[Goanet]AVC-KUWAIT RED BLACK CARNIVAL DANCE
It's The Final Count down for the AVC Kuwait Red Black Carnival Dance. The Dance will be held on 03rd February, 2005 at the Fakruddin Palace-Hotel Kuwait City. Top leading Bands from Kuwait namely The Stepping Stones and the City Limits will grill you young and old into the mood of Carnival Samba. Leading DJ Marlon from Srilanka will also entertain you during the show. So get on with your dancing shoes, your Red Black concept together and make it a night to be remembered all your life time. Fancy dance competition will be held for the kids as well as the adults. Kuwait's craze Master of Ceremony Lloyd will pilot you through the night. Remember its AVC-Kuwait presentation which believes in utmost entertainment. DRESS CODE : RED BLACK COMBINATION. From : Demin D'Cruz
[Goanet]pravasi divas
i attended the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Mumbai. Spotted Goa NRI Fecilitation Committee chairman Chandrakant Keni in lineup at the food stall of Goan dishes. Spoke to him briefly. Didn't see the others members of the committee. Special session on Gulf NRIs. Lots of complaints, but overwhelming demand for cheaper airlines to Kerala and direct flights from Abu Dhabi, Oman and Qatar. Kerala CM too joined in. Would Goans make similar demand for direct flights to Dabolim? Met some Mangaloreans from Kuwait at the Goan food stall. Will file brief reports once I return to Goa. eugene __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
[Goanet]12 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 12 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Hanso tujea mukamollachem mol vaddoita. (A smile adds to your face value.) domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW PATTO BRIDGE SINKS BY MORE THAN 3 INCHES, CLOSED: The new parallel Patto bridge which was constructed at a cost of Rs.6.36 core has been closed since January 10 night as precautionary measure after a small part of it sank with vehicular movement. The mud filling near the joint of the bridge along the river and on the city side had been showing signs of settlement for several days. (GT) FIRE DESTROYS TWO WWF GALLERIES: A major fire at Goa State Museum on January 11 afternoon has totally destroyed two galleries set up by the World Wildlife Fund. However, all antique items, paintings and other property of the museum are safe.The WWF had setup two galleries as part of creating awareness among students about the natural heritage of Goa and as such had models and dioramas depicting environmental aspects placed in a natural heritage gallery, which were completely destroyed in the fire. A batch of 40 students form Kudal, Maharashtra, had left the gallery some 20 minutes before the fire broke out. (H) OPPOSITION POOH-POOHS GOVT'S CLAIMS: The Opposition on January 11 came down heavily on the government for its total failure on law and order, agriculture, panchayat raj, health and its policy of appointing certain employees on a contract basis or giving extensions in service to them. (H) REALITY CHECK: THE IFFI BILL: The total expenditure of completing the infrastructure required for the International Film Festival of India and of hosting this 11-day event in Goa cost a total of Rs.61.87 crore. As per the figures provided to the House, the IFFI cost the tax payer just over Rs.61 crore. (GT) RS.1.2 CR SPENT ON FOREIGN INVITEES: The State government spent Rs.1.2 crore on foreign invitees attending IFFI even as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar swore by mega-festival saying it has placed Goa on the international map. (H) 30 LAKH FOR IFFI SONG 'N' DANCE: Replying to a starred question tabled by Curtorim MLA Francis Sardinha, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the state government spent Rs.30,06,500 for entertainment during the IFFI. The highest paid artiste during the Festival was Shantanu Mukherjee (Shaan), who got Rs.6.5 lakh for his performance at the Miramar Beach, followed by Remo Fernandes who was paid Rs.6 lakh for his closing night act. Other highly paid artistes included Amrit Lala (Rs.4 lakh), Hema Sardessai (Rs.2 lakh), Bondo (Rs.1.5 lakh) and Vaishali Samant (Rs.1.25 lakh. (GT) PARRIKAR UNHAPPY OVER PERFORMANCE OF POLICE: Replying to queries/objections raised by the Opposition members during the discussion on supplementary demands, the Chief Minister, however, said that though the State has made all-round progress, he was not very happy with the performance of the police force and the way criminal investigations were being carried out. Mr Parrikar further said that he hated crime and promised stern action against those responsible for shoddy investigations. (NT) 'BETTER THAN ANY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN': Strongly advocating the holding of IFFI in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that publicity (internationally) to the state was much more than any advertising campaign. Congress MLA Ravi Naik who had tabled the question on the cost benefit ratio of IFFI along with six other party MLAs questioned the need for holding the film festival when the state's financial position was precarious. (GT) DRUG TRADE ALONG COASTAL BELT: Deputy Leader of the Opposition Dayanand Narvekar came down heavily, on January 11, on the State government for granting extension to its retiring employees and demanded immediate action into the ongoing narcotic drugs activities in the coastal areas. (GT) GOA FIRST, NAGALAND LAST: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told members in the Goa Assembly on January 11 that Goa had attained number 1 status while Nagaland was last in the list of 14 smaller states as per the report of the Delhi-based National Productivity Council. Incidentally, Nagaland is the home state of Governor SC Jamir, who was also the state's longest serving chief minister. (GT) TWO KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT: Two persons were killed and two injured when a truck collided against an on oncoming pickup near NUSI Apollo Hospital, Panzorconi, Cuncolim. The truck driver Mahadev Ucheppa (26) and one of the occupants from the picked identified as Serikant Hanumanth Harrikant (18) died on the spot, while two others sustained head injuries. (GT) SKY BUS GETS A SAFETY CHECK: Konkan Railway Corporation's indigenously developed sky bus technology was inspected on January 11 by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Sudhir Kumar, at the test rail site in Margao. (H) ALLEGED RAPIST GETS REMAND: Nagraj Bajanth, the 19-year-old youth accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old kindergarten girl student was produced before the court and remanded
[Goanet]Heritage Musical Show '05 in Kuwait on 14th Jan. 2005
HERITAGE MUSICAL SHOW '05 IN KUWAIT Konkani Heritage Kuwait presents Heritage Musical Show ' 05 directed by Fidelis Fernandes on 14th January 2005 at the Hawally A/C Auditorium, Kuwait. The organizers have flown seven topmost stage artistes from Goa to participate in the show. While comedy Prince Jacob and comedy supremo Humbert are to get the comedy in the musical show going, Melody Prince Lawry Travasso is to mesmerise the Kuwait audience with his melodious voice. Among the songs, Lawry will render the all time super hit song 'Saibinn'. The admirable pair Peter-Roshan, well known for their hit duets sung on Hindi pop tunes, will add colour and glamour to the show. Roshan is scheduled to sing the popular Konkani solo 'Dhoom' based on the Hindi movie song of the same name. Young pop sensation Veeam Bond Braganza will belt out some hot favourites of Goa's nightingale and diva Lorna. This young singer has made a mark in Goa with her captivating voice and will be performing in Kuwait for the first time. Renowned Konkani writer/novelist Bonaventure D'Pietro will perform solo on wind instruments at the show. The organizers will felicitate this 2004 Thomas Stephens Kendr Award winner for his contribution to Konkani literature. A short skit titled 'Antun Poun Paiem Sodd' by Kuwait-based tiatrist Rosary Ferns will be an added attraction at the show. The musical show will showcase the talents of Goan tiatrists based in Kuwait viz., Marcus Vaz, evergreen Querobina, Sanny de Quepem, Domnick, Bab Agnelo, Bernard Fernandes, as well as Mangalorean singers Viswas Remimbus, Roney D'Cunha and Jasmine D'Cunha. A special trio paying tributes to the late Brazilian footballer Cristiano Junior will be sung by Rosary Ferns-Querobina-Sanny de Quepem. The musical score will be provided by Dennis, Sucurro, Faustino, Philipe, Allen, Tony, Johny and stage settings by Menino de Ribandar. For more info and gate passes, contact Raja Stores - Kuwait City, Tel. 2412970, MM Confectionery - Salmiya, Tel: 5619946 or organizers Tel: 2413634, 6583537, 9745291 7643017. (Info furnished on request and courtesy of: KHK) - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com/goa/ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
[Goanet]Enter the Low Cost Carrier
The story of Air Deccan is worth perusing to understand what low cost air travel in India is about. In other countries a lot of importance is attached to the comparative cost of airports for air travellers (in terms of average fares etc). Let us hope Goa becomes friendly for low cost domestic airlines like Air Deccan and actively tries to facilitate their operation from its airport(s). - Playing a fare game Will Air Deccan`s value proposition it sustain a change in weather? Gouri Shukla / Mumbai January 11, 2005 It was the kind of launch all marketers dread. In September 2003, the inaugural flight of Air Deccan, from Hyderabad to Bangalore, was grounded after the aircraft caught fire in front of the media and the VIP crowd that had turned up for the high-profile event. No one was hurt, but Air Deccans image took a severe beating. Despite that less than flying start, though, Air Deccan shines in the ninth Brand Derby as the second-most successful brand launch 25 per cent of the respondents voted it as the most successful brand launch. The overwhelming response in the Derby is that Air Deccan is a clear winner, mainly because it was a new, innovative product Indias first low-cost airline. Says G R Gopinath, co-promoter and managing director, Air Deccan, When youre launching a new product in any competitive market, your idea has to be unique and powerful. More than that, it has to be really innovative so that it will capture the imagination of the masses. That was especially true in a market that has been more or less divided between national carrier Indian Airlines and private airline Jet Airways. Gopinaths strategy was simple make air travel simpler and affordable. Only then will it appeal to the masses, he explains. To carry that idea through to its logical conclusion, Air Deccans strategy rested on three propositions. One, that it was meant to be a lowest-cost, no-frills service provider. Two, it would focus on connecting smaller towns and areas that were not really covered by other airlines frequently. The third part of the strategy was, as Gopinath puts it, audacious. If the airline was to offer lowest fares, it also had to be low on costs. So from day one, Air Deccan junked paper and operated on a 100 per cent e-transaction ticketing model. True, 40 per cent of its ticket sales happen through travel agents, but even there, all the booking and transactions are online. The paperless transaction model has helped save costs by 18 to 20 per cent compared to other airlines, claims Gopinath. Also, like international low-cost airlines, Air Deccan is exploiting every possible revenue source. The complimentary in-flight meal has been done away with; instead, the airline sells food and beverages on flight. Then, advertising is permitted inside the aircraft and even the in-flight movies have sponsors who advertise during commercial breaks. While advertising contributes 3 to 5 per cent of the total revenues currently, in-flight sales contribute 5 or 6 per cent. Gopinath plans to double both revenue streams in the next one year. With tariffs at least 50 per cent cheaper than scheduled airlines and only a little higher than rail travel, Air Deccan also limited (25 per cent) seats at Rs 500 to Rs 700. That certainly has helped, since currently the airline flies 96 to 100 flights a day, utilising almost full capacity, claim company sources. The branding proposition was even easier, since it reflected the core strategy of the brand make air travel simpler. Since its launch in 2003, Air Deccan has been moderately visible in low-cost print and outdoor media (business and travel magazines and select dailies as well as limited outdoor media). The ads simply carry the logo, a single word tagline Simplify and flight schedules and ticket rates. There was no special effort towards branding in the first year. We rested on our differentiated offerings (cheap air travel and access to smaller towns) to create the brand, says Gopinath. Air Deccan has recently started advertising on television as well, which must have considerably increased the companys ad spend from the earlier Rs 2 crore. The simple consumer proposition and an eagle eye on costs has helped Air Deccan take off in a big way. Despite a thin fleet of 12 ATRs and three Airbuses, the company has already grabbed 7 per cent of the market (going by the number of passengers the airlines flies every year). Gopinath says Air Deccans costs are at least 50 per cent lower than that of the bigger airlines, which is why it can aim to earn Rs 450 crore by March 2005. But Air Deccan may be up for some turbulence ahead. For one, so far, over half of Air Deccans flights connect small towns where there is little or no competition. But as it strives to become a pan-Indian player, the airline may find its current strengths insufficient. For instance, Air Deccan leased
[Goanet]Cuncolim Union's football team write-up/history of development
Hello, This is Sylvano Rodrigues, from Detroit, Michigan, USA. replying to the article, which I thought was written nicely and enjoyed thoroughly. I am originally from Cuncolim and was the Gen Secretary of CU from 1977-80 when CU Football team under Levino Dias performed superbly. I think Jose Mario Vaz, ex MLA and Rudolph Noronha did contribute towards CU development. Cajetan Pinto? from Batiem (ex Our Lady of Health HS teacher and football coach) did referee lot of football games and Terezito (from Comba Central) the flamboyant MPT and CU goal keeper who entertained the crowd immensely with his flip flops and summersaults! No striker dared to enter the goal area! I will be visiting Goa soon and hope to see CU in action! Viva Cuncolim! Warm regards. Sil
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY) Jan 12, 2005!
Choddxe ami aslelean dadoxi nant karann amkam anik zaitench zai. (Most of us are not content with our lot because we want a lot more.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Re: Giving the devil his duet (Mervyn Lobo)
From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Giving the devil his duet Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:06:22 -0500 Mervyn wrote: Folks, I am real glad that people hitting the delete key, instead of the reply key, when they see the posts from the devil and his junior here Mervyn2.0 PS What else can you call a person who is fixated on hot air? ANSWER: CONSTIPATED! __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]History with warts and all - Goa's Freedom Struggle.
Freedom from Portugal or Salazar that has left Goa rotting in a third world country. It would be interesting for Lisboa born Faleiro to join Goanet. B. Colaco I greatly appreciate the initiativa of Eduardo Faleiro to find a place for T.B. Cunha in the gallery of the national freedom fighters in the Indian Parliament as reported recently on the goanet. It should have been done long time back! In the wake of the on-going debate provoked by the VCD produced by the Goa's Education Department, I presume that such provocations need to be exploited to balance the historical reconstructions, without ignoring any points of view or experiences of the past realities. There is much yet that has not been written and oral history needs yet to be tapped. ___ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet]AUDA' VIEGAS'S LETTER TO DGP ON RIBANDAR MOLESTATION CASE
From: BAILANCHO EKVOTT House no 172 Rua Padre Miranda Rpad Margao - Goa 17-08-04 To, The Director General Of Police Panjim Goa. Sub: Incident at Ribandar Sir, On 15th August 2004 we received a phone call from a resident of Ribandar alleging the outrage of modesty of a minor girl on 24th Dec 2003. We visited the family of the victim as well as the Parish Priest who was named in a complaint to us. According to us the incident did take place on the 24th December prior to the midnight mass, when the alleged priest touched the breast of the girl and was insisting on her making a confession. The Priest version to us was that he touched her pendant and accidentally his hand fell on her breast. According to us there is absolutely no need for any priest to fidget with a pendant around a girl's neck knowing full well that his hand would touch the fully developed part of the person of a girl especially on Church premises. We have learnt the statement of the child was recorded at your police station with the crowd around. You should know that that no truth could come out under pressure. Even women who claim that touching of a child's breasts is no crime are abettors in the crime. We would like to point out that the child is blossoming into a woman and any male touch will adversely affect her psyche. We demanded a thorough and unbiased proof in the matter to protect the Children of Goa from being preyed upon Thanking You Yours for justice Sd- Auda Viegas Bailancho Ekvott Margao - Goa
[Goanet]GoanetReader -- It began with an empty brass box from a Tivim ruin
HISTORY/MIGRATION: IT BEGAN WITH AN EMPTY BRASS BOX IN A RUINED TIVIM HOME Cliff Pereira (45) and was born in Mombasa, the Kenyan port city that once attracted a lot of migrants from Goa. I'm second-generation Kenyan-born but fourth generation of Goan to have come to East Africa. My schooling was in the East African highlands, then on to secondary school in London, and to university in Northern Ireland. Later, I did a BA in Humanities -- basically in Geography and Asian Studies, he says, with his reading like a typical story of Goan migration. Pereira worked in the Middle East (Oman and Saudi Arabia, in the oil industry) as a geophysicist. Then, he spent nine years in tourism, specialising in Japanese tourism to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as a tour-planner. For awhile, he was in-charge of the information systems in Japan for that entire region. He also had his own company in home-care. But it is studying the history of Goans -- and migration in particular -- that is a passion. Luckily, says he, it pays too. The Goans, says he, played a very important in church development in East Africa. There, some of the first doctors -- including the first woman doctor -- was a Goan. This was true both under the British period, and also under the sultans of Zanzibar. There are also other unusual facts from history: for example, the Ugandan national costume is called a Gomezi, named, says Cliff Pereira, after a Goan tailor called Gomes. Goan tailors were quite important in the early development of East Africa. Goans were also important in the introduction of cricket and generally in the development of sports in East Africa, he believes. Pereira gives us some interesting nuggets that speaks not just for his work, but also places in context the unusual character of Goan migration worldwide, a fact which officialdom in Goa is apparently still to quite come to terms with. Excerpts from an interview with FREDERICK NORONHA during a recent visit to Goa by Pereira: FN: How did you get interested in this field? Basically by some stories from my grandmother, when she was alive, about the family history and her father, who she said was a 'shippie'. I didn't really know what a 'shippie' (as Goan migrants working on board the ship are called) was then because it's not a standard English term. She had some stories about his death, which turned out not be true. On one of my last visits to her in Goa, in the mid-nineties, to Cunchelim (Bardez), she then told me a bit more about the stories about him -- that he was in a war, and so on. But she didn't say who's Navy he served in, or which war, or anything of that sort. I then went to what was left of his house, which is in Tivim. It was just a ruined house (in a part of outmigration-oriented Goa where ruined houses that tell the story of emigration are still visible). In the house, I found a brass box. According to my mother, my grandmother used to keep her jewellery in this box. Unfortunately the box was empty (laughs). But the box had a cover which was embossed, which basically had 1914-1915 war reference on the bottom. It had names of the 'British Empire' and Serbia, and France and some other places in it. Incidentally, at the same time, I was working in the travel industry and used to go to a lot of museums and galleries in Britain to promote visitors mainly from the Far East. At the National Army Museum in London, I noticed one of these boxes there, and noticed another one at the Imperial War Museum, also in London... FN: So what did the boxes turn out to be? These boxes turned out to be a gift from Queen Mary, during the First World War, to soldiers and sailors mainly in the British Empire forces. From that point I actually started digging out my grandfather's records, which were subsequently provided to me by the British ministry of defence. FN: Since then you've covered a lot of ground in this field. What you rate as your most interesting or useful finds in terms Goans understanding their roots? I think the most interesting project that I've worked on to date is the project that I did with the National Maritime Museum in London. This project basically deals with 400 years of Goan history in connection with British history... FN: You mean Goans were there since so long back? Yes, it seems so. More so, because most of the research was first-hand -- it's not from books or secondary sources. It's from original archival material in Britain. It involved looking at shipping-records of the East India Company, for example, as well as later records of the merchant shipping companies, like the PO and also the BISNC (British Indian Steam Navigation Company). It also involved looking at Census records in Britain from way back in the 19th century. And some earlier records of Asians who were baptised as adults in the London area. FN: What was the earliest visible Goan presence or connection? The earliest presence was in the early 18th century, in terms of the
[Goanet]Giving the devil his duet
Folks, I am real glad that people hitting the delete key, instead of the reply key, when they see the posts from the devil and his junior here :-) Mervyn2.0 PS What else can you call a person who is fixated on hot air? __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
[Goanet]Re: The Whole Truth
I tend to agree with Gabe Menezes when he states: Most if not all will concede that past Governments were not better, many will say they were worse! The crux is whether Goans are willing to tolerate Communalism for the sake of progress and ultimately Dictatorial rule, very akin to what Singapore went through under Lee Kwan Yew. C.M. knows all and Goans in Goa have to accept whatever he does. Given an Inch this C.M. will surely take that Yard! One question concerning the infamous VCD which remains unanswered is the reason which led the Education Department of the Goa Government to produce it in Hindi. If it was meant for distribution to schools in Goa, surely it should have been produced in Konkani (which is the official state language) or even in Marathi (which is an associate language.) Methinks there is a sinister motive behind this exercise. With the ensuing elections in the Hindi-speaking states of Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand (which has a large tribal Christian population) it would not be surprising if the BJP and the saffron brigade used the VCD in its election campaign to further its communal agenda and election prospects. A brilliant move indeed to have the Goan taxpayer bear the cost in the bargain! ---Tony Correia-Afonso. == From: A.Correia-Afonso. Address: 542 Pulvaddo, Benaulim, Goa 403716, India. 'Phone: 91-832-2772063 Fax: 91-832-2772062 (prior intimation) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[Goanet]-Child warning over mobile phones
- BBC News Online http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4163003.stm - Child warning over mobile phones - Parents should ensure their children use mobile phones only when necessary because of the potential health risks, a leading expert is warning. The latest study by Sir William Stewart will remind people while there is still no proof mobile phones are unsafe, precautionary steps should be taken. Five years ago, he said children should only use mobiles in emergencies. But Sir William, of the National Radiological Protection Board, is now concerned that advice is being ignored. One in four seven to 10-year-olds now own a mobile phone - double the levels in 2001, according to latest figures. Sir William's report, to be published in full later on Tuesday, will warn that if mobile phones do damage health, then children will inevitably be at greatest risk. It will also call for a review of the planning process for base stations. Sir William told the BBC Radio Four Today programme there was no absolute evidence that mobile phones were a risk to health - but various studies had raised serious concerns. Youngest at most risk It would be wrong to allow children under eight years old to use mobile phones regularly, he said. He said: If there are risks - and we think that maybe there are - then the people who are going to be most affected are children, and the younger the children, the greater the danger. Parents have a responsibility to their children not simply to throw a mobile phone to a young child, and say 'off you go'. Professor Lawrie Challis, who was vice chairman of the Stewart Inquiry and is now chairman of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research programme, set up to investigate the health risks of mobile phones, told BBC News: I would certainly not wish my own grandchildren to use mobile phones more than they had to. Rosie Winterton, the Public Health Minister, said government guidance stressed that mobile phones should not be over-used by young children. Obviously there are parents who feel they want to children to have mobile phones for safety reasons, but we are quite clear that they ought to be very careful about over-use. There is on-going research both in the use of mobile phones and the siting of mobile phone bases. Since the first Stewart report experts have remained divided over whether the phones pose a risk. 'Harmful' Last year a 750-people study by Sweden's Karolinska Institute suggested using a mobile phone for 10 years or more increases the risk of ear tumours by four times. A Dutch study has suggested mobile phone use can affect brain function, and further research from Europe indicated radiation from the phones can cause DNA damage. But Dr Adam Burgess, a lecturer in sociology at Kent University, published research a year ago dismissing claims mobile phones were harmful. He said: I do not know why these latest warnings are being made, they are exactly the same as was said five years ago. As far as I am concerned mobile phones are safe to use. There may be some unknown risk that could appear at some unknown date in the future but we have to balance that against the benefits of using them. And Mike Dolan, executive director of the Mobile Operators Association, said there were good reasons why children carried mobile phones. Families do go out there and purchase mobile phones for their children very often for very tangible security benefits. 0 posted by rene -
[Goanet]Rajdeep Sardesai - Goa Today's Man of the Year
GOA HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A POSTCARD IMAGE OF FISH, FENNY AND FOOTBALL By Rajdeep Sardesai, Managing Editor, NDTV [This is the text of the speech made at the recently-held expat Goans conference in Panjim -- called the Gomant Vishwa Sammelan -- on January 3, 2005, at a seminar on Goan Identity. Sardesai has incidentally just been declared as Goa Today magazine's 'Man of The Year'.] What I believe that Goan identity is a complex identity. There are various reasons for this. One is that Goa is extremely small state. It's a state with a very large minority population and a state with long experience in colonial rule. Since Goa is small and distant from the national capital Delhi, its relative geographical isolation means that there is lot of ignorance about Goa. There is general stereotype fad about Goa, particularly for the tourists. Goa has been converted into a postcard image of fish, fenny and football. It's almost as if Goan identity is expected to cater more to the tourists than to itself. This does not mean that Goa should not be vibrant tourist destination. Goa should make every effort to attract outsiders, whether film festival or hotel industry. But Goan identity cannot be a prisoner of tourists alone. It's a multi-religious society. Goan society faces challenges in shaping its identity for the future. In fact right from the time Goa was liberated in 1961, it has faced various challenges to its identities. In 60's and 70's it was about merger; 80's whether Konkani should be language or not and last 12 years growing challenge of Hindutva and how that will be reconciled with the Goan identity. Of course, from time to time there has been a questioning on Portuguese rule and whether it is beneficial or detrimental. Part of the problem is stereotyping because if you ask anyone from outside Goa, they have limited knowledge of Goan Hindu community. Many outsiders still see Goa as predominantly Catholic state and when I conducted survey in my office I found that seven out of 10 believed that Catholics were in majority in Goa. Let us be honest that there are two distinct communities -- Goan Catholics and Hindus. They have lived for centuries through a process of what I would call civilized segregation in the sense that there has been no open hostility between the communities but there has been limited interaction at a personal level. There have been attempts over the years to exploit these divisions. Particularly by the post-independence politicians of Goa. It is this kind of divisive politics, which is one of the biggest challenges before Goans today. It's not that the people of Goa have failed the state, its politicians who are failing the people of Goa. The most dangerous thing that can happen in Goa is a politician to pray on the insecurities of either minority or majority communities; neither Hinduism nor Catholicism is threatened in Goa. Goa's village societies are strong enough to resist any external attempt to divide the people. I believe that the younger generations of Goans do not want to be caught in past prejudice and communal differences. They want a modern progressive identity for Goans. And identity is based essentially on economic progress, where they can live a better life than the previous generation did. The politicians of Goa need to recognize this urge amongst Goans for economic progress. Unfortunately, Goan politicians are trapped in defections politics and aya-D'Souza-gaya-D'souza kind of politics. The last thing a small state like Goa needs is instability and chaos. Unfortunately, many of the wrongs committed by Goa's politicians do not get highlighted in the national media. For instance when hotel was attacked recently by people owing loyalty to Goa politicians, it does not get highlighted in the national media. That is something Goa will have to live with. The national media only seemed interested in Goa at Christmas and New Year and to a large extend is responsible for the negative stereotype of the Goans. This is a problem, which must be addressed by national media sooner or later. The national media needs to define Goan identity as Goans see it, not as some kind of tourist brochure. The politicians also need to see the Goan identity in the context of the 21st century. Whether Portuguese road names should be changed is not the way 21st century identity has to be shaped. Goa needs to harness its history make the younger generation aware of the past but do so in a manner that the future becomes a brighter place. As a small state, Goa has the opportunity to become investment destination of the future. Goa needs to attract the investment without allowing it to overwhelm the traditional Goan way of life. Goans need to take great pride in their environment and culture without being afraid of the challenges of globalization. The modern Goan identity must be global at one level but must be routed in the soil. To some extend I am a bad Goan because I don't know
Re: [Goanet] Misinformation on Global Warming
This post must be preceded by a fable that makes a subsequent point; A man in a helium balloon was hovering above a river where a man was fishing. He had no idea where he was. He called out to the man, Can you tell me where I am? Yes, said the man, You are in the gondola of a helium balloon right above me. You must be an accountant, said the man in the balloon. Why, yes, said the fisherman, How could you tell? Well, because the information you gave me was absolutely accurate, but also totally useless Such is the information we often get from Santosh Helekar. Absolutely correct but devoid of any context or perspective and therefore useless in developing any rational action. He proudly cites detailed information of the carbon dioxide being spewed by Mount St. Helens right now with that produced by humans around the world. This is just one volcano with a low level of emmissions right now that I had cited as an example of the futility of trying to control Mother Nature. There are many volcanoes around the world, which erupt from time to time with huge emissions of not only carbon dioxide but also other gases like sulphur dioxide that are harmful to humans and the environment. Old Mother Earth, which is far tougher and resilient than Santosh and the other environmental activists would like us to believe, just takes all this in stride. Santosh now tells us that the percentage of the atmosphere that is made up of carbon dioxide is 0.036%, which sounds about right. Some of this is caused by human endeavor and some by natural causes. Some of this gets recyled by plants through photosynthesis and some does not. The point that any rational thinker must confront, as opposed to someone like Santosh who just wants to make points about the accuracy of his information and how bad western industry is for mankind, is whether it makes sense to disrupt the economies of the western world, and exempt the large and growing economies of India and China, to control a portion of the earth's atmosphere so small that there is no rational way it can have any effect on anything, leave alone the warming of the entire planet. The earth has warmed and cooled before, and will warm and cool again, and we puny humans can do nothing but cope with the effects. Rational observers need to focus on reality. Frozen Siberia was once covered by forests. Lush North America was once covered with a sheet of ice, all before the first automobile was invented. Since failing to use socialism and communism to bring the world down to the lowest common denominator, the left-wing has decided to try and achieve the same ends through the only remaining option available to them, the environment. The attempt will fail just as surely as the previous one did. By the way, the bridge in NY is still available.
[Goanet]Re: Aires, the Uncle and the case of the slipping hand of Ribandar
From: Aires Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aires 1: As late as around 10.30 p.m and that too in the sacred parochial house fiddling with the pendant is totally out of place. JC 1: Make up your mind Advocate Aires Rodrigues. What time did this alleged incident occur 10:30pm or after 11:15pm? Please vide your letter to the Archbishop - On 24th December last year around 11.15 p.m. the daughter of one of my neighbour, 13 year old (name omitted) was called to the Church under the guise of church activity === Aires 2: if anyone wants a copy of her complaint to the police please let me know. I will try and post a copy of it on goanet for the benefit of all. JC 2: Quite frankly, Advocate Aires Rodrigues, no point in having someone say something without the chance to be crossed. If Auda Viegas is unable to post the complaint herself, and make herself available for questions as to HOW she came about to collect the info and file that complaint - please don't bother with posting that complaint. === Aires 3: I have nothing personal against the accused (priest) JC 3: Trust me, Advocate Aires Rodrigues ... I believe you (;-) Yeah Right! Sure ! But Of course! Hey...it is clear as crystal. === Aires 4: The uncle has violated no one's privacy. May be the priest's!. It is a coincidence that the uncle has many nieces of the same age JC 4: With due respect, dear Sir, please allow someone else to believe that both You and the Uncle have NOT violated the 13 year old's privacy rights by releasing the name of the Uncle. Whatever the merits or demerits of this case, You dear Sir, having qualified as a lawyer, should have known better than that. If I (sitting several thousand miles west of Ribandar) can identify the 13 year old from the name of the Unclejust imagine! If you wish to continue to defend a defenceless position ( wrt the violation of this 13 year old's privacy)...Good Luck. Feel absolutely free to fool yourself. You have added a financial dimension (Church finances) in today's response. I only have interests in the alleged child molestation case. I strongly object to the mixing of issues esp in child abuse cases - unless they are intrinsically related. I will repeat that I strongly condemn anyone who violates children either by : Molesting them, Making it easy for others to identify them, or Using them as Pawns in games people conjure up. It is these pawn-games and foul-ups that eventually cause the loss of genuine cases of serious Child Abuse. Nada Mais. jose _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Selective blindness
Jose Colaco wrote: JC My dear Mr. Cecil Pinto, As a moderately keen student of the English language I would like thank you for responding to a question I put on GoaNet and TGF to Professor George Pinto of California. CP Most welcome. - JC I wonder if the other Goan netters will agree with you that JC has been quite skeptical about even admitting to the POSSIBILITY of molestation at Ribandar CP I think you know the answer. But who am I to reply on behalf of 'other Goan netters'. - JC About the Art College student rape-charge, well let us - as you youself suggested - finish One Case at a time. Remember? your own gold standard first things first CP I see no reason to educate a sceptic over e-mail. Specially since you have already made opinions based on insufficient information. I have met and spoken with Art College students, lecturers, police, lawyers, and even some of the accused and am totally convinced that no assault of any sort occurred at Art College on that day. Let justice run its course. If you want details please meet me in person. A public forum such as this is not the place to discuss a case which is sub-judice. Private correspondence with you obviously is out of the question because you do not respect the 'privacy' of private e-mail - as you have proven time and again. - JC Next on line - would have been the MiraMar sex scandal. One which you, Mr. Cecil Pinto, wondered if it scandalised anybody at all. However, you very kindly consented to discuss it - as long as Dr. Kelekar stated the facts of the case from what he knew, and we could tackle it from there. But separately. CP So did this Doctor Kelekar state the facts of what happened or didn't he? And is he some sort of sex doctor that you unnecessarily mention his doctorate (Dr.) as also my 'misterate' (Mr.) *chuckle*. - JC Thank You dear Sir. I do realise your wish to get back on that another time and watch Samir Kelekar eat humble crow. CP I do not wish to watch anyone eat humble crow. I wish to cure selective blindness. Is this Samir Kelekar the same Dr. Kelekar. What happened to his doctorate now? - JC Even so, Let us discuss the Arts College case before the MiraMar case. Go ahead Mr. Cecil Pinto. Please state the facts of the Arts College case from what you know, and we could tackle it from there Butplease Let's discuss it out in the open. CP So have you now decided that you are qualified to play Judge (from a million miles away) over e-mail and pass judgement on a case that is currently still being heard in court? Are you more interested in scoring petty points in debate, or are you seriously interested in justice being done? -- JC Two final points: 1. That question to Professor George Pinto was placed on GoaNet and TGF. I hope that the good professor finds the time to expand on his statement about The Bahamas. More than me (here) are interested in his response. CP I am sure George will respond. Why do you address him as Professor? Did he ask you to? Did he sign off as Professor Pinto? --- JC 2. Mr. Cecil Pinto, I hope you are referring to me and people like me - when you comment Blinded by our Catholic upbringing are we? CP Indeed I was. There are many Catholics I know who do not allow their faith to make them blind to the facts. -- JC Once again Sir, Thank You. Having said that - even the Faithfully blinded can be even handed and fair. Don't know much about the prejudiced. good wishes jc CP Whatever! Cheers! Cecil P.S. Jose, you don't have to call me Sir in public. Leave the doctorates, professorships and knighthoods at the doorstep. =
[Goanet]BRIEfnCOUNTERS: The Boat Songs, William Rodrigues' an introduction
Life, they say, is what happens when one is making other plans. This short note should have been sent across to Goanet many months ago. It wasn't. Better late than never, anyway... William Rodrigues is a long-haired (if you meet him, you'll know why this description) musician friend who one has rubbed shoulders with many a time. He's typically Goan, with a have-fun approach to life, a smile on his face, and often struggling against so woefully-inadequate opportunities back here. It was a pleasant surprise to learn that William was spending some time in Europe. One believe that, apart from the luxuries it offers, that can also be a learning experience. A time to redefine ourselves, our goals, how we see ourselves and how others see us, and what exactly we want out of life It was even more of a pleasant surprise to hear about William's new creation -- what he calls the Boat Songs. William [EMAIL PROTECTED] took the trouble to respond to some queries about his CD, while still travelling aborad. It was quite some months ago; mea culpa! Says he: This CD includes all songs which were recorded ten years back, when I was performing on the boat Santa Monica for various folk bands. It was basically a sovenir for myself. Then the idea came of a release. That's it. But now, I've remixed it and added the 'ghomot' and some other stuff. Also, at that time, there was no proper studio mixing facillities (in Goa). That's for a very brief introduction to his CD, The Boat Songs. If you are interested, check it out. Or ask William about details on where's it available and how to get it. Maybe Goanet could play a bigger role in promoting the works of artistes and writers from here, who at least deserve a fair-enough chance of getting noticed. FN Frederick Noronha (FN)Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://fn-floss.notlong.com http://goabooks.swiki.net * Reviews of books on Goa... and more
[Goanet]Measures to prevent child molestation
Source http://www.virtus.org/virtus/ How Can We Prevent Sexual Abuse if We Don't Know Who is Doing It? Focusing Our Efforts Where We Can Make a Difference (Featured January 10, 2005) By Sharon Womack Doty, Esq., M.H.R. Consultant to the VIRTUS Programs Dr. David Finkelhor, a leading child sexual abuse expert, states that there are four conditions necessary for child sexual abuse to occur: 1. The offender has the desire for sexual contact with a child. 2. The offender does nothing to inhibit the desire. 3. There is an opportunity to offend without being stopped by others. 4. The offender is able to overcome the resistance of the victim. All four conditions must exist in order for abuse to occur. As adults, our best opportunity to intervene is at step threeinterfering with a potential abuser's plans by prudently supervising and carefully monitoring children and their programs. Child molesters seek to spend time alone with children. Because they need privacy, they aggressively identify places where they can take a child without being noticed. There are several ways that caring adults can interfere with this aspect of the sex offender's plan: Tour church and school buildings and identify secluded areas where an abuser can isolate a child from others. Designate these areas as off limits, and routinely check these areas for signs that someone is or has been using the area. To assist in this endeavor, install motion sensitive lighting and simple alarm systems designed to alert those in charge when someone is present. -Let children know where they can and cannot go, and enforce those rules. - Never meet individually with a child in a secluded area. Adults who meet individually with children must do so in an open area where others can see them or could walk in unannounced. - Conduct frequent, random spot checks of children's programs to ensure compliance with the child safety rules. - Establish and enforce policies and procedures regarding interactions between adults and children, such as: -- Physical contact with children should occur (a) only when such contact is nonsexual and otherwise appropriate, and (b) never in private. -- At least two adults must be present when transporting children to and from church- or school-related activities. -- Clergy should not allow individual young people to stay overnight in the cleric's private accommodations or residence. -- Staff and volunteers should not provide shared, private, overnight accommodation for individual young people including, but not limited to, accommodations in any Church-owned facility, private residence, hotel room, or any other place where there is no other adult supervision present. -- In rare, emergency situations, when accommodation is necessary for the health and well-being of the child or youth, the clergy, staff, or volunteer should take extraordinary care to protect all parties from the appearance of impropriety and from all risk of harm. -- Use a team approach in emergency situations. Bottom line: There is virtually nothing that adults can do to impact an offender's desire to have sexual contact with a child or to take the necessary actions to inhibit that desire. However, offenders will get the message that any attempt to abuse a child will be discovered if you limit their opportunities to commit abuse. Heightened awareness, random spot checking of programs, and keeping a watchful eye on the surroundings can prevent irreparable harm to a child, a family, and the entire community.
[Goanet]Clinic on wheels in Goa -- relealed in Gujarat
THIS SOUNDS really good. Would anyone know if the service is as effective as sought to be claimed? FN Clinic on Wheels in Goa - Revealed in Gujarat Publish Date : 1/7/2005 8:01:00 PM Source : National News ExpressNewsline.com (Gujarat, Indian Science Congress, Ahmedabad, Jan 7) - Goa has been running a unique health-on-wheels programme to provide check-ups to factory workers on site for 19 years, officials from the state said here Friday. Launched in 1986 by the Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, a van that is equipped with check-up facilities makes scheduled visits to industrial units. The concept of mobile occupational health clinics is not new in countries like Australia and Canada, but the Goa project is perhaps the only one of its kind in India, state officials claim. The van was displayed at the 92nd Indian Science Congress, the focal theme of which was Health Technology as Fulcrum of Development. With one doctor specialising in occupational health and seven technicians, the van visits a factory and does check-ups for about 25 workers at a time. The facilities in the van include X-ray camera, spirometry lung function test, vision test, audio test, blood withdrawal and angiometry. Some of the equipment was donated to the state by the UNDP. The services were offered free of charge when we started out. We later started charging a nominal fee that can be paid by workers, their union or the management, Lawrence Lobo, an official, told IANS. He said in 90 percent of cases, the management paid the charges. It makes sense for them to see if their workers are physically fit. The vision test, for example, is necessary for workers doing certain processes in the pharmaceutical industry, he said. The audio test is also necessary for workers operating high-noise machines. The van was a centre of attraction at the Hall of Pride expo, organised as part of the science congress. The five-day long science congress, inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, came to an end Friday.(IANS) - Express Newsline
[Goanet]RE: Ivar Fjeld's post from Kuwait 1998 ...err I mean Ribandar 2005
From: Ivar Fjeld [EMAIL PROTECTED]Ivar Fjeld [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. A priest is accused by a self-style-lawyer of molesting a girl. 2. The mother invites the accused Priest to comes home and bless her house. 3. Than she writes to the CM of Goa that the priest is innocent. 4. She even sends her daughter to the Children's Court to tell the same 5. The father of the girl is celebrating the dismissal with fireworks. 6. Word`s don't count much in a world where plots, lies and corruption is a part of the public life. The action of people will tell the truth. Dear Mr. Ivar Fjeld, Easy now! Who is this self-style-lawyer (whatever that means) you are referring to? Please do make it a point to understand very clearly that Aires Rodrigues is a fully qualified lawyer, and nothing you say or write will make it otherwise. Please understand too that at least this Goan will protest vociferously IF you try to demean Goan qualifications. Now, as Actions don't always tell the whole truth, help us decipher the following: 1. Never mind if 'the The mother (now allegedly) invites the accused priest to come and bless her house' - DID she go to Aires Rodrigues with the complaint in the first place? IF so, WHAT did she tell Aires Rodrigues WHY? 2. Never mind what the 'mother (now allegedly) writes to the Goa CM', HOW does the mother know WHAT did or did not happen? Was she there? 3. Never mind what the child (now allegedly) is SENT to tell the Children's Court, DID she tell a different story to the mother in the first place WHY? 4. Is it true (according to your knowledge) that Aires Rodrigues was slapped with a malicious case of trespass by the Parish priest when he (Aires) allegedly visited the Church to discuss this matter thread bare ? 5. What is the connection (timeline or otherwise) between this Advocate Aires Rodrigues action and the case which Advocate Aires Rodrigues was fighting with the nuns of the local convent? 6. Is it true that the priest supported the nuns and (in effect) opposed Aires Rodrigues? I do not understand HOW any parish priest can slap a case of trespass on any parishioner who visits a church. Unless Advocate Aires Rodrigues meant visited the Parish Council when he wrote visited the Church. ( Careless, or perhaps Clever use of words, Advocate Aires Rodrigues! ) If the parishioners have NOT elected Advocate Aires Rodrigues to the Parish Council, wonder what he was doing there in the first place, besides barging in - uninvited. Trespassing for true! 7. Is it true that when Advocate Aires Rodrigues allegedly barged into the Parish Council Session somebody tolled the Church bells and there was a big gathering of the folks from Ribandar, and they marched to the Police Station? 8. What is your information wrt your parish priest? Is it possible that he has a problem? Was any correspondence about him sent to Bishop Raul Gonsalves? What was that about? 9. If there is a problem, do you believe that counselling is in order? 10.It is my belief that ALL of us are human. All of us make errors. However, if we as a people, condone repeated errors, then we are not only harming the Church, but also violating the rights of innocent children. 11. It is possible that the said priest is innocent. If you have come to this conclusion, you have obviously investigated this matter with total impartiality - for your own sake. Have you? 12. It is possible, isn't it THAT Advocate Aires Rodrigues is using this case to fight some other personal battles, BUT THAT the priest may or may not be Sanctus Sanctorum? How would anyone know? How does the Church know unless it conducts an impartial investigation into the complaints against him? 13. It is possible that the Church has obtained legal advice to keep quiet as the case is sub-judice. If so, I hope the Church has found that advice morally sound. 14. In any event, I trust that the Church will investigate this case post-judice. As a concerned practising Goan Catholic, I am stating my position to the Catholic Church of Goa : Please note what happened while Nero played the fiddle - Rome burned! We will have to do something to prevent History from repeating itself. sincerely jose _ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement
[Goanet]Dubai Shopping Festival 2005, Jan 12 to Feb 12.
Year after year, the world awaits one event that is by far the ultimate blend of world-class entertainment and shopping bonanza-the Dubai Shopping Festival, also know as DSF. The spectacular event is now in its 10th year. As such, there will be celebrations galore over the 32 fun-filled days of the festival, starting from January 12 till February 12, 2005. Under the visionary leadership of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister, the Dubai Shopping Festival is moving in the right direction in establishing the emirate as a top-notch tourist destination. The Dubai Shopping Festival is a truly remarkable showcase of the excellent co-operation between the Dubai Government and the private sector that offers you and your family a magnificent and rare opportunity to experience the finest in the world of shopping and entertainment. World Class Shopping Shopping in Dubai is an event by itself. Whether shopping in the state-of-the-art shopping malls or in the well-lit streets, shoppers find themselves amidst an entertaining set-up that enthralls one and all. The Global Village The Global Village has seen a great success since it has been launched in 1996 and through out the following years, establishing a unique tourist destination that is sought by visitors from all over the world. According to the statistics, which have shown an outstanding increase in the numbers of visitors and countries participating with special sets of pavilions on the location, the village is still by far the most exotic attraction of the DSF. It's a wholesome experience for the visitor to enjoy, as it offer them various of facilities and services. After more than 9 years of its presence at Dubai Shopping Festival, the Global Village is now moving to a new location on the immense project of Dubailand announcing a new rule of continuing to succeed and attract tourists from around the world whom have last year exceeded 5.2 million. The Global Village will be open with the beginning of DSF on the 12 Jan 2005 and remain open for two and a half months till 31 Mar 2005. This year what you can win Gold It's going to be prizes galore at this 10 th special year. Now hold your breath as one single individual will be taking home not one but 100 kilos of gold as grand prize by purchasing a Dh250 souvenir gold coin which also entitles the buyer to a weekly draw of five kilos of gold taking the overall winnings to 120kgs while the purchase of Dh500 worth of gold and jewellery gives him/her a chance to participate in the daily draw of a kilo of gold organised by the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group. Lexus It's not only gold but the cars raffle as well that is expected to attract hordes of buyers who will be mesmerized by the prospect of winning not just one, but three Lexus cars: Lexus LX 470 (4x4), a Lexus RX 330 and a Lexus ES 300 by buying a Dh250 raffle (Each package contains 5,000 coupons). In addition to the three cars, each ticket (excluding the daily winner) gives its owner the chance to win Dh10,000,000 (ten million dirhams cash) by the end of the Festival. Nissan The Nissan Grand Raffle this year offers a choice of a car in the daily draw for the winner to pick up from a fleet of 10 cars. The final prize, for this Dh25 to Dh200 purchase coupon, is 10 cars for one winning ticket. Now, all these are besides the Key and Support Sponsors' scratch and win prizes as well as discounts. The idea here is to have the effect of winning in DSF 10 times more. The DSF also has individual promotions by its 130 sponsors as well as other offers and discounts from over 2,000 participating outlets For more details please visit www.mydsf.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
[Goanet]six-foot waves hit UAE; One man missing.
One man is still missing after large waves swept five workers into the sea from the Palm Island development in Dubai. The waves, caused by a combination of strong winds and high tides, hit the beaches of the UAE today despite a forecast of fine weather. Police are still searching for the worker around the artificial islands, but they believe he has already died. We suspect that the victim's body has been trapped somewhere between tiny islands surrounding the main island. Divers are searching for the missing worker guided by the four workers who were hit by the wave, a police source said. The remaining four workers were able to save themselves and swim to safety. The accident happened as offshore waves reached more than 4 metres in height. The weather was made worse by high winds, which were clocked at speeds of up to 30 knots by Dubai Meteorological Office. The Gulf Coast also witnessed the highest tide for months, in which water went several metres further than normal up the shore. A source from the met office said the winds picked up offshore from the north-west at about 7.30am. Dubai Police sources said that a fishing boat in Jumeirah also went missing with an unspecified number of crew onboard. Police rescue teams are searching for the missing boat and crew. Sharjah experienced its highest tide at 12.30pm and Port Rashid at 12.20pm. Many worried residents and shop keepers were thinking of evacuating their premises, but civil defence and police officers said there was no need to panic. The sea swept over beaches and reached the road in some parts of Ajman and Sharjah. Residents said fish and debris were left lying around. According to Dubai Meteorological Office, the next low tide will be at 8.10pm. Strong northerly winds, known as shamal, started at 7am and will continue tonight, tomorrow and the day after. Wave heights offshore will be 3.5 to 4 metres and near the coast will be 1.5 to 2 metres. Even when the tides go down, however the waves will still be high. The next high tide will be at 2.30am - Gulf News MORE ON HIGH WAVES DUBAI - 11 January 2005 - High waves of upto six feet crashed over breakwaters at various places in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah, today, flooding some roads and disrupting life along the coastal belt. Panicked residents were on tenterhooks since morning, worried as to whether another tsunami was building up, but the weather office brushed aside such fears. The waves also hit a number of private properties and hotels along the seaside, but the damage has been reported to be very negligible. The rough seas are a direct result of the strong winds, of up to 40 knots, being experienced in the Gulf region. Experts told Khaleej Times that a high tide coupled with such strong wind conditions can lead to such rough sea conditions, but they posed no threat to any structures on the seaside. The sea conditions offshore are severe with swells of up to 16 feet, while waves of six feet have been reported from most areas. The hazardous conditions prompted the concerned meteorological offices in various emirates to issue marine warnings, and instructing fishermen and leisure boat operators not to venture out into the open water. The weather conditions are likely to prevail till evening, and a chance of rainshowers has also been forecast for the next eight-ten hours. The strong Shamal that established in the Southern Gulf is likely to ease by evening, and wind conditions are expected to weaken to 10 knots. --- Khaleej Times __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]Ethel gets into a rage about road ethics
- Original Message - From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] HEART 2 HEART BY ETHEL DA COSTA Does life come cheap in Goa? Don't we automatically follow these rules abroad? So, why a fuss in our own country? Why can't we get people sensitive? But, this is Goa you see? And life these days comes at a low premium. *** The entire article makes riveting reading but I will focus on just one aspect - traffic lights. Why are traffic lights not erected in Goa? They exist in other parts of India but my enquiries have met with silly replies: a. Goans are not used to them. b. The volume of traffic does not warrant it c. Goa does not have the electronic sophistication to implement traffic signals d. Traffic signals waste time by making drivers stop Yes, it is sickening to be a witness to accidents that could easily have been avoided if traffic signals had to be installed. Recently I was driving along the NH17 behind a lorry carrying iron ore. Because we were approaching the Colvale junction I did not attempt to overtake the lorry. However an ice-cream seller on a cycle turned into the path of the lorry and was sent flying across the middle of the road, his body shaking spasmodically and blood oozing from his mouth. I stopped but the other vehicles made a detour around the body. My mobile phone was out of range so I ran to the petrol station about 50 metres away. The attendants there would not do anything themselves but asked me to call from the adjacent STD booth. I went there but did not know the number for emergency services or directory enquiries. The man operating the booth feigned ignorance and there was no telephone directory available. I saw a well dressed man approaching so I asked him. He told me the emergency number. I went to make the call but he blocked my path saying he had got to the booth first. I pointed out to him what was happening across the road but he was unmoved. I had to give up after about three minutes as he was discussing minute arrangements about a Christmas party. I returned to the scene of the accident. Another iron ore truck had stopped and they had taken the body away. A large ugly crowd had gathered meanwhile around my wife and car. There were convinced that I was the cause of the death of a popular local man and they wanted to teach me a lesson. Fortunately one of the crowd had witnessed the accident and placated the mob. He urged me to drive away from the scene as he physically held the crowd back. I did so! That experience shook me and I am not certain if I would stop again in a similar situation. Eddie Fernandes 1 Onslow Gardens London, UK
[Goanet]History with warts and all - Goa's Freedom Struggle.
I greatly appreciate the initiativa of Eduardo Faleiro to find a place for T.B. Cunha in the gallery of the national freedom fighters in the Indian Parliament as reported recently on the goanet. It should have been done long time back! In the wake of the on-going debate provoked by the VCD produced by the Goa's Education Department, I presume that such provocations need to be exploited to balance the historical reconstructions, without ignoring any points of view or experiences of the past realities. There is much yet that has not been written and oral history needs yet to be tapped. While in charge of the XCHR I was able to bring together in 1986 various leaders of varying brands of freedom struggle who were still alive then, including among them V. Lawande and Cajetan Lobo. I also published the memoirs of James Fernandes, * In Quest of Freedom*, in 1990. I wish Eduardo Faleiro, Udhay Bhembre, Aurora Couto, etc. would sponsor a re-edition of the writings of Tristão Bragança Cunha, where the role of Christians and Hindus in the struggle for Goa's Freedom is depicted without bias, and so also the participation of the Portuguese in Portugal, in the midst of all the political odds under the Salazar regime. More Goans (including Goanetters) could try to obtain and read the volume of collected writings of T B Cunha published by T.B. Cunha Memorial Commitee, Bombay, 1961 (with a message from Jawaharlal Nehru, dated August 13, 1960, and I would leave it to curious readers to find out who wrote the Preface!). Incidentally, P.P. Shirodkar was recently quoted on Goanet for some of his communal (?) views, but one should also read and quote his *Trial of T.B. Cunha*, published through the Goa Gazetter Dept., in 1991, where he hails T..B. Cunha as a Goan patriot par excellence, and as Father of Goan Nationalism. All of us suffer from incoherences due to varied and contradictory experiences in our lives! History writing should also acknowledge them and report the contradictions. That is what has been called as history with warts and all. Teotonio R. de Souza Teotonio R. de Souza
[Goanet]Raibondra Issue
Aires writes: My comment: I requested the women's NGO's to conduct an independent investigation. Auda Viegas did meet the accused priest. His defence was that while he we was playing with the alleged victim's pendant his hand slipped into her breasts. This has been stated in Auda Viegas's complaint to the police against Fr. Newton Rodrigues. Samir wrote: that is a cool one. :-) This priest just might be a pro. Comments:He (the priest) MUST be a professional ball player, including pocket billiard and godde (marbles) champion! Why just harass a holy pro? Let him go ahead with some more games in the USA, (where he may be given an spiritual assylum) or even in Italy. Bogoss Saiba! Let's get on with more Moira Bannanas growing specially in the places where the holy nuns do their ministry. That will be more productive NO? What say you dotor advogad? X.B.Moidekar
[Goanet]Re:Advantage China as reforms give airspace restructuring a miss
From Constantino Xavier's post [Jan 10] it is obvious that Goa is not the only place which is affected by the controls of the Defence Establishment. But the developments on the airspace restructuring issue are worth monitoring as it can be used as leverage in local discussions with the Navy. It is also worth monitoring the issue of IAF and various airports especially Pune. In my Dec 13 post titled Some hope for Dabolim? it will be see that the IAF seems open to the idea of effectively sharing airport infrastructure for civilian purposes. What more do we want from the Navy at Dabolim? Such matters should perhaps be given greater importance by the South Goa MP, Churchill Alemao, in his petition than purely touristy precedents like the Red Fort in Delhi, especially since he is reportedly a member of the Standing Committee on Defence.
[Goanet]Ribandar case the case of the slipping hand
From: Aires Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:30 AM Subject: [Goanet]Re: Ribandar case the case of the slipping hand Comment: This Auda Viegas would be able to answer. But if anyone wants a copy of her complaint to the police please let me know. I will try and post a copy of it on goanet for the benefit of all. RESPONSE: Please do post a copy for the benefit of all. Especially the doubters, i.e. myself. cheers, Gabe. Wimbledon - London England.
[Goanet]RE: Advantage China as reforms give airspace restructuring a miss
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 9: Reforms in India's aviation sector are finally taking off, but there's still a big blip on the radar that seems to have escaped serious attention: airspace restructuring. Much of Indian airspace is still under Defence control and as a result, the country runs the risk of losing Rs 190 crore-half its revenue from overflights-to China in the coming years. .. .. While there has been some restructuring in Southern India, most routes in Central and northern parts remain unchanged, largely due to Defence restrictions.In fact, 65 per cent of Delhi airspace is controlled by the Air Force. As a result, some long-pending proposals for straightening route alignments continue to gather dust. [Constantino Xavier. Jan 10] --- So Goa is not the only place suffering from Defence controls in aviation. It is obvious that the Defence Minister is likely to give higher priority to the demand for airspace restructuring over Delhi than relocating the Navy from Dabolim. The former is however likely to be highly problematic anyway though the pressures on the Defence establishment may be equally high. If and when it happens it can be used as a precedent for the Dabolim situation. Here is another situation worth monitoring. I had posted it on Dec 13. It is about the IAF and Pune airport (among others). I am repeating it for ready reference. -- Sharing infrastructure for national good TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2004 06:18:50 PM ] PUNE: Infrastructure like airports are a national resource to be shared for the common public good and the Indian Air Force (IAF) is willing to accede to the growing requirements of civil aviation in phases, Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy, chief of Air Staff, said. He was categorical that the IAF was open to sharing the assets since it owns many more airfields in the country than the civil authority. We need to share assets because these belong to the public. It is a matter of working together, he told reporters. He was responding to questions on the recent statements by government of Maharashtra officials and the union Civil Aviation minister that Pune should be allowed to operate as a 24 hour airport. The issue of Pune's air connectivity has been a vexed one since the IAF has limited watch hours for civilian flights. Local industry and politicians have been pressing that greater civil air movement be allowed by extending the watch hours beyond the 8 am to 8 pm. Recent statements have indicated that the airport function round-the-clock. Which Air Chief Marshal Krishnaswamy countered with, Extend the watch hours to what? Nothing is holding us, the IAF, back but you need to know the number flights which will come in, the demand for these flights, all of which will decide the watch hours. You cannot have an airport open for 24 hours with nothing on the ground. There are no domestic flights late in the night for an airport to become a 24-hour operation. In the national context, while the IAF owns and operates the Pune airfield at Lohegaon, it uses the civil airport at Guwahati, Mohanbari, Kumbigram and many more in the east for its operations. The same applies to the airstrip at Kargil, which has been laid jointly by the state government and the civil aviation ministry where the IAF has operational charge. During the seasonal tourist influx, the IAF airfields of Jaipur and Jaisalmer are used for civil air traffic. The Air Chief refuted suggestions that there could be a linkage, or a quid pro quo in giving concessions at cities like Pune for greater flexibility at airports like Guwahati. Stressing the need for greater flexibility, he said, I have spoken to the civil aviation minister and we will look at it. At Guwahati and Mohanbari, which are run by the civilian authorities, we have requirements beyond the existing hours. Let us be flexibile because there are several issues involved. For instance, if the Pune airfield is open 24 hours, who is to pay for the services? The operators pay for what they use but where are the domestic flights in the night? There has to be a demand for civil air activity and all of this is driven by traffic. The air traffic control, if it is manned by civilians and has to stay open for longer, people get overtime. We will have to find more people since the IAF cannot get overtime. All of this is in the domain of operability, he said. Air Chief Marshal Krishnaswamy was in Pune to attend the 56th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI). Following the AGM, he stepped down as president of the Society. During his presidential address, he pointed to a global major like Rolls Royce outsourcing utpo 65 per cent of its engine design business. In this context, he suggested the Indian aeronautical industry develop a credible niche which can meet global standards, and target parts of that 65 per cent pie. In an effort to coordinate all efforts for the growth of the sector, an Aeronautical
Re: [Goanet] Uday Bhembre comments on the controversial Liberation Film
--- Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Foo is the bigot now? Foo is Foo? Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]RE: Uday Bhembre comments on the controversial Liberation Film
UDAY BHEMBRE has vividly and accurately pointed the negative aspect of the disgusting, lackluster, badly scripted, and sickening contents of the VCD, which the government wanted to force down the throats of young student in the guise of Goa's freedom struggle. It's a crying shame that the government and educational department don't know the difference between Goa's history and freedom struggle. The committee members involved with the production of the filthy VCD have clearly shown that they are ignorant, adversaries of peace, and communal minded. They have demonstrated that they have scant respect for freedom struggle in particular and Goa's history in general. The government's intent to divide the Goan community by using religion has been exposed by the ever vigilant true Goans. Why did the perpetrators of the VCD left out the fact that Mhal Pai of Verna, a Hindu Brahmin, co-operated with Timoja and Afonso de Albuquerque in the attack against Adil Shah? Is it because they somehow feel that they are descendants of Mhal Pai or want to use the same tactic by co-operating with communal forces to destroy the Christian community? Avelino Bastora/Kuwait _ WAS INQUISITION A PART OF GOA'S LIBERATION STRUGGLE? The subject of the documentary is Goa's freedom struggle and not the history of Goa. Conversion and inquisition are a part of Goa's history and are not relevant as regards the history of freedom struggle. The struggle for freedom was intended to end the rule of an alien nation (Portugal) wherein Hindus and Christians fought hand in hand. It was not a struggle for or against any religion. BY UDAY BHEMBRE. Uday Bhembre is the Chairman of Vichar Vibhag =
Re: [Goanet] Misinformation on Global Warming
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So let's recap. 1% of the earth's atmosphere is comprised of gases other than nitrogen and oxygen. Therefore a fraction of 1% is carbon dioxide. Since some carbon dioxide is caused by nature, humans are responsible for creating carbon dioxide that is an even smaller percentage of the earth's atmosphere. The atmospheric composition of carbon dioxide is 0.036% by volume. This is a wellknown fact. Its levels are presently 30% higher compared to preindustrial times. Carbon dioxide emitted by all natural sources is completely recycled by plants, vegetation, microorganisms and natural chemical processes on land and in water. Only about half of the carbon dioxide put out by humans is right now being recycled in this manner. The rest accumulates in the atmosphere for about 100 years. This information is provided only for the benefit of the majority of Goanetters who care about science and basic arithmetic, and have not let their ideologies cloud their elementary understanding of these subjects. These folk would realize that the above quote and the rest of the irrelevant material emanating from [EMAIL PROTECTED], and all the bridges built and sold from that email address, miserably fail to refute the following: 1. My earlier posts on global warming, and any of the factual information contained in them. 2. My post on Mount St. Helens, and any of the factual information contained in it. 2. The now well-established fact that the entity posting from [EMAIL PROTECTED] has disseminated a lot of misinformation on human involvement in global warming, on the so-called medieval warm period, and on greenhouse gas emissions from Mount St. Helens. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]Healthy living... and Kalpna Desai
KALPNA DESAI is one of the many friends whom Goanet helped me link up with. With a name like her's, she could well be Goan. She isn't but comes from Gujarat, and is now in the UK, after taking the East Africa migration route from the home of her ancestors in western India. It seems that people having a common experience often tend to understand each other better. Kalpna has been a longtime member of Goanet, and, whenever she holidays in Goa, she's sure to drop in and exchange notes. Her involvement in social work probably builds another link with a volunteer- driven network like Goanet. This note is just to say a thank you to her for sending in a copy of the annual report of the 'Healthy Living in Battersea' project. We talked about this during her past visits, and she mentioned it's a project supported by the UK's Lottery Fund. In a word, the Battersea Healthy Living Initiative is a partnership project between a number of voluntary and statutory sector groups in London SW11 5BB. Kalpna is the project co-ordinator. It focuses on health inequalities to improve the physical and mental well-being of individuals. The aim, we're told is to encourage active partnership from Battersea communities in attaining better health and well being through a range of co-ordinated and sustainable activities. Their activities include a Sound Minds Creative Arts Project (providing access to arts activities for people experiencing or at risk of serious mental health problems), an Information Advice Project (community-based advice), a Peabody Trust Health Eating Project (to improve nutrition and diet and reducing social isolation of at risk groups), a physical activities project (safe physical activity opportunities in local settings), young people counselling project (free and confidential one-to-one counselling for 16-24 year olds), generate healthy eating and exercise project, new healthy eating projects, and volunteer support project. With Goa increasing having to face problems of the aging, out-migration and socil isolation, perhaps this provides some interesting ideas for us. What is particularly interesting is a project which aimds to encourage Battersea residents with additional support into volunteering activity. As experience has shown us, Goa has tonnes of skills and energies, just waiting to be tapped. Can we learn from the experiences of others? FN Frederick Noronha (FN)Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://fn-floss.notlong.com
Re: [Goanet] History or Hysteria?
Let me do some deliberate nitpicking on the following from Fredrick Noronha: This, however, is no reason for modern day political forces -- particularly the Religious Right (including in India, which calls itself Hindutva and has little to do with the religion of Hinduism though it would like to claim it's the same thing) -- to make use of past realities to justify the continued misuse of religion for political or other purposes today. I would read this statement as to say that what the documentary has shown is the past realities. And that exactly is the point. Merely because it has been produced by what Fred defines as 'Religious Right' does not make these realities as unrealities. And it was in context of understanding these realities that I requested Tony Correa-Afonso to elucidate further on the many other uncomfortable factors that went into the equation. Sachin Phadte. _ The real power of teamwork. Experience it in real time. http://www.microsoft.com/india/office/experience/ Experience MS Office System.
[Goanet]Konkani One Act Play Competition in Kuwait
KONKANI ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION. UNITED CLUB OF UTORDA-KUWAIT, the initiators of One Act Play Competition in Kuwait, will Organise their 4th Annual ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION in Konkani, in co-ordination with GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY, which will be held on Friday, the 28th January 2005, from 3.30 pm. onwards at Gulf English Auditorium, Rumeithiya. The playwrights are all set to show their talents with their new plays: 1.AMI SUKHI LOK DUKHI- Dir. by Anthony Carr (Quepem) 2. SURYAK LAGLAM GIRANN - Dir.by Ignatius de Selvon 3. LOKAK ZAI ZALEAR - Dir. by Joe Ferreira (Assolna) 4. KIMSAM-Dir. by Salu Faleiro (Betalbatim 5. MOG DIAT Dir. by Felix de Merces. In addition, to ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION the talented young buds, and the stars of GOAN and MANGALOREAN Konkani stage artistes namely: Gracy Moraes, Leena, M. Luis, Michael D'Silva, Simon Gonsalves, Ignatius de Selvon, Zoro, Bab Agnel, Nelson Fernandes, Seby and Seby, Laurente Pereira, Donald, hitman of the Konkani stage Sylvester Vaz, Super Star Jose Rod and ace Mangalorean popular singers Rony and Jasmine, and introducing sensational and professional singer Miss Thelma D'Souza, who will perform for the first time in Kuwait and Bab Graham Rodrigues will keep you entertained with their new super hits. This year U.C.U is introducing another two young lads Bab Palen D'Costa of 7 years and Bab Alrich Miranda of 5 years on the Konkani stage, so don't miss to come and watch and hear their melodious voices. Don't miss the opening song of Bab Alrich. For further information please contact: Chequinho Fernandes 6364366 Nicholas Rodrigues 9732917 Laurente Pereira 6262597. = http://www.goa-world.net/poems http://www.goa-world.net/poems/lino __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]Governor -- Goa far from developed
--- Philip Neri de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Goa far from developed: governor HERALD CORRESPONDENT SANGUEM, JAN 9 -- Stating that Goa was not a developed State, Governor S C Jamir said that many rural areas were yet to be provided with the basic necessities of water, education, roads and health. On Sunday, during his tour around the wards of Nanegotton, Korlamoddi, Korla, Cazur, Devrem in Pirla in Quepem and Mangal in Sanguem and after an interaction with the poor villagers residing in these villages, Mr Jamir further remarked We shall be fooling ourselves, if we term these villages to be developed when the villagers residing here lack all the basic necessities. At long last, a Governor who is genuinely interested in the population he/she is sent to govern. The last time I heard this sort of thing (a governor touring the villages) was from an article by Carlos Azeredo regarding Gen Vassalo e Silva, when he toured the affected villages after devastating cyclones of May 1961. Gabriel. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
[Goanet]11 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Gineanacher poixe khorchilele kednanch nirfoll zainant. (Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.)domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ANIMALS DEVOUR GIRL'S BODY AT RAWANFOND: In a shocking incident, the body of a 15-year-old girl was found half burnt and partially eaten by animals near a field in Rawanfond, Margao, on January 10. Margao police suspect that the girl might have been murdered, before attempts were made to destroy the body. (H) PLAN TO REVIVE AGRICULTURE: The government is enforcing a plan to revive agriculture and boost agro-related activities through an offer of subsidies for improving irrigation, milk production and horticultural crops, Governor SC started in his address to the Goa Assembly on the opening day of the winter session. (GT) EIGHT BILLS INTRODUCED: Eight legislations were introduced in the Goa Assembly on the first day of the five-day Session on January 10. These include the Goa Reconstruction of Registers and Records Bill, 2005; the Goa Public Health (Amendment Bill), 2005; the Indian Stamp (Goa Amendment) Bill; the Goa Members of Legislative Assembly (removal of disqualification) Amend Bill, 2005; The City of Punjabi Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2005, etc. (H) VCD NEITHER WITHDRAWN NOR WITHHELD: On January 4, the Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, under pressure from its coalition partner - the UGDP - declared that the controversial VCD on Goa's Freedom struggle will be withdrawn immediately. However, nearly six days later, when GT contacted the Education Department, the concerned authorities informed that the VCD has not been withdrawn from the secondary schools. But the distribution of the VCD has been stopped, they added. The VCD is still with 460 schools in Goa. (GT) GOVT'S VISIT FUELS HOPE: A cavalcade of just over 20 cars with high-ranking government officials led by none other than the Governor himself. Never in their life, they had witnessed such a spectacle in their remote and hilly villages. Nor had been so much importance accorded on this scale by anyone to find out about the quality of their existence. Governor SC Jamir's visit to Cazur, Corla and Mangal, remote villages in Quepem and Sanguem talukas has given the villagers reason to revive their sunken hopes that they would get a least some of the basic amenities, such as water supply, electricity, roads and health facilities, which have evaded them since liberation. (GT) BRITON FOUND DEAD IN ANJUNA: Mystery surrounds the death of a young British woman who was found near the notorious Bamboo Forest area in Anjuna on January 9. The 29-year-old woman, Wendy McHugh, was found dead after she was reported missing by her travel companion just hours before the corpse was discovered.Reliable sources alleged that McHugh's death was a a typical case of drug overdose. (GT) GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE: An 18-year-old polytechnic student, Rajnanda Devanand Naik, committed suicide by hanging herself to the ceiling of her room using her dupatta at Alto Betim on January 10. The deceased did not leave behind any suicide note. (NT) MAN SETS HUT ON FIRE: The Verna police have registered an offence against one Biswas Nimay (30) on charges of attempt to murder Ms Rachamma Malli and her family by setting their hut on fire on January 10. (NT) REMO SLAMS REMIX PRODUCERS: Pop star Remo Fernandes has expressed his concern over the trend by music producers to remix songs to make easy money. He was speaking on New Trends and Fusion Music at a two-day national seminar on Indian classical music at Ramnathi, organized by the Samraat Sangeet Academy, as part of the Academy's silver jubilee Samrat Sangeet Sammelan. Remo said that he preferred fusion music, instead of spending 20-25 years to learn Indian classical music, though he liked Indian classical music a lot. (H) GRIT YOUR TEETH AND BRACE UP: Fed up with waiting for material and stocks to try and ensure a semblance of dental treatment to patients, a group of interns met Governor SC Jamir and made a clean breast of their more than teething problems. The students revealed that the condition of the Goa Dental College and Hospital was pathetic as the basic amenities are inadequate and often unavailable. The Governor, according to them, took a serious note of the issue and asked them to prepare a detailed note. He also said that he would discuss the issue with the Chief Minister and the Health Minister. (Preetu Nair in GT) FAKE STAMP PAPERS FOUND: Vasco police has registered a case of fake stamp papers, which were found in the Mamlatdar's office in Vasco. In a complaint, Mormugao mamlatdar Anthony D'Souza stated that fake stamp papers had been found in some affidavits which had been submitted to the mamlatdar's office on November 2004. (H) BOY DIES IN CANAL: Adrian Oliveira, a 3-year-old boy from Bobrumodi-Quepem died after he accidentally fell into the Selaulim canal while he was going to play in the nearby
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY) Jan 11, 2005!
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[Goanet]Comparison of Alemao's Saldhana's Views on Mopa
1. Minister of Tourism in the BJP led Goa government, Mathany Saldhana reportedly said this on Mopa in response to a question in Express Tours Travels earlier this month:. Q: Are you in favour of the second airport in Goa? A: We don't really need to support another airport. Goa is a small place. If we need a second airport, we need to make it viable and sustainable, by adding more flights at least 80 flights. The Sea Bird project is ready so the navy could shift thereby providing us full use of the present airport. The Dabolim airport was always civilian property. Look at the old gazettes. So, why waste money on a new airport. We can use the money to help the Navy shift their station from Goa. Its purpose can well be served by the Sea Bird project. The present airport is enough. We can have a long-term vision, which can be fulfilled by shifting the naval station; a new airport is not my priority. Also, having another airport so close to the existing one is not proper. - 2. Shortly afterwards, the following news report appeared in the Navhind Times citing the afforts of Churchill Alemao, the South Goa MP in the Congress party which is ruling a the Centre: Dabolim should continue as civilian airport, says Alemao NT News Service Margao, Jan 7, 2005: The South Goa Lok Sabha member, Mr Churchill Alemao reiterated that Dabolim should continue as a civilian airport and that the naval airfield be shifted to Sea Bird at Karwar given the completion of this massive naval project.Mr Alemao has also petitioned the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee who is learnt to have assured him of actively considering his suggestion. He has also written to the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defence citing historical reasons for shifting the naval base from Dabolim. Mr Alemao said that he has been informed by the Union Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel that although Mopa was selected as the site for an international airport, the government is yet to take the final decision. - 3. The next day Goanet's Daily News Clippings feature carried this brief report on Alemao's efforts: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 09 January, 2005 NO FINAL DECISION ON MOPA AIRPORT: Civil aviation minister Praful Patel informed South Goa Member of Parliament Churchill Alemao that although Mopa was selected as the site for an international airport, no final decision had been taken. The minister was replying to a debate in the parliament. Churchill has been demanding an assurance on the continuance of the civilian airport at Dabolim even in the event of Mopa becoming functional as international airport. (WE-GT) - 4. Today, the HERALD carried pretty much the same report about Alemao under the title: No final decision taken on Mopa, says Praful Patel. -- 5. How do the two positions compare? ON MOPA 1. Clearly Alemao is interested that Dabolim should continue to serve as a civilian airport even if Mopa materialises. 2. Saldhana is interested in the viability of Mopa (which could perhaps be easily boosted by routing all civilian flights from Dabolim to Mopa!) 3.He therefore hedges by saying we dont really need to support Mopa (as a new airport). Thus Saldanha is disinclined to push for Mopa but if push comes to shove he will probably insist on discontinuing civilian flights at Dabolim. Meanwhile, Alemao's priority is to get the Navy out of Dabolim. Saldanha is just echoing Alemao's argument in this latter regard (see below). ON NAVY AND DABOLIM 1. Alemao wants the Navy to shift to Seabird so that Dabolim can be a full fledged civilian facility ALONG WITH Mopa. 2. Saldhana also wants the Navy to relocate to Seabird so that Dabolim can be a full fledged (but SOLE) airport for Goa. MINISTERIAL RESPONSES OF CENTRE 1. The Defence Minister assured Alemao of active consideration to his suggestion to relocate the Navy from Dabolim to Seabird. This is a standard bureaucratic delaying tactic. 2. The Civil Aviation Minister told Alemao that no fnal decision has been taken on Mopa. Equally bureaucratic delaying tactic. MEANWHILE A team from ICAO, Montreal is supposed to be in Goa from this week to undertake a feasibility study of Mopa which will take 5 months. This will probably serve as input to the decision to go or no go at Mopa. One of the options that will no doubt be evaluated is diversion of civilian traffic from Dabolim to increase traffic concentration at Mopa and boost viability. The Civil Aviation Minister's views will become crucial at that juncture. Does he really want Mopa or not? This might well depend on Maharashtra politics! The Defence Minister's views also become crucial. Does he want the Navy to relinquish Dabolim or is he prepared to settle for a joint management system (as in the case of Hawaii's International airport / Hickam Air Force Base). Even in Pune there is a willingness recently on the part of the IAF to share airport assets though concrete movement in this direction has yet to
[Goanet]Consumers meeting exposes Govt officials for unfulfilled promises
- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- --- Meet exposes govt officials for 'unfulfilled' promises Government officials representing various departments were caught napping on Wednesday after consumer rights activists exposed them for their unkept promises and failed deadlines, even as the Souh Goa District Consumer Protection Council held its first ever meeting here this morning. While the major task before the meeting was to put in place various sub-committees under the Act, consumer activists stole the show when they sought details over past action concerning the departments. Be it the Department of Transport or Police, Power, BSNL or Communications, the officials were caught on the wrong foot since they could not honour the past deadlines. Even the District Magistrate was found wanting in giving a satisfactory explanation over the action initiated against persons responsible for the death of a minor in Cuncolim last year. Activists maintained that promises by the Transport and Police Departments to reign in on the erring bus operators after last year's Velim bus remained hollow. The bi-monthly meeting planned in the first week of October is yet to take place. The buses do not issue tickets, nor the conductors wear uniforms. The registration certificates are non-displayed inside the vehicle, while playing of music continues, contended the activists. The RTO and the police have now agreed to meet activists once in two-months. The power department also came in for close scrutiny from the activists. It was pointed out that the department did not reply to the points raised by activists from Cuncolim over the non-functioning of street lights. There was unison amongst all the members present that the Power department had to issue literature to consumers while installing electronic meters. While the Superintending Engineer maintained that the literature cannot be provided, he had to be reminded the right of a consumer for information under the Act. The BSNL was the most complained department. Complaints of excess billing and sub-standard services poured in, even as members felt that the district level consumer Council ought to be attended by the DyGM, BSNL. There was no answer when an activist asked on the action taken on the death of a minor near a culvert construction site at Cuncolim last year. When Additional Magistrate, G P Naik sought to say that the complaint was forwared to the PWD, the activists reminded him that this was done in July last year and nothing concrete cam till date. Acute parking problems in Margao town were also raised by an activist. - HERALD 6/1/05 - page 5 -- --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- an initiative of GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE to promote civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org ---
