[Goanet] RE: Goa to invite bids for monorail project
[Cip Fernandes] This idea has to be examined closely. Presumably the monorail route will follow the present NH 17 route along which land has supposedly been acquired for conversion into an Expressway. This North-South Expressway is even touted as a "twin" project along with Mopa airport. So how many corridors are going to be involved in the same route? Whatever NH 17 is at present is going to be in a shambles soon! We in Panjim have had the experience of the shenanigans last year on DB Marg for IFFI 2004. And the road is even worse than it was before with umpteen bumps now! Heaven help us if this is going to be the fate of NH 17.
[Goanet] Aleesha, the Konkani movie
Rajendra Talak's award winning film "Aleesha" is being screened in Cine Alankar almost unknown to the local populace. There is only one show at 6.30 P.M...and 15 September is the last day it will be screened in Mhapsa. It is a good movie running to an almost empty audience. The film is about a mine-owner family and its interaction with the residents of the mining belt. It could be any of the mining families in Goa, with a young scion taking learning the ropes and a pretty, educated daughter-in-law in the wings. Priyanka Bidaye plays the lead role well, a bit dramatised for the effect. It is Prashanti Talpankar, lecturer in Dnyanaprasarak Mandal's College on the outskirts of Mhapsa and a writer in her own rights[ besides being the wife of Sunaparant Editor, Sandesh Prabhu Desai] who grabs the attention in her role as "Philo", the wife of a deceased truck driver in the mining belt. The film ably depicts the changing trend in mining, with afforestation and social concern increasing in the mining companies. the role in real life that is played by qualified and professional Environmental Managers working under a ISO 14001 regime is shown in reel life as led by the daughter-in-law. I know what I am talking about, since I have been working with agriculture in the mining areas in Bicholim taluka and crop loss estimations since the Orwellian year, 1984. Overall, it is a A class film, though without the song-and dance sequences at outstation locales. The depiction of various trends in the villages is quite realistic. The little known registered [in 2000] society by the name of "Bardez Konkani Asmitai Kendra" led by Ms. Nutan Sakhardande felicitated the Director, Rajendra Talak, with a Shriphal and a shawl at the hands of Shrirang Narvekar, theatre personality who has done a bit role with Al Braganza in the classic konkani film "Amchem Noxib". Shrirang lamented that, while Konkani films of yore ran to full houses for a month in one cinema hall during the 1960s, a good film like 'Aleesha" now drew only luke warm response for less than a week.Malayalam and Kannada films had better audiences in our Bhangarachem Goem. Even the special rate of Rs.10/- for school students has not evoked much response. "Where has the love of Konkani and things Goan gone? " he wondered. Rajendra Talak said he was not unduly worried about the poor public response. He was happy that at least one organisation was working to promote viewership of Konkani films. We need more such organisations to rekindle the pride in our mother tongue. If just one lakh persons from the 14 lakh population watched a Konkani film paying an average ticket of Rs.25/-, the Rs.25 lakhs raised therefrom would would contribute about 40% to the producer to support the production of a film with a budget of about Rs.10 lakhs. Thank God for IFFI 2004. At least "Aleesha" got noticed. It is not about the money, but rather the appreciation that motivates one to continue, said Talak. Mhapsekars , Aldonkars, Moidekars, Assagaokars and others on these lists cna make the last day of the film Aleesha in Mhapsa a day to remember. See the film at 6.30 P.M. on Thursday, 15 September at Cine Alankar. You can relish the batatwadas, rassa omlette- pao, tandoori or fresh fruit plate outside the movie hall after the show. Like Expressions, they are world famous all over Goa! Viva Goa. Miguel
[Goanet] Re: Goans in USA
Hi Tony, Thanks for responding to my post on the above subject. Beyond the superficial, we agree a lot. We both emphasize the need to maintain strong family and community ties, which as you have shown really helps in the time of a crises. So, if one lives in Paradise of Toledo, Ohio, or in the Big Easy of New Orleans, one then needs to make the effort and the trip to the big cities to connect on a regular basis with family, friends and community both for mutual benefit and to expose the kids to Goan culture. Yet, the efforts have to be a two way street. To move the concept of Goan interactions further, I would suggest that city/state Goan associations should develop Regional Goan association which can then coordinate through a national body. This structure is used by many social organizations (Sons Of Italy or German American Club) as well as many professional organizations. While every city/ state organization cannot celebrate all the Goan festivities, coordination within their region will permit one or another celebration in the area about once a month. This may be to celebrate Blessed Joseph Vaz feast or a carnival or a Divali. I have previously posted in cyberGoa a list of about 10-12 Goa-specific celebrations, throughout the year. To encourage individuals to make the long ride and participate, when outsiders come, their efforts should be appreciated and they should be especially welcomed at the social events. This, rather than the same old native groups confining themselves to their old cliques. That is where the committee members can help. After all, what goes around comes around. You may have seen my post congratulating the New England Goans for specifically inviting ALL Goans to their recent picnic. And this for the entrance price of: Bring your own fun, excitment, food and drinks. When regional organizations cooperate, these celebrations can be posted well in advance for all to enter the dates on their calendar of social engagements. Kind Regards, GL
[Goanet] Re: Proposed Mopa Replacement Airport.
Proposed Mopa Replacement Airport. Goa is moving forward as the central Government has proposed a new state of the art airport at Mopa in Pernem. The present Dabolim airport built around 1953 was just a simple airstrip and its main purpose due to the economic blocade with India and Portugal. After independence it was upgraded to enable large capacity flights to land in Goa, but its status is nowhere near the international airports in other parts of South East Asia including Singapore, Kuala-Lumpur, Hong Kong, Manila, Taiwan and so forth. The terminal building in Hong Kong International airport is 1.27 kilometres long, and has international airline counters from A to Z, over 200 immigration counters, 14 belt conveyors for luggage handling, 60 link bridges for the planes to land at the airport, a 5 star airport hotel, cargo handling, crew hotel, and two runways 3.8 kilometres long. International airlines also need maintenace and there are two large maintenace hangers, and the best restaurants and shopping arcades are in the terminal building. The total area of Hong Kong is 1068 sq. Kilometres. Judging from the above facts Mopa replacement airport can provide employment to a few thousand Goans during construction and when the airport comes into service. The ground transportation including trains, buses etc are essential as passengers cannot be late for their flights. The boom for tourism will be excellent for Goa. There is always a political touch for most of these projects, but we are in a world of free enterprise and healthy competion it will enable the consumer to get better value for their money and should only improve the service industry. Tom de Sousa in Hong Kong.
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[Goanet] EK FOOL DON BLOODY FOOL
'Ek Fool Don Bloody Fool' *Fausto V. Da Costa Vad ani Sonvad. Vad vhodda promannan cholta, punn sonvad komi. Zori sonvad ghoddoun haddun prosn suttave kel'le zalear kai borem zavpachem! Punn sonvsarachi (kai soimbachi mhonnum?) chal toxi nam, ani zori sonvad ghoddoun haddun vad mittoilo zalear magir vad choloitole kitem kortole? Nivrut zatle? Bhaxecho vad. Lipicho vad, puroskarancho vad. Dhormacho vad, loksonk'echo vad, suvidhancho vad itiadi. Vaduch vad. Punn ekui prosn suttavo korpacho iotn nam. Kiteak? Halinch hanvem ek Hindi nattok polloilem - "Ek Fool Do Bloody Fool". Rajkaronnant ani Somazant sodankal choltat teo ghoddnnuko vinnun borovpean besborem hem nattok boroilam. Razacho ek sevok koslei prosn suttave korpachi apleak khopxi asa hem somzon eka disak raza zata. Sogott prosn somponnim mittoitolo oso vagta, punn prosn mittovpak lagim pavtam pavtam mhonntta, "Ho prosn chodd gombhir asa, mhunnttoch tacher ami uprant nirnnoi gheum-ia." He toren to ekui prosn mittovpak laik asona. Hea nattkantlean khub mhotvache nirop sadle. Khub obheas gavlo. Sanjay Narvenkar ho lovkik Moratthi kolakar mukhel obhinoiant khub porzoll'llo. Mhaka, Konknni tiatram xivai her bhasantlim nattkam pollovpacho khub xok'k. Vellant vell korun hanv borim-borim nattkam polloitam, karonn Konknni tullna korpak boreak poddta. Amchi machi khoim asa ani heranchi machi khoim pavlea hacher spoxttikoron zata. Prince Jacob hannem 'Sahi Re Sahi' hem nattok 'Rupnnem' nanvan Konknni palkar dakhoil'lem ten'na hanvem tachi khub tokhnnai kel'li, vixex korun tachea bhovgunni (versatile) obhinoiank lagon. Konknni machiecho apunn ek 'versatile' kolakar mhunn tannem hea nattkantlean sid'dh kel'lem. Punn hea nattkakhatir taka boro digdorspi mhunn Gulab puroskar favlo. Vad naka! Porikxokancho (jury) nirnnoi xevttacho ani tacher koslich bhasbhas zaum nozo! Aikolam te pormannem ho show titlo iexosvi zaunk nam; mhonnje box-office hit thorlo nam. Hem somzom ieta, karonn Goenkar prekxok kole votten title xikxit nant. Osli kola jirvonn zavpak tankam kaim vell lagtolo. Toxem pollounk gelear ek ekdom' boro mhunn gazlolo tiatr mhaka khub pavtti pollovpak sond mell'lli nam zaun halinch hanvem tacho xenkddeak tenklolo show polloilo. Punn mhaka to avddonk nam, odik korun tantlea mukhel patracho obhinoi, zo ut'tom' mhunn mhaka zaitea zonnamni adim sanglolem. Akrek hanvem to tiatr polloitoch mhaka oxem dislem ki tea mukhi patrak aplo 'character' kitem ani koslo tachi sud'dam zanniv naslelea porim fokot ektting dislem. Kolechi zanniv asleleank pott'ttolem ki khoro kolakar aplo 'role' jieta ani nhoi fokt 'role' ektting korta. "A real artiste lives his/her role not just merely acts it out." Hem boroitana mhojea dolleam somor sorgest Souza Ferrao ani Seby Coutinho ietat. He Konknni machievoile osle kolakar vortoule! Sangpachem mhollear Prince Jacoban vo anik khoincheai digdorspean 'Ek Fool Do Bloody Fool' hem nattok Konknnint rupantor (adapt) korun machier haddunk mhozo sol'lo. Konknni kola girest zatli. Bharotachea her bhasam modem rupantor kel'lim nattkam borim choltat. Toxem pollounk gelear rupantor kel' lim nattkam dakhovpant Konknni machi khub fattim asa mhunn sangpak kainch horkot nam. Oxem zal'lean Konknni palkar nove-nove proiog komi zatat. Mumboichea Nehru Centre-ant ghoddun haddil'lea vorsavollichea raxttrik bhasanchea nattok utsovant ekai Konknni nattkacho aspav nam; hi khontichi ani lojechi gozal. Tiatr zaum nattok hacher vad zainastana ek tori Konknni proiog machier sador zavpak zai aslo, jen'na Goeant tiatrancho pavs rokta. Hachi zanniv asta kai tiatristank? Vad naka! Puroskarancher vad! Oxem hanvem survatek mhonnlam karonn mhaka Gulab puroskaram vixim pacharun zaite fon aileat. Punn jen'na ami porxim mellon sonvad korun he khepek kitem chuklam tem fuddle khepek sudhraum-ia mhunn suchoilem ten'na mat ekloi fon korpi kobul zaunk nam. Hacho orth kitem? He fon korpi tech dog-teg zonn; mhonnje bonavott fon! Sonvad korun prosn mittovop naka, vad chalu asom di! Lipicho vad cholta te vixim tor tumkam anik sangchi goroz nam. Amchem mot tor ami don-tin khep soroll ugddapem kelam. Romi Konknni sonsthamni aple zomatint tharav pas keleat tantle kaim mud'deam kodden ami sohomot asat. Dekhik: Romi Konknni pustokam sahit'ik puroskaram khatir vinchun kaddunk zai itlench nhoi punn tim pustokam Devnagrint lipeontor korun Devnagrint uzvaddak haddunk zai. Tim pustokam Devnagrint uzvaddavop ho ki vhoddlo puroskar mhonnum ieta. 'Kristanv Ghorabo' hi Eduardo Jose Bruno de Souza hachi poili Konknni kadombori Devnagrint uzvaddak haddpache asat mhunn 10 vorsam adim tori sanglelem. Tori ho vavr khoim pavla to pollenvcho; hem amchem gorjechem kar'eo zaunk zai. Purvilea tiatristanchim kantaram, pustok rupan, Romint uzvaddak ietat tim Devnagri lipint ghalpak sorkari onudan melloitelea sonstham lagim amchim magnnim dakhil korunk zai. DKA 14 Romi borovpeanchim pustokam Dezembr mhoineant uzvaddak hadchi asli, kaim karonnank lagon hem xok'eo zalem nam khoim. Mhunnttoch DKA la
[Goanet] The changing landscape, serious issues for Goa -- VM
I just happened to see your write up in the site www.goanet.org. Your views are good and I reciprocate the same feeling. Unfortunately, there are not many Goans who want to/can do anything about the state of affairs. As you rightly pointed out many Goans look to move out of Goa for the lack of opportunities in Goa. Looking at this situation rationally - Once this happens, life becomes very materialistic & mechanical. Hence, personally, I have not seen many Goans go back to Goa to improve conditions there. Nor the Government is pushed by the people to make things happen. Like you said many other places have grown in all respects, where there is not much of natural beauty. Unfortunately, the condition of Goa is like that of the stranded ship. I THINK THERE IS A NEED FOR A STRONG MOVEMENT !! But , I don't know how ?? Please do keep writing and try to reach a wider audience to spread the word. Mostly to the Govt. of Goa.!! Thanks & Regards, Manuel Fernandes
[Goanet] RE: Dominic and Goan Gold in Lisbon
In response to Dominic's article (which I enjoyed too) and the question about the oft recurring "The Portuguese took away (stole) Goan gold, Paulo Colaco Dias asked some very pertinent questions. i.e. 2. What was the main reason for all the sudden an exponential increase of Gold deposits with the BNU, i.e., why was the gold deposited there? What were people afraid of? 6. Do you really think that the gold was made available only 3 decades after? 7. Are you sure it wasnt available before by contacting the BNU in Portugal? (i.e., by personally visiting BNU in Portugal or by power of attorney given to someone in Portugal to collect the gold). 8. If Goans deposited their gold with a Portuguese bank, would you expect the bank to abandon the gold in the hands of the invaders (call them liberators if you wish) after the bank shifted to Portugal (especially considering the turmoil that immediately followed 19 December 1961)? Dear Paulo, I will add to that list - with specific reference to the Looting of the shops of Panjim (ammong the most decimated being the watch shop of Elloy (is it Sequeira?). I wonder if Dominic is aware of the looting of shops by the liberating (invading) Indian Army. my additional questions are as follows: 1. Who would be responsible IF the deposited gold was lost as a result of looting ? 2. Was some of the gold kept as collateral for LOANS taken from the BNU? Were these loans ever paid back or did the BNU write of the Loans + Interest? 3. What was the hold up with the return of the gold? When did the gold actually arrive in India ? Who held up the return of the gold (to the depositors) for over a decade ... till the customs duty was written off ? 4. As this topic has come up so often, WHICH GOAN Journo have you asked to research and advise you of the 'facts' of this situation. 5. What would Dominic expect the State Bank of India (or the Bank of Baroda) to do with SAFE DEPOSITS (say in FIJI) if there was a sudden RE-surgence of anti-Indian feeling and a threat of violence against Indian Interests? regards jc
[Goanet] Re:Goanet Reader: Lock the gates,
Please find below my reply to the recent article "Lock the gates". I hope it will also serve as my introduction as I didn't make one before getting stuck into the "God as woman" debate a while ago - sorry. My partner Andy and I holiday in Goa every year (nine times so far) and we very much hope that one day we won't have to make the return journey back to the U.K. Over the years we have made quite a few Goan friends and it is our intention to fit in with and make some contribution to life in Goa, while reserving the right to speak our minds as we see fit, of course. Only speaking to other Brits and living off Heinz Beans is not for us! So my first point must be don't assume that everyone from Britain is the same. We are "ordinary" people and a move to Goa should allow us a better standard of living and semi retirement, although we will have to work very hard over the next few years to make it happen. This leads to the issue of inflated property prices. This is potentially a serious problem and it is one that we are very familar with. The Isle of Wight is a beautiful place with slightly milder weather than most of Britain. It is popular both as a holiday and a retirement destination and house prices have shot up recently; some people simply cannot afford to buy and others (like us) have to remain in properties that are too small. However I am not convinced that this will be such an issue for Goa. The "typical" Brit looking for a cheap place in the sun is far more likely to want a newly built beachside appartment in a complex than a village home or a city appartment. I think this makes over inflation of house prices unlikely outside of the immediate beach-belt area. So how can Goa protect itself? As I have already said, I am not sure that it needs to, but the one suggestion I do have may surprise you. Make it easier for us to live in Goa long term! At the moment people come on short term holiday or business visas which do nothing to encourage a long term commitment. E.g. Should we sell our flat on the U.K.? What happens if we are unable to renew our visas? A lifetime visa, or better still the chance to become (Goan first, Indian second!) citizens, would giving us greater security and encourage us to invest ALL our money in Goa, hopefully creating employment for local people. Justine Andrews
[Goanet] PARRIKAR'S CLEVER COP-OUT ON DABOLIM
In a talking head clip on cable TV (local news telecast) ex-CM Parrikar said in effect: "Around the world it is easier to drive a foreign power out of a place than to get the local military to pull out" adding, " I challenge you to give me even one example of the latter". This is clearly a convenient cop-out by the guy who should have known better. He is obviously not in the least interested in taking on the military at Dabolim. Else he would have found that in the U.S. they have long had what is called BRAC (base realignment and closure) to shut and/or restructure bases on the mainland. Something of this kind is needed in India if Dabolim has to be relieved of the military jinx. Alternatively, Parrikar would have found that at a big tourist/military airport like Hawaii there is what is known as joint management of the base/international airport. In India there is a lot of talk about 'flexible airspace management'. Goa could have taken the lead in expediting the materialisation of this arrangement which is acutely needed nationally today. These are some of the areas a Goa CM would be expected to know something about and pursue with the Centre. But it would presume they have, to begin with, a lively vision about the central importance in this day and age of airports to the economy and society of a city and region.
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY - THREE DAYS of CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS in Lisbon , Portugal.
Goenakars ! Just a reminder of WORLD GOA DAY - THREE DAYS of CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS in Lisbon , Portugal. 00 Goenkars and Friends ! Leao Fernandes of GOAMOG -GOADAY :http://goaday.goamog.com/2005-Program.html shares his views on WORLD GOA DAY In the past few years, it has been nice to see the Goan community awakening to its rich cultural heritage. The various get-together world wide have also nourished the much wanted awareness and a keen interest in wanting to know and be part of the celebration as well as the organization on the local and the international front. Carregue na imagem para ver a programação de Comemoração do Dia de Goa Damão e Diu 2005 em Portugal, especialmente concebida para si. What does really drive the Goans, spread throughout the world, to cling to their roots while at the same time, being fully integrated in their host countries. The World Goa Day is definitely about our uniqueness, which urges for a fortified identity, only possible with a strong union. The present site is yet another effort in the global aim of reminding and preserving our symbols, marking our culture, and bestowing us the pride to be Goenkar, Damanvkar ani Diukar. Leao FernandesYou can hear the Song sung by Lulu , arranged by Emiliano D Cruz * PROUD TO BE GOAN * written by Basilio Magno : http://goaday.goamog.com/Proud-to-be-a-Goan/index.php?option=com_mp3player&Itemid=55 WORLD GOA DAY 2005 - THREE DAYS of CULTURAL celebrations in LISBON , PORTUGAL 16th -18th September, 200588oo Friday, 16th. September 2005 oo19:00 - Goa in Images: a cinema night - Principal Auditorium of the Historical Tower of Tomb (Entry free) 19:00 - Goa in Images: a cinema night (Tower of Tomb, Historical Auditorium in Lisbon) An image speaks for a thousand words. On this night, a classic of the goan cinema is presented (in Konkani) to remember animatedly the old times, followed by a set of recent documentaries to think and to debate the Goa of the modern times. o Saturday, 17th. September 2005 ooo21:00 - Espectacle of music, songs and dance - Auditorium of Colégio S. João de Brito, Lumiar, Lisbon with the performance of Ekvât, Suryá, and young talents. (Entry - 6 cords per person) 21:00 - Goa, Damão and Diu: Night of music, songs and dances (Auditorium of S. João de Brito College, Lumiar, Lisbon; tickets on sale shortly) A night filled with Indo-Portuguese melodies, with the spectacle of two musical groups of music and dances: Ekvât and Suryá. The Espectacle will also count with a young touch: The younger generaion will prove that they also know to play music, to sing and to recite poems allusives of Goa. oo18th. September 2005 000 00Morning of Sunday, 10:00 - Morning of Indo-Portuguese traditional games 13:00 - Picnic/Goan Snacks (please carry your snacks) 10:00 - Morning of Indo-Portuguese traditional games Recinte - Esplanade of the House of Goa In all the spaces of the House of Goa we will have different traditional goan games for the young and the less younger ones. Cover the entire space with great animation in an authentic voyage through the time. 13:00 - Picnic/Goan Snacks (House of Goa, Calçada do Livramento, nº 17, Lisbon) To satisfy the hunger and relax after a morning full of games, some Goan and Portuguese snacks will be available for sale, and those who wish please bring your provisions from home. Evening of Sunday, 18th. September 2005 Main Hall of House of Goa 15:30 - Conference on: "Goa, Daman and Diu, new perspectives" 20:00 - Closing Supper of the commemorations 15:30 Conference on: "Goa, Damão and Diu, new perspectives" (House of Goa, Calçada do Livramento, nº 17, Lisbon) Because the Day of Goa, Daman and Diu is not only conviviality and animation, various invitees will share their perspectives on the future for the Indo-Portuguese comunities. And also to launch ways for the development of the relations between Portugal and Goa, Daman,Diu and India in general. Panel 1: "History of Goa: how we see it, how it is seen " Panel 2: "Portugal and India: economic aproximation through Goa, Damão and Diu " Panel 3: "Crossed Impressions: Portugal and Goa seen by young eyes " 20:00 Closing Supper of the commemorations (restaurant in confirmation) On the invitation of the Organizing Committee and the five Indo-Portuguese associations, will be present various individualities representing the Portuguese civil society, institutions, foundations and city councils. To fortify the laces that join our community with Portugal and
[Goanet] Bar-bar dekho
Six bar girls arrested at Caranzalem PANJIM, Sept 12: In its raid on the dance bar girls from Mumbai who have invaded the State, the CID Crime Branch, Dona Paula, today arrested six of them near a Caranzalem guest house. The girls hail from Orissa and West Bengal and had arrived in Goa two days ago following the shutdown that was clamped on all the dance bars in Mumbai. It may be recalled that earlier, six bar girls had been arrested by the Mapusa police on the charge of soliciting customers for the purpose of prostitution. The police are in possession of information that a number of the bar girls from Mumbai have "infiltrated" Goa and are operating from various places in the state. (H) Unfortunately for the cops, the JMFCs are releasing the bar girls after imposing petty fines. Should they mange to get a police remand, they should be able to get their fun in-house. Condoms are available free with funding from "Ji, sex?" [actually acronymed GSACS ] and the health workers due to the fear of AIDS. Congressmen and women won't worry them, they are having their own fun and games...and even literally 'going for the kill', if GT reports are to be believed. Who really needs to fly by any airlines? Goa is where the action is shifting to. Not too far from Mumbai's Marine Lines to Miramar's Marine By-pass. Yeh pass hai bada, yeh pyas bhi. Viva Goa. Miguel
[Goanet] Software, potential and promises...
This is a story I had written years ago. How much of this potential has been tapped? A question on the eve of another ECAP. FN SOFTWARE COULD TIGHTEN UP GOVERNANCE IN GOA by Frederick Noronha, Indo-Asian News Service PANAJI (Goa), Sep 10 -- Dissatisfied citizens upset by the declining quality of governance could have something to look forward to, if officials in this coastal state opts for some of the solutions being offered by central government IT experts. Local-based offices of the Central government-run National Informatics Centre (NIC) have offered an elaborate plan to the Goa government, that promises to make governance more effectively. For a state lagging behind its IT-giant neighbours like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Goa has now received the choice to implement a wide range of software dealing with making accounting simpler for the state, monitor arms licences issued, and even keep tabs on the 'conversion' of agricultural land fuelled recently due to real-estate speculation in this touristic paradise. Computerisation is also available with the NIC for helping make elections a less painful process -- for revising electoral rolls, polling-booth information, posting of polling staff, assist in counting of votes, and preparing of various reports. Some of these software solutions have been applied in other states as well. OPA, or Office Procedure Automation, is a comprehensive package developed to help monitor pending cases. It also assists in the easy tracking of letters and files. "(It could be) a tool for enforcing the prescribed procedure (in governance)," says the NIC. Likewise, another product from this Central Government organisation offers to monitor public grievances using a product called PGMS. Firstly, complaints received from citizens are registered. Forwarding-letters to grievance officers are automatically generated. Action-taken by various officers can be included. Reminders are generated automatically if officials don't act. >From a revenue-recovery cases monitoring system, there's help for District Revenue Officers -- who have the onerous task of recovering loans when financial institutions can't get them back from borrowers. This helps to keep track of which cases are coming up when, and helps make the paper-work smoother. Recently, the NIC also implemented its software to lessen the anxiety of students awaiting results of public exams in Goa. Students of the school-leaving level were given their results and marks-obtained speedily via the Internet. One other product is to help make admissions smoother to technical-institutions across the state. Other solutions offered by the NIC include a High-Tension Billing System (there are nearly 500 industrial and agri-consumers who consume high-tension electricity in Goa), Employment Exchange computerisation options, and a Factory Statistics Information System (offering a database of factories in Goa with details of workmen and accidents and more). There is also an Immigration Clearance System that could make life less trying for those landing at Goa's lone and often-crowded Dabolim airport, an small-scale industries registration system, a mines information system (which includes environmental records), and software to store extensive details of each High Court case. (Goa has a large iron-ore mining zone in the interior parts of the state, and exports upto one-third of India's iron.) There are also options to make administering easier for the official authorities, in terms of collecting house tax, rent, construction licences, trade licensing and water-billing. In addition, there's a long list of other software -- to track questions raised in the State Assembly, Goa government budgets, and Cabinet decisions. One unusual product seeks to ensure that government officials utilise the telephone only uptil the extent to which they are authorised. One other software is a GPF System, which would have a role to play in an over-bureaucratised state having 37,000 GPF provident fund subscribers. NIC says it has also given e-mail access to a large number of local government departments. It has helped build and make accessible the MEDLARS (a medical-information system), COURTNIC and JUDIS (offering legal-related information) and GISTNIC. In September 2000 the NIC offered a detailed plan for Goa to embark on e-governance. Its suggestions include a network connecting all government offices in state-capital Panaji, district and taluka headquarters, which it tentatively called GOANET. It also suggested LANs (local area networks) for the Secretariat and new assembly complex. It helped egg Goa forward on the IT front, by assisting in putting up websites for Goa Tourism (goatourism.nic.in), the Passport Office (passport.goa.nic.in), and the Directorate of Technical Education (dte.goa.nic.in), among others. ENDS
Re: [Goanet] IS INDIA SPLITABLE?
Halur, And spelling too. Cornel - Original Message - From: "halur rasho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:24 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] IS INDIA SPLITABLE? People wishng India to be splitted, should learn grammer first :) __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Goa to invite bids for monorail project
Goa to invite bids for monorail project Our Regional Bureau / Panaji September 14, 2005 Goa has agreed in principle to float global tenders inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from private parties to set-up a monorail system in the state, connecting Panaji, Margao and Mapusa. The 45-km monorail project is aimed at providing viable public transport for the state, which relies heavily on state transport. The state wants the project finished in 18 months. The state transport minister Pandurang Madkaikar told mediapersons that the government would not invest in the monorail project, but would promote it on a build operate and transfer (BOT) basis. "The cost per kilometre works out to around Rs 60 crore, and the cost of the entire project would be around Rs 2,500 crore," he said. Madkaikar said that the central government has promised to provide 20 per cent of the total cost of the project. The state government will acquire land for the project. The minister said that the government would give a month for inviting EOIs and the interested firms would have to do a feasibility report on the project. "Several parties are interested in installing and running the monorail project in India, Madkaikar said that New Delhi and Tamil Nadu have already invited tender to install monorail project in their States.
Re: Re: RE: [Goanet] Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport.
You can still submit the panoramic photo to the www.goanet.org website. Just send it in via Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it should be up for all to view. FN > It was a rare and magnificent sight. (Had this not been a text-only > forum, I should have liked to attach a colour picture of this, one of > the world's 10 *greatest* beaches, taken on an elementary 35mm SLR > camera before the Land Acquisition Act invoked by the Goa Govt. did > this spot in.) -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | http://fn.swiki.net Goa, India | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 --
[Goanet] Any Goan in Cape Town?
From: "Wilson Coelho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:14 AM Goans are indeed wide spread in the Globe. Any Goanetter based in (or who knows any Goan working/ based in) Cape Town, South Africa? Need a little info from that end. Would be obliged to have any contacts. VF
[Goanet] Goa`s water supply project hangs fire
Goa`s water supply project hangs fire Our Regional Bureau / Panaji September 14, 2005 The 24x7 water supply project seems to have become a distant dream as the project is still at the planning stage. About 18 months back, it was announced with much fanfare that the World Bank-supported water and sanitation programme (WSP) would be set in motion from December 2005 onwards and that water would be supplied to the four main cities 24 hours a day. The project requirements and strategies were expected to be finalised by the public works department (PWD) in March this year. After making little headway last year, the programme went through rough weather as Goa came under the President's rule and the state administration decided to wait for a popular government to make a decision. Nine months down the line, the project is still where it was in the earlier year. There seems to be some change in the areas proposed to be covered under the project. Initially, only four cities were proposed to be covered under the project Panaji, Mapusa, Margao and Ponda. The government has decided to increase the area to be covered under the project to the entire state. Confirming the decision, K P Nambiar, PWD chief engineer said, "The 24x7 water supply project is for the entire state." Explaining the hike in water tariff, Nambiar said that the proposal for increasing water tariff was still on hold and that no decision had been taken as to when the water tariff should be hiked.
[Goanet] Fwd: New airport at Mopa
Note: forwarded message attached. --- Begin Message --- I guess I am just an ignorant inebriated Goenkar, content to get my daily Xitt-codi. I just dont understand the need for a new airport. For what ? To bring more tourists to visit our golden beaches overrun by stay cows and dogs and their droppings ? Perhaps the rotting hulk of the MV River Princess has been left on what was a pristine Candolim Sinquerim beach, as a tourist attraction ? We dont even have decent roads. Our roads are pot-holed, badly aligned, with traffic running pell mell, with scant concern for traffic rules (if such a thing exists in Goa) or common road courtesy. Do we want tourists to see our gentlemen pissing in the wind by the side of the road ? In Western countries such idiots would be locked up for indecent exposure. Here it is perhaps another tourist attraction ? We cannot control our garbage. Everyone throws their bags and wrappings by the road side, littering even the main highways from Panjim to Mapusa ? Perhaps tourists who have never seen such a spectacle would want to see the litter that lines our highways. After years of being "liberated" we have not learnt how to dispose of our garbage. The buck has been passed on to municipalities and Panchayats, who look surreptiously for any vacant land, no matter who it belongs to, to dump their toxic waste. Mosquitoes, Dengue fever ? "Dotor pillam ditolo", Our politicians will address or discuss the problem endlessly "ad nauseum" till people get tired of it and go on to another subject. Meanwhile another Government will fall, and the new Government will blame the former government for all the ills that have befallen us. As for me, "tem maca poddoncna", as long as I can retreat to my neighborhood taverna, quaff a few pegs of the finest local distillate, stagger home for my "xitt codi ani nishtem tonac laang", let the politicians do their thing. Instead of one airport at Mopa, lets make everyone happy, and build airports large enough to land A-380 Air Buses in every one of our 11 talukas. This way, everyone will be happy, especially the politicians (think of the kick-backs !!!), and we will have plenty of tourists to enjoy our Bangarachea Goeam, which may have to be re-named "Gu Ha" Shenzi --- End Message ---
Re: [Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * September 14, 2005 * Mopa row heats up
[GOANET NEWS BYTES * SEPT 14, 2005 * DATELINE GOA] o Facility for simultaneous landing of nine flights proposed at the (planned) Mopa airport. (NT) But where are the people As far as i know, even Dubai being such a busy airport does not have 2 flights landing nor taking off at the same time. I find this news pretty weird. Guess should start a pettition/signature campaign to know what majority want. Btw did the goanet poll make any difference?? hAVE a nICE dAY!! Rgds/Seb
[Goanet] Job Opportunity for Goan Mech/Elect. Enggrs
Hi Everyone, If there are any young Goan Electrical/Mechanical Engineers reading this, there is a Job Opportunity in Kenya. Relevant Experience is in the Area of Pumps & Motors, should be skilled in Pump Installations for Agriculture,Industrial & Domestic Applications. Another engineer (only Electrical) is required by the same organisation to be based in India. Relevant Skills/Experience include(but not restricted to), Motors,Pumps,other Electrical Equipment,Switchgear,LV & MV Panels. Job will be techno-commercial and involve SCM. Anyone interested please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks & Regards, Neil __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * September 14, 2005 * Mopa row heats up
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] / d8 Founded 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 www.goanet.org Cb "88_-~ "88_-888 888 888 "88___/ "88_/ Y8""8D [GOANET NEWS BYTES * SEPT 14, 2005 * DATELINE GOA] * Compiled in public interest by Frederick Noronha *** o Facility for simultaneous landing of nine flights proposed at the (planned) Mopa airport. (NT) o Parrikar comes out in support of Mopa airport. (H) o Photo shows statues of Lord Ganesh being taken in a 'sangodd' (joint-canoe) for immersion at the Cumbharjua rivulet. (Sushant Naik in the NT) o Pension bill; BJP MLAs to call on Governor Jamir today. They are opposed to the bill and urging Jamir not to assent it.NT o BJP seeks Governor's help to stall pension Bill. (H) o Airport issue, public meet convened by Churchill today. (NT) o 3 Nigerians held for staying without valid documents. (NT) o BJP dharna over delimitation of Margao municipal council wards. o No possibility of MMC polls being postponed, says Joaquim.(NT) o North Goa forest area under watch after elephants' menace.NT o Goenchin offers a four-course Chinese lunch Rs 150 Mon to Fri. o Mapusa in a tizzy over its rotting garbage; Rane government is insensitive to garbage issue, says Parrikar. (GT) o Margao-Seraulim road in dilapidated state. (H) o Cops see red, finally. To crack whip against bullfights. (H) o Su-raj party releases roadmap on airports. (H) o EDC has given notice of its intention to attach Bella Vista Hotels Dona Paula owned by Anabella Pereira and Jonathan Pereira. THE DEMAND for recognition of Konkani in the Roman script has once again revived the language controversy but has divided Konkaniwadis (supporters) in the state. The controversy would be a litmus test for the politicians as the Roman script protagonists will try to make it an issue at the next hustings. (Vithaldas Hegde, in GT) GOMANTAK TIMES is reporting on the accident which killed Palloti priest Anton Nenzi, and questioning the police version that Tony Fernandes' Wagon R was responsible. (GT) It hints a Congress minister was involved in the accident. Also says the cop Gajanan Prabhudessai investing Fr Nenzi's case was suddenly transferred to the reserve police, on allegations of sexual harassment. (GT) HERALD, ON MOPA: The Mopa international airport issue and reconstitution of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee seem to have caused ripples in the Pratapsing Rane government. Analysts feel that if the Mopa issue is not handled properly, it could cause much damage to the credibility of the Congress party, as the initiative taken by the South Goa MP Churchill Alemao is gaining ground. (H) - KONKANI HEADLINES (Sunaparant): - o Goyant aata barwalichi ghumshen. Influx of bar-girls into Goa. o Turist guide tanka hadtat: DIG. Tourist guides bring them in. o Pradesh Congreschi fervechnuk; kai fudari bejar Some Congress leaders upset over state party reshuffle. - HEALTH - o No confirmed dengue cases in Goa, says Goa Medical College.(NT) o 19-year-old Gauri Suresh Falari dies of Dengue fever says Gomantak Times. She was the daughter of well-known social worker from Bicholim Suresh Pundalik Falari and a student of the Zantye College of Commerce. (GT) - EDUCATION - o West zone vice chancellors conference opens later today at International Centre. 35 VCs will join the three-day meet.(H) o The Institution of Engineers (India) Goa local centre holds its Engineers Day Celebrations on Saturday Sept 17 evening at Majestic. o ICFAI offers a two-year distance education CFA program. o New primary school building for vernacular languages at Davorlim.NT o All India Institute of Management Studies at Chennai offers diploma courses in various fields. Distance education. [EMAIL PROTECTED] o All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, Delhi, has invited applications for its post-graduate seatsw. See www.aiims.ac.in or www.aiims.edu o Private Coaching Classes and Tutors Assn. of Goa to hold its general body meeting on Sept 18 at 10.30 am Kamat Towners, Patto. o Crafts
[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Setembrachi 14vi, 2005!
Jivit ek zogddonk apovnnem tachi nirvonn kor; jivit ek khell tantun khell; jivit ek bhavart taka soth mand; jivit ek zannvai tacho upeog kor; jivit ek Devachem dennem taka upkari zav. (Life is a challenge dare it; life is a game play it; life is faith believe it; life is wisdom utilize it; life is Gods gift be grateful for it.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet] Re: 3-year-old eyes Guinness record
Will wait & watch if the story is true or not. if it is true, then sure India will win a gold medal in olympics. borg === --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Assuming this story is true, is there an element of > child abuse involved? > > George > > > --- borg costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 3-year-old eyes Guinness record > > > > TIMES NEWS NETWORK > > > > BHUBANESWAR: He is yet to step into the shoes of a > man > > but when he puts on his jogging shoes, not many > > athletes can catch up with him. > > > > With a stamina to run for 10 hours and up to 48 km > > every day, three-and-a-halfyear-old Budhia Singh > has > > one aim in life, to make it to the Guinness Book > of > > World Records by running 90 km at a stretch. > > > > To achieve his target, the wunderkind follows a > tough > > schedule. He gets up at five in the morning and > runs > > for seven hours. > > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] MARVELLOUS MOPA!
Piecing together the morsels of information about Mopa appearing here and there, it seems to have the following shape: 1. Designed to take A380 superjumbos (double decker), world's biggest civilian planes 2. Two runways on which 9 aircraft can land at the same time (maybe 1 fixed wing on one runway and 8 choppers on the other!) 3. A special provision for choppers (Navy's, who else?) 4. A 5 acre parking bay which will accommodate 40 forty) aircraft (vs only 6 aircraft at Dabolim). 5. Price tag of Rs 1000 crores ($200 million) 6. Completion anywhere from 2011 to 2014 (so no immediate threat to Dabolim)
RE: [Goanet] Old Currencies & Banking in Goa in the 1950's & 1960’s – Bank of Baroda, Anjuna!
Dear Domnic, I enjoyed reading your article very much, especially the bit about the currency and the photos with the notes and coins. Excellent. Well done. However, I am afraid you got the bit about the Gold deposited in the BNU mixed up. Domnic wrote: >“Goans are very fond of gold. As such, even in the olden days they >owned a lot of gold, especially the Basurkar’s wives! There were some people >who deposited their gold with the ‘Banco Nacional Ultramarino’ just to find >out that all of it was shifted to Portugal at the time of Goa’s liberation, >and it took them some three plus decades to send it back to Goa. In the >meantime, many depositors passed away.” I have the following questions for you: 1. When was most of the gold deposited in the BNU? (Possible replies: one specific year, in the eve of one specific event – please mention the event, etc.) 2. What was the main reason for all the sudden an exponential increase of Gold deposits with the BNU, i.e., why was the gold deposited there? What were people afraid of? 3. Did you or your family deposited any gold in the BNU? 4. Do you personally know anyone who has deposited gold in the BNU? 5. Do you know anyone who attempted to recover the Gold just after it was shifted to Portugal? 6. Do you really think that the gold was made available only 3 decades after? 7. Are you sure it wasn’t available before by contacting the BNU in Portugal? (i.e., by personally visiting BNU in Portugal or by power of attorney given to someone in Portugal to collect the gold). 8. If Goans deposited their gold with a Portuguese bank, would you expect the bank to abandon the gold in the hands of the invaders (call them liberators if you wish) after the bank shifted to Portugal (especially considering the turmoil that immediately followed 19 December 1961)? Best regards Paulo Colaco Dias. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.24/101 - Release Date: 13/09/2005
RE: [Goanet] IS INDIA SPLITABLE?
I think you probably mean grammar, no? :) >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of halur rasho >Sent: 14 September 2005 03:25 >To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! >Subject: Re: [Goanet] IS INDIA SPLITABLE? > >People wishng India to be splitted, should learn >grammer first :) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.23/99 - Release Date: 12/09/2005
[Goanet] Konkani One Act Play Competition on 17 September
- 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/ --- Konkani One Act Play Competition on 17 September --- A Konkani One Act Play Competition will be held on Saturday 17 September 05 at 10.30am as part of the "Consumer Rights Festival" organized by the Consumer Welfare Cell of St. Xaviers College Mapusa. The topic being "Adnyani Girayak"/"Nennar Girayak" (The Ignorant Consumer). The Competition is open to Colleges, Associations, Organisations,etc. For details and entry forms the college office may be contacted telephonically at 2262356 or at email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Press Release from St.Xaviers College,Mapusa Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> === 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: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: 9/10/2005
