*** Goanet News Bytes * June 10-11 * Goa's ugly politics...
## # Don't just read the news...discuss it. Learn more about Goa via Goanet # # Goanet was setup in 1994 and has spent the last decade building a # # lasting Goan non-profit, volunteer-driven network in cyberspace. # # Visit the archives http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # # To join, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask to join Goanet. # ## [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s JUNE 10-11 2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded in 1994 e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Carneiro 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 --- / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 http://www.goanet.org Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ We're on your side! b Y88D http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: More from Goa's amazing (and ugly) world of selfish politics... you might not believe what's happening. It's each man for himself, and each party for itself. Who cares for the state and its people? TV and your kids... Caution note about mobiles and the monsoons (modems too)... Tragic tale to two drowning deaths -- a five and four year old, who went to swim without their granddad knowing it -- at Candolim... Chilli chicken in two versions, from Daisy Rodrigues and a brief review of the Voluntary Health Association of India's booklet on coronary heart disease. JUNE 11 NEWS *** o 7 Congress MLAs inducted into Rane cabinet. Those sworn-in were Luizinho Faleiro, Digambar Kamat, Dayanand Narvekar, Subhash Shirodkar, Atanasio Monserrate, Pandurang Madkaikar and Joaquim Alemao. (NT) Deshprabhu fumes over exclusion. Kawlekar stakes claim for berth. (H) o No threat to Rane government, says Sharad Pawar. (NT) o No threat to government, says Ravi Naik. (H) o Government can do without the MGP, says Deshprabhu. (H) o No equal representation to all talukas in the Rane ministry: Of the 10 ministers, three hail from Salcete, while two each are from Tiswadi, Bardez and Ponda taluka. Rane himself hails from Sattari. (GT) o Expansion disappoints some Congress MLAs. (NT) o BJP to wait and watch on political situation. (NT) JUNE 10 NEWS *** o Nationalist Congress Party threatens of quit (coalition in Goa), wants berth for Mickky Pacheco. (NT) o Congress-NCP set for showdown: Willy Co threaten to pull out and form alternative government with BJP, MGP. Says Congress is more communal than BJP. (H) o NCP takes blackmailing and Goa's politics to a new low. Sharad Pawar told Willy, go ahead and topple the government, says Surendra Furtado. (GT) o UGDP in talks with Matanhy, says NCP is using blackmail. (H) o Monsoon fishing ban begins in Goa today. (NT) o Fisheries Department may reduce ban period. (H) o Cutbona jetty in shutdown mode. (H) o Repair work of Adil Shah Palace to be completed soon. (GT) o Konkani Bhasha Mandal Margao annual general meeting at its office at Shankar Bhandari Marg, Vidyanagar on June 26 at 10.30 am. HOW MUCH TIME does your child spend watching TV? If it is more than two or three hours, you have got to put your foot down and regulate it. Studies have indicated that too much exposure to the media can dampen your child's academic achievement, writes Inacia Rodrigues in the Gomantak Times (Goa Skyline) o MONSOON CAUTION FOR MOBILE USERS: * Keep your phone safe so water doesn't get in contact with it * Avoid carrying your cell in heavy rains * Use a pouch to protect your cell * If water goes into your phone, immediately remove the battery and contact your service centre. CAUTION FOR MODEM USERS: Each monsoon, so many modems across Goa get ruined due to lightening. At the slightest sign of lightening (usually at the start or end of the monsoons), please ensure you disconnect your phone and power cables from your modem, and your PC power supply cable too. There's no reason for you to lose a modem! - DEATHS OBITUARIES - TWO MINOR BROTHERS DROWN IN CANDOLIM SWIMMING POOL: In a heart-wrenching tragedy, two minor boys, both brothers from Dando-Candolim, drowned in the swimming pool in their neighbourhood resort, where they went to play around 5 pm. Benson and Edison Pereira, aged 5 and 4, were living with their parents who were at work, and their grandfather. Both brothers were noticed near the swimming pool of the
*** Goanet News Bytes * June 12, 2005 * Malaria, road-deaths...
## # Don't just read the news...discuss it. Learn more about Goa via Goanet # # Goanet was setup in 1994 and has spent the last decade building a # # lasting Goan non-profit, volunteer-driven network in cyberspace. # # Visit the archives http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # # To join, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask to join Goanet. # ## [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s JUNE 12, 2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded in 1994 e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Carneiro 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 --- / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 http://www.goanet.org Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ Y88D http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: Malaria and road-deaths, Goa grapples for a solution. Edward de Lima's Konkani classes continue. News from here and there too. Including a study of Goans on World War II ships, the financial woes of Voz de Oriente, a genealogy list, how to make sure you continue receiving Goanet, and more... Read on. o Willy hell-bent on berth for Mickky. (NT) o Herald reports: Willy takes Congress head-on. Says he will not work till Mickky is inducted in the cabinet. (H) o UGDP to condone Matanhy for violating party whip. This surprise development comes in view of the change in government, and the stand taken by the MLA to stay neutral between BJP and Congress. UGDP presidium has cautioned Matanhy Saldanha not to digress or disobey the directives of the party. (H) o Preserve traditional knowledge for posterity, says Council of Scientific and Industrial Research director-general Dr R A Mashelkar. He was speaking at the National Institute of Oceanography. (NT) o Margao Municipal Council chief Kamlini Painginkar likely to resign on Monday. (NT) VASCO'S VICIOUS CIRCLE CONTINUES TO KILL: Neena Dayal writes in the Herald that the spot near the Dabolim airport has witnessed an increasing number of fatalities and accidents in the past one year. Herald lists the accidents in Vasco (in April-May) at 11 minor, 10 serious, 5 fatal and 7 deaths. In the same period at Mormugao, the toll was 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 fatal and 1 death. (Herald) MALARIA, CAN GOA WIN THE BATTLE? After its resurgence with the construction boom in 1986, malaria has slowly established its fearsome presence in Goa. Though one sees a decline off and on, malaria suddenly returns with a vengeance, killing several people, often innocent kids. As compared to 30 to 40 deaths on an average per annum in the late 'nineties, the number of deaths due to malaria has declined. But the menace, like AIDS, continues to haunt Goa. Unlike AIDS, it can be cured. Why isn't that happening, asks Preetu Nair in the Gomantak Times. - DEATHS OBITUARIES - CANDOLIM: 28-year-old Savio Fernandes from Anna Vaddo in Candolim was crushed to death under the rear-wheels of a water tanker at Waddi, Candolim at 4:15 pm Saturday. He was riding on his Kinetic Honda and proceeding towards Sinquerim to visit his sick mother. The upper portion of his body was smashed under the rear wheels of the water-tanker and he died on the spot, in the accident that occurred near the Aguada Co-operative Housing Society. (NT) o ALDONA: Domingos Andra Fernandes b 1922 of Nivim Carona. Husband of Thereza B Fernandes, father/in-law of late Bruno/Mercie (Kuwait), Geraldo/Espy, Juliana (Kalangutkar Nursing Home, Mapusa), Francis and Sandra. Granddad of Joe/Joyce, Michael/Abigail, Bliss/Blincio. o CANDOLIM: Savio Fernandes of Escrivao Vaddo. Son of Anton and Caroline. Brother/in-law of Carmin/Gabriel, Perpetua/Alex and Tina. b 1977. o FATORDA: Salvador Furtado, retd peon PWD SDH WDVI Fatorda. Husband of Antonetta, father/in-law of Joao/Conceicao, Concy, Carmina/Vency, Florina/Santan. o NAGOA: Miss Venny Rosy Fernandes of Mazilvaddo. Daughter of Joaquim and Victoria Fernandes, sister/in-law of Blanch/Lino, Neville/Reema. o VASCO: Martinho Fernandes, ex-MPT Marine Dept. b 1946. Husband of Marcelina, father/in-law of Dorothy/Shrikant, Jose/Joanita (Cluny Convent Vaddem), Derick (Bahrain). o VELSAO: Agnelo D'Souza of Primeiro Vaddo. Husband of
[Goanet]One expat's view
Somehow when the Indian media talks about expats, it seldom mentions people of Goan origin. Probably the almost Latino-sounding names (and the preference among quite a few expats not to be connected with India) puts out the wrong signals. Anyway, there was this interview with Shyam Sriram, a 2002 Purdue alumnus and first-year doctoral student in political science at Georgia State University, Atlanta. Two things that Shyam said made one thing. His argument is: To be American, you have to understand how your community of origin fits into the big picture. Is this a valid argument? Or is it just an effort at clinging on to our ancestral identities, while claiming the benefits of being part of a globalised world? What he also said was: We are all feeding off the American Dream, that ideal concept whose potency is so strong that it is plucking out Indian Americans and taking them into career paths our parents couldn't even dream about -- into journalism, military service, social work and even tattooing! Firstly, I'm not sure that as far as expat Goans are concerned, the professions named above are career paths our parents couldn't even dream about. Secondly, how does this compare with the Goa expat's reality? Are youngsters entering non-traditional fields? Is the trend towards the service sector and white-collar jobs shifting, even if slightly, to say fields like business, enterpreneurship, social activism, etc? FN .. Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance Journalist | Mobile +91 9822 122436 Tel +91.832.2409490| http://fn.swiki.net | http://www.bytesforall.net ..
[Goanet]Rane govt has huge task ahead
Rane govt has huge task ahead BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 12 -- The five-day Pratapsing Rane government which has bounced back to power with much difficulty and continues to have hiccups, has a long way to go to prove that the Congress government can give good governance and a better administration to the people. The stark reality is that the Congress government has several issues ? new as well as pending ? to attend to. Besides, they will have to come up with innovative people-oriented schemes and projects if they have to make a mark for themselves before the next general assembly elections. For more than four months, Goa hardly had a government that could take decision as per the aspirations of the people. The hands of Governor S C Jamir though he tried to some extent, were tied as no policy decision could be taken under the President?s Rule. However, his ?sermons? to the senior bureaucrats on being responsive to the people was not reflected on the ground reality. In this backdrop, the Rane government, considering that the BJP would function as a vociferous Opposition, has a long way to go in delivering a good system. Among the burning issues, the government needs to resolve on priority are common entrance test (CET), computer teachers? grievances, clarity on IFFI, etc. After the delay caused by the BJP government on CET, the administration under the President?s Rule instead of correcting the situation, aggravated it further. Incidentally, it was one of the former chief minister Manohar Parrikar?s favourite bureaucrat, Vijay Madan who was in-charge of the department that was responsible for GCET-2005. Interestingly, Madan who was the development commissioner reportedly asked for a transfer sometime back and has since been relieved. River Princess is another issue which is also looking for government attention. Besides the issue of failure to remove the ship, the Rane government may also to have go into what caused the delay and whether the company that was given the contract fulfilled all the specifications and condition laid down in the tender. Besides, the issue of accountability. Whether only one officer was responsible for the entire operation or whether he was made a scapegoat which seems to be the case, in order to protect the interest of some senior bureaucrats. Stability of the government, no doubt, would be the prime issue before the chief minister. He would have to ensure that some kind of discipline is maintained in the party set up so that wrong signals are not sent out. This can hamper investment opportunities however best one may try to attract industries to Goa. Political stability is what every entrepreneur would like to cherish. Rane has a difficult task to maintain a balance between the senior politicians who have once again shown their true colours ? of grabbing power ? instead of allowing new faces to get into the ministry. Some of the other issues include preparation of the Budget for the remaining part of the financial year. A vote on account for four months was passed in the parliament in March. Then chief minister Manohar Parrikar had just initiated Budget discussions when his government collapsed after a major revolt in the BJP. In a couple of months, the state government would have to be ready with the proposals to be placed before the Planning Commission as well as the Finance Commission. If the government has plans to come up with welfare schemes or to undertake developmental works in rural areas, the Rane government?s main objective would be to effectively manage its finances. No doubt some lessons could be learnt from Parrikar who could bring about progress in the infrastructure sector and beautification programmes mainly because he knew how to manage the state finances. Revenue generation he managed was never seen in the past. Whether the same trend would continue or not is to be seen. The BJP government however, went in for huge loans and the debt burden is quite heavy as of now. Rane government would have to work out ways and means to reduce the debt. On the industrial front, the government may have to take up on priority is the decision on special economic zone (SEZ) which was announced by the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Decisions on Mopa airport, Tillari irrigation project and Madei issue will also be keenly awaited. It is the same concept which is pending before the government for long. The Parrikar government kept it on the back-burner for reasons best known to then chief minister. The only thing that happened was that it was transferred from one department to another and the other was identification of some areas. BJP-led NDA government was in power until a year ago but the situation didn?t change. If the Parrikar government had to put in even 25 per cent of the work it ?invested? on IFFI, SEZ might have been a reality by now. It would be important for the Rane government to take the local
[Goanet]Stability, CET, River Princess, SEZ?
Stability, CET, River Princess, SEZ? Rane govt has huge task ahead BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JUNE 12 -- The five-day Pratapsing Rane government which has bounced back to power with much difficulty and continues to have hiccups, has a long way to go to prove that the Congress government can give good governance and a better administration to the people. The stark reality is that the Congress government has several issues ? new as well as pending ? to attend to. Besides, they will have to come up with innovative people-oriented schemes and projects if they have to make a mark for themselves before the next general assembly elections. For more than four months, Goa hardly had a government that could take decision as per the aspirations of the people. The hands of Governor S C Jamir though he tried to some extent, were tied as no policy decision could be taken under the President?s Rule. However, his ?sermons? to the senior bureaucrats on being responsive to the people was not reflected on the ground reality. In this backdrop, the Rane government, considering that the BJP would function as a vociferous Opposition, has a long way to go in delivering a good system. Among the burning issues, the government needs to resolve on priority are common entrance test (CET), computer teachers? grievances, clarity on IFFI, etc. After the delay caused by the BJP government on CET, the administration under the President?s Rule instead of correcting the situation, aggravated it further. Incidentally, it was one of the former chief minister Manohar Parrikar?s favourite bureaucrat, Vijay Madan who was in-charge of the department that was responsible for GCET-2005. Interestingly, Madan who was the development commissioner reportedly asked for a transfer sometime back and has since been relieved. River Princess is another issue which is also looking for government attention. Besides the issue of failure to remove the ship, the Rane government may also to have go into what caused the delay and whether the company that was given the contract fulfilled all the specifications and condition laid down in the tender. Besides, the issue of accountability. Whether only one officer was responsible for the entire operation or whether he was made a scapegoat which seems to be the case, in order to protect the interest of some senior bureaucrats. Stability of the government, no doubt, would be the prime issue before the chief minister. He would have to ensure that some kind of discipline is maintained in the party set up so that wrong signals are not sent out. This can hamper investment opportunities however best one may try to attract industries to Goa. Political stability is what every entrepreneur would like to cherish. Rane has a difficult task to maintain a balance between the senior politicians who have once again shown their true colours ? of grabbing power ? instead of allowing new faces to get into the ministry. Some of the other issues include preparation of the Budget for the remaining part of the financial year. A vote on account for four months was passed in the parliament in March. Then chief minister Manohar Parrikar had just initiated Budget discussions when his government collapsed after a major revolt in the BJP. In a couple of months, the state government would have to be ready with the proposals to be placed before the Planning Commission as well as the Finance Commission. If the government has plans to come up with welfare schemes or to undertake developmental works in rural areas, the Rane government?s main objective would be to effectively manage its finances. No doubt some lessons could be learnt from Parrikar who could bring about progress in the infrastructure sector and beautification programmes mainly because he knew how to manage the state finances. Revenue generation he managed was never seen in the past. Whether the same trend would continue or not is to be seen. The BJP government however, went in for huge loans and the debt burden is quite heavy as of now. Rane government would have to work out ways and means to reduce the debt. On the industrial front, the government may have to take up on priority is the decision on special economic zone (SEZ) which was announced by the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Decisions on Mopa airport, Tillari irrigation project and Madei issue will also be keenly awaited. It is the same concept which is pending before the government for long. The Parrikar government kept it on the back-burner for reasons best known to then chief minister. The only thing that happened was that it was transferred from one department to another and the other was identification of some areas. BJP-led NDA government was in power until a year ago but the situation didn?t change. If the Parrikar government had to put in even 25 per cent of the work it ?invested? on IFFI, SEZ might have been a reality by now. It would be important
[Goanet]Planet Hollywood comes to Goa
India's date with Hollywood http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF10Df01.html By Siddharth Srivastava NEW DELHI - Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, possibly with Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzenegger are headed for India. Even Britney Spears is rumored to be on the way. The cream of the American entertainment business is scheduled to fly down on the occasion of the launch of Planet Hollywood in India. The restaurant, most famous for providing dine-in experience along with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, has sought out India as a destination for diners and food lovers and will be investing close to US$15 million to set up five restaurants in the country by 2010. Planet Hollywood's foray into India comes in the wake of America's $288 billion Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, making a pitch for India's largely untapped retail market. Food, jewelry and textiles form the bulk of sales in this segment, with a McKinsey report predicting that opening up foreign direct investment in this sector will help retail businesses to grow from the present $180 billion to $460 billion to $470 billion by 2010. Foreign retail businesses now have to work through an Indian franchisee, but the Indian government is seriously considering opening up the sector. Foreign players have already been allowed into real estate. The international players currently in India include McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Levi's, Lee, Nike, Adidas, TGIF, Benetton, Swarovski, Sony, Sharp, Kodak, and the Medicine Shoppe. Planet Hollywood founder-chairman Robert Earl said there is huge potential in the Indian market for his brand. Our presence will bring the excitement of Hollywood and combine it with the power of Bollywood in a very special way, he said in a statement. For its entry into the Indian market, Planet Hollywood has signed a franchisee agreement with the US-based Arch Millennium Corp, promoted by Indian-origin businessmen that run several other hotel and restaurant chains. The plans are to open one restaurant each in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Goa and Hyderabad. We will be bringing in big stars like Willis and Stallone to India as part of our promotional activities, while also trying to get others like Paris Hilton and Justin Timberlake, said Arch Millennium president and chief executive officer Siddharth Mobar. The world has already acquired a taste for Indian curry and tandoori chicken. With Planet Hollywood, Indians will be able to test their palates with the likes of Chicken Crunch, a Demi Moore recipe, and Banana Strudel, from Schwarzenegger's mother's kitchen. Bollywood stars will be roped in to provide the right spice and local flavor. The cuisine will be classically Californian with a variety of pastas, exotic salads, burgers, pizzas and a variety of vegetarian offerings, smoked and grilled meats and fish. Plus the opportunity to wine and dine with the stars themselves, with Willis and Stallone mixing the cocktails and tossing the salad during the opening. As per the standards followed by the chain, each Planet Hollywood restaurant will display memorabilia from old classics as well as new movies. The interior decor will reflect various film genres, including action, horror and sci-fi, and the audio-visual system will play the latest movie trailers, clips, music videos and celebrity visits. A guest in a Planet Hollywood India restaurant will be able to watch the proceedings at restaurant locations such as New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, London and Paris. The first restaurant is likely to begin serving next year in Mumbai, with an initial investment of $2.5 million to $3 million. The potential customer base is large. A new survey by a hospitality industry platform on restaurants in the main cities of India shows that 260,000 people eat out more than once a week in Kolkata, followed by 175,000 in Bangalore. Then there are Mumbai, Chennai and New Delhi. Average spending on an outdoor meal is $5, which is reasonable by Indian standards. Planet Hollywood could do well to learn from McDonald's, which continues to expand in the country with an aim to reach 100 restaurants by the end of 2006. Apart from cheap pricing, the food chain has tailored its menu to the Indian market, creating dishes such as the Paneer Salsa Wrap, McCurry Pan, McAloo Tikki and innovating with mutton in a country where most do not eat beef. According to a McKinsey report, the share of an Indian household's spending on food is one of the highest in the world at over 50% of income. Food sales have grown to $20 billion from $7 billion in 1996. The organized retail food and grocery sector constitutes the largest opportunity for growth and accounts for 2% of total sales at present. According to a study on the food and grocery retail market by KSA Technopak, the food and grocery sector now accounts for 14% of total organized (chain) retail, after clothing and
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - June 13, 2005!
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[Goanet]CAN GOANET BECOME MORE OF A THINK TANK?
.What the people Catholic Goans think one day later, perhaps they are all ready Goanet:-[Gabe Menezes, June 12] One day's worth of early warning is a good start. Maybe Goanet can evolve into a forum -- a think tank --where far sighted views can be routinely found. The Governor recently suggested that laid back Goa should establish a think tank to look ahead. Perhaps goanet can be a prototype of such an establshment.
[Goanet]Road accidents kill near Dabolim Airport and in Vasco
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !! - -- 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/ -- - Vascos vicious circle continues to kill by Neena Dayal Accidents in the last 2 months in Vasco April - May 11 - minor 10 - serious 05 - fatal 07 - deaths -- Accidents in the last 2 months in Mormugao April - May 01 - minor 02 - serious 01 - fatal 01 - dead --- The statistics speak for themselves and unless someone wakes up in the Vasco administration the statistics will keep on increasing. While road accidents are frequent and on the rise in Goa because of the lack of control by drivers and no police patrolling, there is one spot in Goa near Dabolim Airport which has been witnessing an increasing number of fatalities during the last one year. Yes, Dabolim Airport is the first impression of Goa for many who arrive daily in the hope of having a great holiday and some quality time here. The cross roads in front of the airport form one of the most important traffic junctions of Goa. Yet the glaring reality of the traffic confusion at this intersection, resulting in accidents on a daily basis has not stirred any administrative action so far. Many-a-lives have been lost, but no concrete plan to regulate the traffic on this junction, which also is a part of the ambitious four lane highway project, has emerged. According to Namrata Kashyap, town planner and successful landscape architect, the reason for the increasing number of fatalities is that this graded intersection (near Dabolim circle) is presently being manned by a US-based system of traffic regulation called the Stop-Sign system. This arrangement is evidently wrong according to the book on Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning by L R Kadiyali, which is considered a bible among all town planners and transport engineers. It clearly says that Stop signs should not be used on roadways or expressways, for speed control or at signalized intersections. (Chapter 13 Traffic signs. Section 13.8 Mandatory signs). Investigations by Herald showed that many of these signs put up at Dabolim Circle are extremely confusing to the driver. This reporter spoke to Sandip Surlekar, deputy Town Planner, Vasco, who could not decipher the exact connotation of the signs (a red bordered triangular sign with six red dots on white background) placed at this important junction. What is causing this confusion is that Indians have been instinctively following primarily British system of traffic- roundabouts or traffic-islands for traffic regulation at intersections for a long time now. And it is this confusion of a new system that is defectively implemented which is causing considerable confusion among poorly literate transport drivers and drivers of private vehicles. An examination of the spot showed that many signs were improperly placed, not easily understood and of a different signage which was causing confusion among drives. Agrees Mr Afonso, assistant director transport, Vasco, signs should be placed much ahead of the junction. New fellows are always speeding, clearly revealing complete apathy and disinterest on the part of administration to deal with the problem. Says SP Traffic Mr. Deshpande, There is a dearth of qualified Transport Planners in Goa. The road under question has been constructed by Border Road Organization (BRO), under the guidance of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). There are no doubts about their quality of construction. But they build such important intersections with local guidance and according to the local requirements, as they are ill-equipped in local information. They are used to building the roads in inhabitable terrains for military and civilian purposes. Further investigations by this reporter with the Pune NHAI, which is responsible for overseeing highways and signs on highways proved that the nodal authority responsible for overseeing such constructions was completely ignorant of these incidents and rise in frequency of accidents Adds Deshpande, we have forwarded letters emphasizing the need for immediate action to the Collectors office and Chief Engineer PWD, highlighting the gruesome accidents due to traffic regulation problem and various punctures existing in the
[Goanet]Konkan Railway Monsoon Time Table Update 10 Jun 05
See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_janshatabdialldays100605.htm 10th June, 2005 PRESS RELEASE Janshatabdi Exp to run daily on KR route even during monsoon. It has been decided to run 2051/2052 Dadar (T) - Madgaon - Dadar (T) Janshatabdi Exp daily on Konkan Railway route even during the monsoon period, i.e 15/6/2005 to 31/10/2005. A special train between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Ernakulam will be run by Northern Rly via Konkan Railway route on 11th, 15th and 18th June only. Train no. 0444 Haz.Nizamuddin-Ernakulam special train will be run ex-Nizamuddin on 15th June. Train no. 0443 Ernakulam-Haz Nizamuddin special train will be run ex-Ernakulam on 11th and 18th June. 0444 STATION 0443 Dep 2335 hrs Haz. Nizamuddin Arr 1800 hrs Arr 2330 hrs ErnakulamDep 2100 hrs Halts : Kota, Vadodara, Vasai Rd, Panvel, Ratnagiri, Madgaon, Udupi, Kankanadi, Cannanore, Calicut, Shoranur.
[Goanet]Konkani dictionary
Silviano Barbosa wrote: Please hire a good Konkani editor/speller/pronounciator or whatever you call him/her, before the print version is published. Most of your buyers of the print version will be overseas Konkannis anyway and it will be a sell-out in no time. A very laudable effort indeed from everyone involved , especially the Magalorean Community for having given us this MEGA GIFT compilation of this free electronic version. Like true NIZ Konknni mogui, you guys just don't talk about it, but you have really DONE IT! Mhojim Porbim Tumkam! Konknnichen nanv VHODD zaunv! Salu Soz tuji vakhanni korunk mhoji urbha choddtta! __ I echo what Silviano wrote. Well done Ancy, congratulations to all who were involved in this mighty project. I found the dictionary very useful and a great help especially when I am desperate for a word. No longer can I say 'its on the tip of my tongue'!!! Silviano, I think the spellings and pronounciation are very accurate, considering they have used the Manglorean dialect of Konkani, which is different from the ones used in Salcette and Bardez, or for that matter the whole of Goa. I have been a few times to Mangalore myself, and initially found it very difficult to understand the pronounciations they used. But as I got to know the people well, I began to appreciate and accept it as their way of speaking, and then found nothing wrong with it. The important thing to think about is that our Manglorean brethren have preserved and treasured the language over the years, though far away from Goa, and have also worked at furthering it more than we Goans have done so far. So Ancy, once again my congratulations to you and all the Manglorean brethren who have contributed to this huge project! Well done.
[Goanet]OFFTOPIC: Sowing seeds of dream
This is quite an old story, but inspiring all the same... FN http://www.treesforlife.org/publications/press/nytimes/ THE NEW YORK TIMES * NATIONAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1988 Kansas Man Sows Seeds of Dream By WILLIAM ROBBINS Special to The New York Times WICHITA, Kan. -- From an unusual base, Balbir Mathur, an unusual Kansan, will set off for India Monday to continue his pursuit of a goal that seems to him altogether reasonable. He wants to help reforest the world and help feed its hungry. And if that seems ambitious to others, he says, let them consider this: The organization he founded here five years ago has already planted more than 900,000 trees in five states in India, 700,000 trees in the last year alone. In January, he plans to distribute 500,000 seedlings at a religious festival. And if a petition drive now under way succeeds, the United States and the Soviet Union will soon be helping to plant 100 million more food-bearing trees in underdeveloped lands around the world. Mr. Mathur, a 53-year-old naturalized American who came here from his native India in 1958, pursues those goals with the help of a staff of about 15 people, including about a dozen volunteers, working out of contributed space in a local church. An additional 30 volunteers in India work with him. Restoring the Environment Mr. Mathur, who calls his organization Trees for Life, sees it as a sort of laboratory, not only working to restore an environment damaged by depleted forests and to feed the hungry with the fruit of the trees he plants, but also developing methods to share with others. A half-dozen other American organizations have similar goals, including the much larger National Arbor Day Foundation, but he says he knows of no other with a similar instructive purpose. Trees for Life won the Arbor Day Foundation's international projects award two years ago, Mr. Mathur says. The award is given to programs that foster tree planting projects with environmental impact. Mr. Mathur's trip to India is one of three or four he usually makes each year. On this trip he will prepare for the three-week religious fair Kumbh Mela, that begins Jan. 14 at Allahabad in central India. Every 12 years it attracts about 10 million Hindu Pilgrims, and Trees for Life plans to distribute a half-million seedlings. A soft-spoken man with a quick smile, Mr. Mathur speaks with a modest manner that seems disproportionate to his vision. A Visionary Experience Miracles still do happen, said Mr. Mathur, interviewed at his headquarters here. And miracles are caused by people. Even the start of his career in this country, as he describes it, has something of a wondrous quality. Mr. Mathur, a graduate with a master's degree in political science from the University of Allahabad, had persuaded a Wichita industrialist visiting India to finance his immigration to the United States. Once in the United States, he persuaded a department store to provide space for an international bazaar that he ran while studying management at Wichita State University. 'I decided to dedicate my life to fighting world hunger.' Mr. Mathur was working as a consultant in 1982 helping international businesses set up joint ventures when he had what he describes as a visionary experience, a sort of epiphany. I was flying over Cyprus when it happened, he recalls. I looked down, and it looked so small. And suddenly I could see how small the earth would look from a divine eye. And I was going round and round that little speck of dust. 'Fighting World Hunger' He could see, he says, that one side of this speck of dust was so different from the other. On the one side there was plenty, he says, And, on the other, one child dies of malnutrition every few seconds and another is blinded or retarded. Later, he says, I decided to dedicate my life to fighting world hunger. He spent a year learning how to go about it. The world, he discovered, was rapidly losing its forests, and in many areas the result was severe damage both to the land and to the atmosphere. In 1983, he recalls, while visiting his mother in India, he decided to plant some fruit trees and, after they were blessed by a Hindu healer, he persuaded 2,500 villagers not only to accept and plant them but to plant 18 more from their seeds each year. Back in Wichita, he told a class of eighth-grade students about that, and they were stirred to start a fund drive to send 103 fruit trees to India. In that class that day was born the idea for Trees for Life, Mr. Mathur says. Soon many in Wichita were helping. Two bakeries began making donations based on the number of loaves they sold during a fund drive, and an outdoor advertising company and many grocery stores joined the campaign. Now, Trees for Life is one of many organizations trying to save India's vanishing forests, to restore the environment while providing trees for both food and fuel and to distribute
[Goanet]NEWS: An obit, St Tropez crew, Ranbaxy Goa plant, Tehran etc...
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050602/REPOSITORY/506020309/0/FRONTPAGE OBIT: Jonathan R. Burbank, GOA, India - Yoga instructor attended Exeter High School GOA, India -- Jonathan Ray Burbank, 26, died of heart failure Saturday, May 28, 2005, in Goa, India. A former resident of 69 Winnicutt Road, Stratham, he attended Exeter High School. He was a professional yoga instructor employed by Sahara India Commercial Corporation in Amby Valley, India. Jon was certified to teach by the Bikram School of Yoga in Santa Monica, Calif. * * * http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-sctropez11jun11,0,5988311.story?coll=sfla-news-broward Decision buoys crew of St. Tropez Back pay, plane tickets home on way By Rafael A. Olmeda Staff Writer Posted June 11 2005 For more than two weeks, tomorrow was a broken promise to the crew of the St. Tropez. It was the day they would learn their fate. It was the day they would find out if they would get paid. It was the day they would find out when they could go home. Fifteen days passed before tomorrow finally arrived. The 156 workers on the bankrupt gambling ship, which has idled at Port Everglades since May 26, were told Friday they'll get plane tickets home by the middle of next week. They were also told they'll get their back pay for the month of May, but were not sure exactly when that would happen. The developments were shaped at a bankruptcy hearing Friday in West Palm Beach Before Friday's bankruptcy hearing, several members of the crew were nearly despondent. They keep telling us, `Tomorrow you'll know', said Rajesh Pednekar, 34. Tomorrow never comes. Pednekar said he borrowed $1,000 from a bank so that he could travel to Fort Lauderdale from Goa, India, to work on the St. Tropez. His expected a monthly salary of $700 would have been enough to make loan payments and support his wife and 2-year-old son back home, he said. He planned to work as a cook on the ship for 10 months, and his first day on the job was May 26, the day the St. Tropez ceased operations. Now, he'll be headed back to India to face the bills with a fraction of a paycheck and no job. They hired us after they filed for bankruptcy, said Pednekar, standing near Berth 24 in Port Everglades, where the ship is docked. If I had known that, I wouldn't have taken this job. They shouldn't have done that. Like many on the crew, Pednekar spent the last two weeks wandering around the ship, keeping busy by performing the tasks he would have performed anyway, cooking for the crew instead of passengers. * * * http://www.expresspharmapulse.com/story.php?idno=719 Ranbaxy's Goa manufacturing plant receives MHRA, UK approval EPP News Bureau - New Delhi || Added 18:33:42 hrs on June 3rd, 2005 Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL) announced that the company's dosage forms manufacturing facility in Goa, India, has received approval from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK, for its tablets manufacturing unit. With this the company can now seek approvals through National filings and Mutual Recognition Procedures (MRP) in 27 EU/EEA member states and various other countries like Australia, New Zealand, Romania etc. * * * http://www.konkaniworld.com/news/index.asp?ID=866next0=866 25th All India Konkani Parishad Convention will be held in Panaji All India Konkani Parishad meeting was held at the Parishad's office in St. Inez, Panaji, Goa on 5th June. Meeting was presided over by the president Basti Vaman Shenoy. Mr. Gokuldas Prabhu, Mr. Mahabaleshvar Sail, Mr. Tanaji Harlankar, Mr. Nagesh Karmali, Mr. Manik Gavnnekar, Mr. Bharat Naik, Mr. Prakash Thali and Mr. Ancy Paladka were present at the meeting. During the meeting it was decided to hold the 25th All India Konkani Parishad Convention to hold at Panaji in the month of February 2006. National committees were formed during this meeting to hold the convention successfully. Mr. J. B. Moraes, Mr. P. N. Shanbag, Advocate Pius Vas, Mrs. Sheela Kollambkar, Mr. Leo Fernandes, Mr. S. S. Kodkani, Mr. J. B. Sequiera, Mr. Ullas Kamath and Mr. Ancy Paladka from Mumbai committee were appointed in the organising committee. It was also decided to have 11 regional committees in various taluks of Goa and more committees in different regions of India. * * * http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/browse_frm/thread/6d323b8718f95b35/57befda02626cda0?q=Goa+Indiarnum=30#57befda02626cda0 Fast Times In Tehran Iran's once restive youth is more interested in making money than in politics. An intimate look at how the regime bought off a generation.,,, Ten years ago, the cultural and material poverty of life in Iran would have sent a privileged young woman like her fleeing to London or Los Angeles. Today Seddigh drives a silver BMW, drinks authentic Red Bull, wears Puma shoes and travels regularly to Europe. Her middle-class
[Goanet]NEWS: Belgaum - Goa road to be included in Golden Quadrilateral
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050611105631Page=KTitle=Southern+News+-+KarnatakaTopic=0 Belgaum - Goa road to be included in Golden Quadrilateral Sunday June 12 2005 00:00 IST BELGAUM: The central government will convert the Belgaum - Goa road in to Golden Quadrilateral at a cost of Rs 250 crore. At the same time the government will take up Hubli - Dharwad Ring Road at a cost of Rs 60 crore. Announcing this in a function which marked the dedication of newly constructed Belgaum -Maharashtra National Golden Quadrilateral Highway-4, at Chikalgudda , 40 kilometres from Belgaum on Saturday , Union Minister for Shipping , Road Transport and Highways T R Baalu said that these projects would be taken up as early as possible Baalu said that Karnataka was a major beneficiary under the Golden Quadrilateral projects. A length of 625 kilometres of Golden Quadrilateral passes through Karnataka, which connects Bangalore and many other important cities of Karnataka to Mumbai and Chennai. Out of a 625 kilometres 446 kilometres have already been four laned, the minister added. He said that a length of 457 kilometres has also been approved for improvement under the next phase of National Highway Development Projects. Baalu said that a length of 92 kilometres of the North- South corridor passes through Karnataka, which connects Bangalore to Hyderabad and Delhi in the North and Madurai and Kanyakumari in the South. Besides, Mangalore Port is being provided with four-lane connectivity he added. The minister said the government is already implemented National Highway Development projects at a cost of Rs 58 000 crore. In addition a massive investment to the tune of Rs 1, 72 000 crore is planned in near future Baalu said. Newly constructed Belgaum - Maharashtra National Highway has been constructed at a cost of Rs 332 crore. The length is 77.24 kilometres and the responsibility of entire construction was given to M/s Punj Lloyd Limited under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme
[Goanet]FOOTBALL: Talent, not nationality, more important
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IES20050611091103Page=STitle=SportsTopic=0 Talent, not nationality, more important Sunday June 12 2005 00:00 IST BANGALORE: The All India Football Federation's executive committee, whether under pressure or not, has shown some foresight in permitting clubs to enlist and field foreign players. It is to be three in the National Football League and two in other tournaments and domestic leagues. A discussion on this subject wasn't necessary at all and the AIFF could well have focused its attention on more practical issues. After all, football is all about talent, not nationality. Even in the 40s and 50s, players from 'outside' turned out for clubs in Calcutta. Bengal football has been the biggest beneficiary in allowing talented stars to come and play for them on the Maidan. This is something that was restricted to Calcutta only because private clubs were in the forefront like nowhere else. Institutional teams from the government sector were not permitted to rope in foreign players. Those in the private sector were restrained by reasons of the purse. But since the inception of the NFL in 1996-97, the Bengal scenario has been duplicated in Goa, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra as clubs from these states which figure in the NFL now have better purchasing power and all institutions, including those in the government sector like ITI, HAL or Indian Bank, have made provisions in there rules to sign foreign players if only to puff up their talent and perform better in the NFL and other tournaments. Sport, especially soccer, is a visual delight. The need to entertain supporters with better talent drives clubs to rope in foreigners. They do plan to win major trophies too, no doubt. The more the money, the better the player. Even if good local talent is available, there is no harm in bringing in a better player from another state or country. This is a universal phenomenon. Despite the best of footballers available, clubs in every continent are known to scan the globe for better or matching ones. What better example than Brazil? As per FIFA's statistics, more than 800 Brazilians are playing soccer for different clubs in the world. For a nation which has won the World Cup for an unprecedented five times, Brazilian clubs themselves sign foreign players from Argentina, Peru, Bolivian, Paraguay, Mexico. Even Brazilians haven't imposed restrictions on clubs in this regard. How can and why should India? Real Madrid is a virtual World XI. Imagine Spain bringing in such restrictions. Despite Zidane (France), Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos (Brazil), David Beckham and Micheal Owen (England), Luis Figo (Portugal) and a few others too, Real Mardid is led by a Spaniard in Raul Gonzalez. Then again, Iker Casillas is the goalkeeper. Fernando Heirro played an important role for years too. Local talent isn't ignored but supported. So too are clubs in England, Italy or Germany and Japan. The presence of a Ranty Martins or a Dudu Omagbemi must inspire Indians to perform better. Trophies apart, that is the most important aspect of having better players to come and play. The former Mohun Bagan winger and India Juniors' coach Mridul Banerjee put it very aptly. It is not a question of allowing a foreigner or not. It is a question of bringing in the right foreigner that must be addressed. Clubs sign on foreign players only because of their physique. If our boys can have the same physique, they will be as good as many foreigners, said Mridul. Clubs must pay more attention to the quality of the player they are bringing in. A good player costs more. But even with the money they are now paying, they can surely get players of better class. When players of the class of a Baretto or the late Junior are there, these arguments will never come up, he added. In any case, the AIFF has permitted clubs to sign and play foreigners. It's over to the clubs now.
[Goanet]Important notice of people of Saligao.
PANAJI: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Wilfred de Souza, said that he would not assume office till his party colleague, Mickky Pacheco, was inducted in the council of ministers as assured earlier. Even as NCP national secretary, Tariq Anwar, met Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane and discussed the matter with NCP leader, Chaggan Bhugbal, asserting that the spirit of coalition politics should be understood by both partners. (WE-GT) Comment; The people of Saligao will have no MLA to represent them, they should take note of this. Willy should not be paid after a week, if he still persists on staying out also all his perks including his car should be handed back. The speaker should give Willy formal notice after 21 days and have him debarred and a bye election should take place for the Saligao seas. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet]Native American /American Indians
Tony, I don't believe Red Indians started as a derogatory term, just a descriptive term because of their ruddy complexion relative to the early European settlers. Niggers on the other hand, which derived from negroes, is considered a derogatory term by African Americans when used by others, whereas they use it freely to denigtate each other. --- Tony Barros [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Santosh, Mario, Arjun, Ricardo n Afra ! Both categories - Native Americans and American Indians are used in official U.S. government documents for classifying the various ethnic groups. Hence, I assume both are acceptable. The Red Indians label is a derogatory term used by white racists just as they used niggers for Black Americans. They have attempted to portray in the various movies they produced in the Third World with great success-how uncivilized the American Indians were. Hence, the dire need to immigrate into the country and bring about change. Since the American Indians inhabited the American continent before the first White man in Christopher Columbus discovered the New Lands- or invaded as some of my fellow writers would say- I prefer to differentiate them from the other immigrants by calling them indigenous Americans. rgds. Tony Barros. Union, New Jersey. USA. __ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/
[Goanet]GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS awaits Margao Muncipal Council
Margao the commercial and cultural centre of Goa is once again in the news -- and for the wrong reasons. After the lowest ever victory margin 1366 odd votes the three term (now fourth term) MLA Margao Mr Digamber Kamat of INC, the revenge game has started. The first victim is the Chairperson Margao Municipal Council Ms Kamalini Poinguinkar -- who was considered as the de facto dumb doll of Mr Kamat. She was propped up by Mr Digamber Kamat so that his writ could run large in the affairs of the Council. Her survival was owing to his backing. But suddenly the friends turned enemy the suffocating theory which led to Kamats resignation from the BJP was too suffocating for Ms Poinguinkar and her three other Councillors Mr Rupesh Mahatme, Mr Durgadas Prabhu, Mr Narayan Fondekar to swallow and another councillor of Ward 15 who now appears neutral. Ms Poinguinkar and the others worked day in and day out to see to the defeat of Mr Kamat and eventually succeeded in giving him a humiliating victory margin for a three times veteram MLA given that his opponent Sharmad Raiturkar of BJP 29 yrs was a novice unknown in public circles but yet gave Mr Kamat a run for his re-election for the fourth term now. Ms Poinguinkar has therefore decided to resign tommorrow before the non confidence motion against her is taken up for consideration by the Council . The term of the Council began on 24th October 2001. But citizens of Margao who this writer contacted were of the view that the Council is in a mess. With over 1700 letters received in a month it speaks volumes for the state of affairs in Margao. Besides this Ms Poinguinkar does not read English and needs the assistance of others to understand the nitty gritty of Council management. Politically though she is a veteran politician being earlier an office bearer in the MGP and later switching over to BJP. Ironically of the four aspirants to the Chairperson post in the resultant vacancy will be Ms Ethel Lobo the ex Vice Chairperson who resigned in a huff earlier, before she was almost ousted over the Gandhi market issue. Councillors Ms Monica Dias, Ms Dorris Texeira, and the Independent candidate Ms Auda Viegas otherwise the President of the Bailancho Ekvott who has been testing unsucessfully political waters under the MGP for the Assembly elections in May 2002 and the Lok Sabha elections as UGDP member in May 2004 and next time may be INC or BJP if not Janata Dal(S). Both Ms Ethel Lobo and Ms Auda Viegas known as firebrand Councillors who take the Council to task on several issues collectively went hammer and tongs over against Ms Kamilini Poinguinkar and also Mr Digamber Kamat MLA Margao (BJP) then the Power Urban Development Minister (under which Ministry Municipalities come under) regarding the pathetic civic situation in Margao viz a) Unhygienic Gandhi Market, b) slums in Fakirband Khareaband Babu nagri c) encroachment on pavements and public streets by unauthorised hawkers and hand cart mobile eateries d) undisposed garbage near Police Station and other areas e) stray dog menance f) eatery in the passage at Old Market g) incompetence of the Chairperson h) unclean storm drains in Margao ( from Old Market to Khareaband) k) ill managed garden and Prince Aga Khan park l) petrol pump shifting to decongest city m) traffic chaos in ward XIV (ward represented by ms Veigas) n) frequent power break downs o) burial grounds for parishioners of Our Lady of Grace Church and for Moslems Though none of these issues remained solved despite Mr Kamats alleged concern and assurances to develop Modganv and Modganvkars (refer to his past manifestos the same issues repeated ad nauseaum )it was surprising to see that Council activity came to a stand still and both these two Councillors were actively canvassing since April May for the election and victory of Mr Digamber Kamat ---forgetting the hoary past -- issues that plagues the city the fulcrum of business activity for the entire South Goa District especially Salcete. It is not clear who will take the Chairperson seat but since the same is reserved for a women Mr Kamat now that he is in the INC will opt for Ms Dorris Texeira a first time councillor the spouse of ex Councillor Mr Johnny Texeira of the Khareaband ward (incidentally Mr Kamat polled a significant number of votes from this booth this bye election). But this may not be taken kindly to by the other aspirants viz Viegas, Lobo, Dias and citizens believe that the game of musical chairs will begin shortly. Incidentally of the present eight wards in Margao and eight wards in Fatorda total 16 wards that constitute the Margao Municpal Council, two wards from Margao will shift to Fatorda Assembly Constituency and the other to Curtorim Assembly Constituency come delimitation or Assembly elections in May 2007. Therefore Mr Kamat as MLA Margao would need to address his concerns to only the 6 wards of his Margao Assembly Constituency, and may chose a Chairperson
Re: [Goanet]Willie, a casteist? What BULL----!
On 10/06/05, Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for that very insightful piece. It has shed light not only on the Dr. but also a bit on Churchill. Perhaps people like me, who are not in the know, are unable to read in depth, the political manoeuvrings engineered by the likes of Dr. Willy. One has to concede though, that the recent machinations and pronouncements by Dr. Willy, must leave the majority of Catholic Goans with a quizzical look on their faces! Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England .What the people Catholic Goans think one day later, perhaps they are all ready Goanet:- Dr Willy's remarks against Congress anger minorities:- PANAJI: NCP MLA, Dr Wilfred de Souza's comments that party MLA Mickky Pacheco was not inducted because he is a Catholic and that the Congress party is more communal than the BJP has evoked shock and outrage among people of various walks of life, specially among the Catholic community. (GT)
Re: [Goanet]Re:: [OFFTOPIC] Canada... and America
Friedman typically does not have factual falsehoods in his articles as Haroon Siddiqui does. Friedman does have many peculiar opinions because he thinks that appeasing the Europeans is the way to go, and that attacking the jihadis will further inflame them. If I need to point out a factual error to Friedman I'll be sure to copy you. --- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dudes @ Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I send you copies because you send me articles he has written. The first one you sent me had a falsehood in almost every single paragraph. dudes, I also sent you articles from Thomas L. Friedman, see http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2005-May/029082.html How come you have not written to him about any false hoods in the article? You scared that if you do, the good folks may send you too to Cuba? Mervyn3.0 Texas could get along without the United States, but the United States cannot, except at great hazard, exist without Texas. Sam Houston __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - June 12, 2005!
Mog ekuch vost ji unnem zainastannam vanttunk zata. (Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * June 12, 2005 * Malaria, road-deaths...
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s JUNE 12, 2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded in 1994 e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Carneiro 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 --- / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 http://www.goanet.org Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ Y88D http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: Malaria and road-deaths, Goa grapples for a solution. Edward de Lima's Konkani classes continue. News from here and there too. Including a study of Goans on World War II ships, the financial woes of Voz de Oriente, a genealogy list, how to make sure you continue receiving Goanet, and more... Read on. o Willy hell-bent on berth for Mickky. (NT) o Herald reports: Willy takes Congress head-on. Says he will not work till Mickky is inducted in the cabinet. (H) o UGDP to condone Matanhy for violating party whip. This surprise development comes in view of the change in government, and the stand taken by the MLA to stay neutral between BJP and Congress. UGDP presidium has cautioned Matanhy Saldanha not to digress or disobey the directives of the party. (H) o Preserve traditional knowledge for posterity, says Council of Scientific and Industrial Research director-general Dr R A Mashelkar. He was speaking at the National Institute of Oceanography. (NT) o Margao Municipal Council chief Kamlini Painginkar likely to resign on Monday. (NT) VASCO'S VICIOUS CIRCLE CONTINUES TO KILL: Neena Dayal writes in the Herald that the spot near the Dabolim airport has witnessed an increasing number of fatalities and accidents in the past one year. Herald lists the accidents in Vasco (in April-May) at 11 minor, 10 serious, 5 fatal and 7 deaths. In the same period at Mormugao, the toll was 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 fatal and 1 death. (Herald) MALARIA, CAN GOA WIN THE BATTLE? After its resurgence with the construction boom in 1986, malaria has slowly established its fearsome presence in Goa. Though one sees a decline off and on, malaria suddenly returns with a vengeance, killing several people, often innocent kids. As compared to 30 to 40 deaths on an average per annum in the late 'nineties, the number of deaths due to malaria has declined. But the menace, like AIDS, continues to haunt Goa. Unlike AIDS, it can be cured. Why isn't that happening, asks Preetu Nair in the Gomantak Times. - DEATHS OBITUARIES - CANDOLIM: 28-year-old Savio Fernandes from Anna Vaddo in Candolim was crushed to death under the rear-wheels of a water tanker at Waddi, Candolim at 4:15 pm Saturday. He was riding on his Kinetic Honda and proceeding towards Sinquerim to visit his sick mother. The upper portion of his body was smashed under the rear wheels of the water-tanker and he died on the spot, in the accident that occurred near the Aguada Co-operative Housing Society. (NT) o ALDONA: Domingos Andra Fernandes b 1922 of Nivim Carona. Husband of Thereza B Fernandes, father/in-law of late Bruno/Mercie (Kuwait), Geraldo/Espy, Juliana (Kalangutkar Nursing Home, Mapusa), Francis and Sandra. Granddad of Joe/Joyce, Michael/Abigail, Bliss/Blincio. o CANDOLIM: Savio Fernandes of Escrivao Vaddo. Son of Anton and Caroline. Brother/in-law of Carmin/Gabriel, Perpetua/Alex and Tina. b 1977. o FATORDA: Salvador Furtado, retd peon PWD SDH WDVI Fatorda. Husband of Antonetta, father/in-law of Joao/Conceicao, Concy, Carmina/Vency, Florina/Santan. o NAGOA: Miss Venny Rosy Fernandes of Mazilvaddo. Daughter of Joaquim and Victoria Fernandes, sister/in-law of Blanch/Lino, Neville/Reema. o VASCO: Martinho Fernandes, ex-MPT Marine Dept. b 1946. Husband of Marcelina, father/in-law of Dorothy/Shrikant, Jose/Joanita (Cluny Convent Vaddem), Derick (Bahrain). o VELSAO: Agnelo D'Souza of Primeiro Vaddo. Husband of Clementina (Lanny). Father/in-law of Savio, Venicia/Savio Fernandes. Brother/in-law of Michael/Olga and Tony/Thelma. Brother of late Heroina, late Clara/Agnelo Fernandes, Ida, Brazil, Maura and Arminda, Expired under tragic circumstances. Number of condolence messages for Rev Fr Nazario R Godinho, including from St Alex Church at Curtorim, Our Lady of Gloria Church of Varca, Churchill Brothers, Varca Sports Club, St Rock's Youth Club Calata-Majorda, etc. TOUCHING
[Goanet]Pai-Maink hem ek lissaum
'Doosre parents ke liye yeh sabak hoga' ( A Lesson for other Parent's) By: A Sunday Mid Day Correspondent http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/june/111415.htm I did pressurise my only son Shibhu for a good percentage; he was a very average student. He took it the wrong way. Shibhu hung himself after he found that he had passed only with a borderline percentage in the 2004 SSC examinations. I still get nightmares about the night I found Shibhu hanging from the ceiling fan at our Vile Parle home. He lost his father when he was eight years old. My husband, an army officer, was killed on the Indo-Pak border. Since then, I had been taking care of him single-handedly. I also work at a kindergarten school. I gave the best to my child, but his academic performance always concerned me. Shibu studied at a convent school in Santa Cruz. He was below average in his studies, promoted purely on activities like sports and music, which he excelled in. I got him enrolled with reputed tutorials, got him to do his homework and reined in his extra-curricular activities. When I think about it, I realise this disturbed him. He got carried away by what his friends said. They belong to big business families from Juhu; for them studies are just qualifications, not a necessity in life. It was the tenth standard Board exams and Shibhu had not fared well in his prelims. I was forced to put pressure on him. In the two months before the Boards, I disconnected the cable and internet connection. I stopped him from indulging in his favourite hobbies and sports so that he would concentrate only on his studies. I often tried to make him understand that if he got a low percentage in the Boards, admission would be difficult for him. We were in a great financial crisis. Shibhu neglected my advice and requests. Eventually, frustration arose. I sometimes got violent with him. I slapped him twice in front of his school friends just one day before his first Board exam. It was a mistake. After that, he remained quiet and hardly spoke to me for the next fortnight. To make him feel happy, I arranged for a personal loan and sent him to Goa along with his friends for a 20-day holiday. But when I found that he had skipped all his computer vacation batches, I erupted again. Three days before the Board results were announced, in a fit of rage, I told him that he would never be successful in life. I said he will not even pass the examinations. I also said, Mujhe doob ke marjane ka man karta hai. If the results are not up to the mark, I will end my life myself. Shibhu had a lot of friends whose parents were politically connected. That was how he was able to get his result two days earlier. He got to know his percentage, and he may have realised that I would be depressed. I had left no stone unturned to help him do well. Then, a day before the results were announced, Shibhu hung himself from the ceiling fan in his room. It was a depressing sight, seeing my sweetheart dead. I called my neighbours for help and rushed him to the hospital. But it was too late. I was probably too harsh on him. Woh mere jeene ka sahara tha, shayad yeh doosre parents ke liye sabak hoga, not to force their child. Names changed to protect identity Health and child counsellor Kanan Khataus advice to parents: It is very important to teach children to regard success and failure as a part of life. Even Einstein and Newton were very average students at school. Performance in exams is not a measure of intelligence. All parents need to be made aware of the pressure they put on their children, whether directly or indirectly. Dont make results a prestige issue. Encourage your child to talk to you. Tell him/ her about the times you have failed and risen after that. Most importantly, constantly monitor your child s behaviour and always encourage healthy dialogue Forwarded by Eddie Verdes
[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * June 10-11 * Goa's ugly politics...
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s JUNE 10-11 2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded in 1994 e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Carneiro 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 --- / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 http://www.goanet.org Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ We're on your side! b Y88D http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: More from Goa's amazing (and ugly) world of selfish politics... you might not believe what's happening. It's each man for himself, and each party for itself. Who cares for the state and its people? TV and your kids... Caution note about mobiles and the monsoons (modems too)... Tragic tale to two drowning deaths -- a five and four year old, who went to swim without their granddad knowing it -- at Candolim... Chilli chicken in two versions, from Daisy Rodrigues and a brief review of the Voluntary Health Association of India's booklet on coronary heart disease. JUNE 11 NEWS *** o 7 Congress MLAs inducted into Rane cabinet. Those sworn-in were Luizinho Faleiro, Digambar Kamat, Dayanand Narvekar, Subhash Shirodkar, Atanasio Monserrate, Pandurang Madkaikar and Joaquim Alemao. (NT) Deshprabhu fumes over exclusion. Kawlekar stakes claim for berth. (H) o No threat to Rane government, says Sharad Pawar. (NT) o No threat to government, says Ravi Naik. (H) o Government can do without the MGP, says Deshprabhu. (H) o No equal representation to all talukas in the Rane ministry: Of the 10 ministers, three hail from Salcete, while two each are from Tiswadi, Bardez and Ponda taluka. Rane himself hails from Sattari. (GT) o Expansion disappoints some Congress MLAs. (NT) o BJP to wait and watch on political situation. (NT) JUNE 10 NEWS *** o Nationalist Congress Party threatens of quit (coalition in Goa), wants berth for Mickky Pacheco. (NT) o Congress-NCP set for showdown: Willy Co threaten to pull out and form alternative government with BJP, MGP. Says Congress is more communal than BJP. (H) o NCP takes blackmailing and Goa's politics to a new low. Sharad Pawar told Willy, go ahead and topple the government, says Surendra Furtado. (GT) o UGDP in talks with Matanhy, says NCP is using blackmail. (H) o Monsoon fishing ban begins in Goa today. (NT) o Fisheries Department may reduce ban period. (H) o Cutbona jetty in shutdown mode. (H) o Repair work of Adil Shah Palace to be completed soon. (GT) o Konkani Bhasha Mandal Margao annual general meeting at its office at Shankar Bhandari Marg, Vidyanagar on June 26 at 10.30 am. HOW MUCH TIME does your child spend watching TV? If it is more than two or three hours, you have got to put your foot down and regulate it. Studies have indicated that too much exposure to the media can dampen your child's academic achievement, writes Inacia Rodrigues in the Gomantak Times (Goa Skyline) o MONSOON CAUTION FOR MOBILE USERS: * Keep your phone safe so water doesn't get in contact with it * Avoid carrying your cell in heavy rains * Use a pouch to protect your cell * If water goes into your phone, immediately remove the battery and contact your service centre. CAUTION FOR MODEM USERS: Each monsoon, so many modems across Goa get ruined due to lightening. At the slightest sign of lightening (usually at the start or end of the monsoons), please ensure you disconnect your phone and power cables from your modem, and your PC power supply cable too. There's no reason for you to lose a modem! - DEATHS OBITUARIES - TWO MINOR BROTHERS DROWN IN CANDOLIM SWIMMING POOL: In a heart-wrenching tragedy, two minor boys, both brothers from Dando-Candolim, drowned in the swimming pool in their neighbourhood resort, where they went to play around 5 pm. Benson and Edison Pereira, aged 5 and 4, were living with their parents who were at work, and their grandfather. Both brothers were noticed near the swimming pool of the resort by a labourer, who escorted them home and informed the grandfather about their visit to the swimming pool. Police said the grandfather told the labourer to latch the door from the outside. Soon, the grandfather raised an alarm that the boys had jumped out of the window and he could not trace them. The same labourer saw a small crowd searching for the boys, and, on suspicion, checked the pool. Police said the labourer saw what looked
[Goanet]All about Mickky -- O Heraldo
BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 10 - Mickky Pacheco appeared calm and relaxed on Friday, notwithstanding that he wasn't one of the seven MLAs sworn in as ministers in the Pratapsing Rane cabinet. But, the flamboyant MLA dropped enough hints that Saturday's NCP meeting scheduled in Goa would decide the state of things to come vis-a-vis his denial of a cabinet berth and other related issues. According to him, Dr Wilfred de Souza and NCP leader Tariq Anwar are coming to the state from Mumbai by the 5.30 am flight, adding that the NCP meeting would take place soon thereafter. Whatever that is decided at tomorrow's meeting would be acceptable to me, was how Mickky reacted, saying that all issues would be discussed threadbare at the meeting. Asked whether he would agree to any decision taken at tomorrow's meeting to form the government with BJP's support, Pacheco reiterated whatever decision my party takes will be binding on me. Who knows what would be the situation tomorrow. Saying he has no ill-feeling after having been denied the ministerial berth, Pacheco sounded philosophical a happy man will never have problems. I am relaxed. I am not worried at all. He further added that whatever he wants would be given to him by the Party President, Sharad Pawar. I have full faith in Sharad Pawar that he would do justice for me. That's the reason why he has deputed NCP leaders to Goa for tomorrow's meeting, he added. » add new comment Goa for goondas Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 20:46. Well, if one could go by the results of the just concluded electons, it is shameful to say that Goans are compared to the illitrate lot of Biharis. We elect notorious candidates, criminals , and the likes similar to the situation in Bihar. It is disgusting to say, that we long to run away from Goa due to the looting being done by the politicians from the sincere and good goans. » reply It is unfortunate that Micky Submitted by satrod (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 19:28. It is unfortunate that Micky Mouse got elected by the Benaulim electorate. People had not learnt their lessons and I blame it on greed of the people who later complain of 'No Developement'. How can a goon and adulterous man like the one in the picture above think of the welfare of the people? He is as adulterous as the old haggard dotor of Siolim. Micky might have won but not with people's power but money power, of course, not of his own but from a dead black lady from the States. Remember, Micky jumped off the BJP wagon only when it almost sank off. Sorry to the people of Benaulim, you voted out good candidates. » reply political gimmick! Submitted by avi (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 15:22. Mr. Micky was offered Congress ticket but he opted for NCP. Dr. Willy was the main mentor behind it. Dr. Egocentric knows very well how and when to play political cards that creates political turmoil. Goans please save Goa from these kind of politicians. » reply What a shame Submitted by joe (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 15:17. It is a sad commentary on the affairs of Goan politics. Imagine, ministers like Madkaikar, who is the most corrupt and illiterate in the Rane ministry. What has happened to good and honest politicians. Have Goans become so gullible and money-minded that they will vote for anyone who offers them monetary benefits. Why can't Goans think in the long term and for the development of Goa? These clowns will continue with their game of musical chairs. Otherwise, why would they spend around 4 to 5 crores to win an election? » reply Selfish politicians Submitted by avi (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 14:24. Dr. Willy is the most egoistic MLA in Goa legislative assembly. He says that he will ask for everything from the new government. NCP has only two seats in Goa and yet he creates an political uncertainity. Next assembly election will be the end of Saligao MLA. » reply GOANS ARE FED UP WITH CORRUPT Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 13:45. GOANS ARE FED UP WITH CORRUPT POLITIANS, SEX MAFIA MONEYLENDERS,PUNCH LINE BEING ILLITERATE POLITITIANS ,THE MOST APPLAUDED GOVERMENT WAS IN DEED PROVIDED BY MR PARRIKAR , REQUEST MR PARRIKAR TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL IN GOVERNACE , SHOULD HAVE AVOIDED COUNTER STATEMENTS AND CAMPAIGN IN THE TALIGAO CONSTITUENCY MR PARRIKER PL THINK OF YOUR SELF AS A CEO OF GOA ADMINISTRATION AND NOT OF A SAFFORAN BRIGADE LIKE MIDED AND EDUCATED PEOPLE WILL DEFINATELY BE WITH YOU , WE THE PEOPLE OF PANJIM HAVE SEEN THE DEVELOPEMENT AND AND LAW AND ORDER SITUATION IN PANJIM , DEFINATELY IF YOU CUT EDGES AND NOT ENTERTAIN ILLETERATE POLITIANS GOA WILL SHINE INDEED!! KEEP OFF THE SAFORON SHADE YOU WEARE » reply Good God!!! Submitted by Chapis (not verified) on Sat, 2005-06-11 05:34. My most dear fellow goans, Please take a good look at the picture of our MLA above!!! That is the face of Goa others see It is disgraceful
[Goanet]India's snakebite toll unacceptably high, can be fought with awareness
India's snakebite toll unacceptably high, can be fought with awareness From Frederick Noronha PANAJI (Goa): India has an annual estimated 50,000 deaths, and 250,000 bites a year is a pretty serious figure, says a campaigner who feels that awareness can be the best anti-venom to fight this solvable problem. The victims who dont die are often disabled by the tissue damage Indian snakes can inflict. Limbs are lost or rendered useless. Many days of work are lost by key agricultural workers, the Bangalore-based Ian D Simpson, who is from the United Kingdom, told this correspondent. Just a few days back, in mid-May, a team announced a new deadly snake find -- the Hump-nosed Pitviper (Hypnale hypnale) -- which is found along the Western Ghats region along coastal western India. It has strange symptons, and for the first 12 hours, the patient's vital signs -- like bleeding time and clotting time -- remain normal. Then the clotting time rapidly increases, till the blood become incoagulable, besides causing accute renal failure. This snake is thought to be the fifth deadly snake in India, apart from the Big Four -- the cobra, krait, Russel's viper and saw-scaled viper. Simpson is a herpetologist and member of the WHO Snakebite Treatment Group. My role is to identify the major causes of snakebite mortality in India and try to find ways to reduce the impact. As an expert on snakebite treatment, I am looking at carrying out a large number of research projects to answer some of the many unanswered questions in this area, he told told this correspondent. This is a major issue. Awareness is a key concern, said Simpson. He travels across India in a bid to talk to doctors, medical colleges, hospitals and schools in an attempt to raise awareness and improve first aid and treatment. I took on the task because India was originally responsible for my interest in snakes. When I was a small boy my grandmother bought me 'Rikki Tikki Tavi' a story of a mongoose protecting a family from two cobras. I loved snakes from that moment, Simpson narrates. On his first visit to India some years ago, he says he became aware of the level of suffering snakes can cause. Says he: I was surprised to see that this was largely a forgotten medical issue. Doctors were battling to deal with snakebite and yet there was much work that needed doing to develop technologies that would improve treatment. In addition, vast costs are inflicted on those least able to afford it. A single vial of anti-snake venom (ASV) costs Rs 400. The last victim I treated needed 30 vials. There is no way she could afford that cost, says he. Simpson argues that as humans encroach more into snake territories, the number of dangerous encounters will increase. It is essential that we are ready and educated in how to interact with snakes, says he. WHO, the World Health Organisation, estimates that the number of deaths is around 50,000 per year. But many Indian experts consider that the number is much higher. The rural nature of snakebite and the difficulties of reporting mean that official figures could well be understated. I have been to many villages where a significant number of deaths have occured and yet none have been reported, says Simpson. Snakebite kills nine times the number of Indian victims of the Tsunami every year, Simpson argues. There is not a great deal you can do to prevent a Tsunami, but snakebite is manageable. You can train and educate the public and doctors to reduce the terrible burden, he adds. Snakebite's brunt is often borne by the rural poor, he points out. Women and children are also at 'at risk' group. Many of these groups also rely on traditional cures, which have doubtful value. Snakebite necessitates immediate medical attention, and, if envenomated, antivenom is needed. Traditional remedies only delay the time the patient gets to hospital and therfore puts the patient at greater risk. The problem is most people don't realise that 50% of venomous snakebites, do not envenomate the victim, so there is nothing to cure. Traditional remedies appear to be successful by 'curing' these 50% non envenomated bites, explained Simpson. He argued that the situation in India could well be the same for the past 100 years. It is accepted as a problem in India. This problem has existed both before and during the British time. It has never been properly resolved by any group. I have heard international experts say 'India is a dangerous place'. We need to change the view that snakebite is a somehow acceptible form of death in India, Simpson said determinedly. He says there are many expert doctors in India, but they tend to be isolated across India and there is much inconsistency of treatemnt techniques. One of the doctors he has been working with recently is Dr Joseph K Joseph at Little Flower Hospital in Angamaly, Kerala. He is a super doctor and expert on snakebite, there are many more
