[Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations
The email below is one of the stupidest recently on Goanet. There ought to be a special category reserved for dumb emails and the email below tops the list. If people don't have anything intelligent to say about an issue, valuable bandwidth should not be wasted. Even as humour it fails miserably and reads like a veiled attempt to further discriminate against marginalized groups while trying to be funny. Regards, George > 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 :-)) _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] re: NRI voting rights -- an article
I scanned this article from the recent issue of The International Indian magazine. --- NRI Voting: The dilemma of rights A beginning has been made and though the final outcome remains unknown, the voice of the NRI community is already being heard beyond the ballot boxes. The voices of the NRI community in the Gulf States are yet to find a place in the Indian electoral process that is uncomfortable with the uncertainty of the consequences such a step might have in determining the course of governance in India. The issue has long been side stepped with a measured caution and empty assurances from politicians, mainly citing procedural difficulties in implementing a mechanism for NRIs to participate in the electoral process. However, there is an estimated 20 million NRIs spread across the world of which almost 4 million resides in the Gulf States alone. Many of them have been industriously investing in commercial establishments, hospitals and residential complexes, contributing positively to a growing economy. It is estimated that every year the state of Kerala alone receives almost Rs 24,000 crores in repatriation with the NRIs in the Gulf region on the whole contributing an estimated $6 billion worth of remittance to the India exchequer. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has now categorically pointed out that Gulf Indians have a "convincing political basis" in demanding voting rights and that the government would be taking appropriate measures in this regard at the earliest. He further elaborated "Most of them have immediate families back in India and have thus a vital stake in local governance, including the issue of who would represent them in the state assembly or the national parliament." Will the Indian government finally grant voting right to Gulf's NRIs? Gulf NRI demands have also found support in the Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, who feels that: "Being Indian nationals, these NRIs should be allowed to exercise their franchise. NRls in the Gulf region have contributed significantly to the economy of Kerala and there is a pressing need to recognize their contribution." He has further recommended to the Centre to make sure that the voters' list includes all the names of Indian passport holders in the Gulf region. The government to demonstrate its sincerity on the issue soon followed up the pledge with a Cabinet note being drafted with the final decision on the matter being the responsibility of the Union Cabinet. What seems to be a simple issue on the surface in which the "right to vote" is a constitutional right of every citizen, at the same time is a privilege that must be exercised with responsibility and a clear understanding of the Indian political system. Therefore, while Indians living outside the country and holding an Indian passport are certainly entitled to be allowed the right to vote in elections ethically, the Indian constitution does not evidently have a provision to implement it in practice. The constitution under Section 20(8) (d) read with Section 20(3) of the RP Act, 1950 states that NRI citizens who are employed under the Government of India are qualified to be registered as voters. However, according to the Constitution of India, Section 19, of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1950, clearly points out that "only a person who is ordinarily resident in a constituency is entitled to be registered in the electoral roll of that constituency." So, the first step to consider in NRI voting is the amendment of the law by the parliament without which any initiative would not have value or credibility. The seeds of corruption have also long been allowed to erode through the sanctity of the electoral process, therefore making it difficult to imagine a transparent mechanism in which NRIs will be allowed to be an effective part of the electoral process. There is a certain amount of political idealism in demanding voting rights for NRI with the belief that it will somehow make the Indian government more accountable and change things for the better. It certainly is a possibility but a somehow distant optimism given the existent realities of Indian politics and law. There is also a certain amount of risk in conducting India's state assembly or national elections in the Gulf region, where the perception of Indians is that of a hardworking and generally a peaceful community posing almost negligible threat to the Government. But granting the opportunity to participate in local and national elections in India could radically change that perception as political divisions creep in and Indian political parties wrestle to make an impression. The situation will be made further unstable by the fact that politics in India is not issue based but fueled by class, caste and religion. While in India, this is seen as part of the political process, in a foreign land it is sure to be scrutinized as a threat and will in some way disturb the unity and attitudes of the expatriate community. There is also a de
[Goanet] Joe's Selection of Goa News
Neglected Margao Hospicio: Our Health Minister Dayanand Narvekar finally made his presence felt at neglected Hospicio and sought 3 months time to put the ailing hospital in order. He announced the following: -State-of-the-art ambulance -Deadline to plug leaking roofs. -Adequate supply of medicines. -No more manpower shortage. -Diet budget increase by Rs.5 to serve fish. He also said the government is aware of the various shortcomings plaguing Hospicio.. (H) JoeSays: For how long he been a Health Minister ? What took him so long ?? Why this was not given a top priority ?? New Hospital for Margao in two years: The proposed 300-bedded district hospital for Margao will be ready within 2 years says Health Minister. It will come up near KTC bus stand on land admeasuring 40,000sqmts, adjoining the proposed Collectorate building. 140 years old Hospicio will be preserved by the archives dept as heritage building.(H) MOPA Airport related: Congress leaders are hypocrites says Churchill. Accusing Congress leaders of being hypocrites, South Goa MP Churchill Alemao on Saturday warned that he would not only leave the Congress, but would work to pull down the Government, if it did not retain Dabolim Airport as the sole airport in the State (H) Navelim Does not need Churchill says Block Congress Churchill demand to the party High Command to appoint him for party work in Navelim and Fatorda. He also says both these constituencies are weak. Block Congress President Peixoto termed the above statement from Churchill as irresponsible and mischievous. Alemao should first try to strengthens his Benaulim constituency where he faced a humiliating defeat in the 1984 and 2002 Assembly polls and also failed to defeat Micky in the bye-polls by supporting Monte Cruz. Peixoto also says Navelim does not need Alemao for another reason--his involvement in the sting operation and for calling Goan people 'rascals' (H) JoeSays: A-re, Mr. Alemao, are you not a Congress man/leader ? That means you are a hypocrite too ?? A suggestion: Resign from Congress/and as MP and then say anything to Congress. Boy (13) rapes another boy (10) 13 year old boy has been arrested on charge of having unnatural sex with a 10 year old co-villages at Britona, Bardez. The older boy took the younger boy to cashew plantations under the pretext of plucking cashew apples and seeds. But to the horror of the boy(10), the accused forced him to remove his pant and had sex with him. The accused admitted having sex. H/NT/GT JoeSays: Was the boy really 13 or looks like 13? Goa slowly going American way ? Survey for 6-Lane Expressway Soon: The 105kms route would begin from the Amerem Village situated by the border of Pernenm taluka and then move through Khaznem, Amai, Nagzar, Dhargal, Tivim, Shirgao, Mayem, Old Goa, Carambolim, Neura, Cortalim, Verna, Cansaulim, Margao, Navelim, Cumcolim, Balli, Barcem, Mashem and Lolien. It would be 90metres wide stretch of land running parallel to Railway tracks. 200 away from the existing tracks. 3 new bridges Colvale, Old Goa and Cortalim. Toll would be charged. Minimum speed 80km/hr No intersection along the expressway. If the Mopa airport project takes shape then traveller commuting between the new international Airport and south Goa and vice versa will be greatly benefited from the expressway, says Rane (NT). JoeSays: If you can't drive 4 wheelers yet, don't worry, you have at least 10 years to learn and get licence, such big projects won't be ready in less than 10 years. 'No Two Wheelers will be allowed on 6-lane Expressway'. INGO Withdraws suit Against Gomantak Times: The suit was filed against GT Editor Sujay Gupta, reporters Alister Miranda, Peter De Souza and Paul Fernandes in November. INGO had asked all defendants to pay Saturday Nite Bazaar Pvt Ltd a sum of Rs.1 crore and also restraint on any publication about him in the newspaper. The judge disposed off the case after Ingo filled and application stating that he desired to withdraw the suit. (GT) JoeSays: Out of court settlement ? All the abv taken from yesterdays Newspapers dtd 30/04/06. Don't know if there is any interest in this type of info/news on regular basis. If found popular, there are plans to carry on with this several times a week. In many cases, readers in Europe/Gulf will get this news same day as early as 5-7am (but on GN it could take upto 20 hours to appear, as mesages are moderated one or two times a day). It will be my pleasure to be at your service. So, what you say. Tum Kit' muntta ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ Konkani Songs, Goan Photos, Tiatr/Film VCDs, Bank interest rates etc etc (for updates etc click below) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ ___ NEW - Yahoo! 360 Your one place to blog, create, publish and share! http://uk.360.yahoo.com
[Goanet] ADC - May 1
Bontrar itlem tor kap'dar kitlem?Konkani Proverb If a woman in rags brags so much, how much will she brag when she wears a good saree.. There are persons who are too proud, and in their pride, forget that they have no status in life. Bontor = Rags Edward Verdes Chinchinim/Mumbai/KSA _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)
--- 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.:) > Georgie's Uraq bar is illegal. Cheers, Santosh P.S. There is a problem with some keys on my keyboard. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Re: Will the real Jennifer please stand up?
Well...this Jennifer is not standing up either!...lol Jen(nifer Lewis) From: "Frederick Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Will the real Jennifer please stand up? 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. = *~Jen Birmingham UK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IEIGLC/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoanStudentsAbroad/ == __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] May issue of VOICES
Dear Goanetters, The May issue of VOICES, a parish newsletter of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa is now available on www.holyspiritchurchgoa.com The theme of the issue is DIGNITY OF LABOUR. Your comments, feedback, suggestions are most welcome. Rgds Leo D'Mello Live a Fuller Life. www.fullerlife.in -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 28/04/2006 _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Indian Expat Football League
DIVAR SCORE IMPRESSIVE WINS INDIAN EXPAT FOOTBALL LEAGUE Vaxim Divar led by Russel Rodrigues scored two impressive wins in the First UAE Indian Expat Football League organized by Gulf International Promotions Dubai at the Dubai Club for Special Sports. The league is sponsored by Gulf Eternit Industries and co-sponsored by Pehla, Firstnet, Al Awael, Lipton, Masafi, Nike, Sun & Sand Sports, Al Rawabi and Tiffany. Divar began the night with a hard fought wing over a youthful St Anthony side defeating them by one goal to nil. Captain Russel Rodrigues scored the all-important goal in the seventeenth minute after receiving a good through ball from Colin DCruz. The St Anthony lads played their hearts out and held on to the game until the opportunist strike from Russell. Russel DSouza of Divar received a yellow card for rough play. Sandy Fernandes, Darryl Rasquinha and Austin Rodrigues did a good job for the St Anthony team but had to go home empty handed. Divars second game proved to be easier than expected defeating Almoe by two goals to nil. The game began on a fast pace with the Almoe lads taking the initiative in the first ten minutes with Suresh Pereira, Evano Fernandes and Sheldon Buthelo raiding the Divar defence who held out with able defending by Ashok S and Randell Pereira. There after the Divar lads took over with Russell Rodrigues and Colin DCruz controlling play. It was no surprise when Ashok opened the scoring for the Divar lads with a well taken goal. The teams changed ends with Divar leading one nil. In the second half a good through ball by DSouza saw Randell Pereira putting the finishing touches for his teams second goal. With these two victories Divar jump into second spot in the sixteen-team table while St Anthony are in thirteenth place and Almoe remain in fifth position. Varca FC led by Franky Baretto opened their game night with a two goal victory over a determined Dragon All Starz. The game began on a slow pace but the tempo picked up with the Varca lads making several inroads into the All Starz area. Varca main striker Shane Thomas was at his best when he latched on to a Franky Barretto pass to open the scoring for a one nil lead at half time. In the second half Dragon All Starz tried to fight back with Melvyn Chandy, Sunil Chandran an Arif Abdul Azeez making some good moves. They failed however to find the net. Varca sealed the match on a counter attack when Nishanth Fernandes put Franky Baretto through who made no mistake with only the keeper between him and the goal. Varca emerged two nil winners and are in eighth position. Dragon All Starz are in fifteenth place. SFX Old Goa who are normally a strong contender have so far disappointed the crowds this time. They languish at bottom of the table and continued to remain there after being beaten by a rejuvenated Emirates Flight Catering team by one goal to nil. Inacio Fernandes, Thomas Dias and Sebyton Colaco played well for the Catering team with the latter scoring the only goal of the match. Peter Fernandes, Henry Carvalho and Augustin tried their best to get back into the game for the Old Goa team but had to accept defeat at the end. Emirates Flight Catering moved up two places into fourth position. Phoenix Loutolim led by Marques held a young Zuari team to goalless draw. Both teams played fast attacking soccer with Savio Cardozo, Oswald Fernandes and Joaquim Figuerado outstanding for Zuari while Renato Fernandes, Moses DSilva and Lucas Fernandes did their bit for the Loutolim side. Loutolim remain in tenth position while Zuari climb to twelfth place. Table toppers Siolim United continued to dominate the league with a facile one nil victory over a strong Copy Corner Sporting Tea. Both the teams went all out in attack from the word go with Copy Corner taking the advantage in the first half. Manoj Ganesh, Basheer K and Dileep were in top form but could not convert their superiority into goals. The Siolim lads came into the game slowly and wrested the initiative when striker Sriram Vernekar put the ball into the net after playing with Geraldo who also had a good game. John Fernandes, John Sequeira, Geraldo and Peter Fernandes stood strong in the Siolim defence to deny the Copy Corner lads of a clear sight at goal. Siolim continue to lead the sixteen team table while Copy Corner are in sixth place. Zyco Dubai led by Aboobaker were in top form and played some skillful soccer to hold a young Zuari team to a one all draw. This was Zuaris second draw of the night and although they did all they could to score were held back by a stubborn Zyco defence of Riyas k, and Abdul Saleem. Zuari did however manage to latch on to a rare defensive lapse and scored a goal off the run off play through Lynton DSouza. Zyco came back strongly in the second half and their persistence paid off when Biju out ran the Zuari defence to score the equalizer much to the relief of
[Goanet] THE UNENDING QUEUES FOR JUSTICE
The wheels of justice cannot be allowed to churn so slowly. The figure of pending cases across India is mind boggling. In Mumbai alone, since 1990 there are one lakh divorce cases pending. With the dance bar girls all geared to rock and roll, the matrimonial blues can only deepen. And then we have the steadily rising rape and murder cases that shows no sign of respite. To top it we have Abu Salem who continues to confuse and pre-occupy the investigating and prosecution machinery. His trial seems to be a trail of nightmare. Was it worth extraditing him in the first place? Only time will tell. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ___ NEW - Yahoo! 360 Your one place to blog, create, publish and share! http://uk.360.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] UCU Awards and organizing of one act Konkani play competitions in Kuwait
United Club of Utorda (UCU) is a cultural organization formed in Kuwait in 2001 with the aims and objectives to explore and encourage hidden talents of budding Konkani artistes, singer, lyricists, play-writers and directors. Having been motivated by excellent response from Konkani speaking fraternity in Kuwait, UCU presented its first Konkani One Act Play Competition in Kuwait in February 2002. This contest served as a springboard for experimentation to present One Act Plays with varied thematic significance. The One Act Play Competition soon became an annual feature from 2002 to 2005. During these years the Konkani loving audience lauded the efforts of UCU in organizing such pioneering contests in the interest and for the benefit of young talents in their respective areas of artistic value. This year too, UCU will present its fifth One Act Play competition on Friday May 12, 2006 at Hawally A/C Audirorium at 3:30 pm. It need hardly be emphasized that to present One Act Play Competitions one needs dedication and devotion to the cause and UCU has been highly successful in this respect as judged by the following Award Winners from 2002 to 2005. Best Play: DEVACHO GHUTT DEV ZANA by Simon Gonsalves Best Actor: Ignatius de Xelvon Best Actress: Jane Rebello Best Writer: Joe Ferreira Best Director: Simon Gonsalves 2003 Best Play: PATANG, by Joe Ferreira Best Actor: Donald Colaco Best Actress: Jane Rebello Best Writer: Joe Ferreira Best Director: Salu Faleiro 2004 : Best Play: AMCHO DISPOTTO AMKAM DI by Joe Ferreira Best Actor: Donaldo Colaco Best Actress: Pia Colaco Best Writer: Simon Gonsalves Best Director: Joe Ferreira 2005 Best Play: SURIYAK LAGLAM GIRAN by Ignatius de Xelvon Best Actor: Ignatius de Xelvon Best Actress: Gracy Morais Best Writer:Salu Faleiro Best Director: Ignatius de Xelvon There are also second, third, and consolation prizes as well as prizes for best stage settings, child artistes, best comedians, character roles, etc. UCU has maintained and sustained the organizing of such a unique competition year after year and all this has been possible with the active support of the Konkani lovers as well as the participating actors, actresses, as well as the budding play writers and directors. Most importantly it is with the cooperation of the Konkani lovers as the cherished audience and supporters of whom we take pride at UCU We look forward to a continued patronage this year as well as in the coming years! May God bless you all. Managing Committee United Club of Utorda Kuwait __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Workers Day:AITUC's rally in Mapusa today
--- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- AITUC's rally in Mapusa on today The general secretary of the Goa state committee of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Mr Christopher Fonseca said that the organisation would launch a struggle to ensure that workers unions are recognised by the managements, besides fighting for establishment of a system wherein workers receive equal pay for equal work and are regularised in their jobs. Mr Fonseca, addressing a press conference, before the May Day celebrations, said that the unjust treatment meted out to the workers is also visible in the state, ranging from the starred hotels to small companies. "This year, the main International Workers Day event will be held near the Mapusa taxi stand, on May 1," Mr Fonseca informed, adding that the event will begin with a public meeting, followed by a peaceful rally of workers along the periphery of the town. Speaking further, Mr Fonseca said that the situation of workers is pathetic in Goa. "One of the main examples is that of the 300-odd badli workmen working with Kadamba Transport Corporation for past 4 to 5 years and drawing a meagre salary, with no facilities of overtime, etc," he observed. He also lamented that workers unions which are legitimate bodies under the Constitution have their rights trampled upon by the employers by not recognising the existence of unions. Mr Fonseca also opposed the concept of setting up of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country. "The 148 SEZs, presently existing in the country are build to create cozy, comfortable and cushy environment for the employers so that they are free from implementing the labour laws as enacted by the Parliament," he remarked, adding that laws such as those concerning the maternity leave, insurance and workmen's compensation are suspended from operation in the SEZs. "The recent two judgments of the Supreme Court, one allowing the government to abolish any post without alternative placement and the other ruling that the daily wage workers do not have any right to claim regularisation cannot be accepted by the people and as a result of such judgments, the resentment amongst the working people is bound to escalate," Mr Fonseca said. The AITUC state general secretary also lauded the courage displayed by the forth estate in Philippines and Nepal, of recent, against the censorship imposed on it. Mr Fonseca commended the decision of the Chief Minister, Mr Pratapsingh Rane and his government to declare May 1 as a public holiday, in the state. The local AITUC leader, Mr Raju Mangueshkar was also present on the occasion. - The Navhind Times 01/5/06 page 2 - === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy === -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.0/325 - Release Date: 4/26/2006 _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Labourers should work unitedly to obtain their rights: Goa Archbishop
--- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- - Labourers should work unitedly to obtain their rights: Archbishop The Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Fr Filipe Neri Ferrao in his May Day message has expressed keen desire that, this year, the priests, religious and parish council members take extra care to see that the parish pastoral plans adopt norms to give due facilities to all those (workers) who are employed by parishes and other religious institutions and associations. In a message he said:"The various centres and institutions of our Church also employ workers. Giving them a proper remuneration conveys to everyone our genuine concern for them. Let us be of good example in this area." "On the occasion of the feast of St Joseph the Worker, let talks, discussions and other suitable programmes be organised. Human dignity must be protected by all means in any type of work. In doing, this, we shall be spreading Christ's Kingdom of Equality and Justice." "The Church celebrates the feast of St Joseph, the Worker, on the first of May each year. This day is also observed as Workers' Day throughout the world. Saint Joseph, indeed, stands before everyone as a symbol of the dignity of labour." Pope Leo the XIII brought out 'Rerum Novarum' in 1891, 115 years ago. He wrote this memorable encyclical after deeply reflecting on the problems faced by workers. The core message of this Document is that the Church, the Government and the Workers should build a healthy relationship among themselves so as to unitedly come to build a New Society. Much later, expressing a loving concern for all workers, the Vatican Council II made it clear that the church is a friend of labourers. From then on, with increased vigour, the Church has always kept herself zealously alert to the problems of workers. The message reads:"Modern society is built on machine-power. All commercial and business enterprises thrive on technology. People's crave for material goods increases in proportion to their buying power. Unfortunately, this manifest wealth of a few has perhaps created an impression that humankind on the whole has developed. The truth is that the same strategies used in the past by capitalists to crush workers are being used today by countries advanced in technology and by multi-nationals to oppress developing countries and their workers. And so, the ever-widening gap between the poor and the rich." The Archbishop: "Labour laws in our country are applicable only to 8 per cent of the labour force and no mention is ever-made of the 92 per cent unorganised work-force. Contract labour laws in force serve only to further oppress the workers. A large number of workers are given a `break,' after working for a few months. They have no job security. The government schemes/plans for the unorganised labourers have hardly taken off. Those in governance show very little interest in solving the problems of the labour force. A genuine development of the workers can therefore be achieved only when the enacted laws address the rights and needs of all kinds of workers." He further said, "In a few months, it will be election time in Goa. And there will be showers of promises. Very little, however, will be heard of problems related to workers. In fact, benefits in the areas of education and health have been curtailed as an austerity measure, thus adding up to the woes of the workers. Slogans are shouted that 80 per cent of the jobs in factories will be given to Goans, but the working place situation is quite different. All should therefore raise their voice to get the prevailing contract labour law rejected and the labourers should work unitedly to claim and obtain their rights." -- The Navhind Times 01/5/06 page 5 --- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy === -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006 _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Implications of the Virdi Irrigation Project for Goa
--- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- - Implications of the Virdi Irrigation Project - by Nandkumar Kamat Last week the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Goa took a momentous decision on the Virdi Minor Irrigation Scheme (VMIS), which falls within the revenue area of Maharashtra. The earthen dam would be constructed on Haltar Nallah -- an interstate tributary of the Mahadayi River. From what has been selectively revealed so far, Goa has shown interest in joining this scheme provided the height of the proposed earthen dam is raised by a minimum of five metres and the excess water, thus available from the live storage of the Virdi reservoir is transferred to the Anjuna Dam's reservoir. The Anjuna project partly meets the irrigation and drinking water needs of Sattari and Bicholim. There are some interesting implications of the Goa government's sudden interest in the VMIS. Earlier, there was an apprehension that the VMIS would be detrimental to the flow of the Volvonta River -- an important tributary in the Mandovi River complex. The Volvonta River enters Goa at Shiroli. This river has four tributaries -- namely Costi, Kalavade, Cudne and Dicholi. After traversing a course of 21 kilometres, it meets the Mandovi at Sarmanos -- an important ore loading point for barges. The sudden change in the state government's position must have come due to the pressure from the Karnataka government, which is keen to transfer the water from the upper catchments of the Mahadayi. The Karnataka government has consistently failed to understand that being a lower riparian state, with deep tidal estuaries, limiting the freshwater availability, Goa was not in a position to create a number of storages in the Western Ghats before the ongoing medium irrigation projects -- Anjuna and Selaulim could be completed. The Karnataka government should have understood the reasons why the ministry of forests and environment had earlier refused permission to the Mandovi irrigation project at Sonal, Sattari. Similar objections could have been raised to the Karnataka government's projects of building a series of dams on the Kalsa and Haltar Nallahs. The timber and quarrying lobby in Khanapur district is notorious for the ecological degradation in these areas. For them the construction of dams would come as a boon. However, the objections raised by the Goa government for the interbasin transfer of water from the interstate Mahadayi Basin to the Malaprabha Basin have stalled Karnataka's ambitious projects. Goa has surface water resources of 8500 Million Cubic Metres (MCM). Except Harmal, Mandrem, Baga, Sal, Saleri, Talpona which are negligible rivers for Goa's water resource planning -- all other rivers have their sources in the Western Ghat watersheds either in Maharashtra or Karnataka. This has made Goa an extremely vulnerable state when bigger states draw ambitious plans to create large storages close to the sources of the rivers flowing into Goa. The Tillari project was a dream of the ex-chief minister, Dayanand Bandodkar. Its original cost has now escalated from Rs Ten crore to more than Rs One thousand crore. If the Goa government were to spend Rs One hundred crore (which it owes this year to Maharashtra for the Tillari project) for boosting traditional water harvesting systems in Pernem at each village panchayat level by systematic micro watershed development projects -- by now the whole taluka would have turned into a horticultural paradise. But the state government has decided to continue its' unrealistic agreement with Maharashtra on the Tillari project. Even before its' completion now there would be another commitment -- for VMIS. As I personally know the special officer, who is a former chief engineer of the water resources department, Mr S D Sayanak, I am sure that he must have done his homework correctly and given our Chief Minister the best of technical advice. The VMIS is a test case for Goa. It is a classic move on the interstate chessboard. The VMIS would come up on the Haltar Nallah, which falls in a high rainfall area. The catchment area is about 33 square kilometres. Maharashtra shares 20 and Karnataka 13. The catchment is estimated to be 124 MCM. But only 93 MCM of water is available for storage. Maharashtra is entitled for 52 MCM and Karnataka 41 MCM. The VMIS would use 15 MCM of water. The earthen dam would be 238 meters long and 40 meters high. The main spillway would be 80 meters long. The right canal would extend for 11 kilometres and would create a command area of 1320 hectares benefiting five villages. The estimated cost is Rs 44 crore. Already th
[Goanet] The Da Vinci Code de-coded
Here's a website prepared by the 'United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' for those who would like to have answers to the questions raised by the Da Vinci Code, which will soon hit cinema halls across the world. > http://www.jesusdecoded.com/ _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations
Funny as it may sound, I had a good laugh at the e-mail which George has denounced. Goorge has not got the right vibrations of the email nor the mental state of the author. It is called frustration. Reservations must be looked upon as a simple way of establishing vote-banks. I have always admired our finance minister Chidambaram. He has been televised as suscribing to resevations in higher educational institutions. And he says that the quality of education cannot and will not suffer. That seats must be increased. How very honourable. At this juncture let me relate the story of some years ago of the Madras IIT. It seems that a parliamentary commission was set up to investigate why more student do not clear the entrance tests in IITs. When this commission members were intervewing the IIT director , and when he was asked the above question, he replied saying that the lower educational institutions should be upgraded to a higher standard if more students must clear the IIT entrance exams. When a member of the commission queried as to why the standard of the IIT entrance tests cannot be lowered so that more students can pass, the director laughed and said it was impossible. Before one could say jack robbins, this member of the commission caught hold of the tie of the director and roughed him up. I fully endorse Kapil Sibal's derision of the reservation policy of Arjun Singh, his own cabinet colleague. At best Arun Singh should be roughed-up like the director of Madras IIT was. The best policy is to do away with reservations. If the fathers of the Indian Constitution had given just 10 years to eradicate castes in the country, what went wrong??? Not the Vote-Banking system?? Today's interview on NDTV of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Desmukh by Karan Thapar of BBCs Hardtalk fame was devastating for Desmukh. He was made a laughing stalk on the Vidharba farmer's suicide deaths and Thane district's child malnutrition deaths. There was no holding back for Karan here. It was a real roughing up that Desmukh got. He should be ashamed of himself. A chief minister must not go unprepared to face Karan Thapar. Likewise Karan should interview Arjun Singh. I am sure he will get what he deserves in a long time. The best policy to wind-up reservations - WHICH MUST BE WOULD UP ONCE AND FOR ALL is: 1. Revamp the primary/secondary school systems to part knowledge rather than make the students cram stupid lessons which are forgotten in no time.. 2. Give financial boost to the OBC/ST/SC and other backward classes to give them equal opportunity. i.e subsidise the bright brains. 3. Judge all on equal footing without lowering any standards. Rather the standards should be raised from time to time. 4. Select the OBC/SC/ST candidates first to give credence to their lower social standing. ( strike out the money angle in selection) Just like helping the farmers to save them from committing suicide, help the OBC/ST/SCs what have you to better facilities in lower education with all those thousands of crores that are going down the drains and you certainly do not need RESERVATIONS All said and done, I fully appreciate the humour in which the email in question has been written. I congratulate the author. And George must read the email again after observing what I have said above. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: "George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: [Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations > The email below is one of the stupidest recently on Goanet. There ought to be a special category > reserved for dumb emails and the email below tops the list. If people don't have anything > intelligent to say about an issue, valuable bandwidth should not be wasted. Even as humour it > fails miserably and reads like a veiled attempt to further discriminate against marginalized > groups while trying to be funny. > > Regards, > George _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] OK, fine. You are an NRI!
This is a pointless discussion. One would have thought that people would always try to understand the concept rather than what is expressed in certain definitions that are confusing and far from "official". Frankly, if POIs (like Mario) consider themselves NRIs even though they are not Indian Citizens, so be it. Fine, you are an NRI Mario. Who am I to say the contrary? Take the bicycle and be happy. Paulo. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mario Goveia > Sent: 30 April 2006 16:45 > To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! > Subject: Re: [Goanet] RE: NRI voting rights > > Mario says, > > > The term NRI includes foreign citizens of Indian > origin. It is based on one's "origin", not one's > citizenship. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Canacona.net launched
Canacona.net launched A comprehensive website canacona.net covering various facets of Canacona taluka, on the southern tip of Goa, was quietly launched on 1st May 2006. The website is designed, developed and maintained by Consult Infosys, Margao. Canacona taluka, which has remained the nerve-centre of our hoary culture and the very bossom of Mother Nature, was ceded to the Portuguese by the Saundekar (Raja of Saunde) in 1763. As eminent independent journalist Federick Noronha puts it, it is one of the few places that treasure a semblance of the Goa of yester-years. The area also boasts some of the states most outstanding sceneries with its indented coastline that includes the reigning queen of Goas beaches Palolem. The taluka, set against a backdrop of the Jungle covered Sahyadri Hills and enfolded by laterite headlands and a string of pearl white coves and sweeping beaches, is ideally a poets delight and a philosophers retreat. Wrapped in a mystical and meditative ambience, it is also a sanctuary of delicious oblivion and obscurity for city-weary souls. For a tiny region, Canacona has achievers in almost every conceivable field spread across the country and all over the globe. Yet this wonderful place and its people have often been subject to denigration. With a sense of collective pride, this website seeks to record for posterity some enchanting facets of this great taluka including Canacona Whos Who. Perhaps it will also help dispel some misconceptions and project this amazing land as a beautiful place that has seen the birth of some of the worlds most brilliant and exceptional minds, says Tony Martin the web host. ** Anthony M Barreto aka Tony Martin Freelance Writer and Author Primrose Galgibaga, Canacona, Goa -- 403728 M: 9422390701 R: 91-0832-2632012 * __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] OK, fine. You are an NRI!
--- Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fine, you are an NRI Mario. Who am I to say the > contrary? > Mario replies: > Thanks, Paulo. You are not alone. Shown below are some more sources of information that agree with your conclusion above. However, ragardless, as a foreign citizen, I cannot vote in India, and it wouldn't be proper for me to even demand such a right. > You may also be interested to know that three Indian banks, Citibank, Bank of India and State Bank of India, do as well, since I have had NRI accounts with them for from two to five years, whereas I have not been an Indian citizen for 26 years: > 1. http://www.indiaonweb.com/php/showNRISection.php?linkid=49 > WHO IS AN NRI? A Non-resident Indian means an individual, being a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin who is not a resident. A person shall be deemed to be of Indian origin if he or either of his parents or any of his grand parents was born in undivided India. > 2. http://www.serve.com/ichild/nriadopt.htm > WHAT DOES THE TERM NRI (Non-Resident Indian) MEAN? > The term NRI means that at least one of the applicants (one of the parents) is of Indian descent. It does not matter where the parents were born or what citizenship they claim > 3. http://www.nritaxservices.com/who_nri_fema.htm > WHO IS AN NRI ? > An Indian abroad is popularly known as Non-Resident Indian (NRI). The NRI status is legally defined under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Income Tax Act, 1961 for applicability of respective laws. > The Term NRI, Generally, means a non-resident who is either an Indian Citizen residing outside India and includes Foreign Citizen of Indian origin residing outside India > _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- 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.:) > > > > Georgie's Uraq bar is illegal. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > P.S. There is a problem with some keys on my > keyboard. > Mario observes: > Santosh, based on your other posts, it's not your keyboard that has a problem:-)) > _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] The debate on non-reservations
The debate on non-reservations (Author known --FN) Whether you are against or for reservations, here is an (MILLENIA) OLD ANGLE : -)) I think we should abolish reservations in all fields of endeavour. I completely support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this. Let us start with reservations in the dehumanising jobs -- e.g. scavanging, cleaning the roads, prostituting of womenfolk in squalid red-light quarters etc. It is wholly unfair that this be preserved for only one section of society. In all fairness of things, some of these 'posts' need also to be 'opened up' to the self-appointed elites within our society. Only then could we expect people to be more sensitive to how dehumanising these activities really area. All those who are against reservations, should come out and stand up for their right to take on such jobs. Secondly, we need to fight against reservations in certain professions, such as leather-work and shoe-making. If this caste-based reservations is continued, then how can our Gaitondes make it internationally to the global shoe grade, at a time when there's money in leather? This is most unfair. Next, let us also fight against reservations that allow deprived sections of society a fair entry point (and let us also pretend that there are 'reservations' in exams). Never mind that, on the other hand, we have shown our eagerness to allow these 'inefficient' OBCs and SC/STs to win medals for the nation in international competitive and sporting events, or even die -- again on a 'reserved' quota, which we can't afford to abolish -- in the greater glory of communal conflict that seeks to take India back to the sixteenth century. Further, though we are against reservations, we reserve the right to pretend that nine-tenths of the Indian population is inefficient, uncapable, and inept. We reserve the right to ignore the cover story in the OUTLOOK magazine, which cited cases of candidates who entered via reserved seats and went on to make brilliant academic careers for themselves. We also reserve the right to pretend that all those who get entry to tightly-controlled access points through reservations are actually allowed to pass exams through reservations. And, of course, we reserve the right to pretend that the Indian bureaucracy, business class, academia and all other major levers of power are *not* functioning like one huge reserved quota for a very tiny, birth-defined 'elite' whose superior brainpower has however not ameliorated the harsh conditions of life for the average citizen of this country. Let's continue raving against reservations, and yet maintain one of the most inflexible system of 'reservations' in the planet. Long live the good breed of politicans like the author of the article below... :-)) 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 :-)) Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 Skype/Yahoomessenger: fredericknoronha www.bytesforall.net _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
Re: [Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations
--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The email below is one of the stupidest recently on > Goanet. There ought to be a special category > reserved for dumb emails and the email below tops > the list. If people don't have anything > intelligent to say about an issue, valuable > bandwidth should not be wasted. Even as humour it > fails miserably and reads like a veiled attempt to > further discriminate against marginalized > groups while trying to be funny. > > Regards, > George > > > 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. > > > Mario observes: > Wow! Calm down George. You sound like the self-conscious beneficiary of a reservations policy:-)) Besides, I looked in vain above for anything intelligent that you had to say on the subject. > Either George has a curious vested interest in the issue of reservations in India - while living in the USA I might add - or doesn't have a funny bone in his entire body. Besides, while issuing a rant full of invective and generalities, he conspicuously fails to explain why reservations ahould not be applied to the Indian sports teams :-)) Don't disadvantaged groups have frustrated athletes that need help as well? :-)) > George obviously believes that a policy of wholesale reservations on the scale used in India benefits the beneficiaries in the long run far more than an alternative program that may seek to help them help themselves by actually becoming professionally competitive. This is precisely what an athlete from a disadvantaged group would have to go through. > Wholesale reservations policies have little to do with helping anyone, and everything to do with buying votes. > _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] NEW ENTRANT TO GOANET
Hi Chandrasekharan, Welcome aboard. With your varied experience, you certainly will be an asset to this list. We look forward to your active participation. >From what you have posted, you need to be complimented for going "over and >beyond the call of duty" in your efforts of make the best of your career. We >could certainly learn this from you, and this may be the secret to your >success Kind Regards, GL N Chandrasekharan >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! > > >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 > > >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. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Goa news for May 2, 2006
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** R S Reddy appointed exec director of Union Bank (Business Standard India) The Union Bank of India today appointed R S Reddy as executive director. According to an official release, Reddy has over three decades of experience as a banker in multifarious assignments as regional manager and general manager in Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=178 *** Two killed in different accidents (Navhind Times) Panaji, May 1: Two persons were killed in separate mishaps in the North Goa district today. In the first accident, a 40-year old man from Britona, Nagkumar Chodankar was killed on the spot at Virlosa, Penha de Franca. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050259 *** Goods worth Rs 20,000 gutted at Old-Goa (Navhind Times) Panaji, May 1: Packaging papers worth Rs 20,000 gutted from a packaging unit in the Corlim Industrial Estate at Old-Goa this evening. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050258 *** Prime Minister to visit Goa this week (Navhind Times) Panaji, April 30: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh will arrive in Goa on Friday, May 5, to participate in a function organised by the BITS-Pilani at Sancoale. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050120 *** New Clinton Indian restaurant adds Goan touch (Gazette.Net) Clinton residents can rejoice in having a new Indian restaurant to choose from when making their lunch or dinner plans. Located in the Old Branch Center shopping center on Old Branch Ave, Goa Palace Indian Restaurant welcomes customers with its reasonable prices and full menu. http://www.gazette.net/stories/042706/entebeh165332_31977.shtml *** Goafest: JWT strikes Gold; McCann gets maximum number of metals (Agencyfaqs!) Year 2006, would certainly be a comeback year for JWTs creativity. After having a great show at the Abbys, the agency has again struck Gold at the tet-to-be-named AAAI Awards held in Goa, last evening. The agency has won seven Golds along with six Silvers and nine Bronzes. http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14894.html *** Goafest: Consumer generated content is the way ahead (Agencyfaqs!) Surina Sayal 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. http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14884.html *** Goafest: Expression of masculinity changing among Asian men (Agencyfaqs!) Prajjal Saha agencyfaqs! 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. http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14885.html *** 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 *** Sporting Clube de Goa lodges protest; AIFF says deadline past (Outlook India) After the fiasco involving Fransa Pax, another National Football League team has lodged a protest against "poor" refereeing in the competition. http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=381701 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Address
Could some one send me the address of the Law Society in Goa. Your help will be much appreciated. Mary --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Re: DEAR AUNTY No. 2: WEEKLY HUMOR :-))
Dear Aunty You velly funny. I have problem. Don't know if suffering from mad cow disease or foot in mouth disease. How to find out? Elisabeth --- Francis Rodrigues wrote: > 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. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
[Goanet] Discovery of chamber burial caves in Goa
Discovery of chamber burial caves in Goa Navhind Times Tuesday, May 2, 2006 by M S Deshpande The discovery of chamber burials, a megalithic site at Valant and at Chikhali in Marmugao taluka of South Goa district has once again confirmed the existence of human habitation on the west coast in Goa since prehistoric times.Earlier to this, discovery of the late stone age sites, microlithic tool sites as well as discovery of early stone age handaxe had helped in building the past of Goa. There are periods of darkness and finding of the site of chamber burial will definitely help to make the picture clear. Man developed economically a pastoral hunting-cum-agricultural society. They stayed together in thatched huts nearby in neolithic and chalcolithic period, but in chalcolithic period man was aware about the use of metal such as copper, iron etc. During chalcolithic period man had made progress in material life and same is reflected in furnishing the burial of their deceased kin. The finding of megalithic sites in South India help us in defining its date and its culture etc. Megalithic may be described as a monuments (in India sepulchral) constructed with dressed or undressed stones usually of a large size and related with some burial practices. As stated by Mr Dilip Chakrabarti that "it is nothing more than a burial style that emerged in the context of the neolithic chalcolithic of the distribution area and formed part of its cultural milieu for a long time". Generally it is associated with iron but there is also a possibility of its beginning in the pre-iron stage. Megaliths is nothing but the feeling, affection, love or his attachment expressed by kin of the deceased while furnishing the burial. The Britishers after establishing their hold over India took keen interest in studying the past of this great nation. The scholars had discovered number of mesolithic sites including that of Kerala. The underground cave (man made) found at Chikhali and at Valant is nothing but a chamber burials of megalithic period. The chamber burial cave is scooped in a soft laterite with intention to deposit funerary remains in Kerla as stated by Dr B K Gururajrao. These caves consists of an open cell roughly rectangular or square cut vertically down the rock and provided with flight of steps for decent on the floor. On one of the vertical faces of the well is caved an extension usually a little above the floor leading to a chamber semicircular, circular or roughly rectangular in shape sometimes these have recessed facade. The chamber are normally provided with bed or a bench on two are three side. Inside the chamber on the bed the funerary on skeletal remains or funerary pottery, iron objects were kept before sealing up the chamber entrance. An another type of cave with hood stone and hat stone. Allied with these rock caves but of similar form are the cave with hood stone or hat stone, are also called a Kudaikallu in Kerla consists of a dome shaped dressed laterite block covering an underground pit cut into the natural laterite and provided with a stairway. This also covers an underground burial pit containing funerary urn and other grove furnishing, unlike rock cave there is no chamber apart from this. Another type of chamber burial found in Kerla is exactly similar to that of found in Marmugao taluka, where in the chamber burial and bench or bed is provided at one or two sides of cave to keep funerary urn and other objects. The chamber burial or underground cave burial found at Valant and at Chikhali are located on the slopes of a hill. These chamber burials are scooped in the laterite below the ground and approach to this cave is circular pipe or well like scooped vertically down and it measures 60 cm in diameter. The entrance or mouth of this well is closed hey keeping dressed laterite block of 70 x 25 cm in size. After entering in it and after crossing 1 metre laterite one decent in the cave. The cave measures either 1.80 x 1.80 cm or 2.60 x 2.60 cm. All the four underground caves are round in shape and measure either 1.80 or 2.60 mt in diameter. Funerary remains were traced in one of the cave at Chikhali when it was accidentally discovered in 1964 while removing laterite blocks for construction. Those remains are kept in the state museum. No any remains are traced in other caves as those were already approached by layman after their discovery. One has to note the technique followed by carver while scooping the approach of just 60 cm diameter wherein there is no space for working, moving on bending to collect the waste material to remove. As the scooping for the cave started by keeping 1 m laterite untouched, so there is every possibility that at first the carver must have scooped the pipe like approach up to the depth of minimum 2.5 metre with intention to obtain working place to scoop for cave by keeping 1 m laterite above untouched. The answer to the following questions need to understand how cave was scooped
[Goanet] Low-paid Asian workers behind Dubai construction boom
Low-paid Asian workers behind Dubai construction boom DPA Dubai, May 2 (DPA) Forests of glass-tinted tower buildings mushroom out of the desert in Dubai, whose colossal wealth is fuelling one of the world's largest construction booms. But the low-paid Asian workers suffer behind the abundance. In order to shape the city's ambitious economic vision, armies of Asian construction workers live and work in conditions that have been criticised by international human rights organisations as being tantamount to slavery. Most unskilled workers in the UAE come from India, Pakistan and China. Stories of poor workers sent back to their home countries without pay after years of toiling in the Gulf have been rife for years here and elsewhere in the region. Labourers who do get paid have long complained about low salaries, mistreatment and poor living conditions. But for the past year such grievances have turned into strikes, some of them violent. More than 2,000 construction workers from the Al Ahmadiyah Contracting and Trade Company here went on a rampage last week, smashing company equipment, buses and machinery. They wanted better wages, better living conditions and the right to cook their own meals instead of receiving ready-made meals from caterers which they said were not hygienic. A worker who did not want to be named said authorities took 76 of his co-workers into custody for taking part in the protest. The worker said neither the company nor the authorities have said where the men have been taken, suggesting they could be in jail or might have been deported. A company official told local newspapers that the men had been "incited" to violence and threatened to replace anyone who failed to return to work. The source said most of the workers had returned to work Saturday to their construction site in the luxurious Dubai Marina. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Labour Minister Ali Bin Abdullah Al Kaabi said worker protests have taken a dangerous turn and that the UAE will deport any worker who violates the law. He blamed the unrest on an organised section of workers who were deliberately provoking fellow workers to protest. After years of censorship, local newspapers have become bolder in highlighting the plight of workers. Dubai's Gulf News warned authorities Saturday that workers had legitimate grievances that should not be swept under the carpet. "There are many people - officials and media alike - apparently in denial that the strikes are spontaneous and motivated by a desire to achieve better working conditions and pay," the paper said. Unskilled workers in the UAE, where Dubai is one of the seven sheikhdoms that make up the oil-rich country, receive $109 and $178 a month. Under the law, they should work eight hours a day, with maximum two hours overtime. But many workers complain they are forced to work up to 14 hours daily. A recent report by Human Rights Watch, an independent New York-based watchdog, said that the UAE government should take immediate steps to end the abusive practices that have helped spark recent unrest by migrant workers in Dubai. The report followed violent demonstrations last month at the construction site of Burj Dubai, which will be the world's tallest building when completed in 2008. Construction on the landmark project was interrupted after some 2,500 Asian workers smashed cars and offices, causing damage of nearly one million dollars. Labourers working on a Dubai Airport expansion project also stopped work following the rampage. "One of the world's largest construction booms is feeding off of workers in Dubai, but they're treated not as human beings," said the Human Rights Watch report. They are denied rights such as freedom of association and collective bargaining. Migrant workers comprise nearly 90 percent of the workforce in the private sector in the UAE. The UAE said a new labour law and other measures were improving the lot of immigrant workers, but newspapers are filled every day with reports about the plight of workers, some of whom resort to suicide to escape lives of misery and debt. Human Rights Watch, quoting local media, said that as many as 880 deaths occurred at construction sites in 2004. Al Kaabi said authorities were in the process of drafting a law that would allow labourers to form trade unions and pursue collective bargaining, both of which are currently illegal for construction workers. In an effort to improve the living conditions of the hundreds of thousands of workers' housed in squalid labour camps across the UAE, the government said it aims to build modern residential cities. Earlier this week, one project was launched in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, to provide accommodation, healthcare facilities, shopping amenities, smart card security, waste disposal, pest control and 24-hour visa facilities to firms based in the Abu Dhabi Industrial Zone. This "is our first project, we want to improve the lives of all workers in the UAE and so
