[Goanet] KBM and Konkani
Dears, The TOI report states thus: 1. KBM leaders said that raking up the issue that was laid to rest over 2 decades ago would only foment trouble in the Goan society and divide the people on communal lines. 2. "If the situation demands, we won't hesitate to resort to violent means to counter any attempt to change the official language act," Naik charged. Does anyone need to say more? Mog asundi. Miguel KBM threatens stir if language Act is amended 2 Sep 2008, 0436 hrs IST,TNN MARGAO: The Konkani Bhasha Mandal (KBM), a premier institute in Goa working for the propagation of the Konkani language, has threatened to come out on the streets if an attempt is made by the government to effect any changes to the Official Language Act. KBM leaders said that raking up the issue that was laid to rest over 2 decades ago would only foment trouble in the Goan society and divide the people on communal lines. Addressing a press conference at Margao on Monday, president of the KBM, Prashant Naik, informed that a resolution to that effect was taken at the executive body meeting of the institute held recently. "The interests of the Marathi language is well safeguarded in the Act. Besides, the number of schemes introduced by the Goa Konkani Academy and Dalgado Konkani Akademi for the promotion of Konkani literature in the Roman script has ensured that no injustice is meted out to Roman script lovers," Prashant Naik said, further charging the politicians of whipping up passions over the language issue for their petty political gains. "The language issue was duly settled in 1987 following a culmination of a series of meetings at the highest political levels. Raking up the issue after 2 decades will only serve in dividing society on communal lines. We have reasons to believe that this is a systematic ploy by politicians who wish to ride back to power over the language issue. If the situation demands, we won't hesitate to resort to violent means to counter any attempt to change the official language act," Naik charged. The KBM president further expressed his disapproval over some of the BJP legislators speaking in Marathi in the recently concluded assembly session. "This is nothing but a political gimmick. Do these legislators speak in Marathi while canvassing for votes in Goa?" Naik wondered. Flaying the government for its failure to implement the Official Language Act as desired, the KBM has placed a set of demands that include making Konkani a compulsory subject for school students upto class ten as well as making it mandatory for private sector companies to reserve jobs for Goans. Welcoming the government's decision to demand a special status for Goa, the KBM has expressed its willingness to be a part of the delegation that is expected to call on the central leaders to plead the case. Expressing concern over the influx of migrants in Goa, Naik urged the government to take immediate steps in that direction. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Re: [Goanet] violence in Orissa --- what were the cops doing?
Guys check who is scoring the brownie's here:-) To Goanet - Santosh Helekar wrote: Communal riots have plagued India since its inception. The root cause of this madness is the tendency for even educated people to incite hatred against those who are different from them... "Root cause" of the "communal riots" in India is the "tendency..."? Gee, which alternative universe did you grow up in? One thing is for sure - the seemingly educated (the operative word here is 'seemingly') seem to be in need of elementary education in Indian history. Nobody who has even the slightest idea of 19th and 20th C Indian history could have made so fatuous a remark. But it sounds chic and politically correct, so why not score a few brownie points while pretending you have something to say? Warm regards, r
[Goanet] Tiatr v/s Bollywood: Actor/Actress affairs etc
Tiatr v/s Bollywood: Actor/Actress affairs etc Cholchitram-achea poddear zaite pauti ami oslio khobro aikoliat ou vachleat. Darmendr-ak ani Hema Malin-ik borem asa. Rajesh Khana ani Dimple Kapadia Amitab Bachaan ani Rekha , Kareena ani Shahid Kapoorak John Abraham ani Bipasha etc etc Tech porim Goem tiatr-achea pod’dear oxen aikolam (Note: all may not be true): Kazari- dusrea eka kazari bhailek gheun asa, Kazari eka ankvarak gheun rauta, Konknno-Kristao-ank gheun asa etc etc Jr. Rod –Jusephine, Ophelia-Bab Peter, C Alvares –Betty, Peter de Benaulim-Roshan, Anil kumar –Fatima, Anil Pednnekar –Olga, Prince Jacob ani …., Humbert ani …., Lawry ani…., etc etc (amchea William de Curtorim, haka sogli bhes bori mahiti astoli) Filmant ou eka tiatrant cheddo-cheddum vangdda nachtat muntoch xingak-xing vaddtach, hantunt dubau nam. Punn halinch ek atvech torechi khobor bhair sorlia. Paddo kuim eka Paddkak gheun pollon ghelo Suamr 15 dis zale, mhojea driver-an hi khobor maka sangloli. Punn he khobrek sogle mellon sumar 25-30 dis zaunk xeoktat. Zedna tannem maka sanglem tachea naum, sarkem chott zalem maka. Hanven munttlem, tum chukla astolo, to munis oslo nhuim, dhek-ritivont munis to. Dusrea disa tannem maka sanglem kin to munis Kazari ani lahn-lhan don bhurgim bhi asat munn. Hem maka sangona fuddem, hanven makach munttlem – Hi khobor sarki nhuim anik konn dusro astolo (Karann hanv aiz passun noko to kazari ou ankavar poi to) Kal hanv jedna VP Sinari-ger gelolom, novio koslio VCDs aileat kai munn pollounk (4 VCDs kal hanven Internettacher porgott keliat tea bhair 210 vhoir VCD-chem list) Thuim kaim cheddvam aslim, tantlea eka cheddvan eka VCD-ik bott dakoun munttlem “Ho go to munis … pollounk sant koso dista…” Tea bhair, haven tich khobor anikui eka munxakodchean aikolia. Dista toxem nasta munttat ti khori khobor. Zaite pautti amche tiatrists dusreamchim kantaram ghoddun gaitat punn thanchea kortubanchim kantaram konn ghoddtolo ghai ? Asa ek munis ani to munttlear William de Curtorim punn to eka munxacho ou kolakoracho rag asliaruch tachim kantaram goddpacho munis. Note: No pvt mails will be entertained on this matter. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa
[Goanet] "They ordered me to have sex with the nun" - Fr. Chellen
Fr. Thomas Chellen, director of the pastoral center that was destroyed with a bomb, had a narrow escape after a Hindu mob nearly set him on fire. Currently undergoing treatment at a Catholic hospital in Orissa's capital Bhubaneswar, Fr. Chellen had this horrifying experience to share with Catholic News Service: 'They had poured kerosene on my head, and one held a matchbox in his hands to light the fire. But thanks to divine providence, in the end, they did not do that. Otherwise, I would not have been there to tell this horror,' the 55-year-old priest, director of the pastoral center at Konjamendi in the Indian state of Orissa, told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from his hospital bed Aug. 28. When a Hindu mob of 500 people broke into the pastoral center around noon Aug. 24, Father Chellen said he fled through the backyard with another priest and a nun. 'It was heartbreaking for us to watch from a distance the entire complex go up in smoke,' said Father Chellen, who had supervised the construction of the center that opened in 2001 and could accommodate 200 people. 'They vandalized everything and set it on fire. It has been reduced to ashes,' he added. As the three watched from a distance, some other priests told them to flee. 'We fled to the jungles and came in the night to take shelter in the house of a Hindu friend and spent the night there,' Father Chellen said, adding that the second priest left them to join other priests. The following morning, he said, the Hindu family moved the priest and nun to an adjacent vacant house and locked it to give the impression that no one was inside. However, the Hindu mobs overheard the priest speaking on his cell phone, broke into the room and dragged him and the nun outside. 'They began our crucifixion parade,' said Father Chellen. The gang of about 50 armed Hindus 'beat us up and led us like culprits along the road' to the burned pastoral center. 'There they tore my shirt and started pulling off the clothes of the nun. When I protested, they beat me hard with iron rods. Later, they took the sister inside (and) raped her while they went on kicking and teasing me, forcing (me) to say vulgar words,' said the priest who has cuts, bruises and swollen tissue all over his body and stitches on his face. 'Later both of us, half-naked, were taken to the street, and they ordered me to have sex with the nun in public, saying nuns and priests do it. As I refused, they went on beating me and dragged us to the nearby government office. Sadly, a dozen policemen were watching all this,' he said. Angry at his plea to the police for help, the mob beat the bleeding priest again. Later, a government official and members of the mob took the priest and the nun to the police station, where Father Chellen said he was kicked in the face. 'The four-hour ordeal ended when a senior police officer arrived in the evening,' said Father Chellen. The priest said one of the most hurtful things about the incident was that some local Hindus whom he knew were watching the events and ignored his requests for help. For more torrid tales about the Orissa genocide, please visit http://orissaburning.blogspot.com Truth Liberates Nigel Britto -- Truth Liberates, Nigel Britto http://amicusnaturae.blogspot.com
[Goanet] Please identify these fruits
If this is ‘boram’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2811228457/ Then what are these? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2812074248/sizes/l/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa
[Goanet] Orissa Violence: A woman theologian speaks
There have been quite a few strong postings on the communal violence in Orissa. I would like to share with all of you something written by my friend Cynthia Stephen, from Bangalore. > *Obsequies for the Innocent* > Cynthia Stephen > > > Turning and turning in the widening gyre > The falcon cannot hear the falconer; > Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; > Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, > The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere > The ceremony of innocence is drowned; > The best lack all conviction, while the worst > Are full of passionate intensity. > > Surely some revelation is at hand; > Surely the Second Coming is at hand > > W B Yeats, in The Second Coming > > > "Peace, Peace", they say, but the people of our land have no peace. > Violence in the name of religion - whether in Jammu, Kashmir, > Gujarat, Rajasthan or Orissa - appears to have become the default status in > our nation in recent years. The temptation to ask, "Where is God in the > midst of all this?" is irresistible. Is religion-related violence inevitable > in a land where people worship deities who carry deadly weapons, it is said, > to slay the demons of lust, pride, anger, hate and greed? Is violence the > only way to counter these negative impulses? > > As a citizen of India and a global citizen as well, as a woman, a writer > and activist, who also happens to be a Christian, I am struggling with > different emotions, because I have just received an eyewitness account by a > social worker from Kandhamal on the killing of seven persons - including > women and children, at the hands of a 150-strong mob in Bakingia, 8 km > from Raikia police station in Kandhamal district. I quote verbatim: " *Pastor > Daniel Naik and Samuel Naik along with a Christian leader Michel Naik and > their wives and children were killed by the radical with swords and > sticks. The Hindu radicals approached the Pastors families and instructed > them to denounce Christ or face imminent death (sic). The pastors said that > the God was great and they choose death than abandoning Christ. The radicals > stated killing one by one in front of their parents. First they smashed the > heads of the children and shouted praising Hindu Gods. Seven members of > their family were also killed brutally by smashing their heads with clubs > and iron roads. A crowd of 150 people were carrying clubs, iron rods, swords > and country made guns. One of the members tried to call the police, > immediately the gang snatched the phone and shouted aloud that 'no one will > come to their rescue'. The savage incident took place in Bakingia, about 8 > kilometres from Raikia police station*". > This social worker is also hiding in the forest and phoned in this report, > and shall remain anonymous for obvious reasons. > > The disingenuous attempt to deny the beauty and reality of diversity of > faith, belief, and practice is is at the heart of this violence. The > gentle Sufi faith which characterises the Kashmiris, the folk Islam in the > Deccan, the contrapuntal faith of the Kabir panthis, the Ravidasis, the > bhakti-inspired Baul tradition of Bengal, the large and diverse worship > systems of the indigenous people, and the various groups of the Christian > faith (which, it must be stressed, reached India within the 1st century > AD,as attested by historical well-establihsed historical > records), much more a part of the mosaic of the Indian identity than the > harsh, strident and politically charged mainstream religious denominations > including the hardline school of Islam, the so-called Hindutva, which is > really fascism in the form of religion, and the minority hardline > Bible-thumpers who appear to have become, ironically, the public face of > the Christians, traditionally the one community which has provided the > largest number of teachers, nurses, social workers and servants of the poor > in proportion to its population in India, along with quality educational and > medical services and training, achievers in the field of science and > techology, business, sports, politics, administration, in fact, every walk > of life. What is it about Christians in India that appears to inflame the > emotions of these mobs? They do not even have the excuse that is often used > to justify the violence against Muslims - that a small section of > the community believes in and practices violence in the name of religion, > even though this in no way justifies the violenceagainst the community as a > whole. > > Will the blood of these men, women and children satisfy the blood-lust of > these rampaging mobs? What will be the outcome of this carnages in the name > of religion? What are the mobsters hoping to achieve? Will they really > achieve those ends? What government will be able to heal hese gaping wounds > in the body of our beloved motherland, inflicted by her own children, and in > the name of patroitism and nationalism? Who is a true child of Bharat mata - > the one who
Re: [Goanet] It is just not so!
From: "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Notes of Chapter 6: "Cracking Da Vinci's Code - You have read the fiction, now read the facts" by G&J False statements of DB in the 'Da Vinci Code': 1. The Bible is a product of man .. (pg 241) 2. The New Testament is false testimony (pg 342) 3 The Bible was compiled by men with a political agenda (pg 234) 4. The main player in compiling the bible was Emperor Constantine (pg 234) --The New Testament was written within 50 years after Christ and was widely circulated throughout the Christian communities in the 'known world' The Church did not create the New Testament. It is the New Testament that created the Church. --The Bible is in its main is an "eye witness account" of Jesus. The writings of the second generation of believers (post-apostles) around 100 already refer to "the scripture"... Hence the New Testament was not written in 425 AD and was not invented by Constantine. ***Well done, Dr.Gilbert Lawrence. Our duty is to enlighten those who are in error. If Da Vinci Code is a fiction, let people know why it is a fiction and not history. Being a scientist and oncologist, you have proved your knowledge of Christianity. Your faith is also confirmed by literary, historical, documentary, scientific evidence. Faith is God's gift, response to God's Word. It is "inner illumination" given by God, enlightening our Reason, not "pure/'blind belief" or "superstition" or 'fairy tales". Regards. Fr.Ivo
[Goanet] violence in orissa
Dear Goanetters, As per e-mails below, only Chrsitians are secular, true citizens of Indians, who open their doors to people of all communities, irrespective of caste and creed. The cops were non-christians and under the influence of politicians, and hence would not protect christians. Regards, = Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:16:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] violence in Orissa --- what were the cops doing? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is the chronology > 1) VHP leader was given a threat. > 2) He filed an FIR, cops did nothing. > 3) He was killed. > 4) 700 people were coming back from his funeral and they > burnt a nun alive. > Again, where were the cops? > Communal riots have plagued India since its inception. The root cause of this madness is the tendency for even educated people to incite hatred against those who are different from them, at the drop of a hat - hatred that in the minds of criminals translates into atrocious action. We have to find an effective way to remove the cause. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet] Swindon Goans
Selma said:- I am now gathering information on East African Goans, and where they congregated when they first arrived. :-) - Reply: Go to Slowgh (as the Punjabis call it). Some of the originals are still left in Hounslow and Southall, you will have to dig them out. ED.
[Goanet] (Goanet) State of affairs at the Goa Medical College
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:58:28 -0700 (PDT)Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Subject: [Goanet] State of affairs in Goa Medical College In GMC, if an accident victim is brought to casualy, it seems even a stretcher is not brought out to take him inside, unless one of the relatives of the patients uses some contacts. It seems that there is no avaiablity of basic things such as syringes, and injections, or IV drip in GMC. All these have to be bought by patients from private hospitals, and only then any treatment starts. The reason is that while sophisticated x-Ray and other equipment are bought by the authorities due to large commissions involved, these basic things dont involve big commission and hence are not bought. And now in Margao, a 400 bed hospital is being built to replace the Hospicio. Again there is huge money in real-estate deals and construction, but this building is going to be just a concrete structure with no basic medicines available. It is a big shame. regards, Samir -- And..I can add here: The Interns get pieces of local daily newspapers to wipe their hands after attending to patients and washing their hands. I know this first hand. God save the Junior Doctors & Interns. Blessings. Agnelo
[Goanet] A Car Accident in Goa - what were the cops doing?
"Roland Francis"Said: Is there a protocol in Goa for car accidents? Ans: What do you mean by protocol, In Maharashtra like all other places in India BNP/ Shivsena are trying to ban English, is there any other word for THAT English word in the Hindi Dictionary? and the explanation to what it means? -- If there is and the procedure was not followed by the cop on the scene, did Samir report it to the higher police authority? Reply: Procedure as such does NOT exist in any Govt dept. Most jobs in the Govt dept. especially when the promotion comes into question, only bribery and favouritism counts. Thus protocol and procedure goes out of the window because these peoples incompatibility is not scrutinised due to the incompatibility that automatically exists from TOP to BOTTOM. --- Just for information this would be how the incident would play out in the province of Ontario: Reply: I remember, when Saldanha went to Australia to study how their Govt system works, Porrikar manipulated (bribed) Sladanha's MLAs, and toppled the Cong. Goa Govt. ED.
[Goanet] VIOLENCE IN ORISSA
Dear Goanetters, The truth is there for all to see and read, as per e-mail below:- _ "Security forces had already been deployed in Bolangir, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Rayagada, Bhadrak and Kendrapada districts to curb the violence, which has claimed 14 lives". The Indian Army and Defence Minister Anthony, cannot protect Christians, hence, we will lose any war against any of our neighbouring countries. Neither, District collector of Kandhamal - Krishan Kumar,nor, Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda, know what is happening in Orissa, AND HOW MANY CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS - BURNT, nor can they control the violence. SO SAD. Only media knows what is happening in Orissa, hence members of media, should now be given above jobs. Regards, Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 01:04:49 +0530 From: "Goanet News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] 12 Orissa districts in grip of communal violence 12 Orissa districts in grip of communal violence Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (IANS) The communal violence that engulfed nine Orissa districts following the Aug 23 murder of a Hindu leader has spread to three more districts, forcing authorities to deploy additional security personnel, an official said Monday. "Security forces had been deployed in nine districts since Aug 23 but policemen are now being deployed in an additional three districts," Inspector General of Police Pradeep Kapur told IANS. However, Kapur did not disclose the names of the three districts in which the forces will be deployed. Security forces had already been deployed in Bolangir, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Rayagada, Bhadrak and Kendrapada districts to curb the violence, which has claimed 14 lives. A curfew has been clamped on all major towns in Kandhamal district and in Jeypore town in Koraput district. Media reports said six churches and some houses had been burnt in Boriguma area of Koraput district and in some places in Rayagada district Sunday. Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda, however, said "only three or four churches had been set on fire". Fresh violence was also reported from the troubled district of Kandhamal where mobs set fire to some churches and houses Sunday evening. The incidents occurred in Bataguda and Parampanga area. District collector of Kandhamal Krishan Kumar said two houses were burnt by a mob at Bataguda but he was not sure if there was any violence in Parampanga. The state has been on the boil since the evening of Aug 23, when Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) central advisory committee, and four others were killed by suspected Maoist guerrillas at his Jalespata ashram in Kandhamal. Saraswati was leading a campaign against cow slaughter and religious conversion in the communally sensitive Kandhamal district - which with a population of around 600,000 including 150,000 Christians has witnessed numerous clashes between Hindus and Christians in the past. Radical Hindu groups in the state blamed Christians for the crime and alleged that Christians killed Saraswati because he was opposing religious conversion. Christian organisations deny these allegations. Orissa is not new to communal violence between Hindus and Christians. On Jan 22, 1999, Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, 10-year-old Philip and six-year-old Timothy, were burnt alive by a Hindu radical mob in their vehicle in Keonjhar district. Indo-Asian News Service
Re: [Goanet] Fw: Re: Portuguese memoirs ...
Hi Roland, Thank you for your comments. That translation is not recent - it was put up on that website about 6 years ago ... Cheers, Gabriel. --- On Tue, 2/9/08, Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Fw: Re: Portuguese memoirs ... > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > Received: Tuesday, 2 September, 2008, 7:31 AM > Hi Gabriel, > > When I saw this article in Portuguese posted on GRN by > Teotonio > D'Souza, my first reaction was "my God, I wish > someone translates > this". > > I could understand barely 25% of the article but I knew it > was a > jewel. I did not ask Teotonio to translate as he usually > says "I don't > have the time". I could only hope someone took it upon > himself to do > it. > > I thank you and much appreciate your trouble. Never have I > read such a > retelling of the account of December 1961 as this from > General of > Police Azaredo, the "enemy". It was well and > simply written, told in > full truth and with no bias towards either side. If I at > all detect > some bias, it is in favor of Goa and Goans. > > What a beautiful historical narrative and what skill in > your > translating it into good English. > I recommend it to all Goanet readers. > > Thanks again, > > Roland. > Toronto. > > > On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gabriel de Figueiredo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For an English translation of that article, please > visit > > http://www.goancauses.com/gabriel_figueiredo/ Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset
Re: [Goanet] GHANTII
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:12:03 -0400 From: "oscar lobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This is all history now and the most important thing the Portuguese did for Goa is to save the race of Goans and whatever they built in Goa helped India to showcase tourism and help the politicians after 1961 to reap the benefit. It is due to the Portuguese that there are Hindus who have been a majority always and Catholics who converted from Hinduism that are true Goans from Goa. We had a choice to be what we wanted. If not for the Portuguese all of us would have been Muslims today or our entire race would have been eradicated - you and I would not have the names and surnames that we have. > Mario observes: > I think all Goanetters should cut and paste this intellectual gem and save it for their grandchildren. > When I read that the colonial-era Portuguese, who Oscar describes as relatively uneducated when compared to other Europeans of their time, were so wise that they arranged for Hindus to be the majority community in Goa and saved all of us from becoming Muslims, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry:-)) > Oscar wrote: > After the invasion of Goa in 1961, the Goans have been ignored by the Indian government and we are almost loosing our identity. > Mario responds: > Hey, Gabriel, please sit Oscar down and explain to him about all those SEZ's that the Indian government ignored Goa with. > Oscar wrote: > The Goans are also the most sociable people amongst other people in India and this we got from the Portuguese. > Mario asks: > Yes, but where did we get that famous Goan crab mentality from???:-)) > Oscar wrote: > Cornell, please join forces to get our Goan identity and other issues in Goa settled - > Mario observes: > I thought it had already been settled that there was no such thing as any unique Goan identity. Even Oscar and Gabriel, both of Goan ancestry and living, not in Goa or Mozambique or Angola or Portugal, but in AUSTRALIA, have different Goan identities. > Rajan and Santosh and Mukesh Mehta and Jane and Selma and Celina and Katrina and Cornell and Gilbert and Ed and Arwin and Shakeel-bhai, my mechanic when I am in Goa, and on and on and on, all have their own versions of Goan identity. >
[Goanet] Violence continues in Orissa, 2,400 buildings lost
Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Violence continues in Orissa, 2,400 buildings lost Sporadic violence continue in some villages despite the imposition night curfew in the entire district Bhubaneswar: Communal fires continue to rage in Orissa's Kandhamal district with reports of more homes and prayer houses being burnt by those protesting last week's murder of a Hindu leader, an official said on Tuesday. "As per the latest government assessment, at least 2,400 buildings, including prayer houses and schools, have been either damaged or burnt," Kandhamal district collector Krishan Kumar said. He said sporadic incidents of violence had been reported from some villages under Tikabali police station despite the imposition night curfew in the entire district. Curfew was also clamped in Jaypore town in Koraput district after clashes between Christians and Hindus, a police official said. The communal violence erupted on the evening of Aug 23, when Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) central advisory committee, and four others were killed by suspected Maoist guerrillas at his Jalespata ashram in Kandhamal. The death toll in the violence has gone up to 16 even as the government deployed police and paramilitary forces in 12 of the state's 30 districts and imposed curfew in Kandhamal. Due to the violence, thousands of villagers in Kandhamal district fled to nearby forests. Some of them are now returning and taking shelter in the relief camps set up by the administration. "The district administration has set up at least 10 relief centers and 14,500 people are being sheltered there. They are being provided food and medicines," Krishan Kumar said. "Fifty per cent of the people were brought by us, while the others came on their own. Today we rescued 20 children from a Christian home at Phulbani since they were feeling unsafe. A police party has gone to Raikhola village to rescue 25 old people who informed us that they want to take shelter in the relief centers," he added. Orissa is not new to communal violence between Hindus and Christians. On Jan 22, 1999, Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, 10-year-old Philip and six-year-old Timothy, were burnt alive by a Hindu radical mob in their vehicle in Keonjhar district. Source: Indo-Asian News Service Comment: One wonders what more is needed to bring the violence to a halt and restore peace. One begins to have the sickening feeling that all this violence is well organised and planned. Similar to what happened in Gujarat.First there was a bandh. Then the Gujarat govt allowed the RSS cadres to kill, loot, destroy and create maximum havoc before bringing some semblance of law and order. Here too the BJP-BJD govt is unable to restore peace even after 7 days. At the same time it will not permit central forces into the state.Preveen Togadia is allowed free entry into the disturbed areas but the Union Minister of Home Affairs as well as a Congress delegation are turned back from the airport on the pretext that their presence would divert the attention of the police. Regards, Marshall
Re: [Goanet] It is just not so!
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ***Well done, Dr.Gilbert Lawrence. Our duty is to enlighten > those who are in > error. > If Da Vinci Code is a fiction, let people know why it is a > fiction and not > history. > Being a scientist and oncologist, you have proved your > knowledge of > Christianity. - Forgive me for being in a really vile mood this morning but I've just read that 10 more churches have been burnt in India. Now, somehow this bears a striking resemblance to Nero. While Christians in India are burning, you and Gilbert Lawrence are writing about Dan Brown, DA Vince Code and miracles in some obscure place in Europe. I cannot fathom the minds of religious people, but their priorities seem a bit skewed to me. Now forgive me again for being even more impertinent, but being a "scientist and an oncologist" does not qualify Gilbert to have any more "knowledge of Christianity", than that raving, lunatic lady I met on the number 22 bus, who kept telling me that Christ was going to redeem me. Having felt sorry for her carrying a huge bag, I offered her a seat on the bus. Had I known that it was Bibles she was carrying in that big bag of hers, I would have kept my seat and my sanity for the rest of that bus journey. The truth is, Gilbert, that lady and everyone else who professes to have "knowledge" of anything religious are all shooting in the dark. For the record, Gilbert's knowledge about the historicity of Christianity is zero, zilch, zip. The most pretentious thing religious men of all hues, colours, caste and creed, do is pretend they have some hot-line to the Divine. From this position of assumed knowledge, they then want to police and pile everyone else with moral platitudes. It's too much to hear about miracles and being saved, when our people are being burned and raped. So, please not today. selma
[Goanet] Dismiss Orissa Govt.
First thing that should be done is to dismiss Orissa govt., and bring the state under president's rule. All the cops who derelicted duty and just watched should be charged for being party to murder. samir
[Goanet] Goa Police as most unwanted guests in Benaulim
Hello! Here are two new uploads on BVAC Benaulim blog with pictures and text at http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 1. Goa Police as most unwanted guests in Benaulim http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/2008/09/goa-police-as-most-unwanted-guests-in.html 2. Don't insult Benaulim Mr. Panchayat Minister! http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/2008/09/dont-insult-benaulim-mr-panchayat.html Warmly, Seby _ Search for videos of Bollywood, Hollywood, Mollywood and every other wood, only on Live.com http://www.live.com/?scope=video&form=MICOAL
[Goanet] GHANTII
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:22:49 +0530 From: "U P Kamath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I find Manglorean Catholic girls and women quite attractive, whereas I find Goan catholics distinctively ugly in general. I feel It is due to 450 years of Portuguese slavery. Now one may be politically correct and accuse me of bias. But I feel the Mangalorean Catholics had more freedom for generations and it shows on their faces! > Mario observes: > Even coming from a Goan nationalist family, with relatives who worked tirelessly to drive the Portuguese out of Goa, this post contains the most ignorant series of comments I have ever seen on Goanet, and there have been some beauties - pun intended - over the years:-)) > To begin with, what kind of lack of knowledge or malfunctioning intellect does it take for even a Portuguese-hater to describe Goa before 1961 as "450 years of slavery"??? I would refer Mr. Kamath to the nearest dictionary so that he can see what "slavery" means. By his definition every Indian during the 300 some years prior to 1947 would also be a "slave". > While there are reports of some coercion in inducing conversions to Christianity, the assumption of Portuguese names was part of the Portuguese culture which confused religion with one's name; no more, no less. > U.P. Kamath wrote: > Let me put forth a simple observation, in poor taste, though. It may be relative, because it is in the eye of the beholder. > They have not assimilated into the local population, > Mario observes: > The only realistic comment by Mr. Kamath is the one in which he admits making a comment in poor taste. > I would say that "poor taste" is an understatement but Goanet rules would not allow an accurate description of Mr. Kamath's "taste":-)) > The misguided comment about the relative beauty of Goan and Mangalorean women, which it took an incredible level of "poor tase" to even conceive, can be judged by Mr. Kamath's own words when he describes Mangaloreans as Goans who migrated and then did not assimilate with the Canarese. > The last time I checked, Reita Faria and Iona Pinto were Goans, not Mangaloreans. >
Re: [Goanet] Swindon Goans
Hi Edward Methinks you are mistaken. Unless you are better informed than I, the Goans from East Africa did not go to Slough and only a few did go to the Hounslow area when they first arrived. The main concentrations were in the Tooting Bec and Manor House areas that are of course locatable on the Northern and Picadilly tube lines. However this was quite some time ago but there were also places like Plumstead, Bexleyheath and areas around Norbury, Croydon etc. I will check up with friends and let you and Selma know if we can recall other places too. It is important to note that with increasing affluence, many moved out through individual mobility rather than group mobility. The main influxes were in 1968 from Kenya and 1972 from Uganda. Cornel --- edward desilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Selma said:- > I am now gathering information on East African > Goans, and where they congregated when they first > arrived. :-) > - > Reply: > Go to Slowgh (as the Punjabis call it). > Some of the originals are still left in Hounslow and > Southall, you will have to dig them out. > ED.
[Goanet] Archbishop's Message for Ganesh Chaturthi
Archbishop's House, Panjim, Goa September 2, 2008 To the Newspaper Editors and News Bureaux Chiefs. Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of sending you, attached herewith, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao's Message for Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in the State, for publication in your edition tomorrow. Thanking you and with cordial Festival Greetings to you, Fr. Francisco Caldeira, Director, D.C.S.C.M.
[Goanet] GMC behaviour
Dear Goanetters, As per e-mail of Colaco "I absolutely disagree with Jane wrt 'Govtmt hospitals are meant for the poor and those who cannot afford private hospitals'. My reply - I still want to know why rich Goans go for "phookat" treatment to govtmt hospitals when they can afford to go to pvt hospitals?? Colaco - I fail to understand (my fault) the statement "I feel sorry for the doctor who took the brunt, but somebody had to be slapped at the GMC". My response - Thank goodness, the GMC doctor was well-mannered and did not slap the "junglee" woman who slapped and humiliated him. Colaco - "I invite other netters to go incognito to "test out" the service" My response - Why don't we visit colaco's house or country, "to test out" in the below manner and dress, how he will react to us?? Colaco - "These tax-payers have a right to healthcare at those hospitals". My response - I fully agree. Is Sonia the "slapper," or her mother - "taxpayers"? Please check and let me know. I have visited patients in GMC on many occassions and I have never experienced filth in the hospital or uncouth behaviour from the staff. Regards, -- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:20:31 -0400 From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] woman slaps GMC doctor - hats off to Sonia - Dears, I can very well understand the grief felt by Ms Mhambre at the loss of her mother. I can also accept that different individuals handle stress differently. However, the fact remains that Ms. Mhambre assaulted and committed battery on the young doctor. She should have to face the consequences of her illegal act. The next thing we might hear from some looney bin is that it is OK to bomb police stations and slap police officers because (in general) the police are rude, inefficient and corrupt. I fail to understand (my fault) the statement "I feel sorry for the doctor who took the brunt, but somebody had to be slapped at the GMC". Just imagine if a hardworking and otherwise law-abiding "Bhaillo" was upset by the way some Goans were treating "Bhaille" in general, and just decided to slap "eddie" or "jose" who happened to be walking on the road. I absolutely disagree with Jane wrt 'Govtmt hospitals are meant for the poor and those who cannot afford private hospitals'. That approach, IMHO, is the best way to destroy a Govt Hospital. Besides, health care at hospitals is provided/subsidised by the taxes paid by the citizens/residents of a place. These tax-payers have a right to healthcare at those hospitals. What they do not have, are preferential rights which are also (and corruptly) afforded to Politicians and other VIPs. If everyone was afforded the same rights, privileges and service, there would actually be an improvement of service for all. The Goa Medical College started off with two very clean hospitals providing very polite service. This was inherited from the Escola Medica tradition. I saw it personally a few years after the transition took place. The Goa Medical College (according to my understanding) provided better 'medical' service than the Escola which provided better 'surgical' service. The training of the Escola graduates was more geared to surgery - probably because of their enhanced study of Anatomy. It is during the Bamdodkar years esp when Karmali was Health Minister and Duarte Monteiro was replaced that the mess started. The Goa Govt has a long history of interference with GMC. The real breaking point came with the appointment of Vengsarkar as the Dean. Much time was spent in politics eg Maharashtrian professors v South Indian professors etc. I will not comment on the "accountability or lack of it" wrt the origins of the Bambolim project. Goan professionals, patients and Goa took a back seat. Anna Marie Goswami please take note. These non-Goan Health Secretaries, Deans, HoDs, Professors et al who had NO clue of Goan culture and obviously NO interest in Goans and Goa (except personal) took charge of Goa, bossed the Goans and set about the rot which has taken over the Goa hospitals. With ALL the crores allegedly invested in GMC and other hospitals, the state of the hospitals and the service provided is absolutely abysmal. The places are filthy, the sheets are unclean and the staff is rude. Some of the so called professors and other senior staff are full of themselves.(I believe that Edward has alluded to this) I can tell you that from personal experience.Over the past several years, I have been to GMC and to Hospicio (Margao) on a number of occasions, incognito i.e. with chappals, very simple clothes and speaking English really badly - like many guys in Goa normally do. The reception I got at the hospitals, and what I saw ... was positively awful. I invite other netters to go incognito to "test out" the service. I could not believe that the GMC I trained in and which had (at the time) 2 hospitals akin to a 4 star hotel ...had become this DUMP with newer equipment. T
[Goanet] slapping GMC doctors
Dear Goanetters, Edward's statement - "The rich are forcefull because we can understand the mistakes the doctors make, and we are rich because we have done our Phds, we are not dumb like the poor". My reply - A Phd does not guarantee you will become rich, but it can help some to become rich, and not all PhDs are rich. Today, even Xth std pass and a desire to succeed, can assure financial greatness. Have you read about Bill Gates The poor are not dumb, they can be very outspoken, but, they have not been given the same facilities as you. There are many pvt hospitals in Mapusa etc. which have the very best medical equipment. Once again - WHY DID SONIA VENT HER ANGER ON A GMC DOCTOR, INSTEAD OF HERSELF? a loving daughter will always give her mother the very best, expensive, medical care. SONIA DOES NEED A PSYCIATRIST IMMEDIATELY, TO CHECK HER STATE OF MIND, SO THAT SHE DOES NOT CONTINUE SLAPPING PEOPLE WHO SHE FEELS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HER OWN "KANJOOSI". Regards, Message: 3 Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:19:43 + (GMT) From: edward desilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] woman slaps GMC doctor - hats off to Sonia - "jane gillian rodrigues" said: Can Goanetters please tell me why Sonia, (WHO LOVED HER MOTHER VERY MUCH) did not take her mother to a private hospital, where she would have got better, personal, expensive attention? -- Reply: Working conditions for junior Doctors are the same in UK as well - overworked and underpaid. ? Private hospitals do not have all the facities that are available in the GMC which is funded by the TAXPAYERS (rich and poor alike), the same applies to UK. The rich are forcefull because we can understand the mistakes the doctors make, and we are rich because we have done our Phds, we are not dumb like the poor. ? There is a limit to how much the rich can afford, private hospital also manipulate and linger the sick persons illness to get more money out of them, do unnecessay operations etc. It is always wise to slap the donkey to get the cart moving. ED.
Re: [Goanet] State of affairs at the Goa Medical College
Dear Agnelo, Could you please provide some more details to this story? i.e. Which ward, What were the interns doing before and after they washed their hands and When? Dear Miguel, Could you please confirm that patients were actually shunted out? It is being suggested that the Herald report distorted the actual happenings. Is there any (taped) evidence to back up the reporters claims of what the Pediatrician is reported to have said? What exactly were here words? Does the reporter personally know the doctor concerned? Was she on staff at Chicalim / and on duty at the time of the incident? Or was she just being a Good Samaritan? May I also ask WHY the Herald has NOT published the name of the reporter who has made serious charges (perhaps justified / perhaps not) against a number of doctors? grateful jc awaiting Hurricane Hanna and the storms which are closely following Hanna. == Agnelo Fernandes wrote: " The Interns get pieces of local daily newspapers to wipe their hands after attending to patients and washing their hands. I know this first hand.." Miguel Braganza wrote about the Chicalim incident: "some doctors at the cottage hospital in Chicalim ... were getting ready to celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi in a hospital ward ...after pushing the inmates into the passage outside."
Re: [Goanet] (Goanet) State of affairs at the Goa Medical College
Folks It is shocking to hear how bad things are regarding medical provision today in Goa especially in emergencies and at the supposedly prestigious Goa Medical College. Once on just arriving in Goa in the 1970s on holiday, my young children were taken very ill having eaten egg-based sandwiches on a Swiss Air flight. I had to drive like someone demented, first trying to find a recommended doctor, and then desperatly trying to obtain urgently needed prescribed drugs from any pharmacy open late at night. After endless driving on unnamed and unlit roads, I stopped at Margao Hospicio where a kindly doctor gave me the drugs free that I needed so badly. In 1990, that is some time ago, I couldn't get an ambulance, for any amount of money, to have my very sick mother to a hospital in Vasco. Even worse was that when she died, I could only get an obliging truck driver to deliver her body home in the back of his open truck. Things were bad then and I can't believe they are even worse today. For God's sake, WHY? WHY? WHY? If it is possible for a collection to be made for an up to date ambulance in Goa, I would be the first to make a financial contribution if someone will please advise on this matter. Therefore, why is Goa over four decades after 1961 so backward in the provison of such basic essentials? And do the Western tourists know about this state of affairs? Peru for instance is not particularly well off as a country but they had excellent medical facilities (ambulances, English speaking doctors, nurses, equipment, drips and drugs for every requirement) when I was in need in August 2007 in the high altitude town of Cusco. Further, as a tourist, they readily collected me (accompanied by my wife)in an excellent ambulance, in next to no time from our hotel, treated me really well and only politely enquired if I had medical travel insurance when I was ready to leave hospital. I was indeed so impressed that I invited a particular young doctor who treated me to visit me and my family in London. Cuba too, a pretty poor country, has excellent medical provisions at no cost to the people there nor to tourists. I'm afraid I am intensely angry about the awful conditions in Goa as described by several posters and I really want to do something about it even if from faraway London. Just tell me someone--anyone, what the hell can I do to be of some help however minimal. And is it really as bad as I read in the Goanet posts? Please would someone reliable that I know, like Cecil, Miguel or Frederick provide confirmation on this last point? Cornel DaCosta PS How on earth does medical tourism operate in Goa when there is seemingly so little for the local people at a key hospital like the GMC? --- Agnelo Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > In GMC, if an accident victim is brought to casualy, > it seems even a stretcher is not brought out to take him inside, unless one of the > relatives of the patients uses some contacts. > > It seems that there is no avaiablity of basic things > such as syringes, and injections, or IV drip in GMC. All these have to be bought by patients from private hospitals, and only then any treatment starts.
[Goanet] BBC E-mail: Experts poised for rare frog hunt
RUBY GOES saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** G'day one and only Goanet. Where's Clinton Vaz? I'd like to know about frog numbers in Goa; there's been no onfo available thus far. Thanks. rubygoes ** Experts poised for rare frog hunt ** Scientists are to hunt for some of the world's rarest frogs in Costa Rica, including the iconic golden toad, last seen 20 years ago. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7591050.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm
Re: [Goanet] Violence against Christians in Orissa
To Goanet - Selma Cardoso wrote: >Just a few months ago some posters on Goanet were extolling >the virtues of the BJP in Goa, and wanted us to watch the >Parrikar v/s Parrikar interview, so that we could have a >better understanding of Parrikar's thought processes. This >same Parrikar who says the RSS is his Church. Just a few months ago, Selma Cardoso claimed there are secret camps in Goa where Hindu boys are being trained to eliminate Catholics. Just a few months ago, she exhorted Goan Catholics to leave Goa en masse. No doubt she has lined up cushy jobs for them at the chicken factories in Swindon. Just a few months ago, Selma and others were scared witless the minute we announced we were doing the Manohar Parrikar interview. That is because she knew all her smears about Manohar Parrikar will be shown to be a pile of rubbish. She wanted all the freedom in the world to trash him from behind the safety of her gated (if Cornel is to be believed, non-gated) community but when she realized Parrikar now had an opportunity to have his say, she wanted Goanet to immediately scuttle it. Ah, inscrutable are the ways of the intolerant bigots! And just a few months ago, Selma Cardoso wanted to "repair democracy" in Goa by appealing to that great beacon of rectitude, Digambar Kamat. What she really meant was that the govt ought to clamp down on popular people's movements - all this in reaction to calls by villagers to stop construction violations and land scams in our villages. And just a few months ago, she...you get the idea. What we finally got out of the Parrikar vs Parrikar session was an engaging conversation. The exchange was based on questions the content of which was almost entirely provided by Goanet readers. One could disagree intelligently (but only if one had intelligence, alas) with his positions without being disagreeable. Unfortunately for Selma and the resident pinko, most of the folks saw it that way. It was also screened on local TV several times and reached out to a wide section of the Goan audience. Selma's caricature of Manohar Parrikar as some sort of a radical or extremist Hindu had to eat crow, something that apparently sticks in her craw even today. Now, Manohar Parrikar will rise or fall based on his own deeds or misdeeds. But Selma and her rancid tribe have ZERO CREDIBILITY to make that judgement. For some of us, the crucial question right now is: Regardless of our political leanings, can Goan Hindus and Goan Catholics join hands in the struggle to reclaim Goa? Can we discard the political badges, Kangress, BJP or whatever, we have pinned to our lapels and rally for the cause of Goa? These matters, not the Selma-esque muckraking antics, ought to be our issues du jour. Without the Hindu heartland on board, Goa is done for. Likewise, without the Catholic community standing alongside, we stand no chance. In this larger struggle, bloviating, cheapshot-ing malcontents who seek to incite and divide, not unite, us Goans, are to be consigned to the garbage bin. >Too bad, there is scant respect shown to Churches in >Orissa at the moment. Yes, too bad. Let's hold Manohar Parrikar responsible. How about Hurricane Gustav - I bet Parrikar had a hand in that too. And let's not forget his complicity in the melting of the polar ice caps. Warm regards, r
[Goanet] Violence Update as of August 25th and it continues! - Orissa
Fwding this list as of August 25th only about the violence in Orissa against the innocent and the helpless. ORISSA ANTI CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE UPDATE 25th August 2008 *By Dr. John Dayal.* 1) *NUN REPORTED BURNT ALIVE*: A Christian woman, possibly a nun, was reported burnt alive on 25th August 2008 by a group of Vishwa Hindu Parishad mob which stormed the orphanage she ran in the district of Bargarh (Orissa). Police Superintendent Ashok Biswall has told this to news reporters. A priest who was at the orphanage was also badly hurt and is now being treated in hospital for multiple burns. 2) *NUN RAPED*: A young Catholic Nun of the Cuttack Bhubaneswar diocese working Jan Vikas Kendra, the Social Service Centre at Nuagaon in Kandhamal was reportedly gang raped on 24th August 2008 by groups of Hindutva extremists before the building itself was destroyed. 3) *SENIOR PRIEST AND NUN INJURED*: Fr Thomas, director of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Kanjimendi, less than a kilometer away from the Social Service Centre, and another Nun were injured when the centre was attacked. They were taken to the police station in a disheveled state as the armed mob bayed for their blood. The Pastoral centre was then set afire. 4) *BALLIGUDA CHURCH BUILDINGS DESTROYED AGAIN*: On 24th August 2008. Evening lynch mobs at the block headquarters of Balliguda, in the very heart of Kandhamal district, which had seen much violence between 24th and 26th December 2007, attacked and destroyed a Presbytery, convent and hostel damaging the properties. 5) *The mobs in Balliguda* caught hold of two boys of the Catholic hostel and tonsured their heads. 6) *PHULBANI CHURCH DAMAGED*: On 25th august 2008 morning followers of the late Lakshmanananda Saraswati damaged the Catholic Church in Phulbani, the district headquarter town. 7) *MOTHER TERESA BROTHERS ASHRAM ATTACKED*: mobs attacked the Mother Teresa Brothers' residence and hospital in Srasanada, destroyed once before and rebuilt two months ago, and beat up the patients. Fundamentalists have targeted Priests, religious and also the Faithful in Pobingia also. 8) *BHUBANESWAR BISHOP'S HOUSE ATTACKED*: On the morning of 25th August 2008, violent mobs made several attempts to enter the compounds of Catholic Church and Archbishop's house in the heart of the Capital of the State of Orissa. They could not enter because of the police presence. They threw stones at the guesthouse of Archbishop's House, damaging windows. 9) *DUBURI PARISH*; Another group of fundamentalists entered presbytery in Duburi parish, managed by the SVDs and destroyed and damaged property. Two priests of the parish are missing. 10) *Mr. Jamaj Pariccha*, Director of Gramya Pragati, is attacked and his property, vehicle etc. damaged, burnt and looted. 11) *A Baptist Church* in Akamra Jila in Bhubaneswar is also damaged. 12) *Christian institutions* like St. Arnold's School (Kalinga Bihar), AND NISWASS report some damage. 13) *BOUDH DISTRICT* [Adjoining Kandhamal]: Fundamentalists enter the Catholic parish church and destroy property. People are fleeing to safer places. But nothing seems safe. 14) *Muniguda Catholic Fathers and Nuns'* residence have been damaged. 15) *Sambalpur HM Sister's residence* (Ainthapalli) has suffered damage. 16) * Padanpur*: One priest is attacked and admitted to a hospital. Hostel boys and the in charge have moved away from the place. 17) *Madhupur Catholic Church* currently under attack. 18) *SMALL CHURCHES*: Attempted violence on small churches in various districts, including Padampur, Sambalpur near GM College, Talsera, Dangsoroda, Narayanipatara, Muniguda, Tummiibandh, Tangrapada, Phulbani, Balliguda, Kalingia, Chakapad, Srasanranda. 19) *VILLAGE CHRISTIAN HOUSES ATTACKED*: Hou ses attacked on forest hamlets of Balliguda, Kanjamandi Nuaguam (K.Nuaguam), Tiangia (G.Udayagiri), Padangiri, Tikabali. 20) *KALAHANDI DISTRICT*: houses burnt even though the district is more than 300 kilometers from the place where Swami Lakshmanananda was killed. 21) *Pastor Sikandar Singh* of the Pentecostal Mission beaten up and his house burnt in Bhawanipatna. 22) *Kharihar*: 3 Christian shops were looted and burnt. Pastor Alok Das and Pastor I M Senapati beaten up. 23) *Aampani*: Pastor David Diamond Pahar, Pastor Pravin Ship, Pastor Pradhan and Pastor Barik beaten up and chased away with their families. 24) *Naktikani*: Mob surrounds village to attack Christians. The government has sent forces, it is reported. [This list is compiled with assistance from Archbishop's House, Bhubaneswar and other sources] _ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx
[Goanet] violence in orissa
Dear Goanetters, I applaud the efforts of Fr. Cedric Prakash below, who has gone all out to help non-christian, minorities in Gujerat. I want to know whether Fr. Cedric Prakash, s.j. will now, also make a whole-hearted effort to help his own christians sisters who have been gang-raped in orissa, or is he shy?? Ofcourse, Fr. Cedric will get neither international recognition nor awards in India for helping his own christians. Regards, = >Message: 1 >Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:50:14 -0700 (PDT) > From: raju gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Goanet] atrocities on christians, pls sign petition, and get > your friends too. >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Dear Goanetters, > >Those ffriends who belive that atrocities on christians should stop, may >kindly sign this petition, and send it to their friends to do the same. >regards. >raju gonsalves. > >Dear Friend, > >I have just read and signed the online petition: > > "Petition Against Attack on Christians in Orissa" > >hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition >service, at: > > http://www.PetitionOnline.com/RAJ1962/ > >I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might >agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider >signing yourself. > >Best wishes, > >Fr. Cedric Prakash sj
Re: [Goanet] Where is the Indian paramilitary?
Where is the paramilitary; where is Manmohan Singh; where is the President of India indeed ! These comments were in response to 'They ordered me to have sex with a nun' - Fr Thomas Chellen Saturday, August 30, 2008 FR. THOMAS CHELLEN DESCRIBES THE ORISSA MOB ORDEAL Fr. Thomas Chellen, director of the pastoral center that was destroyed with a bomb, had a narrow escape after a Hindu mob nearly set him on fire. Currently undergoing treatment at a Catholic hospital in Orissa's capital Bhubaneswar, Fr. Chellen had this horrifying experience to share with Catholic News Service: 'They had poured kerosene on my head, and one held a matchbox in his hands to light the fire. But thanks to divine providence, in the end, they did not do that. Otherwise, I would not have been there to tell this horror,' the 55-year-old priest, director of the pastoral center at Konjamendi in the Indian state of Orissa, told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from his hospital bed Aug. 28. When a Hindu mob of 500 people broke into the pastoral center around noon Aug. 24, Father Chellen said he fled through the backyard with another priest and a nun. 'It was heartbreaking for us to watch from a distance the entire complex go up in smoke,' said Father Chellen, who had supervised the construction of the center that opened in 2001 and could accommodate 200 people. 'They vandalized everything and set it on fire. It has been reduced to ashes,' he added. As the three watched from a distance, some other priests told them to flee. 'We fled to the jungles and came in the night to take shelter in the house of a Hindu friend and spent the night there,' Father Chellen said, adding that the second priest left them to join other priests. The following morning, he said, the Hindu family moved the priest and nun to an adjacent vacant house and locked it to give the impression that no one was inside. However, the Hindu mobs overheard the priest speaking on his cell phone, broke into the room and dragged him and the nun outside. 'They began our crucifixion parade,' said Father Chellen. The gang of about 50 armed Hindus 'beat us up and led us like culprits along the road' to the burned pastoral center. 'There they tore my shirt and started pulling off the clothes of the nun. When I protested, they beat me hard with iron rods. Later, they took the sister inside (and) raped her while they went on kicking and teasing me, forcing (me) to say vulgar words,' said the priest who has cuts, bruises and swollen tissue all over his body and stitches on his face. 'Later both of us, half-naked, were taken to the street, and they ordered me to have sex with the nun in public, saying nuns and priests do it. As I refused, they went on beating me and dragged us to the nearby government office. Sadly, a dozen policemen were watching all this,' he said. Angry at his plea to the police for help, the mob beat the bleeding priest again. Later, a government official and members of the mob took the priest and the nun to the police station, where Father Chellen said he was kicked in the face. 'The four-hour ordeal ended when a senior police officer arrived in the evening,' said Father Chellen. The priest said one of the most hurtful things about the incident was that some local Hindus whom he knew were watching the events and ignored his requests for help. MORE ORISSA STORIES AND NEWS: http://orissaburning.blogspot.com/ COMMENTS This is a new generation POLITICAL thinking which has come to fore in the year 2000 (in Goa), over the funeral pyre, so to speak, of 'RELIGION-POLITIC MIX' . As a political party, founded by those who staunchly and vociferously believe that Politics and Religion 'MUST NOT MIX'; that the State has the over-riding obligation to maintain peace and order between feuding religious and/or other entities, and that it must come down with a heavy hand, swiftly if necessary, to whatever extent to achieve those ends. As a political party, we have always refrained from commenting over religious issues; over religious activism; as long as these remain peaceful and orderly and compartmentalised. This political entity believes that Governance is politics and nothing but politics; and as such it must be above board when it comes to any act or acts of commission or ommission, by any one, for that matter, which go against the 'charter of human freedom'. What is happenning in Orissa is an act of vandalised governance where RELIGION OF HATE is influencing POLITICS, where politics is being nurtured by 'religion of hate'. This great country, our INDIA, of the equally great or greatest 'Mahatma Gandhi', took a turn for the worst after its Indendence in 1947 and after his very murder by the murderers and rapists of today, when the custodians of this vast and diverse nation, who are responsible for the well-being of millions, sat immobilised and impotent to act and to a
[Goanet] Happy Ganesh Chaturti
Goa Su-Raj Party wishes one and all, Hindus, Muslims Christians , others, a very happy, peaceful, joyous, knowledgeable, full of wisdom and patriotic Ganesh Chaturti Festival. May Lord Ganesh of Wisdom and Knowledge shower some of His WISDOM on his own followers and faithful who are besides themselves with festivity and joy on this day, especially those who boast of being pure and patriotic 'Hindus' on the one hand and who go on mutilating, burning, raping and pilaging others who are not Hindus on the other hand, all in your GOOD NAME. Prayer: Oh Lord Ganesha, we wish to offer our heartfelt prayer TO YOU on this day of YOUR GREAT FESTIVAL. ' WILL YOU NOT STRANGLE, JUST SUFFICIENTLY, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE OF YOUR HYPOCRITICAL FOLLOWERS WITH YOUR MANY HANDS, AND IF NECESSARY, WITH YOUR POWERFUL TRUNK NOSE, SO THAT THEY COME TO THIER SENSES TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE??. THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DIFFERENTIATED FROM A HINDU, A CHRISTIAN, A MUSLIM OR WHATEVER??. THAT ALL ARE EQUAL IN YOUR WISDOMFUL AND KNOWLEDGEFULL EYES?? In so doing, You will have executed a Coup d' Etat to keep Your INDIA, a TRULY ONE, UNITED, SECULAR, INDIA. HAPPY GANESH CHATURTI TO ALL Cheers
[Goanet] Why is it that we have to LIE about others? Can we not just disagree without Lying?
Dear Dr. Rajan Parrikar, It is my position that you are either Negligently or Intentionally MisRepresenting the words of Selma (Cardoso) Carvalho. I invite you to either: a: prove that Selma stated what you have her as stating or b: withdraw that slander. Is it that difficult for us to disagree without SPINNING the words of another i.e. LYING about them? Will Rajan Parrikar be man enough and withdraw his slanderous MisRepresentation? My guess: 50-50 i.e. He might be Man enough to do so or He might be weasel enough to Spin out of this. sincerely jc == For the Record == [1] SELMA CARVALHO wrote: There is a whole generation of young Goan Hindus being systematically trained to HATE Christians. [2] CHINAMAY BHANDARE was the first to LIE by quoting Selma's as stating that: "young hindus are being trained and armed to KILL catholics in goa." Now [3] RAJAN PARRIKAR is perpetuating that LIE by writing that: "Just a few months ago, Selma Cardoso claimed there are secret camps in Goa where Hindu boys are being trained to ELIMINATE Catholics".
Re: [Goanet] Swindon Goans
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, CORNEL DACOSTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The main concentrations were in the Tooting Bec and > Manor House areas that are of course locatable on the > Northern and Picadilly tube lines. However this was > quite some time ago but there were also places like > Plumstead, Bexleyheath and areas around Norbury, > Croydon etc. I will check up with friends and let you > and Selma know if we can recall other places too. > - Thanks for the info guys. I have one or two people lined up for interviews. A newspaper in Goa in already interested in the story. So stay tuned..:-)) To begin with, here is the teaser. I'm given to understand that East African Goans are elitist, and that in school they were fined for talking in Konkani ...:-)) Oh dear, my party invitation list is getting shorter by the minute isn't it :-)) selma
[Goanet] Sindhudurg vs Mopa & Dabolim
Status of Greenfield Airports http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=42217 No disclosure of the thrust of the Goa committee's report. Presumably it has not been submitted formally yet. Then what was Kamat's visit to Delhi about? I feel that although kamat talks bravely about the airport decision being ultimately the state's responsibility it will only sign on the dotted line as per Ministry of Civil Aviation. The latter, GOG and Navy all want an international airport there. Dabolim's future looks bleak. And Goans are least bothered. Pity.
Re: [Goanet] Violence against Christians in Orissa
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, too bad. Let's hold Manohar Parrikar responsible. > How about Hurricane Gustav - I bet Parrikar had a hand > in that too. And let's not forget his complicity in > the > melting of the polar ice caps. > - You mean Parrikar isn't responsible for the melting of the polar ice-caps :-) I tremendously enjoyed that interview you did and wish you would do more such indepth interviews. I do hope you understand that I can never support the BJP or anyone affiliated with the BJP. Putting the politics aside I can understand the charisma a man like Parrikar hold. best, selma
Re: [Goanet] violence in Orissa --- what were the cops doing?
--- On Mon, 9/1/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Root cause" of the "communal riots" in > India is > the "tendency..."? Gee, which alternative > universe > did you grow up in? > The above outburst and the rest of the material spewed in the above post indicates that my remarks have found their target. You have just received the answer to the question as to who would be most offended by my suggestion that the root cause of the mindless communal violence in Orissa is the mentality that preaches hatred against outsiders. Cheers, Santosh
Re: [Goanet] It is just not so!
From: "Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ***Well done, Dr.Gilbert Lawrence. Our duty is to enlighten those who are in error. If Da Vinci Code is a fiction, let people know why it is a fiction and not history. Being a scientist and oncologist, you have proved your knowledge of Christianity. - Forgive me for being in a really vile mood this morning but I've just read that 10 more churches have been burnt in India. Now, somehow this bears a striking resemblance to Nero. ***It is not a compliment to you, Selma, that you are moody this morning. But what you wrote is correct: burning of churches in Kandhmal is a dastardly act. The Christians have been held responsible for the death of Swamiji Laksamananda Saraswati. History repeats itself: When in 64 CE. the Great Fire ravaged Rome for six days, Nero had blamed the Christians as scapegoats. While Christians in India are burning, you and Gilbert Lawrence are writing about Dan Brown, DA Vince Code and miracles in some obscure place in Europe. I cannot fathom the minds of religious people, but their priorities seem a bit skewed to me. ***We have been writing on these topics since long. We are not forgetting our brethren of India, nor failing to experience pain for the destruction of poor India and of poor Kandhmal and Orissa... Christians have been persecuted for the good done to the world. Jesus was also persecuted, yet he shed light. Now forgive me again for being even more impertinent, but being a "scientist and an oncologist" does not qualify Gilbert to have any more "knowledge of Christianity", than that raving, lunatic lady I met on the number 22 bus... ***I cannot judge the knowledge of that lady-traveller, whom you are judging as "raving, lunatic"... I praised Dr.Gilbert, who is a scientist and oncologist, for having written on the historicity of Gospels. I am judging his "knowledge of Christianity" from his postings. It was a praiseworthy effort to refute the "fiction" in the Da Vinci Code. He is qualified to write on Gospels, not because he is an oncologist, but because of his personal study. There is no conflict between Science and Bible. ... It's too much to hear about miracles and being saved, when our people are being burned and raped. **It is precisely with faith in the saving God that the people suffered persecution courageously... It is horrible what is happening in our democratic country: terrible violation of human rights. Inspite of all the persecution on the part of vested interests, the Church will continue to do good in India and throughout the world... Thanks for your emotional outbursts! We do respect your feelings. We do share them. Regards. Fr.Ivo
[Goanet] Konkani Karaoke Song
Mogall Goemkars, Here I am once again with another Konkani Karaoke SongThis mp3 file is sent to me by my friend John Barreto from Bahrain,who is into karaoke singing. The duet is from the 1963 konkani film "Amchem Noxib". I have provided the lyrics below and anyone can sing this duet with the music... all you need to do is practice it singing with the music and am sure you will get it right. Just to let you know that till date there has been no Konkani Karaoke CD or DVD, anyone wanna try this?. The Music ( mp3 available on request) http://ishare.rediff.com/filemusic-Benkdaita-Pai-id-413335.php The video for reference: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=733NfHdp-qk&feature=related Benkdaita Pai.here how it goes...start playing the music you start singing after 4 beats (legend A= Antonette, AM = Anthony Mendes ) A: Tum nasloi pun tuca sweater kori, Tujench chintit aslim eklinch khorim, Ugdass yetoch sweater ordhear dhori, Fugasavan moje dis anv sari, Ani rodtalim daktulea bhurgea porim. Music AM: Anvui pisso assa tujea rupan, Maria chondrim tum distai kupan, Kazar zaunk lisens diit zalear papan, Dhorchonam anv sarko volen supan, Magir astelem tum sodanch mojea gopan, A: Valees tujich maka axea, Mog tuzo kortam anv khaxea, AM: Vodlean sango nakai pixea, Makai mog tuzo buxea, A: Veguinch ami kazar zaunk zai, Kosloi valees tum kor upai, AM: Kazar zaunk koxi ieta bai, Punn Benkdaita tuzo pai, Music.after 4 beats A: Biepachem valees kor tum todem, Poi kai borem amchem sobta zodem, Kazar zatelim anv tuje koddem, AM: Varem nastana amchem cholta vodem, Punn papa tuzo Korit mojem modem, A: Tem tujea monantlem visor valees, Papak mojea tosoli na malis, AM: Vollkotam papa tuzo vodlo talis, Tondanui ulounk to motto falis, Maka mocheank korta toso korit palis. A: Kazar zaunk valees zau raji, Khoxi modi nakai moji, Anv sangatin zatam tuji, AM: Khaunk kazarachi soji, A: Mogan dolleamcher ailea sai, AM: Kazar zaunk khoxi yeta bai, Khoxen bonvtolom bandun tie, Zatoch chogam bhurgeamcho pai. Dev Borem Korum Edward Verdes Check out this place for Konkani proverbs (still working on it ) http://kantaram.blogspot.com
[Goanet] Piliticians minting money
Vinay Kamat writes: >Samir says politicians are minting money what are you doing about it tony? >If I have to follow Samir I would say hats off to him if he slaps any one >of >them. >V V K You dont have to follow me. If you cant do anything worthwhile, just shut up. Dont waste bandwidth please. Let others who are trying to do something, do it. samir
Re: [Goanet] Let's concentrate on Orissa
Dear Doc et al, Hopefully I am aborting this subject by changing the subject line. What I said or didn't say is irrelevant. The latest news headlines scream that 2500 houses, churches, schools have been burnt, damaged or destroyed. There is nothing left for us to debate about. This insidious hatred that has been propagated by groups such as the VHP has become deep-seated. Christians and Muslims have no dignity left in India. What more awaits us? All we can do is hope and pray that such atrocities don't come to Goa. selma
Re: [Goanet] Violence Update as of August 25th and it continues! - Orissa
Here are some more shocking and brutal readings on the genocide against innocent Christians in Orissa being committed even now. Please access the blogspot to read more on the sinister anti-Christian pogrom that continues unabated. All of us need to condemn this and put a stop to this violence by the VHP and other communal elements. http://orissaburning.blogspot. com/ From: Austine J. Crasta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: [KonkaniCatholics] 1 More Burnt Alive, 18 Re-conversions, 4 Churches BurntTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, 1 September, 2008, 3:43 PM Monday, September 1, 20081 MORE BURNT ALIVE, 18 CONVERTED TO HINDUISMAnti-Christian Pogrom Continues in Orissa!! Another Christian Burnt Alive; 18 Forcibly Converted to HinduismMore than a week after the worst form of anti-Christian violence hit the state, we're still receiving fresh news of killings, forcible re-conversions (to Hinduism) and destruction. To call the ongoing Orissa episodes as a "national shame" would be a massive understatement of the State's failure.Merinews reports last night's burning: One Abhimanyu Nayak, a resident of Barapalh village under Pasara police station of Kandhamal district in Orissa, was burnt alive on Sunday night (August 31) and 18 families of one community were forcibly converted at Raikia on Friday (August 29), by fanatic organisations in presence of police and government officials though the curfew was still in force.---FRESH VIOLENCE: AT LEAST 4 MORE CHURCHES BURNTAt Least Four More Churches Burnt as Violence Continues to Spread in OrissaSITUATION UNDER WHOSE CONTROL?Even as officials claim the situation to be "under control", violence continues to spread in Orissa. Reuters reports:"Hindu mobs have burnt at least four more churches in Orissa, officials said on Monday, as religious violence appeared to spread.Thousands of people, mostly Christians, have taken shelter in makeshift camps, where Hindu mobs went on the rampage last week after a Hindu leader was killed.Last week officials said the violence appeared to be abating after Hindu and Christian leaders called for calm, but over the weekend it spread to new parts of the state.Mobs set fire to four churches in the districts of Koraput and Rayagada, Orissa's Director General of Police, Gopal Chandra Nanda, told Reuters.Two churches and several houses were also burnt in the Kandhamal district, the epicentre of the tension, despite a curfew imposed in most of its towns, one of the state's leading newspapers, The Samaja, reported on Monday."---According to the Times of India: "Media reports said six churches and some houses had been burnt in Boriguma area of Koraput district and in some places in Rayagada district on Sunday.Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda, however, said "only three or four churches had been set on fire".Fresh violence was also reported from the troubled district of Kandhamal where mobs set fire to some churches and houses on Sunday evening. The incidents occurred in Bataguda and Parampanga area."http://orissaburning.blogspot. com/ __._,_.___ From: Derrick D'Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: [KonkaniCatholics] Christian Ethnic Cleansing in IndiaTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Saturday, 30 August, 2008, 11:54 AM Dear AllAs I forward the mail from Archbishops house I must beg your support as well. It was orally informed to me that Fr Bernard Digal who unfortunately was in Phulbani supervising reconstruction work from the last pogrom, when the Government supported VHP mobs were on their murdering and raping spree was very badly beaten stripped and left for dead in his naked condition he traveled 10 kilometres in the forest and would have died if some Christians had not rescued him he is awaiting transfer to the Hospital in Bhubaneshwar and cannot even sit or stand or do anything. He is the treasurer of Archbishop's house. Please also note that the attached estimate is very conservative, many men women and children have been killed. Many more raped as per the Hindu right wing agenda of gender violence.The media still speaks of it, on the very few occasions it does, as a riot when it is pure genocide.God blessDerrick --- On Fri, 8/29/08, mrutyu nayak <[EMAIL PROTECTED] co.uk> wrote:Subject: kandhamal newsTo: "Derrick Dcosta" Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 11:11 PMDear Derrick,Just to keep you updated i have attached the list of the damage during the violence. It was compiled on the basis of information available with us. I believe actuall damage will be more than what is mentioned here. Now the Govt. has set up refugee camps in five blocks. people are forced to come to the refugee camp as they have lost everything. This time the destruction has been massive. One can say it is a total destruction. The fundamentalists are threatening the christians either to become Hindus or face the consequence. While thanking you for your continued prayerful support I request you to pray for the suffeing
[Goanet] Ganesh festival
The Ganesh festival always makes me feel nostalgic. As a very young girl, I remember being invited with my family to the different Hindu homes in the village to see the deity. We would be given lovely ladoos, full of of cashew seeds which was a great specialty at the time. It was always something to look forward to. During Christmas, the Hindu women from the village would come to my home to help us, mats would be spread on the large dining floor and each women would be given a "latni" chappati rolling board. This was for making the neuris. The fillings would be delightful, some with coconut, sugar, vanilla essence and the others with rava, sugar, elaichi, nuts etc. Our housemaid would be deep frying the neuris. Goan folk songs would be sung at which my grandaunt was an expert. It was such a great feeling of communal harmony that up till this day I treat persons of all communities with respect. Bernice Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
[Goanet] Announcement - GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY - KUWAIT CELEBRATES GOA DAY 2008
The traditional Annual Goa Day 2008 organized by the Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait in association with other Goan Clubs and Organizations is scheduled for November 7, 2008. Watch out for further details. Together we can work wonders. Long Live Goa and Goans The Managing Committee Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait _ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE
Re: [Goanet] Why is it that we have to LIE about others?
Jose Colaco wrote: >It is my position that you are either Negligently or Intentionally >MisRepresenting the words of Selma (Cardoso) Carvalho. Sorry about that. I was paraphrasing from memory (like the other material I claim Selma has uttered in the past). The word should have been "hate" not eliminate. The quote of Selma is: "There is a whole generation of young Goan Hindus being systematically trained to HATE Christians." Note: I am quoting Colaco's quotes above. I have no desire to dig through Selma's gutterspeak from the archives of Goanet. Also - there is no need whatsoever to lie about Selma Cardoso's muck. The truth is bad enough. Warm regards, r
Re: [Goanet] GMC behaviour
Gillian Rodrigues wrote: 1: I still want to know why rich Goans go for "phookat" treatment to govtmt hospitals when they can afford to go to pvt hospitals?? 2: Why don't we visit colaco's house or country, "to test out" in the below manner and dress, how he will react to us?? 3: I have visited patients in GMC on many occassions and I have never experienced filth in the hospital or uncouth behaviour from the staff. == Dear Gillian, First of all, I am happy that you did not see any filth at GMC. I will now discard the digital images I captured at GMC. I cannot answer your question: "why rich Goans go for "phookat" treatment to govtmt hospitals". You will have to ask them. I will only say this: Treatment at Public Hospitals is the right of every resident - rich or poor. It is also my submission that public services will be better when ALL citizens/residents access those services equally. Otherwise, there will be a State-engineered Two-Tiered health system. One for the Rich, One for the Poor. That, I add, is neither good for health care, nor for the State. I also believe that private Health Care is necessarily Profit-Oriented. That leads to short cuts in the delivery of Health Care. When you have the opportunity, please review the Health Care situation in the UK at the end of the Second World War. It might explain why Winston Churchill helped Britain to 'win the war" but lost the election. Labour was elected by a landslide and Bevan introduced the NHS. Please read WHY. I am afraid that you will NOT be able to visit INCOGNITO either the country where I live or the little home i reside in. Visiting another country necessitates that you show proof of your identity. The security at our little home will do the same. However, once you are here legally, you may wish to visit me in the hospital incognito. You will see for yourself that we treat every person in the same manner. After all, the Patients are the reason why we are in business. They are our bosses. We are only here as their advisers. And ...They do not even have to follow our advice. That is their right. Along with that right, they also assume responsibility. And I have NO problems telling the parents of my little patients ...WHO the BOSS is and WHO is the one who bears responsibility IF our considered advice is not followed. I have exhausted my knowledge on this subject and suggest that you have the last word on it. sincerely jc
[Goanet] GHANTII
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 07:35:28 +0530 From: "U P Kamath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am not religious, unlike you, so the slur about ape passes me by. > Mario writes: > Mr. Kamath may have misunderstood whom the slur was against:-)) There is another side to this. > I just got a phone call from the local zoo. The apes have read his comments about Goan women being uglier than Mangalorean women, right after saying that Mangaloreans were simply Goans who had migrated and had not assimilated with the Canarese. The apes think that Mr. Kamath, as a Goan man, should have included his own physique in his comparison and not been a sexist by referreing only to women. > This made no sense to the apes who pride themselves on being our real ancestors and are therefore not happy when one of us writes nonsense. Then, to add insult to injury, someone else calls him an ape:-)). > The apes said they knew all about Goan crabs, and are not amused by being compared to a Goan crab:-)) > The apes have asked Goanetters to please not slur THEM in future by using them in inappropriate comprisons:-)) > Thank you. >
Re: [Goanet] Inflation soars to TWENTY SEVEN year high
Mario wrote: > > These explanations include, a) you used price charts > that were made in 2008, b) you bought gold because > central bankers were selling gold and you knew they > are all idiots, and c) you work very hard as proven > by your claim that you caught more lobsters as a > youth in Africa than anyone else. > > None of these explanations made sense. > Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:01:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mario, Maybe it would make more sense to you if I claimed that all three were miracles :-) > Mario observes: > Mervyn, > Based only on your three amusing explanations for how you decided that $280 was the lowest price of gold, your decision surely qualifies as a miracle:-)) > Mervyn wrote: > Hey! Another miraculous event! Wholesale inflation just disappearing into thin air! > Mario responds: > No miracle here as every logical businessman would recognize. In a highly competitive market like the USA, wholesale prices rarely appear in consumer prices immediately as retailers watch what their competitors are going to do. If the wholesale price increases are deemed to be temporary, the retailers may decide to absorb these price increases in the short run and only gradually incorporate these into their prices over several months as competitive conditions allow. In the meantime the prices of some other products may decline, and the Consumer Price Index, which is the standard for gaging inflation, may not increase to the same extent as the wholesale price increases in the past may indicate. > This is all part of elementary economics. > Mervyn wrote: > Since it is going to take more than one miracle for you to understand what Fox News is reporting, this will be my last post on the 27 year high?inflation. > Mario responds: > Good idea, Mervyn, even though you seem to be having a problem grasping free-market economic fundamentals that I teach here on Goanet:-)) However, I have no problem doing whatever it takes to correct misguided economic observations based on fundamental facts and logical common sense:-)) > "One person reads Fox News, the other understands Fox News" - Mario Goveia, adapted from a quote by Ronald Reagan.
[Goanet] Judicial accountability issues... (offtopic)
Judicial accountability issues... http://tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp
Re: [Goanet] Why is it that we have to LIE about others?
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have no > desire > to dig through Selma's gutterspeak from the archives > of Goanet. > --- Gutterspeak? what a wonderful, original, seminal, thought coming from Rajan. selma
[Goanet] Kandhmal becoming laboratory of hate
Kandhmal becoming laboratory of hate Mohuya Chaudhary Tuesday, September 02, 2008, (Kandhmal) Ever since the murder of VHP leader Swami Lakhananda Saraswati in Kandhmal, villagers hide in the forests every night. The fear is so palpable that they speak in hushed voices, afraid to be seen or heard. They pay a heavy price for being Pano Christians, who are accused by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) of killing the 84-year-old Swami on August 24. "They came at night and started burning everything. Our food, grains, whatever we had is gone. Our families and children have nowhere to go. We have nothing to wear. I appeal to God - why did they do this to us?" one of the villagers said. Hostility between the Sangh Parivar and Pano Christians, a Dalit group that dominate the Christian community in Kandhmal, goes back 40 years from the time Swami Lakhananad Saraswati set up his ashram in 1967. Though he actively brought the Kandh adivasis, who traditionally worship nature, into the Hindu fold he vehemently opposed conversions by the church. Till the end of his life, Swami was firm on his stand - "they must stop conversions or leave the state." This stern stand has led to several flashpoints between the two groups. On Christmas eve in 2007, over 100 churches were razed and one Hindu village torched. In July 2008, the slaughter of a cow led to clashes in Malipada and a church and orphanage were attacked. The final trigger was the murder of the VHP preacher by 30 masked men, which unleashed the current surge of violence. After this, enraged Hindu groups set Pano dominated villages ablaze. The backlash was so widespread that bodies are still being recovered. Hundreds have been injured and at least 50,000 have turned homeless. "Maoists have never had problems with the Swamiji for so many years. Why will they attack him now? It is a conspiracy by the Pano Christians. They killed him and they must be punished," Bajrang Dal national coordinator Subas Chauhan said. This time the divide is clear. The Panos - both Christians and Hindus - are on one side and are the focus of attacks. On the other side is the Sangh Parivar with tacit support from the Kandh adivasis, some of whom are Christians were spared by the right wing groups. The Kandhs oppose the Pano demand for Scheduled Tribe status. "They must punish the culprits. We know who they are - Pano Christians who else. We have foiled their plan of getting the ST status and got adivasi land back from them. So they want to kill me," said Lamboder Kanhar, president Kui samaj. And caught in this volatile cocktail of caste and communal conflict are poor villagers who have nowhere to go. Those who are outnumbered in their own villages choose the easiest option - that of conversion to the majority. The attacks are fewer in areas where one community dominates. In a clearing deep inside the Kandhmal forests, 17 families are reborn as Hindus. And these neo-Hindus pledge to fight for their religion. Darkness brings some relief and security to the Digal family as their home and belongings were set on fire by rioting Sangh groups in Kandhmal. The jungle offers them a temporary hideout but fear shadows them. "I made a mistake. Now I have come back to the fold. I am now going to pray to the Earth and the Sun. I am ready to give up my life for my dharm," said Kandharu Digal. But the truth lies somewhere in between. "I was a Hindu. When my husband fell ill, I took him to two hospitals but no one helped. I approached the church and they helped me. So I became a Christian," said a local woman. The climate is one of opportunism. Exploiting the fear and helplessness of villagers, reconversions are taking place. But switching sides can only offer a temporary truce. Peace continues to be a fugitive in Kandhmal. With the administration moving slowly in tackling the crisis, senior police sources say both the Hindus and the Christians are arming themselves in case of a backlash. "The church is against violence. We want peace. We can never support these attacks but how can we deny anyone who wants to protect himself? The government has failed to do anything for us and today, minority is being ruled by the mob," said Archbishop Raphael Cheenath. For the first time, country-made firearms have been used for retaliation. There is talk of Christian militancy to counter Hindu fundamentalism. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080063877
[Goanet] Why Special status is another sham!
It sounds wonderful. No more mega-projects by those Indians, who are corrupting our identity, putting up concrete monstrosities and defiling Goa beyond recognition. But wait...here is a report, I read just today. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Lifes_no_longer_a_beach_for_Goa_tourism/articleshow/3438136.cms “We need to create better facilities and provide more than just beaches for tourists. If anybody has an idea, then I invite them to come and talk to the government. We are keen to develop such facilities,” said minister for tourism Francisco Xavier Pacheco. This includes a proposal to set up amusement parks, a golf course and even promote medical tourism, all of which attract a holidaymaker to come again to Goa. - So on the one hand the government sends a draft resolution to the Centre demanding Special Status for Goa, and on the other hand Mickky Pacheco has a proposal in his government cabinet file which includes golf-courses and amusement parks. Now, I hate amusements parks. To me there is nothing as hideous as amusement parks, but leaving that aside, aren't we really being taken for a ride? Pardon the pun. Do businesses in Goa have the wherewithal to finance golf-clubs and amusement parks? The answer is NO. So, we will partner with foreign companies, which may be Indian, Arabian or even Singaporean. After all, foreign investment is welcome in India. So what special status are we talking about? Has anyone worked out the intricate details of how this is going to pan out in real-life, after we recover from all the jingoism? selma
[Goanet] Goa news for September 3, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Security beefed in Goa ahead of Ganesh celebrations - Hindu [8 hours ago] Panaji (PTI): Security arrangements have been beefed up in the coastal state of Goa in the wake of the five-day-long Ganesh festivities beginning on ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200809022021.htm&cid=1241887074&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNHy8yFstG3N0mlRLsoSnfH4JxLN2g *** Goas MPs Sink Riverboat Casino Bill - GamblingCompliance.com [16 hours ago] An opposition bill that would prohibit up-river casino cruises in Goa, India was rejected in the states parliament last week despite admissionsfrom Goas ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.gamblingcompliance.com/node/18875&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNG5yHCrCtcXp3ia-cVYSiD6X6GG9w *** Grammatical howler set off Goa discord? - Times of India [Aug 31, 2008] Was it a grammatical error that has led to a controversy that could affect relations between Karnataka and Goa? Karnataka's lawyers apparently made a ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Grammatical_howler_set_off_Goa_discord_/articleshow/3429634.cms&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNExU42mjqOmr7NjchL_ceQa_a-L6w *** Will ban on migrant labour serve Goas cause? - Merinews [14 hours ago] Are the migrant labour of Goa, locally known as Ghantis, who form an integral part of Goa's economy and life, responsible for many a wrong-doing in Goa? ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=140485&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNGQRQkb8sbgqEhc0PWc5tG17ugfIA *** Goa Institute of Management Organizes Annual National Conference ... - Cool Avenues [10 hours ago] Every year Samriddhi, an annual national conference organized by students of Goa Institute of Management, addresses issues related to various spheres of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/080901/gim-samriddhi-1.php&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNF8XrC2GnbD8JD5wjJa04JSLl2mBA *** Goa to take back SEZ land from three promoters - Economic Times [Sep 1, 2008] MUMBAI: After scrapping three notified SEZs, Goa governmentis now planning to take land back from three promoters ” Cipla, K Raheja and Peninsula Land. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Goa_to_take_back_SEZ_land_from_three_promoters/articleshow/3433752.cms&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNGPNnPKITUub3oKodwIpRZIOSMW1w *** Goa: IAS officer booked for cheating - Times of India [15 hours ago] Pal, who was promoted into the IAS cadre from Goa civil services a few years ago, was relieved from Goa administrationfrom August 31 this year and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa_IAS_officer_booked_for_cheating/articleshow/3436166.cms&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNHf9zak-VWHATdOGUcOP1bxQwBnkA *** Technical fiesta in Goa - Times of India [16 hours ago] Eminent speakers form across the globe descended in Goa to deliver information on the latest trends and technologies in the heating, ventilation, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Technical_fiesta_in_Goa/articleshow/3432798.cms&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNEwONTBku5exsGOxVXPXLSoMqv-CA *** Goa varsity turns in another \'cheat\' - Times of India [14 hours ago] PUNE- Close on the heels of Goa University registrar's allegations of forgery against a city girl for obtaining a fake certificate, he has filed a second ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune/Goa_varsity_turns_in_another_cheat_/articleshow/3434942.cms&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNHTzpumLLaBhGdiojSLcfvBe1A27g *** Life\'s no longer a beach for Goa tourism - Economic Times [3 hours ago] PANAJI: Faced with competition from South Asian countries, Goa now wants to create entertainment hubs, recreational facilities and improve infrastructure to ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Lifes_no_longer_a_beach_for_Goa_tourism/articleshow/3438136.cms&cid=0&ei=Vcy9SMepIY20gQOyl5zHDA&usg=AFQjCNF0ufDfa6Qs-l5sXvGxZ2dN_m9xAQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] It is just not so!
Selma, I knew some smart minds would respond to this thread. Thanks for reading the posts on this 'hot' topic. I empathize with you for your "really vile mood". You are forgiven. Saiba bhogos! Did my writings on this topic touch a raw nerve? Do I detect a bit of 'gnostic defense' in your post? Have I shattered your faith in Dan Brown and his version of early Church history? Are you into the "Sacred Feminine" or some similar movement? Those who are / have been stoned and burnt for their belief in their Christian faith in Orissa and for 400 years in Roman times, died willingly and firmly believing that they have a "hot-line to the Divine" and that they are children of God through Jesus. They could easily have been a wee bit like you saying, "Why should I die? Just because some pretentious religious men are shooting in the dark'?" Perhaps these martyrs can be teaching you and me something.. Can we learn from them? Can we admire them and use them as role models; instead of paying lip service for their sacrifice for their / our faith? Can we combine your histrionics with my limited knowledge of historicity? Vodlem vutram for this supurlo Goenkar. Yet, you are really criticizing the historicity of James Garlow and Perter Jones. Your responses had no bearing on what they were trying to convey to you. Before you respond, perhaps you should read their books. Yeah good-luck with that.:=)) Regards, GL Carvalho Forgive me for being in a really vile mood this morning. The truth is, Gilbert, that lady and everyone else who professes to have "knowledge" of anything religious are all shooting in the dark. For the record, Gilbert's knowledge about the historicity of Christianity is zero, zilch, zip. The most pretentious thing religious men of all hues, colours, caste and creed, do is pretend they have some hot-line to the Divine. From this position of assumed knowledge, they then want to police and pile everyone else with moral platitudes.
Re: [Goanet] GMC behaviour
--- On Tue, 2/9/08, jane gillian rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: jane gillian rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] GMC behaviour > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], goanet@lists.goanet.org > Received: Tuesday, 2 September, 2008, 6:55 PM > > I have visited patients in GMC on many occassions and I > have never experienced filth in the hospital or uncouth > behaviour from the staff. > I am not quite sure I understand Jane. Is she saying that she has actually visited the GMC and actually found it clean? My experiences (having visited the place a few years ago): 1. Cleaners dumping rubbish out the window of the ward they were cleaning - when remonstrated, said they had no option 2. Overflowing toilets 3. Cows grazing on the rubbish 4. Dogs everywhere 5. Windows not cleaned (appears not cleaned since they were installed) 6. Dingy public room, having only one of three tubelights working (tubelights were required because hardly any light filtered through the one window wchih was covered in dust), with a scrawl on the wall on the side of the cafetaria "shop" reading "Garbos will take over" (presumably written by an Australian, as garbo is Aussie slang for garbage collectors). 7. Walls and most corners covered in paan-spit. 8. No lifts or elevators in the buildings. Quality of "finish" of the buildings has much to be desired. No ramps between the road and the building, necessiating strong assistance to help people on crutches to negotiate the steps. 9. Wheel-chairs of a design of the 1930s - just a metal chair with wheels attached, heavy, difficult to maneuvre, no padding. Ditto with stretchers. Could add more, but I refrain. Asilo of Mapuça is another story. Have you walked / biked / driven past the Asilo hospital? Last time I did, there were raw bloodied bandages outside covered in blue-bottle files, smell of anitibiotic everywhere, a prime location for infection if there was one. Compare that to the previous Hospital de Ribandar and Hospital Escolar, if you have contacts with any people who were treated there in the early 60s. I undertsand Dr. José Colaço did his training there during that period. Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset
Re: [Goanet] Violence Update as of August 25th and it continues! - Orissa
I don't know about the others in diaspora, but I think it is high time we got our repective parishes aware of what is happening in Orissa, so that the matter can be escalted to higher authorities to put pressure on the Indian government. --- On Tue, 2/9/08, alwin fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: alwin fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Violence Update as of August 25th and it continues! - > Orissa > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Received: Tuesday, 2 September, 2008, 7:25 PM > Here are some more shocking and brutal readings on the > genocide against innocent Christians in Orissa being > committed even now. Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset
[Goanet] MONSERATTE SHOULD RESIGN
Mr. Atanasio Monserrate should immediately resign as Goa's Education Minister for having falsely filed an affidavit that he had passed his S.S.C exam knowing well that he had not even passed the 8th standard. Propriety demands that Chief Minister Mr. Digambar Kamat should uphold the respect and dignity of Goans by out rightly stripping Mr. Monseratte of the very important Education portfolio. Having been found to have filed a false affidavit on his educational qualifications, Mr. Monseratte has lost all moral authority to continue as a Minister, more so as the Education Minister of Goa. What authority can Mr. Monseratte command over the students and what role model can he aspire to be to the Goan student community after he has blatantly dared to fudge and lie about his own educational qualifications. Goa's recently inducted Education Minister Mr. Atanasio Monseratte in his affidavit sworn on 12th May 2007 along with his nomination papers at the last Assembly elections had stated that he had passed S.S.C from St Theresa's High School, Bandra but the Headmaster of the School has in a letter stated that Mr. Monseratte had left the school half way on 7th September 1978 while in Std 8th. Chief Minister Mr. Digambar Kamat should take cognizance that Mr. Monseratte has committed a very serious criminal offence by filing a false and misleading Affidavit. Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar
[Goanet] Daily Grook #207
DAILY GROOK #207 _ THIEF RELIEF _ by Francis Rodrigues citizens expect cops outdoors, did not neglect household chors! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _ _
[Goanet] Cheers Dears: The Dumbo College Elections
Cheers Dears By Augusto Pinto The Dumbo College Elections Dears, Campaigning for the Students Council Election was at fever pitch at the Dumbo College of Magic, the premier Magic institution of India. It is situated at Alto Pirazona in Moira. Election days are the most exciting days of this college's calender. Students who never attend a single lecture throughout the year, for reasons ranging from the deviously obvious,"My great - grandmother died today, yesterday or whenever" - to the brazen,"I have to party tonight, like every other night, and can't get up till 12 noon," - somehow make it a point to come and vote on Election Day. This year the elections are a straight fight between Shushil and Grook. The Shushil camp was in a tizzy at a council of war. Margan who had been promised to be nominated as the college's Cultural Secretary by Shushil., said, "What shall we promise the students? Should we take them for a hike?"Shushil said,"Grook has already promised them a hike with free booze and snacks if he wins." Grook was the nickname of the previous year's General Secretary of the college, Caru . Elroy the Brdbrain, who was repeating the F.Y.B.Magic class for the third year, and was famous for asking stupid questions, blurted out,"Why is Caru called Grook?" Shushil replied patiently,"I think it's because his father, whom no one has ever seen, was a Greek cook on a cruise liner, where his mother was a belly dancer." "Really?!!," said Margan sarcastically, "I thought it was short for Great Crook." Said Shushil, "Whatever!! It doesn't matter." Coming back to the problem at hand, he said,"Should we offer the kids a free jam session." Elroy said,"Wow, I never knew you were so rich, Shushil." Replied Shushil,"Arre zod'dia, don't you know Mummy is behind us one hundred per cent?" Elroy foolishly said,"I never knew your Mom is doing well. I thought she is a clerk or something in the Electricity Department?" Margan snapped at him irritatedly,"Arre zod'dia, he's not talking about his Mom..." The Birdbrain said,"Then whose Mummy..." Realising that everyone was staring at him in irritation, Elroy thought that it was better to be ignorant, and wiser to shut up. Margan continued, referring to a local politician, "Babuso is funding Grook's campaign." Elroy said,"Why should politicians interfere in college elections? This should be stopped..." Shushil snorted,"Shushil snorted,"Arre zod'dia, if the politicians didn't interfere, how could the Grook afford to offer you the free beer, that you guzzle so greedily, when he wants you to rat on us?" Birdbrain, realizing he had committed a faux pas, changed the subject. He said, "I've got an idea. We should threaten to go on the streets if action is not taken against Dr. Viru Nankatai." For those who are still not aware, Dr. Viru Nankatai is the name of the Principal who is on compulsory leave, because he tried to sexually harass a lecturer of the college who was young enough to be his daughter. Shushil looked at Birdbrain with some respect. "You know Elroy, I think you have something there. The students are getting cynical about being offered freebies all the time. If we do as you say, the girls would feel much safer. They would be sure to support us." Margan who had a lot of knowledge on subjects such as these, said cynically,"Hannh!! You think it will make any difference? Forget it. Don't you know who manages our college? Elroy said,"The Dumbos." Continued Margan,"Exactly. And do you know what happened at The Novo Portugal Times, which is owned by the Dumbos, who own our college?" The Birdbrain asked,"What happened?" "Maanju, the General Manager of The Novo Portugal Times tried to sexually harass a young journalist." Again the Birdbrain asked,"Then what happened?" Replied Margan, "Nothing my friend - NOTHING. And if we bring this issue up now, we will have the Grook opposing us, in order to ingratiate himself with Viru Nankatai and the Dumbos. He's ready to do anything to get into the good books of the authorities." Confused, everyone went their own way. Till next time then... Cheers (ENDS) == The above article appeared in the September 3, 2008 edition of the Herald, Goa
Re: [Goanet] violence in Orissa --- what were the cops doing?
To Goanet - Santosh Helekar wrote: >> Gee, which alternative universe did you grow up in? >> >The above outburst and the rest of the material spewed "Outburst"? Gee, what have you been smoking? You can't seem to hold even half a thought together here, scientiss-bab. Warm regards, r
Re: [Goanet] Violence against Christians in Orissa
Yes, too bad. Let's hold Manohar Parrikar responsible. How about Hurricane Gustav - I bet Parrikar had a hand in that too. And let's not forget his complicity in the melting of the polar ice caps. Warm regards, r You mean to say he doesn't? I understand even i have a hand in melting of the polar caps. MP may not be, if he is floating in midair:-) hAVE a nICE dAY Seb
[Goanet] Eye-opener on airport design
Long and short of the new Delhi runway A. Ranganathan http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/03/stories/2008090351240900.htm Will sufficient smarts and time be available to ensure that Mopa does not suffer from such problems? I have serious doubts. But I wouldnt mind being proved wrong.
[Goanet] 80 houses torched, Patil to visit strife-torn Kandhamal
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 80 houses torched, Patil to visit strife-torn Kandhamal Patil will be the first Central leader to visit Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of Orissa. His deputy at the home ministry, Sriprakash Jaiswal had last week gone to the state but had to return from the state capital after being advised against going to the interiors New Delhi: As the situation in Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal district continued to be volatile on Tuesday with at least 80 houses being torched in fresh violence, Home Minister Shivraj Patil is likely to announce compensation under a new central scheme for victims of Orissa's communal disturbances during his visit to the state on Wednesday. Patil will be the first Central leader to visit Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of Orissa. His deputy at the home ministry, Sriprakash Jaiswal had last week gone to the state but had to return from the state capital after being advised against going to the interiors. The home minister's visit comes in the backdrop of growing concern in Delhi over the continuing violence in the state. At least 80 houses were torched on Tuesday in fresh arson in several villages of Tikabali and Sarangada areas since Monday noon despite considerable improvement in the situation that prompted authorities to suspend day curfew. A new central scheme cleared by Patil enables the government to sanction Rs 3.5 lakh for next of kin of those who die in communal violence. Cong team meets Prez A delegation of the Congress party with leaders from Orissa along with Ajay Maken, party in-charge of the state on Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil. They accused the saffron cadre of hatching conspiracy against the (Christian) minorities since last Christmas. “When the minority community reported the same to the district administration of Kandhamal at that time, no action was taken and consequently a large scale communal violence was carried unabated during that period,” alleged Maken. Copyright 2008 HT Media Ltd. All rights reserved.
