction session when I came to realize that Mr. Rene Barreto has gone to the extent of organizing this meet on his own, along with some of his unsuspecting cronies like Vivian DSouza for vested interests of his own. Vivian DSouza has his head on his shoulders and wants to do something good for Goa and Goans. But he has to be careful of the pushes and pulls of Goan crab mentality which never rests to out-do other Goans who want to do something or the other. Instead of joining them whole-heartedly, they want to start other parallel organizations which ultimately conflict with the parent idea and makes us Goans totally washed out. This proposed Global Goan Forum STINKS primarily because Mr. Rene Barreto has not found it fit to confer with others at ground zero to find out more about the Goa Chamber of Commerce and its present President Mr. Nitin Kukolienkar. I say that Mr. Kunkolienkar is a RSS member to the core. Maybe he is a good administrator. So is Mr. Manohar Parrikar. No denying the fact. But do we need camouflaged RSS extreme right-wingers to be handed over with our NRI Goans necks just because Mr. Rene Barreto, who knows nothing about Goa and Goans and who projects himself as their saviour and the uniting force for Goans Who is Mr. Rene Barreto?? What are his credentials? Why has he not done his home-work Is this akin to organizing the GOA WORLD DAY ??? Nitin Kunkolienkar, being a good friend to me, once complained to me that the media was projecting him as a RSS poodle. I, being a friend, did commiserate with his dilemma and even told him that the truth will prevail as it must, eventually. The next thing,, to my utter disgust, I read in the local newspapers that Mr. Nitin Kukolienkar was the chief guest at the Campal meet of the RSS where the communal wiper Mr. Sudarshan was being felicitated and his communal venom being allowed to be spread in Goa. It was one thing for Mr. Manohar Parrikar to adorn the RRS uniform (as the Chief Minister of Goa) and march at the Campal RSS meet. But it was a totally different ball-game for Mr. Nitin Kukolienkar to be seated at the RSS meet as its Chief Guest. A lot of elucidated minds in Goa may find this acceptable. But not mine. For me, once a RSS, one is RSS for life. No two ways about it. And those like me who are vibing for a secular Goa, this farce is unacceptable. Goans must realize that even with a meticulous person such as Jesus Christ, there could be a person like the sweet talking scheming Judas. The stories that I had heard of Mr. Nitin Kunkolienkar carrying bagfuls of money to deliver to Mr. Manohar Parrikar from his Industrial colleagues and stories that Mr. Kunkolienkar was Mr. Manohar Parrikars delivery boy, which I had discarded initially as total crap, sounded a bell of warning in my mind when Mr. Nitin Kunkolienkar took his seat as a Chief Guest
[Goanet] Catholic Priest found murdered in Goa
-- Forwarded message -- From: Anthony Vaz Date: Mar 18, 2006 2:22 PM People of Macasana, a village in South Goa, who went to the church for the daily morning mass on Saturday were in for a shock. As the congregation was waiting for the parish priest to enter the church for the 6.30 am mass, they found that neither the priest nor the sacristan were down from their residence. A panicky crowd gather outside the residence of the priest, Fr. Eusebio Ferrao and some ventured to the first floor parapet of the priest residence. On breaking a window pane they saw the priest lying on the floor. The sacristan cum cook of the priest was locked in an adjacent room. As per the information available, it seems that two youth from UP who were apparently known to the priest had visited the priest late on Friday night. They had come by the last bus at around 9.00 p.m. and the priest was apparently aware that they will be visiting him. They had dinner together and had gone to sleep. Some time during the middle of night they went into the priest's cabin and smothered him with a pillow and vanished from the premises after locking the priest's residence door from outside. Fr. Ferrao was a well known Konkanni writer and used to write regularly on Gulab Magazine and Vaurreadeancho Ixtt Weekly. In the latest issue of Vaurreadeancho Ixtt he had written an article on the Sanvordem Communal riots. Just a few days after the desecration of a cross at Comba in Margao this is another event which has shocked the Catholic community in Goa. Police Investigations are going on. Anthony Vaz from Macasana, Goa Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * March 18, 2006 * Macasana priest found murdered ... New: a guess-you-didn't-know-this section
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[Goanet] *** GOA NEWS: Mar18/06 - Priest murdered, 12 held in Curchorem, Bomb scare in Margao, HIV test, Sports...
*** GOA NEWS: Mar18/06 - Priest murdered, 12 held in Curchorem, Bomb scare in Margao, HIV test, Sports... *** Catholic priest murdered in Goa In a ghastly incident that has shocked the Church in India, a Catholic priest in the Goa Archdiocese was found murdered on Saturday morning in the presbytery of the St. Francis Church in Macasana in South Goa. More at: http://www.theindiancatholic.com/news_read.asp?nid=1306 *** Curchorem riots: 12 persons held so far The Curchorem police have arrested so far 12 persons in connection with the case of forming of unlawful assembly and rioting. More at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=031826 *** BJP demands probe in cases of thefts in chapels, vandalism The Bharatiya Janata Party Legislature Party (BJPLP), at its pre-budget session meeting today, passed a resolution demanding serious investigation in the recent cases of vandalism and thefts in the religious houses. More at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=031828 *** Bomb scare in Margao court The Margao lower court building on Friday morning had some anxious moments after an anonymous caller called up to inform about the bomb planted in the building. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11227 *** Spring fest in Goa Traditional Indian music and dance were part of colorful processions that waded their way through the streets of coastal Goa on March 16 in celebration of an age-old festival. More at: http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=282458&ssid=8&sid=LIF *** Japanese followers of Francis Xavier request for holy relics Japanese followers of St Francis Xavier had requested Goa-based basilica of Bom Jesus Management to hand over holy relics of the patron saint to be flown to Japan for exposition. More at: http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=27504 *** Not in favour of two airports: Joaquim Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao has expressed confidence that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre would urgently implement the promise of upgrading the centrally located Dabolim airport that will benefit the entire State. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11232 *** Want to marry?... do the HIV test first The Goa government has decided to make the HIV test mandatory for both the bride and the groom for registration of marriage. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11220 *** Govt to pull the plug on illegal structures In order to put a stop to illegal constructions mushrooming in the State, the government has decided not to issue water and electricity connections to these structures, Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane said today. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11219 *** Religious structures affecting traffic flow should go: Parrikar The Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar believes religious structures hampering traffic flow could be removed after having talks with the local people. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11233 *** GPYC statement on Comba vandalism draws flak Condemning the vandalism of the Cross at Comba in a bid to create animosity between the two major communities, the BJP today lambasted GPYC president Girish Chodankar for trying to add fuel to fire in the Comba area of the city on Wednesday. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11222 *** BJP claims on bogus voters dismissed BJP's loud claims over the inclusion of bogus voters in the electoral rolls of Margao failed to get the backing of law, with the Salcete Mamlatdar dismissing the 2588 bulk objections filed by the party Margao unit president and general secretary. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11234 *** Aquem sarpanch accused of blocking development works The Sarpanch of Aquem-Baixo was gheraoed on Friday for well over two hours by residents of Goraxarwadi, charging him for obstructing development works in the village and demanded withdrawal of an inquiry into a road work being executed by the PWD. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11231 *** Sun, sand and the knot Apart from leisure, sunbath and simply fun, Salcete's silvery beaches have now come in handy for foreigners for a different reason - to tie a marriage knot. More at: http://oheraldo.in/node/11216 *** CBI begins probe into IFFI-2004 The Central Bureau of Investigation has begun preliminary enquiry against unknown officials of the government of Goa in the matter relating to financial impropriety to the tune of Rs 114 crore during the International Film Festival of India, 2004. More at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=031829 *** Shigmotsav float parade at Mapusa on March 19 The Shigmotsav float parade at Mapusa will be held on March 19. The procession will begin from Alankar Theatre and after wending its way through Old Aldona bus stand, taxi stand Gandhi chowk, and culminate at Bodginim. More at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=031824 *** Goa government
[Goanet] Anchorage case: 6-years RI for British paedophiles
Anchorage case: 6-years RI for British paedophiles DNA Derineh Cooper Saturday, March 18, 2006 16:26 IST MUMBAI: Duncan Grant and Allan Waters, the two British nationals accused of paedophilia in the Goan Anchorage Shelter case, have been slapped with six years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 20,000 pounds each by Sessions Judge P S Paranjpe, here on Saturday. Another co-accused, an Indian, Willyam Micheal D'Souza has been awarded three years imprisonment and Rs. 6,100 fine by the judge. Pronouncing the verdict, the judge said that they are being punishing for exploiting children for immoral purposes and for unnatural sexual acts. Grant and Waters had absconded and were extradited to India in 2005 and 2004 respectively to face the charges in the Indian court. D'Souza was their Indian contact who has been punished for causing hurt to the children and related charges, in the trial which started early 2004. Judge Paranjpe said that the amounts of the fine to be collected from the accused trio are proposed to be used for the rehabilitation of the two minor boys who gave evidence in the case. A portion of the funds will also be used for upliftment of the children of the Anchorage Shelter through a committee proposed to be headed by advocate Mahrukh Adenwalla, who first investigated and highlighted the matter. Advocate for the accused, Majeed Memon said that he bowed before the verdict of the court. ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] On holiday, 365 days
On holiday, 365 days www.expresstravelworld ETW Staff Mumbai Imagine relaxing in a private villa with a plunge pool and a private beach to boot. All this is possible and more at The Beach Goa, a five-star resort owned and managed by the Digesh group. It is located on the ocean front at Salcette, Benaulim, and is the only hotel in Goa to have tied up with Clarion by Choice Hotels. Speaking to Express TravelWorld, Kailash Thadani, president of Digesh Group said, "Boasting of a private beach, the USP of this hotel is the quaint, villa-type architecture, which includes 13 luxury rooms with a plunge pool and 13 suites with their own living areas and balcony. Secondly, the banqueting facilities are top-notch and we can accommodate 150-400 people theatre style. We have a lot of incentive groups staying at our property." The property also has a boardroom with a capacity of 15 people. The hotel has a total of 123 rooms with 52 standard rooms and 45 superior suites. In addition to this, it offers a host of amenities to visitors such as health spa, health club, a gamut of water sports and adventure activities, and wellness lectures and workshops for stress management and for the spiritually inclined, along with a host of sporting activities. One can also enjoy a dolphin spotting trip and the sunken bar in the swimming pool. "We are the first hotel in south Goa with a nightclub known as 'Behind Bars' which was opened this February. We also have a restaurant called Beach Shack, which is reminiscent of the much-loved Goan shacks," he adds. Various packages are available to enjoy a luxurious stay at this property. The Imperial package, for instance, has a Mercedes Benz which picks up the passenger and whisks him off to a villa with a private plunge pool. For assistance there is a private butler, masseuse and a chef, a classic set of Marks & Spencer toiletries, state-of-the-art plasma TV with satellite connection, to offer the best of hedonistic delights available. The dining options available are Melange, a multi-cuisine restaurant and Horizon, an open air restaurant as well as barbecue facilities. Thadani adds, "Our affiliation with Choice Hotels reflects in the synchronicity in our outlook, architecture and services." On the anvil is a plan to add 400 additional rooms to this property. Talking about capacities, he said, "We currently have full occupancies. During the low season, we have a lot of corporate travellers and incentive groups coming in. In addition, our marketing and sales network across India is very strong. We have an office in Delhi and Mumbai. We are now setting up sales offices in Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Dubai and maybe in London. With the boom in tourism, business will only get better." ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Caption Contest Results
Recently I had a Caption Contest in Goan Cyberspace to give a caption to the photo at: http://www.goa-world.com/goa/carnival06/p1020068.jpg (For those of you who have only e-mail access, briefly, the photo captures a Kunbi dance as part of the Carnival Parades in Panjim. The performers are hand in hand in a circle. A whole lot of foreigners are seated/ standing on a raised platform and watching/ photographing/ filming the performance) Below are the entries that came in - in the chronological order in which they arrived in my mailbox. I would like to extend my wholehearted thanks to all those who participated. Captions: 1) HEM KITEM KHORENCH GOEMCHO CARNIVAL VO SECOND IFFI? (Wishes to remain anonymous - Goa) 2) Some have it and dance, the rest sit and watch. (George Pinto - USA) 3) Example: Blurred photo taken with unsteady hands or using slow shutter speed (Cajetan A Barretto - Kuwait) 4) Many are called, few are chosen (Mervyn Lobo - Canada) 5) East and West my Goa is the best (Peter Fernandes - Dubai) 6) Fuloi ... (Gabriel de Figueiredo - Austraila) 7) Ami Kallea Nachtai ani Gore Choitai (Jose Caridade Alvares - Canada) 8) Holiday-makers in piquant Goa staying cool, entralled by a vivacious Kunbi exhibit performed by a sweltering goan dance troupe (Jacqueline Martins - Canada) 9) Ring a ring o' roses (Gabe Menezes - UK) 10) Pakle choitai, pakle choitai... (Wishes to remain anonymous - Canada) 11) Goa Carnival:Western meat Eastern beat. (Tony Martin - Goa) 12) Here we go round the Mulberry Bush! (Lily Menezes - UK) 13) Ring-a-ring-a roses: Native Goan dance (Jason Fernandes - Goa) 14) Entertaining colonial relations (Jason Fernandes - Goa) 15) Many are called, few are chosen. (Mervyn Lobo - Canada) 16) Thats me in the spotlight (Mervyn Lobo - Canada) 17) WISH WE COULD BE IN THEIR PLACE (Rose - location not known) 18) OH ! WOW ! WISH WE COULD JOIN IN THEIR FUN (Rose - location not known) 19) Taking in a slice of Goa's paradise (Chris Martins - Canada) 20) Ringa ringa roses (Christina - Switzerland) 21) Goan Carnival - Local essence, Global presence (Sunil Bosco Rodrigues - USA) 22) The colonials did it then, the tourists are doing it nowThe Whites Look' Down' on the Coloureds. (Fortunato Pinto - Goa) 23) The Russians are experiencing a neo-Red Revolution. (Fortunato Pinto - Goa) 24) Lets play "Ring a ring o' roses" - Goan style! (Sonia D'souza - Mumbai) 25) Moddgonvam thovyaguer.. Tankan jaite Pakle choittam, pakle choittam, camera-nt gallun tondo. (Lianne Rodricks - Bahrain) 26) She bai, voir boslea tea aunteank, mat pun loz na (Ralph Fernandes - Goa) - Judging process: I sent the entire list above (without the names of the senders) to Goa Writers e-group and asked them to individually choose three best entries and send their choices to me. From these responses I selected the one that was duplicated in most lists. And the winner is. Tan! Tan! Dan! "Goan Carnival - Local essence, Global presence" (Sunil Bosco Rodrigues - USA) Congratulations Sunil! Please contact me privately to collect your prize of a free flower delivery to anyone anywhere in Goa. All the other participants are winners too. You are entitled to a Rs. 150/- discount on your next flower delivery order from EXPRESSIONS - The Flower Shop. Thank you ever so much for your enthusiastic participation. Cheers! Cecil =
Re: [Goanet] Goodbye Goenkarponn (V M de Malar)
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[Goanet] Goa plans HIV test for marriage
Goa plans HIV test for marriage The Telegraph - Calcutta Panaji (PTI): The Goa government has decided to make HIV tests mandatory for marriage registrations. "We have decided to amend the Goa Public Health Act, making HIV tests mandatory before registration of marriage," health minister Dayanand Narvekar said after a cabinet meeting. If the amendment comes through, Goa will be the first state to make HIV tests mandatory before marriage. The minister said an extensive debate on this amendment would be held in and outside the state for over two months. "There should be a national debate in which issues like morality and personal privacy are discussed before giving final shape to the amendment." The amendment will be put before the Assembly in the coming session in July. ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] CA/PS III: DEBATE SANS (EXCESSIVE) HYSTERIA
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvH&b=412 359&ct=2016415 Crazy about the Navy By SCOTT LEWIS Thursday, March 2, 2006 Full disclosure: My wife is an officer in the Navy. I have the Navy to thank for bringing me to a place where the weather's so nice the dead of winter only means that I might have to wear a sweatshirt. I have the Navy to thank for a group of charmingly weird friends I know I would have never met had she not chosen such a peculiar career. Best of all, I have the Navy to thank for cheap gasoline. But I also have the Navy to thank for extended periods of celibacy and bad diet. I have the Navy to thank for the stupid oddity of not knowing when, exactly, my wife will be back from an "underway." For whatever reason she isn't supposed to tell me when the ship is scheduled to come in. So I never know just how long, exactly, I can put off cleaning the house. I suppose I could just keep the house clean all the time while she's gone. But where's the sport in that? So in discussions about the Navy, I have to disclose that I don't come to the table with an open mind. I can only promise a bit of schizophrenic babbling about how the Navy's been good to us and I appreciate it but that I also hate it. .. ... ... .. ... ... I don't know if building an airport at Miramar or expanding the current airport out to North Island is the right thing to do. I really don't. I'm one of those who see Lindbergh Field as unbelievably convenient yet I acknowledge that it's really weird to have a major airport cramped in so close to a city's urban core. While the military was deciding which Navy and Marine bases around the country it was closing, the airport authority could have brought up all of the options it was exploring to put an airport on military land. Local leaders could have asked the Navy to cooperate the way they're asking now. After all, if the best path for the airport authority is to look at military bases as possible sites for a new airport, it would have been right for the agency to look at them last year and before. But instead, it let people like Duke Cunningham scare it into pretending that we -- as San Diegans -- were united in our desire to keep the military and its bases. It's never good to make decisions out of fear or weakness. Now when we approach military leaders about being cooperative and giving up some of their land for a new airport, they are justified in looking at us like we're schizophrenics. And maybe we are. But if so, we shouldn't have ever pretended otherwise. -
Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town calledJabalpur
I am accused of memory loss. The place (Jabalpur) was a miserable back water. I have visited the South of India on a similar trip, and a totally different experience. BC --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bernado > Until now, I hadn't bothered to look up the location > of Jabalpur on the map > but your great description of your visit there > impels me to do so. It > strikes me from your vivid account that it was a > thorough backwater which > seemingly curtailed the development of at least one > person we have heard on > Goanet and other sites endlessly and vacuously. > Cornel > ___ Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter now. http://www.yahoo.co.uk/blackberry
[Goanet] Somplele Goenkar Veoktink Xrod'dhanjoli
Fattleam mhoineamni Goenchea xikxonnik, tiatr ani khellam mollar porzoll'leo kaim veokti ho sonvsar soddun geleo tankam Goanet-ache torfen amchi xrod' dhanjoli: ALLEN COSTA-K 'ADEUS KORCHEA VELLAR' Emissora de Goa ani All India Radio-cher kollovnni vitravpi (announcer) ani kariokram sador korpi, lovkik gitkar, songitkar ani tiatrist Aleixinho (Allen) Costa thoddo kall piddent sarlea uprant Marsache 8ver Goenchea Manipal hospittolant sorlo. Marsache 9ver Porvoreche Povitr Kuttumbache igorjent tachem pret-iatra haddun tachi kudd thoinche simiterint nikhipili. Allen 1931 vorsa Agxe zolmolo. Ponnje liseu-achem xikop sompoun to Emissora de Goa hantun nokrek laglo ani Goenche suttke uprant All India Radio, zhoim tannem kariokram sador korpi podar astanam zaiteo kariavolli, gitam ani lokam-khell sador kele. Tachem 'Adeus Korchea Vellar' hem git Goenkaranchem 'all time favourite' zaun urlem. Goenchea 'Young Stars of Goa' hea tiatrist pongddak tannem khub seva dilea. Allen, O Heraldo hea Purtugez disalleacho, satolleak ekdam Konknni supplement ietalo tacho somapdpi aslo. Tannem Konknnint aple lekh, kovita adi. V. Ixtt, Chabuk, Porjecho Adhar adi nemalleancher porgottleat. 1989-90 vorsa Goenchea sorkaran taka 'State Cultural Award' diun tacho bhovman kel'lo. 2003 vorsa GARF-an tacho sorkar kel'lo, jen'na tachem git 'Adeus Korchea Vellar' GRAF-an siddicher prokaxit kel'lem. SOMPLOLO DIAGO FERNANDES Air India-cho hok'ki khellgoddo, tiatrist ani amcho sangati borovpi Morjekar Diago Fernandes (Kalina) 79 vorsanche piraier Feb. 9ver ontorlo ani Feb. 10ver tacho inter zaun Kalina igorjeche simiterint tachi kudd matiek laili. Diago vortoulo ek vhodd hok'ki toxem futtboll khellgoddo. Luzis, Tata ani Air India hankam Diago, hok'ki khell'la ani xevttak Air India ttimicho to coach toso Manager aslo. Mumbointlo ek mhan Goenkar to vortoulo, ani Goenkaranchea kosleai dobajeak to hajir zatalo. Konknni bhas vistarpak tannem mhotvacho vavr kela. Kalina Goenkarank zagrut korpak sodanch vaurla. Kaim kall godde-mutache piddent asrlea uprant to hea sonvsarak adeus korun gelo. FR. ANSELM DE SA SFX. Fr. Anselm de Sa sfx, Agnel Ashram, Verna hacho Superior Febrerache 14ver sorlo. Feb. 26ver tacho inter zaun tachi kudd Pilar-chea koventache simiterint nikhipili. Fr. Anselman Xikxonnik mollar uchara bhailo vavr kela poilim Bandra, Ashramant ani uprant Verna. DOMNIC VAZ Domnic Vaz ho Varka-Fatraddecho tiatrist Feb. 2rer somplo. To tiatr mollar odhik korun gitam ghoddpant ani gavpant khub lovkik aslo. Tachim fanki gitam mhollear Add Nanvam ani Soirim. To khub digdorspeanchea tiatramni nhesla. SOCCORO DE VERNA Socorro Piedade Fernandes urf Socorro de Verna ho bhov purvilo nanvosto khell-tiatrancho mestri 85 vorsanche piraier Janerache 16ver devadhin zalo. ROSARIO DIAS Rosario Dias ho tiatrist Dezembrachea mhoineant somplo. Divors tiatrant fanki role korun tiatr-pollennarachea dolleank bhorlolo ho tiatrist khub tiatramni nhesla ani aple khas tiatrui tannem dakhoileat. FR. EUSEBIO FERRAO Ani ho lekh sompoitam mhollear anik ek lovkik Konknni borovpi padri, Karambollechi vigar Fr. Eusebio Ferrao hacho rati vellar tachea kuddant khun korpant aila khoim. UP-che tache 'ixtt' mhonn sokllaim ail'lem tannim ratri vellar tacho khun kelo mhunn somzota. Fr. Eusebio khub kallak savn Konknni bhaxechi seva korit aila.
[Goanet] Potholes on runway pose risk for flights
Potholes on runway pose risk for flights By A Mid Day Correspondent March 18, 2006 Barely six hours after the Mumbai Airport's main runway was opened for traffic after nightlong repairs, potholes have developed on it akin to any Mumbai road. Around 25 flights were scheduled for landing yesterday. However, there was a delay of 30-45 minutes before the aircrafts could land. An Air Sahara flight had to be diverted to Ahmedabad as the craft was low on fuel and could not risk waiting too long before it could land. The main runway was being repaired after three months. It was closed again all of last night for repairs and then opened today. The night traffic had to use the much smaller secondary runway. On inspecting the runway, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials, the Airport Operators Committee and the Airport Authority of India found that chunks of tar were coming off from the main runway. "An 8x15 feet spot, which was the braking point for aircrafts after landing, had completely crumbled. The DGCA officials have taken samples to be later used as evidence in their report," said an airport source. The disintegrated braking spot could pose a risk of a skid for the nearly 25 aircrafts that land at the runway daily. Another potential safety hazard for the aircrafts was the risk of tar particles getting into the aircraft engines. "It raises questions on the quality of work done by the AAI," airport sources said. Mumbai Airport Director RJ Treasuryvala admitted that there was indeed an engineering problem but added, "Our engineers are on the job and shall repair it." ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Priest killed, three suspects identified
Priest killed, three suspects identified outlookindia.com PANAJI, MAR 18 (PTI) A Catholic priest in Macazana was found allegedy murdered at his residence today and police are on the lookout for three suspects in connection with the incident. Three persons from Uttar Pradesh have been identified for being allegedly involved in the murder of Fr Esebio Ferrao at St Xaviers's church at Macazana, 45 km from here, police said. The trio had dinner with the priest, before suffocating him to death with a pillow, police said adding, his cook, was locked inside another room in the premises. The incident came to light in the morning around 6:30 hrs, when people came for the morning church service. The Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao, appealed for proper justice and the culprits be booked immediately. ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum meeting on Sunday
=== GOACAN Consumer Rights Awareness Fortnight === Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum meeting on Sunday The Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCF) will have its monthly general meeting of consumers on Sunday 19th March at 10.30m at the Maria Bambina High School, Cuncolim. Among the issues to be discussed are implementation of Right to Information Act 2005, proposed construction of bye-pass road, complaints of hill cutting & dumping of Industrial Estate waste, service related problems of Bus transport,Electricity, PWD water supply, Post Office, Cable TV, BSNL telephones and review of LPG services. Consumers of Cuncolim are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the deliberations. - Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCF)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -
[Goanet] Goa to celebrate anniversary of St Xavier
Panaji: Goa will celebrate the 500th birth anniversary of its patron saint, St Francis Xavier, with a special mass being planned on April 7 at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa. "Around 10,000 people from across the globe are expected to participate in the special mass which will be attended by Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filip Nery Ferrao," Fr Savio Barretto, Rector of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, said. The theme for the celebration would be `Ablaze with God's love', he said, adding, "the celebrations also coincides with the 450th death anniversary of St Ignatius of Loyola and the 500th birth anniversary of Bl Peter Faber. St Francis Xavier's Holy Relics are preserved at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa which is opened for exposition every 10 years. http://web.mid-day.com/1news/nation/2006/march/133123.htm forwarded by Edward Verdes
[Goanet] World Consumer Rights Day program in Fatorda,Margao
- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ - --- World Consumer Rights Day program in Fatorda,Margao --- AGMARK IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATION Government of India Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Ministry of Agriculture, Margao, Goa. is organising a program on the occasion of WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY on Monday 20th March 2006 at 10.30am at Sincro Hotel Conference Hall Near PWD Office, FATORDA, MARGAO - GOA SHRI ASHOK N.P. DESAI Director, Dept. Of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has kindly consented to preside the function Shri. Nagesh Naik Controller of Legal Metrology Panaji and Shri. Roland Martins Co-ordinator GOACAN Member-Goa State Consumer Protection Council will be guests of honour -- For Directorate Details: www.agmarknet.nic.in -- Message from Shri M. Jagan Mohan Rao Senior Marketing Officer, D.M.I. MARGAO Ph. 2743589, 2314943 -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org
[Goanet] Lyrics of Konkani song GOENCHE CONVENT by the one and only M. Boyer!
Lyrics of Konkani song GOENCHE CONVENT by the one and only M. Boyer M. Boyer, the living legend and torch of the Konkani stage, will be remembered by generations to come not just because he is the only tiatrist who bagged the Padmashree Award but also because he has left behind for us a treasure of his works in the form of tiatros and beautifully composed songs. Here are the lyrics of M. Boyers one of the oldest and most popular songs of yesteryear in which he talks about Goan Convents, which are bound to take readers down memory lane, especially in this Lenten season. Thank you Boyer irmanv for giving us such memorable songs! For the benefit of those who did not have a chance to visit Goa and are not be familiar with Goan churches and convents, a brief description on the inception of churches and the convents in the song follows the lyrics. Also, a rough English translation of the pertinent lyrics precedes each description: GOENCHE CONVENT by the one and only M. Boyer I Sorbonvtem dongor, modem doriea, zaddanim nettoilelem Sogllea sonvsarak gazta nanv tachem tem konnxeak nam liplelem Roma Udentichem sobit nanv taka adleanim ghatlelem Kiteak amchem Goa xar dekun tem Conventanim bhorlelem Chorus Kitlem sobit xar tem Goenchem, xitoll marta varo Kedim vhoddlim gharam tim adlim, moddon zala churo Bailo lok pavot tor Goyeam, sobit ganv mhuntta boro Dadoxi zavnk tankam, Goenche thoddech Convent puro II Pordesan vochon muinem amkam thuim zainam fuddem bara Soglle Goenkar chintanv ami vochon ievnk ganv-ghara Tujeo sobit igorzo, convent pollevn pott bhorta Goa xara Kedeo vhoddleo Seminari Saligao ani Raitura Chorus Kitleo sobit igorzo Goeam dista mogreche kolle Kitleo unch torri teo tancheo poilear voutat dolle Padr Agnel Missaoanchea gharan Pilar ravta polle Bhagivont Padr Jose Vaz-acho Convent Sancoale III Vhoddlea Goeam tumi deklea igorz ti Sant Caitananchi Toxich Se igorz amchi tachea pattlean assa Sant Francis Assisachi Matxe cholxi tuka mevta vhodd igorz Santa Monicachi Taka tenkon ubi assa ti torr Sant Agustinanchi Chorus Nimnno tumi poila zatolo Convent Bom Jezucho Thuim Devan haddun dovorla ek munnieari apnnancho Tuji achea kaxanvan asa dhir-adhar soglleancho Toch to Sant Francis Patron akke Indiecho From Doms antique shelf! ** Surrounded by the mountains, with sea in the middle and decorated by trees Its name shines throughout the world; its not hidden in a corner Our ancestors gave it a beautiful name: Rome of the East Because our Goa is full of convents How beautiful the city of Goa, where the cool breeze blows So huge antique houses, which are now in ruins When foreigners reach Goa, they say its a beautiful place To satisfy them, only a few convents are enough. CHURCHES IN GOA The glorious chapter of the expansion of the Catholic Church in the East can be said to have begun after the European 'discovery' of the sea route to India in 1498. This helped the coming of the European fathers to these lands, one of them being St. Francis Xavier, the great Apostle of the East and Patron of the Missions. Goa is privileged to have been the starting point of his Church work labors and the place where his sacred remains are kept, and he is given the title of "Goencho Saib". Goa was called the "Rome of the East" due to the central role it played in the evangelization of the East. Fr. Joseph Vaz, who distinguished himself in the evangelization of Sri Lanka and is therefore acclaimed as the 'Apostle of Ceylon', was beatified by Pope John Paul II on January 21, 1995. Fr Agnelo De Souza, member of the Missionary Society of Pilar, is hopefully on the way to beatification. According to Jesuit Father Cajetan Coelho of the Xavier Center of Historic Research the term 'Rome of the East' originally referred to the 16th-century capital city of Portuguese Goa, known for its distinct Roman architectural influence on buildings, roads and churches. As for churches, John Fryer, a British physician who visited Goa in 1675, wrote that Goa 'presented a noble appearance . . . ten miles up the river, standing upon seven hills . . . a Rome in India both for absoluteness and fabric'. It is believed there were then more than fifty churches in Old Goa itself, the former Portuguese capital city. Most have crumbled with the touch of time. Golden Goa, Perola do Oriente, Pearl of the East, Roma do Oriente, Rome of the East - so has Goa been described over the last five centuries by conquerors, travelers, poets and evangelists. The gods of the Hindu pantheon and the ancient sages had known Goa for three millennia before the dawn of the Christian era as the heart of 'Aparanta', a mythical province. Aparanta was what it actually means in Sanskrit - a place 'beyond the end', exotic and beautiful, where time stood still. Goa has truly earned the name "Rome of the East". It abounds in churches and chapels, some dating back to the 16th century. The pr
[Goanet] "Implacable" violence against Goa Christians, says archbishop
"Implacable" violence against Goa Christians, says archbishop Asianews.it Nirmala Carvalho 18 March, 2006 Mgr Filipe Neri Ferrao slams cross desecration and church burglaries in Goa calling on the authorities to do something. Council for Justice and Peace director says such acts are politically motivated. Goa (AsiaNews) - "Another cross was vandalised in Comba, Margao; another symbol of the Christian faith is desecrated. The violence against places of worship and symbols belonging to the minority community seem implacable," said Mgr Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman. His outburst came in the wake of the destruction of a cross in "Our Lady of Grace" Parish, near Margao's commercial district. And the incident is but the latest in a long string. In an official statement, the prelate urged the local authorities to "take prompt and effective steps" against the culprits. "We are deeply pained with this disturbing trend [. . .] our heart reaches out first to our Christian brethren in their grief in a spirit of genuine solidarity. We appeal to everyone, especially to Christians, to remain calm and not to let themselves be provoked by such violent acts." He went on to invite Christians to follow in "the footsteps of our Master and Lord, Jesus Christ [. . .] to be promoters of peace and harmony and, inspired by His supreme sacrifice on the Cross, be witnesses of love and reconciliation." Fr Valerian Vaz, chairman of the Council for Justice and Peace in the archdiocese of Goa, explained that "the incident took place at around 4.20 am, which goes to show the cowardice of these fanatical elements and their desire to destroy religious harmony." According to Archbishop Ferrao, "those who perpetrated this act belong to no religious community because violence has neither religion nor God". He expressed gratitude and appreciation for the solidarity shown by people of other religions who helped in rebuilding the cross "and restoring a sense of security in the local aggrieved Christian community". According to Father Maverick, director of Goa Council for Justice and Peace, these incidents are politically motivated. "Elections are scheduled in Goa next year, and mutual tensions, mistrust and insecurity can favour political parties," he said. Archbishop Ferrao told local authorities that "in the last 14 months there has a host of burglaries in our churches and chapels as well as a number of acts of vandalism involving our revered religious symbols. [But] in spite of repeated requests and appeals to the concerned authorities, there seems to be a certain indifference in tackling the matter". "Therefore, we strongly urge our civil authorities to take prompt and effective action and restore the confidence of the people who are wondering whether security has collapsed in our state." ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning
Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning Daijiworld's special correspondent in Panaji - Saturday, Mar 18 - 10-15 am Panaji: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60), of St Francis Church in Macazana in south Goa was found murdered in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, March 18, in the presbytery of the church. Neither the motive of the killing nor the identity of the murderers is known. Visitors to the church are said to have spotted priest lying dead around 6-20 am on Saturday, while the cook of the priest's house was found bound with ropes and gagged. The parishioners having alerted the Maina-Curtorim police station the soon after, a team from there has rushed to the spot. Investigations are on and details are awaited. ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] PARISH PRIEST MURDERED AT MACASANA
In a gruesome act of murder some natives from UP or Hyderabad residing at the Church residential premises are suspected to have murdered the Parish Priest of St Francis Church, Macazana Salcete Goa Fr Eusebio Serrao a native of Chinchinim Salcete Goa last night on 17/03/2006 . This morning residents were shocked to hear of the tragic news and rushed to the Church. The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also rushed to the scene of the incident when this writer made frantic calls for information to confirm the news at the Paco Patriacal Altinho Panaji on +91 0832 2422652. Later after a teletalk with an individual from the Parish Church on +91 0832 2786685 it was confirned that Fr Serrao was indeed brutally murdered, and his body mutiliated. Police investigations are on. On an earlier ocassion according to unconfirmed reports the priest was similarly tied but was later released. Incidentally the Church has sounded a warning to the Goa Government to take serious note of Church burgalaries and vandalisation of crosses etc. The Comba Margao cross vandalisation on Holi Day being the latest. GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9822158584 __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com
[Goanet] STATEMENT: Murder of Fr. Eusebio Ferrao
Below is a statement from the Diocesan Centre For Social Communications Media on Saturday's murder of the parish priest of Macasana: We are deeply pained and anguished at the cold blooded murder of our diocesan priest Fr. Eusebio Ferrao. He was found murdered in his parish residence on 18th morning when the parishioners came to attend the mass. We condemn this grave act of cowardice on our priest and appeal to the concerned authorities to take urgent and concerted measures to nab the culprits at the earliest. Fr Ferrao, a 61 year old priest, served the diocese in different capacities in the parishes of Piedade-Divar, Ambelim-Assolna, Carambolim and Agacaim. He was also the member of the Diocesan Commission for Liturgy and served as Dean of the Goa Velha deanery. He was the parish priest of St. Francis Xavier parish, Macazana until his death. We ardently pray for our brother priest, Fr. Eusebio Ferrão that he may enjoy the eternal abode of our Heavenly Father, for which we all yearn. - Diocesan Centre For Social Communications Media
[Goanet] Spring fest in Goa
Spring fest in Goa Panaji, Mar 18: Traditional Indian music and dance were part of http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=282458&ssid=8&sid=LIF colorful processions that waded their way through the streets of coastal Goa on March 16 in celebration of an age-old festival. "Shigmo", which signals the onset of spring, began with the ritual "Rommatamel" and "Fugdi" dances. Hundreds of performers attired in white outfits and colorful turbans danced with gay abandon chanting the name of Hindu God Lord Krishna and showcasing mock fights. Though the festival traces its roots to Hindu religion, it has emerged as an example of communal harmony over the years, with members of all religions actively participating in it. "After harvesting, people from all over the state celebrate Shigmo. It is like (spring colour festival of) Holi for us and has been with us for thousands of years. The Portuguese ruled over us for over 400 years but we still kept our traditions and it remains till today," said Ravi Naik, Member of Goa's Legislative Assembly. As the evening progressed, celebrations reached a crescendo with the display of martial arts dances of the region. "I'm enjoying the rides and performances. You don't know what to expect next. Its quite fantastic," said Andrew, a tourist from England. Among the most eagerly awaited part of the festivities were the colorful tableaux depicting scenes from Indian mythology. The festival was celebrated in ancient times to celebrate the homecoming of warriors who left their homes and families to fight invaders. In modern times, the festival was celebrated to coincide with the ripening of the winter crop. The former Portuguese colony was under European rule till 1961 when Indian troops occupied it 14 years after India's independence from the British rule. Nearly 30 percent of Goa's 13 million people are Christian. Bureau Report -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England Comment: Before we get people disputing the population of Goa, me thinks that it was a typo should read 1.3 million?
[Goanet] Goa-Macazana: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning
News -- Goa-Macazana: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning >From Daijiworld's special correspondent in Panaji - Saturday, Mar 18 - 10-15 am Panaji, Mar 18: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60), of St Francis Church in Macasana in south Goa was found murdered in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, March 18, in the presbytery of the church. Neither the motive of the killing nor the identity of the murderers is known. Visitors to the church are said to have spotted priest lying dead around 6-20 am on Saturday, while the cook of the priest's house was found bound with ropes and gagged. The parishioners having alerted the Maina-Curtorim police station the soon after, a team from there has rushed to the spot. Investigations are on and details are awaited. Updates, when received, will be posted on this website. Update: Saturday, Mar 18: 10-45 am The Macasana parish, dedicated to the patron saint of Goa, St Francis Xavier, was set up in 1809 and is situated in the southern subprovince of Curtorim. According to the last available records, it has a Catholic population of 3,200. Saturday, 11-00 am: A reader from Goa informs: Fr Eusebio Ferrao, a diocesan priest, Konknni writer and the parish priest of Macasana Parish in South Goa, was found dead by parishoners on Saturday morning. Since he did not come to celebrate the mass, a few parishoners went to Parish house to check. To their horror they found Fr Ferrao fallen on the ground in the parish house. His cook was found locked inside a room. It is suspected that the previous (Friday) night his "friends" arrived from North India and stayed with the priest. They had dinner together. It is suspected that these "friends" murdered him by suffocation. Nobody knows the detail. Update: Saturday, 11-15 am: Daijiworld's special correspondent has rushed from Panaji to Macasana, situated 45 kms away, from where he reports: This correspondent is now near the mortal remains of Fr Ferrao. Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao rushed here on hearing the news and offered a special Mass for the repose of the departed soul. The Archbishop has urged the authorities to nab the culprits and bring them to justice. Three persons from Uttar Pradesh are said to have stayed with Fr Ferrao and had dinner with him. Since they are missing from the scene and their identity is not known, they are suspected to have got rid of him. They are said to have used a pillow to suffocate him. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England Comment: I am sure this shocking news, has taken a back many locals and those abroad will wonder, what is happening to our beloved Goa.
[Goanet] Goa government to seize private lands with illegal structures
http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=27357 Goa government to seize private lands with illegal structures Panaji: Goa government today said it would acquire private lands on which illegal construction are made. "If we find that any land is being misused for purposes like illegal construction or slums, the state government will take charge of that private land. We do not mind who owns the land," Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane said. The state Cabinet decided not to give electricity or water connections to the illegal structures and local panchayats will be asked to submit detail reports of the illegal constructions existing in their jurisdiction, Rane added. The state cabinet which met this afternoon decided to act with iron hand against the illegal constructions and various measures to curb these were discussed in the meeting. "We are forced to take hard measures to curb illegal construction, Rane said. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Good to Goa
Good to Goa ALISON SMITH I had decided never to go to Goa again. My previous visit was as a wide-eyed teen in 1990 en route to a year travelling around Australia. I revelled in the impossibly exotic places and people I found in India's coastal paradise, and indulged in the decidedly un-Scottish pursuits of laziness and self-absorption, with the obligatory probe into Eastern spirituality. A five-day stopover stretched into three months. When I finally found my way from temple to phone to call home, my dad jolted me back to earth with the words: "I'm no' wantin' you comin' back wi' a shaved heid!" My hair survived, but I couldn't imagine topping the time I had there, and stories of package tour companies colonising the coast put me off further - so I decided to leave the place untouched in my memory. But years later, the lure of cheap flights and the promise of a two-week sun-fest to escape the dark, freezing winter proved too much, and I found myself aboard a crammed charter flight to Goa airport at Dabolim. The difference from 16 years ago was already apparent. Where once the committed travelled overland from Bombay to find rarefied bliss, the age of rampant air miles had made the endeavour easier for everyone and much more inclusive. For every plummy accent there was a Welsh builder, a folk-singing Scouser or a Cockney complaining about "too many northerners - no offence, love, I mean the north of England". I headed north to revisit Anjuna, long-time hangout for hippies and eccentrics, and home to the huge, bustling Wednesday market where you can haggle over 50p here and there for silks, spices and trinkets. The few bars which punctuated the beach before had multiplied, but the place had the same character of wild and woolly Bohemia. A local superstition about the bad luck of building above two storeys nicely hampers any ambitious plans for development. Villas and cafés with a Portuguese flavour (the state was a colony until 1961) stretch out behind the beach, where you can lounge on day beds or in hanging chairs sipping fruit lassis while dopey dogs bake in the sun. Tourists zip around on rented mopeds, or hire a taxi for the whole day without breaking the bank. In the nearby town of Mapusa I saw a magician make a motorbike disappear and a lady levitate, and hypnotise a bloke from the audience to entertain us in the style of a female Bollywood dancer. And the Well of Death showed off the Indian relish for dangerous driving. Young thrill-seekers wound around an open-topped, rickety wooden bowl at mad speeds, sitting sidesaddle on motorbikes, or nonchalantly on the edge of car windows, plucking banknotes out of the hands of the audience assembled at the top. By night, I found the range of dining options in Anjuna had exploded. Xavier's restaurant is reputed to have the best seafood in an area renowned for it, and their fish curry is a must. A short hop away at Baga, J&A's offers fine Italian dining on the waterfront for silly prices. Elsewhere, organic cafés run by smiley, shaven-headed health nuts offer mung bean salads, tempeh and cashew nut curries and fresh juices. Fuelled by beansprouts, it seemed a shame not to pursue the health kick and I tried a couple of drop-in sessions at the Purple Valley Yoga centre, which also runs yoga holidays. Classes take place on white net-draped platforms in the lush gardens of the Hotel Bougainvillea, before the sun gets too high. At the end of a dynamic, satisfying run through the postures, I followed the lead of a bearded teacher with a plait and a Californian accent in using laughter as the best way to release tension. This started off not being funny at all, and ended up being so hilarious that I was still shaking with mirth well into the "deep relaxation" phase. Deep relaxation was in short supply on the beach at nearby Vagator. The days around New Year are the busiest in the season and I spent the afternoon shoo-ing away a persistent holy cow trying to eat my lunch, practising diplomacy with mean-looking Russians' girlfriends over the parasols, and trying not to have my heartstrings plucked by all the pretty beach-seller girls: "Hello, madam, where you from - Scotland? See you Jimmy, Och aye the noo!" The best course of action seemed to be to head north in search of a lower sunworshipper-to-beach ratio and we found it at Ashvem - a broad sweep of sand with a few low-key cafés which rent out basic bamboo beach shacks for around 400 rupees (£5). This is when you realise all you need is a bed, a fan, a mosquito net and a nearby shower, and the urge to renounce all your worldly goods takes hold. While nightlife on this stretch of coast generally winds down with the sun, we stumbled on a night festival honouring the local saint. Sari-ed women and children gathered in an open building for a re-enactment of stories from the Bhagavad Gita: Vishnu vanquished a scary-looking black demon with his cardboard sword, accompanied by a lone tabla player and finger bel
