[Goanet] Summons to Mickky to remain present for assembly session

[Gabe Menezes]

Summons to Mickky to remain present for assembly session
Published on: July 13, 2010 - 01:50

More in:

   - Goa News 

 PANAJI: The Speaker, Mr Pratapsing Rane has directed the staff of the
legislature secretariat to serve fresh summons on Francisco Xavier Pacheco
alias Mickky, the beleaguered former tourism minister now in police custody
at Calangute police station, to remain present for the assembly session
beginning on Monday next.

Mr Rane also told the legislature secretariat staff that, if necessary, the
Criminal Investigation Department should be told to ensure that Pacheco be
allowed to attend the House proceedings while the assembly session was on.
The Speaker further stated that every member of the House has the right to
attend the proceedings of the House and that Pacheco being a member of the
House and a former minister who resigned while the assembly was not in
session has the right to make a statement before the House.

http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/summons-mickky-remain-present-assembly-session

COMMENT: Govt of Goa and elected House takes precedence over Law. Now the
man can have, not just Biryani but Lobster Mornay with delicate asparagus.
He can sleep there too - police won't be able to touch him.

Meanwhile John Fernandes languishes in jail (Sorry Police lock up) - no hero
status for him, w.r.t Russian rape case.

News reports suggest Rane Junior paid the Calangute locked up, a courtesy
visit!


-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL

[John Gomes]

Our national emblem has engraved Satye Mavye Jayathae, but everyone seems to be 
hiding,manipulating,suppressing or burying the truth! This is openly done when 
Minutes are wrongly recorded and as evident in the ruckus at the recent 
Benaulim Gramsabha over Affidavit on Garbage, a serious problem all over Goa. 
Personal example: when I alleged, inter alia,that the  Consumer Protection 
Council meetings are not held and conducted as per the Act. The learned 
Advocate General affidavit simply stated that everything was being done 
correctly now. That effectively buried the matter. No censure or punishment 
whatsoever. That is the main problem! What is worse ,when I  brought up the 
matter at a hurriedly called  Council Meeting,no discussion as the matter was 
sub-judice, and even later, they hide under the Court had decided, and now all 
my allegations are out of bounds for information/discussion or clarification. 
Which citizen can waste his time and money
 duelling with government in Court?Democracy requires making truth powerful and 
power truthful! Rule of law and not making the law an ass.
 
We all seem to go round in circles. Going to jail is not a picnic? Human rights 
does not mean "biryani" and perks in jail, so in general, criminals would 
rather be looked after in jail than not steal etc,work hard to make a living 
and be a law abiding citizen.Correctional Institutes and human rights are much 
debated and some jails abroad are like five star correctional places, monitored 
by psychologists and human after his statement,like the NCP waiting in the 
wings to subvert the law for their colleague, perhaps the Assembly will decide 
his statement  must now nullify/modify further police procedures.Legislators 
make laws and they generally in India, do not apply to them!  The Karnataka 
Assembly has Legislators not adjourning and sleeping overnight in the Assembly 
to force the government to act against illegal mining! The rise of corruption 
is inversely proportional to good governance.There is a growing trust deficit 
between the government and the
 people! Maoists,Naxalites,stone pelting,Bundhs,violence and terror.
 
Like Remo says India I cry for you! Look at  disintegrating River Princess, 
Police-politicians-Drugs nexus investigation , the police Bill to become 
law,the bleeding land and it's hardpressed  citizens.
Goa we weep for you?
 

Re: [Goanet] They can all come to Goa

[soter]

Rajan has forgotten one important card which triggers off all the cards and 
gives you recognition as a goan. On arrival go straight to Shrama Shakti Bhavan 
at Patto and make a 'Smart Card' courtesy an extended facility of over smart 
Manohar Parrikar's technological ideas. That is your first identity of having 
landed in Goa, the land discovered by Vasco-da-gama. Oh it is simply a treat to 
see the line of ghattis.

-Soter

[Goanet] Daily Grook #754

[Francis Rodrigues]

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when seen on a wall
that's...graph'itti!



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Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within

[soter]

Below is the reply to Arwin Mesquita's letter to Editor of GT. The reply has 
been published in GT today 13/7/2010


Sir,
The Catholics in Goa have much to ponder upon as pointed out by Arwin 
Mesquita, UAE in the letter to Editor titled 'Answer within' which was 
published in GT (12/07/10). The Catholics of Goa have time and again been 
dubbed anti-nationals, goons and immoral by some enlightened forces within 
goan society. Now the catholic perspective by Mr. mesquita shows that they 
pray, fast, teach their children right from wrong, and then in hypocrisy do 
the very opposite.
Looking back to the time of liberation from Portuguese rule, it is perhaps 
fair to question the political morality of the Catholic community in Goa 
ever since. They were never in favour of the pro-merger political party, the 
MGP which ruled Goa for over 20 years, and were terribly wrong in opposing 
Goa's merger into Maharashtra in the 1968 Opinion Poll.  Thereafter, it were 
these Catholics who demanded that konkani be made the official language of 
Goa at the cost of marathi. Soon thereafter, the Catholics demanded 
Statehood which was an even bigger mistake. It was the catholic community 
that took an anti-national stance in opposing the present Konkan Railway 
alignment that brings in hordes of migrants and criminals every day and they 
were unpatriotic by not purchasing bonds floated by the KRC and marketed by 
BJP and MGP. As if this was not enough, the Catholics worked against 
development of the State by opposing the setting up of the meta-strips plant 
at Verna and the Nylon 66 plant at Keri. The latest blunder committed in 
2007 was to oppose the Regional Plan 2011. These hypocritical Catholics 
just disrupt the Gram Sabhas and oppose the mega projects which hampers 
village development and progress and causes tremendous loss to builders and 
contractors. The 20 or 30 percent of goan catholic voters have brought 
nothing but political disaster to the State of Goa by sending 13 Catholic 
MLAs ( merely 32% ) to the 40 member Legislative Assembly. Catholics have 
time and again acted hyprocritical inspite of being in a minority and done 
the very opposite of what other goan communities have wanted since 
liberation, thus setting a bad example. Isn't it so, Mr. Mesquita?
Perhaps, as rightly pointed out by Mr. Mesquita,  Catholics now need to 
consider a new beginning, after all the mistakes of the past 50 years, and 
stop / avoid being pro-active.


-Soter D'souza 

[Goanet] Re. Swindon: Fun in the sun at Goan festival

[Arwin Mesquita]

Ref below comment" The aim was to get together to show our culture to our
neighbours"

It is a good that we have something to show TODAY; In a FEW years with the
current onslaught on Goa's Land  & Identity, Culture by Corrupt Politicians,
Vested Interest and worse, the lack of interest by Goans to protect the
same; there will not be anything GOAN to show to others!!

It is high time we wake up to realities and act; and not be in self-denial.

Arwin


Message: 11
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:48:25 +0100
From: "Eddie Fernandes" 
To: "'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'"
   
Subject: [Goanet] Swindon: Fun in the sun at Goan festival
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12 July 2010: Swindon Advertiser (UK).

Excerpts:

About 3,000 people turned up to the third Goan Summer Festival on
Saturday...

Goan Swindon Association president Santana Souza said: ?Message: 11
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:48:25 +0100
From: "Eddie Fernandes" 
To: "'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'"
   
Subject: [Goanet] Swindon: Fun in the sun at Goan festival
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12 July 2010: Swindon Advertiser (UK).

Excerpts:

About 3,000 people turned up to the third Goan Summer Festival on
Saturday...

Goan Swindon Association president Santana Souza said: ?The aim was to get
together to show our culture to our neighbours...?

The chief guest was Francisco Silveira, a member of the Goan Legislative
Assembly who was in Europe for a pilgrimage to Rome, Portugal and Lourdes
...

The festival raised about ?2,000 towards the construction of a community
building...

Full text, 260 words, at
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/8266179.Fun_in_the_sun_at_Goan_festi

The chief guest was Francisco Silveira, a member of the Goan Legislative
Assembly who was in Europe for a pilgrimage to Rome, Portugal and Lourdes
...

The festival raised about ?2,000 towards the construction of a community
building...

Full text, 260 words, at
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/8266179.Fun_in_the_sun_at_Goan_festi
--

Re: [Goanet] Have your choice of food in prison = Human Rights?

[Gabe Menezes]

On 12 July 2010 18:50, soter  wrote:

> Is Micky in police custody or is he in prison? Is there a distinction
> between being sent to prison and being in custody? Is'nt there something
> called judicial custody as long as the trial is on?
> If Micky on mere suspicion has been assumed to be in prison, where will he
> go after conviction? In conviction is'nt there a term simple imprisonment
> and rigorous imprisonment? Which type of imprisonment is Micky subjected to
> now?
> Very easy for people who have never ended being unjustly picked up by
> police for political intimidation or revenge to glorify what is happening.
>
> -Soter
>

COMMENT: Perhaps a lock up Police cell in India and especially in Goa is
different to a prison. Lock ups i.e. bring your own.

Glorify what is happening? What about the Human Rights of the victim?  I now
fully understand the mindset of Glorifying - this has happened here with the
recent suicide of a Gunman; please see
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8811000/8811495.stm

More Goans than just the Colva lot, should be proclaiming the MLA as a
legend! The way this is now proceeding the man will be out shortly and
everything will be quiet on the Western Front.

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13Jul10)

[alexyz fernandes]

"Will an Indian team ever make it to the World Cup"

"Ofcourse!! AIFF & GFA teams of officials always qualify for every World 
Cup...!!!"



To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] TIME TO GROUND THE NRI COMMISSIONER...AND OUR CORRUPT GOA GOVERNMENT

[roger dsouza]

Aires, You hit the nail on the head.

All these Commissioners postings and Chairmanship awarded to their
Chamchas is a waste of the tax-payers money. Instead the Goa
Government needs to heed the voice of the people and fulfill the
legitimate wishes and mandate for the betterment of Goa and Goans!
What we see is all these con-schemes and grand plans to fill their
pockets and destroy Goa!

 That useless NRI Commissioner has put out a lengthy explanation on
Goanet that is all rubbish.  Come to think of it from previous press
reports, in a dictatorial fashion he had you expelled from the
Non-resident Goans meeting in December 2006 at the Cidade de Goa. That
jamboree by the way was a colossal waste of the tax payers money and
we know it was all to benefit the Cidade de Goa with no benefits or
outcome from that meet . We saw subsequently even the Supreme Court's
ruling being over-turned by the Goa Government to benefit the said
Hotel owner and we all know why!

>From the press reports subsequently when others in the room had
questions on the Regional Plan for Goa he gave some more useless
arguments which led to Arwin Misquita and several other delegates
walking away in protest at his high-handedness when he ordered them to
 leave for no reason as he couldn't handle some tough questioning!

At that meeting where the press was present the then CM Pratapsingh
Rane was all in tremors and fear of the grilling and projecting this
current incumbent as he couldn't face the salvo on the Regional Plan.
Digu-kaka with all his grinning Cheshire cat act is nothing but a cat
among the pigeons and used to giving some placating and soothing
advice for the moment buit has his own devious plans up his sleeve for
his own benefit and his coterie of corrupt Ministers.

Three years down the road, and with still more useless expenditure
from the NRI Commissioner and various other Commissions and no
Regional Plan in sight the jamboree continues. The current Government
continues to pull a fast one on Goans. Ministers are hand in glove
with the Directorate of Panchayats, Town and Country Planning,
Forestry Department as the real-estate business is a lucrative one so
that they can milk Goa. Ministers blatantly are using the Government
Machinery to favour their own and the Panchayats dance to their merry
tunes.

In the meantime the Government can find more schemes to swindle and
waste the tax payers money while destroying Goa!

I'm attaching a previous e-mail with some devastating and painful
images of what's happening to our Coastal villages of Goa that Rajan
Parrikar had posted sometime back on Goanet. I'm sure Rajan Parrikar
and JoeGoaUK and others will have more pictures of destruction and
damage that is being caused to Goa's environment. Are we surprised to
see the news item about the coastal erosion that has resulted due to
these uncontrolled mega-projects?

You would have seen the report in Herald on the mega-project in
Cansaulim as well as in the Times of India. Mega-projects like the
"Gonsalves-Dias Gates" that so called thugs like AbooBakr Shaikh
masquerading as builders and intimidating villagers, widows and the
elderly on the basis of the support and backing of the Power Scam fame
MLA and his builder cousin (of the Queeny Realty fame) are rampant all
over Goa from Cansaulim to Carmona. More con-schemes continue and are
still in the making. As for the Goan villagers as this current
Government says they can all be gated and boxed out of their own lands
while Goa is sold down the river.

What we need is not a flying squad but to expose why the present Goa
Government is not willing to heed the wishes of the people more than
three years later! They are not willing to ratify the mandate of the
people until then they will not bring about legislations and changes
to the outdated TCP Policy that is in place. In the meantime Goa will
be destroyed by this current Government!

**
To Goanet -

Welcome to this special cruise through concrement.
On Day 1 of our excursion, we swing through the
northern areas of Salcette.

First stop - the beautiful village of Arossim.  I have
been beating the drum of the takeover of Goa by
outsiders for over a year now (the usual suspects
then said I was being alarmist - they can't say
that now since the carnage is so pervasive).

Does anything belong to the Goans anymore?
We are now trespassers in our own orchards
and fields.

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/arossim-1.jpg

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/arossim-2.jpg

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/arossim-3.jpg

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/arossim-4.jpg


Next stop - the village of Cansaulim.

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/cansaulim-1.jpg

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/cansaulim-2.jpg

http://www.parrikar.org/images/Salcette/cansaulim-3.jpg
(Notice that the high tension line sits INSIDE the
foundation!  Must be a pione

Re: [Goanet] Cross Pollination

[Francis Rodrigues]

Lobo,

I'm in the midst of the Canadian Open at the Westin
Harbour Castle, having just finished the Ontario Open:

http://www.canadianchess.info/articles/2010OntarioOpen.html

I get in circa 3 am, and the last thing I want to read
is more of your sozzled fabrications and fairy tales.

Here's some free advice -

If you are so fascinated by my life and times that you
cannot let a single post of mine go unanswered without
your knee-jerk contrary interjectionsget over it!

I don't welcome your grubby attentions, and if you do
continue shamelessly following me around, the general
populace is going to label you "shempdi", which, given
your utter ignorance of Konkani, you'll have to get some
poor soul to translate for you. Given their deteriorating
and rambling quality, and their 'happy hour' timings, your
posts have already achieved the widespread notoriety of
"shempdi tight". Again, some friendly translation needed!

Despite your best attempts (and total ignorance of the
subject and Konkani) to malign my best-selling SongBook
"Greatest Konkani Song Hits", it is already in its third
printing in under a year. You don't have to take my word
for it - get one of your bosom buddies in Goa itself to
check out sales at the two main music outlets, Furtados
and Pedro Fernandes - where stocks are often replenished
on a weekly basis. In San Francisco recently, as George
Pinto will vouch for, copies on sale briefly were snapped
up in two min. flat! Seems folks know something you don't.

They also know that the inclusion of original transcriptions
of international hits that have hit a chord in the Konkani
diaspora like "Malaika" (Swahili), "Encosta Tua Cabecinha"
(Portuguese), "Maria Pitache" (Damanese), amongst heaps of
others, have made the book a collectors' item amongst many
communities, not just Goan or Mangalorean. And for you to
display an abysmal lack of brain cells to not comprehend why
"Malaika" is included in a SongBook of the Konkani diaspora,
is an embarrassment not only to yourself but your family too.

If and when you are ever able to produce a body of writing
that even resembles a book, we will congratulate you. But
until such time, take my advice - grow up, and get out more.

Francis.
http://www.konkanisongbook.com/
..



> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 "Mervyn Lobo" wrote
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cross Pollination?
>
>
> Francis,
> You were part of the same group that was spamming me too.
> I had to warn you?several times and then send a notice to your email> provider
> before you stoped.

Mervyn?
  
_
MSN Dating: Find someone special. Start now.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734384

[Goanet] Particular corruption is OK ? - BJP

[soter]

As usual the BJP expertise at twisting issues is in focus in karnataka. Instead 
of acting against the Bellary bros. for corruption and illegal mining, they 
embark upon questioning the role of the Governor of Karnataka, Bharadwaj . 
Illegal mining is a particular issue for them which is OK but they are more 
worried about the larger problem of the governor. Sermanv porjek, oniek nhoim. 
--Soter

Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within

[Arwin Mesquita]

Dear Soter,

My point was not to undermine Goan Catholics efforts for Goa. I am well
aware of our Contribution. My point was much deeper and was targeted at the
root cause:

With reference to some of your facts stated, do you not see any ironies
(Hypocrisy):
(1) Who bought the Konkan Railway; was it not a Catholic lead Government?
-And why are still voting for the same Catholic responsible for the same? Is
this not Hypocrisy?  Appears we want to have our cake and eat it too!!
(2) Are Catholic MLA's not the main culprits in supporting Mega-Projects and
destroying areas under their domain
-Why are Catholics still voting for these corrupt MLAs? And that to term
after term

Surely you will appreciate that we are just creating more trouble for
ourselves by first (in Hypocrisy) voting for the same Corrupt Catholic
Ministers time and time again.

I believe that before pointing fingers at others we need to be self-critical
of ourselves. If we can translate our values into reponsible action at the
Ballot Box; surely we can influence and play a very positive role towards
the cause of Saving Goa, Its  Land, Environment and its Identity. And Maybe
by doing that first, we can be a Good Example to others!!

Kind Regards,
Arwin

Message: 9
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:49:12 +0530
From: "soter" 
To: 
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within
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Below is the reply to Arwin Mesquita's letter to Editor of GT. The reply has
been published in GT today 13/7/2010

Sir,
The Catholics in Goa have much to ponder upon as pointed out by Arwin
Mesquita, UAE in the letter to Editor titled 'Answer within' which was
published in GT (12/07/10). The Catholics of Goa have time and again been
dubbed anti-nationals, goons and immoral by some enlightened forces within
goan society. Now the catholic perspective by Mr. mesquita shows that they
pray, fast, teach their children right from wrong, and then in hypocrisy do
the very opposite.
Looking back to the time of liberation from Portuguese rule, it is perhaps
fair to question the political morality of the Catholic community in Goa
ever since. They were never in favour of the pro-merger political party, the
MGP which ruled Goa for over 20 years, and were terribly wrong in opposing
Goa's merger into Maharashtra in the 1968 Opinion Poll.  Thereafter, it were
these Catholics who demanded that konkani be made the official language of
Goa at the cost of marathi. Soon thereafter, the Catholics demanded
Statehood which was an even bigger mistake. It was the catholic community
that took an anti-national stance in opposing the present Konkan Railway
alignment that brings in hordes of migrants and criminals every day and they
were unpatriotic by not purchasing bonds floated by the KRC and marketed by
BJP and MGP. As if this was not enough, the Catholics worked against
development of the State by opposing the setting up of the meta-strips plant
at Verna and the Nylon 66 plant at Keri. The latest blunder committed in
2007 was to oppose the Regional Plan 2011. These hypocritical Catholics
just disrupt the Gram Sabhas and oppose the mega projects which hampers
village development and progress and causes tremendous loss to builders and
contractors. The 20 or 30 percent of goan catholic voters have brought
nothing but political disaster to the State of Goa by sending 13 Catholic
MLAs ( merely 32% ) to the 40 member Legislative Assembly. Catholics have
time and again acted hyprocritical inspite of being in a minority and done
the very opposite of what other goan communities have wanted since
liberation, thus setting a bad example. Isn't it so, Mr. Mesquita?
Perhaps, as rightly pointed out by Mr. Mesquita,  Catholics now need to
consider a new beginning, after all the mistakes of the past 50 years, and
stop / avoid being pro-active.

-Soter D'souza

[Goanet] Harvalem waterfall: once beautiful now dreadful!

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM JULY 13: The famous waterfall at Harvalem - Sanquelim in
Bicholim taluka is neglected by the authorities and seem to become a
nightmare for the tourists.

The Harvalem waterfall which is one of the tourist spot in the state
is totally neglected by the government and the authorities. When this
correspondent visited the site there were very few tourists from
Hyderabad and Vasco who were present.

Close inspection at the site showed that the entire area from where
the waterfall could be seen was filled with mud. The steps had become
slippery and dangerous for the peole to walk. Some of the benches were
broken and in several places even the fences were falling apart posing
a great danger to the public.

"The waterfall was recently giving red water because of the mining
pollution and even now the entire silt of the mining is deposited at
the bottom of the waterfall." Navelim panch, Pandharinath Gawas told
Herald.

It may be recalled that some years back the entier surrounding of the
waterfall was beautified by the panchayat with some help from the
Mineral Foundation of Goa. There were new benches, flower beds and
hedges that attracted the tourists. But today the entire place has
become a mess.

Speaking on the occasion a tourist complained about the surroundings
of the waterfall. "Some years back when i came here this place was
beautiful but now it has totally lost its beauty."

[Goanet] Man-made wooden bridge posing threat in Keri

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM, JULY 13:
People from Morlem and Pelaodo in Keri Sattari, including 20 primary
students, have been facing a lot of hardship, as they have to risk
their lives while crossing a man-made wooden bridge.
The bridge, which is a link between Pelaodo Keri and Morlem, is being
used by about 20 primary students from Morlem everyday while
proceeding to the primary school located at Dhangarwada-Keri.
The bridge is dangerous for the children because it is made up of
small bamboos and there is no support to hold by the side. All the
children always risk their life while crossing the bridge under which
the current of the river is very fast.
“This is a usual affair during rainy season. Every year, the river
gets flooded and we have to build such temporary bridge for our
convenience,” Atmaram Morajkar from Pelaodo Keri told Herald.
“The locals collect the required material, including wood and coconut
trees, and make this bridge,” informed Morajkar.
In the absence of this bridge, people have to travel for about 5 kms
distance to go to the other village. This year, the locals have
constructed the bridge, but are still unsure till when it would last.
“The bridge is only temporary and is washed away during heavy rains,
even when the gates of the Keri dam are opened, the water rises and
our efforts are washed away,” said Morajkar.
“At times, the students have to miss the classes and the link between
the two villages is almost broken as the next link is another bridge,
which is about 5 kms away from the village,” he added.
The villagers have made several applications to the local panchayat
and also asked local MLA Pratapsingh Rane to solve the problem, but
all their pleas fell on deaf ears.
“We had given memorandum to the panchayat, but they are not interested
in the project and only provides Rs 1,000 for the construction of this
temporary bridge,” said Morajkar.
“If we ask the MLA, he refers us back to the panch members and tells
that it is their responsibility. They all are seen here only during
elections,” added Morajkar.
The demand of the villagers is construction of a small permanent
bridge. “We only demand for the construction of an iron bridge so that
the problem is solved permanently” stated Dasharath Morajkar.
“Now it is difficult for us to find the required material for the
construction of the bridge and the representatives including the panch
and MLA should act upon and stop giving assurances,” added Morajkar.

[Goanet] World Cup 2010- was it revenge ?

[Antonio Menezes]

There were eight colonial powers in Western Europe who parcelled among
themselves large chunks out of
the African continent and made them their feuds.
The two major powers in Africa were England and France and these are the
very two whose football teams
were sent home in disgrace.
The third and the fourth were Portugal and Belgium (Congo). Whereas Portugal
was bundled out at quarter
final stage, Belgium did make the grade and therefore were not invited to
join the African safari.;
Fifth was Germany  who lost their African colonies of Togo, Cameroun,
Namibia and Tanganyika at the end
of the First World War. Sixth was Italy who were in Ethiopia, Eritrea and
Somaliland which they lost at the end
of the Second World War. Italy too was sent packing home like France and
England.
Seventh is Netherlands and although they never ruled directly any part of
the African continent from The Hague,
nevertheless sent a large contigent of their compatriots to settle down and
colonize South Africa and its
descendents today should number about 2 millions. The Dutch farmers ,the
Boers ( not unlike the b's of India )
played havoc with the African psyche with their policy of apartheid.  They
were allowed to proceed merrity to
the final stage when they were dropped like hot potatoes.
The eight colonial power who survived them all is Spain who thanks to an
edict from the then Pope, could not
interfere much in Africa, the eastern part of the world having been reserved
for our glorious Portuguese.  Spain, too
had a small enclave in the Gulf of Guinea called Equatorial Guinea.
P.S. :Paul , the psychic octopus was no doubt governed by the bright
red/yellow combination.  Between Germany
and Spain, it chose Spain for more of its red/yellow in the flag and the
same could be said between the Dutch and
the Spanish flags.

[Goanet] A RESPONSE TO THE NRI COMMISSIONER'S CLARIFICATION

[Aires Rodrigues]

The clarification issued by the Office of NRI Commissioner Mr. Eduardo
Faleiro does not state which parts of my statement are false allegations. I
reiterate everything I have said in my note demanding that it was time NRI
Commissioner Mr. Eduardo Faleiro is grounded.

The Goa Government has spent a whopping Rs 3, 31, 47,262 (3 crores 31 lakhs
47 thousand 262 rupees) on NRI Commissioner Mr. Eduardo Faleiro and his
office from the date of his appointment on 23rd Feb 2006 to date.

While Rs 28, 93, 260 was squandered on foreign jaunts, the travelling within
India has cost the tax payer Rs 13,53,342.  The travelling within India
includes Mr. Eduardo Faleiro’s 19 trips to Delhi and 8 trips to Mumbai. Mr.
Eduardo Faleiro and his NRI cell is  unnecessarily splurging money left and
right on foreign  jaunts and other wasteful expenditure.

The massive amounts being spent on NRI Commissioner Mr. Eduardo Faleiro is a
criminal waste of public funds and only proves the lack of financial
accountability and transparency in the Goa State Administration.

While the Goa Government has no money to pay old age pension to thousands
whose applications are not being processed for lack of funds,  how do we
justify such wasteful expenditure?

Goans overseas would be the best to judge the performance of the NRI cell
headed by Mr. Eduardo Faleiro and whether its time he is sacked and the NRI
cell restructured by incorporating a combination of salient features of the
Kerala, Punjab and Gujarat NRI cells.

Aires Rodrigues
T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372

[Goanet] SALE of GOA

[Arwin Mesquita]

  It is really unfortunate to know of Goans, actively engaging is the large
scale of Goan Land to outsiders and the promotion for mega-projects; to
realise a life of luxury for themselves and their families. As a result of
their selfish actions, Goa and majority of the population have to bear the
brunt of various related negative fall-outs e.g. (1) Garbage/Sewerage issues
(2) Land/Water Contamination (3) Effect on basic water/electric supplies (3)
Changes in Demography & resultant effect on Identity (5) Scarce land
available for locals, (6) Increased Traffic and Car Exhaust
contamination etc. It is a well known fact that capitalism cannot be allowed
an in-discriminate spree; to affect the land & local populace negatively.
These in-discriminate land sales which benefits the lifestyles of a
privileged few, has to be stopped/restricted; these greedy individuals are
in the process of selling their state, values, identity for greed/personal
gains. To quote Mahatma Gandhi: ”There is enough for everyone's need but not
enough for everyone's greed."
 Arwin Mesquita, Abu Dhabi.

-- 
Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/

Please also see below:
1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/
2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/
3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/
4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO:
http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html
5. For the Love of Konkani: http://www.radiogoa.net/
6. Goa's Identity Movement website: http://www.goamag.net/gim
7. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686
8. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/

Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within

[J. Colaco < jc>]

 Arwin Mesquita  wrote:

Dear Soter,

a: Who bought the Konkan Railway; was it not a Catholic lead Government?
b: -And why are still voting for the same Catholic responsible for the same?
c: Is this not Hypocrisy?  Appears we want to have our cake and eat it too!!

comment:

Would Mr Mesquita, please advise WHO bought (brought) the Konkan
Railway (I assume) to or through Goa?

May I also ask if the then CM who OKed the project to pass through the
areas it is passing through, much against expert advice .. IF he
is still contesting elections?

It is a totally different point that George Fernandes (a former Jesuit
priest to be) was determined to make the Konkan Railway
happen...and that many Goans find it convenient .and use it to
travel to Bombay and back.

I hope that Goans understand that post Dec 19, 1961 .every single
Indian citizen has the fundamental right to travel to Goa, seek a job
in Goa, reside in Goa and build a house and business in Goa. .etc
etc

Individuals like Arwin can do nothing about it except beat their
chests and  perhaps get some promises from politicians. You know what
they say about political promises, do you not?

BTW: As far as I see it, Goans are irrelevant in Goa. A major
politician has already expressed with surprising honesty .that he
does not need the votes of Goans.

jc

Re: [Goanet] World Cup 2010- was it revenge ?

[Alfred de Tavares]

Besides the Spanish enclave you mention, Spain also
lorded it over Morroco & West Sahara, where the Polisario
are still fighting for their liberation from ongoing Morrocan 
tyrany: result of the messy situation left behind by Spain.
AdeT

> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:20:15 +0530
> From: ac.mene...@gmail.com
> To: goa...@goanet.org
> Subject: [Goanet] World Cup 2010- was it revenge ?
> 
> There were eight colonial powers in Western Europe who parcelled among
> themselves large chunks out of
> the African continent and made them their feuds.
> The two major powers in Africa were England and France and these are the
> very two whose football teams
> were sent home in disgrace.
> The third and the fourth were Portugal and Belgium (Congo). Whereas Portugal
> was bundled out at quarter
> final stage, Belgium did make the grade and therefore were not invited to
> join the African safari.;
> Fifth was Germany  who lost their African colonies of Togo, Cameroun,
> Namibia and Tanganyika at the end
> of the First World War. Sixth was Italy who were in Ethiopia, Eritrea and
> Somaliland which they lost at the end
> of the Second World War. Italy too was sent packing home like France and
> England.
> Seventh is Netherlands and although they never ruled directly any part of
> the African continent from The Hague,
> nevertheless sent a large contigent of their compatriots to settle down and
> colonize South Africa and its
> descendents today should number about 2 millions. The Dutch farmers ,the
> Boers ( not unlike the b's of India )
> played havoc with the African psyche with their policy of apartheid.  They
> were allowed to proceed merrity to
> the final stage when they were dropped like hot potatoes.
> The eight colonial power who survived them all is Spain who thanks to an
> edict from the then Pope, could not
> interfere much in Africa, the eastern part of the world having been reserved
> for our glorious Portuguese.  Spain, too
> had a small enclave in the Gulf of Guinea called Equatorial Guinea.
> P.S. :Paul , the psychic octopus was no doubt governed by the bright
> red/yellow combination.  Between Germany
> and Spain, it chose Spain for more of its red/yellow in the flag and the
> same could be said between the Dutch and
> the Spanish flags.
  
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Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within

[floriano]

Dear Arwin,

A most appropriate response to the outbursts by Soter D'Souza to your 
marvelous post "ANSWER WITHIN', I must say.


The sooner the 'catholic' community of Goa owns the responsibility for the 
wayward (hypocritical) actions of it's own community members as  MLAs and 
Ministers [ the blessing of the  cabinet members at the Raj Bhavan by 
Ex-Archbishop Raul Gonsalves] of the Goa Government for long and for 
re-electing them and their kind over and over again , using it's massive 
clout,  the better it will be for GOA to retain it's fast disappearing 
IDENTITY and everything GOAN which is in  dire jeopardy.


Needless to say that I commend you on your stand.

Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org for scroll up expanded party presentation on the Home 
Page. Go

for it GOA. Know something you have never known can happen in Goan Politics


VIVA ESPANA
VIVA FIFA 2010


- Original Message - 
From: "Arwin Mesquita" 

To: "Goanet" 
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within



Dear Soter,

My point was not to undermine Goan Catholics efforts for Goa. I am well
aware of our Contribution. My point was much deeper and was targeted at 
the

root cause:

With reference to some of your facts stated, do you not see any ironies
(Hypocrisy):



Kind Regards,
Arwin

Message: 9
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:49:12 +0530
From: "soter" 
To: 
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within
Message-ID: <001801cb225b$b64fea10$1901a...@user77948b9580>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
  reply-type=original

Below is the reply to Arwin Mesquita's letter to Editor of GT. The reply 
has

been published in GT today 13/7/2010

Sir,
The Catholics in Goa have much to ponder upon as pointed out by Arwin
Mesquita, UAE in the letter to Editor titled 'Answer within' which was
published in GT (12/07/10). The Catholics of Goa have time and again been
dubbed anti-nationals, goons and immoral by some enlightened forces within
goan society. Now the catholic perspective by Mr. mesquita shows that they
pray, fast, teach their children right from wrong, and then in hypocrisy 
do

the very opposite.
-Soter D'souza 

Re: [Goanet] Goa - Answer Within

[soter]

No comments or else goanet may lose more subscribers. As for me, I do not 
subscribe to Arwins' views and leave it here.

-Soter

[Goanet] Police summon Goa's NSUI Chief, no reasons cited

[Gabe Menezes]

 Police summon Goa's NSUI Chief, no reasons cited

Goa Crime Branch on Tuesday issued summons to National Students Union of
India (NSUI) state chief Sunil Kawathankar who had lodged a campaign
demanding shifting of drug nexus case from Crime Branch to Central agencies.

The summons merely says that Kawathankar should come to the police station
and did not mention any reasons.

"A Police Inspector from Crime Branch came to my office and served the
summons. I have been called to their office tomorrow (Wednesday)," NSUI Goa
unit president Sunil Kawthankar told PTI.

Kawthankar is leading a signature campaign demanding handing over of
policemen-drug peddler nexus case to central agencies like Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) or National Investigating Agency (NIA).

"Crime Branch is trying to suppress the campaign against them," Kawathankar
said.

NSUI, students union of Congress, had demanded arrest of DSP (Crime Branch)
Chandrakant Salgaonkar for failing to probe the policemen-drug peddler nexus
case properly.

The students had launched signature campaign across the state, Kawathankar
said adding that the signatures would be handed over to Rahul Gandhi in
Delhi.

"The signatures would be handed over to our leader Rahul Gandhi during
NSUI's national executive meeting," he said.

Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse had exposed drug peddler -policemen nexus in
Goa after she shot on spy cam the confession of her drug peddler boyfriend,
Yaniv Benaim alias Atala.
 
*http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/571854.aspx*


-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Another unreported Incident ? – Ferryboat Accident Victim

[JoeGoaUk]

Talking Photo: Another unreported Incident? – 
Ferryboat Accident Victim
 
This accident took place on Friday the  9th July 2010 at 8.15pm
while disembarking Ferryboat at Panjim Jetty.
 
According to the victim (Aged around 25).
As he has stepped out of the ferryboat ramp, and in order to give way to 
the oncoming crowd of commuters, he stopped for a moment,  the ferryboat’s 
heavy ramp suddenly came on to his feet/leg (Trapped) 
 throwing him on the ground in a pool of blood. 
Ferry boat quickly reversed.
 
Called 108 ambulance at around 8.30pm.  It arrived around 9pm 
but took another road accident victim (which occurred just before 9pm, 
on the road opp jetty) mistaking it was called for this one.

Waited till 9.45pm for another ambulance to take him to GMC.
Police also came at GMC to make report.
 
Numerous stitches plus laid some metal plates/bars.
Whole leg is injured and now using crutches as seen in the pic.
Spent 3 days in hospital
 
Can’t walk, can’t work, no money coming in.
Loss of Income (daily wages)
No compensation paid.
What more?
He just lost his mother some 7 days ago.
 
The Ferryboat Accident Victim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/4791006458/
 
Also, understand that there are several such ferryboat  incidents 
go unreported.
 
Who is to blame for such accidents?
 
Ferryboats or its crew?
or
The oncoming unruly commuters including two wheelers?
Or
The authority who fails to put a system in place such as safety 
and precautionary measures?
 
If one sees the pathetic situation at the jetty when the ferryboat arrives 
will know what exactly it means.
 
Check this Clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjE2bJ4QZQQ
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQiucyXlANI

Dangerous Ferry pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3825091526/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3792273503/sizes/o/




joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Goa news for July 14, 2010

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** IA engineer hangs self soon after Goa transfer - Times of
India
jnmmX89sBxiWgbayCmw
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFmbxaLVbhamvwLTR3LlQHE6rh3qQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IA-engineer-hangs-self-soon-after-Goa-transfer/articleshow/6160976.cms

*** Goa's beaches 'are main attraction' - Imaginative Traveller
(press release)
ips/tripologist-find-peace-in-hippie-haven-20100708-101bg.html">Tripologist:
Find peace in hippie haven
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNESWhX8_2Fd3il4Qd_njPc0gtAv6Q&url=http://www.imaginative-traveller.com/news/Goas-beaches-are-main-attraction/026988

*** Sikkim, Goa sign MoU to promote tourism - Assam Tribune
p-of-beach-and-hill-tourism/">Tie-up of beach and hill tourism
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGmhoUcIkgjjkkVqvNI9h3ojX9pMg&url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul1410/oth05

*** Cataract Surgery in Goa and Kerala at Cost Saving Budget -
PR-inside.com (press release)
nside.com (press release)Cataract surgery is done under
expertise of experienced surgeons with cost saving budget in Goa
and Kerala. Apart from their treatment patients can visit ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFFFx0HQwZXtyjikFqIzSpfy_onrA&url=http://www.pr-inside.com/cataract-surgery-in-goa-and-kerala-r1998513.htm

*** LeT planned more strikes in India: Headley - IBNLive.com
ehind-26-11--from-start-to-end--Home-Secy/646108">ISI behind
26/11, from start to end: Home Secy
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE3ZZqShfuH14ng32tUsOKCGHnjWw&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/headley-reveals-let-plans-to-strike-in-india/126629-3.html

*** Treatment of Appendix at Goa by Open or Laparoscopic Surgery
- PR-inside.com (press release)
nside.com (press release)Treatment of Appendix at Goa is
available at state of the art hospitals. Forerunners healthcare
provides all the necessary services for patients across the
...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHYDrQmvscCIF1SLN_BruYf-N6Yng&url=http://www.pr-inside.com/treatment-of-appendix-at-goa-by-r1998927.htm

*** Sesa Goa: CLSA and IDFC have opposing - Moneylife Personal
Finance Magazine
neylife Personal Finance MagazineIn an environment of herd
mentality, it is refreshing to see completely different
viewpoints on Sesa Goa Ltd from two respected brokerages. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGPxjbslDHppYSDmvSjPf06mCvDyw&url=http://www.moneylife.in/article/8/7082.html

*** Digital Goa's unique Social & Commercial online Directory
launched - digITal Goa
(Digital Goa News) Goa has got many firsts to its credit. Now
www.digitalgoa.com will provide Goa another distinction of
having largest ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFr1G_pnLJGy7xNN1Q2N1YozDjvrg&url=http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=1298

*** Police summon Goa's NSUI Chief, no reasons cited - Hindustan
Times
ndustan TimesPTI Goa Crime Branch on Tuesday issued summons to
National Students Union of India (NSUI) state chief Sunil
Kawathankar who had lodged a campaign demanding ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHn40qpQSnsbmM49W_YhQExIZ3hiw&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Police-summon-Goa-s-NSUI-Chief-no-reasons-cited/Article1-571854.aspx

*** 'Sweden visit in Goa drug probe being delayed' - Sify
olitician-drug mafia nexus in Goa ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF2YFlKNCWZK9IPz6L2RtRu4HEFPw&url=http://sify.com/news/sweden-visit-in-goa-drug-probe-being-delayed-news-national-khnpEchcbbh.html


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Campal Erosion Update 13/7/10

[JoeGoaUk]

Erosion Update 13/7/10

Campal - River Mandovi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4789375903/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4789377255/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4789378845/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4790010728/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4790013050/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4789381255/sizes/l/

few days ago
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4715610220/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4715610914/sizes/l/
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4714966003/sizes/l/
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4715665908/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4714969875/sizes/l/


joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Mollbailo dou - great interpretation by Goan musicians

[Bernado Colaco]

Thanks to amigo E. Monteiro who sent this link to a great interpretation of the 
song Mollbailo dou by Gonzaga Coutinho a Portugal based Goan and our fadista da 
classe Sonia Sirsat. It must be noted that Radio Teledifusao Portugues has done 
a lot to promote Goan culture through various programmes and intitiatives. An 
example is that of Goa Contact which as run through many series. Unfortunately 
it seems that GC is today turning into a mouth piece of the RSS.
 
BC
 
 http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=Nj9zvqWpOTk&NR=1

Song Lyric

MOLLBAILO DOU  - Molly

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (14Jul10)

[alexyz fernandes]

***  5 Satellites launched in Space  ***

"Teacher says while India has entered into Space Age...Goa is in the 
News for its Garbage!"



To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Mhojea Bhurgeaponacho Ugddas - Norman Noronha

[Goa World]

KONKANI LEKH:
Mhojea Bhurgeaponacho Ugddas

- Norman Noronha

Khupuch tempaveli khobor hi. Mhojea eka khas ixttan mhaka sagloli. Tacho 
bapui pois xarant nokri kortalo. Mhoineamchea mhoineam ghorchea khorcha 
khatir money order korun topallantlean pattoun ditalo. Te aile 
mhonntoch, taji avoy jevnna-khannacheo ani her vostu vikott haddchea 
pasot taka posrear dhaddtali. Avoichea dolleank panam banddun thoddea 
duddu ket khorun aplea bolsan lottalo. Ani tea duddvancho sokalchea 
panv-baji zalear sanjechea velar munganchem kondd khavunk upeog kori.


Ek dis to Moddganvchea Dev-Spirit Santachea festachea ferent ghel’lo. 
Thoinsor taka ek sobit Povitr Familichem dhormik chitr vo regist dislo 
ani to vikot ghevn aplea eka pustokan samballun dovorlo.


Tachea xezarachea vaddeant ek khannavoll vo hotel aslem. Hi khannavoll 
ek Hindu bail choloitali. Tika sogott Bula Aii mhunn voddkitale. Kiteak, 
tiche dhuvechem nanv Bula aslem. Sodam porim posrear ghelolo tedna 
posorkarnnin ek lognachem amontron kard tachea hatant ghalem ani sanglem 
tannem ani tachea ghorcheamni ttichea dhuvechea lognank hajir zaunk zai 
mhunn. Poilech pavtti eka Hindu lokachea lognank vochun borich urba taka 
aili. Novem kalsanv-komis nhessun, sanglolea disa ani vellar chikar 
borlolea longnachea vosreant vochun ubo zalo.


Hindvanchea lognank tancho ek muhurat mhunnn asta. To zalo mhonntoch 
tech vellar vokoll-nhovreachem logn zavpak zai. Bhottan lognnacho 
sonskar chalu kelo tedna sogott lok ubo zalo ani thoddea vellan 
posorkannichea choliechem logn zalem. Lognank ailelim soirim machier 
aslolea novea jodpeak porbim divnk vetalim.


Voir machier Vokoll-Nhovreachea bazun, lognnachea laduvanim borun aslole 
ek-ek sak aslo. Je konn tankam porbim ani bhett (gift) dita tanchea 
hatant tea sakantle ladu kaddun ghaltale. Mhojea ixttak tanchea lognachi 
style kitem tem noko aslolean tannem laginch aslolea eka soirea mon’xa 
thaim vicharlem. Ani tannem taka sanglem jo konn gift dita taka to ladu 
mellta. Mhozo ixtt voggich bosun zaiteo vell pollelea uprant porot tech 
mon’xa thaim vicharlem koslo gift divnk zata kai mhunn. Ani tannem taka 
sanglem kosli tori moladik vost vo eka envelopant ghalun nogot duddu 
pasun upkartat. To boroch vell guspollun urlo. Gift nam tor ladu nam.


Ladu koso melltolo? Tatt korun taka ek yad zali. Lognacho vosro tachea 
ghora tenkunuch aslo. Tannem ekuch dhanv ghatli ani Moddganvchea ferient 
viktto ghetlolo Povitr Familichem chitr eka envolopant ghalun vorun 
vokholl-nhovreachea hatant dilo. Vokhollbai-nhovrobab taka amurki hansun 
tacho gift svikar kelo ani tachea hatant ek motto ladu dilo. Ekdom 
koddok aslolo ladu ghora kodden koiten katorlo ani tonddan kuddko ghalun 
khatanna mhozo ixtt bhouch hanslo khoim. Hanspachem kharan mhonllear, 
envelopant regist ghalun lognacho ladu ghetlo.


Don disa uprant to posrear pavun sorlo. Porsorkannin taka vhodd zap 
keli. Adim ti sodanch dengso ghalun kitem zai tem vichari. Aiz tor 
veglloch sobhav tichea koddlean dislo. Tinnem hansonuch taka sanglem. 
Tichea dhuvechea lognank konnem tori ek Kristanvamgelea devacho gift 
dil’lo. Logn-vosrean to ekloch Kristanv aslo. Tika somzolem khoim to 
tannench dil’lo. Tigelea dhuven ani zanvoim-ean to regist ek lognachi 
bhett mhonnon, tanchea deva morean dovorla.


Ixttanno, hea lhanxea jivitachea ghoddneantlean itlench sangonk sodtam 
ki adim ami bhurge astona amchi monam sadhim aslim. Atanchea bhurgeank 
voili gozal sanglear tim hansunk korim. Tea tempar amkam TV oslim sadnam 
naslim. Atanche pillgek kompuitor, laptop, internet mell’lolean tanchim 
monamcher veglech toreche varem boslam ani amchea bhurgeaponn tanchea 
monan koxench bospachem nam.



Boroupeachi ol'lokh:

Norman Noronha, ganvant Navelim-Moddganvcho, sabar vorsam zalint 
Kuwait-ak vosti korta. To Navelim Youth Centre (NYC) Kuwait hea tachea 
ganvchea sonstheacho Up-Odheox mhunn menun ailolo asa ani to ek boro 
football khellgodi. Konkani bhaseacho taka kherit aburpai ani lhan 
boroupam korunk tachi ummedh.

Boroupeach sompork korun email: normankwt at hotmail.com
(c) www.goa-world.com


[Boroupeachea kherit dhin'nvas Bab Lino B. Dourado-ak, www.goa-world.com]

Re: [Goanet] Cross Pollination

[Mervyn Lobo]

Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com wrote:



Francis,
Check the heading above.
Here is what I had to say on the topic:


"You were part of the same group that was spamming me too.
I had to warn you several times and then send a notice to your 
email provider before you stoped."


Your reply to this fact was a long, babbling, and incoherent
email that touched on every subject except the one being discussed.


Paul D. Octopus
BTW, you have found me in a most excellent mood and in high er, 
spirits. One of my exploration companies announced over the weekend 
that they found enormous amounts of gold in Tanzania. The stock 
price of CAN has since exploded. It is time for another vacation





Francis Rodrigues fcarodrig...@hotmail.com wrote:

Lobo,

I'm in the midst of the Canadian Open at the Westin
Harbour Castle, having just finished the Ontario Open:

http://www.canadianchess.info/articles/2010OntarioOpen.html

I get in circa 3 am, and the last thing I want to read
is more of your sozzled fabrications and fairy tales.

Here's some free advice -

If you are so fascinated by my life and times that you
cannot let a single post of mine go unanswered without
your knee-jerk contrary interjectionsget over it!

I don't welcome your grubby attentions, and if you do
continue shamelessly following me around, the general
populace is going to label you "shempdi", which, given
your utter ignorance of Konkani, you'll have to get some
poor soul to translate for you. Given their deteriorating
and rambling quality, and their 'happy hour' timings, your
posts have already achieved the widespread notoriety of
"shempdi tight". Again, some friendly translation needed!

Despite your best attempts (and total ignorance of the
subject and Konkani) to malign my best-selling SongBook
"Greatest Konkani Song Hits", it is already in its third
printing in under a year. You don't have to take my word
for it - get one of your bosom buddies in Goa itself to
check out sales at the two main music outlets, Furtados
and Pedro Fernandes - where stocks are often replenished
on a weekly basis. In San Francisco recently, as George
Pinto will vouch for, copies on sale briefly were snapped
up in two min. flat! Seems folks know something you don't.

They also know that the inclusion of original transcriptions
of international hits that have hit a chord in the Konkani
diaspora like "Malaika" (Swahili), "Encosta Tua Cabecinha"
(Portuguese), "Maria Pitache" (Damanese), amongst heaps of
others, have made the book a collectors' item amongst many
communities, not just Goan or Mangalorean. And for you to
display an abysmal lack of brain cells to not comprehend why
"Malaika" is included in a SongBook of the Konkani diaspora,
is an embarrassment not only to yourself but your family too.

If and when you are ever able to produce a body of writing
that even resembles a book, we will congratulate you. But
until such time, take my advice - grow up, and get out more.

Francis.
http://www.konkanisongbook.com/
..



> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 "Mervyn Lobo" wrote
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cross Pollination?
>
>
> Francis,
> You were part of the same group that was spamming me too.
> I had to warn you?several times and then send a notice to your email provider
> before you stoped.

Mervyn?
                        
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[Goanet] Rath Yatra of Lord Jaganath in Goa – P ics & OMVN

[JoeGoaUk]

Rath Yatra of Lord Jaganath in Goa – Pics & OMVN
 
One minute Video News (OMVN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5T8h9y0c4
 
Pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4790425627/sizes/l/
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4791058996/sizes/l/


joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Goa - Answer Within

[Gilbert Lawrence]

As usual, Floriano, you have spoken the words of wisdom of "the 'catholic' 
community of Goa owns the responsibility for the wayward (hypocritical) actions 
of it's own community members ..."

Can we do something practical nearer to home?

Can we stop the spam mail generated by "the wayward (hypocritical) actions of 
it's own community members ..."?  In fact after the recent discussion on 
Goanet about this topic; one of first spammer in my e-mail box was from your 
post to other equally guilty spammers. The other spammers, since that 
discussion, has also been other members of "the 'catholic' community of Goa."

I would most appreciate if you and others could cooperate, instead of writing 
about what others should do.  What part of "STOP SPAMMING" DO YOU GUYS NOT 
UNDERSTAND? 

Regards, GL

--- floriano wrote:

The sooner the 'catholic' community of Goa owns the responsibility for 
the wayward (hypocritical) actions of it's own community members as  MLAs and 
Ministers [ the blessing of the  cabinet members at the Raj Bhavan 
by Ex-Archbishop Raul Gonsalves] of the Goa Government for long and for 
re-electing them and their kind over and over again , using it's massive 
clout,  
the better it will be for GOA to retain it's fast disappearing IDENTITY and 
everything GOAN which is in  dire jeopardy. Needless to say that I commend you 
on your stand.

[Goanet] Govt joins rush to make money from ore reject

[Goanet News Service]

Govt joins rush to make money from ore reject
TNN, Jul 13, 2010, 06.12am IST

PANAJI: Almost 1,000 million tons of very low grade iron ore in the form 
of reject-dumps lying neglected for decades in Goa's mining belt have 
suddenly attracted interest of miners and the government alike.


With the boom in the China market for low grade ore, people are now 
claiming the dumps intending to export the ore. The government, too, 
wants to cash in on the boom and is seeking to establish clear ownership 
of the dumps so that royalty can be levied.


Prior to August 2009, royalty on low grade ore with iron content below 
62% was about Rs 8 per ton, sources said, adding that it's today Rs 
150-160. As a result, the government's annual collection, which used to 
be around Rs 30 crore, shot up to Rs 300 crore in 2009-10. It is also 
the first time in Goa's mining history that the state has earned such 
high revenues. Director for mines Arvind Lolienkar recently projected 
next year's royalty at Rs 350 crore.


While that is the estimate from the exports of regular ore, royalty from 
the 1,000 million tons of hitherto neglected rejects will swell the 
state's kitty further. Official sources said that for the last three to 
four decades, Goa's cut-off grade for ore was 58% iron content. Anything 
below that used to be thrown out. With the boom in the China market, 
even ore with 45% iron has a market.


Miners were given a limited area of 100 hectares. Since they operate 
open cast mines, they do not have enough space to dump rejects and many 
discarded it outside their lease areas. Some of the dumps are in private 
properties, some have encroached on government land and there are many 
whose ownership is unclear. Since there is a market for this kind of 
ore, some people are now stealing from these dumps.


The government now wants royalty from this ore and has served notices to 
all who have claimed such dumps though the ownership is unclear. They 
have to file their claims before the mining department and the 
government will then take a decision, sources said.



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Govt-joins-rush-to-make-money-from-ore-reject/articleshow/6161231.cms

[Goanet] No! to Jagannath temple in Goa

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

The Oriya migrants want to build a Jagannath temple in Goa.
Legally they cannot be prevented so long as they buy their
own land, comply with all the regulations (i.e. bribe the ministers),
and fund their own construction.

But now word is that they have gone to Digu with a begging 
bowl asking for a grant from the Goa govt to build the temple.
Like all good Indians, they know how to ask and suck somebody
else's resources, resources they did not help build or pay for.

The money of the Goan taxpayer should not go to fund new
temples, churches, or mosques.

There is a side issue, too: Goa is the last place in India where
the temples - our Goan Hindu temples - have retained a sense
of spiritual integrity (this, despite all the degradation, and the
rotters in the temple committees).  Many of our temple spaces 
still afford a relatively clean atmosphere of calm and beauty, and 
you are not harassed by the temple priests.  I do not wish that
the Oriyas, Biharis, UPwallahs and other riffraff transplant their
temple squalor to Goa.  

Regards,


r

[Goanet] For bail.. consult Guruji!

[U. G. Barad]

With repeated bail applications of Micky getting rejected one senior citizen
opined saying "Nothing will come out of the judicial proceedings going on
against him. What's going on is just an eye wash.  But to get bail and out
of the tight spots little earlier Guruji S. Soren is the best consultant
India has. Or else he will have to continue eating Biryani (served by high
profile) in police custody for additional 7 days and thereafter in judicial
custody".
 
Best regards,

U. G. Barad

[Goanet] Sarees_Goa

[Venantius J Pinto]

Does Goan have a Saree weaving tradition; needless to say with its own
designs, extant vocabulary, also draping style (besides navvvari/nouvari
"style", etc.?
On the lines of the Bhils, Oraons, Santhals, etc., who drape various
lengths; also depending on the occasions. Perhaps the Dhnagars, Velips,
Kunbis? Please excuse the short post, but there are many questions here.

venantius j pinto

[Goanet] Coming for the pro-poor activists_Gujrat this time

[Venantius J Pinto]

Now they are coming for the pro-poor activists. I have a feeling this is a
common white paper agreed upon, OR individually conceptualized by all
parties. That is to go after those who fight the system on behalf of the
poor. Reminds one and parallels some of the things said by politicians in
Goa.
+++
Thirteen persons have been arrested in Gujarat as Maoists since February.
But they are merely human rights activists, not Reds. by Pragya Tiwari
http://www.tehelka.co
m/story_main46.asp?filename=Ne170710so_why_are_these_men.asp


venantius j pinto

Re: [Goanet] Harvalem waterfall: once beautiful now dreadful!

[floriano]

Dear Samir,

All I can say is 'YOU CAN SAY IT AGAIN'
So much for our peacocks in the government who boast of GOA as the Number 
One State in India.


Don't you think that these peacocks should be sent to the slaughter house to 
be made into mince meat??


Give that charge to Goa Su-Raj  with one workable AK-47
:-)

Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org  for scroll up expanded party presentation on the Home
Page. Go for it GOA. Know something you have never known can happen in Goan 
Politics



VIVA ESPANA
VIVA FIFA 2010



- Original Message - 
From: "samir umarye" 
To: ; ; "Goa Net" 


Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:52 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Harvalem waterfall: once beautiful now dreadful!



--
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM JULY 13: The famous waterfall at Harvalem - Sanquelim in
Bicholim taluka is neglected by the authorities and seem to become a
nightmare for the tourists.

The Harvalem waterfall which is one of the tourist spot in the state
is totally neglected by the government and the authorities. When this
correspondent visited the site there were very few tourists from
Hyderabad and Vasco who were present.

Close inspection at the site showed that the entire area from where
the waterfall could be seen was filled with mud. The steps had become
slippery and dangerous for the peole to walk. Some of the benches were
broken and in several places even the fences were falling apart posing
a great danger to the public.

"The waterfall was recently giving red water because of the mining
pollution and even now the entire silt of the mining is deposited at
the bottom of the waterfall." Navelim panch, Pandharinath Gawas told
Herald.

It may be recalled that some years back the entier surrounding of the
waterfall was beautified by the panchayat with some help from the
Mineral Foundation of Goa. There were new benches, flower beds and
hedges that attracted the tourists. But today the entire place has
become a mess.

Speaking on the occasion a tourist complained about the surroundings
of the waterfall. "Some years back when i came here this place was
beautiful but now it has totally lost its beauty." 

[Goanet] No! to Jagannath temple in Goa

[Venantius J Pinto]

I completely hear you, and appreciate the distinctions you make. Deals are
probably being struck with the ministers right now, or perhaps even
concluded.

Oh Goa! Will you never see an end to your vicissitudes. Change is one thing,
but the extent of transmutation all via democracy; the refashioning, the
metamorphosing---how do you still give of yourself

++
On a lighter note: Imagine out of the blue, there rushes out a group with
effigies of our politicians and toss them under the rath. Have the
Lord Jagananth (Juggernaut) roll over them. A minor cleansing of the Goan
mind.

venantius j pinto


From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" 
> To: goa...@goanet.org
> Subject: [Goanet] No! to Jagannath temple in Goa
>
> To Goanet -
>
> The Oriya migrants want to build a Jagannath temple in Goa.
> Legally they cannot be prevented so long as they buy their
> own land, comply with all the regulations (i.e. bribe the ministers),
> and fund their own construction.
>
> But now word is that they have gone to Digu with a begging
> bowl asking for a grant from the Goa govt to build the temple.
> Like all good Indians, they know how to ask and suck somebody
> else's resources, resources they did not help build or pay for.
>
> The money of the Goan taxpayer should not go to fund new
> temples, churches, or mosques.
>
> There is a side issue, too: Goa is the last place in India where
> the temples - our Goan Hindu temples - have retained a sense
> of spiritual integrity (this, despite all the degradation, and the
> rotters in the temple committees).  Many of our temple spaces
> still afford a relatively clean atmosphere of calm and beauty, and
> you are not harassed by the temple priests.  I do not wish that
> the Oriyas, Biharis, UPwallahs and other riffraff transplant their
> temple squalor to Goa.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> r
>