The good, bad and ugly
TNN | Apr 22, 2015, 02.00 AM IST
Isidore Domnick Mendes
For years, transportation of iron ore, from various mines in Sanguem taluka to
offloading at designated places in this village, was the main occupation of
nearly 70 percent of its villagers. It is estimated that
Uninviting School
Apr 8, 2015, 02.00 AM IST The Times of India
Isidore Domnick Mendes
Tan, tan, tan, suno ghanti baji school ki, chalo school tumko pukare, (Listen
to the school bell ring, the school calls out to you). This was the anthem of
the RTE (Right to Education) Act, 2009, that was
Sacrifice In Vain
TNN | Apr 2, 2015, 02.00 AM IST
Times Panchanama: Curdi (Vaddem) -Sanguem
Isidore Domnick Mendes
For 3,500 residents of Colony 1, Colony 2 and Colony 3, Vaddem is their adopted
land where they were rehabilitated 30 years ago. The reason being; their entire
village of Curdi
Living in dissent
TNN | Mar 25, 2015, 02.00AM IST
Times Panchanama: Calem-Sanguem
Isidore Domnick Mendes
The residents of Calem in the hinterland taluka of Sanguem have lived a life of
uncertainty over the last 20 years.The lush green village of Calem has a
population of 4,500 residents. It
Cut-Off
TNN | Mar 18, 2015, 02.00 AM IST
Times Panchanama: Guirdolim-Salcete
Isidore Domnick Mendes
The village of Guirdolim is divided into two parts by a railway line passing
through it. This has affected the 3,000-strong population of the village. For
every time, they need to get across they
Illegal and destructive
TNN | Mar 11, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Times Panchanama: Nadora-Bardez
Isidore Domnick Mendes
Like many villages in Goa which are fighting for survival due to
overexploitation of natural resources, Nadora, sandwiched between the villages
of Revora in the west and Pirna in
A river turned into a gutter
TNN | Mar 4, 2015, 02.00 AM ISTIsidore Domnick Mendes
The village of Seraulim in Salcete taluka has seen generations of its
inhabitants eat local fish from the River Sal as part of their daily diet.
Unplanned, haphazard development was brought to the village in the
ASI flayed for negligence as rain enters Old Goa heritage church
TNN | Mar 2, 2015, 02.57 AM IST
Isidore Domnick Mendes
Old Goa: The sudden unseasonal showers on March 1 went through the open roof of
the 17th century church of St Francis of Assisi, as archaeological survey of
India (ASI) is
Threatened by land sharks
TNN | Feb 25, 2015, 02.00 AM ISTTimes Panchanama: Socorro-BardezIsidore Domnick
Mendes
The tranquil and serene village of Socorro in Bardez, is fast seeing its
pristine countryside vanishing and being replaced by ugly chunks of concrete;
huge apartment complexes
Fearing a flood
TNN | Feb 18, 2015, 02.00 AM ISTTimes Panchanama: Carmona-Salcete
Isidore Domnick Mendes
The residents of Carmona, Salcete, are worried about the fragile state of
almost 12km of bunds that protects the village and its agricultural fields. The
silt accumulating in the Sal
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Awaiting a playground
TNN | Feb 4,2015, 02.00 AM IST
IsidoreDomnick Mendes
Situated in Bardez taluka, Ucassaim is a villagethat lacks a proper playground
facility for its children and youth. The villageis surrounded by Nachinola in
the east, Moira in the north and Socorro
Lacking awareness
TNN Jan 29, 2015, 02.00 AM IST
Isidore Domnick Mendes
Surrounded by the Arabian Sea in the west, River Sal in the east and bordered
by six villages—Benaulim and Navelim in the north, Telaulim and Orlim in the
east, and Carmona and Cavelossim in the south—Varca is one of the
In need of buses
Jan 21, 2015, 02.00 AM IST The Times of India
Isidore Domnick Mendes
This village in north Goa shares its name with another counterpart in Salcete
taluka as both lie away from each other at a distance of around 50km. Camurlim
village, in Bardez taluka, comprises seven wards
‘Jobs, please’
TNN | Jan 14, 2015, 02.00AM IST
Times Panchanama: Pirna-Bardez
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Bordered by four villages that are situated in three talukas; Nadora in Bardez,
Ozarim in Pernem and Mencurem and Advalpal in Bicholim, this village, which is
also bounded by the Sahyadri
The Times of India
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MendesChorao, spread in an area of 21 sqkm, is the biggest out ofthe total of
17 islands beautifying the landscape of Goa and this
Killer junction
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Bordering the villages of Bambolim, Curca and Goa Velha on one end and the
Arabian Sea on the other, the coastal village of
Unavailable around-the-clock
Times Panchanama: Sao Matias-Divar -- Tiswadi
Isidore Domnick Mendes
The villagers of Sao Matias on Divar island are in urgent need of a 24-hour
resident doctor at the primary health centre in the village. It has been an
urgent need ignored by the
Left out
TNN | Oct 29, 2014, 12.30 AM IST
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Surrounded by the villages of Marcela, St Estevam, Corlim and Banastarim,
Cumbharjua is a unique village in Tiswadi taluka which, at one point in time,
Where taps run near dry
TNN | Oct 15, 2014, 12.29 AM IST
Isidore Domnick Mendes
It's an irony that Batim, a lush green village, a mere 11km from Panaji,
housing nearly 4,000 residents across seven vaddos, and blessed with water
bodies—from a majestic lake dating to the Kadamba era to a hot
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Neura - Tiswadi
Till a few decades
ago, Goans from across the state would flock to Neura for Korgut and Assgo, the
She wore a sari to
Portugal’s parliament
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2014, 01.00 AM IST
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Her enthusiasm, her voice and
her energy belie her age. Eighty-five year-old
Ailing health Centre
Isidore Domnick Mendis
Once the go-to
destination for patients from over six villages in the vicinity
,Azossim-Mandur’s rural health
centre is today in a decrepit state, with locals desperately seeking its
revival .
The Times of India , Goa,
Tuesday , Aug 5, 2014
Hoofed marauders at Velsao-Pale
Isidore Domnick Mendis
TNN | Jan 7, 2014, 01.47 AM IST
Farmers
are hoping the Govt gets its act together to stop the stray buffaloes that are
destroying
their fields.
PANAJI: Xetkars (farmers)
from the seven-ward village
panchayat of Velsao-Pale take pride
Much ado about water
Isidore Domnick Mendis
TNN | Dec 17, 2013, 12.17 AM IST
The drying up and pollution of the local bunds and tollem are affecting the
quality of life of the residents of Majorda-Utorda-Calata.
For the past two decades the 12,000-plus residents of the serene village
Educating Goa
Isidore Domnick Mendis
Dear
Manohar Gopalkrishna
Prabhu Parrikar Bab
With literacy rate of 87.4%, Goa occupies fourth
position as one of the top literate States of India. According to
Government of India Census 2011 report in the list of the
Merces remembers Dr Jack de Sequeira
Isidore Domnick Mendis
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Opinion Poll Day, a melodious musical
extravaganza -Konkani Kantarancho Kariakrom was orgainsed by Konkani Kala Kendr
Merces (KKK). This renowned cultural group of Merces was
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Respect the Person First
Isidore Domnick Mendis
India has some 40 to 80 million persons with disability……..In the years to
come, the number of disabled people in India is expected to rise sharply as age
related disabilities grow and traffic
Multifaceted Mumbai Goan
Isidore Domnick Mendis
Age is no hindrance to this bespectacled Goan who at the ‘young’ age of 81 is
as busy as any person would have been in active phase -before retirement. In a
recent visit to
Soul of Goan Identity
Isidore Domnick Mendis
Being a Goenkar to the core, one takes immense pride in conversing with a
fellow Goan in one’s mother tongue- Konkani. However it often becomes a bitter
experience while interacting with fellow Goenkars in offices, shops,
Dear Fredric Noronha
Please find the article Destination Goa For a Healthy You for uploading
on Goanet . It has been published on page 8 of today's i.e. (30th April)
Herald .
Thanking You
Warm Regards
Isidore Domnick Mendis
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