*** HERALD: Goan NRIs hoping against hope
[This was written and published in the Herald before the event.] Goan NRIs hoping against hope HERALD, Jan 3, 2006 PANJIM, Jan 2: For the third time in Goa, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) will voice their expectations on a common platform in the hope of receiving some response from the government. The Gomant Vishwa Sammelan, a worldwide Goans convention organised by the NRI Goa Facilitation Centre, sets stage on January 3 and 4, 2006 in Panjim. However with the last two conventions hel din 2004 and 2005, not much of an outcome has been in sight, according to NRIs. Says Zamir Khan, NRI from Saudi Arabia: We openly discussed our problems with the Chief Minister last year but nothing much has been done. NRIs have general problems pertaining to land, health and education, among others. We had demanded a single window to address our problems, but this demand has not been met, says Khan. The State Government has no concrete working for the NRIs, opnines Peter D'Souza, also from Saudi Arabia. The government needs to introduce projects and proposals for the NRis and go to the point of sale, just like Kerala or Andhra Pradesh, where the State government reaches out to the NRIs worldwide, opines D'Souza. As for these conventions, they are held once or twice and then forgotten, says D'Souza. You can't expect anything concrete from such conventions, he says. The fact is that both sides are not serious, he opines. The NRIs have a poor attendance due to the timings of the conventions and the government is not strongly interested, says D'Souza. No doubt that the NRI centre is in its initial stages. But with such conventions, we plan direct NRI involvement in the State, says Dinar Bhatkar, chief coordinator, NRI Facilitation Centre. We have recommended to the government that a survey be done on issues pertaining to NRIs, says Bhatkar. However, the biggest stumbling block after the convention in January last year was the change in government, which brought things to a standstill, says Bhatkar. (ENDS) -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Take back amp; distribute Soccer Balls | --
*** Goanet News Bytes * Jan 3, 2006 * NRI meet, KRC underground plans, Goa overspeeding....
Goanet News Bytes Summaries Jan 3, 2006 - o Goan NRIs hoping against hope. (Herald, see post on www.goanet.org) o Konkan Railway has underground plans in Margao. (Herald) o Goa spells out action plan to curb over-speeding. (H) o Tenancy Act to be amended soon, says CM Rane. (H) o Deputy CM opens Braganza hospital at Calangute. (H) o 14 fake helmets seized in raids. (H) o Police drivers unpaid for four months. (H) o Porvorim sans power for over an hour on Mon, transformer fault. o Omani national Saif Aleh, 19, held for overstaying. (H) o Change in uard at Canacona electricity department. (H) o Campal high-tension wire, that injured 3 kids, moved. (H) o Underground cabling underway in city, say officials. (H) o Mormugao council drive to mop up revenue. (H) o Pedestrian, Anand P Naik of Balli, knocked down, killed. (H) o Sripad Verlekar, noted Divar goldsmith, wins national award. (H) o Su-Raj party flays Saleli incident. (H) o Weather: Max 32.8 C, min 18.5 C and relative humidity 57%. Saleli issue has provided a lethal weapon for the BJP to strike at the Rane government, and it appears the BJP will not let go off this 'unusual' opportunity. (H) Goa chief secretary Ms Kiran Dhingra has imposed a penalty on Dr Suhas Gaitonde, then head of the Candolim Primary Health Centre (PHC), while action is being initiated against the Sanitary Inspector Sadashiv Pednekar, in connection with the delay of over a year in issuing an NOC for a construction of a house. (H) Goa police said British citizen Douglas Ian William Rankin, 62, who was arrested in Bangalore with two teenage boys didn't figure in the list of wanted paedophiles available with the Goa authorities. (H) Monday saw a van-load of snachets containing juice of a reputed company being dumped on the edge of the Fatorda lake, attracting attention of passers-by. (H) DEATHS: o Aldona: Maria Antoniete D'Souza, Ticlo of Santerxett o Curtorim: Joaquina Francisca Fernandes, Kirdolem. o Sarzora, Chinchinim: Flaviano Furtado, vice pres sports club. o Ugem Sanguem: Luis Lisu Fernandes. o Velsao: Maria Santana Antonia de Souza of Takirvaddo FROM THE GOANET WEBSITE: GOANET AE BOOKS: The SIXTH NIGHT - Silviano C. Barbosa, 2004: This novel portrays the travails of a Catholic girl growing up in traditional Goa of the 1950s during the last decade of the Portuguese rule. Several reviews included. http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=268 GOA CUISINE FROM DAISY RODRIGUES: ith its many varieties, rice is probably the most versatile grain of all. Its unique flavor blends with, and complements, almost every food imaginable. From meats to fruits and vegetables, rice adds flavor, texture and nutritional benefits to any dish it accompanies. When combined with legumes, rice becomes an excellent source of protein. Today, this low-fat nutritional source of carbohydrates is a dietary staple for six out of every 10 people worldwide Literally hundreds of rice varieties or types exist, but all can be classified as either long-, medium- or short-grain. A basic rule of thumb: the shorter the grain, the greater its tendency to have a starchy character and, therefore, be stickier when cooked. The type of rice used in a given cuisine really reflects cultural proclivities. Asians prefer stickier rice as it is easier to eat according to their customs. Americans, for the most part, prefer a separate, firm, non-sticky grain. Here are some fabulous and easy to prepare rice dishes, I hope you get to try them out. Please send me your feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chicken biryani 2 cups basmati rice, 4 cups chicken stock, 1 chicken,cut into large pieces, 2 tsp cumin powder, 3 cardamoms, 4 cloves, a piece of cinnamon, 2 tsp aniseeds, 2 tsp coriander seeds, 2 bay leaves, 4 big elaichi, 1/2 tsp red chili powder, 4 tsp salt, A pinch of nutmeg powder 1/4 tsp yellow color, 1/4 tsp orange color, 1 big onion,finely sliced, 1 tbsp ghee, 1 pod of garlic, 1 tbsp badam(almonds), 1 tbsp kishmish(raisins) Soak basmati rice for half an hour. Make a bag of fine cloth with garlic, big elaichi, bay leaves, aniseeds,and coriander. Cook chicken with 5 cups of water and put masala bag in it. Cook till chicken becomes tender and only 4 cups of water is remaining. Remove chicken pieces and masala bag,and keep aside. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan add onions and fry,when it becomes pink,add cardamoms and 1/2 tsp garam masala powder and 4 cups of water.When it starts boiling add basmati rice and chicken pieces, red chilli powder and cook till water is completely absorbed.Now add badam and kishmish and both the colors and nutmeg powder.Allow to cook on low heat till done. JUST A QUERY: Is anyone reading this in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) or in the Lake Victoria (Kalangala) region of Uganda? These are two points this compiler (FN) will be passing through in early January, while on a writing assignment. If you're there, just drop me an email [EMAIL
Re: [Goanet] List of gratuitous insults and emotional outbursts
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote addressing Cornel: Such progress towards democracy, plus the peaceful capitulation by Lybia, could only be considered dangerous by a committed communist. Or is it the fact the Muslims are being liberated that bothers you? I thought this guy had just claimed that someone else, not he, resorts to insults and emotional outbursts - that his verbal reactions are very polite. The comical denial and mendacity, like Bush, in the face of overwhelming evidence against him can be confirmed by a simple cursory glance over almost any of his Goanet posts. Here are some examples of personal insults and emotional outbursts over just the past few days. Addressing Cornel: I love it when anti-American socialists and virtual communists display their lack of knowledge about the US. Addressing Bosco: I see you still suffer from that nasal drip. Addressing Bosco: Your good friend, Mervyn, has repeatedly alleged that he gets certain medications which shall remain nameless in this forum to protect his medical condition, FREE. Bosco, you are obviously suffering from a New Year hang-over.. You seem to be pretty wasted already. Some of the serious scientists need to describe the sky as falling in order to scare people into providing more research grants. Others have been co-opted by the socialists who have infiltrated the environmental movement and are trying to exercise control over the western industrial economies. My finger is pointed at all the environmental charlatans who blame human industrial activity for the global warming taking place. elitists and extreme environmentalists represented on Goanet by Santosh. It is interesting that the vociferous extreme environmentalists on Goanet, bent on forcing mandatory climate controls down our throats based on questionable evidence while curiously exempting India and China, had nothing to say about my post on the deadly wastage of DDT in malaria-ridden Bihar. Now regarding trashy temper tantrums, if I could get permission from the author, I could provide you with links to more than 100 examples in the month of December alone on a publicly accessible Goan forum. Cheers, Santosh -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Jan 4, 2006 * Fake applicants claim pensions for poor in Goa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goanet News Bytes Summaries Jan 4, 2006 - 1133 DSSS claimants are fake: Goa's Department of Social Welfare has found that 1133 beneficiaries of the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS) have been non-genuine. This was revealed in a survey conducted by the department through the Goa Electronics Ltd (GEL), following observations made in the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report, Santano Fernandes, assistant director of the Department of Social Welfare, disclosed. (Herald) Ski-boat runs over tourist at Calangute: For M Kantharaj from Karnataka, who was in Goa with his family celebrating New Year, everything was going on fine until Tuesday evening, when a ski-boat ran over him while he was swimming on the Calangute beach. Kantharaj, a film producer, suffered severe bruises on his back and injuries to his head. He was brought to the Vintage Hospital in St Inez, bleeding profusely and was taken to the ICU, where he received 22 stitches on his head.(H) o Kamat speaks of 'high tension' poer plans. (H) o 300 staff to be recruited for Elect Dept on contract basis.(H) o Police in Goa fail to keep pace with traffic. (H) o Majorda sarpanch, Anton Pobres Fdes, survives no-trust vote.H o Chinchinim citizens call for reducing phone rentals. (H) o AITUC defers strike plans, at Goa Antibiotics. (H) o Extend school teachers' retirement age, says Congress. (H) o Locals march to Cuncolim police station on Jose Fdes death.H o Shape Goa's destiny, Jamir urges NRIs. (H) o Govt will restore Lohia Maidan sanctity, assures Digambar. (H) o 630 hawkers served notice on kerosene sale. (H) o Suryanarayana posted as GTDC managing director. (H) o Cable operators told to restore connection, consumer forum. (H) o National cultural integration camp concludes at Ponda. (H) o Busy day for Margao firemen, four fire calls. (H) o Goa Konkani Akademi to reconstitute general assembly. (H) o Tomazinho's Konkani tiatr enthralls worldwide Goans. (NT) o Lack of staff in BDO affects development works in Bardez. (NT) o Shortage of staff at Sada sub jail. (NT) o GOACAN to organise consumer interaction meetings. (NT) o Classical dance festival at Mardol, Jan 6-8. (NT) o Passport Office observes National Consumer Week. (NT) o Konkani writer Arun Singbal passes away. (NT) o Gynaec pathology seminar at GMC. (NT) o Refrain from politicising Saleli issue, GPCC members urge. (NT) o Helmets saved many lives, say police. (GT) BJP uses cash and kind to oust 'kashe' Rane: Goa's longest serving 'khashe' Pratapsing Raoji Rane's 33-year-old hegemony over Poriem constituency may crumble under the weight of discontent and anger of villagers from Saleli and neighbourhing areas. The BJP, sensing its biggest ever opportunity to cash-in on the resentment, has planned Operation Poriem in a scientific battle-like manner, while a divided Congress was caught napping and oscilating between confusion and silence. (GT) BULLDOZER AND THE BIG BULL: Gomantak Times says its snooping camer caught the bulldozer on the Dona Paula- Miramar stretch clearing vegetation and trees, while Town and Country Planning minister Babush Monserrate, wearing darkmaroon shirt and black pant was seen as he supervises the operations. Second pic shows the minister's car parked behind the bulldozer after the 'operation clean-up' was over. Complaints about your bank? Go to www.bankingombdsman.rbi.org.in Saleli uprising has Sattari boiling. Hundreds demand immediate release of villagers. 100 women proceed on indefinite hunger strike. (H) Churchill makes his presence felt: The beleaguered South Goa MP Churchill Alemao, who was caught in a controversy in a sting operation on the MPLAD scheme kickbacks, made his presence felt at the office-bearers meet at the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) at the Congress House in Panjim. Congressmen were taken by surprise by the MP's entry at the meeting, as his presence at party meetings in Congress House has been virtually rare in the last few months. (Herald) DEATHS: ALTO BETIM/PORVORIM, SIOLIM UGCC KUWAIT: Agnelo Rino Fdes b 1960 ASSOLNA: Geromina Natalina Cardozo of Passagem b 1924 CALANGUTE: Maria Apolonia De Souza [Rosy] of Khobravaddo b 1926 CALANGUTE: Antonio Crescencio de Souza, Gauravaddo b 1929 CAVELOSSIM: Ricardo Grigonn Rodrigues, b 1960 ISSORCIM-HOLLANT: Feliciana Rodrigues e Pereira b 1921 NUVEM: Joaquim M Colaco 'Jacklet' and Conceicao JM Colaco.Durga. POMBURPA: Roque V Noronha, ex-foreman
[Goanet] Beware Goan Maids
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The following which I wrote and which was published in the local Arab Times (Kuwait) Daily dated 01.01.06 should evoke some interest in many of our Goans back home in Goa and elsewhere too. The nationlity of the murdered maid is not yet disclosed but she can be any body's mother, wife, sister or unty. Our Maids coming to Kuwait first find out the character of the sponsors and employers. Our Maids coming to Kuwait to work must have some body of her own for any eventuality, in the event of any problem she might have to undergo due to the harsh treatment meted out to her by her employers. Many times when dead bodies of maids are sent for burial in Goa, their relatives must find out how she died. Many times many questions remain unanswered. The social workers, NGO's and religious leaders mainly the Church leaders should educate the propective maids by preaching in the Church. Many times our priests are coming to Kuwait but many of them are not interested in knowing the situation of the weaker section here, they come and raise funds for their activities back home but do not bother to know the pathetic situation of our suffering maids and others. Our tiatrists too are sailing in the same boat. They can do lot of educating the people back home in Goa. The write up below is self explanatory and by reading it many of our people should know the hardships many of us are undergoing here while earning petro dollar. This is in response to the news item appeared in Arab Times dated 29.12.05 under the caption Maid Killers jail extended. The news item of killing their maid by a Kuwaiti couple is creating chilling effect on readers. In his statement, the advocate for the murderers said that his clients should be released since there is nobody to take care of their children particularly Eid holiday is about to start. What about the children or dependent of the brutally murdered maid? Who will take care of her dependents for whose sake she came to Kuwait? This question should get preferential answer first. The news item further states that the couple confirmed they had not murdered the maid but she committed suicide. According to me, no maid normally comes to Kuwait to commit suicide, she comes to Kuwait to work and earn petro dollar to support her dependents back home. To earn precious Dinar is her only motto and not to forfeit it by committing suicide. Even at times when she commits suicide or made to believe that she committed suicide when in fact she was killed, she does so because she is forced to when she is constantly maltreated and beaten as it was indicated in your report saying that the Kuwaiti madam used to beat her. Here I asked, what right the Kuwaiti lady got to beat her maid and who authorized her to touch her maid by meting out corporal punishment? It is atrocious and no civilized person will accept this type of treatment. The couple found the house maid dead in her room. Fearing the woman would be charged with murdering her; the couple carried the body in their vehicle and buried it in a desert area in Jahra states your news item further. It is rubbish to accept this statement even by a layman. The Kuwaiti woman is not a small baby simply to accept accusation of murdering the maid when she is not a culprit. She should have complained to the police and police would take care of the remaining but surely not take law into her own hand and burry the body in the desert without informing the proper authority. What about the relatives and the nearest and dearest of the maid? What do they know? Do they know that the maid is still working and not taking care of contacting them back home because she is flirting here in Kuwait with someone in whom she is more interested than her relatives back home? Or where they informed by the Kuwaiti criminal couple that she was dead? There is no respect for the dead body? There are no last religious rites to be performed on the dead body and just buried in the desert instead of cemetery? Is Jahra desert become an illegal burial place for the innocent victims murdered by the murderers? I condemn such killings and ask society as a whole and Kuwaiti society in particular to raise its voice against this type of atrocities against weak creatures of God. Where are the Kuwaiti Human Rightists and social activists? They must come forward forcefully before the fair image
[Goanet] devaraya jayanti
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- I was looking for information on this ship and came across an email you sent speaking of your work at the Devaray Jayanti in 1971. I have been trying to locate two individuals who used to work on it at about the same time you did. One was an officer and the second was the radio operator. The officer's name was Suresh Menon and the radio officer was Melvin Martinez? My father, a radio operator himself, brought them home and we continued the friendship for years through letters. We finally lost contact and I would like to get back in contact with them. Do you happen to know either one of them? Thank you for your help, Gladys Tysko -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] 7 wonders of the world
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Hello Goans Original 7 Wonders of the world Pyramids of Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Temple of Artemis Statue of Zeus Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Light house of Pharos Which of these will be the new 7 Wonders of the world? These have been short listed for 2006? Only one of the ancient wonders has been included in the list that is Pyramids of Giza, as that is the only existing one from the Ancient wonders. From India we do have Taj Mahal included in the list. Acropolis Greece Alhambra Spain Angkor Cambodia Chichen Itza, Mexico Christ Redeemer, Brazil Collesseum Rome Statues of Easter Island Eiffel Towers, Paris Great wall of China Hagie Sophia, Turkey Kiyomizu Temple, Japan Kremlin Moscow Machu Picchu, Peru Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany Petre, Jordan Pyramids of Giza, Egypt Statue of Liberty, New York Stonehenge, Wildshire Sydney Opera House, Australia Taj Mahal, India Timbuktu, Mali Cheers Jerry Fernandes -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: *View From The Outer Harbour (02-01-2006)
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- whatever the cause, one cannot condone murder...if not the law, however imperfect, what else is there? --- Thalmann Pereira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A very stunning event has taken place in the highlands of Sattari. A whole village has risen in revolt. And it has shaken the bottom out of the theory that Goans are Sussegado. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] misuse of powers by Town and Country Planning Board
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Dear Editor, The Newspapers have carried news items in the last few days that the Town and Country Planning Minister, Atanasio ( a.k.a. Babush) Monserrate, has been personally supervising the construction of a children's park cum jogging park along the beach front on the Dona Paula - Miramar Road at Caranzalem. Monserrate is reported to have asserted that CRZ clearance is not required for a children's park or garden on the beach. This is highly disputable. However, the point to be specially noted is that the Town and Country Planning Board and the various Planning and Development Authorities are purely planning authorities. They do NOT have any authority to execute any projects. The TCB is not an executing agency. It can only approve plans from a planning point of view submitted by Local Bodies such as Municipal Councils or Panchayats. The fact that the Minister is personally overseeing the implementation of a specific project is clear evidence of a gross and blatant violation of the Law by the Minister. It is not within the competence of any Minister to implement any project. This is a clear case of a Minister running amok. Where is the Cabinet of our Chief Minister, P.R. Rane? Has it been dissolved or is it hibernating? Yours faithfully, Averthanus L. D'Souza, D-13, La Marvel Colony, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004. Tel: 2451085. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Seminar on Konkani Literature, Art Culture
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Seminar On Konkani Literature, Art Culture GRAF will be organising a day's Seminar on Konkani language, art culture on 15th. January 2006 at St. Sebastian Goan High School Hall, Gr. floor, Dabul, Mumbai from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. The following topics will be covered: 1. Konkani language, its development. Publication readership of Konkani literature. 2. Konkani Associations, Goan institutions - their contribution in the promotion of the language culture 3. Konkani Youngsters - Why do youngsters shy away from speaking their mother-tongue. What efforts are made by the associations to attract youngsters towards Konkani language culture. 4. Script for Konkani - A big controversy on script for Konkani. Konkani's official script is devanagri. There is an effort to include Roman script for Konkani. Why? The advantages disadvantges. For Registration and other details Kindly Contact: Maureen: Tel. 22059719, Cell.: 9820738418. Domnic Cell no. 9821752011 -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: Goa: Hindu Organizations Demand Action against Maqbool Fida Hussain
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Dr. Sawant should visit Khajuraho. Every diety is naked...and seems to be enjoying it. Hurt the sentiments of Hindus indeed.i am not religiousbut am proud that our pagan goddesses have figures which though unrealistic are delightful --- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: News -- Goa: Hindu Organizations Demand Action against Maqbool Fida Hussain -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Congratulations.
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Congratulations to V.M. de Malar on a very succinct and powerful analysis of the situation in Goa and the role that the Goan Diaspora can play in energizing Goa. What we need here is not a mere tinkering with the administrative machinery, which has become completely obsolete. We need to set up a completely new administration which will be sensitive to the real needs of Goa - not as the criminal politicians perceive them. Averthanus L. D'Souza. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Help keep Goa's beaches clean
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Dear Friends, As Goans we are all concerned about the cleanliness of Goa and our beaches. I have obtained a list of contractors appointed by the Government of Goa, Department of Tourism appointed for cleaning of beaches in Goa, their telephone numbers and the contract amount. The list is attached. Whenever you stroll on the beach, check out if it is cleaned or call up the respective contractor. I'm sure our monitoring will motivate them to do their job well and there will be better accountability. Lets work together for Goa. Can you still go one step further and find out where the contractor is disposing of the garbage? Please share this info. with your friends and specially those living along the beach belts. Regards, Patricia Pinto Campal, Panjim. Tel: 2223404/2225493. CONTRACTORS APPOINTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM FOR CLEANING OF GOAS BEACHES. S/N Area Contractor Phone # Contract amount (per month) 1 Anjuna/Vagator/ Mangesh Kaskar 2273534 1,05,000.00 Ozrant 9850450279 2 Arambol Eco Clean System222564957,300.00 and Sanitation 9822122029 3 Bambolim/Siridao Rosario Fernandes 9822167323 57,012.00 Baina/Bogmalo 57,300.00 4 Benaulim/Jaju Enterprises9850479760 57,300.00 Sernabatim 5 Betul/Canaguinim/ Gaurish Naik 9822140390 43,000.00 Cabo de Rama 6 CalanguteVenkteshwar 246535393,000.00 Contractors 9422063999 7 Candolim Pratap Virnekar 246535386,000.00 9422063999 8 Caranzalem/ Brian Enterprises 246599543,900.00 Donapaula9822163619 9 Cavelossim Sarvito Vaz 9823245949 44,700.00 10 ColvaSatya Sudhir Ganta 942243899 51,260.00 11 Mandrem Reflite 222311667,300.00 2445615 12 Morjim Ramesh Metals 22756779 57,300.00 9422438999 13 NerulRamesh Metals 9422438999 30,850.00 14 Patne/Talpona/G.U. Haldanker 9822140390 1,13,000.00 Galgibag/Agonda/ Palolem 15 Terekhol-KeriVinodkumar Ghate275677957,300.00 9422438999 11 Velsao/Arrossim/ Rosario Fernandes 9822167313 1,13,000.00 Utorda/Majorda/ Betalbatim 14 Zalor/Fatrade/ B.R. Pereira9822167323 44,750.00 Varca -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa seeks Overseas Goans' help
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Will CM- Mr. Rane plan the project for Overseas Goans to participate? I like the idea as I had suggested in my email sometime back. I am interested to know how would O.Gs' will know if they can participate ? Any details or suggestions? Barnabe -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re: The Top 10 Junk Science Claims of 2005
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario, I think the bulk of the evidence on global warming supports Maurice's and my recent take on this issue. A minority like you, who seemingly 'worship' American capitalism, despite its ravaging nature, fight on. Good luck to you as I have said before. Mario responds: If the bulk of the evidence supported you and Maurice, either or both of you should have been able to respond point by point to my response to Maurice, instead of embarrassing yourself with gross generalities. What communist source informed you that American capitalism is ravaging nature? We have cleaner emissions than we had a decade ago and more trees than when the first settlers arrived. Cornel writes: But I suggest that you are thoroughly confused thinking that envy comes into the picture at all. Mario responds: The very fact that you talk in gross generalities about American capitalism proves my point that there is gross envy at work in all your thinking, not to mention a profound lack of understanding of how capitalism works. Only a socialist frame of mind would support international Kyoto Protocols that demand national controls, aimed at the major industrialized western economies, while exempting India and China. Cornel writes: It is the very survival of the planet, as we know it, that really matters and the current American administration ignores this and imperils us all, including militarily making the world ever so dangerous. Mario writes: This survival of the planet canard is a convenient but bogus claim in order to try and achieve the socialist goal through the back door what socialism failed through the front door, which is to bring the western economies down to the least common international denominator. What lack of knowledge or common sense would make anyone who follows current events to believe that the world is more dangerous now than it was before 9/11? Perhaps you missed on your vacation that both Afghanistan and Iraq had successful elections, with millions voting while defying the Islamo-fascists who you support, who were targeting and killing them to deter them. Such progress towards democracy, plus the peaceful capitulation by Lybia, could only be considered dangerous by a committed communist. Or is it the fact the Muslims are being liberated that bothers you? Cornel writes: You can keep your America Mario, I wouldn't have it even if you paid me for it. Mario writes: I don't think America is for you, Cornel. You want a guaranteed safety net. That's not the kind of American spirit that we encourage here. However, you would find plenty of company on the anti-American left. Extreme anti-Americans like George Soros, Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan, etc. believe exactly as you do. Cornel writes: I saw it well at first hand and I reckon well before you stepped in there. I rejected it and provided my reasons for this. Even the knowledge that, (thanks to Rosa Parks, as reminded by a wise guy in one of our posts), today you are not required to sit at the back of your local bus in rust-belt Toledo, this would not tempt me to your beloved America for residence purposes i.e. until progressive forces as epitomised by George Pinto's position, and others, with a lot of good sense, took over the reins from your reactionary lot! Mario responds: I think it was YOU who were rejected by your lack of the American spirit, which is what one needs to do well here. Even low income African-Americans live better than most middle-income Europeans and Rosa Parks is ancient history, which people like you try to use to deflect attention from the ghettoes in which people of color live in the UK and most of Europe. BTW, people who follow George Pinto's positions have been out of power for quite sometime now, and are unlikely to return to power since they cannot be trusted with our national security, or that of the world. You need to catch up with what is going on here. Besides, to show you how out of the mainstream your ideas actually are, the American system is validated every day by the millions of people from all over the world, people with the American spirit, who clamor to get in here, legally or illegally. And our foreign policy of encouraging freedom and democracy around the world, something you virtual communists abhor, is validated by the young, mostly Christian, Americans who volunteer to risk their lives on behalf of
[Goanet] RE: *** Goanet Reader: No NRG Energy (VM)
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- These remarks of Mr. V. M. Malar are extraordinarily important. And it's worthwhile to give some attention to them. My congratulations to Mr. Malar. Eugenio Viassa Monteiro Lisbon, Portugal -Original Message- Subject: *** Goanet Reader: No NRG Energy (VM) No N R G Energy by V. M. de Malar Nobody cares, but the Gomant Vishwa Sammelan starts today. Although there are thousands of Non-Resident Goans back in our homeland for the holidays, the organizers of this convention expect a turnout of less than 300; it's a waste of time even before it starts, a pathetic non-event where nothing significant is planned or expected. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] KGTS announces 3rd Mega Konkani Musical Show OSTAD TIATRIST
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- KGTS announces 3rd Mega Konkani Musical Show OSTAD TIATRIST Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonstha (KGTS) announces 3rd Mega Konkani Musical Show Ostad Tiatrist The political whiplash and ever increasing popular Goa's Trio Kings will unleash the power of their fiery verbatim at the KGTS Mega Konkani Musical Show Ostad Tiatrist to be staged at Hawalli Hall in Kuwait on Friday, 24th February 2006. The sensation-makers, Goan Stage Trio Kings, Joaquim-Jr.Rod-Anthony, popular for trios on current topics with political overtones entertained Kuwait tiatr lovers two years ago and now team up with other popular Goan and local artistes for putting up a spectacular display of talent and stagecraft. As in the past, the proceeds of the KGTS show will go to senior retired Konkani stage artistes. More details to follow. KGTS Managing Committee 2006 Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/gulf-goans@yahoogroups.com/msg02917.html - Remember, You heard this FIRST at www.goa-world.com Ugdass dor, Tumvem poillem vachlaim www.goa-world.com GOENCHO ULO: Ruchin Konkani vach. Goencho Ulo vachunk mel'lta www.fullerlife.in ani www.goa- world.com/ Dusreankui tachi khobor sang ani ruch vaddoi. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 6th Jan. 2006 PADRI - Konkani film produced by Raymond Quadros (Mangalore), directed by Rajesh Fernandes (Goa) and Music by Wilfy Rebimbus will be screened at Bishop Tirinanzi Auditorium - Sacred Heart Church, Manama Bahrain - Contact: 39660475/39401279/39278607 -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Fighting Malaria - an example of deadly junk science in action
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.fightingmalaria.org/research.php?ID=41 It is interesting that the vociferous extreme environmentalists on Goanet, bent on forcing mandatory climate controls down our throats based on questionable evidence, while curiously exempting India and China, had nothing to say about my post on the deadly wastage of DDT in malaria-ridden Bihar. It was junk science by the extreme environmentalists that banned the use of DDT in western countries and still discourages the use of DDT leading to millions of deaths in mainly poor and tropical countries. The following excerpt is from the link above, Written Testimony of Roger Bate and Richard Tren to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the role of science in environmental policy making, Wednesday 28th September, 2005, Room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.: DDT helped eradicate malaria from Europe and the United States in the 1950s, and was used to eradicate malaria in many other countries in the following two decades. It is still used widely in at least a dozen countries (perhaps as many as two dozen), but these countries have been discouraged by virtually all United Nations organizations, donor agencies and commercial interests. DDT is safe for human use and there has never been a peer-reviewed replicated study showing any human harm from the chemical, even though billions have been exposed to it (hundreds of millions in moderate to high doses). Its bioaccumulation and persistence in the environment have caused far less harm than is commonly believed. But small problems did occur when massive amounts were used in farming, and today, quite correctly, it is used solely in disease control where tiny amounts are used. But some environmental groups continue to conflate tiny vital use in disease control with massive and potentially dangerous use in agriculture. These groups have sustained pressure against its use for over three decades with disastrous results. (end of excerpt) -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Signs of the times in India
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- # Sign at a railway station in Patna: Aana free, jaana free, pakde gaye to khana free. Translation: You may come and go free (without a ticket), but if you're caught, your meals will also be free! # Seen on a famous beauty parlor in Bombay: Don't whistle at the girl going out from here. She may be your grandmother! # Sign at a barber's saloon in Juhu, Bombay: We need your heads to run our business. # A traffic slogan: Don't let your kids drive if they are not old enough - or else they never will be. # THE BEST ONE: Its God's responsibility to forgive the terrorists. It's our responsibility to arrange the meeting with God. - Indian Armed Forces -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goan Voice UK. Daily Newsletter. Friday, 06 Jan. 2006
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The Goan Voice UK site, http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ is currently down. The weekly newsletter could not be sent out yesterday. Apologies. Great Event For Culture Vultures 5 Jan: Wimbledon Guardian. There Is A Great Mix Of Fashion And Music At Wimbledon Odeon On Thu. Jan. 12. Merton's Ethnic Minority Centre (EMC) Is Presenting The Mulitcultural Event Which Will Include Irish, Chinese, African, Goan And Gujrati Dance The Show Starts At 7pm And Tickets Cost £5.50 For Adults And £3 For Children Aged Five To 12. Http://Www.Wimbledonguardian.Co.Uk/News/Localnews/Display.Var.669160.0.Great_Event_For_Culture_Vultures.Php Goan Farmers Protest Against Zamindari System 5 Jan: Webindia.Com. Goan Farmers Have Started Agitating Against The Moccasos System, A Zamindari System Introduced During Portuguese Colonial Rule Under The Moccasos System, The Landowners Had Full Rights On The Land Without Paying Any Tax, But They Had To Provide Every Assistance To The Portuguese Whenever It Was Required. These Rights Are Still With Them, But The Tenants Have No Rights. The Recent Agitation By The Farmers Of Saleli Village Took Violent Turn In Which A Landlord Was Killed On December 28, Last Year. Http://News.Webindia123.Com/News/Showdetails.Asp?Id=210959Cat=India Goan Crazy, Back Now 5 Jan: Times Of India. It's More Than Just The Sun, Sand And The Sea. It's The Whole Buzz Of The Place. That's What Made Goa The Most Popular Party And Holiday Destination For Bangaloreans This Winter. And Not Just Bangalore It Seems Everyone Who Was Anyone In The Country Had Made A Beeline There. Http://Timesofindia.Indiatimes.Com/Articleshow/1360421.Cms UK: Half Of London's Babies Born To Migrants 5 Jan: The Telegraph (UK). One In Five Of All Births In England And Wales - And One In Two In London - Is To Foreign-Born Mothers, According To A Report Published Today. Click Here. Http://Www.Telegraph.Co.Uk/News/Main.Jhtml?Xml=/News/2006/01/05/Nbirth05.XmlSsheet=/News/2006/01/05/Ixhome.Html * RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET BY CORNEL DACOSTA Goa Governor S.C. Jamir has called upon Goans settled abroad to help shape the State's destiny by contributing to developing plans in Goa. Perhaps, this is an opportunity for Goan Voice (UK) readers to pick up the cudgels to help realise Jamir's hopes. Many from the Goan Diaspora have been able to visit Goat on holiday--something almost taken for granted. Now, in up-and-coming India, it is possible for those in India to take charter flights to foreign destinations such as Delhi-London return for Rs 10,000. Such development is explained clearly on Goanet. At long last, the issue of sewage disposal using modern technology seems ready to be addressed in Goa. A Japanese agency is in the process of generating plans for such a vital scheme. Does Goa/India enjoy the benefit of Fair Trade in the global market-place? Much in-depth discussion on this theme is available currently on Goanet. Are we seeing the beginning of widespread sporadic upheavals in rural Goa, specifically in the areas of the New Conquests? On Dec 28, 2005, the son of 'landed gentry' was murdered by an angry 'peasant' mob with a long standing land grievance. Also, there was much stoning and injury to 40 policemen. Get to the bottom of this issue from several sources on Goanet. Finally, would GV(UK) readers believe that Goa now has to import the cashew nut from Indonesia? Read about this new situation in a state which normally was a net exporter of the cashew nut. Also, find out about the current high incidence of suicide in Goa and why this may be happening. Please visit the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org/ To subscribe to Goanet send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * UK: TV RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de'Sa Sun. 8/1: UKTV Food: 3.00pm (60mins) Joy of curry Fri 6/1: QVC 3.00pm (60mins) Tanzanite from Tanzania Sat 7/1: UKTV Food 2:00pm (30min) Masterchef Goes Large Sun 8/1: Discovery Travel and Living. 12:00 (30mins). Feast India: Indian Offerings Thu 12/1: UKTV History Plus 1. 12:00 (60mins). Churchill's opposition to Indian independence. Radio.: Sun 8/1: BBC Radio Three 9:30pm (45mins). Charles Correa Radio: Mon. 9/1: BBC Radio 4: 10.45pm (45mins) Book at Bedtime: A Passage to India.Commencing the 1st of 15 episodes Radio: Tues. 10/1: BBC Radio 4:
[Goanet] No serious efforts made to rectify accident zones in Goa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | 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/ -- -- No serious efforts made to rectify accident zones -- Every year, Road Safety Week harps on road engineering as an important aspect for reducing fatalities on Goan roads. However road engineering in the state is being given little or no attention and black spots marked for urgent improvements seems to be getting redder with increasing accidents, major and minor, every year. The Traffic Division of the Goa Police prepared a report a year ago listing 70 spots all over Goa requiring immediate attention for improvements in road engineering. A year later only partial improvements have been undertaken at 41 spots and 29 extremely crucial spots remain unattended to. While many of the recommendations include road widening, re-alignment of junctions,traffic islands, sub-ways etc,even simple recommendations of pedestrian crossings, road signages, bus bays, road medians, speed breakers, road widening have been shelved. In Porvorim alone, there are about three to four extremely dangerous spots near Ashwin garage, Teen Building, Teachers Training College-Goa Board junction and Porvorim Petrol Pump. Nearly 150 accidents and fatal accidents have taken place at the said four sites during the last five years. But recommendations for various improvements have fallen on deaf ears. The Panjim-Margao route also has a couple of black spots at Agassaim bazaar,Rumder at Nuvem,Ambaji junction, Bambolim Cross and Nuvem junction. These spots have witnessed nearly 175 accidents and fatal accidents in the last five years. In North Goa, spots like the Bastora junction, Gandhi Chowk in Mapusa and in South Goa Periudok in Curchorem, Gullem in Canacona near Bhumipurush temple and Upper Bazaar in Ponda have been marked for urgent improvements in road engineering. These spots have recorded over 80 accidents. These are only few of the many spots suggested for improvements and are yet to see the light of day. We submitted a report last year and we are not at all satisfied as no improvements have been carried out by the PWD, says Atmaram Deshpande, Superintendent of Police (Traffic). Deshpande also said that the spots which have been partially improved are not achieving the objectives of reducing road accidents as they require improvements in toto. - HERALD 05/01/06 page 3 - -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 9822180182 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] A True Legacy
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Lakshmi Mittal's on hisvisit to Jamshedpur (Jharkand)I visited Jamshedpur over the weekend to see for myself an India that is fast disappearing despite all the wolf-cries of people like Narayanamurthy and his ilk. It is one thing to talk and quite another to do and I am delighted to tell you that Ratan Tata has kept alive the legacy of perhaps Indias finest industrialist J.N. Tata. Something that some people doubted when Ratan took over the House of the Tatas but in hindsight, the best thing to have happened to the Tatas is unquestionably Ratan. I was amazed to see the extent of corporate philanthropy and this is no exaggeration.For the breed that talks about corporate social responsibility and talks about the role of corporate India, a visit to Jamshedpur is a must. Go there and see the amount of money they pump into keeping the town going; see the smiling faces of workers in a region known for industrial unrest; see the standard of living in a city that is almost isolated from the mess in the rest of the country. This is not meant to be a puff piece. I have nothing to do with Tata Steel, but I strongly believe the message of hope and the message of goodness that they are spreading is worth sharing. The fact that you do have companies in India which look at workers as human beings and who do not blow their software trumpet of having changed lives. In fact, I asked Mr Muthurman, the managing director, as to why he was so quietabout all they had done and all he could offer in return was a smile wrapped in humility, which said it all. They have done so much more since I last visited Jamshedpur, which was in 1992. The town has obviously got busier but the values thankfully haven't changed. The food is still as amazing as it always was and I gorged, as I would normally do. I visited the plant and the last time I did that was with Russi Mody.But the plant this time was gleaming and far from what it used to be. Greener and cleaner and a tribute to environment management. You could have been in the mountains. Such was the quality of air I inhaled! There was no belching smoke; no tired faces and so many more women workers, even on the shop floor. This is true gender equality and not the kind that is often espoused at seminars organised by angry activists. I met so many old friends. Most of them have aged but not grown old. There was a spring in the air which came from a certain calmness which has always been the hallmark of Jamshedpur and something I savoured for a full two days in between receiving messages of how boring and decrepit the Lacklustre Fashion Weak was.It is at times such as this that our city lives seem so meaningless. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata had created an edifice that is today a robust company and it is not about profits and about valuation. It is not about who becomes a millionaire and who doesnt'. It is about getting the job done with dignity and respect keeping the age-old values intact and this is what I learnt.I jokingly asked someone as to whether they ever thought of joining an Infosys or a Wipro and pat came the reply: "We are not interested in becoming crorepatis but in making others crorepatis."Which is exactly what the Tatas have done for years in and around Jamshedpur. Very few people know that Jamshedpur has been selected as a UN Global Compact City, edging out the other nominee from India, Bangalore. Selected because of the quality of life, because of the conditions of sanitation and roads and welfare. If this is not a tribute to industrial India, then what is? Today, Indian needs several Jamshedpurs but it also needs this Jamshedpur to be given its fair due,its recognition. I am tired of campus visits being publicised to the Infosys and the Wipros of the world. Modern India is being built in Jamshedpur as we speak. An India built on the strength of core convictions and nothing was more apparent about that than the experiment with truth and reality that Tata Steel is conducting at Pipla.Forty-eight tribal girls (yes, tribal girls who these corrupt and evil politicians only talk about but do nothing for) are being educated through a residential program over nine months. I went to visit them and I spoke to them in a language that they have just learnt: Bengali. Eight weeks ago, they could only speak in Sainthali, their local dialect. But today, they are brimming with
[Goanet] Ex-Patriots and Goan Sexpats?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Quoting from: http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=Newslist=goanetinfo=2006-Januarypost_id=036866 --- Rene Baretto: At a meeting held at the Kala Academy - yesterday , we agreed to form an ex patriot group - a self help Group. Manuel Caldeira: I'm happy in Goa and today I tell all Goansexpats that being back in Goa is feeling home with mother. Quite frankly I don't quite see what 'ex-patriots' can do for Goa. I would think that someone who is still patriotic to his motherland would be far more useful. As for 'Goan Sexpats', I asked around and there weren't that many Goans re-locating abroad to have sex. That might be one of the side benefits but the primary motivation for Goans relocating is for monetary and lifestyle (and in some cases scientific and aviation) benefits. Check out: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sexual%20tourism One term sometimes used for a sex tourist is sexpat. Its derivation is from expat and did not originally refer to tourists per se, but rather those with similar motivations who have actually relocated to such a location, either as workers or as retirees. The word has since come to be used, at least loosely, in both contexts Cheers! Cecil == -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Writing... from Sattari
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- These days, anything to do with Sattari gets treated more seriously in Goa. Is this everyone's way of admitting that here was an issue, right under our nose, that we failed to even take cognisance of, until it quite blew up in our face? Or, acknowledgment that there are still parts and peoples of Goa which 'we' hardly understand. Last week, Nandkumar Kamat introduced me to Sattari lecturer Prakash Paryenkar, whose book Dovorne (named after the traditional place where you rested your buden if carrying a headload, it's a stone- built structure of sorts still visible in parts of Goa) is being released on Friday, January 6 at 5 pm at the Institute Menezes Braganza. This text is in Marathi, and it's being released at a function where the chief guest will be Datta Damodar Nayak, and guest of honour Mohandas Surlekar (vice-chairperson of the IMB). The president of the function will be Pundalik Narayan Nayak, while Dr Nandkumar Kamat will introduce the book. Being in Marathi makes it accessible to one section of Goans. But one needs to acknowledge that this has long been the language of choice for the written word, for a significant section of Goans -- particularly the Hindu population. It would be nice to get reviews of this, and other books on Goa in Marathi too. --FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha Saligao, Goa, India | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Final post on comical alternative science
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my final post on the repetitive circulars on comical alternative science at this time. I hope that at least this last post of mine elicits a full-blown comical childish temper tantrum like Bush. I suspect that unfortunately Goanet has been rejecting most of these comical emotional outbursts. Mario responds: Just to correct another falsehood by Santosh, there have been NO temper tantrums from my side that would lead to any post on this thread being rejected. My very polite verbal reactions are simply an honest attempt to show that there is another side to the persistent and biased claims by the elitists and extreme environmentalists represented on Goanet by Santosh. Anyone who has been following this thread would know that all the insults have come from him, as we can see from the archives and again in his comments above. Santosh writes: In the latest issue of comical alternative science we learn the following: 1. Almost everything that was claimed to be false in the last issue of comical alternative science is now claimed to be true. For example, it is once again claimed that China and India are producing excessive amounts of greenhouse gases, but humans in those countries are not responsible for them. Mario responds: This statement by Santosh is blatantly false, as anyone can see from the archives. It is amazing that Santosh chooses to repeat over and over again such statements that he knows are false. Santosh writes: 2. Some new claims have been made in this comical issue. The comedy this time even includes some potty humor. For example, it is claimed that JunkScience.com comedy website is actually an anti-scientific site. It is supposedly against some unnamed scientists. Mario responds: Another blatantly false statement by Santosh as the archives would show. All I have said about JunkScience.com is that it debunks the absurd claims by the extreme environmentalists and other scientists many of which have nothing to do with the environment. I continue to encourage people to visit this site and see for themselves. Santosh writes: It is claimed that India and China are being allowed to go into some swimming pool while everybody else is asked to come out of it and go to the loo. Mario responds: Obviously, graphic irony is not Santosh's strong suit, so I have to spell it out for him. Santosh, the extreme environmentalists think they can clean up the atmosphere (swimming pool) by demanding mandatory controls on everyone else (coming out of the pool and going to the loo) while exempting India and China (they are allowed to go in the swimming pool, aka atmosphere). Got it now? Whew! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] OFFTOPIC: Once Upon a Time in a Desert
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Please forgive me for posting a topic which is not about Goa. But I just thought it's very relevant here. FN Once Upon a Time in a Desert He's ensured sufficient water, organic manure and even a social transformation of a village OUTLOOK, DECEMBER 26, 2005 By Bhavdeep Kang THE wells of Laporia never run dry. In an arid village, in an arid corner of the country's most arid state, that's little short of a miracle. Seven consecutive years of poor rainfall in the Dudu subdivision of Jaipur district, Rajasthan, has decimated villages, forcing large-scale migration. But Laporia soldiers on, its perennial wells and ponds never failing to slake their thirst. Meet the man who made it happen: Laxman Singh, a simple farmer with a simple dream. I visualised a village at harmony with nature, self-reliant and prosperous, says this farmer-turned-green activist. I knew the kind of farming we were doing was wrong. We were interfering with nature, subverting natural processes. No good would come of this. Large flats of wasteland bordered the village and water was hard to come by, he recalls. This was in the mid-1980s, when 'sustainable agriculture' was not yet part of the policymaker's vocabulary. Singh mooted a unique watershed management scheme, dove-tailed with animal husbandry and organic farming. It was low-cost and community-driven. The villager elders were convinced. The watershed management project was exectued by the village itself. Says he, We evolved what we now call the chauka system. A series of bunds, channels and pits were dug over a 5-km stretch, in a checker board-like pattern, following the natural slope of the land. Water is thus channeled into the ponds and wells, which are desilted annually in a shram-daan (gift-of-labour) programme involving every woman, man and child. Gradually, the wastelands were transformed into rich pastures. Central to the economy of the village are its cattle. The gochar or pasture is considered sacred and is integral to the watershed management programme. The cattle are left free every morning to graze along the bunds and pits which form part of the chauka system. They follow a well-defined daily routine, eating grass from the pits and sipping water from the channels. Our cattle are desi breeds. Stall-feeding is rarely required. The different varieties of grass they consume on their daily rounds seem to have a medicinal as well as nutritional value. They never fall ill, says Laxman. No shrub or tree which grows on the pastureland is ever touched. Likewise, no form of wildlife is disturbed. A portion of the village land has been designated as a forest zone where trees, plants and birds of all descriptions are allowed to flourish. Cattle wealth allows the production of plentiful green manure which is essential for organic farming. An agricultural scientist once trained us in vermi-composting and we've never looked back. It's five years since any farmer used chemical fertilisers ere and yet yields have not suffered, he adds. The Laporia model can work only if a village pulls together. The toughest part was evicting those who had grabbed the common land, leaving nothing for pastures and watershed schemes. Once the gram sabha land was free, everything followed. The best part, they say, has been community bonding. Crime is virtually non-existent as the village folk have become accustomed to working together. The bureaucracy, perhaps unnerved by this camaraderie, sent Laxman a showcause notice for having usurped their powers by mooting a penalty (of planting five new saplings) on anyone who felled a tree! The biggest problem in rural areas? Says Laxman: I think it's the decline in village commonland. If there are no pastures, there will be no cattle and if there are no cattle, there will be no manure. You'll buy chemicals from the market and poison the earth. The Rajasthan government's proposal to give wasteland to private players for development should be modified, he feels. If the land is given to village communities, they will do a better job of reclaiming it. Laxman is replicating the chauka system through an NGO, Gram Vikas Navyuvk Mandal Laporia (GVNML). He can be contacted at 0941071843. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities
Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- On 04/01/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is another attempt by Cornel to sound glib, without making any contribution to the debate or any suggestions on how to address the problem of a recalcitrant Iran. --- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RESPONSE: George Bush insists that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. So why, six years ago, did the CIA give the Iranians blueprints to build a bomb? Check it out at http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1678220,00.html What an almighty cock up!!! Mario observes: Almighty cock up - I'm using Gabe's cockney lingo here - is correct. However the almighty cock up was aimed at confusing the Iranians, not helping them, as Gabe has falsely insinuated in his post. It was part of a deliberate disinformation program in the long tradition of disinformation programs perfected by the British during WW-II to confuse the Germans, and used by everyone engaged in geopolical conflicts ever since. Here are the relevent excerpts from the same article posted by Gabe which show this was a disinformation ploy: Excerpt 1. This was just an intelligence-gathering effort, the CIA officer said, not an illegal attempt to give Iran the bomb. He suggested that the Iranians already had the technology he was going to hand over to them. It was all a game. Nothing too serious. On paper, Merlin was supposed to stunt the development of Tehran's nuclear programme by sending Iran's weapons experts down the wrong technical path. The CIA believed that once the Iranians had the blueprints and studied them, they would believe the designs were usable and so would start to build an atom bomb based on the flawed designs. But Tehran would get a big surprise when its scientists tried to explode their new bomb. Instead of a mushroom cloud, the Iranian scientists would witness a disappointing fizzle. The Iranian nuclear programme would suffer a humiliating setback, and Tehran's goal of becoming a nuclear power would have been delayed by several years. In the meantime, the CIA, by watching Iran's reaction to the blueprints, would have gained a wealth of information about the status of Iran's weapons programme, which has been shrouded in secrecy. Excerpt 2. Operation Merlin has been one of the most closely guarded secrets in the Clinton and Bush administrations. It's not clear who originally came up with the idea, but the plan was first approved by Clinton. After the Russian scientist's fateful trip to Vienna, however, the Merlin operation was endorsed by the Bush administration, possibly with an eye toward repeating it against North Korea or other dangerous states. Several former CIA officials say that the theory behind Merlin - handing over tainted weapon designs to confound one of America's adversaries - is a trick that has been used many times in past operations, stretching back to the cold war. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Problems in accessing the Navhind Times website?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goanetters, I have been having problems in accessing the Navhind Times website for the past few days with a File not found error. Was just wondering if it was only me having that problem. Here is the error. Navhindtimes.com File not Found The requested file was not found on this server. It could be that you are trying to access a section while it is being updated. In this case, you could try to refresh your browser or try again later. If you have got to this page from an external link the source may be outdated. You could try to find the page yourself by going to the Home Page and following the links from there. In case the problem persists, please contact the webmaster with deails of the missing link. = Thanks. Naguesh Bhatcar -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario, To debate with extreme right-wingers, some of whom are virtually fascistic in their thinking, is an exercise in futility. Such extremists are best ignored in my view. Mario observes: Cornel, Your statement is so rich in irony, but typical of a committed left winger. Here we have the entire left wing opposing the liberation and democratization of Iraq, and also opposing the confrontation of the Islamo-fascists whose leaders have recently admitted that their goal is to defeat the west by force and wipe Israel off the map, and YOU think that right-wingers are fascistic - a new word you just made up - in their thinking? This twisting of reality and turning it on it's head is simply breathtaking! It is little wonder that you find Tony Correia-Afonse's comments attractive, since he seems to believe that the Islamo-fascists can be curbed by Chamberlain-like appeasement and corrupt and worthless international organizations and treaties. Don't any of you left wingers KNOW that Bill Clinton tried both appeasement of Islamo-fascism and international treaties with N. Korea and Iran during the 90's and both were brazenly ignored by those countries? Don't any of you left wingers KNOW that Osama Bin Laden unilaterally declared war on the US at the height of Bill Clinton's apeasement-oriented administration, then proceeded to attack the US throughout the 90's with no response? Don't any of you left wingers KNOW that Osama was emboldened by this, and called the US a weak horse and his organization a strong horse as a result and that it led directly to the attack on 9/11? What version of reality do you folks live under? Oh, I know. It is the version that says that Tony Blair was responsible for the bombings in London, and Saddam was a benign humanitarian who had no WMDs, and all those mass graves in Iraq were simply an attempt by the Shia and Kurds to save on funeral expenses. It is little wonder that you wish to ignore reality and find defending your position an excercise in futility. I would feel the same way if I did not have the facts on my side. In the meantime, it is left to the responsible national leaders in the US, UK and Australia, and their coalition, to deal with a country that publicly threatens to wipe a country off the map and seeks nuclear weapons in order to do so. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Were it not for the sacrifice of these countries, 50 million Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq would still be under the sadistic and brutal heel of Muslim tyrants, Mario, The govts of Afghanistan and Iraq were installed by the Americans. The Americans carefully vetted who would be allowed to hold govt positions. These elected puppets do not have any control over their respective countries. In both countries, the leader of the govt is nothing more than the mayor of the capital, depending on American forces (both public and mercenaries) for his survival. In Iraq, the puppet leader does not have control over the road from his residence to the airport. In Afghanistan, opium production and export is up ten fold since the Americans took over. In Iraq, oil production and export is down. To most of us, the people of those two countries are under the sadistic and brutal heel of AMERICAN tyrants. Mervyn3.0 __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Road Safety Week - Calangute Program on 6th January
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | --- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !! - - Road Safety Week - Calangute Program on 6th January -- CONSUMER INTERACTION MEETING on issues of ROAD SAFETY and TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT on 6th January (Friday) at 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm at Little Flower High School Hall, Calangute DID YOU KNOW IN 2004 THERE WERE 3,525 accidents in Goa. 306 people were killed. 89 of those killed were pedestrians. 2,564 people were injured. Over the years the number of accidents reported in Goa has been increasing. Besides death, a large number of these accident victims suffer serious injuries and permanent disabilities. Untold suffering is caused not just to the people involved in accidents but to their families as well. What is the role of the Consumer as a stakeholder in this scenario wherein transportation and commuting on a daily basis needs to be comfortable, affordable and safe as a driver, a passenger or as a pedestrian ? What is our view on Road Safety and Traffic management in a tourist destination like Calangute ? In this connection, a consumer interaction meeting to focus on the vital issues of Road Safety and Traffic Management is being organized in Calangute. Officials from the Directorate of Transport, Traffic Police, PWD, Kadamba Transport Corporation, Department of Tourism, Directorate of Consumer Affairs and Directorate of Panchayats will be present for the meeting. Consumers representing Senior Citizens, School Children, Parents, Women and the Disabled will share their grievances and suggestions followed by a response from the officials and a Question Answer session for the audience. Do attend the meeting and share your grievances and suggestions -- This program is being organized in collaboration with the Directorate of Transport by Calangute Residents and Consumer Forum in co-ordination with Goa Civic Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) Post Box 78, Mapusa 403 507 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.goacan.org -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Pre employment trainees block Rane's way
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.digitalgoa.com/ Pre employment trainees block Rane's way Bacchan served legal notice over advertisement National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) having base in Goa today served a legal notice to superstar Amitabh Bacchan for violating Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act. The NOTE has taken exception to the advertisement hoarding displayed on the national highway in Goa depicting Mr Bacchan smoking a cigarette. Eight days notice is given to the star to respond. Churchill raises Mopa issue again After a brief silence following his expose in the national television channel allegedly demanding bribe, Churchill Alemao is back in action. Churchill has decided to intensify the anti Mopa airport agitation which took the back seat after the expose. Churchill has convened a public meeting on January 7 at Lohia Maidan Margao to plan the future course of action. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] George Pinto contact...
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Just to say that Goa Sudharop's George Pinto's phone number in Goa (and possibly in Mumbai too) is 9833 524706 rpt 9833 524706. In case anyone wanted to contact him. --FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha Saligao, Goa, India | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Passing thru Mumbai...
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Was passing thru Mumbai, the city many Goans know as Bombay, earlier today. It was interesting to read some of the news papers which are published in Mumbai (at a very low price, one might add) but largely unavailable for sale in Goa. This includes the Hindustan Times (Mumbai edition, sold at an invitation price of Rs 2.50) and the DNA (48 pages, founder partner price of Rs 2). Unfortunately, one might say that while there is a wider amount of coverage, it's simply more of the same -- trivia and Page 3, seeking to further entertain the bored Indian affluent class, while largely overlooking issues of important to the bulk of the Indian population. Together with this, three's also the booming local press, which like Goa's free-sheeters (here it's priced) doesn't try to address the entire Mumbai market, but only sections of it. Some stories from the papers: * Khan-tastic! As Shah Rukh did a Ye Dosti with Karan Johar, Salman Khan decided to really let his hair down and make a big dash and splash in Goa. Nearly a quarter page devoted to saying: SRK lived up to his promise during Salman Khan's 40th birthday bash in Goa. Salman, who recently underwent a hair procedure, turned up sporting a Feroze Khan look. His sister Arpita had drawn up a guest list of 50 people and most of Sohail Khan's friends were present (like Dino Morea and Yash Tonk). But it was Shah Rukh who stole the show. He had promised Salman that he would make it, especially since he missed out on Salman's birthday party on December 27 -- and King Khan didn't disappoint. The holiday is over now for the extended Khan-daan who are all back to the grind in Mumbai. * A Goan-sounding name, Malad resident Lorraine Vaz recalls how a mini bus, which spun out of control, narrowly missed her on Dec 30 but killed one and injured several others. (From Mid Day, reproduced in Metro-Malad to Borivli) * In the Borivali Local Samachar, Mario Carvalho (tel 2891 2932) advertises for home-made Goan sweets/snacks. Doce is priced Rs 150 per kg, dodol at Rs 175. Gauva cheese Rs 140, potato chops at Rs 5 each, cutlets at Rs 5, croquettes, pan rolls, mince samosas (Rs 4 each), potato samosas, and two Chinese items too... Just some inputs from here. FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha Saligao, Goa, India | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Upcoming events... Goa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- * Kuchipudi dance performance by Arunima Kumar of New Delhi on January 7, 2006 at 5.30 pm at the International Centre, Goa, Goa University Road, Dona Paula 403004. RSVP 2452805-10 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Further programmes announced on http://www.internationalcentregoa.com * Another event, recently held in Goa was the 'Chitra Sankalp', by physically challenged artists Balshree Prasad Ghadi and Dipesh Shetkar, organised by the Goa Peoples' Forum and Anam Prem, from January 1 to 3 from 11 am to 6 pm at the Harshada Art Gallery, Opposite the Goa Marriott, Miramar. Just thought of sharing this with you. FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha Saligao, Goa, India | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Are we Movers and Shakers?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The call of the year 2006 and hence forth is every Goan has to be Movers Shakers or else we will find ourselves in ashes undetectable even by sophisticated DNA testing. Even when these alarming bells are ringing loud and clear elderly personnel are heading to control the youths with an intension to take control of entire situations in Goa. If they are thing so I should say they are not into 20th century! What today's youth demand is All should follow and respect Peoples agenda not Party's agenda Youths don't give value to His Master's Voice agenda. Today's youth is getting frustrated for losing Goan identity in Goa. Balcony including Drivers seats are all sold out in Goa for non-Goans! Factually Youth always wants to be in drivers' seat not in passenger seat. And we Goans are now struggling to get the tickets at least not to miss a passenger seat.Therefore Youths are marching forward to locate a Real Efficient Leader who can lead them and ultimately Goa. They don't want to accept the old practices of saying You are great. Therefore I will accept your ideology and belief listen to you The most they do is give respect to these old stalwarts truly by heart! They respect them and their guidance; they always expect to be guided by them but they never accepted the philosophy of leading them or accepting them as members of true activity in which they are indulged. They will never ever follow the path of elderly stalwarts. At the same time young bread is very shroud enough not to loose the name of the elderly person being associated with their activity? Their entire planning of youth starts with including respected personnel in their activity and once they achieve their goals elderly personnel are just discarded as disposables! This is the truth and factual reality. Reality today is the younger you are, the active you are, you are most wanted. The only salvation to elderly persons is to be a guide, be a tutor, or be an inspiring force without attempting to become a leader. Should any elderly person try to interfere in such mass movement I am sure youths will be most happy to give you shoulders to graveyard. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] NEWS FLASH - some revenue villages off PDA'S
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Vide an extraordinary government gazette notification Series I No: 39 dated 3rd January, 2006 issued by the Chief Town Planner ex Officio Joint Secretary, Mr Morad Ahmed, received today (5th January, 2006 afternoon ) by this writer the government has in PUBLIC INTEREST WITHDRAWN certain revenue villages from the planning areas of A) Panaji viz; Morombi o Pequeno and Grande, Renowadi, Murda, Chimbel, Panelim,Bainguinim,Ela, Telaulim, Curca, Bambolim, Calapur, Cujira retaining Taleigao Durgawadi B) Mapusa all revenue villages viz; Anjuna, Verla, Canca, Calangute, Candolim, Marna, Pilerne, Reis Magos, Soccorro, Salvador do Mundo and Penha de Franca; retaining Municipal areas of Mapusa With this, the notification dated 27th September, 2005 covering planning areas in Margao - viz areas under Margao Municipal council Vasco-da-Gama viz areas under Mormugao Municipal Council besides revenue villages of Chicalim, Chicolna, Dabolim, Sancoale Issorcim Ponda viz areas of Ponda Municipal Council. Panaji Corporation of City of Panaji are retained. This was confirmed vide a teletalk this evening this writer had with the Chief Town Planner Mr Morad Ahmed. With this the three month long agitation spearheaded by the MLA Santa Cruz Deputy Speaker Ms Victoria Fernandes and other NGO's has achieved a victory of sorts. It now remains to be seen when the controversial Town Country Planning Ordinance of 29th September, 2005 will be repealed. Incidentally this writer had an informal tete a tete with the new incumbent Law Secretary Mr U V Bakre (ex District Judge ) at his residence at Aquem Margao to confirm whether he had indeed been asked by the Chief Minister to examine the modalities of repealing controversial TCP. But he feigned ignorance of the same and stated that he had only read that the same was handed over to him in the local dailies. Instead he confirmed to this writer that after he resigned from the Judiciary he took up his new posting for only two days 24th 25th November, 2005 and then proceeded on leave until the 2nd January, 2006 owing to his daughter's marriage on 25th December, 2005. Notwithstanding all this the agitators would prefer to keep their fingers crossed and await the assurance of the CM to fullfill his promise to repeal the controversial TCP ordinance. GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Mario, To debate with extreme right-wingers, some of whom are virtually fascistic in their thinking, is an exercise in futility. Such extremists are best ignored in my view. Cornel - Original Message - From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran? -- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- On 04/01/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario observes: This is another attempt by Cornel to sound glib, without making any contribution to the debate or any suggestions on how to address the problem of a recalcitrant Iran. RESPONSE: George Bush insists that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. So why, six years ago, did the CIA give the Iranians blueprints to build a bomb? Check it out at http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1678220,00.html What an almighty cock up!!! -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re: The Top 10 Junk Science Claims of 2005
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Mario, I think the bulk of the evidence on global warming supports Maurice's and my recent take on this issue. A minority like you, who seemingly 'worship' American capitalism, despite its ravaging nature, fight on. Good luck to you as I have said before. But I suggest that you are thoroughly confused thinking that envy comes into the picture at all. It is the very survival of the planet, as we know it, that really matters and the current American administration ignores this and imperils us all, including militarily making the world ever so dangerous. You can keep your America Mario, I wouldn't have it even if you paid me for it. I saw it well at first hand and I reckon well before you stepped in there. I rejected it and provided my reasons for this. Even the knowledge that, (thanks to Rosa Parks, as reminded by a wise guy in one of our posts), today you are not required to sit at the back of your local bus in rust-belt Toledo, this would not tempt me to your beloved America for residence purposes i.e. until progressive forces as epitomised by George Pinto's position, and others, with a lot of good sense, took over the reins from your reactionary lot! I have spelt out my reservations about the American exploitative scenario in many posts and have no wish to waste my time repeating myself. I also have better things to do than engage in endless futility when responding to your posts. These have truly been beyond the threshold of sheer boredom for most people and as actually stated in some Goanet posts. Sorry to disapoint you mate. Cornel - Original Message --- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maurice, I had kept an open mind on CO generated global warming for quite some time. However, with all the evidence now available to us, I'd like to share your position on this critical matter without hesitation. Further, the fellow from the USA who goes on about the amount of CO emitted by India and China currently, (which is admittedly high), fails to say that the USA generates more than these two countries put together. Mario observes: Cornel has provided some evidence of what is in play in the global warming controversy - an envy of the US and its mighty industrial capability, and a desire to bring it down to the lowest common denominator through the back door of extreme and mandatory environmental controls, which the socialists like Cornel failed to achieve through the front door. At the same time Cornel has failed to say anything about what his comments mean in terms of blaming humans for whatever global warming is taking place. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Rs 11 million prize money NFL to start from January 10
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Rs 11 million prize money NFL to start from January 10 05 Jan 2006 - UNI New Delhi: The 10th edition of the National Football League with a prize money tag of Rs 11 million will kick off at Kolkata with a match between East Bengal and Mahindra United on January 10. Same day, holders Dempo will take on Sporting Clube De Goa in another league match at Panaji. The 10-team competition, to be called ONGC Cup National Football League, will be played in Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and Ludhiana. The team taking part in the league are Dempo, Sporting Clube De Goa, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting, Mohun Bagan, Mahindra United, Fransa-Pax Club, JCT Mills (Phagwara), Air India and Salgaocar. The league has been divided into two phases. Forty matches will be played in first phase to be held from January 10 to February 9 and the second phase, in which 50 matches are slated, is scheduled from March 12 to May 14. The winner of ONGC Cup NFL will take home Rs 40 lakhs while the runners up will receive Rs 22 lakhs. The third placer will earn Rs 16 lakh, followed by Rs nine lakh (4th placer), Rs 5 lakh (5th placer) and Rs 3 lakhs (6th placer). Winner of round robin league match will get Rs 30,000 while the highest scorer of the tournament is assured of Rs 50,000 and Team getting the Fair Play trophy will receive Rs one lakh. Addressing a media conference here this afternoon, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said the league had to be divided into two phases as We have to accommodate FIFA and AFC calendars also. He said for the first time, the AIFF has kept three places- Delhi, Bangalore and Calicut- as alternate venues. This has been done so that if a match can not be held on a scheduled venue due to unavoidable reason, it be shifted to any of these places so that the schedule is not disturbed and the sponsors are not affected. The AIFF chief said that there was a possibility of some matches being played at Barbourne Stadium in Mumbai. I have talked to Raj Singh Dungarpur, who is president of that club and he has agreed to allow football matches being played at that stadium, he informed. He said the AIFF's request to the clubs to ascertain the antecedents of the foreign players before taking them in has started bearing fruits. Soon you (media) will know the ranking and the status of these foreign players, he said. Mr Dasmunsi, who is also the Information and Broadcasting Minister, said though Zee TV has the exclusive rights to telecast the ONGC Cup NFL, he will like to see Doodarshan also show few matches. I am confident Zee TV will cooperate because it will help football earn more exposure and more people will watch it on television, he added. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Banks' bad loans, other sticky assets touch Rs 2, 36, 000 crore
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Banks' bad loans, other sticky assets touch Rs 2,36,000 crore Newindpress.com Thursday January 5 2006 00:00 IST MUMBAI: The total funds stuck in the Indian banking system in terms of bad loans, write-offs and restructured assets have touched an alarming high of Rs 2,36,000 crore, according to Asset Reconstruction Company of India (Arcil) data. The money stuck in the Indian banking system is enough to fund 200 world-class airports in the country or fund the entire Golden Quadrilateral highway project by four times. During last three fiscal years, new NPAs amounted to Rs 66,000 crore whereas non-performing assets (NPAs) of over Rs 77,000 crore were written off, the Arcil says. By writing off the loans, the banks take out bad loans from their balance-sheet and as and when the funds are recovered, it is added to the banks' profitability. Of the written-off accounts, around 50 percent will be in AUCA (assets under collection accounts) having potential for value realisation. ''If we add 50 percent of the AUCA figures to the NPA level of Rs 2,03,000 crore, the same will increase to Rs 2,36,000 crore... this will account for 16.3 percent of GDP,'' says Arcil. As NPAs in the financial system are large in dimension, it requires on-going steps to unlock their values. Restructured assets (Rs 92,000 crore) and NPAs of all scheduled commercial banks, financial institutions, non-banking finance companies and co-operative banks (Rs 1,11,000 crore) put together are Rs 2,03,000 crore. This is nearly 14 percent of the GDP at current factor cost, Arcil says. Arcil has been floated by a clutch of banks to recover bad loans. However, according to bankers, restructured assets are not classified as NPAs. ''In most of the restructured cases, there're interest waivers and moratorium on repayment. So the repayment can be delayed by 6-12 years,'' clarified a PSU bank official. This means a bank usually forsakes its profits so that its principle amount can come back to its kitty. Further, implementation of BASEL II norms from 2007 and 100 percent provisioning on doubtful assets over three years from March 2007 are likely to further increase volume of NPAs. ''The present buoyancy of the economy provides an opportune time for recovering realisable value from the sizable NPAs,'' Arcil claims. Banks have restructured Rs 27,000 crore standard assets which do not figure as NPAs. Beside, Rs 65,000 crore debts have been restructured through CDR. ''Experience suggests that some of these restructured loans (Rs 92,000 crore) are likely to turn into NPAs,'' Arcil says. Restructured assets and NPAs as stated above add up to Rs 2,03,000 crore. The GDP at current factor cost as of September 2005 is Rs 14,49,000 crore. Thus restructured accounts and NPAs comprise 14 percent of the GDP at current factor cost. Not only that, NPAs erode shareholders value significantly. During last three fiscal years banks have booked a PAT of Rs 60,000 crore and provided Rs 43,000 crore as provision for NPAs. ''Substantial portion of the profit of the banks is eaten away by NPAs. Thus, shareholders' value is getting eroded on account of NPAs,'' it says. Though the government of India came out with legislation on making recovery of bad loans easier, the banks are resorting more to write-offs than to recover funds from big industrial houses. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Fiscally disadvantaged states must do more to raise resources
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Fiscally disadvantaged states must do more to raise resources Rangarajan ECONOMY BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 4: Fiscally disadvantaged states suffer from a major handicap. Their capacity to raise resources is limited by their low level of income. At the same time, they do not do enough to mobilise resources, said Dr C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. Dr Rangarajan was inaugurating a workshop on 'Fiscal Management in Disadvantaged States' organised by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, the Delhi-based think-tank. Five states - Orissa, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal - have been identified by NIPFP as 'disadvantaged'. Differences between federating units are commonplace. But what makes the Indian situation more problematic is that the difference between the federating units is much wider than in most other federal countries. In Canada, for instance, the per capita income in the richest state is just 1.5 times more than in the poorest. In India, in contrast, the per capita income in Goa is nine times that in the poorest, Bihar. Even if Goa is taken as an outlier and a state like Maharashtra is taken instead, the per capita income is about four times higher than in Bihar. The challenge of bringing about some kind of horizontal equity is, therefore, much more, he said. The effort of successive Finance Commissions has been to ensure reasonably comparable levels of service delivery at reasonably comparable levels of taxation. Here, inter-government transfers - from the Centre to states and between the states - can help. But only up to a point. Beyond that, states must do more to raise resources. In all the five states in question, the ratio of own tax revenue to gross state domestic product is well below the national average, implying that they are not doing enough to raise resources. It's much the same story when it comes to non-tax revenues as well, with these states lagging behind the national average. As a result, these states suffer from a number of infirmities - a low tax/GSDP ratio, a low ratio of own resources to total resources and a low share of development expenditure to total expenditure relative to the national average. Even if we accept that they are handicapped by their low income level, these states are not doing enough to exploit the available fiscal space, he said. The three-day workshop is being attended by fiscal experts and government representatives from the states in question. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Jan 3, 2006 * NRI meet, KRC underground plans, Goa overspeeding....
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goanet News Bytes Summaries Jan 3, 2006 - o Goan NRIs hoping against hope. (Herald, see post on www.goanet.org) o Konkan Railway has underground plans in Margao. (Herald) o Goa spells out action plan to curb over-speeding. (H) o Tenancy Act to be amended soon, says CM Rane. (H) o Deputy CM opens Braganza hospital at Calangute. (H) o 14 fake helmets seized in raids. (H) o Police drivers unpaid for four months. (H) o Porvorim sans power for over an hour on Mon, transformer fault. o Omani national Saif Aleh, 19, held for overstaying. (H) o Change in uard at Canacona electricity department. (H) o Campal high-tension wire, that injured 3 kids, moved. (H) o Underground cabling underway in city, say officials. (H) o Mormugao council drive to mop up revenue. (H) o Pedestrian, Anand P Naik of Balli, knocked down, killed. (H) o Sripad Verlekar, noted Divar goldsmith, wins national award. (H) o Su-Raj party flays Saleli incident. (H) o Weather: Max 32.8 C, min 18.5 C and relative humidity 57%. Saleli issue has provided a lethal weapon for the BJP to strike at the Rane government, and it appears the BJP will not let go off this 'unusual' opportunity. (H) Goa chief secretary Ms Kiran Dhingra has imposed a penalty on Dr Suhas Gaitonde, then head of the Candolim Primary Health Centre (PHC), while action is being initiated against the Sanitary Inspector Sadashiv Pednekar, in connection with the delay of over a year in issuing an NOC for a construction of a house. (H) Goa police said British citizen Douglas Ian William Rankin, 62, who was arrested in Bangalore with two teenage boys didn't figure in the list of wanted paedophiles available with the Goa authorities. (H) Monday saw a van-load of snachets containing juice of a reputed company being dumped on the edge of the Fatorda lake, attracting attention of passers-by. (H) DEATHS: o Aldona: Maria Antoniete D'Souza, Ticlo of Santerxett o Curtorim: Joaquina Francisca Fernandes, Kirdolem. o Sarzora, Chinchinim: Flaviano Furtado, vice pres sports club. o Ugem Sanguem: Luis Lisu Fernandes. o Velsao: Maria Santana Antonia de Souza of Takirvaddo FROM THE GOANET WEBSITE: GOANET AE BOOKS: The SIXTH NIGHT - Silviano C. Barbosa, 2004: This novel portrays the travails of a Catholic girl growing up in traditional Goa of the 1950s during the last decade of the Portuguese rule. Several reviews included. http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=268 GOA CUISINE FROM DAISY RODRIGUES: ith its many varieties, rice is probably the most versatile grain of all. Its unique flavor blends with, and complements, almost every food imaginable. From meats to fruits and vegetables, rice adds flavor, texture and nutritional benefits to any dish it accompanies. When combined with legumes, rice becomes an excellent source of protein. Today, this low-fat nutritional source of carbohydrates is a dietary staple for six out of every 10 people worldwide Literally hundreds of rice varieties or types exist, but all can be classified as either long-, medium- or short-grain. A basic rule of thumb: the shorter the grain, the greater its tendency to have a starchy character and, therefore, be stickier when cooked. The type of rice used in a given cuisine really reflects cultural proclivities. Asians prefer stickier rice as it is easier to eat according to their customs. Americans, for the most part, prefer a separate, firm, non-sticky grain. Here are some fabulous and easy to prepare rice dishes, I hope you get to try them out. Please send me your feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chicken biryani 2 cups basmati rice, 4 cups chicken stock, 1 chicken,cut into large pieces, 2 tsp cumin powder, 3 cardamoms, 4 cloves, a piece of cinnamon, 2 tsp aniseeds, 2 tsp coriander seeds, 2 bay leaves, 4 big elaichi, 1/2 tsp red chili powder, 4 tsp salt, A pinch of nutmeg powder 1/4 tsp yellow color, 1/4 tsp orange color, 1 big onion,finely sliced, 1 tbsp ghee, 1 pod of garlic, 1 tbsp badam(almonds), 1 tbsp kishmish(raisins) Soak basmati rice for half an hour. Make a bag of fine cloth with garlic, big elaichi, bay leaves, aniseeds,and coriander. Cook chicken with 5 cups of water and put masala bag in it. Cook till chicken becomes tender and only 4 cups of water is remaining. Remove chicken pieces and masala bag,and keep aside. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan add onions and fry,when it becomes pink,add cardamoms and 1/2 tsp garam masala powder and
[Goanet] HERALD: Goan NRIs hoping against hope
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- [This was written and published in the Herald before the event.] Goan NRIs hoping against hope HERALD, Jan 3, 2006 PANJIM, Jan 2: For the third time in Goa, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) will voice their expectations on a common platform in the hope of receiving some response from the government. The Gomant Vishwa Sammelan, a worldwide Goans convention organised by the NRI Goa Facilitation Centre, sets stage on January 3 and 4, 2006 in Panjim. However with the last two conventions hel din 2004 and 2005, not much of an outcome has been in sight, according to NRIs. Says Zamir Khan, NRI from Saudi Arabia: We openly discussed our problems with the Chief Minister last year but nothing much has been done. NRIs have general problems pertaining to land, health and education, among others. We had demanded a single window to address our problems, but this demand has not been met, says Khan. The State Government has no concrete working for the NRIs, opnines Peter D'Souza, also from Saudi Arabia. The government needs to introduce projects and proposals for the NRis and go to the point of sale, just like Kerala or Andhra Pradesh, where the State government reaches out to the NRIs worldwide, opines D'Souza. As for these conventions, they are held once or twice and then forgotten, says D'Souza. You can't expect anything concrete from such conventions, he says. The fact is that both sides are not serious, he opines. The NRIs have a poor attendance due to the timings of the conventions and the government is not strongly interested, says D'Souza. No doubt that the NRI centre is in its initial stages. But with such conventions, we plan direct NRI involvement in the State, says Dinar Bhatkar, chief coordinator, NRI Facilitation Centre. We have recommended to the government that a survey be done on issues pertaining to NRIs, says Bhatkar. However, the biggest stumbling block after the convention in January last year was the change in government, which brought things to a standstill, says Bhatkar. (ENDS) -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Final post on comical alternative science
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- This is my final post on the repetitive circulars on comical alternative science at this time. I hope that at least this last post of mine elicits a full-blown comical childish temper tantrum like Bush. I suspect that unfortunately Goanet has been rejecting most of these comical emotional outbursts. In the latest issue of comical alternative science we learn the following: 1. Almost everything that was claimed to be false in the last issue of comical alternative science is now claimed to be true. For example, it is once again claimed that China and India are producing excessive amounts of greenhouse gases, but humans in those countries are not responsible for them. 2. Some new claims have been made in this comical issue. The comedy this time even includes some potty humor. For example, it is claimed that JunkScience.com comedy website is actually an anti-scientific site. It is supposedly against some unnamed scientists. It is claimed that India and China are being allowed to go into some swimming pool while everybody else is asked to come out of it and go to the loo. Cheers, Santosh -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa to organise Children's Film Festival
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goa to organise Children's Film Festival HindustanTimes.com Thursday, January 5, 2006|13:11 IST The Goa state government, in association with the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI), is all set to organise a state-level children's film festival in the state from January 9 to 14, 2006. The festival will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane at Kala Academy and will also be attended by CFSI Chairperson Nafisa Ali, a release said. Besides, there will be free screening for visually impaired children and inmates of remand homes. A two-day film-making workshop will also be organised at the Kala Academy, it added. The festival is being organised for the benefit of the student community. Films would be screened in 14 theatres across the state in which students of primary, middle and secondary school would be invited to watch movies for a small fare of four rupees per seat, the release said. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Face to Face and we
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- 3rd Gomantak Vishwa Sammelan brought CM and Opposition Leader (OL) face to face program at famous Kala Academy. Non-Resident Goans literally grilled the duo on major issues. On garbage issue our CM confirmed that he had officially visited Macau 10 years back to study and implement the garbage handling German technology in Goa which he could not initiate nor implement it till date. Now that Goans are making hue and cry over the issue he is thinking of providing something similar to Goa. To start with he is going to provide Goa gunny and rexine bags to curb overuse of plastic bags! Is our CM sure that rexine bags are biodegradable. It should not happen that our garbage problems compounds further with this intellectual brains. On this issue OL said that he had planned two plants one each in North and South Goa for garbage management but there was some reluctance from concerned department and that he did not want to interfere with Urban Development Ministry. But as then CM he accepted the blame. On Water Supply our CM said that with completion of Tillari Project we will manage to take some load off of water needs in Goa and that he is going to have many more such projects in various parts of Goa. All the Goans are only hoping that CM should not initiate such projects close to boundary lines of Goa which will prove beneficial to Maharashtra and Karnataka like that of Mopa project. Secondly we should only hope that our Goa wants get flooded with fresh drinking water due to such projects to be coming up. Goans please keep your eyes open. Where as OL opined that Goa has plenty raw water therefore what Goa needs is not Tillari project but more treatment plants? The fact and reality is Goans don't get 24 x 7 hour water supply. On influx of migrants CM says it's difficult to stop it. If this version comes from CM one need not be surprised why he initiated changed in TCP ordinance! This revised ordinance is issued only to take care of migrants so that they can very easily construct structures on hill slops and on seashore sides. OL showed concern to declining Goan numbers. He further said immediate possible way to restrict migrant flow in Goa is going into atomization so that we need not dependant on migrant labors. And that our Goa's vision should be to go ahead with the projects that does not demand working labors and yet attract the tourists. On Dabolim air port CM wants Mopa to come up but equally at same breath he says that Dabolim will be retailed. His expression like this clearly indicates that he has not studied the international air port regulations. Dabolim is next to impossible to operate once Mopa starts this is as per international airport guidelines. Whom is he trying to fool? OL did not say any thing whether he is for Mopa or Dabolim but only confirmed that Nay occupied Dabolim. OL should have come out open on their party stand. Why did he not do that at this forum? In case of constructions coming up violating CRZ norms our Mr. CM is on record saying that it's true and that he cannot do any thing to control this. If he controls this then sure he will have to loose his golden seat. Who wants to cut the hen which lays golden eggs? Mr. Parikar was fool to do this and he is suffering today is it not correct. But people say he had guts and he did it. In nut shell duo appeared to be two sides of the same coin. General impression was OL outsmarted CM on many counts and also came to his rescue many times. But both of them were made speechless by the audience on many occasion was also witnessed on that day. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Mr. CM you might (not) be right in Operation Clean-Up
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- After a long wait Mr. CM came on record with two things. First announcement was spontaneous i.e. announcing judicial inquiry. His next action came at a press conference held at official residence of CM. At this press conference he categorically announced that BJP party including opposition leader Mr. Manohar Parikar is brain behind organizing unwanted incidence at Saleli - Sattari. I only hope Mr. CM's intelligence agency's reporting is not a failure or misguiding information like Bush's and Blair's reporting intelligence agency! One should not forget that just because of US and UK's intelligence failure millions of Iraqis had to loose their lives. Mr. CM if you are convinced beyond doubt initiates legal proceedings against the one whom you are accusing. Who has stopped you from taking action? Mr. CM your ACTIONS SHOULD SPEAK LOUDER THEN YOU ARE VOICE. I hope Mr. CM is listening. GPCC president or GPCC party may not be with Mr. CM or his views. What is more important is youth leader in Goa Pradesh Youth Congress (GPYC) president in Girish Chodankar has extended strong support to you and is with you. This is very clear from the press statement that he has released. Does the press statement appear to you as blame game! Mr. CM should not be too much worried on what if any one does in-depth analysis of the past misdeeds! Never mind what you said at 3rd Gomantak Vishwa Sammelan about you granting licenses to only 4 crushers when you have actually granted licenses to 7 stone crushers since 1993 - 2000. The issue to be made in this episode is not about you sectioning 7 stone crushers but the issue to be made is why BJP granted license to one crusher i.e. the 8th crusher in 2002 to Swaraj Metal which belonged to Prithviraj Rane that too in CM's constituency. Mr. CM be rest assured that no one will dig the past record which says that GSPCB had objected to setting up of the very same stone crushing project of Prithviraj Rane on 25th November 2002. Never mind that this objection was initiated much before villagers had officially complained about the said project. Mr. CM be rest assured that no one will ever try and find out whether despite GSPCB's official objection to granting the license to the said project Prithviraj was illegally operating that crusher under some other political blessings or not. Situation today demands that Congress loyalists has to make an issue that BJP tried to extend unwanted favors to Prithviraj only to grab his loyalty towards BJP. And since they failed in their attempt they triggered the recent issue. How you like this brainy idea Mr. CM? Mr. CM don't you worry about any consequences, congress youths are with you full heartedly and your intelligence reporting system. With all this you don't have to have even a vote of confidence in whether what you are doing is right or wrong from GPCC. GPCC is not UNO. For your information Mr. CM even Bush and Blair had not cared for UNO. So why should you care for GPCC. You start your action plan of bulldozing BJP. And if at all you feel you are short of ideas please dial in official capacity to Bush or Blair. They will be most willing to help you in this situation. US might even send their external affairs minister in smart dynamic lady to your rescue. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- On 04/01/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario observes: This is another attempt by Cornel to sound glib, without making any contribution to the debate or any suggestions on how to address the problem of a recalcitrant Iran. RESPONSE: George Bush insists that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. So why, six years ago, did the CIA give the Iranians blueprints to build a bomb? Check it out at http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1678220,00.html What an almighty cock up!!! -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] CM alleges BJP's hand in the December 28 incident
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=209829n_date=20060104cat=Asia CM alleges BJP's hand in the December 28 incident | January 04, 2006 9:39:57 PM IST Goa Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane today alleged Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) involvement in the December 28 incident in which the owner of a stone crusher unit, Prthiviraj Rane, was lynched to death and several policemen injured by irate villagers at Saleli village in North Goa. Speaking to reporters here Mr Rane also alleged that the Leader of the Opposition is a party to this incident. ''It is very sad, taking a milage on someone's death,'' he added. Mr Rane admitted that as home minister it was his duty to visit Saleli village and see who were injured and also to visit the kin of the victim. ''If I had not visited Saleli, there would have been a riot,'' the chief minister said. He said the police were forced to fire in the air for the safety of their personnel as irate villagers were hurling stones in their direction resulting in severe inuuries to a few cops. UNI SRN KD RL PM1802 -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Calling NON RESIDENT GOANS presently in GOA .........LETS WORK ...together for GOA and GOANS world wide
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goenkars ! At a meeting held at the Kala Academy - yesterday , we agreed to form an ex patriot group - a self help Group. We would like to invite all ---NON RESIDENT GO ANS who at present in Goa - for our first meet on the 7th January ,2006. (details below ) I am appending a note from Manuel Caldeira - who has agreed be our coordinator for the NRG 's here in Goa. WE hope that TOGETHER we can MAKE THINGS HAPPEN ... rene barreto 000 Dear Goanexpats I love my Goa and let us all together make Goa a symbol of excellence in our India. It is with great honor that I accept the nomination to represent all of you, and would do my best to get the job well done. Serving you is serving Goa for today and for tomorrow. Im happy in Goa and today I tell all Goansexpats that being back in Goa is feeling home with mother. As we agreed at the end of meeting in Kala Akademi on 4th January, 2006 we will meet on Saturday, 7th January, 2006 at 11:00 am at Kala Akademy. Please come on time for the meeting and inform other Goanexpats that might not received this email. It seams to me that we should meet every Saturday for the next 4 Saturdays so we can discuss urgent needs to form a strong action group and voice for Goa. In the past we listen the Government of Goa and nothing was accomplished, now is our turn to setup a strong voice with result-oriented achievements for a prosperous Goa. Today we will use the technology to make our dreams come true. I will put together the agenda for the coming meeting. I wish all of you a prosperous new year. Yours Manuel Caldeira 0 OOO A GOANET SUPPORTED PROJECT Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distributeSoccer Balls Your support will be our SUCCESS ... OOO __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa; Why South India is jihadi target
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/04raman.htm Why South India is jihadi target January 04, 2006 The White House, the Pentagon and the headquarters of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency are reputed to be the best-protected establishments not only in the United States, but also in the whole world. And yet, one morning in January 1993, Mir Aimal Kansi, a Pakistani national, drove to the headquarters of the CIA, waited in his car -- without being questioned by the security guards -- till the staff started arriving for their morning shift. He got out of his car with a modern rifle and fired indiscriminately, killing two officers and injuring some others, got back into his car, drove to the airport, left for Pakistan and disappeared in the remote tribal areas of Pakistan. It took the CIA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation months before he could be arrested, brought to trial in the US, convicted and executed. It was a serious breach of physical security. Yet, the US media -- print as well as electronic -- covered it with a certain sense of balance and analysed professionally, without unnecessary sensationalism, as to how the breach occurred. An in-house enquiry was held and the deficiencies in security identified and corrected. The media and terrorism analysts in the US conducted themselves with considerable professionalism and restraint and avoided sensationalising and over-dramatising the incident by projecting as if Washington had suddenly become a very insecure place. Unwise sensationalising and over-dramatising a terrorist incident only amounts to playing into the hands of terrorists and provides, as Margaret Thatcher described when she was the British prime minister, oxygen to terrorism. One has reasons to feel concerned over the way sections of our media -- more electronic than print -- and analysts have been going overboard in sensationalising and over-dramatising the action of a terrorist in gaining access to a conference of scientists at Bangalore on December 28, and opening fire on the scientists as they were coming out, killing one of them and injuring some others. To stress the need for restraint and balance in analysing the gravity and implications of the incident is not to underestimate it. It is to emphasise the importance of seeing the incident in its proper perspective so that we draw the right lessons and protect ourselves better. It is not as if South India has overnight become the preferred target of Pakistani terrorists, instigated and assisted by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. It has been an important ISI target for many years because of the location there of many of our defence, nuclear and space establishments, information technology and other hi-tech industries and some of the most sacred places of Hinduism. Is Hyderabad the next terror target? It is very difficult for a foreign terrorist to operate in our territory without at least some local support for logistics and other purposes. Before 1992, such support was scarce in South India. The anger caused among some sections of the Muslim youth in South India by the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992 created a fertile soil for the operation of the ISI-backed jihadi terrorists in the South. The Babri Masjid demolition provided the oxygen to jihadi terrorism in many areas of India outside Jammu and Kashmir, and particularly in the South. This is a ground reality which one cannot and should not play down. The media has been analysing as to why the jihadi terrorists have been targeting South India. The right question to be asked is as to why the ISI has been targeting the South. It has not been targeting the South only since 1992. It has been doing so since 1981. Before 1992, it had very little support from our Muslim community in the South. It, therefore, sought the help of the Khalistani terrorists for extending their acts of terrorism to the South. B Raman: Why terrorists struck Bangalore Take out from the archives of the intelligence community the interrogation report of Lal Singh alias Manjit Singh of the International Sikh Youth Federation, Canada -- who was arrested by the Gujarat police in 1992 -- and read it. He had stated how the ISI was interested in organising an act of economic terrorism in Chennai and sent him to study the possibility of organising an explosion at the Chennai Stock Exchange. After visiting Chennai, he claimed to have
[Goanet] PIERCING THROUGH (DELHI) AIRPORT FOG
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/12/29/a1.airportfog.1229.p1.php?secti on=cityregion New Airport Gear Shows The Way In The Fog By Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Published: Thursday, December 29, 2005 The new system puts Eugene among four airports in the Northwest using the advanced gear. The others are Portland, Spokane and Seattle-Tacoma. The Category III Instrument Landing System projects an image on a special screen in front of a pilot called a head-up display. The image provides altitude, heading, speed and other information. The new system is a big step forward, but not the ultimate solution to all fog-caused flight problems, Noble says. Eugene will have a few days when the fog is too thick for a Category III system landing. Also, not all airplanes are equipped with a head-up display, and not all pilots are trained to use it, Noble says. I don't want to paint it as a solution to all situations, Noble says. The next generation of navigation systems will use forward-looking infrared radar that can see through fog and give pilots an image of buildings, vehicles and other objects at the airport. Future surface guidance systems will lead pilots directly to their gate after landing, Bush says. --- Good luck to Delhi airport in coping with future fog! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Tainted MPs reply to probe panel
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Tainted MPs reply to probe panel Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, Jan 4. - The Lok Sabha MPs named in last month's television expose on corruption in the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) have filed their replies to the inquiry committee set up by the Speaker, Mr Somnath Chatterjee. On 19 December, shortly after the cash-for-query scam was exposed by a sting operation carried out by a private TV channel, another such exercise called Operation Chakravyuh by a different private TV channel showed a former Congress Goa chief minister and Lok Sabha member Mr Churchill Alemao and former Union minister and BJP MP Mr Fagan Singh Kulaste as being involved in corruption in allotting work for the MPLAD scheme. It, however, said a Samajwadi Party MP, Mr Toofani Saroj, refused to discuss or accept any commission. Taking cognizance of the second scam, the Lok Sabha Speaker had announced in the House on 20 December that the inquiry would be conducted into the serious allegations of improper conduct. According to sources, all Lok Sabha MPs named in the expose on corruption in MPLADS have filed their replies to the seven-member inquiry committee headed by senior Congress MP Mr PK Bansal, who also inquired into the cash-for-query scam. The other members of the committee are Mr VK Malhotra (BJP), Md Saleem (CPI-M), Mr Ram Gopal Yadav (SP), Mr C Kuppuswamy (DMK), Mr Prasanna Acharya (BJD) and Mr DP Yadav (RJD). The committee has been asked to give its report by 31 January. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Fashion Buzz
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Fashion Buzz Delhi Newsline Thursday, January 5, 2006 Paromita Chakrabarti The tug of war between the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and Lakme over their respective fashion weeks continues. While FDCI has announced that they have 65 designers on board for their first event in April, Lakme has come up with an impressive panel of designers and industry stakeholders. The panel will act as their advisory board in selecting emerging designers. While some of the names in the panel, like designers Wendell Rodricks and Narendra Kumar were expected, others like Ritu Beri and buyers Sangeetha Kathiawad of Melange and Pradeep Hirani of Kimaya come as a big surprise. Looks like FDCI, which has also been served a notice by the government under the Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practises Act for restricting designers from participating in both the events, has some catching up to do. Love All While everybody else was basking in the year-end celebrations, designer Ashish Soni did his bit to contribute to the relief fund for tsunami rehabilitation by organising a show in Chennai. It was followed by an auction, the proceeds of which went to the Chief Minister's relief fund. The event was a lively affair with participants of the Chennai Open tennis championship - Leander Paes, Carlos Moya and Paradorn Srichaphan - walking the ramp for Soni. The star of the day was by far the shy Spaniard Moya who floored the audience with his good looks and dapper style statement. Incidentally, Soni is heading back to New York in February for a second showing before he heads off to Berlin for a special showing at their fashion week. Arty Fact During his last visit to Delhi, Goa-based designer Wendell Rodricks had promised us that he would soon come up with a spectacular store in his hometown. Now the designer has gone ahead and upgraded his store. The new Wendell Rodricks Design Space is located in the picturesque old heritage area of Campal, in the house of a former governor of the state and has a cafe and a skin clinic, in addition to the four rooms devoted to designer wear. Besides established designers, one of the rooms is devoted to upcoming talents. Well, with his present assignment as a board member of the Lakme Fashion Week, we are sure that's one room that won't stay empty! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] The latest issue of comical alternative science
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The new issue of comical alternative science has arrived. It makes the following claims: 1. Bush and Blair were not named as scientists in the previous issue of comical alternative science. 2. The earlier claim that India and China are generating increasing amounts of greenhouse gases is false. 3. The earlier claim that humans are not responsible for greenhouse gases may also be false. 4. The JunkScience.com website may not be a reputable scientific source. It is merely a site that debunks the false claims of some unnamed comical extremists. Mario responds: See, Maurice, even the comical Santosh is beginning to slowly acknowledge some of the fundamentals of what is going on in the environmental arena, while continuing to twist the truth about other facts. Earlier he had falsely claimed that Bush and Blair had been named as scientists. I think it was a pathetic attempt at being comical, little realizing that his verbal antics are comical enough. Now he seems to have given up on that absurdity, but watch for it to be repeated again in future. He continues to falsify what has been said about India and China while avoiding explaining how the environmental swimming pool can stay clean with these two burgeoning economies being allowed to go in the pool, while demanding that everyone else climb out of the pool and go to the loo. However, this is fairly typical of how extreme environmental activists address these issues. He continues to falsify what has been said about the contributions of humans versus nature to the miniscule percentage of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The fact is that, regardless, the percentage is still a drop in the bucket. He continues to falsify some of what has been said about JunkScience.com, while finally admitting that it debunks the comical claims of the extreme environmental Junk Scientists, whom Santosh has staunchly defended on this forum and others using the verbal tactics typical of environmental activists. BTW, everyone needs to visit JunkScience.com for frequent updates on the comical and contradictory shenanigans of the extreme environmental Junk Scientists. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Tonnes of DDT goes waste in Bihar
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The following report is from www.fightingmalaria.org regarding an NDTV.com report. India is one of the few countries in the world where the use of DDT has been sanctioned for use, but bureaucratic red tape has delayed the spraying process at the expense of numerous lives. NDTV.com report: Tonnes of DDT goes waste in Bihar Black fever or kala azar is among the biggest public health challenges in Bihar. Caused by parasites spread by sand flies, the disease has claimed 118 lives in the state. But there is evidence that the threat posed by the dreaded disease is not quite being taken seriously by the state. Letters sent by district malaria officers to the state health society document how huge quantities of DDT supplied to Bihar by the Centre for combating malaria and kala azar never got sprayed. Of the 80,000 kg of DDT that Saharsa district received, only 7,900 kg was used. Along with stocks from 2004, now 1,32,000 kg of DDT has piled up and all of it has expired. Madhubani has reported almost 1,16,000 kg DDT lost and Hajipur 1,45,000 kg. Expiry date Figures from 11 districts add up to 470 metric tonnes, which means DDT worth more than Rs 6 crore has now expired. When kala azar had killed more than 400 people in Bihar in 2000, the state government had accused the Centre of not supplying enough DDT. But now 2000 metric tonnes of unused DDT has piled up in warehouses. Samples of the DDT that has expired are being sent to New Delhi for testing and officials are hoping that not all is lost. It's a stable compound, but while testing, often it's found that potency may have reduced, said Dr CB Singh, Chief Malaria Officer. What makes the current wastage more ironic is the fact that its in the name of poor patients that DDT, despite being banned in many countries, has been sanctioned for use in India. NDTV.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
