[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes (In Brief) * July 19-20, 2005 * Fighting illegal constructions in Goa... through a court case
--- G o a n e t * News Bytes In Brief * July 19-20, 2005 --- FIGHTING ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS: One Menino Gomes has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court at Goa, praying that all illegal and unauthorised constructions erected in violation of various laws -- Coastal Regulation Zone rules, the Indian Ports Act of 1908, the Goa Land (Prohibition on Construction) Act 1995, the Land Revenue Code 1968 and the Village Panchayati Raj Act -- be ordered to be removed in the public interest. (H) AFRICANS DUPE REAL ESTATE DEALERS: CID Crime Branch at Dona Paula has found that a group of African nationals, particularly Nigerians and South AFricans, have been approaching various real estate developers, businessmen and other entrepreneurs in Goa, and promising them lucrative partnership deals. Police have learnt of at least three cases of businessmen being duped, but cases have gone unreported, fearing that their names would be revealed if they registered formal complaints. (Herald) MAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT IN GOA: Elephants running amok in Goa's north-eastern villages has triggered off panic and confusion. Undoubtedly, this is an indication of the increasing conflict between man and animal, or vice versa, due to the shrinking of the protective cover for flora and fauna. In a three-part series, 'Going Wild', Gomantak Times examines the status of wild life in the Sahyadri range and its foothills. (Paul Fernandes) o Goa government reconstituted boards of directors of the Economic Development Corporation, and the Industrial Development Corporation. It will next re-constitute other government corporations. (NT) Goa's badly mismanaged corporations have been seen as a pound of flesh shared among politicians in power. Severe allegations had come up in the past over who ruined the EDC, the state's premier financial institution, with Manohar Parrikar and Luizinho Faleiro trading charges among themselves. (GoanetNewsBytes) Earlier, it was announced that Ravi Naik would head the EDC, and Babu Kavlekar, the IDC. (H) o Panjim mayor Ashok Naik offers to resign. He said Commissioner N Suryanarayana had failed on many fronts, including non-finalisation of tenders for collection of house-tax. (NT) o AICC appoints seven-member co-ordination panel to monitor Goa affairs. CM Rane, GPCC president Ravi Naik, AICC general secretary Margaret Alva, MPs Shantaram Naik and Churchil Alemao, and MLAs Jitendra Deshprabhu and Alex Sequeira are on the panel. (NT) o Ramakant Khalap's panel sweeps Mapusa Urban Co-op Bank polls. (NT) o Government gears up to tackle elephant menace in Sal, Bicholim. (NT) o Elephant alert control rooms to come up at Pirna, Panjim. (H) o Another year's contract for computer teachers likely. May be absorbed thereafter on seniority. (H) o Mayor clashes with Commissioner at stormy meet of the CCP (Corporation of the City of Panjim). Herald. o Rama Honavarkar was elected chariperson of the Mormugao Municipal Council, after five councillors disqualified on Monday obtained a stay from the Administribunal Tribunal 30 minutes before the meet. (H) o Goa government to solicit people's views on mining expansion. (NT) o Long-time Goanetter Dr Samir Kelekar to speak on 'Possibilities for IT and IT enabled services in Goa', July 22 6 pm at GCCI. Kelekar is the founder of Teknotrends Software, Bangalore, which specialises in the field of network security. (H) o Foggers India is selling 'hand fogging machines' to tackle "malaria and dengue" in your surroundings 1600-22-3340. o Anselm plays guitar flute and vocals at Chilli (Candolim) while August Braganza performs there too. o Margao sewerage scheme: PWD keeps fingers crossed as another deadline nears. PWD has received only around 55 applications from households in the last 20 days. (H) o Dish TV, offers "over 75 digital channels" for a year, Rs 3990. o Planning Commission to discuss Goa plan on Aug 1. (NT) o Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry health care seminar, July 30.NT o Nandkumar Kamat writes on 'Controlling Wild Elephants' on Navhind Times' Science page. Three wild elephants from Karnataka have been rampaging in Goa's Sal village in Bicholim, causing a problem. o Alan Andrews writes on service packs for your computer. (NT) o Veroda, Talvorda residents (in Cuncolim) demand for a separate village panchayat. (H) o Vandals damage another crucifix at Farmagudi, Ponda. (H) o Top priority for telecast of Konkani news, assures member of Parliament Shantaram Naik. (H) o Two cops suspended in eve-teasing case. (NT) o Hospicio hospital needs money, men and equipment. Mere visits by
[Goanet]ALLIANCE OF WORLD GOAN ORGANISATIONS - in Cyberspace.
Goenkars ! Its this time of the year - when Goans from the four corners of the world - start to make preparations to celebrate an Unique World Goan event * WORLD GOA DAY * this event is officially celebrated on the 2oth of August . This is the day , when Goans from all walks of life , irrespective of their religious beliefs or caste - come TOGETHER to express their SOLIDARITY with Goans wherever they may be. This is also the day - when Goans world wide celebrate their Goan Cultural Heritage and all things Goan. The various WORLD GOA DAY celebrations world wide has made many of us aware of our Goan Culture and Heritage , many have shown a keen interest in wanting to know more and to be a part of these celebrations. Many of our friends who have visited Goa and now call themselves * Friends of Goa * - have also indicated their interest in observing WORLD GOA DAY. FOG 's on this list please do advise us if you plan to celebrate WGD wherever you may be. It's been six long years that this - the WGD event was first launched , a few organizations participated in the first year - as the years went by , more and more Goan organist ions joined this world event and in the process an informal Alliance has came about. Now , the time has come for us to formalize this great Goan Alliance , The ALLIANCE of WORLD GOAN ORGANIZATIONS. Goa net's support will go along way to help us to ac hive this Alliance , our PARTNERSHIPS will strengthen our community. I believe that Goan Organisations should all work TOGETHER , as the chances of SUCCESS is greater when WORKED TOGETHER. We need to work TOGETHER , we need an Alliance to make a success of whatever we do. I also welcome the SUPPORT of all the other Goan Forums , the On line Goan news dailies , Discussions lists etc ., NGO's , Welfare Groups , Charitable Groups - Groups formed on a not for profit basis - to assist us in building this ALLIANCE. It is with these thoughts - that I have asked the President of GOA Toronto , Canada - Mr.Oscar Furtado one of the strongest supporters of This Alliance - to head this Cyberbased Goan Alliance. Oscar has willing accepted to lead , and his messages on * PULSE * , the GOA Toronto -online magazine www.goatoronto.com -clearly indicates his and the Goan Community of Toronto's commitment to this Alliance. Oscar Furtado , the President of the GOA Toronto , Canada - will announce the formation of ...The Alliance of WORLD GOAN ORGANIZATIONS on the 23rd of July 2005 at VIVA GOA DAY in the presence of over 6000 Goans from all over the world. Please do join me in wishing the Goans of Canada_Toronto a Great day - as they celebrate their WORLD GOA DAY on the 23rd of July 2005. Goan Organizations wishing to be a part of this Alliance - may wish to write to us. rene barreto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oscar Furtado , [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOA Toronto www.goatoronto.com . Your thoughts are always welcome. rene barreto WORLD GOA DAY - GOAN SOLIDARITY DAY === __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]When Fenny Travels to Sweden...
Fenny they say is an acquired taste. In the 1990's, my father did export our own fenny with the name 'Donna Maria' once, to the gulf, but its was unviable as the market was small (just for the Goans working there). Here in India, fenny is very popular with the domestic tourists as fenny not only is cheap, but gives a great kick and has a 'Goan' image to itself. Is there a market for fenny outside India? When I visited Sweden in 2003, I carried 2 bottles of Cashew fenny, and some sausages among other things from Goa for my friends there. Apparently Goans living there already had stocked their share of sausages from Goa, but the cashew fenny was welcomed. However, when I let some of my Swede friends try some fenny they all found it disgusting and wondered how we Goans could drink the stuff. According to them, fenny contains something called as 'finkle' which must be removed using charcoal and filtration before it can be called a 'drinkable arak spirit' like tequila and schnapps. My friends dared others to try the fenny, and almost all of them could not go beyond a sip. Some didn't even taste it as they found the smell disgusting. (But I love the smell.) The Goan pork sausages however, was a big hit. I had just 10 packets, and it was swiped with everybody coming back for more, even though it was 'terribly spicy' by Swedish standards! I have yet to find a Swede that likes fenny. :-( I hear that in Sweden, they have something called Aquavit, which is a homemade equivalent of cheap alcohol and could be dangerous to drink since it is usually bootleg versions that available. But before I returned, I did bring back some Absolut Vodka (ofcourse!) and a bottle of 'Swedish Punsch which I thought was like fenny. According to me tastes a little sweeet, similar to cashew fenny, but minus the flavor and smell of cashew. Funnily enough, the Swedes suggest pea soup as an accompaniment. What I miss most though is the fruit based ciders which have a low alcohol content. Mm Clinton.. Message: 7 Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:54:27 -0400 From: Tom & Carolina To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Caju Feni.in Sweden ? Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org Alfred de Tavares. Re: Caju Feni. Seing in the Goanet Caju Feni arouse my interest in your article. Is the quality of caju feni good in Sweden. keep in touch and all the best. Tom de Sousa in Hong Kong.
[Goanet]Cong MLA urges locals to benefit from SEZ and Mopa
NT News Service Mapusa July 20: Stating that the proposed airport at Mopa in Pernem would generate around 7,500 jobs of different skills, the Pernem MLA, Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu urged local students to qualify themselves for these employment opportunities. He also said that Pernem would be coming under the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for which, the students should be prepared. According to a press release, Mr Deshprabhu was speaking as the chief guest of the function held to felicitate the last batch of graduates at the Government College of Arts and Commerce, Virnoda-Pernem, recently. He strongly proposed a science stream at the college, with residential facilities for about 30 students. Mr Deshprabhu also launched the Ex-students (Alumni) Association of the college on the occasion. Lauding the efforts of the principal, Dr B A Gomes in taking the other government colleges of Sanquelim and Quepem to high levels of accreditation by NAAC, Mr Deshprabhu said he had the same expectations for the Government College at Pernem. In his welcome address, Dr Gomes elaborated on the purpose of the get-together and appealed to the students to rise up to the values learnt through the college and be an important component of the college functioning. Ms Prajakti Kavthankar who secured distinction at TYBA (Hindi), in the April/May 2005 examination, was felicitated by the special invitee and local sarpanch, Mr Mohan Gawde. The senior lecturer Mr Oscar de Noronha also spoke. The function was followed by a short cultural programme and a tree plantation programme by the chief guest, principal and staff members of the scenic college campus, the press release said. --- Does Goa really need SEZ ?. I recall Mathany as well as Floriano saying that SEZ will benefit mostly Non Goans. Regards, Carlos
[Goanet]EVEN NAGPUR IS GETTING AHEAD!
Recently the TIMES OF INDIA has been carrying reports about the development of Nagpur especially in connection with the proposed multimodal international hub at the airport there (abbrev MIHAN). This is touted as a Rs 5000 crore project involving may be 8000 acres. (Compare this with Rs 5000 crores for the modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports TOGETHER and Kochi airport's footprint of a measly 1300 acres). MIHAN is proposed to be made an SEZ (just as there is talk about the Mopa area) centred on aircraft mantenance and even construction. The interesting thing for us is the report "No parking takes new airlines to Nagpur". (8/7/05) . It seems there is a severe shortage of overnight parking bays for the aircraft of civilian airlines especially at Mumbai. As a result, airlines are being advised to make use of airports of non-metros (like Nagpur) for this purpose. In the process these airports get factored into the route maps of the airlines. Or else, they would have to fly empty to the metro from which they plan to originate and this would bleed the bottom lines esp of new entrants. Dabolim is half the distance to Mumbai as compared to Nagpur with attendant savings in time and money. If it was possible to do so, the new airlines would definitely make use of Dabolim as advised by the AAI re other non-metro airports such as Nagpur, Coimbatore and the like. But the Navy seems completely impervious to these considerations (while the state government which is hand-in-glove is blissfully oblivious of them).
[Goanet]Malaria, mosquitoes... and bed-nets
Hi everyone, I studied at St Mary's Mount Abu -- 1947 to 1951 -- we used mosquito nets (without chemicals) from begining of June to around mid-September -- Though one was almost guaranteed to get malaria in Mount Abu, I did not contract malaria in all those years, But in Bombay in 1992 I got a real bad dose of malaria -- and a relapse in 1993 -- fortunately the vivax type and not the falsipuram type. We do not use mosquito nets in this up-market Cumballa Hill area of Mumbai. I think this is adequate testimony of the effectiveness of mosquito nets in the prevention of malaria. Plus the additional factor that you are not forced to apply various types of insect repellants or take un-necessary medicines, which kill the malaria parasites inside you and we do not know how much damage these same medicines do to our systems -- My Dad during his days at the Burma front was required to take some anti-malaria medicine, originally quinine but later an ICI drug which made all these guys acquire a yellow colour -- maybe an un-intentional camouflage when fighting the Japs!!! Cheers Aloysius - Original Message - From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Malaria, mosquitoes... and bed-nets | "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > In this context, I would like to hear from others | > who have experience with using bed-nets. We've | > heard via Goanet that expats in Africa would | > often resort to bed-nets. Anti-malaria campaigns | > globally talk not just of bed-nets, but ones soaked | > in chemicals, that keep the mossies away. | > | Mario responds: | Fred, I grew up in Jabalpur and we routinely used what | we called "mosquito nets" on our beds, draped from | four vertical wooden bed posts which were connected by | horizontal wooden rods. The nets were tucked under | the mattress by the sleeper from the inside. They | worked great. |
[Goanet]A MESSAGE from the President of G O A Toronto - on the occassion of their WORLD GOA DAY celebrations - VIVA GOA !
A message from the President of The G.O.A Toronto , Oscar Furtado Thursday, 23 June 2005 "The Goans from Toronto, who number in the thousands, send their best wishes to Goans around the world as we celebrate 'Goa Day' on August 20th. In Toronto we have started our celebrations early as we host 'Viva Goa' on July 23th, 2005. We have designated our Viva Goa celebrations as our Goa Day celebration as this is our way of showing our solidarity to Goans around the world on this very important day. Last year we had approximately 5,500 Goans in attendance. We expect this number to grow this year as many Goans continue to attend from around the world. The idea to have a day to celebrate our heritage, culture, traditions, music and cuisine is a great one. The Goan community should be proud of the many important values we possess and our many contributions to society. The one day celebration gives us an opportunity to celebrate these values while being able to share them with the various communities around the world that we now call home. Celebrating Goa Day 'United' around the world is the first step in solidarity. The Goans from Toronto continue to support the formation of an 'Alliance of World Goa Organizations'. Such an alliance will further strengthen our communities around the world. As part of the Alliance we need to focus on ways to help Goans around the world. Since communication is very important for any initiative, we need to first identify the various forms of communication that exist in the various Goan organizations around the world as it is these channels that we will need to rely on. Once we get past this phase, we will need to determine what initiatives we would like to take on that would strengthen our community around the world. Goans in Toronto would like to thank Rene Barreto for his efforts in uniting Goans Around the World for these celebrations. It is this unity that will make us strong! We need to build on this unity to ensure our solidarity will benefit all Goans around the world. Best Wishes on the 2005 celebrations!" Oscar Furtado, The President G.O.A Toronto, Canada www.goatoronto.com Thank you Oscar , thank you for your's and your committee's support in building this - WORLD GOAN ALLIANCE . TOGETHER we will make it HAPPEN rene barreto www.goaday.com Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]Campaign for Scheduled Caste rights for India's Dalit Christians
16 Million Dalit Christians In India Must Get Full Scheduled Caste Rights, Declares Public Tribunal By SAR NEWS MADURAI, Tamil Nadu (SAR NEWS) -- A public tribunal headed by the Supreme Court of India’s retired judge, Mr. S.B. Sawant, and famed jurist, Barrister Ms. Sona Khan, has declared that the 16 million Dalit Christians in India should get their full Scheduled Caste rights enjoyed by their Dalit counterparts of other minority religions. “It is necessary that the Christian Dalits are given the same benefits, aids and advantages, facilities and opportunities as are given to the Dalits of Hindu, Sikh and neo-Buddhist religions on the basis of the caste to which they belonged before conversion and which they are carrying even today,” the tribunal said. The historic judgment of the first-ever people’s tribunal hearings into the almost six-decade-old struggle for constitutional rights came at the end of a tumultuous day of hearings in Madurai, July 18. Apart from Mr. Sawant and Ms. Sona Khan, the jury included Member of Parliament, Mr. Karvendhan, president of the All India Bar Council, former Labour joint commissioner, Mr. V.B. Balram, former Member of Parliament, Dr. Kulandaivel, former Minorities Commission member, Mr. Jawahar, State Women’s Commission former chairperson, Dr. Vasanthi Devi, Dr. Lakshman, MIDA, Chennai, and Dr. Manikumar of Sundaranar University. “The Dalit Christian People’s Tribunal, after recording evidence – both oral and written – has come to the conclusion that it is highly unrealistic socially and as well as legally to make distinction between Dalits on the basis of religion,” the judgment said. “It should not be forgotten that we are considering the social reality of Indian life where the followers of all non-Hindu religions, other than the Parsees, have been converts from the Hindu religion, except for a microscopic minority,” the tribunal said. “It is also unfortunately a sad reality that the converts have carried their caste marks with them be it of higher caste or lower caste. As a result, all the religious communities in India today, except the Parsees, have an ingrained caste system prevalent in all spheres of life. “We assembled here to consider the special case of Dalit Christians who were similarly converted from Hindu religion to Christianity and carried with them the same disadvantages and disabilities and they are carrying them even today. They will disappear, if at all, only when similar disabilities suffered by the Dalits of other religions, namely the Hindu, Sikh and neo-Buddhism, disappear,” Justice Sawant, Barrister Sona Khan and the jury said. As many as 573 witnesses from the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and the Union Territory of Pondicherry registered at the public hearing. Hundreds of others witnessed the proceedings. The tribunal heard 20 persons, and took written depositions from others. Documentary evidence on the entire case was presented to the tribunal by Mr. John Dayal and Mr. Edward Arokia Doss on behalf of the organisers of the National Movement for Dalit Christian Rights, Madurai, the All India Catholic Union, the All India Christian Council and Voice of Dalit International. Earlier, lighting a kutthuvilakku (traditional brass lamp), Retired Archbishop M. Arockiaswamy of Madurai said the Government should provide benefits to the Dalit Christians on the basis of caste to which they belonged and not discriminate them on religious grounds. Dindigul Bishop Anthony Pappusamy said Dalit Christians were being discriminated against and as a result had to forego all government benefits meant for Dalits. Mr. John Dayal told SAR News that the public hearings were held on the eve of the Supreme Court of India taking up an appeal by the Public Litigation Centre, New Delhi, on the Constitutional validity of existing legislation, which denied affirmative action and special rights to many people of former untouchable castes, including Dalit Christians, on grounds of religion. “Protection of the law and many privileges that are available to Dalits of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths are denied to their brothers and sisters who have embraced Christian or other faiths,” he said. The public hearings were fully backed by Catholic and Protestant Church leaders, the organisers claimed. Advocate Mr. Edward Arokia Doss, the local convener, told SAR News that the report of the tribunal would be sent to the President of India, the Chief Justice of India and the judges of the Supreme Court of India, the National Integration Council, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and to the Prime Minister, the state chief ministers, leaders of national and state political parties and other concerned organisations. In their formal deposition before the tribunal, the organisers, AICU, AICC and VODI said the founding fathers of the Constitution of India and the freedom struggle leaders had not discriminated against Dalit Chris
[Goanet]Challenges To The Church In India Today (Fr Desmond de Souza, CSsR)
Challenges To The Church In India Today By Fr. Desmond de Sousa CSsR, SAR NEWS PANAJI, Goa (SAR NEWS) -- The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance coalition government at the Centre, despite constraints and its perpetually whining Left partners, appears capable of completing its five-year mandate. The present Indian scenario highlights the following specific challenges to the Church in relation to the government’s policy statement, the Common Minimum Programme (CMP). It consists of the macroeconomic factors affecting the four vital sectors: Agriculture, Employment, Education and Health. The CMP prioritises four aspects of sustained growth in human development in harmony with the Catholic social teaching. The Church in India has committed herself to improve the health of the poor. Prevention is better than cure is familiar to the Church’s healthcare network that reaches the poor at the grassroots level of the parish. Closely related to improving health is the fundamental right to education, where the Church in India has committed large resources in money and personnel. This right is intimately linked to the right to employment, especially in the rural agricultural sector. However, after one year of UPA rule, the financial allocations to the CMP are paltry, much to the disappointment and frustration of the Left parties. The Church in India cannot operate its own parallel programmes, but must appear visibly supporting the pro-poor initiatives of the government. Its network of 140-odd diocesan social service societies organising numerous grassroots level programmes should not only emphasise an integrated human development perspective containing these four core sectors, but should be SEEN to be contributing to the CMP. Every development programme should have political education content. This means that people become aware of the programmes planned for them, so that they organise political action to make the administration more effective in delivering these promises. This makes for good governance and eradicates corruption that thrives on the ignorance of the masses, especially in the rural areas.
[Goanet]explosions on undergournd and bus
http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1533382,00.html 1.45pm update Alert at London tube stations and bus Staff and agencies Thursday July 21, 2005 Emergency services were scrambling to locations around London today after reports of explosions at three tube stations and on a bus. Services on three London Underground lines were suspended today after incidents at three tube stations. There are no reports of casualties at this stage, but emergency services are responding to reports of incidents at Oval tube station in south London, Warren Street in central London and Shepherd's Bush Emergency services have also responded to reports of an incident on a No 26 bus in Hackney Road, junction near Columbia Road, east London, Scotland Yard said. British Transport police said all of the stations were being evacuated. Sofiane Mohellavi, 35, was travelling from Oxford Circus to Walthamstow when he was evacuated from a train at Warren Street. "I was in the carriage and we smelt smoke - it was like something was burning. "Everyone was panicked and people were screaming. We had to pull the alarm. I am still shaking. "We pulled into Warren Street and were evacuated. It was horrible," she told the Press Assocation. Victoria Line passenger Ivan McCracken claimed a traveller's rucksack had exploded on the Tube outside Warren Street station. He told Sky News: "I was in a middle carriage and the train was not far short of Warren Street station when suddenly the door between my carriage and the next one burst open and dozens of people started rushing through. Some were falling, there was mass panic. "It was difficult to get the story from any of them what had happened but when I got to ground level there was an Italian young man comforting an Italian girl who told me he had seen what had happened. "He said that a man was carrying a rucksack and the rucksack suddenly exploded. It was a minor explosion but enough to blow open the rucksack. "The man then made an exclamation as if something had gone wrong. At that point everyone rushed from the carriage." Mr McCracken said he smelled smoke but did not see any injured passengers. Police said the first incident was reported at 12.54pm. London Underground said they had suspended services on three lines as a result of the incidents. A spokeswoman said: "We are responding to reports of incidents at Warren Street and the Oval. There are no reports of any casualties at this stage. We have suspended three lines, the Hammersmith & City, Victoria and Northern." Downing Street said that given the uncertainty over events, the prime minister, Tony Blair, had cancelled a visit to a school in east London this afternoon, at which he, the culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, and Lord Coe had been due to publicise the second reading of the Olympics bill. The London mayor, Ken Livingstone, cancelled a visit this afternoon to the Family Assistance Centre set up to help victims of the July 7 blasts in light of the current Tube incidents, a spokeswoman from Westminster Council confirmed. On July 7, two weeks ago today 56 people died when four suicide bombers attacked three tube stations and a bus in the capital. The Metropolitan police have warned of a risk of further attacks. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Panjim 23 July - Goenchem Prize presentation
- 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/ --- -- Goenchem award ceremony - The 2004 Goenchem Prize for the promotion of public honesty, rationality and common sense will be presented to Yadnehwar Nigale at a public award ceremony at Hotel Mandovi on July 23 at 6pm. Nigale will be honoured for his valiant efforts to eradicate harmful superstitions and irrational practices that afflict our society. The award ceremony will be followed by a discussion on 'Unscientific methods and practices - legitimate or not.' 'Prof Alito Siqueira of Goa University will be the chief guest of the function. Adv Albertina Almeida and Gurunath Kelekar will be the guests of honour. Margaret Mascarenhas will moderate the discussion. The Goenchem Prize is an annual award of Rs. 13,666 and a citation plaque, given by the Goenchem Prize Cyber-Committee. -- Upcoming Events HERALD 21/7/05 page 4 -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy === -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/53 - Release Date: 7/20/2005
Re: [Goanet]Malaria, mosquitoes... and bed-nets
Dear Mr. Noronha, Noted your comments. could you shed some light as to why newborn children do not attcact mosquitoes as much as adults. We did have this expereince when we last visited Goa. To add, is there any reseach going on childeren and mosquitoes. Thanks EustaceGabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> In this context, I would like to hear from others> who have experience> with using bed-nets. Fred, further to my earlier email, here are some tipsby Dr Deborah Mills, director of The Travel Doctortravel medicine clinic in Brisbane(http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/page8-5.html ):1. Cover up your skin. If you are outside between duskand dawn, wear treated long sleeved shirts, longpants, and long socks. Light coloured clothes are bestas dark colours attract mosquitoes. Strong scentsattract mosquitoes too, so avoid aftershave.2. Use mosquito repellent REGULARLY. 'DEET' (Diethyl toluamide) is definitely the mosteffective mosquito repellent for applying to yourskin. DEET based repellents, such as Repel and Rid,need to contain at least 30% DEET to be effective forprotecting adults under conditions of high mosquitoexposure. Repellents with over 50% DEET (such asBushman) are needed in areas of really intenseexposure. Apply regularly as per instructions on thebottle. When sunscreen is required, apply sunscreen first,wait 20 minutes and then apply repellent. Repellentsdecrease the number of bites you may get, butunfortunately, cannot stop mosquitoes entirely.3. Sleep in accommodation with screens or airconditioning and use a 'knock down spray' to removestray mosquitoes before retiring. 4. Permethrin treated Mosquito nets are essentialwhere the accommodation is not well screened. Incompletely unscreened conditions, burn mosquito coils,cover exposed skin in insect repellent, and sleep nextto a fan.5. Oral Vitamin B There has been quite a bit ofdiscussion about the role of Vitamin B in mosquitoavoidance. Taking large quantities of vitamin B orallyunfortunately does not decrease the number of mosquitobites you get.Such an apparently simple solution tomosquito avoidance is appealing, but carefulscientific trials have failed to show any mosquitorepelling effects from taking oral vitamin B,including B1. There is some evidence that the use ofB1 will make any bites feel less itchy, but the riskof picking up nasty diseases is just the same as ifyou did not use it.Treating bed nets and clothes with Permethrin Permethrin is a highly effective synthetic insecticidewhich can be used to treat fabric. It is related tothe naturally occurring pyrethrum from the flowers ofa type of Chrysanthemum, and fabrics treated withPermethrin (bed nets, bed sheets, clothes, curtains)will kills or repel mosquitoes. Using treated items significantly decreases the numberof bites you get.One study showed treated nets werefour times more effective than untreated nets.Insectsmust touch the fabric for it to work, so when you weartreated clothes, you still need to use repellent onexposed skin. You can buy items pre-treated(especially bed nets) or treat items yourself withcommercially produced Permethrin impregnation packs.Follow the treatment instructions carefully to get thefull effect. Articles which are treated and immediately sealed andstored in a plastic bag will retain effectiveness for12 months until usage is begun. A permethrinimpregnated mosquito net is effective for three to sixmonths of regular use. The solution wears off as wellas washes off.Clothes treated in this way are said tobe fully active for about one month, remainingeffective even after normal washing. Once the fabric is treated and dried, permethrin hasno vapour action and nets can be safely used evenaround sleeping children. Should a young child suckthe net, they will not suffer any ill effects. Treateditems are not more flammable. Very occasionally, somepeople do develop minor skin rashes from the use oftreated clothes. Cheers,Gabriel de Figueiredo.Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]Re: How about Goanet's TOP TEN CHART ?
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'Al Quaeda in Europe' evoked 29 posts,'NEWS UPDATE - > another Saddam mass grave found in Iraq' got 23 > responses. > > On the subject of repetitiveness, these posts had > 'Neville Chamberlain' mentioned 6 or 7 times! This > is according to my Gmail 'search Mail' The excuse > being that the same response is warranted to > counter every single poster with the same > response. > Mario replies: Gabe is referring to me, folks, but is trying to be cute by not mentioning my name. All I can say is that, when the same false charge comes from several different sources, with slight but key nuances in each, I have no option to respond to each one according to what they have written. BTW, Neville Chamberlain is a good name for people to remember and learn about in these times when WW-III is raging.
[Goanet]linux/latex vs. microsoft
Fred, I am not pro microsoft or anti linux and dont have any allegiences to any camp. 12 years ago (scary how time flies) while writing up my MS thesis, I had a nightmare using a variety of the well known microsoft products and ended up doing some of my work on a mac. 4 years after that when it came time to write up my phd, I did an evaluation of latex and microsoft on a pc based platform on a microsoft OS. At that point it was no contest. I had major problems with latex, but no major issues with microsoft. In contrast, my computer science roomates who had access to their own unix based work stations pretty much all choose latex. It is possible that things are different today. In any case, word processing is a pretty generic application today and there is so much of good freeware out there that one wonders why anyone would want to pay for something like this irrespective of one's OS preference. With regards to the endless debate of microsoft vs. linux for mass/general use, it really does not matter what is better today. Microsoft has established such a persuasive stronghold on the market and such a massive captive base over the past 3 decades, I do not see any point in trying to fight it until the next disruptive technology comes along. This next new thing, will have to be significantly better or different to make the current installed base irrelevant. Coversely for newer apps such as web hosting, linux was initially signifcantly superior to the then existing windows plaforms resulting in it gaining a foothold that microsoft has failed to eliminate to this date. Market inertia can work both ways. Marlon --- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Latex was great in the DOS and early Windows era > when the editing > > software and the underlying hardware (x86 based > PCs) were unable to > > handle the graphic rich and numerically intense > content that was > > utilized in typical technical theses Today the > issue of computing > > power is rarely an issue and even the lowest end/ > cheapest system is > > probably more than adequate for most users. > Likewise generic products > > by Microsoft and others are so rich in features > and are well entrenched > > in the system that it is almost pointless to use > anything else. > > Hi Marlon, I'm not sure your pro-Microsoft view and > suggestion that > Latex-is-outdated is on-target. Incidentally, I used > Lyx to format a > book, and, inspite of being a beginner, found it > really very helpful and > intelligent in its approach. > > See what Wikipedia explains (rather well put): > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX > > LaTeX is based on the idea that authors should be > able to concentrate on > writing within the logical structure of their > document, rather than > spending their time on the details of formatting. It > encourages the > separation of formatting from content, whilst still > allowing manual > typesetting adjustments where needed.
[Goanet]Marriage adverts by Married Men
To some of the Goenkars spending sleepless nights working on a marriage advert to get the attention of their own spouse, one may make better use of staying awake and listen to her Night Prayers. A Woman's Prayer: Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom, to understand my man , to love and to forgive him, and for Patience, for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll just beat him to death. Kind Regards, GL
[Goanet]Re: How about Goanet's TOP TEN CHART ?
Hey Mario, Your response was brilliant. Liked it very much. I would only say this We need poeple like you here, there was never a suggestion contrary to that. Have your say, its a free world , but i would really appreciate you not bringing american politics into this forum. Cheers Dr. Ambert
[Goanet]Re: Internet Access in Goa
Hey Fred, I am using a Sify broadband unlimited broadband connection in Margao , costing 699/- per month connected 24 hrs with no phone line ( its a direct connection to your lan card). Its Brilliant ! In Calangute I use Tata Indicom Walky . Its a wireless net connection , quite expensive Rs 1,500/- p.m unlimited use, no phone bills . They also have cheaper options i.e 0.40p/min , and Rs 1,000/- per month for upto 1GB of download ( no phone bills ). Dr. Ambert
[Goanet]Re (Goanet)Sailors Dilema
Not all Tarvotti's wives are like that..there maybe few who think that way.. and there is a reason why they want them to join the ship after 3 months. . You may be aware that 'Tarvottis' in Goa are horrad and they are the ones who spend the most, after the gulfies n foreigners. Having spent 9 months on board the ship they come down for a holiday and they give their best to the family, not only their wives n children but even their parents n other members in the family. They spend their entire earnings in Goa, so by the end of the 3rd month they are almost broke. Sometimes their stay is more than 6 months (depends on the co.) n there is no other income for them. They do not get paid for those long holidays,...they have to wait for the call..n sometimes the company does not bother send a call if u dont take any interest in joining and in such circumstances...if the wives remind them then its in the interest of the family, cause they are the ones who manage n take decissions in the house when the tarvottis are away.. Regards Edward Verdes Chinchinim/KSA Joe wrote: >Be care full if you marry by 'soirik' or propose/arrange marriage - Most Girls now a >days prefer 'Tarvotti' so that they can continue with their ex-boyfriends while >their husbands are away at sea etc >Such wives are most likely to ask their husbands questions such as.. >"...after 3 months staying with his wife and only child back home his wife started >to ask him, when you are leaving back to sea?"
[Goanet]Rabbies in Goa, killed English woman.
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/166/166694_rabies_kills_holiday_woman_bitten_by_dog_.html Rabies kills holiday woman bitten by dog Clarissa Satchell A WOMAN from Bury has died from rabies after being bitten by a dog while on holiday. It is understood that the 33-year-old woman was taken to Fairfield Hospital last week after falling ill days after returning from a holiday in Goa, India. She was then transferred to a hospital in Liverpool, but died from an infection at the weekend. Health officials in Bury said they had informed the Health Protection Agency about the death, but insisted that the case did not pose a risk to others. A spokesman for Bury PCT said that all staff who had been in contact with the woman at Fairfield Hospital, off Rochdale Road, including nurses who treated her, had been informed about the death. They had also been given routine inoculations, but no one else had contracted the disease and it did not pose a threat to the public. The identity of the woman has not been revealed. Infection The spokesman added: "We can confirm there has been a recent death from rabies, which was contracted abroad - and did not pose a risk to any one else. "The relevant agencies have been informed, including the Health Protection Agency." Rabies, or "hydrophobia", is an acute viral infection which attacks the nervous system and can be passed to humans from dogs, monkeys and bats. By the time the symptoms appear, they can no longer be treated and nearly always lead to death. However, there is a vaccine that can prevent the spread of the disease as long as it is administered quickly following a bite. A bat with a rare form of rabies was found dead by a passer-by in Radcliffe, near Bury, last month. The Daubenton's bat was stunned after flying into a tree. Submit your comments (c) Copyright 2005 Manchester Evening News. If you wish to use this article for commercial purposes please contact our syndication department. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Re:A Sailors Dilema
Mogal Joel bab, It was touching to read your article and I do agree with every feelings of yours. But life is not much different with we ( Gulfies ) Some are lucky to have their families with them( of course only wife & children, parents & siblings are not considered as family in gulf). What about the rest of us, still considered as bachelors ( for accomodation)though married!!! We always tend to see one side of the coin, as what we go through over here without our family with us. Do we ever try to think of what our family go through without us? Its neither easy for them to cope all alone. All our Riyals, Dinar, Dolar, Euros cannot replace us when they need us by their side at good or bad times. They too suffer equally as we do. All I can say is " Life itself is a sacrifice " So buddy cheers up!! Its not that bad, we have to face the truth. And one sincere suggestion, Earn as much as you can till you get married and when you get married see that you settle down with your loved one, or else you will have a " Banjara " life like us seeing our children growing only on snaps!! Cheers! Luis Rodrigues Chimbel / Dubai __ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com
RE: [Goanet]Re: Postal Codes for anywhere in India
Hi all, It seems that some of the spellings of names of villages/ places in Goa and probably elsewhere, are wrong; as a result that when I filled in 'Cavelossim' in the search space of the site mentioned below, namely: indiapost.gov.in/pinsearch1.asp it came up with 'not found'! Then I tried 'cav' ; it took me to three places in Maharastra and UP. Oh my God! After having tried the site mentioned by Fred, namely: amchegoa.com/pin_code_goa.htm I found it in the list! I then realised that the name of the village has been wrongly spelled: 'cavalasim' instead of cavelossim in the India Post site, thus rendering the search useless! Will somebody in Goa try and bring this to the notice of the India Post website and the Indian Post Office to correct this and all such errors fortwith; since the parameter of 'name spelling' is of crucial inportance in the search. This is thereason why I had suggested that it is the job of the Post Office and the state agencies to popularise the codes locally and encourage and enforce their use in each and every mail item. This is the only way ti get the full benefit of the postal code regime. The people must be told of the purpose and benefits of using postal codes, on addresses. I bet some postal employees themselves do not know the extant and purpose of these codes. Whither India! From: Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet]Re: Postal Codes for anywhere in India Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:16:06 -0400 Nasci Caldeira wrote: Having said that can anybody in Goa, produce the post codes for all the delivery post offices in Goa; Go to: http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pinsearch1.asp Type just the first few letters of the City/Village Eg. "pan" for Panjim Cecil Pinto, Panjim - Aldona
RE: [Goanet]SC bans use of horns, loudspeakers, crackers after 10 pm
Hi all, This order of the SC is very sound and is a long time coming. This should have been incorporated into law, twenty or more years earlier! None of the ploitical parties and coalitions, had the guts to enforce this 'Peace' gaurauntee to all citizens. It does not encumber any religious or social practices. It just enforces a decent noiseless and peaceful environment to everyone. This talk of midnight Mass and of Durga Processions and of Marriage processions etc.by night; by using loud speakers and musical instruments, without considering the noise polution and the nuisance to others not able to take it; is sheer nonsense! Midnight Mass is not banned! Mass can be said by confining the same to within the premises of the Church Building, and without using loud music, loud singing and or microphones. And of course no Foag! Mics and loud music and foag is not 'Liturgy' and not a requirement of performance of any religious ritual, and in any religion! For the sake of all; lets us agree in this and enforce its use and adherence by all communities and persons irrespective of religion, and rank, caste or otherwise! Cheers! Nasci Caldeira Melbourne. From: "Lawrence Rodrigues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet]SC bans use of horns, loudspeakers, crackers after 10 pm Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:19:47 +0530 .. Now, *midnight mass* will be held in the evenings??? New Delhi, July. 19 (PTI): In a huge relief to citizens reeling under excessive sound pollution, the Supreme Court in an omnibus order completely banned across the country use of loudspeakers and vehicular horns and bursting of fire crackers after 2200 hours till 0600 hours near residential areas.
[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * July 21, 2005 * Cops claim to unearth a 'black dollar' Nigerian scam at Calangute
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[Goanet]Sena, mill land ... and Goa's politicians
Sharing a note posted to the Goajourno mailing list. Just been listening to NDTV on radio (yes, it's less distracting to hear it via WorldSpace radio, rather than becoming a prisoner of the images). A story about the Shiv Sena leaders bidding for mills totalling over 400 crores of rupees was an eye-opener. We all know that Goan politicians too have interests in every racket and lobby in the state -- right from real estate, to trawlers, transport, timber, mining, liquor, etc... So should reporting politics be reduced only to reporting on the statements that politicians make? FN
[Goanet]SPORTS: Athletics chief coach unhappy with players, coaches
http://sify.com/sports/others/fullstory.php?id=13899523 Athletics chief coach unhappy with players, coaches Wednesday, 20 July , 2005, 10:28 Panaji (Goa): Bahadur Singh, the chief coach of Indian athletics team, has expressed disappointment over the attitude of junior coaches and players. Accusing them of not taking their professions seriously, Singh said: "Our attitude is the main thing we are totally linked with our jobs only, if we are paid for this we will come for two hours or three hours only. I have seen in foreign countries there they (coaches and players) are doing their jobs day and night and till the job is done there is no question of relaxation. So, when the attitude will change, which is currently going on and the coaches and administrators involve themselves fully the results can definitely be seen." Singh, 60, is still enthusiastic about shotputting, and wants youngsters to win medals in international championships. He feels things are improving but the pace is very slow. Singh feels foreign coaches should be asked to train Indian athletes to get better results. "I have trained a number of sportsman who even won gold medals at the Asian Games. But I am not able to train athletes to win gold in the Olympics. People who have experience in training world champions, and who have won gold medals, silver medals and bronze medals in Olympics, we can definitely take advantage of it," added Singh. Singh is currently preparing athletes for the Asian Championships due in September, the Commonwealth Games in March 2006 and the Doha Asian Games in December 2006.
[Goanet]Margao sewerage scheme
<< Re: *** Goanet News Bytes (In Brief) * July 19-20, 2005 * ... o Margao sewerage scheme: PWD keeps fingers crossed as another deadline nears. PWD has received only around 55 applications from households in the last 20 days. (H) >> Frederick, Would be grateful for more details, if possible. What is this *sewerage* scheme? When is the last date? etc,etc... Lawrence -
RE: [Goanet]The Post Office in GOA
<< Having said that can anybody in Goa, produce the post codes for all the delivery post offices in Goa; so that people can start using the post codes, as and when. U may get the Post Office to publish the same on Goanet. Thank you. >> Nasci Caldeira' Here you are, Nasci, the *official* Pin Codes, for Goa, are appended below. Yes, the listing is from www.indiapost.org Lawrence - Post Office Name Pincode State PANAJI ALTIME 403001 GOA PANAJI FONTAINHAS 403001 GOA PANAJI H O 403001 GOA PANAJI SANTAINEZ 403001 GOA PANAJI SECRETARIAT 403001 GOA CARANZALEM 403002 GOA TALEIGAO 403003 GOA PANAJI 403004 GOA RABINDAR PANAJI 403006 GOA BETIM 403101 GOA CHORAO 403102 GOA SISODA 403103 GOA NEURA 403104 GOA PALE 403105 GOA SANTA ESTEVAM 403106 GOA MAREELA 403107 GOA GOA VELHA 403108 GOA NAVAL BASE (VEROM) 403109 GOA CORLIM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE 403110 GOA SIRDAE 403111 GOA ALTC BETIM 403112 GOA CUMBARJNA 403113 GOA PILAR 403203 GOA S LOURANCO 403204 GOA MALAD ORLEM 403305 GOA MANGALVEDHA TOWN 403305 GOA MANGALVEDHA 403305 GOA MAPUCA IND ESTATE (NEW) 403325 GOA PONDA 403401 GOA VELHAGAO 403402 GOA PIEDADE 403403 GOA MARDOL 403404 GOA FARMAGUDI 403405 GOA TISEA 403406 GOA USGAON 403407 GOA QUEULA 403408 GOA PORVORIM 403501 GOA TIVIM 403502 GOA ASSONERA 403503 GOA BHICHOLIM 403504 GOA SANQUELIM 403505 GOA SANTACRUZ CENTRAL 403505 GOA VALPOI 403506 GOA MAPUCA 403507 GOA ALDANA 403508 GOA ANJUNA 403509 GOA PARRA 403510 GOA SALIGAO 403511 GOA PERNEM 403512 GOA COLVALE 403513 GOA MOIRA 403514 GOA CANDOLIM 403515 GOA CALANGUTE 403516 GOA SIOLIM 403517 GOA AVPARA 403518 GOA SINQUERIM 403519 GOA ASSAGAON 403520 GOA ALTO PROVIRIM 403521 GOA CARONA(ALDONA) 403523 GOA ARAMBOL 403524 GOA TIRIM INDL ESTATE 403526 GOA MANDREM 403527 GOA CORLIN 403529 GOA ONDA IND ESTATE 403530 GOA AQUEM 403601 GOA MARGAON H O 403601 GOA FATORDA 403602 GOA BELUI 403603 GOA NUVEM 403604 GOA ASSOLNA 403701 GOA CANACONA 403702 GOA CUNCOLIM 403703 GOA SANQUEM 403704 GOA QUPEM 403705 GOA CURCHOREM 403706 GOA NAVELIM 403707 GOA COLVA 403708 GOA CUROTORIM 403709 GOA CORTALIM 403710 GOA CHICALIM 403711 GOA CAN SANLIM 403712 GOA MAJORDA 403713 GOA CHANDOR 403714 GOA CHINCHINIM CHIOCHIN 403715 GOA BENAVLIM 403716 GOA CARMONA 403717 GOA LOUTULIM 403718 GOA SEM RACHOL 403719 GOA RAJA (RAIA) 403720 GOA VAREA 403721 GOA VERNA 403722 GOA VELIM 403723 GOA ORDINANCE FACTORY 403724 GOA ORELM (GOA) 403724 GOA DRAMPUR 403725 GOA ZUARI NAGAR (MARGAON) 403726 GOA SANVOEDEM 403727 GOA LOLIEN 403728 GOA NAVELIM CAMP 403729 GOA ST JOSEDE AZEAL 403730 GOA AIR PORT DABOLIM 403801 GOA VASCO BAINA 403802 GOA VASCO VADEM 403802 GOA VASCO-DA-GAMA TOWN 403802 GOA MARMUGAO 403803 GOA
[Goanet]Implement Kalasa-Banduri project: Babagouda Patil
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050721024403&Page=K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0 Implement Kalasa-Banduri project: Babagouda Patil Thursday July 21 2005 13:05 IST DHARWAD: Babagouda Patil, Former union minister and farmer leader has urged the central government to put in sincere efforts to remove hurdles in way of implementing Kalasa-Banduri Nala project. He was speaking at a seminar and felicitation programme organised by the Malaprabha Farmers’ Action Co-ordination Committee, Karnataka Prantya Raith Sangh and Agricultural labours association, University of Agricultural Sciences at Town hall, Dharwad on Tuesday. He said that vacating the stay order brought by Goa government on this project and obtaining the clearance certificate from Forest and Environment department were the main works to be done by the Centre to start the work on this project. G. N. Nagaraj, state secretary of CPM said that farmers should themselves find out ways to solve their problems instead of hankering after politicians.
[Goanet]FOOTBALL: Goan odyssey runs into rough weather
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=74788 Goan odyssey runs into rough weather Lured into attractive contracts, players find themselves in a spot of bother JAYDIP SENGUPTA Posted online: Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 0047 hours IST KOLKATA, JULY 20: It may be fun and frolic on the beaches of Goa, but like the East Bengal quartet has learnt, the city of Kolkata is anything but forgiving. Alvito d’Cunha, Covan Lawrence, Bernard Pires and John Dias had come to the city seeking greener pastures, but have instead run into rough weather in their bid to represent the glamour club of Indian football. D’Cunha has been turning out for the red-and-gold brigade for four years now, but even he wasn’t spared the wrath of coach Subhas Bhowmick for breaching the deadline for arrival at the club. The gifted medio, overshot the July 9 deadline by three days and had to sit out for as many days, finally having to apologise to the club to get permission to practice. Covan’s brother Climax played for East Bengal last season, but left in a huff after the club officials decided not to renew his contract. Advertisement This season, Covan’s case went to the Players’ Status Committee, but since he had only registered for his previous club Mahindra United, but had signed a contract and taken advance from East Bengal, the committee ruled in the latter’s favour. It was an anxious wait that finally ended on July 16. ‘‘I always wanted to play for East Bengal this season and the committee’s decision proved that I have gone about it the right way,’’ he said. Pires and Dias were, however, not so lucky, as they have been asked to be present with their papers for the second hearing on July 27. Pires is in the India camp for the tour to Fiji next month, but will have to take leave for that hearing. Unlike Covan, he has signed contracts with both his previous club Salgaocar and East Bengal, withdrawing for the former and taking an inter-state transfer to the latter. Dias’ case is the most complicated of all. Having played for Salgaocar last season, he first renewed contract with his old club and then did likewise with Dempo. Since it was an inter-Goan affair, Salgaocar decided to release him. Dias then did the unthinkable. He took advance from East Bengal and signed for them. But after pressure from the Goan club, returned the money. The matter didn’t end there, though. The East Bengal officials went to Goa and convinced Dias to return Dempo’s money and come to East Bengal. The Goan did just that, in the process achieving the dubious distinction of signing for three clubs in a season. His fate now rests in the hands of the Players’ Status Committee and even he is unsure of what to expect. ‘‘I am really tense. I know I made a mistake, but I am hoping that the AIFF committee takes a lenient view of my case,’’ he said. His case has only been worsened by the fact that he turned out for East Bengal in the tsunami benefit tie recently.
[Goanet]Re: Marriage adverts by Married Men
-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A Woman's Prayer: > Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom, to understand my man , to love and to forgive > him, and for > Patience, for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll just > beat him to death. > Kind Regards, GL Gilbert, I gave the prayer above to Ms. S. D'Souza. She wants to be married. In her own unique Moira way, she prayed for: 1. A wise husband. 2. An understanding husband. 3. A loving husband. 4. A forgiving husband. 5. A patient husband. Being a devout practicing cafeteria Catholic (is there any other type?), her prayer was answered. She will marry all 5 husbands in Moira next month. Now she is praying for strength to survive them all. Thanks to you, these Goan marriages have been made possible ;-) Regards, George
[Goanet]RE: Yet more on information poverty in Goa... (2nd try)
[FN, July 20] No doubt producing stage wise schedules of the myriad bus services plying in Goa would be a big challenge for even a super computer! But jokes apart, here is something by Joseph Zuzarte in "Dark underbelly of tourism" which appeared in today's (July 21) HERALD: "..people in the tourist trade say the charter tourist arrivals have been dropping in the last three years while the Tourism Department claims arrivals have been increasing. CAN ANY DIRECTOR OF TOURISM BE BELIEVED?" (emphasis mine) To my knowledge there may not be more than 15-20 flights a day at Dabolim. Charter flights may only be an extra 2 or 3 per day on average during the season. Then why is it so difficult to keep track of these minuscule numbers, that too when they pertain to one of the pillars of the Goa economy viz international tourism? I wouldnt blame the Tourism Director alone. I would place the responsibility mainly on the shoulders of the Navy which is supposed to be controlling the airport. They dont seem to have much of a clue about the kind of "dash board" civilian users need about airports. In all the recent talk about infrastructure shortages at Indian airports, Dabolim never figures (literally and figuratively) because of a severe lack of routine basic operational information. And to think that the Goa government is relying on the Navy for inputs for planning Mopa!! Heaven help us. _ Top-of-the-line jobs!. http://creative.mediaturf.net/creatives/timesjobs/hotmail_TOL.htm Log on to www.timesjobs.com and apply TODAY!
[Goanet]Book Review of the novel, "The Sixth Night" on The Epoch Times July 21-27, 2005
Book Review - The Sixth Night by Silviano C. Barbosa By ZOE ACKAH The Epoch Times July 21, 2005 The Sixth Night is a scaled down, James A. Mitchener style historical fiction set mainly in colonial Goa. Admittedly, before reading the book I had no idea where Goa was or that it was such a unique and interesting place. Those of you who lived during the hippie era are probably more than familiar with Goa, which gained great popularity as a tourist attraction in the 60s and 70s. For those who don't know, located in India, Goa has been on the world stage since the pre-Christian era, first documented by the Summerians around 2200 BC. It has been recognized as a fertile paradise by everyone who has been there since. In more recent history, Goa was colonized by the Portuguese for 400 years until the 1960s. This creates and interesting cultural mélange. The population is now 30 percent Catholic, 65 percent Hindu and 5 percent Muslim. The cuisine and cultural traditions are a complimentary mix of Asian and European. The Portuguese were expelled from Goa in 1961 when India "reclaimed" her. It is precisely this point in history, the pivotal generation that experienced Goa's return to India first hand, that the author explores. Our main character, Linda, is a simply-drawn Catholic village girl of the shudra caste. Battling caste discrimination with a stunning intellect, and a childhood of good fortune, Linda is the first in her family to receive a high- level education. The book chronicles Linda's trials and tribulations as a woman, a shudra, and a Catholic educated in Portuguese just as the English-language-dominated Indian government takes over her homeland. She travels through Europe, ending up in Toronto, Canada. Having fathered a child by a Portuguese diplomat, from whom she is accidentally separated during the turmoil surrounding Goa's transition to Indian rule, Linda's story is the notable personal conflict in the novel. The details of this conflict are described rather mechanically and superficially. The emotions likely associated with the painful events surrounding the adoption of Linda's child, and the emotions of the child herself are suspiciously shallow. Indeed, the characters seem unbelievably innocent after all they have been through. The likely consequences of their suffering are left unexplored, and the prose is simplistic. It seems as if the characters serve merely to explore Catholic Goa's history and unique culture a feat the author accomplishes very well, making the country itself the real star of the action. Luckily, the book is well researched, and Goa's history is sufficiently interesting, making The Sixth Night a worthwhile read for history lovers and travel junkies. For a look at "The Sixth Night" web-site visit http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] The descriptions of Goa's geographical beauty, pristine village life, and fantastic food, food and more food, will make you want to visit. Luckily the government of Goa's tourism site is really fantastic, and includes recipes for all the food carefully described in "The Sixth Night".
RE: [Goanet]What type of IFFI Mr. Rane? - by Ethel da Costa
Hi all, In addition to what Ethel has so eloquently said on this subject; here is my two pennies worth. Why should anyone, whatever their rank , be at the Film Festival functions, for free? Every one, form the Governor down to the common man should pay for their seat or standing room. Those in privy positions should pay higher than others, according to their place in accomodation, and so on; This way all expenses involved in the hosting of the IFFI will be recovered. The costs should be such that the total sales proceeds and or donations in advance, will tally with the total costs. Why Not?? No more free dinners/ hotel expenses for anyone, not even free transport. Pay for everything! Even foreign reps, artists should pay; it's peanuts for them; only thing is that they should be informed in advance and included in their total costs of attending the IFFI. More so, the Politicians and the Govt. Officers/ bureaucrats should not be invited free! Local and or Indian and Foreign artists re the Film Industry are the people of the day! and should be honoured as such, and should be the only ones in prominence. This is not 'Hustings' for god's sake! Speeches and or priveledges for the duration of the IFFI belong only to the Artists, Actors, Directors Producers, Financiers etc. A system of user pays should become the norm for anything and everything; that is the way to recover costs. Why should the taxpayer alone, be liable for these expenses, which benefit everyone in the long run. These are all rich and well paid people who attend these functions; Make everyone pay; a proportion of the costs. This idea of hosting politicians and others, and Govt ministers and bureaucrats must cease at once, not only at the IFFI but for all ventures, public occasions etc. Why Not? Cheers, Nasci Caldeira Melbourne HEART 2 HEART - JULY 17, Herald BY ETHEL DA COSTA 100 crores, or no show? Dear Mr Pratapsing Rane, Make no mistake Mr Rane, I endorse the film festival. I am completely supportive of the event. . So, will you let us know what you want to do with the 100 crores? Time to practice what you preach, mate.
RE: [Goanet]Now solar-powered traffic lights to man Panjim roads
Hi Goadesc, I commend the good job you guys are doing for Goa; and for development in Goa. This news about 'solar powered traffic lights' in Goa is indeed a step in the right direction. However it should be known that 'solar powered traffic lights' are sought to be installed, only to circumvent the frequent power failures in Goa, and the consequences thereof. The cost of these is much higher than normal mains powered 'Lights'. And the only long term saving made is by way of 'very long life' of the LEDs installed/ used in these. (LEDs can be used on mains power too!) It should also be known that, these LEDs can be used with Light systems powered by normal mains power! Further, I must add that the programming of the control sequence, for various times of day/night as well as for various days of the week, etc. i.e. the PLC system, (the 'Programmable Logic Control') can be written and downloaded into the system Controller, irrespective of how the system as a whole is powered! Mains or Solar power in combination with batteries. Ask any Instrumentation and controls Engineer/ Technician!!! The total power required for each set of lights is not high, at all; therefore why not install these traffic light systems with mains power and a combination of batteries, which will enable power when mains power fails. Thereby eliminating the high cost of solar powered systems. If we take into account the 'maintenance efficiency' in Goa/India, then surely these 'solar powered traffic lights' will soon become something like 'white elephants'?? My way will be cost effective and easy on maintenance. Of course the first thing to do is to get 'uninterrupted power for all of Goa' on the right parameters of power supply. This can be done by putting in measures and cabling etc, (like I have outlined earlier), on a war footing; works simultaneously undertaken throughtout Goa and completed within a set time frame. It can be done! Why not?? Constant and continuos power supply will help Goa in every way! Whilst spending scarce resources on dubious schemes , like solar powered Lights, only to benefit some places if at all, is like accepting 'Defeat? Its like saying Goa is unable to, not competent enough, to give its residents a constant and correct supply of power, even after so many years. Fixing of the power supply problem like that to say Bombay's standard; will, in one stroke save PC's , fridges and fans etc. in Goa from destruction; enable proper communications and enable residents to make full use of their electric gadgets etc. You see! all round relief and progress. Electric power supply is the corner stone of any modern society/ community! First things first. So please bring this to the notice of the Govt, and other authorities involved. Lets take it from here. No more grandiose schemes, by which only some 'contractors and suppliers cane make money. This scheme is a total eye wash as seen from an engineering point of view! It will be 66 lakhs of Rupees down the drain, to begin with. As it is the Panjim drains are choked! Cheers! Nasci Caldeira Melbourne. From: Goa Desc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet]Now solar-powered traffic lights to man Panjim roads Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:05:52 +0530 --- Solar-powered traffic lights to man Panjim roads soon ! "The proposal that was discussed at the State Road Safety Council meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary in February, this year, has been agreed in principle and would be implemented as soon as the requisite funds of Rs 66 lakh are allocated. > . A provision has been made so that should the battery run out, the solar-powered traffic lights will switch to street light mode and draw power from it," SP (Traffic) Deshpande revealed.
[Goanet]Why No Konkani
Why No Konkani Rajesh Haldankar, Shiroda. It seems that the State Bank of India (SBI) has forgotten to know that the official language of Goa is Konkani although Marathi when used for official purposes does not harm the Goans. But what if Kannada is made as the language as can be seen at the SBI ATM at Ponda where the option of languages given in this ATM machine is English, Hindi and Kannada. This is a insult to the Goans as till today we have been forced to learn Marathi as a third language and on no cost we will think of learning Kannada if it is imposed by the Government as it is seen that a lot number of migrants have made Goa as their place of living. Since recently the advertisement of the popular briefs Rupa Frontline is been given a new look by introducing Sanjay Dutt in the advertisement wherein the word Frontline is written in Kannada as can be seen in Goa, prior to this their was a tea called Turya where its advertisement posters were pasted in Kannada with the word Turya Chaha written in Kannada. It looks like the outsiders who make these advertisements still do not know the official language of Goa is Konkani and not Kannada. Why No Konkani: Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2005-07-21 11:44. This is what happens when we let outsiders take our place. We Goans are known for our welcoming nature not suspecting anyone to "step" over us. It will not come as a suprise if the "SETTLED OUTSIDERS" of Goa start demanding their rights to have KANNADA as the official language for Goa just has been the case for MARATHI. WAKE UP GOANS - SAVE GOA, SAVE KONKANI. This information is taken from oheraldo.in website http://oheraldo.in/node/1961
