[Goanet]Re: Religious Stamps
Santosh Helekar wrote: I don't know whether you know this, but the preamble of the Indian Constitution defines India as a secular democratic republic. Just for information. The word secular came in the preamble only in 1976, along with the word socialist. Sachin Phadte _ Get head hunted by 5000 tech recruiters. http://www.naukri.com/tieups/tieups.php?othersrcp=534 Post your CV on Naukri.com.
[Goanet]20 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 20 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Fokot ek piso sogllem zannam. Ek budvont munis zannam apunn kitlem thoddem zannam to. (Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows.) domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] VASCO MURDER SUSPECT NABBED: Goa police achieved a major breakthrough in the murder of prominent city-based physician Dr Shrikant Verenkar, with the arrest of prime suspect, Ryan Rudolph alias Rocky Fernandes (27) in Mumbai on January 18 night. Ryan Fernandes of Porvorim - a motocross rally participant, a recruiting agent and computer sales agent - was arrested at Marine Lines after police laid a trap for him. (H) DOC CREMATED, VASCO COMES TO A STANDSTILL: Activity in the otherwise busy port town came to standstill on Wednesday (Jan 19) morning as shops and establishments downed their shutters in support of the Vasco bandh called by prominent citizens of Vasco to mourn the tragic demise of Dr Srikant Verenkar, who was murdered on January 17 morning. (H) GT TIP-OFF HELPS: Gomantak Times investigations have revealed that on 13 January 2005, one Francis D'Sa from Agasaim went to a nationalized bank in Pernem to open a bank account. D'Sa came to the bank on 18 January with a cheque of Rs.10,50,000 and deposited in the bank. The cheque was issued from the joint account of Ryan Fernandes and Sarika Verenkar and drawn on the Panaji branch of a private bank. Team GT tipped off the police, who immediately picked up D'Sa from his residence in Agassaim. (GT) FEASIBILITY STUDY OF MOPA AIRPORT: The techno-economic feasibility study of the proposed Mopa airport has been entrusted to 'Airport de Paris', a French government firm, and a pre-final report is expected by June 2005. The government will then choose between the various options of technical and economic viability suggested by ADP. (NT) LEAKING LIFELINE: A new parallel pipeline to offset the frequent breakdown in the old one appears to have brought little relief as the water scarcity in South Goa reported on 15 January was attributed to the leakage in the alternate water supply network. The new pipeline sprung a leak at Malkarnem. (GT) SKYBUS DOOR FALLS OFF: The door of the Sky Bus coach slid down to the ground at the trial site in Margao on January 19 when the coach was on a routine trial run. The door fell down after the latch came off. No one was injured. The incident came moments after KRC managing director, B Rajaram, took members of the national media on a trial run. (H) HUBBY ARRESTED FOR KILLING WIFE: Bicholim police has arrested Babi from Dhangarwad-Bicholim on charges of killing his wife Usha B Fale (29) by setting her ablaze on January 12. (H) 1000 SSI UNITS CLOSED DOWN: Reeling under tremendous pressures of all sorts, as many as 1000 small scale industries out of 6800 in Goa have closed down posing a serious concern about the future of such industries in the State, according to Keshav Kamat, President of the Goa Small Industries Association. Speaking on the second day of the Interface 2005 at the Kala Academy on January 19, Kamat said, The small scale industry which employs 42,000 people is passing through a bad phase. (H) MORE WATER TANKS IN MARGAO: The Fatorda MLA, Mr Damu Naik, said plans are afoot to construct more water tanks in Margao to meet the growing demand. (NT) DEPLOY TRAFFIC POLICE ALONG HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS: With the recent head-on collision between two buses on the Mandovi bridge, the Porvorim residents Welfare Association has expressed serious concern over the increasing number of road mishaps. There is an urgent need to deploy traffic police along the highway intersections, junctions and roundabouts, especially during peak hours, a press note states. (H) SANGUEM MAN BOOKED: The Sanguem police have registered an offence against one Manuel Rodrigues, a residence of Kurdi-Sanguem in connection with the case of cheating and giving false evidence before the Court of Mamlatdar, Sanguem. (NT) BJP DHARNA IN MAPUSA: The BJP will hold a dharna at Gandhi Chowk on Jan 20 to protest against the revengeful attitude of the Tamil Nadu government in the Shankaracharya case and inept handling of the issue by the Central government. (NT) TIATR 'MONIS TUM': Excellent stage-setting, pleasing background music and superb acting with good light effects marked the staging of Monis Tum, written and directed by Anil Pednekar, and presented by SGSSM, Quitula, Aldona, at the Kala Academy on January 19. (Gilbert D'Mello in Herald) AN ODE TO MATANHY: Matanhy dear are you near/ You were our champion yesterday/ You are our Minister today/ When out of power you were never far/ But now in power you are always in a car/ You took up so many social causes/ Yet Goa is still not a bed of roses/ The New Year is soon I fear/ Do not make any promises my dear/ Resolutions are made to be broken/ So sleep on Matanhy do not be awaken. (Santosh Naik, Vasco, in GT) THE APOSTLE OF ART: Kala Academy presents an
Re: [Goanet]mea culpa
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Eugene Correia wrote: Peter D'Souza rightly pointed my mistake in writing Sanjay Gandhi as PM. It was Rajiv, no doubt. I may have made other errors, and the one I noticed while scrolling through the stories on goanet is that I said Chair in the story on entertainment. It should be American Chai. No problem Eugene; we all make mistakes. It reminds us too that we're human ;-) Someone called journalism literature in a hurry. As far as the literature bit goes, as a mere hack, I don't have any such pretensions about my own writing. But it often gets done in a hurry. When I read Sanjay Gandhi's name with Sam Pitroda's, I understood you meant Rajiv. I've made far worse blunders in my shorter career, and I guess most of us who write could compile a book on this subject ;-) FN
Re: [Goanet]Death most dastardly
- Original Message - From: karla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 1:37 AM Subject: [Goanet]Death most dastardly Evans Mendonca is an ex-student of St.Andrew's High School Vasco who was in Goa in last November to play music at Those were the Days music event at Baina beach. This is what : Evans Mendonca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in VascokarsUnited Net group Miguel-Bab Good Morning ! Dr Verenkar was one of those jovial docs one would love to meet at parties and social functions - esp Lions Club Events. Quote( WITHIN 48 HOURS: The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muktesh Chander, claimed on January 18, that the culprits who killed the political leader and Vasco Physician, Dr Srikant Verenkar, would be apprehended soon and the public would come to know about all facts within 48 hours. (NT) )Unqte Lets wait for the facts which are supposed to be out within 48 hours. The DIG announced this on 18/Jan - so the facts must be out within today (20/Jan). BTW - Mr Evans Mendonca, if I am not mistaken, studied at St Theresa's and later at Regina Mundi - and not at St Andrew's Institute (not High School). Kind Regards Vince
[Goanet]GoanetReader -- Beauty pageants booming in Goa, but at a price
The article by Bindu Vaz is a useful reminder to us all to look at a person for what he/she is within rather than on the surface. Of course, this does not mean that one should not make oneself presentable - but that itself should not be the final goal. I would like to add onve more episode to the list by Bindu. That is the mis-utilisation of a young girl from Jammu who was coaxed into appearing in a beauty contest, and when she won, she was black-mailed in all sorts of ways. Also, in many small towns in India this beauty pageants are also getting 'popular'. I understand that such events are no longer popular in the West - though the contests are still held there. It is the third-world countries that are targetted, and that is why there have been so many from India who have won in the recent past, and these events are held in such countries. The whole programme seems to be to sell cosmetic products, and not the well-being of the contestants. Sachin Phadte _ Redefine team work. Discover your true potential. http://www.microsoft.com/india/office/experience/ With the MS product suite.
[Goanet]Indian Air Traffic
From financialexpress.com: Domestic air travel takes wings OUR ECONOMY BUREAU Posted online: Thursday, January 20, 2005 at hours IST NEW DELHI, JAN 19: More and more people are taking to air travel. Fiscal 2004-05 has witnessed a spurt in civil aviation traffic, more significantly in the domestic segment. The international traffic too is growing at an accelerated pace as compared to a moderate increase recorded in the previous financial year. What is also significant is the jump in import and export cargo handled at international airports. According to official figures, the import cargo handled at international airports during April-November 2004 shot up by more than 30% as against the growth of less than 10% recorded in the corresponding period of last fiscal. The export cargo which recorded a negative growth in last fiscal has gone up by more than 11% during the first eight months of the current financial year. Official figures indicate that 94.37 lakh passengers were handled at international terminals during April-November 2004 as compared to 82.02 lakh passengers during the corresponding period in the last financial year. The growth rate works out to more than 15%. The growth rate was less than 5% during the corresponding period of last financial year. Most of the international passenger traffic is handled at Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and Trivandrun airports. According to a report of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, during April-October 2004 five terminals of international airports handled 81.72 lakh passengers. However, this was 20.1% less than the handling capacity of the 102.25 lakh passengers for the period at these airports. As far as domestic air traffic at these airports was concerned, 152.34 lakh passengers were handled during April-November 2004 as compared to 121.11 lakh passengers during the corresponding period of fiscal 2003-04, recording a growth of around 26%. The growth rate in the passenger traffic last year hovered around 10%. Taking into account the April-October 2004 figure of 130.29 lakh passengers, the ministry's report said that capacity utilisation was 10% less than the handling capacity of 144.69 lakh passengers for the period at these airports. According to the April-October 2004 figures, the five international airports handled 2.52 lakh tonne of export cargo which was 11.9% more than the cargo handled during the corresponding period last year. The growth, the report said, has considerably improved from the negative growth of 0.9% recorded during April-October 2003. As compared to the pro-rata capacity of 2.54 lakh tonne for the period, it lagged behind by 0.9%. 1.60 lakh tonne import cargo handled at these airports during April-October 2004 was 32.5% more than 1.21 lakh tonne during the corresponding period in 2003. The growth rate, the report said, was high compared to 8% during April-October 2003.
Re: [Goanet]Mutation for drug resistance in Indian malaria identified
--- Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Malaria... a serious concern for Goa. Hardly getting the consistent attention it deserves. FN http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitemrgwid=6item=Newsitemid=1851language=1 Mutation for drug resistance in Indian malaria identified Can anyone shed light on the Pros and Cons of DDT usage? I remember reading recently (don't know where) that the scares of DDT were unfounded and were more of commercial rumour-mongering than true scientific fact; that the third world would benefit from the usage of DDT to rid the stagnant waters of mosquito-breeding larvae. In my youth, DDT was used to eradicate anything from ants to mosquitoes. My wife tells me that when she was a boarder in the 60s, she was regularly shampooed with a mixture of kerosene and DDT to get rid of head lice (cannot see any side-effects as yet apart from premature greying). Cheers, Gabriel. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
[Goanet]wesley coutinho salcete fc striker
He shoots from different angles and on occasions sets up his colleagues for the kill. He leaps and out jumps rival defenders to nod in goals past the rival defense. He flys like a featured creature to connect low dipping crosses from the flanks in the goal mouth into goals. He holds lot of promise on the football field for a eighteen year old. ARMSTRONG VAZ takes a closer look at the upward career graph of Cuncolim based football striker who recently represented the Goa junior team in the all India national junior championship at Jharkand. Wesley coutinho has been revelation for Salcete football club in the second division campaign this season notching goals in every match that his play so far. Wesleys goal scoring feat has made Salcete f ootball club march into the play off from the south zone possible along with ABC benaulim. The two Salcete based teams will be fighting it out with two North zone qualifiers for a lone place in next seasons first division league. A closer look at one of the Products of Cuncolim youth development schme WESLEY COUTNHO from Milleavaddo Cuncolim, son of Wilson coutinho and Yolanda coutinho. Higher caliber football beamed into our homes through cable TV have been a source of inspiration and motivation for many a new breed of young footballers who want to make it big in the football world. Striker coutinho was part of the goa junior team which took part in the all India junior national championship at Jharkand. Although Wesley was representing goa for the first time he has fond memories of the tournament as an individual as he scored two of the five goals that Goa scored. His two goals however could not bail out goa with Goa losing two of the three matches and drawing one three all against Uttar Pradesh while losing 1-4 to Kerala and 1-2 to Jharkand. Wesley Coutinho idolizes Manchester united striker Rudi Van Nielstroy as He grew up in the football culture in his village. He soaked in the football atmosphere watching senior boys from his ward play football. The talent was evident at a young age and with it the ambition and drive to make it big. Senior players from his ward like veteran Diego coutinho and Denzil coutinho playing along side him made hi m aware of his abilities and encouraging words of advice came whoever matter to him. He got his first lessons of coaching as an under 12 player of the Cuncolim union football team from coach levino dias, thereafter he grew up to play for the under 15 Cuncolim union team in the Goa football association organized tournaments, where he doubled up as a defender and striker. Besides the Manchester united striker Ruud van nistelrooy He other Indian favourite player is East Bengal medio Alvito DCunha, while international Mahesh Gawali and two other Cuncolim based players Fredy Mascarenhas and Micky Fernandes playing for professional clubs has motivated him enough to seek greener pastures in the big footballing world in the coming years. Ivory John his former physical education teacher at Don Bosco High school sulcona Rivona recalls his early childhood days at School when Wesley dreamt of playing for either of the two clubs Dempo sc or Salgoacar and was did not shy away in expressing his desire to his teachers and class mates. Wesley has been part of the Don Bosco high school sulcona rivona subroto Mukerjee state level football team which made the trip to Delhi. He was one of the key member of the squad pumping in 17 goals on the way to his school annexing the title. The trip to Delhi was an experience for Wesley who was the highest scorer of the schoolat the state level pumping in a phenomenal 17 goals in all. Then came the under-17 call from Salcete FC coach Peter Rodrigues who has been able to drill in the belief that he can make it big in the Football World. He has natural talent and knack of scoring goals which is a gods gift. He has to work hard to build up his game further to make it build, he has also to discipline himself in order to attain success. Wesley coutinho has also benefited from the salcete football club coaching where in the club brought in India coach Stephen Constantine to give some words of encouragement and advice to the young boys in the age group of 16-19 years last season. At Goa Juniors, Wesley worked under hard task master Mariano Dias, besides Ignatius Dias and Mickdom Rebello. Wesley has also been part of the Cuncolim Educational Societys Higher Secondary team which lost to St.Xavier s Higher Secondary, Mapusa in the inter- higher secondary tournament last season. In between the Cuncolim inter village and third division league player for the season which has just ended has also turned up for Dempo juniors in the national football league for NFL clubs last may assisting Dempo sports club in the tournament. His moment of joy came when he scored the lone goal against Salgoacar sports club in Dempos 1-0 win in the
Re: [Goanet]19 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
THANK YOU FOR THE DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS YOU SEND ME. THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING. I WILL BE COMING TO GOA FROM 29TH JAN TILL 13THE FEB.SO I WOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD NOT SEND THEM BETWEEN THESE DATES. I HAVE BEEN COMING TO GOA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WOULD BUY A SMALL APPARTMENT THERE, BUT IT IS VERY HARD FOR BRITISH PEOPLE TO BUY PROPERTY IN GOA. THERE IS SO MUCH RED TAPE. BUT YOUR COUNTRY HAS ALWAYS IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE COMING. GRAHAM
[Goanet]Inspirational poems
I wanted to inform you that I too have published a book of inspirational poems entitled, IN TUNE WITH LIFE. Written in simple English and simple in style, the poems are worth reading and meditating upon. The book is priced at Rs 50/- and available with Julio D'Silva ( mobile - 98904 47037). Goanetters may contact me on my e mail address. Thanks Fr Frank
[Goanet]GoanetReader -- Rewind... looking back to Goa's first film fest
REWIND: A LOOK BACK AT GOA'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST, IFFI2004 By Joseph Zuzarte jzuzarte at rediffmail.com AFTER THE DUST settles on IFFI2004, the writer, a journalist from Goa who spent long years in Mumbai, takes a look back at the reason which everyone came here for in the first place -- films. The curtains have rung down on IFFI 2004. And, as everybody expected, the Iranian 'Beautiful City' won the Golden Peacock for Best Film. It was one of the films I decided to give a miss to; it maybe a cinematic masterpiece, but it's not my kind of film. But I did see the Thai 'A Beautiful Boxer' and half expected it to win the top prize, so powerful is the film. The full impact of the movie hits you just after you leave the screening. It's a masterful allegory on the ambivalence of our sexualities, our loves and our lives. Who are we? It asks, and what is sex? The violence and love of the sexual encounter are recreated in the most masterful fashion in, of all places, the kick-boxing ring. There was not really much to choose from in the Asian Competition section. The Chinese 'The Endless Way' was, well, endlessly boring, though also cinematically beautiful. It provides a glimpse into the life of a remote mountain village in Hunan province in China, which has a water problem (endless shots of women and men bringing up water from a deep cavern). Which is finally solved by the 'workers'; it's all about how Communism helps people. Definitely no 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. The Malayasian 'The Princess of Mount Sedang' was like a bad Hindi movie. It starts with one of the heroes single-handedly thrashing 20 of the village toughies, and so on. Even 'A Beautiful Boxer' was more like a typical Hindi film, and had its moments of bad production and bad acting. Everybody of course is familiar with the Hong Kong kug fu movies and their brawl-a-minute. Viewing the Asian Competition, there would seem to be a lot of similarities in the commercial film-making of India, Thailand, Malayasia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. But there's another kind of sensibility in the other Asian countries west of India, like Iran, Israel, etc. The most exciting section at the IFFI was the Cinema of the World, which had some real gems like 'The Motorcycle Diaries' from the U.S.A. the French 'The Butterfly' was a delicious tease of an old butterfly collector and a pre-teen girl who go off butterfly hunting for three days in the jungles. Back home, the girl's mother, who had become pregnant with the girl when she was 15, hunts for her child; the mother had not come home one night, which was how the girl ended with the old man. Thus ensues a frantic police hunt for the old man and the girl with fears of dirty old paedophiles and all that. The screening of the movie was marked by a perceptible anticipation in the audience, more so because Goa has become infamous for its own paedophiles. Another masterpiece was the Canadian French movie 'Book of Senses', which probably also had the most explicit sex of all the movies shown at IFFI. It's about an ageing writer with a writer's block and a young woman literature student who has terminal lung cancer, and finally dies at the end of the movie. The girl befriends the writer, and pretending to be a hooker, seduces the writer with her titillating sex talk. But it's a doomed affair in the end. 'The French Men', another movie from France, was a refreshing take on infidelity -- this time by the wife, the nature of love and male bonding. There were many other movies, from Portugal, Croatia (a particularly graphic one on male homosexuality), Hungary, etc., which, like most European cinema, took one everyday aspect of human relationships -- the most complex of all things in the world -- under the cinematic microscope and tenderly examined it in all its hues. But those kind of movies only make sense to people with those kind of sensibilities. For others they~Rre just 'sex' movies; some viewers were wondering how such 'xxx' movies got past the Indian censors, bringing to the fore one of the 'main' attractions of the IFFI, which screens uncensored foreign movies. Indian movies were represented in strength. Apart from the Bollywood movies, and the movies like 'Chai Paani' by the new, young brigade, there were a number of Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam and movies from other parts, all recognisably 'Indian' movies. There's a whole school of Indian film-makers who swear by the technique of cinematic poetry and lyricism as pioneered by Styajit Ray, which makes the depiction of the hard life in villages (also known as poverty) bearable. There's also an overdose of tears in Indian cinema, and too much is being made of broken families, broken relationships and unrequited love. And we have a long way to go before we can deal with sex in the realistic manner of European film-makers. This was very much
Re: [Goanet]Warning: A dialog with Tariq on Iraq
Tariq Siddiqui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I must also repeat the following questions: 1. Show me the WMDS? 1. If you support the war in Iraq, why don't you go and fight? As usual, Mr. Goveia will avoid answering these and ask us to believe in the lies he continues to spout. Mario replies: Tariq, you can go on repeating your obsolete questions, but the world and Iraq have gone beyond showing you the WMDs. You are being left behind, as are the Baathists in Iraq. We all know that Iraq's WMDs were not found. What no one knows for sure is what happened to those he had. Baathist sympathisers like Tariq continue to ignore this simple fact. But it doesn't matter any more. What clearly frustrates Tariq and the Baathist insurgents in Iraq, is that the Iraqi march towards freedom and democracy is proceeding on schedule. All the Baathists can do is to target and kill innocent Iraqis in an attempt to terrorize them. All Tariq can do is to try and discredit the US effort in any way he can. Fortunately for most Iraqis, their attempts are not working.
[Goanet]DR COLACO 'S QUERIES ON RIBANDAR
Jose Colaco writes (1) Is it true that Fr. Luciano will attend ? This is what the Parish Priest has announced. (2) When will the Church do a follow up on the Rape Threat complaint? Its not a rape Dr. Colaco. It was allegedly a molestation and as to what was told to Auda Viegas the fingers slipped in while playing with the pendant. (3) Did Aires Rodrigues make any telephone calls to the nuns between 8:30 and 9.30 p.m - on August 5, 2004 ? I have many other better things to do. (4) If soapproximately How Many, and WHY ? Does not arise. Thank you Dr. Colaco for trying to show solidarity with the nuns all the way from Bahamas. They, the nuns will be elated. For this support they will not even get from their next door neighbors. For they all know the truth. The Gospel truth.. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar
Re: [Goanet]questions for SUNDAY'S MEETING OF RIBANDAR PARISHIONERS
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:53:15 +, jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR. All men must be aware that to gossip or to darken another man's name or way will most certainly be accountable to Me. Each man is accountable for himself and will have to stand solely alone on the merits he earned walking the human role. Men who sin against this Rule will most likely sin against several of the others, for to bear false witness says ego, pride, jealousy, contempt, and a lack of self-discipline. Gossip - Slander - Lying - Defamation of Character - Hating RESPONSE: I fully agree, Justice will be done if not here then hereafter...so we believe amen. cheers, Gabe. _ 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 -- Cheers, Gabe. Wimbledon - London England.
[Goanet]Where would it be without the maca pao (Peter R deSouza)
See Peter Ronald deSouza's 1822-word review titled Between Aurora and Maria: Being and becoming in Goa recently published in The Book Review (Delhi). Volume xxix No 1 January 2005 and online at http://goabooks.swiki.net/81 QUOTE: Yet popular perception is only ever aware of the ubiquitous Goan ayah, cook, butler or popular musician who set up a mini Goa in Dhobi Talao, Charni Road and Dabul.' (p361) Why 'Yet'? Why are these ayahs and cooks and popular musicians also not worthy of pride? After all does not the metropolis also derive its metropolitanism from the fusions that such labouring classes create?. The multiple cuisines of the city, the enchanting music of Bollywood, the deep devotion by people of all groups at Mahim Church, the trade unionist Peter Alvares who brought Lohia to Goa, and from the history of the folk the ubiquitous Pao Bhaji. Where would it be without the maca pao? ENDQUOTE Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
Re: [Goanet] Misinformation on causes of global warming
Once again, Santosh Helekar, repeats the charges of environmental activists who make a living out of alarming people and thus acquiring research money on which they depend for their livelyhood. Anyone who has the nerve to suggest that their warnings are overblown, can expect violent verbal attacks, professionally and personally. This is what Mr. Helekar seeks to do on Goanet in the case of environmental expert Pat Michaels. Providing insults by his professional critics only serves to highlight Mr. Michael's credentials as an environmentalist and a researcher on the faculties of some major American universities. The mainstream environmentalists don't just disagree with Dr. Michaels, they want to crush him professionally as their comments show. The environmental extremists can create computer models to cook the books and present doomsday scenarios to alarm people of the future. What they cannot overlook is the past and the fact that global warming and cooling is a cyclical phenomenon that predates the induatrial revolution, Old Mother Earth is far less fragile that the alarmists want to believe, and piddling in a pond the size of a soccer field is unlikely to change its chemical composition, just dirty the water some, which is about what happens with man made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
[Goanet]Solidarity Alert: TO ALL THOSE WHO NORMALLY EAT FISH
Dear Netters, This message is from Fr. Xavier Pinto, a Redemptorist priest we know personally. He is Secretary to the Commission For Labour, Catholic Bishops Conference Of India (CBCI). Normally based in Delhi, Fr. Xavier travels widely to help organise the fishing community around the globe. At present he is in coastal South India, helping the Tsunami-hit fishing communities there. In solidarity with our Tsunami-hit brothers and sisters everywhere. Muriel Mario. --- Message from Fr. Xavier Pinto: IN SOLIDARITY WITH TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN SOUTH ASIA Please send this to all your friends in this part of the world TO ALL THOSE WHO NORMALLY EAT FISH: Please consider the following... There is a campaign going on regarding those lost at sea as being devoured by the fish. There is another campaign going on about so many dead fish on the shores of other countries so don't eat fish for some time! This campaign is detrimental to the very livelihood of the people you wish to reach out to in the Tsunami 2004 South Asia disaster Fishing activities in the south of India and in Sri Lanka have been in suspension over the past two weeks. All missing persons at sea have been in that region. The fish coming to your town is from elsewhere and may be from cold storage's. Karnataka and Maharashtra have good storage facilities. Only the following fish feed on alien or human flesh= Scavenger fish, killer whales and killer sharks. These three varieties are not edible varieties like so many varieties in your home aquarium; these are not sold in the markets and do not reach you table. Besides all fish only feed on their own kind, apart from the normal nutrients in the ocean. Dead fish on the shores of other countries do not affect the fish that is being sold in India and Sri Lanka these days. If you have stopped eating fish these days may be you need not contribute to any Tsunami fund at all. In that case praying for them too is rather useless! On the one hand you contribute from your pocket to save the fishing community. You feel good about this. On the other you do not want their economy to roll. You also obstruct other fishing communities contribute to building up the affected of their own kind in the south of India and Sri Lanka . If you don't eat fish, fishing communities work to get for you, you may be in the category of those who are building up forces for an economic 'tsunami' that will lead to their condemnation and slow death. I'm sure you do not want this to happen. Do not let you contributions and prayers go in vain. Just keep eating fish and you will bring our fishing communities to life again !! Thank you so much on behalf of the beleaguered and traumatised fishing communities of south India and Sri Lanka. PLEASE SPREAD THIS WORD AND MESSAGE - Even if you are not a fish eater! Issued in the interest of fishing communities South Asia by: Fr. Xavier Pinto, C.Ss.R. South Asia Co-ordinator for the Apostleship of the Sea, Member - International Fishing Committee, Vatican City. 876, Alto Porvorim. Goa. 403521. India [EMAIL PROTECTED] vati047 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (message ends) -- muriel mario, 4/4 tabravaddo, opp. st. anne's chapel, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: 0832-278276 / 240 [EMAIL PROTECTED] '
[Goanet]Mutation for drug resistance in Indian malaria identified
Malaria... a serious concern for Goa. Hardly getting the consistent attention it deserves. FN http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitemrgwid=6item=Newsitemid=1851language=1 Mutation for drug resistance in Indian malaria identified Aedes aegypti (a vector of Dengue) taking a blood meal through human skin. (Courtesy of the Dept. of Medical Illustration, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK). T. V. Padma 13 January 2005 Source: SciDev.Net [AHMEDABAD] Scientists have identified the genetic mutation allowing the parasite that causes fatal cerebral malaria in India to resist a widely used drug. They warn that India could be becoming a new centre for the spread of such resistance, and that it needs to reassess the way it treats the disease. The scientists, based at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, studied the genetic make-up of the malaria parasites in the blood of 200 people with cerebral malaria the form of the disease affecting the brain that accounts for almost 60 per cent of the 2.3 million cases of malaria in India each year. The researchers found that in 95 per cent of those infected, the parasite had a mutation termed SVMNT in one of its genes. Malaria parasites with the mutation are not affected by chloroquine, a drug commonly used to treat the disease. Govindrajan Padmanabhan, scientist emeritus at IISc, told the 92nd Indian Science Congress in Ahmedabad last week that until now the mutation had not been reported outside South America, including in India's neighbouring South-East Asia, or in Africa where malaria is rampant. Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
Re: [Goanet]VCD: Sangat Ami Bhurghim Konnachim - Well Done Mario Menezes
Hi Can someone let me know if these VCD's are available in Canada? If not,is there any possibility we caould arrange to bring in these VCD's and Kondani latest CD's? Appreciate your reply. Wilson __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
[Goanet]Agro-Eco-Tourism seminar at Ela
AGRO ECO TOURISM IN THE KONKAN GOA. A two-day National Seminar on Agro Eco-Tourism started on 19 January at ICAR-Goa Research Complex at Ela-Velha Goa, a few metres away from the New Pillory column just off the new NH-4 by-pass. Inaugurated by Goa's Tourism Minister, Shri Matanhy Saldanha, the seminar is organised by the ICAR-Goa based Asociation for Coastal Agricultural Research. It has attracted a large number of Resource Persons and Delegates from all over India, which in itself is no mean feat. The Power Point presentations by Haryana Tourism , Scientists, Eco-Tourism Entrepreneurs, Goa Forest Department[ Wild Life Eco-Tourism Division] and even a Management student were of a high quality indeed. Dr.P. Chandr Shekar of MANAGE stated that Tourism is a major focus of the Government of India. The Plan Budget for Tourism sector has been increased more than nine-fold from Rs.325 crores in the IX Plan to Rs.2900 crores in the X Plan. Tourism contributes 10.8% of the Foreign exchange, about 6% to our national GDP and employs about 15.5 million people or roughly 12% of the population directly in the sector. Still, India attracts only 2.7 million foreign tourists[as in 2003] and this is a mere 0.38% of the global tourist movement. There is definitely a scope for improvement. The annual increment of 10.1% in the flow of foreign tourists is just not enough. A third [35.7 %] of the foreign tourists come to India to see its culture. The Conde Nast Traveller lists India as currently one of the Top Ten tourist destinations. Agriculture sector can absorb a sizeable number of persons for tourism in the village mileu where the tradition is of Aditi Deva Bhava or 'The Guest is like God'. The urban tourists enjoy tranquility of remote beaches.They can easily be introduced to the tranquility of the villages and rural hamlets. The World Tourism Organization[WTO] indicates that 'culture' is a key component of the product on offer in 'Rural Tourism', which is characterised by personalized contact and a physical experience of the countryside. Eco Tourism is an unobtrusive enjoyment of Natural beauty as it exists. No form of Eco-Tourism is possible without sensitivity to the Natural Resources and the environment. Agro-Eco Tourism is a Service Enterprise with the community and the farmer as important stake holders and beneficiaries thereof. There were presentations on the Coorg/Kodagu Coffee Planters' Home Stay Tourism in neighbouring Karnataka that fetches annual incomes of Rs.5 crores, of Agro Tourism in Haryana[ Hari -Anna, the land of green fields], of Desert Tourism in Rajasthan that annually attracts 20% of the Foreign tourist inflows and the potential Mango Tourism in the Konkan. The early morning sessions of the second day include a lot of details on agricultural component of Agro Eco Tourism, including biodiversity,crop and animal husbandry, organic farming and EM technology. At 12 noon the discussion will shift to socio-economic analysis of eco tourism, role of NGOs, impact on rural development and cyberworld in promotion of agro eco tourism. Post lunch there will be a panel discussion and open house which will,interestingly, be chaired by a successful farmer- entrepreneur Chandrashekar Bhadsavle from Malegaon,Maharashtra. The Director of ICAR-Goa, Director of Agriculture-Goa and farmer-entrepreneurs from Goa will be the panelists. Viva Goa. Miguel
[Goanet]Death most dastardly
Evans Mendonca is an ex-student of St.Andrew's High School Vasco who was in Goa in last November to play music at Those were the Days music event at Baina beach. This is what : Evans Mendonca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in VascokarsUnited Net group I am deeply shocked,disgusted, and very very upset to know about our good neighbour and friend Dr.Verenkar. Whatever the motive might have been...THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.. Dr.Verenkar was our family physician, and a friend to all of us. He looked after us since we were kids. He had a very caring nature and always put his patients at ease. He would joke and laugh with you the minute you entered his cabin..and that would set the tone. One felt totally reassured with him. His affable nature and kindness were his trademark qualities which won him friends from ALL walks of life. I can't imagine WHICH COWARD had the nerve to carry out this act in broad daylight!! Dr.Verenkar's passing away has left an indelible mark in my life...HE WAS A GOOD MAN, and I just cannot accept this loss. This is a cowardly and shameful act!! What is our society turning into I would like to see the culprits brought to books. GOA POLICE ARE YOU LISTENING?? My heartfelt sympathies condolences to the family. May God give you the strength to carry this cross. In Sorrow! Evans Mendonca and family (Hong Kong) P.S. I have been extremely emotional while writing this..and this comes from the bottom of my heart! It does seem difficult to believe such things happen in Goa where the double murder in Tivim in 1972 was a sensation as murders had never taken place in free Goa till that date. Murders by the local citizenry was unheard of during the Portuguese regime that dealt very harshly with crime[other than acts of war and attrition of the colonial regime]. Goa seems to be getting increasingly literate and increasingly uncivilized and intolerant. Viva Goa. Miguel
[Goanet]Goan Charitable Organization hosts Charity Dance for Tsunami Aid Relief
To be Held on Saturday February 5, 2005 At the Claireport Place, Banquet Convention Centre 65 Claireport Crescent (Hwy. # 427 N. Finch) Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 6V5 From 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. A Delicious Buffet Dinner, followed by a wide variety of Desserts. Music will be provided by the fabulous Naked Flame and D.J. Carlito. Also Featuring: Violinist Granvillle Pinto, Dennis Davids and other well known Artists. All proceeds will be directed to the Canadian Red Cross through the Goan Charitable Organization, Registration Number: 11923-53151RR0001 Tax Receipts will be issued for Personal Donations Only of $10.00 and over. Dress Code Strictly Formal. Ticket: $35.00 per person (Non-Refundable). Prizes Galore Donated by Private and Corporate Sponsors. Deadline for Ticket Sales: February 1st, 2005 To purchase Tickets, please contact: West End (Oakville-Hamilton): Olavo Ferreira Tel: 905- 845-6793 West End (North Mississauga) Janette Rebello Tel: 905-785-6699 West End (Central Mississauga) Lourdes Mendes Tel: 416-271-5436 West End (South Mississauga) Louise Menezes Tel: 905-891-3106 East End (Scarborough) Sheila D'Souza Tel: 905-609-2415
[Goanet]Re: Live Goa Band
This is what a search for goa + bands on google.com threw up. Obviously there must be many more: http://www.goacom.com/culture/wedding_guide/bands.html Alpha Compu Prints St. Tomas Road, Behind GPO, Next to Bharat Lodge, Panjim-Goa. 403 001. Ph: 0832-235052 Contact Person: Ms Euthemia Fernandes Products / Services: Choir sound system. Shree Renuka New Musical Band Mershi Vadi, P. O. Santa Cruz-Goa. 403 501 Ph: C/o. 46966 Contact Person: Mr Jaganath S. Mane Products / Services: Musical band The Revivals Verem, Reis Magos Portais-Goa. Ph: 0832-212738 Contact Person: Mr Henry D'Souza Products/Services: Music for weddings, beat shows. Legacy C/o Pedro Fernandes Co., Nr. Head Post Office, Panjim-Goa. 403 001. Ph: 0832-226642 / 41 Contact Person: Mr Ashly Fernandes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Products / Services: Band, choir musical instruments. Trio Orlando 7/1, D. B. Bandodker Avenue, Panjim-Goa. 403 001. Ph: 0832-231900, 228436 Fax: 0832-224155 Contact Person: Mr Orlando de Noronha. Products / Services: Serenaders for all occasions. Emiliano's Trio H. No. 880(1) Vanxem, Loutolim-Goa. 403 718. Ph: 0834-777068, Fax: C/o 0834-730365. Contact Person: Mr Emiliano D'Cruz Products / Services: Serenaders for wedding, parties, etc. Blue Waves Nr. Hotel Goa International, Tonca, Caranzalem-Goa. Ph: 0832-231058 Contact Person: Mr Francis Almeida Products / Services: Music for weddings, beat shows, private functions. Maestro Creation 31st Jan. Road, H. No. 157, Panjim-Goa. 403 001. Ph: 0832-229325, Pager: 9628-311003 Contact Person: Mr Marcelon Coelho Products / Services: Entertainment (Bands), decor, lights. Ultimate Gaunsawaddo, Mapusa-Goa. 403 507. Ph: 0832-250108 Contact Person: Mr Raul D'Souza Products / Services: Music Goa Choral Symphony Near the Church, St. Cruz-Goa. 403 501. Ph: 0832-233659 Contact Person: Mr Xavier Barreto Products / Services: Wedding choirs in four voices. Young Talent Valex House, Sequeira Vaddo, Arrarim, Saligao-Goa. Ph: 0832-278289, 251041 Contact Person: Ms Valerie Products / Services: Choirs for weddings, anniversaries. Mendoncas Borges Bldg., Vasco-Goa.403 802. Ph: 0834-510949 Contact Person: Mr Freddy Mendonca Products / Services: Wedding choir, party singing, etc. From: v. fernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/01/19 Wed PM 07:45:29 GMT+05:30 To: goanet@goanet.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED], A friend's daughter is getting married since the wedding is being held in goa,a LIVE BAND in Goa is needed. Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
[Goanet]questions for SUNDAY'S MEETING OF RIBANDAR PARISHIONERS
From: Aires Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] The meeting will be held at the Ribandar Church on Sunday 23rd January 2005 at 10.30 am and will be attended by Fr Luciano Fernandes, representative of Goa's Archbishop Rev. Felipe Neri Ferrao who has been asked to inquire into the parishioners complaints of financial and moral irregularities at the Ribandar Church. Please send your questions and suggestions by Saturday 22nd January. If you are not from Ribandar there is no reason as to why you cannot send your views and ideas across. I am sure my friend Dr. Jose Colaco from Bahamas would have a couple. Shall place them all before Fr. Luciano Fernandes. I expect Sunday's meeting to be very stormy but with faith, conviction and decorum let us uphold our religion. My questions: (1) Is it true that Fr. Luciano will attend ? IF HE DOES (2) When will the Church do a follow up on the Rape Threat complaint? (3) Did Aires Rodrigues make any telephone calls to the nuns between 8:30 and 9.30 p.m - on August 5, 2004 ? (4) If soapproximately How Many, and WHY ? look forward to the report from Ribandar good wishes jc THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR. All men must be aware that to gossip or to darken another man's name or way will most certainly be accountable to Me. Each man is accountable for himself and will have to stand solely alone on the merits he earned walking the human role. Men who sin against this Rule will most likely sin against several of the others, for to bear false witness says ego, pride, jealousy, contempt, and a lack of self-discipline. Gossip - Slander - Lying - Defamation of Character - Hating _ 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
Re: [Goanet]spaniards, not the portuguese
Besides the rss and patriots, bharat's maha historian in Portugal should also amend his books. B. Colaco for rss theorists and other superpatriots of goa (whose tribe increased by leaps and bounds after the indian army did the job for them ) i have a small historical fact that seems to throw spanner in the theory of demonization of the portuguese imperialists. ___ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Live Goa Band
Hello All. A friend's daughter is getting married since the wedding is being held in goa,a LIVE BAND in Goa is needed.Could someone Please urgently give the address/contact number of any band,that plays at goan weddings.THANQ ps.In mumbai recorded music is still the 'in thing'. __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Re: Global dimming/global warming
Mario replies: Libertarians do consider themselves to be independent relative to conservatives and liberals in the US political spectrum. Again, just pointing out that the Cato Institute is not regarded as independent, regardless of how you perceive it. It is rather well-known as a libertarian policy institute. As one very frequent Goanet poster once said: One is entitled to their own opinions on facts. One is not entitled to their own facts. The name of this Goanet poster escapes me though ;-)
[Goanet]VCD: Sangat Ami Bhurghim Konnachim - Well Done Mario Menezes
The production was one of the best so far (good print quality too). Goa police gets bashing from a Goan Woman (Typical). Konkani version of the Hindi Song 'Lift Karado' etc are some of the highlights. If my comparison table/chart had a separate column for 'Child Actors' I would have given all 10 (full marks). Young boy a girl done pretty well. Other scoring as follows: Drama 10 Songs 8 Comedy 9 Popular actors 10 I wish I had contact details of all tiatrists etc so that I could congratulate them personally (including the child artists) Believe me or not, I have no contact details of any tiatrist so far. Can any one help? If you have any VCDs other than the listed below, please let me know Thanks for your support: A REQUEST: PLEASE DO NOT USE RENTAL/PIRATED COPIES OR DUPLICATE COPIES. PLEASE BUY ORIGINALS AND support Konkani VCDs available so far.. (1+3 will be added shortly) Bhuimkamp - by Mark Araujo etc Rontto - by Candido Ratnakar Devan Dilem Devcharan Velem - By Jose Rod Zababdari(film) - Bonifacio Dias, Anil kumar Tukach Lagon - Khell Tiatr by Minino Mario Soirikar - Khell Tiatr by Minino Mario Dor Taka sodnaka - Actors John D silva,Domnic etc O my God -Commedian Domnic Luis Bacchan. March 2004 Sorry PAI -Commedy Film by Comedian Agostinho.Apr04 Tujem Sambau-Khell Tiatr by Minino Mario-April 2004 Moriad -Film by Bonifacio dias- March/April 2004 Devak Zai Zalear Film-Ben Evangelisto July/Aug2004 Kavllo Rodlo Lozen- Songs Jokes-Rosary Ferns Aug 2004 Mog -a short film by Peter Roshan August 2004 Vantte, A drama by Allan DCosts/Sidon Sil Aug/2004 Manfass Musical show, songs. June/2004 Film Songs- frm ZABBABDARI,MORIAD TO DIS UDELO GOA Bombay- with GOA/Bombay Actors by Tony Dias oct/04 Dol Mojea Bai (Film)- Candido Araujo/Sinari Nov/04 Kantiantlem Ful (Film)- DCosta Production/Sinari Nov/04 Sunday- Comedy by Comedian Agostino/Manfa Music Nov/04 Sangat Ami Bhurgim Konnachim by Mario Menezes Dec/04 Axirvad by Jesus Antao (TBR) VCDs on GOA: GOA a Paradise by Agostinho Da Cruz Nov.2003 Beaches of GOA by Taresh Sabharwal March 2004 A film on Life of St.Francis Xavier- Grace Cuts Glory See comparison below: I have the foll VCDs and watched them all and made my own comparision/scoring which is given below for your info. VCD/NameDrama Commedy Songs Popular Price Actors Rs. Bhuimkamp 8 58 4250 Rontto7 54 4200 Devan Dilem Devcharan Velem 9 96 10200 Zababdari(flm)8 64 9250 Moriad Film 8 75 9250 Devak Zai Zalear 8 10+ 7 10200 MOG 8 99 9150 Vantte9 98 7250 Tukach Lagon 8 77 9150 Soirikar 8 76 9150 Tujem Sambau 9 97 9150 Dor Taka sodn - 8- 9150 O my God - 10- 10150 Sorry Pai - 9- 10150 Kavlo Roddlo Lozen- 99 9150 Film Songs- - 10 8 99 GOA Bombay- 9 10 10 200 Dol Mojea Bai 9 79 10 250 Kanteamtlem Ful 10 5 10 10 250 Sunday- 9 4 9 150 Sangat Ami Bhurgim Konachim 10 9 8 10 200 Manfas Misical Show-7 6 150 VCDs on GOA: GOA a Paradise- -- - 250 Beaches of GOA- -- -99 A Film on Life of St.Francis Xavier -99 Releasing Shortly: VCDs TUM PASSUN.. -konkani Feature Film by Comedian Domnic. Putugez Goenkar by Patrick dourado. OLD KONKANI FILM SONGS -Fabian G.Da Costa (Manfa Music) Orden Chador-Britona Dramatic Groups Sang Ami Bhurgim Konnachim Mario Menezes. Kumpar C.Alvares Axirvad Releasing this week (2nd Wk Dec.) = for NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ for SFX Expo cheap Goa flights info.. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/LetsGotoGoa/ __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Re: Secular Stamps
Jose Colaco said: Subject: [Goanet]Re: Secular Stamps ooops! what does http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/secular?view=uk also say secular /sekyoolr/ noun a SECULAR priest. Jose, I think secular priests are also known as PINOs, that is priests in name only. ;-) Peter
[Goanet]UK Company to salvage River Princess
To pay state govt Rs 81 lakh; Ship not to be broken up By Reuven Proenca PANAJI: The state government has finalized its plans to salvage the ill-fated River Princess with a UK-based company being awarded the contract after it submitted the winning bid, though Tourism Department officials refused to divulge any information. According to reliable sources, the British company Crosschem International Limited (CIL) outbid an Indian company, which was the only competitor, in the race to salvage the ship that ran aground off Candolim in June 2000. It is learnt, however, that the Indian company~Rs bid called for the state government to pay for the salvage process. Interestingly the Dutch salvage company, Smit International, - which has long been associated with efforts to salvage the ship ~V did not take part in the bidding process. CIL, as part of its bid, has offered to pay the state government a sum of Rs 81 lakhs to salvage, refloat and take possession of the ship. The state will not have to shell out any money towards the salvage effort since the ownership of the vessel will pass from the state to the salvagers. It is learnt that the authorities have clearly informed CIL that the ship should not be broken up in Goa and that no waste should be allowed into the water. Apparently, the plan is for CIL to first patch up the holes that had been cut into the hull of the vessel and then efforts would be made to refloat the ship. Sources said that the decision to accept Crosschem as the winning bidder was taken some time ago but the paperwork, finalizing the plans, were delayed due to problems in transferring the funds from the UK to India. However, the Tourism Department is expected to announce the deal in the next few days. When contacted, Tourism Director Elvis Gomes declined to comment on the matter and would only say the process was ~Son track.~T Other senior Tourism officials also remained tightlipped. Meanwhile, it is learnt that CIL has already started taking preliminary steps to prepare for the salvage process. At least four shack owners, whose establishments were located on the beach opposite the grounded vessel, have been asked to move to alternate locations and have been offered compensation to do so. In addition, CIL officials have also contacted local suppliers located along the coastal belt for supplies of food, water, transport and other basic necessities that will be required by their team. The company is also believed to have placed private security guards to protect equipment that has already been stored onboard the ship.
[Goanet]From Dr Neil de Jesus Rangel
Thanks for the article. My comments You forgot one thing: many winners end up as bitches or whatever you would like to call them in Hindi films(apologies for that term, but that's what they have mostly been reduced to!). Beauty pagents are among the most undignified things that are organised and shamefully an ever increasing number of women participate in them. What are they about: of dirctly or indirectly portraying women's bodies as cheap, sexually desirable objects of male lust. They parade in revealing costumes that decent and dignified women should not be wearing. When will they realise that their bodies are not meant for this. The greatest and only casualty of the pagents is the grace, self-respect, chastity and dignity of a woman. I see no reason why these contests should not be banned in the interests of women and impressionable young minds. Organisers have only one thing in mind: making money at any cost and covering their acts with those cliched statements like: judging intelligence(stupidity or dim wit would be a better description rather)beauty with a cause, fighting against AIDS. blah blah blah. And our Indian beauties are best known for those Mother Teresa wa nabe quotes at pagents: they sound artificial and fake - like straight out of a Who wants to be a hypocrite or should I say KBH(Kaun Banega Hypocrite).The less said about what happens at the Carnival or on dance floors the better. The Catholic Church in Goa should issue a position statement condemning this.There are clear guidelines on what women should not be wearing in Church and at religious celebrations. Women should educate themselves and prove to men what they are what they are wo * I am in the process of compiling traditional Goan Catholic names which I believe all children should have in the future if we are to preserve our identity. It should take another few days and will appreciate if anyone can help me get the stuff arranged in alphabetical order(including each alphabet chronologically). I belive there may be some programme to do that. I have tracked obituaries for the last 3-6 years, but the list will always be incomplete. New additions are most welcome. The final list(with constant additions) can be circulated on the net, in our churches and other fora. I happen to be one of many with a wrong first name(I mean a non-Goan Catholic name)! We need to be proud of our Goan Cathjolic heritage and preserve it at all cost. Thanks, Dr.Neil de Jesus Rangel. Oherwise from :Sao Estevao, Ilhas. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 00 973 39881738 --- GoanetReader goanet@goanet.org wrote: BEAUTY PAGEANTS BOOMING IN GOA, BUT SURELY AT A PRICE By Bindu Vaz vaz_bindu at rediffmail.com What's wrong with looking beautiful? What is so bad about being judged the most beautiful girl in Goa? What is so ugly about putting yourself up for public scrutiny? Nothing. There's nothing wrong, especially considering the enormous perks that come with being a Beauty Queen. The money, the adoration, the red-carpet treatment and the big boost to your self-esteem. Nothing wrong at all if you can only ignore a few examples like the following:
[Goanet]19 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 19 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Vhoddleo monti kolponam ghanstat; sumaracheo monti ghoddpam ghanstat; dhakttuleo monti lokacheo ghansnneo kortat. (Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.) domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] INTER-STATE MANHUNT LAUNCHED: The State police remained tightlipped on the progress in investigating the mysterious kidnapping and death of Dr Shrikant Verenkar, despite unprecedented, fast paced efforts to solve the crime. Police officials confirmed that a manhunt had been launched in the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Vasco police managed to track down the vehicle used to kidnap the doctor. At least 25 persons were interrogated by the police on grounds of their suspected involvement in the case. (GT) VASCOITES CALL FOR BANDH TODAY: Residents in the port town have called for a Vasco bandh on January 19, in protest over the killing of prominent city-based doctor Dr Shrikant Verenkar on Monday and to condemn the inaction of the police in nabbing the prime accused in the crime. Vasco police are yet to arrest the prime suspect - Dr Verenkar's son-in-law Ryan Fernandes - even as Porvorim police on Tuesday traced the red Maruti van, which was reportedly used by the accused in the crime. (H) .WITHIN 48 HOURS: The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muktesh Chander, claimed on January 18, that the culprits who killed the political leader and Vasco Physician, Dr Srikant Verenkar, would be apprehended soon and the public would come to know about all facts within 48 hours. (NT) UK CO TO SALVAGE RIVER PRINCESS: The State government has finalized its plans to salvage the ill-fated River Princess with a UK-based company being awarded the contract after it submitted the winning bid, though Tourism Department officials refused to divulge any information. According to reliable sources, the British company Crosschem International Limited, outbid an Indian company, which was the only competitor. Interestingly, the Dutch salvage company, Smit International, which has long been associated with efforts to salvage the ship, did not take part in the bidding process. (GT) 24-HR WATER FOR MAJOR CITIES? The main cities in Goa may still have some problems with water supply they receive for fixed number of hours. But the government has ambitious plans to provide 24-hour water supply to four cities by August-September this year. The PWD Secretary Debashree Mukherjee assures that the government is serious about the challenge it has taken up and adds that it has already started working on the project. (H) CHURCH EDUCATION BOARD OPPOSES VCD: The Archdiocesan Board of Education has strongly objected to the government's directive to screen the VCD Goa Freedom Struggle in Goan schools stating that the very aim of the VCD is suspect. A letter to this effect was written by the ABE secretary, Fr Tony Salema, on January 4, 2005, and addressed to the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, who is also the Education Minister. (NT) DISQUALIFICATION BILL: OPPOSITION BANKS ON JAMIR: The Opposition parties have now pinned their hopes on the Governor, either after meeting him or raising a protest over the passing of the Goa Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualification)(Amendment) Bill, 2005, on 13 January. (GT) MOIRA VP CHIEF, DY FACE NO-TRUST: Four panchas have recently moved a no-confidence motion against sarpanch Prashanti Chari and DY Sarpanch Raja Rane, after accusing them of taking vital decisions without taking the panchas into confidence. (H) VELIM SARPANCH VOTED OUT: Velim Sarpanch Baptista Fernandes was on Tuesday (Jan 18) voted out of office in a no trust motion. Deputy Sarpanch Reina Fernandes and Panch Agnelo abstained. (H) PAINTINGS BY GOAN CHILDREN FOR NEW YORK EXPO: SARAR International, a non-profit organization based in New York, is planning an exhibition of Goan children's drawings and paintings based on their reactions, to help raise funds for the relief and rehabilitation of Tsunami survivors. Dr Lyra Ribeiro Srinivasan, the founder the SARAR International who is currently on a brief visit to Goa, believes that the children of Goa could make an invaluable contribution to the humanitarian effort. Parents who would like their children to be involved should take their wards to ACDIL High School, Alto Porvorim, January 23, at 10 am. Panjim, Mapusa and Margao venues will be announced later. The selected work for the exhibition in Manhattan will be done by a panel of New York artists, while the proceeds of all sales will be donated to UNICEF. For contact: Rajendra Usapkar, Coordinator, mobile no 9822-878219 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] MHADEI VALLEY IN DANGER: One of the 25 biological hotspots in the world, which is located close to the state border with Karnataka and is also the source of Goa's lifeline, is being threatened by illegal mining and tree-felling. Environmentalists are worried
[Goanet]last two stories on pravasi divas
Leading lights from the diaspora show paths to further progress From Eugene Correia MUMBAI: While European Parliament MP, Nina Gill, thought people of Indian origin have spiced up the world, UN Under-Secretary, Shashi Tharoor, felt that the term NRI meant Never Relinquished India and telecommunications entrepreneur, Sam Pitroda, opined that corporate successes is a given but a generation change is needed in the social sector. They were taking part in the plenary session of New Initiatives for the Diasora which was chaired by Lord Navnit Dhalakia, with other diaspora panelists, Dato Seri S. Samy Vellu, Malaysias Minister of Works, A.R. Bundhun, Vice-President, Mauritius, Dr. Basdeo Pandey, Leader of the Opposition, Trnidad and Tobago, Dr P. Mohamed Ali, MD, Galfar Engineering Contracting, Sultanate of Oman, and Vijay Amritraj, President, First Serve Entertainment, USA. To show the extent to what level the influence of Indian diaspora has penetrated into the workplace in the world, Shashi Tharoor remarked that British curry houses employ more workers than in the iron, steel, coal, shipping and mining industries combined. Its one example of how the Empire can strike back, he quipped, drawing a big laugh from the crowd. He said that events like the PBD were necessary for Indians to voice their concerns and share their values. Sometimes the value of a conference lies in conferring, he added. Tharoor said that overseas Indians have contributed richly in diverse fields both in India and where they live and that they should be accorded the right to vote. Providing the example of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) as a brand name recognized as much as MIT, the UN official said India is no longer known as a land of begging bowls and snake-charmers. He remarked that for far too long it was believed that the only country Indians cannot succeed is in India He began his address saying light-heartedly but carrying a thought-provoking commentary on Indias secularism that where can one see a Muslim President appointing a Sikh Prime Minister made room for him by a Roman Catholic politician.. Nina Gill urged the overseas Indian youth to get involved in politics and gave brief details of her own rise in politics. There a few and far in between in politics, she added. She said she refused to be taken as a second-class citizen because of her race. I was articulate and I set up an organization to fight back. Indian families encouraged their children to excel in the professions and, therefore, very few of these overseas Indian youth take up public office, she remarked. Sam Pitroda said he was ridiculed as one of the computer boys when he tried to usher in the communications revolution, but the state of the country has shown his vision has succeeded. He, however, warned that the technology success shouldnt make India sit back and relax but work harder to provide similar success in the social sector. Besides the economic reforms, there must be judicial, administrative and political reforms, he demanded. He called upon the government to build at least ten large cities in fresh urban setting, while recommending a 10-point program to elevate poverty and improve growth. == Citizenship for all overseas Indians From Eugene Correia MUMBAI: The overseas delegates to the third Pravasi Bharatiya Divas burst into a thunderous applause when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared the governments decision to extend dual citizenship to people of Indian origin living in all countries. As the applause from more than 2,500 delegates and invitees to the opening ceremony at the S.N. Kohli ground in Navynagar, South Mumbai, died down, Singh added a condition to the qualification, saying that only those who migrated after Jan. 26, 1950 would be eligible and if only their host countries allowed. The dual nationality was first offered to overseas Indians in eight countries, including US and Canada, and then eight more countries were added. The immediate reaction to this clause was not seen in the packed audience, but during the following two days of the event, many overseas Indians were not sure how it would work out. The PM asked the government and the bureaucracy be forgiven because little has happened to implement this declaration of intent since the dual citizenship was announced at last years meet. I do hope that a day will come when every single overseas Indian who wishes to secure Indian citizenship will actually be able to do so, he said enthusiastically. He asked for more time and called for patience from overseas Indians till the government creates a user-friendly form instead of the three-layered one. Singh said that the government may consider using smart card for security reasons, and that he has requested concerned ministries to spell out the benefits of registering overseas citizenship. Despite the differences in religion, cuisine and costume, there is a
[Goanet]CUNCOLIM WEBSITE SUGGESTIONS from friends and cuncolkars all over the world
CUNCOLIM WEBSITE SUGGESTIONS By ARMSTRONGVAZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some of the villages have their own website which has links to the social organizations of that particular village spread throughout the village and organizations functioning outside Goa and clubs or social forums functioning in foreign countries. It is the best way people of Cuncolim remained connected of what is happening in Cuncolim. Young kunkolkars to know more about the place. Kunkolkars have been misunderstood a lot throughout the state and this is the best way to clear the misconceptions and put into the right perspective the rich cultural, educational, sporting talent which has come out of the red soil of Cuncolim. The great freedom fighters who have made liberation of Goa a reality. People who have served in the service of the church, the legal fraternity, the medical fraternity and to the numerous toiling teachers who have toiled over the years to make a grand success of the students community and who remained faceless in the crowd as the students basked in the spot light. Site should pertain to the village. Historical facts, area, religious monuments, religious festivals, schools temples, churches, chapels, different wards, map of the village, Linking sites could be of Our lady of health other schools, colleges and higher secondary from Cuncolim. Schools can post their achievements events and other allied activities on the site. Personalities of Cuncolim Medical, teaching, legal, freedom fighters, theatre personalities Sports sporting personalities, their interviews and photographs Happenings, activities-- constantly upgraded section Photographs of the important landmarks monuments in Cuncolim. Photographs of important personalities of Cuncolim. Website is created it will need constant up gradation. Survival of the website through advertisement from business community or any other well wisher selling advertising space on the site. Facts about the various clubs(kuds) functioning in Mumbai of Cuncolim and where they are situated and the persons to be contacted , as that information can be of use to some person/s coming from a foreign country to locate his relatives with whom he has lost contact or his friends when he lands up in Mumbai. Primary task is designing the web site, cost of designing the web site, up gradation of the web site. 1. map of Cuncolim with different wards 2. population 3. council- information of council, formalities for different licenses, list of members. history of council, schemes available. 4. projects undertaken, to be taken up. 5. how to reach to Cuncolim 6. villages surrounding Cuncolim. 7. festivals of Cuncolimbrief history of festivals , pictures of festivals. 8. history of Cuncolim 9. Cuncolim revolt 10. Cuncolim freedom fighters 11. unique irrigation system of Cuncolim 12 bunds 12. 12 vangodd, 12 umbrellas, 12 bunds 13. profiles- personalities of Cuncolim 14. sportsclubs, profiles of former and current players football cricket and other sportsmen of Cuncolim 15. Cuncolim unionphotographs 16. schools and institutions of Cuncolim 17. individual profiles of schools and institutions. 18. temples 19. churches chapels 20. mosques 21. community halls 22. entertainment places 23. business concern of Cuncolim., entrepreneurs of Cuncolim 24. seven temples of Cuncolim 25. molanguinim cave 26. water falls at foot of seven temples 27. nayaband lake. - End forwarded message -
[Goanet]consumer - charter of demands for cuncolim
consumer - charter of demands for cuncolim BY ARMSTRONG VAZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is for the benefit of my friends from Cuncolim using the net to get across the message of what is happening in Cuncolim. Last Sunday for the first time I attended a meeting of the Cuncolim consumer and civic forum held at maria bambina Convent hs Cuncolim. The meeting discussed several topics BANKS- The topics discussed where the functioning of the banks- the ratio of disbursement of loans and deposits by the different banks in Cuncolim and the functioning and the service offered by the banks to the customers came in for close scrutiny. Pharmacy the functioning of the pharmacies in Cuncolim were also discussed and whether any night pharmacis are functioning in Cuncolim. POSt OFFICE-- the conduct and functioning of the post man and other personnel at Cuncolim post office was also discussed. PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE BALLI The services offered at Balli health centre will come under a survey to be conducted by the consumer civic forum. Other issues were Gas Services, Telephone services, electricity services. On cooking Gas- LPG, consumers expressed the need to have more safety workshops through out Cuncolim. On telephone services it was informed that consumers should look out for defect in their connection from the pole to the residence. On electricity it was suggested that the department frequently carried the exercise of cutting trees branches and other plants obstructing or likely to obstruct the disruption of electricity supply to the consumers. THE MEETING WAS ALSO INFORMED ABOUT TRHE GAXETTE NOTIFICATION OF new speed breakers coming up in Cuncolim. Villagers however informed the meeting that there is also a need to improve on the existing speed breakers and no sign boards or marking are present near the existing speed breakers near maria bambina convent Cuncolim and near Our lady of health hs Cuncolim besides near corporation bank Murida. Enclosed is by dream plan for Cuncolim and if any other ideas spring up I will send you the same. I will also consult with my friends and adds the facilities for sports, leisure and children related activities in the second email which will posted to you in one or two weeks time. Also the photo graphs of the existing speed breakers without any sign boards and marking will be email in another two days time. MY DREAMS FOR CUNCOLIM. TRAFFIC PLAN There is no system of parking for buses passing through Cuncolim from Canacona, karwar and making a stop over at Cuncolim to collect passenger in the absence of a bus stand Buses stop by the road side to collect passengers on the national high way no. 17. The net result is absolute traffic chaos on the national highway at Cuncolim market. TOURIST TAXI There is a need to have a bus stand preferably near the new football ground at kalata Cuncolim. Need to have a tourist taxi stand and for motorcycle pilots at Cuncolim bazaar. MOTORCYCLE PILOTS The current situation is motorcycle pilots operate from two places at Cuncolim one opposite the keni Pharmacy and another group near the four road junction at Cuncolim bazaar. TAXI STAND There is a need for a taxi stand as the situation stands private taxi drivers who are plying their trade from opposite Keni Pharmacy are passing their vehicles on both sides of the road leading to Dandora from Cuncolim bazaar leading to reduction of the width of the road and causing traffic problems. There is a need to have a taxi stand at the disposal of the taxi owners to play their trade. PARKING ARRANGEMENTS AND TRAFFIC FLOW DURING SUNDAY MASS It is observed that on Sundays additional inflow of new hawkers selling different fruit items, vegetable and other food commodities and other items make it to the market. The hawkers are lined up on the road leading from Cuncolim church and leading to the maddicotto chapel. So it is closure of the road for residents of maddicotto Osnimaddem, gutton , Molanguinim, zuzegal who after the Sunday mass where passing through the road freely without any encumbrance for the last several decades . The residents now have to move to the already crowded national highway and connect back to the road at maddicotto chapel leading to traffic chaos. Is the closure of the road authorized by a gazette notification on a particular day. Has any one got details about the same? People attending religious ceremonies on sunday cannot take their vehicles to the church compound. Instead People have to park their vehicles on both sides of the road leading to Dandora from the Dandora side. People attending church from the other three side attending mass who are able to take the vehicles to the church compound then have to literally slog out to come out of the traffic inferno created by the short sightness of the Cuncolim municipal council. On Sunday Foot path and roads are being blocked to accommodate additional
