[Goanet] HOW CAN WE PROTECT GOA
How can GOANS protect their motherland (GOA ) from Terrorists?? How can GOANS protect catholic churches and holy crosses?? How can GOANS for once stand united against one common cause " SECURITY OF GOA , GOANS AND PEOPLE AT LARGE IN GOA" Just like there was unity at the time of GARBAGE dumping, can't we goans bring a change in Goa? Where have all the daring youth who move in Panjim with the politicians ,and goons gone? where have the youth who are so reckless in riding/ driving with loud music in the cars gone? where have the youth who want to prove themselves by showing their muscle power gone?? Get the young blood involved in todays affairs of Goa, just like the change in theIndian Cricket team, let the old guards retire and be advisors to the Goan youth and see the change. We are shall soon be crying if we don't protect our Motherland (GOA) Arletto
[Goanet] Matrimonial website from Delhi...
A matrimonial website from the Delhi Archdiocese: http://www.delhiarchdiocese.com/martimonials_g.htm -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Yahoomessenger: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 --
[Goanet] Happy Feasts
HI, ALL! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY ON THE 17th! + HAPPY ST. JOSEPH'S FEAST ON THE 19th! VIVA! NOLETTE & ANTHONY (aka MARTINHO)
[Goanet] Opportunities at PRADAN - the Appernticeship Programme for Rural Development
This is for your kind reference and information: PRADAN is recruiting youngesters to work on Rural Development in various parts of India. [PRADAN is a voluntary organization registered under the societies registration act in Delhi. It currently works in selected villages in 26 districts across 7 states through small teams based in the field. The focus of its work is to promote and strengthen livelihoods for the rural poor. This involves organizing them, enhancing their capabilities, introducing ways to improve their incomes and linking them to banks, markets and other economic services. PRADAN comprises professionally trained people motivated to use their knowledge and skills to remove poverty by working directly with the poor. It addresses the key felt needs of the sector livelihood creation.] You may visit www.pradan.net/hr/career/candidate or circulate this through your mailing list. This may of interest to some on your mailing list. With kind regards, Arjun Halarnkar Programme Manager The International Centre, Goa Dona Paula Goa Tel: 832 2452805-10 Fax: 832 2452812 Cell: 832 9890136056 -- Read Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet
[Goanet] CA/PS II: SEE RESULTS OF POLL FOR SITE
http://www.10news.com/news/7151616/detail.html Military Bases Possible Locations For New Airport? Airport Authority, Pentagon Official Discuss Location Sites SAN DIEGO -- The airport authority and U.S. Pentagon officials met Thursday to discuss the possibility of using a military base as a location for a new airport, 10News reported. "They listened intently and very respectfully and appeared to understand the criticality of our situation," airport authority board chairman Joe Craver said. The military sites include Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar and North Island. A final roster of potential sites for a new airport is needed by April to make the November ballot. "The board has not made a decision on anything. We're still going through the process," Craver said. The airport authority said that Lindbergh Field will be over capacity by 2015. The number of passengers using it has increased by more than a million per year. The selection committee is also looking at civilian sites, including Boulevard, the Imperial desert, Borrego Springs and a plan to add second runway at Lindbergh Field.
[Goanet] Re: Danish cartoons
I've just joined the mailing list so I haven't followed this argument in its entirety but I definitely find the reaction of Muslims the world over, over the top. Muslims have gone awry in their zeal to prove some obscure point. I would definitely have more respect for Islam if they had demonstrations everytime some innocent women who after being raped was beheaded or everytime women are beaten because they happen to have displayed their ankles or everytime women are told they can't work, drive or vote. Deny real human rights to their own people and it's all under the "cover of religion and culture". Draw cartoons of their prophet and ofcourse they go on a rampage of killing, pillaging and wanton destruction. How hypocritcal can one get? Carvalho cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Gilbert I had said that the issue of the Muslim reaction to the Danish cartoons was deemed by the British media "as over the top." I merely reported something and this is quite different from your reportage which says "Our friend Cornell calls the behaviour of British Muslims (on this issue) as "Over the Top." Clearly, there is a big difference between the two points above. Is there not? Cornel - Original Message - > Hi Mario, > > Perhaps others can explain what you are seeking. > Our friend Cornell calls the behavior of British Muslims (on this issue) > as "Over the top". > Very British! (Perhaps true for British Muslims) > You can analyze the differences between UK Muslims and others who behave > differently, as you described. > Please enlighten me after your discovery. > The title of this thread is Danish Cartoons. > You can change it to: Science of Mass Hysteria.:=)) > Kind Regards, GL >
[Goanet] RE: Number of Flights operated in a day
Ah for the intellectual energy conservation of preconceived notions cherished by those who shoot from the mouse! Cheers.
[Goanet] Rat as fish
Hi Goanetters, If the Vatican can make dispensation of eating a BIG DESERT rat as fish on fridays in the SOUTH AMERICAS, and can issue a BULL to eat beef on fridays (they did this in the 1950s in Goa). M My Church oarish priest issued these for 25 tangas every fridays - (the beef itself cost 25 tangs a quaeter kg. and there was no money coming in from M'bay due to Krishna Menon's embargo at that time). They can give u their almight blessing to drink as much feni as you like so long as you go into a deep meditating mood and not aggressive. Any thing is possible with Vatican Blessing. Afra.
[Goanet] Re: GOA FOR GOANS! - final
Gabe Menezes wrote: > RESPONSE: What a fraud ! Are we to assume that the statement made by a fraud: Poor Americans are better off than middle class Europeans, was also a tongue in cheek statement? > Extremely patronizing stance. > Mario responds: > Gabe, No, saying that many poor Americans have a better quality of life than many middle-income Europeans was not tongue-in-cheek. > As someone who has little use for facts you may not be aware of this. I don't think it is patronizing to state a fact. > BTW, my comment that Portugal was a third rate European country was tongue-in- cheek. I should have said that it was a second-rate European country :-))
[Goanet] Address of BSG
Sir, I am lecturer in Botany in St. Xavier's College. I wanted to know about the postal address of Botanical Society of Goa. Please do send me the same. Yours faithfully Kumud -- Read Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet
[Goanet] First the beam in your eye
Roadside Shrine Exchange Program Citizens volunteer to demolish their own shrines. Unknown to the general public of Goa a top secret meeting was called for last week, of non-religious heads from the four major religions - Hindu, Catholic, Muslim and Alternate. The Alternates were included because they are statistically significant. They include Believers, Seventh Day Adventists, Vipassana Breathers, Yoga Addicts, Art of Living Disciples, Martial Art Practitioners, Multi Level Marketing Down-liners, Young Abacus Mathematicians and other converts to such new marginal religions - that are attracting many followers. The head of the Alternates did not turn up for the meeting as she was busy forwarding a hoax SMS to everyone in her mobile phone book in the hope of getting free talk-time. The main purpose of the top secret meeting was to hammer out an agreement under the banner "Let's Keep Roadsides Secular". Of course there was no fanfare as accompanied "Together for Panjim" or "Panjim Chaka Chak" as no event manager was interested in a concept that had (a) No entertainment budget (b) No opportunity to promote oneself. Priests and politicians from all religions were purposely kept out of the meeting as it was not in their interest to break down roadside shrines. Yes. That's what the Top Secret Inter-Religion Roadside Shrine Exchange Program meeting was all about. Setting up an exchange system to demolish roadside shrines and those that had the potential to become traffic hazards. Each community would volunteer to demolish or re-locate their own shrines, and the other communities would reciprocate equally. The Government doesn't have the political will or the guts. We have to do it ourselves. This was the attitude. I was present at the top secret meeting and am not afraid to reveal to the public the dastardly plans that threaten to tear apart the religious nature of our state and our country. To avoid any violent repercussions I have changed the names of certain speakers to hide their identity. Simon D'Souza, representing the Secular Catholics, initiated the meeting on a very aggressive note. He publicly apologised to everyone present for the omni-present Accident Crosses. To quote Simon, "Our community has started this totally un-civil trend. Fortunately no other community has followed suit. If we had roadside shrines for every road accident victim in Goa our roadsides would have been so cluttered that even ugly billboards would not be seen. On behalf of the Secular Catholics I promise to re-locate every Accident Cross to the property of the accident victim's family." Most of the others present scoffed at the viability of such a move but they all applauded anyway. Pradeep Naik, on behalf of Secular Hindus, was even more remorseful about the roadside sins of his community. "This practice of stopping to offer coconuts and bananas at certain roadside tree shrines has to be stopped. I will use all my strength to convince my people to offer food to the needy instead. These practices cause accidents rather than preventing them" "And on behalf of Secular Muslims all over Goa", said Amir Mainuddin, "I promise that we will have Friday prayers in wide open spaces rather than blocking traffic with spillover from our roadside mosques." The meeting heated up considerably when the 'road map' of the Exchange Program was unfolded by Kamlesh Deshprabhu, the Deputy Director of Transport. A top team of statisticians, sociologists and traffic experts had spent more than a year studying the matter and assigning 'nuisance weights' to every roadside shrine in Goa - of any religion. A Quantum of Obstruction (QO) numerical figure was then assigned to every shrine. For example, the Chapel in the Goa Velha market had a QO value of 266 because it not only exaggerated the existing traffic bottleneck, but also could easily have been shifted a few meters back at the time it was being rebuilt. The Hindu shrine at the old Patto Bridge and the one near Bal Bhavan in Campal had QO values of 183 and 197 respectively. These high figures were not so much because of any physical obstruction but because of uncivil devotees who parked their vehicles irregularly (sometimes on the bridge itself!) and crossed the road recklessly to perform their rituals. The negotiations started. The Secular Catholics seemed in a very generous mood. Without any provocation they agreed that Compound Wall Grottos and Elaborate Crosses would henceforward be compulsory facing inwards so that ladainha celebrations did not cause traffic obstructions. Not to be outdone the Secular Hindus voluntarily agreed that Ganesh immersion processions would henceforward be held on internal roads only and not block main roads. The Secular Muslims agreed that evening prayers need not be broadcast to the whole city and agreed to ban amplified prayers altogether. Stunned by this move the Secular Catholics had a hurrie
[Goanet] village aldona
hey! i was cruising th enet today and i found that there was a village called aldona! this was like really exciting ofr me because htat my name too (woo!) so i was wondering if you could send me some further information, or an address that has information about this village. cheers, aldona. _ Search for local singles online @ Lavalife - Click here http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D21550&_t=21550&_r=endtext&_m=EXT
Re: [Goanet] Only Olympic hatrick in Football belongs to a Goenkar!
Bernardo Thanks for forwarding info on Neville D'Souza. I had definitely not heard of him before. In this context, as a youngster, I had once read of Levy Pinto, a Goan sprinter in Bombay, as the fastest man in Asia in earlier decades. Does anyone know more about this person please? Cornel - Original Message - From: "Bernado Colaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 3:04 AM Subject: [Goanet] Only Olympic hatrick in Football belongs to a Goenkar! Great Goan Olympian NEVILLE D'SOUZA By Isidore Dantas
[Goanet] Terrorists is Goa
Hi Goanetters, JC wrote: I am glad that at least two individuals believe that the Goa Police are so honest and uncorruptable that Goans need to give more powers to the Goa police. Good stuff Afra ! May be this NOC should require the following steps : 1. original Birth Certificate 2. translated in teor (Devanagri only ...Romi Script not accepted) 3. Verified by notary public 4. Notary's signature verified by sarpanch 5. Sarpanch's signature verified by deputy sarpanch 6. both signatures verified by mamlatdar 7. All signatures verfied by local MLA 8. Finally ...all certificates should be submitted in triplicate to local police havaldar 9. final approval from MP ((video cameras NOT allowed) Afra says: It's ok to have the relevant requirements. Who is the body that will monitor and impliment these in place. If the police are corrupt, then the Govt should do something about it. But, which dept of the Govt is responsible for this? In other words 'is there one?'. Afra.
[Goanet] Re: *Goanet News Bytes *
Dear sir, I am very thankful to you for regularly mailing me the links through which makes me feel that i m in goa. It is the time where all the communities should strongly bound each other and fight against the extenal force which is againg and agin trying to create difference between us. thanks a lot. regards Prasad Gaitonde. PRASAD P. GAITONDE ENERCON(INDIA)LTD Cell-09819118240 "The Mighty Oak was once just a small nut who stood his ground" Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet
Re: [Goanet] Rat as fish
On 17/03/06, afra dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Goanetters, > > If the Vatican can make dispensation of eating a BIG DESERT rat as fish on > fridays in the SOUTH AMERICAS,. > Afra. RESPONSE : Capibara is a large rodent, not a rat! furthermore it lives in flooded areas except when there is a drought. For pics of the Capibara please click on to the URL: - http://images.google.com/images?q=capibara&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=ii&oi=imagest -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Prevent vandalism of crosses: Archbishop
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=031729 Prevent vandalism of crosses: Archbishop NT News Desk Panaji March 16: Expressing deep concern at the rise in the cases of vandalism and burglaries of the churches and chapels, the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Reverend Filipe Neri Ferrao has urged the authorities to take prompt and effective steps and thereby restore the confidence of the people who are wondering whether the intelligence has collapsed in our state.In a statement issued today Archbishop said: "We address the administration of the state to remind them that this (Comba cross vandalisation) is not the first such incident in Goa. In the last 14 months, there has been a host of burglaries in our churches and chapels as well as a number of incidents of vandalism, affecting our revered religious symbols." He said in spite of repeated requests and appeals to the concerned authorities, there seems to be certain indifference in tackling the matter and nabbing the culprits. He said one more cross has been vandalised in Comba, Margao, one more symbol of Christian faith desecrated, and the spate of violence targeting the places and symbols of worship belonging to minority communities seems to go unabated. We are indeed deeply pained with this disturbing trend. In these circumstances, our heart reaches out first to our Christian brethren in their grief in a spirit of genuine solidarity. We appeal to everyone, specially the Christians, to remain calm and not to let themselves be provoked by such violent acts. In the footsteps of our Master and Lord, Jesus Christ, we, Christians, are expected to be promoters of peace and harmony and, inspired by His supreme sacrifice on the Cross, be witnesses of love and reconciliation. We express our appreciation for the solidarity shown by the people of other faiths in rebuilding the vandalised cross and thus in restoring, to a certain extent, a sense of security in the aggrieved Christian community of the locality. This noble act surely goes to confirm that those who resort to such destruction do not belong to any religious community, since violence has neither religion nor God. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Portuguese Passport & the Bonefacio factor
Dear all, Just a quick note. Since my responses to Bonefacio, I have received 207 e-requests for assistance with this matter. Please excuse my inability to assist or even personally respond to 206 of those requests. Almost all have requested - that info be found about their application. Must reiterate that the Goa Consulate is the best place to check for those who have applied through Goa. I kow that information is all computerised for some time now. If there is info, you should be able to find out, the inherant problems with the Goa Consulate notwithstanding. The last time we were there, we had this Bostiao Xencor at the gate trying his stuff. I told him that Baksheesh was waiting for him in that big car waiting outside. I meant the dilapidated bus at that filthy thing called Bus Station. But who was waiting to clarify anything to him? That confused him alright and got him out of our faces. Inside, I saw only Gujarati and Hindi speaking fellas. Hm! There are several thousand nationality applications from India (from last reports) which are awaiting the normal civil service traction and the resolution of other issues. I suppose the BOGUS certificate issue hurts Goans. Even the British High Commission in India is reporting receipt of BOGUS certificates. Ah well I suppose we in Goa have to accept the cross to our reputation. My offer to Bonefacio was a singular offer. It was because I believe that something might be amiss there. Good luck to all those who are applying for regaining Portuguese Nationality. Did not realise that there were so many Goans on one Goan Network alone who were interested in regaining/applying for Portuguese nationality. From the tone of the discussions on GoaNet, I thought that folks here were anti-Portuguese, hated Portugal, could not stand the name Portugal etc. I guess I was wrong. I did not see any of the 207 stand up against the BOGUS anti Portugal stories that were circulated here. On the other hand, this "passport" stuff might just be an act of opportunism - to get abroad. I know quite a few who I would class as opportunists. They will use anything, anybody, any country (Portugal in this case) to achieve their personal goals. That is why I asked if it was Nationality or Passport that was being sought. Bonefacio, if you are not able to send that info within the next 14 days, I'll consider that you are not interested. As you probably know (or do not) I have a day job and a night one too. Neither of my jobs involve passport or nationality issues. Anyway ... all the best to all jc _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet] Re: Danish cartoons
Elisabeth Welcome to Goanet from an old timer. I have only read two of your inputs and found them very perceptive. Hope you will keep up with your posts. Regards Cornel - Original Message - From: "Elisabeth Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:15 AM Subject: [Goanet] Re: Danish cartoons I've just joined the mailing list so I haven't followed this argument in its entirety but I definitely find the reaction of Muslims the world over, over the top. Muslims have gone awry in their zeal to prove some obscure point. I would definitely have more respect for Islam if they had demonstrations everytime some innocent women who after being raped was beheaded or everytime women are beaten because they happen to have displayed their ankles or everytime women are told they can't work, drive or vote. Deny real human rights to their own people and it's all under the "cover of religion and culture". Draw cartoons of their prophet and ofcourse they go on a rampage of killing, pillaging and wanton destruction. How hypocritcal can one get? Carvalho cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Gilbert I had said that the issue of the Muslim reaction to the Danish cartoons was deemed by the British media "as over the top." I merely reported something and this is quite different from your reportage which says "Our friend Cornell calls the behaviour of British Muslims (on this issue) as "Over the Top." Clearly, there is a big difference between the two points above. Is there not? Cornel - Original Message - Hi Mario, Perhaps others can explain what you are seeking. Our friend Cornell calls the behavior of British Muslims (on this issue) as "Over the top". Very British! (Perhaps true for British Muslims) You can analyze the differences between UK Muslims and others who behave differently, as you described. Please enlighten me after your discovery. The title of this thread is Danish Cartoons. You can change it to: Science of Mass Hysteria.:=)) Kind Regards, GL
[Goanet] MONTHS MIND IN KUWAIT.
MONTHS MIND IN KUWAIT. There will be an Eucharistic celebration for the soul of Rev. Fr. Joao Vincente Gonsalves on 18th March 2006, Saturday at 7.30 p.m. at the Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait City. Mass offered by his brother Cruz Gonsalves and his cousin Albino Fernandes. Rev, Fr. Joao Vincente Gonsalves was truly loved by his Parishioners, he was also a very skilled priest who has done lot of wonders of his work as a Preist, he has served Churches in Chinchinim, Curtorim, Chorao, Guirim, Pomburpa, Tivim, Valpoi and Nagoa -Arpora. Sudden passing away from this world of Rev, Fr. Joao Vincente Gonsalves has touched the hearts and minds of many people in Arpora and whole of Goa, one could be still known and remembered and are also remembering in Kuwait are the Parishioners of Nagoa Arpora Baga Goa residing in Kuwait. A. Veronica Fernandes, Kuwait. _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] Mummy in the line of fire
http://oheraldo.in/node/11166 Mummy in the line of fire CLP wants action for tie-up with BJP in CCP polls BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 16 — In an important development, the Congress legislature party (CLP) condemned the action of Deputy Speaker and party MLA from Santa Cruz Victoria Fernandes and ex-minister Somnath Zuwarkar of aligning with BJP in the Panjim Corporation polls and resolved to send the matter to the High Command for necessary action. CLP at a meeting held in the city today also passed a resolution congratulating Town & Country Planning Minister and party MLA from Taleigao for winning the Panjim Corporation elections and in particular getting more seats in Panjim constituency segments denting the base of Opposition Leader and Panjim MLA Manohar Parrikar. Congress MLAs expressed total displeasure over the tie-up Mrs Fernandes and Mr Zuwarkar had with Mr Parrikar. The Santa Cruz MLA was not present for today's meeting. They also took serious note of the utterances of Mrs Fernandes in public meetings in Panjim during the election campaign against the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge of Goa desk Margaret Alva. She had gone to the extent of imitating Mrs Alva in Mangalore Konkani. Ironically, among those who condemned Mrs Fernandes were one or two senior leaders who were instigating her against the CM during the TCP Ordinance issue. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Mapusa plunges into grief with tragic death of 3 youth
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=031727 Mapusa plunges into grief with tragic death of 3 youth NT News Service Mapusa Mar 16: Mapusa was plunged in grief today with the tragic death of three youth, including the former BJP Mapusa youth wing president, Prasad Dhargalkar and a fourth youth still missing. Dhargalkar (38), popularly known in Mapusa as "Pacha," was riding a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle when he was crushed between a bus and truck at a village called Tershem, between Dodamarg and Tillari today morning. He is learnt to have died on the spot. He had gone to search for three Mapusa youth who went missing on Wednesday afternoon, on Holi day. Two were his immediate neighbours and the third youth, Nikhil Pawaskar (23) was from nearby Ansabhatt area of Mapusa. The lifeless bodies of two of the youth, Pawaskar and Santosh Dicholkar (28) were fished out today from a small river flowing towards Chapora at a village called Dhumashem near Menkurem in Bicholim taluka. The third youth, Viraj Kauthankar is missing. The three bachelors had left Mapusa around 12.30 p.m. on a single motorcycle on Holi day, reportedly to swim in the river, at a location so remote, even residents of Dumashem village are surprised. But a Mapusa resident who visited the site today said one of the boys worked on a crusher on the Dumashem hill and knew the place well. When they did not return yesterday, their family members filed a police complaint at Mapusa yesterday afternoon. But by then, villagers of Dumashem had noticed the motorcycle and clothes lying untouched on the riverbank and informed the Bicholim police. Co-ordination between Mapusa and Bicholim police and positive identification of the motorcycle by family members prompted the Bicholim Fire Brigade to conduct a search operation in the river late yesterday evening. It was unsuccessful. With no trace of his neighbours, Dhargalkar - a father of an 8-year old son and a sibling to six - volunteered to join the search himself today morning. He left his house, opposite the Rashtrolli temple (near the Laximinarayan temple) at Feira Baixa around 9 a.m. He met his tragic end around 11 a.m. Meanwhile in Dumashem, two of the bodies were seen floating in the river today. The Bicholim Fire Brigade with the help of villages used a canoe to tow the bodies ashore. The bodies were then taken and handed to the Bicholim police, who sent them for post-mortem to the Goa Medical College, Bambolim. Women wailed and men from the family wept as a huge crowd gathered today in the narrow Rashtrolli temple lane, where the houses of Dhargalkar and two of the youth are located. The Mapusa MLA, Mr Francis D'Souza, who came to console the family, expressed grief at the death of his party colleague and the other boys. The Tivim BJP MLA, Mr Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Mandrem BJP MLA, Mr Laximikant Parsenkar, BJP general secretary, Mr Satish Dhond, BJP vice president, Mr Datta Kholkar, party workers and most Mapusa councillors were prominently seen among the crowd. Dhargalkar was cremated today evening. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Hillock digging upset Aquem locals
http://oheraldo.in/node/11181 Hillock digging upset Aquem locals BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MARCH 16 - Excavation of a hillock at Aquem here has literally forced local residents to run from pillar to post, as they apprehended danger to existing structures due to shift in the sub-soil. The residents, Molly Fernandes and M V Hede, has written to almost all the concerned authorities, ranging from the deputy Collector, Margao, PDA Member Secretary, Margao Police, Margao Municipal Chief Officer, Town and Country Planning department. They contended that the ongoing excavation has posed a risk to the public road and the electric wire pole snapping under pressure of the excavation. "There is no support of soil now on the eastern side of the electric pole posing danger to the public", the residents maintained. "There's no safety barricade set up outside the road to prevent an accident. The place if visited will reveal the peril that the road users are exposed to consequent to the excavation", the residents told the deputy Collector. The residents has now pleaded to the authorities to direct the builder to take measures at the site to prevent danger and loss of lives. Herald understands that the deputy Collector, Suresh Pilarnekar had on February 24 asked Salcete Mamlatdar, Jhonson Fernandes for a report within 8 days. Sources said the Mamlatdar is alleged to have described the activity as illegal, but the authorities - which are always quick in issuing notices to any illegality in the coastal belt - are going slow on the matter. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Ultra has revealed nothing new on Goa, says DIG
http://oheraldo.in/node/11174 Ultra has revealed nothing new on Goa, says DIG BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 16 – Deputy Inspector General of Police Ujjwal Mishra on Thursday said that the dreaded terrorist from Srinagar in their net has revealed nothing incriminating vis a vis Goa, but whatever has been revealed will surely have India-wide ramifications. Mishra said Tariq Ahmed Battlo alias Tariq Jallal though a bit uncooperative in the beginning has given information relevant to Kashmir that could not be revealed because the country's security was at stake. "We are constantly in touch with the J&K authorities and they will be here any moment." "So far, what he has told us is that he had plans to blow up three places in Goa, but had no assistance. He was planning to get help from outside," the DIG stated. So far, it looks like he was alone. We haven't also found anybody who is party with him in the crime, he added. The sleuths have identified the cyber cafes from where Battlo sent e-mails. Mishra said the e-mails in their possession had given them very good leads, but it was nothing specific to Goa. "We still have eight more days of custody to interrogate him after which any authority in India may ask for him for interrogation," he informed. He disclosed that after interrogating Battlo for all these days, it could not be found whether he was involved personally in any terrorist attack in the country. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England Comment : Curiouser and curiouser
Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town called Jabalpur
> --- Gabriel de Figueiredo > Gabriel de Figueredo wrote: > > > Notwithstanding BC's satirical post, here is what > I > > found on http://www.jabalpur.com/history.htm: > > > > JABALPUR- Is an ancient city in central India ... > > > > Jabalpur is well connected by National highway-7 > > (Nagpur-Varanasi) Broad gauge and meter gauge > > railway > > lines and Skeleton air service. > > ... --- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gabriel, > > My contents are what I saw. Probably at that time > (20 > years ago) there was no internet or phamplets to > tell > us about the universities. > > I guess because of such a miserable town, people > made > attempts to vist Goa for the Bacalhau, Tinto and > Malcurado. (No restaurants in your post). > Mario responds: > Bernardo, If you really wrote "what you saw" 20 years ago you really need to get your memory checked. > Anyone familiar with Jabalpur, even 20 years ago, would know that you either have serious memory loss or you made it all up. The proof lies in the facts that I laid out. You apparently visited some British built city where you were looking for English stew, mince pies and vindalho, Marks and Sparks, Bentleys and Rolls Royces. You only saw women in burqas. You had no idea which team you played, how their players ages were determined, or even who brought you food. > Anyone who traveled with such a team 20 years ago would have had a coach and/or a manager who would have found them better lodgings and food. The population of Jabalpur is over 2 million so there are plenty of good hotels and restaurants. Perhaps the Goa team were too impoverished to be able to afford coaches and managers, and decent lodgings and food. > Also, judging from your own account you may have been in Manipur. > BTW, twenty years ago, Goa was well on the way to recovering from the self-serving benign neglect of 450 years of Portuguese rule, and had begun to catch up with the rest of India. >
[Goanet] Re: Portuguese Passport & the Bonefacio factor
--- jose colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Just a quick note. > > Since my responses to Bonefacio, I have received 207 > e-requests for assistance with this matter. > Mario observes: > Wow! 207 Goans are interested in getting Portuguese passports. This would be considered a trickle, not a flood. That means there are 1,399,793 who are not interested. Perhaps Goa is not quite as bad as the brown Portuguese make it out to be. >
[Goanet] NRI -FC officials -unwanted guests in GULF ?
Has the Non Resident Indians --Facilitation Centre,of Government of Goa at EDC, House Panaji been disbanded following the appointment of Mr Eduardo Faleiro, ex Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member, as the Commissioner for NRI's, under the Department of Home Government of Goa? Well one would think so. Following a teletalk this writer had with the Commissioner for NRI's - to congratulate Mr Faleiro on his appointment to this office (a post with a Cabinet rank ) he stated he was not clear of his job profile as of now -- but just that he accepted this posting. Ironically the first public function the Commissioner will now inaugurate is a Seminar on "Communal Harmony " organised by the almost defunct NRI FC, on 18th March, 2006 with Mr Digamber Kamat Minister for Power and INC MLA Margao to preside. There is no doubt, that the appointment of Mr Faleiro who has travelled extensively world wide representing our country at the highest forum and his personal acumen and expertise would be of immense help to the NRI's (Goans) given the proper infrastructure and personnel, besides a clear cut job profile, with due budgetary support by the Government of Goa. Mr Faleiro would do well to come out with "out of the box" mindset and proposals that will husband the potential of NRI Goans. A more friendly and meaning ful interaction ofcourse with a patient mindset would be of great help to the NRI's of all stratas. True the NRI Goans as of now are indeed a divided lot. There are Goans who serve at the lowest level in menial jobs upto the top echelons of organisational heirarchy especially in the Gulf countries and there are others who are in Canada UK US Germany France Australia Africa New Zealand etc. While the former do cannot obtain citizenships of those countries like the latter, the aspirations of the NRI's (Goans) therefore varies. Nevertheless the NRI's (Goans) could now look upon the new Commissioner to get their demands redressed now that this posting is at best a non political posting where Mr Faleiro does not need to appease or maintain a vote bank. His only interests would be tuned towards Goa and Goans worldwide. But what is shocking is that though the NRI FC will eventually have to close shop ---following its upgradation with an official at Cabinet rank, this email sent out to Goan NRI's in the Gulf by Chairman of the NRI FC Mr Chandrakant Keni at almost the end of the financial year end March 2006 informing of an impending visit of a three member delegation led by Herculano Dourado ex MLA and Vice Chairman NRI FC has raised eyebrows and has become easily suspect as a means to squander Government funds and hence needs to be called off. Kindly read on the agenda. *** Dear Friend The last Convention organized on 3rd and 4th January 2006 at Kala Academy, Panaji was a success as it was well appreciated by all the Goans who attended from various parts of the world. The high level of organization was also noted by these delegates. However, it was observed by many that many issues are discussed at the forum although no follow-up action is taken. To meet this criticism and to ascertain the specific problems of Goans spread around the world specially those in the Gulf, it was decided to send, to start with, a delegation to Gulf countries to clearly identify the problems and difficulties faced by Goans in those countries and look forward for solutions before the next Convention. Towards this end we are pleased to inform you that a three-member delegation led by the Vice-Chairman of NRI Facilitation Centre Adv.Herculano Dourado, which is sanctioned by the Government, is proposing to visit Gulf Countries around the 4th week of March to study the problems of Goans in those areas first hand. During our visit in Kuwait which would be from 25th - 28th morning we propose to have a meeting / seminar on Problems and Aspirations of the Goan Diaspora in Kuwait / Gulf. What solutions?? We would be highly obliged if you could assist us in organizing this meeting by informing all your Goan friends and colleagues connected with you through the organizations you represent. With salutations and warm regards. Chandrakant Keni, Chairman, P. S Email of Shri.Herculano.Dourado *** This writer has been inudated with calls from NRI Goans abroad and via email that the visit is uncalled for. The reasons they state are many: a) the NRI FC has not updated its website after the 2nd Goman Vishwa Sammelan in January 2005 event although the third one was held in January 2006 b) the Chairman and others did pay a visit to the Gulf on the eve of the 2nd Sammelan but the outcome was nil c) the complaints of the NRI's have not been addressed as far as revenue (land) matters, litigations, encroachment of lands educational, NRI city, air flight fares, medical engineering college facilities and self employment or setting up ind
[Goanet] HIV test to be made mandatory for marriage registration in Goa
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=64528 HIV test to be made mandatory for marriage registration in Goa Press Trust of India Posted online: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 1736 hours IST Panaji, March 17: Goa government today decided to make HIV test mandatory for registration of marriage. Advertisement "We have decided to amend the Goa Public Health Act making HIV test mandatory before registration of marriage," State Health Minister Dayanand Narvekar told reporters after the cabinet meeting. The government has also decided to "throw open this amendment for public debate" and various NGOs and other individuals can give their suggestions in this matter, said Narvekar, briefing reporters on the cabinet decision in presence of Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane. He said that extensive debate on this amendment would be held in and outside the state for over two months. "There should be a national debate in which issues like morality and personal privacy are discussed before giving final shape to the amendment," Narvekar said. The amendment would be put before the State Legislative Assembly in the coming session in July, he said, adding "nitty-gritties of this amendment would be finalised only after discussions". If amendment comes through, Goa would be the first state in the country to have mandatory HIV test before marriage, Narvekar added. In yet another proposed amendment to the Act, the government has decided to offer free medicine "to cancer and trauma patients who are treated in state-owned Goa Medical College Hospital". -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Goan teams score in Indianfootball.com awards...
INDIANFOOTBALL.COM PRESS RELEASE IndianFootball.Com, India's Premier Football Site, is proud to announce the IFC Awards 2005 winners. The prestigious award has the slogan "The voice of Indian football honouring the best of the best". The IFC Awards 2005 is the only of its kind in India, where FANS, OFFICIALS, PLAYERS and MEDIA can choose their top performers of the season. The awards started with the selection round, where the Indian football fraternity around the globe was able to name us their favourites of the season 2004/05 in five different categories until June 20, 2005. Then in the final round the best five nominees, chosen by the voters, were offered to all, for the last voting to select the IndianFootball.Com Awards 2005 winners in five different categories. We delayed the release of the award winner by a few month's to be able to organise an awards evening this year. Sadly IndianFootball.Com was not able to host an awards evening, but we are looking forward to honour the winners of the IFC Awards 2006 through a special event. Further information on this years edition of the IFC Awards, the past winners, further IFC Awards background information and more can be found at: http://specials.indianfootball.com/ifcawards/ Please feel free to contact us, if further information is needed. Kind regards, Arunava Chaudhuri Chris Punnakkattu Daniel Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 0049 160 4819749Mobile: 0049 174 8987246 These are the official results of the IFC Awards 2005: Please note, that several players have transferred to new clubs for the 2005/06 season! The below named teams are from the 2004/05 season! INDIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1. Clifford Miranda (Dempo SC)45,5 % 2. Climax Lawrence (East Bengal) 21,2 % 3. Alvito D'Cunha (Mohun Bagan) 16,2 % FOREIGN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1. MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi (Sporting Clube de Goa / Brazil) 59,0 % 2. Ranty Martins Soleye (Dempo SC / Nigeria) 30,0 % 3. Flavio de Oliveira Rodrigues (Mahindra United / Brazil)06,0 % ROOKIE (NEWCOMER) OF THE YEAR 1. Clifford Miranda (Dempo SC)50,0 % 2. Habibur Rehman Mondal (East Bengal)24,0 % 3. Jerry Zirsanga (Mohun Bagan) 16,0 % COACH OF THE YEAR 1. Armando Colaco (Dempo SC) 52,0 % 2. Clifford Chukwana (Sporting Clube de Goa) 21,0 % 3. Subhas Bhowmick (East Bengal) 17,0 % TEAM OF THE YEAR 1. Dempo SC, Goa 50,5 % 2. Sporting Clube de Goa 31,3 % 3. East Bengal Club, Calcutta 13,1 % IndianFootball.Com Contacts Headquarters: c/o Arunava Chaudhuri; Markt 1; 42853 Remscheid; GERMANY Versmold Office: c/o Chris Punnakkattu Daniel; Knetterhauser Str. 4; 33775 Versmold; GERMANY
[Goanet] Whatever the opposition, slums are here to stay
http://oheraldo.in/node/11176 Whatever the opposition, slums are here to stay BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MARCH 16 - Chief Minister, Pratapsing Rane's advise to Margao citizens, including Power Minister, Digambar Kamat to maintain a vigil on the proliferation of slums has no takers, so to say. Indeed, while slums at Monte Hill, Azad Nagar and Fakir bandh have come to stay, hutments have now mushroomed in private properties too right under the nose of the authorities. Take the case of Khareband. A ride down the Khareband bridge on the city outskirts points towards a hutment colony akin to Mumbai suburbs. Inquiries revealed that the huts on the banks of the River Sal have come up on private land. And, while a month has passed since Rane gave his frank advice, the local authorities appear least interested in cracking a whip. Take for instance, the Margao Municipal Council. The Civic body appears more engrossed in the ongoing musical chair games than curbing the illegalities. The technical section was frank in confessing that it has till date not initiate any action against the slums. Power Minister, Digambar Kamat, on the other hand, says he had directed the police to act, but in vain. "I had told the police and the deputy Collector to initiate action. They ought to co-ordinate the job of verifying the antecedents of the slum dwellers and the landlords. This exercise purely rests with government machinery", he added. Urban Development Minister, Joaquim Alemao too is piqued over the Municipal inaction against the proliferation of slums in Margao. Incidentally, whatever the reasons behind the inaction, slum dwellers are indeed a vote bank for many a city politician, with their numbers of the electoral roll crossing the 4000-mark. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Dudhsagar — a fantastic experience
http://oheraldo.in/node/11169 Dudhsagar — a fantastic experience jerome mendes PANJIM, MARCH 16 — It was after 66 years of my life that my dream came true to visit the famous Dudhsagar or milks and sugar falls. The opportunity came because my wife Anastasia's Niece Elizabeth and Rick together with his family and my brother Domnic who has come down from Toronto and Sanvordem and on our way we were upset and sad to see the destruction of cars, buses and building including a petrol station . I always thought Goa was the most peaceful and harmonious state in India especially as I have Christians, hindus and Muslims working for me in Goa. I always tell all my friends all over the world that Goa is the spain of India and India is my country but Goa is my mother. I hope this incident will not have further repercussions and all the people of Goa will be able to forgive each other and bring peace and harmony. After passing through Sanvordem we stopped for a break on the road and has some refreshments and a walk to stretch our legs. Our vehicle was a quails and seated nine but it was like seating in a sardine tin. We reach Colleam at about 12 pm and a soon as we arrived the tourist Jeeps were waiting for us. Each jeep seats 6 people and the charge for each jeep is Rs 1800/- + Rs 30/- for each camera plus entrance fee of Rs 20/- per person. There was a guide who is employed by the forest department and relies on tips and his salary from the forest department. No plastic bottles are allowed in the forest park as the government want to preserve the park as a sanctuary. Our trip reminded us of the Satari parks in Kenya where we lived for many years until we migrated to the UK. It was a fantastic experience, our jeeps crossing rivers, bumpy roads, stopping a t a small Gaddi to taste Caju feni and then arriving at dude Sagar. Walking over wooden bridges, feeding the monkeys who were friendly and happy. When we arrived at the falls it was an amazing site to see the falls. The entire tourist swimming at the bottom of the falls and the water flowing down as if it was milk and sugar mixed together. The driver ,guides were fantastic people . On our return to Colleam we were ushered to a Thali restaurant where we enjoyed a superb Rs 22/-. The highlight of our adventure was when Stephen the cow came to say hello to us and wouldn't leave until we fed him bananas. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Cabinet: No power, water to illegal structures
http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=578 Cabinet: No power, water to illegal structures March 17 - State cabinet met today in the city and took following important decisions: 1. Illegal constructions will not be provided with water and electricity connections 2. Two new private medical colleges to come up in Goa. 3. Pre marriage HIV test will be made mandatory after public debate for two months. 4. Administrative Training Institute will be set up at Ela, Old Goa to train junior cadre officers. 5. GMC will give free medicines to cancer patients 6. IT Policy is made applicable from March 1. 7. Government to take over land from landlords who allow zopadpatti to come up in their land. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Marsachi 18vi, 2006!
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[Goanet] Goodbye Goenkarponn (V M de Malar)
Goodbye Goenkarponn By V. M. de Malar vmingoa at gmail.com It's over now, we Goans cannot afford to be laid back and famously sussegado any more, the world's ills have become our own. For generations we have sheltered in our jewel-like homeland while remaining quite shielded from the killing winds that swept through less fortunate lands. For generations, we had all that we needed deposited right into our laps by the hard work of our visionary ancestors; they carved out rich agricultural lands on the banks of our rivers, and set sustainable patterns for living that relied on nature's endless bounty. The resulting gentle lifestyle is the essence of Goenkarponn, the unparalleled graciousness that has been envied by countless others, where generation after generation lived without onerous worries that less fortunate peoples have suffered. Well, it's goodbye Goenkarponn forever, as we wake up in the first week when Goa has become a terrorist target just like Bangalore and Mumbai, and New York and London, in the first week after that vicious little pogrom in Sanvordem. No more complacency now, not when our temples and churches and public spaces are threatened with explosives, not when grim paramilitary personnel patrol our airports and railway stations. No more light hearts when our children are on school trips to crowded locations, or when our mothers and fathers go to the marketplaces that have shown up on the nabbed alleged terrorist's hit list. Goa feels a bit like the USA after the horrific attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001, though we have been mercifully spared any of the horrors visited on New York. It feels similar because there is a similar overnight throbbing of recognition that things will never be the same, and the same real pang of loss for a state of mind - a certain innocence, a certain taking things for granted - that will never be ours again. We have had it so lucky, for so very long; our whole culture has been lulled into believing the good times would never end, that this party could not be stopped. But it's all surely gone now. Sanvordem demonstrated the home truth that we are neither immune nor particularly different from the rest of India, no matter how high our rankings in human development rise. We've seen that killing mobs can gather and wreak havoc just as easily here as in Gujarat or Mumbai, or indeed, benighted Baghdad. And now we have this paraded terrorist, with his expensive shirt and confused mien, with that horrifying bag of plastic explosives and those grenades, member of the same breed that has wrought so much bloodshed in the world in recent years. Let's face this fact; even if every allegation made about this Kashmiri is proved false, there is no turning back Goa's clock to the good old carefree days. Even if he has been set up, even if this is all a plant, there is no denying that our atmosphere has been completely vitiated and it is only a matter of time before there is a genuine threat on exactly the same lines. We are not immune. We are not that special. It will happen here, all we can do is remain fearfully vigilant and fend it off as long as possible. We slumbered peacefully for years because there was no interest in Goa, no attention and nothing to gain for anyone who wanted to make a nihilistic statement. But all that is gone, we're high profile now; there is lots of international attention, and there are lots of high value targets. Goa is much more a part of today's world, a truly globalized little hotspot, and there are many benefits that we've received as a result. Trouble is, today's world is full of entrenched problems and gruesome human behaviour too, and now all of that has come to Goa permanently. We can never take things for granted again. So, it's over folks, this week we enter twenty-first century reality for the first and most decisive time. Let's just acknowledge for our own sake that we're never going back. This fearful genie cannot be put back in its bottle. The faster and more thoroughly we accept these unavoidable truths, the better it will be for everyone. (ENDS) --- The above article appeared in the March 14, 2006 edition of the Herald, Goa --- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: VM is an early Goanetter, who put his money where his mouth is and returned to settle-down in Goa in late 2004, while in his thirties. VM regularly writes for the Goa and Mumbai media. ---
