*** Goanet News Bytes * April Fool's Day, 2006 * A day of tragedies at sea... off Vengurla and Bahrain
-- |Read Valmiki Faleiro's latest column on Goa's traffic entitled: | || | Goa's appalling road sense - 1| |http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=418 | -- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] / d8 Founded in e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ 1994 by 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Herman 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 Carneiro / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ Y http://www.goanet.org * Building social capital. - GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA -- o Babush eyeing Goa Pradesh Congress committee chair. High Command summons Rane, Ravi. (H) Congress high command summons Rane, Ravi to Delhi. (H) Ravi Naik on topple-Rane mode; CM, Babush, Willy, Sudin Neri close ranks. (GT) o Suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba activist, claiming to be a resident of Goa, has been arrested, police officials said in Gulbarga, Karnataka. (PTI) o Six persons were feared drowned in a trawler mishap, after the fishing vessel capsized off the Vengurla coast of southern Maharashtra. Two members of the crew had been floating on a wooden plank for almost 24 hours, and were rescued by another fishing trawler. (PTI) o Cabinet slashes import pass fee for beer entering Goa.(H) o Travelling by bus to be costlier from today.(H) o Tragic end to dinner cruise in Bahrain (see below). PTI o Educating cops on work stress is need of the hour. (H) o Baga to have new bridge in place of box-type bridge.(H) o Rev Peter Machado installed new Belgaum bishop. (H) o VAT regime a success in Goa, says addl commissioner.(NT) o Government acquiring 19,528 sq.m.of land to expand the Kundaim industrial estate at Adcolna in Ponda. (H) o Bank of India opens branch at Navelim. (NT) o Chief minister Rane presented financial assistance under the Goa Scheme of Financial Assistance for Films to Rajendra Talak at Altinho. Film producer Sanjiv Prabhudesai was also present. (NT) o Law for including tenants' names in Form I XIV.GT o Stamp duty on property dealings reduced. (GT) o Church with a heart for everyone: Navelim. By Nicole Suares, the 12th in the series. (GT) o Volvoi sarpanch Snehal Bhosale ousted. (GT) CCP PLANS COMPOSTING STATION: People residing at and around the entry point of Panjim as well as those arriving in the capital city will have to bear with the stench prevailing in the area under the Mandovi bridge till the State Urban Development Agency comes out with a full-proof plan to set up a large composting station, away from the bustling locality. (NT) GOA SOFTENS STAND ON HIV TESTS: Goa government's earlier decision to make it compulsory for brides and grooms to undergo HIV tests may have to be amended due to UN AIDS programme stand on it. Rane said in case the boy and girl getting married sign that they are not in favour of the test, it will be waived for them. (Herald) o Fr Eusebio alleged killers' clothes recovered. Photo in the Herald shows photos of Amit Shukla and Manish Dubhey. o DTH TV sets distribution in Bardez taluka postponed. (H) o Margao council sanctioned Rs 10 million development grant, and approval for 50 daily wage labourers. (H) o Roadwork frenzy in Benaulim: Churchill, Mickky scramble for sapce. (H) o Mapusa muncipal council Ujwala Kandolkar was ousted by 9-6 in a no-confidence motion.Those who backed the motion included vice-chairperson Ryan Braganza, who will officiate as the acting chairman. (H) o South Goa Zilla Panchayat does volte-face on Mopa, asks government to scrap the proposed airport. Anti-Mopa meet at Cortalim today. (H) o Romi-script Konkani writer John Gomes 'Kokoy' has been awarded the Fr Freddy J Da Costa Journalist Award 2005. o 2000 jobs in IT will be created annually: Narvekar.(H) o Quepem shigmo enthralls spectators. (H) o Chicken vendors hit hard by bird-flu pandemic. (NT) o Bus engine catches fire near Agnel Ashram, Verna. (NT) PHONE IN FOR COURT DETAILS: Goa State Legal Services Authority has launched an interactive voice resonse system to find the case status of high court cases through the phone. Keep your case-number on hand and phone 0091.832.2421794 or 2421795. Status of cases filed since 1997 wil be available, 24 hours. o Jyotiba Shende of Kolhapur, working as a waiter in a Panjim hotel arrested in
[Goanet] Re: Gaitonde sets record of $1.5 mn at Christie's
There appears to be a growing sense of grandiose perverseness in conferring artists with monetary acclaim -- either shortly after their demise, or decades later. Both, F.N. Souza and V.S. Gaitonde, would have benefited immensely, and endearingly, from a waited-upon lifestyle had any of their paintings made the $1.5 million benchmark in their lifetime. Instead, both endured existence on a marginal income; Gaitonde much more abjectly than Souza In a letter penned to me in the 1970s, Souza was expletive in his unscrupulous ire that Goans were the least interested in his work, and went on to state that he couldnt recall of a single Goan owning his work. I did, however, recall two Goans who owned his work at the time: Max Sequiera and Dom Moraes. Had more Goans owned a Souza, they would, today, have remained in Goa where they rightfully belong. Art in my opinion -- should be displayed where it is accessible to one and all rather than bequeathed to the closet of the highest bidder. In 1980, I had the opportunity of accepting two ink portraits that Souza had created of me. I opted for Xerox copies. Had I accepted the originals, they would have been on display in the Goa State Museum, along with a 1960 abstract (oil on canvas) by V.S. Gaitonde (which I gifted to the museum in 1991), and a Jan van Ecyk (oil on copper plate) which I gifted in 1976. No alarming wonder that I have ended up as a retired failure! While it may be too late for a Goan to own a Souza, it is not too late to promote a fellow Goan, even if she/he from this world or the next -- never hears the gavel at Christies! Dom Martin __ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:51:44 +0530 From: Frederick Noronha (FN) Another Goan great. Wasn't he a contemporary of FN Souza? FN Gaitonde sets record of $1.5 mn at Christie's By Indo Asian News Service New York, March 31 (IANS) Painter Vasudeo S. Gaitonde's large abstract oil came under the hammer for $1.472 million at Christie's Asia Week here as record-breaking times continued for Indian art. Zen master Gaitonde's Untitled, 1975 (estimate: $600,000-800,000) work led the way for the world to see at Thursday night's sales of Indian and Southeast Asian Art and Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Goa's appalling road sense - 2
== ALL 'n' SUNDRY By Valmiki Faleiro == Goa's appalling road sense - 2 Overtaking is not bad. Bad overtaking is. A common cause of road crashes, and much avoidable carnage. If only a few commonsensical rules were observed, that fateful decision to overtake -- and the loss of life or limb -- would be averted. Permit me to share my few cardinal commandments on overtaking. Decide to overtake only when doubly sure that a safe road space, and a clear line of sight, is available to complete the maneuver and to revert to one's side of the road before an oncoming vehicle can reach the spot. This entirely rules out overtaking at turns, bends or at the ridge of a hill. Even on a straight stretch, if you aren't sure of the speed/distance of the oncoming vehicle (as happens at night but can happen by day), it'll be Russian roulette to attempt. Rule 2, as every prudent driver knows, is it's not enough to have just a safe and clear road length to start an overtake. A safe habit is to ascertain that the vehicle you plan to overtake also has clear passage ahead of itself. Since this lies on your blind side, move towards left and check. If the vehicle has an obstruction ahead of it, chances are it will swerve rightwards to bypass the obstruction ... just while you are overtaking. One needs to be extra cautious while overtaking buses that halt, to alight or take in passengers. Alighting passengers (or those in a hurry to get in, but are on the other side of the road) often spring *daring* surprises, with a *T* in the middle ... just as you are overtaking. And it's never a swell idea to overtake from the left, whatever the temptation. Another cardinal rule: however apparently safe the conditions to overtake, always shift to third or lower gear before attempting. One can never be certain of what or who may choose to zoom across from the roadside bushes -- a pack of dogs chasing a neighbourhood bitch, or an early morning shantyman, *lotha* in hand, scrambling for the yonder bushes ... like at Zuarinagar, on the four-lane NH-17A. Sudden braking and vehicle control is far easier and effective in lower gears. You need to be cautious not just while overtaking but also when being overtaken. Not all drivers will sensibly yield enough room before resuming the lane. Be particularly wary of the rich man's spoilt brat, whose annoying hooting for way you disregarded: he's sure to try to impart a hands-on lesson, by cutting in as he overtakes. Then you have these kamikazes, who appear to have just received an urgent telegram from above ... it's best to slow down or even get off the carriageway and allow the guy his shortcut to heaven, to avoid getting involved unwittingly. One may be cautious but that's no insurance from getting killed, especially on highways, where daylight overtaking at its reckless best, is commonplace. This is where defensive driving is life and limb saving. To this day, I vividly remember a scene straight out of a comedy flick. (This one's not on defensive driving, but on how an elderly moped rider went into offensive, to instill some road sense into a highway trucker.) We were doing Mumbai-Goa by car. The coastal NH-17 then being bad, we took the Pune-Bangalore NH-4, to return via Belgaum. It was a rather quiet mid- afternoon on the Karad-Satara lap. Ahead was a straight one-kilometre stretch, curving rightwards thereafter. The only other road user was this dhoti-clad, mustachioed, old farmer with a trademark white topi of the region, purring his ancient moped, in the same direction, some 300 metres ahead of me. A farmhand was in pillion. A truck emerged from the opposite end. And another, overtaking the first, around the bend. The overtaking driver saw the moped, yet persisted. The elderly rider did something incredible. Now about a 100 metres from the overtaking truck, he swerved to the middle of its path, stopped and began to vigorously gesticulate, beckoning the overtaking driver, as if saying, come, come, I'm here for being run over. I quickly lowered gear and moved rightwards to cover the moped, in solidarity. The old farmer's unexpected act jolted the offending trucker. He gave up and moved to his side. Everyone, including both truck drivers, was in splits. I tipped the old man in salute as I overtook him. He had made our day. (I will not advocate such bravado but in the traffic circumstances, the weathered farmer was safe, fair -- and funny!) Tailpiece: Mario Goveia, a GoaNetter, observes, I grew up in India and drove motorcycles and cars before emigrating. Last month I rented a car in Goa and drove from north to south. I'm not sure why Valmiki is so perturbed or surprised by the lack of road sense in India. It is what it is. Non-existent. Zero. Zip. Nada. Nyet. There is only one *golden rule*: DON'T HIT ANYTHING. Good drivers deal with it. The trick is to mentally accept the conditions and focus on what you need to
[Goanet] SEMINAR/MEETING WITH NRI - GOANS DELEGATION IN KUWAIT
A 3-member delegation comprising of Adv. Herculano Dourado (Ex-M.L.A)Vice Chairman of the NRI Goa Facilitation Center Government of Goa, Brg. (Retd.) Ian da Costa VSM and Mr.Mohandas S. Surlakar during their official visit to Kuwait appraised themselves of the problems faced by the Goan Diaspora in Kuwait. A meeting with the Goan Community was organized at the Indian English Academy School (Don Bosco) at 8 p.m. on March 27, 2006 which was attended by large number of Goans which included quite a few Goans of repute and mass following. The expectation among the Goans who attended were very high which could be gauged by the active participation in the Seminar followed by the interaction with the Goan Delegation. Mr. Wilson Coelho who spearheaded the meeting on behalf of the Goans in Kuwait being one of the representatives of the NRI Facilitation Center officially appointed by the Government of Goa as a member of the advisory committee to represent Goans based in Kuwait welcomed the gathering including the delegation and introduced each one of the delegates and highlighted the purpose of the visit. He urged the gathering to come out openly with their problems and / or their grievances so that fruitful results could be achieved for the betterment of Goa and Goans. On behalf of the NRI Delegation, Brigadier (Retd) Ian Da Costa, explained the purpose of their visit and urged the Goans in Kuwait to work in tandem with the NRI Facilitation Center to obtain tangible results. At the open forum several issues were raised which were being noted by the delegation in order to find suitable solutions. A sense of discontentment was expressed by a few attendees over the fact that despite of three year of existence of the NRI Goa Facilitation Center nothing concrete has really happened. Blaming it on the change of Government was not accepted as an excuse for non performance of the NRI Goa Facilitation Center. The leader of the Delegation Adv. Herculano Dourado who had taken note of all the issues put forth by the NRIs assured that this time is not going to be the same as in the past and the present NRI Facilitation Center means serous business with the recent appointment of Adv Eduardo Faleiro ex-Minister of the Central Government who has been recently appointed as the NRI/NRG Commissioner.Most of the issues raised were answered by Vice Chairman and assurance has been given that he would do all that is possible to ensure that the issues would get the desired attention at the highest level. Towards the end Mr. Mohandas Surlakar spoke in pure Konkani. While proposing vote of thanks expressed gratification at the tremendous response of the Goan NRIs in Kuwait and praised their affinity to their mother land. He encouraged the NRI Goans to participate in the progress and development of Goa. Rabindra Pimenta _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Bahrain tragedy... Goans too
TV channels are quoting official statements from New Delhi that there were some 22 Indians among those in the Bahrain boat tragedy. Goa is one of the states mentioned, from where the affected come. Does anyone have a list of identities? Any names published in the Gulf papers? FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Yahoomessenger: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 -- Pics from Goa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/popular-views/ _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] A chance arrest, say police
A chance arrest, say police The Hindu - Special Correspondent Saturday, Apr 01, 2006 They stopped Shah after he alighted from the Mumbai-bound Dadar Express IN THE HANDS OF THE LAW: Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Shami Ahmed Shah being brought to the office of the Superintendent of Police in Gulbarga, Karnataka, on Friday. The arrest of the suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, Shami Ahmed Shah, here was made by chance, the Karnataka police said on Friday. Superintendent of Police K. Ramachandra Rao told presspersons that the police had no prior information from either the Central or State agencies about the movements of any terrorist. Security was stepped up at the central bus stand here and the railway stations in the district following an intelligence report, received a month ago, that naxalites were conducting a survey of vital installations in the region to launch an offensive. On Thursday, the police stopped Shah after he alighted from the Mumbai-bound Chennai-Dadar Express at the Gulbarga station. He said he was a tourist from Goa. But when the police tried to open his bag, he warned them that it contained explosives, which could go off. His identity was confirmed during further questioning at the nearby Station Bazaar police station, the police said. School dropout Shah, who hails from Mumbai, is a high school dropout. He worked as a car mechanic. He and his family shifted to Goa some time ago. He visited Mumbai, Hyderabad, Goa, Warangal, Tandur (near Hyderabad) and Zaheerabad in Andhra Pradesh before coming here in December 2005 to set up a house in the Jilanabad area. Mr. Rao said Shah, during his stay here in the last four months, had attempted to recruit Muslim youth but failed. The police were cross-checking the information he provided and whether the Lashkar recruited any youth to carry out disruptive activities. Shah has been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. A high-level police team from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Mumbai, and Bangalore will interrogate him. Special team formed A special investigation team, headed by Additional Superintendent Ravikumar Naik, would investigate Shah's antecedents and his activities in the State. There were many loose ends in his statements, Mr. Rao said. Raids would be conducted in his house in Goa. His relatives, including his wife and parents, would be questioned. The police team, which nabbed him, raided the safe house at Jilanabad and recovered video and audiocassettes. Shah reportedly told the police that weapons were supplied to him by a person in Ahmedabad and that he was returning to Gulbarga via Mumbai. He said since he could not get a direct train to Gulbarga from Mumbai, he took a train to Guntakal, where he boarded the Dadar Express. Shah was reportedly given the code-name Ajmal Katak by the Lashkar. The police told The Hindu that he remained unruffled throughout the interrogation. No pressure was mounted on him to reveal his activities so far. http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/01/stories/2006040104951300.htm ~(^^)~ Avelino _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Aeroplane for Sale (special offer, today only)
01042006 Aeroplane for Sale (special offer, today only) Today only: (Sorry, it's bit late for Indian Residents) The aeroplane which was recently advertised and was purchased by JoeGoaUk is now available for sale: Its B747-600 Jumbo Jet. Everything is intact except the 4 Rolls Roys machines. Cockpit looks superb all wiring/meters , pilot seats fine. All 380 pasengers seats fine too with all seat belt intacts. One can make good money on it. I charged Rs.100 per head for the entry (Entrance front door Exit back door) I also charge Rs.50 more to view cockpit and another Rs.50 to view upper deck. Up to 75% visitors prefer paying Rs.200 (which include Cokpit,upper deck, front galley, mid galley and rear galley) In just 3 weeks time, I collected Rs.11,00,000. Add just one more zero and the whole aeroplane can be yours. This offer is valid for today only. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ Konkani Songs, Goan Photos, Tiatr/Film VCDs, Bank interest rates etc etc (for updates etc click below) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ ___ Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] BOMBAY HIGH COURT -PANAJI BENCH - HELPS LITIGANTS
Lawyers are liars believe many and apparently addressing this valid concern of the numerous litigants especially those who are unable to attend the regular hearings either owing to exigencies of work or being outstation or abroad, The Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court has since introduced Case Status System courtesy the National Informatic Centre NIC Call it an Inter active Voice Response System IVRS in technological jargon of the Information age and presto you will have the case status available. All one needs to do is dial +91 0832 2421794 or 2421795 and then follow carefully the instructions given on telephone Dial 1 for English version 2 for Hindi version Dial 1 for Civil cases 2 for Criminal cases 3 if you know the 14 digit Case Identification Number A) For civil cases Dial 1 for Writ Petition 2 for First Appeal 3 for Appeal for Murder 4 for Second Appeal 5 for Patent Application 6 for Public Interest Litigation 7 for Family Court Appeal 8 for Contempt Petition 9 for Civil Revision Application then enter case No: then enter Year viz as of now only between 1997 upto 2006 (both years inclusive) B) For criminal cases Dial 1 for Writ Petition 2 Criminal Appeal 3 Revision Application 4 Confirmation Cases 5 Criminal Application 6 Contempt Petition then enter Case No: Year viz as of now only between 1987 upto 2006 (both years inclusive ) It will then give you the case status either a) disposed and the day/month/year of disposal Or b) if pending the last date of hearing. And then perhaps you can pay up the lawyers fees not otherwise. As a matter of fact it would be of interest to litigants if the Bombay High Court provides some other information as under a) i. whether Advocate for the petitioner/respondent (absent / present) or ii . Judge (on leave/on duty/on training /on deputation) iii no judge available iv. any other reason. This is because while the Advocates are present in the Court premises or even otherwise they sometimes avoid attendance during specific hearings or unpleasant orders. Another vital information would be to provide the details of rojanama extract or otherwise as a matter of routine it should be made mandatory for an advocate to provide to his /her clients each financial year as the case progressess the roznama extract to ascertain the status of the case and whether it is worthwhile pursuing the same or call it a day by way of out of court settlement. While on the subject the litigants should stand forewarned never to part with their original documents to the advocate and make them available only at the time such documents are called for at the time of hearing only. This is to avoid numerous instances of reported loss of vital documents in transit or due to a light fingered gentry in the Court premises or the advocates office which could affect ones case. Will the Minister for Law Govt of Goa now take a cue and introduce the same for cases in the trial Courts as well and why not in other quasi-judicial bodies of the Govt of Goa. There was a time when Goans used to dread being dragged to court for that matter even a call at the Office of the Regedor would set ones feet wobbling but today at a time when one can consider himself/herself lucky to have an order delivered during one's lifetime it is the culprits and money bags who drag the innocent litigant to the Courts. GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA 9822158584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Is the term defrocked derogatory?
Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. Is the term defrocked derogatory? Peter, The short answer is yes. The term becomes even more derogatory when it is used to falsely describe someone who was never defrocked. Mervyn3.0 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If?
Absolutely. Ultra sound is not banned in India, sex determination by Ultrasound [ or any ohter means] is. We need to have girls if we want to have our boys to marry women. There is no other way...unless one thinks of importing/cloning brides ;-( Getting professionals to manage their ethics is easier with the older professions than the newer ones. In journalism, one does not bat an eyelid before 'converting' a press release into a 'report'...or even claiming it to be a 'scoop'. Gynaecologists in India do not perform 'abortions', they just do a D C for a pretty young Miss who is 'just a ltle bit pregnant'. There is an opportunity cost to it. Just like mineral water is more expensive in a 5-star hotel or at a ODI than in a roadside dhaba or a teashop in town. Viva Goa. Miguel - Original Message - From: jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Dear Elizabeth, I trust you are NOT suggesting that Spina Bifida is gender specific. 5: In the final analysis, unless professions regulate themselves, Politicians will take control of them. This is true for Engineering, Journalism and Medicine. I doubt however that the professionals will do what is right. It might just rock the boat. They rather have the profession knocked to its knees than stand up for what is ethical. And ...they will find all kinds of excuses and clichés to explain away their blatant disregard of ethical standard. jc From: Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yet, I find it more reprehensible that as a women, under Indian law I am disallowed from finding out the gender of my baby by u/s. What if a parent were to find out that their child will be born handicaped, say with spina bifida? _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
Re: [Goanet] Re: REQUIRED FERRY (BOAT):
hello victor, i am interested in your ferry boats , and would like to speak to you, kindly call 9326127398 rgds. pradeep dey. --- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Joe, In the 1930s the river navigation was handled by lanchas or launches, and gasolinas or sleek, fast smaller boats. Slow moving ferry boats of this type were only introduced at the time of the Second World War, if I remember right. That would make Sancoale and Ponda considerably less than 100 years old, unless they plied outside Goa? Regards, Victor JoeGoaUk wrote: These two ferryboats of mine 'Sancoale' and 'Ponda' are up for grabs. Nearly 100 years old but still working conditions ( minus safety). Price: Negotiable. Ferry Boat - Sancoale http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/joegoauk/detail?.dir=9338.dnm=12e3scd.jpg.sr c=ph Ferry Boat - Ponda http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/114602129/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Bigoted Minds
My prior post congratulated Elisabeth on her forthright placement of an enlightening post on Goanet. As I read her post, the question raised in my mind is: Why are there many bigoted minds in Goa? Is it a camouflage for our failure to be hardworking, productive, and broadminded that blinds us? Do our own inadequacies make us parochial, fail to appreciate progress and learn from others? Do our unchanging minds fuel endless posts on issues revolving around 1961 (and others) with no new facts to share or review? Perhaps this may explain the root problem of Goans both in Goa and in the Diaspora. That is sometimes reflected in the dialogue on cyberGoa (go for the jugular in self-defense); and our failure to be inclusive in the Goan community. This may also explain our lack of ability to appreciate progress and say loudly, Good Job instead of a being chronic complainers or fascinated with bigoted terminologies. Beyond recognizing this weakness how do we work towards changing it? Kind Regards, GL Elisabeth Carvalho There are many bigoted minds in Goa, who use the word Hindu and Indian in a derogatory manner. I think instead of making such cosmetic changes as deleting words from our vocabulary, we should consistently go about changing attitudes instead. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] tourist write-ups on Goa
I happened to get a copy of the Jan-Feb issue of Darpan, the inflight magazine of Alliance Air. There are three articles on Goa. First, On Lobster Avenue -- Vana Banerjee Bey doves into a sophisticated cology off Goa. The place is not mentioned, but it says three islands surround Lobster Avenue. They take a boat on the Mandovi into the ocean. Second, Notes from Eart -- Prena Singh Bindra goes wild in Goa. It's about the Western Ghats and The Goa biot is the lower region of the Sahyadris, covering an area of about 600 sq km. Third, That Thing about the Thong -- Bharati Motwani spies in on a Goan beach under the guise of a sociologist. This piece is bit tongue-in-cheek. The opening para reads: The Goan beaches and beach bums are neatly divided into two. There is the Nudie North and the Snooty South. In the middles are the des upstgars -- the declasse Dilliwallahs, the mob from Mumbai and the busloads of triy-tripping Kanadiga clods who soak up beer like a platoon of sponge on legs. Well-thanked and frisky, they reacot to al lthings remotely female like Rovers responds to lunch. More addition to tourist impressions of Goa by non-Goans. Eugene Correia __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] NRI meet in Kuwait
Has anything bnen posted on the NRI delegation meet in Kuwait? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] 'Efforts on to bring bodies of Bahrain boat tragedy victims' - Two from Goa
'Efforts on to bring bodies of Bahrain boat tragedy victims' The Hindu News Update Service Saturday, April 1, 2006: 1645 Hrs 'Efforts on to bring bodies of Bahrain boat tragedy victims' Kochi, April. 1 (PTI): All efforts are being made to bring the bodies of the 21 Indians, who were killed in the boat mishap off the Bahrain coast, as early as possible to their respective home states, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, said here today. Among those killed seven are from Kerala, three from Tamil Nadu, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka and one each from Bihar and Maharastra. One body has not been identified. Ravi told PTI that he was in touch with the Indian Ambassador in Bahrain, Balakrishna Shetty, and had given instructions to expedite the clearance of the bodies. The process was on and the Ambassador and the Indian Associations were making every effort in this regard. The families of the victims, who have reached Bahrain, and the Ambassador would receive the bodies, he said. The Minister hoped that the bodies of the victims would reach their home states at least by tomorrow. The Minister this morning visited the house of 50-year-old Basant kumar to console his parents-K Madhava Menon and Kamala, who were informed about their son's death this morning. Basant Kumar, a bachelor, had been working as an engineer at a British construction company and had visited his aged parents only two weeks ago. Ravi also visited the residence of Baby Mathew at nearby Mulunthurthy, whose son and daughter-in-law-Arbi Mathew and Seenu-were killed in the mishap. The couple, married in January last year, had called their respective homes shortly before embarking on the boat voyage which turned out to be their last journey, Mathew recalled. While Arbi Mathew was working as an electrical engineer at a private company, his wife, a computer engineer, was working as an instructor in a IT Institute at Bahrain while pursuing her MBA. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200604011660.htm ~(^^)~ Avelino _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Abrilachi 1li, 2006!
Sovkas uloi punn sott korun chint. (Talk slowly but think quickly.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] nri meet
At the 2005 Gomant Sammelan I remember some members were identified as representatives of some countries such as Canada, Oman, etc. I am not sure if anyone representated Dubai. Can someone who attended this conference or know about this please inform me about their names. I believe they were appoinbted by the NRI facilitation Centre. I ask this because of the meeting I attended of the NRI delegation in Dubai. Though I will give my views later today, I would like to see what I said earlier -- that this trip is just a free ride for these three noble volunteers who are bent on doing so much for their NRI brethren and sisters. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * April Fool's Day, 2006 * A day of tragedies at sea... off Vengurla and Bahrain
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] / d8 Founded in e88~88e e88~-_/~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ 1994 by 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Herman 88_88 | e88~-888 888 888 __888 888 Carneiro / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888, 888 Cb 88_-~ 88_-888 888 888 88___/ 88_/ Y http://www.goanet.org * Building social capital. - GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA -- o Babush eyeing Goa Pradesh Congress committee chair. High Command summons Rane, Ravi. (H) Congress high command summons Rane, Ravi to Delhi. (H) Ravi Naik on topple-Rane mode; CM, Babush, Willy, Sudin Neri close ranks. (GT) o Suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba activist, claiming to be a resident of Goa, has been arrested, police officials said in Gulbarga, Karnataka. (PTI) o Six persons were feared drowned in a trawler mishap, after the fishing vessel capsized off the Vengurla coast of southern Maharashtra. Two members of the crew had been floating on a wooden plank for almost 24 hours, and were rescued by another fishing trawler. (PTI) o Cabinet slashes import pass fee for beer entering Goa.(H) o Travelling by bus to be costlier from today.(H) o Tragic end to dinner cruise in Bahrain (see below). PTI o Educating cops on work stress is need of the hour. (H) o Baga to have new bridge in place of box-type bridge.(H) o Rev Peter Machado installed new Belgaum bishop. (H) o VAT regime a success in Goa, says addl commissioner.(NT) o Government acquiring 19,528 sq.m.of land to expand the Kundaim industrial estate at Adcolna in Ponda. (H) o Bank of India opens branch at Navelim. (NT) o Chief minister Rane presented financial assistance under the Goa Scheme of Financial Assistance for Films to Rajendra Talak at Altinho. Film producer Sanjiv Prabhudesai was also present. (NT) o Law for including tenants' names in Form I XIV.GT o Stamp duty on property dealings reduced. (GT) o Church with a heart for everyone: Navelim. By Nicole Suares, the 12th in the series. (GT) o Volvoi sarpanch Snehal Bhosale ousted. (GT) CCP PLANS COMPOSTING STATION: People residing at and around the entry point of Panjim as well as those arriving in the capital city will have to bear with the stench prevailing in the area under the Mandovi bridge till the State Urban Development Agency comes out with a full-proof plan to set up a large composting station, away from the bustling locality. (NT) GOA SOFTENS STAND ON HIV TESTS: Goa government's earlier decision to make it compulsory for brides and grooms to undergo HIV tests may have to be amended due to UN AIDS programme stand on it. Rane said in case the boy and girl getting married sign that they are not in favour of the test, it will be waived for them. (Herald) o Fr Eusebio alleged killers' clothes recovered. Photo in the Herald shows photos of Amit Shukla and Manish Dubhey. o DTH TV sets distribution in Bardez taluka postponed. (H) o Margao council sanctioned Rs 10 million development grant, and approval for 50 daily wage labourers. (H) o Roadwork frenzy in Benaulim: Churchill, Mickky scramble for sapce. (H) o Mapusa muncipal council Ujwala Kandolkar was ousted by 9-6 in a no-confidence motion.Those who backed the motion included vice-chairperson Ryan Braganza, who will officiate as the acting chairman. (H) o South Goa Zilla Panchayat does volte-face on Mopa, asks government to scrap the proposed airport. Anti-Mopa meet at Cortalim today. (H) o Romi-script Konkani writer John Gomes 'Kokoy' has been awarded the Fr Freddy J Da Costa Journalist Award 2005. o 2000 jobs in IT will be created annually: Narvekar.(H) o Quepem shigmo enthralls spectators. (H) o Chicken vendors hit hard by bird-flu pandemic. (NT) o Bus engine catches fire near Agnel Ashram, Verna. (NT) PHONE IN FOR COURT DETAILS: Goa State Legal Services Authority has launched an interactive voice resonse system to find the case status of high court cases through the phone. Keep your case-number on hand and phone 0091.832.2421794 or 2421795. Status of cases filed since 1997 wil be available, 24 hours. o Jyotiba Shende of Kolhapur, working as a waiter in a Panjim hotel arrested in October 2004 for the rape of a 15-year-old Orissa girl at a police officer's home, was acquitted. Medical examination confirmed the victim had been raped, but the court acquitted the accused on technical grounds as the victim girl did not appear in court for deposition. (H) EDC PLAN FOR SHOPPING MALL CRITIQUED: Matanhy Saldanha said it was shocking to read a small advert in the local papers on March 29, which
[Goanet] TONNY CORREIA AFONSO -PRE AND POST GOA 1961
TONY CORREIA AFONSO Why can't we accept and respect peoples opinions which are straightforward on this issue? If you enjoy Satyameva Jayate, goodluck for you, and wish me luck too. Just as you have been open for SATYAMEVA JAYATE other's are happy with the portuguese. There is no need to have words like psychiatrists and psychologists as displaying a slave mentality, on the contrary the biggest slave mentality is our crab mentality which we are carrying with us till date. I wish you could use your intelligence and energy in finding a solution to do away with this Crab Mentality and not Slave Mentality, its because of our Crab mentality which has made us very petty minded , what a pity??? Think about it and that's when i would join you not only in SATYAMEVA JAYATE but also BHARAT MATA KI JAI. Sunil Monteiro _ Spice up your IM conversations. New, colorful and animated emoticons. Get chatting! http://server1.msn.co.in/SP05/emoticons/ _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Lashkar militant arrested in Gulbarga
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr12006/state1948122006331.asp Lashkar militant arrested in Gulbarga DH News Service Gulbarga: An activist of militant outfit Laskhar-e-Taiba, who had received training in Pakistan, has accidentally fallen into the police net here on Thursday. Shami Ahmed Shah (32), a resident of Goa, had undergone a 13-month training in carrying out terrorist activities. He has been camping in Gulbarga for the last four months and was returning from Goa on Thursday when he was arrested, district Superintendent of Police Ramachandra Rao told a press conference on Friday. Police have recovered two live grenades, a pistol, a bag containing urdu literature, books, a mobile phone, and a few audio and video cassettes from him. Shah had brought these from Ahmedabad. He was arrested at the Gulbarga railway station, Mr Rao said. He had earlier told the police that his name was Abdul Rehman. The police were keeping a close vigil on railway station and bus stand here to record movements of Naxalites in the region. On Thursday, they noticed Shah getting off the Mumbai- Chennai mail. On seeing the police he became panic and was immediately arrested. Investigation revealed that he had rented a room on MSK mill road three months ago and had been visiting the city frequently since then to fulfil the task of influencing youngsters and sending them to Muzaffarabad in Pak occupied Kashmir for a 13-month training to carry out terrorist activities in India. He had been carrying out the same exercise in Hyderabad for five to six months before coming to the city. Mr Rao said Shah might have come to the city yesterday to obtain a fake passport for himself. He said cases had been booked against him under the Indian Arms Act. On information that Rehman's family members resided in Goa, a special team had been formed to carry out investigation in Goa and Mumbai. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England Comment: Seems that Goa is becoming a safe haven for these unsavory types. Perhaps the Central Govt should give Goa more Police? _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Women must play hardball! - By Ethel da Costa
HEART 2 HEART (Herald March 26) By Ethel Da Costa Women must play hardball! Diksha Mayenkar. Jyoti Masurkar. Uma Naik. Shushila Chandrakant Gawas. Melita Manuel Afonso. Carolina Raul Po. Maria Regina Almeida. Ruth Surendra Furtado. Varsha Haldankar. Vivina Gokuldas Nasnodkar. Vaidehi Vivek Naik. CCP corporators chosen by the power of the ballot box, lending much weight to the right to VOTE representatives into decision making political board rooms. Tina Ambani. Nita Ambani. Parmeshwar Godrej. Maureen Wadia. Simone Tata. Pallavi Dempo. Dipti Salgaocar. Anju Timblo. High priestesses of the corporate universe, married into influential business families, where MONEY makes the world go round. Shobhaa De. Amy Fernandes. Anuradha Mahindra. Shefalee Vasudev. Barkha Dutt. Payal Kohli. Ayn Rand. Naomi Wolf. Arundhati Royputting ink to words, print to opinion for a generation of women in MEDIA. This is not a March 8 post-mortem, because women should learn to celebrate their lives everyday. Hence I can say this with confidence, this is a harbinger to the revolution of power feminism, where women are surely beginning to bite and bite hard I hope they do in the years to come. Whether it is Dr Savita Kerkar giving a new, modern, secular twist to the tradition bound Hindu ceremony like `Haldi Kumkum' by inviting women to her home and giving each one of them a fruit bearing sapling to promote the virtues of protecting Mother Nature; or Asha Vernekar taking AIDS education into the homes of rural folk; or Chaya Gawas from Saleli leading a non-violent hunger strike in protest of the riots to empower her community in the midst of mindless blood cries. Simple women awakened by the spirit of the conscious. No heavy-duty intellectual mumbo-jumbo fed by rabid activists unmoved by the vagaries of the human spirit (you remember the fear-stricken faces of little children at Baina during the evacuation of commercial sex workers and the impotency of the Women's Commission to lobby for a humane displacement of residence?) Faceless women who go about with their brand of feminism without breast-beating. My brand of power feminism means looking at, analysing, acknowledging all of the obstacles that we know are there and then identifying, accounting for and using your power to put pressure on the institutions, to transform the society, to create true equality for woman. Every small step counts, first by beginning with the way we think. Feminism accounts for playing hardball with female clout where it counts, which is in three areas - votes, money and media. Women are a majority in India and Goa. The vote in a democratic society is extraordinary. It is the women who must realize the potential of their numbers and vote and lobby to choose effective leaders, who in turn can be directed to work towards framing better laws for women. This relevant now because the Indian woman is slowly waking up to shed her marginal secondary status, realizing that it is her choices that determines consumer trends, the strength of the rupee, the health of the country, and the quality of our politics. This is power feminism. Noticing and building on that. Once women realize their potential as a collective, we can determine the economics of money politics. Where and how we choose to spend, on us, the family, children, education, health care, travel, industry, and the nature of employment opportunities that roll back as a consequence. I've worked long enough in the media to understand the nature and quality of our reportage. From being told to report only on the `beautiful people' and `no cows please,' the hogwash of Page 3 and the striptease of belonging to the `Who's Who' brigade, to working solo on campaigns that talk about change, action and responsibility. The latter has made up for the heat burn we sustain as components of a wheel powered by the greenbacks of advertising. The media hardly talks to the rural women (because they don't make pretty pictures?). The media rarely addresses issues on a sustained beat about women bearing the brunt of unequal distribution of prosperity. The media can and must work to empower the rural woman to exercise her right to vote, to decide the quality of her rupee and give her an expression through instruments of meaningful media. It is time to learn new ways for the woman to create a complete transformation of the political landscape as a majority, to demand and determine the use of our power. To take that leap into understanding that we are not, in a democratic system, an oppressed minority, at the mercy of others. That when we use our power - we are not even in the co-pilots seat, we are flying the plane. Dare to try? == _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to
[Goanet] Church sex abuse costs tripled in 2005
Church sex abuse costs tripled in 2005 DPA Washington, April 1 (DPA) The Roman Catholic Church in America spent $399 million in 2005 on settlements with sex abuse victims, triple the amount of the year before, according to reports. An additional $68 million was spent on lawyer's fees, psychological counselling and other expenses, The Washington Post reported Friday. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops released its annual report on efforts to protect minors from sexual abuse by priests, a scandal that has been unfolding in the US since 2002. After dozens of court cases and convictions, the church has paid out nearly $1.5 billion to victims. More than 12,500 victims have come forward and 5,000 US priests have been accused. Those numbers have gone up since the bishops' 2004 report, which said that 4,000 priests - or four percent of the Catholic clergy - had been accused from 1950 to 2002, and 10,000 children, mostly boys between the age of 11 and 17, had allegedly been victimised. The Bishops conference has taken the lead in tackling the scandal, holding hearings and releasing several reports since 2002. They also engaged the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to research the criminal side. These experts, however, found a sharp decline in the number of cases since the early 1990s. Decades of lax response by higher-ranking clergy to abuse cases ended in 2002, with the first criminal prosecution of a priest in the Boston Area. The Boston archdiocese has been nearly bankrupted and forced to close parishes to pay out settlements, and high ranking church officials have stepped down across the country in the wake of similar trials elsewhere. The US scandal followed more than a decade of revelations about similar abuse around the world, including Ireland, where the government had to pay settlements to victims because it had engaged the Catholic church to run its orphanages, where much abuse had occurred. New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice was commissioned by the US bishops in 2002 to conduct the unprecedented statistical survey of child sexual abuse in the US church. --DPA _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
Re: [Goanet] Missed a Golden Opportunity
On 30/03/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BC (Goanet's one and only) missed a golden opportunity to brand-name / trademark the one word for which he is most famous for. Read below for the rest of the story from Reuters as it appeared on the wire service. Now Bharti will be really taking over. RESPONSE: There is more than a subtle difference between Bharti and Bharati, presumable from Bharat! GL adds: Is Bharti throwing a lifeline to Canada's largest IT industry? Regards, GL Comment: I know of quite a few who lost very good jobs when they worked for Nortel here in the U.K. Also the vast army of people who lost their shirts in the new millenium when Nortel shares tanked. Ask how many Canadians lost out ? Many would be embarassed to own up ! I believe the founder of U.K.'s Arm holdings used to work for Nortel, I suppose that is one good thing that came out of it. There was also a case about of a top notch Indian from Nortel who got murdered or came to an untimely death in Singapore? _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Re:Pre Post 1961 Goa
Dear Josebab, I did expect a response from you to my post and have not been disappointed! To answer the points raised by you:- 1: On what reviewable (researchable) basis did you conclude that the Vast Majority of people in Goa were economically deprived (say in 1961)? I confess that my observations were based on personal experience and knowledge, rather than on any published data, but would maintain that they are no less valid for this reason. The term economically deprived is a relative one and few will deny that a majority of the common people (gente do povo), who constituted the vast majority,were economically deprived when compared with the minority privileged class. Many of the claims made in support of the Portuguese regime were not borne out by the facts on the ground. For example, in theory compulsory primary education was supposed to be in force and there were government primary schools in many villages. If this regulation had been observed in practice, there should have been 100% adult literacy by 1961 and we all know that this was hardly the case. According to my own guesstimate, hardly 15-20% of the common people were literate at that time.Today it literacy stands at 82%! 2: If the vast majority of the population was exploited, WHO exploited them? Obviously the privileged class, under the patronage of the Portuguese colonial regime. 3: How was the exploitation reversed (if at all) after 1961. By introducing popular rule under universal adult franchise, empowering the underprivileged and enacting a slew of social and economic reforms (not all of which were successful, one must admit) 4: Would you say that for the average Goan family (without any person in the Merchant Navy or in the Gulf/Africa/ etc) it was/is easier to make ends meet in 1960 or in 2006? I can best answer this question by quoting two actual examples from my own backyard. An ex-mundkar (who has bought his house and plot plot by availing of the prevailing legislation) secured admission to the Goa Dental College (again availing of the seat reservation for his economic status) and is today a qualified Dental Surgeon running two Clinics and driving two cars (more expensive than mine!) His father was a pastor(shepherd) who looked after and grazed cattle (belonging to his master) at the back of our house! Similarly, the two sons of the illiterate kunbi widow who buys our coconuts for sale in the market, have obtained the B.Com. degree and are working as accountants. I have no doubt that there are literally hundreds of such examples accross the State. Good wishes. Satyameva Jayate! ---Tony Correia-Afonso. This message was sent using NWebmail, BSNL's Webmail Program _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Goa news for April 1, 2006
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** U.N. Urges Indian State Of Goa To Call Off Plans To Require HIV Tests For Marriage (Medical News Today) UNAIDS country director for India Denis Broun on Monday urged the Indian state of Goa not to require couples registering for marriage to be screened for HIV, the Financial Times reports (Johnson, Financial Times, 3/28). The government of Goa earlier this month announced that it plans to amend the Goa Public Health Act to require HIV testing for couples wishing to marry... click link for more info. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40617nfid=rssfeeds *** Sonia holds discussions on Goa with Ravi (Navhind Times) Panaji March 30: The Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi has held discussions on law and order situation in Goa with the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Ravi Naik, who called on her in the national capital. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=033113 *** Team for Abu Dhabi to be picked in Goa (The Hindu) Mumbai: The Indian squad for the two one-day internationals against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi next month and for the last four one-dayers against England will be picked in Goa, the venue of the third one-day international on April 3. ``The team ... http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/01/stories/2006040107831800.htm *** Team for Abu Dhabi to be picked in Goa (India Express) The Indian squad for the two one-day internationals against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi next month as well as for the last four ODIs against England in the ongoing series would be picked in Goa, venue of the third ODI, on April 3. http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/sports/cricket/20060331-0.html *** The Churches of Old Goa (About.com) People go to Goa for mostly hedonistic reasons, right? To tan their breasts, let their hair down, attend a few wild parties, maybe do some cheap shopping, and stuff themselves with inexpensive seafood. http://goasia.about.com/od/india/a/churchesoldgoa.htm *** City bikers to earn Goa-faster stripes on 1500-mile trip (The Scotsman) TWO bikers are to ride 1500 miles across India after being inspired by Ewan McGregor's round-the-world bike ride. http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=498702006 *** Militancy-hit Kashmiris make Goa their second home (Outlook India) Hit by militancy back home, Goa has become the second home for Kashmiris, engaged in carpet and jewellery business for almost a decade. However, local businessmen allege Kashmiris have encroached upon the traditional business of Goans while Kashmiris term the charge as wrong. http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=374227 *** Team for Abu Dhabi to be picked in Goa (India Daily) The Indian squad for the two One-Day Internationals against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi next month as well as for the last four ODIs against England in the ongoing series would be picked in Goa, venue of the third ODI, on April 3. The team for Abu Dhabi and the last four ODIs against England would be chosen in Goa on April 3, Cricket Board secretary Niranjan Shah said today. http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/65391.asp *** Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-Bulletin March 31, 2006 (Worldwide Faith News) This is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of interest to you.If the link does not work from your email, copy the link and paste it into the address bar of your web browser.GREAT LENT =96 SUNDAY OF JOHN CLIMACUS:On the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, we commemorate St. John Climacus.Learn more about this Sunday, http://www.wfn.org/2006/03/msg00403.html *** The Churches of Old Goa (About.com) People go to Goa for mostly hedonistic reasons, right? To tan their breasts, let their hair down, attend a few wild parties, maybe do some cheap shopping, and stuff themselves with inexpensive seafood. If your sin meter tops out or... http://goasia.about.com/b/a/256915.htm Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _ Do not
[Goanet] Factories charged with dumping toxic waste in Goa
Factories charged with dumping toxic waste in Goa Daily News Analysis Saturday, April 01, 2006 PANAJI: The dumping of toxic waste packed in 700 cement bags and dumped in 10 locations by sponge iron plants in the Mollem national park and Bhagwan Mahavir wildlife sanctuary here could adversely their flora and fauna an NGO said. The Belgaum-based environmental group, Paryavahini, reported the dumping to the chief secretary after the forest department, it said, failed to act on its complaint. The toxic waste contains burnt dolomite, limestone and oxides of iron and was offloaded over a 13 km stretch in the Anmod section of the Western Ghats. While the five firms identified as possible perpetrators denied dumping the waste; large quantities, nearly 100 cubic metres, were discovered at Mollem. During the monsoons in the Western Ghats, toxic waste spreads to the sanctuary and downstream villages, a Paryavahini activist said. The Conservator (Wildlife and Eco-tourism) C A Reddy, said, A truck using the National Highway running through the sanctuary dumped the waste. The Goa State Pollution Control Board asked the five sponge iron plants to explain the contamination. However, representatives of only two met the board and denied any responsibility, the board said. One pig iron and three sponge iron plants are located close to the sanctuary that is constantly threatened by the mining activity around it. Recently three tigers were spotted inside the sanctuary and as a result Goa could now merit a case under Project Tiger. The firms now have three days to remove the waste. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1021384CatID=2 ~(^^)~ Avelino _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
[Goanet] Re: How much emigration of the well to do took place from Goa?
Dear Cornel, (1) Many joined seminaries and nunneries in Goa and elsewhere in India as a good path of social mobility. (2) It was a way of gaining good education without much cost in the days of poor family resources under the Portuguese dispensation. (3) The priests and nuns had to declare their «patrimony» / dowry on being accepted for ordination or final vows in the religious order. The land properties that entered this way into the Church possession were called «main mort» in Europe and explained large land possessions of the Church. The celibacy ensured their continuity in the Church. The extinction of religious orders in some countries (including Portugal in 1759 and 1834) were motivated by this factor. - From: cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] How much emigration of the well to do took place from Goa? To: goanet@goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Most Goans are well aware of the outflow of many thousands of fellow Goans, over a long period, seeking economic betterment outside Goa. But did the outflow include many from those families which owned large tracks of land and controlled substantial resources accruing from such ownership? I should like to suggest that such 'landed gentry' had no impetus to leave Goa, apart from a few adventurous souls. Their prime concern was to stay in Goa, or reasonably close, to safeguard their extensive properties for their progeny. Indeed, I have come across some reading about how wealthy families took great pains to consolidate property by ensuring that some sons and daughters were directed into the Church as priests and nuns and others simply did not marry so that land did not get fragmented. I am quite curious to discover how such a land ownership/consolidation process operated among the wealthy landed class in Goa. I hope we can discuss this issue without making it personal in any way please. Cornel http://campussocial.ulusofona.pt/index_ingles.htm _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
Re: [Goanet] Illegal Portuguese immigrants made legal - Canada
Ottawa, Portugal hold talks on illegal workers Canada urged to review deportations No change in policy, Conservatives say Mar. 31, 2006. 09:25 AM BRUCE CHAMPION-SMITH OTTAWA BUREAU The Star OTTAWACanada and Portugal have agreed to begin diplomatic talks aimed at resolving the plight of illegal workers in this country. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Portugal's minister of state and foreign affairs, said that Canada had agreed to change the status of the illegal Portuguese workers to legal workers by dropping the il. Il means the in Portuguese. I asked for more flexibility (for) those who have been here for 10 or 15 or 2 years, completely integrated into Canadian life and economy, who have contributed a lot and should be able to remain, Freitas do Amaral said after his meetings. And in a signal of how seriously Portuguese officials are taking the situation, Freitas do Amaral called Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates immediately after the meetings to brief him on the situation. Federal officials denied the claim. An official, requesting emeliority, claimed that the issue was really about security concerns. The US has been pressuring us to do something about illegals. He said he plans to use a NATO meeting in Bulgaria late next month to meet with the Portuguese president and check on the progress of those repatriated. The Tory platform, titled Stand up for Canada, vowed in the pre-elections last winter, that the party would swiftly carry out new deportation orders on socialist Europeans. The number of undocumented workers has been estimated at 400,000 in the Greater Toronto Area and 200,000 nationwide. Freitas do Amaral will be in Toronto today to meet with community members, Cecil Pinto and those of you who are still reading this, totally unaware that I got you once again in an APRIL FOOLS joke :-) Mervyn3.0 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
Re: Re: [Goanet] Re: Re: Fred's bluff
Yes, my dear Senhor Bernado, I would rather reign in hell than serve in heaven. You are perfectly entitled to your bliss, about the 3rd world rut. How's Macau now under the 2nd world? Just remember, even Rip van W. woke up a wee bit late. The day you do, you will want to reverse migrate! Rgds, Valmiki On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 Bernado Colaco wrote : Yes you prefer to live in a 3rd world rut with no Passage out except for the Portuguese citizenship? BC - Original Message From: Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Frederick Noronha(FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sent: Friday, 31 March, 2006 9:50:39 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Re: Fred's bluff Someone has at last put some of the larger issues in perspective. And eloquently! Some of us may not like the way India chased out Portugal from Goa in 1961 (like how a lower Army rank was demeaningly told to accept surrender from a higher-ranked Portuguese!) But it's time we realize the ground reality and move on. The futile debate -- except for academic purposes -- about Timoja in 1510 and India in 1961 must stop. And those who still entertain doubts about the *motherland* need to take a second -- perhaps closer -- look at the geographical map of India, for that matter of South East Asia. Excellent analysis, Fred. -VF _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
