[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 8, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa: Second post-mortem of British girl - NDTV.com [7 hours ago] A second post-mortem will be conducted on Saturday on the body of Scarlette Keeling, the British teenager who was found dead on a Goa beach. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080043372ch=3/7/2008%2010:51:00%20PMcid=1138055169ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Assocham asks Goa to reconsider scrapping of SEZs - The Statesman [4 hours ago] PTI BENAULIM (Goa), March 7: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India todayasked the Goa Government to reconsider its decision to scrap ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=12theme=usrsess=1id=194173cid=1140142651ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** More foreigners dying of drug abuse in Goa? - Hindu [Mar 6, 2008] PANAJI: The official statistics of the Foreigners Branch of the Goa police have a tale to tell: a significantly high ratio of cases of deaths of foreigners ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/07/stories/2008030755801300.htmcid=1139933118ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Holidays to Goa popular at East Midlands airport - Holiday Extras [10 hours ago] Flights to Goa, the popular winter sun destination in the Indian Ocean, have been snapped up by holidaymakers from East Midlands airport. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/news/airport/holidays-to-goa-popular-at-east-midlands-airport-4489.htmlcid=0ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Goa meet AP in beach volleyball today - Navhind Times [Mar 6, 2008] Following men matches will be played till afternoon: AP vs JK, TN vs Chattisgarh, TN vs Maharashtra, SBI vs UP, SBI vs Goa, AP vs Kerala, MPT vs Goa, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=030730cid=0ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Rehman plans music academy at Old Goa - Navhind Times [Mar 6, 2008] Panaji, March 6 Noted music director, producer and singer, AR Rehman has plans to start a music academy at Bainguinim, Old Goa. The institute, which will be ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=030713cid=0ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Goas Natasha Palha top ranker in Asia U-14 tennis - Navhind Times [Mar 6, 2008] by Jovito Lopes Panaji, March 6 Natasha Palha of Agasaim and a student of Our Lady of the Rosary High School, Dona Paula, has done Goa and India, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=030736cid=0ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** New investigation into teenager\'s Goa beach death - Guardian [25 minutes ago] The naked body of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling of Bideford, Devon, was found on the ocean's edge in Anjuna, Goa, just over two weeks ago, yards from the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/08/internationalcrime.indiacid=0ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Football to link Leicester with Goa - NDTV.com [16 hours ago] Players from Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) are to visit Goa in October following the launch of a football initiative on Friday by the British High ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showsports.aspx?id=SPOEN20080043309ch=3/7/2008%201:26:00%20PMcid=1140133105ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA *** Fashion goes Goa - Times of India [7 hours ago] When designer Wendell Rodricks recently showcased his collection for the Lakme Fashion Week in Delhi, he got a little bit of Goa into the city. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Fashion_goes_Goa/articleshow/2844699.cmscid=0ei=C97RR5rtGYOErQPJqPXvDA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet-News] Book bonanza at the Saligao Institute (by Giselle Lobo)
Book bonanza at the Saligao Institute (by Giselle Lobo) Christmas came late but it arrived in style at the Frank Simoes Children's Library at the Saligao Institute. For all you book lovers of Famous Five, the Five Findouters, Malory Towers and other Enid Blyton classics, come to the Saligao Institute and rediscover the joy of reading. Gita Simoes who continues to maintain a keen interest in the library has sent down two boxes of these delightful books and, starting from the month of February, these books will be there for your reading pleasure. I hope that this news rekindles the desire of children and parents alike to develop that most enjoyable of habits -- the reading habit. In today's day and age, the television has become the most important member of the family. There is a constant complaint that family members do not communicate with each other. The art of conversation has come to an end but we cannot conceive a life without TV. But what did we do before television? People read newspapers, books and magazines and after reading them they were eager to communicate what they thought and felt. Books and reading gave us a chance to develop our language skills, our thinking power and our own creativity. IN addition, books could be re-read as many times as one wanted to relieve the pleasure of that story. For parents, reading to your children offers you the experience of communicating with your child at his or her own level. As you read stories to your children, both of you enter a world which belongs to just the both of you. There is a chance to share not just the story being read, but each other's idea and thoughts. Children ask questions of their parents and thus develop their ability to reason and make corrections. Many parents fear that with encouraging children to read, studies will suffer. Actually the opposite happens. As children learn to read fluently and faster, their ability to read their text books and memorize improves. Many studies have shown that the children who read a lot have better vocabulary. If they know the meaning of more words, then they can use these words in sentences and their ability to express themselves becomes better. Talking or writing in grammatically correct English is yet another advantage of reading a lot. One of the major problems facing children in school today is the difficulty in framing grammatically correct sentences. Phrases like 'he wanted' or 'many childrens' or 'I told to her' are common in exam papers. The child who reads a lot, reads grammatically correct English and is therefore more able to write and speak correct English. So parents, what are you waiting for? Bring your children down to the Frank Simoes Children's Library (at the Saligao Institute, Goa) and become members for just Rs 100 per year. The library is open Monday-Friday, 5.30 to 6.30 pm. You can borrow a book everyday if you want, and enter the world of books. Feedback to Giselle Lobo via [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], FOOTNOTE: Giselle Lobo is a returned-expat, earlier in the US, who has spent the last few years promoting the Children's Library at the Saligao Institute. This voluntary initiative also conducts a 'reading hour' each Wedneday at 5 pm.
[Goanet-News] A girl's death reveals grim party paradise (Jeremy Page, The Times, London)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3508351.ece From The Times March 8, 2008 A girl's death reveals grim party paradise Jeremy Page in Goa As the sun sinks over the Arabian Sea, DJ Tristan brings the pounding music at the Shiva Valley beach bar on Anjuna beach, Goa, to another pulsating climax. At the water's edge, a shaven-headed man practices fire-dancing, pausing only to puff on a passing joint. Nearby a young mother with braids in her hair and a toddler in her lap sits in the sand, swaying gently to the beat. On the dancefloor, a dreadlocked Japanese man, teeth clenched and eyes wide, appears to be doing kung-fu. This, as one partygoer put it, is the epicentre of Goan trance, the stretch of beach where tens of thousands of foreigners, many of them British, come every year to get drunk, get high and dance. Even now, nearing the end of the season, the two dozen bars along the beach are packed. Except for one. Lui's bar - 500 metres along from Shiva Valley - is almost deserted and most people here know why. At 6.30 am on February 18, the half-naked corpse of a 15-year-old British girl, Scarlett Keeling, was found on the beach only a few yards away from Lui's. Related Links * Goa chief rounds on naive female tourists * Mother of Goa victim issues appeal It was not in my shack she died, protests Luis Coutinho, 31, the owner of Lui's, who says that business is down by about 90 per cent. People just don't want to sit in a place if something like this happened there or the police are coming around all the time. That may be so - but there is something else that keeps the customers away: the fear that Scarlett may have been killed by someone who frequented Lui's and was involved in the local drugs trade, and who is now paying off the police. Proof is hard to find: most local and foreign residents declined to speak on the record for fear of recriminations from the police or the dealers - and many refused even to talk to a reporter. But those who did described a seedy underworld in which dealers targeted young foreign women and then took advantage of them when they were high, traded sex for drugs or sexually assaulted them. It happens much more than most people realise, said one foreign resident who has been visiting for ten years and regularly frequents the beach bars. These girls never report things because they know nobody will believe them if they were wasted. And even if they do, the police will cover everything up - like with this girl. Goan police deny a cover-up and defend their record in the former Portuguese enclave, which attracted 2.5 million visitors last year, including 380,000 foreigners, of whom 160,000 were British. Although 40 British people died in Goa last year and ten more this year, 60 per cent of them were from natural causes, and many more die in other holiday spots, according British Government statistics. In the year to March 2006 about 381,000 British citizens visited Thailand and 224 of them died. Scarlett's death has still shattered the hippy paradise image that Goa has enjoyed ever since travellers like Eight-finger Eddy - its oldest foreign resident - began coming here in the 1960s. Mrs MacKeown was one of many foreigners - often middle class and well educated like her - who have bought into the idea over the years. Originally from Hertfordshire the single mother of nine now lives on a nine-acre smallholding farm in Bideford in Devon, with no electricity and only a bore-hole for water. Nobody could fault her parenting skills, said a neighbour. They all have an alternative lifestyle which is common here. But she is a very good mother. When her boyfriend suggested a trip to Goa, which he had visited several times, Mrs MacKeown says that she decided it would be educational for her children to take their first holiday overseas. For Scarlett, who was studying at an alternative secondary school, it opened up an exotic and exciting world. Within three weeks of arriving, she had met Julio, a 25-year-old local tour guide, in a beach bar called Curly's - which is owned by the head of the village council and is Anjuna's top party venue. When Julio suggested taking her on a dolphin-watching boat trip, she jumped at the chance because her family could not afford the 15,000 rupees (£185) a head. Scarlett repaid Julio by handing out flyers and serving drinks and food on the boat, according to Dakini Runningbear, a Californian yoga teacher who speaks for the family. But she also started to sleep with Julio, according to her diary. When the family went on a trip to the neighbouring state of Karnataka in early February, Scarlett begged to be allowed to stay and work with Julio. After a heated argument, Mrs MacKeown agreed finally and Julio came to pick Scarlett up and drive her back to the house where he lives with his two aged aunts. How Scarlett spent the next few days is still a mystery, but locals say that they regularly saw her in Anjuna's
[Goanet] SPORTS: Odafe behind Karim move to Bagan
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080306/jsp/sports/story_8986888.jsp Odafe behind Karim move to Bagan OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Karim Bencherifa New Delhi: The Churchill Brothers management's refusal to drop Nigerian striker Odafe Okolie from the side has led their coach Karim Bencherifa to quit the Goan club and join Mohun Bagan. According to Churchill sources, the Moroccan coach, who played a major role in taking the club to the second spot in the recently concluded I-League, categorically told Churchill officials to either drop Odafe from the squad or look for a new coach. Odafe, who has emerged the I-League's highest scorer with 22 goals, is being tipped as the hottest property in Indian football with all major clubs showing interest in him. The striker, however, has reportedly renewed his contract with Churchill for a whopping amount of Rs 80 lakh for the next season. Karim and Odafe were never in good terms but their relationship reached the lowest point during the fag end of the season, sources revealed. The coach was confident that the Nigerian's presence was acting against the team spirit and wanted him to be removed. The Moroccan was also feeling uncomfortable with the fact that Odafe was trying to build up a Nigerian lobby in the team. Odafe has succeeded in bringing in Nigerian striker Felix from Salgaocar for the next season. Churchill are also signing up Sporting Clube de Goa discard Clifford Chukwama as the new coach mainly on the insistence of Odafe, a source added. Though Bencherifa is a highly respected coach in Goa, the club supremo Churchill Alemao wasn't ready to lose Odafe at any cost.
[Goanet] BJP wants to ban beauty contests
Even as the dust settled on the newspaper carrying headlines of a certain BJP government wanting to sell refined cow urine, this new nugget of wisdom by the BJP outdid that one. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200803071865.htm The BJP, ever the custodian of Indian values wants to ban beauty contests. Now, beauty contests have had their day in the West and are on the wane, but that has come about as a result of ennui, not as a result of someone forcing their personal values onto the collective morality of a society. The BJP is not a party of democracy, it is infact a party that fosters very undemocratic positions, much like its Muslim counterparts in countries like Pakistan, Syria and Iran. It represses critical thinking and hinders the great leap into modernity. A few decades of this and India will be on its intellectual knees. Surely, we are not so intellectually bankrupt to foster such a party in our midst? Will the moderates in the party please stand up? selma Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] Anti-SEZ activists hold awareness camp
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/06/stories/2008030658160300.htm Anti-SEZ activists hold awareness camp Staff Correspondent SEZ Virodhi Manch members interact with residents of villages notified for the Mangalore SEZ Activists term SEZs 'anti-constitutional' and 'anti-democratic' 'Foundation for a strong people's movement is information' MANGALORE: Leaders of the successful SEZ Virodhi Manch of Goa interacted with farmers and residents of eight villages that have been notified for the 4,000-acre Mangalore SEZ. At an awareness camp organised by the Nagarika Seva Trust Guruvayanakere and the Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samiti here on Wednesday, the Goan entourage launched a scathing attack on the concept of SEZs. Speaking to The Hindu, on the sidelines of the event, Praveen Sasmi termed SEZs anti-constitutional and anti-democratic. His counterpart Simon Fernandez added, It is also an anti-people and anti-national land-grabbing exercise. Expounding on the Goa movement, Mr. Sasmi said that the moral high ground for the movement was achieved when the common people realised that it was a completely apolitical struggle. Once people realised that we had no affiliations the rest just fell into place, he said. Frankie Monteiro was the one who unearthed a the frauds in the Goan SEZ projects. He said that the foundation for a strong people's movement was information. Hailing the Right to Information Act, he said, Once we had gathered all the proof of the swindling that had occurred, there was no looking back. The truth helped us convince people. Mr. Monteiro talked at length to the residents about the use of the RTI Act. Charles Fernandez, another member of the group, said that it was disappointing that only people who were going to be directly affected by the project were agitating against it. Everyone in this region will be affected. Everything will change and the message must be spread. He said the reason that the Goa movement was successful was because the common people jumped into the fray. None of us in this group are land losers, he said. Peter Gama said that the Mangalore case was slightly complicated because some people whose lands were notified in the first phase had already accepted the compensation package. However, that should not alter the movement much, he added.
[Goanet] Mother 'will release pictures' of Goa death girl
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20080306121827 Mother 'will release pictures' of Goa death girl Friday March 7 2008 00:00 IST Pamela Timms Mustek Video Camera - MRP Rs 13500/- Offer Price Rs 5500/- Buy Now PORVORIM: The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the 15-year-old British girl found dead on a beach in Goa, has threatened to release graphic photographs of her daughter's battered body to prove that she was raped and murdered. Scarlett's semi-clad body was found two weeks ago on the beach at Anjuna, the hippy hub of India's paradise beach state, where her family, from Bideford, north Devon, had been staying. Scarlett Keeling: 'I just want the police to admit that a crime has been committed' said her mother. A first autopsy found that she had drowned but her family believes she was attacked after leaving a beach bar in the early hours of February 19. Her mother, Fiona MacKeown, claimed that detectives had overlooked cuts and bruises on her daughter's body, and the absence of water in her lungs. Earlier this week Indian Government ministers appeared to back her claims when they said they were embarrassed by the controversy and ordered police to reopen their inquiry. On Wednesday night, however, MacKeown said she was losing faith in the local authorities and that she did not believe they had any intention of catching her daughter's killers. She believed that releasing graphic pictures of her daughter's body was her only hope of forcing the local chief minister to conduct a proper inquiry. After local officials failed to publish a promised second post-mortem report, she said: Of course I don't want to put the pictures out, but I don't have any alternative. They're just trying to drag it out so we'll get fed up and go home. Then they'll close the case. I just want the police to admit that a crime has been committed. She was due to meet the Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat, but two meetings were cancelled. He said earlier: Police have not found anything to suggest murder. Vikram Varma, the family's lawyer, said that he would be proceeding with legal action to force the police to continue their inquiries. (c) The Daily Telegraph http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20080306121827
[Goanet] NYTimes.com: Centenarian Director's Very Long View
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goa cops forced to return bribe
congratulations. some things never change why talk about it. Goanet News [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar42008/national2008030355423.asp Goa cops forced to return bribe Panaji, DHNS: Two corrupt officials of Goas anti-narcotics cell (ANC) were compelled to return a bribe of 800 euros they had extracted from a tourist after the intervention of the local MLA. The incident is another slur on the image of the Goa cops known to patrol the tourist coast looking for vulnerable prey. So far no one from the ANC has faced any action in the case. The department said it is still to identify the cops involved. Congress MLA Agnelo Fernandes who was asked by a group of tourists and locals to intervene in this case, says it is a shame that foreigners are constantly being harassed by the police. The elderly British tourist was sitting in a restaurant smoking a cigarette when she was approached by two cops in mufti. They took her outside and threatened to file a case of drug possession, unless she gave them a substantial amount in foreign currency. The two cops relieved her of 800 euros â almost all the money she had on her, says Fernandes. Though he got the phone lines crackling and the money recovered immediately, Fernandes did not make a formal complaint against the two cops. I wish the ANC would concentrate on doing the job they are supposed to do; which is going after the big fish in the drug trade, he told Deccan Herald. Fernandes said everyone in the know is aware there are turf wars being fought by drug mafias for control of the tourist coast in Goa. The Russians are operating in Morjim, the Israelis have a hold on Vagator and Anjuna, the Kenyans have stepped into Palolem. But the ANC chooses to look the other way, he said. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
[Goanet] National Seminar: Theatre for Transformation: Goa, March 14-15, 2008
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THEATRE FOR TRANSFORMATION Programme Schedule Day 1 Friday 14th March 2008 9.00 a.m. - 9.45 a.m. REGISTRATION 9.45 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.INAUGURAL Keynote address 11.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. TEA BREAK 11.45 a.m.- 1.15 p.m.SESSION I Topic : KANNADAMARATHI THEATRE 1. Mrs.Sandhya Deshpande (Belgaum) 2. Mr.Eric Ozario (Mangalore) 3. Mr.Vijay Kenkre (Mumbai) Chairperson : Dr.S.M.Tadkodkar(Goa) Introduction of chairperson by compere 1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. LUNCH SESSION II 2.30p.m.- 4.00p.m. Topic : GOAN THEATRE 1. Dr.Rafael Fernandes (Goa) 2.Mr.Shridhar Kamat Bambolkar (Goa) 3.Dr.Ajay Vaidhya (Goa) Chairperson- Mr.Tomazinho Cardozo (Goa) Compere – Introduction of Chairperson 4.00p.m.-4.15p.m. TEA BREAK 4.15 p.m. -4.45p.m. SESSION III Stage performance by students of Xavier's 4.45p.m. – 5.15 p.m.Interaction with the director. DAY II Saturday 15th March 2008 9.30a.m.- 11.00a.m SESSION IV Topic: THEATRE AS SOCIAL CRITIQUE 1. Ajoy Ganguly (Kolkatta) 2. Dr.Satyadev Tripathi (Mumbai) Chairperson Compere introduces Chairperson 11.a.m.-11.15a.m. TEA BREAK 11.15a.m.- 1.00p.m SESSION V Resource Persons 1.Dr.Savio Sequeira- Theatre and Profession (Ireland) 2.Ms.Isabel Vaz – Theatre and Community building (Goa) 3.Ms.Pavithra Noel Women and Theatre (Bangalore) Chairperson- Compere – introduction of the Chairperson 1.00p.m.-2.00p.m.LUNCH BREAK 2.00p.m.-3.30p.m. SESSION VI Topic: THEATRE AND EDUCATION 1. Ms.Smita Sanzgiri (Goa) 2. Ms.Shirlene Palha Fernandes (Goa) 3. Mr.Hartman D'Souza (Pune) Chairperson-Dr.Bhat Compere – introduction of the Chairperson 3.30p.m. – 4.45 p.m. TEA BREAK VALEDICTORY FUNCTION
[Goanet] Book bonanza at the Saligao Institute (by Giselle Lobo)
Book bonanza at the Saligao Institute (by Giselle Lobo) Christmas came late but it arrived in style at the Frank Simoes Children's Library at the Saligao Institute. For all you book lovers of Famous Five, the Five Findouters, Malory Towers and other Enid Blyton classics, come to the Saligao Institute and rediscover the joy of reading. Gita Simoes who continues to maintain a keen interest in the library has sent down two boxes of these delightful books and, starting from the month of February, these books will be there for your reading pleasure. I hope that this news rekindles the desire of children and parents alike to develop that most enjoyable of habits -- the reading habit. In today's day and age, the television has become the most important member of the family. There is a constant complaint that family members do not communicate with each other. The art of conversation has come to an end but we cannot conceive a life without TV. But what did we do before television? People read newspapers, books and magazines and after reading them they were eager to communicate what they thought and felt. Books and reading gave us a chance to develop our language skills, our thinking power and our own creativity. IN addition, books could be re-read as many times as one wanted to relieve the pleasure of that story. For parents, reading to your children offers you the experience of communicating with your child at his or her own level. As you read stories to your children, both of you enter a world which belongs to just the both of you. There is a chance to share not just the story being read, but each other's idea and thoughts. Children ask questions of their parents and thus develop their ability to reason and make corrections. Many parents fear that with encouraging children to read, studies will suffer. Actually the opposite happens. As children learn to read fluently and faster, their ability to read their text books and memorize improves. Many studies have shown that the children who read a lot have better vocabulary. If they know the meaning of more words, then they can use these words in sentences and their ability to express themselves becomes better. Talking or writing in grammatically correct English is yet another advantage of reading a lot. One of the major problems facing children in school today is the difficulty in framing grammatically correct sentences. Phrases like 'he wanted' or 'many childrens' or 'I told to her' are common in exam papers. The child who reads a lot, reads grammatically correct English and is therefore more able to write and speak correct English. So parents, what are you waiting for? Bring your children down to the Frank Simoes Children's Library (at the Saligao Institute, Goa) and become members for just Rs 100 per year. The library is open Monday-Friday, 5.30 to 6.30 pm. You can borrow a book everyday if you want, and enter the world of books. Feedback to Giselle Lobo via [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], FOOTNOTE: Giselle Lobo is a returned-expat, earlier in the US, who has spent the last few years promoting the Children's Library at the Saligao Institute. This voluntary initiative also conducts a 'reading hour' each Wedneday at 5 pm.
[Goanet] GOENKARS CRITICAL TIMES AHEAD FOR GOA AND GOANS
Goenkars , your mother land (GOA) is suffering, after all the deaths of tourists, police trying to play hide and seek, Goa properties are being sold secretly, Russians ,Israelis, Kenyans have taken over the coastal belts of Goa ,while we focus on Entertainment only. No russian, israeli, kenyan etc would operate without the blessing of some bigwigs , some godfather is eating the pie alone or sharing it with someone. The Immigration department in Goa should check the so called investors workpermit, or visitors permit etc etc. The death of British Girl who died at Anjuna a couple of weeks ago and today what i hear on NDTV that Goa police deliberately hid some report , then again i read the Goa police tried to harrass some tourist by taking of bribe of 800Euros, and if one goes by listening to the BBC/NDTV news Goa has been getting negative reviews , it appears it's no longer a safe place for tourist, filth, drugs, sex, murders have become the talk of this once upon a time beautiful land. Wonder where all the politicians , all the activists , have gone, i don't expect much from Goan youth these days on such issues , i guess they r too busy for flying out of Goa/India for greenest pastures , when on the other hand their mother land is crying for help . Time for a total overhaul of Police force, Immigration, border controls, security of tourists, Goa is not Las Vegas , let this peaceful land be at peace let's not disturb it, otherwise nature with God's intervention will make a U turn and will adversely affect our Goan lives. Goenkars wake up , please wake up and shake up the inefficient departments in Goa , i stress again departments like Police, Customs, Immigration. Bonefacio
[Goanet] IT habitat or land scam?
Below is the handout circulated at the press conference held by Dr. Samir Kelekar: -- Press Conference on the Dona Paula IT park Dr. Samir Kelekar Date: March 6 2008 Lack of due diligence of the companies before plot allocation has led to cases where questions can be raised whether the promised jobs will come to the Goans as well as whether the plots will be used for the intended purpose. I demand a full inquiry into the following cases as possibilities of fraud seem obvious in the following. 1. Allotment to Goa Tech Parks Private Limited: This company has been alloted a plot even before its existence. It is a JV of two real estate companies Unity Realty and Developers Limited and BSEL Infrastructure Limited and has been alloted a plot in the real estate category. Its certification of incorporation is dated March 12 2007, while I have proof that this company was allocated a plot on January 5 2007. You can get the appropriate proof through the Right To Information processes. This is illegal and one can only imagine what must have gone through to do an allotment of this kind. I demand to see when this company applied for a plot, and on what basis was it granted one before its existence. Any legal documents of grant to a non-existing company obviously should become void. The people of Goa should be told about this. 2. Allotment to Technology Options (India) pvt ltd: This company which has the sister and brother-in-law of the IT minister as directors does not run a call center in Mumbai as claimed by the IT minister. A visit to its registered office at C. S. T. Road in Santa cruz (East) revealed a chartered accounts' office in the same place. On inquiries, I was put through to someone who claimed to be a director of the company. He mentioned that the call center that they were running in Mumbai has been closed. I suspect that they never ran any BPO, call center in the first place. I demand of the Infotech Corporation the details of the call center that they claimed to run: when and where it was running, who were the customers, and their addresses, all invoices raised, what was the call center doing, who were the employees and their addresses, and finally why it was closed. This company has been given 10861 square meters of land in the area of IT and ITES, an area where 1500 jobs should be created. (It is another matter that their project report has promised 800 jobs.) I suspect this could be a ruise to grab land. The Goan people need satisfactory answers to the above questions, failing which the allotment made to them should be reverted back. 3. Allotment to Ampersand Digimedia ltd: Ampersand Digimedia is a Mumbai based company alloted a plot of 4053 square meters in the area of IT and ITES on 18 september 2006. This company claims to develop multimedia software. A visit to its registered office at Worli Sea face in January 2008 revealed a different company in the place. The person present in the new company mentioned that Ampersand Digimedia has been closed two years back. Even a phone call revealed the same information. Ampersand Digimeida also has all brothers as its directors which is also a sign of non-professional management. I would like to know what due diligence was done to grant a plot to this company, as also what are the provisions in the contract to revert back a plot if the company closes down its office. Further, I demand to know what multimedia work this company has done in the past, how many employees it had in the past, who were its customers. This company obviously cannot create 600 jobs that are meant for the space that they have been allocated (they have however promised only 186 jobs in their project report), and hence its plot should be reverted back. I demand an inquiry into this. 4) Possibilities of fraud: There are many ways of doing a fraud to grab a plot of land in the prime land at Dona Paula. Given that a plot of land of 4000 square meters is available for Rs. 4600/- per square meter, assuming the market price to be Rs. 30,000/- per square meter, the profits to be made on a plot are to the tune of around 12 crores. It is quite possible that a real estate party can spawn an IT or ITES company, even show some revenue. To meet the criteria, the real estate company itself can pass some money ( a few lakhs ) to the IT, ITES company and the IT, ITES company can claim it as its revenue. A look at the MCA (ministry of company affairs) filings would show a running profitable company. The company can then sell the plot making a clean Rs. 12 crores. Hence, it is important to see what is the nature of the work that the IT or ITES company is doing, who are its customers. Further, if it has to generate 600 jobs, Infotech corporation has to sit with the
[Goanet] Pound/rupee Exchange rate fast picking -up
About 6-7 months ago it was trading upto Rs. 87.50 per Pound But during the last 2-3 month it went down as low as Rs.76 During this week it shows a fast increasing trend i.e. from Rs.78 to 81.50 as of now 7/3/08 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If NOT the CIA/MI5/6 will start killing some more people. ED. - Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! for Good
[Goanet] Kitem amcho Fuddar?
Here is some tongue-in cheek analysis of the Goans and Goanet. However the 'analysis' is supported opinons in the parallel thread Questions to Parrikar Tumcho khalto Kind Regards, GL The Demographics of Goans as charactrized by their favorite motto: 10% of Goans run Goa. Their motto is: Same old ... Same old ... 10% of Goans think they run Goa. Their motto: Be intransigent, tribalistic and pre-judgmental. 10% of Goans think they should run Goa. Their motto: Kuch bhi ho sakta hai Any thing is possible. 10% of Goans think they ought to run Goa but don't really know how. Their motto: Let us wait for the other shoe to drop. 10% of Goans would not mind running Goa, if they could find the time. Their motto: Build on the progress we have made. 10% of Goans are those whose parents ran Goa. Their motto: Do not concede the reality of progress. 10% of Goans are unsure who is running Goa and don't care if they get their Xit ani Codi. Their motto: Bharat mata, zindabad! 10% of Goans think those running Goa are into cutti ani mutti. Their motto: Look for the dark cloud behind the silver lining. 10% of Goans are running another country. Their motto: Aum soglem zano murre. 10% of Goans are sure no one is running Goa. They are a casualty of its own xenophobic philosophy. Their motto: Tumkam loz nam? 10% of Goans are opposed to all the gorrment is doing. Their motto: Regard progress wearily and call everything 'galli fosti'. The many smart Goans will figure that the above is more than 100%. That is because: About 25% of Goans belong to more than one of the above category. Their motto: Goenchim Xapotam with attack ani counter-attack. Another 25% are non-Goans who reside permanently in Goa. Their motto: See this and use it as a building stone. Another 25% are Diaspora Goans who have a god-given right to run Goa. Their motto: Kator ree Bhaji. Another 25% are tourists. They have a right to run Goa as they spend so much money and time there. Their motto: Kala paisa, zindabad! Regards, GL
[Goanet] Framework to interview Manohar Parrikar and other Goan politicians on Goanet
Dear Anand, Rajan, JC, George, Floriano, Vivian and fellow-Goanetters, Having reviewed the interest by Goanetters to craft questions addressed to Manohar Parrikar, here is a framework that Goanet has devised to interview Manohar Parrikar or any other Goan politician who is willing to field questions from Goanet(ters) on issues pertaining to Goa. 1) All Goanetters are welcome to send questions to Goanet (preferable to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) or privately to Goanet-Admin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). 2) Goanet will compile a list of questions for the interview. 3) All questions will be fair, civil and responsible and will be given to Manohar Parrikar/Goan politician ahead of time. 4) Manohar Parrikar/Goan politician is welcome to choose the questions he wishes to answer. 5) The interview will be conducted in the presence of a few Goanetters in Goa. List of Goanetters will be determined by Goanet Admin. 6) ALL questions compiled and ALL answers received will be transcribed and posted on Goanet. 7) The readers of Goanet can make their own informed opinions of the interview and debate them. In no way does Goanet endorse the views expressed in the interview, but will only do its best to ensure openness and transparency in the conduct of the same. Goanet remains politically equi-distant from all Goan politicians while we simutaneously believe in creating space for all to voice their views (including political) via this network. Goanet will also endeavour to create a level playing field for all points of view and will itself specially encourage the discussion of views and issues that directly affect the people of Goa and her Diaspora. We at Goanet see this as the minimum agreeable approach which would make sense for us to continue in this endeavour. Thank you - Bosco Goanet Admin http://www.goanet.org Where Goans Connect
Re: [Goanet] Parrikar v/s Parrikar
AV wrote : #1: Broken Peace This piece of trash has been displayed and commended on this forum by the self styled communal harmonists of Goa and has gone unchallenged and undebated.#2: I have no delusions that Hindutva elements were involved in the violence to an extent. JC replied : #1 : I am not sure that your first statement is entirely accurate in the manner it is phrased. That Broken Peace stuff HAS been challenged more specifically by you and me. My main questions have thus far remained unanswered. #2 : wrt to your second statement, I too have no doubt that Hindutva elements were involved in misdeeds, and are looking to get more involved in Goa. AV's final comments in this thread : Actually , both my statements above have not been phrased properly and are open to ambiguity in interpretation. a ) With respect to #1 , I was referring to the fact that no discussion of any significance had occured on this document UNTIL I brought it up again on Goanet . And my comment that the statement about this document having been discussed IN DETAIL , AD NAUSEAM and THREADBARE since it was first floated on Goanet till JC and I started re-examining it is a blatant liestill stands. b ) With reference to #2 , let me rephrase it as follows : I have absolutely no doubts whatsoever ( irrespective of whether there is tangible proof or not ) that radical Hindutva elements had a role to play in the initiation and perpetuation of the Curchorem riots. The root cause of the incident , however , is much more complex and no effort has been made by the fact finders / hearsay finders from the Broken peace team to even try to identify it. Anyways , all these become side issues in the context of the rest of JC's message. In my opinion , what Dotor Jose-bab Colaco has scripted here is the most important posting on Goanet in its 14 years of existence. It is also a cue for me to start phase 2 of my Goanet adventure. Moderators permitting , I am going to export JC's comments to another thread and expand on them. Meanwhile , goanetters who put Goa above their political , religious and ideological affiliations would do well to read JC's post more than one. luv and regards, anand ( Dr Anand Virgincar ) _ Share what Santa brought you https://www.mycooluncool.com
Re: [Goanet] Questions for Parrikar
Dear all, I have been reading the various questions that have been put for Mr. Parrikar to answer. I'd like to say the following up front. I hope we understand three points very clearly (a) Mr. Parrikar is an important player on the Goa scene. He has been a previous CM, and is likely to be a CM in the future. We need to respect him with all his attributes and his faults - as a person and a Goan. (b) We too are important as individuals. We need to respect ourselves. We could do that by being Civil, Decent, Impartial, Direct and Respectful of ourselves, each other and others. (c) GoaNet has the onerous task of protecting its own reputation, interests and liabilities. GoaNet should eventually decide what questions they are asked, and How they are asked. GoaNet has NO right to control the answers - but it does have the obligation to ensure that WHAT is done in GoaNet's name and via GoaNet - is OK by GoaNet admin. Now ...a personal comment - The following questions are easy-peasy ones which any politician can spin. In my mind, they are worthless questions.in the way they have been asked. sincerely (only for this post) jose colaco, MD, LLB(Hons.)(UK) Please see my (jcs') take on the Heble questions (SH)as to How MP could easily and legally answer these questions which are unlikely to make MP even think or blink for a moment. On 07/03/2008, sandeep heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SH1. When you demolished the Football Stadium at Campal-Panaji, you assured the Panjim residents that you would build a bigger and better stadium there. Will you fulfill that promise or will you utilize that ground for other purposes like building an auditorium for Film Festivals or Parking area, etc? MP 1: Yes, Of Course. Once you get me and enough BJP MLAs elected, I will definitely fulfill that promise. -- SH 2. During your tenure as the Chief Minister, the power of office was, at times, misused by you to harass and intimidate those who disagreed with you, your party and sometimes even your supporters. Prominent citizens like Dr Francisco Colaco, Datta Naik and Shridhar Kamat were arrested for opposing your policies. Even the great Freedom Fighter Francisco Martins was not spared by the Police. If my memory serves me right, he was picked up by the cops sometime in the night and was not even given the opportunity to change his clothes. Would you agree that these were areas where you could have done much better in the past and will you be more politically mature to realize that in a democracy there is space for protests and dissent as well? MP 2: I agree that all of us could ' have done much better in the past and be more politically mature in the future. I will definitely more mature (in age and wisdom) than some years ago when I was younger and obviously - less wise. BTW: are you sure that 'Dr Francisco Colaco, Datta Naik and Shridhar Kamat were arrested for opposing my policies?' == SH 3. Presently, the Panel affiliated to the Taleigao MLA Babush Monserrate heads the Council of the Corporation of the City of Panjim. From the information that I have, a lot of money that is being collected from the citizens of Panjim by way of taxes is being utilized for the development of Taleigao while income from the added areas of Taleigao is pittance. Your intentions in adding parts of Taleigao may have been noble but indirectly, the reigns of the city Municipality have been handed over to the Taleigao MLA who is treating it like his personal fiefdom. The present Mayor is like a Puppet who Babush is controlling with the string in his hands and this Council is the worst ever. If the residents of the city desire, can not the CCP revert back to its old Municipality status, as was done with the Taleigao Panchayat? MP3: I agree with you that my 'intentions in adding parts of Taleigao may have been noble'. Now it is up to the people to vote their mind. You will agree with me (I hope) that in a democracy, it is the will of the people which counts. -- SH 4. There are a lot of illegal Roadside shrines that are causing traffic hazards, mostly ghumtis and crosses. Most of these illegal structures are built by Hindus and Catholics with Muslims unfortunately being the only community projected as fanatics. A survey that you had initiated during your tenure revealed that there are some 7000 of such illegal religious shrines in different parts of Goa. What action will you take against such illegal structures since the continuance of the same can have the potential of disturbing communal harmony and creating disturbances? MP4: What legally acceptable action are you suggesting that I (as Leader of Opposition) should take without 'disturbing communal harmony and creating disturbances'? == SH 5. So many times, you have been alleged to take a particular stand on one day and take a diametrically opposite stand that suits your own interests on another. I remember, at a Public Meeting in Azad
[Goanet] Setting up Human Rights Commission (HRC) in the State.
Law student moves court on setting up of Human Rights panel BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 6 A fourth year LLB student of V M Salgaocar College of Law has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) expressing urgency of setting up Human Rights Commission (HRC) in the State. Charles de Souza in a letter addressed to the Bombay High Court at Goa pointed out that provisions of the National Human Rights Act, 1993 are not implemented in Goa even as cases of human rights violation have come to fore. Many States have already set up State Commissions in accordance with the provisions of the law, he claimed. But there is no active implementation of the Act in Goa. Notices have been served on the petitioner and the State Government returnable on March 7. http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=673cid=26 VIVA GOA - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
[Goanet] The Old Rugged Cross
*The Old Rugged Cross * ** *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuCMjzYA3_U*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuCMjzYA3_U * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] Goanet Message 7, March 2008
Dear Sandeep, We have not met, perhaps only on the Goanet. Your message caught my eye and makes interesting reading and leads me to beleive that you are ardently following the progress/downfall of Goa. Am I correct? I live and work in Dubai, although I know in my Heart that Goa is the place I belonged and will always belong. For your info, I am 50+, spent almost 27 continous years working in the Gulf. If all what you have said below is correct ( I am not doubting a word). How do you back your claim should someone ask you, if its true? With every good wish, Leo. Dubai - UAE. Message: 2Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 06:48:12 -0800 (PST)From: sandeep heble [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [Goanet] Questions for ParrikarTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 1. When you demolished the Football Stadium at Campal-Panaji, you assured the Panjim residents that youwould build a bigger and better stadium there. Willyou fulfill that promise or will you utilize thatground for other purposes like building an auditoriumfor Film Festivals or Parking area, etc? 2. During your tenure as the Chief Minister, the powerof office was, at times, misused by you to harass andintimidate those who disagreed with you, your partyand sometimes even your supporters. Prominent citizenslike Dr Francisco Colaco, Datta Naik and ShridharKamat were arrested for opposing your policies. Eventhe great Freedom Fighter Francisco Martins was notspared by the Police. If my memory serves me right, hewas picked up by the cops sometime in the night andwas not even given the opportunity to change hisclothes. Would you agree that these were areas whereyou could have done much better in the past and willyou be more politically mature to realize that in ademocracy there is space for protests and dissent aswell? 3. Presently, the Panel affiliated to the Taleigao MLABabush Monserrate heads the Council of the Corporationof the City of Panjim. From the information that Ihave, a lot of money that is being collected from thecitizens of Panjim by way of taxes is being utilizedfor the development of Taleigao while income from theadded areas of Taleigao is pittance. Your intentionsin adding parts of Taleigao may have been noble butindirectly, the reigns of the city Municipality havebeen handed over to the Taleigao MLA who is treatingit like his personal fiefdom. The present Mayor islike a Puppet who Babush is controlling with thestring in his hands and this Council is the worstever. If the resi dents of the city desire, can not theCCP revert back to its old Municipality status, as wasdone with the Taleigao Panchayat? 4. There are a lot of illegal Roadside shrines thatare causing traffic hazards, mostly ghumtis andcrosses. Most of these illegal structures are built byHindus and Catholics with Muslims unfortunately beingthe only community projected as fanatics. A surveythat you had initiated during your tenure revealedthat there are some 7000 of such illegal religiousshrines in different parts of Goa. What action willyou take against such illegal structures since thecontinuance of the same can have the potential ofdisturbing communal harmony and creating disturbances? 5. So many times, you have been alleged to take aparticular stand on one day and take a diametricallyopposite stand that suits your own interests onanother. I remember, at a Public Meeting in AzadMaidan, you had publicly proclaimed that you would putBabush Monserrate behind bars for all his frauds ands ins if you would come back to power. This was whenBabush had withdrawn support to your Government andyour Government had been dismissed. Now, you tried toform the Government with him. Do you take back allthat you said against Babush Monserrate in the pastand what is your stand vis-?-vis Mr. Monserrate now? 6. Many Panjim residents feel that the wards ofBoca-de-Vaca and Deulwada are your pampered wardswhile you tend to neglect the others. You treat theyouth of Boca-de-Vaca and Deulwada like your sonswhile you treat others from the city like your fostersons. You are prominently seen at all their functionswhile you hardly visit other areas. Could you make aneffort to improve on that? 7. People tend to call you abrasive and arrogant.Would you consciously try to change that image andsmile and laugh a lot more and wish people every timeyou meet them on the streets and at functions, orwould you continue to pretend that you have not seenthem at all? :) Regards and Good wishesSandee p HebleSt. Inez, Panaji. _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet] Framework to interview Manohar Parrikar and other Goan politicians on Goanet
To Goanet - Bosco and others, For the interview effort Anand and I have mooted, we do not wish it to be held under the aegis Goanet. I was clear about this from the start: we will solicit questions from Goanet, but will implement the whole thing ourselves based on our initial vision. Therefore, we will conduct it in a manner we see fit, post a link here to Goanet, and then let the audience be the judge. We do not ask for Goanet's imprimatur therefore we have no need for Goanet's official approval. To put it plainly - in no shape or form will Goanet be responsible for what we present. Once again, we use Goanet only to solicit questions. Needless to say, Goanet is free to proceed with its own parallel ventures in bringing top political leaders from the state to this platform. Warm regards, r
[Goanet] Book Reading: The Making of Samovar - at Literati
You are invited to a book reading of The Making of Samovar: How a Mumbai Café Became a Metaphor for a Generation Written By Usha R. Khanna Edited By Malavika Sangghvi On Saturday, 8th March 2008 At 5:30 p.m. At LITERATI bookshop Café E / I - 282, Gaura Vaddo, Calangute, Bardez, Goa - 403516 Tel : 0832 - 2277740 Readings by Malavika Sangghvi, Helena Joshi and Margaret Mascarenhas Looking forward to seeing you Devieka Bhojwani (Mobile : 0 98200 34630) ABOUT THE BOOK When the history of artsy -bohemian Mumbai is recorded, a chapter will surely be dedicated to a long narrow sliver of a café named Samovar in Mumbai, that served for over four decades as the watering hole, salon, dining hall and meeting place of its intellectuals and artists. Such is the place that Samovar holds in the hearts and minds of a certain type of Mumbaiker, that artists have painted on its walls, film makers have filmed it, poets have praised it, journalists have chronicled it and lovers have thronged to it to sit on its legendary cane chairs, eating dahi wadas and enjoying its rain-washed, wind-swept ambience. Nestled on a humble corridor in the Jehangir Art gallery, Mumbai's premiere art institution, Samovar -through its proprietress the indefatigable Usha Khanna- has been privy to some of the art world's best-kept secrets. What does Husain like cooking himself? Where does Anjolie Ela Menon paint her crows? Who did Ara love and lose? And why does Raza want to keep coming back? These are some of the stories that have accumulated gradually on the restaurant's much-loved tabletops and walls and teacups like patina. So many of India's most interesting people have lived and dined and dated and married under Samovar -and Usha Khanna's -benign eye. Here Behram Contractor Khuswant Singh and Shyam Lal have penned their columns, RK Laxman has sipped chai with his Common Man, Vindi Banga and Murli Deora have courted the women who were to become their wives, Shobhaa De has bunked college lectures, Pearl Padamsee has cast her plays and Kabir Bedi has been discovered. At Samovar most of India's new wave filmmakers have dreamt up their path breaking films, most of India's avant-garde artists planned their best works, and most of India's best poets have measured out their lives in coffee spoons. At Samovar, the ordinary become extraordinary and the extraordinary become ordinary. Every one rubs shoulders, every one shares tables, and every one is served and satisfied. And now-to capture the magic, chronicle the story, sing its song-Usha Khanna the lady at the center of it all is writing a book -and sharing with the millions of Samovarians all over the world a wealth of memories, sketches, photographs, articles, letters, anecdotes, artiste's doodles, menus and recipes that will evoke the best of Samovar. It is a one of a kind, treasured tribute, a delightful read and a page turning glimpse into Mumbai's world of art and intellectuals.
[Goanet] Daily Haiku #36
DAILY HAIKU #36: SUNSHINE the goa sun doth shine very 'oth, keepin' us war'm or shld I say garam! ___ http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php __ Aunty, Famous Indians, Haiku, Churchill cartoons, etc _ Your chance to win great prizes with Windows Live Mail and Rogers MobileMail. Click here to learn how. http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207
[Goanet] Strength of a woman
Strength of a woman By Nicole Suares There is a voice crying in the desert; crying to be heard. When shall we lift our ears and hear her voice? On March 8, the world will celebrate International Women's Day. A day, as Charmaine Dias, a TYBCOM student from Margao puts it, that focuses on the empowerment of women. It highlights the dignity of women, their multi-faceted talents and achievements in various fields. It is a celebration and serves as a reminder of all those women who have fought for the upliftment of their fellow sisters in various parts of the globe. Mrs. Amol Morajkar, Chairperson of North Goa Zila Panchayat feels that International Women's Day is a day when all women can show their solidarity for one another, so that they can express themselves on various problems relating to society, family and Government and work together to find solutions. To turn back the clock, International Women's Day first arose from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe. Since those early years, it has acquired a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. Though the celebrations continue with great pomp and show in various parts of the globe, women still face a number of hardships. This voice is echoed in the silent struggles women face on a daily basis, be it at home, office or society. Vinette D'Souza, a woman entrepreneur opines, Simply focusing on one day is not enough; the Government should formulate women-specific policies. In the Union budget this year, the Finance Minister has raised the income tax slabs for women; this is a good move. She also feels that women have to be recognised and respected. Of course, women are far better today then they were years ago, their position has improved, says Maria Do Carmo Suares, a housewife. The same thought is also shared by the Chairperson of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Women's Wing, Pratima Dhond. She adds that women have done exceedingly well, especially in India. She advises women to take up projects on their own and start their own business. Amol however, is a bit saddened by the thought of International Women's Day when it comes to Goa, as women tourists are not safe. She continues, I was sorry to hear about the unfortunate drowning incident that took place in Anjuna. Cases like these need to be investigated. She urges the Government to take care of the visitors, especially women, coming into the State by providing the necessary security on the beaches and hilly areas. Beaches should be well illuminated and life guards must be on standby throughout the day. Women today are multitaskers; juggling family and work and taking on different roles from daughter, wife, parent, friend to entrepreneurs, professionals, athletes and much more, with great ease. Her struggles are her own and her voice is many times stifled. However, her spirit has endured for generations and today she has become a formidable force. She has lifted the veil of suppression with a firm belief in herself and her abilities. To women all over the world, we salute you! Goa Plus - March 7, 2008
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (8Mar08)
A tribute to all the Sabina's Albertina's, Nishta's, Patricia's, Ritu's, Norma's, Auda's, etc...of Goa who've been fighting for women's rights... ...and for Sanya Cotta who's been raising the bar for women on the Musical scenario... ** International Women's Day 2008 ** To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Expo Jose Regio-Jornadas de Literatura
A Walk through Literature Centro de Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camões - Goa, in collaboration with the Department of Portuguese, Goa University, organizes a series of cultural events titled A Walk through Literature, 10th.-14th. of March, at the premises of Instituto Camões in Panaji. An Exhibition Reflections - Literary Heritage of José Régio, stressing the importance of José Régio's contribution to Portuguese literature and culture, will be displayed during the week. José Regio was a Portuguese writer who founded the magazine Presença which became the cornerstone of the second modernism movement in Portugal. He was the author of novels, plays, poetry and essays. His works are strongly influenced by the theme of conflict between Man and God and between Individual and Society, in a critical analysis of solitude and human relations. The M.A. students of the Department of Portuguese, Goa University, will give an introductory talk on three important Brazilian novels, which will be followed by the screening of films based on those literary works: 1 - Mucanaíma, film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, introductory talk by Clifton Afonso on the novel written by Mario de Andrade-Monday, March 10th., 04.00 p.m. 2 - Policarpo Quaresma, film directed by Paulo Thiago, introductory talk by Mark Sebastian Pinto on the novel written by Lima Barreto-Wednesday, March 12th., 04.00 p.m. 3 - Dona Flor and her two Husbands, film directed by Bruno Barreto, introductory talk by Marise D'Lima on the novel written by Jorge Amado - Friday, March 14th. , 06.00 p.m. The exhibition can be visited by all students, members and interested public at the premises of Centro de Lingua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camoes, 10th. - 14th. of March. Films will also be screened at CLP/IC premises in Panaji: AGVA HOUSE, 9/32 Dr. Dada Vaidya Road. Further information available at the office (Tel: 0832-6647737 ).
Re: [Goanet] BOOKSFROMGOA: Looking at Pilar, looking out from Pilar
Is there any 'one roof'' under which one can browse through and buy these books? Thanks.
[Goanet] Borderless Marriage
Borderless Marriage When you marry the right woman your marriage is successful But when you marry the wrong woman (even the girl next door) then your marriage is hell international or not Joao Barros Pereira
[Goanet] UK minor's mother suspects foul play
UK minor's mother suspects foul play Demands Second Autopsy Of Daughter's Body Preetu Nair | TNN Panjim: Fiona McKeown, whose minor daughter was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Anjuna beach in North Goa, has refused to take her teenage daughter's body home in Devon, UK, till cops conduct a second autopsy. I am absolutely convinced of foul play in my daughter Scarlette Keeling's death and want the police to conduct a second autopsy. I suspect that my daughter was sexually abused and assaulted, said Fiona. Her suspicions are not without a base as the autopsy report submitted by the police surgeon states that Scarlette had an abrasion on the forehead and eyelids and bruises on both the shin made with a blunt weapon. North Goa SP Bosco George said he would recommend a second autopsy. We are making arrangements to send the girl's viscera and smear stride and swabs for forensic tests to Delhi, he said. Though Goa police at first dismissed the British girl's demise as death due to drowning, they're now examining whether the death was homicidal or accidental. We will give a report within two days whether the death was homicidal or accidental. At present, we are checking on the people who were last seen with the girl, said the SP. According to the police, 15-year-old Scarlette was last seen at Lui Cafi in Govekarwado, Anjuna in the company of two restaurateurs and a local drug supplier, both from Anjuna, who were known to her. A waiter at Lui Cafi confirmed the information. Scarlette was at the Cafi with two locals till about 4 am on February 18. She was in an inebriated state and couldn't even stand straight. Once we closed at 4 am, she left with the two men, the waiter said. In the morning, cops found her semi-naked body floating in the water near Lui Cafi at 7.15 am. Locals who knew Scarlette find it difficult to believe that she died because of drowning. Her family members are good swimmers and she wouldn't have gone into the sea at night, knowing very well the risks of swimming in a rocky area at night, said Richard Pereira, who owns a shack in the area. As the locals described the girl as a friendly, warm person, they alleged there was a darker side to her personality. She was heavily into drugs. She used to pay for the drugs in kind, as she had no cash, a local boy said. Her mother admitted that Scarlette would frequently experiment with charas, but she never bought it. She never had much money and always smoked charas in a group, she said. Cops said the family had arrived in Goa on November 22, 2007 and was seen at a shack, Curlie's, in Dando, Anjuna, which is owned by Anjuna sarpanch Edwin Nunes aka Curlie. She was friendly with Curlie, his friend Roy and Julio and would go as an escort with customers on dolphin and crocodile trips organised by Roy and Julio. But she was never paid for the job, her mother said. However, Curlie denied he knew the girl and her family. There are complaints of illegal activities at Curlie's and the Mapusa police are probing into it. We are keeping a watch on the activities at Curlie's, said Mapusa deputy SP Subhash Goltekar. The Goa State Commission for Children has decided to take up the death with the state government. We are studying the death and will talk to cops and the government officials, said panel's chief Uday Ballikar. (ENDS)
[Goanet] Sale at A Nau
Dear students and friends, I would like to inform you that A Nau, the Portuguese shop, is closing down by the end of this month. There is a sale up to 50% till stock last. Don't miss this opportunity. Pamper yourself with some portuguese quality products: crockery, linen, sardines, tuna, patés, olives (azeitonas) , olive oil (azeite), soups e much more. See you there. Nalini Elvino de Sousa
Re: [Goanet] The rise and rise of Goan football
The rise and rise of Goan football , is it due to ?? The high world standard of soccer in Brazil, Portugal and Goa ? Remember there's Manchester United youth trainning club set up in Goa. Man.united want their trainees to play football the Goan way. Come on Goa. have a nice day roque cardoso
[Goanet] A girl's death reveals grim party paradise (Jeremy Page, The Times, London)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3508351.ece From The Times March 8, 2008 A girl's death reveals grim party paradise Jeremy Page in Goa As the sun sinks over the Arabian Sea, DJ Tristan brings the pounding music at the Shiva Valley beach bar on Anjuna beach, Goa, to another pulsating climax. At the water's edge, a shaven-headed man practices fire-dancing, pausing only to puff on a passing joint. Nearby a young mother with braids in her hair and a toddler in her lap sits in the sand, swaying gently to the beat. On the dancefloor, a dreadlocked Japanese man, teeth clenched and eyes wide, appears to be doing kung-fu. This, as one partygoer put it, is the epicentre of Goan trance, the stretch of beach where tens of thousands of foreigners, many of them British, come every year to get drunk, get high and dance. Even now, nearing the end of the season, the two dozen bars along the beach are packed. Except for one. Lui's bar - 500 metres along from Shiva Valley - is almost deserted and most people here know why. At 6.30 am on February 18, the half-naked corpse of a 15-year-old British girl, Scarlett Keeling, was found on the beach only a few yards away from Lui's. Related Links * Goa chief rounds on naive female tourists * Mother of Goa victim issues appeal It was not in my shack she died, protests Luis Coutinho, 31, the owner of Lui's, who says that business is down by about 90 per cent. People just don't want to sit in a place if something like this happened there or the police are coming around all the time. That may be so - but there is something else that keeps the customers away: the fear that Scarlett may have been killed by someone who frequented Lui's and was involved in the local drugs trade, and who is now paying off the police. Proof is hard to find: most local and foreign residents declined to speak on the record for fear of recriminations from the police or the dealers - and many refused even to talk to a reporter. But those who did described a seedy underworld in which dealers targeted young foreign women and then took advantage of them when they were high, traded sex for drugs or sexually assaulted them. It happens much more than most people realise, said one foreign resident who has been visiting for ten years and regularly frequents the beach bars. These girls never report things because they know nobody will believe them if they were wasted. And even if they do, the police will cover everything up - like with this girl. Goan police deny a cover-up and defend their record in the former Portuguese enclave, which attracted 2.5 million visitors last year, including 380,000 foreigners, of whom 160,000 were British. Although 40 British people died in Goa last year and ten more this year, 60 per cent of them were from natural causes, and many more die in other holiday spots, according British Government statistics. In the year to March 2006 about 381,000 British citizens visited Thailand and 224 of them died. Scarlett's death has still shattered the hippy paradise image that Goa has enjoyed ever since travellers like Eight-finger Eddy - its oldest foreign resident - began coming here in the 1960s. Mrs MacKeown was one of many foreigners - often middle class and well educated like her - who have bought into the idea over the years. Originally from Hertfordshire the single mother of nine now lives on a nine-acre smallholding farm in Bideford in Devon, with no electricity and only a bore-hole for water. Nobody could fault her parenting skills, said a neighbour. They all have an alternative lifestyle which is common here. But she is a very good mother. When her boyfriend suggested a trip to Goa, which he had visited several times, Mrs MacKeown says that she decided it would be educational for her children to take their first holiday overseas. For Scarlett, who was studying at an alternative secondary school, it opened up an exotic and exciting world. Within three weeks of arriving, she had met Julio, a 25-year-old local tour guide, in a beach bar called Curly's - which is owned by the head of the village council and is Anjuna's top party venue. When Julio suggested taking her on a dolphin-watching boat trip, she jumped at the chance because her family could not afford the 15,000 rupees (£185) a head. Scarlett repaid Julio by handing out flyers and serving drinks and food on the boat, according to Dakini Runningbear, a Californian yoga teacher who speaks for the family. But she also started to sleep with Julio, according to her diary. When the family went on a trip to the neighbouring state of Karnataka in early February, Scarlett begged to be allowed to stay and work with Julio. After a heated argument, Mrs MacKeown agreed finally and Julio came to pick Scarlett up and drive her back to the house where he lives with his two aged aunts. How Scarlett spent the next few days is still a mystery, but locals say that they regularly saw her in Anjuna's
[Goanet] Why Brits will keep taking the cheap option in Goa
From Times Online March 4, 2008 Why Brits will keep taking the cheap option in Goa Cabins for tourists on Palolem beach. Goa, India (Jordi Cami) Ginny McGrath The deaths of two British holidaymakers in Goa this week is unlikely to dent the appeal of the destination to British holidaymakers. Goa's appeal lies in its beaches, food and cheap resorts, which attract up to 230,000 British package holidaymakers a year, paying as little as £350 for a week-long holiday. Britain's largest tour operators, TUI Travel and Thomas Cook, send up to ten charter flights a week to Goa during the winter season, while Cosmos operates four weekly charter flights from Gatwick and Manchester to Goa between October and April. These seven and 14-night package breaks have become the bread and butter of Goa's tourism industry, with Britons making up 60 per cent of Goa's package holiday market, followed by 30 per cent from Russia and Scandinavia. Background * Do the hippies still run Goa? * 10 classic India stories * India's 12 best hotels * Planning travel to India Related Links * Goa chief rounds on naive female tourists * Another Briton found dead in Goa While the number of Britons visiting India has grown in recent years to around 800,000 a year, the destination still rates below Belgium and Poland for visitors from this country. It also rates below a number of European countries for its safety record among British tourists - despite figures that suggest up to ten Britons have died this year of natural and unnatural causes while visiting India. In a report issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office last year, India appeared in the list of top ten countries where British nationals require the most consular assistance, but the most common incidences were the replacement of lost passports and up to 111 deaths, mainly from natural causes. According to the FCO there were no reported rapes in India in 2005-2006, versus 41 in Spain and 48 in Greece, however the FCO carries this specific warning to female travellers in its India travel advisory section: Avoid walking alone in isolated spots in the popular tourist areas after dark. There have been incidents of sexual offences against women in Delhi and Goa. Female travellers are advised to observe and respect local dress and customs and to take particular care. The Association of British Travel Agents backs up this advice. A spokesman told Times Online: People let their guard down on holiday and women in particular should take the same precautions when they're on holiday anywhere in the world as back in the UK. So avoid walking around on your own and avoid dark streets late at night. He added: Goa is a dual destination with the package holiday crowd and backpackers, and it's the backpackers who are more at risk because they are often not staying in established resorts and do not have a lockable room. http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/news/article3483757.ece
[Goanet] Goa news for March 9, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** British girl was murdered in Goa: Doctors - Times of India [3 hours ago] PANAJI: The case of a dead British tourist, which is threatening to ruin Goa's image as an idyllic sea-and-sand vacation spot, got murkier as doctors on ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/British_girl_was_murdered_in_Goa_Doctors/articleshow/2848704.cmscid=1138055169ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Assocham asks Goa to reconsider scrapping of SEZs - The Statesman [Mar 7, 2008] PTI BENAULIM (Goa), March 7: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India todayasked the Goa Government to reconsider its decision to scrap ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=12theme=usrsess=1id=194173cid=1140142651ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Goa no longer safe for tourists? - Times of India [3 hours ago] PANJIM: Goa has always had its share of tourist troubles #148; from the nudist beaches of the sixties to drug peddling, and more recently, to pedophilia rackets ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa_no_longer_safe_for_tourists/articleshow/2848719.cmscid=1140431911ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Most Goan builders also keep away from Times #152;Goa property show - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] The Exclusive Goa Property Show will be held under the series called #152;Property Bazaars 2008 conducted by Magicbricks.com, an Indian property website owned ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=03097cid=1140548516ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Get away from it all on Goas beaches - Emirates Business 24/7 [7 hours ago] By Amelia Thomas on Friday, March 7 , 2008 Palm trees rustle in the breeze just beyond Goas Dabolim International Airport . Inside, holidaymakers reclaim ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.business24-7.ae/cs/article_show_mainh1_story.aspx?HeadlineID=3427cid=0ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Fashion goes Goa - Times of India [Mar 7, 2008] When designer Wendell Rodricks recently showcased his collection for the Lakme Fashion Week in Delhi, he got a little bit of Goa into the city. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Fashion_goes_Goa/articleshow/2844699.cmscid=0ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Goa women spikers advance - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Margao, March 8 Goa-I and Goa II womens teams qualified for the Super League phase of 10th national beach volleyball championships at Colva beach today. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=030915cid=0ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** Britons in Goa: Death, drugs and extortion: the ashes of a ... - Independent [27 minutes ago] Once a backpacker's dream, Goa has become the stuff of nightmares. By Andrew Buncombe in Anjuna From his vantage point on a cushion in Anjuna's German ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/britons-in-goa-death-drugs-and-extortion-the-ashes-of-a-paradise-lost-793356.htmlcid=0ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** British families still happy to live hippie dream as Goa\'s lustre dims - Guardian [22 minutes ago] 'When I first came here in 1992, I had never felt so immediately at peace,' said Phil Dane, who moved to Goa from the UK five years ago and now runs a yoga ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/09/india.internationalcrimecid=0ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw *** \'Fifty marks on body of Briton killed in Goa\' - Telegraph.co.uk [23 hours ago] By Pamela Timms in Bambolim, Goa The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the Devon teenager found dead in India, has called for a murder investigation after a ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/08/windia108.xmlcid=0ei=iy_TR83AE4OErQP7sKT8Aw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Talk about shipyards_Over 100 Indian shipyard workers stage walkout in Mississippi
From SAJA http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/03/human-rights-ov.html venantius
Re: [Goanet] AV RP
--- Pravin Sabnis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since RP will be organising the shoot, I suggest to AV that RP be the interrogator. I don't think anyone else is more qualified to be like Karan Thapar as an interogator. RP is aggressive, wordy and bull-headed and I mean all that as a compliment. I don't think RP would be the right person to interrogate MP because we need someone who is objective and consistent in this regard. We also need someone who is both bull-headed and level-headed, and who is not perceived to have a conflict of interest. Some of the same is true with respect to Fr. Ivo's interrogation of me, and vice versa. If RP ends up interrogating MP, he should ask the following question: Is every piece of unthinking rubbish, every concrete atrocity in Goa an Indian contribution? Cheers, Santosh Fr Ivo to interview Santosh Helekar Sandeep Heble to interview Jose Colaco Dr Anil Desai to interview Arvind Bhatikar The reverse interviews would be interesting too
[Goanet] FLASH: Nagas to get plum jobs in Goa
To Goanet - Goemkar-bab, please stand aside. Jamir-bab's son Apok-bab has won his seat in the Nagaland election. Since Jamir-bab is a man of his word, this means the Nagas who voted for Apok-bab will now get plum jobs in Goa. See - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-March/070183.html But you shouldn't be unduly alarmed. There is nothing unusual in this. The IAS Bengali babu wants Bongs to be given rights for selling fish here. UP bhaiyyas have already cornered the sugarcane juice and paan space and are taking over your roads and village tintos. Biharis have first preference for their dump every morning on the waterline. Karnataka ghatis have already taken up residence in Chimbel, Betim and Moti Dongor. The only wrinkle, dear Goemkar-bab, is that if you want to go jump into the Arabian Sea, sorry, you're out of luck. The Dilliwallah who now owns your land has blocked your access to the sea. Feelin' good yet? Warm regards, r
Re: [Goanet] Borderless Marriage
Barros-Pereira Joao wrote: Borderless Marriage When you marry the right woman your marriage is successful But when you marry the wrong woman (even the girl next door) then your marriage is hell international or not Joao Barros Pereira, There is always the option of divorce (and the option of a second marriage). Here is how someone explained it to me 200 moons ago. I love that woman so much I would rather see her happy with someone else than see her live her life unhappily with me. Mervyn3.0 Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
[Goanet] Fixing the missing Goanet Digests conundrum with ATT/Yahoo email
This is for those Goanetters using ATT/Yahoo email who are experiencing missing Goanet Digests. ATT/Yahoo treats mass mailings as spam. Most of the time this works pretty well, hence the numerous missing Goanet Digests from your Inbox. Based on the settings chosen, these mass emails are automatically deleted immediately they are received, or put in a Bulk folder for up to 30 days for your review. Here is a way for ATT/Yahoo users to fix this problem. a) While in ATT/Yahoo email, Click on Options and Spam Protection and in the Spam Filter section check the lower option that reads, Save these messages in the Bulk Folder etc. This will send all your spam, including the Goanet Digests to the Bulk folder. b) The next time a Goanet Digest appears in the Bulk folder, open the digest, then click on the Not Spam button. It is important to open the digest otherwise you will not see a Not Spam button. By doing this you will train the filter to accept bulk emails from this sender. c) Then, if you choose, you can go back into Options and Spam Protection and re-set the Spam Filter to the upper button which reads, Immediately delete these messages upon receipt. etc Cheers, Mario
[Goanet] Britannia Does Not Rule Over Anjuna
I have been keeping an interested eye on every bit of news coverage about the rape and murder of the British girl in Anjuna. Time was when the British embassies and consular offices in the Middle East, the sucessors of the Political Agents, were so powerful that a mere word here and a hint there was enough to send the local emir or sultan scurrying to do their bidding. Brits due for questioning or due for the local jail for liquor or fatal road offences were whisked off to the airport and thence to Britain apparently under the very eyes of the local authorities and sometimes with their silent assent before any action could be taken. No doubt the next day would see a case of Scotch sent discreetly to the house of the Big Man. That the Goa Police is possibly one of the worst forces in the world is no surprise to me. That they would lie, cheat, deny and accept bribes from anyones hands is also a very part of their culture. That they would protect one of their own bad apples is expected. But what surprises me the most is that Britannia who ruled the waves and all, has not been making any waves at all through their Deputy High Commission in Bombay. A Scotland Yard investigator sent without much fuss would defintely have lit a fire under Brar and company. Roland. 416-453-3371 On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Goanet News [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3508351.ece From The Times March 8, 2008 A girl's death reveals grim party paradise Jeremy Page in Goa
[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 32
*NRGS TO SPONSOR VILLAGE WELFARE SCHEMES - VIII* So far there's been on Goanet little or no repercussion Much less a serious debate or meaningful discussion On this subject - theoretical or existential - On the possibilities and the potential. I guess we'll awake only when we suffer from a concussion. - Shanti Dhoot
