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*** Goanet News Bytes * April 30, 2006 * Survey for six-lane expressway to be held soon

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Survey for six-lane expressway to be held soon. (NT)
o Oceanarium: Goa invites expressions of interest. 

o In Goa, about 550 families have been uprooted more than
  two decades ago from their homes in idyllic villages and
  planted in an alien environment. GT/Weekender focuses on
  the dam-oustees, and has a photo of a woman from Curpem
  who was shifted to Vaddem. Villagers were displaced from
  the villages of Vichundrem (18 families), Curpem (104),
  Naiquinim (18), Pottem (74), Curdi (344), Undorna (21),
  Xelpem (25), Selaulim (34) and Uguem (5). They were
  uprooted for the Salaulim dam, Goa's first major
  post-1961 irrigation project. (GT/Weekender)

 PROVORIM's HIGHWAY OF FEAR: no dividers from Porvorim to
 Guirim. Heavy traffic to Mumbai and Karwar (via this
 highway). Rampant overtaking from the left side. Lack of
 traffic signals, writes Ayesha Pereira describing the
 situation in the Herald.

 HEALING TOUCH FOR HOSPICIO: Finally, health minister
 Dayanand Narvekar made his presence felt at the 
 neglected Hospicio Hospital in Margao, and sought 
 three months time to put the ailing hospital in order.
 He promised a state-of-the-art ambulance. Deadline to
 plug leaking roofs. Adequate supply of medicines. An
 end to manpower shortage, and a hike for diet budget.(H)

o Oil sparked Berger Paints factory fire at Kundaim, say police.(H)
o HIV awareness programme to be implemented in schools. (H)
o 13-year-old charged with unnatural sex offence at Britona(H)
o Congress leaders are hypocrites, says Churchill. (H)
o Navelim does not need Churchill, says block Congress. (H)
o Plans in offing to amend Town  Country Planning Act. (H)
o Velim to launch community hall at Bapsora on Apr 30. (H)
o 300=bedded district hospital in Margao in 2 yrs: Narvekar.H
o Work on Poinguinim substation from May 1: Digambar Kamat.(H)
o Delhi trying to ensure return of body of Carmo Dias (32)
  who died in the Cayman Islands on March 8. (H)ks
o Foxes nite to be held at Saligao on May 7. (H)
o Interlan cybercafe opens at Comba, Margao. (H)
o World Veterinary Day celebrated in Panjim. (NT)
o Ingo Grill withdraws suit against Gomantak Times. (GT/W)
o Dr Jaime Rangel talks about his memories of Bastora. GT/W
o Cuncolim citizens condemn withdrawal of garbage bins. GT/W
o Verna Fun Fete to be held from May 5, football grounds. GT/W
o Debate on premarital HIV tests on May 11, Fidalgo. 4 pm.

o Bollywood Masti on May 6 at 5 pm onwards, Pnj Gym Campal.
o Leonoras Twist Night, Apr 30 from 7 pm onwards. 
  Savour Portuguese delicacies. Entry free. 
o Counter of food, ice-creams and gift items called
  Celebration Corner opened in Agassaim market. (H)
o Chinchinim assistant parish priest Fr Joaquim Fernandes
  has released a book 'Hattricks', of poems, priced Rs 30.
o Prabha Mohanty, NIFT, FIT, New York will conduct a 
  workshop on terra-cotta organised by the Handicrafts
  Development Commissioner (GoI) and GHRSSIDC during
  May and June 2006 at Common Facility Centre, Bicholim.H
o Launching in Goa: Campal Clinic and Criticare Children's
  Hospital Opposite Parade Grounds. Ph 2421575.

 WILL PRE-MARITAL HIV TESTS SERVE GOA'S OBJECTIVE?  A
 group of NGOs concnered with HIV/AIDS awareness says it
 could instead by counterproductive. The Lawyers'
 Collective HIV/AIDS Unit and Positive People (Goa) are
 currently organising a nationwide campaign against the
 mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS.  NGOs say mandatory
 testing would create an illusion and give a false
 security that the prospective bride and wife would be
 protected. Instead of making it mandatory and spending
 huge amounts on testing facilities, focus should be laid
 on empowering women by educating them and informing them
 about HIV/AIDS so that women can say 'no' to unsafe sex,
 whether it is pre-marital or not, said lawyer Anand
 Grover. Also, in Goa, there is no evidence to suggest
 that women are predominantly infected

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Sunday Reflections: Fourth Sunday of Easter

2006-04-30 Thread Jude Botelho

Sunday Reflections - Aid to the Sunday Liturgy

[Goanet] Re: Subject: NEW ENTRANT TO GOANET

2006-04-30 Thread N Chandrasekharan

From: N Chandrasekharan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Date: 2006/04/30 Sun AM 10:23:44 GMT+05:30
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Subject: NEW ENTRANT TO GOANET

Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:12:38 +0530
Hi all,
I am Chandrasekharan. A Banker joining the land of Goa, a few months 
back. Goa as is named is a land of Gods. What ever that we see as 
problems or concerns are not in large quantities. They are small 
aberrations of course!

More so, Goa and its people have an admirable quality of Unique Culture, 
not prevalent anywhere in India, which I have seen and lived in.

As a Journalist, I have aired my concerns of Goa and its Traffic systems 
in NAVHIND TIMES. I have also aired my views in VIJAY TIMES Bangalore 
through my columns N CHANDRASEKHAR on the National/International  
Events, pointing goodness in Goan systems.

As a Special Police Officer for Road Safety, my experience at MADRAS 
(1980-84) and BANGALORE (1987-1996) I have carried out a variety of 
programmes under the POLICE TRAFFIC WARDEN ORGANISATIONS at Madras (then) 
and Bangalore.

I regard this Fabric of Goan Culture. I am learning Portuguese. There are 
several aspects where Goan efforts are taken as a pioneering effort in 
the Country.

Let's work to protect this UNIQUE CULTURE.

My Phone : 09423324122   Mypersonal  e-mail for Goa matters: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Jouarnalists mails could be addressed to : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

I have worked out a long-standing agenda for my works at Goa.

Please address your mails and participate.

Thank you for accepting me as a member of your group

with love and regards

NC

From: Frederick [FN] Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: N Chandrasekharan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:50:16 +0530

Why not post your introduction to [EMAIL PROTECTED] FN

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[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Mutual sustenance: Goan women and the Catholic church in New Zealand

2006-04-30 Thread Goanet Reader

Mutual sustenance: Goan women and the Catholic church in New Zealand

Ruth DeSouza
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

On December 3 2005, Catholic Goans in Auckland, New Zealand
celebrated the Feast of St Francis Xavier with a mass in
Konkani, the first time such an event had been held in New
Zealand. For those who don't know, Francis Xavier was
actually born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre. He arrived
in Goa in May 1542 and went on from there to Cape Comorin in
the south of India, spending three years working among the
pearl-fishers, or Paravas, of the Fishery Coast.

His journey took him to the East Indies, to Malacca and the
Moluccas, and, finally, in 1549 to Japan. He died on December
3rd, 1552, as he attempted to enter China and was buried.

Within a few weeks his body was recovered and found to be
perfectly preserved. It was brought to Goa and received there
with devotion and enthusiasm leading to his beatification by
Pope Paul V in 1619 and later his canonization by Pope
Gregory XV, on March 12th, 1622. He is now the patron Saint
of Goa. This event led me to wonder about the significance of
religion and faith among Goans and how this sustained them
during their migration and settlement in other countries.

In terms of  the New Zealand population, there is growing
cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. Three trends
are apparent: first, that religious participation by White or
Pakeha New Zealanders is declining while changes in
immigration policy have resulted in the introduction and
growth of both diasporic religious traditions (such as Islam,
Hinduism, Buddhism and so on) and an invigoration of
Christian denominations. The 2001 Census noted that more than
half the New Zealand population identified with a Christian
religion (Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian dominating) and
the largest non-Christian religions were Buddhism, Hinduism,
Islam and Spiritualism and New Age religions.

In my research among Goan women in New Zealand, what became
apparent to me is that while Goan women have become detached
from their homeland (all participants were born outside of
Goa) they continue to have a link with the homeland while
surviving in, and engaging, a foreign culture. Also religion
and cultural identity are tightly inter-connected. There is
academic debate about whether religion is a core attribute
of culture or whether it functions within it, is more
prominent than culture or in the background. I found many
women in describing their identity, forgot that there are
Hindu and Muslim Goans.

 My description would be Goan Roman Catholic. Primarily
 being Goan is being Catholic because all the Catholics
 normally came from Goa, which was one of the Catholic
 states of India (Lorna).

 As I grew up you grow out of church and praying and you
 go the other way kind of thing, but that was very
 strong, I think the Catholic faith, which stayed
 throughout. I mean even now you just link up being Goan
 and Catholic together (Rowena).

Crossing borders as migrants do involves not only physical
borders but also emotional and behavioural boundaries.
Becoming a member of a new society stretches the boundaries
of what is possible because one’s life and roles change, and
with them, identities change as well. This involves trauma
and then incorporating new identities and roles becomes
necessary for survival.

For many Goans in Auckland, the Catholic religion and church
provided a mechanism for coming to grips with a new
environment and assisted the transition to living in New
Zealand. They could mix with other ethnic communities while
at the same time maintain their culture and faith, that is it
provided a bridge connects Goans to other Catholics while who
shared similar religious beliefs and values even if they were
culturally different.

Thus Churches provide a vehicle for helping Goans participate
in New Zealand life rather than isolating them. In the case
of the Catholic Church Goan migrants were already familiar
with the rituals and structure and the church provided a
supportive and welcoming space for them as immigrants. As
someone who grew up in New Zealand, our youth group provided
a wonderful source of friendship and fellowship for me and my
two sisters.

Churches provide not only institutional spiritual comfort but
also practical support. For example when we first came to New
Zealand, our family was able to buy what is now called
'retro' or 'vintage' through the recycling process of the
mini-market where you could buy other parishioners unwanted
clothes.

Churches have also responded to new migrants by attending to
and incorporating religious practices that are culturally
significant for immigrants; for Goans this includes
celebration of the Feast of St Francis Xavier, the patron
Saint of Goa. Thus immigrants have infused change and a rich
range of experiences in the churches they have joined within
their receiving communities. I also remember with delight the
Samoan choir who would

[Goanet] The debate on reservations

2006-04-30 Thread Mario Goveia

The debate on reservations
(Author unknown)

Whether you are for or against reservations, here is a
NEW ANGLE :-))

I think we should have job reservations in all fields
of endeavor. I completely support the PM and all the
politicians for promoting this.
 
Let's start the reservation with our cricket team. 
We should have 10 percent reservation for Muslims, 30
percent for OBC, SC/ST, etc.

Cricket rules should be modified accordingly.
The boundary circle should be reduced for an SC/ST
player. The four hit by an OBC player should be
considered as a six and a six hit by a OBC player
should be counted as 8 runs. An OBC player scoring 60
runs should be declared as a century.

We should influence ICC and make rules so that the
pace bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar should not bowl fast
balls to our OBC player. Bowlers should bowl maximum
speed of 80 kilometer per hour to an OBC player. Any
delivery above this  speed should be made illegal.

Also we should have reservation in Olympics. In the
100 meters race, an OBC athlete should run only 80
meters.

There can be reservation in Government jobs also.
Let's recruit SC/ST and OBC pilots for aircrafts which
are carrying the ministers and politicians (that
should really help the country...)

Ensure that only SC/ST and OBC doctors do the
operations for the ministers and other politicians.
(Another way of helping the country...) 

Let's be creative and think of more ways and means to
guide INDIA forward and help all Indians...

Long live the good breed of politicans like ARJUN
SINGH :-)) 







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Re: [Goanet] Re: Voting rights for NRIs (one more time)

2006-04-30 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho


Dear Bosco,
Living in the USA, sometimes one tends to miss out on
actual news happening in India. Hence, I have been
only partially informed about NRI voting rights. I
inadvertently assumed the government was revisiting
the old idea of giving PIOs (generically refered to as
NRIs) voting rights. Upon further research I have
discovered this:

Nasci was right when he stated that the primary
beneficiary of NRI voting rights was to be the Gulf
Indians.

To me talking about NRI voting rights was a bit
confusing. My parents having been NRIs for 30 odd
years fully exercise their right to vote now that they
have returned to India. Their right to vote was never
relinquished it had just relapsed.

So, what we are talking about is keeping the NRI
active on the electoral roles even though he is not in
India and hence outside his constituency.

I am still in the dark as to whether the said NRI will
have to return to India to vote or whether polling
booths will be set up in his country of residence.
Knowing the Gulf states as well as I do, I know any
elections of any sort, even if unrelated to their own
politics, will not be welcome. 

Now, the question is entirely a different one. Should
the Gulf NRI be more actively involved in the politics
of his country?

Well, why not. First of all he faithfully remits money
back home. Secondly most of them will return home
after they retire. And thirdly due to geographical
proximity, he is well informed of the politics back
home. The logistics of the whole affair will be
burdensome but no doubt political parties see NRIs as
votebanks to be wooed and any burden is worth it, if
it means a vote at the ballot box.

Thank you everyone for clarifying the subject matter,
with much patience and perseverance :))

Elisabeth

--- Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Sat Apr 29 21:27:24 PDT 2006, Elisabeth Carvalho
 wrote:
 
  Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original
 post
  but I stated very clearly that the term NRIs has
 lost
  its original and true meaning and has been loosely
  interpreted to mean every Indian or Person of
 Indian 
  Origin, who now resides outside of India.
 
 RESPONSE: Elisabeth, we did read your original post
 of April 26/06. And what I 
 believe some of us are trying to convey is that the
 term NRI is not and should 
 not be a loosely interpreted term for the purpose of
 elections. An NRI is an 
 Indian citizen! 
 
 You probably missed what the Goanet News Bytes of
 April 25/06 clearly stated - 
 what the government is proposing to achieve by
 tabling the The Representation 
 of the People (Amendment) Bill 2006.
 
  The purpose of me initiating this debate was not
 to discuss the 
  current state of who is or is not eligible to
 vote, but may be 
  eligible to vote in the future.
 
 RESPONSE: It's quite likely you had the answers you
 seeked in your first post 
 when you stated NRIs, PIOs, expats are an apathetic
 lot. The same applies to 
 NRI Goans. The apathy will carryover into the voting
 patterns - They will not 
 vote!! Just like Goans/Indians back home who don't
 exactly embrace the ballot 
 box come election time. And if they do vote, its for
 the same people. I hope 
 people like Floriano and Goa Suraj meet better
 success at the next hustings.
 
 Best - Bosco
 
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[Goanet] Goafest: Expression of masculinity changing among Asian men

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14885.html

Goafest: Expression of masculinity changing among Asian men 

GOA, May 1: For all these years, Marlboro represented the image of
masculinity. However, the Marlboro man is no longer held up as the
ultimate masculine ideal in the US and Europe. Asian men too are
following suit with a differing perception of masculinity.

The new age Asian man, today, has a different name in different markets.
While in some markets he is called metrosexual, in others he is referred
to as retrosexual. Other tags given to him include ubersexual, new age
sensitive man or even vital sexual. 

During her talk on ‘Asia’s Mister Oversimplified’, Michelle Kristula
Green, regional president, Leo Burnett, Asia Pacific, revealed that
today technology has become the expression for masculinity among Asian
men. A survey reveals that 92 per cent of Indian men feel that they are
incomplete without technology.

Similarly, it’s no longer considered taboo to portray men as emotional.
Green cited the example of the Raymond ads, which has rightly portrayed
today’s new age sensitive man.

Likewise, Asian men are also considered to be under pressure to change
their personality. They feel the constant need to look good, because
their girlfriends or wives want that. This is probably why men’s
skincare products account for almost 25 per cent of the overall skincare
market today.

Other research reports suggest that 84 per cent of Thai men are trying
to look good, while 85 per cent of Korean men actually carry a personal
grooming kit. 

According to Green, the irony is that advertising agencies across Asia
are not doing enough to reach out to these men. Women and kids are still
their top priority. As Green said, “The Asian men are fast changing and
agencies need to think according to these changes.”

She cited a very interesting example. If you search on Amazon.com for
marketing to women, the result will throw up around 679 links, and
almost 80 results are on the same phrase – ‘Marketing to women’. But if
you do the same search for men, the result is only three links.

Green continued, “Just because enough is not being done to market to
men, Asian men are fast getting disconnected towards ads.”

She mentioned a proprietary research done by Leo Burnett, which
indicates that 66 per cent of Indian men feel that ads use the same
repetitive message, concept and standard formulas, so they don’t watch
ads.”

Green suggests that men need to go up on the priority for marketers. 

Asian men are also more important because the average Asian man earns
more than a woman in the region, unlike his counterpart in the US.
Another survey reveals that Asian men possess one expensive brand which
they could have done without, and the figure among Indian men is a
whopping 58 per cent.

Green says that the traditional gender roles in Asia are blurring. While
50 per cent of the Chinese men are ready to share parental duties, 60
per cent of Indian men are also ready to do so.

The change is also evident from the fact that Asian men, who
traditionally have been the authoritative figure in the family, are
trying to be ‘cool daddies’. And interestingly, 63 per cent of India men
feel the need to be friendly dad.

The other important change that has been seen among Asian men is that
while earlier they expected others to follow them, today they are ready
to adapt from their future generation. This has also led to a situation
that dads are no longer considered to be a role model for their son.

Green pointed out that the reason behind this could be that today’s
younger generation men are earning much more than what their dads had
ever dreamt of.

Incidentally, most of the Asian fathers feel that their teenage son
knows more about technology than they do. 

Green advises that marketers need to follow this transition of Asian
men, failing which they may be left behind in the race.

She also suggested that new touch points are needed to be created to
reach out to these metrosexual men as they spend more time outside home
and travelling.

She concluded with the example of the latest Air Deccan ad, which
through using innovative media and invitational viewing, created an
impact of $ 1.5 million with a media spend of only $30 million.

© 2006 agencyfaqs! story fileby Prajjal Saha


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[Goanet] Re: Indian Jesuit in Afghanistan

2006-04-30 Thread Marie D'Souza

Fr. Aloysius Fonseca of the Bombay Province was in Afghnaistan and died
there.  I donot know whether any other Jesuit replaced him.

marie
- Original Message -
From: Alfred de Tavares 

 Dear friends,

 Please add information yo may have.
 Thanks Teotonio for suggesting Shakti Sinha.

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[Goanet] Goafest: Consumer generated content is the way ahead

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14884.html

Goafest: Consumer generated content is the way ahead 

agencyfaqs!
GOA, May 1

At a seminar at the Goafest, Paul Kemp Robertson, managing editor,
Contagious magazine shed new light on ‘Consumer generated content’ and
how it is gaining in importance. Kemp described how it is consumers who
are now creating content for brands through blogs, websites, podcasts,
videocasts, contests, and so on. “Consumers have gone from passive,
voiceless to active and creative in the blink of an eye,” he said.

For instance, he quoted the Mastercard example where the card company
organised a copywriting contest for its ‘priceless’ theme, promising
that the winner’s copy would be used in an actual advertisement.

Another example of using consumer generated content (CGC) in retail
space is the Spanish shoe brand, Camper, whose store in London allows
customers to write messages, quotes, or anything they like on the blank
white walls of the store.

In the media as well, CGC has been adopted. OhMy News, an online news
website in South Korea, allows citizen reporters to send in stories and
pictures on latest happenings. The website has around 7 lakh visitors
daily and approximately 26,000 citizen reporters, who account for 80 per
cent of all the content on the site. CNN too allows citizen journalists
to report for it.

Robertson is of the opinion that CGC has largely been fuelled by the
trend towards social networks, file sharing and peer-to-peer engagement
on the Internet. He feels that 2005 was a breakout year for citizen
media and CGC, and consumers took control of the Internet thanks to the
proliferation of technology that changed how they could find share tag
and create content on the Net.

Examples of using CGC in packaging are quite a few internationally.
McDonald’s for instance, is running an online casting competition
currently, where anyone in the world can submit a picture and a story to
earn the chance to be featured on the company’s packaging from August
onwards.

Similarly, Sprite’s Urban Creations was a contest where winning designs
from young artists were printed on Sprite cans.

Robertson is certain that now that people have been allowed to
participate and collaborate with brands they consume, they won’t
tolerate advertisers shouting at them from a distance.

Robertson also quoted the CEO of Reuters, Tom Glocer as saying, “Our
audiences have already moved on -- now they are consuming, creating,
sharing and publishing. The consumer wants not only to run the printing
press but to set the linotype as well.”

So if consumers are the ones generating content, then where do
advertising agencies come in and what role do they play? “They have to
act as a conductor, they receive all this information and content from
consumers, but it is up to them how they use and channelise this
content. Collaboration is the way ahead,” believes Robertson.

He also pointed out that the explosion of consumer generated multimedia
such as YouTube, Sharkle, Google Video, etc, that allow sharing of
personally created videos, has led to business being altered in favour
of consumer generated content.

In fact, a Google survey pointed out that wherever broadband penetration
is widespread those under 25 spend more time on the Internet than
watching TV. Coke, PG, Unilever have all started to reduce the amount
of money allocated to TV, diverting on an average 25 per cent instead to
Internet, branded entertainment, sponsorship and direct response
advertising. In the UK, beer brand Heineken has walked away from TVCs.

Robertson shared that Roisin Donnelly, head of PG’s marketing effort
believes that a teenager would trust a stranger in a chat room more than
a TV commercial.

“The benefit of CGC,” Robertson said, “is that it is highly measurable,
allowing advertisers to gauge brand equity, reputation, and message
effectiveness in real time.”

Also, the new era of blogs, podcasts, and videocasts have massive
implications for the future status and shape of traditional media.

‘Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will remember, involve me and
I will understand.’ This old adage, Robertson believes, gives an insight
into the future of marketing communications. “The future will be about
customisation and targeting, conversations and invitations,” he
concluded.

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[Goanet] Vasco da Gama yacht rally... from Turkey

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sailors-party-before-last-leg-of-rally/8680-8.html

Sailors party before last leg of rally
Anish Basu
CNN-IBN

Posted Monday , April 24, 2006 at 15:40

Mumbai: As part of the Vasco Da Gama Yacht Rally, 35
international yachts started sailing from Turkey in October
last year.

The rally, which is now in its last phase, will culminate at
Vasco Da Gama city in Goa.

But before it's curtains down for the sailors, they attended
the brunch party that was organised in their honour, at the
Salt Water Grill in Marine Drive, Mumbai.

Apart from the culinary delights, the venue also had a nice
ambience.

What’s interesting is that it wasn’t just the sailors who
were a part of the rally.

Their four – legged best friends accompanied them too. We
bring him always with us. And that's a little problem. Debbie
(her dog) can pee and all those on board, says a sailor,
Elizabeth.

Another sailor, Lowe, couldn’t help but gush about his dog:
He's my third dog. He's a Welish Terrier. And I'm now
sailing for almost 15 years always with these types of dogs.

As the dogs and their masters were busy having a ball at the
Salt Water Grill, Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty arrived at the
party. Sunil was there to flag off the yachts for their
remaining journey to Goa.

And Sunil seemed eager to promote this sport in Maharashtra.
It's always about Goa or the Kerala backwaters, not
realising that Maharashtra has equally good waters, says
Sunil.

After brunch, it was time for the customary farewell to the
ancient mariners.

As they strapped on their life jackets and took on the
motor-boat ride to the deep seas, Sunil Shetty flagged of
their journey.


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Re: [Goanet] 'DEAR AUNTY' No. 2: WEEKLY HUMOR :-))

2006-04-30 Thread Helga do Rosario Gomes

Hilarious Francis! I look forward to more.
Helga


'DEAR AUNTY' No. 2: WEEKLY TOP 12 :-))
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1. DEAR AUNTY,
I'm Gulf air-hostess. All loves me. I have handbags in Ye-man, Musket  Abu
Dubai. Everytime more romancing me. Too many handbags, what to do ? Flossy.

Dear Flossy:   Get a suitcase.


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[Goanet] Re: Moira controversy......................

2006-04-30 Thread Bosco D'Mello

On Sun Apr 30 06:50:01 PDT 2006, Olav Menezes wrote:

 Manuel Caldeira, in all the complaints engineered against him, is 
 referred to as a foreigner 

RESPONSE: That's unfortunate. In the past fortnight alone, I have met Goans 
here in Toronto that feel and act like foreigners in Goa. They go there for a 
cheap holiday, the beach, the tour (2nd or 3rd visit to Goa in 30 years), oh 
yes to meet their family (what's left of Aunt Teodiline) and some friends.

 And the persons calling Manuel Caldeira a foreigner are the likes of 
 Matthew Mendes, an East Indian from Bandra, and Sr. Udaya, from 
 Mangalore and parts beyond!

RESPONSE: It's quite possible the optics make them more Goan than Manuel, 
irrespective of Manuel's roots.

 In fact GSPCB has just issued Manuel Caldeira its NOC. And if the 
 complaints about pollution and noise were genuine, why resort to 
 complaining to other authorities like the Income Tax Dept. and 
 even the Governor of Goa?  It only goes to show that the persons 
 at the helm of the handful of Caldeira's neighbours aligned against 
 him had ulterior motives for launching this harassment to hound him 
 out from the house he is occupying!

RESPONSE: I hear you Olav. It would have helped facilitate a discussion if you 
had or could rationalize some of the finer details re Manuel's operation 
regarding pollution readings vis-a-vis GSPCB standards, PWD - water consump, 
Butane Gas consumption, location within village, waste water disposal, etc

I avguely recollect that somebody (probably Floriano) had written months ago, 
following an article from Nazar D'Silva or Fred, about accomodating Manuel's 
ceramic business.

In Toronto, we'd be breaking the law if we changed auto engine oil in 
residential areas. So there may be similar laws in place about industry 
existing in residential/rural areas in Goa/India.

The issues I've highlighted above may lead to a healthy discussion for expat 
Goans who are considering returning to Goa with their skillsets to start a new 
life. Manuel Caldeira is probably a trail-blazerwe should wish him nothing 
but the best and every success in his endeavours. As a Canadian, I'm certain 
he is aware of his environmental responsibilities.

Best - Bosco
Toronto, CA

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[Goanet] ALERT:Porvorim's Highway of fear

2006-04-30 Thread Goacan




---Documented 
by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC)Website: www.goadesc.org Email: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/--- 


Porvorim's Highway of fear 


by Ayesha Pereira

Consider the statistics. Fifty-one 
deaths in a span of 105 days 
 that is one death in every two days. 
That is the terror and fear 
that residents of Porvorim have to live 
with. The reason  the 
NH 17 bifurcates the village, with 
residences on one side and 
schools, market places on the other 
side of the great divide. 
And it is the terror blaring horns, 
speeding vehicles, buses 
breaking all traffic rules in the 
desperate rush to reach Panjim 
on time, motorcyclists and school kids 
zigzagging their way 
through the maze of traffic and the 
tension of avoiding trucks 
that trundle through Goa on their way 
to either Mumbai or 
Karwar, everyday that grips the 
residents of Porvorim. 
Says Rose Figueiredo, resident of 
Defence Colony, Porvorim, 
I face an immense difficulty even to 
get to church for daily mass, 
for one is forced to wait for quite a 
while until the road is clear 
enough to cross.
This fear was heightened on April 
2, 2006 when a truck 
proceeding from Mapusa to Panjim 
entered the wrong side 
of the highway, despite the dividers, 
dashed against Maruti Zen 
proceeding to Mapusa killing the driver 
and the front seat 
passenger with the backseat passengers 
being severely injured.
It is this lack of discipline 
on the road that is terrorising the 
residents of this once peaceful 
village. Residents lament, that 
drivers generally consider the road to 
be their paradise, 
maneuvering through the traffic 
according to their own whims 
and fancies. They are often spotted 
overtaking even from the left, 
showing total disregard for the safety 
of other travellers.
Concurs PI Braz Menezes, Porvorim, 
the rampant issuing 
of licenses without a complete test of 
the knowledge and skills 
of a driver augments the number of 
accidents. As a result victims 
of three fatal accidents have been 
pedestrians. According to 
residents, cancellation of licenses of 
those who violate traffic 
norms is necessary.
The biggest challenge though, is 
the task of changing the mental 
set of the people to observe traffic 
rules and regulations and it is 
this lack of concern that has led to 
rash and reckless driving. Says Menezes, the key is traffic education, 
which has already 
being implemented in some schools and 
should also be initiated 
in colleges to acquaint students with a 
traffic sense. 
But it is the governments 
apathy with lack of dividers from 
Porvorim to Guirim and the complete 
lack of traffic signals thus 
putting pedestrians in danger. Agrees 
Col. C H T Gomes, 
dividers do help in channelising the 
flow of traffic and it is 
imperative that the authorities 
complete the road dividers, 
which are absent from O Coqueiro 
restaurant to Guirim.
According to PWD engineers there 
are no future plans of 
widening the road from O Coqueiro to 
Guirim as the land 
available is not sufficient. Says S L 
Raikar, assistant engineer 
incharge of the construction of the 
bypass road from Porvorim, 
the proposal has been technically 
sanctioned by the executive 
engineers and it still awaits the 
expenditure and administrative 
approval by the 
government.
And while the government dillydallies, 
innocent lives continue 
to be lost on Porvorims highway of 
fear.
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[Goanet] Ana Fonte Garden came alive

2006-04-30 Thread ivo faleiro

 Ana Fonte Garden came alive.

 I HIGHLY APPRECIATE WHAT DIGABER KAMAT HAS DONE. Even
with a so called CATHOLIC minister with 300 Crows in
the kitty, but staying in MARGAO and not 'MADGAON'
.. who did it???

Regards,

The Stupid.

From: Ivo Oscar Faleiro,
Margao - Goa. 403601.  INDIA.
  PHONE: 00-91-832-2735790 (Residential)
   00-91-9226779988 (Mobile) 


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[Goanet] RE: Who is an NRI

2006-04-30 Thread jose colaco

- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote:
 
Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original  post but I stated very 
clearly that the term NRIs 
has lost its original and true meaning and has been  loosely interpreted to 
mean every Indian or Person 
of Indian Origin, who now resides outside of India.


Mario Goveia writes:

I don't know anything about any original and true meaning of the term NRI, 
but there is nothing loose
about the definition of an NRI as the link I provided shows.  Here it is again:

www.incometaxmumbai.nic.in/taxpayer/nri/nri1.htm

===

jcx: Well that is a good idea  Lets look at what the IncomeTaxMumbai 
website has to say.

Maybe ..there is something rather loose (as Elizabeth puts it) about it.

Please section one and section two of the material on the quoted website.

Please figure out which category, an American citizen like  (say) Mario Goveia 
. fits into:

have fun

jc

--- 

from : www.incometaxmumbai.nic.in/taxpayer/nri/nri1.htm

DEFINITION OF NON-RESIDENT INDIAN :- 

A non-resident Indian is a person who is a citizen of India or a foreign 
citizen of Indian Origin 
who has left India either for business or for employment or for any other 
reasons indicating 
a intention to stay outside India for an uncertain period (FERA).


CATEGORIES OF NON-RESIDENT INDIANS :-

Indian CITIZENS who stay abroad for employment or for carrying for a business 
or vocation or 
for any other purpose, in circumstances indicating an indefinite period of stay 
outside India. 

Indian CITIZENS working abroad on assignments with foreign government/ 
government agencies 
like United Nations Organisation (UNO) - including its affiliates, 
International Monetary 
Fund (IMF), World Bank (IBRD), etc. 

OFFICIALS of the Central and State Governments and public sector undertakings 
deputed 
abroad on temporary assignments or posted to their offices (including Indian 
diplomat missions)
abroad.
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[Goanet] RE: FN in 'Naughty' film poster offends Christians

2006-04-30 Thread jose colaco

re http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1509678.cms

Posters of the film show a partly unclad woman with the catchline —
'Story of a Bold, Sexy and Naughty Nun'. Members of the Christian
community have objected to it and a petition has been filed in Bombay
High Court by a city-based advocate seeking a stay on the movie's
release. It will come up for hearing next week.


 Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 00:16:58 +0530
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Are such protests justified? Where does free speech end and offending
a community's sensibilities begin? Is the criticism of anything
religious taboo? Or is there an element of negative stereotyping
involved? What's your view? FN


jc replies:

1. I believe that protests are fine -  it is their right to free expression. 
However
2. It is ironic that the Christians should act to suppress the freedom
of others while seeking to protect their own freedom of expression.

When will these folks realise  They are actually providing FREE PUBLICITY
for the film.

It is the type of publicity that Money cannot buy.

well done Oh Christians of Mumbai  Thou art very charitable indeed

and foolish too!

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[Goanet] Re: Voting rights for NRI Goans

2006-04-30 Thread Bosco D'Mello

On Sat Apr 29 21:27:24 PDT 2006, Elisabeth Carvalho wrote:

 Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original post
 but I stated very clearly that the term NRIs has lost
 its original and true meaning and has been loosely
 interpreted to mean every Indian or Person of Indian 
 Origin, who now resides outside of India.

RESPONSE: Elisabeth, we did read your original post of April 26/06. And what I 
believe some of us are trying to convey is that the term NRI is not and should 
not be a loosely interpreted term for the purpose of elections. An NRI is an 
Indian citizen! 

You probably missed what the Goanet News Bytes of April 25/06 clearly stated - 
what the government is proposing to achieve by tabling the The Representation 
of the People (Amendment) Bill 2006.

 The purpose of me initiating this debate was not to discuss the 
 current state of who is or is not eligible to vote, but may be 
 eligible to vote in the future.

RESPONSE: It's quite likely you had the answers you seeked in your first post 
when you stated NRIs, PIOs, expats are an apathetic lot. The same applies to 
NRI Goans. The apathy will carryover into the voting patterns - They will not 
vote!! Just like Goans/Indians back home who don't exactly embrace the ballot 
box come election time. And if they do vote, its for the same people. I hope 
people like Floriano and Goa Suraj meet better success at the next hustings.

Best - Bosco

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Re: [Goanet] RE: NRI voting rights

2006-04-30 Thread Mario Goveia

--- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 The term NRI stands for Indian Citizens who are
 presently NOT RESIDENT in INDIA;  It does NOT stand
 for British or American or Portuguese etc citizens
 who have permission to Reside in India. 
 
Mario says,

The term NRI includes foreign citizens of Indian
origin.  It is based on one's origin, not one's
citizenship.


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[Goanet] DEAR AUNTY No. 2: WEEKLY HUMOR :-))

2006-04-30 Thread Francis Rodrigues


DEAR AUNTY No. 2: WEEKLY TOP 12 :-))
__

1. DEAR AUNTY,
Im Gulf air-hostess. All loves me. I have handbags in Ye-man, Musket  Abu
Dubai. Everytime more romancing me. Too many handbags, what to do ? Flossy.

Dear Flossy:   Get a suitcase.
_
2. DEAR AUNTY,
I married Daboli.mana. But I loves Mopa. Which side I commit ?   Churchill.
...
Dear Churchill:   Sui-cide.
_
3. DEAR AUNTY,
I'm confused. Was Jesus Indian NRI? Why it says INRI on His cross?  Angela.

Dear Angela:Have respect. Or ask Him yourself. Stand in front of a bus.
_
4. DEAR AUNTY,
I'm young poyet. But single  lazy. See, I try: Alone, I throw stone - the
fator, kill the dukor! How you like? Does aunty rhyme with ghanty?   Babu.
..
Dear Babu:   Doesnt lazy rhyme with crazy ?? Get a life, get a wife.
_
5. DEAR AUNTY,
I'm 60, handsome  bold. But I only want girls under 25. What to do? Joe-UK
.
Dear Joe:Stop watching Bold  Beautiful. Switch to Old  Pitiful.
_
6. DEAR AUNTY,
My neighbour's son is photocopy of my husband. How is this possible ? Tina.
..
Dear Tina:   Maybe she services your husband's xerox machine.
_
7. DEAR AUNTY,
Hey, how people can ask you so stupid questions, man. Mad-like. No work or
what?! Now, tell me dear - why Marati people call Goans Maca Pao?  Lydia.
...
Dear Lydia:   Because Adao Pedao refused to eat 'marathi chapathi'.
_
8. DEAR AUNTY,
So many Russians in Goa !  How Govt.allows? What document they have ? Maya.
..
Dear Maya:   'Russian' card.
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9. DEAR AUNTY,
Netters are hatters, firing off letters on the silliest matters. Help! Fred
..
Dear Fred:   Be sweet. Press 'Delete'.
_
10. DEAR AUNTY,
I wanna sing,voice not coming out. Frog in throat. How to be like Remo? Pio
.
Dear Pio: Sing:Do-REMO-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do. Hum:Humma, Mamma. Sleep 2 years.
_
11. DEAR AUNTY,
OK.I'll marry the fisherwoman. But we're Bamon. What are fisherfolk? Martin

Dear Martin:   Salmon.
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*12. DEAR AUNTY,
I'm a shy college gal. Guy is txting me: LN,INVU4UR26C. What 2 reply? Helen

*Dear Helen:   Txt back:  RA,IMAQTNURNS.
_
*note-for the txt. resistant: each letters read out individually,as a word
e.g.  Guy:  LN,INVU4UR26C  =  Helen, I envy you for you are too sexy !
  Gal:  RA,IMAQTNURNS  =  Arrey, I am a cutie and you are an ass !
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RE: [Goanet] Voting rights for NRI Goans

2006-04-30 Thread Mario Goveia

--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote:
 
 Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original
 post but I stated very clearly that the term NRIs 
 has lost its original and true meaning and has been 
 loosely interpreted to mean every Indian or Person 
 of Indian Origin, who now resides outside of India.
 
Mario writes:

I don't know anything about any original and true
meaning of the term NRI, but there is nothing loose
about the definition of an NRI as the link I provided
shows.  Here it is again:

www.incometaxmumbai.nic.in/taxpayer/nri/nri1.htm


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Re: [Goanet] NRI voting rights

2006-04-30 Thread Mario Goveia

--- Eugene Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Next step, as GOPIO has demanded, is for
 representation in Parliament. It's a tall order.
 Maybe it won't happen in the near future, but 
 possibly in the long run.  The jump for dual 
 citizenship to PIO/NRIs MPs is going to be a long 
 jump. I don't see the need for such.  Selfless 
 Indian-Americans, especially the strong groups in 
 New York and California, are keen on it.  Let's 
 wait and see.
 
Mario opines:

There is a difference between Indian citizens living
abroad and people of Indian origin who have become
citizens of another country.  The former can demand
whatever they feel is in their best interests because
they are citizens of India and can vote in absentia. 
However, foreign nationals like I am, cannot vote in
Indian elections, even if we become OIC's.  That's as
it should be, in my opinion.

If the definition of Indian-American is an American
citizen of Indian origin, then demanding special
privileges from one's country of origin may be
described as selfish rather than selfless because it
smacks of self-serving dual loyalties.  Making one's
emotional allegiance to one's motherland a thumb in
the eyes of the citizens of another country by
refusing to assimilate with that country, eventually
can draw a negative reaction, as the Uganda experience
showed.

NRI's with foreign citizenships are being increasingly
recognized by recent Indian governments  because of
their value to India from repatriated money as well as
other investments in India, which benefit them as well
as India.  That's as it should be as well.



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Re: [Goanet] Re: Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)

2006-04-30 Thread Mario Goveia

It's a deal - as long as the mass becomes sorpotel and
I can have some.

--- Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
 
 Mario done!
 I'll buy you a glass of feni at Georgie's bar if you
 promise to buy me a kilo of dukra mass at the tinto.
 :)
 Elisabeth


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[Goanet] Goa news for May 1, 2006

2006-04-30 Thread Goanet News Service

Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org

Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** IF YOU GO (San Jose Mercury News)

The months before and after the summer monsoon, basically
November to May, is the best time to visit Goa. The week
between Christmas and New Year's is very popular -- especially
for the Anjuna rave scene -- and hotel rates typically double
or even triple. A visa, obtained in advance, is required for
U.S. citizens.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/mercurynews/living/travel/14410819.htm?source=rsschannel=mercurynews_travel

*** Salgaocar shock East Bengal (rediff.com)

Mickey Fernandes scored the all-important goal as the
bottom-placed team beat the formidable Kolkata giants 1-0 in
the National Football League.

http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/apr/30nfl.htm

*** Indian Navy ready for drills with Pakistan (Daily Times)

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is ready to undertake joint
exercises with its counterparts in Pakistan, as the two
countries enjoy an excellent bilateral relationship, Chief of
Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash has said. It (the
relationship) is excellent and if we get a chance, we are ready
to

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\05\01\story_1-5-2006_pg7_17

*** Devils sweep Rangers in quarterfinal series (Covers.com)

NEW YORK -- Patrik Elias jump-started the streaking New Jersey
Devils in the playoff opener and then used another flourish to
sweep away the New York Rangers . Elias scored two goals and
assisted on Scott Gomez`s power-play goa...

http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=78029tid=28t=1

*** Mahindra beat Sporting to move on top (The Telegraph)

Panaji: Mahindra United sustained second half pressure as they
scored a 1-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa to move to the top
of the table in the ONGC National Football League here on
Friday.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060429/asp/sports/story_6160381.asp

*** Five-day Arlem Festival begins (Navhind Times)

Panaji, April 28: During past few years Goa has turned into a
favourite destination for festival lovers; festivals ranging
from music to films. The significant among such festivals is
the Arlem Festival, a popular beer and music festival.

http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=042945

*** TCP Board approves Regional Plan-2011 (Navhind Times)

Panaji, April 28: The Town and Country Planning Board today
considered and approved the revised regional plan-2011 for the
state of Goa with various recommendations, at its 125th
meeting.

http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=042911

*** There is some more work to be done, says Derrick (Navhind
Times)

Margao, April 28: Following their 1-0 win over Sporting Clube
de Goa today, Mahindra United are well and truly on course to
securing their maiden NFL title. But coach Derrick Pereira isnt
counting his chickens as yet.

http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=042936

*** Goa fest kickstarts (The Times of India)

PANAJI: Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel has
emphasised the need to explore various avenues to make Goa a
hub of tourism in the country. Goa has potential to be a
tourist hub, Patel said, speaking as a chief guest after
inaugurating a two-day Goa Fest today.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1510235.cms

*** Crunch match for Mahindras as they take on Sporting, Goa
(Outlook India)

Mahindra United hope to take a step towards their maiden
National Football League title tomorrow when they take on
Sporting Clube de Goa at Nehru Stadium, Margao.

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=380801

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[Goanet] Three reports from the ICPA meet...

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha


Are We Becoming A Nation Of Peeping Toms, Gonsalves Asks Journalists
By SAR NEWS

BANGALORE, Karnataka (SAR NEWS) -- Sting journalism has come with a
big bang and the power of the media, especially the television
channels, is growing, said Michael Gonsalves, the president of the
Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA).

Sting operation has tasted blood and is likely to proliferate. Sting
operations with spy cams or hidden cameras constitute a huge black
hole at a moral centre of Indian journalism and it is important for us
to sift fact from fiction and wrong from right, Mr. Gonsalves said in
his address to the 12th National Convention Of Christian Journalists
held in Bangalore, April 28-29.

Spy cams are not just being used by sting journalists to expose
corruption in the larger public interest but they are increasingly
being used to titillate viewers to push up TV ratings by channels, by
political opponents to settle scores, by con artists to blackmail and
make a fast buck, Mr. Gonsalves told the Conference whose chosen theme
was 'Sting Journalism and the Future of the Media'.

The sensational journalism has pushed out serious issues. The lurid
has replaced the meaningful. Are we becoming a nation of peeping
Toms? asked the president of Asia's largest Catholic press
organisation.

Tehelka in 2001 became the mother of all stings with a sensational
expose and very few quarreled with it but in the spring of 2005 when
the sting became routine, many eyebrows were raised, he said. While TV
channels indulged in keyhole journalism to get more viewers, the
print journalism had its share of Page Three phenomenon and sex
surveys to increase circulation in a dog-eat-dog competing, tight
market.

He said that journalists and media houses involved in sting operations
vehemently argued for the freedom of expression and their bounden duty
to expose corrupt public personalities. Those on the other side, with
equal gusto raised the issue of professional ethics, morality and
decency of means and declared that end does not justify means. Using
questionable and unethical methods in a noble profession would hardly
serve the cause of truth and the common good. Let us not pretend that
all journalism is noble and all means are ethical, Mr. Gonsalves
emphasised.

The Indian Catholic Press Association, affiliated to the Geneva-based
International Catholic Union of the Press, with members from almost
all continents and countries, is committed to the pursuit and
promotion of journalism with a conscience, journalism with age-old
values, journalism with a moral and ethical high-ground and to be a
voice of the majority voiceless masses, the president of the
42-year-old ICPA said. That is why we chose 'Sting Journalism and the
Future of the Media as the theme of the 12th National Convention of
Christian Journalists, he added.

Tarun Tejpal, Editori-in-Chief of Tehelka, Justice N. Venkatachala of
Lok Ayukta (corruption watchdog), Archbishop Oswald Gracias of Agra,
chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India Commission for
Social Communications, Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai, chairman of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of India's Doctrinal Commission along
with eminent editors and journalists from both print and broadcast
media enlightened the convention.

* * * * *

Catholic Scribes Vow To Put Back 'Sting' Into Journalism

By SAR NEWS

BANGALORE, Karnataka (SAR NEWS) -- Sting journalism is one of the
tools in exposing corruption and nepotism, the Indian Catholic Press
Association (ICPA), Asia's largest Catholic journalists' organisation,
has said.

It also checks the conduct of the people in authority and makes them
transparent and accountable to the public, said a statement of the
ICPA's 12th National Convention Of Christian Journalists held in
Bangalore, April 28-29.

This media tool endorses the time-honoured qualities of journalists
such as courage, resourcefulness and perseverance in exposing
corruption, the statement issued by president Michael Gonsalves of
the 42-year-old ICPA said.

Though sting journalism is an effective tool for media practice there
are pitfalls. First, it has led to mock-ups, entrapments, vendetta and
the flouting of the laws of the land. These operations provide content
which borders on sensationalism, titillation and entertainment.

Also the practices have become trivial, repetitive and pedestrian.
This journalism raises many ethical issues such as the flouting of
laws and infringement of the tenets of the Constitution, not serving
public interest, infringes on the rights of privacy leading to
defamation and character assassination, the statement added.

The members of the ICPA appreciated the new wave in journalism, but
cautioned the media people about its pitfalls. The ICPA committed to
put back the sting into journalism practice and invited the media
fraternity do the same. It suggested that the core values of
journalism should be practised in its own media institutions and that
ethical

[Goanet] 'Naughty' film poster offends Christians

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha


Are such protests justified? Where does free speech end and offending
a community's sensibilities begin? Is the criticism of anything
religious taboo? Or is there an element of negative stereotyping
involved? What's your view? FN

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1509678.cms

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MUMBAI: The Central Board for Film Certification has threatened to
withdraw the 'A' certification issued to the Hinglish film Tickle My
Funny Bone if the producer fails to issue an apology stating that the
advertisements for the film are misleading.

Posters of the film show a partly unclad woman with the catchline —
'Story of a Bold, Sexy and Naughty Nun'. Members of the Christian
community have objected to it and a petition has been filed in Bombay
High Court by a city-based advocate seeking a stay on the movie's
release. It will come up for hearing next week.

The censor board committee, which cleared the film, say they were also
shocked to see the posters and have complained to the board saying
they are misleading. According to committee members, the actor has not
portrayed the role of a nun as is being publicised.

She has merely donned the habit and there are only two harmless
visuals in which she has been shown in the habit, said a committee
member.

A member of the panel who cleared the film said, The committee which
censored the movie has deleted all objectionable scenes including the
original title of the movie.

The producer and the distributor are trying to sell the movie by using
objectionable visuals, which were deleted, in the posters. Community
leaders should not be influenced by such individuals; instead they
should verify from the Censor Board which has taken care to respect
the sentiments of all communities.

Censor Board officials said the producer has been asked to submit an
apology to the board in writing as well as publicise in newspapers
that the posters were misleading and that the Censor Board has not
certified it as it has been projected. Advocate Gerry Coelho, in a
petition against the movie, has said it ridicules the Roman Catholic
faith.

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RE: [Goanet] Voting rights for NRI Goans

2006-04-30 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho


There seems to be confusion not just on this forum but
in general in India as well, as to what NRI voting
rights entails. The following link may shed some light
on the matter.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060122/world.htm#2

One of the extracts from this article is as follows:

The government cannot grant dual citizenship to
NRIs. These people are Indian nationals and full
citizens of India. They, therefore, do not need
reassertion of their rights as nationals of India. In
case any one of them ceases to be Indian
national/citizen, he or she becomes a foreign national
and, therefore is no longer an NRI( the Indian Income
tax Departments description of Indians who are not
taxable in India as they are liable to paying tax in
another country).

Hope this article sheds some light on the matter. This
closes the topic for me.

Elisabeth


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RE: [Goanet] Voting rights for NRI Goans

2006-04-30 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias

Sorry Elisabeth, 

I was under the impression you were not an Indian Citizen.
If you are, then there is no doubt you are an NRI.

Mario, however, is not (he mentioned he is an US citizen).

This is my last post on this subject. I think we are now quite clear.
Best wishes
Paulo.

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Dear Paulo,
I am sorry to blow a hole in your theory but I have
infact always been and still am an NRI in the truest
sense of the word. I may reside in the USA but I am an
Indian citizen who pays my taxes every year and will
return to India in the near future. There has never
been any question about my voting rights. I have them,
I have always had them and in all probability will
enjoy them well into my dotage.


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[Goanet] Will the real Jennifer please stand up?

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha


http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1023469

Will the real Jennifer please stand up?
Smita Deshmukh
Tuesday, April 11, 2006  01:34 IST

MUMBAI: Jennifer Mirza, wife of film-maker Saeed Mirza, had a rude
surprise waiting for her when she returned from her Goan holiday on
Sunday.

Twenty-four hours since she saw her name in the newspapers in
connection with the naval War Room leak, Jennifer is livid. My first
reaction was, I know it's not me and told myself not to get worried,
she told DNA. But then it is a rare name and I know there is not
another Jennifer Mirza in Goa.

Last Thursday, the CBI had raided several places throughout India in
connection with the War Room leak. One such office, which the CBI
sleuths raided, was reported to belong to a woman named Jennifer Mirza
in Goa.

As the story emerged in the media, the Mirzas saw friends and close
family pop the question: What is Jennifer up to in Goa?

An angry Jennifer said, I just rang up my next-door neighbours in
west Margao and they confirmed that my place is locked, she said.
There is a rare statistical possibility that there is another woman
bearing my name in Goa. If she is there, through the media, I want to
know who she is, she said.

Saeed Mirza was equally angry. I'm sure there is no second Jennifer
Mirza in Goa, he said. So is this a case of mischief? Or sloppy
journalism?

Mirza is taking no chances and has already started contacting his
friends in New Delhi, including top lawyer Indira Jaising. This is so
insulting and slanderous, he said. I will take these guys to the
cleaners.

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[Goanet] Re: Moira controversy......................

2006-04-30 Thread Olav Menezes

 Hi Vivian,

  On 4/28/06, Vivian D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 After reading several representations and listening to a few folks, I have
 decided that better sense should prevail and I should refrain from getting

 involved in the Moira  imbroglio. After all I remind myself that I am
 not  an
 expert on pollution and noise levels and only , fools rush in where
 angels
 fear to tread.


 A wise decision Mwanainchi! For all your good intentions, you are too good
a
man to get yourself involved in this dirty war of attrition. Manuel
Caldeira, in all
the complaints engineered against him, is referred to as a foreigner and
you
would have suffered the same fate as soon as you stepped into the ring.
And the persons calling Manuel Caldeira a foreigner are the likes of Matthew
Mendes, an East Indian from Bandra, and Sr. Udaya, from Mangalore and
parts beyond!


My sense is that what is going on there is essentially a neighborhood
 issue.  I regret that somehow it has been aired on this forum. The folks
 impacted by whatever is going on should resolve the issue among themselves
 and
 not air their dirty linen on this forum.  That's my view.fling
 your
 brickbats, I dont care.


 I couldn't agree with you more! It is the unwritten rule that forum posts
should not
refer to persons who are not on the forum and therefore not in a position to
respond/defend themselves. But Nazar D'Silva blatantly abused this rule with
his April 19 post to favour Matthew Mendes, whom he hero-worships. And since
Manuel Caldeira is not a member of this forum, I took up the cudgels on his
behalf.
But not before I ascertained that only a handful of people objected to what
he
was doing, or rather, was accused of doing. That these continuous
complaints,
over a period of six months, are spurious can be judged by the fact that all
the
authorities, ranging from the police to the GSPCB, have repeatedly looked
into
the complaints and found them of no consequence!  In fact GSPCB has just
issued Manuel Caldeira its NOC.

And if the complaints about pollution and noise were genuine, why resort to
complaining to other authorities like the Income Tax Dept. and even the
Governor of Goa?  It only goes to show that the persons at the helm of the
handful of Caldeira's neighbours aligned against him had ulterior motives
for
launching this harassment to hound him out from the house he is occupying!

Olav

WE SHALL MAKE POWDER OF OUR ENEMIES


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[Goanet] Mangroves of Choroa Island

2006-04-30 Thread D'Souza, Avelino

Silent sentinels 
The Hindu
Sunday, Apr 30, 2006  
KALYANI CANDADE 
The mangroves of Choroa Island in Goa are a birder's paradise. 
 
THE silence of the morning was shattered by a burst of cackling laughter
across the water. 

Our guide stopped rowing, and pointed to the shadowy green of the
mangroves. Squinting against the sun, we could barely make out the
leaves. Then, again, that strange cackle - and a flash of wings, blue
and orange... It was my first sighting of stork-billed kingfisher! 

A rich variety 
We were in a dugout boat, paddling along one of the richest stretches of
mangroves in Goa, in the Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Choroa Island. I
had heard that the place was home to five or six varieties of
kingfishers - including the stork-billed, the black-capped, the
three-toed, and the white or collared kingfisher.  But we were late, the
sun was up, and the tide was coming in. The mangroves were exciting, but
would we see birds?  Make sure you catch the six o'clock ferry, our
guide had told us the previous evening. The ferry from Ribandar to
Choroa itself is an experience for the uninitiated - I found it hugely
exciting to drive our vehicle on to the ferry, chug across in the
stately barge, and drive off on the other side! 
Lady luck was smiling, though. Within minutes, a black-capped kingfisher
flew overhead, close enough for us to see the black on the head. And in
the distance, the better sighted among us saw another smaller bird with
a pinkish head, which we later identified as the three-toed kingfisher.
On the shore we saw egrets and herons, and perched on a bamboo pole in
the water, a brahminy kite waiting patiently for fish. 

A thick growth of mangroves lined both shores; creating a magical play
of warm green and dappled gold. Like silent sentinels they stood, with
their aerial roots and gnarled trunks, ancient guardians of a rich
heritage. 
 
Occupying a rather special place in the hearts of nature lovers,
mangroves are salt-tolerant plant communities specially adapted to
coastal and estuarine inter-tidal zones of tropical and sub-tropical
regions. They are at the heart of a unique and fragile eco-system, and
the IUCN lists 60 species the world over. Of these, 44 have been
documented in Asia, and 32 in India. Goa is home to 13 of these species,
along with one introduced species. Choroa Island is home to most of the
species found in Goa. 
Situated at the western tip of the island, at the confluence of the
Mandovi and the Mapusa rivers, the Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is
spread across two sq. km. of rich mangrove forests. The sanctuary is
home to a variety of water birds, several species of kites, flying
foxes, jackals, crocodiles and turtles. We also saw mudskippers, those
fascinating fish that walk. Glistening in the wet mud of the flats and
lapped by the tides, these creatures are specially adapted to live in
the soft mud of the inter-tidal zones, with their ability to lock water
in their gills as well as to breathe air through special membranes in
their mouth and throat, and through moist skin. 

Surviving commercialisation 
As the sun climbed overhead and the tide rose, so did the traffic on the
river. The Mandovi is the largest of Goa's seven rivers, and a major
waterway for the transportation of iron ore. We stopped to watch one of
the barges and its powerful wake; and the upheaval it caused among the
mangrove saplings. Even before the ripple died, it was crossed by a
picturesque houseboat carrying tourists on a backwater cruise. 
We turned back upriver, but the picture remained in my mind, a stark
image of the challenge facing Goa's mangroves. Would the mangroves
survive in the wake of commerce? Would Goa's 'green tourism' make the
necessary difference? 

Factfile 
Access to Choroa Island is by ferry from Ribandar, about five km east of
Panaji, and then by foot. Bikes are available for hire on the island,
but there are few roads.  The sanctuary is open throughout the year.
Permission to visit the bird sanctuary can be obtained from Chief Wild
Life Warden, Forest Department, Junta House, Panaji. There is also a
Wildlife Office on Choroa Island, from where you can buy entry tickets. 
Forest guides as well as local guides are available with boats. 
Early morning and evening are the best time for bird sightings.

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/04/30/stories/2006043000230800.htm

~(^^)~

Avelino

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[Goanet] Open Letter to the Honourable CM of Goa

2006-04-30 Thread Goanet News Service

Open Letter to the Honourable CM of Goa

It seems of late the Goa Government has become an anti peoples 
government.People's wishes and interests have been sidelined.Our priorities 
and satisfaction has been brutally murdered.There have been deliberate delays 
in some decisions by the Goa Government.For Instance take the decision to ask 
for extension of time for the committee formed to look into the feasibility of 
MOPA.

Now any level headed person would agree that 3 months is more than sufficient 
a time t come to a conclusion if you are serious and have put your mind to it 
and utilized all your energy in the right direction.What we Goans are seeing 
is however just delaying tactics and dilly dallying with people'e 
emotions,aspirations  wishes.

Why does the committee need more time?Is it not very clear to the Honourable 
Chief Minister that at present most of his flock are in favour of Dabolim?If 
your answer is NO then why are you moving forward with expansion and 
upgradation work on the airport?Why are you asking for funds to be released?
Why are you asking for more land around the existing airport?

Can the Chief Minister please answer all these questions logically to the 
people fo GOA who are concerned and uncertain at the moment due to the 
lethargy he is showing in coming to a concrete conclusion to this whole 
affair. Is the Chief Minster trying to prolong his decision just so that he 
can use this as a bait sometime down the line for those whose feathers have 
been ruffled up?

The Goan people think this would be a more logical thought.It is high time Mr. 
Chief Minister you get back into the saddle,hold the reins and command the 
horses where you want to be taken rather than they taking you where they feel 
like going.Stop postponement  spineless decisions as far as the MOPA issue is 
concerned.You should also realise that majority of your flock is from the 
South and if you stamp  show a would'nt care less attitude the South Goan 
electorate will teach you such a bitter lesson you will never forget.

There is a reason why Margao is called the Commercial Capital of Goa.That is 
because of the volume of the number of businesses running from here as well as 
the volume of tax collection which funds the government is very high from this 
part of Goa.This by itself should be reason enough for you to firmly stand by 
having the airport at Dabolim match international standards and not MOPA where 
a lot of your colleagues have got personal interests in and those who don't 
have their heart,mind and soul in MAHARASHTRA but only body in GOA.

Similarly the decision for shifting the Brith Certficates division to the 
Archives in Panjim is one of the stupidest that the Government could think 
of.Why should people of the South be inconvienienced and made to travel all 
the way there just for a birth certificate?Does the government realise that 
they hire a bunch of incompetent fools who rather than help the public only 
take bribes and harass people.

Corruption is so rampant in every department in Goa and with this being 
shifted there only gives these government servants more opportunity to extract 
money from the public because people who travelled all the way there would not 
want to come back the next day to get a certificate so instead they would pay 
50 or 100 rupees.Does the government realise that people who would want their 
birth cetificates are those who have been asked to produce one as a supporting 
document?Incidentally a majority of those who request for it are working 
individuals and not those who can spare a lot of time.

Does the government expect people to leave their work and run after these 
departments and if so how are these people going to run their families and 
provide for them??Why can't the government just open up a smaller office in 
South Goa similar to that of the Archives in North Goa to facilitate people 
and to make life more easy for the public rather than put them through 
hardships.Why can't the government just computerize everything or make 
everything available at the fingertips of the people by using technology.E-
govt all departments and impart awareness amongst the public and how to use 
this.That way you don't breed corruption in your backyard and at the same time 
people get what they want in the least possible time and without begging and 
pleading with these government servants whose duty is to serve the people and 
not their pockets.

It is a different question totally that corruption begins from the top and 
ends right at the bottom.

The only way to root out this disease and menace is be honest yourselves and 
set an example. I appeal to all Goans who have been born in this land and 
whose origin is Goa not the ones who have acquired the status of Goans given 
to them by these lousy politicians to please rise to the challenge and teach 
the governments who come into power and do nothing where they belong.Show them 
that they do not run this state, we

[Goanet] RIGHT TO VOTE

2006-04-30 Thread raul carneiro

An addition to the ongoing exchange of thoughts, just a view points in 
different perspective:-
 
Right to vote is a fundamental right. I see no satisfactory reason why this 
right should be taken away ' A GROUP OF PEOPLE',  who are Indians but not 
residing in India due to ' UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES ' ie. often unemployment 
in India. I am referring specifically about a group of people, who due to lack 
of job opportunities back in India are forced to look for jobs specially in 
gulf (middle-east ) or on ships. 
 
Am not making a case against other NRI or PIOs. But simply trying to view 
things from a different small perspective of a few helpless NRI's in Gulf.  
 
One significant characteristice of these people is that they are not or often 
cannot be permanent residents in Gulf and often have only Indian passport. (am 
referring only to this group).  If one resign, or gets an 
unexpected/ unexplainable/unjustifiable sack etc.. where do most of them go 
back to their  roots i.e India. Of course few (who could save money either by 
hardwork or by being a crook) dont come back to India, they prefer to migrate 
to some other countries. 
 
This group seems to make so much sacrifices  (like missing their dear and 
loved ones in India. of course others too do but somehow here I may be 
subjective but it seems lonely life here without family, often envy freedom of 
others, comparatively in India/maybe elsewhere freedom is on much higher plane 
in spite of all its implications. Here one feels restriction of freedom not 
only of movement, speech, but at times even of thought. Back in India, we can 
boast of breathing freely in our own right.   Most of the member of this group 
cut living cost and remit their monthly income back to India to support their 
families thereby contribute to spending powers of people there, so 
strong  economy keeps rolling.
 
There are  a few direct benefits to Indian residents . 
1. By moving out of India this group make space for others to apply for 
limited/available job and    
2.  By sending money regularly to India, this group contribute  to the economy.
3. Most Resources are used by residents, so there is less constraints on 
available resources.
 
There are a few disadvantages to this group by moving out
1. They lose voting right ?
2. Customs harassment upon arrival.
3. often encroachment upon their properties by unwanted elements.
4. lack of higher educational opportunities by means of restrictions of 
seats  to their  Children. (of course, some gulfees get seats in pvt. 
Institutes by 'donating' a few   lakhs).
 
Of course some of the residents may feel that they have a disadvantage vis-à-
vis a gulfee, like purchasing power. (I think at present the most average 
gulfee are as good as many middle class working in India .  it's a false 
impression that gulfee are financially well to do.  
 
Considering the above do you not feel that this group (first generation) 
should continue their right to vote,  should be given the right to vote  ? or 
do anyone feels that right to vote should be taken away from this group ? 
however, small or big this group may be. 
 
I think Right To Vote is Fundamental to social, economic, religious, cultural 
and political life. And it must be restored to this group as they are like 
many not aliens in any form.  One must not forget representation was but for 
balancing interests and grievances of belongers. Politics decides who get what 
and how much. 


Regards,
Raul Carneiro

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[Goanet] A Goan Crucible of Memories Review

2006-04-30 Thread gilbertlaw

A Goan Crucible of Memories by Dr. Renato Gracias

The book brings to life snippets of the author's quasi-centenary life in and 
around Goa.  The book's audience is the nuclear generation to whom the book is 
dedicated; and which the author laments is evolving into a cellular 
generation that threatens the survival of the family.  The author is hoping 
to stem this march away from our roots and I applaud him for his efforts.  The 
120-page paperback certainly lives up to its title with its twenty-three 
mini-chapters that touch on various aspects of Goan life.  As I read the book, 
I picture a butterfly that goes from one flower to the next.  Yet the 
butterfly's genetic map connects the flowers to complete the story of its 
journey. Dr. Gracias does not give us this road-map to connect the flowers of 
Goa as he outlines them in the book.

To one familiar with Goa and has the road-map, A Goan Crucible of Memories is a 
walk down memory lane.  Such a reader will appreciate how Goan life has changed 
(for better or worse depending on your outlook) from the early and 
mid-twentieth century to today.  The many traditional songs and recipes in the 
book, part of traditional Goan culture, is a handy collection and also provide 
the nostalgia of Konkani. To the tourist and the second generation Diaspora 
Goan, and also the seasoned Goan, the vignettes will likely stimulate a more 
detailed and structured reading of what ever interest them about Goa.  

Given the compact sequence of the memories, one cannot help but draw 
parallels in Goa's long history and social life.  One pearl of wisdom that 
revealed itself to me as a reader and writer of Goan culture, is the 
non-theological similarities (rituals and practices) between Hinduism and 
Catholicism especially as seen in Goa.  One will need to read the book for the 
specifics. It was a going astray of both religions from their original roots, 
that led to reform off-shoots - Buddhism, Jainism and other reform movements in 
India and Protestantisms in Europe.

A Goan Crucible of Memories certainly belongs to a Goan library in a Goan 
home. This Goan library is something which I highly recommend to Diaspora 
Goans, who truly seek to maintain their culture and their links to Goa.  The 
94-year old highly decorated Dr. Gracias shares a lot of personal views. He 
keeps up with modern terminology including the last line in his book about the 
modern DINS syndrome (double income no sex) families with no or only a few 
kids.
Kind Regards, 
Gilbert Lawrence

PS:  The book has no list of references, and certainly not that I would expect 
one.
Can a Hinduism scholar please reference me the period when the Rig Veda in the 
Purusha Sukta and the Manusmriti mentioned in the book were written? Thanks

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[Goanet] Floriano's Sunday Ramblings -2

2006-04-30 Thread floriano


In the fifties and sixties, and, the period of time before that (consider a
couple of centuries or more), every mother's wish was to have a priest in
the family. And the testimony of this still prevails everywhere in Goa where
most of the palatial houses belonged to the family with priests, and where
most of such houses are now gifted or donated to nunneries, aged homes,
convents, novitiates etc. And in Moira, which is my village, I can off-hand
count a dozen such houses which have changed hands for this good.

I am talking of 'fifties' and 'sixties' because my mother was perhaps
nursing the aspiration of being a mother of a priest, having four sons and
no daughter/s. And whenever this topic of one son at least becoming a priest
was occasionally the topic of discussion at lunch or dinner, my shippy dad,
when at home, would  invariably  repeat the same thing again and again
addressing us 4 boys. If anyone or even all of you want to be  priest/s,
then you must choose a life with 'Christ' and join the 'Society of Jesus' to
become  Jesuit/s. That way I can cancel your name/s from my/our will because
priests are not supposed to own anything to their name.

My mother must have quietly confided to our parish priest that one of her
sons (me) might  be interested in joining the seminary. That was when I
found that our parish priest was being extra good to me, asking me to see
him after mass etc and even giving me chicoos. And once, he quietly told me
that he was happy to know from my mother that I would like to join the
priest-hood. Mind you I was 17 years old. And I remember how I had reacted
to that. Father, I had proudly said. If I ever become a priest, I will be
a Jesuit. At that time I had thought that my troubles were over with that
pronouncement. But I was not to know that in days to come my troubles were
going to be compounded with the parish priest telling St. Britto's (Mapusa)
Jesuit provincial, who in turn, sending me a message to see him via another
Moidekar seminarian, compounded further by my name being pasted on the
college notice board (St. Xavier's, Bastora) to see Fr. Pallithanam, our
botany lecturer, who in turn was seen vociferously and happily
congratulating me on my decision to join the fraternity, where I had thought
that my botany journal would be ripped-off this time, instead of being just
flung out of the window, like he had done on the  previous occasion.

Those were the days when I had to work double hard at devising ways and
means how to dodge these calls which started becoming frantic,  rather than
studying, ultimately ending with me absconding from the Church services just
so I could avoid meeting the parish priest.  And was I happy that he was
timely transferred??  That was the end.  And they say that  it becomes a
habit if you do it once, I mean, absconding from church services, as, over
the years, I have not become very fond of being a decorative ornament with
respect to church services. And thank God Himself for leading me away from
choosing the path of priest-hood, because,  if I had become a priest, I
would be the most 'controversial' of them all. Meaning? Well, I shall  leave
it at that.

Yesterday, 29 April, 2006, was the day that I realized how important it was
to my mother who is 84,  to have a son, a priest. Secretly, without any of
us knowing, she had sponsored a boy from Savordem, by the name of Rogers
(Raju) Godinho some years ago, who was studying at the Dominican Novitiate
in our neighbourhood. And when Rogers came over the other day to invite her
for his 'Ordination' she was full of joy. I reassured her that  I would take
her there. It was a tiring journey by car for her, but she was all buoyed-up
and happy. Though it took her a long time to get into her best sari, which
she has not done in years,  she had done it well. And it was all of my
satisfaction to lead her by her hand, among the first to climb the stage, to
give a bouquet of flowers to her priest 'Raju and a jolly good hug. And I
wondered how happy she would have been to bask in such glory herself, just
like Raju's own mother,  if years ago I had paid that visit to  St. Britto'
s, Mapusa. Nevertheless, I was happy to see her happy to hug a full blown
priest she had helped to make.

On the way back, while she was fast asleep in the back seat of the car, my
wife, who had accompanied us for the ordination,  quietly told me the story
which I had never known. She asked me to go to Mapusa with her, some years
ago, probably when you were still sailing she said. It was in Mapusa that
she lead me to a goldsmith when she gave the gold chain to the goldsmith to
weigh, I said to her 'mother, you are not selling this for want of cash are
you?', she smiled and told me that she would tell me in good time she told
me. And on our way back from the goldsmith, she told me that she was
sponsoring a priest from the Dominican Novitiate for Rs. 5000/- and that
she had pledged that gold chain.

And the words of the Dominican

RE: [Goanet] Re: Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-30 Thread D'Souza, Avelino

Hi Gilbert,

First you accuse me, than strangely for some reason you portray feelings
of empathy.  The tons of accusations are from you alone Gilbert!  You
need to refresh your memory by visiting the archives; hopefully you will
be able to focus clearly on what you read, what you understand and able
to correctly analyze the posts instead of stubbornly holding to
preconceived views.

Second, you assume too much.  Nobody has emailed me privately on this
issue and I am not a journalist.  I don't need confusing, badly written
and uninformed posts from you to enrich myself.

Gilbert, you don't have the slightest idea about book reviews.  Victor,
with his in-depth knowledge in writing, editing and publishing has
patiently explained to you about the business of book reviews.  You on
the other hand have failed to grasp the basics which you are short of.
Instead of thanking Victor for his educative posts, you have once again
accused him of being unsupportive of Goan authors.

Finally, though late, I hope you have figured out why I post Goa-related
articles on this forum.


Avelino

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Hi Avelino,

I empathize with you.  I am in the same boat as you.
I am defending the criticism of a Goan author's writings;
Because Mehta's review is hitting on Edna Fernandes' work.

And all that Goans - D'Souza, Colaco, Pinto, Goveia and Ribeiro did is
hit-up on me ... another Goan. 
And some of them did it above and below the belt, as we have seen.  They
elected to make an issue of MY WRITINGS rather than the Reviewers' or
the contents (and its application) of the Holy Warriors as seen from the
reviews.  One poor fellow speculated on my sleep pattern.:=))

Sure, Goans can always count on another Goan  Is not that what we
keep saying?

It makes me feel better that you are getting, tons of accusations of
all shades and color.:=))  
For a moment, I thought that Elisabeth and I were the only cyber-Goans
rooting for Edna Fernandes' work.
Of course with Elisabeth's masterful analysis of Mehta's review, many
must have elected to watch the display.

Consider yourself lucky that most of your critiques have e-mailed you
privately.  My detractors have done so via a public bulletin board with
SOME resorting to what can only described as a personal smear campaign
all of which was Off Topic of course!  

I am sure this exchange will add to your experience and make you a
better journalist.  As for me, I can tell the Goan ayatollahs that this
has been my hands-on contribution for Goans.:=))  Will they buy my
community-seva?

Don't you think your response to my original faux pas (retracted with
apology) would have been better served :=)) with: 
Thank you GL for giving me credit for this review. Yet I did not write
it. My sole role as journalist was to forward what has been published
elsewhere.  I concur with you that Dr. Mehta's review was overly
dismissive of Holy Warriors.  His unfavorable review gives a different
impression than what has been presented by others including Khushwant
Singh, which has also been provided.  

Yet, if it was not for what you started and then Victor, Elisabeth and I
continued, this would have been another lame thread. Instead it was
educational to all.  More importantly if Holy Warriors and this
dialogue improves community relations and forestalls even one episode of
sectarian violence in Goa and India, it would have been useful.  India
can ill-afford to repeat its religious and caste-related violent history
again and again and again.  So the important thing is not to review the
book, but to STUDY it and apply its wisdom.

I think you, Avelino, are doing a terrific job as a Goan reporter
keeping us informed of events in Goa and India.  I thank you for it.
Good luck to you.  Keep up the good work.  
Kind Regards, GL.

---D'Souza, Avelino 
Let me remind you once again that I posted the review for awareness of
Holy Warriors and comments, 
what I got in bargain are tons of accusations of all shades and color.


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[Goanet] The next Gandhi: I'll make India better off than Britain

2006-04-30 Thread Gabe Menezes


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2157949,00.html

The Sunday TimesApril 30, 2006

The next Gandhi: I'll make India better off than Britain
Dean Nelson in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh

THE man widely tipped to be India's next prime minister, Rahul Gandhi,
has spoken of his vision of a prosperous country with higher living
standards than Britain currently enjoys.

In an interview as he campaigned on behalf of his Italian-born mother
Sonia in a by-election, he also explained that the assassination of
his father, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, had propelled him into
politics with a desire to carry on his work.

Mobbed by voters at every village we visited Rahul, 35, whose
grandmother Indira Gandhi was also assassinated, said: Physically,
you get used to the threat.

It was the killing of his father in 1991 by a Tamil suicide bomber, in
protest at Rajiv's decision to send Indian troops into the Sri Lankan
conflict, that made his mind up to enter the family business.

When he died I felt he was doing certain things to modernise the
country and he was cut short. What he was doing was on the right
track. He was bridging the gap between modern India and traditional
India.

It is Rahul's desire for India to escape its grinding poverty and
surpass the western world that evidently drives his ambitions.

India is rising, but I want to see it compete successfully with every
other country, and I want to transform what you see here — poverty.

Many of the children in the village we were visiting have no shoes.
Water is drawn from a communal hand-pump, carts drawn by horses and
bullocks navigate mud roads and villagers cook on dung-fires.

I would like to help these people have the same living standards you
have, he said.

In the West? Better than in the West. We're not here to take
(British) jobs, we're here to empower ourselves.

We're a poor country. We have a lot of people in the villages with
tremendous potential for entrepreneurship but it is denied to them.
Corruption is holding people back, caste is holding us back.

Last week Rahul announced his readiness to take on the leadership of
the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state,
while national leaders are pushing for him to lead it into the 2009
general election.

These latest moves to fast-track him to high office follow accolades
at the party's conference earlier this year where he was hailed as its
future leader.

The scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty which has ruled India for most
of its independence years invited The Sunday Times to join him in his
car on the campaign trail in Rae Bareli, the constituency that has
been the family's political home since Jawaharlal Nehru led local
farmers in revolt against British rule.

Rahul Gandhi is surrounded by young advisers and a phalanx of
plainclothes security men and is being driven by his father's best
friend and political confidant, former energy minister Captain Satish
Sharma. One thousand per cent he will lead the Congress, Sharma
said.

Manmohan Singh is a great prime minister, but after him it's Rahul.
Look out there, see what's happening. It's just destiny, it's beyond
anyone's control.

Outside, hundreds of villagers in bare feet had waited more than four
hours for Gandhi to arrive. When he did they were euphoric, chanting,
pressing in on him, desperate for a glimpse of the man they regard as
a living god.

Rahul shares his late father's glamorous looks, his pale skin sporting
designer stubble. But he comes across as serious, even bookish. He
does not like Bollywood films: he prefers to relax with books on
terrorism and business strategy, he says.

Ram Prasad, a local headmaster, explained why charisma was not
strictly necessary in a Gandhi: Rahul is like a god, he said. His
sister Priyanka and mother Sonia, the family are gods in Rae Bareli
and we think of them in an emotional way.

At the village of Hasnapur he was mobbed in the dark. Petitions were
thrust into his hands, arms reached out to grab him and his bodyguards
shone powerful torches into the faces of well-wishers, looking for
would-be assassins.

It was hot, there was sweat on his brow and as he got back into the
car more arms came in through the window, pushing garlands and
showering petals.

Despite his dream of India surpassing the West we were travelling
through poor, dusty farming villages so far untouched by India's
economic miracle.

Uttar Pradesh is regarded as one of the most caste-bound and corrupt
states in India. It is also one in which Congress has been denied
power for more than a decade.

Regional parties representing Muslims and untouchables have squeezed
its vote, but Congress must make headway here if it is to retain
national power. According to senior party figures, including Sharma,
Rahul is the best hope the party has.

He is a free marketeer, he's pro-business, said Sharma. With 10
years in government he will change the face of India. It's destiny.


--
DIE DULCI FREURE,
DEV

[Goanet] Condolence.

2006-04-30 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes

KUWAIT KONKNNI KENDR DEEPLY MOURN THE SAD DEMISE OF MR. ANDREW RODRIGUES THE 
LOVONG ELDER BROTHER OF ELVINO RODRIGUES, THE PRESIDENT OF KUWAIT KONKNNI 
KENDR,

TODAY AT 7.00 A.M. IN GOA AT HIS MOME IN NAVELIM, MANDOPA.

Mr. Andrew after serving a few years in the UAE settled down at his home 
place where he started his own business.  While doing so he took active part 
in the village and Goan affairs and supported the cause of Konkani.  He was 
a very dedicated and sincere person for the causes of his locality and Goa.  
May his soul rest in peace.


KKK in the meantime pay its condolences to Elvino Rodrigues and all the 
family members of the late Andrew.


A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait Konknni Kendr,
Kuwait.

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[Goanet] Frankfinn has bought

2006-04-30 Thread richard

What an appetising write-up! Goa's the place to find plenty of gullibles!
If one reads the brochure, if one talks to the trainees and if one takes
note of the modus operandi of enrolling students Frankfinn is nothing but
another swindle.Innocent youngsters are taken for a jooly good ride and
parents are left with nothing but a big hole in their wallet.
Please beware!
Richard


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[Goanet] RE: NRI voting rights

2006-04-30 Thread jose colaco

 Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 03:00:47 -0700
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  A lot of debate on the NRI voting right. As the situation stands right now, 
the Indian government has assured that the NRIs, particularly those in the Gulf 
areas, will get voting rights.

from jose colaco:

True, there is a lot of debateand quite a bit of confusion between NRI / 
PIO and a foreign national who might also be accorded Indian Nationality ( as a 
dual nationality).

The term NRI stands for Indian Citizens who are presently NOT RESIDENT in 
INDIA;  It does NOT stand for British or American or Portuguese etc citizens 
who have permission to Reside in India. 

At this moment, Voting Rights are available to ALL Indian citizens - whether 
they are Resident or Non-Resident. RI or NRI - as long as they have their names 
on the Voting Register  they have  Voter Cards.

In order to vote, ALLthat a RI or NRI has to do is to present self with the 
Voter Card ...at the appropriate booth.

NRIs have the right to vote  at this moment - as long as they have a Voter 
Card or are able to get a Voter Card. Nobody has taken that away from them.

IF the point being made above is that NRIs will get the right to Vote with 
Absentee Ballots or at the respective Embassies in a foreign country, that is 
an altogether different matter with serious logistical challenges.

It will require some serious Legal Manoevering of the various ACTS related to 
Voter Registration and Election - in order to provide 'Absentee Ballot' 
privileges preferentially to any particular set of NRIs (e.g. Gulf Goans). As 
Aires would probably agree, the Rule of Law prevents preferential rights. All 
citizens are treated equally wrt this Right to Vote ...and many other Rights.

good wishes

jc

PS:  What Resident or Non-Resident Indians (from Goa)  may wish to ensure 
IF they wish to vote, is that their names ARE actually on the Voting 
Register.
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[Goanet] Goenche Tiatrist

2006-04-30 Thread Francisco X. Fernandes

Last week I attended a Konkani tiatr written and directed by Salu Faleiro. Let 
me congratulate him for staging this well written tiatr with a strong story 
line.

Although the songs were too many on varied subjects, it is interesting to note 
that the director has given a chance not only to the regulars like Rosary 
Ferns, Laurente Pereira, Sylvester Vaz, Marcus Vaz, Micheal D'Silva, etc. 
but also to the upcoming budding singers and actors like Ignatius de Xelvon, 
Jacinto Noronha, Alex  Micheal, M. Luis, etc. 

It was a bold step of the director who not only took a big risk, but felt that 
the upcoming artistes and newcomers are also to be given an opportunity unlike 
the tiny organizations promoting Konkani in various set-up and production 
brand names who fail to make way for the youngsters.

No doubt, the visiting artistes -  some regulars as well as some first timers 
do make up their presence felt at every tiatr/drama in Kuwait.  It is true that
Goans support them by making time to attend with their family and friends 
inspite of other commitments.

But alas we have observed in the recent past that several of the visiting 
artistes do not do justice to their roles/singing/acting. The audience feels 
that they are being taken for a ride.  Firstly the comedy and/or the songs
are often not to mark and regretably not convincing at all.

Like one could hear when a drama was held a while ago. with atleast 
three dialogues often repeated which showed the bankruptcy of the 
writer/director!  One actor comes with a 'Jamiya' bag to carry his tools!

Well after the tiatr/drama/show one usually reads litany-like postings giving 
a hint at one's selfish opinions and self glorification that too of
himself/herself who usually shows up with a complimentary pass!  

One of the song which was well appreciated by the audience last week was 
titled 'Goenche Tiatrist'.  The singer, Jacinto Noronha, needs to be 
complimented on his boldness on the lyrics as well as his song rendition... 

Goem thaun etat zanttim toxim tornnim
Thoddim ghevun etat kantaranchi bornni
Choddxim kantaram astat tanchi pornnim
Pornni addunk kosli tanchi kornni

Well in the past there has been instances where the visiting actors/singers 
have done damage to their reputation as well as to their fellow artistes and 
the following verse of song spoke volumes on it.

Modganv jardinant bosun thoddea vodtat vid'deo
Aum Kuwait voicho asa mhunnon martat udiyeo
Kuwait evun Goenkarancheo kortat chadiyeo
Ani audience and sangatankui martat galleio

And then, one highlights that there were not many in the audience to have a 
full-house! Even if the troupe flown in are from the established lot it is 
on record that there were less than 200 at one show including the cast which 
was organized by a Konkani promoting outfit !  I am positive that the last 
stanza of the song will reverberate on the ear-drums of all visiting tiatrists
which goes thus:

Tumchim pak'kam katrunk podot chodui udonaka
Despez korun adtat tumcho respet tumi raka

The same should also be borne in mind by the so-called 'local' artistes too.
 
I would like to further add that those who jump on every occasion
to claim that they are too much deep in promoting 'tiatros' and 'tiatrists'
for the sake of complimentary passes and criticising all and sundry in 
the name of Konkani and Tiatrist should also take heed of the words ..
 
Tumchim pakam katrunk podot chodui udonaka.

Lastly my suggestion: 
If each Konkani and Tiatr promoting outfits support the new directors/
singers/actors, there will be no need to be 'beggars' to sell gate passes
for their own shows!
 
Francisco X. Fernandes

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RE: [Goanet] Re: Indian Jesuit in Afghanistan

2006-04-30 Thread Alfred de Tavares


Dear friends,

Please add information yo may have.
Thanks Teotonio for suggesting Shakti Sinha.

I, also, carry unstinted admiraion for him. I had occasion to
interact, albeit minimally, with him, Erasmo, Inocencio Monteiro
and Emerico de Sousa preparing for the for the John Paul's visit
to Goa.

All of them were remarkably efficient and unruffled.


Alfred de Tavares



From: Teotonio R. de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org
To: goanet@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Re: Indian Jesuit in Afghanistan
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:13:40 +0100 (Hora padrão de GMT)

May I know more about Alex D'Souza? Was not Alfred D'Souza, the late Jesuit
director of ISI, New Delhi, and former Editor of Social Action in
Afghanistran to survey the possibilities of Jesuit work there? I thought 
the

Indian Jesuits were already there.

India has its mission of recovery in Afghanistan, presently directed by
Shakti Sinha, who was in Goa many years back as Secretary of the Goa
Government, and later as Education Secretary of Delhi Government. I have
very positive impression of him while in Goa. He was a perfect gentleman. 
He

has ketp in touch with me and drops some lines from time to time reporting
about the «perilous calm» in Afghanistan. Perhaps Alex could get in touch
with him Shakti Sinha [EMAIL PROTECTED] and obtain his on the spot 
experience

and knowledge.

Good luck to Alex.

Teotonio





Message: 3

Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:09:13 -0400

From: Alex Dsouza [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Subject: [Goanet] Indian Jesuit in Afghanistan

To: goanet@goanet.org

Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1



Dear Frederick,



Currently I am based in Pune, India. I am in the process of considering
taking

up an assignment in Kabul.



Are there any Jesuits / Churches in Kabul / Afghanistan. If so, appreciate
if

you could give details.



Regards,



Alex D'souza



Cell No.+91 9890530658

http://histheory.tripod.com/mestrado.pdf

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[Goanet] NRI voting rights

2006-04-30 Thread Eugene Correia

A lot of debate on the NRI voting right. As the
situation stands right now, the Indian government has
assured that the NRIs, particularly those in the Gulf
areas, will get voting rights.
Kerala has fully backed the centre's decision. But
when it will happen has not been said. It will take
time, just as it took couple of years for the
government to give okay to dual citizenship to PIOs.
As one of the goanetters metioned India woke up late
to the PIO/NRI potential for investments, it is rather
the work of New York-based Friends of the BJP who got
the then BJP-led government to take steps in this
direction.
The New York-based Global Organization of People of
Indian Origin (GOPIO) was probably the first to moot
the idea of dual citizenship. They used lot of
pressure on the BJP government. Pravasi Divas was the
result of the hard lobbying.
The Congress government had little choice but to
follow the path set by the former government. Doing
otherwise would bring on the wrath of the PIOs.
Now that the ball has been set rolling, it is slowly
but surely gathering moss. Patience is vital. 
Next step, as GOPIO has demanded, is for
representation in Parliament. It's a tall order. Maybe
it won't happen in the near future, but possibly in
the long run.
The jump for dual citizenship to PIO/NRIs MPs is going
to be a long jump. I don't see the need for such.
Selfless Indian-Americans, especially the strong
groups in New York and California, are keen on it.
Let's wait and see.

Eugene Correia

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[Goanet] Re: Blown by Google Earth

2006-04-30 Thread Philip Thomas

RESPONSE: By the time I looked, they had moved the parked planes inside the
hangar;-) Security Issues !!
A little over a year ago, Philip Thomas had sent in a clipping from the
Economic Times about the Government of India taking issue with Google
Earth/Google Maps, etcthat allowed for this sensitive information
being
available publicly. At that time, I had sent in a link from Google of an
image of Dabolim - was grainy. The present one is much better.

Strange, but just last Monday I ran into a friend of mine out here after a
year and he said the google image of Dabolim was exactly the way Cecil Pinto
described it on goanet a few days later, parked planes and all! So there's a
slight disconnect between these two accounts and Bosco's. Either that or the
images (and the Navy!) are more dynamic than we have been led to believe. I
guess we just have to check out google earth for ourselves.

Btw, does Karwar figure in the google collection? Cheers.




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[Goanet] Internet, tech skills growing quietly in Goa...

2006-04-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

INTERNET, TECH SKILLS GROWING QUIETLY IN GOA

PANJIM, April 30: Goa's BSNL internet service provider is
already providing some 3000 broadband connections in the
state, and roughly another 24,000 people dial-up to get
access the Net using this central government-run service.

These figures emerged during an informal discussion at the
monthly meeting of the India Linux Users Group (Goa), a
network promoting Free Software and Open Source in the state.

ILUG-Goa, which holds its meetings usually on the fourth
Saturday of each month at the Goa Science Centre at Miramar,
sees a range of tech issues -- usually directly related to
Free Software and Open Source in Goa.

During it's meet on April 29, a range of issues came up for
discussion, from how to partition your hard-disk (to install
GNU/Linux side-by-side with Windows), to software tools to
ehance productivity, and various internet and broadband
options available to users in diverse parts of Goa.

For instance, there are some useful Free Software tools to
monitor your bandwidth usage on BSNL's broadband. One such
tool is available for free download at
http://tinyurl.com/qgu9p

Called the Data One Broadband Statistics, this is a
screen-scraper written using Perl to download usage
statistics of BSNL's Data One
(www.bsnl.co.in/service/dataone.htm) broadband service and
total it.

Generally, BSNL (www.bsnl.co.in) allows only the
Microsoft-based IE and has no monthly total. But trust Indian
software talent to find a work-around. This solution comes
from the Free Software/Open Source network in Chennai.

Meanwhile, the Goa free software network stays connected and
announces its event via http://iluggoaannounce.notlong.com
There are no fees for joining, all are welcome, and
encouraged to form parallel user-groups in diverse parts of
the state.

Meanwhile, the Fedora Core 5 Free Software distribution has
just become available on DVD in Goa. Number of foreign
magazines are also available. Members of ILUG-Goa such as
engineer Bijon Shaha and software pro Arvind Yadav gave
diverse views on techies-only distros like 'Gentoo'.

Debopriyo 'DP' Sarkar pointed to a 'mindmap' of various Free
Software distributions or 'distros' available, which was
illustrated at linuxhelp.blogspot.com 

Earlier, there was a brief presentation on FreeMind.

FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in
Java. It has the potential of playing the role of a high
productivity tool. Operation and navigation of FreeMind is
faster because of one-click fold/unfold and follow link
operations.

Other members raised a range of issues -- from how to get
started in GNU/Linux, to playing around with tools like
StumbleUpon, and how to encourage Free Software usage in
schools and educational institutions.

Remy Furtado of Rosary College, Navelim expressed an interest
in working on the Free Software tool Moodle, ideal for
distance education, as the Goa University moves to a pattern
of semisterisation. Goa Engineering College's Prof George
Easaw has done work on this platform, as have others.

Reacting unofficially, BSNL officials said Goa now had six
STMS 155 MBps connectivity, which was resulting in a speedy
expansion of broadband to many parts of the state.

But for broadband facilities to become available in village
areas, at least 60 subscribers were needed to make operations
viable.

So far, broadband from BSNL is available in a growing number
of areas in Goa: Panjim, Vasco (except Cortalim, but
including Sada, Mangor, Bogmalo, Sancoale and other areas),
Ponda, Bambolim, Merces, Dona Paula, Porvorim, Mapusa town,
Calangute-Candolim, and Saligao, among others.

Equipment has already been installed in Aldona exchange, and
broadband facilities are expected to go functional 



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[Goanet] Re: Indian Jesuit in Afghanistan

2006-04-30 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza

May I know more about Alex D'Souza? Was not Alfred D'Souza, the late Jesuit
director of ISI, New Delhi, and former Editor of Social Action in
Afghanistran to survey the possibilities of Jesuit work there? I thought the
Indian Jesuits were already there. 

India has its mission of recovery in Afghanistan, presently directed by
Shakti Sinha, who was in Goa many years back as Secretary of the Goa
Government, and later as Education Secretary of Delhi Government. I have
very positive impression of him while in Goa. He was a perfect gentleman. He
has ketp in touch with me and drops some lines from time to time reporting
about the «perilous calm» in Afghanistan. Perhaps Alex could get in touch
with him Shakti Sinha [EMAIL PROTECTED] and obtain his on the spot experience
and knowledge.

Good luck to Alex.

Teotonio



 

Message: 3 

Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:09:13 -0400 

From: Alex Dsouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Subject: [Goanet] Indian Jesuit in Afghanistan 

To: goanet@goanet.org 

Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 

 

Dear Frederick, 

 

Currently I am based in Pune, India. I am in the process of considering
taking 

up an assignment in Kabul. 

 

Are there any Jesuits / Churches in Kabul / Afghanistan. If so, appreciate
if 

you could give details. 

 

Regards, 

 

Alex D'souza 

 

Cell No.+91 9890530658 

http://histheory.tripod.com/mestrado.pdf 

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[Goanet] ADC - Abrilachi 30vi

2006-04-30 Thread Edward Verdes


Kan khata tem bhangar, kanant galchem nhoi'Konkani proverb

One should not use a gold ornament if that ornament eats up the ear itself.
Hever valuable and tempting a person maybe, if he does not remain
grateful he should be shunned.

Edward Verdes
Mumbai/Jeddah


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[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * April 30, 2006 * Survey for six-lane expressway to be held soon

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Survey for six-lane expressway to be held soon. (NT)
o Oceanarium: Goa invites expressions of interest. 

o In Goa, about 550 families have been uprooted more than
  two decades ago from their homes in idyllic villages and
  planted in an alien environment. GT/Weekender focuses on
  the dam-oustees, and has a photo of a woman from Curpem
  who was shifted to Vaddem. Villagers were displaced from
  the villages of Vichundrem (18 families), Curpem (104),
  Naiquinim (18), Pottem (74), Curdi (344), Undorna (21),
  Xelpem (25), Selaulim (34) and Uguem (5). They were
  uprooted for the Salaulim dam, Goa's first major
  post-1961 irrigation project. (GT/Weekender)

 PROVORIM's HIGHWAY OF FEAR: no dividers from Porvorim to
 Guirim. Heavy traffic to Mumbai and Karwar (via this
 highway). Rampant overtaking from the left side. Lack of
 traffic signals, writes Ayesha Pereira describing the
 situation in the Herald.

 HEALING TOUCH FOR HOSPICIO: Finally, health minister
 Dayanand Narvekar made his presence felt at the 
 neglected Hospicio Hospital in Margao, and sought 
 three months time to put the ailing hospital in order.
 He promised a state-of-the-art ambulance. Deadline to
 plug leaking roofs. Adequate supply of medicines. An
 end to manpower shortage, and a hike for diet budget.(H)

o Oil sparked Berger Paints factory fire at Kundaim, say police.(H)
o HIV awareness programme to be implemented in schools. (H)
o 13-year-old charged with unnatural sex offence at Britona(H)
o Congress leaders are hypocrites, says Churchill. (H)
o Navelim does not need Churchill, says block Congress. (H)
o Plans in offing to amend Town  Country Planning Act. (H)
o Velim to launch community hall at Bapsora on Apr 30. (H)
o 300=bedded district hospital in Margao in 2 yrs: Narvekar.H
o Work on Poinguinim substation from May 1: Digambar Kamat.(H)
o Delhi trying to ensure return of body of Carmo Dias (32)
  who died in the Cayman Islands on March 8. (H)ks
o Foxes nite to be held at Saligao on May 7. (H)
o Interlan cybercafe opens at Comba, Margao. (H)
o World Veterinary Day celebrated in Panjim. (NT)
o Ingo Grill withdraws suit against Gomantak Times. (GT/W)
o Dr Jaime Rangel talks about his memories of Bastora. GT/W
o Cuncolim citizens condemn withdrawal of garbage bins. GT/W
o Verna Fun Fete to be held from May 5, football grounds. GT/W
o Debate on premarital HIV tests on May 11, Fidalgo. 4 pm.

o Bollywood Masti on May 6 at 5 pm onwards, Pnj Gym Campal.
o Leonoras Twist Night, Apr 30 from 7 pm onwards. 
  Savour Portuguese delicacies. Entry free. 
o Counter of food, ice-creams and gift items called
  Celebration Corner opened in Agassaim market. (H)
o Chinchinim assistant parish priest Fr Joaquim Fernandes
  has released a book 'Hattricks', of poems, priced Rs 30.
o Prabha Mohanty, NIFT, FIT, New York will conduct a 
  workshop on terra-cotta organised by the Handicrafts
  Development Commissioner (GoI) and GHRSSIDC during
  May and June 2006 at Common Facility Centre, Bicholim.H
o Launching in Goa: Campal Clinic and Criticare Children's
  Hospital Opposite Parade Grounds. Ph 2421575.

 WILL PRE-MARITAL HIV TESTS SERVE GOA'S OBJECTIVE?  A
 group of NGOs concnered with HIV/AIDS awareness says it
 could instead by counterproductive. The Lawyers'
 Collective HIV/AIDS Unit and Positive People (Goa) are
 currently organising a nationwide campaign against the
 mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS.  NGOs say mandatory
 testing would create an illusion and give a false
 security that the prospective bride and wife would be
 protected. Instead of making it mandatory and spending
 huge amounts on testing facilities, focus should be laid
 on empowering women by educating them and informing them
 about HIV/AIDS so that women can say 'no' to unsafe sex,
 whether it is pre-marital or not, said lawyer Anand
 Grover. Also, in Goa, there is no evidence to suggest
 that women are predominantly infected during marriage,
 said Grover. (Herald)

SEXTA AS SEIS: Consulate General of Portugal in Goa is to
host 'Sexta as Seis' (Fridays, at Six) where every Friday,
during the month of May, cultural events will be hosted at
the cultural space of the consulate in Altinho-Panjim. The
aim: to promote creative projects and boost intercultural
exchanges. (Herald)

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