[Goanet] HERALD: Tuesday Tunes
www.oherald.com dated July 2, 2002 TUESDAY TUNES All Churchillish? DEFEATS NOTWITHSTANDING, IT'S not all gloom it seems for Churchill Alemao. In fact, the 15-day ex-Chief Minister, can draw consolation from his very nemesis - Francisco Mickky Pacheco. Mickky, it seems, is drawing unparalleled inspiration from his foe, and virtually aping the giant he killed from head to toe. From the jewelry on all his fingers, the portfolios, to the cabin, PS and office staff. Yes, the new MLA from Benaulim is indeed obsessed with a one-point programme - imitate Churchill in anything and everything that he does. Mickky has got what he asked for of the CM - tourism and sports portfolios - the ones once held by Churchill. Those - journalists and others - who closely watched this politician for a couple of years, have confirmed he hardly wore more than two rings on his fingers earlier. But now, Mickky wears as many as eight of them, inspired of course by the giant he killed. He's also taken the cabin that Churchill occupied once as a minister... and what's more... .the official that Churchill took on as his private secretary too is now with Mickky, as are a few other office staff. Yes, Mickky has surprisingly taken on as private secretary Mr Anthony Rebello, the one time Passport Officer, courtesy Eduardo Faleiro. For readers who may not recollect who Mr Rebello is, well, he's that loyal civil servant who drafted for Churchill in 1999 the famous 'Coca-Cola EL-TEE-DEE' reply to a 'calling attention motion' on the water spat the soft-drink giant and the minister had. Wonder if there'll be more 'EL-TEE-DEEs' this time from the new master - Mickky Pacheco! Churchill blunder THE STRONGMAN FROM Varca, Churchill Alemao, may not have much to smile about the just concluded May 30 elections. For, the results have not just handed him a humiliating defeat in his hitherto untouchable bastion of Benaulim, but most of the Congress candidates he rooted for, barring of course his own brother Joaquim in Cuncolim, too suffered humiliating defeats. Which means, Churchill Alemao, who kept claiming that he was closest a Goan politician could come to emulating Dayanand Bandodkar, has lost much, if not all, of the 'esteem' he enjoyed in Delhi. Churchill is believed to have cornered as many as five tickets for his 'followers' in the pre-election candidate selection negotiations in the Congress. Give the tickets to them and getting them elected will be my job was Churchill's much-echoed boast before the High Command. Four of the five, including Churchill, lost. And, as if that wasn't enough, at least one Congress candidate who pipped a Churchill's man to the coveted ticket and whose 'certain defeat' Churchill had confidently predicted, Babu Kavlekar, won an amazing victory defeating Prakash Velip in Quepem. Now, the 'leader' is crying foul, blaming other leaders for the loss of his 'leadership'. Love's labour lost IT IS THE fourth estate's job to keep a watchful eye. But who watches the watchers? Sometimes, the watchers themselves don't do a good job in watching after their own interests. In the 2001-2002 Parrikar budget, a 'pension scheme' was announced for journos amidst much fanfare. Never mind the question of whether the state should be doling out taxpayers' monies for such a purpose. Even if we agree that it's needed, then why was only five lakh rupees kept aside for this purpose? There was also some confusion over who actually is a 'journalist' (or why should those newspaper employees who write be more privileged than those who don't write, but are newspaper employees all the same). But this quaint tale has taken a new twist. In the 2002-2003 budget, the total funds allocated to this 'pension scheme' is a big zero. No comments (so far) from the press, no announcement from the chief minister, who last year was quick to take credit. Of course, if one criticises the government over this, the answer that comes is that additional funds could always be allocated later. If so, what's the purpose and intent of the annual budget? Interestingly, another department which has virtually been fiscally wound-up is the Department of Evacuee Property. In the year 2000-01, some Rs 11.5 lakh was spent on it - largely to pay salaries. There was the politically-turned redundant Silva Commission of Enquiry (which cost almost half a million rupees). This year the total funds allocated to the Evacuee Property Custodian's office is a big zero. Do we take this to mean that it is politically convenient not to protect such property then? Guv's role WHAT DOES IT cost to have a Governor rule the state? Out of the nearly Rs 150-lakh spent for the upkeep of the Raj Bhavan each year, the 'emoluments and allowances of the Governor' amount to barely Rs 4.3 lakh. (Of course, the 'household establishment' costs another Rs 48-lakh almost). In these days of spiraling inflation, it reminds one of the time when the salary of the President of India was
[Goanet] Fw: 4 Questions for Margaret Mascarenhas
Original Message - From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 8:17 AM Subject: 4 Questions for Margaret Mascarenhas 1) Ms. Mascarenhas says the Editor has no right to censor a columnist's writing. I strongly disagree. A part of the Editor's job is to give direction to the newspaper's identity. This can be done only by censoring and editing as required. The Editor is better qualified than the columnist in predicting the far reaching consequences of any written material. The Editor also has a responsibilty to his readers and his publishers to stick to certain norms. For example if you had to explicitly describe a sexual act, or incite youth to violence - would the Editor not be justified in censoring, or even rejecting, such objectionable material? It is a family newspaper and he will be held responsible. Even the topmost columnists in the world have to go through some editing / censorship process. Why should Ms. Mascarenhas think that she is an exception? You are wrong about this for several reasons: (a) there is no reason to presume that the editor is better qualified in predicting anything. The editor is not an omnicient being just because he/she carries a title. And in any case, the editorial function is not one of prophesy. Moreover, in the specific case of GT, the current editor has had NO prior editorial experience. (I, on the other hand, cut my teeth as the youngest city editor first in Caracas and then in Mumbai in the eighties, and feel I have some degree of qualification in determining what is or is not publishable.) (b) I repeat: an editor may discontinue the columnist, but not censor the column, once the columnist has been engaged to write a regular column. This is standard editorial practice around the world, and I am no exception.(c) The editor is ONLY, as I already said in Censuring the Censors, supposed to intercede in the event something the columnist writes puts the paper at legal risk (slander, plagiarism, libel, obscenity,etc). However, this was not the reason the Duck and Cover column was pulled; the reason given was that the GT did not endorse my views. The entire purpose of having opinion columnists is to present alternative views. Otherwise the paper becomes sectarian, and this is not the purpose of a newspaper. And let's be real: do you think a new editor with no experience would be better at predicting far-reaching consequences than Vinod Mehta at Outlook, or even Rajan Narayan at Herald, both of which printed the disputed column, and both of which have a much higher readership than GT? 2) Letters to the Editor are routinely edited all over the world for the sake of clarity and brevity. I do not know what 'law' Ms. Mascarenhas refers to. Most people are unaware of their rights regarding letters. Letters are fall into the legal category of documents, as such they are protected by law, if they are hard copy, and physically signed by the author. If you don't know this, perhaps it is because you are not a lawyer? I suggest that you consult for a legal opinion on this, if you are suspicious of my claim that letters are documents. 3) Ms. Mascarenhas objects to Gomantak Times giving CM Parrikar a regular front column to place his views before the public. What's wrong with that? Just because he is in power should he be denied his right to be heard? Opinion columns are supposed to appear on the op ed page of any serious newspaper, not on the front page. The front page is for front page reportage. If GT is just a sectarian tabloid, then let them openly present themselves as such, and not call themselves a newspaper. Would Ms. Mascarenhas have objected if the leader of the Opposition had been given such an opportunity? Yes, if it were on the front page, instead of the opinion/editorial pages, and there were no counter views published. If Mr. Pratapsinh Rane wants a weekly column I am sure Gomantak Times will oblige. What makes you so sure about that? If the readership of Gomantak Times would like to see his column every week on the front page what is Ms. Mascarenhas' problem? And what, precisely, makes you an expert on what the readership wants? Have you conducted a poll? Has GT? A publisher and editor has to deal with issues like improving circulation, readership etc. - GT already has the lowest circulation in Goa. It is doubtful that by turning it into a BJP mouthpiece they will retain their secular readers.The only reason I wrote for them is because, under the previous ownership and editorship, they were gutsy and independent. 4) Ms. Mascarenhas chooses to post her war cry against censorship on GoaNet. Is she aware that GoaNet has a filter in place that automatically rejects posts which have any 'adult' words? Does she know that GoaCom, whoearlier claimed they only hosted GoaNet, now admit that they maintain this'adult' word filter and refuse to disclose what words are deemed unfit by them? Does
Fw: [Goanet] 23 JUNE: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
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[Goanet] The Cable Guy, Cecil Pinto, replies to Eugene Correia
At 11:16 AM 7/1/02 -0700, Eugene Correia wrote: Hi Cecil, You started it again. You're really something. Dear Mr. Correia, Thank you! - Keep to humour and let other things rest. All play and no work makes Jack a dull boy. The right mix of humour and social activism is good for the grey cells and the body. - What you say and what you do are totally different things. Please qualify this vague statement of yours or forever remain silent. If you wish to meekly give in to the foilbles of the High Command, that is your perogative. I like to question arbitary decisions. Maybe it's your split personality. Maybe I even have a 'multiple personality' syndrome. I have not commented on your 'personality'. You should not comment on mine. Comment on what I write. Your armchair psychoanalysis should be directed elsewhere. President Pandurang would be a good bet! Maybe we have just have to tolerate your. Or best, ignore you. I chose the latter. Frankly, I'm tired of you. Ignorance is bliss! --- HENCEFORTH, DON'T EVER SEND ME PERSONAL EMAILS. And you need'nt SHOUT either. I have removed your name from my personal mailing list and wish to thank you for tolerating my idiocyncracies thus far. You make me sound like Jim Carrey in the movie 'The Cable Guy'. If any of my personal e-mail to you, was an intrusion, you could have mentioned it privately. Best of luck in your career and life. Eugene Correia Cecil Pinto =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] Marlon/Germany and Football
Hi to all old friends, Way back in 1994, Fifa kick-off, i remember Marlon appending ... Germany ... as the world champs, 1994 went by, then came 1998 and then 2002. Yes at least in 2002, Marlon got a glimmer of hope when unexpectedly Germany managed a Final slot !. But alas that too was washed way, by one lucky and one brilliant goal by Ronaldo. Watching the game, it was apparently that a good team (Germany) was pitched against a icon filled Brazil. Ask a common man on the street to name any world-class footballer, he/she will apart from Beckham will name the 3 R's and a few other Brazilians !. The iconic status of the Brazilian side was chiefly responsible for clouding the Germany confidence. Cheers, Pete _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
Re: [Goanet] Marlon/Germany and Football
To all the soccer (er, I mean, futbol) fanatics out there: Marlon's diatribe, following the outcome of the Final, was not surprising nor unexpected. However, I was unsure whether his rant was a result of his frustration at the existing quality of German football or whether it was at his embarassment that the mediocrity of the German national team (Pete, you do not have to be polite; call a spade for what it is!) was displayed on a global stage!:-) Of course, a more sinister reason was that he was so mad that the Germans were unable to luck their way to another championship that he decided to get his kicks by stirring the pot on GN!:-) Speaking of sinister plots, here is another one for all you conspiracy theorists out there. For all the bitching and moaning of the European teams that there was a conspiracy hatched by FIFA to favor an Asian team (remind me: who controls FIFA?), maybe there was a conspiracy after all, but to favor another European team! After all, once the Azurris and the Spaniards were pushed out, who benefited the most from that outcome? Good ole, Deutschland! Considering that a German speaking Swiss is at the helm of affairs at FIFA, it's not too much of a stretch. :-) That would then explain why the Koreans were the favored Asian team, not the Japanese. Imagine then the gall of Oliver Kahn to jump aboard this anti-Euro conspiracy wagon prior to the match with Korea! Of course, he now also says that Collina is the problem since the bald headed Italian also happened to officiate the Champions final beween Munich and Man U when the Red Devils beat up on Kahn. Of course, the simpler explanation could be that Kahn has a knack of coming short in the games that really matter! That may be the real reason why Marlon was all riled up! :-) And now, as the Mike Meyers character would have said a few years ago on Saturday Night Live, Talk amongst yourselves! Best, James _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
Re: [Goanet] Goa Suraj to hold special convention
I think this is an inadequate understanding for the reasons of the victories of politicians like Dr Wilfred de Souza and Matanhy Saldanha. Perhaps we need to be looking deeper, rather than going by surface-level impressions. FN =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
goanet-digest V1 #4126
goanet-digest Tuesday, July 2 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4126 - In this issue: [Goanet] Fw: 4 Questions for Margaret Mascarenhas Fw: [Goanet] 23 JUNE: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS [Goanet] The Cable Guy, Cecil Pinto, replies to Eugene Correia [Goanet] Goa Suraj to hold special convention [Goanet] Marlon/Germany and Football Re: [Goanet] Marlon/Germany and Football [Goanet] 02 JULY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:09:24 -0400 From: M Mascarenhas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Fw: 4 Questions for Margaret Mascarenhas Original Message - From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 8:17 AM Subject: 4 Questions for Margaret Mascarenhas 1) Ms. Mascarenhas says the Editor has no right to censor a columnist's writing. I strongly disagree. A part of the Editor's job is to give direction to the newspaper's identity. This can be done only by censoring and editing as required. The Editor is better qualified than the columnist in predicting the far reaching consequences of any written material. The Editor also has a responsibilty to his readers and his publishers to stick to certain norms. For example if you had to explicitly describe a sexual act, or incite youth to violence - would the Editor not be justified in censoring, or even rejecting, such objectionable material? It is a family newspaper and he will be held responsible. Even the topmost columnists in the world have to go through some editing / censorship process. Why should Ms. Mascarenhas think that she is an exception? You are wrong about this for several reasons: (a) there is no reason to presume that the editor is better qualified in predicting anything. The editor is not an omnicient being just because he/she carries a title. And in any case, the editorial function is not one of prophesy. Moreover, in the specific case of GT, the current editor has had NO prior editorial experience. (I, on the other hand, cut my teeth as the youngest city editor first in Caracas and then in Mumbai in the eighties, and feel I have some degree of qualification in determining what is or is not publishable.) (b) I repeat: an editor may discontinue the columnist, but not censor the column, once the columnist has been engaged to write a regular column. This is standard editorial practice around the world, and I am no exception.(c) The editor is ONLY, as I already said in Censuring the Censors, supposed to intercede in the event something the columnist writes puts the paper at legal risk (slander, plagiarism, libel, obscenity,etc). However, this was not the reason the Duck and Cover column was pulled; the reason given was that the GT did not endorse my views. The entire purpose of having opinion columnists is to present alternative views. Otherwise the paper becomes sectarian, and this is not the purpose of a newspaper. And let's be real: do you think a new editor with no experience would be better at predicting far-reaching consequences than Vinod Mehta at Outlook, or even Rajan Narayan at Herald, both of which printed the disputed column, and both of which have a much higher readership than GT? 2) Letters to the Editor are routinely edited all over the world for the sake of clarity and brevity. I do not know what 'law' Ms. Mascarenhas refers to. Most people are unaware of their rights regarding letters. Letters are fall into the legal category of documents, as such they are protected by law, if they are hard copy, and physically signed by the author. If you don't know this, perhaps it is because you are not a lawyer? I suggest that you consult for a legal opinion on this, if you are suspicious of my claim that letters are documents. 3) Ms. Mascarenhas objects to Gomantak Times giving CM Parrikar a regular front column to place his views before the public. What's wrong with that? Just because he is in power should he be denied his right to be heard? Opinion columns are supposed to appear on the op ed page of any serious newspaper, not on the front page. The front page is for front page reportage. If GT is just a sectarian tabloid, then let them openly present themselves as such, and not call themselves a newspaper. Would Ms. Mascarenhas have objected if the leader of the Opposition had been given such an opportunity? Yes, if it were on the front page, instead of the opinion/editorial pages, and there were no counter views published. If Mr. Pratapsinh Rane wants a weekly column I am sure Gomantak Times will oblige. What makes you so sure about that? If the readership of Gomantak Times would like to see his column every week on the front page what is Ms. Mascarenhas' problem? And what, precisely, makes you an expert on
[Goanet] Irresponsible Bus Operators
Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service circulated by Goa Civic Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)[EMAIL PROTECTED] * -- Irresponsible Bus Operators -- The recent mini bus accident in which innocent people lost their lives should serve as a wake-up call to all of us. No doubt, there are private bus operators who do their job efficiently. But there are others who do not treat passengers as human beings. They stuff passengers in their small buses like sardines in a can. They have no decency about them. They are abusive, rude and generally do as they wish. It is true that appearances are deceptive. The bus drivers turn out to be even worse monsters than they look. Drunken driving, crossing the speed limit (Is there one?) and reckless overtaking are the norms for these people. The only time they sober up is when they spot the RTO. Most of the young chaps who act as conductors are not aware of how to behave. They look at it as an opportunity to have one hell of a time. Anything relating to public service must be of the highest quality whether run by public or private entities. Sadly, since this is not the case, history will continue to repeat itself. Yours AGNELO RODRIGUES, Margao in Listening Post -- THE NAVHIND TIMES 27/6/02 page 8 -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] NEWS-INDIAGULF: IDBI set to woo non-resident Keralites
IDBI set to woo non-resident Keralites From Indo-Asian News Service Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS) After setting shop in Kerala almost two years ago, the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) is bracing itself to tap the large number of non-resident Keralites in the Middle East. Today 20 percent of deposits in Kerala are from non-resident Keralites, said A.S. Varughese, branch manager of the IDBI here. In the current year we are aiming to substantially increase (such deposits). To attract more non-residents, those having credit or debit cards of American Express, Visa and Master Card can withdraw money from any of our ATMs. Today IDBI has three branches and seven ATMs in Kerala. Another branch is set to open at Kochi on July 15. Another one will open at Kozhikode. The bank may enter into tie-ups with leading financial money exchange houses in the Middle East for the benefit of the large number of people from Kerala in the region. Once this is done, money credited into accounts in the Middle East can be withdrawn by anyone having an account with the bank here. --Indo-Asian News Service =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
goanet-digest V1 #4127
goanet-digest Tuesday, July 2 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4127 - In this issue: [Goanet] Panchayats in Goa... their functions and responsibilities Re: [Goanet] Goa Suraj to hold special convention [Goanet] Irresponsible Bus Operators [Goanet] NEWS-INDIAGULF: IDBI set to woo non-resident Keralites [Goanet] NEWS FROM PAKISTAN: Hometruths about leadership [Goanet] Erratum See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 07:49:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Panchayats in Goa... their functions and responsibilities If GoaNetters would like to receive the other two booklets in this series (on village council or 'gram sabha' meetings and on the duties of the sarpanch or village council head, please send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with PANCHAYATBOOKLETS in the subjectline. Please=20 feel free to circulated, with due credit to those who have put in the original work. Copyleft.-FN) - -- Forwarded message -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 20 13:42:34 2002 THE VILLAGE PANCHAYAT PART- II PANCHAYAT: FUNCTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES Compiled by: Kumar Kalanand Mani Soter D^=D2souza Antonnio Francisco Fernandes ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are deeply grateful to the following resource persons for their valuable advice, suggestions and support extended for the compilation of this information Mr. P.M. Borkar, Director of Panchayat, Govt. of Goa. Mr. U.D.Gaitonde, Dy. Director of Panchayat (North), Govt. of Goa. Ms. Saltarat Kazi, Dept. of political science, Goa University. Mr. Roland Martins, GOA DESC, Mapusa. Adv. Albertina Almeida, Bailancho Saad, Goa. Capt. Gerald Fernandes, Social Activist. All information and suggestions are in accordance with the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (GPR Act, 1994) and Goa Panchayats Meeting Rules (GP Rules) Circulars in force. This booklet is exclusively for information and not to be used for legal purposes. Due care has been taken to avoid errors in the compilation. Yet there may b= e some errors. Any correction / suggestions shall be welcome. What Are The Functions Of The Panchayat? 1.Subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government from tim= e to time the Panchayat shall perform the functions specified in Schedule -I. 2.The Panchayat may also make provision for carrying out within the Panchayat area any other work or measure which is likely to promote the health, safety, education, comfort, convenience or special or economic well-being of the inhabitants of the Panchayat area. 3.The Panchayat may, by a resolution passed at its meeting and supported by two-thirds of its total number of members and with the prior approval of th= e Director. a.Make provision for or make contribution towards, any exhibition, conference or seminar without or outside the Panchayat area but within the district; or b.Make contribution to any medical, educational or charitable institutions or any other institutions of public utility, within the Panchayat area, which are registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Ac= t 21 of 1860) or under any. Other law for the time being in force. (Refer Sec.60 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994) What Are The Other Functions That Can Be Assigned To The Panchayat? 1. The Government may by notification and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein: a. Transfer to any Panchayat the management and maintenance of a forest situated in the Panchayat area. b. Make over to the Panchayat the management of wastelands, pasturelands or vacant lands belonging to the Government situated within the Panchayat area= =2E c. Entrust the Panchayat with the collection of land revenue on behalf of the Government and the Maintenance of such records as are connected therewith. d. Entrust such other functions as may be prescribed. Provided that no entrustment under clause (c) shall be made without the concurrence of the Panchayat concerned. Provided further that when any transfer of the management and maintenance o= f a forest is made under clause (a) the Government shall direct that any amount required for such management and maintenance or an adequate portion of the income from such forest be placed at the disposal of the Panchayat. 2. The Government may, by notification, withdraw or modify the functions assigned. (Refer Sec.61 of the G.P.R. Act, 1994) The Panchayat has powers to do all acts necessary for or incidental to the carrying out of the functions entrusted, assigned or delegated to it and in particular and without prejudice to the foregoing powers to exercise all powers specified under this Act. (Refer Sec. 62 of the G.P.R. Act, 1994) =20 SCHEDULE -I I. General Functions: 1. Preparation of annual plans for the development of the Panchayat
[Goanet] Important announcement on Goanet's filters
This is it folks. The last 8 years have been rough and I will not tolerate such obscenities against the German soccer team for the following 4 years. I have no choice but to update the goanet filters to block out all anti-german/pro-brazilian comments on goanet. We have young impressionable minds on this mailing list and it is time to educate all our young goanese children that Brazilch is not the center of the soccer universe. It is very troubling to see so many goanetters (not to mention every member of my family) have this misguided notion of Brazilian soccer. The rot has to stop now! Goanetters who fail to abide by these policies will be made to wear a German soccer jersey and chant Deutschland uber alles every time they post on goanet. Marlon Germany, World Cup champions, 2006 -- Original Message -- From: James Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 12:04:35 + To all the soccer (er, I mean, futbol) fanatics out there: Marlon's diatribe, following the outcome of the Final, was not surprising nor unexpected. However, I was unsure whether his rant was a result of his frustration at the existing quality of German football or whether it was at his embarassment that the mediocrity of the German national team (Pete, you do not have to be polite; call a spade for what it is!) was displayed on a global stage!:-) Of course, a more sinister reason was that he was so mad that the Germans were unable to luck their way to another championship that he decided to get his kicks by stirring the pot on GN!:-) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
Re: [Goanet] Important announcement on Goanet's filters
Go Brazil!! On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Marlon Menezes wrote: This is it folks. The last 8 years have been rough and I will not tolerate such obscenities against the German soccer team for the following 4 years. I have no choice but to update the goanet filters to block out all anti-german/pro-brazilian comments on goanet. We have young impressionable minds on this mailing list and it is time to educate all our young goanese children that Brazilch is not the center of the soccer universe. It is very troubling to see so many goanetters (not to mention every member of my family) have this misguided notion of Brazilian soccer. The rot has to stop now! Goanetters who fail to abide by these policies will be made to wear a German soccer jersey and chant Deutschland uber alles every time they post on goanet. Marlon Germany, World Cup champions, 2006 -- Tariq Siddiqui [ This Space for Rent ] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
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Dear all, Just a short note to say hello from New York. Been to the Goan event at the Maharaja Restaurant. It was an absolute plasure to meet all the fine people. These events help to put a FACE to the e-addresses. After 30+ years...it was good to see, among others, Maureen Sequeira and finally ... George Pinto, Tony Barros, Venantius Pinto, Eric Pinto, Basilo Martins and Allan Deguerra Victor Rangel-Ribeiro was temporarily indisposed and couldn't make it Took some pics.will load them only when we reach home base. We were hoping to meet Wilma Bambino Martins but have a family function to attend tomorrow... so we will have to leave the peer review for another time! It was a good Goan function. Everybody appeared to enjoy themselves. Congratulations to the organisers. Good night from the East Coast ema and jose colaco = Recommended Goan Sites in Cyberspace Goa-World at http://www.goa-world.net The Goan Forum is at http://www.colaco.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] re: 4 questions for Margaret
Margaret Mascarenhas' replies to Cecil's 4 Questions are to the point. Here in Canada, columnists are given bigger scope to get their views to the readers. In recent cases, two columnists were fired because they wrote something that was unkindly to the ruling Liberal government. Similarly, the publisher of the Ottawa citizen Russell Mills, was fired. The firing of the publisher raised many questions, including mention in the parliament. It is learnt that the paper carried an editorial unfavourable to the prime minister who's a friend of the owners of CanWest, the group the owns Ottawa Citizen and many big papers across Canada. The publisher said he has right to fire his employers. But it has sparked a debate in the journalistic circles. Even the publisher of Canada's biggest paper, The Toronto Star, said the firing of such a senior journalist who spent more than three decades at the paper and is considered a disciplined journalist was wrong. But the group denied Mills' firing had anything to do with its friendship with PM Jean Chretien. Anyway, this has also raised the possibility of MPs demanding the governemnt set up an inquiry into media concentration. Another columnist, Ashok Chandwani, who incidentally is of Indian origin, was also fired from his long-time job at the Montreal Gazette. The details of his firing are sketchy. I have tried to contact him, but unable to do so till now. Similarly, Lawrence Martin, a respected columnist and biographer of the prime minister, lost his job at the National Post, another paper owned by CanWest. Here's an extract from another Indo-Canadian, Haroon Siddiqui, Emeritus Editorial Page Editor, of The Toronto Star, It is not size alone that has Canadians riled up. Rather it is the toxic brew of a vast empire run authoritatively by its owners. The Asper family of Winnipeg is violating Canada's cherished tradition of a free media. CanWest's 14 metropolitan dailies must carry head office-written editorials on issues close to the Aspers' heart, such as supporting the governments of Jean Chrétien and Ariel Sharon. The papers are also under orders not to editorially contradict those positions, eroding regional voices on those topics. CanWest staff contravene or criticize company policies at their peril. The firing of Ottawa Citizen publisher Russ Mills proved that, as also the earlier departures of Montreal Gazette publisher Michael Goldbloom, Halifax Daily News editor Bill Turpin and many columnists. CanWest has spawned a culture of fear and self-censorship among journalists. This has already translated into shamelessly one-sided coverage and commentary on the Middle East. News of controversies involving CanWest itself is routinely blacked out in company newspapers and TV stations. Or reported with a corporate spin. The erosion in the fundamental freedom of journalists to report without fear of intimidation has prompted calls for an inquiry into concentration of ownership and journalistic independence. Over lunch one day I asked Siddiqui why he didn't get the Managing Editor's job after he was the Editorial Page Editor and then shifted as Emeritus Editor, he told me that he prefers to be a columnist because it gives him a better opportunity to express his views instead of day-to-day running of a newspaper. I have read Margaret's column and I support her stand. I don't want to repeat what Margaret said in reply to Cecil 4 questions. I think I read on goanet either from Cecil himself or someone else that Cecil is a journalist or is involved with the media. That he doesn't understand the concept of censorship and it's application in journalistic practices surprises me. Mixing his own issue regarding goanet and Margaret's issue with GT, is nothing more than confusion compounded. In a recent post to goanet, he told me Ignorance is Bliss. In his case, it's so true. Eugene Correia __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] Erratic power affects plans to install medical equipment.
Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service circulated by Goa Civic Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)[EMAIL PROTECTED] * Erratic power affects plans to install medical equipment Erratic power supply has caused a setback to plans of Goan doctors to install sophisticated imported medical equipment. Due to frequent disruptions most of the equipment gets damaged and physicians are facing losses and hardships. Health conscious Goans now will have to go to hospitals situated in Mangalore, Bangalore and Mumbai where the power supply is more stable. Dr Anand alias Salil Dalvi of Imaging Point who had installed US machines in his clinics has genuine grievances against the Power department. He laments In Mumbai we have problems like sewage, gutter and others but no power problems at all. He is of the opinion that these power fluctuations could be rectified. Imagine if power trips while I am scanning an accident patient and you know how people react with us. The most important thing with us is that our equipment costs not only lakhs but crores and if something goes wrong with the power supply we lose heavily. The cost of a small part begins with lakhs of rupees, he explained. The Bone Densitometry machine for testing contents of calcium in a bone was burnt down due to power tripping, laments another doctor. I brought engineers from GE to test and got fitted a special Servo stabiliser from Mumbai but till date nothing is done, he complains. The doctors feel that if the Power Department in big cities like Mumbai, Bangalore can provide uninterrupted power supply, then why can't the State Electricity Department supply power to a small state of Goa? Dr Pramod Talaulikar, from Shrimati Laxmibai Talaulikar memorial hospital near Boca de Vaca said since their equipment works exclusively on power, due to frequent fluctuations in power supply they cannot perform emergency operations or do trans urethral surgery of prostrate or bladder. He explained that without continuous power supply they are handicapped. He felt that the government must do something to do away this menace. The doctors felt that if they switch over to generators, they would have to shell out extra money which would be an unnecessary burden. Dr Ravindra Revonkar, a radiologist from the city has also got his UPS burnt and due to low voltage on many occasions films are under exposed. He said most of the time there is no normal power supply as a result X-ray machines don't function. Costly machines like image intensifier TV, screening machines, equipment to test barium meal, ulser barium anaemia, pace maker and other sophisticated machines require uninterrupted power supply. The former president of the Indian Medical Association, Dr Jayant Bhandare said almost every day we have power problems. Due to this one problem we have to face several other problems too. The president of Goa Medical Association, Goa, Dr Deelip Bhandare who looks after the renowned Bhandare hospital narrates the same story. -- THE NAVHIND TIMES 26/6/02 -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] 03 JULY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 03 July 2002 SHRIPAD NAIK TAKES CHARGE: Shripad Yesso Naik yesterday took over as Minister of State for Civil Aviation, promising to establish a firm linkage between aviation and tourism in the country. (NT) DACOITS LOOTS FACTORY IN CANACONA: After a gap of 10 days, the dacoits struck back on Monday midnight, at Dumane-Agonda in Canacona taluka and targeted a sandalwood factory and made good with Rs 50,000 and sandalwood oil worth Rs 1.5 lakh. According to factory manager, Mr Zubair, dacoits numbering around 15, armed with choppers barged into the factory premises and tied four workers with ropes after assaulting them and later ransacked the factory premises. (Details at: http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=070350session_ID=7b6bbc64bd66d77383e47d0f4fb4b518 MAYEM EVACUEE PROPERTY CASE: The Vigilance Department has handed over the investigations into alleged mismanagement of evacuee property at Mayem by a former law secretary to the Crime Branch. (H) BETALBATIM CLUB HOUSE DEMOLISHED: Fourteen-years after a resident of the village (Joaquim Manuel Fernandes) first lodged a complaint, the Comunidade authorities on July 2 finally razed down the Club House of Betalbatim Sports Club, barely meters away from the residence of Sports Minister, Miccky Pacheco, at the Betalbatim market place. (H) GOA'S ANNUAL PLAN FIXED AT RS.586 CRORE: The annual plan for Goa was today fixed at Rs 586 crore, with the Planning Commission expressing concern at the fiscal position of the state government and asking it to ensure better utilisation of plan funds. The plan size was fixed at a meeting between Planning Commission deputy chairman, Mr K C Pant and Goa Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar. (Details at http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=070354session_ID=7b6bbc64bd66d77383e47d0f4fb4b518) PWD GET SHOW CAUSE NOTICE: Panjim Municipal Council yesterday issued a show cause notice to PWD for undertaking construction of a police outpost at Dona Paula sans municipal approval. (H) RAIDS ON BREAD MANUFACTURING UNITS: The Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures), Panaji, conducted raids on two bread manufacturing and packaging unitsShail Foods at Verna and Hemanshu Food Products at Quelossim--and seized a total of 120 packets, which were less in weight than the prescribed net statistical average weight of 400 grammes per packet. (GT) CORRUPTION CAN EXIST ONLY : My constituency (Calangute) is the hub of tourism activity and earns very high revenue for the government, but we have not got the development in proportion to our contribution. Many of our roads are full of pot-holes and have not been touched in years Corruption is really a two-way process and can exist only if people encourage it. (Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes in an interview in NT) TO IMPRINT THEIR SHADES: The representatives of top paint companies--Asian Paints, Berger Paints and Mumbai-based Surfa Coatsare vying with each other to provide a fitting and appropriate colour combination to be painted on the old Municipal Building in Margao. The shade chosen by Asian Paints is already adorning the pillars of the building. (H) KONKANI, MARATHI CAMPS ON CM'S IDENTITY REMARK: There were fresh fireworks in the Konkani and Marathi camps yesterday to the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar's statement at a cabinet briefing on Monday, asserting that he did not make any announcement on propagation of Konkani in schools at the function held recently as part of the celebration of 125th birth anniversary of Shenoi Goembab. (NT) POWER PROBLEMS HAUNT LOUTULIM: Irked by the constant failure of power supply in Loutulim and Camorlim, the villagers have strongly complained to the concerned authorities. (GT) YOUTH COMMITS SUICIDE: One Mariano Fernandes, 26, resident of Dulapi, Verna, committed suicide by hanging himself in his house. (GT) HEARING ON RIVER PRINCESS: Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco, who is also an appellant authority, has fixed the hearing of the grounded mv River Princess at his chamber on 11 am on 25 July. (GT) USE OF SEAT BELTS IN CARS has been made compulsory through a Supreme Court ruling and the Traffic Police have informed the public to abide by the same. (GT) BRITISHER HELD FOR OVER-STAYING: A British national (Jane Taylor) was arrested by the Calangute police for overstaying in India without possessing valid documents. (H) SESA GROUP GETS OHSAS 180001: Sesa Goa Limited became the first company in Goa to achieve international standards in health and safety management when it was awarded the OHSAS 18001 certification on 29 June 2002. (GT) MINI BRIDGE FOR RIBANDAR: The Heritage Ribandar causeway, which has firmly withstood the vagaries of nature for almost 370 years, will get a shot in the arm with the construction of a 22 metres long bridge parallel to the existing one towards the Ribandar end. (GT) GOVT DECISION HAILED: The Asmitai
[Goanet] Kahn wins Golden Ball
Friends... a consolation for Kahn and Germany... Eddie Verdes Kahn wins Golden Ball London (Rtr) Germany's captain Oliver Kahn became the first goalkeeper to win FIFA's Golden Ball award, soccers world governing body announced Tuesday. The 33 year old, whose saves saw Germany through to the WC final against Brazil is the sixth winner of the award that recognises the best player in the World Cup. Kahn obtained 25 percent of the votes cast by the world's media present at the Sunday's Final in Yokohama and the third place game saturday in Taegu between co-hosts South Korea and Turkey. Ronaldo who scored both goals in Brazil's final victory, the first of which was a result of a Kahn error, was second with 21 percent of the vote while South Korea's Hong Myung-bo was third with 18 percent. Golden Ball: 1.Oliver Kahn (Germany), 2. Ronaldo (Brazil),3. Hong Myung-bo (South Korea) 4. Rivaldo (Brazil), 5. Ronaldino (Brazil), 6. Hasan Sas (Turkey), 7. El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) 8. Roberto Carlos (Brazil), 9. Michael Ballack (Germany), 10. Fernando Hierro (Spain) Previous winners: 1982 - Paolo Rossi (Italy), 1986 - Diego Maradona (Argentina) 1990 - Salvatore Schillaci (Italy), 1994 - Romario (Brazil), 1998 - Ronaldo (Brazil. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
