[GOANET]Bombay to Mumbai Book Release (fwd)
This might be of interest to Bombay/Mumbai Goans on the list... FN -- Forwarded message -- Dear Friends: Oxford University Press India cordially invites you to the release of Bombay and Mumbai: The City in Transition Edited by Sujata Patel and Jim Masselos by Mr Krishna Raj, Editor, Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai who has kindly consented to chair the session at The Convention Hall Y.B. Chavan Centre, 4th Floor General Jagannath Bhosle Marg Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 on TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2003 at 5.30 p.m. PROGRAMME Welcome Address: Oxford University Press Book Introduction: Sujata Patel, Professor, Department of Sociology, Pune University Book Release: Krishna Raj Presentation of First Copy to Alice Thorner BOOK DISCUSSION Panelists: Kalpana Sharma, Deputy Editor, The Hindu, Mumbai Arjun Appadurai, Professor of International Studies, Yale University Chairperson: Krishna Raj VOTE OF THANKS: Oxford University Press ABOUT THE BOOK This volume, third in the series on Bombay, or Mumbai, brings together essays that treat the renaming of the city as a point of departure in visiting enduring themes in Bombay's life. As Bombay explodes into the megapolis of Mumbai, the volume examines whether transition is merely in the name or it has larger implications for the city's growthin terms of an enormous expansion in size, diversity, population and function. The essays collected here offer exhilarating and provocative insights on what Bombay has become, as it steps into the new millennium. Has living in Mumbai meant a better life for its inhabitants or are they still condemned to the continued struggle for existence, and consequently withdrawal? Among other themes, the volume inquires whether the city has managed to retain its identity or is it has lost it like any other large metropolis. More specifically, the essays focus on diverse aspects of the city's social, political and economic life including housing rent control, the participation of Dalits and minorities in the city's life and activity, health-care and life in the shanties, the twin evils of crime and communalism, and the world of films. This vivid but realistic volume on Mumbai will serve as an essential and contemporary urban social history of Mumbai and will be useful to sociologists, historians, urban theorists, political scientists, and culturalists. In addition, activists, scholars, journalists and academics concerned with everyday life, culture, history and urban spaces of cities and particularly Mumbai will also find the volume of interest. Editors: Sujata Patel is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Pune. Jim Masselos is Professor of History at the University of Sydney, Australia. Contributors: P.K.Das, Lalit Deshpande, Sudha Deshpande, Mahesh Gavaskar, Amrit Gangar, Neha Madhiwala, Suhas Palshikar, Sandeep Pendse, Jyoti Punwani, Edward Rodrigues, Madhura Swaminathan, and Rajendra Vora. ISBN 0195663179 Rs.645/- _ PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research) P.O. Box 5627 Dadar, Mumbai 400014, India E-Mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone +91 (022) 209, +91 98200.45529, +91 98204.04010 Web Site http://www.pukar.org.in ___ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://goacom.com/mailman/listinfo/goanet
[Goanet] 16 FEB 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS February 16, 2003 "GOA CAN SHOW THE WAY": Mr PV Naramsimha Rao, the former prime minister of India, said on February 15 that Goa could play the model role for other states of the country and become a pioneer in the development and prosperity by adopting Gandhian concept of having environment-friendly small sized industries, which were employment oriented. Delivering the second Vasudeva V Sinai Dempo memorial lecture at Hotel Goa Marriott on "Balance between ecology and industry in Goa context" the former prime minister said that Goa could prosper with tourism and without industry but tourism cannot be depended upon at all times. (NT) RODRIGUES IS MORMUGAO COUNCIL CHIEF: Ularico Rodrigues won the battle of ballots defeating former chairperson Milton Barreto by 11-9 votes, in a straight contest to become the fourth chairperson of Mormugao Municipal Council on February 15. (WE-GT) MONTEIRO ELECTED RAIA SARPANCH: Flory Monteiro was unanimously elected Raia Sarpanch at the special panchayat meeting held on February 14. Flory's name was proposed by panch Antonetta Barbosa and panch Afra Gomes seconded it. The sarpanch's post fell vacant when Esmeralda Gomes resigned following a reported, verbal agreement between the ruling group to share the post after a year in rotation. (WE-GT) HELMETS COMPULSORY FROM 1 MARCH: Use of helmets on highways for two-wheeler riders will be made compulsory from 1 March, while within the city limits the rule will be relaxed said Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar while addressing the member of Vishal Yellow Black Motorcycle Association at Margao. (WE-GT) YOUTH DIES: Kain Conceicao, 19, of Aquem, met with a tragic accident when he and friend Harison Rosario were returning from Valentine celebration from Kesarval at 2 am on February 15. Kain, who was riding the bike, collided into an electricity pole at Nuvem, expired on the spot. Rosario has suffered serious injuries. (WE-GT) "RTO OFFICES IN MESSY CONDITION": "There is a mess at the RTO offices. Right from the peon to the RTO officer, no one has any concern for members of the public," Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar frankly admitted while addressing the motorcycle pilot it Margao on February 15. (H) WOMAN NABBED: Curtorim police have arrested Juliet Fernandes of Guirdolim in connection with the misappropriation and cheating case in which a gold pendant was found missing while cheques were encashed. (H) LATE BUS FROM VASCO: The Kadamba Transport Corporation has started a late evening bus for Vasco commuters from Vasco to Mapusa via Panaji. The bus will leave from Vasco at 6.35 hrs and same bus will depart from Mapusa to Vasco next day at 5.50 am. (WE-GT) POLEM, HAVEN FOR TIMBER SMUGGLERS: Makadshew is a small stretch of rocky coast on the Arabian sea and adjoining the Polem beach on the borders o Goa. The coast is isolated, remote and surrounded by lush green forest cover and is frequented by anglers from Loliem and its adjoining regions. In a startling discovery on February 15, it was found that this coast had visitors from another community, which obviously belongs to the timber smugglers from Karwar in neighbouring Karnataka. (H) CHORLA GHAT ROAD: The decision of the Karnataka government to repair the bad patches on the Belgaum-Panaji road passing through Jamboti-Chorla would come as a blessing to those frequently traveling to Belgaum, as the distance between the two cities would be reduced by 50 kilometres. (WE-GT) SHIVAJI'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: The state will pay homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the occasion of his birth anniversary on February 19. An official function has been organised under the auspices of department of Information and Publicity at 9 am on February 19. (H) SCRIBE'S SCOOTER STOLEN: A kinetic Honda scooter, belonging to Navaprabha editor Suresh Walve, was stolen on Friday at his residence at Walshi-Bicholim. (H) GOAN DELEGATION TO RUSSIA: The International Trade Promotion Organisation has organised the India trade Festival in Russia. IT Minister Francisco D'Souza, Industries Minister Ramrao Dessai, IDC Chairman Rajendra Arlekar, Secretary for Industries Jayashree Raghuraman and IDC ME Sandeep Jacques left for Russia on Friday and will represent Goa at the festival. (H) ANDHASHRADDHA NIRMULAN MEET: The Goa Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, an association working for the eradication of superstition, has organised a public meeting at the municipal hall, Mapusa, on February 17, to create an awareness about the cults, which have come up in Goa and propagate pseudo-spiritualism. (NT) FEAST OF MIRACULOUS CROSS AT OLD GOA: The feast of the Miraculous Cross at Monte Boa Vista, Old Goa, will be celebrated on 23 February. On the feast day, Masses will be celebrated at 7 am 8
[Goanet] Re: INS-deported Canadian a Goan??
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com From: "Neal Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The following article is about a Canadian woman by the name of Berna Cruz who INS officials deported to India. Is she a Goan? > > Neal Pinto Berna Cruz is indeed Goan. A photograph of her appeared in the Toronto Star 14 Feb. - see url below. It is of more than a little concern that she was picked upon by the US Immigration Service for having a Latin name. Some excerpts from the reports. She was asked how she could have a Latin name. The officers were not convinced when Cruz, who was born in Thiruvananthapuram, told them that her family is from Goa, where such names are common. Cruz says an officer also asked here why her surname was not "Singh" and commented that it was clever of her to use a Spanish name. Cruz, who is separated from her husband, says she told the officers that her maiden name is Fernandez. It's not uncommon for Indian-born people to have Portuguese surnames, but the officers didn't seem to care, she says. When Cruz didn't arrive home and missed work, her family in India and Toronto became worried and, without knowing what had happened, a family member told her boss that she was sick. Two days later, the pilot who helped Cruz had his daughter phone Cruz's employer to tell them what had happened. But with two different stories, and no word from Cruz herself, her employer took her off payroll and assigned her desk to someone else. The work problems have since been sorted out, although she did not want to name the bank she works for. "It's horrible. It was humiliating," said Cruz. "What I felt was that it was total discrimination, racism." 1. Toronto woman suffers ordeal at hands of U.S. immigration Kitchener-Waterloo Record , 15 February 2003, 480 words, (English) A Toronto woman coming home from India says she was pulled aside at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, accused of using a fake Canadian passport, denied consular assistance, threatened with jail, then put on a plane back to India . ... 2. World Briefing Americas: Canada: Immigration Accusations The New York Times , 15 February 2003, 88 words, (English) The government urged the United States to examine the case of a Canadian who accused American officials of mutilating her passport at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and putting her on a plane to India. Berna Cruz, a native of India ... http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/15/international/americas/15BRIE4.html 3. Basic courtesy to verify passport The Toronto Star , 15 February 2003, 194 words, (English) Canadian in passport fiasco Feb 14. Why couldn't the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services officers have the basic human courtesy to verify Berna Cruz's passport before sending her to India? ... http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Artic le_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777804571&call_page=TS_Letters&call_pageid=968332 189003&call_pagepath=News/Letters 4. Indian surnames are wide-ranging The Toronto Star , 15 February 2003, 150 words, (English) Canadian in passport fiasco Feb. 14. My name is Liz John. I am not white. I am South Asian and many Indian Christians like me have "white" surnames such as Thomas, Joseph, Philip and Matthew. The blatant ignorance and discrimination that ... http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Artic le_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777804547&call_page=TS_Letters&call_pageid=968332 189003&call_pagepath=News/Letters 5. Canadian faces ordeal in U.S., shipped to India Winnipeg Free Press , 15 February 2003, 606 words, (English) Jim Rankin TORONTO -- A Toronto woman coming home from India says she was pulled aside at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, accused of using a fake Canadian passport, denied consular assistance, threatened with jail, then put on a plane back to ... 6. TORONTO -- It's a stopover Berna Cruz would like to forget. The Toronto woman says she was coming home from India on January Broadcast News , 09:29, 14 February 2003, 211 words, (English) TORONTO -- It's a stopover Berna Cruz would like to forget. The Toronto woman says she was coming home from India on January 27th when she was pulled aside at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. ... 7. Une Torontoise est malmenée par l'immigration américaine, à Chicago La Presse Canadienne , 12:10, 14 February 2003, 240 words, (French) TORONTO (PC) _ Il s'agit certainement d'une halte que Berna Cruz voudra oublier. La femme de Toronto souligne qu'elle a été mise à l'écart à l'aéroport O'Hare, de Chicago, lors de son voyage de retour de l'Inde, le 27 janvier dernier. ... 8. Une Torontoise est malmenée par l'immigration américaine, à Chicago Nouvelles Tele-Radio , 12:11, 14 February 2003, 240 words, (French) TORONTO (PC) _ Il s'agit certainement d'une halte que Berna Cruz voudra oublier. La femme de Toronto souligne qu'elle a é
[Goanet] 18 FEB 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS February 18, 2003 BETTER DEAL FOR DOMESTICS: Passing of Domestic Workers Bill, framing of policies to provide jobs for women without discrimination and stereo-typing, and safeguards and living wages for traditional workers, specially in agricultural sector were some of the demands voiced at a workshop on "Women in Employment" organised by Bailancho Saad in Panjim. (GT) OPPN HELP SOUGHT: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has called upon Opposition parties, particularly MLAs to join hands and cooperate with the government in efforts to deliver the best to the people of Goa. While speaking at Pilar, he said while his government is open to suggestions, constructive criticism is welcomed but it should not be just for the sake of mere criticism. (H) ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Addressing reporters on February 17, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the government has set before itself a mission of generating employment in such a manner that the new jobs created will suit the temperament and skills of people, besides ensuring that there is no threat to ecology. (GT) ONE DROWNS IN DUDHSAGAR: A picnic ended in tragedy when a 33-year-old man, Vishwanath Narasinha Rasalkar from Dharwad, drowned in the Dudhsagar river on Sunday (Feb 16) evening. A group of nine persons from Dharwad had gone for a picnic. Vishwanath went for a dip in the river, where he was dragged into the water by strong currents. (H) NEGLIGENCE OF JAIL GUARD: A magisterial inquiry has held guilty a jail guard for the escape of an undertrial from Nepal, Bir Bahadur Dhani, from the judicial lock-up attached to the Margao court building, and has recommended a series of measures including installation of an electronic devise, to tone up the jail security. (H) CORTALIM VP SECRETARY CRITICISED: The Cortalim residents on February 17 flayed the Cortalim Panchayat Secretary, Pedro Jacques, for misusing his powers, at the darbar held with the MLA Matanhy Saldanha at the panchayat hall. (H) JAPANESE GOVT'S NOBLE ACT: The financial assistance by the Japanese government to St Xavier's Academy of Caritas Goa has benefited 56 handicapped students of the Institute who are now able to make use of computers. (GT) QUEPEM DAM WATER: A 53-year-old dam once provided water for drinking and agricultural purposes to the Quepem town and five neighbouring villages, besides attracting tourists to the scenic spot. However, over the years, the water has been declining at an alarming rate, largely due to the growing collection of silt. The presence of carcasses of dead animals and other rubbish in the water has also made the water unsafe for human use. (H) BURN INJURIES: A 22-year-old married woman, Malu Hangudde, sustained 95 per cent burn injuries, when a stove burst at her residence in Gadeshwar-Khorlim in Mapusa on Monday evening. (H) COURSE ON RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendra, Alto Porvorim, will organise a research course for teachers and PhD students from May 16 to 23, and June 9 to 11. The objectives of this course is to train researchers in languages and social sciences and to teach the basics of writing a research paper. (H) WRITERS' WORKSHOP: Dr Victor Rangel Rebeiro, author of "Tivolem", was invited by the English Department of St Xavier's College, Mapusa, for an interaction session with the students of literature recently. Rebeiro enthralled the gathering with humorous anecdotes and handy tips for young aspiring writers. (GT) RAO FOR AMENDMENT OF ANTI-DEFECTION LAW: Intellectuals, thinkers and prominent personalities in the country have initiated a debate on the issue of anti-defection laws and that they plan to suggest an amendment to the Tenth schedule of the Constitution to avoid defection in small states like Goa. According to the former MP, Mr Shantaram Naik, this was told to him by the former prime minister, Mr PV Narasimha Rao, when he called on the ex-Pm at Raj Bhavan on Sunday. (NT) HELP-AGE PROJECT: HelpAge India, a national-level charity working for the cause and care of the elderly, has financed one more project at St Joseph's Home for the Aged, Siolim. They presented a cheque of Rs.1,00,500 as the first instalment of the total project cost of Rs.2,01,000. (GT) M.A.G. TO LAUNCH PEACEFUL PROTESTS: The motorcycle action group has decided to launch peaceful protests against the government's failure to notify two exemptions to the helmet rule as mooted by the former transport minister, Mr Pandurang Raut, in consultation with the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, in March 2001. A special meeting would be held on February 22 to finalise the state level agitation. (NT) SCHOOL BLDGS REMAIN EMPTY: As many as 38 government primary school buildings are lying vacant all over Goa after the am
[Goanet] Cardiac Care Center - Porvorim
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com Dear all: Soon a $100,000 (approx. 48 lakhs) Cardiac Care Center will be built in Porvorim, thanks to the efforts of members of the Goan community in New Jersey, Dr. Neville Mascarenhas, Christopher Nunes, and Basilio Monterio. I am pleased Goa Sudharop (International Goan Health Project) is assisting with this effort. Please see this link for more information and how one can financially support this project http://www.goasudharop.org/images/ccc_sudharop.jpg. Please assist in Goa's development, Goa needs you. Let me take this opportunity to thank all who support Goa Sudharop (a word which means betterment). Best regards, George Pinto __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com ___ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
[Goanet] ¿¿INS-deported Canadian a Goan??
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com The following article (attached below) is about a Canadian woman by the name of Berna Cruz who INS officials deported to India. Is she a Goan? Neal Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nealpinto.com -OTTAWA ASKS U.S. ABOUT CLAIM OF 'DEPORTED' CANADIAN http://ca.news.yahoo.com/030214/5/rtnu.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Friday it would press Washington to probe the case of a Canadian citizen who said U.S. officials destroyed her passport at Chicago's O'Hare Airport and put her on a plane to India. Berna Cruz -- who was born in India -- told the Toronto Star that Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) officials accused her of using a fake passport, denied her consular assistance and threatened her with jail. The newspaper ran picture of Cruz holding up her mutilated passport. "We're going to bring her case to the attention of the State Department in Washington, request an explanation on the INS refusal to grant at least one phone call to Ms Cruz, and we'll see what the American response is going to be," Canadian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kimberly Phillips told Reuters. Cruz said her nightmare began on Jan. 27 when her flight from India arrived in Chicago and an INS official accused her of having a fake passport. She said another official suggested she had bought the passport in Sri Lanka and threatened to throw her in jail. Her requests to talk to Canadian officials were denied, she said. An INS officer cut out the front page of the passport and filled each page with "expedited removal" stamps, she said, then she was photographed, fingerprinted, barred from reentering the U.S. for five years and put on a plane to India, via Kuwait. "It was a total abuse," Cruz told the Star. "I want to see them punished for this and bring some justice." Cruz said she managed to leave the plane in Kuwait and waited three days before Canadian officials issued her with an emergency passport. No one at the U.S. embassy in Ottawa was immediately available to comment. Last September U.S. agents at New York's John F. Kennedy airport arrested a Canadian they suspected of links to militant groups and expelled him to Syria. Mohamed Arar is still in detention while authorities are probing whether he has links to groups such as al Qaeda. In the wake of the Arar affair Canada issued a rare travel advisory telling citizens born in countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia to think carefully before entering the United States for any reason. - ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
[Goanet] 19 FEB 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS February 19, 2003 BENAULIM A TAX HAVEN? The Benaulim panchayat has not collected taxes amounting to Rs.17.58 lakh, according to the audit report for the financial year 2001-2002. The arrears as on 31 March 2002 was Rs.14.42 lakh as house tax, Rs.24,131 as light tax, Rs.27,700 as trade tax, Rs.18,147 as cycle tax, Rs.12,171 as board tax and Rs.2.27 lakh as rent tax. The report observed that the percentage of taxes collected works out to just 25.88 per cent. (GT) SURPLUS POWER YIELDS RS.60 CR: Sale of surplus power will make the Power department richer by around Rs.60 crore, while the total revenue of the department is set to cross the Rs.500 crore figure this financial year, according to Power Minister Digambar Kamat. Every month, the State is disposing off excess power of around 50 mv thus earning a revenue between Rs.5 to 6 crore. The actual power needs of the State is put at around 300 mega watt. The State receives power from the Nation Grid, Western Grid, Southern Grid, besides power from the Reliance-Salgaocar power project. (H) RAMPONKARS COMPENSATED: For the first time during the last 2 years, five ramponkars (traditional fishermen) in Cavelossim received, on February 18, money from the State government as compensation of Rs.5,000 each for nets destroyed by trawlers during the fishing ban, last year. (NT) COPS ON LOOKOUT FOR CRICKET BOOKIES: The Goa Police are scanning various hotels in Goa, trying to pin down a cricket-betting syndicate, which police claim is operating from Goa. Police sources informed that several teams had been fanning across the State on the eve of the India-Zimbabwe match, trying to nab the bookies, following the arrest of several bookies across the country during the last few days. (H) BIO-DEGRADABLE GARBAGE BAGS: The Panjim Municipal Council is now planning to enter the third phase of its garbage collection and management by introducing bio-degradable garbage bags, manufactured by Pune-based Polymer Technologies, for a more convenient collection and disposal of city garbage. (H) WASTE DUMPING: Excavation and transportation of waste from Sonsodo garbage yard has started again. This time, the waste is being dumped at the proposed wholesale fish market, opposite the KTC bus stand along the Margao-Seraulim road. (H) CHANDOR-CAVORIM VP CHIEF: John Menino Dias has been elected unopposed as the new Sarpanch of Chandor Cavorim village panchayat at an election held on February 18. The election was necessitated following the resignation of incumbent Sarpanch, Savio Henriques, who quit office to go abroad. (H) SALGAOCAR'S PLEA DISMISSED: Tourism Minister Miccky Pacheco yesterday dismissed the appeal filed by Ms Salgaocar Mining Industries Private Limited seeking possession of the grounded vessel "MV River Princess", grounded at the Sinquerim beach in Candolim. (GT) TENDER FOR ONLINE LOTTERY: With the Goa government expediting the process of launching online lottery, the tenders are likely to be invited within one month, official sources said. Encouraged by the response to the retail outlets operating in Goa for other States' online lotteries including Lotto, the State cabinet a few months ago had decided to go in for one. (H) TWO KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP: Mansoor Makandar (21) and Ramesh Shirodkar (35) of Tilamol, Quepem, were killed when their scooter collided against a truck at Poinguinim on February 18. (GT) WOMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH: An unidentified 55-year-old woman was crushed to death by a bus at the KTC bus-stand in Mapusa on February 18. The bus hit the woman, who fell on the road, and the wheels went over her head resulting in death. (GT) BODY FOUND FLOATING: An unidentified male body was found floating in the Mashem river on Feb 17. (H) FLAT BURGLED: A flat, belonging to Carbin Diniz, in the busy residential area in Cariamoddi-Curchorem was burgled on 16th night, while Carbin and his wife were visiting a relative at Tilamol in Quepem. The culprits robbed gold ornaments worth Rs.1.20 lakh. (GT) PLOT UNEARTHED AT GOLTIM: Thanks to the vigilant villagers of Goltim a plot hatched by the Comunidade of Goltim and Panchayat of Goltim/Navelim has been unearthed after a struggle of nearly four years, in connection with a plot of land gifted to the panchayat way back in 1970 for the purpose of Children's Park. (H) CURTORIM CONG GHERAOS MAMLATDAR: The activists of the Curtorim Block Youth Congress Committee on February 18 gheraoed the Salcete Mamlatdar Prasad Lolayekar demanding that immediate auction of the sluice gates located at Ilha de Rachol and Raia villages be held. The submitted a memorandum stating that saline water had entered the khazan lands causing health hazards to the residents. (GT) FAST TRACK COURT: The fast track court is expected to comm
[Goanet] 17 FEB 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS February 17, 2003 TEXTBOOKS TO CHANGE: The State government has decided to change the syllabus for VIII, IX and XI standard by introducing textbooks prescribed by the Maharashtra State Board instead of NCERT textbooks from the next academic year starting from June 2003. Similarly, the syllabus for SSC and HSSC students would be changed from June 2004 in a phased manner. Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education chairman, PR Nadkarni, said that the Board has decided to adopt textbooks prescribed by the Maharashtra Board with necessary changes wherever required from the ensuing academic year in a phased manner. (GT) "30% GOAN HOUSES TO HAVE COMPUTERS": The Goa Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, said in Bangalore on February 16 that 30 percent of all Goan households would have computer and Internet connection in the next five years. Participating in a session on "Role of IITs in nation building", organised as part of "IIT 50" celebrations, Mr Parrikar said his government had launched "cyberage" school scheme, which was providing free computers with educational CDs for all XI standard students in the State. (NT) GOVT TO SUE "GOA 1000 GUTKHA": The state government is examining the possibility to take legal action against one of the tobacco producers for selling gutkha by name "Goa 1000 Gutkha", manufactured from Gulbarga, Karnataka. (GT) SUPPORT PRICE FOR MILK: The Co-operative Minister, Vinay Tendulkar, has said that the government is considering the introduction of a support price of 50 paise per litre to milk producers in Goa. He was speaking at the 34 th Annual Day Celebrations of Chidambar Milk Co-operative Society, Nanoda Sattari, on February 13. (GT) GOA'S HIV-POSITIVE ORPHANS: In the next five years, Goa is likely to encounter yet another horrifying aspect of AIDS as it would then have to take care of a large number of HIV positive orphan children whose number is rising by leaps and bounds. Currently, 25 children are being treated for HIV at the Goa Medical College hospital itself. (Bindiya Chari in Herald) AT CUTBONA TODAY: If anything, Monday will see the authorities cracking a whip at Cutbona, trying to set right the decade old wrongs and rampant illegalities carried out at the jetty. While the demolition squad will be on their feet to raze the last of the unauthorized and illegal structures along the kilometer-long jetty, another team of officials will station themselves at Cutbona to inspect fish transport vehicles involved in carrying fish from the jetty to the Betul plateau for drying. (H) UPGRADATION OF WOMEN'S POLICE STATION: The Bailancho Saad on Sunday recommended that not only should the government health services have a tie-up with the police machinery to deal with cases of violence against women, but also that the present women's police station be upgraded to a full-fledged, round-the-clock station. (H) ONE COMMITS SUICIDE IN HOSPITAL: Bassappa Naik, aged 47, of Sanvordem died after consuming poison at Hospicio Hospital, Margao on Saturday where he was admitted for treatment. (NT) IN GOOD FAITH: Magdalene Fernandes of Guirdolim claims that she was duped of her gold ornaments and a cheque book by one Juliet Fernandes. Magdalene, who was renovating her house, handed them over to Juliet for safe-keeping last year. Last month when she recovered the possessions form Juliet, she found that one of the lockets worth Rs.one lakh was missing. Few days later when the complainant went to update her passbook, she realised that Rs.1.10 lakh was withdrawn on two occasions. (GT) 20,000 DOGS STERILISED; Since the beginning of the year 2000, the animal welfare organisations have sterilized and euthanised a total of 20,000 dogs all over Goa. According to a report submitted by the animal welfare groups to Digambar Kamat, Minister for Urban Development. (H) OFFENCE REGISTERED: The Maina Curtorim Police has registered an offence against Anthony Pereira and E Pereira from Cotta, Chandor, for assaulting one Ms Arlinda Mascarenhas. In another assault case at St Jose Areal, the police arrested one Franskina Mora for allegedly assaulting Ms A Moura with a "danddo". (NT) BANK EMPLOYEE HELD: The Vasco police arrested Shekher, the peon of a local bank, in connection with the theft of Rs.4 lakh from the bank. (NT) BANK LEFT OPEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT: It escaped the attention of the bank officials, so was the case with the thieves on the prowl. On Sunday morning at 11 am when Adv Savio Furtado casually came to his office located on the first floor of the building in Margao, he was shocked to note that the shutters of a nationalized bank open. He dialed the police, who informed the bank manager, and all heaved a sigh of relief after realizing that the serious lapse did no
[Goanet] Women's equality in Goa
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com Dear all: It is a fair question to ask: what can Goan expat women do to help women in Goa achieve equality? Here is one opportunity. BAILANCHO SAAD is an outstanding womans organization based in Goa, working on issues impacting women in Goa. They have compiled an impressive list (see below) of month-long activities leading up to International Womens Day (March 8). This is an excellent opportunity for Goan expat women (and men) to offer support. BAILANCHO SAAD can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albertina Almeida and her group have made an outstanding effort towards womens equality in Goa. Regards, George Pinto ** >From BAILANCHO SAAD, [EMAIL PROTECTED] PROGRAMME SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH-LONG PROGRAMME Date Time Venue Issue 10th Feb3pm to 5 pm Bhagwati School,Dalit women-Rising from Shadows Pernem 14th Feb2pm to 5 pm Ideal School, Pilgao, Whither Self Help Groups? Bicholim 16th Feb9am to 5.30pm Multipurpose Hall, Old Countering Violence: GMC, Panaji Vitalizing Shelter Homes Learning Self-defense 17th Feb3pm to 5pm T.B.Cunha Hall, Panaji Women in Employment 19th Feb9am to1pm Panjim Municipal Hall Empowering Women in Local Self Government 20th Feb3pm to 5pm Margao Municipal Hall Combating Communalism 21st Feb10.30am to 1pm Janata Vachanalaya "Naka-Bandi" for Trafficking Marmagoa Municipal in Women and Children Hall, Vasco 23rd Feb10am to 5pm Caritas Hall, PanajiReviewing Family Laws 24th Feb3pm to 5.30 pm Mapusa Municipal Hall Detoxifying Alcohol Policy 26th Feb2.30pm to 5.30pmCaritas Hall, PanajiEngendering Education 28th Feb2.30pm to 5.30pmT.B.Cunha Hall, Panaji Towards Healthy Women 8th March, 3p.m onwards all roads to Azad Maidan public program to commemorate International Women's Day We are also organizing a week-long Women's Film Festival in the various theatres of Goa commencing from the 1st of March. On 8th March, a public programme will be held at Azad Maidan, Panjim from 3 p.m. onwards to commemorate International Women's Day. We look forward to your participation. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com ___ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
[Goanet] If your happy and you know it, bomb Iraq.
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com Folks, This is by John Robbins, sung to the tune "If your happy and you know it clap your hands." Mervyn -- If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq. If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq. If the terrorists are frisky, Pakistan is looking shifty, North Korea is too risky, Bomb Iraq. If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq. If we think that someone's dissed us, bomb Iraq. So to hell with the inspections, Let's look tough for the elections, Close you mind and take directions, Bomb Iraq. It's pre-emptive non-agression, bomb Iraq. To prevent this mass distruction, bomb Iraq. They've got weapons we can't see, And that's all the proof we need, If they are not there, they must be there, Bomb Iraq. If you never were elected, bomb Iraq. If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq. If you think Saddam's gone mad, With all the weapons that he had, And he tried to kill your dad, Bomb Iraq. If corporate fraud is growing, bomb Iraq. If your ties to it are showing, bomb Iraq. It your politics are sleazy, And hiding ain't easy, And your manhood's getting queasy, Bomb Iraq. Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq. For our might knows not our borders, bomb Iraq. Disagree? We'll call it treason, Lets make war not love this season, Even if we have no reason, Bomb Iraq. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ___ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
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[Goanet] From Tony Barros - Goan Association of New Jersey
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com Hi all ! Listed below are social events that the Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) will be hosting this year. 1)Bowling - Cherry Hill Playdrome, Saturday, March 8, 2003. 2)Annual Picnic - Princeton Country Club, West Windsor, Saturday, August 2, 2003. 3)Whist Drive - Saturday, October 18,2003 (tentative). Venue (TBD). 4)Holiday Ball - Saturday, December 20,2003, Ukranian Cultural Center, Somerset. For more information please contact Tony Barros at [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com ___ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
[GOANET]REMINDER: New email addresses for Goanet and Goanet-news (previously Goanews)
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[Goanet] 15 FEB 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS February 15, 2003 4-LANE ROADWAY FOR CAMPAL: The Panjim Municipal Council is actively reviewing plans to convert the stretch of road from Campal to Miramar into a four-lane roadway without interfering with the 'heritage trees' that now line the road. While PMC chief officer Sanjit Rodrigues was tightlipped about the project, sources said that the plan, worked out in consultation with citizens groups and NGOs, will involve reclaiming 'road-widening' area from private properties along the existing road. (GT) PANEL TO STUDY GARBAGE DISPOSAL: A House committee has been appointed to study the garbage disposal issue and to earmark an area in North and South Goa for setting up of garbage disposal plants. (H) PUBLIC VIEWS SOUGHT ON CORPORATION ACT: The State government has invited public suggestions and views on the City of Panaji Corporation Act 2002 with regards to giving effect to the provisions of the act to the areas mentioned in schedule I for exclusion. (H) "STATE MUST HAVE OWN FAMILY LAW": "The State must have a Goa Family Code," Opposition leader Pratapsing Rane said during the Question Hour on February 14 while expressing concern over various family-related issues which he opined are in dire need of attention. The issue was raised by Santa Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes, who also raised serious concern over certain unrealistic and non-progressive gender-biased sections and clauses such as those referring to infertility and polygamy found in the Portuguese Civil Code applicable to Goa. Urban Development Minister said that the committee set up by the government to draft the bill on a Goa Family Code would look into all these aspects. (H) "GROUND WATER ACT NOTIFIED": The conservation of Ground Water Resources Act 2002 has been notified, informed Water Resources Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues, in response to a private member's resolution moved by former chief minister Dr Wilfred de Souza. (H) "MAPUSA" MAY SOON CHANGE TO "MHAPSA": A private member's resolution moved by Tivim MLA Sadanand Shet Tanavade may see the central township of Bardez, Mapusa/Mapuca, changed to Mhapsa. Saligao MLA Dr Wilfred de Souza, however, suggested that a move for change in name should come from the people of the region. (H) WHY NOT THIVIM? Sadanand Tanavade's constituency has been generally written as T-I-V-I-M and pronounced as T-H-I-V-I-M. The Bardez legislator could probably look into the matter too. (GN) GOVT OFFICES UNDER ONE ROOF: The state government has decided to bring all the government offices in Vasco under one roof and all department heads have been asked to submit their requirements to the Deputy Collector by 20 February. (GT) TRUCK CLEANER KILLED: Rudolf Vaz, a 30-year-old tuck cleaner from Raia Salcete, died in a road mishap at Suktali-Mollem on Thursday night. The truck driver, Franky Fernandes, also from Raia, has been detained by the police on charges of rash driving. (H) RULING DISPENSATION CORNERS DESHPRABHU: It was like a sweet revenge on the last day of the session for the treasury benches, who cornered Pernem MLA Jitendra Deshprabhu for obtaining loans from two co-operative banks by mortgaging a property, which according to them has hardly any value. (H) MISSING WOMAN FOUND DEAD: A 44-year-old woman from Gaunsavaddo-Mapusa, who was missing since January 19, was found dead in a rivulet at Bastora on February 13. Locals noticed the highly decomposed body of Isabel D'Souza floating in the river and informed the Mapusa police. (H) WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE: Mehbuba Bi, a 24-year-old maid servant from Borda, Margao, committed suicide. She died due to hanging, police said. (NT) 160 BRIDGES, CULVERTS: The Public Works Department will reconstruct 160 small bridges and culverts over the next few years all over Goa. This was informed by the PWD minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar while responding to a calling attention motion moved by Santa Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes, who had earlier conveyed the fear and anxiety in the minds of the residents of Ribandar about the collapse of a part of the Ribandar Patto bridge inspite of recent repairs. (H) CYBER-AGE STUDENT SCHEME: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar launched the Goa Cyberage Student Scheme for Bicholim on February 15 by presenting sets to XI standard science students from the area. (GT) MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME: Whether the mid-day meal scheme actually upset tummies of primary students in Bicholim is yet to be verified, media reports making the claims certainly upset Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at Bicholim on Friday. Accusing a section of the press and the Opposition party of trying to sour the image of the mid-day meal scheme, Parrikar informed that the scheme would resume in Bicholim from March. (H) CHEATED: According to one Lalita Narvekar o
[Goanet] The FBI is watching you
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