[Goanet] Home garden competition
Home garden competition The winners of the All Goa Home Garden competition organised by the Botanical Society of Goa in January, 2006, are as follows: 1)Fully Amateur category: the first prize goes to Mr Nicholas Sequeira, Saligao, the second prize to Mr John Hicks, Camurlim-Bardez, and the third prize Mrs. Lira Rodrigues, Davorlim and special prizes to Ms Aurita De Souza, Merces and Ms Fiel Braganza, Betim; 2) Professionally designed category: the first prize goes to Ms Geeta Kamat, Chicalim, second to Dr Carmo Gracias, Margao, and third prize to Mr Ashok Dande, Nagali-Taleigao. The prizes will be given at the General Body Meeting of the BSG on Sunday, 19 February, at 10.30 A.M. in the WWF conference hall, Science Centre Complex, next to Sharada Mandir, Miramar bypass road, Panaji Goa. Mr. P.G.Kakodkar, Vice-Chairman of the Western Ghats Kokum Foundation, will be felicitated for receiving the Dr.C.D.Deshmukh award from MACCIA. The garden of Mr.Ashok Dande is open to public viewing by prior appointment. Call 0832-2464839 or 9822589738 for appointment to avoid disappointment of finding the gate locked. Christina de Souza Secretary, BSG
[Goanet] Re: Salaam ali kum!
This is the most absurd discussion we have come across! A greeting is just as SWEET in any form! so please drop IT! - Original Message - From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: Salaam ali kum! Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying to co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim anywhere who would use the word ali in this greeting. It's just flat out wrong.
[Goanet] Re: Getting what we pray for
The last time I checked, which was a few days ago, Goa was still a part of India, and any Indian could live and work there. Non-Goans are filling jobs that Goans refuse to do. I also happen to know several non-Keralites who have migrated to Kerala and opened businesses there, so it's hardly impossible. From Vagator to Palolem I can confirm that Goa is a thriving resort area, and has all the faults and strengths of any Indian enclave, including the ever-present corruption that greases the skids throughout India. I looked long and hard for the infamous piles of garbage and saw no more than what one would expect anywhere else in India. In fact, some parts of Goa are cleaner than I can remember in any previous visit. The food, drink and personal warmth are still incomparable. My advice to the naysayers, especially the ones in the diaspora who don't even live there, is No one but you cares about your paranoia about non-Goans. Get over it. There is still plenty of land and opportunity, especially in any areas that cater to the thriving hospitality industry. Please, join the Goan boom, or shut the hell up, with all due respect of course!
[Goanet] Konkani One Act Play Competition - Postponed to May 12th, 2006
KONKANI ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION. Postponed to May 12th 2006 UNITED CLUB OF UTORDA-KUWAIT, the initiators of One Act Play Competition in Kuwait, will Organise their 5th Annual ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION in Konkani, and is postponed to Friday May 12th 2006, from 3.30 p.m. onwards, at Hawally A/c Hall, Hawally The playwrights are all set to show their talents with their new plays: 1. BHARATH - Directed by Joe Ferreira (Assolna) 2. PORDES - Directed by Ignatius de Xelvon 3. MOJIM PANCH BOTTAM - Directed by SALU FALEIRO(Betalbatim) 4. BOROUPI ANI DIGDORSPI - Directed by Simon Gonsalves (Panchwadi) 5. NIVAR AMKAM - Directed by Felix de Merces. In addition, to ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION the talented young buds, and the stars of GOAN and MANGALOREAN Konkani stage artistes namely: Marcus Vaz, Seby Mascarenhas, Zoro, Bab Agnel, Tony de Pomburpa, Nelson Fernandes, Lawrie Miranda, Laurente Pereira, Hitman of the Konkani stage Sylvester Vaz, Sylvester Barreto, Braz de Parra, Cajetan de Sanvordem, Mario de Majorda ace Comedian Philip,and ace Mangalorean popular and professional singers Rony and Jasmine, and Thelma Veena D'Souza, will keep you entertained with their super hits. This year U.C.U is introducing another two young children (brethren on the Konkani stage Bab Slade Fernandes (12 years) and Bai Sinead Fernandes (7 years). Bab Palen D'Costa of 8 years and Bab Alrich Miranda of 6 years once again will entertain you, so don't miss to come and watch and hear their melodious voices For further information please contact: Chequinho Fernandes 6364366 Nicholas Rodrigues 9732917
[Goanet] RE: Shroud of Turin
Experts on the TODAY show on NBC TV channel this morning, say that pollen found on the shroud were only found from plants in Palestine 2,000 years ago and are doing further tests to check this theory out. However, I do not think this issue should affect one's personal faith or Christianity for that matter. Janette D. Souza Washington DC, USA
Re: [Goanet] Salam at Glassy
On 13/02/06, Milad Meah Meah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Goanetters, I'm going to start a 'Goan Muslim Riot' in Southall at the Glassy Junction for using the Salam ali kum in the wrong context. He has been to Arabia and yet does not know how to spell it and using it to invite me to the pub? He will see me there waving my fist at him from outside. Meah. RESPONSE: Yes Sorpotel; the Muslims will sure skin you if you arrived in S. Arabia - since your would be considered haram! We had a nice time yesterday - unfortunately the Glassy Junction does not have clear pane windows; couldn't see any mad man waving? -- Peace be with you! Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] BJP walks out of Goa Assembly
BJP walks out of Goa Assembly 13 Feb 2006 _ PTI Panaji: To express protest against Goa Govenor S C Jamir for dismissal of the party government last year, BJP members today walked out of the Legislative Assembly during his address on the opening day of the five-day session. The Governor does not deserve merit from our side as he had dismissed BJP-led government unconstitutionally a year back without waiting for the Speaker's report, Leader of Opposition, Manohar Parrikar said after staging a walkout. We did not disrupt the proceedings of the House as we knew that the Govenor's address on the first day of the session was a Constitutional requirement. We wanted to honour this requirement hence we walked out silently from the House, Parrikar said. The decision to walk-out was taken by the BJP Legislative wing to protest dismissal of the Parrikar government by the Governor's on February 1 last year, paving way for the Congress-led Pratapsigh Rane government. The BJP leaders, however, said they would attend the rest of the session.
[Goanet] Bihar kids top learning race, says NCERT
Bihar kids top learning race, says NCERT HindustanTimes.com Chetan Chauhan New Delhi, February 13, 2006 An NCERT survey conducted over the last year says primary students in Bihar are turning out to be the fastest learners in classroom. Over six out of ten students understood exactly what was being taught in the classrooms in Bihar. Elsewhere, in UP, Goa and Chattisgarh, the number did not cross five. The survey was to find out classroom learning skills of class V students for mathematics and languages. The study was also aimed at evaluating teaching skills and finding ways to improve them at the local level. The results came as a surprise as the best students were found in the ramshackle schools of Bihar. About 64 per cent of students there can follow what is being taught compared to the national average of 52 per cent. They were better off in languages where 65 per cent comprehended what was being taught as against the national average of 58 per cent. In maths, the percentage was 63 per cent while the national average was 47 per cent.
[Goanet] Salam at Glassy
Hi Goanetters, I'm going to start a 'Goan Muslim Riot' in Southall at the Glassy Junction for using the Salam ali kum in the wrong context. He has been to Arabia and yet does not know how to spell it and using it to invite me to the pub? He will see me there waving my fist at him from outside. Meah.
Re: [Goanet] RE: Shroud of Turin
Natural mummification is NOT a miracle http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/taph/bonemummy.html For those who would like to believe otherwise... http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~d-mccoy/xavier/newman3.html Kevin Original Message: - From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:04:01 -0800 (PST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], goanet@goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] RE: Shroud of Turin Is St. Francis Xavier's undecomposed body a fake? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The shroud of Turin has been proven to be a fake of the image of Christ but it is a genuine image of a human that was inadvertently created when a Templar Knight was tortured and crucified during the early 1300's according to Freemasonry historians Chris Knight and Robert Lomas in their book 'The Second Messiah' http://www.robertlomas.com/Books/openframesecondmessiah.html Kevin Saldanha mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
[Goanet] IHT: When globalization leaves people behind
When globalization leaves people behind Kevin Watkins International Herald Tribune SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2006 NEW YORK: Going by economic measures, India is a globalization success story. Average incomes, rising at 3 percent to 4 percent a year, have doubled since the mid-1980s. Dynamic new industries have emerged, most visibly in the high- technology hubs of Bangalore and Hyderabad. Foreign investment, while still dwarfed by flows to China, has grown from $1 billion a year in the mid-1990s to $5 billion this year. When we try to measure whether people's lives have improved, however, the figures tell a different story. Poverty has fallen far more slowly than one would expect, given India's economic success. One in three Indians live on less than $1 a day and India is still home to the world's largest conglomeration of malnourished people. Almost half of the country's children are underweight for their age - which helps to explain the two million child deaths each year. The latest UN Human Development Report draws attention to the worrying gap that is emerging between economic growth and social progress. Read the rest of this article at: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/12/opinion/edwatkins.php
Re: [Goanet] Re: Salaam ali kum!
On 13/02/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying to co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim anywhere who would use the word ali in this greeting. It's just flat out wrong. RESPONSE: Who let the dog out?? There are no Goan Muslims? -- Peace be with you! Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Madgaon - Mangalore Janshatabdi Express on Konkan Railway
See: http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_janshtabdi_11022006.htm 10th Feb 2006 PRESS RELEASE NEW JANSHATABDI EXPRESS TO BE FLAGGED OFF ON KONKAN RAILWAY ROUTE Hon'ble MoSR, Shri R.Velu to flag off the train To cater to the demand of passengers and as announced by the Hon'ble Minister for Railways, it has been decided to run a new Janshatabdi Express train between Madgaon Mangalore via Konkan Railway route. The Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways, Shri R. Velu, will flag off the Madgaon - Mangalore Janshatabdi Express train at Madgaon Station on Tuesday,14th Feb,2006 at 1500 hrs. On the first day the train will run on open timings.The scheduled timing of 2071/2072 Madgaon - Mangalore Janshatabdi Express on regular days will be : 2071 STATION 2072 13:55 hrsDep. Madgaon Arr.11:10 hrs 14:43 Karwar10:21 15:08 Ankola 09:57 16:14 Bhatkal09:00 17:25 Udupi 08:04 18:45Arr.Mangalore Dep. 07:00 Train no. 2071 Dn Janshatabdi Express will run on all days except Wednesday. Train no. 2072 UP Janshatbdi Express will run on all days except Thursday. The distinguished guests who will be present on the occasion of flagging off are Shri.Digamber Kamat (Hon'ble Minister of Power, Mines, Art Culture, Goa), Shri Churchill Alemao ( Hon'ble MP,South Goa), Shri Shantaram Naik (Hon'ble MP, Rajya Sabha), Shri Shripad Naik (Hon'ble MP, North Goa), Smt. P.Noronha (Hon'ble Chairperson, Madgaon Municipal Corporation). -- Need a *Gmail* e-mail ID? Do write to me. Will send you an invitation to open a *Gmail* e-mail account. :-)
[Goanet] Kalam endorses Navy's new Eastward incline
Kalam endorses Navy's new Eastward incline Indian Express SHIV AROOR VISAKHAPATNAM, FEBRUARY 12: Endorsement for the Navy's new and multifaceted code to look to the East, and not obsess about the Arabian Sea, came in today from the highest office in the country. President A P J Abdul Kalam, who observed the first-ever fleet review on the Eastern seaboard here, passionately commended the Navy's affirmation that the road to becoming a regional power would have to begin with engaging East and South East Asia. ''Nearly 40 per cent of the world's population lives in our region. The economic growth of the region depends on the heavy transportation in the Indian Ocean, particularly the Malacca Strait. The Navy has an increasing role to provide the support necessary for carrying out these operations,'' Kalam said in his address to the Navy today, after he inspected a fleet review that included over 40 ships and 20 Naval aircraft. Widely held to be the principal ideologue of the Navy's decision to engage with countries in the Indian Ocean Region Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash said, ''The economic resurgence of our country depends on maritime peace. We are now poised to take our place as a regional power.'' The Navy recently re-stated its interest a larger role in the security of the Malacca Strait, which, in itself, will be only the beginning of larger security responsibilities in the region. The new strategic perspective is not merely doctrinal. The numbers already speak volumes for how the Navy is reinforcing its position in the Bay of Bengal and southwards. Of the 21 warships currently being built for the Navy, more than half are to be based out of Visakhapatnam. While the six soon-to-be-readied Scorpene submarines will be based out of Karwar near Goa, they will find docking and maintenance facilities at Vishakhapatnam where they will spend much of their time deployed. And while the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier is to be based on the Western seaboard, the prestigious home-built Air Defence Ship will almost certainly find a home here when it is commissioned in 2013. Also, on the cards are plans to make Visakhapatnam a flagship exercising ground for visiting foreign warships. Apart from the country's Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project which will endow this primary submarine base with a small fleet of nuclear submarines, President Kalam also called for the next class of submarines (the Scorpenes) to be capable of deploying BrahMos and other longer-range missiles.
[Goanet] QMC garden to be renovated within 4 years
QMC garden to be renovated within 4 years HERALD CORRESPONDENT QUEPEM, FEB 12 - Four years may seem a short time, but it appears long enough for the Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) to consider demolishing the municipal garden. Renovated in 2001 under the MPLAD scheme at a cost of Rs 8.52 lakh, the work was undertaken under the supervision of PWD and was inaugurated on February 2, 2002 by then MP Edward Faleiro. Now, the QMC has plans to demolish the garden and to renovate it at a cost of Rs 70 lakh under the Goa State Urban Development Agency (SUDA). At its recent meeting, the decision to demolish the municipal garden was passed by 6-3 votes, with one councillor remaining absent. Paulo Fernandes, Shantabai Shirvaoikar, Manuel Colaso, Tereza Travasso, Lidiya D'Costa and Dayesh Naik supported the resolution, while Councillor Rahul Pereira, Antoneta Simoes and Caty Fernandes opposed the move to demolish the garden. Councillor Nana Gaonkar, who had opposed the move in the previous meeting, remained absent. Those councillors opposed to demolishing the garden suggested minor renovation and proper maintenance was enough to nurture the municipal garden. After the meeting, Councillor Rahul Pereira told reporters that the council was wasting public money by demolishing the garden. Instead of demolishing the existing garden and renovating it a huge cost, the council can undertake some good project which will benefit Quepem in the long run, insisted Mr Pereira.
Re: [Goanet] Re: Broadband infrasturcture
Cheers, Eddie Fernandes London PS for Bernardo Colaco's contribution to Goan Voice UK see: 'O Sorriso de Satya' by Secuntala de Miranda in the Friday 10 Feb, 2006 newsletter at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Is he edifying a Freedom Fighter ;-) = Secuntala did not belong to Goa group of louts alias 'freedom fighters'. There were many Goans involved against Salazar be it in Portugal or the colonies. One of them who recently died was Orlando Costa poet and father of Antonio Costa the Home Minister of Portugal. BC ___ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Horror of hotter world hits home
Horror of hotter world hits home *Extreme conditions predicted for India The Telegrgaph G.S. MUDUR New Delhi, Feb. 12: For India, global warming might mean a change to extreme weather. Computer simulations have predicted rising minimum and maximum temperatures across India, more cyclones over the Bay of Bengal, and a higher frequency of extreme rainfall events. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, who used weather prediction models to study how climate change might impact India, have found that there might be substantial regional differences in changes in the rainfall. Several studies in recent years have shown that the earth is warming up because of an increase in atmospheric levels of the so-called greenhouse gases, such as the carbon dioxide produced during the combustion of fossil fuels. These gases trap heat from the sun and increase average global temperatures. The IITM study was part of an effort to predict how global warming might affect the Indian subcontinent. In a research report published in the journal Current Science on Friday, the scientists said a climate modelling system developed by the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research in the UK, when applied to India, predicted an overall warming from the year 2070 to 2100. The increase in temperature ranged from 2.5 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius, with the highest increase in the northern parts of the country. The simulation shows that global warming will lead to more frequent atmospheric systems that produce extreme temperature and extreme rainfall events, said K. Rupa Kumar, head of climatology at the IITM. The model predicted a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rainfall over a large area, particularly along the west coast and west central India. Maximum and minimum temperatures are also likely to increase in the future, the scientists said. There is already evidence from the past few decades that minimum temperatures are increasing more rapidly than the maximum temperatures, Kumar said. The simulation examined two scenarios - one in which carbon dioxide emissions continue, and the other in which society takes steps to reduce emissions. The simulations have shown that if carbon dioxide levels continue to rise steadily, the Bay of Bengal will experience more frequent cyclones during the post-monsoon months of October and November from 2040 to 2060. This prediction fits in with recent observed trends that point to an intensification of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, said A. Sankaran Unnikrishnan, an oceanographer at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa. Tide gauge observations along the coasts have revealed a sea-level rise of slightly less than one millimetre per year at Mumbai, Kochi and Visakhapatnam, an IITM-NIO research team said in the same issue of Current Science.
Re: [Goanet] Re: Bernado's 100-word novel
Bernardo, Is this a promise, I see below, about your forthcoming 100 word novel presented on Goanet? Cornel - Original Message - From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 3:28 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Bernado's 100-word novel When Georgie raised the Goan flag and then disappeared, will also added to the help make the 100 words. BC A novel by Senhor Bernado Colaco - bharati invaders corrupting Goa; pre-1961 good. foreign exchange looted from Goa, non-liberation by saffronites. Regards, George ___ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] RE: Navy 'spooks' new Chinese destroyer
30 In a remarkable act of long-range maritime snooping, Navy's reconnaissance aircraft and spy drones detected, tracked and photographed a spanking new Chinese destroyer and a tanker traversing through the Indian Ocean region this weekend. Sources said the newly-commissioned Sovremenny class destroyer, built for the People's Liberation Army (Navy) at Russia's St Petersburg-based North Shipyard, was picked up as soon as it entered the Arabian Sea from the Red Sea In December, a TU-142M had photographed two new Chinese submarines near the Cape of Good Hope. PLA Navy had ordered eight Kilo class submarines and two Sovremenny class destroyers, armed with improved versions of the Moskit supersonic sea-skimming missiles, from Russia in 2002 at a cost of around $3.5 billion. **The destroyer, tracked by the Navy, was handed over to China on December 28.** - This confirms that the main role of Dabolim may be to help carry out reconnaissance missions such as the above. This could just as well be done without restricting the slots during daylight hours as at present. In fact night time reccy activities perhaps by drones may be more effective though photography may have to be done during daytime. It could also be done from Mopa and Seabird without tying up the former for the Navy.
[Goanet] IAF can't spare pilots for civil aviation
IAF can't spare pilots for civil aviation HindustanTimes.com Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, February 13, 2006 The Indian Air Force is being asked to provide pilots in large numbers for the booming civil aviation market but is unable to meet such requests. The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, is quoted in the inaugural issue of India Strategic magazine as saying he had been asked for 250 pilots by state-run Air India alone, and there were requests for more from other quarters, including the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF). Pointing out that IAF spends heavily on pilot training, Tyagi said his force has excellent pilots but they could be available to the civil aviation market only on completion of their contracted terms. IAF is the biggest available source of pilots but it does not have extra pilots, he said.
Re: [Goanet] Re: Salaam ali kum!
Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying to co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim anywhere who would use the word ali in this greeting. It's just flat out wrong. --- George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cheers Gabe, may your God be with you. Is the salutation specific to a particular religion and hence, excludes others? Do Shites and Sunnis accept it equally? What about the Aga khanis? What about the non-coastal areas of East Africa or the coastal areas of West Africa? Would atheists and agnostics be offended by such a greeting? ;-) Regards, George Gabe wrote... RESPONSE: Thanks for that! I lived and worked in both Jeddah and Riyadh and very few people went through the formalityI am using the shortened version, as I prefer it; this style of greeting is widely used in the Coastal areas of East Africa, which had a strong connection with Omani Arabs. Also non Arab Muslims use this abbreviated style. Incidentally I was born and raised up in Nairobi, Kenya.
[Goanet] HIV test for Gulf grooms!
http://oheraldo.in/node/9770?PHPSESSID=f6aa4a17cb09b1b2bdda72accd6e33ba HIV test for Gulf grooms! DUBAI, FEB 12 (PTI) — With AIDS cases touching epidemic proportions, parents of marriageable girls seeking alliances with NRIs settled in the Gulf are increasingly asking the prospective bridegrooms to undergo HIV tests. Societal pressures from parents and NGOs in India are driving the motion, the Gulf News reported. The surge in HIV positive cases in India is also one of the reasons for Gulf-based grooms being put under the scanner, an Abu Dhabi-based prominent community member, who did not want to be named, was quoted as saying by the paper. Not to mention that HIV positive cases are also highlighted by the media over here. I do not see any harm in parents demanding an HIV/AIDS test. Who would want to risk their lives? It's better to be safe than sorry, he said. -- Peace be with you! Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] RE: Shroud of Turin
Is St. Francis Xavier's undecomposed body a fake? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The shroud of Turin has been proven to be a fake of the image of Christ but it is a genuine image of a human that was inadvertently created when a Templar Knight was tortured and crucified during the early 1300's according to Freemasonry historians Chris Knight and Robert Lomas in their book 'The Second Messiah' http://www.robertlomas.com/Books/openframesecondmessiah.html Kevin Saldanha --- Santosh Helekar wrote: P.S. The Shroud of Turin has been conclusively proven to be a fake. --- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
RE: [Goanet] RTPI to telecast 13-part Portuguese series on Goa
In yesterday's episode of Contacto Goa the persons who spoke were: Bondo Fernandes, Herman Abreu, Aida Menezes Braganza, Yolanda Sousa, Heta Pandit, Francisco Bruto da costa, Victor Albuquerque, Fr Joaquim Loiola Pereira, Fr Fillipe Neri Ferrao, Mohini Soma Naik Bertha Rocha. RTPI is a free-to-air channel available in Middle East on Hotbird 1,2,3,4,6 at 13 degrees East along with hundreds of other channels. Avelino _ RTPI to telecast 13-part Portuguese series on Goa BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 10 - Announcing the broadcast of Contacto Goa, a unique thirteen-part TV series that follows the fascinating trail of the legacy of Portuguese rule in India, a legacy that continues to survive even today, more than 40 years after they left Indian shores. The Portuguese series can be watched on the RTP International (RTPI) channel, a Portuguese language channel available on select Indian cable networks, with an estimated viewership of 24 million people across the world. The series will feature intriguing stories of people, institutions and events that continue to sustain the centuries old cultural ties between the two nations. Though the focus of the series will be Goa and Goans, it will also travel to other territories, which have had a Portuguese presence, such as Daman, Diu, and Kerala. Each episode of Contacto Goa will be of approximately twenty-five minutes duration and will feature three or four individual stories, covering subjects like art, music, food, cultural events etc. The second episode will be telecast on February 12 at 8:15pm, with a repeat of the same on February 13 at 10 am. The other episodes will be telecast every two weeks until July, on Sundays and Mondays at the above timings.
[Goanet] Additional vehicles to Dudhsagar upset tour operators
Additional vehicles to Dudhsagar upset tour operators oHERALDo BY P K PATIL COLLEM, FEB 12 - Too many cooks seem to be spoiling the broth at the famed Dudhsagar waterfalls. The Collem Tour Operators Union (CTOU) is irked with the government for approving 20 additional vehicles for transporting tourists between Collem and Dudhsagar. In a letter, Mollem Range Forest Officer (Wildlife) Arun Heblekar informed the president of the CTOU that the government had approved 20 vehicles and that, the Deputy Conservator of Forest (Wildlife and Eco-tourism) at Panjim would register the vehicles for operation between Collem and Dudhsagar. Located 65 kms north-east of Panjim, Collem is a major tourism spot in the State, with the famed Dudhsagar waterfalls 14 kms away from the village. Earlier, tourists used to reach the waterfalls by rail, but since this service was stopped, tourists were forced to travel by road. Sensing business opportunities in the area, people from Collem and surrounding areas would transport tourists to the waterfalls. At present, there are about 95 vehicles plying along the route. But as the number of vehicles kept increasing and with the ensuing quarrels among tourist operators, the operators were directed to seek special licence from authorities. There were 69 jeeps in 2001 and it extended to 85 jeeps in 2004. There are guidelines from the government and the number cannot exceed 85 jeeps, CTOU President Ashok Khandeparkar told Herald. The Congress government came into power and without taking the CTOU into confidence, approved 20 more vehicles for operation between Collem and Dudhsagar, he added. According to committee member Sanjiv Thorat, unemployed youth from Collem and Mollem had purchased jeeps by availing of bank loans. There is hardly any business for the existing tour operators and moreover, business here operates for only six months in a year, Mr Thorat added. Another resident, Janaba Lambar, estimated that there are 250 families dependent on the business of operating jeeps, while Socorro Mascarenhas explained that each jeep operator pays annually Rs 6,000 as passenger tax, Rs 1,000 as road tax and Rs 5,000 as entry fee, besides spending additional for insurance and maintenance of vehicles. CTOU Treasurer Tukaram Kavlekar stated that the government should survey the existing business, before approving additional permits to transport tourists between Collem and Dudhsagar.
[Goanet] Retiring to one's roots
Retiring to one's roots TheStar.com Feb. 13, 2006. 01:00 AM PRITHI YELAJA STAFF REPORTER One in an occasional series from India by the Star's Prithi Yelaja, on the extraordinary relationship that binds Toronto to the world's largest democracy. Previous stories and a web journal may be read at http://www.thestar.com. CANDOLIM, GOA-Like many other retired Torontonians, Rita and Vishnu Mathur went seeking the sun this winter, but instead of trekking off to a condo in Florida, they've found their version of an oceanside paradise here on India's southwest coast. They're among a growing number of foreign citizens - Europeans, Indian expats from Britain, and a few intrepid Canadians, even some with no roots in India - drawn to Goa by a fine climate, low cost of living, and cosmopolitan culture, advantages that for many outweigh the potential drawbacks of retiring in India. Each day for the Mathurs ends with a beach walk timed to catch the sun setting in a cloudless sky over the Arabian Sea. We feel if we don't see it every day, we've really missed something magical, says Rita, 60, an editor. The Mathurs decided to buy a place in this former Portuguese colony, one of India's top beach destinations, three years ago. Candolim is 12 kilometres from Panaji, Goa's capital. It's not that we're running away from snow so much - the added advantage here is returning to our roots, says Vishnu, 71, who left New Delhi for Canada in 1976 and was a producer/director for CBC's The Nature of Things for 15 years. Adds Rita: It's like we have one foot here and one foot in Canada. Every time we come back here, we feel renewed. Foreigners are free to buy real estate in India, but with limits: The law requires that any money invested here must stay in the country, and for the first year, buyers must be in residence for 181 days and file income tax. That didn't put off the Mathurs' next-door neighbours in Candolim, another Toronto couple - Joan Holben and Moishe Goldberg - who happen to live in the same Annex neighbourhood back home. People think we're off the wall. We have friends who say they'll never go to India. They still perceive it as some dump on the other side of the world, adds Holben, 66, a painter who has had a love affair with India since she came here in 1965 to build schools for the Anglican Church. We'd be coming to India even if there was no snow to escape from. It's fabulous. One of the attractions is undoubtedly the low cost of living. With an exchange rate of about 38 rupees to the dollar, Canadian currency goes a long way, says Goldberg, 71, a retired equipment installer for Nortel. Everything here is a drop in the bucket compared to what you'd have to pay in Florida. The Mathurs' airy, 1,600-square-foot flat, with two bedrooms and two baths, cost $50,000, including lifetime maintenance fees. Property tax is about $23 a year, power and water a little more than $5 a month. And health care is not a concern, insists Jay Bajaj, 59, an independent filmmaker who bought an apartment in the same complex to enjoy when he's not ensconced in his Toronto waterfront co-op. Bajaj has diabetes and heart problems, but like the other Canadians doesn't bother with insurance because quality care is so cheap. A doctor's visit is 100 rupees, or $2.60; a month's supply of insulin costs less than $5, compared with $23 in Canada. A home visit from an Ayurvedic masseuse costs about $5.20. A bachelor who left New Delhi in 1971, Bajaj explored more typical retirement options before settling on India. Even though Mexico and Cuba are closer, I don't speak the language and the food didn't appeal to me, he says, sipping a beer on his balcony. Florida was too expensive. Even though it's far, Goa is still home. It's much more fun. The Mathurs used to own a similar-size apartment in an upscale Mumbai neighbourhood, but were glad to flee the city's pollution and congestion for the Candolim flat, which they purchased for one-seventh of what the old place 's selling price. We decided on Goa because it's so laid back and cosmopolitan at the same time. You have a swirl of people coming from everywhere but it's still very quiet, says Rita, as she prepares fresh mussels for lunch with her Goan friend Veronica. In Florida, we'd be bored, says Vishnu. Here, around the pool and at the beach you'll meet people from all over the world, so it's very multicultural that way, just like Toronto. Days start with a beach walk, followed by reading, calling on friends, or research for a Vision TV documentary they're making on the sacred animals of India. The New York Times comes weekly with their Indian paper. Do they miss anything from Toronto? Good wine, cheese and dark chocolate. We used to bring pasta and extra virgin olive oil with us, but now most things are available here, says Rita. For Holben, Goa is a painter's delight, with friendly people, vibrant colours and the ocean
[Goanet] 'Devanagri Konkani can be used for e-mail'
'Devanagri Konkani can be used for e-mail' BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 12 -- Konkani in Devanagri script can be used for e-mail as well as other purposes even as Microsoft XP provides useful software for the use of Konkani. This was informed to the delegates of the 25th session of All India Konkani Parishad at a seminar on 'Use and spread of Konkani language through the medium of Information Technology (IT)'. Ramdas Karmali of Goa University demonstrated as to how Konkani can be used for different purposes using the computer technology and said that Konkani should be used in all fields of life by the Konkani speaking community as it will facilitate its use in IT. He suggested that Linux operating system may be of greater advantage as it is open and freely available. Stating that technology development of Indian languages has been possible because of the initiative taken by Government of India and state governments, Prof Karmali said similar support is required from the Goa government as well as those state governments where Konkani is spoken, for the technology development of Konkani. Prof Ramrao Wagh also of Computer department, Goa university, warned that languages will perish if they cannot be communicated through IT. He demonstrated the avenues open to Konkani in the field of IT and said there are many impediments to the road of progress. Shantaram Varde Walaulikar said the corpa of 3 million words already prepared for a project of Machine Aided Translation of Government of India's IT ministry is acknowledged to be one of the best in India by experts of Universal Networing Languages of UN as well as experts of IITs in the country. He said Konkani is lagging behind in IT because the MoU executed by Goa government with IIT Mumbai didn't work. Nitin Nachinolkar also spoke. Speakers also stressed the need for usage of Konkani for official language. For a language to spread through the medium of IT, in theie opinion, it has to be widely used for purposes of administration, education, commerce and industry etc.
[Goanet] Gospel music concert in city on Feb 16, 17
Gospel music concert in city on Feb 16, 17 HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, FEB 12 - Praise Adonai - a two-day Gospel music concert sponsored by Panjim parish, will be staged at Don Bosco school grounds in Panjim on February 16 and 17. The Concert will bring leading bands Forefront, Crimson Tide, Renegade, Alcatrazz, Band Wagon and Big Country Band on stage along with two choirs Voices of Canaa and Angels of Taleigao in a first of its kind concert of Gospel music in Goa. There will also be a special preview on FM Rainbow on February 12 and 13 at 8.30 pm. Donation passes are available at parish churches and at Champs. All profits arising out of the proceeds of the show will go to the Society of St Vincent de paul of Panjim and Taleigao - the Society which is doing a tremendous amount of social work among the downtrodden and the money will be used for the uplift of those. The show will be anchored by Aneel Aranha of Holy Spirit Interactive. Further details are available on 9326101269, says a press release.
Re: [Goanet] Re: Gabriel on ins kadamba 2
More confusion, india was never a country, before the Portuguese produced Goa. Wa is repression when thousands now reclaim Portuguese citizenship? Our lads from Salcete boast of 30 grand salaries in the UK via their BI. When will US colonization end with the índios? BC --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since there seems to be some confusion on this issue, and some attempted obfuscation by the intrepid Portuguese citizen, Jose, I believe liberation in the context of Goa was that an repressed population, namely Goans, whose ancestral homeland was acquired by force 450 years ago, and who were forcibly prevented from self-governance, were relieved from the yoke of the repressive power, namely Portugal, with a not-so-gentle nudge from the country that Goa was historically a part of, namely India. Since Portugal did not have the means to defend it's colonial hold on Goa, it had to accept the status quo. Thus it has been from the days of Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan: in the world of real-world geopolitics, weak nations are forced to move on with their lives. ___ Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter now. http://www.yahoo.co.uk/blackberry
[Goanet] RE: Dabolim has no scope for expansion: Praful Patel
In a letter to MP Churchill Alemao, the Union civil aviation minister has further sought to put to rest the controversy over the ownership of Dabolim airport saying, the existing airport at Dabolim belongs to Indian Navy and the Airports Authority of India maintains a civil enclave only. Patel further says the present airport is basically meant for defence purposes and that the naval authorities are unable to spare more time slots for operation of international chartered flights due to defence commitments and training requirements of the naval base. - This story can best be visualised as a tale of three bluffs. The first one now stands completely exposed by a virtual confession by the civil aviation minister himself. This is that (1) the plan for Mopa was never designed to 'supplement' Dabolim but to substitute for it and (2) the plan for Dabolim's upgrade was just a fake temporary political sop. He should delete Dabolim from the upgrade of 10 non-metro airports without further ado! The Civil Aviation Minister's credibility regarding civil aviation in India is now at stake. The second bluff is what Churchill risks running now that the civil aviation minister has opened his own hand. He has to stop Mopa somehow or else it will result in Dabolim being closed as surely as God made apples. The latter must not happen. Just think of what the AAI feels about handing off Juhu airport thirty years ago as being of no aviation use. Now people are wanting the agreement with GMR in Hyderabad to be re-cast to allow Begumpet to continue to operate after HIAL is ready. And in Bangalore the Civil Aviation Minister is himself asking the Siemens consortium to revise terminal capacity at BIAL because the phasing was too conservative. The same result could have been achieved if HAL airport was planned to be continued and upgraded and not shut down as Begumpet (and Dabolim) are going to be. All this again confirms that the Civil Aviation Minster's credibility about civil aviation in India is at stake. The third bluff is a tough one to rectify as its perpetrator has been successfully engaging in it for 40 years and seems set to do so for another few years or at least until Dabolim actually shuts down with the connivance of the Civil Aviation Minister. Then we can witness the spurt of a new kind of tourism in Goa thanks to Dabolim! And it will be said with a straight face that this will help Goa.
[Goanet] Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mary Immaculate claim honours
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mary Immaculate claim honours HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, FEB 12 - Kendraiya Vidyalaya No 1, Vasco won the boys U-17 medley relay at the Lancy Sequeira memorial inter-school athletic competition while Mary Immaculate High School, Panjim won the girls relay title, at the Campal Sports Complex. The Championship was organized jointly by the Goa Amateur Athletic Association (GAAA) and Don Bosco College, Panjim in remembrance of the 50th Birthday of Late Lancy Sequeira (SAI athletic coach). In the other events it was Rakesh Kulana of Sacred Heart High School who claimed the boys U-12 100 meters title while Tallulah Braganza of Springvalley High School was the fastest girl in the U-12 100 meters event. Apart from the certificates mementoes the Relay teams got cash awards of Rs1,200 for the gold, Rs 1,000 for silver and Rs 800 for bronze while the U-12 winners got Rs. 600, Rs 400 and Rs 200 respectively. Mr VM Prabhudessai, executive director of Sports Authority of Goa was the chief guest for the prize distribution ceremony. On the occasion Mr. Manoj Salgaonkar, Groundmen was also felicitated. Among those present for the Competition were Mario Pinto, treasurer s, Anita Rodrigues, supt of police secretary (GAAA.) and many of the senior veteran athletes who trained under late Lancy Sequeira. Bruno Couthino, Arjuna Awardee, declared the competition open at the start of events. Kennedy D'Silva of Don Bosco College, welcomed the gathering Lydwin Sequeira proposed the vote of thanks while Jennifer Ferrao of SAG compared programme.
[Goanet] Goa's Kailash emerges top baseball pitcher
Kailash emerges top baseball pitcher Navhind Times Sudhakar Shanbhag Margao,Feb 12: Kailash Gaonkar, Goa's top baseball pitcher at the age-group level a few seasons ago is now the best in the business at the senior level in India. The 24-year-old's recent exploits at the 20th senior national baseball championships in Cuttack saw the Shirgao (Bicholim)-based baseballer guiding the state team to their maiden title at the all-India level. Although the national tournament turned out to be a cakewalk for the state women's team, which retained the trophy for the third year in succession, it was the men's team under the leadership of coach Dilip Naik and Kailash's captaincy which claimed the senior crown for the first time ever. The highlight of Goa's overwhelming performance in Cuttack was the emergence of Kailash as the best all-rounder of the event which in turn catapulted his career to a new high as he was also named as India's best pitcher at the end of the nationals. A hard hitting batter, Kailash struck top form at the event while managing to hurl the ball at an incredible speed of more than 130 kmph, literally making him unplayable at times. None of the Goan pitchers in the men's group in the past had managed to raise the standard of their game to a level that Kailash had scaled for himself in the Cuttack nationals and with coach Dilip working overtime he ensured that Kailash was his best bet to guide Goa to a memorable triumph. We were confident of retaining the women's title in Cuttack but I was determined to guide the men's team to their maiden title which in a sense proved to be a major turn around in the end as the state teams completed a grand double to make it one of the most memorable senior nationals in my coaching tenure, coach Dilip observed while speaking to The Navhind Times. Dilip was all the more delighted to see Kailash stealing the show in grand style at a time when Goa were not pitted as favourites to win the men's title. The pressure was on the entire team to perform as we kept winning matches in the initial rounds with top teams such as Kerala and UP being the stumbling block. However, when things got a little more serious as we entered the knock-out stage, the going got tough. But all the boys were determined to win the title as we took on Delhi in the finals and won it quite comfortably in the end, Kailash recalled. On his personal good showing in Cuttack, Kailash said it was the result of persistent hard work and the relentless efforts put in by coach Dilip, which paved the way for success. I am glad that I managed to live up to my coach's expectations and also that of my team-mates as there was also added pressure to perform the role of a captain simultaneously, which in the end produced the desired results, the Goa captain maintained, praising the entire team for showing great discipline and camaraderie.
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Feb 13, 2006 * Feni going global... cyber-link for Vasco
Goanet News Bytes Summaries Feb 13, 2006 - o Five-day Goa assembly session begins today. (NT) o Konkani activists swear to remain united. (NT) Herald says: Konkani meet ends with unity call. o BJP to launch agitation against Goa government, if attention is not paid to Baina sex workers. (NT) o Trades union (AITUC) protest today over government neglect of workers' issues. (NT) o Gospel music concert in Panjim on Feb 16, 17. (H) o Curchorem Cong flays hike in water tariff. (H) CARNIVAL 2006 will see the participation of a group from Switzerland Elfer-Frosche for the Panjim parade on February 25. (NT) FENI GOING GLOBAL: Process initiated for granting of Geographical Indication to the brew. This will help the blend, which is popular with people of all sections ranging from a labourer to a landlord, and has famed medicinal properties, in terms of trade interests in the global market. (GT) o Vasco footpath construction, one of the several beautification projects in the city, yet to be undertaken. Around Swantantra Path. (NT) o Legal services camp at Baina Church on Feb 26. (NT) o 50 kids attend medical camp at New Vaddem. (NT) o Mormugao council meets with medical units on Feb 16 to discuss bio-hazardous medical wastes.(NT) o Vasco hospital offers cataract surgery without stitches, pain and bandages. (NT) o Karl Vaz heads Vasco Carnival Committee. (GT) o Paulo Travels, night Vasco-Mumbai Volvo, 8 pm. FOR MORE NEWS AND DISCUSSION ON VASCO, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vascokarsunited PANJIM COMPULSORY COMPOSTING INITIATIVE: 190 workers pick up 50 tonnes of garbage everyday. Panjim is able to treat wastes only if its citizens segregate it into wet and dry. Says an official corporation ad: Your negligence would force us to dump and not treat. http://www.panjim.org ALMOST FIVE YEARS after the infamous 2001 ticket scam, a full-fledged trial is yet to begin in a criminal case against Dayanand Narvekar and either other accused, writes Guilherme Almeida in the Herald. (H) DABOLIM AIRPORT has no scope for expansion, says union civil aviation minister Praful Patel. (H) DEVANAGARI KONKANI can be used for e-mail. Microsoft XP provides useful software for the use of Konkani. Ramdas Karmali of Goa University demonstrated how Konkani can be used for different purposes on the computer. He suggested that the [GNU]Linux operating system may be of greater advantage, as it is open and freely available.(H) o Govt neglecting Sanguem taluka, say residents. (GT) o Arambol cops all for rave parties. (GT) o Is the All Goa State Schedule Tribes Action Committee heading for a split? (GT) - EDUCATION: - o Carmel's College holds two-day national Hindi seminar on Feb 17-18. (NT) o Kalapur 2006, an exhibition of art talent from Kolhapur, Belgaum, Sangli and Mumbai gets exhibited at Goa's Kala Academy today. (NT) o Mumbai University prepares for 150th anniversary.NT o Goa Institute of Management presents Synapse06, a seminar on a Special Economic Zone in Goa. Registration fee Rs 750 per delegate (includes lunch). Feb 18. http://www.gim.ac.in [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which aims at offering elementary education to all children, particularly the downtrodden, being implemented in Goa in letter and spirit. If yes, then why are large number of migrant children found loitering on the beaches, some selling items to tourists and a few begging? (Herald0 Dolcy D'Cruz and Blossom Dias write about a the St Xavier's College film festival in Mapusa. They write: St Xavier's College recently concluded a film festival with a difference. This was no Bollywood-Hollywood dhamaka, but a carefully planned event with films from the world's best directors.(GT) - QUOTE... UNQUOTE: - IT WOULD be the proverbial last straw before I decide to call it quits. No more advocacies, no more petitioning, no more writing on this subject. The battle to save the Goa University campus, certainly the last oasis of greenery and biodiversity in the Tiswadi island, is over. At least for me. It is an absolutely hopeless situation. Adorned with huge rolling carpets of black carbon soot, hundreds of burnt and charred trees, bushes, vegetation, dead birds and animals, destroyed habitats -- it is virtually a war zone. I was never overwhelmed by such an overpowering feeling of frustration and utter uselessness. It is a sort of punishment to reside in the campus and, every day, engage in a battle for survival when something invariably turns up and makes you restless, concerned, alarmed, provided you've not lost the sensitivity. -- Nandkumar Kamat, in
